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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-18
Full Dinner pals Are Not So Much In
Evidence ms Republican
Dlowhn rds Declare.

There is no denying the fact that
labor is not in as satisfactory "A condi-
ton as the opponents Of prosperity
would have Us believe. 1t does not
respond TO the Mckinley prosperity
and the full tin pals of the perambu-
lating speech-making president are
limited to metaphor and TO the comic
republican press. IL so prosperous,
why these strikes, boycotts, lockouts,
etc? Perhaps there is prosperity and
labor is endeavoring 10 obtain small
portion OF il. but at this present writ
inr there are no indicatiosn that it is
receiving ga. II shoG.d receive ana
what il is entitled to receive accord
ing to the predictions of Mr.. Mckinley
and the benevolent trusts. There never
was time when. ard there never was
a nation that has Increased in IT'S IN
| drs.rial achievements TO such 81
rantic extent as have the United
States. Such an increase should have
attached TO it the element Of prosper
ity as a necessary adjunct. But labor
is not rising up to the level OF TINS
wonderful prosperity and its unrest
is caused by its struggle To break
through the restraining crust. But
this means resistance TO labor. IT IL
deprivation of the good things attend
ant upon the startling era OF trade ex-
pansion, and when we seek for the
obstacle in the way of labor, the OBJ
stacle which il is striving TO sur
mount by the only means in its power,
to wit. strikes and boycotts. we find II
in the trusts and combines and also
in capital in the sense OF eN-Spcaker
Rced-that is to say. capital which Is
not money. but expansive credit com
monty known as shares OF stock IL
is figured by the New York journal!
and il IS n fact. that the capital stock
Of the combines now drawing a per
} centagc thereon out OF the people
amounts TO ten thousand million dol
, lars. This is capital. and it is The
: capi,al which Is arraycd against la
) Dor. We know that il Is not money
for our circulating medium does no
7 amount TO one-fifth of that capitalize
tion. but we know that that capi
: talization is turned into income-pro
! ducing wealth. drawing to itself TIL
total amount Of our circulating me
dunn as its profit. and this added =
I the other multiphcations OF our CIR
culating medium. or our actual money
compcls one dollar Of actual money :
n perform the work Of $3.50 dollars
; credit money No labor in the worl
!. and no combination of labor can sue
: cessfully fight against this burde'
h The only remedy is to return TO III
!. people the power to create none
c which they have been deprived OF an
+ to destroy the criminal aggresso'
/ upon their finances.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-18

Uncle Jerry. I've got something 70
tell you-it's q joke And he saiu;
Go ahead. sonny bug: guess ] can
stand it, And | told him.
.Uc drew down his jaw and
scratched the hollow under his cheek
bone. When ] got through he dihn
laugh. although expected him TO any
minute. All he did was 10 look care
fully around and then reach out ana
crab me. lie carried me into the OF
ticc under his arm and then sat down
so that he could do IL easy and bas'ed
me with the back of a currycomb un-
iii he couldn't haste me any longer.
Their he shook me. Finally he SAID:
.That'll learn yon. by George, YOU
Young cub and let me GO
"Ddr't he explain himself more
fully:" asked the grain merchant.
II didn't ask him for any cxplana-
ton Just then" replied the dyspcptic,
.but | kind of understood Uncle Jcr-
rvs feelings when | saw his team as
he drove ont of town. don't blame
him for thinking ! meant something
personal"
The dyspeptic rose and brushed the
crumbs from his wnistcont ana the
Grain merchant did likewise. AS they
went out the dyspcptic said: DO you
know what is the difference ,etwecr
photography and whooping cough'
or course you don't. One makes fac
SMILES and the other makes sick fam
lies"
The grain merchant groaned heav
;lv-Chicago Daily Record.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-18
rnEoITHER STILL

ms 20. and thegither stili'
were left now = cor lane
a. help ik ither doom the nil;
az, NE mauna complain.
al, ages snaws are fallin FAST
- hairnies scattered far.
49,, s,,d we care for storm and blast.
svne we thegithcr arey
., .oms guild wife. but just yestreen
when we foregathcred hame.
x,hat annals change flu lie between.
ant we are still the same.
AZ then YOU were my bonnie bride.
u, hair a. auburn-brown:
81 d,dna care for things o. pride
That crazcd the necbrin' town.
Dor household altar we set up
Ill-furnished but an ben:
Al drinkin' frae the self-same cup.
what mattercd poortith them
without. the daisied glebe pleughed.
you Piled hand AT the loom;
90, hast come doom. we closer stood
Ana ei'ed tho stranger room
ror twas score years we've held cor ain,
Tta'e had DOR ups an doons.
70 cleek thegither still fu' fain
through fortunes smiles and frowns
Ana now life's tale Is well-nigh tauld.
DOR sands are almost run.
Tho twilights tremblin' star o gold'
After the settin' sun
Roy ]. T.. Rankin, ID. d.. In n. 4. on
server.
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A United States consul recently re.
turncd here gives the following ac-
count Of how English is taught in the
French schools: Jean. you will stand
m, said the master to his brightest
,,,pil upon the occasion of the con-
suls visit. NOW coniugatc the verb
4 have a gold mine. have goiu
mine" responded the bright pupil.
with scarcely an accent. thou hast q
yold thine. he has n gold hiscn. we havo
4 gold ourn. you have gold yourns
they have . gold theirn."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-18
DEsEcRATERs OF THE FLAG.
Old Glory Trampled In the Mud %
Militarism by Repub-
Iicans.

There is a society in these United
States. styling itself american Flag
Association" and it is afflicted with
spasms of the repeated dissertations OF
the flag which the association IS in
corporated to preserve il against.
"Twenty-two years have passed. it
saws. reproachfully, "since the first ef-
fort was made in congress TO Obtain
legislation TO protect the United
States flag from dissertation. Flag
bills are now lying in the pigeon holes
of the judiciary committee rooms un-
der the dust OF neglect. In the Tacon
theater in Havana, IL is Kissed. ana
elsewhere spat upon. and II is abused
in Porto Rico Cuba. Honolulu and Ma
Mia"
or course il j.. and it may be also
said that IL is the most UNANIMOUSLY
abused in Sulu. Moreover the Turks.
Chinese and other foreigners are not
stuck on H. This society OF good peo-
ple do not seem TO be aware that none
OF the places mentioned are subject to
the constitution Of the United states.
and according to Mr.. Oxnard and the
trust managers OF the republican par
~. II has no business there against
| their interests. If the flag adorers
would begin a crusade against the
dissertations. saliva and contumeiy
heapcd upon the American flag by the
Mckinley administration and haul ~
ont OF the mud where IL has been
trampled by the republican party
they might restore some vcneratiou
for the flag o. our country.
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have wiltcd and turned black n
places after the sun got up"

IbaC'B AIttI the sun got up
Il should imagine il would" said
the dyspeptic. Anyway. consider
that was the beginning Of my career
as IA prand.a and postprandial
speaker
1T just sort of took out the cork"
well, you can put il that way IL
you want to, but | should say il
rather fired my ambition. If you are
thinking about pie | can recommend
that huckleberry; it's better than IL
looks.
NO. ! realized for the first time
how easily folks could be amused. My
Uncle George never struck me as be-
ing Il very funny man, although look
ing back from this distance feel in
my heart that If he appeared on
Chicago vaudeville stage with those
whisl>ers of his the audience would
have II different kinds OF mirthful
| fits But we were all used 10 his whis-
kers, Of course. and there wasn't any
body in our simple little community
that seemed to consider them particu-
larly remarkable"
| iiuNti u - hoDpvs S"'' WV ''''s
man. musingly. IL never had time,
but if | had time TO devote myself
seriously | would love 10 make col
lection of the remarkable whisk~rs
have met from day to day. But you
were going to say"
II was going to say that ] made up
my mind that the next time / went to
see my Uncle George ! would make
him look and feel like 30 cents when
il came to setting the table in roar.
So as soon as got home sent for .
jest book.
1T was a Jest book in primrose pa
per covers. and IL cost me one dime in
silver. 1t was dirt cheap. One of tho
tests was this--I remember il well.
having memorized it at the time, with
about 50 others ! used to go out
! into the barn and recite them. and
, practiced facial expression before a
broken bit of looking glass that the
, hired man used when he shaved on
, Sundays Yes. / remember that little
| jeu d'esprt mighty well: a man left
a bony steed in the street. and com
+, ing back n short time afterward dis
: covered that "A funny youth hat
!, placed card against the f'eshles'
ribs bearing the notice: Oats wanted
!, Inquire within"
''Was that the joke" inquired tn
grain man.
(. "That was the joke. There wer
others. but that was the one that
settled on for my maiden effort
There was another one that
thought was nearly rs good. about
:" woman who rang her own doorbel
=. three times before she reused tn
a servant. who excused herself on "a
~ plea that she only heard the thlr
g ring. thought that joke was
y corl<er. but not quite up 10 the on
about oats.
~ II told the oat story 10 vcnerab
and kindly old jay named BALDWIN
le Everybody called him Uncle Jerr
N Baldwin YOU know the kind. J.
10 was sitting on a bucket turned ups''
fe down i'm the doorway of the liver
Is stable When tackled him sale
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-18

Disse si0n Among Republicans Heck
ons Democrats an to
Victory.

Great strides have been made during
the past week towards eliminating the
lide shoots OF national political issues
and the reduction OF the latter TO the
three clear. simple issues so often and
so positively declared by Mr.. Bryan TO
be the absorbing issues for the coming
presidential campaign
TIE republicans Themselves, In
their recent state conventions, have
made the questions Of money, trusts
and Imperialism the dominant issues.
Upon money and Imperialism they
have proudly as well rs defantly rati-
fed and approved all of the uncertain,
unconstitutional and un-American acts
OF Mr.. Mckinleys administration and
OF his subservient congress.
The issue Of trusts is CLOSED over
with so thin a yencering OF disincina-
ton to solve the problem that nobody
can possibly be deceived, as happened
in 1896, when the republican party ac-
! cepted the doctrine OF bimetallism and
when in power shifted TO the absolute
gold standard.
Senator Hanna. the chief manager OF
the republican machine. in giving out
his first authoritative statement OF
the campaign TO the Cleveland Leader
OF the 3Oth ult., is not certain that
the victory will rest with the republic
an party, his opinion being predicated
upon a conditional "if.' lie says: 1.-The
price of the victory will be much
harder, and more constant effort hf
required from the time the campaign
opens until election day. The repnb
leans should make the same kind Of
a fight that they did in 1896.
Their application and attention TO TIT
details of the campaign must be stead,
and unceasing. There is M
way of figuring how the republican,
can lose in the coming contest II the.
put their shoulders to the wheel ant
are not imbued with spirit OF over
confidence in the success of the ticket
Senator Jones, however, and othe
leaders of the democratic party are
. the opinion that the republican part.
. has furnished an abundance of cam
paign material which will operat
against its success. Kentucky, Thu
/ wear. is considered doubtful by Nj
/ Hanna. and Maryland creates merel
: a faint hope of republican success i
the mind OF Mr.. Hanna.
/ II would be more logical and Gel
tainl, more in accordance with the il
= dicaiions to believe that Kansas. Sout
r Dakota and Washington viii remain
. the democratic column than 10 belie'
!. Mr.. Hannas prediction that they wi
i 20 republicans; and. further. the ind
d cations are still stronger that ldal
q ard Montana will fall into the dem
r cratic ranks. regardless of the opinio
n OF Senator's Shoup and Carter.
is II is certain. from all of the indsc
Il tions. that the republican party
X losing instead of gaining ground, al
II that the democracy is gaining in SUI
is states as Connecticut. New York, Del
d. ware and Maryland. as well as els
x where. and it is difficult TO concei
10 how this democratic gain is TO be pr
b. vented. since the republican party al
r. the Mckinley administration have
r, stunned a dangerous position when
il they cannot retreat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-18

The Indiana republican state COP
ven,ion has made up its mind not 10
mention the Porto Rico matter IN 10
platform. 1t indorses criminal agrsrs-
sion. Imperialism. Mckinley. Hanna
and the trusts. including resolution
against trusts and declaration that
silver il dead issue. In like manner
the New Hampshire republican state
convention lodges the Porto Rico and
Cuba problems. II Endorses the reign
OF the trusts. passes an antitrust reso-
luton. denounces silver as mere wan
dering ghost and elects q conspicuous
democra; as a national delegate.
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That was an uncommon lapse OF
memory of Col. j. w. Gates. Of Amer
lean steel and wire publicity. He Jug
gled Wall street out Of si.ooo.ooo the
other day. deposited II in bank and Tor
got all about IL until the cashier called
his attention TO IL. II Is by this con-
slant disregard Of trifles that the trust
magnatcs have the advantage OF the
men who have their daily bread ever
before their ewes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-18

1t appears 10 DC the TACT tHat
President Mckinley will make his head
quarters in Canton during the summer
and receive delegations as he did in
1890. This Is one of the many current
evidences that the party management
estimates the public in about the same
way that The humbug Snowman did.
Mr.. Hanna and his associates claim
that they know their business. DO they
take into account the difference be-
tween William Mckinley in 1876 and
William Mckinley in 1900? Then he
was a candidate for first term. Now
he il a candidate with an extremely
embarrassing record to dcfend.-Cin'
cinnati Enquirer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-18

1t is absurd to worry about the Sec
ond place on the republican national
ticket. Under the rule Of the trusts
president without backbone is al!
that is necessary to successfully gov
crn the country By and by, all OF our
executive Offices will be filed by a
committee of trust magnates.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-18

The republicans may "rcsoloos
ill the cows come home"-they may
appoint no end Of committees to in
vestigate" trusts-thcy may Introduce
constitutional amendments and bills
galore against monopolies; II will nos
do them any good. The true test OF the
sincerity OF their professed opposition
Is this: win they repeal or suspend
during the existence Of trust or oth-'
or monopoly all tarif duties upon tho
articles made and controlled by such
monopoly This Is the only PROOF o
sincerity that informed ard determines
vc,ers will acccpt.--N. y. World.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-18

All signs point toward tremendous
democratic victory next November.
The republican leaders are astounded
AT the reports which are reaching them
from every section of the country OF
the apathy and Indifference OF the re-
publican masses. In many states the
reports come that il was with great
difficulty that enough republicans
could be induced TO come TO the polls
TO elect delegates to the various repub-
lean state conventions. Federal and
local Office holders had 10 be relied up
on 10 make up the delegations. ~ this
condition cannot be overcome, million
CT republicans will stay away from the
polls next November. The gains in the
local elections in Indiana are so general
ly In favor OF the democrats and so ex-
tensivc that good political Judges pre-
| diet that il will vote for Bryan by the
largest majority in 20 years. What Is
true of Indiana. is forecast for the
| whole middle west. from Ohio TO Min
nesota.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-18

mands OF the situation In South Afrlcs'
At the same time the Hindoos
are so heavily taxed that IL Is impossi-
bic for them 10 earn more than a bare
living in the years Of plenty and pros
perity. Cholera has now broken out IN
the famine-stricken districts. ana
scenes too awful for credibility are be-
ing daily witnessed.
This awful indictment against the
British colonial policy in India should
be n sufficient answer 10 the iniperiai-
lists who claim that the United States
have only to take lessons from British
administration in India 10 conduct
successful government Of the Phiiip'
pines.
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Fresh Items of Interest Upon Ques-
tions Now Before the Amer
lean People.
aulMous RESULTS OF REPUBLICAN RULE
The Public Deceived Regarding the
Philippine situation - WORKING"
Thrown Out Of T. m y 10y mc nt-Amer-
lean sympathy for the Boers-Oem-
ocrats Are Calming.
Especial Correspondence.l

Two pieces OF important news re-
garding the Philippines have been re-
ceived in Washington. Lieut.. Perkins.
a son of Senator Perkins, of California.
is responsible for the statement that
400 volunteer officers serving IN
the Philippines have rendered their
designations. They don't like war
nor the climate, and are anx-
ious to come home. II this is true
regarding the officers, il is doubly true
regarding the rank and file. Could the
soldiers have their way about II. prac-
tically the entire army would be back
in the United States as fast as the
transports could bring them. IL is no
reflection on the patriotism OF these
men that they have lost heart and in
terest in an unpatriotc war.
The second fact referred to is the
statement OF Edwin Wildman. broth
or of housewife Wldman. former
United States consul at Singapore, nno
prominently connected with affairs in
the Philippines. Mr.. Wildman declares
on the highest authority that the pub
lie is grossly deceived regarding the sit
uation in the Philippines, that the in
surgents are active in every direction
conducting rading parties Amos
within sight Of Manila, and that il vii
take a large increase of force to MAKE
any serious impression on the situa
ton.
These statements coincide exactl.
with other reports reaching Washing
ton. and made public through thcs
letters. The American people are get
ting thoroughly tired OF Mckinley
war in the Philippines. and are sure
rive expression 10 their feelings a
the polls next November.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-18

The arrival Of the Boer delegates in
the United States will give emphasis
20 two matters of great Importance.
First. theyvill demonstrate that Amer
lean sympathy is overwhelmingly with
the Beers and against Great Britain.
Secondly, emphasis will be given TO the
fact that the opinion that Great Brit
ain is successful administrator OF col
onies Il not well founded. Great Brit
aims white colonies are successful be-
cause they haze no home rule. British
administration Of India is failure be-
cause India has not home rule nor
anything approaching II.
Information received in Washington
relative to the famine and cholera stu
alton in India contains the sevcrest re-
Elections on the British administration
of that unhappy country. The June
monsoon of 1899 failed to bring the cx-
pectcd rains over territory ms large
| rs the state of Texas and containing a
population Of 40.00O,o00 people. IT was
then known as absolute certainty that
that whole region would be famine
stricken bv the first of January follow
| ing. and that millions of people would
stnrve 10 death unless they were fedby
the government. Thus. with over six
months warming. the British govern
mcnt failed to provide the necessary
relief machinery 10 avert starvation
although in other parts OF India there
wore. and are to-day. sufficient food
supplies to meet the emergency. The
British government Is to-day spending
about $4,000 day 10 relieve these 40.
ono 900 people. but Is spending over
million dollars day in an cndcavor e
cxtcrminatc or conquer 100000 people
in South Africa.
Whenever any member OF parliament
tries 10 raise his voice 10 call attention
10 the situation in India. he u imme
dia.cly frowrcd into silence. ana "
weak excuse IL put up that tho Hri'is'
government Is unable TO do more 10
the relief or india on account OF the de
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Workmcn Thrown Ont.

Workmcn Thrown Out.
One OF the largest Of the federal steel
plants. the one M Joliet. H., has shut
down indefinitely. throwing 5000 hancs
ont of employment. Almost the entire
output Of this plant had formerly been
shipped TO the plant of the american
Steel & Wire company. in the same
rstv. That concern having shut down
.he federal steel plant had 10 follow
suit. There will be more plants shut
down within the next 30 days The
iron and steel output is now thousands
Of tons weekly in excess OF the demand
Following the steel shutdown vii
come the closing OF blast furnaces
and mines. Less freight will be haulet
on the lakes and on the railroads. IN
demand for coke and coal will lessen
and in a score Of directions Thousands
OF laborcrs will be thrown out OF EN-
ployment. This comes directly in tn
face of recent statements that the iror
and steel interests had orders ahea'
that would keep them busy for over
vear. That statement is now seen to b'
false.
It is believed by good judges that tn
days Of the old financial panic. in which
everything comes down with crash
are gone. Nowadays the great trust
and corporations which control $
largely the manufacturing business o
the country control the banks. and ar
therefore at no time embarrassed 10
funds. But when their market fail
them. they simply have TO stop pro
ducing. The result Is lcthargy and DIR
rot. Such n condition is now rapid
approaching. Before November bus
: ness in many Industries will be at
stands,ill. and the republican can
i, paign orators will be preaching "pro'
/: perity" TO thousands OF workmen on
:, If employment.
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LABOR is SUFFERING.

ADOLPH PATTERSON.