The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-07-14


is certainly more than the people of
this country will stand for What
possible benefit can we derive from
the Philippines that viii co3npansate
us for the expense4f msne5 aud
American lives that will be neees-
sary to keep an army of $4,000 sol
diers over there. 1t seems that the
world is about to witness the revi-
val of the era of mercenary inva-
ding armies, which was familiar to
Europe a few centuries ago. The
other great civilized governments.
including our own, have hired an
army of Japan, to go to China and
fight the Chinese. and after the1h
nese are licked into humbleness,
they are to be made to pay back the
money it will cost to lick them, with
usurious Interest. Ii is not con-
sidered honorable for an individual
to hire professional thugs to obtain
vicarious revenge upon his personal
enemies. What then makes such
thing honorable on the part OF ma
lions?
Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson is the
only man ever nominated for Vice
President who had previously de-
monstrated his fitness tor the Office
by serving one term therein, and it
can be truthfully said that no
vice president was ever more
popular than he was. True, Mr..
Mr.. Stevenson didn't have much in
huenee with tae President under
whom he served, but nobody else
had either. Mr.. Cleveland was not
President to recognize influence.
and he seemed to make speciality
of getting at outs with leader9 of the
democratic party. But during those
four years, Mr. Stevenson haA and
deserved the can6denes ot thu de
mocrats in Congress, and losA nc
opportunity to push party INTERESTS
that he could with Prepsiie1y have
taken advantage Of Adlai Steven
son is whole-souled good democ-
rat, and in every respect a worthy
running mate to Col. Bryan, and
Bryan and Stevenson is ticket to
win with.
If the Civil Service Commission
had sand enough it could make a
whole lot of trouble for the admins
tration on account ofnumerous CLAIR
ing violations of republican politi-
cal workers. A case IN point is that
of H. K. Chenowith, formerly of
Cleveland, Ohio. While he was in
ternal revenue collector in Arizona,
he opened sealed envelopes con-
tanning questions for Civil
Service Examination, in advance OF
the Examination in eEder that his
wife, his brother-in-law and his
cousin, who were to take the ex-
animation, might post themselves
and pass, which they subsequently
did. The case was so clear, that
Chenowith was removed from the
position Of ternalrevenue collector,
and prosecution instituted against
him by the Department of Justice.
Although that prosecution is sup
posed to be still pending, pigeon
holed in reality, Chenowith was put
back on the government pay rells
as a special agent of the Treasur Y
Department, and he is still there,
and the Civil Service Commission is
afraid to do more than miIdlyApro-
test and ask what is to be doneabout
the prosecution of Chenowith for
violating the law.
lfgetting the other fellows half
scared to death, be good politics,
then the Kansas City Convention
must be credited with much good
politics, for the republicans are
badly frightened lot. They figured
on big democratic fuss at Kansas
City, but found that instead of
row, the regular democratsl those
who called themselves gold lcrh ocrats
in 1896, the silver republicans and
the populists are all enthusias tically
supporting Bryan and Ste enson,
and the Kansas City "A form.
These elements working harm nious-
" together are heliese-' e BY
republicans ,
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