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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08
An .nhuman War.

The truth is that the war in the Phil
ippines is one for conquest, for clear
title to the islands for which the coun-
try paid SO goodly price to Spain. The
war is conducted for the purpose of
perfecting that title; it is war for
acquisition, for the expansion of our
territory, the increase of our commerce.
for strategical advantages in the far
east. That which the country has paid
duly for with money the country con-
tends, with force of arms, that it shall
have. If the government has not that
cause for the war it has none. Certain
~ it cannot be truly said that the war
IL one for liberty and humanity, as il is
In restraint of the liberty of the Fill
pinos to govern themselves; it is against
humanity, as it kills, devastates and
desolates the homes and lands of those
who are contending for life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness" and to
secure for themselves and their poster
ity the rights of such a government as
derives its lust powers from the con-
sent OF the "-Philadelphia
Ledger (Rep.l.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08
VERY oBLIGlNc,
Tie Was Willing tn c,u
c"nic Vocalist Good H,,. '''
Shove.

The young man who sings lora -.
was interrupted by tap at the sS Am ana ~
apartment. 'Ae uoos dts
Excuse me" said the tall ~,
Il am sorry to intrude. I occnn n aaler
under you, and | have come nv mh.
II you are the gentleman who = nun
lads" ""o sInr b.
Yes" was the answer VIII
man who is modest. but canra, 'Ie ardl
truth. Are you fond of mus;css uely IL
81 don't know that / am wS..
call fond of it. At the Same 10. i@s ye9 voull
anything particular against il. ~, ra'a!
much affected by some things / hear ~ w
mat AMOUNTS to the same thing a L..
iond Oh II, was the answer, in 4 ts S \
Il have been wondering il I ca,,l.
words OF your favorite song correct tEn' ~ J:
me see: VI
How often. oh. how often
Have wished that the ebbIngva.
Would bear me away on its bosom
To the ocean wild and wide
Is that right"
Yes; it's all right, according to mv -.
fected by" 'e' '0uand.
YES. l have been affected bv a.. !
hours at time. 1t has drawn ma 10; 800 "
IDLY to you. 1t has filled me with a s..s
ing to do something that would mai ,., ~
happier. And | called up to saw H.. w y
you'll come down to the river with ma, 1s
evening III pay your car fare and hin :,
poat and give you good start on the a.,
ebbing tide scheduled. And | don't n IN
saying that the further out it bears vou ' Il.
better III be satisfied. ashinrtop' 4 Stu y.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08
BRYAN ENTERS A DENIAL.
Asserts That He Never Agreed to Put
the silver Issue in the
Renr.

At meeting OF Nebraska democrats
at c maha on Friday, August Is, William
]. Bryan made the following deciara-
ton:
my attention has been called to the re-
port sent out from Des Moines to the erect
that was willing to subordinate the silver
question to other questions, and have been
asked whether / was correctly reported.
81 never said a Des Moines or anywhere
else that the money question should be sent
to the rear. l have insisted at all times and
in all places that the money question will
be before the country until bimetalHsm Is
restored. / have repeated over and over
again that this nation must act alone, with
out waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation, and that sixteen to one is the
only ratio at which the minis can be opened.
There is no possible excuse for the constant
effort of a section of the press to misrepre-
sent the views of free silver men.
'T have never for one moment thought
compromise desirable or possible. In 1896
1000 900 persons voted for candidates pledged
to international bimetallism and 6.500.000
voted for candidates pledged to independ-
ent bimetallism. Every vote for bimet-
allism, whether international or independ-
ent, is a protest against the single gold
standard. We have the gold standard to-
day. not because the people want It, but be-
cause a handful of English financiers de-
feated President McKinley's effort to secure
foreign aid in the restoration Of bimetal-
ism
1.-THE republicans are now preparing to
make all contracts payable In gold. This
will lessen the quantity of legal tender
money and make the scramble for gold more
intense. The republicans also contemplate
retiring the greenbacks in the interest of
national bank notes. Can the money ques-
ton be forgotten while the money changers
are Ito quote the language used by Mr.. Nc
kinley in 1s9D trying to make money
scarcer and therefore Deuteronomy is the
master and all things else the servant? The
gold men know that our abandonment of
the ratio of sixteen to one would be equiva-
lent to an abandonment of the money ques-
tion and they know that an abandonment
of the money question would lead to the
surrender of all that the party gained by
the Chicago convention. The republicans
fear the money question, and, therefore,
the republican papers are ready to praise
the wisdom and magnify the prominence
of any democrat who will give out an inter-
view against sixteen to one"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08
DECIDEDLY uNAMERIcAN.
The Presidents Attitude on the Phil.
ippine Question Il Against
All Fairness.

According to a correspondent Ior
Harper's Weekly, who recently inter-
viewed the president at Lake Cham
plain, Mr.. Mckinley favors the perma-
nent holding of the Philippines as q
means toward securing the trade OF
China for this country.
1t is the presidents idea to retain
the islands as a colonial possession, uD-
der form of government to be directed
from Washington. He would garrison
the seacoast of the larger islands with
American troops, taking care that the
colonial service of no one organization
exceeded ~ months, owing to the dead
~ effect of the tropical climate. such
dream as this" it is asserted, zap
peals very strongly to the republican
mind"
1t is doubtful, however, whether the
appeal is equally strong to the minds of
Americans more loyal to American prin-
ciples. The extension of American trade
is earnestly to be desired, and is ia
vored by all Americans concerned in
the prosperity of their country. But
there is a fixed conviction in the minds
of many persons that an extension of
American trade at the expense of Amer
lean principles and to the menace of
American institutions would be a de-
plorable thing.
England, Germany and other great
land-grabbing powers never fail to pref
ace the conquest of new territory with
the argument that such conquest is de-
manded by a due consideration for the
extension of trade. Under the magnet
ism of the cry that "Trade follows the
flag" they justify the planting of the
flag wherever people is found too
weak to resist aggression. So far in the
history of this government the Ameri-
can flag has not been used as cloak
for s;::cs practices, successive American
administrations having remained faith
full to the principles upon which this
government was founded.
1t seems now, under President Nc
Kinley's leadership, that the United
States government has arrived at the
point where a decision must be made
between remaining consistent repub-
lie, free in itself and refusing to imperil
the freedom of other peoples, or becom-
ing an empire in effect, reaching out for
the conquest of any unprotected terri
tory offering sufficient booty to Justify
conquest. The decision must be made
by the people of the United States when
the time comes to vote on the admins
tration's policy of imperialism as inau-
gurated in the Philippines. 1t should be
safe to say that the American people
will unqualifiedly condemn the presi-
dents un-American policy.-St. Louis
Republic.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08
STORY SOUNDED WELL
But There Was Reason to Beliew
That 1t Was Not Wholly
True.

when / first went west" tells A r,t;rs
business man, who now does nothing II H.
way OF work except to NOW the lawn AM
see that the. cat is in the barn at mini
this MANNED hand saved nv life"
lis that soy" asked the visiting neirhM,
who knew that this form Of invitation womb
be sufficient to insure the story.
Yes, that's right. Ii | hadn't lost int
first finger when | was boy wouldn't h
here now. jim Dixon and me were tradis'
with the Indians. We exchanged beads, sk.
jewelry and bright calico for fur An II.
buffalo were not gone then and we did
good business. One time we happened /,
strike wandering band Of savages that
held us up on sight and it was plain from
the way the red devils danced around
that we were to be put to death after Ii.
Indian fashion. All at once recalled that
a good many of the Indians knew me as The
'four-fingered trader who was always %
the level with those wild merchants, %
held up the hand and kept it up till one d
the young bucks let out significant run.
and then hurried to the chief in command
He came to me in a dignifed manner, e.
amined the hand, grunted about 10 TINES
while celebrating, said How, and released
Aut cs Wei Do MY pdTtutT. we Wcfc liedie1
right up to the handle and permitted to de-
part when we wanted to. 1t was the closest
squeak and the worst scare had out in that
country when near calls and heartialwe
frights were the rule"
Brave man." said one neighbor 10 ~
other. as they walked away +
Yes, regular big injun, il you accept al
he tells. Between me and you be lost that
finger two years ago while examininga hE
cutter. Detroit Free Press.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08
A PLANK READY-MADE.
0ne That Is Already Sawed anh
Trimmed for the Repub-
lican Platform.

The republican record on trusts is al
ready made up. The plank has been
sawed, planed, mortised and fitted for
their platform. The plan of their man.
ayers to anticipate the democratic con-
vention in "denouncing trusts" is rem
dered futile by these facts:
1. 1t is a republican tariff (averag-
ing SO per cent? which has promoted
and now protects the most pervasive
and powerful organization of trusts
that this or any other country has ever
known.
2. 1t is republican encouragement
who wrote on March 20, in reply to an
appeal from citizen of Philadelphia
to enforce the federal antitrust laws,
that IF amenable to any law, the trusts
are amenable to the laws of their re-
spective states" and added: II would
be superofficious to attempt crusade
against affairs with which l have no
business"
3. 1t is under a republican admins
tration that industrial trusts have so
enormously increased that the Finan-
cial Chronicle estimates the output of
their securities" for this year alone
at $6,oo0,Oo9,o0O. They cover pretty
nearly the whole field of industrial ac-
tivity, and have raised prices, closed
mills and manufactures, regulated
production" and restrained trade at
will without attempt at interference
by the federal department of justice.
iv
republican convention will be disposed
to point with pride" as indicating the
attitude of its party toward trusts, it il
record which can neither be hidden
nor impeached. 1t is made up of facts
which speak louder than words as to
the influences and forces which control
the republican party. To "denounce
trusts" in view of this record would
simply be to add impudence to insin-
cerity.-N. Y. World.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

A contemporary wants to unload
Otis and end the war;" Otis isn't the
only feature of the Philippine war bust
ness that has didn't-know-it-was-
loaded aspect.-Albany Argus.
Mr.. Bryan's latest definition of
what we got from Spain in the Philip
pines for 100000 is about the best
yet. We got ian option on the fight"
which she had waged for 300 years.
N. Y. World.
Many republican papers are pre-
dieting good prices for wheat as the re-
suit of famine abroad. Without intend
ing it they are stabbing protection and
depriving Mckinley of credit. - st.
Louis Republic.
ALREADY Root is mentioned as Me-
Kinley's running mate next year. With
Hanna running the head by proxy and
the trusts running the tail by their at
torney, things ought to come the mo-
nopolies' way.-Kansas City Times.
The campaign OF next year will
turn not upon the currency question,
but upon the unfalthful, unpatriotic
and dishonest administration of Will
liam Mckinley. No amount of lying
about the attitude of Mr.. Bryan will
avail to change the Chicago
Chronicle.
Not content with his station as
the lightning calculator of the admin
kstra ton, Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, has
essased a new role in the character OF
glorifier for Marcus Alonzo Hanna. Mr..
Hanna's character and record are no
doubt of interest to the American peo-
pie, but his friends will not be doing
him any great service in inviting their
public investigation. - Washington
Times.
1t is reported that Kansas and
Nebraska viii have tremendous corn
crops, and republican journals are get
ting ready TO exploit the yield as one
CT the beneficent results of electing
William Mckinley president of the
United States. 1t will be remembered,
though, that in the hardest times west
ern farmers were burning corn and
feeding wheat TO the hogs.-Cincinnat
Enquirer.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08
THE GRAND BRACE
Pathetic Plea of the Bibul0us heM
of the House Next
Morning.

One Of the Bohemian citizens Of the tow
went home the other night after nanas
donned pair of skates that would have ~
him over an Arizona desert with the na
curry bubbling out of the top Of the theInan
eter. He had no recollection OF how DC g
home, and even the next morning ne W
not certain whether he was on soI1
tossed Atlantic liner or making leap ll9a
balloon minus a parachute, he sI
down to the breakfast table with enough y
towels wrapped around his head 70 ma Y.
a turban for the mahdi. His wife ne! Z, ~ y
with reproaches in her eyes, but sne 0lu n, r.
scold him. She wanted to inform MN u y
conduct the night before, however. A.,
my DEAR" she said, did you, Know ~, ~
you came very near killing US all "nsn y
went to bed last night?' ~
Nope" said her husband, thicKy' " "
felt his hot forehead.
"WeN, you did. You knocked os Y. :. !.
baby's cradle. Then you blew oui Y. X 4
and we were nearly asphyxiated' VIM
you think of that?" s,un
Her husband is usually resourcelpul u, ~ 4,
but the fumes of many cocktals 'as ssIs,r
night before somewhat clouded nls in ,asl 1,
He made grand brace and tired 70 ~" :
thetic. ....;..,as
"M'love," he said, as a ray OF inspa,fI
burst through his foggy BRAN, Si paa
acre to die with you?"-Washlns'on =
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

The Thirty-first infantry regiment,
the first of the regiments organized
under the new law authorizing an tn
crease in the army to be detailed for
service in the Philippines, arrived at
San Francisco, on the LIST, from the
east and at once marched to the Pre-
sidio, where it will remain in camp un !.
til it sails for Manila.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

The sixth anniversary of the death
of Henry George was celebrated, on
the Sd, at the Grand Central palace in
New York city, under the auspices of
the Manhattan Single Tax club. About
thousand persons were present.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

Bankruptcy is staring the municipal
government of Columbus, O., in the
face and by October 1 the city will
be compelled to shut up shop unless
some arrangement is made to secure
funds. 1t is predicted that the de-
ficiencies in all departments will APP
proximate over 100000 at the end Of
the year.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

John y. McKane, formerly the politi-
cal boss OF Coney Island, and whose
trial and conviction, in 1894. for ballot
box stufing, gave him notoriety, was
reported, on the 4th, to be dying at his
home in Coney Island OF acute dys-
pcpsia.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

FOR every act and deed of Alger
curing his official career, up to his af-
nhation with Pingree, the Mckinley
llama administration is morally and
POLITICALLY responsible, whether these
acts be good, bad or Indifferent. 1t was
an lnfamy that he should ever have
come INTO any PRESIDENTS cabinet.
MS remaining as long as he did was a
sun greater infamy. Neither the one
hcr the other can be lessened or avoided
at this time.-St. Paul Globe.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

Two steamers arrived at Seattle,
Wash, from Alaska, on the 1st, bring
ing about 500 miners, fortunate and
unfortunate. The Laurada came from
st. Michales and the humboldt from
Skagway. The total amount of gold
dust brought down was estimated al
half a million.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

Juan Isidar Jimenes, the revolution
ary aspirant to the presidency of San
to Domingo, left Caimaner, Hayti, on
the I'd, on board the George s. Croiz,
Tor Baracoa, from which point he will
proceed to Port-Au-Prince, and then
to Puerto Plata, where he is inpatient
ly awaited.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

The duel between the editors of the
Porvenir and Cuban Libre, of Santi-
ago de Cuba, which was to have taken
place on the Sd, did not transpire, both
parties having been arrested. The pug
nacious journalists were liberated af-
ter a short detention.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

Secretary Hay entertained at break
fast, on the 31st, Baron Sternberg, the
German representative on the Samoan
commission. The baron was about 10
sail for Berlin, to confer with the au-
thorities respecting Samoan matters.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

Missouri state officials will attempt
to enforce the beer inspection law en-
acted by the last legislature, the con-
stitutionality of which is doubtful.
Gov. Stephens, on the 31st, appointed
inspectors for that purpose.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

we lost the last campaign be-
cause w0 lacked the foreign vote. They
uidnt understand the silver issue. But
'hey well understand what a standing
army means. They know what expan-
sion and imperialism mean, and will
vote against them. They will under
STAND these things better than tn
native Americans themselves, and q
sueh isasss we can win.-W. ]. Bryan
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

A dispatch from the viceroy of In
dia, Lord Curzon, asserts that immedi-
ate anxiety regarding the crops in the
central provinces of India has been re-
moved by a heavy rain sweeping in
from the Orissa coast and extending
Into the Bagheikhand district and the
EASTERN half of the northwestern prov
hces and of Oudl.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

The governor-generaIs foot guards
OF Ottawa, Ont, on a visi. to Albany,
N. T., as the guests of the Tenth bat
talon. made tour of the capitol, on
the 4th, and visited the executive
chamber. Gov. Roosevelt, who was abb
sent, sent friendly telegram of well
come.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

Marine Hospital Surgeon Irwin, sent
to Lisbon and Oporto to investigate
the plague outbreak. has cabled that
he had mailed report. His cablegram
conveys no information regarding the
plague, and it is inferred that possi-
bly, the situation is not as serious as
has been thought, though there may
be other reasons for the omission.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

The eighteenth annual conference of
the international Law association
opened at Buffalo, n. u, on the 31st,
VITA scarcely a score of delegates pres.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

The president, accompanied by Mrs.
Mckinley, her sister and niece, on the
3lst, drove to West Lawn cemetery.
near Canton, O., where he visited the
graves of his family, covering them
with flowers.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08
ORGANIZATION OF PARTIES.
1t II Not Everything But 1t Is ESSEN
tfnl to the Achievement
of Success.

1t is ALLEGED by high authority that it
isawise precaution for nation in times
of peace to prepare for war. In the same
proportion it is eminently wise for po-
litical parties to take advantage of a
lapse in activity to prepare for pros
pective campaign.
Confidence in the business of the dem
ocratic cause will aid much in bring
ing success, but this confidence must
be supplemented with perfect organiza-
ton.
In this connection the attention of
the democrats of the nation is called to
the wise words spoken by William j.
Bryan in his Des Moines speech.
Among other words of wisdom, the
great champion of the people spoke the
following:
Reorganization is by no means every
thing to party. But still party can
not do much without organization. Or
ganization requires sacrifices. In time
OF war there are plenty of men who are
willing to leave their homes, say good
by to wife and mother and children. and
go to the front to fight the battles of
their country. The sacrifices to be made
for principles sake in times of peace
are just as important.
THE trouble is we have been lacking
in campaign funds. In the case of the
democratic party, these funds must
come from the masses of the party.
When the republicans want to raise
money they go to the bankers, the
heads of corporations, the trust man
ayers, and they furnish the supply.
And when the ticket is elected, the
bankers dictate the policy of the party.
1t is just as much the duty of the peo-
pie to furnish campaign funds as to
vote"
There is always more or less of dis
agreement among the leaders in any
party. To harmonic these differences
is one of the most important points in
preparing for successful campaign.
1t is noted with much satisfaction
that there is marked tendency toward
harmony now made manifest among
the democrats.
Evidences are accommodating that
common ground is being sought and
that before the struggle of 1900 opens
the democratic party will be able to line
up in solid phaianx, ready for the CON-
bat.-Chicago Democrat.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

Failures for the week ended on the
Let, according TO r. G. Dun & Co., were
l4l in the United States, against III
last year, and rs in Canada, against %
last year.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

The famous Wilder brigade of Gin
the 18th and 10th to dedicate a monu-
lnent which the brigade survivors have
erected to their fallen comrades, there.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

A door in the Mckinley building at
Canton, o., still bears the sign will
lam Mckinley, Attorney at Law"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08

Gen. Lawton,s course in extending
municipal government in the Philip
pines is explained in detail in Manila
newspapers received at the war depart
ment on the 31st. They state that the
general has made tour of MANY
towns along the line of his division,
including Santa Ana, Pandacan and
San Felipe, and hasestablished in each
a complete system of civil government.