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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18

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The sun., 1900-09-20

To rHR EDITOR oP THE SUN-Sfr' Last week,
dispatches contained account Of one Mt Bry
ans Characteristic speeches In which he uoted as
referrng 10 the condition Of the anthracite miner nov
engaged in his customary decen Al strike In this
speech MI Bryan drew pititul pen picture Of a
human being tonng and sweating like beast Of tn.
hsld all day long in the dark and gloomy bowels Of
tn, Earth for the measre sum Of 70 cents per diem.
what rot!
Having lived in tn, anthracite coal regions for a
period Of twenty eight yeats consider that am
privileged to say: whstrot
The interior Of our mines Is lighted with electricity.
The miner Of to day doeS not toll and sweat like a
bsast Of the neld on the contrary II Is not an in
frequent occurrence for miner desirous OF taking a
three day outing at some pleasure resort to 90
into the mine al 9 clock In the morning and before
cut su1cient coal to keep his aborrr abor.
ers-in some cases miner EMPLOYS three laborers-
working three days 10 load the coal and send It the
surface. Here. then Is miner-a brother 90 the
mule, who. In six hours. has worked three shifts
for which under no Circumstance, or set OF ereum.
stances is he permitted TO earn pron OF less than
81 so for each and every shift" use the word
'p>rmitted" because II Is an invarable rule a Gus.
tom Of the trade In this coal region that at the end
Of the month miner has failed TO average sssO per
shift a suticsni allowance" of powd.r OIL and
yATdAge t. given him to make tnat average N
miner works twenty nVe shifts a onlh hts wages can
10 no event be less than S62 90, During the month
Of August last ~ PER cent Of tn miners Ia the
Ia ekawannA region cleared over $50.
Mi Bryan has been sadly misinfnrmsd this
question. n his knowltdge Of other questions is
based on better Information than this, his
Anees m ust ~ the vsriest snphlsttv. 4. r.
SCRANToS. Pa, Sept 10.
The sun., 1900-09-20
The Imperial American People.

To THE EDITOR oF THE SuS-Sir: The term
imperialism" Is fung out N this campaign by
Bryan and his crowd as II It was a word OF
shame odious, detestable and hateful to the
people in It's very essence. When did the time
arrive when II became OF such evil import to
the Americans
Here in New York we have always boasted Of
our imperial" State. Its American inag ina
tion has always been stirred by the thought Of
the Imperial domain" Of our nstion-a favorite
phrase with the Fourth OF July orator when
IN my time the MEXICAN War added 10 that do
main. American boasts swelled with pride at the
extension Of our empire" Why did we fight
so long and 80 desperately for the Uniou' II
vas because we would not suffer the i'm
perial" American domain to be cut up. We
would not let the South secedc. for we were too
proud OF our empire" to allow II to be d.
vided between two distinct governments
The Democratic party long ago sought 10 ac-
quire Cuba. and IL It had so happened that such
an acquisition had been made an issue OF an
election, Democratic triumph would have been
inevitable. Marcy arranged treaty for the
acquisition or annexation OF Hawaii. which
failed because OF the death Of the then Ha-
waiian King. II II had gone through and an
election had turned on IL, the Democrats would
have won hands down.
We lwere not afraid OF imperialism" then.
We were not afra d To graduate from Sovereign
into Emperor The more the national territory
was expanded the more American breasts
swelled with pride. We did not find the Decla-
ration Of Independence in our wav then.
Nor do believe that the American people
have changed since those days and are any
more afraid OF imperialism" now than they
were then. or that the word is any the less
grateful TO their ears
Mark my word. Bryan IL playing a losing
card with his imperialism" 1t is a fne. rolling
word and the American People like the sound
OF II. They feel bigger and prouder as the I'm
perial American People What people Wouldn't
An IMPERIAL AMERICAN.
NRw YoRK. Sept. 10.
The sun., 1900-09-20
Two Million Soul. and Two MILLION Eagles.

1.-The Twentieth Century Movement OF the Metho-
dist Church TO .OOo 600 souls before the end Of
1901 Is the It s spoken Of In the daily papers
with bit OF sarcasm in the expression. They say II
Is now being organized. that II was proposed by
Bishop Thoburn and Endorsed by the General Con
ference last May. That In the four letters TO the
Iud,pSrd,nf from the Conference mention was
made OF this proposal is proof that It received very
It'll. notice there; and yet ought 10 be- II seriously
undertaken the most important Of all the acts OF the
Conference.
proposition Was made some time ago 10 cele-
brate the twentieth century by contribution Of
$50, ,OoO.O 900 for Methodist Church and edu.
cational purposes Then II was suggested that
something should be done In the way Of saving souls
The ngure was put. We believe. at 1000 ono. Then
II occurred that Il did not look well 10 get
only 1000. 900 souls while getting SEQ. .OoO. 900.
THIS diflculty happily surmounted by put.
ting Il 1000 900 souls and 1000. oOO eagles.
Shall tell why II is with something OF cringe that
reads OF the scheme Partly because II seems
devised not simply out Of pure love for souls but in
considerable part out OF denomina al ambition and
vaingory. Partly because II applies 10 the conver-
sion Of men the sort Of rivalry OF zeal that Is
employed in raising a $1,000. 900 fund, such as
churches are familiar with.
The sun., 1900-09-20
The Colonel and the Farmer.

Colors-My downtrodden friend, are you aware
that the Empire Is running you
Fdrmtr-We ell. Colonel. I told Maria ia 90 10 town
and buy her set OF Empire furniture for the bedroom
today. but Ir,oson 'twont quite ruin me
CoiorsI-But your liberty is in danger
FdrrprNot. long as behave myself, and I
slvays calculate TO do that.
Colon,i- But my friend, the Trusts with the Money
Trust at their head, are beggarlng you.
Fdrnsr-well. they'll be a long time doing H. I'm
In the Money TruS, myself now.
CoiorslBut surely you are afraid of the rsvages OF
the Octopus'
Fd,ns--l don't care a rap for no Octopus as long
A. the pesky graSshoppers keep out Of the way
. Coionei-But there's the mortgage.
Fdrn~-Yep. lent money on one yesterday
CoIors'-But surely you do not approve the reten
ton Of the Philippines
Fd-msr-Colonel, when get hold Of a good thing
keep hold Of IT, when I get money enough to buy
NOR. land. ! buy IT,
CoiontI-BuL my dear SIR, would you put the man.
made dollar above the God made mani
Fdrn,r-No. but I'd put the man.nade dollar In
the man made bank And must get there before the
bank shuts up. SO you'll have 10 excuse me
Colonel.
Coionsi-But my misguided friend. think Of the
Decarauon--
Fdrme-How did you know that Bill Ghbings
made to my second daughter, Eliy Ann last
night Yep and I've got " 20 and price pian.rs and
things this afternoon. Good.by exit singing:
20. like To see nve and love TO see ten.
So, no. here We 60 for Mckinley in again"
The sun., 1900-09-20
The Truth About Gum shoe Bill

The Hon. WILLIAM JOEL STONE Of
Missouri has come out Of the West TO in
struct the Eastern Democrats and take
New York by the ears. He brings with
him his celebrated rainbow umbrella and
secondhand collection Of prophecies
borrowed from the Hon. JIM JONES. the
Cotton Bale Trust man. And he brings
n little more. A grievance. A worm in
the bud Wander about the corridors
of the Hoffman House and you will find
Bill STONE wandering, too In my
unceasing warfare against monopoly"
saws WILLIAM JOEL, nothin' has hurt
my feelings more. than being called Gum
Shoe BILL | am not Gum Shoe BILL.
When was a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor OF Missouri, !
had two rivals. Farmer DICK DALTON
of Rallies county, where the Salt River H.
and Judge JIM GIBSON Of jackson. Judge
JIM GIBSON of Jackson is a quiet man.
He makes no noise, but he gets there all
the same The people called him Gum
Shoe JIM Now | needed name. So
| said to my dear old fellow citizens Of
Missouri Till was ~ years old. | had no
OtneT ClOlneS InHU N lON SIlHl lUdl 'dIle
down to my knees. And my fellow Citi
zens saw the baleful effect Of monopoly
and made me Governor Of Missouri. But
please remember that | am not Gum Shoe
Bill am, and am proud to be. Shirt
Tail BILL.
In the case OF statesman like the Hon.
WILLIAM JOEL STONE these distinctions
are important. Yet something must be
given 10 the spirit OF fact. Something
too. 20 the popular instinct, In million
homes the Hon. WILLIAM JOEL STONE
is known as Gum Shoe BILL" No hand
is strong enough 70 remove him from that
altar OF idolatry. His gentle felt-shod
movements. his low voice, his lovely dream
like wig-like hair withdraw him from the
sphere Of the tangible and take him into
the heaven Of limited editions.
Yet in these swooning flights into the
The sun., 1900-09-20
FAvORs CREED REVISION.
The Presbytsry OF Morris and Orange Appoints
Committee 10 Bring IL About.

SUMMIT. n. j., Sept. i9-Those who favor
q revision OF the Westminster Confession OF
Faith triumphed over the opponents Of new
creed at the session OF the Presbytery OF Nor
ris and Orange held here yesterday. The
victory was by the slender margin OF eight
votes and a decision was reached only after
a long ana animated discussion. The aTgu-
ment was entirely on the two phases OF the
Confession relating TO the deinnaton Of un-
baptized infants and the phrase describing
the Pope as the man OF sin.
The question OF Just what supplementary
statement should be demanded was not taken
mp. but committee was appointed 10 present
a report at the next session OF the Preshytery
on this committee are the Rev Charles Town
send pastor Of the First Church Of oronge
The Rev Dr. John Fulton Patterson, pastor
9f the Central Church OF Orange; the Rev
William II Wolverton of Boonton. and tlders
e 4 Rose OF Dover and Joseph +. Randolph
The. Rev Dr. James F. Riggs of the Brick
Church. East Orange, favored revision because
With the accepted belief Of Presbyterlans OF
the present day. The Rev. Dr. Alfred Erdman
of horristown opposed revision, holding that
pronouncils. u verdict Of demnation upon
Ts!d5 GhildTen dying gnbspansd TIE Rey Esi pr
the Apostle Paul mS said II many % things thai Was
pretend to understand ali the Confession 2, q
church 10 subscribe to ali its tenets'
The Rev. DR. John Fulton Patterson asserted
that the demand for revision was but the be-
ginning OF an attack on the entire Calvlnistic
theory. and. II Tlccessfu would lead 70 de-
mand for an entirely new creed While such
might not be the intention OF ths ministers and
people In this Presbytery. yet Il was the object
desired by those who had started the agitation
In favor Of revision.
Cries OF Not No" were made all over the
house at thi. statement from Or. Patterson.
=, Remarks In favor Of revision were made by
the Rev DR.. Wolverton Of Boonton; the Rev,
Mr. Townsend Of Orange, the Rev, I. T. Cham
bers Of Dover. the Rev. DR. w. W. Holloway
South Orange. Elder +, Z. Ross Of Dover and
Elder Baker Smith Of Morristown. These
speakers declared that 4 revision OF the creed
ia necessary ii the Church IL TO prosper. but all
denied that they were actIated by any desire
for an entire new creed or expected 10 abandon
any OF the teachinRs Of Calyinisln.
The sun., 1900-09-20

tions. They showed so oonclusively thai
there was nothing In the issue. whether
called paramount OF subsidiary. thai
BRYAN saw that he must hitch his ie TO
to something else In order to get ahead
and this time he chose trusts"
/ Imperialism had dropped out OF the
campaign. 1t had terrified the American
people no more than did the Copperhead
CRY Of thirty six years ago that our liberties
/ were being destroyed by the war for the
! Union. At the South. too, where alone
BRYAN is sure OF any Electoral votes,
( his imperialism from the first. has been
only a laughing stock. No paper and
no man Of any consequence In that part OF
the Union looks upon II as other than a
humbug and those most deserving OF re-
spect for ability upbraid him for his folly
in loading the humbug on the Democratic
party Nor Is his new issue Of the trusts "
proving OF any better service TO him. The
more workmen think about the modern
development OF the corporate prinolple
the more they are coming to agree with
Mr.. HEWITT that through II : We have now
entered on the final struggle for industrial
freedom"
Thus the ground has been cleared for
the one great contest of this campaign
the contest between gold and silver as the
standard Of value. 1t was tactical
blunder for BRYAN 70 get of that ground
where alone he had any strength. In the
vain hope OF attracting to him his natural
enemies when his whole energy needed
TO be expended In keeping In line his en-
thusiastio followers Of 1895. Where he
gains one by trying to cover up his true
uniform he loses twenty; for his strength
lay In popular belief that he was at least
honest In his leadership,
Nor has his trickery lessened the fear
Of the man which defeated him In 1895
IL has served rather TO increase the alarm
by showing that he Ia shifty demagogue
of a character generally too dangerous
TO be trusted in the Presidency on any
platform. Meantime the conviction that
sure ruin would follow the triumph OF the
le-to-i candidate has strengthened AS
imperialism has weakened. BRIASs
course in debating 1t as a condition OF his
acceptance OF the Kansas City nomination
and his subsequent attempts TO delude
people into supporting it by the trick OF
putting out, first, imperialism and then
the trusts as the paramount ISSUE
have added further distrust of him per
sonally. 1t has come TO pass, therefore.
that the paramountcy Of the issue OF the
standard is now established indsputaby.
The alarm provoked by his candidacy Is
steadily increasing and by this time next
month it is likely TO be az great as 1t was
in 1895, In all business circles, more par
ticularly. The humbug Of the Democratic
campaign has been exploded and the
country IL now facing only the actual
and serious and momentous issue.
The sun., 1900-09-20
PRESIDENT N'EINLEY.

To THE EpIroR or The SUS--Sir: It Is
impossible for an American who loves his coun-
try to read unmoved the Instructions OF Presi-
dent Mckinley TO the Philippine Commission.
publ iShed in your issue OF the 18th inst
Every line Of IL betrays the conscicntiousness
OF the high-mindcd Executive and warm
hearted man anxious to perform most faith
fully the welghy duties that have deyolved
upon him. TO fulfil every obligation with deep
sense OF respopsbty TO God and 20 his fellow
men. How absolutely free Is II from any ul-
terror purpose How full Of earnest desire for
the peace. welfare and happiness Of the people
who have been brought bv recent events TO
share freedom OF which they have heretofore
had no knowledge
Its noble utterances will doubtless be made
light of bv the Presidents political adversanes.
and distorted from their simple straightfor-
ward meaning Yet nevertheless II IL a great
state paper, worthy to rank among the greatest
hSi naST dis be- 40 raeasded by by men Of ali
parties as time passes and the smoke OF tho
present campaign no longer obscures clear
well be considered rs the charter of their liber-
ties. and II requires no git o. prophecy TO
know that in The years to come their veneration
for IL Will be like 10 mat wi tn which We regard
the Declaration OF Independence.
For one am profGSndGy hy grTtt Wn ne Msx e
ley and not by william Jennings Bryan, II
takes the breath away 10 think how different
would have been the entire scope and purport
OF the document had the hitter been Its author.
The closing sentences o. this masterly paper
impress me particularly In them the dignity
and force Of all that goes before rise 10 a climax
OF solemnity "a though the writer mind were
surcharced with sense OF the sacredness OF
hand OF Almighty God In the historic happen
ings leading TO this dav and recognizes the OBJ
legations imposed upon us by Him. Can any
member OF he commission ever forget the In
junction Of that closing charge or fail 10 he
guided by It's spirit In his effort TO solve the
for Adjustment
We have a right as a people TO be proud Of
our President GEOHdIAN
NEW YORK, Sept. TO-
The sun., 1900-09-20
Blank and Howe.

Since the Hon. DoSETsoN CAFFERY
positively declines the nomination OF the
National Party for President. the eyes OF
the thirty-seven or thrty-eight Agui-
naldists composing that party will turn
instinctively TO SCHURz
Mr.. ScHuRz has been In many parties,
and in several parties several times. with
intermissions; but he has never been at
the head Of any party.
Now Is his chance probably the last
chance he will ever have.
We are we'll aware OF the circumstance
that Mr.. SCHURz IL not Constitutionally
eligible for the Office Of President Of the
United States That might be an objec-
ton, II the thirty-seven or thirty-eight
Ag,iinaldists who are looking for a can
dIdate expected or hoped to elect him
But they merely want to assert principle
and record a protest. and for that purpose
the Hon. CARL SCHURz will serve as well
as any other man.
There ia nothing in the Constitution
which prevents the National Party from
nominating and voting for the Hon. CARL
ScHuRz for President. He ia ineligible
for the office. but his moral and sentimental
qualifications Az him in an eminent degree
to be the figurehead Of protest.
The same thing is true Of the Hon. MoN-
rAauE r. LRvERsoS, NJ. D., the correspond
ent Of Dear Sir and Brother APAcIBLR
and the author Of the theory that President
McKINLEYs military operations in the
Philippines constitute piracy" Like Mr..
SCHuRz, DR.. JEFFERSON is not natural
born citizen Of the United States. but our
remarks about the Constitutional right
Of the thirty-seven or thirty-eight members
Of the National Party to nominate and vote
for SCHuRz apply equally to LEvRRsoN.
And they apply equally TO AGUINALDo
himself II SEIZURE refuses and LEVER
son declines, why not "AGUISALDo and
HowR?"
The sun., 1900-09-20
One Tongue and Two.

When our esteemed contemporary the
Buffalo Courier speaks Of the one speech
which THEODORE ROOSEVELT is making
every day In the West It pays TO Roosk-
WILT a compliment due TO the entire Ne
publican stump army.
There Is only one Republican speech
this year. IL varies according TO the In
tellectua grasp or the rhetoric OF the indi-
vtdual speaker, but In substance 1t is always
the same, because never In any section OF
the Union does It slur any part OF the
Republican platform. II our contemporary
wants TO find varieties OF campaign talk II
will And them with the Democrats, whose
speakers In one portion OF the country
are trying TO conceal the party issue that
IL made most OF somewhere else.
In every Republican speech will be found
q plea for these three things:
Loyalty to the flag
Preservation Of the national credit.
Inviolability Of the courts.
Taken together the divided voices OF
the Democracy are calling for
Treachery to the flag.
Destruction OF the national credit,
Degradation Of the courts.
IL there are voters who while they cant
stir within themselves any political partisan
ship still have prejudice for straightfor-
wardness and frankness. they will vote the
Republican ticket,
The sun., 1900-09-20
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY OPENS.
Largest Class In Its History-President Patton's
Address TO the students.

PRINCETON, y j.. Sept 10 The academic
year at Princeton University opened this after
noon with exercises in Marquand Chapel Pres
ident Francis l. Patton delivered the address
He welcomed the students TO the university.
addressing himself particularly TO the enter
ing men. He advised each 10 associate him
self with one OF the two religious societies
here After reviewing the changes which
paid high tribute 10 Prof J NJ Baldwin.
who has iust finished the editing OF a psychology
cal dictionary at oxford University Prof
Baldwin recently received the degree Of doc
tor OF science from oxford and is the first
man In the country 10 be honored in this man
ner by that institution.
President Patton announced that beginning
with this year all studies in the senior year will
be elective. and he expressed the hope that the
time would shortly come whom the degree Of
bachelor Of arts conferred by Princeton would
entite the student to year credit in the course
Of medicine or law Speaking Of the chair Of
politics which was founded last year nj an eS-
pense oftlOoo 900. he said that It was the purpose
Of the chair 10 instruct the students in the sCen-
tifc knowledge Of politics, but that lis scope
would not be 10 theoretical as to exclude the
discussion OF living issues =
The returns Of the entrance examinations
held yester day and to-day are not in yet but
II Il certain that the class Of ol will be the
largest that ever entered the university. II is
estimated that the class will contain about 375
students. The total attendance a. the university
will exceed / 800. which shows a gain OF 100
over last years figures.
The sun., 1900-09-20
The Fouls on the 5o..

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sr: Being very
much interested In yachting. have followed thu
OF the i'm ported English shippers OF the 7os
this summer. and It isa curious thing that This sum
mers racing in that class has been productive Of more
fouls and protests than have appeared in any ono
season that can remember and in every case one OF
the Engshmen has been the skipper OF the yacht In
fault,
In the Glen Cove rae. oi the New York Y. G.,
hlneola and Rainbow nearly came together, and
Mneola got OF lightly with what WAS practically .
reprmand
In the Newport races Mneoa m ade a gIartng foul
ny forcing Yankee when the latter was on stArboard
tack and Mineola on port tack and for this Mineola
was disqualified.
In almost the next rae. Mineola and Yankee fouled
twice and the hrst was decided against Mlneoia lsaV
ing the last one undecided
And now Mlncoa and Rainbow come together a.
oyster Bay. disquaifying Rainbow
Whether this is or Is not usual In English yach;
racing am not prepared 10 say. but II certainly has
never happened In this country before and I, great
pity To have sport spoiled by professionals trying V
set advantage in race by not sailing In stric, -
cordance with the rules AMATEUR.
NEW YORK. Sept H.