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stand that personal abuse and misrepre-
sentation Of their opponents Is not the
way to promote its interests. In the days
Of Neal Dow it was different lie made an
argument for prohibition, but the present
advocates and their agents simply abuse
and Islander those who do not agree with
them. For instance, one of their organs
declared that certain person saw a
waiter in a Chicago hotel taking cham
payne to the Presidents rooms when he
was there on a recent public occasion.
When the person who gave the Informal
that he did not see the beverage himself:
another man, whose name he would not
give, did see it and told him. and he stood
by what he had said. 1t is matter of no
Importance whatever If it were true: but
what can honorable men think of those
persons who sneak about the halls leading
to the Presidents rooms to see what is
taken thither? The intelligent people Of
the country know that President Mckinley
is man of exceptional personal habits.
anu tndt is enough. An Ollcer OF the
womens ally of the Prohibition party has
been writing letters to its members. ask
ing them to remind the President that he
promised to have the construction of the
anti-canteen law reconsidered, the infer
ence being that he had broken his prom
Use, when, If she had written to the Pres
ident, she would have found that he had
done as he promised. At every prohibition
meeting some speaker assails Governor
Mount for failure to do his duty in the
Elwood case. If those who make these
assaults had any regard for common fair
ness they would go to the executive Office
and ask to see the Iull testimony in the
case. which shows that their aspersions
are Islander. Invective is not argument,
and falsehood is sure to be found out.
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1t may be considered as practically
settled that the Art Association will select
either Talbot place or the Fairbank-K is-
sci ground as location for its building.
BY so doing ii will ignore the most funda-
mental and important requirement OF an
art gallery. namely accessibility to the
greatest number of people. and will sacri-
fee future usefulness to the present pos
session of waste ground and few forest
trees. By going three times as far out
they could get three times as much land
ana three times as many trees and the
site could stili be reached with one street,
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Rev. w. f. Berry. the agent of the or
sanization seeking to secure the better en-
forcement of the prohibitory law in Maine,
says that "the main reason why the law
do not care much whether 1t is enforced
or not" 1t is so with other laws. If the
people have no interest in their enforce
ment they are useless, and worse than
useless. because dead-letter laws bring all
laws into contempt.
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Whoever has opportunity TO examine q
collection of old daguerreotypes and am
brotypes must wonder why they went SO
entirely out Of fashion that no one can be
found who understands the process OF
making them-no one. at least. who will
follow 1t. In many respects they are more
lifelike than the much-praised wooden pho
tographs; the coloring is retained far bet
ter than by tinted photographs. and at
least as variety in mechanical portrait
ture they are worth having. Why is there
not a revival of the art1
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car fare The remote location will be
mistake that can never be corrected. Let
US hope it will not be followed by the erec-
ton of huge and costly building that
will leave only beggariy remnant of the
Heron endowment to be invested in pic
lures admirable only for their cheapness
and their numbers
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Senator Warren, of Wyoming, asserts
that woman suffrage has worked to the
satisfaction of both sexes in that State,
where it has, in State and Territory,
stood the test Of thirty years. His state
ment to the effect that women seek none
but educational Offices win tend to allay
the opposition of those who may fear that
women will ask for a good share of the
places on political tickets
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1t is stated on reliable authority that the
Insurance companies doing business in In
dianapolis failed to get as much money
out OF the business as they paid out for
losses and expense of agents during the
ten years prior to Jan. I, 1898, by $500. 900.
During the past two years 100000 of this
loss has been made good by the falling
on in losses. The recent fire. however. will
turn the scale
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04

Appealing political cases to the courts
In State where judges are elected for
short terms and are active partisans, as
they are in Kentucky. is farce, since all
rendered.
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Aside from other reasons why Americans
should sympathize with England in her
present war a strong one. devoid Of SEN
timent. is that IL she is defeated there her
prestige and power in the East will be
hopelessly crippled and the United States
will lose her effective aid in maintaining
the open-door policy for trade in China.
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Not Missionary Agents.

what do you think Of the plan to par
tition Kentucky?"
mo, sir; it isn't fair to cripple respect
able States just to civilize Kentucky"
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Mr.. E. w. Howe. the able editor Of the
Atchison Kan.) Globe seems to regard
the announcement that Rev. Charles M.
Sheldon. the author of I'm His Steps," will
edit the Topeka Capital for week to
show what Christian newspaper should
be, as a general imputation upon the pres
ent management of newspapers. Indeed,
Mr.. Howe appears to be filled with indig-
nation, because he regards Mr.. Sheldons
action as a piece of effrontery. To relieve
his feelings Mr.. Howe announces that he
will write for the Topeka Journal a series
of lay sermons on How Ministers Should
Preach the Gospel" He has also offered
to assume all of Mr.. Sheldons pastoral
duties during the week that he will edit
the Capital. If the men should exchange
pulpits for a few months as Mr.. Howe
proposes, there is no doubt that each
valuable to both. After the novelty Of Mr..
Sheldon editing the Topeka paper as he
believes the Master would have edited it,
the most of the regular patrons would
seek worldly newspaper elsewhere. and
it's advertisers would seek a newspaper
which the people who purchase goods are
sure to patronize. Mr.. Howe has written
a good novel and issues a good newspaper,
but there is reason to believe that after
few Sundays in the pulpit his topics for
sermons would be exhausted and Mr. Shell
don's flock would yearn for their pastor.
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A Poor Business Outlook.

Jones (sympathizingly)-Cant YOU get
anything at all to do?
Brown (dejectedly)-Not a thing; nothing
between my family and starvation, except
a job offered me down in Kentucky.
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Oh, woman, in our hours Of ease,
Uncertain, coy and hard to please;
But. as st. Valentine draws near,
How like an angel you appearI
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Those papers which are asking where
the water is to be obtained to make White
river navigable seem to have forgotten
that in the dry season the dews are very
heavy.
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There Is no danger of republican gov
eminent being permanently overthrown in
Kentucky as long as the Constitution of the
United States and the government at
Washington continue TO live.
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If General Butler is really making a
third attempt to break through the Boer
lines by front attack. he is at least sus-
tanning his reputation as a hard fighter.
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Historic Impedimenta.

Have you any relics that your son
brought home from the Cuban WARP"
mo; but I've got several trunks full Of
stuff he would have taken if / had let
him.
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A Simple Remedy.

Dobble (anxiously) - Doctor. financial
worry is killing me: can't you give me
something to stop 1t?
Doctor (dryly)-Perhaps II you gave me
something a large part Of 1t would stop.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04

Dutch and Dutch.

Since Dom Paul Kruger loves a joke, he
must smile to himself
Recalling that, in days way back, Victoria
was a Guelph.
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would have amounted to more If he had
had her inspiring touch on his brow.

had her Inspiring touch on MS brow
Gray hair is no more a sign OF great
piety than pretty frosting is a sign of
good cake.
There are women who ask a man If 1t Is
cold when he comes in the house with
icicles all over his mustache.
AS a rule woman worries about the
things she oughtn't to worry about; and
she doesn't worry about the things she
ought to worry about.
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1t is unfortunate for their cause that
those who are me special champions of
prohibition should not be able to UNDER
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Washington sentinel., 1900-10-27

we have such a man, a born leader Of
men, wbom we can all trust and whom
we can all follow, and who will lead us
to victory and rescue the people from
the money lenders and the money
changers
One hundred years ago the Democratic
partY-the party of the plain people
after a most momentous campaign,
came into power under the matchless
leadership OF its founder. Thomas Jef.
tersOn, and the impetus his Administra.
ton gave to popular government carried
forward free institutions unImpaired for
a century.
We are in the midst of another
momentous campaign, under the leader.
ship of a second Thomas Jeferson--the
stalwart, the fearless. the gallant and
the intrepid Young leader OF Nebraska,
William J. Bryan-to test the perpetuity
OF popular government and OF our free
institutions, and by the grace of God
and the power of the free men of Amer
lea he will win And the impetus his
Admin stration will give the govern
ment OF Jefferson, Of Jackson and of
Lincoln will carry it forward unimpaired
for another century, and generations
yet unborn will sing the gladstone song
that the government Of the people, by
the people and for the people shall not
perish from the earthl
WILLIAM SULzER.
Washington sentinel., 1900-10-27
Relative wages

1t is admitted that in some in
dustries wages have not increased
at all, but accepting the Republi-
can figures at their face value, we
find that on the whole there has
been an increase Of about 6 per
cent since 1896.
That is pleasant as far as it goes.
But what will those wages buy2
That is a point the Republican
statisticians forget to mention. Let
US supply the omission
In July, 1896, beef was selling at
78, calling the prices of IS7o-8o
100. In July, 1900, it was selling
at 100, an increase Of nearly 80 per
cent. Pork rose from 40 to "a, an
increase of over 81 per cent. Lard
rose from 4s to So. an increase Of
over 10 per cent. Butter rose from
55 to 81, cheese from 62 to 81,
eggs from "a to 81. and milk from
6o to So.
Kerosene rose from 81 10 Io2,
print cloths from 90 to 78, sugar
from SO to "a, and -four from 81
to 81.
II some OF the intervening
months had been taken much more
startling figures could have been
shown. In many cases there were
increases OF over 100 per cent. But
hardly anything a family uses has
gone up less than 20 per cent, and
from that the figures range to 80,
40 and 50 per cent and upward.
Meanwhile, on the showing OF the
Republicans themselves, wages
have advanced 6 per cent. Is it
any wonder that workmen find it
impossible to support their fam
ilies1 And can they make both
ends meet when real wages, meas
ured by what they will buy, have
gone down a fourth or a third
since the hard times of 1902
Washington sentinel., 1900-10-27
The Major and the Mormops.

Having effected an amicable al
lance with the polYgamous Sultan
Of Sulu, it was but natural tn at
Mr.. Mckinley should seek one
with the Mormon hierarchy OF
Utah; and apparently the mission
OF the Hon. Perry S, Heath, secre
tary Of the Republican National
Committee, to Salt Lake City was
not in vain. The enthusiastic well
come given Mr.. Roosevelt little
later by the Latter Day Saints
fact demonstrated that.
Quite naturally, the Mormon
hierarchy OF Utah figure that if
plural marriages are all right under
the American flag in Sulu thew
will be all right under the same
flag in the land Of the honey bee.
That is Why they are for the Major.
But they seem to overlook the
fact that the Major has a way of
changing his mind. Even in mat
ters Of "plain duty" he has been
known to wabble most ungrace-
fully. And in matter ofthis kind,
who would know lust where to find
him six months hencep
The Mormon elders are now re-
ported to be his earnest supporters.
They do not take the public into
their confidence enough to tell
why, but no one will have to go to
jail tor guessing that they have
been promised blind eye Tor their
peculiar institutions if Mr.. McKin
ley shall win.
Washington sentinel., 1900-10-27
tt
NDSOOOIS NoOsEVSIl Repu
ano tbe Cowboys. li;

date for the Vice Presidency has
told everybody how much he loves
the cowboys. In fact, he said he
loved them, drunk on bad whisky
and firing of their revolvers, much
better than the poor trash that
work on farms or as laborers and
mechanics in cities.
Th ose who are interested in
knowing just how much Mr..
Roosevelt loved the cowboys when
actually near them may like to
hear the story Of his treatment OF
Ed Bernstead and Mike Finnigan.
You may find this story a little
dull, but please read it. The New
York TORrAaI gives it in the form
Of an affidavit secured from Mr..
r L. Gibson, who was one OF the
court bailiffs at the time when Mr..
Roosevelt sent the two cowboys
to jail:
State of North Dakota. County of
Morton, IS;
r, E Gibson, being first duly sworn,
on his oath deposes and says: That he
is a resident OF the city of Mandau
Morton County. North Dakota, and so
has been for the eighteen years last
past; that he was acquainted with one
Theodore Roosevelt during the years
1886 and 1887; that he was we'll ac.
quainted with Ed Bernstead and Mike
Finnigan, Of Mandan, North Dakota,
during the said years 1886 and 1887; that
the said boys ed Bernstesd and Mike
Finnigan) were somewhere between
fifteen and eighteen years OF age at the
time of the incidents mentioned d in this
affidavit that sometime during the early
spring OF 1887 the said Bernstead and
Finnigan were lodged in the Mandan
Jail under charge Of grand larceny pre-.
ferred by agents OF the said Theodore
Roosevelt; that at the Fall term Of the
District Court for Morton County, when
the said Bernstead and Finnigan were
arraigned, they made, through their
attorney, who had been appointed tor
them by the court al the expense ofthe
county. substantially the following
statement:
That they had been at work for some
ranch men in the Little Missouri during
the summer OF 1886 as cattle herders;
that at the close OF the season there was
little or nothing due them, and that
they secured a few traps and a little
provisions and started down the river
to find a suitable location for trapping
that about twenty miles down they
found a location where they thought
they could do fairly well, and here built
a small shack and stayed during the
winter; that the winter proved an unu-
suallY severe one, snow falling to great
Washington sentinel., 1900-10-27
wages IN 1900 ana 1000.

The Republican organs are Civ
ing wide circulation to table pre-
pared by Labor Commissioner
Carroll d. Wright and purporting
to show the relative rates OF wages
for the past ten years. They have
adopted Mr.. Wrights figures as
their own, and have waved them
proudly in the faces Of the workers
who have had doubts about the
depth to which M Kinley prosper
ity has filtered down in the indus
trial scale. Here is the Wright
table, taking the wages of 1891 as
100.
Washington sentinel., 1900-10-27
How Mckinley SaYss Money for his
Imperial War.

How Mckinley Saves Money for his
Imperial War.
John W. Smith, an old resident
OF Terra Haute, Ind, but for ten
months past living in the Soldiers
Home at Dayton, o., came back
to Terra Haute last week, says the
Gasette Of that city. He will not
return to the Soldiers Home, but
will remain in Terra Haute.
Mr.. Smith was a member OF the
Eighteenth Indiana infantry in the
Civil war and served four years
and hall. Although not wounded
his health was broken and he went
to the Soldiers Home. Mr.. Smith
tells of policy recently adopted
that has filed many Of the veter-
ans there with alarm. A wholly
arbitrary and unexplained policy
has been adopted Of cutting the
pensions OF the veterans. No ex-
planation is given and all the vet
eran IS given to know is that the
knife has been put into his pension
and it has been cut, and, in many
cases entirely stopped.
Out Of 6 900 veterans in the
home, Mr.. Smith says, in one week
the pensions Of 1900 were either
greatly cut or entirely stopped,
and 1t has filled the veterans with
CONSERVATION. Indeed, his leav-
ing the home and coming back to
Terra Haute, Mr.. Smith says, was
because he feared that his pension
OF SIs a month, for defective eve
sight and hearing, due to army
service, would be stopped.
He gives details Of this extraor-
dinary action, and his story, as
told by him, indicates that a very
high handed course has been in
augurated and one that NAV well
fll'the veterans all over the Union
with CONSERVATION. Ifthe pensions
OF 1900 men out of 5000 can be
cut or stopped, without hearing or
examination or explanation, by
the Pension Departmen. no vet
Grams pension will be safe, in his
opinion. -
Washington sentinel., 1900-10-27

London Liars Try to Help Mckinley.
or course the London MaiI'S
story that Mr.. Webster Davis was
bribed by the Beers is a preposter-
Gus lie. 1t hardly needed Mr..
Davis's prompt, fraOk and une-
quivo ocal denial to fix in the mind
OF every discerning person the true
status Of that take. All intelligent
newspaper readers doubtless rec
ognized at once the trade mark OF
its manufacture. 1t bore very
plainly all the peculiar character
istics of the handicrait OF the Eng
lish newspaper correspondent, the
champion and unapproachable liar
Of the universe. 1t read just like
the weird stories they used to give
to the world about the barbarism
OF the Beers, about the franchise
issue instead OF last for gold as the
object OF the South African war,
about the wonderful military ex-
ploits OF the English. 1t read like
the stories OF the terrible Pekin
massacre, OF the destruction OF all
the ENJOYS, OF the carrying about
Of infants on spears. of the boiling
alive, OF the other fantastic and
characteristic creations with which
the English press thrilled the world
during the siege OF the legations.
1t read like the story oil Lieutenant
Hobson's alleged attack upon 2 d.
mIral Dewey, like the weird con
coctions printed in English news
papers about panIcs in New York
while the Spanish war was on.
No experienced reader can fail to
detect at FIRST sight these mon
strous inventions; certainly no
body with so much Is a spoonful
oj brains ever believes them.
The idea that Mr.. Davis was
paid by the Beers is, OF course, on
a level with the London MaHl
other assertion that Mr.. Nontagu
White with $1,000, 900 organized
the pro-Boer meetings held in this
country last winter. There is
hardly an intelligent schoolboy ia
America that does not know thai
pro-BOer meetings were held in
almost every town and city in the
United States lone before Montagu
White landed here.
No one will believe the villainou.
attack on Mr.. Davis; probably nc
one except the frantic and below.
Washington sentinel., 1900-10-27

ing Hanna wi have the hardi-
hood to repeat it. But it suggests,
nevertheless, three questions OF
considerable importance to every
American:
I-Wby is the London Mail so
anxious to influence the American
elections in favor of Mckinley
a-How did Mr.. Hanna know
in advance that the London Mail
would make this attack
SIS it really true that we must
submit to this impudent attempt to
interfere with American affairs7
Washington sentinel., 1900-10-27

Direct Legislationists, the Golden
Rule Jones people (Ios,ooo in
Ohio), and many others, aggregat-
ing considerably more than I,ooo,-
600 votes.
The independent vote of the
country, which in late years has
been such an important factor in
determining elections, will this fall
be cast solidly for Bryan. This
alone is sufficient to decide the
election in certain States and give
the national victory to the Democ-
racy.
In 1896 the vote and influence
OF the commercial travellers OF the
country was given to Nc kinley,
and it has often been alleged that
this was the deciding influence OF
the last national campaign. This
year the travelling men are almost
unanimously for Bryan and they
are working as hard for him as
they did for Mckinley in 1896
Perhaps no other sign oi the times
is more significant than the atti-
tude OF the travelling men in this
campaign.
And then there are the thou
sands Of conscientious and patri-
otic Republicans who have been
compelled to renounce their party,
or it's candidate, because Of the
bold and glaring corruption which
has marked its administration Of
public affairs, and who will this
year vote and work for Mr.. Bryan.
This condition is something unpre-
cedented in American politics and
is in itself more than sufficient to
overcome the small adverse popu-
lar majority against Bryan four
years ago.
AS against this tremendous and
overwhelming change in popular
sentiment in favor oi the Demo
cratic national ticket, the Repub-
licans have nothing to fix their
hope on except Hanna's corrup-
tion fund. And this will not suffice
Four years ago every man who !
could be bought or coerced was
handled by the Republican man
ayers. They can do no worse this
year. But the elements mentioned |
above, who have joined the Demo
cratic ranks since 1896, are not |
purchasable. They have come |
over to the Democratic party and |
its candidates from principles and |
are in the fight to stay. These are
the true elements OF American
because they represent
the best citizenship, the highest
thought and the truest conscience
Of the American people, The issue
is sharply defined between the re-
public anil the empire and the peo-
pie will win, as they have always
won every great political battle
in our history. The Bryan tidal
wave is sweeping over the whole
country, gaining strength every
where