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The age-herald., 1899-03-23
RETURNED TO THE
 HOME OF HANNA MGKlnley and Hobart Are Again at
 ThOmaSFille. THE TRIP TO JEKYL ISLAND Greatly Refreshed the President and
 His Party. POLITICS WAS NOT DISCUSSED Meeting of Reed and Mckinley Was Confined to Two Exchanges of Common Courtesies in the
 Presence ot Others.
HE TRIP TO JEKYL ISLAND
POLITICS WAS NOT DISCUSSED

Thomasville, Ga., March 22.-President Mckinley and Vice President Hobart re- turned to the home of Senator Hanna this evenng much refreshed and pleased with their trip to Jekyl Island The visit has been one of quiet enjoyment throughout. Politics cut not the slightest figure. The meeting of Speaker Reed and the president was confined to two exchanges of common courtesies in the presence of number of other persons. At Jekyl the president was made one of the large island family and permitted to exercise his own pleasure without any forced attentions.
 Nearly four hours today were spent in a pleasant water tr4p from Jekyl to Bruns- wick. MT. N. K. Fairbank, H. w. Cannon Mrs. Nelson Page, ex-Secretary Bliss and ladies of their families accompanied MT. Mckinley to the latter place. At Bruns- wck all the shipping, including three Span ish vessels, saluted the presidents cutter the Colfax.
 Presented With Spanish Flag
 H. H. Raymond, southern manager of the Mallory line, had the big steamer Rio Grande ablaze with bunting and also pre- sented to the president a good sized Span ish flag from the bark Tafalla, which had been waved in salute as the presidents boat steamed down the harbor to Jekyl Island last Monday. It was accompanied by the following note: This is the first Spanish flag which saluted President William Me Kinley after the conclusion of peace be- tween the United States and Spain and is now presented to the president at Bruns- wick, Ga, March 20, 1S99 with the compli- ments of Rosendo Torras, late vice consul of Spa:n.'
 The courtesy greatly pleased MT. McKin- ley.
 The presidential train to a parting cheer pulled cut of Brunswick at 1:45 and Con- ductor Joseph Palmer Jr., of the Plant System landed his distinguished passengers in Thomasvile at 5:35. The presidential party drove at once to Senator Hanna's and rested during the evening. Friday the pres ident will probably go to Tallahassee, re- turning the same day. Early next week he will leave here for Washington.
The age-herald., 1899-03-23

more big dinners there are in New York the better for the working people"
 The promoters of the Bryan dinner take 1t for granted that Governor Pingree will be one of their guests.
 Ex-senator German, it Is understood, will attend the Croker banquet.
The age-herald., 1899-03-23

Will make your nice Spring Suit for s25.
 L. ROGAN & co.
The age-herald., 1899-03-23
Bryan Will Attend Dinner

New York, March 22.-The Jefferson ban quet of the Chicago platform democrats of this city will take place on the night of April 19. Colonel William J. Bryan has given positive assurance that he will be present It is expected that he will make a notable speech, stating the stand which he believes the democratic party should take in the national campaign of next year. It Is planned to have the labor unions take very prominent part in the dinner.
The age-herald., 1899-03-23

New York, March 22.-Richard CrokeI said tonight: 'I don't care to say anything about MT. Bryan's letter of declination. am sorry he cannot understand difference of opinion. As t9 the fact that he will go to the one dollar dinnef-weil. I hope he will help the cause of democracy. Th<
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-22
CONCERNING sHLF-GoVERN-
MINT.

1t has been enormously taken for
granted in certain quarters that the
Declaration Of Independence af1rms,
or at least implies, that the right Of
self government ia one of the inaIien
able rights with which all men are en-.
doWed by their Creator. In conse,
quence some men assume this doctrine
to be true, on the authority of that
D -%cIaratIon, and others, seeing it to
be evidently false, repudiate that
D, claration. But neither can have
read with much care the document
which the first eulogize and the sec
ond condemn, The Declaration of In
dependence does not afirm, nor even
remotely imply, that self government
is an ~inalienable right.
In fact, self government is not a
right at all-it is a capacity. We
might as we'll say that it is the inalien
able right Of every man TO read or
every animal to fy as to say that it is
the i~nalienable right of every COM
munity to govern itself. It is wrong
to forbid men to read; but there are
men who cannot read, and it they are
to learn anything they must be read
to; it is wrong to forbid men to exer
else self governmsnt, bus there are
men who cannot exercise self-govern-
ment, and if they r not to destroy
both themselves and others they must
be controlled. Self government or self
command is, says the Century Die,
tionary, that equanimity which en-
Rbles one in any situation to be reason.
able and prudent, and to do what the
circumstances require" If a man pos.
sesses this equanimity, is reasonable
and prudent, can do and does do what
the circumstances require, he has a
right to be let alone. But if he has
not this q animity, if he is not reason
able and prudent, if he does not do
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-22
A GROUNDLRss CHARGE.

The Charlotte Observer says: LESS
than a year ago the Oubans were ex
citing much sympathy by appeals to
this country to stop the war the Span
iards we're waging upon them. Their
cry ives heard and answered; the cruel
Spaniard was driven from the Western
Hemisphere. But al hes been asked.
before, at what COST Now we have
tn. spectacle of a much better people
than the Cubans appealing to the civ
iliz9d world to stop the war the United
States are waging upon them. which is
devastating their country. It turns
out that in our z saI to act for the sake
of humanity we have driven the 'mer
CHESS, red handed Spaniard' from the
West only to take his place in the
East. There is a heavy responsibility
in this business to be charged against
somebody when the day of settlement
arrives" And some Of our exchanges
are saying that this STRIKES the nail
on the head" In our opinion it does
nothing Of the kind. While we are
firmly of the opinion that we should
not have taken possession of the Philip
pines, we do not think that fact ex
cuses the assertion that we are carry
ing on war in Spanish style. Our val
in the Philippines is certainly being
conducted in accordance with the laws
of war and we are neither starving the
people nor working on the reconce1
trado plan.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-22

az he should be beaten, you have got
20 marshal the men who are sCrupu.
lous in their morals, who believe in
decency and right, and who, go far
from having any fear. are ready, if
need be, to smite with the sword Of the
Lord and OF Gideon"
Let Roosevelt's doctrine be preached
everywhere. Do not tell the careless
voter that his Congressman are to
blame for his condition. Tell him that
he himself is to blame, because il his
Congressman have legislated against
his interests. he has permitted it.
R~oosevelt's suggestion az to common
sense in politics is also worth repeat
ing: :,
Take Abraham Lincoln's words,
when he said that if he could not get
the best, then he was going to
get the best possible. Never be
content with evil, never accept apol-
ogiss for what is bad, but do not throw
away the chance to get good merely
because it is not the best that could be
obtained under ideal conditions"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-22
THE THINKERS.
THE PROPER

E96 ENOS GN N ! la
was very much interested in your
remarks in The Farmers Voice Of
July 8, where you speak OF what
Aaron Jones has to say about trust
legislation. In making demand foI
legislation it is necessary to be explicit
in just what you want, and every
statement should be clear cut aud
precise, so that only one interpreta.
ton should be given. Legislation Of
the shot gun order generally hits. if it
hits all, about where you don's want it
to hit. A man may be sent to con
gress and he may honestly try to do
everything he can, but he is haudi
capped IN SO May places that failure
seems inevitable, and unless he knows
just what it q he wants to do, he may
do something that looks some like it,
but yet be Of no value at all.
Unless the common people can form
ulate and draft out some provisions of
law upon which they can all unite,
and even be ready to smash old party
lines all to pieces but that they will
have it, their general random talk is
like talking to the wind so far az &C
complaining anything to their benefit.
The interests of the common people
In the law making houses have nobody
to look out for them except the mem
bers elect, but the interests Of trusts.
and all manner Of grab games, have
the very best talent they a hire to
go and be ever ready to push along q
bill that may further their ends, or be
ready to throw checks Ia the way OF a
bill that works against their interests.
The way to do is to draft the bill be-
fore the election, and get it in such
shape that it can be agreed upon by
the great bulk Of the common people,
and then have your members pledged
to stand by that bill just as you hand
it to them, and then you will have
some show Of getting something done
that will be Of interest to you. But,
says some one, how are we going to get
up something upon which we can all
agree9 I know that's precisely the
question, and if you see a mountain
before you in that proposition, don't
be too hard on a poor member Of the
legislature if his forty days we're spent
and to all appearance only the wrong
thing accomplished.
Well, my idea of the way to go at it
is for every me who may be able to
have an idea on the subject to write
it down, and then take it before the
farmers club, OF the grange, and there
discuss it, and vote upon it, and il
sufficiently sanctioned by the vote, to
pass it on to the next club or grange
for them to discuss; but here is
very essential thing, and that is not to
be too queruIous, and remember that
other peoples ideas may be really as
good as yours, and may work fully as
we'll.
Keeping the common people scat
tered is where the unscrupulos
schemer gets in his fine work, for
were they all to unite upon one idea,
there is no power great enough to
withstand them. The people a yet
have it all their own way if they will
only get together and talk sense, and
agree upon it, and then vote straight
at it.-Tnomas Buchanan in Farmers
Voice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-22
THR POLITICIANS WERE NOT
THERE.

The Charlotte Peoples Paper in the
following paragraph strikes the nail
~squarely on the head:
MEN who go into the Alliance here
after for the sole purpose Of riding into
a fat Office as has been done hereto
force are going to find some rough
stock on the ranch. ave don't mean to
say that q man cannot be a member Of
the Alliance and hold a political job,
but we do say if his sole aim when he
joins the Alliance is to get a political
job he will have a j ID getting a politi
cal job. There are a number of men
in this State holding down good fat
State and National jobs that rode in
on the Alliance and profess to be mem
bers of the order but only one Of them
was prt S mt at the State meeting"
R ght you are; the politicians were
not there. And hereafter it would be
we'll to watch the fellows who rode
into office on the Alliance" but deserted
it in it's hour of need. The Alliance.
men of the State have had some ex
p~erience that they can turn to good
account just now.
And one of the best indications that
the Alliance at it's recent State meet
ing did good work is found in the fact
that all the practical politicians are
mad and kicking. They are alarmed
at the idea of men of all parties joining
together in a great fraternal organiza-
ton, one # whose purposes is Ito labor
for the education of the masses in the
scienca of economical government in a
strictly non partisan spirit" Some
Fusion politicians are saying that the
Alliance has gene Democratic and is
ruined, while many Democratic pollti-
clans are Matching up any number Of
equally slanderous charges.
But the people ''see through the
game" of these politicians, and are
going to organize in spite OF them, and
IN some instances to spite them! Let
the good work go on.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-22

Bro. A. n. Hunter, writes that at
the Davidson county meeting in July,
one newly re organized Sub. was re
ported. He thinks the Order is on the
up grade in old Davidson. From every
section of the State we are receiving
most encouraging reports. Let every
man do his duty and the work will go
forward as never before.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-22

The Dreyfus trial continues. The
Progressive Farmer does not publish
the proceedings as it is merely a re
hash of the charges and counter
charges that have been made for four
years past. The evidence seems
strongly in favor of Dreyfus, but the
judges, it is thought, are prejudiced
against him and his acquittal is not
absolutely certain.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-22

In a Democracy, where the meJorlIy
is assumed to rule, to be in reality En0
governing power, there should be nO
power, no law, NJ privilege, no pFec0
dent, no constitutional or other leglS,
Iative enactment that for /"
moment should stand between
that mai ority and the exercise OF tna'
power-assuming, of course, 1t Is
just power to be justly exercised ~
man, no set of men, no President ~
House, no Senate, no lobby, 70 JuNs7,
no court of one nor of five or ten' 9Fot
more or less judges should sEahu -
tween the msj0rIey and its Jlss T, 1d
or desire. II, then, the majority shou-
rule, the people should nave an OPP
tunity to express themselves oI~oT
and all legislation proposed u nt5or
such form Of government. IL "a a-st
words, every proposed Law snoulu ,5air
be submitted to Gne people IOr Vn ~
scrutiny, consideration, approVa'
re- jection.-N. Y. Verdict Dem)'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-22

There is no true manhood WltnOu,
high purpose. Purpose ls mora I'm IN.
centraEion. 1t is the rudder OF tn0 an
divIdual life. Purpose means b WIG
object in life, a definite goal TO aSsbI
IL IL not confined TO az exalted am m.
tlon, towering into the clouds OF sno di
a5Gainable-iC means the conscious n
recting each individual should g''
his life.-Wm. G. Jordan.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-26

try. But the ball went straight to Knox
who held 1t and stepped to second in time
to catch Spratt. That was pretty hard
luck. John Smith didn't lose heart and
hit for two bases. Sullivan sent one to
Perkins for "a single and that player
fun bled it Smith coming In. Conroy
didn't respond to this emergency and the
side was out.
We came awful near getting run in
the eighth. Clark made a three-bagRer
with one out, WAS thrown out In attempt
ing to score on Miller's grounder to Knox
and Evers returned it to first In time to
complete the play.
We were still one to the good when the
ninth Opened. but just here Brockton
dropped down on Miller like q ton of coal
and five hits Melted the visitors three
runs. Portland went out in one, two
three order and the fun was over for the
day.
There was just one less paid admission
than the day before and Burnham carried
away considerably more thansthe guaran-
tee. On the whole he ought to BIO pretty
we'll satisfied. The score;
PORTLAND.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-26
BASE BALL NOTES.

Umpire Carpenter who vas for one
season member of Nick Young's staf,
saw yesterdays game
Conroy played with his head when he
made the feint that aeld the man at third
yesterday.
Counihan certainly makes pretty bad
piece Of work of playing second base.
Colby's two wins are the surprise OF
the season in the Maine College league.
A fter losing CushInan and Scanneil no
one supposed they would be in it.
Burnham seems to have some good
hitters on his team. reports to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. Knox is
cracker-jack.
Manchester isn't doing a thing 60
Taunton.
The Portland 'sshome series terminates
Memorial day There will be no games
here until June II.
The success of the Portland tase ball
team ia arousing interest out here about
every day somebody from the two cities
goes In to see the games. The great
record of the Portland team could hardly
fail to awaken interest here and as it is
the only Maine team in the New England
league. what few ball cranks there are
here hope that 1t will keep up its win
ming streak to the end of the champion
ship race -Biddeford Record.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-26

OF the brokerage question is matter O.
deep Importance that demands the best
thought Of this association
9. The disposition shown by some rom
parties to multiply agencies exoifes nm.
healthy competition and lowers the stand
ard of our profession. We urge all our
mem bers to oppose this evil individually
and to carefully consider what future nc.
ton, II any, should be taken by this as
ISOLATION upon this question.
The following officers were elected:
President-Gen. 5. ID. Leavitt. East
port.
First Vice President-M. S. Bird,
Rocklend.
Second Vice President-L. G. Tyler,
Bangor.
Third Vice Presidential. Ii. Cove,
Biddeford.
secretary and Treasurer-Thomas ].
Little, Portland.
Executive Committee-H. N. Pink
ham, Portland; George 5. Gentle Houl-
ton; George IL. Grant, Ellsworth; Au.
gustus Bailey, Gardiner; +. e. Voter,
Pennington; Freeland Howe, Norway.
Delegates TO National Association TO
meet at Buffalo in August-H. N. Pink
ham, Portland, with A. b. Hall as alter .
nate; J. =. Hutchinson, Auburn, with
George A. Quimby of Belfast as alter.
nate. William Nv. loEoWu, bangor, WIN
W. \. .Curran. alternate; Gen. S. d.
Leavitt. Eastport, with G. II. Howard
as alternate; T. K. Voter of Pennington,
with Horace Perkins Of Waterville rs
alternate.
At seven O'Clock the members of the
association sat down to an informal ban
quet after which the regular session was
resumed and continued until late in the
evening. At this session brokerage rates,
mutual companies and similar matters
pertaining to the insurance business came
up for discussion. The matters under
discussion were finally left to the exeou-
tive committee to settle with the Maine
committee of tine New England Exchange.
1t is probable that these committees will
have a meeting in Portland within q
month to discuss these matters with a
hope of regulating some of them. Tho
meeting finally adjourned to meet at the
call of the executive committee In Ban
gor some time in October.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-26
CoLLEGEiLEAGUE CONSTITUTION


Waterville, May 25.-Managers of the
four Maine college mines, 9. H. Dascombe
of Colby, J. w. Whitney of Bowdoin, W.
S. Fassett of Bates and NJ. B. Downing
of University of Maine, met in .Waterville
this afternoon to act upon the protest
filed by Manager Dascomhe and to change
the constitution. Owing to disagreement
the protest was dropped. Article VII.
of the constitution was changed to read:
"The players in the league shall he bona
fids students Of the college or graduate
depar tmsnts thereof and when any man
shall have played four years in ali on
any varsity team of any college or colleges
in the United States, he shall not be
eligible to play In the league"
4 The following two articles were added
to the constitution: -. -
Article 12-In case of rain, the visiting
team shall receive one half OF their ex-
penses as q rain guarantee.
4 Article 13-The manager of the home
team shall at least one week before the
game, notify the visiting manager of his
choice of umpire, and the visiting mana
ger shall have the power to accept or re-
feet the home managers choice.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-26

Earned runs. Portland, 1 Brookton, 8.
Two-base hits, Spratt, Smith, loft,
Ganley, Knox Q. Three-base hits, Con.
ROY, Clark and Knox. Home run, Sulli-
van. Stolen bases, Spratt. Noblit, Clan
csy ., Evers. Sacrifice hit, Evers. First
base on called balls. by Miller 4, by Ever
son 2. Hit by pitched ball. by Miller l.
First base on errors, Portland. 8; Brock.
ton, Q. Struck out, by Everson, Spratt
and Miller. Double plays. Knox, unas-
sisted. Balk, Miller. Time, In. As IN.
Umpire, Kelley. Attendance. 800.
+: NEWPORT, II; LAWRENCE. 2.
Lawrence, Mass. May 25.-Newport
won today's game by superior all around
playing. Attendance, 500. The score:
Newport. x-l2
Lawrence, 0 o o 0 o. 2
Base hits-Newport, IA; Lawrence, Q.
rs-Newport, 3; Lawrence, Bat
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-26

had not been paid by Mr.. Jacques, and
this fact caused him to report that there
was due Mr.. jacques s4i, DALI, including
the Mears ascount, or SEA 503.5S not In
luding that account. The report of the
auditor is very voluminous and goes into
q bewildering array of conditions sur
rounding the construction of the palatial
cottage"
The amount Of the auditors's report Is
contested by Mr.. Pulitzer. who holds
among other things that MIR. Jaques
should not have his commissions,
amounting to about $4,000, because the
cost was so much above the estimates.
The frst estimate for the addition was
Sla, 900; but there were many additions
ana changes, the weather was unfavor-
able, etc., and the $4,000 was finally
swelled to sos, 600 MIR. Pulitzer claims
that he was not properly notified by the
architect of these prospective increases.
4 AS Mr.. Pulitzer was absent In Europe
much of the.time when sthe work was
going ON, as mir. Carvalho represented
him during the time, and as other agents
of Mr.. Pulitzer made reports. the case is
considerably complicated in this feature
also.
Furthermore, Mr.. Mears. this oontrac.
tor, has taken proceedings in the Circuit
court, brought directly against Mr.. Pulit-
yer, for the amount of his claim.
There is large and strong array of
counsel Mr.. Jaques Is represented by
ex-Mayor Nathan Matthews of Boston,
and Hannibal Il. Hamlin Of Ellsworth.
Mr.. Pulitzer is represented by l.. b.
Deasy of Bar Harbor and Arno W. King
of Ellsworth.
The case was opened by Mr.. Matthews
yesterday before Judge Webb and he con-
tinued through the afternoon with his
presentation of the case. At five O'Clock
Judge Webb adjourned court until ten
O'Clock this forenoon.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-26
BOXED TO DRAW.

Lewiston, May 26.-Mike Sears of Lew
iston and Morris Rosenberg of New York.
boxed 12-round draw at catch weights
In City hall tonight 1t was clean,
clever exhibition. Sears outpointed
Rosenberg. landing three blows to the
New Workers. one, andidoing nearly all
of the leading. Both men were fresh
when the bout ended. Dennis Dunn OF
Lewiston was referee.
The preliminaries were four round
bouts between Spin Mahoney and Ed
Kelley and Pat..Kilroy and Fred O'Brien.
Attendance 1900.