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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-22

~ course, the newspapers, in
~ instances, found in the death of
Richard P. Bland an opportu-
nifty to preach sermons on the in
gratitude Of parties That theme has
been worn threadbare on lyceum plat
forms. in debates, in commencement
oratory, in magazine literature and in
high-school declamations
The case of Mr.. Bland serves, on the
theory that he was a free-coinage
pioneer and that, in justice, as is
claimed, he ought to have been chosen
as the standard bearer in the great
silver fight of 1896. 1t is noticed that
the discussion of this .'ingratitude of
parties" is appealed to in an effort
to show that Mr.. Bland was unfairly
dealt with. AS the Standard remarked
a few days ago, the editorial tears now
shed flow from the eyes of editors
who denounced Mr.. Bland unsparingly
While he lived and who never took ac-
count of his feelings when it suited
their purpose to bury him under great
leXicons of harsh epithet and abuse
In this country are scores of editors
whom you could arouse in the dead
OF night from sound sleep and who.
half awake, could strike out. on the
drop Of the hat with editorial talk
about the ingratitude of parties.
They would describe how Joshua
Giddinss was, in public life. the
champion of abolitionism and
how his party, as soon as the
cause won, forgot all about him; how
Clay was misused; how Daniel Web
ster's heart was broken; how John
c. Calhoun went unrewarded: how
John c. Fremont was turned down;
how Seward had to step aside for Lin
coin; how Bayard was ignored for
Cleveland-the list could be made al
most long enough to cover the presi-
Dental terms.
The case of Mr.. Bland is less in point
because, outside of passing enthusi-
asm aroused for him by his friends in
Missouri. there was at no time a strong
element in the democratic con-
vention of 1896 to whom his candidar.-
warmly commended itself He was a
loyal silverite; there We're others of
equal merit and having claims not in
ferior If Mr.. Bland ever rebeled
against the action of that memorable
democratic convention, the public never
| knew it, 1t fell to those who were
| hateful toward him while he lived to
trumpet a hypocrte's regrets after
BANDS earthly career was ended.
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Getting Around to 1t.

Z sHEN the president is pressed"
" just a little harder by in
fiuential republican newspa-
pers, he will conclude that he will not
risk too much that relates to his cam
palgn next year if he soon sends a lot
of soldiers to Manila.
These prominent republican organs
have suddenly taken to making COM
mon cause in favor of a big Philip
pine force. They are the journals that
knew" at the outset that we would
whip the insurgents hands down and
In next to no time. The islanders
wanted to be annexed anyhow, they
said, and showing of force was all
that would be necessary to win over
the few unwilling ones.
These newspapers are not criticisinc
the Observation-Disclosures they. On the
contrary, they are letting the admins
tration down as gently as possible
they are administration organs. But,
within a week, they have taken I'D the
sour proposition that we probably must
have a hundred thousand soldiers in
the islands-as the opponents of Philip
pine conquest originally predicted we
doubtless must have. BY sort of con-
sensus, in a round-robin way, they are
seeking to make the dose palatable.
The harmony of sentiment as well as
the agreement in point of time marking
this manner of publication in the lead
Ing republican newspapers is striking
1t has the unity, respecting time and
tone, of a syndicated editorial under
taking. In illustration, the Standard
quotes this morning as many of these
administration and expansionist utter
Rnces as space on this page will per-
nit; a score of kindred quotations, all
yesterdays arrivals, might be added.
The idea in them all is that we mis-
judged the Filipino character when we
tried the peace commission plan. Yet
1t is not true that we thus misjudged;
the truth is that the administration
blundered when it assumed that the
islanders want us to rule over them.
Surely. the president was not impelled
to try the commission plan as
the result of anything the critics of his
war policy have urged.
The other idea is that now" we must
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THURSDAY, JUNE %, 1899.
TWELVE PAGES.
Missing Messages.

~7<O this day. General Miles has not
received certain significant tele-
grams that were sent to him
year ago by the president of the United
States. The white-house record is that
in May, 1898, President Mckinley sent
to Miles, at Tampa, a message author
lzlng the general to proceed to Cuba
and to take command of the forces
there. This message never reached
General Miles. 1t passed into some
subordinate's possession who stepped
IN between the president and the COM
handing general. No investigation, it
is said, has ever been made into this
matter, which lies with General Alger's
war department.
1t also appears that, after the battle
of Santiago, the president addressed to
General Shafter a telegram of con-
graduation and that he sent the same
dispatch to Miles-at least he ordered
1t sent. Shafter received his telegram
all right; the one addressed to Miles
never reached the person addressed.
Congressman Richardson of Tennes-
see is chairman of the house commit
tee on printing and many papers and
documents reach him from the white
house. Secretary Cartelyou brought to
his attention the memoranda of the
presidents message to General Miles
At the war department he found the
Shafter dispatches but no trace of those
that were intended for Miles,
The talk in Washington is that Con-
bottom of the business-the suspicion
is that if he tries this he will travel a
rocky road, and the chances are that
he'll never find the man who betrayed
the nuhlic service
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turn all our forces loose, plenty Of SOL
diers and all that. 1t was "now" with
the administrations critics months
ago; and when these critics insisted
that an adequate force be sent they were
frowned on and denounced and ordered,
to keep still by the administration
boosters who, late in the day, realize
that thousands more of soldiers must
be sent and who are, in newspaper
preface, making as popular as pos
sible the course which President Nc
Kinley must pursue.
That is to say. with remarkable
unanimity, the influential republican
newspapers are advocating the plan
which they scoffed at not so very long
ago. They know the people do not
relish it; they figure that the worst
possible thing that could happen would
be to run Mr.. Mckinley next year on
the record of an unfinished Philippine
war. They have suddenly taken to the
earnest advocacy of the lesser evil; and
after they have kept this up few days
President Mckinley will discover the
voice of the country in this newspaper
talk; and he will arrange to send men,
plenty of them-in response to the
wide popular demand" We may ex-
pect the president to be persuaded to
do the things which many good citi-
zens were roundly denounced in admin
istration organs for having advocated
a few weeks ago.
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In Two States.

~ NE of the personal paragraphs
making the round of current
newspaper small-talk mentions
the fact that Preston H. Leslie enjoys
the distinction of having served as
governor of 1.-TWO distinct and sovereign
states" The exact fact is that this
honored citizen enjoys the distinction
of having served as governor of one
distinct and sovereign state and one
| distinct and sovereign territory-if SOW
ereignty is a territorial attribute.
Mr. Leslie was elected governor of
Kentucky in 1870 and he served four
years in that office. having already
served part of the term previous to the
one for which he was elected This he
did in his capacity of speaker of the
state senate, the office of governor and
of lieutenant governor being vacant
In 1886 Mr.. Leslie, under appointment
by President Cleveland. was commits
stoned as governor of the territory of
Montana. He held that office until the
appointment of Governor B. F. White,
in 1889, who was the last of the terri
torial governors.
Edgerton, Meagher, Green Clay
Smith, Ashley, Potts, Crosby. Carpen-
ter, Hauser, Leslie, White-these are
the men who for longer or shorter
terms discharged the office of governor
in Montanas territorial days Some
of them tarried not, serving their terms
and then fastening away Some of
them are as strangers to the Montana
public of to-day. Governor Leslie
chose to make Montana his abiding
place. He brought with him a highly
gratifying record from his native state
On occasions when he was before the
Kentucky public as a candidate for
| office he scored flattering majorities
He served admirably in the office Of
governor of Kentucky; he filled the of.
flee of circuit judge and the bar held
him in high esteem.
To-day Governor Leslie, a resident
of Helena, is one of Montanas highly
respected citizens. He recently cele-
brated his eightieth birthday. He is
a man of venerable and courtly look;
his long life has been a model of ex-
cellence in conduct; his record is that
of an upright, public-spirited citizen:
he enjoys the esteem of the state and
the goodwill of all its people; and the
wish of his fellow citizens is that he
may round out in days of comfort and
contentment a long and well-spent life
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~ NE mans statement is as good
~ as any other mans when it
comes to dogmatic declarations
ana IN such instances no mans mere
assertion is any good at all. The other
day, in commencement-week ad-
dress at Miami university, Whitelaw
Reid said I'VE have reached two con-
illusions that ought to clear the air
and simplify the problem that remains.
First, we have ample constitutional
power to acquire and govern new ter
ritory absolutely at will, according to
our sense of right and duty, whether
as dependencies, as colonies or as a
protectorate. Second, as the Iegiti-
mate and necessary consequence of
our own previous acts, it has become
our national and international duty
to do it,"
1t depends on who I'VE" is. If the
we used in this instance is the New
York Tribunes editorial 1--WE" that is
one thing, and, by the way, matter
OF no very great account. Up to the
latest news that has reached the Amerj-
can people it has not been made ap-
parent that this country's citizenship
mas either the right or the power to ac-
| quire new territory at will or govern
| it as we please.
The I'VE" that has thus far been
acting along the lines of Whitelaw
! Reds pronouncement is the Mckinley
| administration-the question of "ac-
| curing and governing proposed new
territory" has not been passed upon
| by the people Of the United States.
| When did they reach the conclusion"
| asserted by Mr.. Reid? On the con-
trary, the question involved in the ad-
ministration's conquest and colonial
! policy has been earnestly discussed
| during the twelvemonth, and the list
of those who have eloquently and Wig
| orously opposed the Mckinley plan in
cludes the names of some of the fore
most republicans of this generation.
With a part of the American people
a great principle in constitutional law
is the chief issue which our Philippine
policy presents If those who at the
outset declared the administration to
be in the wrong have changed their
| view or taken back what they said,
the public has not been thereof in
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You need a long rest this summer"
said tae doctor, thoughtfully. I'm no cir
cUmstances must you attempt to go to
any summer resort" Indianapolis Jour
nal.
why is it that women live longer than
mem"
Men break down their constitutions try
ing to manage women" Chicago Rec
ord.
benjamin Franklin sleeps in Philadei-
phia,' remarked the reverent tourist.
Well" answered the New York sales
man with the plaid clothes, what else is
there for man to do in Philadelpha?"-
Washington Star.
The difference between having a tooth
pulled and having leg pulled is that
having the tooth pulled hurts more at the
time and having the leg pulled hurts more
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Journal.
THAT amateur Long Island fire de-
partment did splendid work at the burn
ing of the Vanderbilt summer home"
"Eh. what did they do?"
Saved the excavation which was for
merry occupied by the cellar.
Plain Dealer
. Inc moment art became mefcenary re-
gasus baked.
I'm no livery stable horse" he ex-
claimed, and vanished.
Some think the tabled steed of Apollo
is gone forever, while others are inclined
to the more hopeful opinion that he is
hauling milk wagon for his board some
where and will be seen again when times
pick up.-Detroit Journal.
You are too little" said the proprie-
to- of the tough beanery. at takes big
ger guys dan you to manage de mugs dat
feed here"
'Ahn' said the applicant for job, 4
see. None but the brave do serve the
fare here. indianapolis journal.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
William Dean Howells says the Span
ish writers of fiction are superior to
ours"
That's just what I thought when l
used TO read their war news
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of Pendleton, Ind, is a great pet of the
children, and yesterday it caught snake
20 inches long and brought it to Mr..
Longs 2-year-old boy, playing in the yard.
The little fellow was delighted with his
new toy, and, grasping the wriggling rep
tile near the tail toddled into the house
to show 1t to his mother. Mrs. Long was
badly frightened, but dispatched the
snake with a poker and turned around
to see the cat running in with another
snake in it's mouth. The second snake.
fully as large rs the first, was also killed,
and tabby went out in search of more.
The snakes were of a harmless species,
but they might not have BEEN as rat
tlesnakes are frequently killed about the
prairies here.
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| formed With another part of the
| American people considerations of
policy have particular weight in the
| formulating of an opinion as to the
| Administrations course. We believe it
to be indisputable that the number of
| those who regret the administration
| plan-merely on grounds of policy-has
| increased rapidly within six months.
| This augmenting of forces is due, in
part, to the fact that the subduing of
| the Filipinos is proving to be much
| heavier task and a far-more unsa It's
factory one that the administration led
the public to believe it would be.
On this score. the president himself
was radically mistaken. He had an
nounced himself in stern opposition to
the taking of the islands. He changed
his mind; he is man who does change
his mind, veering with every wind of
doctrine When he concluded to pay
Spain twenty millions the president
bought hundred-fold more Philippine
trouble than he had bargained for,
We have had more fighting in the
Philippines than we had anticipated
indeed, the official talk was that as
soon as We made a demonstration of
military strength in the islands the ma
tives would rush toward us with tokens
of submission. The war is less popular
than it was; by all the signs, it will
grow in disfavor constantly.
And the erstwhile imperiaists are
admitting that all the earlier prophe-
cies of brief military operations were
an illusion. Take the Boston Herald,
somed out as a most enthusiastic an
nexationist. 1t said last Friday: THE
indications are that the putting down
of the present Instruction in these
islands, while it may bring present and
more active hostilities to an end, is
likely to fail in insuring the permanent
quietude of the islands We are by no
means sure that those with whom our
soldiers are now contending will fail to
retire into the Businesses of the noun
tains to harass and prolong their strug-
gle there by guerrilla warfare. Even if
they do not take this course, it is
proved that there is an ignorant and
excitable population over which we
have undertaken to rule that may be
stirred into revolt whenever a mis-
cherous leader arises. We shall need
permanent garrisons to deal with these
dangers
There was no serious suggestion that
our vast increase of territory follow
ing the Louisiana purchase called fer an
increase in our standing army; it was
not limited, when we acquired territory
as the sequel of the Mexican war that
we needed more soldiers; it was not
proposed after our civil war; that the
army be increased.
But we have a situation now which,
manifestly, the president proposes to
use with the next congress as the basis
of a demand for more regular troops.
Whitelaw Reid blandly informs us that
all the things leading up to this de-
mand have been settled If that is so,
Mr.. Reid is the only editor in the
United States who knows the news.
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Nothing Striking About 1t.

From the Washington Star.
Jeffries proudly declares that he will do
all he can to defend the championship.
Tie next man who wins it will say the
same thing, so the public has no need to
worry for fear so picturesque an institu-
ton will become extinct
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It's an Aguinaldo Tip.

From the Los Angeles Express.
Ii is reported that a company has been
organized in Belgium for the purpose of
developing the Philippine islands. Agui-
naldo must have given them tip that he
is about to send more peace commission,
erS to General Otis.
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From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
There is unquestionably a growing
feeling of public impatience at the diff
ffculties and delays which are being
experienced in suppressing the Tagal
insurrection and an increasing senti-
ment that the time has come for this
country to put forth its strength in
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Whore Others Failed.

From the Chicago Record.
The company whicA is raising money to
buy up all the breweries may be success
full but a great many individuals in the
past have gone broke trying to buy up
all the products of the same.
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Current Comment.
He Probably Knows,

FROM the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Senator Hanna says it will be McKin-
ley and Hobart in 1900, and nobody seems
fully prepared to insinuate that he
doesn't know what he's talking about.
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The Genesis of the Klondyke.

From the Boston Globe.
One man is said to have found seven
pounds of gold in six days since the
Yukon river inaugurated its summer
opening, Wonder if he rested on the
seventh daV
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She Had Too Much Change.

From the New York Press.
A Buffalo woman who is suing her nus
band for separation charges that in the
last five years they have lived in nc less
than 40 houses. That man evidently found
it cheaper to move than pay rent.
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Overtime.

From the Washington Post.
The Cincinnati man who was gwen ten
days for stealing an eight-day CLOCK nat
urally feels that he got about two days
the worst of it.
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First Fruits.

From the st. Louis Star.
The first victory of the disarmament
congress NAV be recorded in the fact that
the rival kings of Samoa are busily en-
gagged in disarming their subjects
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republican campaign fund was S2900,0 900,
sounds almost too frank for anything
The only question is as to whether the
campaign managers may not begin to
suspect that Mr. Kohlsaat knows too
much.
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New York Ofice-4S Tribune Building.
Chicago Office-469 The Rookery.
The s. c. Beckwith Special Agency
Eastern Representatives
Washington Bureau-1,4 Ais G St, N. W.
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Expansion Organs All
for Big Army Now

FROM the Washington Post.
have We a right to feel surprised
that these Filipinos continue their
nght against a nation they both hate
ana desp1se--a nation whose forces sat
inert In Manila while they practically
invested it, and resented nothing ex-
cept Aguinaldo's bold attempt to ex-
terminate them? They cannot form
an estimate of us save by the standard
of their personal experience. What
they know, and all they know, is that
we exhibited no decision and declared
no purpose at a time when such ac-
ton would have impressed them, and
that even now. after weeks of al
most uninterrupted fighting, they can
erect Notifications within seven miles
of Manila and meet US in battle at
the very gates of our only stronghold.
we do not agree with that cabinet
ofhclal who is reported as having COM
planned that the Filipinos do not
know when they are whipped If
we are to believe the press reports that
reach US they are not whipped at all,
SO. Neither to be frank, do we see
any reason why the Filpinos should
suspend hostilfties. We have declared
no policy which they can consider from
a peaceable or a political point of
view, and we have failed to convince
them of the necessity of surrendering
to a force of whose purposes they are
thus far ignorant.
To say that the result of our war
with the Filipino insurgents has been
disappointing, but family expresses the
general judgment of the public. 1t
mas been more than disappointing, it
has in large measure been disastrous.
True. we have never been defeated in
battle, but we have had desperate
fighting, fearful exhaustion of health
and sacrifice of life without substantial
results, as the insurgents seem to be
as strong to-day as they We're at the
outset.
The best informed in military, naval
and civil circles agreed in the judg-
ment of General Otis that the troops
furnished him would be fully equal
to the task of accomplishing the over
throw of the rebellion. The result
proves that the strength and resources
of Aguinaldo had been underestimated,
and we must now meet the situation
as it is.
1t is very grave condition, but one
that can be met and the problem
solved without doubt as to the issue.
The army of General Otis must be
greatly enlarged, and it is now the
obvious duty of the government to fur
nish more troops than may be need
ed, rather than less. The greatest
economy in the sacrifice of the health
and life of troops and of national
treasure would be in sending a force
to Manila sufficiently strong to over
whelm the insurgents at every point
and hold all positions won from them
1t is idle now to talk of the policy
of the administration in the Philip
pines. If it We're even wrong at the
outset it is not possible to recede
from it now until the rebellion shall
be ended by the bayOnet or by mu-
tual and just concession.
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If sbourd R,vet Attention.

From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat
An up-to-date boiler iron drama mas al
ready been announced, in which jim JET
fries will star.
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1t Knows Too Much.

From the Boston Herald.
The Chicago Times-Herald seems to be
gifted with an as tonishing frankness. Its
latest statement. that the last national
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There Are Several Others.

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
1t is not alone the college educated
woman who thinks she knows more than
her husband.
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