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public matter on its merits. without
either a local or a personal attachment.
1t points to present events as furnishing
irrefragable proof of the advantase of
building a transpacifc cable by the
northern route. A great fleet Of ships.
carrying thousands of passengers. has
been for weeks In northern waters,
with only an occasional and scanty
word from them. Among them are
transports carrying United States
troops and loaded with material for
army posts and federal buildings. On
that sea ply many ships which may
at any time be saved from disaster IL
the rest of the world could be advised
when they are overdue. Commercial
necessity unites with military necessity
IN demanding the building of cable line
via Alaska 1t is likely to be REIN
forced by coming events In the far East
requiring the extension of such line
to the Siberian coast and to the east
ern ports OF China. Every day that
passes adds to the evidence of eligibility
and necessity on the side Of the north
ern cable route.
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THE NEW ERA.
4 Cam paigB Poem.

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LIE NE rear - distant eAnnoni hte The ron o.
battling drums.
Win the voice 81 men triumphant IN tSith So
cure and Fast.
That the century ne~dANnsns shaI pe glorious %
the iast
HAIR the promise thN cur tuturs thah % worthy
q Cur past
north
To Ne fAfthfst keyA 81 fAailaA We eybo-sapGt gees
forth.
Prem TIE rf0Tieai Mills tbs tafin3s;ia where ths
tlratl hymn Is beard
From mart snd home and tsAnts vhsrs hops shall
nj hs esfeFrsi;
fts 30 voices = TIA millions who SiD kssp thsir
pledged wost
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fact that they were holders of
fee trust stock. and that such
holdings were acquired by them
through their ability to confer political
favors, the Democracy OF New York
deliberately chose Augustus Van Wyck
and Richard Croker as the leaders of
the New York delegation to the nation
al convention at Kansas City.
All of the facts In the case were be-
fore the New York Democratic con-
vention; the fight on the Ice trust had
been going on for weeks, and the names
Of many of the stockholders were
printed In the columns of every news
paper in New York city The selection
OF these ice trust men to represent the
state In a national convention expresses
deliberate and premeditated approval
OF their course on the part of the con-
vention authorized to speak for the
Democracy Of the state of New York.
Is II not entirely logical, from this state
of facts, to assert that the Democracy
of New York deals in hypocrisy and
false pretenses when It asserts hostility
TO trusts and alleges that IT will effect
ually curb their power IL it is entrusted
with the control of public affairs?
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The New York Journal says: The
Democracy, which made every inhabit-
ant OF Arizona feel the pride Of Ameri-
can citizenship. would have given the
spiration. SO would the Republican
PARTY of Lincoln. The Republican party
OF Mckinley makes them subjects. but
not citizens" This is the first time the
people ever heard that the Apache takes
pride In his American citizenship. or
that his right Of self government has
ever given him a strongly patriotic in
spiration.
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MIR. HANNA's FINE POINTS.
HIS Record In Two Conventions
shows Great Generalship.
Nam vgrl Guu

Evervboay knew before yesterday that
the Hon Marcus Alonzo Hanna Is smith
who understands well how to strike when
the iron Is hot.
Now everybody knows he is equally
sapent in the art of plunging the hot iron
into the water pail at precisely the right
instant.
II has happened to Mr. Hanna to be the
most conspicuous figure in the manage
ment of two successive national conven-
tions of the Republican party. represent
ing and welding each time the tremen-
dous power of scientific preliminary or
ganization and Of deliberately conceived
and perfectly wrought programme.
Twice II has happened to Mr.. Hanna to
encounter une xpectedly In the convention
itself the force OF an idea which he had
not previously reekoned among the cle-
monts OF the situation. ON both ocea-
sions his behavior has been mastery.
II was so at st. Louis. His whole plan
OF campaign, subordinating the question of
honest money TO that of the tariff and
depending on the one issue with which
the name OF Mckinley had been Identified.
was swept aside by the action of the con-
vention, at the instance OF New York, in
putting the dreaded word gold into the
platform and at the front OF the battle.
Then Mr.. Hanna showed the calibre of
his political genius and the quality of his
RepublicanEm. He manfully accepted the
situation and made ~ his own. without
n sign Of resentment OF the ohstinacy
of opinion, he reiinquished his precon-
ceived ideas OF campaign policy. took up
the new and broader issue. and with II
won victory for his candidate and his
party.
II has been so again nj Philadelphia.
whore Mr.. Hanna for the second timo has
found his plans directly Ia conflict with
n sentiment the strength and perrlstency
Of which he could not possibly have fore
seen. Curlously enough, New York was
second time concerned. but that IL only
a coincidence. Once more the country has
had convincing proof OF Senator Hanna's
fitness 10 command the battalinns. At
tac right instant. cheerfuily and without
hesitation. he yielded his prearrsnEomsnts
and bowed to the authority greater than
thar 81 any individual In the organization
The iron which ne had energetieaily ham
msre1 not went into the sizzling water
ana Hanna. gracefully app ,nted arbiter
by general consent, named Theodore
Roosevelt.
This. we say again. Is proof eonciu-
sive ~ Senator Hanna's true political
genius. We congratulate him on having
selected. IN his capacity as aSbiter. a name
so inspiring as that ~ Roosevelt with
which 90 complete the ticket 81 $50 We
congratulate Gov. Roosevelt on having ia
the coming campaign the hearty, sincere.
unqualified, patriotic and cDusummately
scientific support and services Of the fore
most organizer q national victory.
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than the personal preference OF the man
whom 1t wished to honor. And 1t was
because the nomination came in this
way and represented the will of the
whole party that Gov. Roosevelt was
unable to refuse ID Never did the win
OF the masses speak more emphatically
in delegate convention. never were the
schemes OF men and the combinations
In which politicians delight swept so
completely overheard by a great wave
OF popular admiration. Like President
Mckinley, Gov. Roosevelt is the peo-
Pies choice.
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The most amusing thing about that
amusing congregation calling Itself the
National Prohibition party is Its propo-
sition to offer 100000 votes 10 the
Democrats at Kansas City II they will
put a prohibition plank In their plat
form. II II had the votes to give. the
scheme would not be hopeless one.
Little as the Democracy has in COM
mon with the Prohibitionists. no paltry
scruples would restrain II IL II had
million votes in sight. We cannot think
at the present moment OF anything
that the Democratic party would not
agree to do or not to DO, as the case
might be. for a milton votes. And al
though prohibition is equally opposed
to party principle and party practice,
that would not stand in the way for
moment II gave up more than It Is
asked TO now In 1896 for the Populist
vote, and lost a good share Of It's own
vote beside.
But the assumption Of the Prohibi-
tionists themselves Is huge joke. They
have gone into the option business. and
are trying TO buy platform on mar
gins Whatever their love for temper
ance. II Ia not exhibited in their esti-
mate of political strength. Eight years
ago the Prohibition candidate for the
presidency polled 2s4,t3s votes. Four
years ago lowering had 1s2.o07. The
calculation from this rate of progress
sion is an easy one. and shows that the
Prohibition vote in 1900 should be
&c. 900. That is probably a liberal estim-
ate OF its total Men may sign pledges
TIL the day of doom, and politicians
will regard them OF exactly the same
weight as monster petitions They are
a very funny folk. these ProhIbitionists.
but they have at least mastered the art
OF political speculation. We much fear
that any party which contemplated ac-
cepting their terms should first institute
an embarrassing scrutiny into the pos
sioility Of realizing upon their alleged
assets.
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Democracy and the Ice Trust.

The Democratic newspapers are try
ing hard TO break the force OF the ex-
posures OF Democratic connection with
the Infamous leo trust. Naturally. they
seek - evade all OF the features of that
exposure which show Democratic n.y.
pocrisy on the trust question. and az
sume the ground that the Democratic
party Is not to be held responsible for
the action OF It's individual members
This Is, true. but IL does not affect the ice
trust matter The salient points in
that case ara that the ice trust owes
It's monopoly Of the business in New
York. under which II was enabled for
a time 70 double the price Of It's prod
uct and collect an unconsctouable tri-
butte from the poor Of that city. entire
~ to favors granted Il by the Demo-
cratic officials,
II was i's dock PRIVILEGES which en-
abled Il 20 control completely the Ice
business. and stlne All competition. Not
emily this, but the Democratic mayor ot
New York. On the same day on which
he acquired a large block OF Ice trust
stock, vetoed a measure which was de-
signed 20 take away from the Ice tsnst
certain % the privileges improvidentiy
and cerrnp,ly extended 20 H. while a
party need not necessarily BE- held re.
ssaasihls for the individual actions q
It's members, 8, certainly IS Responsible
Ter the official action q the mon whom
"a puts into power
However IL does rot Sem that the
Democrats e New York have any tn
teution 81 Fepu3atlng thelr connection
with the Ice trust. On the contrary
they are anxious to show tAe.r lively
appreciation 81 favors to come from
that Sorporatlon. It Is not alone the
connection % the Tammany Democrats
with the ice trust which Is criticised.
hu, the fact that such connection has
never weakened their influence with
their party. nor affected their
claims TO recognition as its lead
sTs. WITH full knowledge OF thu
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The vessel that set the pace for the
whole American feet at Santiago will
give good account OF itself in Chinese
waters or anywhere else. IL the Chinese
are actually contemplating free-for-all
war against the rest OF the world they
viii find the Oregon a great discourage
ment to their projects. This American yes
sci could cope single-handed with the
whole remnant of the Chinese navy left
by the Japanese in 1894. With the bat
tleship Oregon at Taku. as well as the
cruisers Newark and New Orleans, the
gunboats Yorktown and Nashville, and
two armed supply ships-the Solace and
lrfs-the United States cannot be ac-
cused of Sinking any share OF its naval
responsibility in the Chinese crisis
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Cannot Tru.t the Democrats.

Montssauo independent tP9psL
The independent has bsretofore ss'1
that IL viii not do for those who ssrnsstV
desire reform 20 trust TOO mpch 20 psfn-
Dcracy. or rather - a certain klnd ~
Democrats. There are hundreds % hsss.'
ern Democrats who would. ~ they enuss.
dominate the party. md they are 20 mefs
20 10 trusted than Republicans OF ~
Marx Hanna type. In fact hey are "a
same Kind az pilt0crhts. with the sans
inclinatious and instincts In proof ~ fn's
may he cited the present Zee trusi rptbfry
IN New York IN which Mayor Van Wyta
f. the leading criminal and whose pfpr-
poet FOR removal from of;ice naw ss~ns
good
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Dox,r WORRY ABOUT eeln
Receipts in seattle WIN Oasst sh10.
ments 70 Europe.
phIIai elphiA Time


dispatch from Seattle mentions fhe
arrival of n steamer from Alaska Whose
passengers brought with them some un-
900 in gold dust. and report that this
years output OF the Klondke will exceed
that of last year. some OF the estimates
running up 10 forty millions OF dollars.
In the face OF this II IL not worth whiie
TO worry about the expectation OF lev
millions OF gold to Germany and France.
The suspension OF the South African
mines for the past half year has cut on
that source OF European supply, but me
production Of the American gold helds.
including Alaska, is superintendent fof
the needs Of this country, with the iaivs
stock on hand. and affords margin 70
supply European demands,
The present gold exports are not 10 sss'
tie international balances, but %
strengthen the hank reserves al bsfna
and Paris There Ia very large accumu'
lation Of gold in this country. with con.
slant addition from our mines, 80 that
there IL considerable margin upon wnish
European markets can draw at need F'tns
out disturbance here.
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san Jose Mercury I.
After an, what On ahsurdity y woua
he FOR the Kansas city convention y
nominate Dewey fnr vice president ~
cry time he opens Ms mouth he hi,s ~
anti-impsrislists and snii-sxpansionlsw
lick that sounds like knork-oui hspv'
Nj that tho candidate being cal gf has-
mony with the platform would make ar
difference 10 the Democrats, for the f'ias'
form is intended 10 he mere sian-tfaps
and the Democrats have already erpsfat
mented with inharmonious eApdlaasss.
such as sewon IN lsI. but !, would seen
impossible for Dewey 40 20 sinliify nim.
self Thsre is nothing Democratic ancM
Dewey except his imagination, He ses.a
find hts position on the ticket nnheas9s
long before the campaign was ogers
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An Assisted Immigrant.

In spite OF stampedes TO newly dis
covered gold fields and the near APP
proach of presidential campaign inter-
est in the Belgian hare industry does
not seem to be affected in the least. If
1t has not become an actual craze, II
daily in all parts of the country. and
at the present rate OF progress 1t bids
fair to become one of the important
meat enterprises of the land. Belgian
hare farms are springing up everywhere
and II a man cannot find anything else
to do the chances are he will turn his
attention TO the subject OF hare rails
ing. The new industry seems to have
taken deep root on the Pacific coast
and Ia meeting with more favor here
than in any other part Of the country.
From the Canadian to the Mexican bor-
ders people have been reading about
and talking about Belgian hares. and
If there is to be as large a profit from
the business as the enthusiasts pre-
dict II may be necessary to convert
wheat farms and hop ranches into hare
warrens
The only thing likely to arrest the
growth Of this new enterprise Is a pro-
test from the public, and this protest Is
already making itself felt. The peo-
pie of Minnesota and the Dakotas have
declared that the Belgian hare must
go. and they say that his departure
must be chronicled before the animal
has become a positive pest. They see
danger in his presence and say the hare
must be looked after before the United
States has to deal with curse like
that which has afflicted Australia.
There Is a strong protest against I'M
porting from the Pacific coast any
more of these animals. whose fecundity
Is ell-known and whose value as a food
they claim is open 10 question. This
protest has taken the form of petitions
for congressional action such as will
protect the agricultural interests be-
fore 1t is too late.
II may be that the Belgian hare Is one
OF those assisted immigrants which,
like the English sparrow. will become
n positive nuisance and from the raw
ages OF which the public will cry aloud
for relief As influential an authority
as Or. David Starr Jordan Is reported
to have said that those who are en-
gagged in the work of propagating the
new variety of hare little appreciate
what the disastrous results may be He
says that II but a single pair of the
animals are allowed to escape and run
at large there is no telling how long II
will be before myriads OF them have
scattered over our agricultural lands
and attacked and destroyed the val
liable crops Of the farmer. He thinks
the wild hares will multiply as rapidly
as they have in the Antipodes and that
in course of time the people will have
a very serious pest problem to settle.
All OF which would seem TO indicate
that this recent arrival from a foreign
shore Ia not 80 valuable an acquisition
as some people have been led 10 be
iieve lar.
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A new candidate for the presidency
of Northwestern University is recon-
man who turns everything he touches
into gold" Let him try touching the
cheek of his hacker. It's dollars to
measures college presidents by their
ability to hold up miilionalres would
remain invincibly braxsn.
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Tsse Hsi An. RuI~r of China.

From China, the IongLAve Empire"
These few who have looked upon the
Hountenance of the dowager describe her
Ms tall, erect Snne looking woman of
distinguished and imperious bearing with
pronounced Tartar features. the eye of
an eagle. and the voice of determined
authority and absolute command She
has, OF course, the natural. undeforned
feet OF Tartar women. and IS credited
with great activity. a fondness for arch
cry and riding and for walking. and with
a passion for games of chance and theat-
rlcal representations
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HERE AND THERE.
The Tie That Binds.

The free silver Republicans had better
come in out of the rain. The only tie
which bound them TO the fusion party
was sixteen to one. and that tie is not
fashionable just now. On all other points
they are supposed 10 be Republicans. II
free silver ever becomes an issue again
they can still maintain that principle
White River Journal
The Journal forgets the magic of the
pie counter. This is the tie which binds
the remnant of the free silver Republic
an party to fusion. All save the office
seekers have already found their way
back
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london AnEIo-AmcriCAn,
Mr. Bunker toured China and Japan,
crossed the Russian empire from Vladi-
vostok 10 Cronstadt. and. having made
a careful study of his subject. is an au-
thority on Oriental trade Developments
and their bearing on Europe and the
United States. He shows that the Pa
cinc coast Of the United States VIII de-
rive the greatest benefit from the 81
berlan road. and incidentally demonstrates
tho benefit OF the open-door policy.
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Lack of Hard-Luck stories.

Those who predicted that the Nome
boats would return with all kinds of hard
luck stories are now in search of another
issue. like a political party, to croak
about.--Ballard News.
The pessimistic croaker does not neces-
sarily confine himself to facts. A lack of
Nome Quitting business has in some
towns caused doleful predictions in abund-
ance as TO the evils that will flow from
the Cape Nome rush
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1t does not seem probable that the
at Philadelphia will make him more of
a figure In New York politics. The only
result OF his work for the vice presi-
Dental nomination has been to place
him before the country at large as
rather small potato.
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Believing as do in expansion and the
advantages II holds out TO the commerce
of the Pacinc coast, | can support no
other ticket than that of Mckinley and
Roosevelt" says Stevens county Demo-
crat or the progressive type.-Colviile
Statesman-Index
The stevens county Democrat Is but one
of many. Th.ie are hundre,ls in this .,tv
who share his sentiments
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HnoNcfnitN lEtb4nn.
The Democratic boxers have left
Warrington and are preparing 10 take
the stump. when they come 20 talk
trusts they will discover that between
the Tammany ice trust and the exorbI-
tanf charges Of che Kansas city hotel
men they will have quite "rassoi" with
the octopus.
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ihe foregoing data as to numerical
strength In ships include battleships,
armored, protected and unprotected cruis-
ers. vessels for coast defense and special
service, torpedo vessels, torpedo boat
destroyers and torpedo boats All vessels
not In the fighting force (such as auxil-
larry vessels, receiving ships and tugs)
are omitted
The subject is comprehensively treated
In page article In the Post-Intelligencer
OF May s, 1900, page 20.
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II the Prohibitionists ever had any
chance of increasing their vote this
year that chance has been lost by the
adoption of the ill-tempered platform
at Chicago.
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Tacoma Herald

INNHfNH EfHI"IN1
Anyone who was absent from me saig
orlng ~ the Popuhsts 70 Gsrmnnia aAs
on Thursday missed big cariaon wblen
yeoeutly appeared Ia one - tte esHis
raperr Thls pictured q corridor IN 20
asylum. there relnr cells On each a5e.
In two 81 the cells opposite % ssc.
other. tVo men were standing, one s'
them asking this question BAY, basl'
"a Ia. uanke Of wheels have you got y
yoa- Ecnd7'' n there 10 any make ~hica
was without representation 10 the meet
Ing at GermauIa hall Il was one that -
unknown Ia ibis community.
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The chief currency in Kaffraria Is
cattle. 1t seems probable that the
nimble dollar gets away there even
more frequently than elsewhere.
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The Democrats ot Arkansas have
nominated JEFF Davis for governor. But.
then, Arkansas always vas a little be-
hind the times. Possibly some % the
Jackson
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STRENGTH OF NAVIEs.

A reader OF the Post-Intell,yepcer asks
VIII You please inform me as 10 the rela-
tive strength of the navies of Great Bri-
tan, Russia, France. Germany and the
United States?
me number Of available war vessels
with total tonnage. of the five leading
nations is as follows:
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A GUARANTEE.

The Post Inteiuxencer hereby
guarantees its advertisers bona
nde paid circulation. Daily, weekly
and Sunday, doubIe that of any
other newspaper pabIished In the
state ~ WASHINGTON. Advertising
contracts VIII he made subject To
this guarantee.
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Speeches which Were Not Made.

FaIrhAFsn Herald.
Here's 20 the speeches that were not
made at Philadelphia, the MSS. OF which
had to return unfoldsd 70 various states
with disappointed orators. Teddys head
end boom moved down a lot Of favorits
cons and shut OF food Of campaign lit
ersiusA Aaa We ARP gisd OF II
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United states and this may help matters
If these leaders appreciate the sanctity
of the oath.