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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-08-18
What Would Bryan Dor


down in the Philippines?
Were he elected President next No
vemher. would he, on his inaugural
tion next March, order the American
army and navy home from those is
lands?
There is growing doubt of Bryan's
sincerity in his utterances on this
question He is a member of the
Round Table club of his home city
Lincoln, Neb. A member of that
club has made public the following
occurrence at recent meeting of
that club:
A short time ago the question re-
lated to the retention or giving up of
the Philippines
At the close of the discussion a
member said: ''Mr. Bryan, NAV 1 ask
you one question:"
Mr. Bryan said: s'You may proceed,
sir
The man continues: ''Mr. Bryan.
we are of but little Importance here,
only an atom in the country, but
there are millions who are interested
in your views. Would you sir. if
elected President, as commander-in-
chief of the army. order our soldiers
to pack up and leave? Would you sir,
as commander-In-chief of the navy,
order our ships of war to steam away
from Manila?' Mr.. Bryan was excit-
ed and said: "You have no right to
ask me such questions. sir"
We think Bryan is wrong in assert
ing that no one has right to ask him
such question. On the contrary it
is an eminently proper one The peo-
pie of the United States. who are
asked to support Bryan for the Presi-
dency. have the right to know the
policy he proposes to pursue, if elect
ed. Bryan is opposing the course of
the present administration. How
would he do it differently? What
would he do regarding the occupation
of the Philippians if he were made
President? These are proper ques-
tions to ask him; and he is under OBJ
legations to answer them.
The truth is, Bryan don't know
what he would do if he were Presl-
dent. The contingency is so remote
that he has not considered it. All
that he is doing is to attack anything
and everything the present admins
tration is doing.
Attack and abuse are poor weapons.
They mean merely destruction. But
no man named for the highest office
in the peoples gift should be elected
simply because he declares himself
opposed to certain courses of public
policy in existence. He must be able
to indicate better. a wiser course in
any given case. a course, which COM
mends itself to the Intelligence of the
people.
In other words, constructive pol
icy is demanded. not one merely de-
structive Any drunken hoodlum
can take hammer and destroy an in
tricate piece of machinery, but he
does not possess the skill and intelli-
gence to build a new and a better ma
chine. Bryan aims to destroy the
present Philippine policy. He refuses
to say what he would substitute for
it, Either he is unable to formulate
a better policy, OF he is a coward, and
dare not tell the people what he will
do.
To prate of 'fimperialIsm" and abuse
that which has no real existence, isl
one thing; to come down frankly to
face, and state definitely what he
would do, is quite another-and one
for which Mr.. Bryan has no inclina-
tion.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-08-18

An exchange remarks that while
the Declaration of Independence was
being read during the national Dem
ocratic convention, one of the Arkan-
sas delegates quietly remarked:
That feller's givin' US an ALFRED
good speech. but 1 don't believe it's
no more original than the speech of
Webster Davis"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-08-18

In India, the land of famine, thous-
ands die because they connot obtain
food. In Americt, the land of plenty
many suffer and die because they can
not digest the food they eat. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat.
1t Instantly relieves and radically
cures all stomach troubles. Jones &
Gibson.
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The greatest skin specialist in
America origina ted the formula for
BANNER SALvE. For all skin dis
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it's the most healing medicine. Jones
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-08-18

Nothing more silly, nothing much
meaner, than Bryan's clatter about
Wall street bossing Mckinley. Who
bossed Mckinley when he sold Span
ish war bonds? They were sold to the
people direct by the treasury depart
ment, and not through syndicate of
capitalists, as Cleveland sold the
peace bonds, whereby wealthy men
were allowed to make millions. Does
Bryan think the people have so soon
forgotten these facts in our history?
We will see little further on.-Rus-
sell Record
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-08-18

During the civil war, as well as in
our late war with Spain, diarrhoea
was one of the most troublesome dis
eases the army had to contend with.
In many instances it became chronic
and the old soldier still suffer from it,
Mr. David Taylor of Wind Ridge.
Greene Co., Pa, is one of these. He
uses Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy and says he never
found anything that would give him
such quick relief. For sale by Jones
& Gibson, Druggists.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-08-18

1t is reported that Bryan's speech
accepting the nomination contained
5000 words. And here is little
speech of IL words by Mckinley that
knocks it into a cooked hat: ''We
have lower interest and higher wages;
more money, fewer mortgages. Rus
sell Record.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-08-18

The cob pipe factory burned down
recently. Loss estimated at about
$1,000. The factory has not been in
use since the Mckinley administra-
tion came in as people soon stopped
smoking cob pipes and the factory
shut dOWn-Chanute Tribune
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-08-18
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Fatality Follows Failure

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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-08-18

V. B. Conklin, Bowersville, O., says:
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Take no substitute. Jones & Gibson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-08-18

Rev. Sam Jones says that when the
Republican party gets their machin-
erv started and begin explaining to
the people the great prosperity of the
country and what caused it, the Dem
ocraus will have no more chance than
pig pen in Kansas cyclone. Sam is
right, as he often is.-Russell Record
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-08-18

shaken the Republicanism of any of
these Marion Record
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You assume no risk when you buy
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FOR SALE.

West half of section 7-12-23- One
of the best tracts of farm land in
Trego county-only one mile from
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-08-18

Millions will be spent in politics
this year. We can't keep the cam
paign going without money any more
than we can keep the body vigorous
without food. Dyspeptics used to
starye themselves. Now Kodol's Dys-
pepsia Cure digests what you eat and
allows you to eat all the good food
you want. 1t radically cures stomach
troubles Jones & Gibson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-08-18

J. Sterling Morton, who was good
enough Democrat to be in the cabi-
net of Cleveland, takes a side swipe
at modern Democracy as follows:
1.-The Kansas City convocation of
male hysteriarchs filled it's eyes with
tears whenever a spellbinder depicted
Filipino brownies bowed down by
taxation and misrepresentation or
portrayed the plain people trampled
under the golden heel of plutocracy.
But when Tillman described the
Democratic Acknowledgement of the
negroes in South Carolina and gloated
over the subjugation of the colored
voter in most of the southern states
the sympathy valves were again wide
open and bowling with ecstasy
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-08-18

To prove it we give estimated cost of 60
rods of fence, made of both NJ M. s. Poultry
Fence and Diamond Netting.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-02
HONOR OR DISHONoR1
The Democratic New York Times
Says Bryan's Election Would
he DIshonOr.

New York, July 27.-The democratic
newspapers of this city are not sup
porting Bryan and will assist, most Of
them, in carrying the state for McKin-
ley. The World, with the largest cir
culation. warned the democrats against
taking up the dead and four times re-
jected fallacy of 16 to l, which even VIC
tory could not make right"
The Times, the oldest and ablest of
the democratic papers in New York,
rejected Bryan and Organism and an
nounced its position in support of the
Mckinley administration in these
strong words:
THE trumped-up issue of imperial
ism and the cardhouse structures Of
pretense erected by men seeking de-
cent occasion to oppose the reelection
of President Mckinley have been swept
away and demolished by the triumph
of pure Organism and unmitigated 16
to at the Kansas City convention.
"Anti-imperialism, miEtarism and
the trusts were altogether overshad-
owed and forgotten until the real work
of the convention had been done, and
the empty declaration that imperial.
ism is the chief issue cannot make it so.
THE decision must be made, as it was
made in 1896, between national honor
and national dishonor, between ruin
and safety. There is but one issue,
and it is sharp and clear. We have full
confidence that the American people
will decide this question as they de-
cided four years ago.
For what he is and believes and for
what he would do Bryan deserves and
will encounter a terrible defeat.
For his record and his achievements,
for the qualities of character that make
him an eminently safe president. for
the prosperity of the nation, for its
continued maintenance of the position
it has taken among the nations of the
earth during his administration, Mr.,
Mckinley deserves and will receive q
vote of renewed confidence and a re-
election to the Office he has wei, admin.
istered"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-02
R EvCIT AGAINST 16 TO I.
Burhingt Democrats VIII Not Sup-
port the Kansas City
Ticket.

Burlington, Ia, July 20.-The action
Of the Kansas City convention in NOM
mating w. J. Bryan and adopting his
16 to l plank has had most decidedly
wet-blanket effect on the German
American democrats of Burlington.
The leaders among them are emphatic
in their denuncia ton of the platform
and ticket, and their attitude prac teal
~ takes the form of a revolt against
quoted below are leading German
Americans and prominent business
men of Burlington and are only few
Of the many who uttered the same
sentiments:
E. Hagemaun, president OF the Ger
man-American savings bank-I am a
democrat, but not populist. l would
have voted for almost any good demo-
crat, on a democratic platform. ! am
opposed to free silver at the ratio of 16
to /, and will not vote for any man
or with any party that favors such
scheme.
P. G. Guenther, well-known cigar
manufacturer-I have always been a
democrat, but l don't like the way they
did things at Kansas City. 1 want q
good dollar, and the issue has been
dead SO long that it should be buried
now.
H.A. Mathes, prominent business man
Il believe in democracy, but can't
swallow the Kansas City platform or
the nominees. want a good and pros
porous condition of affairs, and think
it is folly to introduce new isms and
new fads at this time. / can not and
will not vote such ticket.
ia. Kleppisch, queensware dealer--I
could have written better platform
myself. / will not vote for Bryan.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-02
GA - ToR Fri A..
g Bear. tn. 1T7h' Kind II You Have Always Bought
signature of G>MHzIzw
Holiness Camp Meeting.

The Mahaska County Holiness AS
ISOLATION will hold its annual camp
meeting on the camp grounds just
northeast of the city. The meetings
will last ten days, beginning Aug.
18th, on Friday and ending with the
9th, on Monday. The meetings will
be under the leadership of DIR. Ounce,
of Nevada, and Rev. G. L.Miller and
wife, of Wichita, Kan. Provision has
been made for the accommodation of
guests and visitors from afar. These
wishing to make inquiries about the
grounds and the plans of the meet
ings should write the secretary, Mr..
Harry Carpenter of Wright, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-02
NOTED WRITER GONE
Death in New York City of John
Clark Ridpath.
Special to the HKRAIA


New York, Aug. John Clark Rid
path, the historian, died in the Presby-
terrain hospital at $50 O'CLOCK Tuesday
evening from complication of dis
eases. He had been a patient in the
hospital since April &c.
John Clark Ridpath, LID, was born in
Putnam county, Ind, in April, 1871. He
was graduated from Asbury (now De Pauw)
university in 1868, taking first honors. After
serving as principal of an academy at
Thorntown, Ind, and as superintendent of
public schools at Lawrenceburg, he was
called in 1869 to the chair of English lit
erature at De PAW. He was transferred
later to the chair of history and political
philosophy. In 1875 he published his first
book, an Academic History of the United
States" In 1876 he published his "Popu-
lar History of the United States" and
afterwards 1.-THE Life and Work of Gar
field" His Encyclopaedia of Universal His
tory" was published in 1885 In 1885 he re-
signed his professorship in De PAW, and
the vice presidency of the university, in
order that he might devote his whole time
to writing. In 1893 he published his Life
and Work of James G.. Blaine," and in 1894,
his "Great Races of Mankind" He was en-
gagged for ten years in preparing the mate
rial, and four years in writing this work.
In 1895 he published his Life and Times of
Gladstone" and a supplement to the His
tory of All Nations" He was for a time
editor of the Arena Magazine, of Boston.
In 1896 he ran for congress on the demo-
cratic ticket in his home district in In
diana and was defeated by small ma
jority. In recent years he has been en-
gagged in the preparation of a complete and
elaborate history of the United States.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-02
WILL TAKE BACK A BRIDE.
Dawson City Nan Wins One of Eddy
ViIIe,s Daughters.

Ottumwa Courier: w. s. Phillips,
of Dawson City, formerly of Eddy
vile, has returned from the frozen
north and will take back With him a
bride liz the person of Miss Alice
Moore, an estimable young lady of
Eddyville. A marriage license was
issued to the couple today. In con-
versation with a Courier reporter
Mr.. Phillips said that if seventeen
creeks each twenty miles in length
and all of them the richest that
rad ever yet been discovered, were
found in Alaska anywhere an
Iowa man would be too late to get a
claim. Mr.. Phillips said that there
are more than enough people in that
country to take up claims adjoining
any discovery that might be made
and people in the states are foolish
to attempt getting a claim on any
recently discovered creek or dig
gings. Mr.. Phillips, in the course of
his conversation, stated that crime
in Dawson City is comparatively un-
known because offenders are put to
saving wood for one year for COM
paratively trivial offense and for
robbery man, upon conviction, is
likely to be sentenced to twenty
years doing nothing but saving
wood. Mr.. Phillips says it has a de-
cidedIy depressing effect upon evil
doors and the class Of people who
would be likely to set law and order
in defiance are careful to keep strict
Iy within the law.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-02
sURRENDERs TO BRITISH.
Gen. PrinsIOO and 5000 Beers submit
Internationally to Lord
Roberts Forces.

Cape Town, July 31.-Gen. Prinsloo,
with 5000 men, has surrendered I'M
conditionally to the British.
London, July 31.-The following Off
cial dispatch has been received from
Lord Roberts:
Pretoria, July 29.-On July 26 MacDon-
aid fought a rear guard action with the
enemy from early morning until dark,
nine miles outside of Naauwpoort, in the
Bethlehem hills. resulting in his ef-
fectually blocking Naauwpoort Mex to
the BOer wagons.
Hunter reports that the enemy twice
checked his advance by holding strong
positions on two neks, one of which was
taken before dark by the Scots, the
Royal Irish, the Wiltshire and the Lem
ster regiments. Our casualties were only
FIVE or six. The second mex was taken
during the fight by the Scots and guards,
without opposition, the enemy retiring
closely to Naauwpoort.
Prisoners taken stated that 200 burgh-
ers would surrender If guaranteed that
they would be treated as prisoners of
war and not as rebels. To this / had
assented. AS a result of these operations
Prinsloo, commanding the Beers, asked,
under flag of truce this morning,
four days armistice for peace nesotia-
tons
Hunter replied the only terms he could
accept were unconditional surrender,
and, until these were complied with, hos
tilitles could not cease. / expressed my
approval and told Hunter on no account
to enter into negotiations.
"As am writing a telegram has come
from Hunter saying that Prinsloo had
written a second letter expressing Will
ingness TO hand over himself, with his
men, rifles, ammunition and other fire.
arms, upon condition that the horses,
saddles, brides and other possessions OF
the burghers be guaranteed them and
they be free to return to their homes.
II have replied that the surrender must
be absolutely unconditional. that all
rifles, ammunition, horses and other pos
sessions must be given up. and that the
burghers will be considered prisoners OF
war. l added that Prinsloo's ovsrtures
win not be allowed In any way to inter-
fere with Hunters operations, which
Eust be continued until the enemy Is de-
feated or has surrendered"
A later dispatch from Gen. Roberts.
dated July 20, confirms the surrender
Of PrinsIoo with 5000 Beers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-02
A BUSINESS CHANGE.
oskaloosa Planning Mill Pur-
chased,by New Organization.

The Oskaloosa Planning Mill Com
pany, of this city, on Monday dis
posed of it's plant, including the large
planning mill at the corner of A avenue
and D street; all machinery, building
and realty to new corporation that
has been organized to handle the
business of the mill. The new COM
pany will be known as the Oskaloosa
Wood Working Company and it has
for members the j. A. & George Kali
bach Lumber Company, the O. M.
Porter Lumber Company and Burn
side & Son Lumber Company.
The transferral of the property took
place Monday morning and the plan
ing mill will be continued without
interruption under the new company.
The retiring proprietors are j. H.
Matter and F. P. Brewer, both of this
city. Ill health compels Mr.. Brewer
to leave the business and seek other
avenues of work, and he will in the
immediate future leave the city for
Ghe wesG to gain rest and better
health. Mr.. Natter decided to dis
pose of his share of the business also
and hence the mill passes to the new
company.
The new company purposes con-
tinuing the business of the mill in
better way and on broader basis
than it has ever been conducted be-
fore and it will be made to meet the
wants of the people of the city and
the surrounding country in way
that it has not been done in the past.
There will be an experienced and
competent superintendent placed in
charge of the mill and the work will
be conducted with system and
/ method. There will be a number of
improvements made in the property
in order that the work may be done
to better advantage.
The Oskaloosa Planning Mill, as it
has been known for years, is one Of
the best properties of it's kind in the
state. The character and the size Of
the plant is little understood and not
appreciated by the people of the
county and city. There is not a kind
of wood work that cannot be done in
the mill from the saving of a board
to the making of the finest cabinets
and furniture.
The mill is one of the oldest bust
ness concerns in the city, dating its
| existence from the seventies. 1t has
burned down once and was severely
scorched by another blaze not long
ago. 1t has been added to and inn
proved and enlarged from time to
time until the place occupies the
greater part of fourth of block.
The mill is equipped with the best
machinery for the working of wood
and there is no line of mill work that
cannot be done.
The new firm will push the bust
ness of the mill to the utmost and if
the business demands it there will
be additions made to the property
from time to time. Here's success
to the new company.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-02
SURF BATHERS DROWNED.
Four Young Ladies Lose Their Lives
at Ocean City, n. J.-Victims of
the Deadly UndertOwn.

New York, Aug. IA dispatch from
Ocean City, y. j., says four persons
were drowned in the surf there. They
were Virginia and Elsie Lowe, of Ger
mantown, Pa, and Jennie and BERTHE
Londsdale, of Windmere, Pa. The
girls were young, none being more
than 20 years old. The girls were bath
ing in the breakers, when they were
carried out by a heavy undertow,
Their screams for help attracted the
attention of life guard, who sue
ceededI in bringing the young women
ashore. The Lowe sisters were dead
when they were placed on the beach.
The Londsdale girls showed signs of
life and Drs. Abbott, Allison, Garri-
son and Horton were summoned as
speedily as possible, and did all they
could TO save the lives of the Londs-
dale sisters, but to no purpose. Both
died while the doctors were trying to
restore them,