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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24
A USELESS OPPOSITION.
Is endowed

II Is a genuine misfortune for this country
that it has no statesmen to lead the opposition.
Alike for the National welfare and for the sue
cess Of the party Entrusted with government, It
is exceedingly important to have all measures
tested by the close criticism Of hgh-minded and
patriotic men. whose antagonism on broad ques-
tons Of public policy does not prevent them
from restraining braiDlcss fanatics or rascally
demagogues Of their party when the public good
calls for that discipline. For party In power
it is n great safeguard to know that every
measure will he sharply analysed by men who
have not only ability, but also the patriotlc con.
duct which commands public confidence No
other condition is so dangerous for party as
the sense of absolute power, beyond restraint or
criticism. which comes when the opposition I'm .
so dishonored itself and so forfeited publ;c ro
gard that 1t only strengthens Whatever II at.
tacks.
Not with satisfaction but with sincere regret
the dilapidated state Of the opposition IN this
country is observed It's leadership has fallen
into such hands that it, Abiest ana wortbiest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

o,hor c,tv IN oarth save one. and greater by far
than that Of any other two cities IN 'he "es'
ern Hemisphere put together. here are '"'"''
I'm real estate and buildings, and annual "ssie
gafes of business In various lines OF 'r"u'' '""
ming up into billions Of dollars 80 rar "S u w
comparable only with the bewiiderihs
with which astronomers seek to express '"c Va
tent of unfathOmed space.
Nor is the greatness OF this capital only hn"
terial In education. in benehcence' III re.s,o
,,,r,, &, NJ, tho activities OF mental and spiritual
life. It's pre-eminence is equally narhe"
o,hor o;t, bos On creat n trade in the publica
ton of books ard periodicals. NO o'h'' ''"
within its limits such an array OF sc"''
learning including two great unversn'eS' nv
or six colleges. dozen or more proiee''o"''
schools Of the highest rank. ana seniihaI'eS an.
academies without number. In the number an"
excellence Of its hospitals and asyiuihs' VI "'
museums and libraries, Of its churches anu -.
,rous and benevolent organizations. New-iork
stands cas|y first among the cities OF America
and among the foremost in all the world
Such Is the metropolis which We nave en-
d.,vored succinctlv but interestingly TO por-
,ray IN those well-wrtten and richly illustrated
paoes Such Is the imperial capital to when an
;,,norol message comes today. There need he
no apology for the word. In tho self-samc sense
in which it is adopted by America to-day II was
applied to America by one of the greatest ph''
losophers Of his age the best part OF Il cen'"i!
before America became a nation. The prophec!
Of Berkeley is accepted. and now verges upon
the consummaton Of complete fulfilment west
ward the course Of empire has indeed taken IFS
way, until in its globe-circling progress II mas
passed the meridian that divides West from
East and has made the East the west Inc
world sees here to-day. in truth, 1.-THE rise OF EN-
nira and of arts" Such empire and such I'M
rerlalism the sterncst Democrat need not hesi-
tate 10 claim and to avow. 1t Is OF such an EN-
pirc that New York Is the metropolis; 1t Is with
such imperialism that NewYork Is endowed.
And II is in such n spirit and In such clrcun-
stances that The Tribune offers to-day 10 the
American people as a respectful sequel to the
empire .mnklng Treaty of Peace. this exposition
OF the greatness and the potency Of this Imperial
Metropolis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24
THE CONTROL or THE PACIFIC.

The Government at Washington. are told.
keeping American influence paramount in the
Pacific Ocean. and Is taking energetic steps
toward that end. 1t Is well There Is nothing
more logical and appropriate In the commercial
development of the world. OF all the CONNER
clal nations bordering directly upon the Pacific
the United States Is by far the greatest our
nearest rival being Japan. with little more
than half our population and only the mcrest
fraction OF our territorial extent. As for Great
Britain. Russia. France and Germany. they are
remote from that ocean by thousands of miles
touching II directly only through colonial DOS
sessions. But the United States abuts immedi-
atey upon IT with n State and Territorial
frontage OF five thousand miles besides having
important island possessions stretching across
It's central zone In mighty chain The Pacific
will always be free TO all the world, "a all the
high seas mast be- But by virtue OF natural
position the United States ought TO be- and we
believe will be. It's dominant commercial Power
Attention is called TO the strategic location
Of United States holdings on and about that
sen. With the exception OF n little more than
FIVE hundred miles. the whole eastern shore is
ours from north latitude 81 degrees 30 minutes
to the Arctic Circle. At the Tropic OF Cancer
We have a magnificent outpost two thousand
miles west and south from our mainland coast
At Guam we have n station dominating all
Western Micronesia, In the Philippines we
have the most commanding position on the
western rim Of the great sea- and an incom-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24
PERSONAL.

When Paul Newman, ex-Attorney- General OF
Hawaii. was the other day admitted TO practice
before the United states Supreme Court he regis
tered from "the Territory OF Hawaii"
Mrs Anna y. Averell. Of Chicago. has given
$50 900 10 the Presbyterian Hospital Of that city
''rhe London Chronicle tells a story of Profess
sor Plackies election TO the chair OF Greek I'm
Edinburgh. The professorship I'm the gift of
the Town Council. and OF the Councillors was
the principal OF the Veterinary College in the city
He like most Of the electors. knew Greek but
unlike his colleagues, he possessed solitary Greek
book, some medical treatise In edition or the
sixteenth or seventeenth century. nicely poppered
with contraciions This volume he presented 10 all
who called To solicit his vote. and requested them
to translate a portion. Most OF the candidates de-
cined to be examined. Dr. W. Smith (aiterward
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

parable vantage point for trade In the who'e
East Indies And, finally In Samoa we nave
n station OF the highest possible value 10 'r"oe
with Australia and NcwZealand. There are
not on the whole map four points more auVa"
tagcously placed to serve the interests "l CON-
mcrcial empire than Honolulu GUAM MIMI"
and Pago-Pago.
Above nil these our flag now floats, and III
each an armed vessel stands guard Al III!
one Of them our whole Pachc Meet couiu
sncediIy ne concentrated in case OF need long
hefore any hostile fleet could reach them. but
two things will occur TO the thouShtfui op-
serycr rs urgently desirable, indeed as essen
t,al IN American interests In the Paciiic ohe
,s the construction Of the Nicaragua Cahai "h'
der United Statcs control. that our Vessc's
from the Atlantic and the Gulf VIII haVe .l'e
roodiest possible access 10 those waters. ih'
other far less costly but scarcely less impor'
tont. IS the laying OF Geographic capes con
roctinc all orr Pacific possessions win eacn
o,bcr and with the United States, every iaho-
inc os which must he upon our own SOIL NO
thor nation has such advantages for cable-lay'
I'm, In tho Pacific as we have, and no other mas
90 ,root nce1 thereof Yet three others are at
tho nrcsent moment practically considering the
undertaking. II would DO lasting shame 10
MS II we permitted ourselves 10 Do iorcs'',.uu
in that enterprise by any other iower' we
should have at the earliest possible moment I"
cable from San Francisco to lionoi'liu' anu
thence to Guam and to Manila ana aiter tha.
branch lines to Samoa and Japan. In case OF
war such system would be of the most v'G''
mportancc. while in time of peace u w"uiu III
Of inestlmablc advantage to our cominer'iai IN
terests.
It Is to be assumed that the Government mas
tboso considerations already well IN mind' anu
will net upon them at the earliest possible OPP
nortnnity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

The Virginia Democratic Association Is to
give a banque: ut the capital on Washington's
Birthday. with Bryan and Altgeld star ora
tors. They are not the kind OF patriots whom
the Father OF His Country expected the soil Of
his country 10 bear. though ne must have fore
seen that first and last. 1t would produce a good
many OF all kinds, with no monotony In the
pattern The two named are entitled to exploit
themselves wherever they can get a hearing but
Washington could really get without their
celebration. If they Will bear this in mind in
their speeches and let the Pater Patrie off as
easy as possible. they will deserve better of the
country than anybody now expects them to do
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

General Merrltts tribute 70 the Army ofii'ers
appointeu from civil life is enough 10 make
some heightened critics Of the Administration
take 70 calling him Yves" Merritt The car
dinal assumption Of their abuse was that the
anpointment Of these young men was q scandal
and now General Merritt comes home ana says
they made excellent officers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

Governor-elect Roosevelt is going 10 nave
three days. Christmas celebration lie can oe "'
hearty in making merry with his chidreh as Il,
leading cavalry charges ana hsHt'"s po''''N"'
corruption.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

In her dream Of white winged peace softly de-
scending angel-wisc upon the world, Russia does
not lose sight Of the fact that the goddess Bel
Iona has not yet gone out Of business. nor that
her ready clarion may be blown abroad any day
I'm her prompt and customary manner. While
Russia is about 10 appear in the international
peace convention which she has summoned and
IN which she will be the chief figure she does not
lose sight Of the necessity In these troubled days
for naval reinforcement. and has just given out
a contract for the construction Of ten new tor
pedo-boats al Odessa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

Populism In Kansas is floating out with the
tide which will carry Governor Leedy and his
reconvened Legislature as the final drift OF its
rubbish.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

Contractors in searc' + ''plums" in Cuba and
Porto Rico do not I'm, the United States Gov
eminent such easy mark as the anti-expan-
sionists have been with great glee predicting
The instruction. Z tao Cabinet TO our military
Governors TO prevent the granting Of conces-
sions below their value will be a bitter disap-
pointment to our prophets OF evil.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

II IS cruel OF Commissioner Murphy TO Keep
locked in his breast the secret OF that awful
something that oozes from the asphalt pave
rnents waiting world IS anxious for enlight-
eminent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24
suOex 10 EOprrils cments.
Bns,ness Notllcs.

Roll Ton Desks and once Furniture
Great Variety Of style and Price.
T. @. sELLEW.
No III Fulton ST.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

rarl Srhurz has been occupied IN NffNNiSNNe
the current chief Magistrate ard a" eofreh'
lines Of policy for nifty years Nopoay eApe'N'
him to quit IT, That President Mckinney 10"
falls under hts censure Is not IN me least snr-
prsing. lie preserves his old carping anu o'S-
paraging methods, assuming that Virtue anu
wisdom begin and end with hinseiI ana the
little squad Of cavillers among whom lie 'noVc''
Rut he grows wheeler as time rolls on. When
he comes TO have a statue II ought to represent
him in the attitude Of finding fault with every
thine-or perhaps like Ajax defying the light
ning-rod agent It's inscription might be- Dit-
ference from me IS the measure OF absurdi'y'
That IS in effect the position he mas always
taken. Its influence on the course OF things has
been much the same as II he had taken ANY
other or hadn't taken any.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

" the Hawaiian royalists really want France
TO intervene and restore the monarchy. some
body ought 10 tell them that with all Its potencies
and powers that fine country has not shown the
ability 10 restore It's own. and Is much better
off without It, The island royalists adjusted to
the new conditions around them. should find no
cause OF complaint, and be more prosperous
than ever Thrones and crowns tend more and
more TO become outworn toys the world over,
and the Pacific island type OF them in particular
Is rooted IN no tradition worth perpetuating.
The Hawaiians now belong to a republic capable
OF protecting them and giving them all chance.
and they ought to be republicans in every kink or
their surrounding hair In that way their true
prosperity lies, and France would tell them SO II
she were Intercepted on the subject
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

The Chians are against paper currency put
they might welcome Colonel Bryan II ne went
there with his silver doctrines.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-08-25
A Splendid Policy.
Argus Leader.

EASuG1CaNCAs
The war is finally over and it is
now possible to consider carefully
and fairly the conduct of the ad-
ministration from the beginning of
the trouble. The impartial historian
will rank Mckinley high among the
war presidents and diplomatists of
the country. He has shown him
self to be not only a thoroughly in
dependent and selfcontained states
man but mi of dignity, shrewd
foresight, skilled in diplomacy, but
stern in arms, preferring peace, but
swift and relentless in war, willing
at all times to hear and weigh advice
but forming his W conclusions and
acting on his judgments, and above
all keeping amid the noise and
tumult a great aim strictly in view.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-08-25
Like the DIR. who was H O
Fits.
Bristol Courier.

hTlSbOi oodEioIs
The 'populist papers argue first,
last and all the time that they are
for the people, for the farmers.
How do they benefit the people,
anyway? Do they make the poor
richer? No. What then? They
raise a good deal of havoc when
there is no need Of it; they tell the
people to throw off the yoke OF
bondage; they declare that the
people are servants, crushed
and abused by the money power,
when the fact is that they are free
citizens; they try to make every
body politically sick in order to
administer the stale medicine of free
silver at the ratio of 16 lies to l
grain of truth.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-08-25

easily be remedied II the nation only
would adopt the free coinage of silver at
the divine ratio of t6 to /. Then every
body could make money, pay their debts
and enjoy prosperity.
Although the writer was inclined to
be radical, such arguments did not suit
him. His faith in this country and its
institutions and government has increas-
ed rather than decreased. The populists
could not make him believe that the
United States were on the verge 0 fdeath,
ruin and destruction, and he gradually
came to the conclusion that the republi-
cans undoubtedly had the best of the
argument.
The two main issues before the people
at the last election were the money and
tariff questions. We hold that institu-
tions and laws long established SHOULD
not be changed for light or transient
reasons" and as history clearly and often
shows that when a nation has undertaken
to tamper with It's currency and put it
on an unstable basis, it has always re-
suited In certain disaster. The writer
has never believed that free silver would
ruin this country, but he does believe
that the enactment of such a measure
would prove to be disastrous to business
conditions and would not diminish one
iota the greed of individuals or the
power of the money barons, and that
perhaps within many years, prudence
would again prompt the nation to adopt
the gold standard as a result of the un-
fortunate experience with free silver.
As to the tariff question, we now look
upon it from an American standpoint
America ought to legislate for the bene,
fit of Americans. If certain articles can
be made in this country just as well as
abroad, they ought to be made here
Thereby American labor will find EN-,
ployment and manufacturers will be
stimulated to undertake enterprises
The money spent for goods manufactur
ed here will remain here. Patronizing
home industry will help build up home
industry, and thus the working men viii
be benefited by the protection of Ameri
can interests and American labor.
To be sure the writer has a very limit
ed knowledge of Mark Hanna. Mr.
Hanna may not be an an M, but then W,
don't believe all popuilsts are saint
either. And in conclusion IL may suffic'
to say that we favor the principles of TIT
republican party because they are more
consistent with our views than tn,
calamity efusions of populists .-Bristo
Courier.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-08-25
Prices Rising.
Cleveland Leader.

The general rise in prices, viii CHI
the Bryanites said could never take
place until after the adoption of the
silver standard, was so marked in
the month of July that about one
hundred staples of commerce showed
an advance averaging 1-3 per cent.
That would mean over Is per cent
in a year. Ii the rate were main
tanned, and only two such months
would carry the price level as high
as it has been at any time since the
panic Of 1883. The present average
is about 16 per cent above the prices
which the country endured two
years ago, when the silver move.
ment looked most formidable.
Since that time the tendency has
been upward, as a rule.
WITH the return of peace a furth.
er stimulation of trade and industry
is probable, and the indications are
that the average of prices will at
least hold steady. Active business
is pretty sur to cause a rise in many
articles of commerce. 1t need hard.
ly be said that such conditions and
prospects do not favor a rise in one
direction. The quotations of stock
in the silver imitation parties or
their chances Of getting federal Of
fees to distribute will never advance
on general prosperity and higher
prices for great staples Of American
industry and commerce. Fortunate.
", the country can endure any
amount of disaster to such interests.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-08-25
Too Rank For Loucks.
Madison Sentinel.

Fl. L. Loucks has sold his paper
the Ruralist, to Chairman Kidd and
r~etires from its editorial manage
ment. The Ruralist had been the
recognized state organ of the popu-
lists for many years, and was the
special pride of Father L.oucks, who
gave to it his best journalistic
efforts. But conditions have chang
ed. New leaders have taken ocn-
troll of the populist party. It's
founder has been thrust aside and
as it well known he is sadly out CT
touch with the present Office seeking
management OF the fusion alliance.
This undoubtedly accounts for. the
unexpected sale of the Ruralist and
Mr.. Loucks retirement. The boss
ism display by the "Pettigrew-Lee
machine at Aberdeen was too rank
for the old war horse and he quits
the "combine" as many other self
respecting populists will do before
election day.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-08-25

The first political sensation of the cam
paign has been furnished by no less q
parsonage than III. L. Loucks, the father
Of the populist party, who In
q singing letter, read before the Re-
publican State Convention, his desertion
of populism and his allegiance to the
Republican party. His letter will fall
like a shell in the fusion camp and the
triangular press will now proceed to be.
little the man and TO attack his motives,
hut nothing they can say Or do will de-
stroy the effect of his document which is
a scathing arraignment Of the men and
methods of the populist party of to-day.
Loucks has a large personal following
among the mid readers and when he
adopts Republicanism 1t is safe to pre-
dict that he will not take the step alone.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-08-25

The old reliable Grant County Review
with Its last issue passed gracefully into
Volume 10. Bro. Volkmar is justly
proud Of owning what is conceded to be
one of the best newspaper properties In
the northwest, and richly deserves all
the success he has attained for he has
labored increasingly for is years for the
advancement of Milbank and Grant
County. Harry, we congratulate you.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-08-25

The Republicans of South Dakota
have reason to congratulate themselves
on the exceptionally strong ticket nomi-
mated at Mitchell today. 1t is a repre-
sentative ticket, composed of capable
men Of established integrity, men emin-
emily fitted for the offices to which they
aspire, and is sure to receive a hearty
support at the polls. No apologies have
to be made for this ticket and the Re-
publican party will enter the campaign
with harmony in their ranks and will
put up an aggressive fight all along the
line.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-08-25
The transfer Of Indian Agent johnson

The transfer Of Indian Agent johnson
and the appointment in his place at the
Sisseton Agency Of n. L.'Spackman APP
peared ut first to outsiders as If a com
promise had been effected and the
squabble ended, but it seems another
chapter In the political history of the
agency has just been reached,a s Johnson
declines to be transferred and Spack-
mans appointment is being held up at
the request of Johnson's papa, an Ohio
State Senator. The original appoint
ment of Johnson irritatea the Republic
cans of South Dakota, not from any dis
like Of him for he was virtually UNI
known, but from the influences which
effected his nomination and from the fact
that local interests were ignored. He
| consequently took possession OF the office
| under adverse circumstances and did not
use any too good judgment by showing
resentment. A more polite agent could
have easily overcome the differences and
avoided the rocks in his pathway, but he
went stumbling along adding to his diff
%culties. The result is two factions
among the Indians and among the Re-
publicans of Roberts County. The ques-
ton now arises will the condition of af-
fairs be improved by his removal? Will
1t produce harmony? This paper does
not believe it will. The proper course
to take would be TO let him remain, the
department giving him strictly to under
stand that he is there to take care of the
Indians, to see that the interest of their
creditors are protected, in short, to per
form the duties of his Office, o tc
NEEDLE in politics nor incite the Indians
into not paying their bills. Ii he does
not do this then fire him altogether
whether Ohio objects or not.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-08-25

A Washington despatch to the Mime
apolis Journal states that Senator Hans.
brough of North Dakota and Colonel
Grigsby of Grigsby's Rough Riders
called upon the President to induce him
to retain Grigsby,s command, now sta
toned ut Chickamauga, in service. Mr..
Mckinley informed them that il was the
intention of the war department to
muster all cavalry out of the service at
the earliest possible moment, and there
fore he could not retain the Rough Rid
ers on the muster roll as c%avalrymen.
lie added, however, that il Grigsby's
command was willing to dismount and
become infantrymen, he would consider
a proposition to retain them in the ser
vice. Colonel Grigsby said he would
consills his men on the subject, and left
for camp, where he will advise his com
m md Of the situation and wire the pres'-
dent theiv wishes.
M"