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The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12
The New York Sun of October says:

The Tradesmens National bank Of this
city closed its doors yesterday, and its
affairs are now In the hands Of the United
States Bank Examiner, who will, probably.
under instructions from the Comptroller OF
the Currency, wind up the institution
1t Is observable that the government Of
ficers appointed to supervise the country's
1900 national banks knew nothing OF the
precarious condition of this one, until they
were informed Of it by committee Of the
clearing house, who, of their own motion,
instituted an inquiry into its condition.
Could any fact more eloquently demon
strate the folly Of the governments taking
upon its shoulders the care Of 3,7OO banking
institutions, scattered over the country.
and Of assuming the responsibility OF
vouching for their solvency?
completely the folly of handing over to
these 1900 institutions, and to 3,70O more
like them, the function OF supplying the
country with a paper currency secured by
nothing but their own credit and assets?
Away with bank currency Of every kind,
and in It's place put government notes, Sc
ceured by a sufficient gold reserve to make
them always redeemable in gold!
And in a previous number Of the same
paper it declared, "Above all the great
mass Of the Republican party and Of
every other party are entirely opposed
to paying interest on debt of $780,
900, 900 for the benefit Of the banks, and
to surrendering that amount of abso-
lutely sound currency of universal
credit, to accept in its place the notes
of thousands of banks scattered over the
country, good, bad and doubtful. They
are satisfied with the currency as 1t is;
and if any change in it is to be made,
they prefer that it should be the restric-
tion rather than the enlargement Of the
bank circulation now permitted"
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12
Senator Justin S. Morrill, says in the
October Forum:

Senator Justin S. Morrill, says in the
October Forum:
A pOpulist regime, If 1t had the power,
would claim the fatherhood of all future
political, financial and popular reforms,
including fiat money, or an easy way to
pay debts; the national ownership of rail-
roads, with free passes for all who vote as
the Populists do; a national law limiting
the hours OF labor, In order to give time for
saloon recreation and more holidays; and
unstinted judicial reform, such as might
shield men from being punished because
they do not obey all laws and every word
precisely as some judge may interpret
them.
What do you think of his objections?
What do the men think who have found
that every effort has been put forth to
make the collecting Of debts easy but
that often no attention has been paid to
changed conditions which may have un-
Justly embarrassed the debtor? Has
Senator Morrill, never heard of free
passes being given to those who voted
as the railroad magnates ordered? What
does the American Federation Of Labor
think OF time for saloon recreation" as
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

Arbitration Is a fine thing, but 1t seems
that the employees are the only parties
concerned who are disposed to be fair
and right about 1t. This has been proved
time and again. It is so once more at
Pana, where the striking miners offered
to submit the questions involved to ar
bitration, but the operators had some
thing to lose and nothing to gain by it,
so there was none.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12
Prohibition Some Things Which the
Law Does for Kansas

% It pronounces the verdict Of the
States disapproval upon a ruinous and
baneful traffic, and thus brands 1t with
public disgrace.
(2) It relieves the State Of the sin and
responsibility Of turning its sober chill
dren into drunkards by virtue Of an act
of the Legislature, and for a money con-
sideratiOn.
60 Where the law is strictly enforced
it puts away all public temptations to
drinking and drunkenness, and thus
makes it as easy as possible for all to
grow up into sober and honorable citi-
zenship.
(4) It prevents men, whom no moral
consideration seems to influence, from
making it their sole business to induce
their fellows to tipple and drink, so as
thereby to live upon their degradation
and ruin.
60 It elevates law into righteousness
and thus makes it continual teacher
and supporter Of sobriety and justice.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

The best, and really the only means
of working out reform is through agi-
tation. II you take man of ordinary
intelligence and convince him that there
is wrong and that something has got
to be done about 1t and then point clearly
the way out you accomplish very much
more than II you get him to promise to
come out for the sake Of "the party" OF
course the politician won't see 1t that
way; to him the man who is in politics
for principle is FIVE to twenty years
ahead Of the times or is a blasted fool.
He has no use for agitation, for it may
agitate the lid off his record and let
loose an unwholesome odor. "Some peo-
ples idea Of agitation" said Wendall
Phillips, "is like the clown in the classic
play, two thousand years ago, who, see-
ing man bring down with an arrow an
eagle floating in the blue ether above,
said: You needn't have wasted that
arrow-the fall would have killed him
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

The labor organizations have not been
going backward. On the contrary they
have been advancing very rapidly. This
was instanced at the recent convention
of the Indiana Federation Of Labor by
the cheers which greeted Eugene v.
Debs when he said: "The system under
which we now live will not allow me to
make an honest living. l am working
for one under which can"
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

The Topeka Capital wants to know
what the Advocate and News thinks of
Socialism. An answer is easy This
paper stands firmly on the foundation
laid for 1t by its founder, DR.. McI4allin.
1t stands for a pure democracy: a de-
mocracy in industry as we'll as in re-
ligion and politics. We take it that the
great struggles in civilization have been
for truer and greater freedom. We have
acquired religious and political freedom
in this country, but we need to COM
plete the trinity-we must secure to our
selves an industrial democracy. That
is Socialism; it is also known as Chris
tianity the labor movement, etc. The
Advocate and News is avowedly a. So
cialistic paper. 1t believes that Social
ism is inevitable and does not see how
the Capital is able to prevent it.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

II you are working for the advance
ment OF humanity, whatever your ism,
the less you yield to the influences Of
your enemy and the more consistent you
are with your own doctrines the better
able you will be to preach them. Keep
yourself straight and uncommercialized
and you will be in a good position to
preach.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

Socialism means the public ownership
of public things. To reprint what DR..
McLallin so vigorously maintained, "The
interests Of society as a whole demand
the greatest possible good to all the
members of it. We lay this proposition
down as an axiom. The interests Of
society, then, demand that every mem
ber of 1t shall have an equal opportun-
ity In life"
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

Proportional representation is efRec-
tive voting. 1t is a system whereby the
vote Of every participant in an election
is given due weight, and its adoption
would prevent much viciousness in gov
ernment 1t is an extremely important
reform, and we commend its study to all
who are sincerely desirous of seeing a
perpetuation of good government. If
any readers Of this paper have missed
the able articles on proportional repre-
sentation contributed to the Advocate
and News by w. H. T. Wakefield we
shall be glad to send free copies contain
ing the series to those who ask for them.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

Direct legislation would not make an
gels Of us all, as some people seem to
think that It's advocates claim. But in
the development Of this country it is
getting to be a question whether the
people as a whole shall have the right
to manage their own affairs or whether
they shall be Obliged to submit to the
dictatiOn Of a small number Of men Of
money. Direct legislation solves the
problem, and retains to the people their
rights.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

We commend to our readers the book
from which the article on "Competi-
tion," printed elsewhere, is taken. 1t is
having large sale and is doing great
deal of good Socialism from Genesis
to Revelation" is overfOwing with un-
answerable facts. Next week we shall
publish an interesting chapter from an
other book on Christian Socialism, I'm
His Steps; What Would Jesus Do?" by
Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, which, al
though 1t has been out only about ten
months, has reached q sale Of 100000
copies.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

The Republicans may exhaust them
selves hurting abuse at the Populist can
didates, but they cannot deny that these
candidates will bring about the reforms
the Populists demand II it is placed with
in their power to do So II you want Pop
ulist measures you will vote the Popu-
lists into power.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

Shafter, coward and wind-bag, has
come back to the United States to insult
the Grand Army Of the Republic. Shat
ter's defense Of H. Clay Evans is enough
to damn the Pension Commissioner If he
were not already generally condemned
by his mismanagement of the Office en-
trusted to him.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

an objection to one Of It's most cherished
reforms? What do those who have suf-
fered from the unjust and arbitrary rul-
ings of the Federal courts think about
"unstinted judicial reform?" Don't the
miners of Kansas feel that a little of it
ought to be applied to Judge John A.
Williams?
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

The imperative mandate is perhaps the
least understood Of the reforms that
make up direct legislation. In Switzer-
land 1t has fallen into disuse because the
initiative and referendum answers the
purpose, but in this country, until the
other branches of direct legislation are
firmly established, at least, it will prob
ably be found necessary. The impera-
tive mandate has more significant
name, the recall, which makes its use
palmer. It provides that, on the demand
Of certain percentage Of the voters
controlling, recreant official must va
cate his Office. If he is unfaithful under
the imperative mandate he must get out;
now he is able to get second term.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

1t is a discussion of measures, not men,
that we need in our politics. We need
the introduction Of methods that will
make measures and not men the factor
to fight for
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

e. Lamar Bailey, who has been a
tramp himself, contributes an interest
ing article on "Tramps and Hoboes" to
the current number of The Forum. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Bailey, "a Tramp is not
hobo; a hobo is not tramp; a va
grant is neither; a criminal is none Of
these. >. A tramp is a man Of such
mental makeup that he has no higher
aim than to exist and have "a little fun
occasionally; avoiding responsibility
and restraint and all manner Of mental
concentration. A hobo is bet
ter sort Of man than tramp, has more
self-respect, is usually young, and may,
believe be called tramp in the first
stage. Many hOboes are merely men out
Of work who were forced to the road by
circumstance which they could not con-
troll A vagrant lOafs around town as
long as he can" Many people use the
terms tramp" and "hobo" as synonyms,
with the aid Of the convenient term,
"the army Of the unemployed"
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

Theodore Roosevelt's environment has
given him peculiar notions about Popu-
lism, but the Populists can let that go
without remark If he will wage as sue
cessful a war against the common enemy
as we have good cause to believe he will.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

We are struggling under a system that
we have outgrown. There is great pros
perity in the United States, but 1t labors
under the disadvantage OF system of
unequal distribution.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

A constitutional convention will bring
many good things, and not the least Of
these Is that 1t will put barriers in the
way Of the partisanship that has been
growing in this State Of late years.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

The initiative simply means that Ger
tain percentage Of the voters have the
right to propose a law to be voted on
by the people, just as new party in
Kansas has the right to petition that its
ticket be placed on the official ballot so
that the people may vote on it's princi-
pies. The referendum simply means that
a certain percentage of the voters have
a right to demand that law be passed
by the legislative body shall be sub
mitted to the people for their approval
or rejection. The initiative and refer
endum would give the people the means
of ridding themselves Of boss rule and
boodling If they so desired. II they were
content with bossism they would not
be obliged to overthrow 1t. But as our
system now is, the people do not have
the lance with which to unhorse the
boss, no matter how much they may
loathe him.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

It was in 1893 that the Atchison Cham
pIon said that morality should be kept
aloof from politics. That belief has lost
great many adherents in five years.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

The Topeka Capital and Kansas City
Times, which often dip out Of the same
dish, have ceased their foolish clatter
about the anarchists. After the deplor-
able assassination Of the Empress OF
Austria these two papers rose to the
summit of their foolishness-which is
saying a good deal-in berating anar-
chists and urging that this country be
dragged for them. Not word about the
causes which produce anarchism, no
discussion as to the kinds Of anarchists
nothing at all seeking for the root OF
the matter came from either Of these
so-called metropolitan newspapers whose
editors pretend to give their readers
something worth reading. II we have
anarchists we must have cause to pro-
duce them, especially when we have so
violent and unreasonable one as the
Italian assassin, but the Times and the
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

Direct legislation is simply legislation
by the voters direct through the initia-
tive and referendum, proportional repre-
sentation and the imperative mandate
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

The man who says, But mems hearts
must be right" and then does his
mightiest to block any effort to help
men to make their hearts right has about
as perverted a heart as any one.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

Emerson said, Whose would be man
must be a nonconformist." What the
Christian church Of to-day needs is
few more men.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

Capital cannot afford to look into the
truth. The greatest Anarchist, Jesus
Christ, had his opinion of such hlrelings
Of mammon.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

Remember that w. E. Stanley and Cy
Leland are working together and that
Leland pulls the string.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-15

without forethought. and its criminal
members given to furtive offences rather
than the robust crimes OF the whites. ne
strained by the Federal Constitution from
discriminating against the negro rae,
the convention discriminates against
its characteristics and the onences 10
which its criminal members are prone
And again II said: within the heid Oh
permissible action under the Limitations
Imposed by the Federal Constitution, the
convention swept the field OF expedients
10 obstruct the exercise Of suffrage Dy
the negro race" Obviously, there was
no beating about the bush by either tne
Mississippi Convention or the Mississippi
Court. The language that we nave
quoted as blunt. bold avowal. Never
theless, the court at Washington hern
that Mississippi had violated no pro-
vision of the Federal Constitution. IL
held. in substance, that there Is no legal
objection to the rigid control OF the
negro vote by local constitutional enact
ment. The opinion was the first DEW
cred by MFR. Justice McKenna after ms
accession to the bench, and II clearly m
structs the Southern States touching the
scope of their power and authority rela-
tive TO the most important subject VIII
which they have TO deal. IL disposes
OF many conjectures and uncertainties.
II has perhaps done much TO settle me
vexed questions arising from the adop-
tion OF the fourteenth amendment.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-15

and nj better rental than In other c,.'e 20
m has been lately observed In '.su ,,ss
R,Itinore the number OF vacaht hvu s
and still block after block OF o"e,a ~
being erected on the same streets "t,,,,e
n rental lower than Is demanded LOT
lar houses In this ctty. Ihis Sno r3ai-
faith nv her citizens in the future Vl D .,,r
tlmore which Is greatly wanting ~ &, a.
neople as TO our future. In THIS city 20
the old and unimproved houses Wnien 40
main unoccupied. and VIII contIhue rho
so until they are made naDllape' ,.hich
CITY f. filled with these houses, ~
present a most unattractive appear az" -,
both I'm exterior and interior, ana are -,
course. unremunerative as an lnVesline.asS,
10 an concerned. and will remain so unt ,i
they are removed or improved, anu tlis
work could not be done at q lower N"'S
than AT this time. ,,.,.,,oss
Owing to the stagnation In Dus'nes9
there are many OF our most worthy -"
chanics who are, and have Deeh. out VI
employment for months, ana yet natr
families dependent upon them LOT sn'
daily bread, and it surely would De
measure OF philanthropy in those WHY y,
possess property and means 20 mp 49,
Ia make Investments now and help these
people women and children, 10 Keep INC
wolf away from the door. -,
There are no business operations WnIch
so thoroughly put money into general CHI 4,
culation as building. The manufacturers
product OF all kinds is not only USED III
these operations during the progress OF
construction. but in the furnishing ana
occupation OF the house after II Is conn
pleted.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-15
Let us Prepare for business.
(NIrginia Gazette.)

A friend from Yorktown recently asked
us II We really believed Williamsburg
would ever amount 10 anything in
business way. We answered him in this
way: Williamsburg will never lin our
time) be large city, but it can be made
a prosperous little place. if we can in
terest capital and get 1t invested in a
factory or two.
We have large and naturally fertile
territory, good transportation, excellent
climate, and all the natural resources.
We need, first of all, something to create
home market for the produce of the
farmer. That will induce the people TO
develop the soil-the source of real wealth.
1t will make farm land for miles around
more valuable. and land that can be
bought now for s. and SO per acre will
be worth double these prices
A home market can be created only by
establishing canneries and woodworking
factories. These would also give employ
ment to people and put money into ac-
tual circulation. Why cannot some OF
our businessmen get together and start
some new enterprises? We must II we
ever expect to have a prosperous commu-
nifty The only way 10 make times bet
ter for us Is 10 go to work along this line.
Have we not men i'm our community with
the ability and pluck TO start some new
business?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-15
NANsEMOND DEMOCRATS.
Election of Delegates to the Con-
gressiOnnl Convention.

SUFFOLK, VA, June H.-(Special)-A
mass-meeting OF the Democrats of Nanse-
mond county was held here yesterday
to select delegates to the congressional
convention, to be held at Ocean View,
on Wednesday, July 9Th. me following
gentlemen were chosen: DIR. Thomas ii.
Barnes, Walter Jordan, ]. f.. West. }.
Il. Primer, J. L. Burgess, j. 7. Rives,
DR.. G.. w. Butts, A. n. Ballard, Jasper
Daughtrey, ]. F. Rank Cutchin, Nj. L.
Lloyd, a. D. Miltear Reps Williamson,
delegates; W. A. Dozier. j. j.. McLe-
more. j. T.. Booker s. f.. Everett 7. w.
Artman, j. ID. Corbell j. j. S. Branch,
c. A. -utchin, j. r. Holland, Ms J.
Raddick, Il. ID. Brinkley, g. w. Jakeman'
alternates.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That we reiterate the choice
Of Nansemonu, as expressed at the con-
vention held two years ago, in casting
it's vote for Or. j. +. Bryant, TO represent
us in Congress, and now declare him to
be our choice in this county,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-15

The slogan of economy has been SOUND
ed I'm baseball circles. and the na'ona'
smart has fallen on evil times. war mas
absorbed the public Interest. and those
who once were wont 10 root are now OF
fering suggestions az to the conduct OF
the present campaign. year or 80 ago
the blood of an umpire would satisfy the
populace. ever hungry for excitement but
now the cry Is for Spanish gore. Heroes
have their dynasties like monarchs, and
that of the base-ballist is past and gone
His glory--at least FOR time-1s over
and he no longer draws salary winch
would put the income OF proless'oHai
man TO the rudy blush.
The horrld cry of "retrenchment ana
economy" has been waited down the line
as a sad accompaniment to the scattering
clicks of the turn-stiles. Ii commenced
with the magnates Of the major league
and is spreading throughout the country
Patronage has rapidly fallen off. and
newspaper readers no longer regard tue
baseball reporters Jokes as funny worse
still. there are many people who do not
even know the names Of their local
players. il is sad-yea, pathetic, 10 see
a noble institution thus orumble into
decay.
We have even read that Michael i. Sui
Ivan. the wcll-known pitcher Of the New
York Giants, was on April the 18th ad-
mitted 10 practice law al the Suffolk
county Mass) Bar. Think OF 1t, ana
mark the rettogression Only Few
wears ago our own Billy Nash was gather
ing in more money each season on the
third bag than some Of our best attor-
news make in year. And now the men,
hers of his profession are turning to law!
Let us at least hope that the iamented
| Mr.. Sullivan will handle the knotty points
of the 'lex non scripta" with the same
ease which formerly characterized has
| feats with the horsehide.
There is still one hope left for base
ball. The soldiers, to relieve the monoto-
| nv of camp life, have resorted to it,, and
the game has long been played by our
! "iaclIes" in the navy. In fact, nearly
| every warship has its team. and we re-
Gently heard Of serious, trouble at an ORR
entai seaport. caused by g. row over this
| contention breeding sport. In Florida
most Of The regiments have their crack
| players, and it goes without saying, they
are enthusiastic fans" Last week there
was a big game In Jacksonville, ana the
| Son of a brigodier- general acted as UNI
! pre.
Herein lies the salvation OF our national
sport. AS military tad it will survive
but as pastime for plain civilians IT Is
a ghost. doomed for a certain time tC
walk the night