The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-11-02

whether majority of American voters
prefer being free men, each a sovereign
in his own person and an equal partic'
ipant in "A free government, or serf-
under an imperial government, the
every act of which is dictated 10y a
moneyed oligaracy.
Ex-senator German, whose health
has prevented taking as active part i'm
the campaign a. ne wished. has lately
been giving the Democratic managers
in Maryland the benefit of his counsel
He says the state will in his Judgment,
go Democratic; and that from all the
information lie has received, he regards
the outlook for the election of Bryan
and Stevenson as favorable. He says
there is no doubt Of the masses being
with the Democracy to a much greater
extent than in 1896
Senator Blackburn, who came 10
Washington to attend the funeral of
his son-in-law, left for Kentucky today,
to resume his campaign work. He
said that he had no personal knowledge
of the situation outside of Kentucky,
but that he knew the situation Don that
state thoroughly and that the Repuhli-
can claims there were the raukest sort
of bluff; that the state was absolutely
sure to go Democratic, both for state
and national tickets, and that he be-
lieved Republican claims in numerous
other states had no better foundation
than in Kentucky, which made him
confident Of the election of Bryan and
Stevenson and a Democratic majority
of the House.
While for vote-makng purposes tine 1
Republicans are talking about the /
early return Of the volunteers from the /
Philippines, the War Department is
arranging to forward 1000 recruits To
the Philippines from San Francisco,
within the next two weeks. That's
the difference between talking and
acting.
The Board of Construction of the
Navy Department evidently takes no
stock in the fairy tales of Mr.. McKin-
ley and other Republicans, concerning
the future reduction of the govern
ments income by the repeal of the war
taxes, as il is going ahead upon
project for building additions 90 our
Navy that will make 10 imperialisiic I'm
size, a. well as in the class of vessels.
This project involves the construction
Of no less than 40 warships. How
much all this is to cost has not been
given out, and, Of course, will not be
until after election, but that it will be
enormous, is certain, and that if carried
)ut, it will require an increase in taxa
ion, instead Of the reduction promised,
5 equally certain.
Friends Of Senator Sullivan, of Miss,
ay the suit for breach of promise Of
marriage, which has been fled i'm
Washington against him, by a Miss
4eet0n, who is divorced woman. con.
aims many false allegations, and that
he woman really has no claim upon
i'm. They say further that the suit '
you'd not have been filed, had not
enatOr Sullivan refused to buy the
ioman and her advisers of. Senator r
ullivan is not in Washington, but |
is friends say that he viii come out
Il right, when the case is tried i'm
curt.
In addition TO compelling Republican
oiels employed by the government TO g.
, home and vote the Republican d,
uses are Keeping Democrats in the
nploy Of tn government from going =,
ome to vote. a Democratic capitol R
'llceman said on this subject: "Tbe W
has been given to the few Demo b.
ats that are on the force, that it will =. "
better for Us not TO 20 home 10 vote. n.
Id although the tip has been given wi
Il in the nature Of suggestion. il ne
IS been construed by the men TO ~ ~
nom IL was gwen a.. threat. and or
IS deferred several of as from going rel
me TO register No circular has been a q.
ut to u-, but the word has been ~.
ssed along to as by the Republican
'nbers Of the force, with the iusinu- wo
on that it had come down from a an
stty high source" me