The Republican journal., 1900-08-23

OF lnelr nOnOrS IN roundabout manner
The Hon. Webster Davis denies that
he plagiarized one of the speeches of the
late President Garfield. He explains
that he merely neglected to utilize the
quotation marks.
Is it not rather late for the Hon. Ad-
lai f. Stevenson to become. concerned
over the safety of the republic? 1t will
be recalled that, when genuine effort
was made to destroy it, he managed to
exhibit a remarkable amount of tran
guilty.
Tammany is raising a campaign fund
of $4,000 600 This will naturally make
little inroad upon the profits of the
ice trust.
kentucky's Goebelized courts are but
the natural results of Goebelized cleo
ton machinery.
Mr.. Bryan's experience in farming
bids fair to rival his career as sol
der.
One of Mr.. Pettigrew' Filipino
friends has involved himself in ques-
ton Of veracity with Admiral Dew ey
1t will not require a vast amount of
time for the American people to make
up their minds concerning this con
troversy
The growth of the Southern cotton
industry during the past three years
is an emphatic answer to the calamity
predictions of the politicians of that
section.
1t is not believed that Mr. Bryan will
attempt to explain amy of his miscarri-
ed predictions. He will simply 90
right ahead making new ones,
Notwithstanding the unpleasant eX-
periences OF the missionaries Chairman
Jones continues to work upon Nh. Gro
ker and Mr.. Hill.
In contemplating the evidence adj
duced in the Kentucky murder cases
the fact that 800. 600 was appropriated
to secure it Should not be overlooked
The refusal of the Idaho Democrats
to incorporate the Sulzer-LentZ view Of
the recent mining troubles III their
platform indicates quite clearly that
for campaign purposes, the material
must be used a great ways from home
in order to he made effective.
All the paid agents and attorneys of
the foreign shipping interests are sup
porting MI. Bryan. Fortunately the
election is to be decided by voters who
have the American interests at heart.
The Texas populists complain that
| the Democrats steal their campaign
| thunder The Kansas City platform is
conclusive evidence OIL this point
| Peru and Costa Rica have adopted
! the gold standard The Coin IIarveys
to the south of us are experiencing
| hard luck
If the Hon. Richard T. Bland We're
alive he would be outspoken in his de
nunciations of the efforts OF the Dem
ocratic compaien managers to scuttle
| the financial plank OF their own plat
| form.
Chairman Jones firmly believes he
| has Croker and Hill under bonds to
keep the peace during the campaign.
The country is still waiting to get q
final report from Mr.. Sulzer as to the
| distribution among the widows and or
phans of fallen Beers of that SIS and
some odd cents left over from the 81 SOC
collected at the Washington Pro Boel
meeting The reason for the delay
must be that Mr. Sulzer knows that the
| Democratic politicians on his commit
| tee could not be gotten together for tinal
action on the surplus, without consum-
ing more than the amount of the sur
! plus in champagne and cigars. The ia
cility with which nearly 81, 500 could be
dined and wined away by his committee
was so we'll demonstrated, that it would
| be unnecessary to further experiment
on a meager SIS remnant.
The American COW has felt the effect
of Republican good times. Her value
has gone up about so since 1895, from
S21. 50 a head to about S3160 head
She has also had to supply more milk,
because of the demand attendant on the
filling of the workingman' dinner
pail.