Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-10-18
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Ex-Ozar Reed expresses c -nnuenOo
mat his old Congressional district "w,n
al Jays be true to the principles OF ND
ertv, self-government and the rlgas'
~ man" which is side sweep at NC
Kinley imperialism, which is true "
neither. go
. The Canadian Militia officer VINO
claims to know that Dreyfus WAS guilty.
has monopoly of that knowledge anu
could sell to the French government az
his own price ,1ls,
One of the latest is the Tampa fla'
cigar trust, capitalized at s25,oeo'ooo'
No enc is to escape paying tribute TO
the trusts,
1t remained for Washington preAcn
or to find something cold in Paris de
avs the Paris Methodists are the cold
est people on earth.
The Washington ID. o. Anti-ln-
perialist League thus states its oDJect;
"To oppose by every Legitimate means
the prosecution of war for the conquest
of the Phil ippine Islands, or the an
nexation or government of any territory
acainst the will of it's inhabitants.
The Ohio nightmare, with Hon.
John r. Mclean in the saddle, Is a
ocular visitor to the White House.
q Hon. O. II. P. Belmont's contribu-
ion to next years Democratic eau
paign fund, guessed to have been
$4,000, has had most disquieting
effecti in Republican circles, probably
because it indicates, in language
thoroughly familiar to the average Re-
publican, confidence in Democratic
success.
Ex-Congressman Burke Cochran
wishes every trust magnate to know
he is now making a specially OF cor
poration business
Oh no! Gov "Teddy" isn't afraid OF
the canal frauds. Perish the thought
He has only beer, mgdde IT,, to see Ss. tn things
as Boss Platt sees them.
The attention of those who are dis
posed to slur at the patriotism OF the
South. because it's sons have not tal'
len over each other to enlist for i'm
perialistic service in the Philippines, il
respectfully called to the official figures
which show thatY tGsorgis furnished
more volunteers for the war with Spain
in proportion to population, than any
other state in the Union.
Perhaps the naval officers who have
taken to writing verse know OF some
naval battle that was won bya poet
we don't,
If the negro miners killed In Illinois
hal been shot down in the South, Re'
publican papers would have said it wa'
politics.
Col. Philip B. Thompson, Jr., form
erly of KY, now a resident OF New
York, who knows thing or two aoou
politics, says there isn't the sligAtes
doubt that New York will send
Bryan delegation to the National con-
,ention, and that Col. Bryan will be ss
strong with the eastern delegates 81
with those from the south and west
and predicts his nomination by accla
nation.
Col. Bryan said Of the recent trus
conference: at will do more benehcl
ally for the public than we can nov
realize -
Pom Reed may not become tn
Presidential candidate OF the anti
.'imperialist Republicans, but talk OF tn
robabilit, Of his doing so is worryln
the McKinleyites.
Joshua G. Watson, Of Wyoming ia
a scheme to make the negroes happ
~ by roping them into putting up mons
for commercial and speculative coopers
tive enterprises. 1t remains to
4 > aseergtained whether the negroes wi
. !. swallow bis bait. .t..
:, Mr.. Richard Croker has frightene
Boss Platt's grabbing brigsde by tel
Eyihg tew things andletting them k,o
~sthst he has an ample supply OF II
same soft Of ammunition -
- . The difference between TIE All
trust declarations of the Democra'
and Republican National platform " y
bs,that the Democrats will mean l., wa
+hov cav and the Republicans Will n1