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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-05-26

AS tor the cry of taxation with
out representation" it is absolutely
without foundation. The Porto
Rcafls can in no wise be 1ikened to
the American colonists who pro-
tested against taxation without rep
resentation in the eighteenth cen
ttlry In that instance they were
taxed, but received no return what
ever for their taxes. They were
governed from England without
the slightest word in their govern
ment, without even their lower
branch or assembly, and the taxes
were absorbed by the mother coun-
try. In the first place, civilization
has broadened since then and goy-
eminent is broader, even i'll mon
archy, and England could not do
today what George III did in the
days of yore. But, aside from that,
the Porto Ricans will have some
thing to say about their govern
ment, the executive power of the
President being but to provide
against unwise legislation. Then,
SO far as regards the taxation,
whatever is collected as a result of
the tariff duties assessed by the bill
just passed by Congress is devoted
exclusively to the government and
Improvement of Porto Rico, and
not one cent is diverted to the Unit
ed States.-Springheld Union.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-05-26
FUSION FIGHT.

The capture of the Wallace con-
vention by the anti-Steunenberg
Democrats forebodes red hot fight
iii the Lewiston Democratic con-
yention of June 5th. The question
will be, which delegation shall be
seated. }. If the rump delegation is
seated, there is liable to be a split
ia the State convention, and if it is
ousted aud the. anti-Steunenbergs
seated, the Governor may as we'll
suspend his musical instrument on
the wall, for there is no more hope
for him. We believe the Steunen-
berg delegation will be seated, and
that will mark the beginning of the
disruption of the union of reform
forces. The Heitfe1d plank in the
Sioux Falls platform will be en-
dorsed by all the Idaho fusion Pop
ulists and all the anti-Steunenberg
Democrats. 1t will also receive the
approval of practically all the
Silver Republicans because it helps
to lay Steunenberg on the shelf and
advance the interests of Dubois.
Thus it would appear that the Pop
ulists and Silver Republicans will
array themselves against the Steun-
enberg Democrats. But the Silver
Republicans are so few that they
will cut very little figure, and the
contest will finally simmer down to
fight between Sternenberg Demo-
Gratis and fusion Populists. In this
fight the influence of the National
party will be against Sternenberg
as the leaders are determined to get
him out of the way if possible. In
the event of success, they will nat
urally uphold the fusion :Popuiists
because in them lies the only hope
of carrying the State. It really be-
gins TO look as though the outcome
of the affair will be the turning
down of Steunenberg and Dubois
and putting at the head of the re-
form forces Senator Heitfeld. This
will be turning the tables with a
vengeance. - If the Populists shall
succeed at last in downing both
Democrats and Silver Republicans,
it will demonstrate that they have
not had experience in vain.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-05-26
ELDER AND CANDIDATE.

n Ex-Governor Robert E. Pattison
Of Pennsylvania is candidate for
running mate with VI. J. Bryan,
also pious Methodist with an
evangelical turn. At the Method
ist General Conference in Chicago,
Elder Pattison spoke and thus ex-
pressed himself:
"A church cannot be otherwise
than an expansionist. A Method.
ist must be an expansionist. John
Wesley, when he declared the
world his parish, voiced this senti-
ment. Not only has territory been
opened ON QUIZ own shores, but
America is ready to go into the
Orient and help those people to a
better living. I am sure in the
twentieth century the island of Gu
ba will be assimilated, and I look to
the school teacher, the spelling book
and the Bible to do it. We could
not stop this advance and expansion
Of the people the world over if we
would. Truth and the lifting up
of the race is the expansive force of
the world everywhere.
Now, we await with breathless
interest the views of Candidate
Pattison on expansion. How will
Candidate Pattison be able to re-
concile himself to the imperialistic
fulminations of Elder Pattison?
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-05-26

country to the dominion Of the mill
tary and making himself an abso-
lutte DICTATOR What If they charge
on your party felonious designs on
the National Constitution? What
if they hate and tradt1ce you with
every breath? Should little things
like that prevent you from embrac-
ing and supporting them when the
Boise Statesman. commands? Let
us beseech you to take no thought
on these things. And, moreover,
we pray you shut tight your eyes to
the fact that in consequence of this
rupture in the union" you can
carry Shoshone county for the Re
publican party. Do not perceive
this selfish prospect, but rather
pray to be blinded to it, because it
is unclean to look upon. Dammit,
boys, fill up on fool tnagnanimity
and turn the county over to Steunie
and Bartie. That's the stuff.
That's the ,gush to fill the States,
man with JOY, the customers with
rejoicings and the. United States
Senate with Idaho reformers.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-05-26
SMOOTH POLITICS.
Commenting on "Idahos Stand
ing" the Boise Statesman says:

commenting on '1dahoS Stand-
ing" the Boise Statesman says:
/. If Idaho is to maintain this en-,
viable reputation, we must elect a
State government this fall that will
decline positively to compromise
with the elements that caused all
the. trouble in the Cour d'Alenes;
we must have Governor who will
enforce the law 4and protect the peo-
pie in their rights. This is not a
political question but one of plain
business and good faith.
" That simply. con firms the report
that Governor Steunenberg means
to stand for reelection, and operate
his Senatorial scheme from the gu
bernatorial chair. That is alright,
and eminentlY smooth politics. We
compliment the Statesman on its
adroitness. W Under the guise Of a
general and paterna1 admonition,
it manages to boom Governor
Steunenberg and artfu1ly attack
the Republican party. Stripped OF
cunning subterfuge, the Statesman
says: Governor ,Steurenberg has
won for Idaho a splendid reputa-
ton; he alone has proved equal to
the task; he alone is safe and com
petent; he alone is trustworthy. On
the other hand, the Republican
party is apt to put up some man
who will be in sympathy with law
lessness, in whose hands life and
| property will be Unsafe and under
whose administration the good rep
utation of the State will be destroy.
ed. The result of which will be
the stopping of immigration into
Idaho, the Withholding of capital
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-05-26
ELEGANT OPPORTUNITY.

After a careful examination of all
the Democratic promises put into .-
National platforms since 1856, we
observe that one of them has been
honestly kept according to its terms.
Again conditions are such as to in
vite the Democrats to repeat that
promise and keep it. It will be re-
membered that some years ago.,
they discovered that the amount of
money in the United States treas
ury had become very large. The
extravagant policy of the Republi-
can party had filled all the vaults
to overhowing; the bonded debt.
was being paid off before it, became:
due, and, in fact, money was SO.
plentiful that it became something
of an annoyance. This was the
Democratic opportunity. They
said, let us run the government a
while and that unhealthy swelling
in the treasury will be reduced.
The government was turned over to
them, and, lord bless you, in less
than six months the treasury vaults
looked like empty bladders. That
is the only promise the Democrats
ever made good. Again there is a
large surplus in the treasury and,
speaking for the Democrats, we say
in all sincerity that if the govern
ment is turned over to them they
will reduce the surplus promptly.
For the G. A. r. encampment at
Weiser idaho, June GO, 1900 a rate
one and one fifth fare certificate
plan is authorized. Caldwell, to
Weiser and return. Mr.. N. F.
Kimball will sign certificates.
49,. J. Decker, Agent
Another large invoice of bed
room suits just received at H. H.
Jones' Furniture store.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-05-26
ABOUT BONDING.

Some farmers in the Pioneer Irri-
cation District are uneasy about the
prospect of bonding. They argue
that bonding the district amounts
to the same thing as putting
mortgage on their homes, and they
hesitate about that. 1t is proper
that people should be careful about
those things and give them due
consideration, but in doing so they
must look the facts of the situation
square in the face. The question
is, What is the present condition?
Let us take for illustration an indi
vidua1 case and every farmer il the
district can look upon himself as
that individual. A few years ago
John Smith acquired 100 acres of
sagebrush land in this valley. He
proceeded to build a house on it
and prepared so acres for seeding.
After putting in his crop he discov-
cred that it would not mature with
out water, this showed him that his
land was utterly worthless unless
he could secure the water, but
would be very valuable and pro-
ductive with water. The conclu-
sion forced upon him was that he
must either have the water, aban-
don the farm or starve. He natur-
ally began to figure in about this
way: This 100 acres of land with
out water is not worth a red cent,
but with water it would be worth
$40 an acre or $1,000 for the whole.
The water must be had. In the
same locality are Water Lord and
company. They see that same 100
acres of land, and say to themselves,
that fellows farm is not worth a
nickel without water, so we Will
build ditch across the top of his
land and run a nice stream of water
into it, then we will sit in our office
until Mr.. Smith comes along beg
ging for water. He has got to
come, and when he does come he
has got to pay for building thai
ditch, and he has got to pay us a
round sum for managing it, and he
has got to pay a fancy speculative
profit on the whole thing. We
will not sell him the ditch or any
part of it, but will furnish him wa
ter from year to year upon our owl
terms. And when he gets his farm
well developed and is making
good living and bit of money ou
of it, we can squeeze little NOR
out of him from time to time. Il
fact we have got a perpetual, apso
lutte mortgage on that farm, and W
!; have, got that farmer tied up $
that he, his heirs and assigns WI
have to work for us and our pos
terity forever. Now, farmers, ther
is the situation exactly. You ar
!, lust as completely mortgaged nov
as you ever can be. The cana
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-05-26
FILIPINO COMPETENCY.


1t has been stated by parties as
suming to know, that the Filipinos
are a highly educated and civil
lied people; that not exceeding FIVE
per cent of them are illiterate;
that they were capable of organic
ing and maintaining independent
government based on the same
plans as the government Of the
United States. Statements of this
character have been made by men
who were in the volunteer service,
and because they have been in the
Philippines their statements are en-
titled to consideration. The first
question that arises in ones mind
is, What would be soldiers op-
portunities for observation and in
vestigation. 1t would seem that
the Idaho volunteers, for instance,
were during their operations in the
Philippines confined almost exclu-
sively to the island of Luzon, and
that they were never more than
forty or fifty miles from Manila.
The men were under strict military
discipline as, being in the enemy's
country it was necessary they
should be. Therefore, under the
most favorable conditions, it is not
possible that the volunteers had
any opportunity to study the Fill
pinos except those located within a
few miles of large commercial
city, the capital of the Spanish gov
ernment for several centuries. One
would probably get as good an idea
of the Filipinos from observing
those near Manila; as one would
get of the Africans by observing
the co1ored residents of New Or
leans and it's suburbs. The Philip
pine archipelago extends north and
south a distance of 1000 miles:
The maps indicate one thousand
seven hundred and twenty-five is
lands, big and little. Some 60 Of
these islands are over 20 miles
square. Now that is the geograph-
ical condition of the Philippines.
Scattered over these n1u1titudinous
islands are some eight millions of
people, consisting of 81 different
tribes, having no less than four dis
/ tinct racial origins. These people
speak some so different languages
and in most cases the different
tribes are unable to understand each
other at all. In intelligence and
civilization they range from the
Negritos, in the lowest conditions
of savagery and harbarism; to the
Christianized Ma1ays Of Luzon
Now, with these few facts before US
it does seem that a volunteer in the
United: States army, who has znevel
been out of sight of Manila, would
hardly+$be qualified to express ar
intelligent opinion on the compe
: teney of the Filipinos for self-gov
eminent. We once heard Of al
Irishmah who, after living in New
; York City a year; wrote home a de
scription of this country, saying
America is an odd country: Div
4 villa cow or a pig do they rais'
here that isn't full grown, skinned
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-05-26

and froze stiff before it's born =
He was ON the. ground and drew
his conclusions from actual obser-
vations. The trouble was that his
observations were somewhat limit
ed, but no more 50 perhaps than
the volunteer in the Philippines.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-05-26
LAMENTATIONS OF THE FUSlONERS.


The Democratic fusioners got a
dose of their own medicine in Sho-
shone county ON the 10TH that is
filling them with woe and appre-
hension.. For months they have
been piping the. fusion song, and
clarifying the beatitudes of a union
of Pops, Silver Republicans and
Democrats. Fusion to the Demo
cratic mind has all the time been a
consummation devout1y to be
wished for, and of such vital i'm
portance as to justify the capture of
the Bingham county>Si1ver Repub-
1ican committee meeting and by
voting Democratic substitutes pre-
vent Silver Republican disband-
ment. The union of the reform
forces has been the Democratic
dream of a political elysium- But
at Wallace they got more union
than they were looking for; that is
to say, the Steunenberg fusioners
got too much. The anti-Steunen-
berg reformers captured the fusion
convention and purged It. The
Steunenberg fusioners had to go off
and hold rump convention by
themselves, and now their organs
are grinding out the most fearful
lamentations. The Boise States
man is distracted and distraught
with grief aud alarm. In its dis
tress it appeals to Republicans to
come to the relief and support Of
Steunenberg, and cries aloud for
them to fuse with the Democrats of
Shoshone county in order. that the
legislative ticket may be saved to
its idol. Hear its cry::
"In Shoshone county the Demo-
Gratis and Republicans should lay
aside their partisanship in so far as
county affairs are concerned. They
cannot afford to run separate tickets
and leave a 1oopho1e for the dyna'
mite element to slip through. The
Populists took control of the Demo:
cratic county convention. Now the
straight Democrats and the Repub-
licans should resolve to get together
in the nomination of a county ticket
They have had an exemplifcatioh
of dynamiter methods that should
not be lost on them" -
Oh, certainly; good, sweet Re
publicans, let us conjure you to
fuse with Steunenberg Democrats
BY all means, help them or they
perish. Would you,> Republicans
of Shoshone county, be SO utterly
heartless and selfish as to stick tc
your own principles, and maintair
your own integrity while the tt1
sioners are Topping around wound
ed in one wing? To the rescue, we
say. Will you ignore the Bois'
.Statesman's pious admonition? VIII
YOU turn cotton-flled' ears to th'
wailings of distress? ; What if thu
fusioners denounce you as tyranni
cal imperialists, seeking to forg'
, links of rugged steel with which t.
bind in perpetual slavery a veal
and struggling peoples? What i
they hail you as the tools and min
: ions of capita1istic greed? What !
' they charge OIL your President tn
| infamous crime of subjecting you
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-31
MANILA NEWS NOTES.

John A. Naeve is visiting the State
Fair this week, and as Harry Schram
is sick Mr. Kehr has been alone in the
store this week.
The schools in town and surrounding
county will commence Monday.
Miss Glass, one of the, teacher for
this term, arrived Wednesday and
went to the county capital Thursday.
Harold Avery and W. B. Barstow
are suffering with hay fever.
Chas. A. Brown made business trip
to Des Moines Tuesday returning on
Thursday.
Mildred Ruby has been spending a
few days visiting Mrs. Joseph Pease
in Yankton, S. d.
Mr.. Hughes and wife returned from
their Kansas visit Wednesday.
During the illness of F. A. jackson
Chas. Osborn is helping at the depot.
Mrs. Ruby went to Omaha Wednes-
day toget help to work in the Depot
Hotel.
Clara Hladick is visiting Mrs. Grin
Russell, nee Miss Anterior, atsJamai-
ca this week.
Henry Gibbons and Chancey Welch
dissolved partnership in the barber
business last week. Chancey bought
out Gibbons and the latter moved to
Sioux City Wednesday.
Jessie C. Pease visited in Defiance
this week.
Death again visited our city,. This
time claiming as its victim grandma
Miner. She was taken sick on Friday
last and her children were telegraphed
for on Saturday. She was ready to die
and told her husband what she desired
him to do, and on Tuesday morning
she breathed her last. Her funeral
was held from the M. E. church and
her remains laid to rest in the Manila
cemetery. She leaves husband, five
daughters and three sons to mourn her
loss. Grandpa Miner will store his
goods and live with his daughter in
Coon Rapids.
Mesdames Bumphery and Trow-
bridge are now in charge of the Manila
laundry. They will manage it until
the 18th of September and perhaps
longer.
Dave Hoff has returned from his
visit in Adams county and resumed his
duties as marshal.
| Eve Bidlack is visiting her brother
Joseph in Lanark. Ill
Judge Conner and wife. of Denison,
were in our city on Wednesday.
.Nettie Bidlack and her mother are
in attendance at the State Fair this
week.
Mrs. Joe Paup is very sick with ma.
larial fever.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-31
CHARTER OAK CHATS,

Geo. Mills was up from Manila the
first of the week.
Mr.. Cheney returned from an ex-
tended visit with his son at Persia.
Attorney Goodwin was Ute caller
Thursday.
Hans Birk returned from Des Moines
Thursday.
Miss Marion Miller was a passenger
for Manila Tuesday.
John Kortmann and family started
for a visit with frie nds at Chicago on
Monday evening.
Miss Champion, of Denison, visited
friends here this week.
Mrs. F. Jones visited her husband at
Mapleton the first of the week.
Geo. Knight and wife, of Ida Grove,
visited friends here few days this
week.
j. S. Roup visited his son, Clarence,
at Ames this week.
Warren johnson was Buck Grove
caller Thursday.
Nellie Perry, of Omaha, is spending
the week with friends here.
Mrs. Pennell, who has been quite
sic6 the past week, is improving We
trust she may soon be we'll again.
Miss Vie Pencil started Wednesday
evening for La Crosse, Wis. where
She is teacher IN the mute school.
Editor Mcvey made short stay at
Des Moines the first of the week.
There was quite an excitement here
this week, when few men wanted to
get the Holiness people off the school
ground, but they will stay until next
Sunday evening as they had planned
to do.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-31
NEWS OF ASPINWALL

M. r. McGrath and family, of Vail
visited with friends in this burg or
their way home from Harlan.
j. c. Jensen. of Morgan township
was the guest of John Brueggemann
and c. j. Holllng this week.
Mrs. Dennis Georgius celebrated her
birthday in grand style the other day
Mr.. Griebel and family of Clinton and
81. Radeletf OF Manning We're among
the many guests present and all report
having had most enjoyable time.
Peter Christensen and sister went
to Denison to visit their grandmother,
who is very sick at the home of Mr.
VIM. Schurke.
A party at the home of Il. E. Joens
last Sunday was we'll attended.
Chas. Mohns entertained some friends
from Clinton county few days the
past week.
Fred Wendell has moved into the
Henry Kuehl residence. =
Road Supervisor Jurgen Petersen is
very busy repairing bridges.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-31
DOW CITY HAPPENINGS

Henry Gibson has sold his residence
property to the Baptist society and
moved to North Grove where he pur-
chased a ten acre fruit and poultry
ranch of NJ A. Parmentier.
The Baptist minister is moving into
the newly acquired parsonage.
Last Friday evening we enjoyed
listening to a very interesting temper
ance lecture by A. j. McColl. presi-
dent of the Iowa State Young Peoples
Christian Temperance Union. 1t was
a mastery speech, finely delivered
and The singing of his talented wife
added greatly to the effect.
The Dow City Department Store has
a lady clerk to take the place of w. l..
Swatman, who accepts q position as
day clerk at the City Hotel.
N. r. Wilder has sold his Welch
creek farm to Brinton Sharp and pur-
Chased the Kfrfel stock of goods.
The Old Settlers picnic last Friday
was shining success, the same as
everything else that transpires at Dow
City Notwithstanding the damp
morning the coffee was good, the Arion
band music excellent. the speaking
and singing fine, the old settlers chest
nuts we'll roasted and the crowd large
and unusually jolly even for this jolly
town.
Mrs. Geo. Ingwersen is expected to
return from Clinton tomorrow.
On Wednesday evening Mrs. H. s..
Green entertained Mrs. Will Goudy
OF Denison.
Rev. Carlson is enjoying visit from
his sister of Boone.
A. A. Fishel. Fl. Huntington. Jesse
Wiley and B. F. Bigelow just returned
from the state fair at Des Moines.
They report the fair good and the at
tendance large, but the accommoda-
lions rather inadequate.