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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-06
wATTERsoN's PAINFUL FLOP.

On the 10th of September, 1899, Mr..
Watterson concluded an editorial, in
the Courier-Journal, with this state
ment.
mo party ever threw itself across
the pathway OF it's country's greatness
and glory and lived to tell the tale, and
no party ever can, or will, or ought"
This statement came at the end of
an editorial in which Mr.. Watterson
said: "Anti-expansion is anti-Democ-
racy. The Democratic party of Jeffer-
son and Jackson was ever the apostle
OF national expansion. Manifest des-
tiny, was its rallying cry. That idea
is none the less living and vital today
than it was fifty, sixty, eighty years
ago"
So much for Mr.. Watterson's idea of
true Democracy year ago. There was
no timid, hating apprehension about
imperialism in his Democracy of Sep
TENDER, 1899, for he. went on to say:
"All these new territorial acquisitions
are with us to stay They came to us
unbidden. They were sent TO us by
that mysterious power to which we
owe all that we are, all that we have.
Who shall say it nay? He that does
this--and the more surely If he be a
party leader--pronounces his own po-
litical damnation."
But that is actually what Chairman
Jones says Mr.. Bryan would do IL he
were president. He would SAY it nay"
to the extent of pulling down the flag
in the Philippines and in Puerto Rico,
and abandoning whatever claims, or
interest or title the United States now
possesses in those islands.
A year ago Mr.. Watterson had a
glimpse Of destiny which he expire sed
in these words:
THE activities of the Atlantic are
being gradually but certainly trans
ferred to the Pacific. We are there al
ready. Shall we seize upon the means
of confirming our power which God has
given us, or shall we let them go and
later on, at infinite cost, be Obliged to
fight to recover them"
Talk about imperialism, about a
war of conquest. This is more ad-
vanced position than the Republican
party has ever thought of assuming. 1t
has never contemplated fighting to ac-
quire power in the orient. 1t has only
proposed to put down rebellion against
that power which, as Mr.. WatterSon
says, God has given us" and which
we are bound to defend. And the de-
| Tending WIS sustained by no one in
1899 more vigorously and fearlessly
than Mr. Watterson himself. He then
despised the cowardice which now
hides behind the phantom OF imper-
ialism." His theory of successful OPP
| position to the Republicans was not
then opposition to the retention OF the
Philippines, but criticism Of the con-
duct of the war and the way in which
! it was carried on. OF this he said:
eff we make proper use of this we
can turn impending defeat into certain
victory. But we can make no such use
Of 1t If we set ourselves against the
war itself and go off on wild goose
chase after such phantoms as "imper-
ialism", which nobody contemplates.
To do this is to handicap our cam
paign in every possible way"
/ And yet Mr.. Watterson is now fol-
lowing meekly in the wake of Mr.. Bry-
an, Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Tillman, min
| imizing the issue of sound money
against which he stood in 1896 and
magnifying the phantom OF imperial
| ISM"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-06
OF

-, of the withdrawal of
speahiM r BRYAN says: Nothing else
Iowhe, nacted of him." This remark
vas . etp the reported instructions
ITS ine prvap sent to the Sioux Falls
Ani vantion. One OF these was that IL
Du nas found impossible not TO pass
ination, that candldate De
nol mnd who would withdraw when
,sred to do so.
natraval of the Populists by for
aiS ~ refusing to accept their nomi-
mar an for vice president, thus leaving
ls rIace vacant and paving the way
ne The committee to endorse Adlai
O ~ This is the second time
Tan,na has consented to act the part Of
stool pigeon for the betrayal OF his
'.;snds. At Kansas Citq he said he
uonld have joined the Democracy four
"aars before but that the chairman OF
ne national committee asked him to
W unso as silver Republican for the
ppurnosa of leading the adherents OF
shat marty over to the Democracy in a
sosv And in accepting the Populist
Oomination for vice president 1t is
more than likely his friend was cor
rect when he stated that Towne did so
mr. the purpose of preventing the
oomination going to somebody who
might stick Aberdeen News.
Charley Towne, the nominee OF the
sioux Falls Populist convention for
vice president, has decided TO withdraw
from the ticket, as the Democrats and
free silver Republicans would have
none of him. The Populists and free
silver Republicans are not in it-Bry-
an is the whole thing, and he has de-
cided that the knight Of the Golden
Circle, Adlai L. Stevenson, is his choice
for running understandable Jour
nal
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-06

These estimates may be too hlgh or
too low. 1t is certain that the greater
part of that vote was cast for McKin
lev in 1896. 1t is equally certain that
If as large a percentage of that vote
were to be polled for Bryan this year
as was polled for Mckinley four years
ago the former would carry most IL not
all of the nine states.
The Democrats will not admit there
is any eff about the matter They
contend that the German Americans
are leaving Mckinley by thouyands be-
cause they are alarmed by something
which is called imperialism" which
they or their fathers left Germany TO
get away from and are going to sup
mort the man they defeated four y airs
ago. although his views on all CUES
tions are the same as they were four
years ago.
II is we'll known to the Greman-
Americans that the election or Bryan
and a Democratic House OF Represen-
fatiyes would not mean the immed ate
enactment of law for the free coin
age of silver at the ratio of 16 to l. The
Senate would defeat such law Those
voters are pretty generally or the
nninion. however that to use the lam
euage of Abram s. Hewitt, "the cleo
tion of Mr.. Bryan even with Republic
can Senate in existence, would result
in widespread calamity and business
conyulsion. It's effect on business gen
orally would be hard to estimate, but
that it's effect would be disastrous can
not be doubted.
The Americans are not
,royino for calamities and business
commissions.
Nor are they so wrought up over
Imperialism as the Democrats pre-
tend they are. There was an eiect,on
last fall in Iowa, state In which
there are many German Americans,
The Democrats had little to say about
free silver and much about imperial
ism" Yet Governor Shaw got 1925 per
cent of the total vote cast. while Nc
Kinley got 55.5 per cent OF the total
vote cast in 1896. The new issue did
not influence the Iowa voters percept-
IDLY.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-06

A Dakota farmer lost his diamond
shirt stud while harvesting. This
comes of transgressing the ru;s al
propriety which forbids gentlemen TO
wear diamonds when working In the
hayfield.-Seattle "Post-Intelligepcer.' =
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-06

Lest the professional man, the bust
WI, Ms man, and the wage Garner forget
t 1aat they suffered because of the cleo
o aon Oh 1892, the Democratic national
,,Sbnvehtion placed in nomination for
u Ie vice presidency Adlai 4. Stevenson.
m,s name will serve as constant re-
1inuer OF the panic of 1893.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-06
FURTHER EVIDENCE OF DJJ-
PLICITY.

FURTHER EVIDENCE OF DU-
PLICITY.
AS further evidence of the attemp
o bamboozle the Populists on thi,
fowne matter, the following is taker
rom the Sioux Falls Press, Pettigrew'
personal organ, of recent date:
Lincoln, Neb., July 24.-The
prospects for harmonious fusion
between the Democrats and Popu-
lists OF Nebraska, Kansas, South
Dakota and other western states.
along lines agreeable to both, are
according to the leaders, showing
unquestioned Improvement.
The tangled condition of affairs
succeeding the Kansas City con-
yention, when the Democrats failed
to nominate Towne and named
Stevenson, is gradually giving way
to sentiment that too much atten-
ton has been paid to place and to
the detriment of principle, and
western leaders in the ranks of
Democrats and Populists have con-
Guided that matters will adjust
themselves satisfactorily If only
given the opportunity.
Recent advices from national
Democratic headquarters at Chica-
go are to the effect that Chairman
Jones and his advisers, who held
heretofore that it was necessary
for Towne to withdraw, have coun-
seled further and decided that
mayhap such an action would not
be advisable, after all.
There is no gainsaying that the
Populists want some sort of repre-
sentatioa on the ticket. They were
disappointed when Towne was not
named, and the means of placating
them are so simple that party lead
ers In the west argue that II would
be the veriest folly to refuse them
recognition. Vice Chairman Ed
misten Of the Populist national
committee said at Lincoln today:
"Mr. Towne is still on the Popu-
list ticket, and / believe that 1t
will be good politics and good faith
toward the Populists of the west to
keep him there.
THE Populists are as enthusiast
tic for Bryan as the Democrats,
and they are entitled to some man
ner Of representation on the tick
ct"
TRYING TO STEM THE TIDE.
The executive committee, of whic
his man Edmisten is chairman, met il
Chicago on August 10, ostensibly I
AXE action on Towne's withdrawal
instead of doing so, however, the fol
owing notice was issued it's eviden
purpose being to stave off action unit
he indignation of the Populists owe
heir betrayal shall have died dowr
The, notice is as follows:
Chicago, Aug. 10.-To the Mem
bers of the Peoples Party: The
executive committee of the Peo-
pies party takes this method of ex-
pressing to you its qualification on
account Of the absolute harmony
which exists between the allied
parties.
There Is no discord anywhere. On
the contrary, a commendable spirit
of rivalry exists between the DEM
ocrats, Populists and Silver Repub-
licans as to who shall make the
best record in support Of our unriv-
aled leader, William J. Bryan.
We have not felt authorized to
fill the vacancy on our ticket
caused by the declination Of Hon.
Charles A. Towne, and have called
the national committee to meet
in this city August q, 1900.
We trust there may be full at
tendance Of the committee. Mean
while, rest assured that no discord
will grow out of the vice presiden-
tial situation. (Signed.)
j. II. Edmisten,
Chairman.
j. A. Edgerton, Secretary.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-06

,h MI; Bryan who so proudly declares
v aas ne stands just where he did four
co,, ago. will find after the ballots are
trv TINTED that the voters of this coun-
mat, are perfectly willing for him to re-
loc "n there indefinitely II he likes the
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-06

She-You said before we were mar
ried that your income was $1,000 net.
He-You wrong me. my dear. / said
$4,000 nit.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-06

Il
ct:
Baltimore Sun.
Boston Herald.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Baltimore News.
Pittsburg Leader.
Richmond Times.
New York Times.
Nashville Banner.
Detroit Free Press.
Philadelphia Times.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Chattanooga Times.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Philadelphia Record.
Galveston (Texas) News.
ST. Paul Mimi Globe.
Greenville Is. CO News.
Hartford Comm Times.
Worcester (Mass.) Post.
Burlington Uowa) Gazette.
Raleigh IN. CO Observer.
Charlotte IN. CO. Observer.
New Haven Comm Union.
Fall River (Mass.) Herald.
Manchester IN. H.) Union.
New Haven Comm Register.
Charleston IS. CO. Evening Post.
Denver (Col) Times--silver Repub-
ican; for Bryan in 1896.
Denver (Col) Republican-silver Re-
publican; for Bryan in 1896.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-06
CANNOT ENDURE BRYANIsM.

The following is a list of Democratic
and independent papers that have an
nounced themselves as opposed Il 16 to
/ and the Democratic presidential tick
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-06
TOWNE'S BETRAYAL OF POPULISM

went tale to the Democratic kite"
keiley's dire prediction as to Petit
crews future is more than likely to be
verlhed, for the sincere Populists in
the state have had their eyes opened to
the TACT that they have been victimized
all the way through.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-06


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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-06

Les. Than
Ping prom.
Eseting be.
d Charles
ices Of the
|, Madison
q in less
Pved him.
That Cor.
verest ex.
flf-defense
ration Of.
t saying.
T who saw
pat It was
witnessed
rnent that
AIRED circle
|ve ability
y claimed,
/ would
nd it was
and heavy
down and
ong havve
y as dex-
(nd feet as
n addition
t the Kid
+. All who
g that his
| that they
they land.
He Mccoy
|ly, he did
he did not
band blow
|ther hand,
|ce and be-
Rny heavy
| and blows,
Away
VULNERABLE
heart two
the Kid to
|ried to get
i taken all
|e he made
p, Referee
he onninous
hperhumau
er he had
was dazed
Fh him to-
Econds took
20 minutes
ing, closely
as he was
ret.
ends had
surrounding
Pongratula-
announced
( In superb
Ter by sew
revious oc-
he ring. He
| etter in his
as he was
in the ring
z the fight
d ever said
-, a.. A.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-16
CIRCUIT COURT.
4 Number of Cases of Minor rmpor-
lance Considered Yesterday.

4 Number of Cases of Minor rmpor-
lance Considered Yesterday.
There were brief sessions Of Parts
One and Two, of the Circuit Court yes
terday morning. and number Of or
ders were handed down.
In the case Of Julius Costello vs..
George Shorts. the prayer Of the plan
tiff that the case be dismissed without
prejudice to the bringing Of a new ac-
ton, was granted
May Miller Administrative, etc. VS..
Henrietta l. Miller. ct al, case referred
to Geo. E. Boyd, commissioner. for In
vestigation and report
Dupree VS.. Warheim. demurrer en-
tered. agreed and submitted.
Arnstein & Wolf VS.. Harper, de-
INJURED agreed and submitted.
Commercial Bank vs.. Chew & Lewis,
demurrers overruied, and a plea OF
non-assumpsit entered By consent
the case was tried. The action as to
w. r. Lewis was dismissed for reasons
growing out Of the matter Of issuing the
summons. As to IL A. Chew, the
Court directed that Judgement be en-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-16

the danger of cramps. The most ex-
pert swimmer cannot guard against
cramps. You see, when | am making
ascensions at a lake resort, | always
provide myself with a life preserver.
dropped forty times into one lake
during one summer. and II i had been
an expert swimmer, and had not taken
the precaution to provide myself with
a life preserver, | would have
drowned"
Mile. Zeno had a rather amusing and
embarrassing experience at her last
ascension in Schenley Park, Pittsburg,
last week. She dropped in Panther
Hollow. and swung herself TO the limb
of a tall tree. She was 40 feet from
the ground, with no way Of reaching
terra firma, and a gaping crowd stood
about unable to suggest any escape
from her predicament She took silk
handkerchief. which she tore into
strips. unwrspped long sash from her
belt. and by this means lowered her
self half the distance to the ground.
Then a rope was thrown to her, and
while three men held one end, she
climbed down hand over hand. re-
ceiving the enthusiastic plaudits OF the
crowd
Mile. Zeno is now in Pittsburg at
tending to business matters. but will
return to Wheeling In about two weeks.
II like this city very much" she said,
"and have a number of warm friends
here. | think | shall make my home
in Wheeling"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-16
MORAL ROITENNESS
is CHARGED BY A PROMINENT RE-
PUBLICAN MEMBER OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
BROAD INVITATIONS MADE
the Last Municipal Elec-
ton. and Certain transactions in
the City Council-COunciIman Who
Is Quoted Will Not Permit the Use
of His Name.

A Republican member of Council.
who for obvious reasons desires that
his name be w..lheld from publication,
gave an interview to a Register re-
porter yesterday in which he made
some sensational disclosures. and
promised further revelations in the fu-
ture. Among other things he said:
1.-The rotten transactions Of the rail-
reading the electric light franchise, the
raising of the rateaof nataraie gas for
the West Virginia Natural Gas Com
pany and the granting of licenses to the
alleged hotels commonly known as
fake hotels" after honorable and re-
spectacle citizens have repeatedly, not
only through newspapers articles, person
ally objected to it, is enough to cause
me to say that | wishd had aneKerhbeen
elected 10 City Council.
my record as a Councilman cannot
be assailed. I have always stood for
honesty and decency. | have always OPP
posed the rotten propositions offered in
the City Council by the ring" I
really give Ex-City Clerk Charles
Watkins credit for rendering his resig-
nation. He had always been in the
habit of doing business on the square,
but the ring politics and crooked
Vaccinations of the city hall crowd
was too much for him, hence his re-
tirement.
The Council Steal.
Now the most rotten deal in the his
tory of local politics was perpetrated by
stealing control of Council by declaring
three First ward Second Branch Re-
publican candidates elected over three
Democrats who were fairly elected,
but swindled in the face Of protests
from the election judges of the First
ward. You doubtless remember the
issue of the 1ntelligencer next morning
after the last city election wherein a
description was given of gross irregu-
larities in the conduct of the election
in the First ward.
Il have said before and will now say
it again, that the entire Democratic
ticket in the First ward was elected
fairly The Republican ring had
charge of the election machinery and
irregularities took place contrary to the
lIdliau DdilOC laws. IL 10 ucCuiooS
for me to go into any extended details
on the crookedness of that election,
when l can point out to you a number
of poll clerks who improperly infiuen-
ced voters and Improperly scratched
their tickets, particularly in the
Second ward where a 'ringster' has
been depriving honest voters of their
rights for several elections past.
Il am getting away from the First
ward question. Look at the returns
from that ward, taken from the Intelli-
gencer and go over it very carefully.
Here, l will give it, as | intended at a
proper time to expose their rotten steal
and enlighten the people who are not
able to get on the inside of such deals
FIRST BRANCH
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-16
TRIPS 70 THE CLOUDS.
AND SENSATIONAL PARACHUTE
JUMPS MADE BY MILE.
ALICE ZENO.
A WOMAN OF UNUSUAL GRIT
Tells of the Sensations She Exper-
fences While Dropping Four Thou-
sand Feet Suspended from Para
chutc-Her Career Has Been Re-
markabiy Successful-SoIne Inter-
esting Experiences.

Prepossessing. intelligent, vivacious,
a pleasing conversationalist, and an
altogether charming little woman is
Mile. Alice Zeno, professional aeronaut,
who made a special ascension with
Prof Hasselton from the fair grounds
last Thursday. In her descent from
the dizzy height of 1000 feet, she sing
ularly enough escaped injury, but after
aIighting upon Twenty-third street, fell
over on her elbow, and badly laseerat-
ed it.
Il notice that the Wheeling papers
fix the height to which the balloon as
cended as 1900 feet she said to a
Register representative. Now, it was
fully 1900 feet. 1t was the 25Sth leap
l made, and have become an expert in
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-16
IIAll DRDrD ONE-THIRD
~ NIL | III LII orr.
For one week we will sell all of our Wall Paper
and Borders at ONE-THIRD OFF, in order to
make room for our Holiday Goods.
JOHN FRIEDEL CO., 1 NAN $

tered for the plaintiff in the sum Of
81, 2S6.76.
Louis Zimmers Administrative ".
Elizabeth Atwell, demurrer overruled.
and defendant entered special plea,
to which plaintiff objected. Objection
was taken under consideration by the
Court
Theodore Mcknight vs.. IT. Bronstrop,
motion OF plaintiff to amend the sum-
mons was argued and taken under con-
sideration.
A G. Frohme ys. r. Whalley, con-
tinued until September 22nd
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-16
WHEELING PARK.
The Programmes for Concerts This
Afternoon and Evening.

Following are the programmes to be rem
dered by the Opera House band at Wheel
ing Park this afternoon and evening:
Victory ...........Line
Overture-"Plque Dame" ............S uppe
Selection-'The Ameer" new). Herbert
ta( lslon ..;;.....;;.:.'....'....... Bion
Paraphrase on Rocked in the Cradle
of the Deer" .Lovenberg
swiss Chimes ...................H Otfmaun
Cornet Solo-"Souvenir Waltz" new
........- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Heed
Mr.. Julius Hoose.
Selection-"The Blue and the Gray.
o,.o,:t, ;oii Chattaway
March-"Batt ery Park" ............. There
Baritone Solo-"The Holy City new
MIR. ]. Yahn. ''''''' 0'''''S
Selection-'Prince Ananias" $500. Herbert
Waltz de Concert ........................H Hall
Selection-'P Popular Airs new Albert
EVENING.
March-'The Blue and the Gray
Overture-"The Spartan ..........B Barnard
Piccolo Soo-"The Turtle Dove. Damare
Mr.. j. Huml.
Selection-"The Fortune Teller" Herbert
Negro Characteristics-"Ma Honolulu
Lady '................ Johnson
Sextette from Lucia di Lammermoor''
.............-.... ................. Donizetti
z-'Impassioned Dreams .....Rosas
Medley Popular Airs ...........M ackie
Galop-"The Dandy Drummer" Tracy
Wheeling Park, this afternoon
and evening. Concert, opera House