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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-20
PosToFF1cE BUILDING.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1899.
LET THE MONEY l:tE. rOT,T.. C:Al

LII f1lI MCN'E1 IIE- FORTE. tAl-
The proposition OF a prominent CT :. n
Of Newport News to give 81 900 toward
the hospital building fund in the event
that four other persons Will come III,
with a like amount, should insure IL,
establishment of this very necessary
institution. While there are not many
men in the city who can spare such a
sum 81 money, IL seems that there
should be at cas, four With nnan al
means sufficient to mcu, this generous
offer. Let the $1,000 nucleus be fort.,.
coming and the establishment Of til.
hospital will be simply Il question Of !,
few months. The institution must
come, but it is a long way off if it mus;
wait for the contributions Of those yio
already find it difficult to make both
ends meet. There arc many gentlemen
who have incomes Of many thousands;
annually. derived from property which
would be comparatively Worthless iu.
for the rapid growth and development
OF the city. Having pruii,ed by ,hac
conditions now let them assist in pro
Eiding one OF the institutions mad.
necessary BY the flood tide of procrc$s
which has borne them 10 prosperity.
The anti-impcralisti: league, which
met in Chicago, has adopted 4 tlcclala-
ton Of principles, in which We note IL.
following:
I'VE propose to contribute to the &c :
feat Of any person Or party that stands
for the forciblc subjugaton If any !eu-
pie. We Shall oppose Cor recollection all
who, in the White House or in Congress
betray American liberty in pursuit
Of un--Amcrican ends. We shall hope
that both our great political parties w,:l
support and defend the declaration Of
independence in the closing campaign
of the century"
The declaration closes with an irvi-
tation for the cooperation Of ''all mon
declaration of independence and lie
constitution Of the United States
We fear that the wcll-meanng ger
tlemen. who are permitting their con
ception Of liberty 70 lap over into IL
cense. have undertaken a rather her u
lean task. TO say nothing Of the num-
berless horde already under "iorciblc
subjuga ton" there is lots of work on
The followers Of Aguinaldo must first
be saved from the Americans and rhen
the Niscayan Islanders, who refuse 10
consent to being governed by the grea.
should come in for a large share o.
sympathy and assistance from these
gentlemen as they are people who
are in Imminent danger Of being for
ciby subjugated Whle we have he
highest respect ina SinabIc for the mo
tivcs which inspire these gentlemen
who gathered at Chicago in the i.tci-
est Of a cause which they believe to be
right. I'VE arc surprised tina, none u
them seems TO have realized the fool
ishness Of such a movement and lha IL
dicuious ends to which 4 consistent ad-
herence 70 their principles would lead
SO long as these mist aiken theorists con
fine themselves 10 mere talk ii i. no
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-20
PENSIONS.

Rounties, Arrears Of Pay. Patents,
Land War; rants. Duplicate Discharges,
Etc, Etc.
SPANISH WAR CLAIMS SETTLED
JOSEPH THELON, Attorney.
G,ate Of Washington, D. ,C.)
Address National Soldiers Home, va.
2. .. Box 255. 11-l2--tf
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-11
rREAsoNi fREAsoNi

The Youngstown Telegram, :" a rabid
imperialistic organ has lashed itself
into violent fury, because Edward
Atkinson, scholar patriot and philan-
thropist, and the head of the anti
imperial league, Of Boston, has used
tho United States mails in forwarding
to the Philippines, compilations OF
statements made in debate in both
houses Of Congress, and published by
the government. 1t charges Mr.. Atkin.
son with the high crime of treason, ar
quotes section of the United States
statutes to sustain its irieuzied charges.
1t further, feels called upon, to warn
Mr.. Atkinson and such as be
against any further so called
atrocious Rcts. All this fury, all
this hate, all this venom,
against patriotic Americans who love
liberty, justice and humanity. can only
come, as TIE Telegram" itself suggests,
from "bitter taste in the mouth
If Mr.. Atkinson and such as he, are
guilty of treason, the administration
should have no hesitancy in bringing
the offenders to answer tor their afro
cious crimes. To compare liberty Low.
ing Americans with such men as Bene
dict Arnold is nothing less than the
veriest rot, indulged in, only by those
who love the tyranny Of Conquest born
Of greed and lust.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-11
their own choice, rather than one who
bears the Hanna stamp, is regarded by
the Cleveland Leader ss nothing less
than rank treason.
BLAME 1T ON A CLERK.

The people have been heard from,
and the administration has come to a
speedy conclusion that Mr.. Atkiuson's
pamphlets are not seditiou and shall
there'orJ not bs excluded from the
malls The Imperialists realize that
they have blundsrsd and now seek to
shift the blame on a poor insignificant
clerk in the postoffice department.
This is an undignifed way out. The
admin stration, IL honest with the peo-
pie, would have said, eve have heard
your mighty protests against the wrongs
we are committing, and they constitute
a warning we do not care to ignore" f"
The people Of America are tolerant, and
indeed sometimes long suffering, but the
right of free speech and free press
will never be denied them, while this is
a Republic.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-11
A SIGNIFICANT ELECTION.

The election in Baltimore city on
Monday, in which the Democrats made
a gain of 16, 900 and elected Democrat.
ic mayor by nearly 1000 majority has
in it more than local importance. The
campai n was fought ON strictly party
lines, little attention being paid to local
issues or the personality of the candi,
dates.
In 1896, the Republican majority in
Baltimore was over 81 900 and the state
gave 81, 900 majority for Mckinley, and
the Republican state ticket had 1905
majority at the last election. The heavy
Dem mocratic gains at Mondays election
can be regarded as political revolu
luton, and can safely be taken as an
indication of what Maryland and the
other states will do in the coming fall
elections.
The criminal aggression against dis-
tant peoples, the many scandals grow
ing out of the war, the svidity of favor
ed contractors, all had their influence
In the Baltimore election
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-11
"FILIPINOs ARE CHRIsTIANIZED AND
SENT TO HEAVEN IN DROYES."

Genl John Beatty Of Columbus,
Ohio, now engaged in the banking bus
ine5s in that city, and who is ore Of the
old war horses of The Republican party,
gives his opinion on the Atkinson
pamphlets and the position of the ad-
ministraton on i'm perialism in the fol-
wing plain but forcible language:
81 have had Edward Atknson's pamphlets
my house for some time. / looked them
over to ascertain If they contained anything
which was at all likely to induce Admiral
Dewey, General Otis, General Miller and
Parks Schurman and Worcester to throw up
their commissions, abandon their salaries
and go over to the enemy! Finding there
was not, concluded that Mckinley and the
members of his Cabinet had simply been
making asses of themselves, as has been
their custom at least once week for the past
year,
About every man | have met on the street
today has written for copies of the Atkinson
amphlets, and if the author is at all grateful
he will send the Administration a letter of
thanks for the free advertisement it has given
him.
Mckinley and his counselors doubtless
feel easier than they did, for the Associated
Press dispatches inform us that the five
pamphlets were seized by the postoflice officials
of San Francisco, and are now safely in the
custody of this great republic.
1T was hardly necessary for Mr.. Atkinson
to remind us that Mckinley had said: 'FOrci.
BILE annexation would be criminal aggression,
for what Mckinley may say, for or against a
proposition, doesn't count with those who
know him; ne has habit of getting on both
sides of a question-now silver then gold-uOw
for the freedom of folks and then for their en-
slavement now for benevolent assimilation
and then for brutal subugation; now for the
home market and again for the open door, in
the Hayes time of the Kuklux, and little
later for the constitutional rights of the negro.
The fact is, Mckinley never expresses an
opinion until he ascertains the drift of the
mob, and nobody in Ohio can flop quicker
than he can.
"Of course, all who insist that 'forcible an
nexatiOn is criminal aggression are now trail
tors. SO also are those who believe that Gov
emments derive their just powers from the
consent of the governed IL loyal men
should know that Mckinley knows exactly
what the Filipinos need, and what they ought
to have and how and when they ought to have
it. The merciless butchery of defenseless
people is all right enough SO long as you say
your prayers regularly.
Americans have just escaped the great dan
ger which would h ave resulted from the sue
cessful transmission of five copies of Atkin'
sons pamphlets to the Philippines, but are
still stunned Bnd breathless in view of the
peril which so recently confronted them. The
Filipinos, ON the other hand, are getting on
very nicely. They are being Christianized
and sent TO heaven in droves"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-11
How 10 Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with
your water and let 1t stand twenty-iour
hours: sediment or settling indicates
an unhealthy condition OF the kidneys;
II 1t stains your linen IL is evidence Of
kidney trouble; too frequent desire to
pass IL or pain in the back is also con-
vincing proof that the kidneys and
bladder are out Of order.
WHAT TO DO.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy
fulflls every wish In curing rheumatism,
pain in the back, kidneys, liver, blad-
der and every part of the urinary pas
ssges. 1t corrects inability to hold the
water and scaldiDg pain in passing IL,
or bad effects following use of liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that un-
pleasant necessity of being compelled to
20 often during the day, and to get up
many times during night. The mild and
the extraordinary effect of Swamp Root
is soon realized. 1t stands the highest
for its wonderful cures OF the most dis
tressing cases. If you need a medicine
you should have the best. At druggists
fifty cents or one dollar.
You may have a SIMPLE bottle and q
book that tells more about it, both sent
absolutely free by mail, if y, send your
address to DIR. Kilmer g. Co., bingham
ton, N. Y. When writing be sure and
mention that you read this generous
| offer in the Newg-Democrat.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-11
Ing Of the county primaries sometime
prior to the state convention.
EVIDENTLY NOT WELL INFORMED.

Sheriff John J. Zaiser's name is announced
as a candidate for sheriff. subject tn the decis-
ion of the Republican election. If the faith
full performance of all the duties of his office
count for anything with the voters of stark
county, Mr.. Zaiser will have no difficulty in
securing the nomination by ar overwhelming
majority. During the two years he has been
in Office he has gained the confidence and re-
spect at all with whom he has come in official
contact and his reelection will show but
proper appreciation of his efficiency Mas
sillon Independent.
The "lndependenp' evidently is not
well informed on Sheriff u Users "faith-
ful performances of eli the duties of his
ofiice.' Being somewhat remote from
the county seat, it probably does not
get the court proceedings in full, and
can therefory be excused for its fulsome
praise Of Sher Fl y User. The grand
jury sitting at the January term, 1889,
of which James q. Corns of Massillon
was foreman, in its report on the con-
dition Of the Jail, recomn ended, that
more light and ventilation be provided
and that obstr ictions, such as dirt, be
removed from the windows, that the
cells be cleaned and the walls brushed off.
1t also set .orth in tnat report that the
sheriff should see to it that the bed
clothes are cleaned, and particular at
tention wss called to the blankets.
The grand jury sitting fer the May
term, just few months after the
sherifI's conduct of the county jail had
been so severely criticised by the former
grand jury, brings in the following re-
port on the condition of the unity jail
sftt r it's visit OF Inspections:
1--WE endorse the recommendation
made to this court, by the grand juy
sitting at the January term ia 1899
We further re 'ommsna that more at
tention be given cleanliness, that the
floors be more frequently scrubbed, the
win lows washed and the whole Jail be
cleaned. ISAAC NJ. TAGGART,
Foreman"
The Independent in justice to its
clientele, should publish the grand
jury's report as given above and thus
correct the error into which it has, no
doubt, unwittingly fallen.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-11
THE DOLLAR AND EMPIRE, OR. THE
MAN AND DEMOCRACY WHICH

That th3 American people will soon
have to choose between Empire and
Democracy, is as certain now, as it was
In the times OF the American Revolu-
ton, The best American thought
views the impending danger to our Re.
public and our Republican institutions
with gravest apprehension.
James CLARK Ridpatb, the American
scholar and historian, in recent inter
view, makes a statement worth reading
and studying. He says:
''The present political order declares
by it's actions and its utteTances that
government exists in its own right, and
that 1t may properly perpetuate itself
by any and every means, whether the
people concsde i,s righteousness or not.
The present political order is based on
the dollar. The true political order is
based on the man. The man and tie
dollar are at war, and the one or the
other must go to the wall. If the man
prevails over the dollar, then democrs-
cy will continue to exist as a fact and
a principle among men. Ii the dollar
pr1vails over the man, then the empire
will prevail over democracy. The EN-
pire chooses the dollar, and the demoC-
racy chooses the man.
There is in this gu stion no middle
ground. Batween Gemocr lcy and em
pire there is no place of stable eqnilib-
rum. 1t. will be one thing or the other.
our fathers created Democratic re-
public. Greed, inhuDlanity. despotic
instincts still remaining in the race the
lust Of power aud conquest have revived
among us, and the whole tren of these
forces is toward the destruction of
Democracy. You may say the destruc-
ton of Repubicanism, Is you will, tor
we are ali in one boat. If our ship
shCu d go over the falls what good will
1t do to any man to stund on the PROV
and shout to the hell of waters, Il am a
Republican, Can man save his soul
by being a Republican? Can he save
his soul by being a Democrat? He can
save his soul, and save hi' country too,
by being a patriot Jefferson WIS n
patriot. He was a Republican-Demo-
crat. That was the name OF the party
which he founded. Lincoln was q
prtriot and hs also was a Republican
Democrat. Whoever believes in equal
rights for all, with special priviIsges for
none, and who puts his creed into
practice, is patriot, and he, too, is a
Republican Democrat. There sr
enough OF such to rescue our institu-
ii ns in this day Of alarm and despera-
tiop."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-11
COST OF A NATIONAL CRIME.

The pamphlets from the pen Of Mr.
Atkinson, constituting his polemics
against wer, which have attained the
distinction o. exclusion from the United
States mail, are respectfully entitled:
l. "The cost of National orim."
2. "The He'll Of War and its penal
ties"
8. "criminsl aggression; by whom
committed2"
In the fret Mr.. Atkinson analyzef
the revenue and expenditure of the
| United Stat, 8, past and future, with a
view to showing that, as a result of the
active war with Spain and the subse,
quent proceedings to which he gives
the name of "Passive War;" there will
be deficit in the fi'cal year ending
June 80, 1900, Of $3.50, 100000 and
probably more. He closes with the
following arguments:
"The pretexts upon which this 90.
called policy Of imperialism is promoted
consist ofmixed motives of piety, profits
and patriotism.
"To the advocates who hope for @
great field In missionary service, we
M put the question, How many OF
the Youth Of America will you subject
| to vice as sacrifice for each heather
convert you may make?
To the advocates of the expansion
Of commerce we will put the question,
How much will you increase the power
( the people of the Philippine islands
to consume American goods, when, IN
fact, during the last ten years they
have bought of as on the average $780,.
600 worth yesr? Yet we have bought
of them annually in the same period an
average Of 81 900 600 worth, mainly gu.
gar and hemp, and from the export du.
ties on these products the Spanish
government has secured its principal
revenue, such export taxes being for.
hidden by the constitution Of the Unit
cd States.
"To those who set up the prstext OF
patriotism, we call attenti IN to the re
flex of militarism, the pauper labor OF
continental Europe waiting for its rem
edy, until the masses who carry the
guns turn them against the classes who
carry the sword-to their oppression In
the conscript service, which is eating
out the heart OF Europe.
"To the workhen we put the ques-
ton. How long will you bear an addit.
ional tax on the articles Of common use
which are consumed. not in proportion n
to ability, but in proportion to num-
bers, from which the principal revenues
Of the United States are collected, such
additional tax upon everyone OF your
families of five persons surely coming
to not less than $l6 year2
''The pretexts are piety profits and
patriotism; the conclusions, vice, We
nality and pauperlsm. These are the
concomitants which surely accom- pany
the rule of the blood and iron and the
control OF the masses by the military
| classes"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-11

The beef board has made its report,
and as was expected, they clear the
contractors and packers of all blame. II
says in part that the beef supplied to
the army during the war with Spain
was not unfit Tor use as charged by Gen,
Miles and others.
Gen. Miles, agf inst whom the admin,
istration has been making fight, comes
in for good share Of censure.
The beef board, no doubt, had a tip
from Secretary Alger as to the kind Of
report that was expected and governed
itself accordingly. What farce these
commissions are.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-11

John e. Monnot and John O. Har.
mony, manager and editor, respective
ly, OF the Canton News Democrat, have
already demonstrated their capabilities
in the two first issues OF that journal,
and are much to be congratulated.
Having offered it's respects TO the new
management, The lndepen lent hastens
to take of it's hat to the retiring editor,
Brother McGregor fought a good fight;
right brayely did he depict the glories
OF The Democracy and the depravities
Of Republication, and n1ver can it be
said that he occupied the top Of the
fence when important issues W re at
3 AXE. May Brother McGregor's shadow
never grow eis, and may he find con
so,sti ga ,De Goose ou ness of ever re-
tai Ing The independents most distin-
guished consideration II Massillon In
dependent.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-11
LIBERTY MEETINGS.

The policy Of imperialism and Grimm
al aggression which the adminis'r ltion
has adopted, and which it has been
pursuing for months with relentless
cru uslty, has aroused the American lib
erty loving people, to give voice to an
apparently latent sentiment,--the SEN
timent of true Americanism, loyalty to
liberty, justice and humanity. Liberty
meetings, recalling Revolut onary times,
ara being held all over the land, to
protest aga ainst the mighty crime against
liberty and humanity. The insoent
cry of treason" cannot silence the
honest, earnest liberty loving people
who are devoted to the best interests OF
our country, and who hate conquest
and tyranny instigated by greed and
lust.
The sentiment against the abandon.
ment OF the principles upon which
the republic is founded cannot be i'm
paired by threat from those clothed
in "brief authority" II 1t be treason
TO protest against the destruction of all
chat is dear to the hearts of the Ameri-
can people,-liberty, justice and hu-
manity, in the ! nguage Of that great
American patriot, Patrick Henry, "let
them make the best Of it," Let the
Liberty Meetings' go on.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-11
THE BOSS.
a Republic

Ex-Msyor McKisson, OF Cleveland,
probably knows what be is talking
about when he declares that Hanna is
making life uncomiortsbl and promo
ton impossible tor Republicans who
oppose his assertion of Boss power, end
that President Mckinley has long ago,
become disgusted at it, but that Hanna
has so deeply interviewer himself into
all the different branches of the govern
ment that even the president was pow
erless to act, and, and nothing short OF
the power Of the people will be able to
overthrow him. Says the ex.Mayor:
"Hanps TODAY is at the head of syn
dicate, composed of himself and other
oorporationists, who are seeking to put
the entire business of the country on a
trust basis, and to make all the ends Of
the Government subservient to the
trust of which they are the head"
Here Is plain statement of well
known fact, from one of the leading
Republicans Of Ohio. The ex-mayor
had the courage to oppose Hanna, and
it no doubt brought him defeat in his
recent campaign. McKisson's turn may
come next.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-11

Besides having the reputation of be-
ing the greatest fire eater, in Ohio,
Senator Foraker has also the record OF
being the greatest political acrobat.
No man in public life, in the state, has
so successfully performed the feat OF
riding double. But just now he Is at
tempting most hazardous feat, that
Of riding double, the animals going in
opposite directions.
1t is a safe bet that whatever may hap
pen. he will land on his feet.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-11
We are pleased to note by the Toledo o

We are pleased to note by the Toledo
papers that Mrs. Kate B. Sherwood, for
some years leader in philanthropiC
and society work in this city, is none
the less prominent in Toledo. Mrs.
Sherwood is one of the beet and most
intellectual women in America today,
and her power and influence for good,
is not confined to any one city, no mat
ter where her home. Mrs, Sherwood ia
at the head of the Toledo Centennial
Association and success is assured.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-11

The Democratic County Central Com.
mittee will meet Saturday, May 13, to
fix the time Of holding the Democratic
primary elections.
The time of holding the Democratic
primary elections in Stark county
should be governed somewhat by the
time when The state convention is held.
The delegates to the state convention
should be- chosen at the same time the
county ticket is nominated. This
would, Of course, necessltate the hold.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-11

1t Is announced on good authority
that forty thousand laboring men wear
ing Jones badges will attend the Re
publican state convention. Is it this
information that moves the Cleveland
Leader to say, "Ohio must not add
anything to her recent political Disgrace
this year." For the laboring men OF
the state to support a candidate OF