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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-20
THE NEW METHOD

Which Reduced the Death Rate Consumption Thfour
During the Past
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25
Thy VIII BE Done.

Not in dumb resignation
We lift our hands on high;
Not like the nerveless fatalist
Content to trust and die.
Our faith springs like the eagle
Who scars to meet the sun,
And cries exulting unto Thee,
o Lord! Thy will be donei
When tyrant feet are tramping
Upon the commOnweal,
Thou dost not bid us bend and writhe
Beneath the iron heel.
In Thy name We assert our right,
BY sword or tongue or pen;
And cen the headsman's ak may flash
Thy message unto men.
Thy will! 1t bids the weak be strong,
1t bids the strong be just!
No lip to fawn. no hand to beg,
No brow TO seek the dust.
Wherever man Expresses man
Beneath Thy liberal sun,
o Lord. be there Thine arm made bare,
Thy gracious will be done!
John Hay.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25
His Good Record.
BOSTON, Raza

Boston Bazaar.
1T is not merely whether Won tr,Iv ,or.
me-" said the rich widow who Is tbe
mother of six little children. II must aIso
have assurance that you will be a kind and
loving father to my tender infants"
Beloved" cried the sutton in renlv ..h.
comforted. For ten long years / was the
manager of an orphan asylum; and nevar
during that time did 1 speak a cross word
save in self-defense." WIN
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25

Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
as that the little darling ?" asked Young
Mr.. Newdad, when they brought the lit.
tie morsal of humanity, swaddled up 10
its ears in long, creamy white w~rappings
for him to inspect. Let me hold itr'
Indeed you shall not they told him
why not?" he demanded. I'm IFS
father"
Yes" they said, and that's all Won arc
You shan't touch it."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25

Harper's Bazaar.
Geraldine-When does the twentieth GEN.
fury begin?
Gerald-Let's talk about something less
complicated; I'll tell you how 20 score a
baseball game.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25
In Chicago.
Puck,

PUCK.
Mr.. Po~rkchops-That was a corkin' din
ner last night, Maria; but 1 can't get used
to a dress suit.
Mrs. P~orkchops-No?
Mr.. Porkchops-No. Wouldn't I have en-
joyed that dinner If I could nave eat it in
my shirt sleeves. 8
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25
Revised Version.
Chicago News.

OIIOdbO ANNWSs
"FWhy stand We idle here all the day?'"
asked the taxpayer, who is fond of quota
tons.
Because" replied the party Of the sec
ond part, 81 am a city employee"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25
Faulty Construction.

Puck.
DE Smithers says ne is the architect of
his own fortune"
Eyes; but it's probably lucky for him
that the building inspector didn't happen
around while he was making it."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25
Forgot Him.
Puck.

Puck.
"They say Uncle Ned remembers seeing
George Washington"
"No, sab! He used ter remember dat; but
he don't since he done jined de chu'ch."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25

Puck.
Maxon-Did you tell your wife about that
California decision that a man had a right
to be out all night and give no account of
himself?
Waxon-I did.
Maxon-Then what did she say?
Waxon-That the decision was reversed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25

Puck.

Puck.
Arkansas Justice Ito spectator who has
just entered)-Huck Buckley. I fine you
ten dollars for contempt OF COURT
~Buckleby-Huh. Squire! I Iii said q
word yeti
Arkansas Justice-I know It. but that
thar boss you traded 70 me last week has
got = spaytns and this = rrobly The only
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25
Her Sarcasm.

PUCK.
Mr.. Snarley-I never was one that
wanted to get something for nothing.
Mrs. Snarley-Well, that is about what
happened when you married me.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25
It's Mannfshness.

Chicago Tribune.
Claribel-Do you mean to say you can
sharpen a lead pencil neatly?
Winifred-I can.
Claribel-And you are not ashamed of It?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25
HUMoR OF THE DAY.
And She Did.

Harper's Bazaar.
Benham-I want you to understand that
/ am the head of the family.
Mrs. Benham-The doctor said I would
have trouble with my head.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25
Stays by Him.

Philadelphia Bulletin.
Clarence caught a cold nearly a year
ago hat he hasn't got rid of yet"
"You don't say?"
Eyes,; he married a Boston girl"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25

Inquiring Tourist-Teli me, what were
your sensations while you were crouching
In your cyclone cellar with the terrible
tornado raging just above you?
Kansas Farmer-Wa-al, j reckon it's safe
to say that I felt sorter under the weather.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25

chance I'll have to git even with you. Fork
over, or go to Jail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25

Avoid drying inhaf-
ants. use that which
cleanses and heals the
membranes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25

Hong-Kong is giving one evidence OF
growth and prosperity in that many new
and handsome residences are being built
upon the mountain side. Those upon the
peak are mainly summer residences. A
new house for the Governor is going up not
far from that of the Jewish merchant.
Not only must all the building material be
carried up to the top on the backs of
coolies. since there are almost no beasts of
burden In this city OF steep streets. but a
terrace for the foundation and the lawn
must be leveled along the face OF the slope
out Of the solid rock. In twenty years. at
the present rate of development OF the
Eastern trade, Hong-Kong will be a great
metropolis. 1t already reaps Che bepe6ts
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25

1OGNNI ffEfAO.
Among the foreigners who had a narrow
escape was a young official in the health
department named Reidie. a sturdy young
scotchman. His business had been 10 re-
port cases. attend TO their isolation and the
fumigation OF infected premises. In the
performance of his duty he had frequently
10 handle the sick. of whom, however. he
manifested not the slightest fear. Finally
ne discovered in one house a japanese boy
who. with his mother. was in a dying con-
dition- He picked the boy up and carried
him out OF the house. In an incredibly short
time he became i'll himself, the disease
manifesting itself in It's most virulent form.
From the moment he was seized he was
unconscious, his temperature rose alarm
ingiy and no one supposed thai he could
possibly recover. In spite OF the fever the
chief specific in treating the disease is
brandy, this being about all tina is given.
I'm frequen. and heroic doses. Fortunately
for him the young Scotchman's constitu-
ton had not been enfeebled by dlssipa-
ton. and this. with his youth and strength,
pulled him through. He disliked. how
ever, to speak OF IL. although he said
that he recovered In q short time and
The Forrest City times., 1900-09-07
PRESS COMMENTS.

"Roosevelt's utterances will soon
compel the party managers to put on
largely increased force in the ex.
PLANTATION Observation-Disclosures Post.
imperialism cannot endure a
free and honest vote. It's hope lies
in coercion and venality. Without
scruple it corrupts electors, buys sen.
atorships and terrorizes labor.-Co
lumbus (O) Fress-Post.
Vice Chairman Payne. of the re,
publican national committee, saws
the main issue is the Mckinley ad.
ministration, and on that the repub.
hcan party must stand or fall" Well,
let 1T go at that. 1t seems hard
though, that whole party should be
wiped out by the mistakes and wick.
edness of half a dozen puny .politi.
cians.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The armor plate combine, as
was expected, has come to the front
with a good stiff price for the new
armor now needed by our government
for the 'warships recently authorized
1t is with Secretary Long to paw these
prices If he sees proper, and he will
see proper, all right. The patriots for
revenue do not suffer under this ad.
Observation-Disclosures Post.
Either our manufacturers do
not need any protective tariff to en-.
able them to hold the home market
or If they do they must be selling to
foreign markets below the cost of pro.
duetion and are exacting extortionats
prices from their own countrymen
under shelter of the Dingley tariff.
Whichever horn of the dilemma the
Hanna party seizes will convict IL az
employing the protective tariff for
purposes of commercial robbery o,
the American people.-Kansas CITY
Times
The Forrest City times., 1900-09-07

most dangerous possible policy for the re.
public to adopt. and that it is of the utmost
consequence that the American people
should repudiate it absolutely by defeating
the party that is responsible for it,
For that reason they will vote for Bryan
in 1900 Notwithstanding the 16 to ! plank,
just as In 1896 they voted for Mckinley not
withstanding the protection plank in the
republican platform. They were not pro.
tectionists in 1895, but they did not regard
protection as the chief issue of the cam
paign, and so they supported Mckinley on
a protection platform.
They are not to-day free silver men, but
they do not regard that as the predominant
issue In the present campaign and so they
will support Bryan. although he stands on a
10 to l platform. Personally / believe l6 to
l is dead issue. The American people re-
pudiated 1t four years ago, and they have
not changed their mind respecting it,
II the democrats should undertake to es-
taoish silver standard in my opinion they
would be driven from power. / do not be-
neve they would seriously attempt 1t. But
whether they would or not, they certainly
could not accomplish it in the next four
years. The election of Mr. Bryan cannot
accomplish such result, and his election
VIII not be interpreted as an Endorsement
OF ms views on the money question"
The Forrest City times., 1900-09-07
ANOTHER BRYAN CONVERT.
DR.. Henry Wade Rogers Tells WHY
Gold Democrats Will Desert
Mckinley.

DIR. Henry Wade Rogers, former
president of Northwestern university
and recently called by the faculty Of
Yale, says he will vote for Bryan and
Stevenson.
In 1896 he voted for Mckinley and
Hobart. He declares also that he be.
lieves the golu democrats of the coun.
try as a body will support Bryan this
year because they believe Imperialism
is the most dangerous policy the re.
public could adopt. and that the party
that is responsible for such policy
should be defeated.
DIR. Rogers says that the silver
plank in the democratic platform will
no more drive them from supporting
Bryan than the protective plank in
the republican platform kept them
from voting for Mckinley four years
ago, when silver was the paramount
issue.
In a statement to the Chicago
American approving the Endorsement
of Bryan by the anti-imperialist con.
vention at indianapolis, DR.. Rogers
SAYS:
1.-The gold democrats a rule are anti
imperialists. They declined to support Mr..
Bryan four years ago because they looked
upon the currency question as the para
mount issue of the campaign. The ma ior.
ity of them voted for Mckinley as the
surest way to defeat Bryan. These men are
strong in their conviction to-day as they
were four years ago that 16 to is an unwise
and dangerous policy. TIE most of them.
II hgl will he
in this campaign. That which was the
paramount issue in 1896 is not the para
mount issue in 1900
They believe that imperialism is the
The Forrest City times., 1900-09-07
M'KINLEY'S METHODS.
The President Can Talk Enough, But
He starts In with the
Wrong Cue.

Results this year have not justified
Mr.. McKinley's methods as campaign
defagrator. His trouble is not that he
misunderstands the people-he is too
experienced a politician-but that he
has the wrong cue.
Talleyrand once informed his wife
that he proposed bringing an eminent
traveller home TO dinner. He told her
where to find the travellers book in the
library, so that she might talk TO him
about His adventures. Unfortunately,
madame got hold of Robinson Cru
Soc" She SKINNED. through as much
of il as she could on short notice and
opened the converse ton at dinner by
asking her guest: pray. what has be-
come of your man Friday?"
Mr.. Mckinley, like Nine. Talleyrand.
can talk effectively, but, like her, he
has the wrong cue. The people, eager
TO hear imperialism discussed by the
arch-imperialist, fairly hang upon his
words, But Mr.. Mckinley merely re-
marks: II don't trust that Bryan.
He's evasive."-N. Y. Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1900-09-07

fape rfaIism the Spirit of Empire,
and Democracy the Essence
of Freedom.

What is the difference between the
democratic and the republican atti-
tude toward the Philippines?
The New York Times affirms that
there is practically no difference. 1t
attempts to justify this opinion by a
pettifogging paraphrase of the two
policies.
In matter of such moment are not
the people entitled to judge the par
ties and the candidates by their own
words and acts? Mr.. Mckinley in his
speech of acceptance says:
The Philippines are ours. and American
authority must be supreme throughout the
archipelago. There must be no scuttle
policy
Mr.. Bryan in his speech takes the
to the Filipinos, and that the Filipinos
own themselves. He says:
eff governments derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed, IL is i'm
possible to secure title to people either by
force or by purchase. Force can de-
fend right, but force has never yet Great
ed right. If 1t was true. as declared in the
resolutions of Intervention, that the Cubans
ARE and of right ought to be free and indie
pendent" Language taken from the Declar-
alton of Independence, 1t is equally true
that the Filipinos are and of right ought
to be free and independent -
is there not vast and vital diff
ference between these two positions?
1t is the difference between independ-
ence and dependence, between polit-
zeal freedom and vassalage, between
self-government and rule by "sov-
ereign" power. Is there practically
no difference" between the state of
switzerland and that of Egypt-be-
The Forrest City times., 1900-09-07
EDITORIAL OPINION.

Mr.. Bryan has touched the but.
ton and set the pace. He talks for the
Americanism which has made our
country strong and great: he talks
for principles which have grown with
the civilization of the people. Democ.
racy affords the only hope of saving the
nation from Experimentation
Constitution.
-Unmistakably Mr.. Bryan hal
drawn the issue, and while the Chicago
platform is firmly upheld by himself
and his conominee, Mr.. Stevenson. the
dangers growing out of the recent war
with Spain have appealed to his STURDY
Amerieanism with such overmastering
force as to lead him to seek first OF al
the safety and security OF the repur
ic.-Pittsburgh Post.
There can be no misunderstand'
ing of Mr.. Bryan's position upon the
paramount issue" before the American
people and no equivocation about u.
He is first. last and all the time for the
Independence of the Filipinos. Thath
his Interpretation of the platform
adopted by the democratic national
convention at Kansas City. To the IN
dependence of the Filipinos. therefore,
the democratic party is doubly pleogeu
in its platform and by its nominee lof
observation-disclosures Sun.
No public utterance made py
Mr.. Bryan since his nomination a.
Chicago in 1896 shows such scrupulous
care and well-digested judgment a.
his address of acceptance. IL Inv
republicans fattered themselves WIN
the anticipation of a famboyant anu
fiorid effort they have been bitterly
disappointed. There are no pyrotech'
mics in Mr.. Bryan's discussion OF I'M
perialism at Military park the o'hel
day-nothing resembling his famou.
Chicago metaphor about cross "
gold and a crown of thorns. Inv
manifest purpose to safeguard hin
self against ridicule on the charge -
extravaganza and exaggeration MAJ
been abundantly successfui.-han'''
City Star.
The Herald. as is well known p'
this time, does not take the same 'ie :,
of the subject discussed that IS hei.
by Mr.. Bryan and does not suppo.'
his candidacy. But to say OF ms a.,
dress that it lacks the quality OF iu..
manliness, intellectual or moral, "ouiu
stultify our judgment. 1t is the ut'e.
ance of a robust, earnest, compeien'
disputant on high theme OF sta'es
manship. We have no motive 10 o vs.,
praise it, but our feeling is that 'ni ,
speech will give Bryan higher i On
among the statesmen or the ha ~,
than he has had before.-Bos'op -"
aid
The Forrest City times., 1900-09-07

tween the status of Porto Rico and
that Of New Mexico?
So much for the attitude of the two
parties and candidates toward the
rights of the case. The difference is
equally wide and vital in regard to
our future policy. Treating the Phil
ippines as ''ours''-our authority as
supreme" our sovereignty as COM
plete and final-Mr. Mckinley pro-
poses to establish just and gener-
Gus government, in which the inhab-
itants shall have the largest partici-
patton of which they are capable
we being the judges OF their capa-
bility!
This is always and everywhere the
promise of imperialism to subjugated
peoples. 1t is what Mr.. Chamberlain
proposes for the Beers. As Mr.. Bryan
pertineItAy asks: did not the Eng
lish government lin 1776) promise a
good government to the colonists +?
What king ever promised bad gov
eminent to his people?"
The democratic policy is based upon
a recognition of the freedom and in
dependence of the Philippines. The
republican policy contemplates the
subjugation, retention and permanent
government of the islands by force.
Is not this difference vital? Does it
not truly measure the difference be-
tween Imperialism, "the spirit of en-
pire," and democracy, the essence of
freedom ?-N. Y. World
The Forrest City times., 1900-09-07
RIDDLES THE HYPOCRITEs.
Weakness of Republican Cause Ex-
posed by Bryan I'm His Ac-
ceptance Speech.

The magnificent appeal for the per-
petuation of the time-honored prin-
ciples of the republic with which Mr..
Bryan acknowledges the official noti-
fication of his nomination is now be-
fore the American people. 1t possesses
the ring of a second declaration of in
dependence. There is no sophisticated
play on words, no beating around the
bush, no cowardly attempt to escape
the issue which most vitality affects
the governmental structure. The lam
guage is simple, straightforward and
strong, absolutely void of equivoca-
ton. 1t is the creation of states
man who has policy to propose of
which he feels absolutely sure. There
is no timidity-no shrinking.
No surer proof of the weakness of
the republican cause can be adduced
than the refusal of republican lead
ers to discuss Imperialism in detail.
Instead, their mere campaigners re-
sort to ridicule and meaningless har-
angue concerning honor and glory,
while those pretending to statesman
ship have recourse to vague, oracular
assertions that leave their exact posi-
tions in doubt. The men chosen to
make and execute our laws are merely
public servants. The people, then,
have a right to know exactly what
they propose to do, and when and how
they propose TO do it. We have no
prophets whose word is law. In strik-
ing contrast to the republican plan
Mr.. Bryan meets every point in a man
ly manner and discusses it with thor
oughness. There is no wild declaration,
nothing dangerously radical, nothing
bitter or purely partisan. His discus
sion throughout is calm, temperate
and patriotic.
The most bigoted party antagonist
cannot place his finger upon a senti-
ment that is not distinctly American.
A high moral sentiment pervades the
whole. Liberty is the keynote.
Commencing expansion he attacks
Imperialism, demanding that the con-
stitution accompany the flag into every
territory under American dominion;
disputing the appalling assertion that
men with souls may be purchased
with inanimate earth and ruled as
possessions" he riddles the hypocrit-
zeal plea of duty, holding our supreme
duty to be the discharge or moral obli-
cations Sentinel.
The Forrest City times., 1900-09-07
FOrcible In His Demonstr.,,.

Mr.. Bryan made clear the dist;n.
ton between imperialism and expan.
sion, between forcible annexation ara
the acquisition of territory to be az
vided into states. He showed bv u.
experience of colonizing nations q
Europe that tropical colonies wer.
not suitable for the habitation Of N.
white race. The status of the Filinipo
under the republican policy was nex,
discussed. Was he to be q citizen o.
a subject? Clearly not a citizen. a
subject is possible only in government
resting upon force" A republic d..
irving it's powers from the consent q,
the governed, can have no subjects
The evasive and insincere promise q,
the republican platform to the Fill.
pinos of 1.-The largest measure Of self.
government consistent with their wei.
fare and our duties" was exposed.
Sixteen months had elapsed after the
treaty was ratified, but instead of any
self-government the presidents will
was the only law Mr.. Bryan was
forcible in his demonstration Of the
abstract right of people to govern
themselves, and of the injustice Of
stronger nation depriving the weaker
of natural right. Jefferson and
Franklin were quoted to the effect
that a plundering nation making an
unjust war is as much robber as the
individual highwayman.- Washington
Times
The Forrest City times., 1900-09-07
ADoLPH PATTERSON.
BRYAN'S PHILIPPINE POLICY.
A Republican Question Answered in
Way That Permits of No
Argument.

what could Bryan do to end the
Philippine instruction more than Nc
Kinley is doing?" is frequently asked
and the addition follows close: The
United States has got the Philippines
and has got to keep them. We can't
let 60"
In his speech of acceptance Bryan
answered this question in a way that
makes argument on the other side i'm
doubt. no equivocation in that answer.
II will call an extra session of con-
gress to declare the policy of the
United States to give the Filipinos
first, a stable form of government;
second, independence and third, pro-
lection from interference by any 9TH
er nation"
This is the policy outlined in the
democratic platform. The object Of
the Philippine insurrection, the only
object, is to gain independence for the
Filipinos. The promise of independ-
ence will end the insurrection at once
by removing its cause. There will be
no flag furling," no surrender of
American principles" no base yield.
ing" in such course, as those heated
with their taste of empire are wont
to declare. Such course will be a
return to the American principle Of
freedom and liberty for all men. from
which no departure should ever have
been made. 1t will not be flag furl-
ing" The American flag will wave
more proudly than it waves for none
but freemen. There will be no con-
fession of weakness. The nation
which in few months brought a
first-class power to suppliant knees
can lose no prestige nor admit defeat
by giving a weaker ton it's rights.
Such a policy win not only show
the nations of the earth the stuff of
which Americans are made, but il
viii give an example which will do
more for the preservation of the peace
of the earth than Hague peace confer
ences and ironclad treaties.-St Louis
Republic