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and endorses also the courseof Sena-
ntr W"lcurt in the United States Sen
ate. Further than this, 1t takes hold
of the problems of state a2uinistra-
tion in thoroughly busined IKE way.
1t promises certain definite results il
the Republican party is put In power.
AS Senator WOlcott said in his speech
before the convention. 1t is not absO-
lutely essential that the electoral vote
of Colorado should be thrown to Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt. for they will be
triumphantly elected without the four
votes of this state: it is not absolute
ly essential that the senator himself
be returned to Washington, for the Sell
ate is safely Republican for six years
to come: it is essential. however. for
the prosperity and good name of the
state that an administration be put in
49,
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Ntrayagance. and

sound business basis.
When the voters of Colorado read the
Republican platform and reflect upon
the character of the nominees of the
convention. they must certainly decide
that the interests of the state will be
much better served by electing these
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of the fusionists. W. A. 2.
ALL ALONEY.
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Alex Robertson-For Mckinley.
Ben E. Rich-For Mckinley.
A. b. Campbell-For Mckinley.
Willis Sweet-For Mckinley.
Fred 7. Dubois-For Bryan.
Fred is tiocking all by himself
Idaho Daily Statesman.
ITO grant self-government to Luzon
under Aguinaldo would be like grant
ing self-government to an Apache res
ervation under some local chief" says
Governor Roosevelt In his acceptance.
This opinion is universally held among
the 65,O00 American troops in the Phil
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the American nag.
erfifn suI ana inOrHr ;ind m;itterial Well
being within our own borders. Great
though the need is that the nation
should do its work well abroad, even
this comes second to the thorough per-
formance of duty at home. Under the
administration of President Mckinley
this country has been blessed with Il
degree of prosperity absolutely un-
parallel, even in its previous prosper
GUS history While it is, of course,
true that no legislation and no ad-
ministration can bring success to those
who are not stout of heart, cool OF head
and ready of hand, yet 1t is no. less
true that the individual capacity of
each man to get good results for him
self can be absolutely destroyed by bad
legislation or bad administration, while
under the reverse conditions the power
of the individual to do good work is
assured and stimulated. This is what
has been done under the administration
of President Mckinley, Thanks to his
actions and to the wise legislation of
Congress on the tariff and finance. the
conditions of our industrial life have
been rendered more favorable than
ever before. and they have been taken
advantage of to the full by American
thrift. industry and enterprise. Order
has beer observed. the courts upheld
and the fullest liberty secured to all
citizens. The merchant and manufac-
turer, but above all the farmer and the
wage-worker. have protited by this
state of things.
Fundamentally and primarily the
present contest is II contest for the con-
tnuance of the conditions which have
told in favor of our national integrity.
If this nation is to retain either its we'll
being or its self-respect, it cannot af-
ford to plunge into financial and econo-
mic chaos: it cannot afford to indorse
governmental theories which would un-
settle the standard of national honesty
and distroy the integrity of our system
of justice. The policy of free coinage
of silver at ratio of 16 to is policy
Sraught with destruction to every home
In the land. 1t means untold misery to
the head of every household and.
above all, to the women and children
of every home When orr ODpODpuiS
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lust rs well rs not The Republican
| yoilye yeutivu Was II real POLITICAL cunNcn-
ton. The delegates came here for the
purpose of declaring their political
faith, and of naming candidates whom
tbey considered TO be representatives
of that faith. Their platform. and the
speech of acceptance of their candidate
for governor, Were as important as
any part of their proceedings, for the
simple reason that, like all Republican
platforms and speeches of acceptance,
they were intended TO be carried out If
the nominees are electd.
Th speech of Senator Wolcott was a
magnificent effort. One part of it has
been published in the daily papers. and
that almost entirely the part in which
he replied to the violent personal as.
saults made upon him recently by
MesSrs. Thomas and Patterson. As Il
matter of fact, this reply occupied only
small part of the speech, and the
bulk of 1t was devoted 10 a mastery
exposition of the principles of the Re.
publican party and the political situa.
tion rs ii exists to-day in this state
and in the nation.
Among other important political
events of the week has been the issu.
ance of Mr.. Bryan's letter of accept.
ance. This is n remarkable document
in only one way-it is postscript to
his letter of acceptance. That | may
not be accused of garbling the facts,
let me quote from the latter itself:
Having in my notification speech
discussed somewhat at length the para
mount issue, imperialism, and added
some observations on militmism and
the Boer war, 1t is sufficient at this
time to review the remaining plank of
the PLATFORM
Having begun the letter in this way,
Mr.. Bryan finishes ii ms follows:
The subjects, however. treated in
this letter. important as each may seem
in itself. do not press so imperatively
for solution as the question Which the
platform declares to be the paramount
issue in this campaign. Whether we
shall adhere to, or abandon those ideas
of government which have distinguish
ed this nation from other nations and
given TO its history its peculiar charm
and value, is a question the settlement
Of which cannot hp lelovad NJ 9TH
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Tlr. uuly certain way Of rendering il
..-.-.---ilis feE-our- liSpnhl.g to enter oil
a career of ''militarism" would be t.
abandon the Philippines to their owl
tribes. and at the same ne either t,
guarantee stable government amons
these tribes or to guarantee then
against outside interference. A fal
greater army would be required to car
ry out any such policy than will b,
reQuHed to secure order under til,
American flag: while the presence OF
this flag on the islands is really tn,
only possible security against outside
aggression. The whole argument
against President Mcllinlcys policy il
the Philippines becomes absurd whcr
it is conceded that we should. to quote
the language of the Kansas City plat
form. give to the Philippines first Il
stable form of government" IL they
are now entitled to independence. they
are also entitled to decide for them
selves whether their government shall
be stable or whether civilized or sav.
age. or whether they shall have any
government at all: while it is. OF
course. equally evident that under Sucl
conditions we have no right whatever
to guarantee them against outside in
reference any more than we have tC
make sucli guarantee in the case OF
the Boxers lwho are merely the Chi
neSe analogues of Aguinaldo's follow.
ers,. If we have right to establish q
stable government in the island it nee
essarily follows that it is not only oul
right. but our duty to support tina,
government until the natives gradually
grow fit to sustain it themselves. How
else will it be stable? The minute We
leave it, it ceases to be stable.
Properly speaking the question is
now not whether we shall expand-fol
we have already eXpanded-but wheth
er we shall contract. The Philippines
are now part of American territory. Tc
surrender them would be to surrender
American territory. They must. OF
course. be governed primarily in the in
terest of their own citizens. Our first
care must be for the people of the
island. which have come under ouI
guardianship as result of the mos
righteous foreign war that has beer
waged within the memory of the pres
ent generation. They must be admins
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auti, ,nyltN. without asking III" 'c"hS"u
nf IhH-Gnyrru,d w" must lr"''''
cauticn. taking each successive step n
it becomes desirable. and accommodat
ing the details of our policy to til,
peculiar needs of the situation. Bu
as soon. rs the present revolt is pu
down and order established. 1t will I'm
douhtedly he possible to give to tn,
islands larger measure of self-gOv
ernment than Jefferson originally CAV,
Louisiana.
The next great step in expansion wa.
the acquisition of Florida. This wa.
partly ecquired by conquest and partly
by purchase. Andrew Jackson beins
the most prominent figure in the ac
QUESTION. 1t was taken under Fresi
dent Monroe. the aftertime President
John Quincy Adams being active il
securing the purchase. As in the cast
of the Philippines, Florida was acauir
ed by purchase from Spain, and il
Florida the Seminoles. who had mo-
been consulted in the sale, rebelled ant
waged war exactly as some OF thu
Tagals have rebelled and waged wal
in the Philippines. The Seminole wal
lasted for many years. but President.
Monroe. Adams and Jackson declined
for Il moment to consider the question
of abandoning Florida to the Semi
noles. or to treat their non-consent t.
I've Government of the United States as
a valid reason for turning over the ter
ritory to them.
Our next acquisition of territory was
that of Texas. secured by treaty after
it mad been wrested from the Meyicans
by the Texans themselves. Then came
the acquisition of California. New
Mexico. Arizona. Nevada and parts OF
Colorado and Utah as the result of the
Mexican war. supplemented five year.
later by the Gadsden purchase.
The next acquisition was that OF
Alaska. secured from Russia by treaty
and purchase. Alaska was full of ma
tives. some of whom had advanced
well beyond the stage of savagery and
were Christians. They We're not con
suited about the purchase nor was
their acquiescence required. The pur
chase was made by the men who had
Just put through n triumphant war tC
restore the Union and free the slave
but none of them deemed II necessary
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The problem is an exceedingly ditiir-
ulr one. and the difficulty is immonsrlN
headed attacks on our whole Industrial
system in the effort to remove some OF
the evils conneQ with it, and by tn,
mischlevOus adS.ee of men who either
think crOokedly or who advance rene
dies knowing them to be ineffective
but dceming that they may. by darken
ing counsel. achieve for themselves O
spurious reputation for wisdom. nc
good whatever is subserved by indis
criminate denunciaton of corporations
generally, and of all forms of indus
trial combination in particular: and
when this public denunciation is ac
companied by private membership il
the great corporations denounced. the
effect is. of course. to give an air OF
Nevertheless, there are real abuses
and there is ample reason for striving
to remedy these abuses. A crude oi
ill-considered effort to remedy then
would either be absolutely without Of,
feet or else would simply do damage.
The first thing to do is to find ont the
facts: and give this purpose publicity
as to capitalization. profits and all els,
of importance TO the public. is the most
useful measure. The mere fact of this
publicity would in itself remedy Ger.
tain evils. and. as to the others. II
would in some eases point out the rene.
dies. and would mt least enable lis tc
tell whether or not certain proposed
remedies would be useful. The state
acting in its collective capacity would
thus first find out the facts and then
be able to take such measures as wis.
dom dictated. Much can be done by
taxation. Even more can be done by
regulation. by close supervision, and
the unsparing excision of all unhealthy
destructive and anti-social elements
The separate state governments can
do n great deal. and where they de
cline to cooperate the national govern.
ment must step in.
History of Expansion.
While paying heed to the necessity
of keeping our house in order at home,
the American people cannot. If they
wish to retain their Self-respect. re-
frain from doing their duty as a great
nation i'll the world The history of
~ ia, i.f
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status of the six delegates from Idaho
who walked out Of the Republican Ma
tional Convention at st. Louis in 1896:
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nuIIn nyItN. WITHOUT NsEIn. M" "'"hS'NI
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-27
TESTING FIREPRooF WOODS.
Report on Experiments Relating to
Naval Vessels.

The Navy Department yesterday issued
a report, signed by Assistant Secretary
Hackett and Naval Constructors Bowles
and Baxter, on the result of tests made
with fireproof wood for use on naval
vessels. The report says in part:
THE preliminary reports developed
much valuable information concerning
fireproof woods which has not before been
definitely available, and we recommend
that these tests be pursued to a conclu-
sion upon the methods begun, believing
that The results will probably modify the
use of fireproofed wood in the navy TIE
tests have already progressed sufficiently
to show that the ultimate values of the
woods treated by the two processes are
very nearly equal yet, in both, the
products are imperfect in that they do
not remain permanently impregnated with
their freproofing compounds under GER
tain circumstances encountered on naval
vessels.
I'VE recommend that specifications for
the inspection, treatment, and delivery OF
fireproofed wood for naval vessels be pre-
pared Immediately by the Bureau of Con-
struction and Repair and submitted to the
Department, which shall ensure the use
of material fireprOofed and treated ac-
cording to the present state of the art.
and which will permit the use of the
products of both of these companies. and
which will permit. after preliminary test
or sufficient safeguard, still further ccm-
petition. These specifications should be
modified from time to time as the state
of the art of fireprOofing advances"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-27
THE AMERICAN REPUBLICS.
Meeting of the Executive Committee
Of the Bureau.


The Executive Committee o. the Bu-
reau of American Republics met at the
Department of State yesterday with Sec
rotary Hay presiding. There were present
Minister Calvo. of Costa Rico; Minister
Lazo-Arriapa, of Guatemala, and Ed
uardo Wilde. of Argentine. In the absence
of Mr.. Rockhill DR.. H. Guzman presented
the annual report of the bureau. This re-
port shows the bureau 20 be in most
satisfactory condition financially. many oil
the Republics heretofore in arrears in the
payment of their quota having paid up
for the past, thus adding more money to
the treasury than was expected.
The bureau is to have 4 unique exhibit
at the Pan-American Exposition IL Ruf-
falo and w. c. Fox, Chief Clerk, las been
designated as representative OF the bu-
reau on the board OF managers vt the Ey-
position. The report refers to the coming
international conference to be held next
year in the City Of Mexico waen it is ex-
pected that the work of the bureau will
be greatly enlarged.
The report was unanimously accepted
and approved, and in referring to Direc-
tor Rockhilfs work. Secretary Hay said:
Il think We will all agree that the re-
port is an admirable one, showing most
satisfactory state of affairs and great
step forward and q great change for the
better liz the condition of the information
al union. I am especially gratified by
this report as exhibiting a remarkable de-
gree of intelligence and energy and spirit
of economy, which has brought the inter-
national union to a state of power and
prosperity such as it never attained be-
fore -
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Educating children Abroad.

The custom Of taking children abroad
to be educated has become rather gen.
eral in these days, among people who can
AFFORD it. Many parents who cannot af-
ford II sigh over their poverty and the
supposed loss to the children; but. after
ALL 1t may be doubted whether this loss
is really great. and whether, indeed, it is
not much better for the children to be
educated at home. In that case they will
come to their Europe when old enough to
appreciate 1t.
The effect OF early travel is too often
bad instead of good. The young traveller
becomes blase, Indifferent, and critical,
and loses that interest in what is new,
that eagerness to be amused with simple
things, which are among the most charm
ing characteristics of childhood. Having
seen everything already, he has nothing
left to see when he reaches his majority.
and consequently begins to investigate the
only thing which is really novel 10 him
his own emotions; for nature does not
nav much attention to fashion. and in
spite OF all advantages Of education and
travel, the young person still has some
things TO learn which nobody can teach
him but the great master, Life. OF
course. the Investigation OF ones self and
ones emotions is also part Of educa-
ton and most necessary part, but II is
well that, while doing this, one should
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-27
ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTHERN.
The Pennsylvania Rumored to BE
Seeking Control.

NEW YORK. Nov. ga variety oil
rumors relating to the Southern Railway
system were started in Wall Street today
by an uncommonly active movement in
the shares of that stock. The sale OF
Southern Railway shares in the New FORK
Stock Exchange for the day aggregated
10000 shares of common and $500 PRE-
ferred. The price OF. the common ad-
vanced from Is to II SIS, and the rre-
ferred shares sold UP from So S-4@65 rs.
the highest price yet attained.
There was much talk of heavy buying
for the Pennsylvania Railroad interest,
and reports were circulated early in he
day that the Pennsylvania management
was seeking to obtain control OF the
Southern. Vice President Green Of the
Pennsylvania said that such reports we're
without foundation. but the street insist
ed that IL Pennsylvania was not after con-
troll 1t was seeking an interest in the
property.
Another rumor that held effective sway
for a while was that the Southern had
practically secured control Of the Greater
Seaboard Air Line. This rumor. being
promptly denied by representatives of the
Seaboard, was modified a little later into
a report that close traffic alliance had
DCCu iolLucu DSt'CCh thC wv So"poaAS'
as the result of which Southern rates
would be strictly maintained.
The old story that the Southern Rail-
way Company was about to acquire cen
troll of the Chicago, indianapolis and
Louisville, the recognized Moncn system,
apparently had no other foundation than
the fact that j. Pierpont Morgan has
controlling voice in both properties. Per-
sons connected with the Southern Rail-
way system declared that they knew OF
no reason for this sudden activity and
strength in the company's shares other
than the steadily increasing earning ca
pacity of the property. The Southern
earned 4.S per cent on the preferred stock
last year and paid only per cent.
The purchase of several blocks Of 900,
! 500, and 1900 shares each Of Southern
Railway stock gave strength to the be-
lief that the movement had something
more than a speculative impetus back Of
1t. One large banking house was credited
with having bought more than 10000
shares on an order to secure $4,000.
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Mice and Mr. Howell..

In the current number of "Harper's
Magazine We are informed of little Incl
dent which occurred during the publication
of April Hopes" by William Dean How
ellis, in that magazine several years ago.
II appears that in this book the author
contrary to his usual habit, allowed a
young man and maiden TO do so emotional
thing as to indulge in lOve-making, and
they actually uttered some of the sweet
nothings natural In such a situation. AS a
general thing, Mr. Howells does not per-
nit this to anybody. His idea of CONVEX
sation seems to be that which is allowable
at five o'clock teas. and as a rule. the con-
yersation of lovers is not of that kind.
But the situation was too strong for him,
and he put the dialogue in Here comes in
the sensational part of the story. We are
informed that something happened which
never before had occurred in that pub
fishing office: the mice got at the manu-
script and ate that conversation. They
did not touch the rest Of the book. but
they seemed to feel that this particular
passage demanded some attention, and
since the traditional office cat did not do
its duty, they felt that they must do
theirs
What happened to the mice in conse-
quence of their rash experiment is not
known for although Mr.. Howells once
wrote a farce of considerable length about
the effect of one mouse on nervous wo-
man, he has not yet gotten down 10 the
recording of mouse history In general. But
the lovers dialogue was eaten, and had
to be rewritten; and nobody will ever
know just what they originally said to
each other in the passage which was the
result of Mr. Howells' once spontaneous
impulse toward romanticism. 1t is one OF
the tragedies of literary history.
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argument beyond any peradventure. In
propaganda was manipulated SO silently
and neatly, that We feel sure We do Mr..
Mckinley no less than the credit TO which
he is entitled in expressing the belief that
the home and fireside'' feature of the
party campaign was his own personal idea
and invention.
In the course of his remarks, the Presi-
dent. with much fervor. exclaimed: God
forbid that any citizen selected for that
sacred trust 1.-The Presidency should ever
attempt to divert the will OF the sovereign
people or tamper with the sanctity of
their ballots" A noble aspiration, and
one worthy of the Chief of State. But
ii is one the realization of which will give
him no trouble whatever. He holds the
peoples mandate 10 encourage and pro-
mote trusts, monopolies, Imperialism in
the colonies. the Hay Pauncefote Treaty,
abandonment of the Monroe Doctrine. ana
the surrender of Alaska to Great Britain.
Only by avoiding those duties. would he
be in the least danger of a temptation to
divert the will of the sovereign people
or tamper with the sanctity of their bal
lots" Mr.. Mckinley evidently appreciates
this. for he added the following pregnant
words to those quoted above:
1T is fortunate for the party in power if it
understands the true meaning of the result.
Those charged by the people with administra ton
and legislation required to interpret we'll
as 10 execute the public will. and its rightul
Interpretation is essential to its faithful cSccu-
ton. We cannot overestimate the great inlpor
lance and the farreathinS consequences of the
electoral contest which ended on the sixth OF
November
BE not disturbed said the President
and President elect in closing there is
no danger from empire. There is no Fear
for the Republic" One is a principle which
the country has adopted, and. like the
trusts of Scott. ii is "a good thing" The
other can be- maintained in form and fc-
ton, even as it was in that golden Angus
tine Age. of which We are so pointedly and
brilliantly reminded in the current phe-
no hena of our own time and country.