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stream and went into camp. Here we
found placer diggings that netted us
about four dollars day, per man. Az
ter laborng for a number of days we
decided to advance farther in the
mountains and see IL we could not find
richer field.
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FARMER BRYANS NIGHTMARE
HUGO DENKENS PRUCT.
A Wisconsin Farmer and Ex-Justlce
of the Peace to His Nephew.

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snooch os Won saw * very fine and lots
~ II Mr. Rrvan is schmart man
onom.b bnt I xvii him for thc sake of
bis ',eirtoon to opo. humhug. and the
DEMONSTRATION ,t Jndianonolis makes me
i-yit him moro He saws he was rignt
tbo, and thn neonle wrong. and that he
:, rioh+ now and tho GOOD ncoplc must
non. nno,oc;,o hv oIcctiny him President.
Tha tho fol,oys in tho convention at
L-arsos Citr have NOT ca much foith. but
tko,. hovo bonos ga tbnv compromise
al, NJ r., and roiso cron Of ca
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the G%pH11W Observation-Disclosures
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DEAR BOY" LETTtRS-No. 6
Ny Dear Boy:

MY Dear 10y:
So your employer, Mr.. Skinner, says
that 'Thc Filipinos ought to have their
liberty and United States soldiers ought
to be in better business than making war
on an innocent people and strangling the
life out of new republic"
Since Mr.. Skinner has put in nutshell
the substance of Mr.. Bryan's speech, L
shall dispose of Mr.. Bryan and the whole
anti-impcrialist crew in answering MI
skinner. i know that you have but little
time to read and shall use the fewest
words possible, as / shall endeavor to
give you a clear, intelligent view of the
situation over in our new possessions
1. Our soldiers are not strangling the
life out Of new republic, for the very
good reason that there never was any
republic in the Philippines. republic
is government by the people through
their chosen representatives. The people
of the Philippines never were consulted
about the so-called Filipino Republic.
Its head was Il tricky young Tagalog
named Agunaldo who proclaimed him.
self dictator and endeavored to make
himself so by force of arms. Republics
are not governed by dictator. The form
of government which took the place of
constitution in the so-called republic was
a lengthy personal decree of Aguinaldo
himself. 1t was not republic but a
despotism which he sought to establish.
The people of the Philippine Islands are
made up of many different tribes, Negri'
tos, Tagalogs, Moros, Visayans, and more
| than fifty others. These tribes are sep
arate in blood, sympathies, and to large
extent in language. In addition to them
| there are thousands Of Spaniards, Ger
mans, Americans, and people of other ma
tons who are resident there. and whose
persons and property are to be protect
ed. In addition to all these are large
numbers of Mestzos people whose moth
ers were native Filipinos, but whose faith
ers were japanese, Chinese or Spaniards
There is no probability that one-half
or one-third of all these vast numbers OF
people would consent to be governed by
Aguinaldo and the Tagalog tribe which
he represents. Many of them would GER
tainly fight against it. The abandon
ment of the islands by the United States
army would mean, not liberty to the peo
pie, but war among themselves, result
ing in either despotism or anarchy.
| >. The United States has never made
war upon the Filipinos. We have moi
even been engaged in war, offensive OIL
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defensive against the Filipinos as peo-
pie. The Filiplnos number probably ten
millions OF people and two millions OF
men capable of bearing arms. If they
were united in war against us, the httle
army which we have there would scarce
" be circumstance in their way. But
the majority of the Filipinos are quiet,
docile people. not disposed TO hight and
not engaged in the instruction now prac-
tically quellcd Aguinaldo had compar-
atively few supporters outside of his own
tribe, the Tagalogs, who comprise prob
ably onc-tenth OF the whole mass of Fill
pinos. He in his mad effort for abso-
lutte rule, attacked the forces of the Unit
ed States, and we were compelled to quell
the Instruction.
3. The United States troops are in the
Philippines for the protection of the peo-
pie from murder, rapine and misrule, and
for the preservation Of law, order and
property rights. For many years there
have been robber bands in the mountains
who would from time to time light down
upon the villages and rob and murder the
people. The Spaniards paid no attention
10 the interior, but protected only the
coast. Last spring one Of these bands
attacked Filipino village and, in addl-
ton to the robbery and killing, carried
away thirty Filipino women to the hills.
Two companies of United States soldiers
pursued them. attacked and dispersed the
band, and restored the women to their
friends. We are bringing to these islands
true liberty, Liberty protected by law.
A. The possession and control of these
islands came to us providentially, unex-
pectedly and unsought. They are ours
by treaty, and treaty which Mr.. Bry-
an approved. We are responsible to the
nations of the earth and to the Judge
of all the earth for their care. We ac-
cept the responsibility in the fear of God
and the love of humanity. | may not live
to see it, my boy but if you live twenty
years you will see the most marvellous
development in the worlds history in the
Philippines. Good roads, good schools,
the development of agriculture, manufac-
lures and mining, the introduction Of
American push and energy among the
people, railroads. and hundred other
means of transformation. You will see
there twenty millions of contented and
prosperous people who will rejoice in
their liberty and their privileges and be
proud Of their relations to the greatest
of all nations, the United States Of Amer
ica And then. my boy, every Democrat
! in America will swear that he always
was in favor of that thing and that he
was ever an expansionist of the first
water. YOUR FATHER.
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ISSUES DISCUSSED BY
MEN or ALL PARTIES.
MCCleIlan's Tribute to the Sol
dierS OF Our Small Army.
Progress Of the Campaign Commented
On by Persons OF All Shades Of
Political Thought - imperial.
ism No Issue.

A missionary was sent to convert
Dewey to Democracy at Manila. lie
represented the most potential politicians
in the Democratic party--thosc who could
have given him the nomination If he
would have consented to few-line senti-
ments and glittering gcnernlities. IL
Dewey had consented at Manila to be a
Democratic candidate he would I'M
questionably have been the candidate.
He would have been an impcrialst some
thing like; an imperialist wouldn't have
hurt the Democrats bit. The Demo-
cratic party wouldn't have cared rap
about imperialism nor about silver at 10
to l or at 33 to /. They would have
gone in on the heroics. They would have
celebrated conqueror as their candl-
date. and been glad and proud and stuck
up and happy to support man who mad
shed blood, conquered territory and sur
rounded the world with his glorics. That
is what the Democracy wanted.-Murat
Halstead.
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BRYAN ON Pensions.

Mr.. Bryan's utterances about the sol
liers of the Civil War are worth repeat
ing. Mr.. Bryan. as editor of the Omaha
World Herald, passed this Nov. Is, 1882:
"The next session of Congress will
have to wrestle with one deficiency of
SIG. 100000. This is on account Of pen
sions. The appropriation for next year
must be not less than $l50,000.OO0. 1t is
therefore easy arithmetic to perceive that
the appropriation that Congress must
make must aggregate not less than $780,
600. 900. This tremendous sum would
in itself be enough to run n reasonable
government. One would not complain
IL il were an honest debt, but large pro-
portion is not a debt because it was new
er earned by any act of patriotism or
heroic service. The government is held
ND and despoiled Of no mean portion Of
this and it seems helpless to defend it.
self. One cannot help being curious to
know how many more years it will take
TO exhaust the generation which feels
itself injured by the war. 1t is safe to
say that never did a generation display
such remarkable longevity"
Isn't il about time that Mr.. Bryan was
attacking e Spanish war pensioners!
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WHAT is A TORNADO?

What is a Tornado? is the question you
will hear
Asked by every one you meet at this time
of the year.
1t seems so awful stupid, that | often fee
inclined
To Cyclone with my intellect the whlri'
wind OF their mind.
Now, full-grown Tornado, it is very
seldom seen.
1t leaves its tracks behind it, and you
know where it has been.
1t comes so very sudden, and as quickly
doth depart,
That its coming and its going is impress
ed upon your heart.
Now, I've told you all about it, there is
nothing more TO know.
Until early in November, when Mckin-
ley's sure to show
A Monsoon and Typhoon, with whirl-
wind on the side,
Galivanting through the country, tanning
Democratic hide.
James L. "Bromleykite" Pilling.
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CHAPTER ".
Cynthia Grows Skeptlcal.

" hliliti NiiONo INV P''Nt'
Two or three days had passed by. and
the report had been confirmed that Will
lam Mckinley, of Ohio, was to be the
next President of the United States.
Political Simon was able to be up
and around" as Cynthia expressed it,
though his face was slightly distigured.
He had stayed away from Boonsville
quite a while, it seemed to the people
of the town.
pa" said Jimmie, IF you stay at
home much longer people will think
you're ashamed of your face"
"Well, I'm not, my son. Many mar
tyr before me has worn disfigured
countenance."
'"Then you'd better get move on
you and go down town and pay up
what you bet on Bryan"
Simon" said Cynthia. did you bet
on Bryan?'
mot much, Cynthia, but still we shall
feel the loss of it now"
well, l am surprised" said Cynthia,
in establishment. How much did you
bet?'
Twenty dollars, the money got for
the old, speckled COW. but you see | ex-
pected to get forty dollars back, or two
cows for one"
81 hope, Simon. that you have learned
a lesson. Went and took the last dol
lar we had and fooled it away. What
would you think if ! had done such a
thing as that?"
ut wouldn't have been very proper
in a woman, but men, who are sup
posed to know about such things, often
make piles of money this way"
"Yes, you tell how much you have
made" Cynthia said sarcastically.
"Cynthial Don't be unreasonable;
half Of the bets made have been won.
| just happened to be unlucky. but not
much more unlucky. after all. than any
one else. McKinley's election will be
detriment 10 all laboring classes, and
in regard to his victory. we may as well
all be considered unlueky.'
'Simon. they say down In Boonsville
hogs have gone up 10 cents a hundred
since last Tuesday ELECTION day.. and
corn cents a brshel and they say
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replied: mo, money not good enough to
buy sheep won't buy horse; perhaps you
pay your note with such bill.
Well. Jonathan, l think of that cattle
dealer when | read what Mr.. Bryan says
of the independence of the German vot-
ers in his recent speeches. and especially
when his subject is sixteen to one and
the sturdy independence of the German
voters.
COUSIN GERTRUDE'S YOUNG
MAN.
Perhaps you don't remember. Jonathan,
when your cousin, my Gertrude, used to
have calls from n dandy young man. He
sometimes sent her fine roses by his little
brother from the village. l got suspi-
cious of that young man, Jonathan, and
by and by he stopped all at once coming
to see Gertrude. You want to know
why, Jonathan? Because one day he
was driving by, down the road, and 1 said
very kindly and sociable like to him:
my young friend, | guess you needn't
trouble to bring or send any more roses
to Gertrude because she says she likes
'em fresher. than when you send EN-
she has permission to help herself"
You see, | watch that young man when
he goes home late one early morning, and
/ saw him steal my roses on the way out
of the front lot, and in the evening next
following he sent 'em to Gertrude. II
he only keeps the roses for his partikler
friends in the village il wouldn't so much
matter; but when he steals them to make
himself solid with my little Gertrude, he
reminds me of Bryan quoting from Abe
Lincoln's speeches to try to make the peo-
pie think how much his party loves the
people-when all the time before, the
Democrats had no use for Mr.. Lincoln.
Lincoln was a great Republican, whom
to love is fashionable, even with Demo
Gratis now. But when their great man,
Mr.. Bryan. offers Republican voters
roses out OF Lincoln's garden they nat
urally feel like Gcrtrude-they like 'em
fresher, and they have permission to help
themselves.
WILLIAM Z. ANDERSON.
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WILLIAM e. ANDERSON
Gold supply Nearly Doubled.

Mr.. Bryan said in 1896, I'VE want the
free coinage OF silver because there is
not enough gold in the country to run
the finances" When he said this the
amount OF gold in circulation was $685.
449.242. Since then the amount Of gold
in the country has increaserd TO $S14,-
O63. 155 in May. 1900. and is almost dOu-
hled. Is this enough" for Mr.. Bryan,
or has free silver some peculiar super
natural power over human aahirs. that
Mr.. Bryan still insists on the 42-cent
dollar? A cloud with a silver lining
still befogs his brain.
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Imperialism is no issue at all. There
is only one issue in this campaign, and
that concerns the business interests-the
pocketbook issue. While the people are
threatened with another financial panic
and business depression their thoughts
are not going to be concentrated on any
cry OF imperialism. 1t is folly to assert
that little war over in the Philippine
Islands is of more Importance to the peo-
pie of the United States than their indi-
vidual and collective interests at home.
There is nothing like Imperialism in the
policy Of any political party i'll this coun-
try, and, therefore, it is an impossible Is
sue.-Dr. George l.. Miller of Omaha, a
sound money Democrat.
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While | wish Mr.. Bryan no i'll fortune,
/ deem his election as President would
be a misfortune to him and to the coun-
try under present conditions. II elected
he would have such heterogeneous
mass of discordant Democrats, Populists,
free silveritcs, greenbackers, anti-expan-
sionists, mossbacks and dissatisfied do
nothings to contend with that no harmo-
NOUS or settled policy, legislative or adj
ministrative, could be established.-Col.
Geo. w. Warder, Kansas City, Mo-, u
Democrat who voted for Bryan in 1896.
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N1J1JRJ073I@&(N2I(I(N1J1Nl( 7l@(Nl(((7VV7l((00
CHAPTER III.-(Contlnued.l

CHATTER lll.-tCOnlHucuJ
Winnie walked in by her fathers bed
side.
"vinnie," he said 81 don't want you
to ever speak to Harrington again
as long as you live. You will probably
meet him at school this morning, but
| don't want you to ever speak TO him
| want him to know that you uphold
me in the fight with his father. Do you
hear what say?" But before she an
swered the patter of horses feet and
the shouting of mems voices were
heard.
"Hurrah for Mckinley. the next Pres
ident of the United States." rang OUT
upon the morning air.
whats that they're shouting? | dc
wonder if Mckinley is elected" said
Simon.
1T may be So" said Cynthia, 'but
don't worry about it, Simon. l guess
if we work hard we can keep our souls
and bodies together, if he is elected"
Just then their neighbour Mr.. Blank
appeared at the door to find out how
Simon was feeling, and to bring the
glad news that Winnie was elected.
who's to be President" quickly in
quired Simon.
Mckinley" he said.
u don't see how it could be possible,
said Simon. providence has always
been on the side of right in the affairs
of this nation
$50 it has, Simon, and it has not YET
forsaken us"
You'll repent thousand times of the
way you cast your ballot before anoth'
err four years of hard times rolls
around" said Simon, who knew Blank
was Republican.
Just then Johnny came in crying
whats the matter?" said Jimmie.
THAT Reynolds boy was just goin
by, and he said Mckinley was elected
and that it served my pa right to gei
licked. / wish I'd have licked him
5oo-hoo"
well, why didn't your
Hes bigger than l am, Johnny
whined.
"Oho" said Jimmie. laughing. Tina
don't make any diff. Old man HarrinS
ton amt near 50 big as pa, but he licked
him just the same
Jimmie said his father, "marcl
out of here, just as quick as ever yo'
can; do you hear!''
Cant we have any more pie ant
cake to eat, ma, if McKinley's elected"
he added, as he proceeded to obey hi
father.
mo, darling We shall have to liv'
very economical"
Winnie now started to school. ant
Jimmie watched her as she walked
away.
"'Pon my word, pa, if Glen Har
rington hain't come to meet her. Here
he is now, and he's cOngratulating he
for defeatin' him. Listen" he said t.
Johnnie. winnie is telling him tina
she is sorry she had to defeat him il
order to be superintendent. By golly
If they hain't locked arms, and walk
ing to school together, when pa :olC
her not to even speak to him."
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that party have nothing In common, and
the history of my country shows that its
power and its croaliing prophecies Of evil
have been disregarded, dcfied and spurn-
ed by the chivalrous spirit of Anglo
Saxon blood, manifest destiny, American
progress or whatever you may choose to
call it.--Danicl w. Voorhees, Of Indiana,
n Democrat, at Washington, ID. c., Feb.
II, 1859.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28

To China, Japan, Asiatic Russia, Aus
trala, Hawaii and the Philippine ISL
ands, exports of the following two corn
derived products were in 1890 and 1899
respectively in value:
1899 1890
Provisions ....... .S9G6,775 $51S, 100
Fertilizers ......... 1861 114,9SS
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
Railroad Building Is Active.

We built 5.1OO miles Of railroad in the
United States in the year ending June 30,
1900. We built 1,650 miles in the year
ending June 30. 1895, when free trade
had its disastrous trial.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
Our Foreign Trade in Corn.

Total exports of corn to all foreign
countries werc in 1896, 99,092, 1885 bush
els; in 1899. 174,0S9,094 bushels. The
following shows the value of the exports
of beef and hog products in 1896 and in
1899:
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Whoever attempts under whatever pop
Mar cry to shake the stability of the pub
lie currency and bring OH distress in
money matters, stabs your interest and
your happiness to the heart.-Daniel
Webster, in the Senate Jan. 81, 1884.
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We all know that there has ever been
a party in this government, since its foun-
dations were first laid at Bunker Hill
and Yorktown, opposed to our territorial
expansion snd ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. With
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28

All the incidents of the past prove that
the army will never have the disposition
to ieopardize the free institutions of the
country. Our nation would be safe in
deed, for all time, did the mass of its cit
liens place upon its institutions the same
intelligent appreciation as that in which
they are held by the army. and were
honor, integrity and respect for the laws
as much the rule among the people as
they are in the army, which has given too
many proofs of heroism, of integrity, OF
devotion to the country, to be regarded
as a source of danger. On the contrary,
he who understands its history must re-
gard it with pride and satisfaction as one
of the chief ornaments of the nation, as
a scAool wherein Ire taught and prac-
ticed the virtues of valor, self-denal,
obedience and patriotism, and as an in
stitution which has never called the blush
of shame to the face of an American
George 3. Mcclellan, Democrat and
nominee for the presidency i'll 1864.
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There are G,000 people connected with
the glass business in Indiana alone and
their votes will make the State go for
Mckinley. We are only protecting our
interests. Our wages have been raised
Is per cent in the past two years, 8 per
cent last year and per cent this year,
Just restoring the cut that was made I'M
der the Democratic administration in
.S93.-William Peck, Glass Workers
Union.
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"Militarism," "Imperalism,' are terms
used by newspapers, politicians and plat
forms to scare the people and catch
votes. They are weapons-utterly
groundess ones of the most demagogic
import-used to stir the people which no
well-balanced statesman or newspaper
will use. There is no more danger of
either condition in this great intelligent
seventy million freemen and great aggre-
CATION of States fortified by those States
rights recognized by our constitution and
sustained by our courts, than there is of
England becoming an absolute despotism.
Canton (Miss.) Times, Dem.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28

The Republican party in Wyoming is
in excellent shape. The State is quite
prosperous. This is particularly true Of
the wool industry. which has been slim
ulated by the tariff and the general bus
mess revival throughout the country.
The wool growers all realize that their
future depends largely on the continu-
alton of the prosperity which now pre-
walls and l believe that they, to man,
will support Mckinley. Our people are
paying little attention to the so-called
imperialism, but are content to think Sc
riously of the financial and tariff ques-
tions. Wyoming will give a handsome
majority for Mckinley and Roosevelt
Il. A. Slack, Cheyenne, WyO.
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Bryan's name is household word in
every Philippine hut They are thor
oughly familiar with his anti-expansion
views, and in him think they see their
"deliverer." His nomination and candi-
dacy alone mean the loss of much prop
erty and many lives, for it will infuse
new life into the insurgent cause and
cause them to break out anew.-R. Nj.
Shearer, Inspector of Customs, Mauban,
=. T.
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Imperialism is false cry. Never have
/ seen a Republican who wants to be
a king. am a military man, but have
never been able to find out what they
mean by "militarism." If by "militar-
ism" they mean they are opposed to our
young men learning the things that will
enable them to uphold the flag, then they
are opposed to patriotism. One of my
sons, Col. Guy Howard, was killed in
the Philippines while fighting for the
flag. and another one is fighting over
there now. Don't talk to me about TAX
ing down our flag and giving the Philip
pines away. 1t is an insult.-Gen. Oil
yer o. Howard.