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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17

walton and hardship and little money.
lie that their present want and suffer-
ing, which they have borne now so
many years. Is due chiefly to the de-
monetization OF silver metal and the
stringency Of money rather than to
consequent contraction, scarcity and
stringency of money. rather than to
some OF the old tricks under which
even the laws Of nature have been per-
verified to subserve their dleecers and
oppressors; yet when they should see
that it is to one Of their so-called own
laws that is due this money-scarcity,
by the fact that 1t cut off the supply
of one of the only two sources OF mon.
ey and currency (silver), with the un-
mistakeabe results of such scarcity in
diminished demand for labor, less wa
ges for labor, and less demand and
price for all the products of labor, they
should also begin to waken to a clear
understanding, not only of what hurts
them or where the shoe pinches, but
Of the stern truth that unless they re-
peal this law and undo the evil ac-
complished under it. there is no pos
sible permanent relief for them. 1t Is
all in their own hands, if they be men
able to assert and maintain their
rights at the poll, and capable of tell
ing a friend from a foe-a fraud and
cheat from a faithful and true repre-
sentative.
Vice prevails. and evil men bear
away" in this land to-day, because so
many of the people will not understand,
will not consider, will not see, nor hear,
except what amuses, or pleases, de-
ceives and cheats,-far preferring the
false charlatan who prophesies smooth
things. while he picks their pockets.
to the true prophet who would rather
die for them than mislead them. even
by an honest error.
Awake, men! hear, see, understand
and consider,-beng always on your
guard against the insidious agents of
the devil of gain, who so loves money
that he cannot bear to see any but his
own papers either gold or silver. With
silver restored, at the ratio OF 16 to /,
this devil will be foiled; and with
gold. silver and currency circulating
freely everywhere in the land. the
light and freedom of prosperity will
drive all the enemies of the people and
their evil schemes into outer darkness,
where there will be wailing and gnash-
ing of teeth.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17
TRUST NOT FORAKER, NOR
M'kINLEY.

The opposition to the treaty. we are
glad to see, is solidifying.-even those
eminent Republicans. Senators Hoar
and Hale. declaring that they will vote
against It's ratification. We trust that
no Democrat will vote for it, and that.
with few exceptions. the Democrats
will vote against it, notwithstanding
Mr.. Bryan's qualified opinion that 1t
should be approved, and the fight for
the free Philippines to be made after.
There are some leading Republicans
VINO announce the same view as Mr.
Bryan; but there is a double risk in
ratification that should be avoided. II
possible
The treaty once approved, it will be
difficult TO explain to the Philippines
that complete and permanent conquest
is not meant, and it may prccipitate
collisions that will hear to nothing on
either side save the ultima ratio of
arms. 1t may also affect us as n fact
accomplished as it cannot as the pro-
position now is. 1t is true that The
President has ignorantly, or usurpingly
already acted as if the treaty was
adopted and the peace concluded ian
ASSUMPTION of his that has precipitated
the present difficulties with the Agun-
aldo governmenO: but it is still pend
ing in the Senate. where it should not
be accepted. even on Forakers assur-
anccs. until n satisfactory agreement
and understanding be reached with the
Philippines.
The islanders may we'll resent their
sale by Spain. as well as our pretended
purchase of them: and it must be n
calling insult that only $50, 600 900 is to
be given for 10000. 900 of them and l 400
Of their islands. While the popular at
tention Is aroused and indignant at the
mean game proposed by this admins
tration. 1t may we'll employ Foraker
to dlsclaim it and profess the highest
motives: but if the treaty be ratified
the administration may resume its i'm
perial game upon plea of necessity
being forced by turbulent and seditious
subjects, &c. Let us have no subjects.
and let us do ourselves honor nv the
most friendly and faithful recognition
in the Philippines of the rights of
men,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17

of, with ample protection to them and
their posterity. But every man has
the same chances: the law Is equal and
uniform for all. So 1t says: yet ex-
perience teaches us that II this be SO,
only those able to pay can get a hear
Ing. or stand n suit. Our temple of
Justice is like fine hotel, open to all,
but few can meet the charges
There are many plans of lettering
things for all; but they are too ex-
IRENE and radical. The best scheme OF
all is for the representatives of the
people to represent the people. That
VIII protect them from new devices of
plumber and oppression, and in course
Oh time, with the lobbyists driven out.
legislation may amend and ,ameliorate
existing laws. more with an eye to all
than to few, and with more regard
for man and labor than for class and
property. With all our talk of popular
government, backed by bills of rights
and constitutions. our government. In
all departments. and our social system
evolved therefrom, are for the rich
and their agents exclusively, the mass
es serving only as So much raw ma
terial' machinery and labor to be
transmitted into wealth for the others
honest representation would cbonee
this.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17
WHAT DOES SIT ALL MEAN?

For many years the States and the
United States have been running" the
railroads and other great enterprises III
the hands of receivers (who might
as we'll have been called Supernten-
dcnts), and in many cases these enter
prisos have been run. in public hands,
more economically and more fairly 10
the public. with greater profit. than
when they were in private hands.
In Virginia and North Carolina, the
States are running" farms; worked by
convicts. with alleged success and
profit; and, gradually, in other States,
these and other industries are being
taken in hand, for general benefit.
Meanwhile, private individuals and cor
porations have been uniting and COM
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OPINIONS OFTIIE PRESS.
BIG FIGURES.
IPitishurg Post.

Senator Hoar. of Massachusetts, one
of the most conservative American
Senators by age requirements ana me
judicial habit, made n statement IN ms
speech the other day against Imperial
ism that should command earnest
thought from all who are not carried
off their balance by the catch words of
passing frenzy. He was speaking OF
the cost of Philippine annexation and
their establishment permanently as q
part of a vast colonial system. lie SAD
it would entail on the Federal govern
mcnt an annual expenditure of Sl5O,0oO-
O10 Officers of the army and navy in
their estimates of military strength re-
quired. and the resulting expense and
careful estimates of the cost of civil
administration, go above senator
Hoars figures.
This annual expenditure of 100000
0O0-and here comes the striking point
the Senator said represented a pcrma-
nent increase of the national debt oil
five thousand millions OF dollars, Three
per cent. interest on that vast sum
would stand for $50, 0000 900 n year
These truthful figures are so stupen-
dous as TO be far beyond the common
appreciation. People cannot realize the
magnitude of the sum, but the lax
gathercr would instruct them on that
point in due course of time. The five
thousand millions make sum greater
than the debt of any nation in the
world at this time. and is very nearly
double the vast war debt Of the United
States incurred by the civil war. which
at its highest point reached So, 700 0G0.-
900. We then paid out annually in in
terest $50 9O0,0 900. but the interest rate
was > per cent. while the government
t-ett4a-ffe+r- berfoW-nioney at-5-tr-f cent.
These arc considerations on the Phil
ippine question that should enter into
the minds of all citizens who care to
| look before they leap.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17

respecting the Philippine treaty is moth
ing less than an affront to the body by
whose advice and consent the Presi-
dent Is alone authorized to make
treaties, and without the concurrence of
two-thlrds of whose members the pend
ing treaty must fail. The resolution
simply called for the instructions and
information given to the commissioners
who negotiated the treaty, three Of
whom We're Senator's 1t was worded
In the usual form and was drawn by
one or the Oldest and most experienced
members of the Senate. In refusing to
impart the requested information, upon
the ground that 1t would be incompati-
bic with the public interest to do so,
President Mckinley plainly takes the
stand that while the information in
question was perfectly proper to be
possessed by Senators Cushman Davis,
FRYE and Gray, it would be improper
and unsafe to let any other member
OF the Senate have the same informa-
ton. The Senate is body of ninety
members. sixty of whom IL all We're
present would have to concur in the
ratification of any treaty. Three of
these Senators have been admitted to
the full confidence of the President;
they were employed by him, in con-
Junction With eX-Secretary Day and
MIR. Whitelaw Reid. to draft the treaty
IN Paris. which Mr.. Mckinley has since
ehNiii' HIS u
the f1lipinos. as having signed as "the
plenipotentiaries' of the United States
Now 1T is precisely the powers given to
these Observation-Disclosures" and the in
siructions under which they acted,
which the Senate wishes to know and
winch 1t has the right to know. The
President. doubtless. has the constitu-
tional right to withhold the desired
Information. but by Withholding it he
torfe!ts his own right to the advice
ana consent of the Senate in regard
10 n measure upon which he expects
cheln 10 act without possessing the in
formation which is confined To three of
their colleagues
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17

Alger is still Secretary of War
Neither the army nor the people want
him, and he has been weighed in the
balance by both, and found lacking
lacking in weight and quality. But
he just suits Hanna. Mckinley and
this maladministration His ineiti-
cheney. negligence and delinquency have
been established by proof mountain
high. and every day adds further in
eliminating evidence.-and the most
damning evidence of all are the plans
he and others set up for him: that he
didn't know this and that; that he left
that and this to others; and that he
had nothing to do with this. that and
tother.
Faugh! Aiger, with all his money
will prove too heavy load to carry
through 1900. Mr.. Hanna. or Mr. Nc
Kinley-to which of you are most prop
erly addressed in this matter as you
will find! not to speak of many Other
deadWeightS.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17

The head-devil in politics is Hanna,
who first cheats all decent Republi-
cans, and then cheats everybody else,
as far as necessary to his ends Having
nominated and elected Mckinley to the
Presidency by fraud, bribery and cor
ruption, he nominated and elected him
self to the u. S. Senate by the same
means-as his own State Senate
charges in the latter case, and as the
U. S. Senate is investigating.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17

Those who SO readily adopted the
new lights that represented our ma
tional isolation as detrimental. have only
seen the beginning of the end of the
departure from that isolation.
And now the same new lights have
discovered that the diversity and diff
ference of State laws are great evils,
urgently demanding uniformity" Yes:
but uniformity will swallow all the
States up in one combine, or Trust,
for the sake of convenience. economy
and the obliteration of dividing lines,
Just so!
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17
ALGER SHOULD BE REMOVED.
Baltimore Americana


General Eagan's scandalous exhibit
ticn of himself before the Alger com
mission has rivctcd public attention
upon the commissary general. and there
is danger that the chief significance of
the incident may be overlooked. Eagan
is one Of the men with whom Alger
surrounded himself when he disrupted
the several departments of the army
on the eve of war. Tried officers were
sent on detached service for no ap-
parent reason, evcept to get Them away
from Washington or from official par
ticipation in the administration of the
army. II was thus with General Breck-
inridge. the head of the inspector gene
rails department. in some respects The
most important Of all. This depart
ment was literally broken up IT y
moment when there should have been
the most careful and skiltul inspection
of all the s,or .s furnished to the GOV
eminent am to the troops
Nor did Ayers malice end with the
war The fact that General Miles had
directed Breckinrdge to investigate
thoroughly the charges OF bad food fur
nished to the troops was sufficient n
few days ago for Brecknridge's exile
10 the West Indies. This is in itself
scandal which has rarely been dupli-
Gated by the War Department. 1t
must be apparent by this time to all
unprejudiced Congressman that Alger
is not q fit person to be at the head
of the War Department. The testi-
mony of Eagan is the Secrctary'S tes-
timony. Eagan is n member of the
confidential cabinet with which he has
surrounded himself and he is probably
dupe. rather than an accomplish. 1t
IS difficult To believe that an officer Of
the United States army, after forty
years service, would knowingly fur
nsh bad food to his comrades in the
field. who are fighting against the
enemy. While he may have been. and
probably was, culpably careless. none
will impute worse motives.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17

Cleveland was not n double-term
man. There was another term between
his two terms: and so he was only n
President with two separate single
terms. Mckinley is too small n fellow
for a double term. such as Washington,
Jefferson. Madison. Monroe, Jackson.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17

1t is all very nice to say: please
don't. Mr.. Hanna, If you will be so
good" But earnestness does not but
ter its language. and is all the better
when it is word and blow, each of
equal vigor.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17

Fraud in Federal elections is making
the best citizens subjects of the scoun-
drels who should be in the peniten-
tiarieS
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17

bining in every sort of business. with
asserted advantages in economy. costs
and profits to the combines, and bet
ter and cheaper supplies to the public.
The greater the combine the greater
advantages to all.-or so declare their
advocates and defenders.
Now what does all this mean? Our
inquiry is not what the men engaged
in establishing and running these
things mean (for we know thaD, but
what do the things themselves signify?
The individuals and corporations COM
bine their private operations for their
own saving and profit, no matter what
protestations they make of lettering
the general welfare. Whatever of this
may happen is incidental. and not of
chief design. The States, in their
farms and other undertaking, are try
ing to make criminal labor repay
penditures. or the costs of keeping
criminals in durance. These meanings,
private and public, are plain enough.
and those engaged in the ventures do
not desire them to mean more, or go
further: but things and events are
stronger than wishes, or men, and bring
about their results with Irresistible
force.
All these things are experiments in
communism and socialism. no matter
how intended, nor how much it is de-
sired, both by the private and public
operators, to confine their force and
significance to the matters in hand
The courts are demonstrating how we'll
any business" may be done by gov
eminent: the combines of individuals
and corporations are demonstrating
how any business" may be best done
Cat least for the combInes) by having it
all under one control: and the States
are demonstrating how even the crimi-
nal people may be made to work pro-
fitably for the public at large. That
is what these things are teaching, if
they are as successful as claimed; they
cause great deal of inquiry and con-
sidcration; and as they all grow and
expand, they force themselves on the
serious attention of government and
people. The combines may convince
the people that all their labor, indus
tries and enterprises should be COM
bined for common benefit under the
government, and the States and courts
are showing them how it may be done
profting by the example and exper-
fence of syndicates and trusts. Or. the
combines and trusts mcnacing, or at
lacking, government and people, in
their rights. liberties, persons and in
terests. may compel government and
people to seize their business" or meet
1t with Il great competition.
These are signs of the times that no
thoughtful person can ignore, or con-
tenn. be his views what they may be
The most curious fact in the whole
matter. however, that the very powers
and persons most in antagnoism to an
actual community of all interest for all
are here really engaged in the very
transactions that so obviously lead to-
ward the commune.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17
Norfolk. Va. January 18TH ,soo

|'0I IUIh, ' u, JsIIIUUTy IDtN, 1NJJ.
4 LAR b. -. TO THE MER-
- chants-CommencinE this date. Mon
Gay, January 10th. all steamers plying in
me waters OF North. Pasquotank. Soup
pernonS, Pcrqumans and Roanoke Rivers
ana Aibemarle Sound VII arrive and de-
Linel, Water street. Norfolk. Va. All
lrelght consigned to CT received from
points on the above waters will he han
ul.u at the above named pier. Yours very
truly II; II. PANNIIL. General Freight
AGENT. II. McCuLLOCH, General Mama
ger. iotTtr
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17
TWELVE PAGES
TUESDAY. JANUARY IT. 1899.
WHY t6 TO II

There Is no other existing or fixed
ratio between silver coin, or money, and
gold coin, or money. than 16 parts of
the former to part of the latter: or
16 silver dollars to gold dollar None
OF the silver money held or circulated
in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa
Oceanica and the isles of the sailed
seas (and its millions upon millions of
dollars in amount outside of the United
States), is at any greater ratio of silver
to gold. and far the greater portion of
1t valued at 4 less ratio OF silver TO
gold: IL to /, 15la to l and u great deal
of it is valued at less than 10 of silver
to of gold. That is a sufficient reason
why the Democratic party. backed by
the people. demands the restol ion of
all silver to money ut that ratio, the
ratio fixed by our fathers and which
had substantially existed at the same
ratio between the metals as money from
the days of Abraham to February, 1873:
that is. from Abraham to Grant
Haven't we lost enough by the de-
privation of silver metal of its money
quality, and by our deprivation Of the
age of silver metal-both taken away
without our consent. or knowledge?
That was and is an incalculable and
continuing loss. and now the robbers
demand that if we restore silver metal
and the peoples right of coinage, we
must de so at the ratio of 70 to /. 40 to
!. so to 1-who knows what! And that
is not all; for, if we change the ratio
OF the free coinage of silver, we must
change the ratio of the $G0O. 900, 900 or
more silver coin we now have: the loss
on that alone at 50 to l being $500. OO0.-
600. or more with continuing loss on all
our silver. at that rate, forever. How
think you the rest of the world, which
has so many billions of silver coin at
an average ratio of Is to /. would take
our coinage from the ratio or 16 to /.
to ratio of 80 to /, or 30 to l. &C. or
any change In that direction? Will the
governments of Europe. even, submit
to such loss. by any change to cor
respond with ours?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17
The Democracy must demand a pure
ballot box and a fair count.

Cheating at the polls and false counts
make our Presidents. not the honest
votes Of the people
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17

Lincoln and Grant filled; and the peo-
pie next year will show him that they
were sorry they gave him one term.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17

But sixteen times its own weight in
silver for gold is enough, as all the
ages have testified and as 1873 testified
emphatically, when silver metal, at the
very moment of its demonstration was
at q. premium of or per cent. over
gold at Washington and London? And
where Will this change OF ratio cease.
or, how far will It co. if once begun?
And OF what value will be the restora-
ton of silver, IL the ratio be changed
to suit the oddities? Besides, we well
know that even at this moment when
we are carrying s60O00 900 of silver
coin at 10 to I. the rest of the world is
carrying vastly more of this coin at
an average ratio Of Is to /. Why change
at all then? There is no reason at all,
except that demonetiZed silver has fall
en- below the price ii brought when it
was monetized. What then? Remonetize
1t Yes: remonetize 1t boldly, and let
no timidity restrain the just repara-
tionl Even If 1t were for nothing else
manhood would say remonetiZe it, be-
cause OF the rescally. fraudulent and
sneaklng way in which it was demone-
tizcd! The goldites. surreptitiously
practised an experiment and specula-
tlon upon us in gold. at a cost of bill
lions to government and people. and
shall we hesitate to restore silver open
9y to It's constitutional place by the
side OF gold as coin, money, legal ten
der and currency? There is no expert
ment nor speculatio in this, nor in sill
yer. nor In the people: simple right and
Justice only.
The people need no awakening to the
fact that money is too scarce and hard
to get for any profit or comfort in i,
for them. But they are patient and
long suffering folk. accustomed IN nri-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17
AN AFFRONT TO THE SENATE.
1Rnltinlorc Sun. ]

The refusal of President Mckinley to
furnish the Senate the information
called for by Senator Hoar's resolution
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-26
MISSOULA NEWS.
:
County Records.

Missoula, May 25.-The following
records We're filed to-day with the
county clerk and recorder:
Deed-Northern Pacific Railway COM
nany to the Big Blackfoot Milling com
pany, section 5, in township IS, north
of range 16 west of the Montana prin-
cipal meridian, containing 634.4S acres.
Consideration, $1,271.72.
Quartz location-Long Tom quartz
lode mining claim, one and one-half
miles northwest of Eddy, Mont, by
Pillman, William and George w. Cam
eron.
Placer location-By John Farnum of
20 acres of placer mining ground, being
in Trout and Cedar creek, Missoula
county. =
Placer location--By F. II. Thomas,
the Thomas placer mining claim, con-
tanning 20 acres of placer mining
ground, in Cedar creek, Missoula
county
Placer location-By Thomas Keenan,,
of 20 acres of placer mining ground, in
Cedar creek, Missoula county.