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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-03

The failure Of Secretary Alger has been
due to his not possessing the administra-
tive capacity or business ability equal to
giving to the several bureaus OF his de-
partment harmony Of action. Every de-
partment seems to have been allowed to do
what seemed best in its own eyes when II
seemed best in its own eyes. The hand OF
the clear-headed administrator who could
think over the whole field of action was
conspicuous by its absence. Without falling
so low as some Of his critics have accused
him Of falling. yet Secretary Alger has no,
risen to the requirements Of his position and
he cannot escape the responsibility for tina,
failure.-Boston Evening Transcript. CInd
Rep.)
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-03

Probably Colonel Berry wishes now
that he hadn't spoken,
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-03

There are $500 new names on the Great
Register this year. The supplemental
registration has all been handled by Re
publican deputies under the direction Of
a Republican county clerk. Disregard
ing frequent requests to appoint at least
one Democratic deputy. Mr.. Newlin has
made himself a partisan of partisans.
Now 1t is said that certain Republican
ward workers are boastfully proclaim
ing that large percentage of the new
registrations represent Republican votes.
The question naturally arises. How do
they know: And II their information is
authentic, are they not giving away Mr..
Newlin's snap?
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-03
THAT POPULAR LOAN

The Democratic party deprecated the
we believe every state convention of the
party, thus far held, has emphasized
that opposition. When the scheme was
suggested to issue sugar-coated pop
ular loan," It was pointed out by Demo-
cratic newspapers that the bonds would
fall into the hands Of capitalists. There
Is nothing attractive In the rate Of inter-
est, to a comparatively poor man. but to
bankers and brokers. who deal in money
at very low rates. the bonds were well
worth striving for.
1t now turns out that a large part.
probably the greater part, Of the pop
ular loan," was surreptitiously ac-
quired by representatives OF large
moneyed corporations. This was eff
fected by all sorts Of devices, run
ming up to the crime Of forgery, as
shown by an official investigation, of
which the first outgiving has Just ap-
peared. Men were hired to make sub
scriptions, agents being employed to pay
certain rates for each subscriber.
We shall probably soon hear more of
this matter. as it Is said the treasury
department has made an exhaustive ex-
animation, taking testimony Of several
thousand witnesses. The wretched out
come Of the popular loan" proves, what
Democrats have all along stoutly main
tanned, that a government bond issue
is nothing more nor less than a sop to
the mighty power Of the money kings.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-03

Tho burden Of General Alger's defense
Is that no one not directly In contact with
the facts can possibly realize to what an
extent this country was unprepared for
war, what IRENE ndous burden The raising
and equ!pping Of an army Of over 10000
men imposed upon the war department
ard how ropidly 1t has all been done. We
shrink from calling attention again to the
faithful, though inefficient Deadwood
church organist, whom the miners were
.mp'ored not to shoot because ''he is doing
The best he knows how" but the similarity
in ability between this stiff-fir gered west
ern musician and General" Alger as secre-
tary Of war is so striking that we cannot re-
sist tho comparison, to the formers ad-
vantage. more preposterous and Doggy
defense was never made, nor one more in
sultirg to the intelligence OF the country
and IL we are moved to blush at-the neces-
s!ty we feel under of apolog'zing and ex-
planning. We feel like offering up hymn
Of thanksgiving that no such epistle will be
Forthcoming from the department Of the
navy.-New Haven Register, Oem.)
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-03

Both Alger and Sternberg have published
elaborate explanations Of their course in
mlsmanaeing their respective departments
Their defenses are practically the same
and may be condensed into single line:
Neither man was great enough to cope with
the situation before him, and both were
too small to resign. 1t Is intima.ed that
their statements are made at this time In
the hope that the wave of public indigna-
ton at their incompetency may pass over
before congress meets, and there may be
no demand for an investigation. but in this
calculation they reckon without the thous-
ands Of soldiers who have suffered at their
hands. who are about to return to private
life, and who, with their hundreds OF
thousands Of friends, will not forget their
wrongs in four short months.-Public
Ledger, Philadelphia, Qnd.)
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-03
5 ALGER'S APOLOGY

Secretary Alger seems to fail to catch
hold Of the fact that the people are not SC
strongly inclined to suspect that the war
| to have done, as that II has left undone
| many of those things that It ought to have
done.-Buffalo Commercial. (Rep.)
Anonymous defenses Of Secretary Alger
continue to appear in print. Their source
is easy to divine. but they are waste OF
| ammunition-so much firing In the air.
The case against the secretary is closed.
He is damned by the testimony of all the
surviving soldiers of the war with Spain.
The dead, victims Of his political favorifism,
of his greed for fortunes for his parasites
of his short ratioSs and deficient medical
supplies, are voiceiess, else they too would
specifically Argus. Middletown, N. Y,
(Dem.)
The secretary Of war recognizes the
widespread and very serious criticism Of
the management Of his department by a
somewhat elaborate explanation. Boiled
down to a sentence, 1t Is a confession or
statement, that he and his subordinates
were swamped by the size Of the task laid
upon them. Excuses and explana-
lions mako poor substitute for perform
ance Of duty. The boys In the ranks and
limo officers have done their duty. and by
their courage and patient endurance have
supplemented and overcome the defects OF
their superiors. For the needless suffer.ngs
they have endured the men responsible
therefor ought In due time to be called to a
stern reckoning, beginning at the top
Burlington (Vt) Free Press, (Rep)
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-03

Secretary Alger may find 1t necessary &c
hire hall.-Chicago Record. Qnd.)
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02
MACHINES vs.. MEN.
Labor Has Been DisplaceA by the In
PRODUCTION Of Machinery.

Labor Has Been Displaced by the In
PRODUCTION Of Machinery.
= WASHINGTON. Oct. 19.-The results
of the thorough investigation ordered
by congress and just completed, showing
the effects Of machinery on labor and in
cidental questions, constitute the thir-
teenth annual report of the commissioner
of labor. The statistics of cost reported
involve only the actual labor expense.
The report goes into detail, and among
other things says:
The 10 hours required under the earlier
method, Of which two oxen drew the OF
binary steel pillow, were reduced to 6
hours and 40 minutes by one modern
method, and hours under another,
where horses drew similar pillow. Fer
tilizing ground required rs hours under
the earlier wagon and shovel method,
and but l hour by the modern drill. In
digging trees, the machine in general re-
duced the time between one-seventh and
one-thirteenth of the old time, and in
small grain harvesting the self binder
has reduced the time for cutting and
binding and shocking to about one
eighth of that under the primitive sys-
TENS. In threshing the ratio of time
used is more than 80 to 1 in favor of the
machine. In corn planting the old meth
cd took nearly six times as long. One
of the comparisons shows the manufac-
ture of l 900 one-pOund loaves of bread
is reduced in cost from $3.50 to $1.55, and
in time from % to hours; axle clips,
1000 in quantity, from $23333 to $4.27
and from 666 to % hours. In making 500
pounds of dairy butter, machinery cut
the cost down from $10.66 to $1.78, and
from 1852 to IL hours. In diamond cut
ting, machinery has reduced the time for
four three-karats from 1872 to 80 hours,
but increased the cost from $2484 to
@4s * In lithographing the cost is cut
ro $92.87 per 1000 copies of specified
to 1915, and time from 166 to 80
!. In making matches the time is
,,f rom 259 to % hours, and cost from
Q So. In printing and publishing
N zines. 10000 copies, the labor re-
uuc,lon is cited from 3,17O to IA hours,
and from $32O5O to $4.62. Cigarets, 1OO,-
600 in number. manufactured by hand in
1880 and by machinery in 1895, cost rela-
lively $97.44 and $11.48, time $50 and 149
hours, the number of workmen from %
to II. In mining 100 tons of coal, the
hand cost in 1891 was s77.GO, and time
consumed 342 hours. Machinery reduces
this in 1897 to $434O, and the time to 1856
hours, while the number of workmen also
is reduced from AZ to 49,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02
Against the Income Tax.

The Texas Democrats say that they ia
vor an income tax. They passed ma
tional income tax law. and the supreme
court knocked it out After the supreme
court knocked it out and there was no
chance of it's becoming law, then they
put it in their Chicago platform, and they
all say they stand on the Chicago plat
form. If this is true, then why don't
they enact an income tax law in Texas?
They cannot say that they have no
power to enact such law, for the state
constitution expressly grants it. The
provision of the constitution governing
this point is as follows:
''The legislature may impose a poll
tax. 1t may also impose occupation
taxes, both upon natural persons and
corporations, other than municipal, do
ing any business in this state 1t may
also tax incomes of both natural persons
and corporations other than municipal"
Why has not the Democratic party OF
Texas passed an income tax law? Ii
they are welded to the income tax sys-
tenn, they can have that system in Texas.
There is nothing to prevent it, They
have the government and the courts in
their own hands. They can pass such
law, as the state is the sovereign
power in the matter of state taxation. If
they are really an income tax party, they
will pass an income tax law in Texas.
If they don't pass an income tax law,
they will then demonstrate that they are
national income tax party only for ef-
feet. Do they fear that an income tax
would reach the corporations? Evident
ly yes. Their pretended advocacy of an
income tax is fraud on it's fact.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02
RINGDAL DENIES TT.

He Says Newspaper Reports We're
False.
We have received the following letter
from Mr.. Ringdal We have no friend
ship for the man. He came to our Of
flee in 1896 and wept, while he expressed
his gratitude to us for our kindness to
his brother, who had, shortly before
that time, died of consumption in Colo
RADIO. to which place he had gone with a
letter of introduction from us. And
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02
A CARD.

"A
To the Voters of the First Congressional
District of the State of Minnesota:
1 respectfully ask the support and suf-
frage for congress of all who recognize
the fact that interest for the use of
money, between citizens, Is king of the
United States, high god of the church,
and has pauperized the people; that it is
death to our liberty, absolute slavery for
our posterity, and unless this king is de-
throned, depopulation of our country is
at hand.
Further, that money Is creature Of
the government, and interest for the use
of 1t should 60 to the government, from
the citizen, or from the government to
the citizen; that citizens who exercise
the prerogative of the king should re-
store what they have taken; that the
president Of the United States is reduced
to the position of a page for the king;
that parties are the kings loyal sup
porters.
Now, If On the day following the cleo
ton in November, you can tell me that
$500 voters scattered through the dis
trict wrote x A. T. D. Austin upon
blank space on the ballot. for congress.
l will tell you when interest for the use
Of money between citizens will end By
the government issuing the money direct
to the people, thereby restoring law, or
der and confidence, by dethroning the
king. Respectfully yours.
A. T. D. AUSTIN.
Alden, Oct. 20, 1898.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02

mics have always tried to line him up
on an immortal plane. But the cause OF
all the people Is above an Ignatius DON
nelly or a John Lind. and the future
party of reform will treat every person
as the one-seventieth millionth part of
the great republic. and will use them as
they shall elect to serve and represent
the common people
Hoping this will find you as of old,
we'll grounded in the faith, 1 am, very
respectfully yours, c. H. HOPKINS.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02
A Circular Letter.

Mr.. G. H. Hopkins has sent us the fol-
lowing circular letter, expressive of his
views of the present situation. It should
be read by every one:
FAIRFAX. Mimi, Oct. 26-My Dear
Friend and Comrade: Do you not see
more plainly every day that the party
of the future is the Mid-road Peoples
party? Can anyone with a particle of
horse sense think for moment that the
people will line up with party that has
twice proved truant and sought after
false gods? But the people will join a
party that the very name "mid-rOad"
signifies clean-cut and exempt from all
Old-party prejudices and Affiliations. Do
you comprehend the fact land I think
you do), that we have builded better than
we thought? The old Peoples party got
into bad company, and compromised the
principles of the second declaration of
independence, the Omaha platform, and
she never again can expect to command
the respect and confidence of the great
common people of these United States.
1 know it is stated by pessimists that
Mr.. Donnelly was to blame for the part
ing of the ways In our state convention,
but 1 take the position that the same
thing would have happened IL there had
never been an Ignatius Donnelly. That
body was composed of men who were
n a n IF hot h;,1,
it was an outcome of the situation and
demand of the times the same as was
necessary when our fathers drew and
signed the first declaration of independ-
ence. They did not know at that time
what great movement they had start
ed, and if the people had not carried 1t on
to success 1t would have passed into OBJ
livion. But will say this much for Mr..
Donnelly; It happened, and he could be
found nowhere else. 1t was just as nat
ural for him to be there as for water to
run down hill. It has been his misfor-
tune (as regards worldly prospects), to
be thinker and a champion Of the COM
mon people, and when the future his
tOrfan writes of the rise and fall of the
American republic, he will be accounted
one of the greatest men of his time, and
his writings and sayings will be proph-
ecy. But will further say that If Mr..
Donnelly were not mortal he would not
be on the earth. He has his faults. the
same as al other morta1s, but his enc
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02
HOw-s This:

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo, O.
we, the undersigned. have known F. j.
cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions, and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists
Toledo, O.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c per bottle
SOD by all Druggists. Testimonials free,
Halls family Pills are the best,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02
STILL ANOTHER.

The Best Financial system in the
World.
PITTSBURG, Oct 18.-The German
National bank has failed, though it may
pay dollar for dollar. The reason for
the failure at this time of what has for
years been generally considered one of
the strongest financial institutions in the
state is conceded to be the assignment
today Of the Allegheny tanning firm of
A. Groetzenger & Sons for $4,000
Groetzenger was formerly president of
the bank.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02
The Smith Grubbers

Are considered to be the best in the mar
ket. We have one Of these machines,
which will be sold and shipped direct
from factory for avery low price, as we
need the money. This is a golden chance
for any one of our friends who needs
a srubber. and that, means you, don't
let it pass by. Address
THE REPRESENTATIVE
Minneapolis, Mimi
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02

My Boy.
Don't send my boy where your girl can't
And say, There's no danger for boys,
you know,
Because they all have their wild oats to
SOW"
There is no more excuse for my boy to
be low
Than your girl. Then, please, don't tell
him so.
Don't send my boy where your girl can't
go,
For boy or girl sin Is sin, you know,
And my baby boys hands are as clean
and white,
And his heart as pure, as your girls to-
night, Unidentified.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02
Tourist Rates south.

The Monon Route are now selling tick
cts to Florida, Cuba and all Southern
winter resorts, good until May 81. Also
homeseekers' tickets to points in Ten
nessee, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louis
lana, at very low rates. For map, fold
ers, rates and other information. call or
address L. E. Sessions. N. w. Passenger
Agent, 4O3 Northwestern building, Min
neapolis, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02
OF INTERESTTOLADIES

An experienced physician and specialist
will give confidential advise and treatment
to ladies' suffering with painful. irregular
or suppressed monthlies and all diseases
Of women. Call or address, Specialist. 20
Washington Ave-, South, Room 5.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02
REVOLUTION N PENNSYLVANIA.
The People Rushing Into the Prohibi-
ton Camp to Escape From Quayism-
Dr. Swallows May Carry the State ON
Nov. s.
CThe New York Voice. }

CThe New York Voice.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. u (Staff
correspondence to The Voice).-Political
prophets do not hesitate to declare that
the CLOCK Will strike the end of Quay's
political power on Nov g. On that date Ali
Baba and his 40 thieves must evacuate the
strongholds of power which they have held
IN this state for more than a quarter Of
a century. The hegira of voters into the
camp of Dr. Swallow surpasses the hopes of
the most enthusiastic followers
Il have been about the state and the
revolt against Quay and Quay SIN is wide
spread; 1t is everywhere. No living man can
tell where 1t will end" said John Wanna
maker. the merchant prince. to me in his
office.
Il personally know that Is per cent of the
members of the Union League are for
Swallow said a prominent member Of that
powerful organization 70 me this evening
-rlo ~ o.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02
More Bank Smashing.
A MISSING CASHIER.

LISBON, O., Oct. 22.-The First Ma
tional Bank, of this place, was closed yes
terday by the directors.
H. j. Childs, who has been the cashier
for 20 years, has not been seen since
Thursday morning. The bank examin-
ers are in charge of the institution.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02

Coax your neishbor to subscribe one
year for The Representative. send us
his dollar. and we will send you free
Grams War Atlas. containing 16 beau-
tifully colored maps. You need the
Atlas and he needs The Representative
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02
Mr.. DOnnelly's Books.

We are receiving so many applica-
tions for Mr.. Donnelly's books that We
have concluded to keep a supply of them
on hand hereafter. and furnish them d.
rect to applicants.
Atlantis" 4SO pages, illustrated ;. $500
"Ragnarok," ASP pages, illustrated 200
Great Cryptogram," 1913 pages, il
Illustrated $50
Caesars Column" 1867 pages, in
paper so cents.
''Dr. Huguet," 3O7 pages, cloth 49,. LOO
paper rs cents.
Golden Bottle" 313 pages, cloth 100
paper IS cents.
american Peoples Money" 1876
pages, cloth Observation-Disclosures. so
paper Is cents.
The above prices include the postage
which on the Great Cryptogram" is
36c. Address: "The Representative"
care of Ignatius Donnelly, Hastings,
MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02
Does THIS Mean YouY

A new Smith grnbber. direct from fac
tory, for sale by us, very cheap. Do you
want it? Do youiin 1t? If 50, don't
let his golden opportunity pass by. Ad-
dress THE REPRESENTATIVE,
So Minneapolis, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02
NEBRASKA BANK FAILS.

OMAHA, Neb., Oct 1.-the First Ma
tional bank, Of Neigh, Neb., II in the
hands Of the bank examiner. The bank
had capital stock Of So, 900. No state
ment has been given out.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02
WILL RUN INDEPENDENT

a. Il. ID. Austin Announces Himself u
District. on the Platform of OppO-
sitiOn to Usury and In Favor Of
Government Loans.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02

Improve your time by taking course
in the st. Paul Business College this
winter. Six months scholarship for sale
by us. cheap.
The Hepreseatatiya.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-02

Shorthand and Geographic Institute,
teaches actual business from start to nm
ish. in bookkeeping. shorthand and teleg-
faphy; experienced teachers; Oldest and
best; established 50 years. Call for cara-
lcgues Mcguire Bros. 80 East Sixth st..
st. Paul. MINI.
The times., 1898-01-30
SHE WAS READY FOR HEAVEN.
Ma rtha Poindexter, Who Excelled in
Shouting, Dies Mt Richmond.

Richmond. Va. Jan 29.-Mount Zion
tabernacle was filled with its usual as
semhlage o! dusKy maidens the other
night. A revival was ''on" and a hot
night of r. was in prospect. The crowd
had become prepared for excitement and
the proceedings satisfied every appetite
The anxious bench was presided over by
Brother Simpson, of Penftentiary Bottom.
and was filled 10 overflowing.
The preac ieT had exhorted Iaboriously
and the sinners had flock ed to the front.
Sister Martha PoindeXter was one of the
most prominent lambs in the fold and
passed the others In shouting, by several
lengths. and Willie the perspiring preacher
coached her she redoubled her efforts.
Her example was not in vain, for the
others caught her spirit and sought to
drown her loud 'Amens."
But 1t WAS too much for Sister Pojn-
dexter, and she, in the task OF out-shout-
ing the congregation, either ruptured d
blood vessel, sprained her heart, or con-
gested her brain, 50 that she died on her
way home after the meeting.
She was accompanied by two friends on
the homeward journey and had not pro-
ceeded far when she was overtaken by
sickness. AMI as Poythress's drug store was
reached at Main and Second streets, she
gasped several times and died.
Coloner Taylor viewed the remains and
decided that her death was induced by an
excess of zeal.