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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04
NOT STRUGGLING FOR FREEDOM.

The effort Of the democratic press to
make 1T appear that the inhabitants of
the Philippines are making a struggle to
free themselves from American author
ity and organize a republic of their own.
is Que either to dishonesty or ignorance
OF the facts. There are In the Philip
pines about ten millions of people. di-
vided into sixty-fves different tribes.
Only one of these tribes is warning
against the government Of the United
States. The Tagals, numbering less
than one and a half millions, are in a
state of insurrection under the leader
ship of Aguinaldo.
Were he to achieve a victory over the
Americans, and drive out troops into the
sea, the Tagals would exercise complete
soereignty over the sixty-four remaining
tribes in the archipelago and deprive
them of their rights. Thus one and a
half millions of natives, embracing one
tribe only, would exercise despotic sway
over eight and a half millions of natives
whose title to liberty is as good as their
own.
Through the possession of arms, and
strategic positions. Aguinaldo could
easily subdue the tribes that are armed
only with bows and arrows, and make
them his slaves. That he would avenge
himself OF them for the apathy they
have displayed in refusing to aid him in
his fight against the Americans no one
can for a m doubt. To protect
these tribes against the ferocity of the
Filipino leader is a duty which the Amer
lean government owes to humanity as
we'll as a duty which it owes to itself and
the dignity of it's flag.
The peaceful Filipinos are understood
to be perfectly willing to exchange the
authority of Spain for that of the United
States, and, so far, the efforts of Aguin-
to align them with his cause have
been in vain. With the conquering of
one tribe in the heart of Luzon, as con-
ditions now are, peace will be assured.
Let no one possess himself of the idea
tina Aguinaldo is the whole thing"
simply because he is the idol of the DEM
ocratic press.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04

Those democratic newspapers which
are foolishly trying to make it appear
that politics We're injected into the sol
der day celebration in Butte, ought to
bear in mind that three of the principal
speakers We're prominent democratic pol
Robert b, Smith and Mayor Jerry Me-
Carthy. Out of enmity to Mr.. Clark, the
Anaconda Standard has sown the inn
preston broadcast that the length of the
AIDE. AS a matter of fact, the speaking
scarcely exceeded forty minutes all told,
and nothing of a political character was
said by either democrats or republicans.
diers into Butte. followed by the feast
that was rendered them, and still later
by the distribution of the badges, made
the parade an inpossibility. 1t is ex-
ceedingly small business for the demo-
cratic press to abuse the committee on
arrangements for conditions over which
they had no control, especially when the
celebration was a complete success aside
from the great disappointment felt over
the failure of the parade to take place
as advertised. The soldiers are not kick
ing. That sort of work is left to certain
members of the democratic press, and
the few journalistic hermorphrodites
that are operated by a string in demo-
cratic hands.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04

The democratic Montana Bulletin
kindly remarks: Around the state,
from every hamlet, every town and
every city, comes words of praise for
the souvenir editions of the Standard,
Miner and Inter Mountain. The three
great dailies deserve all the praise that
they have received. In each there was a
distinguishing feature and each paper
spent loads of one to secure the best
results. For a few short moments we
lay aside all politics, all prejudices and
all envy and congratulate Montana, not
the papers, that we AVE three such great
dailies."
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04

1t turns out that the reverses suffered
by Great Britain in the Transvaal were
largely due to the fact that the English
c~opperheads succeeded in preventing ad-
ditional troops from being sent to Africa,
until Kruger had actually declared war
and was massing his forces. England
was consequently unprepared to with
stand the Boer attacks. Such conduct
was on a par with that of the little Am
orleans who wanted the volunteers
brought home before regulars could be
sent to take their places in the Philip
pines, thu giving Aguinaldo the same
kind Of advantage that was given Kruger
in the Transvaal.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04
COLONEL BRYAN's MISTAKE.

To his most ardent friends it is now
evident that Mr.. Bryan made an ire
the army for the purpose of creating the
issue of neutrality-suspicious." to take the
place of free coinage as the democratic
slogan for 1900. 1t would have atoned for
the mistake Of resigning to some extent.
had he taken that step in the interest of
the silver cause. But when he removed
his shoulder straps, and threw his blue
uniform into the corner, for the atoyyed
purpose Of springing a new paramount
an lnexcusable blunder. 1t was a mis-
take, not only insofar as it gave the free
coinage question an additional down hill
push, to make room for his n~eW-fangled
issue of anti-imperialism, but because it
deprived him of a political prestige that
otherwise might have been almost ire
sistible.
Had he remained in the army, and per-
sistently demanded to be sent to. the
front, the administration would have
been compelled to place him in service in
the Philippines. or confess to a desire to
keep him in the background. In either
case. he would have focused the sympa-
thy of the American people upon himself.
Like other army officers in the Philip
pines, he would have returned. in all
probability. laden with onors and well
coined with the plaudits of a grateful
people. Fresh from the fields of glory the
laurel wreath upon his brow. He would
have placed himself more prominently
before the people than he has succeeded
in doing by chasing dollar dinners from
one end of the country to the other. The
democratic party would not have fallen
into the foolish and fatal error of antag-
onizing the government in its efforts to
suppress the war, thereby injecting into
politics the issue of patriotism with all
ttipL IillDilts, dIlh lllV l. IlliIlJt'lIiC IltColloll
would have been confined to a legitimate
and candid difference of opinions as to
the future policy for the government to
pursue in those islands Bryan, as a
candidate, would have had all the pres
tige which military service could have
given him, and it is exceedingly doubtful
whether his defeat could have been
brought about.
But he has cast aside the opportunity
of a lifetime. His craving for the noto-
riety of public life warped his Judgment.
justify his resignation it was neces-
sary for him to raise a conscientious OBJ
lection to the prosecution of the war in
the Philippines. To have torn off his
shoulder straps without such an excuse
would have placed him in a most unen-
viable light before the public. Hence,
his emphatic declaration against 'imper-
ialism," and all that sort of nonsense.
He has indeed succeeded in keeping him
self before the people, but in so doing it
was necessary for him to strain a point
in the creation of a new political slogan
that has crowded into the background
the paramount issue of 1896, upon which
he won his spurs and attained all the
popularity he now enjoys.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04

Referring to the special editions, the
Ravalli Republican says: The Inter
Mountain gave prominence to the work
of the regiment in the Philippines, illus
trations of soldier life, and cuts of the
officers of the First Montana, Governor
Smith. Senators Garter, Clark and Man
tie and altogether it's edition was a most
creditable one.'
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04
AUDIENCE HEARD MOODY.

When Mr.. Moody was on a journey in
the western part of Massachusetts he
called on a brother in the ministry on
Saturday, thinking Ito spend the sab
bath with him.. If agreeable, say the Bal
Herald. The man appeared glad
to see him and said: II should be very
glad to have you stop n preach for me
tomorrow, but 1 feel almost ashamed
to ask YOU"
'Why. what is the matter?" said Mr..
Moody.
'Why. Il people have got into such
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04

The rank journalism Of the Anaconda
Standard, in asserting that a certain
officer of the First Montana regiment,
whose name is not given, had publicly
expressed himself in accord with the
Philippine policy of the national admin
istration, while privately talking against
it. finds a numbe of imitators through
out the state. 1t is now considered quite
the thing for a democratic newspaper
to that "a certain captain"
says thus and so, or "a certain lieuten-
amt expresses himself thusly, NJ "a
group of privates" were heard to say
this, that or the other. Journalism of
that sort cannot be too vigorously con-
demned. 1t is not only dishonest, and
maliciously intended to mislead, but it
does an injustice to the soldiers Who
fought bravely in defense of the .RaGs
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04

The Madison County Monitor is quite
right when it, says 1.-THE soldiers cele-
,bratlon at Butte last Monday was a
grand affair, and if certain conditions
had not existed the event would have
been g%rander.'
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04

Ravalli Republican,: The Helena In
dependent wrote a long editorial about
now the postmasters of the country We're
being assessed to1help The republicans
out in Ohio, and the very same day the
postmaster general reissued the depart
ment order warning postmasters all over
the country against contributing money
to aid political campaigns. But the In
dependent did not note hat fact the next
daX.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04
N DEGRADATION.

Last night the edifying spectacle of two
over-grown brutes standing up and
pounding each other to pieces for a finan-
cial consideration, and the applause of a
miscellaneous assortment of gallery
mugs, was witnessed at Coney Island.
Probably the greatest prize fight of
the century. viewed from the standpoint
of punishment impaired, was that which
took place between Jeffries and Sharkey
last night.
Twenty-Five rounds We're fought. and
each man was streaming with blood
when it was all over, showing that both
Of them had enjoyed the festivities to
the limit.
And thisi is the kind Of an exhibition that
the American public shrieks itself hoarse
over,
1t has been said that it Is useless to pro-
test against such disgraceful perform
ances, inasmuch as they are responsive
only to a public demand.
No sort of an indecent exhibition is ever
given without an argument of this char
acter being used to justify it.
The ruth, however, should not be lost
sight Oft is not the public demand that
calls for the performance. but the per-
Torrance that creates the demand.
The public is very like the body of a
man-it can be educated to form almost
any kind of a habit, good, bad or indif-
ferent. according to the training to which
it is subjected.
The man of good habits does not find it
hard work to be respectable, because
he has trained his body to be responsive
only to proper influences.
Bad influences exert very little power
over him.
On the contrary, the man With bad
habits finds it very difficult to be good,
for his body is responsive to the training
it has received and yields readily to the
influences with which it Is in touch.
Naturally, the public mind graves those
surroundings that are pure and elevating,
recognizing in the higher forces of civili-
cation those things which best conserve
the happiness Of mankind.
It is the Introduction Of unhealthy ex-
elements, in a public way, thu develop
latent tastes for life's undertow, andsedu-
cate the people up 10 an enjoyment of
those things that naturally repei.
Prize fighting is not a normal enjoy
Savage races never have reached a
stage Of brutality where fighting, for the
purpose Of seeing who was the stronger
man Of the two, was regarded as a pas
time.
Fighting has received all sorts of hom-
age, when carried on in any ann per-
haps With the most cruel tortures, if it's
purpose was the defense of inherited or
acquired rights, or in line with religious
or superstitious demands.
But even the Fiji islanders and the
Bushmen of Australia never have gotten
down to a point of degradation where a
couple of the inhabitants would maui
each other half to death for the gate re-
ceipts and the champion belt of honor.
However, It seems to be a law of nature
that extremes must meet.
If modern civilization has evolved
mankind into the highest and grandest
conceptions of human duty, it has also
uncovered pathways to the most attrac-
tive goals of ~degredation.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04

In speaking of the Soldier day editions.
the Livingston Post says: 1.-The three
great daily papers of the state in their
three splendid issues of the 23rd instant,
the Tnion.'
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04

Says the Madison County Monitor:
"There are nan big things in Butte,
but the biggest of all are her newspapers.
The specials issued by the Inter Noun
ain and Miner on Soldiers day cannot
be surpassed in the United States"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04

Billings Times: The spirit of Mon
tana's entire populace was present at
Butte last Sunday and Monday to well
come the home coming of our soldier
boys, and had not the elements conspired
to dampen and otherwise: Interfere with
the public demonstration, such a well
come as would. have been poured out
upon the Cowboy regiment'eWauld have
astonished the natives.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04

In speaking of Soldiers day in Butte,
the Chinook Opinion says: "There have
been ovations rendered before in Mon
tana, but none to compare with this"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04

q haDlt OF going out before meeting is
closeu that 1T seems to be an imposition
on a stranger"
II that is all, l must and will stop and
preach FOR YOU was Mr.. Moody's reply.
when the sabbath day came and Mr..
Moody had opened the meeting and
ma med the text, he looked around the
assembly and said:
My hearers, l am going to speak to
Two sorts of folks-saints and sinners.
sinners, l am going to give you a por-
ton first. and 1 would have you give good
attention."
When he had preached to them as long
as he though best, he pa used and said:
Ihere. sinners, I have lone with YOU
now; you make take your hats and go
out OF the meeting house as soon as you
please"
1t is needless to say the sinners tar
ried and heard him through.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04

If the Anaconda Standard would go
over to Manila and lake a hand in The
fight, instead of fighting at such long
range, the wal would soon be over.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04

If you have failed IN, SECURING perfect
fitting glasses. try u optician and have
your eyes scientifically examined and
properly fitted. Towle e. Winterhal.
ter.
The Meeker herald., 1899-05-20
OLD SHOES.
II, staybolt Has = Word About Them
and Other Things Old, In
q cludinH Old Habits.
Improvement

AS easy as an old shoe is familiar
saying" said Mr.. Staybolt, according
to the New York Sun, land there can
be no doubt that an old shoe is
mighty comfortable thing. After we
have worn the new shoes, close fitting,
hard and formal, how gladly we put
them off, and with what joy I'VE put on
the shoes that are old and worn and
familiar to the feet! Old shoes, how
ever, are not the only thing old that
we like. We like an old bed, IL it is
not too old, but just old enough, so
that while still soft and comfortable
it 10 also shaped somewhat to the body,
which it supports at every point, yield
ing "a degree Of comfort which not the
finest of beds can afford when it is
new.
"But it is so with all things old, that
are not too old, including habits. We
cling to them so long as they give us
comfort, and we hate to change. We
are creatures Of habit, who would il
We could follow to the end along the
first comfortable rut we fall into, and
never look out above its sides. And it
ID well for us that our shoes wear out,
and that we have to buy new ones and
wear them; that we are in various
ways compelled to change; that we
aie rooted out now and then and set
going anew.
!.And some of us profit by this
change. Once lifted out of the rut
We stay up on the plain, where there
Y Nothing to cramp us, and where we
~ lay about freely in any direction
nj eccordance with our power, but
n6fb tof rs, / fancy. rather welcome
thu 4ky1 when the shoes grow old
again and yield without much strug-
cling to the enticements of ease and
cnnfor%
The Meeker herald., 1899-05-20

A National Bureau of Forestry is des,
tined to be one of the most important
branches of the government. Practical
foresters in the United States are scarce
In fact about the only ones are the lun-
bermen, and their forest training is all
in one line. The forester Of the de-
partment of agriculture, Mr.. Clifford
Pinchot. is arranging to take forestry
class with him into the forests Of the
far West for the purpose of studying
forest preservation. Their expenses
will he paid by the government and
they will be utilized by him as assist
ants, at the same time receiving practi-
cal instruction in lines Of work TO-
which there is sure to be demand In
this country as the question Of practical
forestry comes more and more to the
front and the need Of forest preservation
is realized.
The Meeker herald., 1899-05-20
GEARS GO VISITING.
Jack Thinks His Bush cl of Buckwhcot
Was q Good Investment.


The total failure of the bccchnut
crop has brought the Maine bears to
the verge of starvation, so that many
sly old animals are coming out to the
clearings and getting shot while look
ing for something to eat, says the Bos-
ton Herald.
Jack Gilpatrick, an aged bear hunter,
who occupies camp on the side OF
Chicks hill, in the town of Clifton, gave
up the hunt and took in his traps n
month ago and went to shooting and
poisoning bobcats, because he could
find no bears. Late in October he went
out for more wildcats, and in passing
through a beech wood saw recent
traced of bear that had been scratch
ing 10 the falling leaves and eating
what few beechnuts of last years crop
he cotld find.
The next day Jack went down to the
store and bought bushel of new
kind of buckwheat, which had large
kernel. grain of bucllwheat bears
the Saine relation to beechnut that
SNOWFALL does to satellite; they are
shaped alike, but one is infinitely larger
Lnan tne OtneT. Dut JdSh poii'' 'ti''
buckwhcat all night, and when he
spread it among the beech trees the
next morning bear that wore mag
nifying glasses might possibly mistake
II for beechnuts. Some hunters came
along while Jack was setting his bear
traps among the buckwheat and COW
ering them with leaves, and when they
saw what he was doing mnde fun OF
him and told about him at the post Of
ice. go that everybody heard of it and
the story got into the newspapers.
Two days later Jack took big fat
bear to Bangor and sold it for $50.
Since then he has caught two smaller
bears from the same lot and is looking
foz more. AS the bushel of buckwheat
cost but rs cents Jack thinks it was a
good investment.
The Meeker herald., 1899-05-20
A Beautiful Train.

The Denver Post of May 4th says:
1.-THE handsomest train ever seen in
Denver steamed out of the Union Depot
at LAO o'clock yesterday afternoon and
disappeared down the tracks toward the
East. 1t was the first of new service
inaugurated today by the Burlington
and will be known on the time cards as
the Chicago Special. At Fort Morgan
it met its counterpart, an exact dupli-
cate in every detail, steaming towards
Denver.
"The Burlington has put into service
four of these new trains, costing close
to half million dollars, between Den
yer and Chicago. Each represents the
highest type of rolling stock; each is
the latest product Of the Pullman and
Burlington shops; each is drawn by
unusually heavy locomotives. One OF
the engines in service between Omaha
and Chicago weighs 127 tons has
drivers seven feet in diameter, and a
water capacity Of 5000 gallons.
Each train consists of a composite
car, a Pullman and two chair cars, in
addition to baggage car. The COM
posite cars, in which are buffet, a
library and a writing desk, are named
Colorado. Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois and
Missouri. The four sleepers are des-
ignated Diamond, Emerald, Ruby and
Sapphire. The exterior is of the stand
ard Pullman color. q rich brown, re-
lieved BY gold. The chair cars are in
cream and gold. The woodwork Of the
Pullmans and composite cars is of ver-
million wood. relieved by tasty mar
quetrie. They are built on the artistic
cathedral light plan, the light coming
through oval stained glass portfolios.
The roofs are vaulted and the decofa-
The Meeker herald., 1899-05-20
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The Meeker herald., 1899-05-20

tion is in green and gold. Six electric
clusters are concealed in as many
sanctuary globes. In the composite
cars gas can be used as well as cleo
tricity.
The upholstery is of green plush,
with handsome lace effect. The seats
terminate in heavy golden lions claws.
The Pullmans are of the twelve section
pattern, the berths being wide, and
with mattresses that have been espe-
cially manufactured.
Everything is in perfect keeping.
even the portieres being made of heavy
green ropes surrounded by bands Of
gold. The toilet and smoking rooms
have exposed plumbing and the latest
Improvement"
The Meeker herald., 1899-05-20
Another Endorsements.

Hon. b. L. Jefferson and wife return.
ed Sunday from Denver, coming bT
way of Meeker. The Pilot has hereto4
fore expressed its appreciation, and thf
appreciation of its readers, Of the gooe
work done by the doctor for his cons
stituents. Routt county has been ably
represented in the legislature before
the doctor occupied that position, bul
none of them were more able, alert ana
conscientious than he. While he was
phenomenally successful in securing
appropriations for his district. His In
f1uence reached beyond that and be
was found on the right side Of all the
questions coming before the Assembly.
His simplicity. integrity and popularity
carried him into successes which the
parliamentary training of more exper.
fenced men failed to attain.
In this connection we violate no con-
fidence in quoting from private letter
recently received by the editor of this
paper from Senator Ed T. Taylor,
wherein the latter gives DR.. jefferson
credit for being one Of the most valued
members of the Twelfth General
Assembly, and hopes his constituents
will appreciate his work not only for
the bills of interest to the western
slope, but "for all good measures. "
The senator concludes with the state
ment: II am Populist, but the Routt
county brand of a Jeffersonian Demo
crat is good enough for me."-Steam-
boat Pilot.