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Amador ledger., 1900-10-05
SOBER. SECOND THOUGHT.

In his address at Stockton, Mr.. Chas.
A. Towne said one good thing. He is
worthy of being quoted:
"No man should vote by guess or
habit and least of all by the direction
of another. The safety of the republic
lies i'll the willingness and readiness of
the private citizen to do his full duty on
election days and the first requirement.
i'll that regard is that the citizen shall
do the very best he can to form correct
opinions. We say in America that
every man is entitled to his opinion.
but | venture to affirm that there is at
least one limitation upon the maxim.
say that no man is entitled TO an
opinion. at all events not to an opinion
expressed by a vote, unless he has used
the power that God has given him, and
the opportunities his environment af-
fords 10 have his opinion a correct one. 4"
Mr. Towne is right i'll this conten-
ton. The contention is survival of
his r tpubiicanism. The Republican
party has always depended upon the
sober, second thought of the people for
tho support of its policies 1t has no
hope Of winning an election by virtue
Of furoT, of appeals to passion, preju
dices, the spreading broadcast of the
doctrine Of hate.
The Republican party never trumps
mp All issue. 1t never conjures bogy
ont of the vastly deep to do service in
iLighteniug. timid people. In short the
REPUBLICAN party never does any of the
things which Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Towne
and all the rest of the Bryan partisans
are doing i'll this campaign and sought
70 vaiiently to do in 1885, for the pur-
pose If winning with rush and before
roople had time to catch their breaths.
1t may be admitted that, in 1896, if
the election had been held three weeks
sooner, Mr.. Bryan might have carried
California, but those three weeks gave
tine voters time to come to their sobe
second thoughts.
The first two months of the pending
camraign was devoted by the Repub-
Ecans to puncturing the bogies that the
Bryant es and Townites had coniured
out Of the Vastly depths and inflated for
the occasion.
The 'rue nature of the bogus bogies
pf imperialism and militarism having
hpeu made k own tO tho nao,,la tl,o;,.
minds will now he receptive to rational
discussions of the real issues involved
in the contest. There is little ground
for fear for the success of the Repub
lican cause when the voters are in a
frame of mind to 'use the powers God
has given them and the opportunities
their environment affords to make their
opinions correct opinions"
Amador ledger., 1900-10-05
STANDING FROM UNDER.

The efforts of the forces of Organism
to stand out from under the 16 to |
proposition are little short of Herculean.
In his letter of acceptance Mr.. Bryan
made as gracefula a backdown as possible,
and yet maintain a show of consistency,
and every speaker on the road and
every Bryanistic newspaper have done
their best to make it appear that MIR.
Bryan could not do anything for the
free coinage of silver if he wanted to
and they have sought by implication to
make it appear that he would hot If he
could.
This dodge is artful but it implies
only prediction significance. The
plan from the start was, first, to
commit the Bryan forces to the free
coinage of silver so that, i'll the event
of having made a successful canvass,
the amalgamated parties would stand
pledged to the interests of silver mine
owners.
This done those parties We're to be as
free as possible to hedge, and conciliate
and reassure those who had refused to
support Mr.. Bryan because of his ad-
vocacy of the free coinage of silver.
The gold Democratic vote is the vote
for which the cohorts of Organism are
straining every nerve.
Aud the gold Democrats can commit
no folly SO great as to allow themselves
to be caught with such chaff. AS Presi-
dent Mckinley wisely said in his letter
of acceptance, the free coinage of silver
is the only bond of union between the
various factions that go to make up
Bryanism.
The president might have gone fur
ther and pointed out that the essential
element in this bond of union is fiatism.
The Populists and silver Republicans,
not daring at this time to stand unequi-
vocally for a purely fiat currency con-
tent themselves with modified form of
fatiSm that represents only 81 per
cent of fiat to As per cent of real sub
stance. They would prefer fiat with
out substance.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-05

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Amador ledger., 1900-10-05

During the last three years of Demo-
cratic low tariff administration. when
our country was at peace with all the
world, and Democrats were reveling i'll
pretended economy, the expenditures
Of the government exceeded its receipts
by $751;, ,S11, ,729 During the first three
years of President McKinley's admin
lstration the expenditures of the gov
ernment have exceeded the receipts by
only $l45, ,211, ,261 and, meantime, Spain
has been driven ont of two hemispheres,
formidable insurrection in the Philip
pine islands has been resisted and in
ternal improvements have had all the
money they needed.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-05

HticSl life in the United States is a
prophecy. 1t is a new revelation. II
will usher in new dispensation. 1t
viii set the people to seeking more men
of his character and calling them into
service whether they would or no.
His ,enemies say of him that he is
combative. Yes, but he never fought
the thing that was right. Only the
doers of wrong have felt the force of his
opposition.
They say that he closed the beer sa-
looms of New York on Sunday, and that
therefore the Germans will not vote for
him. It was the law and he enforced
1t. Did he do wrong? He did not
make the law.
And do the the Bryan partisans af-
firm that the Germans of America have
no thought above their beer? The Ger
man vote, when it is counted, will be a
revelation to those who think they have
not. The German is not man to hag-
gle over Sunday beer when the honor of
his country is at stake.
LIS plCe-pIeslueuCy Will Hot eWdlloN
Theodore Roosevelt. He will fill it
with life and power and make it fac
tor in affairs.
If heaven grants him length of days,
as author, statesman, warrior, MAN, he
will become one of the great, central,
inspiring figures in the history of this
republic.
He is the personifcation of enterprise,
honesty, capacity and moral and man
full courage and when such men go into
politics in sufficient numbers the pool
of politics will soon cease to be dis
tasteful to the most immaculate.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-05
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Amador ledger., 1900-10-05
NEVER SAW AN IMPERIALIsT.

81 have yet to meet in this country
the first imperialist. I never read of
one except in Democratic platforms.
have not found him yet. Twill tell you
what found and what I believe in, and
that is the expanionist.
"Some seventeen or eighteen years
ago was here. 1 lived in parts of the
west where it was middling rough and
where man would occasionally escape
a licking if he accepted a kicking. He
could get peace on those terms, but it
was not permanent peace, because
when it was discovered that he took a
kicking easily other people took part
i'll the exercise. Now, if we had let the
southern states go, we would have had
war after war and we would have trodden
bloody path in consequence. Exactly
as the generation of the past did its
great work well, SO we have got to do
our lesser work we'll When the men
of our nation cease to give aid and COM
fort to our enemies, peace will come to
the Philippines, Theodore Roosevelt
at Pocatello, Idaho.
The good, straight talks, like the fore
going, that are being made by Repub-
licaus is the campaign progresses are
having happy effect i'll taking the
scar out Of the Bryan bogy of imperi-
lllsn. William J. Bryan coniured this
bog. bogus issue out of the Vastly deep
and, metaphorically speaking, staked
hi last card Oh it. The fates are
ag;,lilst him and he will lose and when
he iuscs for this time he will lose for all
time. Democrats will have become so
heartily rried of political adventure that
they VII have done with it.
-Four Good Habits.
There are four good habits-punctu-
ality. accuracy, steadiness and dis
patch. Without the first of these time
is wasted. Without the second, mis-
takes the most hurtful to our own
credit and interest and that Of others
may be committed. Without the third,
nothing can be we'll done, and without
the fourth opportunities Of great ad.
vantage are lost, Which It Is irnpos.
sible to recall.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-05

Shakespeare, among his many allu-
sons to the sweetness. the innocence
and the helplessness of the lamb, only
once cites it as an article of food.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-05


the New York police commission that
President Mckinley appointed Mr..
Roosevelt Assistant Secretary of the
Navy. From childhood he had been
deeply interested in the navy, had made
study of naval tactics and warfare,
and entered upon his new duties with
patriotic zeal.
He foresaw the war with Spain and
set about making the navy ready for
it. It was owing to his persistency
that vast sums were expended for am.
munition to be used in target practice
with the result that the man behind
the gun knew how to shoot
Having completed this work he re-
signed as assistant secretary of the
navy to organize the Rough Riders
and equip them for service. He could
have had brigadier' S commission with
out question, but SO far from indulging
vaulting ambition of that sort he
chose Leonard Wood to be colonel and
took the place of ieutenant-colonel un-
der his friend whom he thought, knew
more about war than he.
As to his service in Cuba, no one will
question its courage, its patriotism or
- erccess. And the crowning glory of
1t was the "Round Robin " which he
started, which brought the volunteers
home while there was yet life enough
IN them to enable them to get home.
Red tape and puncfilious superiors could
not stand between him and the salvation
of the men. And President Mckinley
was on his side in that memorable
struggle.
In literature as well as in civics, the
navy and the army Mr.. Roosevelt has
Vchieved an enduring reputation.
And this is the'sort of man upon whom
are trained the mud mortars of Bry.
anism. They'll never touch him.
Theodore Roosevelt never sought al
Office in his life, and yet nearly half his
life time has been spent in the public
service. He was called to every station
because he was the man for that sta
ten, as he was called to the vice presi-
nency against his own inclination. He
STeuld rather be governor of New York
and complete the work of civic reform
so well begun there.
The entrance Of such. q man nnQn no.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-05
CHARACTERISTIC DECLARA
TION,

At Deer Park, Maryland, according
to report published in the San Fran
cisco Examiner, Mr.. W. J. Bryan gave
expression to the following extraor-
dinary declaration: To-day the Repub-
lican party has not policy OH any
question that it dares to outline before
the American people"
Let us see if this sweeping and char
acteristic declaration of Mr.. Bryan will
bear the test of calm investigation.
What does the Republican national
platform say:
1--WE renew our allegiance to the
principle of the gold standard.
1--WE declare our steadfast opposition
to the free and unlimited coinage of
silver.
1--WE condemn all conspiracies and
combinations intended to restrict bust
ness, to create monopolies, to limit pro-
duction or to control prices, and favor
such legislation as will effectively re-
strain such abuses.
1--WE renew our faith in the policy of
protection to American labor.
1--WE favor the associated policy of
reciprocity SO directed as to open our
markets on favorable terms for what we
do not ourselves produce, in return for
free foreign markets.
1--WE favor more effective restriction
Of the immigration of cheap labor from
foreign lands.
1--WE favor such legislation as will re-
cover our former place among the trade
carrying fleets of the world.
1--WE recommend adequate national
legislation to reclaim the arid lands of
the United States.
cit will be the policy of the Republi-
eau party to bring about reduction of
the war taxes.
"We favor the construction, owner
ship, control and protection of an 18TH
mian canal by the government of the
United States.
THE largest measure of self govern
ment consistent with their welfare and
eur duties shall be secured to them (the
%silipinos) by law"
Mr.. Bryan has one paramount weak:
ness, and 1t is in assuming that the
voice of Bryan is the voice of God. He
is hypnotized into making false declara-
lions by the sonorous seductiveness of
his own phraseology.
1t is charitable to presume that when
he declared that the Republican party
has no policy that it dares to outline he
was so charmed with the sound of the
weli-rounded period that he never
STOPPED to notice that the Republican
party had, i'll its national platform,
clearly announced definite policies rela-
tive to eleven great questions of the
Jay; but such is the fact, as the above
quotations from that platform clearly
demonstrate.
During the four low tariff years of
The recent Democratic administration
she average annual production of manu-
factured products i'll the United States
was 81, $50, 725, 750. During the first
three years under the Dingley tariff the
verage annual production of manufae-
ured products in the United States was
81, ,2J9, ,O26, ,252.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-05

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Amador ledger., 1900-10-05

III the year 1890 the expectations of
manufactured products aggregated $151-
100000. Partisans of Mr.. Bryan arise
every once i'll while to declare that
the doctrine that protection fosters in
lustry has been exploded. Since 1890
we have not had continuous opera
ton of a Republican tariff. The Will
son bill broke in upon the policy estab-
lished by Mckinley and Blaine and it
was not until 1897 that tho country re-
turned to a Republican tariff policy,
and yet the exports of manufactured
products for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1900, amounted to 1926, 900, 900.
That means a great deal of work for a
great many people who, but for the
growth of our manufacturing indus.
tries, must have been forced into the
ranks of tbs unemployed.
The past ten years has served TO ex-
plode another free trade doctrine. 1t is
that what the manufacturing enter
III loSo uSCuCu MtlS AAJt 81 DrOI6C-
ton as free raw materials. What do
the figures of production say? The
Wilson bill gave manufacturers free raw
materials. yet during the three years of
operation of the Wilson tariff law the
importations of raw materials averaged
less than during the three years Of
operation of the new Republican tariff.
In fact the importations of raw mate
rials during the year ending June 80,
1900, averaged 80 per cent more than
during any year of the operation of the
Wilson tariff. The simple fact is that
under low tariff we import more of manu-
factured goods and less of raw materials,
while under a tariff high enough to
protect we import less of manufactured
goods and more of raw materials. One
by one the old contentious Of low tariff
advocates are laid upon the shelf as null,
void aud of no effect.
Douglas Island news., 1900-03-07

cratic state, broke away from democ- racy in the free silver fight of 1896 and voted for Mckinley. Kentucky, too, had made William O. Bradley, we'll known republican leader, governor. There was every indication that in the election of last November the old-time democratic control would again be overwhelmed. One of the most am
 bilious democrats in Kentucky was William Goebel. As member of the state senate he drew up and passed at the meeting of the last legislature an el ection bill which was intended to steal the state should it again go republican. It was measure that could not be jus tifed. It bore the stamp of fraud in every line. It meant that if the dem- ocrats carried the state all would be we'll, but if the republicans carried they were to be dispoiled and the fruits of their victory were to be stolen from them. In November last Kentucky voted for governor Taylor, the republi- can candidate. Immediately the Goe bel machinery was put to work. It was the intention to throw out ballots and ignore whole counties, and to hand the state over to Goebel Kentucky is a state of the shotgun, and the shotgun has ruled in politics frequently. The men of Kentucky are quick to take offense, and under the teaching of that state, men rose up in arms on both sides. The Goebel adherents were pre- pared to back robbery. The Taylor ad herents served notice that they would not be robbed. The returning boards. composed entirely of Goebel men, and named for office for the sole purpose of political theft, became frightened. They dared not overthrow the voice of the state, and much against their will were obliged to declare Taylor elected. He was duly inaugurated. Now the dem ocrats are carrying out their plan to steal the governorship, under Goebels election law.
Douglas Island news., 1900-03-07

On the first day of March the Alaska Dispatch appeared in the form ofa six column folio. This in itself is an evi- dence of prosperity. We also notice a decided improvement in the general appearance of the sheet If Bro. Rus sell would only get a new head, what an excellent paper the Dispatch would be.
 Jaeger of the Juneau Steam Laundry knows the laundry business from start to finish. Tell him how you want your work done, and he will please you.
Douglas Island news., 1900-03-07
NOTICE.

IN THE UNITED STATES COMMISSION FRS COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA, AT JUNEAU.
 GIN PROBATB.)
 In the Matter of the Estate ! Notice of dis Severt Anderson, deceased. } Estate.
 Notice is hereby given that P. H. Fox, Ad- miniStratOr of the estate OfSeYert Anderson, deceased, has filed in this Court his petition for distribution of the said estate, and his discharge as administrator of said estate, and that Thursday, the 1st day of March. 1900, at 10 o'clock, a. m., at the court room of said court in the city of Juneau, District of Alaska, has been duly appointed by the said Court for the distribution of said estate, and the discharge of said administrator, and his bondsmen, at which time and place any per son claiming distributiye share in said es- tate or having any objections to the dis charge of said administrator or his bonds men may appear and file their claims to said estate, or objections to the discharge of the administrator or his bondsmen, and contest the same. ,..ul,l,
 rsEALl Judge.
 Dated this 9th day of Feb, 1900.
 Date of first publication Feb. :, 1900.
 Date of last publication Feb. 25, 1900.
Douglas Island news., 1900-03-07
KIND WORDS.
The Patrons of The News Cone Forward and
 Wish Us Success.

Wish Us Success.
 It was not with perfect confidence and self assurance that the manage ment of the News was taken up under the new arrangement, but the kind hearted manner in which the friends of the editor have come toward with en- eouragement and patronage has caused us to feel confident of our ultimate success. Below we give few of the things that go to make us happy.
 Mir. H. R. Elliott and Mir. Elmer E. Smith, proprietors of the Douglas Phar- macy called at the office of the News. last Wednesday evening and offered their congratulations. Mir. Smith told us not to forget his place of business when we came around with the News.
 Mr. G. Roene, the hardware man, called and paid us $500 on subscrip- tion, and assured us that he had per feet confidence in our ability to hold the News up to it's present high stan dard.
 Our friend, H. R, Shepard called last Thursday and expressed his pleasure in our prosperity. He left three large silver dollars as an evidence ofhis sin cerity.
 Mir. Gius, proprietor of the Standard Music Hall, met us on the street last Friday and told us to insert in our col umns large ad of his business. Mir. Gius is a Douglas man and is always willing to help push things along.
 0Ir. A. Mackay, of TreadweIl handed us the price of a years subscription and gave us kind word.
 The Alaska Truth, in speaking of the change says: Mir. Mcbride has been senior editor of the News for little more than year. The News has been bright, crisp and readable, the best printed paper in Alaska, and Douglas and the Territory has been the better for it. Charles A. Hopp, the genial junior editor will assume sole charge of the paper, and we predict that it will be kept we'll up to it's standard of ex- cellence.
 Mir. Frank Bach called us into his large mercantile establishment on Front Street last Monday morning and gave us the copy for large display ad.
 Dennis Milan, proprietor of the Ho- tel Hunter, gave us an ad.
 M.J. O'Connor, John Brevig, Miss Nellie St. Cyr, Billy Prather, Mark Smith and Mir. Patton are some of the names added to our subscription list.
 S. T. Bonino, one of the best boys on Douglas Island, came in last Monday and gave us $500. He will read the News for year.
 The Daily Alaska Dispatch says; "Mr. Hopp who will now conduct the religious weekly is both clever writer and printer, and the Daily Dispatch wishes him every success"
 MT. P. H. Fox, the Second street merchant, called last Saturday and ex- pressed his belief that we would surely succeed.
 Mir. John Henson, the Front Street shoemaker, called yesterday and gave us $500 to help stem the tide.
 Many more were the kind words and helpful suggestions that have come to us, and we feel that with such friends and such support the Douglas Island News must be a success.
Douglas Island news., 1900-03-07
The Kentucky Trouble.

The Atchison Globe, which can hard
 Iy be called a republican paper, or, in fact partisan paper at all, sums up the Kentucky situation fairly and squarely as follows: 1.-The events lead ing up to the Kentucky disgrace are quickly told. Kentucky, long demo-