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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16

titled. In all ages of the world, r
oratory has been finally measured by
the character of the great causes which
the speaker has seen fit to espouse. Bry-
an must himself submit to this analysis
before he can go into history as n Of
the really great orators of his day.
This is likewise true of any achieve
ment that places a halo of greatness
around the brow of a human being.
Dcwey's future fame rests not on the
mere act of a sinking a Spanish fleet,
which in the line of actual courage was
e,ualled by Cevera's attempted escape
from Santiago. but ur on the results
growing out of 1.-THE es.-i Of his VIC
tory upon the affairs of the world. From
such a standpoint the fame of the speech
less man is as enduring as a Gibralter.
II remains to be seen whether organs
eloquent perorations against the policy
of expansion will place the orator as
in the estimation of his c~ountrymen,
as is the man whose war ships made
that issue a possibility.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16
WHY BRYAN WANTED 1T.

San Francisco, Oct. 14.-The Call re-
produces in facsimile a letter written
by w. ]. Bryan in 1889 to j. Sterling
Morton. in which he states: Il assure
you that it i the money that is IN the
office and not the honor hat attracts
me-" The Call also prints an affidavit
OF a reporter to whom Mr.. Bryan de-
MED he had ever written such a letter,
The letter is as follows:
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. IL, 1SS9,TTo
Hon. J. Sterling Morton. Nebraska 8.
City, Neb.-Dear Friend Your kind
letter to Mr.. Lease was received
and delivered. I think it was Well
received. The p. S. was judicious,
l think. I am grateful for your in
dorsement. Had hesitated ito write
you because 1 dislike soliciting aid.
l assure you that the money that
is in the office, and not the honor.
that attracts me. If successful in
getting it, will tide me over by be-
ginning here. With regards to the
ladies, I am yours very truly,
wv. j. BRYAN"
The following is the reporters. afi-
davit:
estate of Nebraska, county of Lam
caster. Henry G. Smith. a newspaper
correspondent, residing in Lincoln. , Ne
braska, being duly sworn, says. that on
Tuesday. Sept. &c. A. D.. 1899, he inter-
/! viewed w. J. Bryan, at his home in
Lincoln, and during said interview, and
in response to the question as to wheth-
er or not said w. J. Bryan had ever
| said he wanted office for the money
there was in it and not for the honor,
said w. J.. Bryan denied positively that
he ever made such an assertion. Depo-
| nent further asserts hat during said in
| terview said w. J. Bryan remarked that
he did not propose to take occasion to
| deny all the assertions MADE by ]. Ster-
ling Morton. Deponent further asserts
that during said interview said w. J.
Bryan expressed a wish not to be quoted
as denying that he had ever said he want
ed office for the money there was in it,
and not for the honor.
HENRY e. SMITH.
"Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 3rd day of October. / D. 1889.
HORACE c. NIkTMORE."
lincoln, Neb., Oct. 1.-THE Conser-
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16
UNIQUE MANNER.

New York Mail and Express: "Sea
that fellow I just bowed to-" asked the
musical fiend of his sporting chum as
they walked dow Broadway.
YES"
"Well, he's one of the best friends ]
have to-day, and I met him in a rather
peculiar way. Last winter when grand
opera was here I went to listen to Sem
brich in La Variata.' 1 had a good
fronc seat, and the third from the middle
AISLE"
"I wish you had taken me along" sigh
ed the sporting enthusiast.
"Never mind that answered the mu-
steal crank, Just listen to the story. A
I was saying, I had the third seat from
the aisle. Well, before I had been there
long a nice looking fellow came in with
a girl-a regular queen. in fact. For
some reason she wanted to sit mex the
aisle, so he took the seat next to me.
Soon a boy came along with librettos,
The chap asked the girl il she would
have one, and she said she thought she
would"
"They all do that" remarked the other
fellow.
"Well," continued the musical chap,
1.-THE man called the libretto boy, who
handed n to the young lady. She be-
gan to read it at once. Then her escort
began to give a vaudeville act. He dived
into a pocket for a quarter, and a wor-
ried look came over his face. Then he
tiled another pocket. and still another,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16

with equally i'll success. His face grew
red and he began the search over again.
l knew at once just what he a done,
l do it myself now and again. He had
hurried home, changed his business suit
for evening dress and started off. orget-
ting to lake his money out of the suit he
discarded.
The girl was so busy with the libretto
she didn't observe what was going on.
The situation became so strained T felt
as II must do something, so I pulled out
n of my cards. and. wrapping a dollar
Di'' around it, slipped it over to the con-
fused man. He didn't saw ANYTHING.
but clutched it as a drowning man clings
to q straw, giving me a look that alone
was worth a dollar.
He paid the libretto boy with NV dol
lar. and put the change in his pocket. He
dic IL so Well that no one saw what had
happened. Then he conversed With the
s'Fl' ana you would have thought he had
lol gotten all about thu money. After
thH opera. as | started out. he said to me
III an undertone: BE in your office TO-
morrow morning."
- nodded quietly and walked away.
Wheh entered the office in the morn
lnS III was there. He grabbed my hand
~" couldh thank me enough as he re-
turned the dollar. He said it was the
hrst time he had taken that girl anv-
where ana wanted me to dine with him
Wooldn't nave it any other way. He's
.ht IelloW we passed. and he's one of the
best friends I have TODAY. and ca is 10
girl. 'Ao
Ihev We're married last June. and
was an usher. She knows all about the
story. When he told her Of his predica-
1hent she reproached him for not having
eSnlalned the situation at the time. as
she would have been very glad to return
the libretto."
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16
ISIS.

In learnedly discussing the war in the
T~ransvaal the Helena Independent pro-
duces the following:
The root of the war in Africa is gold.
The lands of the Beers yield immense
yellow treasure; the mines are on gov
land. If England drive the
owners out by force of arms, she will
jump the claims and get the gold. She
is on a gigantic claim-jumping expedi-
ton. Miners of Montana know what
should be done with claim-jumpers;
they know what has been lone in this
state with men who engaged in it. In
the end the Beers will be killed in such
numbers hat the invaders will possess
the mines. Such Beers as are left alive
Will move away to some bleak prairie.
as they have done before. Those who
go out into the world, iesolate, hungry
and helpless. will be ol@ zen and old
women. widows and orphans. for the
strong men of the nation will be dead
and rotten in shallow bitches. their bod-
les uncovered and mutilated by the raw
ening wolves and hyenas.
No one who wishes to keep posted on,
c'.rrent events should fail to commit to
memory the editorial views Of the capital
city organ. To get a correct idea of
eh-ISS l Is ltttSSdIy Only To see WnoG
the Independent says and Their copper,
it. 1t is just as accurate on the rams
vaal trouble IS it is on any other public
question which it assumes to handle.
The foregoing excerpt would be a cor
rect delineation of the situation if it
were not for one oversight on the part of
rho Udnt1 Cyloo " yybo y-rotn ~ - ;N 5,~t;
tute of facts.
The truth is. the mining interests of
that section are in the hands of the Out
landers chiefly, a very large percentage of
whom are natives of England who have
been compelled to support the Boerrepub-
lie through onerous taxation without rep
Transvaal will not affect mining titles in
the least, further than to allow the mines
to be worked by their owners without
subjecting them to a system of robbery.
The claim-jumping proposition has
nothing to do with the Transvaal cues
ton and does not enter into the calcula-
ions of the ~''invaders."
The pictures OF desolation drawn by
the Independents editorial artist are
graphic enough to take the place of
those presented to the public by tho DEM
ociatic press some time AGO., showing
how the American soldiers were tortur-
iEg the Filipinos to death. And they
are just about as near the truth. Wal
has its drawbacks, but Paul Kruger
should nave summarized them before he
invited a clash Of arms.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16

vative, j Sterling Marton's paper. also
r~eproduces the Bryan epistle and also
quotes the following from Mr.. Bryan's
letter accepting the presidential nomi-
nation and it with the as
sertion in his letter to J. Sterling Mar
ton:
THE people Of this nation, sitting
in a high court. must render iudg-
ment in the cause which greed is
prosecuting"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16
IRRIGATION AND EXPANSION.


Notwithstanding she vast amount OF
money appropriated for river and harpor
improvements and for the reclamation of
swamp lands in the east. the middle west
and the south. there is a strong prejudice
against the use of public funds for the
fr~uctifying of our arid wastes. Agricul-
tural papers in the east have for years
used every possible argument against
irrigation, betraying a righteousness that
was due both to ignorance and design.
With the history of ancient irrigation III
the old world before them they have de-
liberately misled their readers as to the
scope and purpose of that system of
farming.
The belief is Widespread among the
farmers of the east that irrigation is only
necessary in a country where the soil is
too sterile to yield it's fruitage through
natural and perfectly normal conditions.
To this belief is due the unyielding preju-
dice against federal assistance in the
storage of water for irrigation purposes.
The recent action of the national farm
ers' congress-, in opposition to such a
movement, shows how widespread is the
sentiment in the east against assisting
the west through public channels.
The fact that the west is entitled to an
equable share of the public funds is
wholly lost sight Of. River and harbor
Improvements will continue to be made
at the government expense, but if the
east can prevent it no federal none will
ever be invested in storage reservoirs.
petition, should irrigation increase the
agricultural area of the country, and will
do his utmost to preserve the arid belt
to the herdsman.
But behind the eastern farmer, behind
the agricultural paper that represents
him, is the politician who fears that irri-
cation will promote the growth of the
west and transfer the control of federal
legislation beyond the Mississippi. He
will not knowingly be conscious of any
act that will deprive his section of the
political sovereignty it has so long en-
| joyed. The reclamation of the arid belts
in the west means a tremendous growth
in population, which in turn means the
exercise of more influence in national
affairs.
The west will never take it's proper
position in determining the course which
congress shall pursue in the matter OF
wholesome and equitable laws looking tc
internal Improvements, until it has suffi-
cient population to enforce its demands
through a larger representation at Wash.
ington. This can be brought about only
through a growth in population COM
mensurate with our resources.
The policy of expansion, which will
magnify the Importance of our Pacific
coast line, may settle this important prob.
lem of political balance of power by slim.
ulating the growth of the entire inter.
mountain region. There is no ~interes'
in the commercial and industrial life o,
the west which will not be conserved by
the new era Of expansion. Population i.
needed to invoke the legislation required
promote the development of our re
sources, and the inevitable tendency O
expansion is to bring to our western EN-
pire that inestimable boom,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16

A correspondent who is anxious to
learn all about the history of Trans
vaal affairs writes to inquire who i in
thunder is Matte B. Lee?' He saws he
has heard of Matte r. Lee land, but
cannot place the lady or her property.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16

tunate mistake of writing ]. Sterling
Morton that he wanted office for the
there was in 1t, instead of stat
ing that he wanted money for the office
there was in it.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16

1t is estimated hat the fukes in the
international yacht race will cost the
New York Yacht club not less than $685.
OG0. No wonder it's members feel like
drC wning their sorrows in the cup.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16

Helena will send a large delegation to
Butte on soldiers day. There are thou
sand Of patriotic citizens in the capital
city and Butte will extend to them the
hand of welcome.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16

The mayors proclamation, first pub
lished in the Inter Mountain, has brought
out the Miner in a comparison of that
gentleman with Governor Smith, who has
heretofore held the belt as a proclaimer.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16

II may be that Colonel BRYAN. who il
Hheuestlonably an able orator. has re-
VlVed an art that went into a state of
'lnoccuous desuetude' when CLAW and
Webster disappeared from the stage of
action, and it may be that he will have
just as good luck working that art for
political purposes as those gentlemen
did, and get just as near the presidency
as they-but the solemn fact remains that
practical modern life demands something
in its representative men besides the
embellishments Of speech.
Oratory has never lost its charms,
There are fewer great orators than in an
Gent times, and more good orators. The
line Of demarkation between the orator
and his audience is narrower than it is
used to be, caused by the closer approach
of each to an intellectual level. In for
mer times the people fastened to get in
touch with the great orator.; in these
latter days the orator hastens to get in
touch with the people. Public speak
ing has not lost it's place in the affec-
tions of the %populace, simply because
that Bryan or any one else has ~"reviv-
ed" an affection for an art that never has
been lost. 1t is a%ccrediting him with
an achievement to which ne is not en-
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16

The democratic press claim that Bryan
has compelled Mckinley to take the
stump. But who compelled Bryan to take
it?
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16

If the Anaconda Standards picture of
Governor Smith on a horse is an accur-
ate one, it accounts for the fact that his
friends are Interested in his standing.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16

Colonel Bryan will never be accused
of failing to max a race Tor the sam
reason that the yachts did.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16

The Butte Miner, in speaking of Great
Britain, says: 1.-The immensely of her
empire is a source of Weakness Not
while the Miner represents the Liberals.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16

our graduate optician fits glasses apc
coffects and defects: eyes examined free
Io"le q Wln:erhalter IS West Park. =
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16

THE MONTANA BOYS WILL ARRIVE
IN BUTTE
In time to order their coal and wood from
the Silver Bow Coal Telenhona
No. 30.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16

$50 sets of teeth so. DR.. wix.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-16
DEWEY AND BRYAN,

Through an interesting coincidence the
Anaconda Standard comes out with an
editorial entitled 'The Revival of Ora
tory in which Colonel Bryan is accred-
tied with having accomplished that feat:
while the Butte Miner produces an
equally able editorial entitled "Plea for
the Speeches. Man. in which Admiral
Dewey is given full credit for his splen-
did failure to make a speech. 1t is in
teresting to note the remarkable fact that
our morning contemporaries have eX-
tended their field of polemics outside the
lines of party politics, and a cheer
fully disagree on such questions as ora
tory. without intending to cross each
others path. It will be very helpful to
them in the next campaign. enabling the
one to stand by the democratic nominee
for Office because he is accredited with
oratorical ability and the other to sup
port him with equal zeal because he a
man of action instead of words.
A'S u Us. AIINL
all. oratory is the highest of the
arts and it's revival is q cheerful
sign Our Anaconda contempor-
airy makes this statement after trying to
prove that Colonel Bryan has brought
the days of Clay and Webster up to date
and rescued the rostrum from
tive oblivion. But while thai ably edited
newspaper is cavorting around and kick
ing its heels together over a revival of
oratory, the Miner makes an equally
strong point in referring to Admiral
Dewey as follows:
There is another consolation that the
tongue-tied portion of humanity can
get out of Admiral Dewey's apparent
lack Of oratorical ability. 1t proves once
more that the man of action is frequent
ly the one Of the fewest words. That ora
torical ability. is not an absolutely neces-
sary prerequisite to success in life. It
further shows that the speechless man
may carve as large a niche for himself in
history as the man with powerful lungs.
quick wit and ready tongue. That there
is justice in the old demand for deeds
and not words.
T. Il Oiipo ISOl IS 10 De 1lStlJute0 De-
tween Mr.. Dewey, the speechless man,
and Mr.. Bryan, the orator. the words Of
the Miner have great significance and
force. The great naval hero would make
as Dig a blunder trying to convince the
American public from the rostrum that
Abraham Lincoln was a democrat. as the
Nebraska orator would nave made had he
engineered the attack on Monteio's fleet
IN Manila boy. The two men would have
sunk into insignificance long ago had they
snapped places. This only goes to show
that one man is better fitted for one kind
of work while another man should de-
vote his attention to something else.
Dewey did more for the cause of expan-
sion one morning before breakfast than
Bryan has done for nti-eXpansio in q
perfect torrent of oratory. covering n
period OF time that extended from his res
ignatlon from the army to Texas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-20
WALNUT TOWNSHIP.

By ''Olmitz Buns"
No flies on this nice winter weather.
Chas. Shugart is visiting up on
Blood Creek.
King of Spades is building house
and stable at Olmitz.
Uncle Giblets is going to leave town
next Wednesday evening.
Joe Hickey went north to swing the
lassoo Sunday, in Spook Hollow.
All you school boys who want sling
shots go to Gus Hlawaty and get Grub
bers'.
The north west boys can't read nor
write, but the Olmitz boys are out of
sight.
Charley 10th was well pleased with
his partner at the box supper Friday
night.
John Juttner has got his boarders
all down to Schugart's-I mean his
horses.
Robert Hlayaty eaid be wished for
nice weather, so be could tame his
wheel
Bill Schugart goes to Olmitz so of
ten that be has lost the heels to his
felt boots.
John Juttner has gone to Pawnee
Rock and taken everything along
even his Office.
Boy, if you want to learn how to
catch rats go to Geo. Eddy. He
caught three in 15 minutes-just
enough to fill one frying pan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-20
Out WeylerIng WeyIer.

Gen. Shafter told gathering of
New York Presbyterians that he
would disarm the Filipinos if he had
to kill half of them. Hhe suggestion
of the slaughter of half Of these poor
creatures to keep them from bloodshed
and to impose upon them our sover-
eighty and civilization must have
shocked these good people. We
whipped Spain for permitting Gen,
Weyler's plan, and out Weyler
Weyler in the Philippines. Some
fantastic tricks are played before
high heaven.-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-20

patron to the butter factory here
most of the time since it started, and
he is one that makes money from his
COWS.
It is now conceded that in the COM
ing spring the butter factory here
will get milk from more COWS and do
a greater business then any time in
the past
Ernest Speck is painter of carri-
ages, houses, etc. His headquarters
are in this town at present. If you
need painting give him call; he does
good work at living prices.
This town has always been in luck
in having good sociable and compe.
tent depot agents. Haines, Vincent
and Jones the writer knew, and they
were all tip,top boys and well liked
by all our people; and we believe our
new agent will be no exception to the
former ones.
We have recently been informed
that there are two young men in this
town who wish to become writers for
the DEMOCRAT, the most newsy paper
in the county, and as [ am opposed to
monopolizing [ will now step down and
out and by consent of the Editor give
these boys my chair.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-20
OLMITZ.,

From "Searcher."
Ours is a business town.
This is called a wet town on a dry
hill.
Peter Brack contemplates erecting
dwelling house next spring.
Conrad Ochs talks of running a
merchandise business on his own hook
soon.
Robert Boyle is likely to start up a
seed and feed house. also restaurant
here uext Spring.
It is stated Mayors, the miller, has
quit, and that leaves Charlie and
Jake lone handed.
Brack and Reidel had good holi.
day trade on merchandise, which Is
still holding out good.
The hotel, under Landlord Gooseys
management is fiourishing, having a
house full of paying eaters.
Nordman is now busy building a
house and barn here. Nordman seem
slow but gets there in the end.
George Black. formerly of our town
is now section forman on the branch
road from the city to Hoisington.
Our new depot agent, Mr.
is getting acquainted with our people
and is giving satisfaction to Employers
and patrons.
George Harper, east side, will run
milk wagon soon. He has num-
ber of cows and will soon have quite s
dairy of his own.
The new drug store is neat and
nicely arranged. and makes a very
presentable appearance. which speak
we'll fer the young managers.
Otto Brand, east side, has bean I
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-20
ELLINwOOD.
From the Leader.

From the Leader.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Brown are the
proud parents of little daughter,
born early Monday morning.
The revival at the Presbyterian
church, under the direction of Rev.
Folz and Rev. Wilder has continued
for nearly two weeks.
The Knights of Pyahias have bills
oat announcing a grand masquerade
ball at the opera house, on Wednes-
day night, February 1.
5. II. West received Tuesday the
distressing news that his son, j. 81.
West of Webb City, No. is lying low
with pneumonia and is hardly ex-
pected to live.
Saturday evening there was a
pleasant party at the Komark home
in town. at which many young peo>
pie were present A very nice time
was had.
A Q, Hartley resigned his clerk
ship at the Cyclone last week. He
left Tuesday morning on a visit to
Milwaukee. Curt says he has, as yet
made no defnate plans for the
future, but his friends wish him success
whever he may go.
Aug. Schrepel sold last week a
fine team of draft forses to the Con.
solidated Oil Co., of Sterling. The
animals were just what the company
wanted and they brought good price.
When people come here from sur.
rounding countries to buy good teams
it shows that EIlinwood is an ex-
cellent horse market.