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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06
POKING Fun AT Is.

S-!f-r"SpcCtln" Americans inclined to
ward = just pride in their coUntry's his
tory are 10 ne congratulated if they shall
he enabled 10 bring Il sens" nf humor L.
bear upon their contemplation If Tin"
Republican attitude toward the trusts
a. an Issue al iilr presidential campaign
Of 1900.
There Is Il certain hum0r in the situa-
ton. II Is not easy To- read with Il
straight face that mild after-thoucht
antitrust declaration in the platform
recently adopted 10y the Republicans Of
ohio-dictatcd ny Mark Hanna and
clearly foreShadowing the Republican
national platform-when one remembers
that but Il week or - ago Mark Hanna
made his first camIaign-fu fund ASSESS
ment on The trusts. amounting to some
S6,2uu,Qor and that this assessment was
apportioned according to The benefit to
be derived by the respective trusts from
The success of the Republican national
ticket. Sull less is this possible when it
is remembered that the trusts are 10 be
assessed all together, a grand total of
S'.p.uuO.OuO as their clad contribution 10
ward Republican success.
Americans who note the gentle tone
in which Republicanism rehukcs the
trusts and then recall To mind this SsO,-
100000 :iSscsSiBcnt Of the trusts for the
benefit of the Republican campaign fund
cannot all 10 grasp the humOr Of the
situation. The humiliation of spirit nat
uriily attaching Ia this development
viii be l"sScned somewhat by thus look
inS ut its funny side. And it would he
c~"Inical indeed if there were any Amcri-
cans 81 dense as really To expect the Re
publican party to offend its financial
hackers by hostile action. But this i,
too much to expect in the line OF political
conlicality-unless the people Of this
country have lost that blunt common
sense for which they have So long been
renowned.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06
THEY DESERVE HELP.

The Board OF Public Improvements de-
serves support In its refusal to comply
with the ordinance directing it to make
a contract for litter boxes 10 be placed
ON the public streets
The analysis which President McNIath
gave of the situation in The Republic
shows the significance of the ordinance
as an entering wedge. IL the Municipal
Assembly can compel the board to make
4 contract In the case Of the Hitter boxes.
it can do the same i'll more important
public matters
This is the more serious phase of the
ordinance as 1t c the city. The
minor phase as it concerns the citizen is
not a whit more attractive. The man
who found such q box in front of bis
store or dwelling would be tempted to
use summary measures for removing It.
With the ordinance in force he would
have no redress and would be punished
in the police courts for molestin: the
boxes.
The City Counselor has ruled that the
board must follow the ordinance and
make a contract Therefore the board
has no legal representative in the hear
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06
PLNGREE.

The detection Of Governor IiaZeu s.
Pingree OF Michigan from the Republic
an party. on the ground tina the hope of
the people in the present campaign Hes
in the Democratic party has made him
the butt of abuse SO viruient and yitu-
perative that it gives evidence of being
founded in passion rather than in rea-
son Recently Republican gan have
applied the following epithets to him:
Featherhead, crank, misiit, Incapable,
impracticable. the Michigan freak. ad-
vanced Socialist and anarchist.
1t Is not wonderful that the party Of
the trusts should offer few attractions
TO a man who as chief executive of the
City of Detroit upheld the cause OF the
people against the Misunderstanding cor
poraUons. 1t does cause wonder that
the party of the trusts should lose its
head and weaken Its hand by STOPPING
to tnvective. 1t recalls the story Of the
laborer in some European city who at
tended the pOlemic discussions held
there every day.
How can you be interested In them
a friend asked him. You don't under
stand Latin and can't even know which
side gets the better Of the argument"
-Oh, yes, l can," he answered Il
simply notice which side gets mad first
and calls names. That's the loser
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06
BURLESoUE BURLESQUED.

Mr.. ChSuncey L Eflley's Good Govern
ment Club has projected a moot court
for The Trial of the February Grand
Jury. founded on a series OF events
tina really happened recently at the City
Hall. There should be not only Il deal
Of amusement but a spice of instruction
as well in such q presentation. 1t VIII
he q burlesque OF n buriesqUe, Il farce
comedy based on a farce comedy.
ST. Louisans can see in pleasant an
ticipation the presumpuye defendant,
protected by a solid Gordon made up of
his own attorney, the city's attorney and
the Mayor, while the Grand Jurors, the
real defendants. huddle together and
vainIy try to ward of the fast falling
blows. They can see the frantic search
of the Mayor for evidence. They can
almost hear the dialogue:
Mayor, 'Tf 1 could only fEi the esidence l
would do sorDethtns- Bring me the eyi-
6encet"
Grand Juror -Evidsncs In plenty exists in
TIM Auditors office"
Nayort There arc %. 900 documents in the
Auditors offce / can't fnt tie ev.deaCo.'
Grand Juror, THE files OF tie newspa2ct=
tell what documents yoI need"
Mayors But I haven't g0t any newspaper
Eee"
Grand Juror; You can got them"
Mayors what: YoU want me TO Play the
dstsctiyss Oh won't some one please hriDg
m& evidsnce.'
A committee of four lawyers is at
work on the book" of the presentation
and q real treat should result.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06
FACE THE

Wafer Commissioners Fiad. in bis ar@u-
EIrni against a reduction uf the water
rates. Presents The facts in the ease in
\ manner which commeuds his protest
I" those who prefer To look ahead.
The proposition now before the Nh
nicipai Assembly in the form Of I'm ordi-
!ance emh,-iy.n@ the views OF Collector
and Assessor of Water Rates iirmmci-
mann, which provides for a reduction
% the waiter rates. creates an ISSUE that
must be int.lii-cntly faced. Ip0n its
proper settlement depend alike the com
TORT and safety of citizens and The good
name of s.. Louis before the world.
II j. Il recognized fact that the water
supply "f ~. Louis must he purified
u Il very grave menace to the public
health Is 10 hC removed. IL is further
acknowledged that his must certainly
be done before the time for the opening
of the st. Louis Worlds Fair OF 1893.
hen that time comes St Louis must
compare fayorably in all respects with
other progressive modern cities of the
first class. This surely win not be ac-
complished if The water supply remains
In its present impure condition.
As Water Commissioner Flad points
oHi, the fund necessary to the erection Of
an adequate filtration plant must come
from The revenues of the Water De
rarimcnt itself. The city is forbidden
10 issue bonds for such Il purpose, and
the Water Department is not allowed
to draw on the general revenue for the
Gust Of establishing a filter plant. The
surplus arising from collection OF water
rates is alone available.
Reduction of these rates means that
the filter plant project must be ahan-
don"d. ST. LouiS's water supply must
then remain as it is at present. uninyit-
inE in appearance and more or less I'm
pure n unwholcSomc. The millions of
visitors 10 the Worlds Fair could not
fail 10 receive a NEST unfavorabic i'm
precision Of the Worlds Fair City from
So incXcuSable q condition. Are We pre-
pared TO accept these consequences Of
i water rates reduction?
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

tha Admiral had been taken from the exit
and was beside his carriage. Tom Wand
stood at the gate. shouting at the police
man 10 help him keep the crowd back I'M
til the guests could get into the carriage.
And. remarkable though IL was. this was
done. Mrs. Dewey entered first. The Ad-
miral followed. Next the Mayor and then
Mr.. Whitelaw.
\ signal was given. and the second
carriage in line was driven up with a hun
ired men and boys dashing almost under
the hoofs Of the horses. Into this carriage
Ho Way and Mrs. Dewey's maid were as
sisted. And the crowd closed in again.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

I!k:Es and Scott Of West Virginia. llc-
Milan of Michigan. Al,Irich a.d Wetmor
Of Rhode Island. Fairbanks Of Indiana, Hale
Of Maine. Foster Of Washington. Perkins
Of California. Jones Of Nevada. Proctor Of
Vermont and Lodge Of Massachusetts
Mr.. Clark. IS generally known, il the
richest man in the Senate. being credited
with an Income If 5000, day. He is :Cl-
lowed hy Senator'S Hanna. Wc:more and
E"tn. who are considered to Ice worth S=p.-
"h,r". SI2"o.r" aud s]iro".d" respectively.
the ~latter's daily income being estimated
a. S2oan Mcmillan. F.lkius and fairbanks
are al certainly worth three To five millions
each. and constantly increasing. The Hon
CRADLES Chauncey Mitchell Dcpew and
Thomas Collier Plat of New York are
credited witt considerably more than a
million: the former acquiring his COM
reteuce AZ president of the great New
York Central Railroad system and the lat
ter is now president Of the United States
Express Company. Mr.. Foster. who halls
from the great Northwest. H. rumnrcd to be
enormously wealthy. and My. Perkins, from
the land az the Golden Gate, owns extern
Proctor of Proctor. VI. IS said To- have r
the Green Mountain State, which net him
Tones Of Nevada. although he has a position
lstanccs a millionaire. Is. however. such an
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

says. And She prays God 10 move The
heart of President Mckinley 10 listen Ia
the cries of her people, the people Of a
free Republic beset by the armies Of Il
colossal Empire.
1t may be that God will answer the
prayers Of this woman-if not by NOV
ing the heart of President Mckinley,
perhaps in some other way that slall
yet save III" Beers from destruction
The American people should Join in her
prayers 10 this end. Il viii Ice in orni.
nous day for us when the two little u"
puhiirs of South Africa shall be wiped
u Of existence after having cried in
vain To the worlds greatest Republic fUl
help in the name of liberty.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06
The Admiral's Chinese Valet.

Presently. from behind me. there came a
Clark figure in Il queer black cap with a
button ut the top of ii. The figure was that
Of Ho Way. the Chinese valet of the .Ad-
miTsl He squirmed and wriggled his way
through. his stoiid face never once showing
a grin until a blue-costed policeman burst
through the crowd and struggled toward
him. The policeman did not seem 10 see
where he was going. or what he was doing.
except beating back at the crowd. He APP
peared to be trying to beat the Chinamau
back with the rest Of the crowd. / called
TO him that it was the Admiral's valet, AM!
he answered:
Great guns. Haven't / been trying my
best TO get at him and help him through
this Internal crowd for fifteen minutes?"
Then lilo Way grinned. But he did rot
depend upon the policeman. He made a
way for himself, keeping the tail silk hat
OF the Admiral as his steering point. and
gTuuting and cursinE and whipping at the
crowd without ntermission.
out on Twentieth street there was an
other mass. Ii was not more closely
packed. nor more enthusiastic than that tn
side the station. Such 4 thing would have
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

coat, hung 10 my shoulders and crowded be-
tween and around by legs to obtain hold
upon the carriage. But a lusty policeman
came up-sent 10y heaven or Chief Campbell
and beat the crowd away. He wanted to
beat me back. too. but l had a badge which
was so gorgeous he did not stop TO read,
but left me in peace.
Another carriage closed in behind me.
the foam from the roses months fecking
my shoulders. And the procession started.
Ho Way was IN the front seat of the
carriage. Ills face. as ne viewed the crowd,
was a study. There was no smile on it
no grinning teeth-no anything but a stolid
expression.
Gee, Lock at the C~hinaman.' shouted
! an urchin.
II was the first time ne had been noticed.
Others took UP the cry.
Hi. John! What are you dom there?'
shouted one.
Did you fight in ManIla?" shouted an
! other.
Come down. John ana let us carry
your shouted still another.
"How's George. john came Il voice
from far back in the crowd.
And then for the first time Eo Ways
stol!dity threatened to he dissipated. The
slantiue Sits through which his little eyes
shone 6winkled. and there was a slight con-
traction Of the muscles of his lower lip, as
though nature limited tina; It might be time
for him TO smile. But Ho Way is dignity
itself. The smile WAS forced back. He
turned his head to tile other side for an
instant. and when he looked back a; the
crowd his face was as stoIid as it had been
at any stage OF his solemn life.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

Dewey nor all his tackles was more proud
of the victory at Manila Bay than was this
young fellow of his feat.
Pine street was cached. and then the
procession turned east. From far i. front
came the faint notes. filtering through the
cosrser tones of shouts. of Il band playing
America" There was the chatter and
scraping Of horses hoofs. and the rumble
OF many feet as they fell upon the cobhle
stones. There was a sudden lurch of tho
carriage. and / felt it pushed several
Inches to the left. But almost instantly
there was another lurch. aud the crowd
from the left pushed IL back to the right.
A young fellow whispered in uy ear: r
You the Admiral's private detective?'
There Is a law against impersonating an
cFiicer. but what of II? l did not tell him I
was a detective. but his whisper was an
inspiration: and after that i began To
exercise an authority about the rear of
that carriage that made me a nightly i'm
portant character in the eyes of those who
werer pushing close TO me in the rear.
The Crowds Downtown.
On down Pine street to Twelfth: across on
Twelfth 10 Chestnut. the procession con-
tinued. every now and then a strain
drifting back from the band in front.
Street cars. stopped by the procession. were
passed all along the line. and their pas
seEgers. packed like sard!Des in the WIN
dows. checred and waved hats and flags.
The hotel windows and the windows OF
private residences along the route were
hiled with people. each OF whom lent bis
voice TO swelling the chorus of shouts. At
every corner there was a mob, and the po-
licemen had barely beaten them back be-
fore a fresh onslaught carne from the next
corner. The horses that the mounted po-
licsmen rode We're covered with foam, and
reared and plunged and fretted and champed
their bits angrily.
All Tenth street the rush was worse than
at any time since the procession had left
Market street, where an ambulance driver
had sat impotent against the crush and
vainly pleaded with policemen to drive the
crOwd back and let him through. The 20
lice fought valiantly. One OF them lost his.
temper. and when A ~strapping fellow pushed
him roughly TO one si1e. struck him a blow
with his fist that sent hts hand TO his
swelling jaw and himself Keeling into the
crowd back Of him. His heel caught against
the edge Of n ccbhle stone. and he fell As
he did so he dragged down another man
and he. in turn dragged down another. In
a second. there were half a dozen men on
hands and knees on the cobble stones strug-
Cling to arise before the mad crowd could
he upon them. traInpling them beneath Its
feet.
There were swarmS of people, little and
big, on every Eouse-top and In every win
dow. Back of the Planters Hotel there are
the half-dernolished ruins of the old
Beanery. Upon the crunbling walls OF
this ancient building. a score of small! boys
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a eiowi i1at deiied crowd back. They
made poor work of Il
The man who was beaten back lost his
place at the front-that wac all; for i'm
mediatcly the position he had occupied was
filled by another who was To hold the van
until he. himself. was beaten back and
rucceeded by still another. The Chief and
s;ationmaster shouted and pushed and
famed at the laughing faces in front Of
them with clubs; and then more policemen
tame beating through the human sea.
There were a dozen ~ thcm-enough. per
haps. to have controlled a crowd one-tenth
the size # the one they were contendinS
with. The pushed and crushed their way
through. To the side OF the Chief and the
stationmastcr and they, too, famed at the
laughing faces of the mob. But not until
some one with Il stcntorian voice yelled
that the Admiral would not leave the plat
form until the crowd had made way for him
could spare enough for even a smaller man
than the Admiral I've cleared.
Then the Admiral stepped down, and,
turning. extended his hand TO his wife and
assisted her TO the station platform. Chief
Campbell and Staiionmaster Coakley took
positions in front CT Mr.. Whttelaw and the
Navor. who we're Immediately in front of
the guests of the city. Two or three of the
Reception Committee manage to squeeze
in alongside of and Immediately behind
them. and a squad of policemen surrounded
them.
Aud then the crowd again sureed forward
and cngulfed the little group-just as the
tide flows back for a moment and then
rushes forward. The tops OF silt-edged
caps helmets and top-hats might be seen
nothing else except a mass that looked back
in the gathering darkness Of the Midway.
The MIaYe rolled On along the Cyan;toad
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ribs. and they broke away again Tor a mo-
ment. But one young fellow. clad in rough
stun and with a hand as big as a small
ham. rushed up behind the right hind
wheel, and called out: MIR. Dewey! Mr.
Dewey and when the Admiral. surprised
q, the sound of his name. turned. grasped
his hand and gave it a jerk and a shake
that almost dragged the Admiral from his
seat. A policeman turned at this, and
with n rough sheve OF his shoulder threw
the young man back into the crowd. But
he was satisfied. He bad caught the hand
Of the great Admiral. and as he ran away
there was a wide grin on his face. He was
a hsxQ-Mozshipex ct tho dSst xDte1 and
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

Municipalities than any other congressman
district in the United States. Germans,
Frcnchncn. Russians. English. Hebrews.
Scdndirayisns. Poles. Swcdes, Irish.
Italians, Swiss. Greeks. Spaniards and
Chinese are all represented In Mr. Bradlcy's
constituency. So numerous are these classes
and - necessary their support IN making a
successful race FOR Congress that Mr.. Brad
Icy has acquired the fluent use of twelve
languages. and says he can call nearly ev-
cry voter in his district by name. lie de
cIarcs that often during Il campaign he
addresses seven or light meetings IN the
course of one day. in divers halls and places,
and at each meeting speaks In a different
tcnEUe.
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sive steamship lines on the Pacific. Roa1o'd
monopoly on the famous marble dIarTIcs G
a handsome income each year. Senator j
upon this list and Is under ordinary cream
ardent speculator in mining stock .hat the
estimate OF his means viii vary from one
day when re is unques;ionably In that class
10 another when lie is rot counted as hav-
ing above moderate wealth. Senator Vol
colt Of Colorado is perhaps the most lavish
spender I'm the Senate.
In striking contract to those Senatorial
Croesuses are the poor men of the Senate;
the seventy odd others who have liitl' more
than the salary allotted 10 their position, a
petty $3.50 per annum. Among others i'm
this unfortunate category are Senators
Allen of Nebraska, hat" ana TUTiey Of
Tennessee. Berry of Arkansas. Burrows ~
Michigan. Butler ana Tritchard Of North
Carolina, Ti'l;nan and AlcI-aurin Of South
Carolina. Clay AMI Bacon of Georgia.
'uckrcl and Vest of Missouri. CUIlOm and
Mason OF Illinois. Jones OF Arkansas. Kyle
OF South Dakota. Lindsay Of Kentucky,
Morgan ana Pettus Of Alahama. Mallory
az Florida. Daniel # Virginia. Mcbride Of
oregon. Harris Of Kansas. Kenny of Della
ware. Rawiins Of Utah. Teller Of Colorado.
McCuInher of North Dakota and Pcttigrew
or South Dakota. Southerncrs point with
lrlde To the rather remarkable fact that
not one .f the eighteen miIiionair,s of tina
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

Senator Hanna and President McNin-
ley. III finally accepting Governor T;oU>e-
veits refusal of the Vice Presidential
nomination, seem Ia have come 10 The.
conclusion that his backbone is not
made of chocolate cellar.
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In the Wake Of Ho Way.

7 thought to escape then. But to push
through that dense throng was something
beyond the power o! = man not armed with
A battering ram and a platoon of b~aycnets.
So I retreated. grasped at the edge of the
folded top of the carriage. and determined
to fight it out in the wake of Ho Way.
1t was a clever idea There is no doubt
Of that: for with q wild huurah twenty men
and boys sWGed at nv back. pulled at my
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81. Louisans were hoping that the
waterrate reduction mania would con
hne Its iayages 10 the ~neurUpathic or
sanism in which it had its CESSATION. but
since ii shows Il tendency To spread
prOphylactics should be used.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

The extension of the United States of
North America TO include a portion Of
Asia also may force the suggester Of
"Dsona' az Il name for the United
States to strive for literal accuracy by
writing il "UsOnaa."
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The journey OF the Boer peace ENJOYS
TO the United States is So strongly
reminiscent of the similar mission TO
rance and other countries that Bcnia-
min Franklin executed during the
American Revolution that American
hearts take Oh Il decided glow.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

When the Nebraska Republican pla:-
form points with pride to the results
of the remOdeliDg Of our tariff avs it
entirely falls to enumerite amon. those
results tile TRUSTS.
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Ing of the application for n mandamus
made 10y the litter box promoters which
VIII like place at jefferson City next
Tuesday III" Taxpayers League can
demonstrate its efficiency by pleading
the case of the Board If Public Improve
LicntS at his hearing.
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renowned

This from the Washington Times is
strong language, but it does not over
state the case Il whit: The centennial
anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase
is an event in American history of sutti-
cient Importance to Justify its celcbra-
ton on the broad and comprehensive
scale proposed aud the argument i'll
favor of IL is Unanswerable."
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Practically the only branch of rnu-
nicipai activity In which ST. Louis is
up to date and free from the haunting
threat Of a deficit is its Water Depart
ment. Those who aSitate Water-ratc' re-
duction favor putting st. Louis in dis
tress in this regard also.
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Admiral Dewey. when he leaves ST.
Louis, will be able to report IL he did
after the Battle Of Manila, The
squadron is uuiniured aud only a few
men slightly wounded" The wounds
vii. be thrOats made sore by h~urrahinS
and feet abraded by being trod on in the
crowd during the parade.
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Called Him
MisterDewey.

The mounted pO-
liCcmen at my side
and behind me
turned out of their
path for q second,
and a score of men
rushed in under the
horses hoofs. grasp
ed the carriage top.
the aXles and the
wheels and pushed
and jostled and ours
I'd and screamed in
their mad glee. Then
the fat sides of
heavy sabers began
" ~ r