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The Conservative, 1899-07-13
Che Conservative.

M maCnlne deSpOtlSm Will give
the Filipinos is to be seen by lifting the
curtain shading the political arena in
the United States. The last state of
those people may be worse than the first.
That people which have not yet learned
the lessons of permanent self-govern-
ment, and who through Indifference
permit their government to relapse into
machine despotism and party usurpa-
ton certainly is not fitted to give a gov
eminent to other and still weaker
people.
1t has been said that the government
of the United States has acted contrary
to and in defiance of natural law, the
declaration of independence and the
constitution. 1t remains to prove those
assertions. First, as to natural law.
Self representation is the inevitable neces-
sity Of life. Under what conditions will
a man %endanger his life? In order to
save it.. Under normal conditions of
mind he will not expose his life for any
other purpose. Taken at it's full mean
ing there is no other necessity. "But
what of heroic se~lf-sacrifice," some al
TRUST says? All that the world gener-
ally calls heroism is a form of emotional
insanity in which the actor loses sight of
self in the face of some disaster to
others. Joan of Arc is a striking exam
pie. That is pseudo heroism. True
heroism is the result of intellectual self
control. The doing of duty by the
sailor, soldier, fireman, may be heroic,
but it is not heroism. 1t is largely
training and esprit du corps. In a rather
adventurous life the writer never knew
of but one hero. That was a woman
whose grounds bordered on the bank
of a river. She was washing one day
down by the bank and the child with
her fell into the water and was swept
away with the current. She might
have saved the child at the risk Of her
life. Instead, with a pallid face and
form erect as if of marble, she walked to
the house. When asked "why'' her
only reply was "there were four babes
there, they needed me more" AS Ed
win Arnold says, "the gods act some
times thus"
If a a II man will only expose his
life to save it-this principle rules the
actions of all men instinctively, as
well as intelligently-and property, in
some form, is an essential means to the
preservation of life, then he who has it
will only expose it in the hope of in
creasing it that his life may be more Sc.
cure. That is natural law, is it not
For that reason men enter into union
with others, form combinations, states.
nations, copartnerships, trade organiza'
tons, trusts. Never for the good OF
the others! Always for self! For sell
they all pull together. Thus is the gooG
The Conservative, 1899-07-13

tiles normal governments being insti-
tutions o organized by men who depute
powers to them to carry out the condi-
tons of organization, it should be evil
dent that the power creating would not
give more authority over itself than it
itself had. Altruistic self. sacrifice is
impossible to the sane under the newt
able necessity. In other words, if self
preservation is the inevitable necessity
and nations organized and governments
established by individuals to maintain
it, the creating power will not give the
created authority absolute control over
it's life or that property which is neces-
sary to it's maintenance. When the gov
eminent assumes this power it becomes
a despotism and the people have yielded
their rights, having lost the might to
maintain them. They are imbeciles
requiring guardianship. Is it not evil
dent that under natural law the govern
ment of the United States had no right
to expose the lives of citizens, or to take
of their property, for purely aggressive
war, or for the benefit or use of aliens?
Is not the government guilty of that
usurpation Of power over life, liberty
and pursuit of happiness which the
fathers declared to be inalienable rights
given them by their Creator? All ag-
gressive warfare is anarchistic except
when imposed by the inevitable neces-
sity of self-preservation. This is true
of the individual or nation. 1t is anarch-
istic again when the aggressive party
miscalculates it's strength and weakens
it's self -maintaining ability through it's
aggressiveness. Mere wars of ambition
or conquest have invariably led to the
injury or destruction of the aggressor.
Persia, Macedonia, Rome, Napoleon,
France, Spain.
Having declared themselves free, hay
ing made themselves so by their individ-
ual might, those British freemen, now
become American, took steps to main
tanning themselves as men capable of self
maintenance, in a true sense, s%elf-govern-
ment. They established a nation and
organized a government to uphold and
maintain the conditions in which they
mutually agreed to stand shoulder to
shoulder, life for life, for their in
dividual preservation. In SO far, and
not one jot farther, did, or do, they
give the government authority over
their lives or property. 1t is only when
they individually refuse to maintain the
conditions which they agreed upon with
one another, that the government has
authority over life, because the newt
able necessity holds them and the gov
eminent to the law as the means to
self-preservation.
The Constitution.
The Conservative, 1899-07-13

government in the Philippines or Cuba?
Stop a moment Think Government
in the United States means at present
the machine in power. The people are
proverbially tickle. If they do not
smash a machine that does not run to
suit them, they have a habit of shelving
it to give it a rest and setting up a new
ne. If government in the United
States is not, in this sense, with the con
sent and will of the governed, what is
it? In point of fact, the existing govern
ment in the United States may be a
weak government with a strong people,
or a strong government with a weak
people. All this depends on the DISPOSE
ton of the people. But no republic Of
fers a strong government except when
the government created by the people
represents their strongest intelligence
and is supported by the active strength
of the people in all aggressive majority.
The present government is weak because
it has no surety in the support of the
people. Can such a government guar
antee a strong and permanent govern
ment to the F%ilipinos? Not for a NOM
emit The next election in the United
States is liable to be Oh the basis Of the
i~nyiOlabiIity of the constitution. No az
alton except for The maintenance of the
Union ard domestic We!fare. A political
revolution in the United States is almost
sure to leave the Filipinos, and perhaps
the Cubans, without American support.
In support of this an u~ltra-expansion
paper says: "No question is involved
concerning the future government of the
Philippines. Congress can do as it
chooses. The present congress may de-
clare in favor of permanent occupancy.
The next congress may declare in favor
of abandoning the islands. The follow
ing congress may go ahead and retake
them, peacefully or forcefully, as it may
elect. No one congress can dictate to a
future congress. Future congresses can
undo the action of past congresses" -
(Memphis Appeal). If that does not de-
scribe anarchy what else does it picture.
The Filipino is in a pitable plight. He
has no choice between the devil (Spain)
and the deep sea of neutrality-suspicious.
ism.
A Hard Task Ahead.
These foreign complications are liable
to prove hot irons to Americans. Things
are by no means permanent. The land
and the people alone constitute what
permanency there is. In spite of all
authority to the contrary, the constitu-
ton is as permanent al the people. To
speak paradoxically the government has
usurped the government in the United
States. That is, if the people are the
government de facto and the constitu-
ton the law. The people have not
-.x~- ll-s- ~.1. l.1 klox,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
FOREIGN

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rubanre
the shouting of Iabori. Caot. Dr,y-
fms counsel was the result OF well
laid Mot
O.erafi,ns nf tho rsvo,uti5gists In
san Dnmipgo have started panic In
Puerto pIa,a
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
PEACE AND WAR.

A vigorous policy OF conducting 'n'
war in the Philippines is adopted
president Schurrman, OF the fhiiip-
nine commission, reached vancouver.
Americans drove Filipinos back Wlth
a loss of 200 men and occupy Angeles
The Americans lost man IN hsh'
near Quinga .,.d
Gov Gen. Brooke viii be summoned
n washington TO impart knowledge o.
Cuban affairs. 49,,
Naval Constructor Hobson ralsea
+brea Of the Spanish ships sunk by
Dewey at Manila
T,nguccessful efforts have been maze
70 float the cable ship Hooker, whlch
is aground near Manila.
A demonstration in honor OF Genera
Gomez was held by a cro"a "i''ch
gathered at his house in Havana.
president Mckinley in a speech al
the Catholic Summer School declared
that whenever the flag Is assailed u
viii be carried to triumphant peace
In a New York sermon Rev. Braaoih
Hamilton said that this country uu1y
&c To teach the FilipinOs the Christian
religion and get back It's $40 oooooo'
The war department has decided 70
continue enlistments up to the limit 81
81 900 men, the strength Of the yolun-
teer force authorized 10y congress LOT
service in the Philippines
The war department received d
eablegram from Gen. Brooke atHayana
reportlng the death on Aug r. OF Ed
ward Moore. colorcd quartermaster
employe. of stab wound in the abdo-
men.
The navy department has issued a
general order awarding a medal oil
honor to Corporal MacNeal, OF the
marine corps, for gallantry aboard me
Boolslyn during tho fight with Ger
vera's feet
President Mckinley fearing that ms
presence. by dividing the honors, might
dc,ract from the welcome 20 Admiral
Dewey. win not attend the ceremonies
in New York. Admiral Dewey Is re-
po-ted m OF fever on board the Olym-
pia at Leghorn. New York aldermen
passed the resolution giving The Dewey
committee power to eypend the $l5OoVo
celebration fund without advertising
for bids
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24

has been appointed British commander
in south Africa.
Seven thousand dollars in bank bills
were stolen from the Canadian Pacific
railway station at Toilette, Que. This
Is the third time in three years that
the station has been robbed
The French schooner Paueboto was
sunk in collision off Lowestoft, Eng,
by the steamer Hercules, and five per
sons were drowned. The steamer
rescued the remainder of the crew.
According to the latest advices re-
ceived at Valparaiso, Chill, all bust
ness in that section has been para
lyzed by fresh storms and the sailing Of
all steamers will be delayed several
days.
The annual congress and festival OF
the Cooperative Society of Great
Britain opened at the crystal palace.
The principal feature was the delivery
of the presidential address of Rev.
Dr. George C. Lorimer of Boston.
1t has just been made public in Lon
don that Mrs. Lily Langtry was mar
ried, July q at st. Saviour's, Jersey,
to Hugo Germald de Battle, heir to a
baronetcy, The father of young De
Battle is reported to be greatly upset
over his sons marriage.
NJ. Labori. chief counsel of Dreyfus,
paS shot in the hack by an assassin at
at Rhennes. His condition is critical,
although late bulletins indicate a
slight improvement. The Dreyfus
court martial lacked the sensational
scenes expected, all concerned being
depressed by the attempted assassina-
tiCn. Guerin, the anti-Semite leader
besieged in his own house by the Paris
police, still holds out, threatening
death to anybody who tries to break
it. Dreyfus has requested an adj
journment of his trial until Monday,
when he expects that his counsel,
Maitre Labori may be able to APP
pear, Labori is pronounced out of
danger and has been removed to the
house of Prof. Basch for treatment.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
HOW MEN CARRY MONEY,

TO the initiated, man's nationality
is betrayed by the way the carries his
money. The Englishman carries his
loose in his right hand trousers pocket
gold, silver and copper all mixed mp
together Tie pulls a handful Of he
mixture ont OF his pocket in a large.
opulent way and se,ec,s the coin he has
need or
The American carries his wad of bills
In q peculiar, long. narrow pocketbook,
In which the greenbacks lie fiat. The
Frenchuan makes use Of a leather
purse. with no distinguishing char
acteristics, while the Germans use one
gaily embroidered in silks by the fair
hands Of some Lottchen or Nina.
The half civilized capitali,s from
some togrid Soush American city car
ries his dollars 10 a belt. with cunning
~ devised pockets TO oafie The gentle
men with the Ugh, fingers. Some Of
these bells are very expensive.
The Italian Of the poorer classes ties
up his little fortune in q raily colOred
handkerchief secured with many knots,
which he seCretes In some mysterious
manner abou, his clothes
4 similar course has charms for the
Spaniard, while the lower class Rus
sian exhibits a preference for his boots
or the lining Of his clothes as a hiding
place for his savings
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
DOMESTIC


Mauna Loa volcano Is quiet again,
Lake carriers have advanced sailors
wages 10 per cent
-Four fresh feuds are threatened IN
Clay county Ky.
Half OF the main business street OF
Cass Lake was burned
Five white women OF Little Rock
were assaulted by a negro.
Engineers of the Big Four have asked
for an Increase In wages
Two thousand deaths resulted from
the hurricane in Porto Rico.
Fred Eastwood who shot four per
sons in Vermont surrendered.
Revenue officers have seized the cigar
factory of Joes Rivera at Tampa
Autl-Gochcusts Of Kentucky nomi-
mated cx-Gov. Brown for governor.
The trust has raised the price Of lee
I'VE cents per hundred In New York
Cookers hop TO Bryan has killed 'hc
Augustus Van Wyck boom at Sara.
toga.
Fred L. White was nominated tor
governor by Iowa democrats and pop.
ulists.
Nahouey defeated Hobart The Amer.
lean for .he tennis championship of
Europe
Natural gas was struck ON farm
ner Musca.ine la.. 100 fcct below do,
surface.
Al Medina. y. y. the Weld 4 HW
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
MORE TROUBLE EXPECTED
Situation in Samoa Quiet but Natives
Feel Ugly.

Apia, Aug. 10.-Via Auckland. Ans
19-Although the general situation d
quiet, the i'll feeling between the na.
tives continues and further trouble "a
feared. Mataafa has addressed a le,,Ar
to the Samoa commission, urging tba,
there should be no king and SUGGESTING
DR.. Solen, German president of he
municipality of Apia, as the head Of
the government.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
NOT TO LEAVE WISCONSIN.

Milwaukee, Aug. 19-EX-Congress
man 5. 4 Cook of Neenah denies n
report that he had prepared to remoF
his residence from Wisconsin to lndl
ana. 1T is true, however, he sl-
that | am interested in the building @
a paper mill at Alexandria, Ind ou
that win not take me from Wisconsin.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
SAILED OCEAN ALONE.

Bristol, England, Aug. 19-The
American 3-ton cutter the Great West
ern of Gloucester, Mass, arrived yes
.terday. The sole occupant Howard
Blackburn of Gloucester, reported him
self as well.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
NEGROES ATTACK M'KINLEY.

Chicago, Aug. 19,-At the Afro
American council yesterday Rev, R. c..
Ransom of Chicago said: eve petit
toned Mckinley to give us one of the
labor commissionerships, but were ig-
nored. In the army appointments We
have been treated the same way. We
are with the party that will be fair
with us"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
INVESTIGATING SOLDIERS HOME

Milwaukee Aug. 19.-The INJURY in
to the killing of Captain Pollock at the
soldiers home by David Anderson
promises to develop into a general in
quiry as to the treatment of the matter
by the officers in charge. The exam
ination was formerly begun before
Commissioner Bloodgood yesterday
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
MKINLEY REVIEWS SOLDIERS.


p'attshurg August President
Mckinley yesterday went TO the gov
erunen. barracks whore ne reviewed
the 2fth regiment In the party were
President and Mrs Mckinley. Vice
President and Mrs. Hobart. Attorney
Genera, and Mrs GriEes. Secretary Of
Interior Hitchcock and others. Mrs.
Mckinley presented a handsome silk
aaE 10 the regiment Mckinley spoke
IN the highest terms ar the soldiers
The reg ment viii leave for Manila In
about two wae After The review the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
BANK CLEARINGS GROW.

New York, Aug. 19.-The total bank
clearings compiled by Bradstreets for
the principal United States cities dur
ing the past week were $1,514,135,513,
an increase of 1913 per cent. over the
period last year.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
BIG FIRE IN SOUTH.

ylcksburg, Miss, Aug ia -
started at midnight in the waTen o.s-
OF the r. L. Crooke company, VIZ ~
sale groces. It spread rapidly anu ~--
over 5000 damage.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
PLACERVILLE DESTROYED.
Prosperous Idaho Town Falls Victim
of Fire Fiend.

Boise, Idaho, August 19.-Flacer.
vile, Boise county, was almost wiped
out by fire Thursday night. The bust.
ness portion of the place was destroyed
and most of the residences. The loss
is estimated at s25O,00O There was no
means of fighting the fire.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
BIG RAILROAD BOYCOTT.

Kansas City Aug. 19.-The Burling-
ton lines west of the Missouri river and
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road have joined the boycott Of the
Pittshurg & Gulf road.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24

members of the presidential party war.
entertained at luncheon by Col ans
Mrs. Rice. In the morning Presiden,
and Mrs. Mckinley took a short drirn
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
CHINESE TURNED DOWN.

Seattle, Wash, Aug 19.--Jnl'e'
States District Judge Hanford yes,eF'
day denied the apslication OF the Cnlh-
csc crew OF the transport Victoria io'
R wri, OF habeus copus.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
THREE BOYS FATALLY HURT.

Toledo. Aug. 19,-Three sons OF
Martin Wrinkle OF Luckey, o. were
fatally injured at lime kiln by being
caught in the machinery. One got 700
close and the others tried to rescue
him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
a RAILROAD SOLD.

Springfield, Aug. 19--The ST. Louis.
indianapolis & Western railroad was
sold at auction yesterday to the Illinois
Central railroad, the only bidder. The
price was 100000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
BIG FIRE IN CHICAGO.
Paint and Varnish Concerns SunAr
Loss of $500, 000.

Chicago, August 49, An explosion
of oil last night in a five-story bricl,
building on Dearborn street near
Twenty occupied by Ansbar-
cher & Co. and Bradley & Rooman Co..
paint manufacturers and the STANDARD
Narnish works, caused a fire resulting
in loss Of S50U,0OJ. '''. ~ ''''"'"''" 100.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
To Enforce Neutrality.

Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 19-The
Dominican agents are rapidly recruit
ing expeditions in this part OF the ISL
and. particularly on the north coast,
/. is certain that several expeditions
have been able to get away without
any interference. but Gen. Wood MILF
tary governor. has determined to do
all in his power TO enforce neutrality.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
BIG HOTEL BURNS.

Albuquerque. n IT.. August 81 a e
san Felipe hotel burned last nlsu.,
loss estimated at $40 600; INSURANCE
$4,000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
SOARING THE DIET.

Berlin, August 1a-The seml-oll's a..
papers Intimate that the Prusslah ~. ~.
VIII certainly BE dissolved uhiss
three canal bills are adopted "
whole
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24

dealers in farm implements at Peoria,
III.
The net earnings OF the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad for the month OF July,
1899. were $878O5l, an increase Of $40
497.
II a speech at Des Moines Mr. Bryan
repeated that the democratic party
must again make free silver It's chief
issue.
John r. Mclean has secured head
quarters in Cincinnati for his campaign
for the democratic gubernatoral nomi-
nation.
II is reported that Thcmas b. Reed
may remain in congress, although he
has associated himself With a law firm
in New York.
Tho Illinois board Of health Will be
called upon to check the spread OF a
mysterious contagious disease near
Bloomington.
The Northern Transportation com
pany, it is rimored, Is 10 have two new
steamships like the Northwest and
Northland.
TWO drunken harvest hands resisted
arrest by Marshal Ferguson Of Elkton,
S. D.. and the Marshal killed one in
self-defense.
f.ie7it eqss-ass 60! aszaI. Z ebert .Sayag C.
thirteenth infantry, has been retired
on his own application after thirty
years service
Ex-Goy. AtEed, referring to Rich
ard Croker, said: "The democratic
party is not asking corruptionists to
join it's ranks
Lars Artrup Of Menominee Mich,
and Harold Artrup of Fisher, Mich,
have been left 100000 10y the death o.
an uncle in Norway.
The Retail Butchers association Of
New York has asked all dealers to
raise the price Of meat three cents to
meet trust advances.
Misses Gcrtic and Hilda Fleisch-
mann of Harrisburg and Franklin
Hassler were KILLED at a railroad cross
lng near Wernersyille, Pa,
The Mar3den company OF Philadel-
phia proposes to erect a plant at
Peoria, H., costing $4,000 for the
manufacture OF cellulose.
Mrs p. S. Grosscup, wife Of United
States circuit Judge Grosscup OF Chi
cago, is dying at The home Of her hps-
bands father, near Ashland, o.
Congressman Foss denies that the
kaiser said the Commandments
would prevent aggression upon the
fatherland by the United States.
The miners employed Sy the Cantrall
Coal company at Cantrall III, have
struck because the pit boss, Peter
Bechen, IS Objectionable to them.
william O'Conor OF La Sale, H.,
has become insane because OF the acct
dental death Of his brother His
mother Is Frustrated and cannot live.
The secretary of the interior has be-
gun to grant permits under the new
Alaskan code to persons and firms 10
sell firearms to the natives OF Alaska.
Advances were announced in Chicago
restaurants on the prices of steaks and
chops This is in response TO the ad-
yances In prices recently made by
packers.
The anu-imperlalist league Of Bos-
ton demands that Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines be given selG-govern-
ment ana that The army be called
home,
Rev Or. D. S. Tappan, pastor Of the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
To Intercept JlmInez.

Kingston Jamaica. August l9.-The
adyices from Santo Domingo say the
government is apprehensiye of the ar
rival of Jiminez His arrival, it was
added, will completely turn popular
opinion which has been partly undecid-
ed. Consequently the chief object of
the government is 10 intercept Jiminez
and a number OF armed vessels are
patrolling the coast with orders to
search every strange vessel and cap
ture 1iminez under any flag armed or
mot