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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-05
JUSTIFIED PRIDE.

There is ample justification for the
pride with which Superintendent of
Schools Sedan and many others con-
nected with the public schools of the
city who have visited Paris during the
summer regard the showing made by
the st. Louis schools at the Paris Ex-
position. That exhibit, though pre-
pared at short notice and without great
expense, was awarded n OF the five
grand prizes Ia its class.
When 1t is considered that the entire
world was in the competition and that
ali the large European cities, which had
every advantage Of proximity. made ex-
hibits, the merit of St. Louis's achieve
ment can be determined.
st. Louis is proud Of its public schools
In their present development. They are
more nearly adequate to the city's needs
than any other municipal feature. Our
citizens become shamefaced when their
city officials, their streets. water, public
buildings. lights and eleemosynary in
situations are up for discussion. but a
different feeling arises when they dis
cuss their school system.
st. Louis needs two more high schools.
located SO as to be easily accessible
from the northern and southern parts Of
the city, but that defect is one of quaint
~, not quality. 1t will be remedied In a
few years.
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Tobacco Company put over 1000 statesmen
and advertisers in the field to crush the
Independent factories, and we know they
went out to rule or ruin. They lost millions
to destroy competition. and to make the
great trust. By doing this they secured the
copyrights and patents on all leading
brands OF smoking and chewing tobacco.
This about destroys all chance of COMPETE
ton. There are not 100 plug tobacco fac
tories In the United States, and never were.
Mr.. Rosen says 400 new ones opened up
since the trust organized. What became of
the Butler Tobacco Company? What be-
came Of the Drummond company? What be-
came of Wright Bros. company Of st.
Charles, Mo? The empty buildings of the
Brown Tobacco Company, Eighteenth and
Chouteau avenue, and Buffers factory, Six
teenth and Walnut; Wright Bros factory
at St. Charles. Mo-; Scotch factory at De-
troit, Mich, have sad stories TO tell. Look
at Drummond's office, Fourth and Spruce
streets. 1t Is partly in use as a warehouse.
These buildings We're formerly beehives of
industry. Look at the wrecks now! / would
like to know why it is that when a trust
Is attacked q Republican and n good Me-
Kinley man always hobs up from behind the
trust breastworks with a gun in his hands,.
IL. r. KUNZ.
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REACHED.

Large numbers Of thinking Ameri-
cans, Republicans as well rs Democrats,
will vote the Democratic ticket his year
for reasons similar to those which in
fiuenced Frank W. Buffum of Louisiana.
Mo-, to sever a lifelong connection with
the Republican party.
Il found no objection to the Spanish
War;" he says. That was amply justi-
fed l also believe that Porto Rico, be-
Ing practically a part Of the American
continent, should be a part Of the United
States. At least, our rights there are
ahead Of those Of any foreign Power.
We do not, however, wan the Philip
pines and the war we have beef waging
there has been unwarranted, unjust and
expensive. Those islands are too distant
from our country and are inhabited by
ignorant, trifing races who would be
undesirable as citizens Of the United
States"
There is In this argument no opposi-
ton to expansion Of q proper, logical
kind. such as jefferson negotiated in the
Louisiana Purchase. There Is no cp-
position to the acquisition Of territory
where it will be Of benefit - the United
States and to the annexed territory.
There is opposition only to the unraa-
soning grabbing of everything In sight,
good, bad and Indifferent, which has
been the policy Of Great Britain and
some other European m~onarclieS.
There is opposition to holding in subjec-
ton, as cOlonists. races which are not
fitted by nature or geographical location
to share equally with the RESI- Of the
United States in the work of the nation.
America want no colonies. The cree
ton Of the Philippines into a colony Is
the direct purpose of the Philippine war
and great numbers Of Americans have
unaided reached the conclusion that tile
only way to stop such a tendency In the
American Republic is to put on the SHELF
William Mckinley, the MAI who de-
vised that policy and who proposes TO
pursue 1t to the bitter end.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-05
ON DECK.

Mayor ~Ziegenhein, his trusty ring
lieutenant, Norman Florsheim, and a
host of the Ziegenhein gangsters were
the most notable Of the Republican out
fit that went from st. Louis to Sedalia
to cheer for Flory and do their best to
bunko the people Of Missouri into n
frame of mind that will make them will
ing to fasten on the State of Missouri
the same sort of corrupt ring rule
fastened on the city Of ST. Louis by
Ziegenheinism.
1t is natural that %Ziesenhein should lie
doing his best for Flory In the State
campaign. 1t would be a glorious thing
for Ziegenheinism If the Republican
party should be placed In control Of
Missouri affairs. The grip of the gang
on ST. Louis would be vastly strength
ened and the field for looting Infinitely
widened. Ziegenhein himself would
have a potent voice in State matters. He
is close to Flory and possesses consider
able influence over Flory's mind. With
the latter In the Executive Mansion in
Jefferson City the way would be cleared
for ~Ziegenhein. The next Republican
play would be for Governor Ziegenhein
of Missouri and the complete surrender
of the entire State to Ziegenheinism.
For these reasons, therefore, Ziegen-
helm is out for Flory with all the energy
at his command. 1t is not likely, how
ever. that even with the employment Of
his thoroughly organized ST. Louis ma
chine, and with Boss Baumhoff backing
Flory to the fullest extent, the people Of
st. Louis will be fooled into installing
Ziegenheinism and B~aumhoffism and
Floryism in power at Jefferson City,
Long years ago they learned the cost Of
Republican misrule in the State. At
the present moment they are still pay
ing its cos in st. Louis, looted and
b~ankrupted by the Ziegenhein gang.
They know too well the evil qualities
of the Republican outfit in Missouri to
inrrust the welfare Of the State into
such hands. They will vote against
Flory in November, knowing that a
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u OF

. No Republican leader has ever ex-
planned the supineness Of the Mckinley
administration with regard to trusts. In
their public utterances and in their
platform these leaders have always pre-
tended q strong opposition to trusts.
The professions were so strong that
curiosity arose as to why the opposition
had never crystallized into action.
Mark Hanna, in a N of mad
v~ertence, came nearest TO giving the
cause of inaction when he said: "The
trusts harm nobody; they ought to DE
left alone"
President Hepburn Of the National
City-Standard Oil bank-also gave a
ciew when he wrote to ask for favors
from the administration and casually
mentioned in the letter: "If you will ex-
anime our Board Of Directors you will
ind there men who did good service for
the Republican cause during the cam
paign Of 1896"
No thinking man, in view Of the past
performances of the Mckinley adj
ministrati0n, will suspect Of sincerity
the professions OF opposition to trusts
which are contained in the Republican
platform. There is no way of judging
Of the future but By the past. Judging
by the past the Mckinley administration
will do nothing toward the regulation of
trusts II 1t Is retained in power. If 1t
contemplated the regulation Of trusts, If
II considered them subyersive of the
public welfare, it would have acted in
the W years of maximum trust &C
tivity during which it had possession of
the government machinery.
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IT'S GILMAN WAS DEATH.

The death by electricity of Patrolmen
Lo0ney and Beckmann seems to be the
climax of the lighting bungte which has
been in progress in ST. Louis for two
years.
Delay after delay In authorizing the
letting of q contract. the defea: of some
twenty lighting bills n after another.
so shortened the time in which the con-
tractor might prepare TO carry out his
contract that he bad to use the utmost
speed in ~strinsing his wires and putting
up his lamps. The sagsing Of on. of The
wires strung I'm this way resulted i'll
contact with a police telephone wire ard
In the death of patrolmen.
There are a number of intermediate
places where a Coroner's jury may fix
the blame. The contractors Iinemen
the stringing of wires; the contractor
may not have tested the circuit before
sending the full current through it; there
Is a question at issue between the Board
of Public improvements and the cOn-
tractor as to whether the boards stipu-
lations as TO insulation were met: there
is a question between the Superintend-
ent OF City Lighting and the Board Of
Public Improvements as TO ignoring the
formers recommendations for decreas-
Ing the number of lamps on a single cir
cult and thus diminishing the strength
of the current.
Through all these stages the RESPONSE
bility seems TO fall on the conbi2e
which persistently neglected TO au-
thorize the letting Of 4 contract AMI
which finally threw the city into the
darkness in which a large part of it is
ever now shrOuded.
The combine seems to be morally re-
sponsibie, whoever Is held legally re-
sponsible by the Coroner.
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WHAT THE TRUST HAS
DONE TO TOBACCO TRADES.

To the Editor Of The Republic.
St. Louis. Sept. At has been several
weeks since a Mr.. Rosen made the state
ment that 400 new plug tobacco factories
had started up since the American Tobacco
Company bought up all the leading factories
In this country. and organized them as the
Continental Tobacco Trust.
After throwing his searchlIghts over the
whole country, ne claims that he has found
eight. This is quite a drcp-from 400 to
eight. Talk about wild and ridiculous state
ments! How does this strike the publicf
He has not named six actually new to-
bacco factories. and I will bet 500 and take
his list of eight named.
FINER Bros. belong TO the trust, and can
not even use their name II they have s.
new factory. The Scotch tobacco factory OF
Detroit, Mich. is no longer in existence
having been closed up. The remains were
shipped to the trust at st. Louis.
The new factories he claims for Detroit
have no brands of tobacco on the market
and are not as yet In existence. The Pa
ducah factory Is an old plant, with new
people at the head of 1t. The ten statesmen
he names, who were former statesmen for
the Drummond Tobacco Company. and now
with the Continental Tobacco Company, are
nearly all managers, and not retail sales
men. ]. w. Burd, c.. B. johnson, A. Jacobs,
r. o. Price. W. s. Putnam and A. NJ.
DONIliNS are IiAu6S6IS VI GiNlsIOus, III Ifot
retail statesmen. The other names men,
toned have relatives or friends in high
positions with the trust. Therefore, they
did not have to walk the plank.
1 will meet Mr.. Rosen at Moneys to-
bacco store, No. $40 Washington avenue.
any day he may name, and bet him 500 on
the list of statesmen and new tobacco fac
tories he has named. That IS. l will bet
he has not named six new plug factories
and has not named ten retail statesmen of
the company who are now with
the Continental Tobacco Company.
1 will also bet 800 that there are not one
half as many tobacco statesmen and adj
vertisers on the road at this time as there
We're in 1895.
As to the number of men employed by
all the tobacco companies in 1898. as COM
pared with 1900. / am getting facts and
figures, and they will be published in due
time. Our side is at a big disadvantage, as
the trust will not allow us to see the books
or allow us to get any Information as to
the old order of affairs. We tobacco sales
men who made headquarters at st. Louis
do know that we are no longer tobacco
statesmen. and are compelled to go into
other overcrowded lines. having wasted our
best efforts and years in the tobacco trade.
With one blow by the trust We are in the
hands of strangers. and our occupation Is
gone. We also know that the American
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-05
BIPARTISAN ASSOCIATION
NEEDED IN CITY POLITICS.

To the Editor Of The Republic.
81. Louis. Sept. 4-Being much Interest,"
ed In our local affairs, / have outlined be-
low what seems to me a feasible plan for
eliminating gang rule" II we wish to
elect good. capable, fearless men to Office
the first thing to do. IN my opinion. is to
organize a bipartisan association. do not
think good results can be accomplished by
an independent movement, as the history
OF cities shows that such movements fall
Tar short of supplying a remedy. The are
generally instigated by men who have an
AK to grind which neither party will
touch Such men take advantage of con-
dftions favoring an independent movement
to get what they want. 1 am a strong par
ty man. and believe there are plenty of
capable men in both parties to fill city Of
fces without asking the honest voter to go
back on his general party convictions.
What is needed in this city is a bipartisan
association-not nonpartisan, mind you. hut
bipartisan-formed of men who are promi-
nent as citizens, business men and taxpay-
ers: strong party men. who are not poll
ticians or candidates for Office of any kind.
to keep a watchful eye and make known to
the voters the character and fitness OF the
men nominated.
Such an association could easily be formed
in st. Louis. provided some public-spirited
citizens with time and means at their dis
posal would undertake the lead in a move
ment which would undoubtedly result in a
popular uprising of the intelligent voters
and taxpayers. This uprising. when once
started. would carry everything before it.
To my mind the simplest and. 1 believe,
the most effective plan to start the move
ment would be to have the president of
every exchange. business body and labor
organization appoint. say, two or four
strong party men from among the MEM
horchin - thnf. oruov tons z1.,,
of Democrats and Republicans. AS
a rule, they could not do this as officers of
their respective associations. because the
sentiment Of nearly all business ~organiza-
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that circumspection which is essentia!
to economy.
From present indications active steps
for filtering the water supply OF
the city will not be taken until st.
Louis gets a Municipal Assembly which
attaches some weight to the public wish.
The ruling combine In the present AS
sembly inclines to filtration plans
which involve the meddling Of private
corporations with the cityis water
works. As the Board OF Public I'M
provements properly declines 10 submit
such an ordinance for the consideration
of the Assembly, filter work Is ut a
standsrill. 1t will not begin to move
again until a new Assembly is elected
next April. Under these circumstances
several years will elapse before a clear
water, free from all suspicion of pollu-
ton and impurity, can be supplied to all
residents of ST. Louis. Independent
measures by the Board of Education
are therefore amply justified.
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BIDS WERE TOO LOW.
Stock of the f. Jaccard Jewelry
Company Not Disposed OF.

Bids for the stock of the E. Jaccard
Jewelry Company were opened Monday in
the United States Circuit Court by Trustee
Joseph Verne and turned over to Walter
d. Coles. the referee appointed by the
court. After the bids had been examined
by the trustee, referee and representa-
tives of the creditors. 1t was agreed that
they were too low. and they were rejected.
The Court decided to allow the trustee
Until next Monday to determine upon the
final disposition Of the store. and in the
meantime new bids will be received.
There were present at the opening of the
bids. Judge Allen, who represents the
Cuendet estate: Judge Grover, who repre-
sents Eugene Cuendet; Grant. Carroll &
Co, who represent the New York creditors;
Attorney Arnstein. who represents the John
BoHand Jewelry Company. one of the bid
ders; A. X. Sloan. president Of the New
York jewelers. Board of Trade and chair
man of the Creditors Committee.
There. was only one bid from St. Louia
The others were from New York. Chicago
and Springfield. Ill.
One of the Chicago bidders brought .
letter of credit for $165,000. and offered to
raise his bid, but the offer was declined.
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SOME PLAIN TRUTHS.

Attorney General Crow has in his cam
paisn speeches called the attention of
the people of this State To the arranE
hypocrisy of the Republican cutlery
against the police and election laws now
in effect in 81. Louis and Kansas City.
II is in order for Missouriaus 10 re-
member that. whatever may he IFS
fruits, the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment WIS created ny the Republicans
themselves in 1861. 1t is amusing, in
view of the indignant Republican, pro-
test against the Increase in pay and
numbers of The police force in ST. Louis,
as made under Il Democratic adminlstra-
ton. 10 keep In mind that exactly SUI Ii
action was one of the earliest steps
taken by the Republicans when in pow
er in Missouri. They increased the no
lice offices by creating the Office Of
Vice President of the Police Board: they
increased the number of men in the de
partment; they increased the pay Of
captains. lie%utenaEts. SerSeants and
ratrolmen. And never once during
their eight years of power in Missouri.
did the Republicans think of repeating
the police law which now they seem to
think so infamous.
Attorney General Grow has also made
a somewhat striking comparison of the
respective election laws passed in Mis-
souri, under Democratic and Republican
administrations. The present election
law provides for the two parties having
equal representation us judges and
clerks at every election precinct in the
State. No election law ever passed by
the Republicans in Missouri provided for
TINS equal representation: the Judges and
clerks of election were permitted to be
OF one party, and were invariably all
Republicans. Supervisors and resistra-
ton officers, also constituting n Board CT
Appeals in each precinct, and always
Republicans. We're appointed by a Re-
publican administration. They mad DOW
er TO add TO, or strike off. names from
the list of qualified voters, and there
was no appeal possible from their de-
cision. Even TO the courts IF Missouri
was denied the power TO issue any man
date or other process to compel am
Board of Registration or Review to mt
IAs
any persons name on the list of quail
fled voters or TO strike any off. The
entire machinery Of election was Kept In
the hands of Republican partfsans.
From these facts 1t will be seen how
hollow and hypocritical is The Repub-
lican appeal for n change Of admins
tration in Missouri that shall i1surc "a
free ballot and an honest count" What
ever impartiality or freedom or honesty
in the of votes or adequate repre-
sentatfon Of both parties at the voting
places is now enjoyed is due to Demo
cratic legislation in fairness OF spirit.
The Republican record is malodorous
with partisanship and corruption. 1t
damns the party in Missouri for all time
to come.
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Mr.. Francis X. Barada on Wednesday aft
ernoon, September Il. at Q o'clock, at the
Teasdale residence. No. 1872 Deimar boule-
ward. The wedding is to be very small. the
guests including only member OF the two
families and a few intimate friends. The
"at-home" days announced are Mondays,
October e and %. at the Southern Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. job II. Taylor Of Hunts
Vile. Mo-. have announced the engagement
of their two daughters. the Misses Lucille
Gertrude and Ida Jane. to William Lewis
Dorgan and William Oscar Baker, respect
lively. The double wedding will take place
IN Huntsville on October is.
The wedding of Miss Jean ErsIiine Of No.
1919 West Belle place and MIR. Harry Gray
of Chicago Is TO take place on Wednesday.
September IL. and will be a quiet affair. at
half after 10 in the morning. at the brides
home.
Mrs. Joseph Gerard and her two daugh-
ters. the Misses Grace and Nancy Gerard.
have returned from a stay of several weeks
at the Chicago Beach Hotel.
Colonel William Bull has returned from
his summe outing at South Haven, Mich.
Mrs. John Young Brown and her children
will depart on Thursday for Kentucky.
where they will visit for several weeks.
Mr.. Frank ]. Burieigh has gone to South
Haven for three weeks.
Mrs. William T. Zeigier OF Little Rock Is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. +. II. Young
of Delrnar boulevard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rebman have re-
turned from a.visit to Mackinac.
Mrs. NJ. p. Morrell, who Is summering at
South Haven. and who will remain until
- t-As n ~ &,-~A~ a
few nights ago after the weekly hon at ,he
hotel. inviting only the Younger set as
yras,s .hou, thirty G, Ionis men and rirl.
eh'oseu IN oA~
The Reverend Frank Foster has returned
from New Nexico- where he wen, with a
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FILTERS IN

TT is better TO be safe than sorry" is
a good principle en- which to act in any
contingency. The authorities of the
public schools seem to have acted on
1t in deciding to supply the schools with
filtered water.
Cnder the present conditions of water
supply there is no assurance that an
epidemic Of typhoid fever will not break
out in st. Louis at any time Should
this occur the alternative would be fur
nished the school authorities of closing
the schools or shutting of the water.
The former course would retard public
education, the latter would infict great
discomfort or even suffering on the
pupils. To begin the installation of
alters while an epidemic was ravagiHg
y ciy would lead to haste and sacrifice
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vote against Flory is also a vote
against ~Ziegenhein and Baumhoff and
gang rule-a vote 10 save Missouri from
the clutches of the greediest ~orsaniza-
ton of machine corruptionists known In
the political history of the Union.
The Flory rally at Sedalia yesterday
was a machine made rally. 1t was nat
ural. therefore, that Ziegenhein should
have been one Of Its foremost figures.
The gathering was Of infinite signiti-
canoe TO the st. Louis gang-bOss. 1t was
the formal opening of a campaign the
results OF which are hoped ultimately TO
place ZieSenheinism in control in Mis-
Spuri
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tons Is opposed to taking part in politics.:
but as individuals they could with all pro-
priety. They would be In a position to In
sure the selection of the right kind of man.
Let the men selected meet and organize a
municipal reform association. which would
not only have for Its object the election of
good men TO city offices. but would take a
hand in everything looking toward the bet
termenf of the city. The respectable, hon.
est voters of the city would follow the lead
OF. such an association. the governing body
of which would be strictly a bipartisan
committee of fifty or 100 or the best citizens
of the city. No one would be asked to break
away from his party convictions. Gang
rule" would soon become a thing of the
past. REAL ESTATE.
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A Missouri Wish.

If I could have my way,
go to barbecues each blessed day
From now till voting time. where every hour
Some orator held forth with mighty power;
And then at night I'd sit In some big hal
And let 'em once again my soul enthrall-
Oh, but in politics I'd plunge to stay,
IL ! could have my way!
If | could have my way.
Through all Missouri's confines would I stray
Hearing speilbinders bind their magic spells,
Joining elate in all my party's yells,
Feasting on issues as or nectar sweet,
Cheering my side when rival speakers meet
oh. but the fun till next November-say.
II I could have my way:
Ripley ID, SAUNDERS.