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The state herald., 1899-09-22

An exchange IN commenting on the
fact that many prominent republicans
are opposed TO the policy Of imperialism
says:
"Look at this list 81 names. They are
all leaders and men Of national fame in
republican counei,s;nnd everyone OF them
has expressed himself vigorously IN OPP
position 10 the Mckinley prograin Of i'm
perialism: Ex Speaker Reed, tx Gov
ernor Boutwell,, Ex Senator Edmunds,
Senator Roar, Andrew Carnegie. John
Sherman, Senator Foraker. General
Beatty, Senator Mason ard senator Bur
rowe. Even Ex President Harrison has
expressed himself in II lukowarm man
nef' and the lis, is growing daily. The
latest republican to speak out Il General
Edward Scoiield, present governor OF
Wisconsin. THE president Of the United
States ho said in his speech at tho stale
'ulr, "whose conduct fiom the beginning
1.-The unpleasant controversy with Spuin
mp 10 the present tine has been dignillsd
nnd staiesmanlke, has recently express
cd some views concerning our future rc
lations with those iaI.on islands which
seem tome to DO sigulfcnnL if,he pa.
pers have quoted the president correctly
10 saying that the Philippine Islands be.
long 10 this country by right OF purchase
aud by ibi, Is meant that Nhyn the IN.
surrertion is eupprtss,d, lhu5o islands
shall become par, Of United S,aics ici
fi'or,; and 4 tho policy 81 the war while
It 10 IN lncgrt.o Is to he nharcl to TINT
eDd, believe a very ,rnogs mtstuke
has been made. | do not think that tnio
rouniry should attempt to attach TO
tell terniory thousands OF mites away,
aud an alton ruce that It would take
centuries 10 amalgama. with ours. Ne
ate undcr racfod Obligations TO those
people growing out Of tho prugfcm OF
cNonin np 10 this iinio, bu, cannot be-.
hryo that these Involve tho attempted
ha'im'lauon Of . people and territory
With whom We have npiling IN common -
The state herald., 1899-09-22

When you desire to make anal proof
ON land fling, cali on Judge c. J.. SiA-
ter.
The state herald., 1899-09-22


Tho Denver Republican iu comment.
ins On the calling of an extra session OF
tie icainlaIors by Governor Thomas
snyt.
Under the circumstances, ~ lu III.
wise cours- for biui 10 l.'tphie bauds on
ihA extra heaa,on matter lie !. not re-
sponsib,u Tor the ihiluf, ot tho icsi,ln
iufe lpst winter 10 cuaci adequate resouue
laws Al tho beginning u Tho ,rs.ion b,
directed attention 10 Ito nrc.l of snuh
legislation. ilpynp diFo ihat tho fe,
upohsibility rested upon tho Legislature
ilbeli 10 net In accordance With HE frcrm
ncndniion, I, refused To do 80, and hc
can have no adequate ASSURANCE that 1t
would do In an extra session what It fall
rd TO do IN the regular session. lie Ia
out OF Il now, md No fsil 10 sec Why be
should push bimself iDto tho difficulty
by esllina the legislature together"
That is certainly very strange appeal
for newspaper 10 make TO a governor
ri Our state. Simply because .ap IL rlnius,
be is not responsible Tor the present 4
nnncial troubles of tl- state. he niue, 70.
fu,r 10 DO what hp ran. by yiftus Of lis
syaiAi pol,liuB, " give iLp representa-
The state herald., 1899-09-22
fir., pubiirn,on Aug: ,,sw

Application for maxim. iinai proofs
made free. by Clerk IL District C,nrt,
The state herald., 1899-09-22

In the district court.
Z. X. McPherrin plaintiff VS. Nebraska
Loan & Trust Company samuel N. Reagle. de-
The state herald., 1899-09-22

c.aSty s's,S p Of fHiSfnas. Psiiiip:. I"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-31
The Bank conspirators.

At a meeting of the National Bank
ers Association recently held at Cleve-
land, Ohio the following resolution
was adopted without dissenting
voice:
s'The bankers of the United States
most earnestly recommend that the
Congress of the United States at its
next session enact law to more
firmly, unequivocally establish the
gold standard in this country, by
providing that the gold dollar, which,
value, shall be the standard and
measure of all values in the United
States; that all the obligations of the
Guiding circulating notes of national
banks. shall be redeemed in gold coin,
and that the legal tender notes OF the
United States, when paid into the
treasury, shall not be relsSued except
upon the deposit of an equivalent
amount of gold coin."
This is understood to be the pro-
gram congress is to legislate into law.
Make every form of money redeem
able in gold. To contract the cur
rency of the country 100000 by
locking up all the greenbacks, which
can only be drawn out by putting in
their place an equal amount of gold
coin, thus keeping S346,00O,0O0 OF
either gold or greenbacks constantly
locked up in the treasury.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says:
"The bill which has procured the
favor of the president and his cabinet
and Republican party leaders will, II
carried out, result in the overthrow OF
our form of government. 1t was
| President Garfield who said, 'Tell me
who manages the finances of nation
and / will tell you who governs that
country"
The scheme provides for the issue
of 81, 900 900, 900 dollars in bonds at 3
per cent interest, making an annual
Interest charge of S3O,000,O00 for 50
years an aggregate Of one billion five
hundred millions of dollars in interest
that the republican party proposes to
pay the national bank trust, beside
giving it the exclusive control of pa
per money issues during all these
years, the security of the people fol
the redemption of their bills being
| the assets of the banks.
/ This scheme has the endorsement OF
both senators from Iowa. Do the re-
Ipublicans and the taxpayers of How
ard county endorse this scheme Of
taxation? If they do they will vote
for representative pledged to Gear
otherwise they will vote for c. HI
Wallace.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-31

An idea Of the enormous profits Of
the trusts was conveyed to the indust-
rial commission the other day when
President Daniel G. Reed, of the
American Tinplate company testified,
that Judge Moore Of Chicago was paid
$4,000, 900 for organizing the tinplate
trust. The combination is capitalized
at $50, 100000 and of this amount $1S,-
100000 is preferred land 100000
common stock. ALI but 81 100000 of
the latter is issued. AS the preferred
stock represents the actual value and
all but 81 100000 of the common stock
has been issued, S2S,090,000 of the
capitalization represents water. To
pay dividends on this the price of tin
plate has been nearly doubled. The
box which a year ago cost $3.50 now
costs s4.65. And while the price has
been increased 1873 per cent, thus fore
ing consumers to pay large profits on
1928, 900, 900 of fictitious capital, wages
have been advanced but Is per cent.
In fact, as wages had been previously
reduced 10 per cent, the advance has
amounted to only per cent. OF the
800, 900 additional which the trust
is now. annually taking from buyers of
tinplate, only $780, 900 goes to labor.
The remainder goes into the pockets
of the monopolists. Dubuque 1sle-
graph.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-31
Mckinley, Emperor.

So enamord Of imperialism has Will
liam Mckinley became that he ignores
the declaration which asserts that all
governments derive their just power
fron,, the consent of the governed.
This sentence is to him outworn and
in his speeches he talks like an en-
peror with a subseryient parliament
at his beck and call.
Mckinley realizes that he has not
yet been crowned, but he feels the i'm
pulse of kingly command.
With royal condescension in speak
ing of the Filipinos, Mckinley says:
II feel assured that congress will
provide for them government which
will bring them blessings, which will
promote their material interestas well
as advance their people in the paths
of civilization and intelligence. !"
Never before in the history of this
country has its president assumed such
tone.
Never before has the chief magi-
strate spoken of congress as having the
authority to provide" millions OF
people with a government.
In the paragraph quoted from Nc
Kinley's speech the people are ignored
Their wishes are not consulted. They
are treated as conquered race sub.
jects Of royalty.
This sort of talk will not appeal with
any great force to the free people OF
the United States. Enjoying liberty
themselves they will not be disposed
to refuse it to Others. William Nc
Kinley-emperor-has grown too great
for his environment. He should be a
king of some little principality in Eu.
rope.-DenlOcrat
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-31
Bryan's Position.

Republican newspapers are busily
engaged misrepresenting the position
taken by William ]. Bryan on the
PHILIPPINE question.
They assert that Bryan advocates a
cowardly course and the immediate
withdrawal OF. the American troops.
In order that the people may know
Just what Mr.. Bryan thinks about this
matter the following extract is made
from a speech delivered by him at
Des Moines recently. Among other
things, Mr.. Bryan said:
~ do not favor the withdrawal of
our troops. What 1 do believe, and
what I have repeatedly asserted as
my belief is that we should at once
declare our purpose in unequiyocal
terms so positive that the Filipinos
cannot doubt ito grant them full
and complete independence the very
moment they have establisheda stable
government.
ssI believe that if we should make
such an announcement right now the
war would cease in a short time, and
our troops could withdraw without
laying down their arms in the face of
the enemy"
This puts quite different phase on
the matter. The condition OF affairs
proves that Bryan is right in his sug-
gestion and that instead of advocating
cowardly course he makes a propo-
sition which appeals entirely to logic,
justice and wisdom.
Senator Hoar agrees with Mr.. Bryan
and asserts that by pursuing the same
course in the PHILIPPINES as that pur-
sued in Cuba, this country would
have avoided war.
In an interview Senator Hoar says:
"By pursuing such a course, instead
of lasting enmity we should have the
undying gratitude of that people. We
should have everything we could ask
or wish in the way of trade advantage
there. They would have taken oul
advice in the framing of their insti
buttons. We should have sent oul
scholars and teachers to instruct
them in. good government and the
ways of civilization, as we did to ia
pan. We should have kept Other
nations from interfering with them
We should have aided them ih keep
ing order, and there would have beer
nation in the east differing from ia.
pan in the fact that it would have
been republic and we should have
had the glory forever of having beer
their liberators and benefactors. !"
Isn't it about time for the republi
can press to show little honesty il
its treatment of Bryan? Let them
quote him fairly. His friends are
qnite willing to have his statements
given the widest publicity, but they
object to lies and distortions.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-31
Prices Advanced.

The American Antitrust League,
with offices in Washington, has pub
lished a pamphlet entitled "a Partial
List of Commodities Advanced in
Price, The introduction says:
sDuring the last week in August
the American Antitrust League had
representatives call upon 500 manu-
facturers and dealers in New York
city to obtain information as to adj
vances in prices both of trust goods
and of the commodities higher in
price owing to increased cost of ma
terial used In production directly or
Indirectly affected by trusts.
s'The agents turned in reports at
the time OF each interview, many Of
them signed by the person giving the
information, No commodity was dis
covered as having been decreased in
price,"
Then follows a list in alphabeticat
order. The advances range from 8 to
| so per cent. The articles affected
which nearest touch daily life are:
Dressmakers supplies, advance in
Everything from 15 to 20 per cent.
More capital needed to carry stock,
Envelopes 40 per cent and notice out
for further advance.
Enameled ware so per cent.
Builders hardware As per cent.
Iron beds IS to 65 per cent.
Brooms, 40 to so per cent dozen.
| Copper wire 100 per cent.
Chairs, % to 80 1-3 per cent.
Furniture, 25 per cent.
Flour, 30 cents barrel.
Glassware, 20 per cent.
Ham, delicat lessen, cents pound.
Iron 100 per cent.
| Knit wool, 81 to $1.50 dozen.
Photo paper nearly 10 per cent.
Plumbers supplies, 30 to go per cent
Rubber, everything greatly advanced
Ranges, 20 to 80 1-3 per cent, and
Ianother advance expected.
| Shoes, advance in all grades 10 to 20
per cent.
Spool cotton, from to 25 per cent.
Salt, 10 to Is per cent.
| Stoves, Is to 80 1-3 per cent.
| Tinware, from 20 to 500 per cent
| Wall paper, % to 80 per cent
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-31

The Democratic campaign in Iowa
is moving along splendidly. General
Weaver, the grand old tribune of the
people, is doing the best work of his
life, and Cato Sells, Walt Butler,
Windle the Calling Gun man, and
Others are drawing large audiences
and pouring hotshot into the trusts
and imperialism. Mr.. White is re-
ceiving enthusiastic receptions every
where despite the lies of the Repub-
lican press. If the rank and file of
the United Democratic forces come
out Of the brush and line up for the
fray the Democratic state ticket will
win by ahandsome majority.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-31
Light in Dark Places.

These comparisons of prices for long
periods of years are useful. 1t is to
be hoped that the World-Herald will
continue the exercise indefinitely, not
forgetting to quote freely from the
prices of farm products during the
Bryan panic Of 1895. Lincoln Journal
1t is with pleasure that the World
Herald quotes freely from the prices
Of farm products during the "Bryan
panic" of 1895. A few quotations from
that period compard with a few quo
tations from the present time will be
interesting to the farmers, but we
venture the assertion that:the Lincoln
Journal will not reproduce the figures
and comparisons. During the Bryan
panicn of 1896, a farmer could bring
Sc ven bushels of wheat to Omaha and
trade it for 100 pounds of granulated
sugar. To-day the farmer has to give
ten bushels of wheat for 100 pounds of
granulated sugar. The farmers wheat
is today per cent lower than it was
during the "Bryan panic" Of 1896,
while the sugar for which the farmer
must trade his wheat has increased
more than 80 per cent in price.
In October 1896, right in the midst
of the "Bryan panic" May corn was
quoted on the Chicago market at 20
cts; today, right in the midst of enc
Kinley prosperity, it is xuoted at 80
cents-an increase of 81 per cent. But
the farmer has to sell corn and buy
lumber, and the corn that has increas.
ed 81 per cent must be traded fol-
lumber that has increased from 26 to
so per cent.
Oats are now quoted 16 per cent
higher than in the "Bryan panic" Of
1895, but the farmer must sell oats tc
buy barbed wire, and the oats that
have increased 16 per cent must be
sold to buy barbed wire that has in
creased 100 per cent.
During the bryan panic" of 1896
potatoes were quoted at 40 cents {
bushel. Now III the midst of 'sMc
Kinley prosperity" they are quoted al
20 cents a bushel-a reduction of 81
per cent. And the farmer who haul,
potatoes to market today finds thai
they have fallen off so per cent In
price since the 'Bryan panic" of 1896
while the shiplap lumber, which he
must buy with the money received
for the potatoes, has increased 25 pei
cent.
The World-Herald merely makes
these few comparisons for the purpose
of pleasing the Lincoln Journal. Il
always gives the World-Herald great
satisfaction to shed light in darl
places, and about the darkest place
known in this section Of the country
is the editorial sanctum Of the Lin
coin Journal World Herald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-31

II General Otis continues to stable
his horses and quarter his men in
Catholic churches, and allow soldiers
to masquerade in the vestments of
priests, while they drink from altar
vessels, he is very likely to bring the
administration to an end, even if he
cannot end the war. There was a GER
tain Rev. Burchard who once made a
mere playful reference to "Rum, Ro-
manism and Rebellion" and it is a
matter of history where the remark
landed James G. Blaine. -Yaskto,a
Beacon Tight.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-31

"We have increased shouted the
president in his Chicago speech. Cor
rect You have increased the nation
al debt. You have also increased taxes.
You have. also increased the number
and arrogance of the trusts. - Omaha
World- Herald
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-31

OF Mckinley is:
1897. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ...s1S, 054, 900
1893. ................... .38, 1000
1899. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SO, 676, 900
The deficit is progressive, and for
the fiscal year 1900 upon which the
Treasury is now entering, will exceed
300, 100000. The Government reven-
,ues, by years, during the Mckinley
administration have been:
1897. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 47, 731 900
1898. ...... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 4O5, 32l, 900
1899. ................. ..... 5l6,216,000
Total. ............. 81 Ala, 236, 900
Deficit for three years, s144, 97S, 900.
OF this revenue received in three
years, 5000, 100000 was from the sale
of bonds; s76,OOo.Ooo from payments
by the Pacific railroads, and Sl12,OOO,-
900 by means of the war revenue bill.
Put in table form 1T is:
From bonds. 5000, OOO, 900
From Pacific railroads.. 76,Oo0,OO0
From War Revenue tayes. 100000
Total. ........ ....... 1888, 100000
--CO,uier-D Democrat.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-31

Dr. HctSa' srnrs gus Pills cure all kidney ills. Shr3
His free. AVID. SyVrllns RvuedY Cor cEitEs1 cs M
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-31

Orc Jfuudyea z1eu's Ove1coots and listers
Short Box Goats light shades regular
length black, blue and browr Heavy
Black Feze Ue double shoulder lined The entire lot worth
sl2 and $3.50. We start them ont at this low (Nn ~
price for choice of coat in the lot only OO,O
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-31
Cost Of McKinIeyisn1.

The Treasury deficit in three years
Arizona republican., 1899-06-10
THE GoVERNoR's BACKBONE.

Whatever nay be the differences Of opinion as to Governor Roosevelts policies, no one believes that he is in sincere He has made a record that is instinct with sincerity. He was elected governor of the great state Cf NeW York On declaration tha pledged him to the people as few can didates have been pledged in this CT any other state. The question of his ability to maintain the position he had assumed was frequently raised Late developments indicate that Teddy" is still himself-that he and not some one else is governor of New York. IL is a courageous eXh55ition of backbone, to say the least and it $ likely to impress the people cf the Empire state even more than il does the people of t.2e country a. Iar&e.-<2nsa5 City J3u.na-
Arizona republican., 1899-06-10
NOT A NAME IN SWITZERLAND.

4 correspondent of the Chicago Rec ord sends the following queer tale from Zurich, Switzerland:
 George Wilder oE Madison. Wis, who is pursuing some special studies in Zurich, is highly incensed over the treatment he received at the hands of the local health department recently. A son having been born to him, he no tifed the proper department here, as is customary. and demanded the cer- tificate, which, according to law. he must have. Being 2 patriotic Ameri- can, he desired his sons name to be George Dewey Wilder, but here he reckOEed without his host. for the off cial informed him that in1smuch as Dewey was not name in any of the foHr languages spoken in this coun- try-German, French. Italian and Ronanish-the name could not be ac- cepted. After an hours parIeyinS the agreed, however, to name t:3e young American George - Wilde
Arizona republican., 1899-06-10
KINGS AND PEOPLE.

We give the powerful IohenzolleTn
 family all. credit for the iron persever-
 anee. the wonderful industry, the sim plioity and virility which have been l shown by the long line Of PTussian 1 kings. We have no doubt whatsoever l that all this has had a great effect on the life of the people. But we do net | think so neaply Of the Germans 2s to suppose they could do nothing for themselves without king to show them how, or to guide their steps as though they were tiny children. II
 may I3a doubted whether even the most purely political reforms carried
 out in Prussia would have been ac-
 compishe0 without the initiation of
 great thinkers and statesmen. One
 looks up with admiration to the superb
 statue Of Frederick in Berlin, but is
 it not true that the great changes in
 Prussia were as much due to the
 groups Of great men round the pedas-
 tai as to the philosopher king himself?
 Where. human1y speaking, would
 Prussia have been today had 1t not
 been for Stsin. fIardeni5erg, ,Gneisenau. ScEarnh0rst; where but for Kant, Goethe, Humboldt? The theory of the kaiser is to ignore these men, and to attribute all that has been acc0mp- .ished to his ancestors. Would Prus- sia have sprung 3 general ation ago inc the front rank of powers by the un- aided efforts Of William I. or Cf his immediate predecessor? To ask the question is to answer 1t for any wei informed man. The real truth is that the facts of German life which rightly impress us are the outcome of German character and of German training. The latter is due to the splendid sys- tenn Of education organized by Will i helm von Humboldt and Schleier- macher, whi.e the former Is inherent ! in the race. We share the tremendous i energy Of the Germans. but unhappiiy ! " have not been able to develop such i 3 system of education as they En- l srgy, culture, and character-these are ! the real sources of German success. ,2ther than electors Of the fifteenth or 7mperoTs Of the nineteenth century, The Spectator
Arizona republican., 1899-06-10

If it is fact that a man is not q. good republican who refuses to yo+e for corrupt or incompetent nominees of his party, then there are mighty few good republicans in the United States; for let the rank and file of the party but be assured that a candidate for office is. fer any cause, unfit for election, and the way they will alight upon his frame is terror to truants and soIar-Dlexus jolt to the crooked. Los Angeles Times.
 This is sound republican doctrine and The Renr3!ican endorses every word of it. The republicans of Phoa- nix already have made known their devotion to it.