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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
AN Ll12EROE-
PRESIDENT.
Arson Phelps Stokes Declares
Government Cannot Long
Last Under One.

Arson Phelps Stokes. a Gold Demo
Graf. widely known in financial circles.
declares against Mckinley and impe-
rialism. Nj Stokes is a banker, ard
his wealth is estimated at $90.000.0OO.
He a few days ago sent the following
letter to =. {. Hughes. chairman of I !:
Greater y, FORK Assoc .ation of Anti
imperialiSt tubs:
DEAR SIR Your letter of 3Oth ult.
has been + y arded to me here. | rom
sent to tie u,e of My name as an hon.
orary m,niber of the Greater New York
Association of Anti-imperialist Clubs.
Anti in. alism is certainly the par
ait putflots Of l1I6 have
thol- III OF tic p position that the cur
rency pGpSt ON Is more important than
ta-at,an without reprt scntation or gov
eminent without the consent of the
governed!
If We are to become q shark nation,
let rs n 4 t 80 through the prescrib-
ed ,Tsu- ! like Il shark. turn over
before r"r prey The shark is
preferable ! -. anaconda which hugs
its vict.m .iprs 1t all ovPr and then
swallows it
Those " truly appreciate u in
her tanct 'ty regulated by law
should TN II the most effective pro-
test again. thc attempt now made in
the InterP: / Of great corporations and
schvm.n2 p .ticiaIs to disguise rapac-
ity Nv = ! Of fine phrases about our
hiGI f.. GUr code of morals for
bidding + IS. III XatiOn as criminal
aggresS { promises Of lndepend-
ence mudIt.. u when we secure control
to mean i+nevClcnt assimilation or
such meas It self government as
may ne cOli. .ynt with our duties and
interests OF as we may think best for
the governed, who must also in case
We allow them q form Of constitution
make it provide for such relations with
Us rs we may consider satisfactory,
etc. 80"
Our form Of free government of the
people, by the people and for the pee
pie nnnot long endure under a presi-
dpnt-empPror or an imperial president.
Yours very truly.
ANSoN PHELPS STOKES.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11

Some of our republican brethren
ook exceptions to the comments made
Ii our last issue upon the visit OF the
.gotistlcal wise man who licked Spain.
'ur deep regret that more people were
lot here to see him, hear him, and
Ldge for themselves, prompts us to
make the assertion that ii he could be
revealed upon to spend the remainder
II the time between now and election
III Nebraska, we could safely rely upon
,Ivlng Bryan and stevenson the largest
majority any fusion candidate has
heretofore received in our state. But
e want the people of other states to
ee and hear hin. We fear that Mark
lama will call him in. Ii he does not
We will know that he is not wanted in
new York where they are already DIS
,usted with his egotlsm, short-sighted
remarks and entangled sentences.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
A DENIAL.

Valentine, Nebr., October 10, 1900.
editor VALENTINE DEMOCRAT.
Lear Sir.-It having been alleg
that l made the statement: II do n II
deny but what l would rather be fight
ing today with Aguihaldo than Will
Mckinley, 1desire, through your pa
per, to say that / never made the state
ment.
When the battleship Maine was
ulown up IN Havana Harbor, l locked
my office, went out and helped to or
sanize Company Ii of the Second Neb-
raska Volunteers, enlisted in that com
pany and nominated for its first lieu
.enan a man whom President McKin-
icy has since commissioned Ii captain
and who Is today on the firing line III
the / hllippines. And had l been able
To have passed the pn,slcal examina
Ion, l would have gone to the front
With that regiment. These facts are
we'll known to many of u citizens,
out, if there are those who doubt, L re
.er them to the records in the office ol
One adJutant genera, or to Capt. Allen
u. Fisher, of Chadron, who was cap
AIN OF the company and is now the re-
publican candidate for reelection to
LIE legislature.
We are nearly through my second
canvass Tor the Office of county at
.orney, and l submit that III neither
canvass have / resorted to d~etraction OF
.ny opponent; that have never uttered
. word OF criticism of their public rec
ords or their private lives; others may
npIoy That method of campaign II
LEY see mt, but for my part | shall moi
esort to 1t. Nor DO | hold Judge Tucker
r~sponslble for thIs attack upon me.
,DuI perhaps | may add that the gentle
adj who are now 50 Ready to question
~ 10Y atty were hot So quick To enlist
..neu d call tor volunteers was made.
Yours respectfully,
A. M. MOkRISSEY.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
REASONS FOR
VOTING FOR BRYAN.
Submitted to the Considera-
ton of Republicans by
Colonel Higsinson.

First.-Recause he has proved him'
self to be. whatever his faults, a nQtu,
raj leader o. men. as a president should
be. Sir. Mckinley. Oh the other hand,
has shown himself to be one Of the
men naturally led by others and has
proved himself capable of abandoning
ground explicitly and publicly taken
when called upon to abandon 1t by the
stronger men around him. In other
words, Mr.. Bryan will at least be cap
tain of his own ship. and Mr.. McKin-
ley will not
Second.-Because Mr.. Bryan is the
only presidential candidate who has
explicitly based his canvass on the
ground that considerations of principle
are above considerations of finance and
that. in other words. financial sy'
tens can be. altered with less danger
and less disturbance to the country
than the vital doctrines upon which
free government rests" Speech at
Topeka, Ang. 23.l
Third.-Because he is the only one
who has expressly reattirmed. As in bis
Topeka speech. the principles which
made Lincoln immortal. that to apply
the doctrine Of equal rights only to sp-
perior classes or races Is ''the van
guard of returning despotism" and Is =
movement we must repulse "or it viii.
subiugate u.s."
Fourth Because he has had the wis
dom to see that every presidential cam
paign must turn on some one leading
principle and that just pow that vital
Issue is to be found in Imperialism. BY
imperialism is meant the acquisition of
territory with o view TO making it sub
ject and tributary and not with O view
to making it a self governing and com-
ponent part Of the American Union.
That such empire is now the reeOgniY-
ed aim of the present administration is
at length officially recognized in the
recent circular of the United States
military government in the Philippines
april 30l which writes to American
school superintendent for aid and ad
vice lin the civilization of this new
part of our tmpire."
Fifth Because be is the only one
who distinctly recognizes that the
practice of such imperialism-of the
doctrine. in other words. that we have
a right to plant our flag wherever we
please and hat once planted it must
never be lowered or withdrawn-ap-
plies Just as logically to Cuba or China
as to the Philippines and is as likely to
he applied there and that this process
If unchecked ear only end In vaster
armies. ever increasing pension lists,
higher and higher'taxes. ending at last
in an oIigarchy Of rich men and in the
disappearance OF the republic of Jeffer-
son and Lincoln. Every vote for Mr.
Bryan is q vote to avert this end.
THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGINseS.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
THE ELDvIIJN
OF M'KINLEY.
What It Will Mean to the PEG
Pile of This Country

1t will mean that the American peo-
pie sanction Il s~yndicated presidency.
That the people approve such leg!sla-
ton as the Dingley tariff bill. with all
Its devices for taxing the great mass
of the people in exoneration Of accu-
INFLATED wealth.
That the people uphold the policy Of
greed and contempt for alien people.
That the people approve the tactics
and brutal policy in the Philippines.
while Cuba. the cause and inspiration
Of the war. is declared alien territory
and entitled to all the rights of an In
dependent sovereignty.
THAT the people approve an add
cation OF IT'S functions by h ma
tiOnal Legislature.
That the people approve Of q national
executive who fails TO uphold the dig
nifty and independence Ct his great of
fee and who exercises his functions In
subservience both to other branches of
the govern mi and to the clamor Of
special and %necuniary interests.
1t Will mean TINT the people in
dOrse the rolicy by which the Unit
ed States sets up in business as an
Asiatic power and welcomes n large
standing army and naval force.
1t will mean that the American PeO-
pie either do not see or seeing approve
the great and growing If not an al
ready overwhelming influence of mon
ey in our politics. Our government
was not conceived or framed as a
money making machine. ever for the
profit Of all the governed. much less fer
the profits Of particular classes or poP-
ton of the governed.-From Mr.. Oh
ney's Letter.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11

The vice president 5 duties in presid-
.ng over the senate require the ability
If our best men. Could there be any
ming more disgusting to u people
onan to have those grimaces so common
70 the uncultured appear before that
uost august body of the grandest ma
ZION on earth? In the language of Ad-
al E. Stevenson, as he closed his speech
II Lincoln on the State house grounds
ii July. with barred head and uplifted
lands: I'VE trust God to bring sue
less to the party this fall that repre-
,ents the cause of humanity
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
Paying Dearly For Empire,

Taxpayers in this country are al
ready paying enormously for imperial
ism. They will pay still more heavily
If the party of empire remains In pow
er. They will never receive any bene-
fit from this appalling tax. The bene-
fit will accrue to the trusts and the mo-
nopoly m%illionaires who control the
party Of empire. The American people
are already carrying gigantic trust bur-
dens. Are they willing to shoulder
those Of Imperialism and militarism In
addition to what they now bear?-St.
Louis Republic.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11

If this nation wants n colonial
policy, II can have it, If this nation
wants to own people, 1t can own
them. Is will have ia change its
constitution to do 1t, but we CT IA
change the constitution If necessary.
] go on the theory that n mnn or
people cpn do whatever they wal (
to. They may lose their own Iiber-
ties In the attempt, they may sperd
q great deal Of Hppey, they may sac
rifice a great many lives, hut TT y
American people can do what thew
want to; brt when they do a thing
they must recognize that in doing it
they must assume responsibility for
what they 10, They CREnpt repeal
the laws Of God. They cannot
change the laws of nature nor can
they prevent the coming of those
penalties that viii come with the
violation o. human rights, whether
the violation comes from IN indi=
yiduaI Or RrOIp of indfvid nails or
a great nution.-W. j. Bryan.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
ROhhP the Gr0ce.

A startling incident is narrated by
John Oliver, of Philadelphia, as fol.
lows: Il was in an awful condition,
My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunk.
EN-, tongue coated, pain continually in
back and sides, 10 appetite, growing
weaker day by day. Three physicians
had given me up. Then | was advised
to use Electric Bitters; to my great JOY
the first bottle made a decided i'm
provement. / continued their use fol-
three weeks and am o a well man.
/ know they robbed the grave of an
other victim" No one should fail to
try them. Only Soc. guaranteed, at
EIi6tt'a
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
Il Income Tax,

| take this occasion to Peassert nv
belief in the principle which underli'
the income tax. Congress should have
authority to levy and collect an income
tax whenever necessary. and an
amendment to the federal constitution
specifically comforting such authority
ought to be supported by V thoe =
who may think the tax unnecessary at
this time. In the hour of danger the
government can draft the citizen. 1t
ought to be able to draft the pocket
book as well. Unless money is more
precious than blood. we cannot afford
to give greater protection to the in
comes of the rich than to the lives of
the pQ0r.-W William ]. Rryan's Letter of
Acceptance.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
State.

For Goyernor-.W. A. POINTER. Boone.
For Lieut.. -oovernor-E. A. GILBERT, York.
For Secretary of state-C. V. svoBoDA. How
ard.
For Treasurer--S. Fl. HOWARD, Holt.
For Auditor-THEODORE GRIESS, Clay.
For Attorney-General-W. d. OLDHAM, Bur
falo.
For Commissioner Of Public Lands and Build
ings-P. j. CAREY. Saunders.
For Super intendent Of Public lnstruction-C G.
BECK. Burt.
For Presidential Electors:
FRANK Z. RANSOM. Silver Republican
Douglas.
ROBERT OBERFELDER, Democrat, CneS
enne.
l.. N, WENrE. Democrat, Lancaster.
JAMES HUGHES, Democrat, COllax.
JOHN H. FELBER, Populist. Cedar.
WILLIAM Ii. GARRETT. POpulist, Phelp
w. Il. SWAN. POpuliSt, Johnson.
PETER EBBtSON, POpullst, Howard.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
UISSENSluN AMvNG NOMINEES,

D. Il. VanboskIrk, nUmlnee ON The
tepuDIlCan ticket tor State senator,
ureatens TO withdraw. lie sets up the
lalm that ID. +. Thompson of LIN
;oin Is not putting up as much money
OF his campaign as he has To Fisher,
dnuldate tor representative Ill $50 dis
.rIct. Ii VanboskIrk has the cattle in
.erest SO much at heart what difference
should that make.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11

In this "a = we are standing
upon the great fundamental princi-
pies of huclun rig is and human Lb-
critics, We insist that 1t is not q
question Oh what this nation can dot
1t is a question Of what this nation
ought 10 do. and no president can
tell the American people what their
duty In, They decide for themselves.
No president ear tell IA what our
destiny is. 1t IL what we mike IL.
snd in the hands OF the American
people we leave this great problem
with the confident belief that pa
triotism and intelligence OF the pc0.
pie will be equal to the emergency,
as they have been equal TO ali emer-
gencies in the past.-W. }. Bryan.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
VOTERS

The Democratic and Peoples indie
pendent voters OF the different pre-
cincts of Cherry county, Nebr., are
called to meet at their respective yot.
ing places to nominate precinct Off
ers Oh Friday afternoon, October 10,
1900, unless otherwise called by your
precinct committeeman.
/. NJ. RICE,
Chairman Democratic County
Central Committee.
Certificates of nomination of your
precinct candidates should be sent to
the county clerk so as to reach him
not later than October "a, 1905.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11

i cannot too strongly emDhasiss
the Importance of the platform rec
Ommendation of the establishment
of q department of labor. with {"
member Of the cabinet at its heau.
when we remember how important
a position the lBbOFer flls In orr
economic. social and paliticaI fabric,
IT is hard to conceive of u valid OBJ
lection being made to this recoGntr
ton of his seryices.-From Bryaaa
Letter of Acceptance,
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
WHIT Democracy I. Fighting.

Under Republican rule the era Ct
competition has been supplanted by
the era of combination. Massed capt.
tai dominates everywhere. The dollar
dominates the man. The n~onproducers
share In the wealth of the country has
risen to 81 per cent. while the producer
must he content with IL per cent. Half
of the people own 81 per cent Of the ma
tional wealth. the other half can call
but 3 per cent IFS own. 1t Is against
these conditions Democrh " is wagtng
war.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
ROOSEVELT ISLANDERS G0VERN0l
POINTER,

1t is quite widen that the imam wh'
licked Spain" INDUCED freely in abuS'
of Gov. Poynter during his trip througi
Nebraska. We publish below a clip
ping from the Lincoln DAILY lost, Ocl
3, 1900:
1.-The governor is just in receipt 0.
the following letter:
"Wilber, Nebr., Oct. 1st, 190O.-Hon,
w. A. Poynter, Lincoln, Nebr.
Dear Governor in a ten-miDut,
speech this day delivered by Tedu.
Roosevelt, candidate for vice pres
dent OH the Republican ticFet, in til,
WILDER Opera house, said:
"Your Governor, chief executive u
the State of Nebraska, says that til,
regular soldier is nothing but a hire,
butcher at fifteen dollars per month
etc. The Governors friends hel,
brand it as a lie, and If it is a lie | wall
you to brand it while Roosevelt is IL
cur state.
''But a small crowd heard the speak.
er, moi % persons outside of the vilIag,
were in attendance, and the Opinion
here is that he made votes for GU.
cause. His talk was against Governo.
Poynter alone, and he did not utter
u word on the national issues-a tirau,
of abuse against ''Poynter."
Respectfully yours,
S. S. ALLEY.
TO which the Governor replied d.
follows
''Lincoln, Nebr., Oct. 2, 1900.
''Mr. S. 5. Alley, WILDER, Nebr.-
Dear Sir-In reply to your favor q.
the 1st | desire to state that if GovernU.
Roosevelt has made the Statement.
quoted by you he has spoken an unmil
igated and un%warranted falSehOod.
II have not only never made an
such statement nor any that could b,
so construed but | should d~enounc,
such statements in the strongest term
were they to be repeated in my pres
ence or come to my attention as havln1
been made by any citizen of the UnlteI
States, and | will thank you to conve.
this information 10 any persons in youl
village who may kaye heard these
statements. Very truly yours,
w. a. POINTER, governor"
1t Is hardly necessary for Gov. Poyn-
ter to reply to Roosevelt as his patriotic
message to the last legislature is snf-
fcient r~efutation of such a declaration
as the Mad Campaigner from New
York makes at WILDER. Here is what
he says: No one has a higher regard
for the bravery and gallantry of our
brave soldiers in the faraway Philip
pines than l. No enconiums that can
be spoken for them would exceed the
bounds of propriety. The state of Neb-
raska is and has a just right to be
proud of the First NebraskaV olunteers.
We acknowledge with gratitude and
Joy the debt the state owes them by
reason of the honor conferred upon it
by their valor. We pledge the honor
of the state that to the living shall be-
accorded worthy distinction and to the
dead all that can be given to the dead
"a fitting memorial to their fame"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
More Potent Than Money.

One hundred thousand Democratic
club memlC"s from every state in the
Union will rather at indianapolis Oct.
8 compare notes and RETURN home to
light the fires Of .JPffrrsonian principles
upon every hilltop in the land. Democ-
racy has no money wherewith to cor
rupt vnte"s and dphauch the ballot
hex hrff - - hat is more potent
than n,0 an army Of 2.00O.GOO
workers w. rnn neither be stifed nor
bouCIi
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11

That the leaders of a great party should
claim for an, president or congress the right
to treat millions Of people as mere ''pos-
sessions and deal with them unFestrained
by the constitution or the bill OF rights
shows how far we have already departed from
the ancient landmarks and indicates what
may be exp cted if this nation deliberately
enters upon a career Of empire.-W. J..
BRYAN.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
The Immehinte Issue.

Imperialism Is at once the paramount
and the immediate issue. Major Nc
kinney. with all his stiffness and all
his SNUG hypocrisy. cannot dodge or
obscure it. The flag Is being trailed In
the dust of his lgnoble ambition. and
he blood of our late allies. perfdiously
Betrayed, stains IT'S folds
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11

This paper will be mailed regularl.
to its Subscribers until a definite order
to discontinue is received and all ar
rears are paid in full.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
Coal Miners Unreo-oo.h,.

Inc eoai miners of Pennsylvania are
unreasonable. And they are lacking in
courtesy when they decline IN indo-ss
Major MeNinley's beautiful prosperity
rOmauee Us gospel truth
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
nRnno'x ~-rarneunf Issue.

Chairman .Ia"ua apparently is expp-
rienc:ng cr.a +: ~icultg in drumming it
into the D.. : uf wealthy Republicans
hat the pr amount issue is the size Of
heir checks Anaconda Mon.J Sand
ri
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11

Triumphant wave of prosperity! Cat
.Iemen are now feeling it. Highest
,rade feeders sold in Omaha on Mon
lay at 1915.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11

For County AttOrney-A. NJ. MORRlSSEY.
For Commissioner OF First District:
w. L. HALkl
For Commissioner of Third District:
ANDREW +. MADSkN
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
County Ticket.

For State Senator, Fourteenth District
w. +. HAYWARD.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
Congressional
Senatorial

For Member of Congress olxth District:
VIM. NEVILLE, North Platl
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
FUSION TICKET.

For President-W. j. BRYAN.
or ~VIce-Pres.dent -ADLAI e. STEVENSON
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-10-11
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.

Entered at the Post-ofice at Valentine. Cherr
county, Nebra ska. as s~econd-claSs matter.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-24

building has provided rush Of orders
and business for the lumber mills. whose
managers in turn supply proporuona,ee
business for the logger and the "oous-
man.
The sailing fleet is about ready for
sea. Four or five have already set san,
and into the holds OF Others. gooos ,,o anu
ing. Several OF the larger steamers are
lining up at their respective DOCKS Inc
Oregon lied up g the eok Rew w tons
of coal Saturday and Sunday from the
Pacific Coast bunkers. and she Is now 70
receive 1000 tons OF outfits ana nrnsts
ton remains unsold. She mas pooktu ~
for her first voyage TO Nome, when De-
Down alongside Central dock lies an
other craft, the bark Theobald, OF almos,
as much displacement. She has stored
In her enormous compsrt, ~ sn,S ,at,ng an
molding. The Northern Light is an
oansr s sass for the q rush. and the
bark Mercury Is also being repaired ana
overhauied for the northland traff1c. Inc
about ready for the Nome run, while a
score of other steamers, large ana smalL
will be in readiness to join the marine
stampede as per their schedules.
Nearly ali the steamers will sail during
the month of May. Some Will get away
as early as the 10th. while others do not
expect 10 put 10 sea peioic INC -e''' VI
In the wake of all this activity comes
the faker He is In evidence everywhere
along the water front He Is the draw-
schemes for separating the people from
their pennies are as varied as the coiors
of the rainbow. He IL interesting In MS
picturesqueness. and never fails 70 draw
a crowd The gold rocker fiend, the
gold-pan manipulation, the tent seller the
patent-stov man and others In countless
n fYY,h ar re-
erefront streets vending their wares.
And the front has been fruitful Held
of operation for the man with the pno-
nograph. the kodak and the camera; the
number for the use OF his INSTRUMENT.
On the crowded docks and wharves with
the big ships going and coming ne has
Yesterday the "phono-optic" man held
the boards. He gathered a great crowd
about him on Railroad avenue, near the
SasS station s pa
OF 1.-The execution of Henry. Smith me
gro) for the murder of little s-year-old
Myrtle Vance"
contrfvance told in stentorian. voice OF
the horrible murder OF the child, and de-
scribed in running detail the arrest and
p ISeenfo oF mercy nen which can be heard in
the phonograph for 5 cents" His voice
still lives, gentlemen! Step up and pay
TSen the nhneAe crowd. nicksis in hand. began
falling over one another to get at the
photograph. And for the next hour or
two the ''phono" man raked in the nick
els and dimes in true sideshow fashion.
These enifvening scenes attract thous-
ands to the water front every day. Tney
are for the most part strangers from the
inland states and cities. They enjoy the
sights and scenes as much apparently
as they would promenade along one of
the principal boulevards OF gay Paris.