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which the party had been carrying Of
much more valuable in opposition than
they ever were in the ranks OF the party.
BY carrying with. them their usual rule
or ruin tactics. they have succeeded In
making many breaches in the ranks OF
the parties 10 which they have attached
themselves.
To offset these defections. the Re-
publican party gained. through its stand
in favor Of sound money. innumerable
accessions from the very best class In
the Democratic party. including the
strongest and most conservative OF the
business men who had formerly trainea
with It. The Republican party's
present stand in favor OF retaining
the possessions bought with the blood OF
our soldiers, and extending the bless
islands Of the Pacific has brought TO 1t
now a patriotic element similar to that
which came to 1t during the war OF the
rebellion.
II is the good fortune OF the country
that when great emergencies have arts
en- in its history there were always
among Its people many whose patriotic
devotion TO the country was stronger
than mere party ties. This has resulted
in twice STRENGTHENING the Republican
party: not only numerically. but by
bringing to 1t the hest blood. brains and
patriotism of the opposition. The Re-
what 1t has received and in what II has
lost.
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Seattle. TUESDAY. SEPT. ~.
4 Noble Work.

Tho kilograms that are published on
the f1rnt page OF this issue OF tho POST
Inteiiigencer are the witness OF scattIe's
generosity and Gaiveston's gratitude.
From the governor Of Texas. busied with
the work Of saving the remnant in that
city Of death, comes the word Of thanks
and praise to our people. II II worthy
deed that our people have performed;
and their contribution. handsome as II IL,
may stii be swelied by tho gifts Of those
Who have not yet remembered all that
" owe 10 those in sore nfsiiction. Sc
attis has done spicndidly. and the list Is
sim open. The latest contributions are
- foilows:
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Democracy and Lincoln.
The amazing insolence with which
Democratic public speakers continue to
use the revered name of Lincoln as a
buttress for opinions and policies with
which In his lifetime he never display
ed the faintest sympathy makes It
necessary. from time to time, to call
attention to the Democratic attitude
towards Lincoln during the dark days
OF the war. and to show how closely the
Democratic position In is63-64 approach
ed the position which the same party.
under leaders inheritIng the same ira
dltions, assumes toward the admins
tratlon today Every single authority
on the Philippine question. for exam
pie. places the responsibility for the
continuance of the ragal insurrection
upon the Democrats In the United
States. who have encouraged the
Aruinaldltcs In the belief that Dem
ocratic success In this country would
be followed by the withdrawal OF Amer
lean troops from the Philippines. In
1853 Senator Sumner wrote to Lieber:
the president tells me that he now
fears tho fire in the rear (meaning the
Democracy. especially In the North
wesu more than our military chances"
In 1853 the legislatures OF both In
diana and Illinois were Democratic. In
the former state the legislature fiatly
refused To pass the measures recon-
mended by the governor for state aid
In carrying on the war. and adjourned
without passing the appropriations for
the ordinary expenses % the state gov
eminent vailandigham was the idol
~ the Western Democrats In every
one Of his public speeches he bitterly
denounced the administration and op-
posed the prosecution OF the war In
vlndlctlve intemp~ranec his speeches
were precisely on par with those OF
pettlgrew in the last congress Hts
strenuous attempts. In public speeches.
"
finally led Ia his arrest and trial for
treason. He was convicted ana order
"a 20 Ne transported within the consed-
crate lines. Every single Democrat 81
national prominence IN the country de-
peuneed this act ~ the administration.
GOV Seymour. % New York. shiess and
most conservative ef Democrats lead.
ers Was particularly vigorous In his
attacks on Ilncoln. 70 these Demo
cratic assaults the president replied as
fellows, In a letter addressed IA Eras.
tas Corning. ~ the Albany committees
Il was slow 70 adopt the strong meas
ures which BY degrees have been
forced e. regard as being within the
exceptions ~ the constitution. ana as
Indispensable to the public safety. .
| think the time NOT unlikely 20 come
when shall be- blamed fer making too
few arrests rather than too many. >. =
Mus, / shoot a simple minded soldier
boy who deserts. while l must not
touch a hair OF the WHY agiiatcr who
Induces him 90 desertg This Is none
the less injurious when effected By
getting a father. or brother. or friend
iato a public meeting and then working
won bis feelings Ill he Is persuaded
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The successful fotation of the new
German loan in New York is cumula-
tive testimony to the fact that New
York has become one OF the leading
financial centers of the world. and that
four years Of prosperity have placed
the United States In the ranks OF the
creditor nations OF the world. Within
the last two years this country has
successfully handled and absorbed bond
Britain and Germany. With the two
former no considerations prompted the
floating OF the loans In this country
save that they could be placed here
more speedily and at better rates than
In any other money market. In the
case Of the British loan a controlling
consideration was that by placing 1t In
New York prospective drain of gold
from England to this country in settle
ment OF trade balances could be avert
ed. With respect to the new German
loan. IL appears that the emperor was
DESTROYS OF impressing upon German
financiers that the government was not
entirely at their mercy In effecting new
loans. but could place them without the
Intervention OF any German banks.
Whatever the causes which led to
the selection of New York as the point
for placing government loans, the fact
remains that four large ones have been
fioated there. without the slightest AFT
ficulty, and without appreciable effect
on the money market. and. a matter OF
still more significance. without any sub
stantlal drain Of gold from the coun-
try. The vast amount OF money due
the United states abroad has been near
~ sufficient TO furnish all the gold nee
esssry 70 pay for these new foreign
bonds. now owned and held in this
country. II is understood that the swe-
dish government contemplates the float
ing Of $4,000. oeo loan In the United
states, the money 70 be used In the
construction % railroads.
In addition to this the American
Banker points out that American in
vestors have also taken up a number
OF German and Canadian municipal Sc
curities: ana several Of our prominent
banks have loaned large sums OF money
sn both England and Germany. In
yestmcuts In the Berlin market have
been extraordinarily large ot late. The
London Times declares that American
banks have recently proven great re-
source IN the German money markets.
where the s;ringency has threatened a
serious collapse on several occasion.
within the year,
There Is marvellous change shown
here within tho brief Period Of four
years. and :, Is doubtful whether The
world has ever shown parallel - T.
Four ysars ago this government could
net aeat domestic loan except through
the assistance Of European banks. The
American bankers who handled the
Cleveland bond issues acted siuplv as
brokers. and IL was an understood con
dltion % the bond issues that they
should be placed abroad. 80 as to bring
as much gold as possible to the coun-
try, and stop the heavy outflow Of
gold. which was then one 81 the most
dangerous symptoms OF the financial
depression. Since the administration Of
Mckinley took Office s20o.ooO.-
900 bond Issue was taken at home,
without the Intervention 81 banks, and
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FROM THE PEOPLE.
scaSprssvrass soa a-xrxIEY.

Seattle. Sept II. 1850
To the Eslitcr I arm not seeking any
POLITICAL of.ee. bat permit ne 70 send your
readers n fe0 lines about the scandlua-
Viars IN Auserica. 90 whom here ia seat
tic are about to.p@l
The Scandinavian history goes az far
back as the age 81 myth. The n1esf known
incident which Is Impressed IN the breast
OF every Intelligent Scandinavian IN tbs
''Bravajla~ nght, In the third OF fourth
century. when the Hun hordsz tried 70
invade cur Scandinavian peninsula. The
Swedes. NorwegfRnz and Danes met a.
brothers 70 nght the enemy. and they
conquered. after a bloody fxht lasting
SIX and a half days on the BTavalla plain
IN Sweden. One hundred and lfty thou
sand Of the enemy were slain, the old his
xprx tslIs -. 6esore and s1ucs thai tlus
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They say that Charles A. Towne de-
livered a strong speech In Seattle last
week from the fusion standpoint; and
why shouldn't he? Next to Mr. Bryan
he Ia probably receiving more money
per speech than any other fusion orator
on the stump. Being well paid. he
ought TO give something In return.
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Four years ago Mr.. Bryan spent most
OF his time on Pullman platform. and
thought he was having a pretty dizzy
time. This summer he Is on so many
different platforms at once that he
looks back TO that peaceful Pullman
with regret.
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Democratic orators are still denying
that the Republican party and Its poll
cies are the cause OF prosperity. but
they are not very clear in explaining
why It is that prosperity never puts In
an appearance except when the Repub-
lican party is In power.
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So cempnri.en. Made.

The Post-IntelisEencsr has ne au8aeity
80 make o comparison o. The speeches II
" J. Bryan and Rough Rider Rooaeyfaf
Sueh caF1perfsosas are. indeed 0ttgga y
Sbeitnn Tribune,
on The contrary. she Posi-fat~ifi xencsr
insists fhat there = no oomgar1son be
tween the sgs@ehsA
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The Republicans may not lie afraid
of the issue % Imperialism bot neither
l. a mar afraid Of i rock thrown Al him
but iast the same both DO n fair j8b ~
dodetng. --WaJla wallA Statesman
There has been no lodging Of the lssus
Of imperialism" by any Republican. On
the either hand, not single Denscraflc
newspaper ~ speaker In this state has
had .he courage 20 advocate natiY q
seafsiing out % the Philippines. which Is
precisely What -anti-impe1sailnm'' rueans
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II is remarkable how the Democrats
rejoice over the fact that more than a
hundred thousand miners In Pennsyl-
vania have gone on strike and may
be Idle for months. Whenever there Is
any prospect OF distress overtaking a
community the average Democrat rubs
his hands with Joy.
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Gov. Roosevelt has passed through
the state OF South Dakota, ana now
Senator Pettigrew is said to be gather
ing UP the remains OF the Pettlgrew
campaign.
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was subscribed many times over; and
New York has become the worlds mar
ket for government securities of the
highest class.
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Aft4tENes s&F4f.ffF4 ].
Aedifar NKAf cheefharz claims ~ ~
subordinate departments ~ ths famga
state administrator - ser cent = w
cFeiff for iis alleged ecDafrsy - iNsn.s'
sfai4 uaw sfiempf % indnft~ sA&i segA,
0fny with words. bssi tn aets fasy tAsas1
dp@n every Funer1snate oEtfsf ~ 80
sor reorganization This u frys Isnsps ~
o. .rcQnasstsney.
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Instead Of quoting Lincoln so much,
why doesn't Mr.. Bryan quote Thomas
jefferson about the time he was trying
to establish some sort Of government
for the territory included In the Louis
lana purchase?
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Fan Jose Mercury
The suti-imperiaiixs snspsgsff tnas -. II.
fYsands tho Withdrawal ~ the afHls ''s -
pekira gn one toigmr and aeciFres re
withdrawal 10 be- an example y lni> :.
iailsm ~ another IL travelling - e. 80
middle 81 The road nf aunile eoHshtisl.es'
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They have struck oil down In Ari-
gona. But what Arizona really wants
Is 70 strike water.
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Considering that the republic is fall
Ing. business seems TO keep up pretty
well all over the country.
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Gov. Roosevelt has expressed an
aversion for hooks bound In red But.
Teddy, books are made 10 be red.
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Mr.. Suizer Is to address the Yale stu
dents. Harvard and Columbia Will have
to solace themselves with ginger-pop.
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rhe rest Inteliigencsr hereby
eusya ntees iss advertisers = bonn
nAe paid circulation, Daily, Weekly
ana suaAay, double that OF any
ssher newspapes pubisshed I'm the
state ~ Waahington. Advcrtising
contrasts will be made ssbject 10
this guarantee.
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Wenatehes Republican
Commerce " revived ana ANesnnk ~. -
great proportions. Hepngiiean pf0AP's%'
has banished calamity. -.
II viii ~ an easy matter 90 rsrfres y.
picture again. just yots fos SfyA
SaAx hslR - 1e ~
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OFFICES
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REATTY,E THEATER--"A Texas Steer"
THIRD AVENUE THEATER-"We Um q Ten
nesnes."
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Here In one Of the characteristic para
graphs OF recent address by Mr.. Bry-
an. In which he pretends to describe
the policy Of the RepuhlIcan party:
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bank of the Zand river. Their strength
will be ascertained tomorrow when / hope
to be able to force passage Of the river"
The War Office also received from Lord
Roberts a dispatch dated Zanl River
Camp. May 9. saying: 81 have received
most CHEEKY telegram from Baden-Powell.
dated April 27.r
Lord Roberts's announcements of the
fight Of the Beers from the Zand river
naturally caused considerable qualification
at the War Office, where II is now be-
lieved he will not allow the federals enough
breathing space to reform southwark of
Kroonstad. and ii is even thought Lord
Roberts's transport may be in such con-
dition that he will be able to keep his
troops moving so rapidly as TO drive the
Beers right through Kroonstad without
giving them time to organize resistance in
the formidable entrenchments so carefully
prepared there. The fact that General
French and the cavalry have been brought
UP 10 supplement General Hutton's mount
ed infantry. leads 10 the hope in British
official circles that the pursuit announced
by Lord Roberts may prevent all the Boer
guns and convoy from escaping
established in cable cart on the north
bank of Zand river. Though the opposition
the federals are offering shows that yes
terdays report of the abandonment of
their position was i'll founded. Lord Rob-
erts's advance force. consisting of from
10000 to 1900 mounted men, besides infan-
try. artillery and the naval contingent,
appears to be sufficiently powerful to over
whelm any opposition the burghers can
offer. Even though. as reported yesterday,
they have been reinforced by 1900 men
from other commands and possess a score
of heavy guns, the experts believe the
opposition will not be prolonged longer
| than is necessary to remove the guns and
other impediment in the direction of
Kroonstad.
The Standard publishes the following,
dated May 0. from welgelegen: THE en-
| gagement on the Vet river caused the
Beers to be dissatisfied with their leaders.
| I learn from Pretoria that the Beers in
| tend to retire ultimately to Lydenburg.
| leaving to the foreign mercenaries the task
| OF defending johannesburg and Pretoria.
| The foreign mercenaries are now advocat-
| ing the sending out of guerrilla parties.
| from 300 to 400 strong. rather than per-
sistence In operations on a large scale. but
| the Beers are not dashing enough for that
kind of work. Whatever happens at
| Kroonstad there is little doubt that the
| frontier will be strongly contested"
| A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from
| welgelegen. dated Wednesday. says: '"The
/ burghers held a meeting recently without
the consent of President Steyn, at which
the advisability of submission on the part
of the Free State was discussed and ap-
proved"
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He VIII he Given Fair Treatment, bu
Extradition Will Be Demanded
by the Government.
EVIDENCE ALREADY SECURED
CONFESSION OF ONE OF THE MEN
CHARGED WITH SWINDLING.
Wood and RathbOne Working TOgeth-
er Trying to Probe the Frauds
Nicely Still mt Muncie.
i to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 10.-Attorney Gen.
eral Griggs will take personal management
of the legal proceedings against C. F. w.
Neely. incident TO the transfer of the de-
fendant to Havana. The attorney general
anticipates stiff legal fight over the ques-
ton of extradition, but has no doubt as
to the outcome. He will have the earnest
cooperation Of the officials who constitute
the machinery of the Postofhce Department,
the War Office and the Department of JUS
tice in putting Neely where he can be
tried where the crimes were committed.
He cannot Of course control the courts,
but he fells that the governments posi-
tion will be incontrovertible and that the
broad question of policy alone will move
the federal judges before whom habeas
corpus proceedings must be brought, If re-
course is had to that maneuver, to de-
eide against the alleged embezzler. More
or less wild talk is heard about govern
ment officials taking unfair advantage of
Neely and virtually kidnapping him should
the faintest excuse be afforded. This will
hardly be done, as such exhibition of
lawlessness would be demoralizing as
the original offense charged. Besides there
is no occasion for anything of the kind
being done. The government Is strong
enough to make its point without resort
ing to irregular methods. Neely will not
be deprived of his rights, but there is no
probability that favor will be shown him
beyond the protection afforded by cold law
should the facts substantiate the allega-
tions of wrong doing
A revusion of feeling is setting in for
Director General Rathbone. The wild tu-
| multi of War Department officials and the
open confession made by them during the
early hours of the expose that "Rathbone
| is the fellow we are after" has opened
| the eyes of the higher powers to the
animus behind the campaign and called
attention to the spelndid qualities of the
| director of posts. General Wood and his
| loyal followers may get Rathbone's scalp,
but that gentleman has sufficient influence
| in Washington to protect him against
| hasty sacrifice If ii should turn out that
| Nicely is thief or at the head of a cor
| rupt conspiracy, ii will, beyond question,
| be also discovered that Rathbone was be-
| trayed as well as the government, and he
| will be judged by the facts whatever they
| may be. If the crime was conducted In a
| way he could not have prevented, his
| friends here will insist that he not be made
q scapegoat
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RESOLUTIONS FEW AND BRIEF.
Philippine and Porto Rico Questions
Ignored by Middle Readers.

Following is the text of the resolutions
adopted by the convention:
1.-The Peoples party of the United States.
assembled in national convention this 10th
belief in the cardinal tenets of the Peo-
pies party as set forth in the Omaha plat
form and pledging ourselves anew to con-
tfnued advocacy of those grand principles
of human liberty until right shall triumph
over might and love over greed, do adopt
and proclaim this declaration of faith
I'VE demand the Initiative and referen-
dunn and the imperative mandate for such
changes of existing fundamental and
statute law as will enable the people in
their sovereign capacity to propose and
compel the enactment of such laws as they
desire, to reject such as they deem in
furious to their interests and TO recall un-
faithful public servants.
1--WE demand the public ownership and
operation OF those means of communica-
tion, transportation and production which
the people may elect, such as railroads.
telegraph and telephone lines. coal mines,
etc.
1.-The land, including all natural sources
OF wealth. Is heritage OF the people and
should not be monopolized for speculative
purposes, and alien ownership of land
should be prohibited. All land now held
by railroads and other corporations in ex-
cess of their actual needs. and all lands
now owned by aliens should be reclaimed
by the government and held for actual
settlers only.
based upon the entire wealth and popula-
ton of the Nation. not redeemable in any
specific commodity, but made a full legal
tender for all debts. and receivable for all
taxes and public dues. and issued by the
government only. without the Intervention
of banks and in sufficient quantity to meet
the demands Of commerce. Is the best cur
rency that can be devised: but until such
financial system is secured. which we
will press for adoption, We favor the free
and unlimited coinage of both silver and
gold at the legal ratio of is to l.
I'VE demand the levy and collection OF a
graduated tax on incomes and inheritances
and constitutional amendment TO secure
the same IL necessary.
I'VE demand the election Of President.
Vice President, federal judges and United
States senators by direct vote OF the peo-
pie.
1--WE are opposed to trusts and declare
the contention between the old parties on
the monopoly question is sham battle,
and that no solution OF this mighty problem
is possible without the adoption OF the
principles Of public ownership Of public
utilities"