The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-12-06

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Mckinley's message.
Hoke Smith says the South will not
follow Bryan again. The Southern
papers generally say that if the Demo-
cratic party is to be reorganized, the
South, which has alone remained stead
fast i'll the faith should do the reor-
ganizing. There is also disposition in
other quarters to read ex-President
Cleveland and members of his Cabinet
out of the party. Meanwhile Bryan is
receiving support in his effort to retain
the leadership and is an important
factor to be reckoned with.
At a conference of leading citizens,
held last week. it was declared that the
only hope for New York city was the
overthrow of Tammany, and commit
tee Of fifteen was appointed to watch
the municipal authorities. Ex-Mayor
-\bram :. Hewett was one of the
speakers. He based his remarks Epon
his experience as the chief executive Of
the city, and the facts which he related
We're startling, even to those who were
well acquainted with the system of
leVying b1ackmail upon vice which there
obtains. He showed conclusively that
responsibility for crime rests upon the
police: that responsibility for the police
rests upon Mayor ' an Wyck, and that
Mayor Van Wyck is officially creation
OF Tammany Hall.
Among the speakers at the recent
farmers institutes in Aroostook coun-
tv We're Mr.. Joseph Ellis of South
Brooks and Hon. r. W. Ellis of E1nb-
den. formerly Of Belfast. the former a
member of the Maine Board of Agri-
culture. Mr., Joseph Ellis spoke on the
subject "MaiHe's Best Crops" contin-
ing his remarks entirely TO fodder crops,
and recommending for Aroostook coun-
ty. oats. barley AID clover. He dwelt
especially on the value of oats as food
,.
and also for the straw as a food. fertil-
iZer and absorbent and urged the keep
ing OF more live stock, and the rota-
ton of crops. The Maine Farmer says
Hon. r. W. Ellis was greeted with
enthusiasm wherever he spoke His
subject was THE Maine Dairyman,
4 Ia -,
spire and help his hearers At the
close of his address he was kept busy
answering questions for nearly an
hour
The estimated increase of the wealth
Of the United States in the last decade
is So, 900, 100000, bringing the total
wealth of the country up to $9l 900, 0O0,-
900. This means an average for each
inhabitant of Sl,l95. The average in
crease OF wealth between 1900 and 1900
was 1897 per inhabitant, and the est.
mated savings S37.70 per inhabitant.
The United States is, to-day, the
richest country in the world, and with
almost boundless possibilities before it.
The coal supply of Europe is about ex-
hausted and we have only recently
added coal to our exports, with the
promise of rapidly increasing output
Our agricultural implements and ma
chinery, printing presses, sewing ma
chimes, locomotives and material used
in building railroads, steel bridges, ETC.,
etc, are in demand from every quarter
of the globe: and in many lines of
manufactures we can defy competition.
With the passage of the shipping bill
by Congress, and the prospect that the
increased cost of coal will greatly
lessen the competition from tramp
steamers, general revival of shipbuild-
ing and a greatly increased merchant
marine is assured.
The proposed new charter for the