The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-09-18

What the latest Indianapolis gather
ings lacked in numbers they made up
in gloom.
The fad of living on 10 cents a day
would never work in New York if any
ice had to be purchased.
1t is believed that Mr.. Bryan has
turned out more perforated predictions
than any other man in public life.
The Hon. John p Altgeld as attor-
ney general of the United States would
be fine thing for the anarchist indus
try.
In discussing constitutional questions
Mr.. Bryan never refers to those recent
ly side-tracked by the North Carolina
Democrats.
Kentucky's courts should spend a
season in the laundry. They have been
dragged through the mire of politics by
the Democrats.
The Democratic allies regret the
slaughter of the l'ilipinos, but have no
word of praise for the boys who follow
and defend the flag on the Philippines.
the United States sold bonds, but under
the present Republican administration
the United States is buying British
bonds
The figures show that the farmers of
the country paid SS25 100000 for the
fun of electing a Democratic President
in 1892. Ii is doubtful if they will do
it again.
The Democratic party believes in n
government for the Filipinos commen-
surate with their ability. If the Dem
ocrats are elected, who is goin to judge
Filipino ability?
California's trade with the Philip
pines now amounts to S2,OOO,Oo0
month. California didn't send n single
delegate to the indianapolis gathering
of malcontents.
The fact that Chairman Jones is con-
nected with the cotton bale trust Is in
a measure consoling to the Van Wycks
and other Tammany statesmen. Mis-
cry doesn't like eXclusiveness.
BY the liberal use of the phonograph
in his campaign work Mr.. Bryan may
be able to avoid audiences which
might make annoying inquiries about
the consent of the governed in North
Carolina.
All of the counties in Arkansas have
not been heard from, bur at the hour
Of going to press Chairman Jones,
chairman of the Populst committee,
had not parted with any of his Ameri-
can cotton bale trust stock.
In thirty years, In which the popula-
ton of the country has increased one
hundred per cent. the production of
cotton has increased three hundred per
cent; and they don't feel so badly over
this In the southern states either.
Senator Marion Butler of North Car
olina is for Bryan. he says. But is
Mr.. Bryan for Marion Butler? And If
Mr.. Bryan is for Marion Butler, is he.
also for government in North Carolina
without the consent of the governed.
There is one proposition that the free
traders cannot answer, and do not
seem to understand; 1t is the enormous
and unprecedented increase of our ex-
port business All of them said that
kind of thing was impossible under n
protective tariff.
In 1864 the Democrats were charg-
ing Abraham Lincoln with being an
imperialist and n republic wrecker
The Indianapolis Sentinel was partic-
ularly vigorous in this work. Mr. Bry-
an is not quoting from the files of his
Indianapolis organ.
The Hon. George Fred Williams has
been up in Maine and Vermont warn
ing the voters of the presence of 'the
empire" An inspection of the election
returns from these two states Will
show how much of a prophet George
Fred is considered in that part of the
country.
In his speech of acceptance Mr.. Bry-
an neglected to allude to the manner in
which his North Carolina supporters
put on their red shirts and beat his
North Carolina Populist friends out of
the recent election. Mr.. Bryan under
stands that the less his friends know of
each other the better it will be for him.
In 1896 Colonel Watterson described
Mr.. Bryan as "a dishonest dodger, n
daring adventurer and political fax
ir" Furthermore he expressed his dis
gust by going to Paris and remaining
until after the election. So II Will be
perceived what an unpleasant dose the
colonel is trying to swallow this year.
The anti-Goebel Democrats of Ken
lucky will support the Republican
nominee for governor and many of
them, remembering Mr. Bryan's un-
qualified Endorsement of Goebelsm,
have declared their intention of voting
for Mckinley and Roosevelt. The
prospect for a general political house
cleaning in Kentucky this year is ex-
cellent