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even, may "go" when emanating from
these gentlemen and from our gov
ernor, who now regards with satisfac-
ton his benevolent assimilation by De-
mocracy, begun upon the night of his
election and continued to the point that
no traces of his political orphanhood
remain.
Why, them should the great Demo-
cratic chieftain confuse the situation
by recognizing, even by implication.
the existence of a Silver Republican
organization? That gifted whirlwind
of the Northwest, Col. Charles A
Towne, had method in his acts, appar-
emily, when, from the depths of his
snow blockade, he wired the Mime
apolis banqueters his regrets and used
the phrase "the Democratic party and
its allies.' Why allies? Does the DIS
tinguished leader of the Silver Repub-
licans imagine that more good can be
done to the cause of Col. Bryan by
declining to give Democracy complete
recognition?
With Col Bryan in the presidential
chair, who would receive recognition
in the distribution of the patronage
Republicans?
Let the reform forces get together
in name as well as fact. Let them
become known as Democrats. No more
honorable title can be suggested or
conceived. This idea is growing in
strength with the rank and file, the
men who do the work in wards and
election districts. 1t was admirably
epitomized at the Ryan hotel banquet
OF the Ramsey county Democracy by
the leader of the Sixth ward, Mr.
Charles Mcdonald, when he said:
While we d.sclaim any intention at this
Time OF provoking a discussion Of the sub
mat would discourage those pergons formerly
OF other political parties who recently have
shown disposition to affiliate with us on
one particular question still the Sixth ward
Democracy believes that it is only ques-
ton OF time. and very short time at that,
when this proposition of several divisions of
one party must be dealt with
To borrow phrase from The G ODE we
must say that we heartily concur in the opin-
ion that we must "chop off the tails" II
we we faii to do this now, which is the oppor-
tune time the chances we will perish
by internal dlscord. You probably all are
aware mat, IN any case, several small Or
CARNATIONS hanging around the skirts of the
main organization are only an inducement for
designing people of the other side to work a
split in ranks.
am not unmndful Of the fact that our
opinion on this particular score is quite con-
trary to that of eminent men in the party.
put this being Democratic meeting we feel
1t our right and duty to voice our sentiments.
The young Democracy of Ramsey
county is frank and honest in the
treatment Of this question. The time
has passed for Democrats, when they
get together, to pass the word BE
careful Don't say a word. You'll
hurt the feelings of our allies"
TO paraphrase the distinguished Ne
braskan's own remark, the door is
wide open, the building known as De-
mocracy stands on it's own founda-
ton. 1t will not be moved, nor will the
door be widened, but it will remain
wide open for all who would enter
therein. Let the Silver Republicans
ponder over this idea.
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President Loubet, of France.

The election at Versailles yesterday
of NJ. Emile Loubet as president of the
French republic, to succeed NJ Felix
Faurc. who died Thursday night, is,
as viewed from this distant standpoint,
a more propitious incident than was
to be anticipated.
M. Loubet is like Faure, represent
ative of the people; but, unlike his pre-
decessor, he is gifted with many social
qualities far superior in force of in
tluence to any possessed by the Havre
furrier and merchant. NJ Loubet is
no stranger to the intricacies Of French
politics, and upon more than one oc-
casion his personal courage has ad-
Vanced hand in hand with the most
exalted personal integrity While VIC
TINS of the Panama canal scandal fell
all around him. Loubet remained un-
touched and untainted He simply
stood Ia the group and smiled the smile
of satisfaction and without the calling
sense of hypocrisy. He is a thorough
Republican and possessed Of much
more tact than that which characteriz-
ed Faure in his administration.
Moreover the election of NJ. Loubet
may be properly regarded as a distinct
advantage in favor of Dreyfus Unless
his character is enormously measured.
from the knowledge of him possessed
on this side of the Atlantic, he will
promptly undertake to do that which
Faure was too cowardly to do, namely,
to see that justice is done to the vic
tim OF the anti-Semitic conspiracy in
the army.
NJ. Loubet is man of exceedingly at
tractive social qualities, and he has
imbibed, in his friendship for the
United States, something of the spirit
of Lafayette. His -heartedness is
one of his chief qualities, and it is al
ways accompanied by substantial evil
dences Of sincerity Perhaps Mr..
Whitelaw Reid, former minister to
France, might. if asked. furnish some
evidence of NJ. Loubet's generosity to
him in the nature of contribution of
something like $4,000 to his vice presi-
Dental campaign fund in 1892. 1t was
money wasted, of course. but the mo-
tive of the F'renchman was sound, at
least from the point of view of personal
friendship.
If the people of France will consent
to behave themselves in this crisis,
there is nc reason to doubt that the
man is now at the head of the state in
that country who can pilot them safe
ly through the seas of their difficulties.
Certainly there is no discordant voice
in America likely to be heard over
what seems to have been the wisest
choice that the French legislature could
have made in the circumstances.
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The Burden of the Philippines.

Edward M Shepard a prominent Democrat
Of the state Of New York, in responding to
the toast. "Ant-Expansion," before the
crockery board Of trade. of New York city.
last week, said:
"A treaty called treaty of Deace has
JUST peen ratified. and at the same time the
most bloody battle the war-has brought us
ana battle plainly the initial battle of
very very long conflict. has been fought The
F1ltpinos doing in their savage vrav inst
what we would probably have done under
the cost? ~
., No American has the audacity to say
that our fleet is now the feet of Hberator
But we are told that it is to extend orr
trade. The annual trade of the Philinrdnes
amounts to $4,000 900. Just 1 per cent Of
cur Total trade with other nations What
would YOU gentlemen think of a PROPOSE
ton to undergo years war for an in
crease IN your trade Of 1 per cent? But
we are to have open ports there 10 cany
the system of the English We NAV retain
ali OF our trade with the Philippines and
ger oo6 az OF SPANS That would amount to
So000.G00 or $1,000. 900 yearly
But, they say, see what the EXPANSION
would be with American methods in the
Fhillpplnes. Those islands are already more
GGensely populated than this state outside OF
then for growth of American population 7'
Mr. Shepard then took UP the subject NJ
England,s colonies, and said that while her
trade with the colonies in the temnerata
zones. where white men lived. was good,
her yearly trade with India. situated like
the Philippines in the. tropic zone was 50
cents i.1s Der capita OF lndta's population
The expectations of England to AustraI
asa, where 100000 of white men live"
said he. is almost as great az to India
with It's 300 900 inhabitants If we per
sist in the policy. of subjugating these peo-
pie by force OF arms. we will have on our
hands war like that we had with the sem
lnoies IN Florida. a which will inffct
on US damages as great as that our bencft
at the maximum estimate will be-"
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A Social Folly.

Perhaps one of the silliest organiza-
tons which youthful folly has ever
effected is that of ..'The Marble Hearts
Anti Matrimonial Association Of Apple
ton, Wis., referred to in The Glob e
of last Sunday. The members of this
association are young men. 1t is said
that they are bound by oath not to
marry; but the proviso is added: "Of
course member may marry, but in
doing so he relinquishes all rights to
the funds of the organization"
The evil and immoral influence of
such superlatively foolish organizations
must be obvious to anyone. When
man makes vow or takes an oath II
Is presumed that he intends to regard
1t strictly; and, If he violates such SOL
emn pledges and the fact is made
known, even his ordinary word of honor
becomes valueless; and this. of itself.
often stands in the stead Of capital
with young man who starts out in the
world to make his fortune.
The principle underlying such unions
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Where Was Mr.. Lincoln =?

State Senator Horace White also spoke, his
toast being. The Republican Party" In
the absence of Representative Cousins the
rev Dr. Dufheld responded to the toast
Abraham Lincoln"
The New York Press thus closes its
report of two and two-thirds columns
Of the Republican club Lincoln day
banquet in that city. Gov. Roosevelt
had spoken for the Estate of New
York" Senator-elect Chauncey NJ De-
pew, as the president of the club, had
talked in his ever-pleasing way Of
Things in general and everything in
particular. Gen. Miles spoke for the
army and Admiral Schley for the navy;
but all that was reported On the great
subject of the evening was "In the alb
sence of Representative Cousins, the
Rev. DR.. Duff1eld responded to the
toast, Abraham Lincoln"
1t is well enough for Republican or
CARNATIONS to make of the anniversary
of the birth of Mr. Lincoln a phvsicaf
and intellectual feast. He was a great
man, who found substantial support in
his great work at the hands of Union
loving Democrats, to whom he always
paid just tribute But if, today. a
Democratic club should assemble to-
gether in cOmmemoration of this mans
birth and feast themselves on viands
and choice speech, and a Democratic
newspaper should discuss the great
subject around which the event CEN
tered, in any such fashion as this Re-
publican newspaper treated the affair.
OF last Monday evening in New York.
something would he RI nav
The celebration of the anniversary of
the birth of Abraham Lincoln ought
not to degenerate into an occasion for
the discussion of party politics only.
and to the extent of ignoring complete
ly the views of orators respecting this
striking historical figure 1t is a bad
example which is being set by the Re
publican Club Of New York Primarily
and above all else. should attention be
given to discussion of the exalted
qualities of the man and patriot that
he was. The toast to his memory
should be the first and not the last on
the list, and all things else should Weld
thereto.
The above is only a suggestion, and
from the far West" Indicating to the
metropolitan community what. in the
judgment Of the people of this section.
would seem to be proper upon an oc-
casion of so universally interesting and
solemn import as a celebration of this
kind
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The National Council of Women.

According to reports from Washing
ton the women of the National Council
do not take kindly to the administra-
TONS policy Of benevolent assimila-
tion," as applied to the Filipinos. On
the woman's page of The G o b this
morning are some sentiments from
this council which would certainly be
disturbing did the million or more
women represented in the organiza-
ton have a larger power than that
necessary to pass resolutions.
But they protest against the slaugh-
ter Of the Fflipinos and the occupation
of their lands. They assume that the
subject is within a WOman's mental
grasp by boldly declaring that what
Is order and liberty to Americans may
be chaos and oppression to the natives
OF the East Indies, and surely is such
if. forced upon them; and finally, the
mothers who, though desiring peace,
yet willingly sent their sons to fight the
Spaniards, gloried in the victories Of
the Stars and Stripes, and, with I'M
checked enthusiasm, gave of their
means and their energies to relieve the
wounded and mitigate the evils Of AL
gerism-these same mothers are now
making vigorous protest against the
policy which compels their sons to
carry the presidents blessed burdens
Of liberty into the jungIes Of the Phil
ippines.
The question is whether the women
should be heard at all on this subject,
and, if they should, whether this coun-
Gil is representative. Eight or ten
hundred thousand women do not mean
much if they represent only a class
and not country. However the coun-
Gil can hardly be so described, since it
is really a federation of federations
within whose ranks are found such ma
tiOnal organizations as the National
Association of Loyal Women Of Amer
lea. the National Council Of Jewish
Women, the Young Ladies' Mutual I'M
provement association, the Woman's
Republican Association OF the United
States, the National Woman's Relief
society, the National Christian league,
the National Suffrage association, the
Woman's Christian Temperance union
and many other national societies, as
well as a number of local organiZa-
lions. Among the patrons of the Ma
tional Council are such women as Mrs
Todd Helmuth. president of New York
Sorosis; Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, of Cali
fornia; Miss Clara Barton and Mrs.
Caroline Bartlett Crane of Michigan;
while Lady Aberdeen presides over the
international council, Of which the
American organization is a member.
If any body Of women should be heard,
then, none will be found more repre-
sentative than the National Council of
Women.
One other thing. The war over wom-
ans suffrage is raging with unusual
fury in the East just now, because of
the activity Of the anti-suffragists.
who maintain that women have more
influence without the ballot than they
will have with it. This is a most ex-
cellent opportunity to prove-or refute
the claim.
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fAcLF7cA71ON, NOT ANNEXATION
From tho Chicago Times Herald (McKlr

From the Chicago Times Herald (McKinley
Republican,
Pacifcation looking to independence, not
sub1ugation preparatory to annexation, should
now be the American policy in the Philip
pines.
Such scenes of slaughter as attended the re-
pulse of the Filipnos on our lines last Sat
urday and Sunday send a shudder of horror
and pity through the land History may tell
us that civilization and progress have always
advanced through such charnel scenes To the
salvation of savages and for the good OF man
kind.
But the people Of the United States have
neither the blood thirst nor the land-hunger
that will tolerate a of conquest whose
battlefelds are shambles and whose victories
are butcheries.
There is no glory in routing an army Of
undsciplined semi-savages, whose ranks are
recruited from Ygorrotes bowmen, half-naked
boys and women masquerading as soldiers.
The slaughter at Manila was necessary, but
it was not glorious. The entire American ma
ton justifes the conduct of its army at Ma
Mia because only by crushing repulse of
the Filipinos could our position be made Sc
cure. 1t will also sustain any steps that may
be necessary to make Manila invulnerable to
like assaults in the future.
But the conscience of the American people
will not tolerate the slaughter of Filipinos in
a war Of conquest.
We do not seek their land. We do not want
to replace the yoke of Spain with one bearing
the more merciful and just label of the
United States of America.
If we could we would order our army and
navy back from the Philippines, contenting
ourselves with such naval depot as would
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Guns and Ships.

From the Nautical Gazette.
The new gun for the British navy, official
ly known as mark WILL" is wire wound
and. according to all accounts will be tha
most formidable weapon of the kind ever
constructed Many experiments have shown
that a charge of 1917 pounds of cordite Is
sufhcient to throw projectile $50 pounds in
weight O. distance Of 10000 yards, whereas
the existing Pinch guns need charge OF 295
pounds of powder to fire a projectile weigh
ing ia pounds the distance. The new
gun has also a greater destructive power. 1t
having been found that its projectile will pen
citrate 21.1 inches of wrought iron at dis
lance of LOO yards, whilst the penetrating
power Of the present 12-inch gun at the same
distance is 1874 inches At shorter dis
tances the difference in the destructive ca
pacity Is much more pronounced, the muZzle
perforation Of the new gun being $50 inches
of iron. as against 267 inches in the case of
the older type of weapon. The first battle
ships to be armed with these guns will be
the Campus. Goliath and Ocean, each Of
which will carry four, mounted in their bar
bettes. These Improvements in penetrative
power and range are said to be mainly due
to an increase in the length OF the gun, the
new weapon being about 10 feet longer than
the existing guns Of the same calibre
1t costs more to build vessels now than it
did few months ago. Owing to great &C
tivity at all of the shipyards in the country
the price of steel has advanced ST per ton,
ard is quoted at 500. Thus vessels that were
contracted for at about $215 coo In November
last now cost S240, 900. A convincing indica-
ton of the advance in values is found in
negotiations for the sale of the steamer c..
A. Black. The owners of the craft have been
offered S235,000 for her by two intending
purchasers but are asking $40 Co., The
original cost of the Black was not very much
in excess Of $500. 600.
Four guns from the Spanish cruiser Wis
caya. two of small and two Of large calibre
rave been set up In the naval academy at
annapolis. the great ones near the Tripoli
monument and the small ones on the portico
Of the old chapel. The position Of the two
latter is significant. Two yards from the one
on the right is gun that Cortez brought to
Mexico. captured by our forces in the Mexican
war. One gun represents the beginning Of
Spanish rule in America the other the end.
The contract for the masonry work Of the
dry dock at the Boston navy yard has been
awarded to O'Brien & Sheehan OF New York,
who are the lowest of seventeen bidders in
the recent competition. The firm agreed to
perform the work for $S25. 400 The construc-
ton of the necessary machinery will be
awarded to another New York company at
its bid of $3.50, 600, making the total cost
1855, 400. The new dock is the largest Of the
kind ever undertaken in the country and
will be the most costly basin yet built for the
navy. It's dimensions will permit the dock
ing of the largest warship; the plans CIV
ing a draught of at least % feet over the
sill and length to accommodate any vessel
of the transatlantic line.
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Democracy's Door Is Wide Open.

What's in a name? The poet tells US
t tnat the rose by any other name would
to me when preached by Populist or a.
Silver Republican as it is when it comes
from one ordained and anointed in the
Democratic faith.-Col BRYAN at the Mime
apolls banquet.
That's true, in way, colonel. But
doesn't something depend upon age
and usage and general reputability?
Imagine the rose under the name Of
the dandelion Or the cabbage! What
true-blue Democrat can forget that the
name Democracy, the title of his par
ty, is almost as old as the republic
itself? And, while your sensible DEM
ocrat believes in scorning no votes of
Silver Republicans, or of anybody else.
is he not justified in believing, now
that the work of ''fusing" is presum-
ably complete, that the name of the
party of Jefferson and Jackson should
be perpetuated?
Hasn't the Democracy of Minnesota
conceded and conceded, yielded point
after point, given away the compliment
tary nomination for United States sem
ator? Must it now give up its name,
its birthright-and for a mess of very
cold pottage?
1t does look as If the gallant colonel
doubted the sincerity of the Minnesota
Democracy and it's leaders. Can it be
that the Silver Republicans have won
so warm place in his affections that
he would have them continue their
title and some semblance of an organ
lzation, in direct defiance of the wishes
Oh the Democratic rank and file?
Ii The / o b e correctly diagnoses
the political situation, there is but one
organization behind the administration
or Gov. Lind, and only one 1t is DEM
ocrauc, in name as well as fact. It's
leaders are Col. Thomas D. O'Brien,
our national committeeman, and Col.
l.. a. Rosing, the chairman Of our
state committee, two stanch Democrats.
Hints, suggestions, possibly orders,
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antitrust sentiment than this legisla-
tive movement in the Empire State;
and there could be no higher tribute
paid to the West than that which is
reflected in the embodiment Of the
principles of the Missouri law in the
proposed new statute.
The subject is one which commands
the attention Of every legislator in the
country, and Minnesota will lose moth
ing by lining UP with New York on
this important proposition.
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as that known as THE Marble Heart
is wrong from other standpoints of
morality which 1t is unnecessary to
discuss. They become absolute social
sores when governed by oathbound con-
ditions; and there should be some
method discovered and applied for the
prevention Of their existence. No man
should take an oath lightly, and in
the degree that he looks upon such
form Of accentuating reliability of
statement and individual action, as Of
Indifferent worth, just SO far does he
descend in the social scale and under
mine, not only his own self-respect,
but that of his associates for him.
There is an abundance of ways for
the effervescent follies Of youth to vent
themselves without so fragrant a dis
regard Of recognized rules of morality
and correct living as that manifested
by these shallow, and conceited young
sters Of Appleton, Wis.
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Treating of Trusts.

A yarnish trust has been organized, but
IS long there is no whitewssh trust Sec
rotary Alger will continue to feel easy in
mlnd.-Baltimore Herald
The paper trust has been capitalized at
500, oco,0oO. Every work of the trust could
be done by new enterprise on a capital of
H5.000,OO0. 1t Is because OF needed dividends
Cn the $40 100000 OF water that the price OF
paper has been and is to be raised primarily
out OF the newspapers and secondarily out
OF the purchasing and advertising public
Trenton True American.
The United Shoe Machinery company CAPT
tai s250oO,O0O has filed articles Of incorpora-
ton in New Jersey. Thus the grasp of the
trusts draws tighter about the throat Of one
Of the great industries of New England. The
policy OF the Republican party, to which the
representatives of Massachusetts and indeed
of all New England have cravenly consented,
has ever been the sacrifice of the industry
of this section to the demands of greedy capt.
tai of other standardization Post (Dem.)
The price Of whisky is speedily advancing
Some people will be inclined to praise the
trust for this.-Cleveland Plain Dealer (Dem).
There were four more trusts formed the
past week-the soap, milk, sheet rod and
breakfast 1000 trusts. The milk trust of
Chicago is fathered by Joe Letter. OF bull
wheat fame. Unconsciously the trust kings are
making socialism possible by their own pa
ternalism.-Perham (Minn.) Bulletin
Last week the WOODEN manufacturers of the
East entered into pool with a capital OF
500, OO0,0 900. and this week the dispatches state
that the wholesale clothing Sheeneys of the
United States were about to form $500 OOO.-
600 trust. If they do what show will a white
man stand in this land of the free and home
Of the trust.-Perham (Minn.) Bulletin.
II there was any doubt about this being
the era of trusts 1t would be dissipated by
reading of the formation OF the new $50, 900. 900
whisky trust the $50. coo coo milk trust and
the $50 1000 soap trust.-Belle PLANE Her
aid (Dem.).
Now it is rye whisky trust The octopus
Is evidently getting loaded with samples of
all the different brands-Boston Herald
Dem.).