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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-24
The Tariff Bill Today.

There Is no statement safer than this: If
the Porto Rican tariff bill were back IN the
House now 1t could not pass that BODY Az
the time 1t was put upon its passage there
marty pressure was unusually strong. The
party lash was laid on with unusual en-
ergy But there has been an awakening
since and many republican members now
see that in supporting the measure they
went directly contrary to the wishes of
their constituents. Their constituents nave
spoken and have rebuked them. So that as
the case stands today a majority of the
House is against the bill. Why then should
the Senate pass it? Why should the repub-
Hcans of the Senate indorse a measure
which their political brethren of the House
supported with reluctance and would now
be glad to recall? Why should senators
associate themselves with what is now very
generally recognized as colossal blunder?
Daily developments both in the United
States and In Porto Rico call for the defeat
OF the tariff bill. In this country the people
are profoundly stirred by considerations of
business prudence and generosity. They
resent with Indignation the bare suggestion
of violating faith with a helpless popula-
ton who are holding out their hands for
promised opportunity and for friendly en-
couragenent. In Porto Rico the people are
udZeu at lne DldCh AIltIl-
can rule to them had been made to bear in
description the aspect of the greatest of
blessings and they had hailed the flag with
manifestations of joy. Their lot under
Spanish rule had not been as hard as that
of Cuba, but they were glad to exchange
1t for a rule which promised progress and
enlightenment far beyond anything they
had ever known. But here they are, face
to face with bad faith and coldblooded COM
mercialism, and without the power them
selves to stay the hand of the threatened
new oppression.
The talk of armed revolt in Porto Rico
against the United States Is stupid and
unwiSe. No friend of the island there or
here will indulge in it, or fail to denounce
it The case is not to be won in that way.
The American authority in the island is
supreme, and must, and easily will. remain
SO. But it must be benefcent, and this is
TO be left to the conscience and the spirit
of fair play of the American people, work
Ing through the agencies of peaceful and
earnest discussion, and which in the end
Will prevail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-24
pay rolls Of s.1ss a month, or 1910 a |

pay rolls Of 1913 q month, or <37,718 a
year. 1t is impossible to know what per-
centage of these cases deserved such spe-
cial treatment. but the fact that they have
previously been unable to pass the scrutiny
of the pension bureau is excellent evidence
that they are in the main unworthy of par
tcular tolerance. AS long as Congress in
s!sts upon setting aside the regularly con-
stituted machinery for the adjudication OF
pension claims and making hundreds OF
cases special each session, the country
may be expected to utter loud protests
against an abuse of a system which should
reflect nothing but credit to the govern
ment and but which nevertheless has de-
generated into an intolerable burden and
a shameful abuse of national generosity.
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Effect of IOwa's Declaration,
Wash. Cor. PHILADELPHIA Ledger

WASH. Cor Philadelphia Ledger.
The action of the Iowa lower house of tho
legislature, In criticising the recent vote Of
the republicans in Congress from that state
on the Porto Rico tariff bill was discussed
quietly in the cloak rooms and the hooks
and corners at both ends of the Capitol to-
day. Iowa has been a solid republican state
for several years. Her entire delegation in
Congress is republican Her representatives
in the House all voted for the Is per cent
tariff. Mr. Dolliver selected as the
champion to close the debate on the bill in
reply to Mr. Bailey of Texas. The two
senators from Iowa. Mr.. Allison and Mr..
Gear. are ready to vote for the House bill
whenever the peace commissioners APP
pointed by the caucus announce an agree
ment. That Iowa should be the first state
to repudiate in an official manner the
course of the republicans in the House has
caused a sensation. Members from other
states wondering when lightning will
flash upon them from their homes 1t is
not improbable from what some of the
Iowa delegation say that several represent
tatives will not be returned
Speaker Henderson seems to be safe
enough. He had majority of 1000 at
his last election. Mr. Dolliver had a
majority of $50 over all. But Lane,
in the second; Lacey, in the sixth: Hep
burn. in the eighth, and Mcpherson. in
the ninth. were not SO strong. A change
OF 21i votes in Lanes district would make
1t democratic. In Judge Laceys district
$50 votes would give the seat to his old
competitor. Gen. James B. Weaver, a bril-
liant campaigner and popular man in the
district. Col. Hepburn's majority was 2,605
Mcpherson, in the ninth, has 3,S1S The
danger to these gentlemen and others in
the delegation is not, however. entirely
from democratic opposition. but from their
own party. Iowa has always had strong
sympa thy for low tariff and her delega-
ton has, with that of Minnesota. more than
once stood out for a largely extended free
list This sumbering sentiment on the
tariff is what the Iowa representatives fear
The senators show less concern than the
gentlemen in the House. Senator Gear has
just been reelected, and Senator Allison
term does not expire until 1903. j. NJ. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-24
Had n Way With Him.

Didn't that politician promise you some
thing?"
He did"
And didn't you work tooth and nail for
him?'
Il did,
And when You went to see him, he said
he could do nothing for him.
yes. But this man wasn't as bad as the
one L worked for before. This man let me
snake hands and act as If l was acquainted
with him. In fact he seemed so downright
sorry to disappoint me, that he had me
sympathizing with him before 1 went
away"
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His Apprehension.

Il hope Henrietta doesn't find out about
it, said Mr.. Meekton
about what?'
The way Mrs. Kruger stays right home
and attends to plain Homework and let's
her husband run the republic. If she knew
about it she'd start for South Africa to-
morrow. Every time the Beers lost a kopie
she'd walk up to Dom Paul and say, there,
1 told You So"
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The House yesterday gave an illustra-
ton of how to complicate the pension
problem. 1t constituted itself board Of
appeals, swept away the statutes and the
rulings of the pension bureau. ignored the
equities which are supposed to protect the
rights of both the pensioners and the
government. and passed 142 private PEN
sion bills, aggregating an Increase to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-24

In celebrating the start of the new tun-
mel by throwing up the first spadefuI of
earth with silver spade New York has.
of course. no intention of tacit,y compli-
mentirg Mr.. Bryan.
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SHOOTING STARS.
Prospect.

Gentle spring again is nearing
And the flowers will be a-bloom;
Overhead the sky is clearing
To afford the sunshine room.
We may cease this sui!en battle
With the wintry winds that war
When the steam pipes cease their rattle
And the coal bills are no more.
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New York cannot but feel complimented
at the promptness with which the good
people of kalamazoo and Beaver Dam fol-
lowed its lead in the matter of play sup
preston.
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The millionaires took hold of thu. noIi.;o.
of Tarrytown. New York, and organized
the government so that they can protect
themselves from undue taxation. Porto
Rico would like to know how they man
aged il
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As Nearly rs He Remembered

Uncle" said the small boy, did you
study geography when you were little?''
Yes answered Senator Sorghum.
What is an island?"
An island, my boy, is a small body of
land surrounded by large tariff"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-24

Terry McGovern is going on the stage.
There is at least no fear that he will!
shock the sensibilities by putting on any
of the French classics
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1t would be narrowing for General View
Ter or Senior dc LONE to come forward with
the claim that Spain treated Porto Rico
better than the United States does.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-24

Mr.. Bryan thinks of staying away from
Kansas. The question of whom he will
intrust his oratory to becomes an interest
ing one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-24

Considering the stagnation which threat
ems. Porto Rico will have some doubt con-
corning these remarks about trade follow
ing the flag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-24

Kentucky is not prepared to dispute the
proposition that two governors are worse
than none.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-24

Mr.. George Fred Williams intimates that
the college bred man is not to be classed as
laboring man. This Is nonsense. He
should have seen the college bred man play
foot ball
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Mr. Addicks is still active, as usual, in his
efforts to represent the Delaware vote crop
as a failure
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-30
VAN HOVEN'S SOURCE OF STRENGTH
Those Who Know Him Best and Those Who Know ustus
Best Both Supporting Him.

What people don't know about man
they find out double quick when he runs
for Office which fact is slowly da wing
upon the little think-tank of Phil Justus
That there are politicians and politicians
is being forced into his ear, only to go
out the other without finding a resting
place.
To anybody but Justrs nd hi managers
it is as plain as a pike-staf that Van
Hoven already has his nose under the
wire, and his nose is not out of proportion
to his well shaped head either. His rec
ord as a philosophical citizen interested
in all enterprises that make a city re-
spected and admired by sister cities, his
sterling manhood, answering character
and intensity of purpose are unquestioned.
Van Hoven has been in the city for
some twenty years, and most of that
time has been an employer of labo~. He
has paid out over 900 in salaries to
laborers and mechanics, and not for one
month, one week, one day, has he given
wages which could be considered lower
than they ought to be, During all that
time he never had any trouble with those
he employed. Few men in ST. Paul can
point to such an enviable record.
1t is a remarkable fact that almost eV-
cry man who has worked for Van Hoven
will vote for him. If they who know him
best march under his victo ious banner.
1t is safe to say that the voters perched
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-30

as certain to be beaten this fall as he was
in the Republican convention two years
ago when he was a candidate for the
domination which he is now running
with.
He has been on all sides of every
political question and a candidate for
nearly every Office in the gift of the
Republican party. Two years ago last
spring he was within an ace of becoming
the Democratic candidate for city treas
urer Two years previous, in the fall o.
1886, he was a silver Republican and a
Lind man. In the fall of 1898 he was
not easily located, but he did not sup
port the Republican nominee for COVER
nor. This fall he is bitterly anti-Lind
and for Lindahl and nobody else.
His disposition to bolt has so weakened
him in his own ward that he has no
strength beyond personal following
among politicians, who had him nominal
ed to get rid of him. Outside of the
First he has no party standing at all,
for it is generally known that he has
only supported the Republican ticket
when he was a candidate himself, yet
he has never given an undivided support
to the Democrats.
Peter ]. Metzdorf, the Democratic can
didate, has always been an active party
man, and is known to nearly every bus
mess man in st. Paul. He will come
out of the Eighth ward, where he has
lived all his life, with majority of 1000,
and ought to lead his ticket in the re-
turns.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-30

on the fence will take a tumble for
themselves.
Van Hoven has always been loyal in
the extreme to the city, has always
been interested in it's Industrial and
civic growth andFhas always welded his
sledge hammer where it would do the
most good, for ST. Paul. Such is Van
Hoven.
Now Phil Justus-the Mr.. Vice Versa
of this article. It's hardly necessary to
say more, for Vice Versa tells the story.
Justus has been an employer of labor
also. He was on the board of public
works at one time and certain men,
looking for work were sent to him. He
offered them $1,25 per day, no more, no
ness, all of which is now redounding to
to support their families. Higher wages
could be made elsewhere at the time.
mo more, no less and the men were
not employed
He let great many contracts and the
city found = out3 what the words 'exor-
bitant prices meant He established a
reputation for closeness offensive close
ness, all of which is now redounbing to
the benefit of Van HoVen. This is strik-
ingly evident and most of the men, who
have ever worked for Justus are now
working for Van Hoven.
Van Hoven is not only receiving as
surances of support from those who know
him best, but from those who know
Justus best
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-30

tee Tor the Fifth ward, found that he
could not serve on the executive com
m1ttee and fill the duties of secretary
of the city and county committee at the
same time, SO he concluded to resign
Candidate Bigeiow then saw where he
could land his political protege, Selh
who was defeated last spring in his ward
to succeed himself as member of .he
committee Johnny was still game, how
ever, and went after the secretaryship,
position he held for the last two years,
but he could not get even one vote for
that position this time. So dictatorial
had he become while occupying that po-
sition that every Republican who had
any business with the committee was
given a ''McCardy reception" whenever
information was desired. This, and SINH
lar treatment of Republicans, settled
John for reelection as secretary
There being a vacancy on the executive
committee Johnny went after it, through
Bigelow, and landed it, much to the dis
gust of the Fifth ward Republicans
Now, the precinct committeeman, who
have been trying for four years to get
rid of Selb, feel insulted at Bigelows
action in procuring Selb's appointment,
and promise they will give Mr.. Bigelow
a taste of high life more lofty than he
has experienced for q long time. AS Il
prominent Fifth ward Republican said
yesterday:
we'll bury Bigelow, Johnny Selb and
the yellow dog in the same grave on Nov
6, and show him that he can not usurp
the functions of the precinct committee
with impunity and intiict on us man
who is distasteful to us all.
AS another illustration of Selb's nerve
it is said he practically insulted the state
central committee When r. M Lafol-
.A4% ~ ~
mittee to speak, it was arranged that
Mr. Henry Wolfer was to call the meet
ing to order ard, in a we'll prepared
speech, Introduce Mr. Lafollette. But
Johnny Selb called the meeting to order
and introduced Fred Stevens, who, in
turn, introduced Mr. T.afollette Thus
the state central committee was ignored
and Henry WClfer deprived of making
a speech he had been preparing for the
occasion
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-30
SMITH PARK THE CENTER
HUGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC DEMO-
CRATIC MEETING HELD AT SMITH
PARK LAST NIGHT
ORATORS IN THE OPEN AIR
Several Speeches Were Made by Cam
didates and other Flo
quent Men of the
Party.

A large gathering assembled last even
Ing at Smith Park and listened to some
excellent addresses by numerous speak
ers that held the attention of the audi
ence until a late hour. The crowd COM
menced to gather at o'clock, and gradu
ally swelled in numbers during the even
ing. There was a fine showing of vot-
ers, and the interest and applause with
which they followed the remarks of the
speakers expressed their unquestiona5le
sympathy with their ideas.
Among those who spoke were Hon. t.
d. O'Brien, John B. Irwin, Fred McGhee,
T. ]. Knox, ]. H. Hoffman, Louis Befz,
H. c. Koerner, Edward Peterson, Frank
Ford and Thomas r. Kane.
Gov. Lind's defeat. it was said, depend
ed entirely upon the ability of the great
moneyed combinations, through the
agency of large campaign funds to suo>
coed in downing the man who has added
millions to the tax rolls of the state while
only asking that the great aggregations
of wealth pay their just portion of the
burdens of the government The COVER
nor has been fighting the lumber kings
and the mining kings, and others who
have heretofore escaped just taxation,
and now it had become question if the
common people wiuld hold up their hands
and assist him in his great work of
forcing the combinations to do what IS
fair. The governor had grasped the helm
of state with the grasp of the statesman,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-30
NAVE THE BLACK FLAG
REPUBLICANS OF LINCOLN COUNTY
FORGET THE ELEMENTS OF
DECENCY
MKENz1E MADE A BREAK
County Attorneys SIOp-Over Has
Been ROundIy Condemned by His
NeighbOrs-Charged All For
eign-BOrn With Treason.

Gee. j. M. Hawthorne has just returned
from Benton Lake, Lincoln county, at
tending court and doing some political
work. Mr. Hawthorne says that he had
been present and was greatly astonished
at speech which was delivered at Lake
Benton when he was there by John Nc
Kenzie, the county attorney of Lincoln
county. 1t was delivered in the opera
house in Lake Benton, and among
other things Mr. Mckenzie said:
81 am patriotic because I am
a Republican, and 1 am Republican
an because 1 am patriotic. All men OPP
posed to Mckinley are anarchists and fly
the black flag of treason"
Here MIR. Mckenzie was interrupted in
his speech by Peter Jacobs. who called
him down, stating that Democrats were
as loyal as Republicans, and that he had
fought through the Civil war and was a
Democrat all the time. This interruption
of Mr., Jacobs only served to intensity
Mr.. Mckenzie, who, continuing, said:
with respect to Lincoln county, which
has been controlled by the Peoples party
for the last few years, the black flag of
treason has been flying over Lincoln
county for several years past, and want
you, gentlemen, to tear the black flag
of tyranny from the masthead of Lin
coin county and elect the entire Repub-
lican ticket
This sally was treated with both Kisses
and cheers.
Then Mr.. Mckenzie paid his respects
to every person who had been born in
foreign land in this fashion: 81 consider
naturalization and civilization to be one
and the same thing, and that when q
young man comes to this country and
gets naturalized, he becomes civilized"
Mr.. McKenzie's speech, although bit
1ar Ol1c oh, and m no
way of an introduction to Mr.. Musser,
the Republican speaker who followed,
by saying he was the only Republican
in his family, and that his father and six
brothers, who lived in Illinois, were go.
ing to vote for Bryan.
The next evening the Democrats had 81
great big rally, Hon. NJ e. Matthews
and Col. Hawthorne being the speakers.
one of whom took occasion to refer to
Mr.. McKenzie's speech, and called atten-
ton to the fact that the legitimate and
irresistible conclusion from Mr.. McNen-
zie's speech was that every man born IN
a foreign land was an uncivilized saw
age, and that if Mr.. McKenZie's speech
was true that every man in the audi
ence who had not been born in the Unit
ed States must be as bad as Sitting Bull.
Also that if the black flag of treason
waved over Lincoln county that 1t must
have been waved by Mckenzie himself,
as he was county attorney.
Mr. Hawthorne further said that the
Peoples party and the Democrats have
a magnificent organization in Lincoln
county. and among the great number
down there doing heroic work in the past
for freedom are Messrs. Rush and Loeb
rem, of Lake Benton and Clarion; Mr..
McLaughlin, of that place, and Hon.
Marcus Lauritsen, OF Tyler.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-30
THURSDAY, NOV. /.

Second ward Democrats meet near
Griffin Wheel Works.
First ward Democrats meet al
HudalIa's hall, 1913 Arcade street,
s ID. m.
Ninth ward Democrats meet at Is3
Grove street.
Tenth and Eleventh ward Demo-
Gratis meet at Brooks hall, Uni
verSity avenue.
Eighth and Ninth ward Democrats
meet at Harbeck's hall, II43 Rice
street.
Eighth ward Democrats meet at
WeiIer's hall, Dale and Univer-
sity avenue.
Eighth ward Democrats meet at
A. o. U. w. hall, IO44 Front street,
corner Oxford.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-30
POLITICAL PELLETS.

James S. Rockford, the Democratic
nominee for the legislature in the dis
trlct which includes that part of the
Eighth and Ninth wards north of the
tracks, is making a hard campaign, and
there seems little doubt that the pioneer
resident will shave a clean majority over
his opponent, the present representative,
whose popularity seems to be on the
Wane.
James r. Hickey, the nominee in the
Fourth ward. Is making a spirited cam
paign, and the indications are that his
vote will approach closely the splendid
total conferred on John J. OConnor when
he ran two years ago. Mr.. Hickey has
not lived in the ward as long as the chief,
but he is a popular young man, bright
lawyer, and the making of a good repre-
sentative of all the people, without re-
gard to party.
The way that Phil Justus is trading off
some Of the other candidates on the tick
ct for votes for himself is making some
of his confreres little weary in the
small of the back.
If George B. Whitehorne satisfies some
of the judgments entered against him
he may be able to give the county fairly
good service as commissioner if elect
ed. That is the way his Republican
friends feel about it, at least. The Dem
ocratic nominees however, will have such
.hDeral majorities that Mr.. Whitehorne
will not have to waste any time figuring
where he lost the fight, but can return 10
his business at once.
George F. finland is not running for
the legislature on his reputation as a
druggist, like some of the Republican
nominees, but on his record as a repre-
sentative of the people in the last legis-
lature, and it is a worthy one on which
he may with just pride come again be
fore his constituents.
The Democratic city and county organi-
cation of the First ward held a we'll at
tended meeting at the ward headquarters,
Bedford and Decatur streets, last night
A number of ward matters were attend
ed to, after which the meeting was adj
dressed by Peter Van Hoven, candidate
for sheriff, J. O.. Cederberg, candidate for
the legislature from the First and Second
wards, Frank Baer and j. B. Covington
Senator ]. c. spooner, of Wisconsin,
was in st. Paul yesterday on his way to
Northern Wisconsin, where he will speak
for the Republican ticket
James H. Eckies, who was to have
spoken in st. Paul Wednesday evening,
committee that he will be obliged to
cancel the engagement. Mr. Eckels has
been, called upon to go to st. Louis in
stead.
The executive committee of the Dem
ocratic city and county organization held
a short session yesterday afternoon, and
completed arrangements for the final
week of the campaign.
The Franco-American club will meet
tonight at Tenth and Cedar streets.
Capt. Van SAINT and Congressman Stew
ems will address a big Republican meet
ing fn the West side opera house Thurs
day evening.