, 1898-09-19

of his profession to take up a cause
good, bad or indiferent-and serve
his client as best he can. In this par
ticular instance it is well known that
he was reluctant to engage his services
until J.E .Osborne assuered him of COM
~pensation. We will say this for him,
thit he makes a nice little speech
which, no doubt, sounds we'll to his
democratic friends, but his arguments
are superficial and easily overthrow.
Take, for instance, his labored effort to
prove that the country Is not in a pros
porous condition by comparing the sue
cessful banker with the scissors grinder
the rich man with the poor man.
The sophistry of such argument is too
apparent to require criticism. In all
countries and in all ages there have
been instances of this kind and until
hman nature is very much changed
there will be. There will also be politi-
cal demagogues in the future as in the
past who will seek self-elevation by the
same kind Of talk as that of C. P. Ar
mold. 1t is a very nice little speech,
only what truth it contains is not new
and has no bearing on the question ait
issue, and what is original is far from
being true. The stream of talk, az a
whole, is extremely shallow. The
speaker overlooks a very important
matter, to which we will 10Y call his
attention.
He makes the statement that the
democratic party, of which he Is the
Wyoming spokesman, is in favor OF the
expansion of the territory of the Unit
ed States, and attempts to make his
hearers believe that this Is the policy
simply playing the old Wyoming demo-
critic trick. He knows or at least we give
him credit for knowing and would not
insult him by supposing otherwise, that
the great leaders OF the democratic par
ty, the men who control it's councils,
have otherwise declared. Grover
Cleveland, the leader of the conserva-
tive faction, and William ]. Bryan, the
idol OF the radical faction, have each
publicly declared against the acquisi-
tion Of more territory. Bailey of Tex
as. the democratic leader in the house
Of representatives, is now campaigning
in Texas against expansion. Mr.. Joes
OF Arkansas, chairman Of the national
democratic committee, publicly an
nounced before leaving Washington,
that he was opposed to any expansion
Of our territory as the result OF the war
with Spain. and II there was such x
pansion the war would be a failure. In
the face of these declarations is 1t not
plain that Mr.. Arnold is lending him
self to a mere vote-catching scheme?
He certainly knows that, II elected. he
will be bound by the policy OF his party
and will not be able to turn down Bry-
an, Bailey. Jones, Cleveland and other
Heading democrats.
One more point, and we are done
with Mr.. Arnold's speech. He says:
1.-THE only national issue involved in
this campaign is OF finance" and fur
ther on that 1.-The ghost of free trade,
that old, worn scarecrow which the re-
publicans have had to rely upon, can
not be called into play upon this cam
paign." W. invite particular attention
to this declaration, because 1T is the
keynote OF Mr.. Arnold's speech. and
for the reason that 1t is c~onspicuously
and emphatically untrue. Mr.. Arnold
knows it to be untrue. The national
democratic party, II it secures power.
will at once proceed to repeal any tar
if statute and do nothing for silver.
The free silver craze. which did not
reach the east, is dying out in the west,
even in Colorado. and the financial is
sue is practically dead, unless an inter-
national agreement can be secured. In
trying to burn exploded powder the
democrats OF Wyoming remind us Of
boys gathering up the remnants Of a
Fourth of July demonstration. They
should call in a coroner and hold an
inquest over the remains of Bryan's
petart.
Somebody should tell Mr.. Arnold
that in taking up the racket which
Osborne worked SO successfully two
years ago he is a victim of misplaced
confidence. j.. E. Osborne. who always
had a prudent regard for his own inter.
ests, was shrewd enough to put some.
one else in his place.-Sun-Leader.
Democratic Economy
Our democratic friends are gettins
mighty economical. for some reason
Notices posted here last week announc.
ing the meeting tonight, at which theil
candidates for congress and the gov.
ernorship will speak, are written in
pencil. Have they lost faith in print.
ers' ink or hasn't Osborne's barrel beer
opened yet?-Saratoga Tyre.
THE NEW EVIL OF TEA-SMOKING
Physicians in various parts Of the
country report an alarming growth ID
tea-smoking. The habit ts contracted
by those whose nerves are disordered,
who can't sleep. whose digestion Is i'm
perfect, whose liver is out of order, who
get the blues" and feel their strength
departing. 1t seems strange that SUI