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Evening star., 1900-09-20
Mr. Bryan's Attorney General.

on the subject of trusts MIR. Bryan says
III his letter of acceptance:
Our platform, after suggesting certain
specific remedies pledges the party to an
unceasing warfare against private monopoly
in nation, state and city. l heartily ap-
prove of this promise: if elected, it shall be
my earnest end constant endeavor to fulfill
the promise in letter and spirit. | shall Sc
lect an Attorney General who WILL without
fear or favor. enforce existing laws"
Have you the man i'll mind now, Mr..
Bryan? If so. you might strengthen your
self in certain quarters by naming him. 1t
would be an unusual performance. But you
are an unusual and unconventional man,
and are seeking the presidency by unusual
and unconventional means Popular rumor
assigns Gov. Aitgeid to that post If tcis
l. correct. your confirmation OF it at this
time would add at least to public interest
in the trust question. The populists would
warm to you as never before.
The Department of Justice has long been
under partisan denunciaton for alleged in
ference as 10 the uprooting of trusts. Anti
trust laws have been on the books for some
years. and the charge has been that they
needed only to be vigorously enforced to
accomplish the object of their authors. At
t0rney General Miller caught the lash from
the beginning 10 the end of his term be-
trusts did not wilher away at the
bare mention of his name.
When Mr.. Olrey came in. the lash was
even more heavily laid on him. He was
Denounced as Il corporation lawyer who had
been put at the head of the department for
the express purpose Of protecting the trusts
II the phrase he has lately coined and ap-
piled 20 the presidency had existed in that
day, il would have been said that the at
torney generalship had been ''syndicated -
and that the reward of the big corpora tions
which had contributed to Mr.. Cleveland 5
second election now 10 be seen in Mr..
Olneys appointment. Indeed, upon just such
an allegation, the leading democratic news
paper of the United States-now supporting
Mr.. Bryan-under;ook to drive Mr.: Olney
out Of the cabinet.
Mr. Griggs has been a mark for attack
solely. as would appear. because he lives in
New Jersey. aud many of the trusts are
Incorporated under the laws of that state
His critics seem to- take the ground that
had he as Attorney General been sufficient
ly Vigilant these interpretations might all
rave been prevented. At any rate, why
has he not put an end TO them in some
way or other?
Mr.. Bryan himself has no reputation a..
q lawyer. He is an orator and an agitator
But II he has his eye on lawyer who can
take the same antitrust statutes that Rich
ard Olney and John w. Grggs have found
insufficient for their purposes and make
them work to the downfall of the trusts he
ought to name him to the country at once
Evening star., 1900-09-20
Great Success on Galveston Day.

The manner in which the public of
Washington turned out yesterday to swell
the receipts of the Galveston benefits de-
serves commendation in the same meas
ure that the theatrical managers have
earned the gratitude Of the people for their
generosity. The results are far beyond all
reasonable anticipations. Three thousand
dollars on a matinee day. with the prices
kept at the usual scale. represent a great
outpouring of people. The community will
not forget the public-spirited response of
the managers to the call for help. By this
addition to the Districts fund the total will
BE- brought to a most satisfactory point and
give the capital a creditabie standing
among the cities. Governor Sayers' thanks,
already received. show how keenly the
Texans appreciate the immediate aid sent
to them from Washington.
Evening star., 1900-09-20
A Decent Police Court Needed.

The appeal of the police court judges for
decent quarters cannot be easily disre-
garded by the Commissioners or Congress.
Indeed it is not likely to be unheeded by
the former, for early In his term Commits
sioner Macfarland visited the police courts
for the purpose of ascertaining how far
they fail to meet the requirements. What
he saw there convinced him that the Dis
trict is disgraced by the quarters now as
signed TO these important courts, and a
strong recommendation for a new building
may therefore be expected. If it should
be found that Congress is unwilling at the
forthcoming session to provide for the
municipal building. or If 1t should be deter
mined that ii would be unwise to house
the police courts in such structure when
built, then 1t will be necessary to press ur-
gently for direct appropriation foI
a new court house, designed specially for
these courts and with facilities for ex-
pansion. Every consideration demands an
immediate effort to replace this apology for
q court house with modern structure.
Evening star., 1900-09-20
Military Conditions In the Philippine,

While the Taft commissions special re-
port vividly presents the situation in the is
lands II does not offer anything specially
new, for the reason that the conditions 1t
describes are the natural and gradual de-
velopments from those which have existed
for several months. and have been widely
exploited. This report is merely formal
specification of the state of affairs today,
and IS valuable in that 1t outlines the extent
of the American accomplishments and du-
ties at this juncture- There Is no call for
criticism, however. because il reveals that
troops are still necessary in the islands to
maintain the American sovereignty. A dis
position exists in prejudiced quarters to
hail the report as repudiation of General
OTIS and a revelation of the hollowness of
the claim that the islands are pacifed.
The war in the Philippines is over. just
as General Otis said 1t was. as every intel
ligent traveller has reported IL to be, as the
Taft commission now reports II TO be- 1t is
over in the sense that there Is no demand
today for formal military enterprise. for
large aggressive movements, for plan Of
campaign. 1t Ii over in the sense that n
regiment can march with impunity any
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where In Luzon. and seattle any insurgenf
force collected to oppose It. 1t Is over In
the sense that the insurrection has been re-
duced to very small proportions and repre-
sents now only the maleyolent activity OF
a few political agitators and numerous but
small and scattered bands of outlaws. 1t Is
over In the sense that a great majority Of
the people are pacifc-not merely pacified.
but pacific-consenting to the experiment Of
American sovereignty, yet fearful of the
reprisals of the bandits in case the police
protection afforded by the American soldiers
is withdrawn from them.
The critics of the administration ask:
Why, if the war is over, should it be neces-
sary to maintain in the Philippines an army
of 1000 men, backed by nine-tenths of the
native population? They ignore the fact
that the natives disposed to be friendly to
the United States are unarmed and at the
mercy of the robber bands, desiring only
the right to live in peace, glad of the secur-
ity of American government now that they
are persuaded that Americans do not wear
horns and are not the devils Aguinaldo's
men have painted them. They ignore the
fact that the American soldiers now in the
islands are little more than policemen. who
are certain to be replaced rapidly as pos
Sible by native forces.
Would q state of war exist in the Islands
If the towns were guarded by native con-
stables. whose sole duty. with the SOL
diers today. Is to represS the bandits of the
neighborhood and to punish malefactOrs?
Does state of exist in the city Of
Washington today because in the course of
human events it is necessary to- maintain
here a police force capable of suppressing
and Furnishing the inevitable offenders
against the laws of life and property?
Yet such is virtually the situation in the
Philippines today. where the American sol
diers are engaged chiefly in protecting the
natives from the assaults of thieves and
murderers Gen. Otis fully described the
situation as 1t existed in January last when
he said to The Stars editorial correspond
ent in Manila:
'Whiie the real war is over the need of a
The process of wedding out the robber
bands Will be slow and tedious, but the re-
suit is sure.
The Taft commission now says with OBJ
vious truthfulness that this process will be
greatly facilitated when the F'ilipinos have
been assured OF a continuation OF Amer-
can sovereignty. For then the pacificos,
many of whom have maintained an attitude
OF cold neutrality toward the Americans to
guard against the reprisals threatened
against those who openly accept the new
sovereignty will receive guarantee that
the garrisons which now stand between
them and destruction or torture will not be
Withdrawn until effective substitutes are
provided. and that they will not be given
over to the despotism of the AguinaIdian
rule. with its fierce tribal hatred and it's
certain crueltieS.
Evening star., 1900-09-20

The campaign increases in interest all the
time. Every day brings some fresh an
nouncement which shows how bold all
along the line is the play for the great
national prize. The latest relates to Mr
Olney He is going on the stump for Mr.
Bryan and is to make his debut in Chicago
He is not at once to get right down next to
the people, as Mr.. Bryan himself does, but
will use as buffer a political club and
speak before that. His remarks. however.
will reach the rank and file through the
redium of the newspapers, and maybe
after an experience or two of that kind he
will throw off all restraint and declaim
from the rear end Of railroad coach. or
from a rough plank stand at some railroad
crossing.
Chicago has been well selected. The
Er,snites are undoubtedly keeping up their
nerve. 1t I'm that city the issue of
government by Injunction raised,
and as the result of Mr.. Olneys energy
while Attorney General in Mr. Cleveiand's
second cabinet. Eugene Debs, 1t will be
remembered. set up in the windy city few
years ago as the whole thing. defed all
authority. national. state and city. and
threw the place into riot. Mr.. Oiney had
old fashioned ideas about such things. and
tackled Mr.. Debs and his cohorts with the
national authority and overthrow them
II was a good days work. Every lawabid-
ing man in the country benefited by it.
Labor and capital alike served, and
business was resumed.
Nevertheless. Mr. Olney in some quarters
was severely censured. He was denounced
as an enemy of labor and in due time
feature of the episode became political
cry. 1t was incorporated into the Chicago
platform. and Mr.. Bryan and all the stump
who supported him in 1876 made liberal
use of it I'm their appeals to the people. 1t
was reaffirmed at Kansas City. and Mr.
Bryan in his letter Of acceptance devOtes a
paragraph to the subject. He charges that
trial by judge has I'm many instances been
substituted for trial by jury, and he clamors
for repudiation of what he characterizes
a new and dangerous doctrine.
1t is this that will lend such interest to
the appearance of Mr.. Olney at Chicago as
an advocate of the election of Mr. Bryan
o., platform denouncing government by
Injunction Surely we have never had
sLch a campaign as the present one. With
Richard Croker denouncing trusts, Senator
Tillman insisting that all men are created
free and equal and should have a share in
government, Mr.. Oiney standing on plat
form of free silver and free riot and Mr..
Bryan gladly pocketing all that they are
able to do for him. we have aggregation
of screaming contradictions unexampled in
our history.
Evening star., 1900-09-20

The drastic manner in which Brooklyn
bridegroom the other day rebuked an intrusive
camera fiend who tried to get picture OF
the wedding party commends itself to those
who believe that individuals even yet have
some rights that photographers are bound
to respect. The bridegroom was Paul Lei
cester Ford. the novelist, who is cripple.
He did not hesitate, however. to strike the
camera from the button-pusher's hands
and to smash 1t with his feet. Then when
the camera man swung a fist at him the
irate groom. despite the great disparity In
size. gave him hard blow in the face. ef
fectually checking his enterprise. 1t was a
most unfortunate interruption to a wedding
procession. but 1t possibly has had a good
effect. The camerist who knows no re-
Evening star., 1900-09-20
The President in Favor of Arbitration

Reproduced elsewhere today Is the speech
delivered by President Mckinley while he
was member of the House on the subject
Of the arbitration of labor disputes. 1t is
an interesting contribution to the thought
of the labor situation of today. showing
that he favors this equitable method of
settling controversies between capitalists
and their employees. This is in fact the
position of most men who are not warped
in their judgment by selfish interests. The
frank submission Of issues TO an impartial
umpire is the surest means of securing JUS
tice for both sides without involving the
danger of disturbance of Industrial con-
ditons and the possibility of disorder.
Evening star., 1900-09-20
On Parade.

When your eyes are all a-tingle
And your back is all a-chill.
And your ears begin to jingle
Full of bells that won't be still.
Then you hail the conquering heroes
Recognizing. all dismayed
Ranging from hot waves to Zeros,
That the germs are on parade.
Up and down your spinal column,
They are marching In their glee;
Vain are all your protests solemn
'Gainst their wild frivolity.
Men of all chimes bow before them,
When in some autumnal glade
A desire to march comes DER them
And the germs start on parade.
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spect for persons or places must be taught
a lesson. A few months ago he was in EVIL
dence in numbers with disgusting intrusive
ness at a solemn ceremonial at Arlington.
His actions then evoked a storm of pro-
tests throughout the country. There is no
adequate treatment in law for the owners
of cameras who forget the proprieties. Per-
haps the Ford method Of destroying the
products of their enterprise along with
their machines will become popular as the
evil grows In proportions and calls for
rerpady
Evening star., 1900-09-20
Changing of Names.
From the Savannah News.

1t is rather remarkable how many public
men we know under names that have beer
curtailed or otherwise changed from those
under which they were christened. Joaquin
Miller, the poet, is rea ly Cincinnatus Hene
Miller. Grover Cleveland eliminated Ste
phen from his name when he entered poll
ties. Henry Irving is not named Irving at al,
but Brodrib. Rudyard Kipling began life with
Joseph in his name. but got tired of it.
Bret Harte shed the name of Francis as
he would a coat on a hot day. Austin
Dobson thought the name of Henry was a
superfluity hence dropped 1t. The Gus.
tom of changing names is especially favor
ed. 1T seems, among authors and actors.
Evening star., 1900-09-20
GaIyeStOn's Need.
From the Hartford COurant

From the Hartford COurant.
The fact that Galveston is giving us just
such another exhibition of indomitable
American pluck as Chicago did after the fire
IS no reason for shutting up the pocket
books and check books. Rather it should
make us all the more ready to help those
who are struggling SO bravely. under such
a crushing burden of loss and grief, to help
themselves. The need of the stricken peo-
pie is still very great, very urgent More
money in the relief funds right away means
less suffering in Galveston and in the main
land towns to which the surviving women
and children, with the old men and sick or
crippled men, have been hurried. Many II
not most of these are absolutely dependent
at present upon the kind -heartedness and
open-handedness of the American public.
Evening star., 1900-09-20
auite the OnnosIte.

II object to wild-west methods in pol
itics" said the New York boss. earnestly.
You wouldn't think of induging in any
thing of the kind?'
Never. l devoting my energies to
getting the people in line in the hope of Civ
ing a tame east show"
Evening star., 1900-09-20

1t is said that Mr.. Root recently received
a check for 100000 as fee for set
tied before he became Secretary of War
On looking over the cabinet pay roll it car
hardly be suspected that he holds his pres
ent position through mercenary motives.
Evening star., 1900-09-20
Altgeld.
From the Scranton Tribune.

Many persons will doubtless be astonished
| to learn that Mr.. Altged has appeared in
| print denouncing anart hists of high and
| low degree. But when considering the po-
| sition assumed by some Of the New York
democratic politicians toward trusts at the
| waning of the Ice season one is liable to
| conclude that it is perhaps best not to be
surprised at anything.
Evening star., 1900-09-20
Force of Habit.

Il saw you take some money out of one
pocket and put it in another" said one of
the delegates at a convention.
YES" answered the cold-blooded politi-
clan. It's force of habit. | just voted for
myself"
Evening star., 1900-09-20
SHOOTING STARS.
OF the Same Opinion.

I'VE must at least treat the Indian as a
rational being, said the man of philan-
thropic instincts
That's what we must answered Bronco
Bob "Rations is about all them fellers
seem to think about.
Evening star., 1900-09-20

Mr.. Bryan does not explain whether by
his announcement that he would be a
strictly one-term President, he intends to
imply that he could eradicate the trusts
and put the country on 16 to 1 basis In
the short period of four years.
Evening star., 1900-09-20

The shifty diplomacy of prominent Chi
nese Statesmen ought to suggest to the
popuace over there that they may have
been victims in local affairs of few ways
that are dark and tricks that are vain.
Evening star., 1900-09-20

The rear platform style Of oratory is q
great convenience for busy statesmen. II
there are any previous speeches or knotty
points to be explained. it can always be
arranged to have the train pull out.
Evening star., 1900-09-20
The Landlord In utum n.

Upon the beating waves he gaZed
And murmured in astOnishment,
why do they keep on beating now
With no one here to spend a cent"
Evening star., 1900-09-20

Dom Paul may be having suspicious that
he got too much sympathy from America
and not enough sound advice on when to
drop out of the game
Evening star., 1900-09-20

The Prince of Wales and the Car Of
Russia both dread pubic speaking. But
the kaiser can do the talking for all the
crowned heads of Europe.
Evening star., 1900-09-20
ADDrODriate.
From the indianapolis Press.

From the Indiana polls Press.
new poet has dubbed his first venture
"unrisen Bread" No one will deny the
rhymster a marvellous sense of the fitness
of things.
Evening star., 1900-09-20

Mr. Stevenson seems to be in training for
the quietude which proverbialy attaches
TO the vice presidency.
Evening star., 1900-09-20

The children who are now going to school
may as we'll be admonished that they will
have TO work even harder than usual to
keep up with current geography
Evening star., 1900-09-20
Oppressed.
10 Co-r,oro,.. aa

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
We very much fear that some hefty hotel
clerk is sitting on Billy Mason's chest, and
will not liberate his lung.
Evening star., 1900-09-20
A Fit Role.
From the Boston Journal

| Somehow the part of the campaign book
| maker seems exceptionally well suited to
Richard Croker.
Evening star., 1900-09-20

If Herr Most continues to be naughty
and dictatorial to his associates, some an
archist will rise up and call him a car.
Evening star., 1900-09-20

Senator Wellington may claim some credit
for the fact that he has not yet fallen out
with his new political associates.
Evening star., 1900-09-20
Proof.
From the Denver Times

Now that Corbett and Mccoy have both
denied the story of their fake fight ii may
be considered settled that all the world has
been deceived
Evening star., 1900-09-20
StatiStipaI.

MY performance of Hamlet created a
great deal of talk said Mr.. Stormington
Barnes.
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne; Il am In
formed that Hamlet is one of the longest
parts known to the drama"
Evening star., 1900-09-20

OIn order to avoid delays. on nc
count of persOnal absence, letters to
THE STAR should not be addressed
to any Individual connected with the
office, hut simply to THE STAR. or to
the Editorial or Business Depart
ments according to tenor or purpose.
The Lamar register., 1900-05-02
NEW FARMERS LODGE
KANSAS PLAN Of Mutual HELP

Business Organization without Polite
neins FORMED t. Raise Price cof o.
Wheat and Other Farm Products $40
Operation Success.
A dispatch from Abilene, Kansas, to
the Chicago Record says:
Kansas farmers seem likely to enter
on another farmers alliance movement
under another name. They have Tor
years since the disruption Of the old
organization been without any method
of getting together, and the starting
of a new lodge is taking with great
favor. In this county has begun the
organization of the knights OF the
Soil, mutual organization to which
only farmers are eligible and which
proposes TO act as Il gigantic trust Tor
the management of the affairs In
which the farmers are vitality inter-
ested. The first lodge in the state
will be in operation in few days and
there are hundreds of farmers in ad-
joining counties ready to follow 1t with
further lodges.
The Institution is very new. Not
more than two months ago 1T was
started In Iowa, but there are now
l,J0o members and organizers are
working in this state, Iowa, Nebraska
and the Dakotas. The objects are diff
ferent from any other institution
among farmers that has been organ
lied in the West, and if it attains the
requisite membership 1t will have a
wide effect on the business interests.
1t is particularly intended to extend
the organization through the grain
growing stares and to make the union
of the farmers so strong that it can
command the prices of grain and COM
pei the holding of grain for sixty or
ninety days over the whole middle
West. To do this there will be needed
a large reserve fund, and 1t Is pro-
posed to supply this from the lodge dues
and assessments.
The chief organizer, who is here
making arrangements for the opening
of the first lodge in the state, said of
the objects and purposes of the insti-
tuition: The knights of the Soil is
strictly lodge. 1t is secret organi-
Zation and its purpose is to enable the
farmer to combat the industrial trusts
that are pitted against him. For this
reason 1t is sometimes denominated
farmers trust, though that is a mis-
nomer. 1t is merely a friendly union
by which there shall be concerted ac-
tion on the principal business inter-
estsf of the day.
How may this be done? Why, in
this way, for example: Some poor
farmer finds that he must, for one
cause or another, sell his crop on n
low market. He realizes, that If he
could hold it for little while he
could make fair profit, while If he
is compelled 10 sell it off-hand he must
make nothing or ut most small
profit. Now there is where the farm
ers' organization comes in with its
beneficient assistance. Through 1t the
poor farmer will be able to borrow
from his richer neighbor a sum suf-
ficient to tide him over the time of
need and the lodge will see that the
lender Is amply protected.