Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-13

vor, II being complete, harmonious
system not unlike that which Diderot
and Rousseau advocated in their day.
The Chinese, he says, wish to live in
splendid isolation, and the presence OF
foreigners is naturally disagreeable to
them.
An observer who has been among
farmers notices that the wide interest
and discussion of political matters mo-
ticeable four years ago is singularly
lacking this year, due not SO much to-
apathy as solid satisfaction with pres
sent conditions.
The August Century is out of print,
as the result OF the popular interest in
Miss Runkle's historical romance. The
Helmet of Navarro" which begins in
this number. AS rulethe critics hesi-S
tate to pronounce Judgment on 81 novel
when only one instalment of it has ap-
peared. but in this case an exception
has been made and chorus of praise
has greeted the new story.
iBRYAN'S ESSAY ON '.IAIPERIAL-
ISM"
New York SUM-
Bryan's long -winded and dreary es,nay
on imperialism is reduced to absurdl-
" by the proceedings of followersin
DISTINGUISHING the negro citizens of the
southern states. Even if that policy of
the democratic party is justified on the
ground of eXpediency Of the necessity
of white supremacy, none the less. of
course. does II ily in the face of the
consent of the governed" principle of
the declaration of Independence. to
which MIR. Bryan expresses 80 tender a
devotion.
AT present there are about ten mill
lion negroesin the United States, or
about as many as the population of the
Philippine islands Under the constitu-
tion of the United States, by an amend
ment of thirty wears ago, the principle
of the declaration of Independence that
governments derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed. was
consistently extended to the American
negroes, vino comprise nearlS-one-
seventh of the whole population of the
union. and the states We're forbidden to
deny or abridge their right to Vote on
5ditionsof serVitude.
Nevertheless sn,,,hern states ,.bso-
lutely dominated by Bryan's party
have disfranchissd their negro citizsns
in ia, dental of ina, nrincinl, of ,ha
declaration of Independence, and in yio-
lation az The cons,itl,tienal nroyis,an
yet Bryan has nothing 10 say in con-
dennation of me proceeding. His tears
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are =, ail for the f'iilpinos.
ouihsfh negroes VINO ilsd en)os,sd
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ia s,,bmtt ia government Without theirs
consstt.
I,rya,,,s long essay on ..;rnner;a ism.
read I, es,t.sr,,,,v Z, tharaf or..5 really an
attack on his own followers and on no.
boeiy e,se.
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tOmaha Bee.
Henry Sling, Chinese passenger agent
LOT the Union Pacific. is in the city, a
visitor at general headquarters Sling
makes his headquarters in Chicago, but
rs or the road more. llerhaIps and coy
ers wider field than any other repre-
sentative of the Union Pacific Sling IS
a fuli-nedged Mpngolian. but has ived
lin Emitted States solong that he has
lost nearly all traces of his nativity ex-
espt his almond shaped eyes, the saliow
complexion and the pigtail.
There is no noticeable decrease in
travel With the Chinese as "a result of
The war in China said Sling. The
seat of the trouble is in the northern
I part of the empire and almost without
II q RECEPTION all the Cinnamon in the
limited States are from the southern
spart. From all u can understand there