The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-03

AMERICANS who believe that Great
Britain's is the model government are
not safe to be intrusted with the direc-
ton of American affairs.
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ODDS are now 3 to l against Bryan.
The fact that they we're . TO | only a few
weeks ago indicates that Mckinley is the
victim Of a mark down sale.
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THERE is small wonder that the Porto
Ricans dislike Old Glory and refuse to
display its colors on their holidays. All
that Old Glory means TO them is taxa
ton without representation
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that creed under which the United
States have grown in one century to be
the worlds greatest Power should be a
good enough creed TO control American
policies for at least another century.
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OUR fathers we're too wise TO surren-
der this country TO the Federalist Ham
ilton's scheme of centralized government
on the English model. Is it for the Nc
Kinley imperialists TO reverse their pre-
eedent
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The extent of the war fever in Eng
lrnd may be judged by the offer from
publishing house, of half million dol
lars-tht biggest offer ever made for a
book-to Gen Roberts 10 write a his
tory Of the Transvaal war.
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NEVER in the history Of the world
have the nations so banded together to
fight in common cause. Under the walls
of Tien Tsin are now gathered, or are
gathering, troops from nearly every
civilized nation in the world.
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STATE Know NOTHINGs, a new politi-
cal organization, met at Princeton last
week with delegates from every district
in the State in attendance, and nomi- |
mated Preston b. McGoodman, of Prince
ton, the founder of the party, for Gov
ernor.
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In getting revenge from China, Ger
man soldiers will have to face the half |
million Mauser rifles Germany has sold
China since the war with Japan. The
United States has sold China consider
able war material during the same pc
Rod.
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Hon. JAS. ID. BLACK, who sought the
nomination for Governor. at the hands
of Kentucky Democratic exhibited the
true spirit wheneke gracefully accepted
the decision of the Lexington COnvsn
ton and announced that he would
stump the State for Beckham.
SO far politics has not entered the
Chinese question. and it is to be hoped
that it will not be brought in. The
trouble there was brought ON by China
herself, ana if she has permitted the
massacre of the ministers at Pekin, her
punishment should be sure, swift and
severe.
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CARTER HARRISON thinks the people
will soon tire of Roosevelt's cowboy
campaign. He says Roosevelt is play
ing in hls strongest vein, and as long as
the films in the mutoscope last that long
will he be great. / don't fancy that
kind of a man, and the people at large
will soon tire of him.
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One Of the most recent Influential ac-
cessions 70. the Democratic party comes
from CaiB, ILL.,, in the person of Mr..
Paul q. Schulz, President of the exten-
sive wholesale Schulz Drug Co. He is
a lifelong Republican, but he thinks
that party wrong on current issues, and
will support the Democratic ticket.
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THE Germans are coming our way
In Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan anC
Indiana nearly all of the leading Ger
man papers that supported Mckinley il
1885 are out strong for Bryan. The Ger
mans are opposed TO Imperialism, oppos
ed to militarism, and above all else the.
propose TO resent with their votes tn
sympathy Of the Republican party wit
England in its war TO crush out tn
Beers in Africa
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WHAT the Democratic party want
this fall, says the Elizabethtown News
is votes, and it ought 10 rejoice for ever
Palmer and Buckner man of 1896 an
for every Brown man of 1899 who Wi
line up for the ticket. 1t does not mat
ter whether a man believed in the COL
standard in 1896 and still believes in
If he will vote the Democratic tickle
and il does not matter whether he b.
lieyed that Goebel was not fairly nom
mated and still believes il if he will vol
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