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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
OFFICIAL REPORT ON CUBAN
POSTOFFICE SCANDALS

Fourth Assistant Postmaste-G Gen
eral Bristow, who was detailed by the
Po-totlice Department to investigate
the Cuban postotii.e scandals, and the
wrongdoipg of t. &. Rathbone, late
Dncctor-General Of Posts, and c. +.
w. Nicely, late Chief of the Finance
Division, has made his report to Post
master-Gencral Smith and it shows up
the entire atlairas most gigantic and
disgraceful fraud perp,trated by these
consprtors in the public service upon
the people Of that island, then engaged
in trying to put their country on its
feet again. Seeing a good chance to
make haul, these human vampires
conceived scheme to systematically
rob the people through the postoflice
aud so neatly was this plan arranged.
that many months passed before it was
discovered. Bristow's report shows
how Bureau of Finance was created
and Nicely put in charge; how Blu.
reau OF Postal Accounts was also in
stituted for keeping an account of re-
ceipts and expenditures, as check
upon the Finance Bureau. Later the
Bureau of Postal Accounts was chang
ed to division of the Auditors office
and DR.. w. II. Reeves was appointed
by the Secretary of War as Assistant
Auditor. Nicely, Reeves and Rathbone
had things their own way and were
guilty of issuing duplicate salary war
rants, fraudulent per diems, improper
personal expenses and selling sur
charged stamps alleged to have been
destroyed. In fact Neely's cash book
shows cash shortage of S119.27s.
Rathbone was getting a salary of &c.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
WHO WILL HAUL DOWN
THE FLAG?"

BY some process of argument tnat
only our Imperial Presid Mt and his
Secretary of state can understand,
Engltn d has laid claim to strip Of
Alaskan Territory, twenty miles wide
and one hundred miles long, over
which the stars and Stripes have
waved for thirty-thr,e years, ana the
same has been pr seated to that coun
Try with" ut Il word of protest or eXpl,
nation. On this land are valua lie
Anne rican miues, among them the
famous Porcupine go nine, lum or
and saw mlll~, and other Industries
that calm protection of the United
sta es. This land was bought from
Russia and now England claims this
"a part Of her own territory, and Nc
hlhlty aud Hay make h. r a present of
it, Iu the Republican plat form is this
clause: I'VE hopefully 10 k fIIwarI to
the eventual wi hdrawal of he Epro-
pean powers from this hemi-ph re, -
and President Mckinley has surely vi
olatet this provision by ceed.ng Amer
lean territory to + gland. And by
the way, 'who will withdraw fir m
the people over whom the Amcrlc N
flag floats it, prpt' ctlng f lds?' Who
will haul it cow? The answer is
simple-McKinley and Hay.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27

500 per year, and was furnished a house
free. Before he was provided with a
house and his salary was only $4,000
per year, he was allowed s. per day
for expenses. When his salary was in.
creased, he still continued to take the
- pr dItm, although he knew that hr
was not eutltled to the same. The total
transportation Of postal funds will
never be known, but the amount is in
six figures The report is an interest,"
ing one and duplicates many others be-
sids the persons mentioned, but as
they We're at the head Of affairs and
appointed by the Portfolio Depart
ment, with the consent If the Pr, 81
dent, especially in regard to RathboHe,
tney are held up to public contempt.
Some of them are in Jail and Others
will toe rs sooI as they are secured.
The War Department will have chai re
of the case against Rathbone, as he is
now in Cuba and the Postotiice De-
par tment has no authority III the mat
ter The guilty should he made to suf-
fer in proportion TO the enormity of
their crime
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
John F. Salisbury Predicts a
Democratic Sweep in Del
aware.

WILMINGTON, DEL, July 3D.
John f. Salisbury, the old Dem,
ocratic leader of Kent County,
was here today calling upon
Peter j. Ford, all aspirant for the
Gubernatorial nomination, and
other leaders. Mr.. Salisbury
declared that the Democratic
party III Kent was never in bet
ter fighting trim than it is today,
and there will not be 10 Demo.
cratic votes in the county against
it.
81 know so Republicans who
will vote for Bryan because of the
Philippine question. | know
Democrats who voted against
Bryan four years ago who will
support him this year"
Mr.. Salisbury says the Demo.
Gratis will control the next Legis-
lature and elect both United
States Senators. He comedies
the Republicans only three out of
the 10 Legislative districts in the
county.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
An Estimate Of the Meaning Of
Governor ROoSeVelt's st.
Paul Speech.

The New York Journal deals
with the st. Paul speech of the
Republican candidate for vice
President as follows:
Governor Roosevelt has "struck
the keynote" of the campaign;
and the keynote iS-Dodge.
1t was great speech the Gov.
ernor delivered at St. Paul. He
took up the issues successfully.
On the silver question he began:
"There is little need to argue
against free silver now"
When the applause that greeted
that powerful argument had sub
sided Mr.. Roosevelt proceeded to
the next question. Said he:
"Now, as to expansion. 1t
hardly seems worth while to waste
any time upon what the Kansas
City people call imperialism and
'militariSm.'"
SO wasting little time upon
that subject, he skipped on to
'our plain duty" concerning
which he remarked:
"What they say about Cuba
and Porto Rico need not detain
us for a moment
So it did not detain him for a
moment, and he was ready to trip
gaily to the next point:
"Many of the positions taken
by the PopuliStic Democracy at
the moment are so palpably dis
honest and maintained in SO pal
pable bad faith that to state them
is sufficient. 1t is hardly neces-
sary to discuss what they say
about 1.-THE constitution following
the flag"
Which brought the Governor
to his triumphant climax:
so it is with their cant about
'militariSm,' and intimidation
and oppression at home as follow,
ing what they are pleased to call
conquest abroad We cannot
argue with them on this PROPOSE
ton, because no serious man
thinks for moment that they be-
lieve What they assert"
This able effort naturally
brought thunders of applause.
The Minnesotans all agreed that
it was the best argument that
could possibly be made on the
Republican side. They were es-
perially pleased with Governor
R00Sevelt'S Genunciation of the
"worst trust to be found today in
the United StateS-the Ice Trust,n
because they realized that il the
Governor would not use his power
to crush the worst trust in the
United States he would certainly
be a safe man to send to Wash
lngton to look after the interests
of The other trusts.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
Commercial Travellers Will
Vote for Bryan.

Commercial travellers, at least
those not i'll the employ of the
trusts, and many who are, are a
unit for Bryan this year. Mr..
John Pitts, Secretary of the
''Commercial Travellers" visited
Mr.. Bryan at his home in Lin
coin, Nebraska, and spoke words
OF cheer and encouragement as
to the part his fellow citizens
would take in the coming cam
paign.
''We are as thoroughly organ
lied now as we were at the con
cluSion Of the campaign of 1896"
said Mr.. Pitts. "The trust ques,
ton is all important with travel
ing men. The fifty thousand dis
charged by reason of trust infu.
ence will surely be in the Demo
cratic column this fall. The re.
mainder will certainly see the
menacing attitude of the trusts
and be liable to go the same way.
Imperialism does not effect them
nearly so vitality as the trusts.
Every few travelling men are in
favor of militariSm. Trade ex.
lists on peace, war disturbs it.
Any interference with trade con.
ditions threatens the travelling
man's.Ebread. and butter. Our
aim is to establish an organiza
ton i'll every city that is head
quarters for travelling men,"
So another potent influence is
added to the forces behind
Bryan. Enough more will be re
cruited to insure his election.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
WHY MIR. BRYAN FAVORED
THE SIGNING OF THE
PARIS TREATY.

A GREAT many miners of tho NcIIiu.
l.,.,,,,a La,.,'', ,I,,io,I - ,,a ,.,.a,,.
~ > P' nav = 'ooe' o'' ~ 'iie s'i""
'hIo"ii 10 them oy senator l1oar, when
he said that Mr. Bryan was responsible
for the contiuuauc. Of the war in the
pniIfnn;n.. ;, a..,,., H., c.,.an,d I,o
''.'' fP'"N'' '''',' "' ''o''N ''''
RATIFICATION OF the Paris Treaty. 1t Is
a ridiculous statement, yet coming
from such a high autboritvit carrie, con
vie i,nvirh il william. t,on,ht..iao
'N.i.,' " -, ~ ,'l'o", " '''ou- ~ $50 ~.
10 i"Nes''S"ll"h. Alter lloai oacksilue
on hi, anti-eXptmsiOn ideas and his
swallow Of Mckinley after the verbal
uoIl,wiu., o.,,.,y. tI.o o,,,iui.trn,;ou
'''V 80 ~ So '''' ''''.'''i''9'i'' WI
on 'he moor "I 'he senate IL Is not 100
much to accuse him of insncerity and
these few word. of cXplauatiou by the
I,.,,,,,G,Ly U,,,,LJ;.l,,. min ,,.,,,.,,ho+
',!t 90 80 ''''' ''''' - P'0'' '''''
ME- bryan was ae'u''cu ny superior
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
CHIN ESE SITUATION.

The entire sum and substance Of the
weeks happenings in the Chinese mat
ter is-mystery. The game of the &C.
leetial cannot be fathomed. /, lie
playing for time when he ask, Uncle
sam and several others Of the powers
to mediate, and is he guilty OF an impo-
sition ami forgery in getting a mess .ge
from Monster Conger, when all the
wolld believes him dead, together with
all who we're with him? Some news
papers contend that China is playing
a game of bluff and only wants time
to get things ready to launch forth
upon sea of blood aud rampage that
will startle the world. They say that
the opening has already been made in
Pekin. Uncle Sam is playing with a
willy foe, and whilst he is in duty
bound to protect his own and his peo-
pies interests in all parts of the world
he should not get into any entangling
position or seek to secure territorial
advantages as a replration for our per
spnal and national injury Too hasty
action may precipitate trouble, but it
is well to be in readiness for events as
they are likely to transpire in that
part of the world.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
Bryan Says Congress Can
Deal With China

William Jennings Bryan gave
to the New York journal on Mon.
day his views on the Chinese sit.
uation as follows:
"Every one deplOres the de.
Struction of life in China and is
Mortified at the barbaritieS prac.
tees. Every one believes that it
is the duty OF our government to
protect the lives and property of
American citizens residing in
China, and | have no doubt that
the administration will do so. |
also take it for granted that all
American citizens will withdraw
from China temporarily or take
refuge in some seaport where they
can be protected by American
ships until the excitement is over.
eff the Chinese government
has tried in good faith to protect
every citizen, suitable punishment
for the guilty and reparatiOn and
indemnity for those who have suf-
fered can doubtless be secured.
If, upon investigation, it is found
that the Chinese government has
not acted in good faith, Congress
has power to deal with the matter.
"For several years European
nations have been threatening to
dismember China. and it is not
strange that their ambitious de.
signs should arouse a feeling of
hostility toward foreigners. That
feeling, however, ought not be
directed against American citi-
zens, and will not be if our ma.
ton makes it known that it has
no desire to grab land or to tres
pass upon the rights Of China.
GA firm adherence to the Amer
lean policy of justice and fair
dealing will not only set an ex-
ample to other nations, but will
give to our citizens residing in
China the best promise of security.
1t will be better for our merchants
to have it known that they seek
trade only when trade is mutually
advantageous. 1t will be better
for our missionaries to have it
known that they are preaching
the gospel of love and are nH
the fOrerunIers of fleets and
almieS.n
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27

We have taught the people
Of Cuba the lesson Of fraud,
the lesson Of misrepresentation
of money, ofcheating, ofsteal-
ing; the lesson of a carnival
Of corruption and fraud in
every direction.-Stotement by
Senator Hcie (PepaJjicm), Chair
man Of the Senate Committee on
Narol Affairs, on the floor Of the
Senate recently
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
Hail Emperor !

President Mckinley has dis
covered that he was nominated
by the Philadelphia Convention,
and in response to the notification
has unbosomed himself of some
ideas about politics.
Mr.. Mckinley does not agree
with the Kansas City platform
about paramount issues" He
prefers to make his own para,
mount issue, and insists that it
shall be 16 to 1. The question
that he and his party protested
to have settled forever is dragged
from its repose and made to do
duty as the burning problem of
the campaign.
But Senator Lodge, the orator
of the Notification Committee.
less astute and more candid than
his chief, has spoiled the Presi,
dents little plan of conducting
the campaign of 1900 on the is.
sues of 1896 and leaving the rec
ord of 1900 to go without a popu.
lar verdict. "1he Peace,n said
Mr.. Lodge, "YOu had to make
alone. Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines, you had to assume
alone the responsibility of taking
them all from Spain. Alone, and
weighted with the terrible respon-
sibility of the unchecked war
powers of the Constitution. YOU
were obliged to govern these is.
lands and to repress rebellion and
disorder in the Philippines. No
party creed defined the course
you were to follow. Courage.
foresight, comprehension of
American interests both now and
in the uncharted future, faith in
the American people and in their
fitness for great tasks, were then
your only guides and counsellors.
"Thus you framed and put in
operation this great new policy.
which has made us at once
masters of the Antilles and a
great Eastern power, holding
hrmly our possessions on both
sides of the Pacific"
Here is Imperialism, naked and
unashamed. Here is Antony to
Caesar upon the Lupercal. "You,D
did all of these things, not one
OF which should have been done
without the concurrence of Con-
gress. "YOu" steered the coun.
try into new and uncharted seas.
"You" governed the islands by
your own imperial power. "Youv
Senator Lodge would have added
II he had been just little
franker than he was, fused your
army and navy for the creation
OF your empire"
When things have come to this
point the issue states itself. |
Is vain to talk of the currency
when change in the very struct.
ure OF our government is impend.
ing.
J You all did see that on the Lupercal
I'm l thrlce did offer him a kingly crown.
Which he did thrice refuse.
SO said Antony of Caesar. Nc
hinley would not need to be ask.
ed three times.-New York jour.
nal. wv"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27

If these objects are accomplish.
ed, it is the belief of this govern
ment that no obstacles will be
found to exist on the part of the
powers to an amirable settlement
of all the questions arising out of
the recent troubles and the friend
ly good Offices Of this government
will, with the assent of the other
powers. be cheerfully placed at
Your Majesty's disposition for
that purpose.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
Democratic State Headouar.
tiers.

Murray Vandiver, Chairman of
the Democratic State Central
Committee, has finally decided
upon headquarters for the coming
campaign. They will be at the
Eutaw House, Baltimore, Rooms
Nos. 165, 1G6 and 167. Next week
the rooms will be opened and
a force of clerks, ETC., installed
and business started up. Good
news has been coming in from
the counties and the claim is
made that the Democrats will
elect four out of the six Congress-
men.
Chairman Vandiver says he
will be in Baltimore every day to
supervise the work at head.
quarters.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
About August 1st, Jones will be
Ready to Start the Cam
paign.

CHICAGO, July 24.-Prepara-
lions for moving the offices of the
Democratic National Committee
from the temporary quarters in
the Unity Building to the new
headquarters in the Auditorium
began today. National Chair
man Jones left for Washington
this afternoon. He will stop in
Washington for a day or two,
then proceed to New York,
where he will remain short
time. The chairman will return
to Chicago about August 1, when
he will Immediately announce the
subcommittee and put the polit-
ical machinery of the Democratic
party in full working order.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Brief Items Of News From
Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines.

MONDAY.
Cubans may object to the Uni
ted States having a veto on island
tariff, as proposed in new Con
Stitution.
Yellow fever has broken out
afresh among American troops in
Cuba.
THURSDAY.
The outbreak Of yellow fever
among the American troops at
Pinar del Rio, Cuba, has been
checked.
Governor Woods decree for
Constitutional Convention has
reached Cuba.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Items of News about the War
in the Transvaal-Other
Interesting Topics.
MONDAY.

MONDAY.
1t is reported that the for
Ell -nerS i'll Pekin are about to
start for TientSin undera Chinese
guard. President Mckinley
agreed conditionally to mediate
with the powers for China.
Beers under De Wet have
again succeeded in cutting LoSd
Roberts communications.
Lord Curzon telegraphs to
England that there are now g..
PSI, 900 in India receiving relief.
THURSDAY.
United States Minister Couger
has sent a letter from Pekin,
dated July t. stating that on
that date the Legations were un-
der a heavy fire from the Chinese
troops.
An edict has been issued in
China calling upon Governors to
prepare for the national defence.
Lord Roberts has notified the
British Foreign Office of a general
advance from the positions he
had been holding east of Pre-
toria.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27

An Associated Press dispatch
from Pittsburg, Pa, Tuesday
night said:
"The announcement was made
today upon the authority of a
high official of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company that a
majority of the preferred stock of
the Pittsburg and Western Rail.
road had been secured and within
three months the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad will assume con-
troll of the property.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
KEEP THE MUzzLE OFF OF
ROOSEVELT.

At the c-ose Of an article on Roose-
Welt last week We advised the Republic
can campaign managers to put muz-
zle on the Rough Rider" We take
it all back. Keep he muzz T. oil of
him u.til the el elton, and on his ac-
count alone, the democratic party can
win the fight Just little more shot
from this "Rougn Talkiug Imp ri dist
and The Democrats can dispensa with
campaign orators He i - wrapped
up in his own pers lnality that he for
gets that people have feelings and he
grossly insults his clmrades-in.arms
during the Spanish War He only oc-
cupies the position he dos now
through The liberality Of mew-pa. er
corr, spondents, Who found good ma
teral for pace rites in his unique reg
im-ut. He owes even to this day
debt of gra iud to the Ten.h Colored
Regulars for preventing the utter an
uihi a ion OF his command in cuba,
placed in a peli'ou~ position through
hi own reckless stupidity, aud to Jo.
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27

REPUBLICANS are beginning to
tremble with fear at the indications of
the German vote going for Bryan.
There is one reason why this class of
our citizens will certainly help Bryan
and that is dislike of "Imperialism
and Militarism." Many of them came
to this country to avoid such a condi-
ton of affairs and it would not be nat
ural for them to support it here in
free country.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
SOME OF THE MEN
ROOSEVELT INSULTS.

Admiral Dewey, a Democrat
who destroyed the Spanish fleet at
Manila
Admiral schley, a Democrat.
who destroyed the Spanish fleet at
Santiago
General Joe Wheeler a Demo-
crat, who deserves large credit for
victory at San Juan Hill and San
tiago.
General Lawton, a Democrat,
who was killed at the front in the
Philippines and whose record is
unequaled as a man and a soldier.
Thousands of officers and sol
dicrs, who are Democrats, who en-
listed in the war with Spain and
who, even now, are serving this
country at the front in the Philip
pines and in China
., g. ..
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27

WILL Mckinley aud Hay explain to
the people why that Alaskan strip was
turned over 10 England?
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27

The failure TO repeal the odious iu-
come tax will lose the Republicans
party many votes this fall.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
ROOSENELT'S INSULT
TO DEMOCRATS

The Democrats stand for law
lessness, for dishonesty and dis
honor, for license and disaster at
home and cowardly shrinking from
duty abroad Go- -TVp"'fH.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27

THE Mckinley administration con.
tinues to furnish campaign material
for the Democrats at every move.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27

Two Of the noblest men who ever
gave their lives for their country's flag
are General Lawton and Ensign
Worth Bigley The former was
struck down by a Filipino bullet on
December 18th, 1899, and the latter
was the first man killed in the war
with Spain - on the torpedo boat
"Win-low," at Cardenas, Cuba. This
is history. Both Were Democrats, and
yet Roosevelt grossly insults their
memory. Is it any wonder that a
storm of protest is raised throughout
the entire country?
ALL the world was thrilled when it
read of Richmond Hobsons daring
deed of sinking the "Merrimac" at the
entrance of Santiago harbor to "bottle
up" Cervera's fleet and his subsequent
capture with his brave companions.
According to Roosevelt, he stands for
'1awlessness aud disorder, for dishon-
esty and dishonor, for license and dis
aster at home and couardb Shiyking
from duty abroad"