Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-09

this country.
In the Island of Guam the friar ques-
ton is reported to be getting very
warm one.
The Hon. David B. Hill is making a
great effort to give the country an imi-
tation of a live politician.
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Admiral Dewey and Senator Proctor
both say there is no Dewey Presiden-
tial boom, and surely they ought to
know.
Aguinaldo will, in a short while,
awake to the realization that elections
here are not coducted solely on his ac-
count.
The anti-expansionists threaten to
refuse to recognize the Presidents
Thanksgiving proclamation and will
appoint a day for groaning on their
own hook
What argument is there in favor of
abandoning the Philippines to Agui-
naldo's armed hordes, that would not
have applied equally we'll in the case of
the Apaches or Sitting Bull?
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Some western farmers are complain
ing that their potatoes grew SO big this
year that they have no little ones to
feed to the pigs. This might make a
good argument for the Populists.
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Col. Watterson of the Couuier Journal
is inst now engaged in rather animat-
ed debate with his political past The
excitement produced is akin to that
caused by frisky dog chasing his own
tail.
Mr.. Bryan recently talked in the dark
and kept it up until midnight. Hedoes
not mind such things. In feet, he has
been grouping in the dark on several
important questions for several years.
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In his Nebraska speeches, Mr.. Bryan
constantly declared that "silver is as
much of an issue as ever" This is
tough on the eastern Democrats who
are seeking to subordinate the silver
issue.
From the fact that we have not heard
from Coin Harvey since his return from
the last collecting tour, it is pretty
safe guess that he has retired to same
quiet sixteen-to,onery in order to count
his money.
A steel roadway that was construct
ed in 1892 between Valencia and GRAY
in Spain, distance of twoimiles, is at
tracing considerable attention. Re-
ports show that the annual cost of
keeping it in repair is about $3.50,
against over s., 900 for the former flint
stone road.
James K. Polk ran for President on
an expansion issue and was elected,
and not only was Texas annexed but
we expanded several other states and
territories during his administration.
But no President has yet been elected
on an anti-expansion issue. History
will repeat itself next year.
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The action of Capt. Leary, Governor
Of the Island of Guam is expelling GER
tain friars who were obstructing re-
forms, is no more than is constantly
being done on Indian reservations in
the United States, from which undesir-
able characters are frequently removed
by the Agent, if their influence on the
Indians is found to be bad.
1t now seem certain that the govern
ment revenues for the current year will
considerably exceed the advance esti-
mates, and will leave a surplus. Under
Democratic rule we had to issues bonds
in time of peace to meet expenses.
Now we have a vast surplus and are
carrying on a war. Are the people
ready for another change
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The Democrats are trying hard to
delude the people into thinking that
the agreement made by the general in
command with the Sultan of Sulu, re-
cognizes slavery and guarantees its
continuance. In the first place the
agreement is of no effect until APPROX
ed by the President, which has not yet
been done, and secondly, its language
will bear no such construction.
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Special Agent Sewall at Honolulu,
Hawaii, reports to the State Depart,
ment that the total imports during the
first nine months of 1899 amounted to
S13,697, 1872, being an increase of $5,-
3O9, ,792 over the corresponding period