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The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21
COTTON FUTURES.
The Market Very steady Win Prices
60 - Points Higher.


New York, Dec. % The cotton market
advanced y 20 3 points to-day. Inherent
strength aud new bullish influences were
the causes for the general Improvement
"a values and for semi-scarc OF the
bear forces. Aside from some OF the old
time leaders. the bull portion OF the trade
took advantage Of the rise to secure pro.
hts little energy was put forth 10 inter.
est the investment public. and from opon.
ing 10 closing operations were ia good
part Tor the settlement OF OUTSTANDING
obligations prior To the beginning OF the
triple holiday adjournment on che first
call the market was firm with prices 4 TO
. points higher These ngures proved 10
lie the lowest Of the day as after the
opening persistent demand from the
shorts resulted Ia a steady upward move
ment throughout the list European ln-
terests number Of prominent Southern
houses and several floor loadcz brought
on the advance. chiefly January ana
March contracts The cables were favora.
bic, but the dominant influence was OF
further decrease in the movement The
estimates Tor to-morrow's arrivals were
under the ideas OF even the bulls and the
probable amount In sigh, this week was
cut from 5000 TO 5000 Good reports
were received from Southern mills and
Manchester At the close the market was
very steady with prices TO ?! points
higher.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21

GuNPOWDER-P keg. Austin crack
shot 81 %. half kcEF s. -. quarter kegs.
SIS. champion ducking. quarter kegs.
s. %. Dupont and HaEard Emokeless. halt
kegs. 81 49, quartcr kegs. SIS. l-pound
csnisters. to0. less % per cent. Trols-
dorf smokelers powder. i-pound cans. 81.
10 pound cans. PC pound.
Fruits and Nuts.
App. Es- Northern variety. s. 00a8 n
ORANGES tFlal t3"n2 o.
PRUNEs- TO 90. To-. sos 70 eos. ST.:
co. 10 TOE. 7c 7os 90 So SIC sos TO COS. &C.
- 20 i0os. Size.
BANANAs-sI 2sa 20 bunch
LEMONS Market steady. az $50
COCOANUTS 500 per 100
PEASUTS-Ample stock fair demand
market Arm. fancy hand-picked virginia
nor pound. SAC. hand picked Virginia. ex
'ras g.. n q seed peanuts. &C.
NtfTS-Almonds. Tarragona, lie: Ivi~as
TO-: walnuts. French. i2c. Naples. Igihc;
pecans. re. Bfazns re. hlhcrts. i8c: as.
sorted nuts s0-pound and 25-pound boxes.
i2iAc.
Bacon. Hams aud Lard.
BACON-Market firm: y. s e. r. sides
7a.c. y. : Bellies Si.r tI2asterul. accord
iug 90 average size y. = bellies. 77sc
(Westernl. smoked G. " sides sac
HAMs-sugar cured. iisai2isc
LARD-Purc. tn tierces size. In 60.
pounds tins and sopound fuhs. sisc.
compound. In tierces &c. 90 pound tins
ana s9-pOunds tubs. 6ise
MISCELLANEOUS
FIsH-Aackerel. half-barrels. No. l.
$. No. ?, 81 No 3. s. q. kits. No. !.
81 20. No. 2. ti.iQ. No q So. Goldfish. l.
pound bricks. Sc. 2-pound bricks. SIZE
Smoked herring. per box. 1913 Dutch
herring. Ia kegs. 81 10. new mullets. hall.
barrels. $40.
sYRuP-Markct quiet. Georgia and
Florida syrup buying a. 2s0Soc. selling
a aH12e. sugar house az i00i1c
HONEY-Fair demand. strained, Ia bar
rcls. 55N6Qc gallon.
High wines basis. s27
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21

Liverpool. Dec 90 Spot moderate busi-
fair, iS-led good middling 5izd. mid
ding S i3-s2d: low middiing. 7.S2d good
ordinary. ( 3i-32d. ordinary. 25-S2d. The
sales Of the day were 500 bales. 81
which $40 we're FOX speculation and eX-
port. and Included 5so American. Re
celpts I2oco bales. Including SEQ Ameri-
can.
Futures opened quiet but steady ana
closed Arm American middiing low mid
ding clause December, 524n523d. value;
December-January. SOD buyers. Janu-
ary-Fsbruary. 5l7a6isd buyers. Febru-
ary-March. 5.l5d, sellers. March-ApriI
5.l2u5lsd, buyers Aprll-May. 5.lod sellers
May-June. SOFAS oSd. buyers; June-July.
5.05d. buyers; July-August. 502d. buyers
August September. 463d.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21

southern An Increase IA the Lake shore
dividend was talked Of The practical con-
riusiou Of negotiations Go consolidate
GusEenheim's Sons properties with the
American smelling ard RoiiniuE go.
would b was conceded beneft the latter
BANKERS estimate the January dishurH'-
ments ~ the enormous sum Of Sl'0Wp""
The market opened irregular sugar WIS
the leader with wide opening gains *
tending 20 "a. per cent Union faclh' vas
notably strong Buying consldefea soo''
t.ryei, commission houses Northern Pa
clne closed under best not very firm IN
side buying reported haze in the day
Southern Pacific was uoticeabiy heavy
LARGE block OF long stock coming on 'h"
market Traction stocks heavy western
selling steel stocks. Peoples Gas, Retire
nlent Erie End preferred talked about TO.
al sales OF stocks to-day l.sso.2-o
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21
STOCKS AND BONDS.
The Market Continues Active nj Adj
vRBcinE Prices.

The Market Continues Active nj ADJ
vRBcinE Prices.
New York. Dec 2O.-The sock market
to-day did not vary materially In charac-
ter from that which has prevailed for
many days. Except that some OF the
stocks which were rushed upwards. as
well as some OF those which yielded under
the selling pressure to realize profits we're
different from those on previous days the
marke, was the same
Proni-taking was palpably on an enor.
nous scale and was not without effect on
prices. but the inronds made were not SCI
rious and the onerlngs were easily abb
sorhed while this partial weakness In the
markes did not Ia the least impair the
eager rush 70 buy stocks which showed
any dispositica 10 advance The day end
ei with the market more generally reac-
llonary than Tor some time past under n
Hood OF selling 10 take prohfs n Northern
Pacific and other stocks which had shown
ne most aggressive strength during the
day The rush to sell Northern Pacific
was caused hy the publication IN news
bureaus bulletin Of the statement that =
plan had been perfected for the voluntary
retirement Of the preferred stock In Jan
uarV BY exchange TOT general Hen per
cent bonds. 80 per cent Of the bonds
being given for che preferred stock. This
statement WIS not vouched for as BY on
cini authority but u caused a sudden drop
In Northern Pacific 20 STA the price hav-
ing touched s5A. or Ga points over last
night This movement IN Northern Pa
cific was the main feature of the market
but there were various other important
movements which seemed 10 have relation
10 n. including che Wisconsin Central
stocks. preferred Marquette stocks the
Erie stocks and 81 Paul
The street was full OF rumors OF plans
for comb. nations looking 20 a new trans
continental line and 90 the consolidation
Of interests In Northwestern territory.
The gains IN the group mentioned extend
ed all the way from points up 70 Ga IN
Northern Pacific There was besides
Vigorous upward movement in Missouri
Pacific. which carried Il ~ points over
last nirht and caused a revival OF many
old rumors OF plans for extensive consoli-
dalton amongst the Could Southwestern
Railroad companies. a rise IN Union Pa.
cIfc 10 n seemed 20 be due 20 an at
tempt to adjust che discrepancy IN value
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21

The cotton market was fairly active to-
day. with the demand for cotton good.
There was no great disposition 20 sell.
however. at least at concessions. The
spot market closed firm at an advance OF
l-i6c with sales OF 80 bales. Good mid
ding T. o. b. ruled firm around il-l6c
Go csc. with satisfactory business re-
ported BY brokers. The days receipts
were ADO. against $3.50 last year. and
$40 year before last a rise OF from s
20 . points in the cotton futures market
had a strengthening effect on spot mar
kets. many OF which responded in adj
Nances
The following were the Official spot quo
tatlons at che close OF the marke: at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21

MoNEY-The demand keeps fairly up
with the supply.
FOREIGN Market weak
and nominal. Commercial demand stS's
sixty days NTs, ninety days N77i4.
francs Paris ana Havre sixty days
522as Swiss. sixty days 526. Belgian.
b2iis' marks. sixty days. s3a. ninety
days a3h.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE % STEADY:
banks are buyitg az = discount ind
selling a. follows: s25 and under ioc pre-
MUM. 81 10 SO l5c premium: so 20 800
Sc premium: 500 70 500 CSC premium:
$40 and over par
SECURiTIEs-Ther Is apparently but
little money seeking investment
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21

All and depart 'front.' he Ia sys
TRAINS q a FLORIDA EXPRESS Vsti-
bud limited
Pullman Sleeping Richmond Charlotte and Nor
TRAINS 50 UNITED veibued
and
and
q o &c. 10
V r NJ. J. II GULF r. NJ. W. A G. p. A
u G
n ~ has,C enHp Az Atianta Ga
r BIATTNrR cket
G 2 & 7 A Nannah Ca
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21

New York. Dee. 2e.-MOney on call
steady at fG5 per cent, last loan per
cent Prime mercantile paper, f8sM5ia per
cent Sterling exchange steady with ac-
tual business len bankers bills AT SiSfN
FOR demand and at t.s0isn vs. for sixty
days. Posted rates tiSiaisiis. and tiS5a
AS5t- Commercial bills. sL7s7sni.s0ia. Sill
yer certificates. 6lM65a Bar silver, 62ac
Mexican dollars. 50c. Government bonds
irregular. state bonds strong. railroad
l...nl. .frnnn
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21
DRY GOODS.

New York. Dec. 2o-spo, business con
tlnued limited In cotton goods with mail
orders OF average extent. Heavy brown
cottons still quite irregular for spot goods,
steady for contracts Light weight coarse
and fine yarn makes slow al previous
prices Bieached cottons are inactive. but
steady. Print cloths without feature IN
both regular and Odd goods Prints Ia av-
erage request Ginghams SLOW az previous
prices Mems wear woolens for quick de.
livery in fair demand
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21

land dld not advance its maximum Of dis
count as expected. American stocks In
that market were Irregular and lower
with strength. however. exhibited by
Denver preferred. Illinois Central and
PennsylvaDia. Later the market hardened
al around. The general market was
steady and featureless. Consois we're un-
changed a. 81. The continental markets
we're steady.
A prominent Berlin banking house ives
reported 70 be In difficulties Some inpor-
tant railroad meetings were scheduled
FOR to-day. notably those Of Lake Shore.
Michigan Central, Lake Erie and Canada
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21
CHICAGo Markets.

Chicago. Dec. Moderate receipts. bull
tsh Argentine news and dunness 81 IAv-
erpool sustained wheat to-day. May clos
ing unchanged Corn closed =. = ana &c
lower, respectively FOR May. January ard
December. Oats closed shade down and
provisions practically unchanged
Tho leading futures ranged ~ follows:
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21

New York. Dec. a0.-cotton seed oil:
Very few sales were reported to-day and
the market closed about steady. prime
crude barrels. 10. prime summer yellow.
29lac or summer yellow DC prime white.
meal. $500.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21

Charleston, Dec 80 -Turpcutine market
hrm, 3sisc. Resin firm. unchanged
Wilmington y. G.. Dec m-Spirits tur-
pentiue firm al S7036isc Receipts a.
Rosin firm. N.a0i25. receipts. go bar
rcis
Crude turpentine quiet 81 3ou2oo. re-
ccipts l26
Tar steady 81 40: receipts 5le
New orleans. Dec. 90.-Receipts. Ro,ln.
go barrels. exports none
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21
senhnnrh nrcnriaIe..

Baltimore. Dec. ao-seaboarJ common
ioisGiOs. seaboard preferred. 2sis: bonds
a.. 72i1a7gss
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21

Daily Movements at other Ports
Galveston-Dull and steady; middlius,
s'. net receipts, Sos gross. s76s; stock.
"a 7A
New orleans-Firm: middling, . 7-is: net
receipts. b,s22; gross. seq; sales $3.50
stock 572O6s
Mohne-Qulet: mlddling o.; net re-
ceipts. s55; gross. s55: sales. 300; stock.
$3.50
Charleston-sieady: middnng. 2-ls; net
receipts 1852. gross 2692 stock. 1896.
wilmlngton-Quiet. middling. o.: net re-
ceipts. 81; gross. 527; stock ll6oo.
Norfolk-Sleady; middling. s9s; net re-
ceipts, $50: gross. 1886, sales, 1856; stock,
fs2S7
Baltimore-Nominal middling 10: gross,
i69 stock, 1921
New York-Quiet and steady; middlng.
10 i-i6; net receipts. 900; gross. $50 sales
.. stock. IS 800
Bos'on-DuB; middling 10; net receipts.
5i3: gross 1886.
Philadelphia affirm. mlddllng. 10 5-is; net
receipts. i63. gross l63: stock. 5.s2I
Pensaeola-Net receipts. Ss7: gross. 81.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-steady; middling 90: net re-
eeipts, i5i5; gross. i,5i3; sales. go: stock
62e0.
Memphis-ouiet: mlddling. ga net re-
N.ttft"t afN~3f bAsaAf ff~N'H 'AtNNf ~fFFNf ~NN-
1873.
81. Louis--oulet and steady; mlddling.
sls net receipts. ASA; gross. 7.sii; sock.
70 go.
Cincinnati-Quiet middling. 81. net re-
ceipts. 1884: gross. 1884; stock, II fH.
Houston-Dun: middling. o.; net re-
ceipis i2.se6: gross. 1895 stock. ils.sei
louisville-Firm. niddling, ~,
Exports OF Cotton This Day
GaiveEton-Coastwise. sii5.
New Orleans-Continent, 800.
Mobile-Coastwisc 20.
S1vannah-Continent. 5.is3
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 500
Norfolk--Constwlse f1e
New York-Coutiuent. 20.
Ponsacola--Continent. $50.
Total foreign exports from ell ports TINS
Law To The continent. 1889.
= OSaI foreign exports from all ports thus
FAR this week; To Great Britain, A.iis'
10 France. s.ss5; 10 the continent, 5s.ss4
Total foreign exports since Sept. I. 1900:
To Great Britain. i.524is5 90 Franz. Sal,-
40: TO the continent. i,059,5N
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21
ARRIVAL OF TRAINS
DEPARTURE or TRAINS

Magnificent Pullman buffet sleeping car
service 10 Washington. Baltimore. Phlla-
delphia and New York. also 10 Jackson
vile aud Tampa.
Dining care from Savannah 20 Hamlet
and Richmond TO New York
Buffet parlor cars Savannah 10 Meat.
gOmery.
For additional Information apply to
Ticket once. Bun and Bryan streets.
Phone q.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21

a-pound. 77sc SEQ island baEglng. isihc.
TIFS-siaudard. 45-pound. arrow, large
lots. I.30. small lots u.55
salt, Hides ana Wool.
gAt,T-Dsmand u fair and the market
steady. carload lots. iO0-pound burlap
sacks. sc; i0o-pound cotton sacks. CSC /.
iIo.pound burlap sacks. Size. lio-pound
Gotten sacks. 6Zhc' i25-pound buriap
SACKS sshc: i25-pound cotton sacks, 5slac.
bD-pound burlap sacks. Sic.
HlDEs-Market frm. dry fiiut, Isle.
arv salt. iiisc: green salted, S..
WOOI-Nominai prime Georgia. free
Of sand burs and black wool. i3c: black.
iee. hurry i0c. Wax. &c; tailow. SIC
Deer skins. loc.
nrted aud EVapornted Fruits.
APPLES Evaporated. ss.a7c; sun dried.
sisnGc.
neciarines. Toe.
RAiRTNg-L. L.. 500. imperial cabinets.
s2T5: loose. 5o-pound boxes, sac pound.
PEACHES EvapOrated. pealed lTl4c:
unpeaied. sa4dsc
ARS-Evaporated, SIC.
hardware aud building supplies.
LIME. CALCIUM. PLASTER AND
Cemeut-Aiahama and Georgia lime IN
satr demand and sell "a ~ cents barrel;
.peclal caIcined plaster. 500 per barrel,
hafr saBc. Roscdaie cement. u.s0uiB;
rarioad lots. special: Portland cement, re-
tai. S2.zs. carload lots. s2ooa20.
LUMBER. r. o. y. VESSELS. sANAN-
SAH-Affnlmum. yard sizes, fi05Ouii o.:
car snis. n2.gaisoo. dinicult Sizes, 100
s5iSno; ship stock. tiGoo0iSoo, sawn ties.
a 0oas 80. hewn sies, ssB5sc.
OII,-Market steady; demand fair; sig
nal. sa0c. West Virxlnia black. sai2e.
lara kse. ueatafoot. e0d70c; machinery, Is
sfase. rinseed oil. raw. 76isc; boiled, TSitc.
kerosene. prime white. i3o. water white.
ia. Pratt's astral. he; deodorlzed stove
gasoline. drums. iihc empty oil barrels.
delivered So.
sHoT-Drop. 81. %; b. b. and large. sl.Ts:
chilled. SID.
IRON-Market very steady; Swede, SIC.
NAIIs-cut 20 base: wire f.eo base.
BARBED wIRE-S3.s0 per 100 pounds.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21

oATB-N0. mixed carload. -; iob
lots s5a9c: white clipped. cars. &c. job.
toc.
BRAN-Job lots, CSC: carload lots, s0c
IfAY-Markct STEADY, No. ] timothy
seisc; job. sc: No. 2 SOC. job size cars.
sugar and Coffee.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21

centrifugal IS test. sc; mOlasses sugar.
sac. refined quiet.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21
FLUCrUArIoNs N FUTUREs.

New York Dec. 20-Cotton futures
opened hrm and closed very steady. Prices
as folloVr
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21
m,snr,I.,NEors MARkETs.

s.iiy and are kept ~ near as possible
y. cord with the prevailing wholeaaie
,,rlres C.aiclal quotations are not used
y,b.p they disagree with the prices whole
salers ask
POULTRY market 10 steady QUO
t,fions. Broliers. 90a35c per pair, haif
group 45a5Oc; -fourths grown. b5R
a.. hens 6sd7bc. ROSTERS. i0uboc; ducks,
syf75c: geese 75usi %.
TGGs-Fresh cand,ed 25a2ic. cold stor-
RuTTER- tone OF the market is
nrm Quotations: Cooking Gle. imita-
lions. pc; New York state dairy. H'9e
extra Eiglns. re.
CHEESE Market hrm: fancy fun
cream cheese i3aad4o Tor 20 TO 22-pound
average 2sG30-pound averages i3lzc
ERrty Vegetables.
IRISH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 500
sack.
22s
crates. 500. red, $3.50
BreadstuH. Hay aad Grain.
FLOUR Market steady. patent, N25.
straight. $40. fancy. g. 60. family. 9. 90
MEAL, Pearl per barrel. s. So per sack.
81 rs: city meal. per sack. bolted. 81 WM,
1. ater ground. $ll1ts city grits. sacks.
n rs. pearl grits. HudnutE. per harrei.
s. %: per sack. $40. sundry brands.
Ills.
CO. carload lots COO; mixed corn. job lots.
co.: carload lots. b.o.
RICE-Market steady: demand good.
e.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21

BAGGING-Market firm; jute. NJ
mound. sac: large lots. SIC; small lots.
a-pound. 77sc; SEQ island baEging igltc.
TIFS-standard. 45-pound. arrow, large
iots Al 10. small lots. N.13.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21

Trains operoted by e1th meridian time
one hour slower than city time.
Ia effect Dee D. 1870.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21

Short Rios. per 100 pounds
Nav -. -. 81. ~ sG :
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21

Depart Savannah Meridian Timo-one Hour slower
Than city Time.
Schedule IN Eject Dec . 1900
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-04
GET NATURALIzED.

The fact has already been pointed out
that the time within which naturaliza-
ton papers may be obtained, so as to
enable those who obtain them to cast
their votes in the coming spring cleo
ton, will expire with the last day of the
present month.
The q 10 BE desires to repeat the
warning. Those who wish to cast theil
votes at the next city election, who have
not already qualified. must do so within
that period. There are stiil a large
number Of residents Of the city who
are fully qualified by having declared
their intention to become citizens and
by the period Of their residence to be
naturalized and to vote. 1t is refiec-
ton at once on their patriotism and in
telligence that they do not avail them
citizens.
There is no excuse whatever. Natur-
aliZation papers can be had at
any time at no more serious
expense than the time necessary
for visit to the city hall. Clerk
of Courts Rogers, as is we'll known. has
stood ready for some. time past to issue
naturalization papers to all who are
qualified. without any money cost to
them whatever. This is done to over
come the difficulty which poor men may
has been made universal in actual prac-
tice, so that no fee is exacted from any
applicant for naturalization who does
not prefer to pay the usual charges.
The man who will continue unnatur-
allied when facilities such as these are
at his disposal cannot be said to hold
American citizenship or the exercises
of the franchise very highly; and 1t
is perhaps best that he should not take
any part In public affairs even to the
extent of voting. But as a matter Of
fact. as most of us know. the failure
to apply for naturalization Is rarely, If
ever. due to such influences. Lack Of
time and often of the money necessary
to pay court fees usually operate to
keep men from getting their papers.
The G o b e hopes that the political
representatives of both political parties
will actively engage themselves in the
work of naturalization from now until
the end of this month The coming
election Is one the result of which will
gravely affect the well-being of the city
for all time. Every citizen or resi-
dent who has any understanding at all
of the conditions prevailing, no matter
what his political belief, has by this
time become assured that we must have
our local concerns conducted on high
er plane of economy and responsibility
than they have been for some years
past, If we are not to come to COM
plete halt In the race of municipal prog
ress.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-04
ISSUE Is SPRUNG.
Senator Petiigrew Seeks Light on
Philippine War.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Senator Petit
grew today offered the following resou-
ton which went over under objection:
Resolved, That the secretary Of war
be. and he is hereby directed to inform
the senate whether Gen. Torres, one Of
the officers Of the Philippine army. came
to Gen. Otis with flag Of truce on Feb.
5, 1899, the day after the fighting COM
menced between our forces and those OF
Aguinaido, and stated to Gen. Otis that
Aguinaldo declared that fighting had been
begun accidentally, was not authorized
by Aguinaldo, and that Aguinaldo wished
to have 1t stopped, and that to bring
about a conclusion Of hostilities, he pro-
posed the establishment of a neutral zone
between the two armies. Of a width that
would be agreeable to Gen. Otis, so that
during the peace negotiations there might
be no further danger Of conflict between
the two armies. and whether Gen. Otis
replied that fighting having once begun
must go on to the grim end. Was Gen.
Otis directed by the secretary of war to
make such answer? Did Gen. Otis tele-
graph the secretary Of war on Feb. 9.
1899. as follows:
"'Aguinaido now applies for eessa-
ton Of hostilities and conference; have
declined to answer and did Gen. Otis aft
erwards reply that he was directed by
the secretary, of war; and what answer
If any did he or the secretary of war
make to the application to cease fight
ing?"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-04
THE CLUB AS A POLITICAL
WEAP0N

G'he chaotic conditions in Republican
political circles is thus described editor
tally by that stanch Republican news
paper, the st. Paul Dispatch:
''The conviction must long since have
been forced upon every intelligent and
observing mind that no citizen, candidate
for Office, or newspaper can command a
hearing and respect in conventional POI
litical circles except through the agency
of club. In other words. he who would
WELD influence must come prepared to
show fight and demonstrate his ability
as well as his readiness to make trouble
for those who oppose him. The man who
cares so little for the party that he
would help to wreck 1t IL he Is not rec
ognized" is the one who reaps what has
been sown by party adherents. 1t Is be-
cause of this system that so many who
would otherwise be good party men pre-
fer to stay at home and read the papers
on election day..
The expert and liberal use OF "a club"
has long been the recognized forte Of the
Dispatch and the circle CT politicians
whose views 1t represents and whose In
terests 1t has at different times attempted
to advance. The frank admission repub-
lished above may be good for the edl-
torial soul Of that paper. but 1t is not
news