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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-09-11

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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-09-11
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-25
EMPIRE AND CONSENT OF THE
GOVERNED.

1t may do for a class of orators to de-
clare that 'the paramount issue in this
campaign is whether this government shall
was created by our forefathers or whether
II shall be changed to an empire" but
Democrats who are as generally esteeme d
as Judge Davis, of Noblesville. should not
forfeit the respect of intelligent people by
indulging in such expressions. 1t is not
possible that an intelligent man has any
such fear. The Republican party now in
power has never curtailed the right of
suffrage; IL has always sustained the de-
cisions of the Supreme Court. 1t has made
no movement which can be construed into
a suspicion that the party or its leaders
have any design to turn the President into
an Emperor and TO practically overthrow
Congress. Such being the case, it is in
conceivable that conservative and thought
full men should for party purposes make
such absurd and false assertions.
In the same speech at Crawfordsville
yesterday Judge Davis declared that a re-
public is founded on the consent of the
governed. That is true-that is, upon the
consent of the majority of the governed.
Ii was Jefferson's broad proposition that
the governed must be consulted in refer
ence 10 their government. Still, when JEFF
ferson made that proposition he was a
Shareholder and in subsequent years. when
dealing with Louisiana and other Terri
tories, he ignored il. He acquired LouisI-
ana by purchase. In and about New Or
leans there were thousands of people who
protested against being governed by JEFF
ferson. but he ignored his theory and made
given no voice. and because some of those
people proposed TO resist. they We're ar
rested and punished. For several years the
early settlers of Indiana had no voice in
the government which was put over them.
Their consent was not asked. For a time
| landowners. or "freeholders." only were
permitted TO vote. The consent of all the
others 10 be governed was regarded as OF
| no consequence. New Mexico has been
! governed without the consent OF it's people
nearly fifty years. When the inhabitants
undertook 10 rebel In iS47 and 1S4S, they
were arrested. tried by court-martlal, and
| a few of them were shot-James X. Polk
Democrat. being President. Since 1Ssi
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-25
LOUIS r.. EHRICH'S VIEWS.
He Advises that Anti-Imperia1ists
Put Third Ticket I'm Field.

One of the most prominent members of
the national Democratic committee at the
Bates last night, was Louis r. Enrich, of
Colorado Springs. Mr. Enrich was here in
1896 at the convention of the gold Demo-
Gratis and made the main address on that
occasion on the silver question. An Ohio
paper recently sprung Mr.. Ehrich's name
in connection with the vice presidency of
an Independent ticket. Mr.. Enrich last
night gave out a letter which he sent to the
New York Post and which was 10 be pub
lished yesterday evening. IL contains an
attack on the administra atoms Philippine
policy and in IL Mr.. Enrich says, "as a
standard of value in the United States. sill
yer is as much a thing of the past as wam-
pun. Free silver, as a political issue, is
dead. Neither the desire for intellectual
consistency on the one side. nor the eager
ness to use II as a national bugaboo on the
other side, can resurrect ii. IL lies buried
with the slavery question and the green
back question. The American people have
definitely pronounced its obituary.
Concerning Mr.. Bryan the Colorado man
says: 81 have twice met and discussed pub
lie questions with Mr.. Bryan since the last
presidential election. My impression is
that he has intellectually broadened and
deepened since 1886
Continuing Mr.. Enrich says: Some of
my fellow gold Democrats are clamoring
for the nomination of a third ticket. My
own feeling is that just in proportion as
human liberty and natural righteousness
ere more important than either gold or all
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-25
JOHN JAY CHAPMAN HERE.
A WeII-KnOwn Writer on Various
Subiects-His Political Views.

John Jay Chapman, OF New York, who Is
here as a member of the committee APP
pointed to confer with the national Demo
cratic committee, is one of the best known
writer's on economic topics in the country.
He is a literary man of rare ability and
has written some excellent things. One of
his best efforts in a purely literary way is
said to be his Essays on Emerson and
Others" He is also the author of Causes
and Consequences" and Practical Agita-
tion." The latter work was issued a few
months ago.
In explaining his present attitude toward
the two great political parties, he said
last night: when Mckinley and Bryan
were placed in the field few weeks ago,
a number of us felt that there should be
third ticket i'm the field because we could
not vote for the Imperialism of Mckinley
nor the money fallacies of Bryan. We went
to see some of the anti-imperialists to find
out If they would put up a ticket. We
found that they seemed TO feel that i'm
perialism is the only issue and that they
are inclined to lean toward Bryan. We
determined to hold a meeting ourselves and
sent out seventy-five invitations to men
whom we thought might attend. We felt
greatly encouraged when forty men came
out we appointed committee 10 come
here and meet the members of the national
Democratic committee. If the gold Demo-
Gratis will put up a ticket that will appeal
to the independent voters we will be salts
fed. There are many Republicans who
have thrown over Mckinley and will vote
Independent ticket, but they would shy
at a ticket with a party name. We be-
lieve every gold Democrat would support
the kind of a ticket we want, although
they may not believe that the gold demo-
crazy is the proper party TO place such a
ticket in the field The solution Is for such
of the gold Democrats as believe in this
line of action to join us in convention
for q third ticket. OF course We anticipate
that the anti-imperialists will conclude to
join in third ticket movement and that
our course in getting into unison is only
matter of detail
Mr.. Chapman says that after the meeting
at the Plaza Hotel in New York many
letters began arriving pedging support
TO the movement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-25

Alaska has been governed without the con-
sent Of the governed, yet there was no fear
OF empire until the United States did with
the Philippines what it did with Louisiana.
Indiana. and is now doing with New Mex
leo and Alaska. But these facts are not
new.
The only movement to govern people
without their consent is that of the DEM
ocrats in the South. The negro is far bet
ter qualified to participate in government
than is the Filipino, because he has been
familiar with the forms of popular gov
eminent all his life. Nevertheless. the
Democrats in three Southern States have
already deprived thousands OF colored men
of the right TO vote without their con-
sent" In three other States the disfran-
chisement is going on without the consent
of those to whom 1t is applied. The Jour-
nal would like to print the expression Of a
fair-minded Democrat on this robbing Of
several hundred thousands Of colored men
OF the right to vote without their consent.
So long as Democrats silently witness this
outrage, IL Is absurd for them to be so
solicitous about governing the Tagalogs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-25
AMERICAN SOLDIERS DEAD.


WASHINGTON, July 24.-General Mac
Arthur has cabled the following death
list to the War Department, from Manila !:
Dysentery-July Is, Company G., Forty
sixth Infantry, Charles w. Wild; Troop
G, Fourth Cavalry. Hugh Roberts; July
-, Company g. Thirty-eighth Infantry,
Corporal Lanier Schley; Company Z. Ninth
Infantry, Frank Jacobs; July 10, Company
erts; July Is. Company +, Fortieth Infan-
try, George Oliver; June Z, Corporal Albert
G.. Hemphill; July IL, Company NJ, Fortfeth
Infantry, frederick G. Burt; July IA, Com
pany G, Forty-first Infantry, Sergeant
Samuel III. Bevans; July IL, Company +,
Enterocolitis-Joseph III. SHIRLEY, Troop
A.
Typhoid Fever-July 90 Company d,
Forty-third Infantry. Patrick ii. Harring-
ton.
Yariola-July II, Company X Forty
eighth Infantry, Corporal Fletcher Will
liams; July 16. Al Wallace: July IL. Ser
Tolbert.
Bronchitis-July II. Company f,
Eighteenth Infantry, Sergeant James
Jones
Pneumonia-July 10, Troop L, Third Cav
airy Edward Shilling.
Erysipelas-July Is. Company NJ, Thirty
fifth Infantry, John Finucan.
Killed by Comrade-July Z, Company K,
Forty-fourth Infantry, S. l.. Allen.
Malarial Fever-Juiy 10, Company A,
Twenty-sixth Infantry, Frank A. Smith.
Anemia-June 5, Company +. Fortieth In
fantry, Frank Hankley.
Heart Disease-July 20, Company G,
as Burke: July II. Sergeant of Ordnance
Fred Miller.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-25

yer. So are the issues of 1900 more impor-
tant than the issues of 1896. A gold Demo-
crat who, like Mr.. Hewitt. thinks our
Philippine policy satisfactory, ought GER
tainly TO vote straight for Mr.. Mckinley.
But how about the gold Democratic anti
imperialists? The money question is prac-
movably established. We make IL a re-
preach TO the Bryan Democrats that they
do not frankly recognize this fact. VIII
We not show ourselves equally governed
the definite establishment of the gold
standard, We nevertheless use ii as a
dividing issue? Attention has been called
TO the fact that, under the loosely or
treacherously drawn provisions OF the late
currency bill, hostile, free silver secre-
tary of the treasury could. inspart. redeem
government obligations with silver dollars.
My Judgment is that Mr.. Bryan seeks the
triumph of the bimetallic principle by a
conversion of the American people and not
by revolutionary proceeding in the TAX
ing advantage of loopholes in the law. If
1 do not mistake my man, he will yet give
public assurances of his honesty and good
faith in this matter.
"A third ticket should be nominated. but
not by gold Democrats 1t should be
nominated by the anti-imperialists. a
special refuge for anti-imperialist Repub-
licans. The convention which is TO meet
In indianapolis on Aug. Is should organize
platform, with slight change, the following
plank of the free soil party, which was
the immediate ancestor of the Republican
party: Every nation has clear right to
alter or change Its own government, and
to administer its own concerns in such
manner as may best secure the rights and
promote the happiness of the people; and
foreign interference with that right is a
dangerous violation of the law of nations.
against which all Independent governments
should protest, and endeavor by all proper
means to prevent; and especially is it the
duty of the American government, repre-
senting the chief republic of the world. TO
protest against, and by all proper means
TO prevent. the intervention of kings and
emperors against nations seeking to estab-
lish for themselves republican or constitu-
tional governments. Or, in terser phrase,
adopting almost the very language of the
party from which the free soil party des-
cended, the Indianapolis convention can,
in the spirit of American ideals, American
traditions and American principles, pro-
claim that, as against unwilling or resist
ing nations. Congress has no more right to
make a subject than to make a king
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-25
FALL OF PANAMA CITY
AGAIN REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN
CAPTURED BY INSURGENTS.
Sharp Fighting I'm the Suburbs on
Sunday-GOvernmen Officers
on Board a Warship.

NEW YORK, July PA cable dispatch
received by DR.. F. Lopez, consul general
of Ecuador, from President Eloy Alfaro,
seems to confirm the report of the cap
ture of Panama city by the Colombian
rebels. The dispatch is from Guayaquil,
and reads: Liberal triumph in Panama"
dispatch DR.. Lopez said it must have been
sent by the minister of Ecuador at Pan
anna. This leads him to believe the re-
ported capture. The Panama Railroad
Company, in this city, received a cable
dispatch from its agent in Panama to the
effect that a battle had been fought at
Corozal, which is three and half miles
from Panama. The rebels, numbering about
1000 and commanded by General Belisario
Porras, have been long menacing the city
of Panama. General Porras has twice de-
manded the surrender of the city by the
government force. He desisted from at
lacking, he said. so as to avoid unneces-
sary bloodshed.''
dispatch to the Herald from Panama
dated Monday says: 1.-The revolutionary
forces, about 1,500 strong, arrived on Fri
day evening at CoroZal, the first station
On the railroad line from Panama and
only short distance from that city. The
government forces advanced at daybreak
on Saturday. Sharp firing took place for
several hours. The government forces then
retired to new positions. All OF the
wounded were picked up in the meantime
and were brought to Panama. The am
bulance corps OF the British warship Lean
der came ashore, went to CoroZal and rem
dered valuable assistance. The corps re-
turned TO the ship the same evening. So
Tar both forces are behaving in a COM
mendable manner There has been no in
reference with railroad traffic. All bust
ness in Panama has been suspended since
Friday evening. Hostilities were renewed
at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. There was
sharp artillery firing by both sides. Gen.
Bolisario LoZada, who has been command
ing the government troops, and his chief
of staff. Colonel Miguel Guerrero, have
taken refuge on the warship Leander Gen.
Carlos Alban, acting governor of Panama,
is now personally directing for the govern
ment all military operations in the field,
and General Emilio Herra is leading the
revolutionary trOOpS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-25
VIEWS OF COMMITTEEMAN.
Gordon Woodbury. About the Only
One Favoring a Third Ticket.

One FavOring a Third Ticket.
Henry 7. Kent, of ST. Louis, one of the
members of the National Democratic COM
mittee already here. represents the senti-
ment of the middle West on the question
Of a third ticket, and he is opposed to one.
He said last night that he could not see
the need of an Independent ticket nearly so
much as in 1896. The money question, he
pointed out, had been settled by Congress
to the satisfaction of the gold Democrats,
and it was this issue that was the chief
cause of the split in the Democratic party
in 1896. Mr.. Kent, speaking for those gold
Democrats with whose sentiments he is
familiar, said he believed they would do as
they did I'm 1S96-vote for Mckinley.
Gordon Woodbury., of New Hampshire,
another member of the national committee,
said he could not share the views of the
member from Missouri. 81 favor third
ticket" said Mr.. Woodbury." under the
auspices of the gold Democrats" Mr..
Woodbury. is editor of the Manchester
Union of Vermont, and is in touch with
the people of New England and is familiar
with the sentiment that prevails on the
question of an independent ticket He
points out that If the National Democratic
party Is TO De preserved as an organization
II must put a ticket in the field this year.
1.-The failure to do this he said, means
that we are to choose between Bryan and
McKinley-to select, as it were, the lesser
of two evils" Mr. Woodbury. admits that
an independent ticket would stand no
chance of winning this year, nor at any
time with the two great parties opposed
to it, He thinks however, that II would
put both the other parties on their good be-
havior and teach them that there Is an ele-
ment i'm the country that must be consid-
cred when they select their candidates.
Mr.. Wooooury said he had found very few
of the members of the national committee
who agreed with him on his proposition for
a third ticket.
John r. Wilson, the committeeman from
Indiana, is personally opposed to an indie
pendent ticket, but says he does not speak
for the committee.
Talfourd P. Linn, committeeman from
Ohio, thinks the gold Democrats stand
about as they did in 1S96-very much opposed
to William j. Bryan. He is not in favor
of a third ticket and thinks the majority of
the gold Democrats who voted for McKin-
ley in 1896 will probably do as they did then.
Mr.. Linn says he does not understand just
what the word imperialism means as it
is used in reference to the administration s
Philippine policy.
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the men had in the Spanish war. They
have learned in the school Of experience
what II Is 10 be soldier. The knowledge
should inspire a soldierly spirit and am
bition TO make the Indiana National Guard
a far more effective organization than 1T
was before the Spanish war. Hereafter the
guard will be better equipped and armed.
because Congress has devoted more money
TO the militia. The best things are hoped
of the men now in the States military
service. IL the organization shall reach a
high degree Of efficiency and show by man
ly bearing that it appreciates the honor
and dignity of its position the people of the
State will not fail to show their apprecia-
tion in a liberal provision for its mainte-
nance
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-25

The space that has been given to the
report of the experts on the
bookkeeping of the School Board and to
the explanations regarding it seems TO be
wasted. Not dollar has been stolen or
Incorporated. The mayor appointed his
experts, who felt that they must exploit
their wisdom. That they have done. 1t
was unnecessary, but 1t seems to have af-
forded them satisfaction. In this world
of sorrows, who would deprive any man
or woman of a harmless qualification?
Those who make explanation seem to be
unnecessarily nervous. True. sensational
newspapers have made great stories Of
less matters, but the Journal is not doing
business In that line. 1t is glad to say
that no official of the School Board, high
or low has got away with a dollar of the
school money.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-25

with the present administration because or
its personality and are opposed TO imper-
ialism. IL is our purpose TO provide
ticket for the men who cannot consclen-
tiously support either of the old parties.
Both the old parties promised us some
thing in the last two elections, but we did
not get IL. The Democrats in lSyz promised
us traiff reform-we did not get II; the Re
publicans in 1896 promised us monetary re-
form and we did not get il until at the last
moment and then in very unsatisfactory
manner. Now propose TO have a party
that Will give what we want.
will the money question and imperial
ism be the paramount issues OF your
party?"
Undoubtedly We will likely build a
platform embodying other things, but these
will be the principal issues"
(which will be given preference
"Well. neither. Yes. believe Imperialism
will possibly receive the most attention Ii
Is new. something the people generally have
not heard discussed. while silver has been
question needs no further discussion In
the New England States
Then there will likely be no other issue
Of any Importance"
"Yes there is another which Is really
the most important of ALL In fact we hold
IL above issues. That Is the man at the
head of the ticket We do not like Bryan
We are afraid to trust either at the head
of the government With the right man at
the head of the ticket the Issues are in
reality Of little consequence"
Your purpose. then, Is to be strictly in
dependent, making no special fight on either
party?'
THAT is II exactly. No party can succeed
with such object in view think the
belief that the National Democrats placed
a third ticket In the field for the sole pur-
pose of defeating Bryan has not left the
best effect. 1t was the intention of that
convention to stand for itself alone and II
is that principle which we are trying 20
revive"
You intend this for a permanent party,
them"
THAT Is our intention. While we do not
hope to accomplish a great deal in this
election we shall expect to secure an cleo
toral vote from State or two and then
gradually increase in strength until we
carry out our purpose and elect ma
tional ticket"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-25

The more the Kansas City platform is
considered the more interesting incongru-
tiles IL presents. Ii begins with the decla-
ration I'VE regard 1t imperialism the
paramount issue" So shout all the Dem
ocrats who fear Is to I. In the same plat
form the Kansas City Democrats ''reaffirm
and indorse the principles OF the Demo-
cratic national platform adopted in Chi
cago I'm 1885," and they ''reiterate the de-
mand made in that platform for an Amer
fcan financial system" Turn to the plat
form Of 1896. which is Incorporated into the
platform OF 1900. and it will De found that
Il begins with the words. Recognizing that
the money question is paramount TO all
others ar this time" Put into the platform
OF 1900. this time" means 1900 Thus. by the
statements Of this remarkable platform,
the Democrats have two paramount is
sues. imperialism and the free coinage OF
silver. This is well. any orator can choose
his paramount issue but he must guard
against having two of them In the same
speech. as there are In his platform.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-25
JESTER HAS NO ILL-FEELING.
He FOrgives Those Who Testified
Against Him-PrOsecutiOn Closes.

NEW LONDON, Mo-. July 24-The state
to-day rested its case in the trial of Alex
ander Jester for the murder of Gilbert
Gates. and the chief counsel for the de-
PENDANT petitioned the court to instruct the
jury that under the evidence and indict-
ment in the case, the defendant be found
not guilty. The action was promptly over
ruled and the case must be continued
Captain julius Dunn, seventy years old.
residing near Moberly, Mo-, took the stand
to-day and gave the closing testimony for
the state. He testified that he saw ap-
parently fresh blood in the Hulem lane i'm
the winter of 1871. A few days later the
witness heard that two men answering the
description of Jester and Gates had passed
through the vicinity. Captain Dunn's tes-
timony was not weakened on cross-exami-
nation.
Jester made the following statement:
Now that the state has closed. i want to
say that / have no i'll feelings toward any
witness that has testified against me, not
even old Mr.. Gates. / have been prosecuted
by the Pinkerton detectives and John w.
Gatess money. but / expect to come out
on top and live the rest of my days in
peace; also die in peace. l have heard
some remarkable misstatements from the
witness stand. and am surprised at some
OF my relatives who have testified against
me, but L still say | have no hard feelings
against any one. | am feeling in good
spirits, hut my health is not good"
The first witness for the defense, ex-At-
torney General Daniel H. Mcintyre, of
Mexico. Mo, testified that he never knew
w s. Shrewsbury. one of the witnesses for
the state The defense is making an effort
10 impcach the testimony of Shrewsbury,
who swore he saw body in TESTERS wagon
while he was passing east of Middle Grove
and that he Shrewsbury told Mcintyre
and others about what he had seen.