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ter would we single handed and alone 70
to war with herg
at present we find ourselves in antagou-
ism to Germany, France. Japan and pcs
eibly England. Russla's motives and pur-
poses no one knows The Rrst proposition
made by this government and acceied 20
by the powers. we incontlnenuy atan-
doned when Russia called for look at our
hand Then we halted when Russia ap-
reared to halt. and when Germany p'o-
posed the only feasible plan for pun sh-
ing the Chinese government we again
changed front.
1t is absolutely puerile to talk Of Obtain
ing satisfaction and guarantees for the
future from China by negotiations at III
stage OF the situation. Agreements would
not sbe worth the paper they were writ n
upon. other powers, knowing tbs, pro
pose to proceed In more practical way
and II our negotiations interfere they will
be rudely ignored and we can tight or
hum lIatinsly quit the scene-iust as We
choose. The idea that the other powers
VIII lessen their own demands or change
their policies simply out OF Difference to
us is idle and baseless.
1t viii readily be seen that Mr.. Nc
Blnley has only succeeded in getting u
badly involved. with more serious COM
pllcatons or loss OF prestige TO follow.
Washington is virtually at sen and unless
England or Russia comes to her assistance
she will not know how or whore 10 turn
except to ienominiously 'scuttle."
In the meantime the American public
will naturally ask why was such large
force at such big cost sent to China y
only to he withdrawn without any SUBJ
stantial repera'ic1 by Ch'na7 We did
not use the half OF them in rescuins Con-
ger. Why all this splitter about nothing :
And II we are going to scuttle, why delay ;
II looks to the common ordinary mind az
II we were literally and almost hope'essly
founderlnF IN this whole business
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for him. a caSinet or any other position
in the event o, his election.
When this -ecklers campaign lie relating
10 Mr. Croker was shown to The latter
thHt gentleman answered with emphasis;
Mr, hanuas statement ia SIMPLY another
q Hanna's nigh.marcs. lie hes been get
tine n lot OF crazy talk la,eiy and his
sta .ement about Bryan promis ng me caD-
met position $ the oraz.est pct that has
come froiu Hanna. IL IL sheer rot and non
sense. II we're 10 spend my time answer
Ing all these foolish attacks upon by
the republican party ia have a lot to do.
Hut VIII say that the democratic Ma
tlonal candidate, Mr.. Bryan, does not have
10 so around selling out cabinet positions ID
advance IN order to mako votes. The re-
publican party does all that and more
However in the face OF this clear and
explicit denial by Mr.. Bryan, TO say
notring OF Mr. Crokers statement, MIR.
McKinleys chief journalistic tuady AMI
kitchen organ in Chicago. the Times
Herald, insults tho democratic presiden-
tisl candidate in tho coarsest manner pos
sible. not only by reiterating the charge
I in rs New York correspondence, but by
edltorlally characterizing Mr.. Bryan's
( signed statement as a species OF "hugger-
/ inugger,' and insolently remarking that
such denial will have no effect what
ever upon tho oublc mind
| 1t is not difficult TO determine the
! conclusion of the public mind" in any
! issue OF veracl,y between Mr.. Bryan and
/ the Chicego Times Herald On the one
I side is open character and fearless man
hood; on tho other grovelling partisan
ship and disgusting syeophancy, degen-
! Grating into the prostitution OF journalism
/ and attempted assassination of character
to further the corruptest purposes of Ham
nasm.
! This Chicago toady has been consistent
| and notable only for It's dog-like hdelity
| to Mckinley. But 1t has not been the
honest bark OF warning 1t has uttered, at
any time. SO much as a vicious and demo-
phobic snarl at everybody and everything
J that has dared to look askanee at its most
potent masterl
II 1t had possessed any of the attributes
OF deccncy and character It would at least
have RETAINED from reiteratlng, In both
( its editorial and news columns, this silly
and defamatory charge against Mr. Bry-
an after the latter's emphatic denial, even
II it could not command the manly i'm
pulse to correct its original assertions aud
offer an apology to the democratic candi-
date
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SOME VIEWS AT THE CAPITAL.

10 know tho truth as II affects them AMI
their pocketbooks. The whole truth OF
the business Is that representative gov
eminent as administered here at Wash. ns-
ton Us a, bowling farce. Dlecting and pay :
ing members OF the lower house OF the
congress, under the present rules OF that
body is a useless expense to the taxpayers
Of the country. The average member OF
the house of representatives is as helpless
in the passage of laws, and has about as
much influence on the passage OF the aver
age measure as a man following nlow.
I he only thing he can do is to vote with
his party and reg ster his approval or his
disapproval OF bill. Under the present
Arrangement of the rules he can not even
speak on the measure unless he can get a
few minutes given to him by the chairman
Of the committee that has reported the
bill and who has charge of the time
allotted for debate. Many people no doubt
wonder why their representative, who mas
earned the reputation OF 8 good SPEAKER
at home, does not get up here and pa "a
lyze the house by the same delightful 6 IT
of eloquence so often heard in the coun-
ties that send him here. ! want to acquit
the gentleman right here of any inatten-
ton to duty or disinclination TO get on his
feet and tell the congress of the United
states just what he told his people at
home. 1t is simply because he has no op-
rortunty to do so and cant get
the chance. In plain English, he Is
gagged and he has to stand IL. This may
sound paTadoxical but it Is the pla n
truth, The rules under which the no Sc
of representatives does business simply
makes a travesty OF representative gov
eminent and all power OF legislation u
lodged in one man and that man the
speaker.
and resolutions until you are black in the
face and the hair on your head drags the
ground, and unless you can get the sane
ton OF the speaker that your measure be
considered it dies in pigeon hole. The
committee on rules, of which the speaker
is the boss, considers the things that are
to come up for discussion and only those
things upon which he places his o, X.
ever show up on the floor o. the house.
Many a man has been defeated for re-
election because he did not carry out
some promise to his constituents which
he made before he knew anything about
the conditions he would he compelled to
face here. His outraged people at home
would listen to no such explanation as ne
gave them, to the effect that he was not
allowed to oven see the bill come out OF
the committee because a partisan majority
was told by its leader that such bill was
detrimental to the cause Of the republican
party and therefore must die. He was tell
ing his people nothing but the truth.
When a man does get a bill through here
he must be unusually diligent and he must
stand in rather solldly with the speak r
and the leaders Of the opposition. He
then must be smooth WORKER and use
let's of diplomacy and do a powerful lot OF
begging. When bill Is up for discus
sion that Is a party measure there is so
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be mo tlme cal allotted on-each d, z.
ue ana ~ VIII he reasi, spcfchs@ n
$50, nv" OF a young and .untr,ed sen tkn|
avout az much show ncre member Ia.
sucn a DEBATE as oHe',au.o get Ia N
- win IN Kicking cnntsss" ma NJ,
tmphasazes the absolufa ms tt|
heeplng men in congress a. essi;y n
nave heaith and strength ~ ,Ssas ss dbl
30 30 iong as they are true - ~ useful n
nls thing OF swapping mar l'r trasi!
every Two years or eye<v 49,. IN toaxsea)
even, is the rankest p,a,ss' as % sir yes,,|
~ go, way no,, IN the world for tb saa : I'd
i to So. no'hlns in the way AZ A. y olsf n
, ,eslsiauon. A man must s,sS NAiopg|
ieast -FOUR years before he 90. ne'e ii
nus tne least attention paid n s sae On ID
leaders on both sides eho r,,, ~ nln b III.
Ter mat, by due diligence ara ,alnss AL
ne may begin to get things ~ l'N work
swim OF legislation. IL ha set y tss
,nlnss the first or second Il sassoap'shs|
may be considered one Of ,ha "' aere ID
ms people should continue H.. ps.t shi
definitely. The longer he .i li.a nsse ll.l
ter he Will become as n Na,iays the t.t.|
anu inc more ne VIII be able % a. s y
people who sent him here. As ion, Z. = Y Y
present rules obtain he Is a ds.s ~ s. . tas
the pit until no has been here lonn e0ck N
10 become one of the fimers bl,a s sa0ola]
tnen NJ is sought out and has faro,a y
Of him. 'a'vrs ASKED
He is then in position ).
tnings' II nc is an honest nan be i. AZ
power for good 10 the nsor,s ~
country. II he is dishonest he VIII i.
to acquire sudden wealth and tbor Z
good time for his constituents 4 s...|
.him at home or let him out Of ean,...
and he will naturally grayitate out y 4.
honest community that gave him thu q
portunity to use his graft" and "a I'M
inevitably land in New York AT,
say that all men who go to New Va,
to practice law are dishonest ~ \
do say that New York gets all The n.
honest mon who are kicked out Of IA.
lie life by an outraged constituents
There is not likelihood that the p,,,.
ent rules of the house of representartr.,
will be changed if the democrats sbasIs
capture the next house The nress.,l
rules are the product of the brain oi o.,
Tom Reed, and they gave to him M
soubriquet of the car. That & an a.
propriate title. for If ever there VA,
despot, under those rules, It i M
speaker OF the house. The democnu|
have been made to feed tho weight n
those rules so long that human nati,s
would have 10 be remoaeled II they lil
not want tae okaace to give the repub.
leans dose of their own medicine yhsr
they grasp the gavel The things tilI
can be done under those rules are ilIn.l
liable. and the things that can be ls,t|
undone are unnumberod. The sweet viii
of the speaker and his chief advisers b
the only potent influence in tue hous,.
All the eloquence of Cicero were wss.si
wind when the speaker says no to sny.
thing. Therefore say keep the men vi
now have. IL they have proven trte s|
the party platforms and are still pool
They will be better ahle to serve JssI
than a new man.
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open opposition of the administrator
well, what Matt will do TO Hanna isgssl
lation would be a plenty.
Perhaps this may seem little pierrI
tule-this picture OF republican harus
ny-but it is simply truthful phoc.|
graph o. what is in the hearts Of hin|
eminent republican lead ers. Most, 4 uS|
all of them, are earnestly hopng trr
the opportunity for this display 81 iess
publican harmony will present itselt, 'ni|
they have stored up Within them the ~.
mulition they will unload on Hama
they only get chance,
~
That they feel this way-that this cor
dit,on exists among thtIn-is the hS
kind OF evidence that they beleys rspas|
llcan defeat is in the air. A shorsvil'
back these intense lovers Of MeAllsi
were inclined TO make Roosevelt IN
scapegoat OF their criticisms, but siH
Hanna's bad break In Chicago thsy D"
turned with savage glee upon him. liaI
are charitable enough TO believe vi
Roosevelt is a wild man and wnolly 81
responsible. and to let MIN OIL AZ 10Y
but they are glad of chance to 'rrn n
Hanna.
Hannas declaration that there
no trusts is calling forth all sos
protests from the men In charge q WI
local campaigns in the close sla
Governor Mount of Indiana comes \.
in the open and repudntes y eauis'
In that State, as in ttssrs, mo fsI, 4.
licans have been trying hard % Nv, 4
voters by the antitrust mask r,n VA.
was made by the trust7riddeh rn's ",
phia convention, and they nay IN
frank enough to acknowledge tn.s \, v.
only chance to carry the STATE .. ~.
Kinley was through making tns XIX n,
believe their protestations On ln ,,, y,
The same conditions prevail = ''n I'm
where Tanner and cuilom ana D ~
Lorirner have been protesting sna' IA,
are as strongly opposed to taess ssi
monopsli<s 90 Bryan and Carer n -
and som Alschuler thsdnsoives - sssf
West Virginia, the repupl'csn,s ,,.t n
the leadership OF that mighty uT rIsi,s
resentative and defender, sew AZ ii
have been protesting their ans,p
these combinations OF oppression
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New York World.
The person who interrupts Mr.. Bryan
during one OF his speeches with gibe or
question usually wishes that he hadn't.
No public speaker in the country is quick
err or more effective In retort. either at
short or at long range, than is he.
When Mr.. Bryan was speaking In Ohio
on the disregard OF the contest of the
governed in the Philippines some one in
the audience called out, How about
North Cardinal" Instead OF being dis
concerted Mr.. Bryan Instantly replied; Il
thank my friend for the question Does
not the condition Of things in North Caro-
lima and in other States, including a re-
cent deplorable outbreak in your own
State of Ohio"--referring to the race riot
in Akron-,'prove that we have race
problem at home sufficiently serious and
difficult to deter us from adding to 1t by
taking on 100000 people OF alien races
in the China sea?"
At another place Mr.. Bryan met ques-
tion as to the status OF colored men at the
South by advising his interlocutor to read
Mr.. McKinley's treaty with the sultan Of
'Sulu recognizing slavery and polygamy
and granting an allowance for the keep
ers of the vieeroyal harem.
To the question whether he would ac-
cept Mark Hanna's challenge to a debate
Mr.. Bryan replied: Yes. provided Mr..
Hanna Is to be president in the event OF
my defeat!" The cutting edge OF this bit
OF irony could hardly be made sharper,
1t is almost a pity that the dignity OF
the situation forbids a Joint debate be-
tween Mr.. Mckinley and Mr. Bryan. Tho
president Is clever phrasemaker and
his prepared speeches are always felici-
tous, able and adroit. But In quickness
OF mind. readiness of repartee and In the
magnetic quality that viviles eloquence
and moves the audience Mr.. Bryan is
superior.
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A True and Faithful Friend.

NUIOTauo NItzen,
swept herself. Houston proved true and
faithful friend to Galveston In the dlsas-
trous storm OF the sth instant. Houston )
troubles wero forgotten when her people
heard the story OF Galveston. Her people
opened their hearts. their homes and Their
purses TO the stricken OF the Island city,
and her noble women and generous men were
competitors in doing the most for those In
need. Any rivalry in business which may
have existed was disslpated by dire disaster,
and the slogan was: "They are our broth
ers-let us help them" And they did and
right royalty Not the least of Houston 9
power for good In these times that tried
mems souls" was her morning paper. The
Post. which touched upon every avenue for
relief and worked as for her own.
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VIII Meet MIth OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

|NonEoe courier.
The Fruit. Flower and Vegetable Festival
Is being pushed by the business men OF
Houston and their determination will GER
tainly meet with encouragement from the
entire citizenship OF the Bayou City The
date for the Festival has been set for De-
cember 10 to Is
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rlatonla argus.
in Galveston is a great help TO those having
knowledge OF the city, TO where the
destruction was most severe and 10 enable
those who wish TO locate any certain block
To &c II up must have taken much tlme
and labor.
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AHnrbor Of Refuge.

HVNUIh thItfnfse,
Houston was harbor for once in her
history II she never gets the actual thing
and We hope she will She was and Is today
haroor Of refuge for the unfortunate PEG.
pie OF Galveston and n very present help
In time OF trouble.
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EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

San Antonio remains the metropolis of
Texas with Houston n good stcond This
aives South Texas 'wo OF the largest and
hest cities in the State .-Yoakum Herald.
Remains the metropolis" Is just a trifle
hard on Dallas, which was the Largest city
in the State, according to the census Of 1890
~
The Houston Post. VIII ch Is firing Al ran
dom wishes 70 know whv ~ Faso does no,
make an effort 70 improve the efhciency on
The quarantine against san Francisco Does
The Pest know that the quarantine is state
affair, aud that El paso has naught to do
With its workings, thoush knowing Il un-
necessary. Inefficient II there be danger. ana
injurious prncipslly to the business OF thla
city III PaSo News,
Ihe News apparsntiy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The
Posts position. which is tina, since the people
OF FL Paso are On the sround and we'll &C.
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China why not make arrangements for shak-
ing the whole OF Asia and it's islands? AS
long as wa attempt to maintain foothold
over there we will be in danger of serious
complications. The Western hemisphere is
b & enough to satisfy any reasonable or safe
National ambition.
II Houston wants to become = city In 1910
1t ought to commence systematic work to
that end right now.
Tho Fiipinos are becoming moro ambi-
tious-thoir latest capture was of com
pany rather than tho usual half dozen strag-
glers II the Taft commission remains
while longer We shall begin to fear for It's
own safetyit seems to. have nut new life
into the "pacincd'' natives who have been
crying for assimilation
Everywhere now outside of Texas the cam
palgn Is getting warm. Happily we are a
warm enough number in Texas without a
campaign.
England is willing for Dom Paul to nce
to Europe, but the idea OF his carrying any
gold with him arouses National resentment
Tho Transvaal war was for gold and Mr.,
Bull can't afford to lose a pound OF the stun
Washington is sim anxiously looking for
somebody to accompany us out of China.
Diplomacy for campaign purposes seems TO
be lonesome kind of business.
The Post acknowledges the receipt of an
invitation to tho "hne stock show and rop-
ing contest" to be held at San Angelo oc-
tober tT-l9. The occasion is being locke
forward TO with great interest in the San
angelo country.
I We can bid this September goodbye today
/ with little regret 1t has oeen fatetui
memorably dsagreeablo month in this region
and We never want to SEQ its like again.
The prohibition candidate for the presl-
dencv is not so dry as one might suppose
He says McKinleyism has given us "a gov
eminent without tho people, in spite of tn,
people. against the people and for the syn
dioates,''
Tho marshalng of troops in the mining
regions of Pennsylvania merely with view
TO overawe tho populace is an exhibition o.
mllitRrism that ought not TO be lost on tn,
country.
Roosevelt saluted the Hollanders in Kan
sas In tho Dutch language. Teddy Is
versatile demagogue. We all remember how
at the beginning of his campaigning HI
saluted tho gutter-snipes In their own Ian
guage
II appears to be big scheme OF Hanna,
now to keep MIR. Bryan as much preoccupiet
as possible IN answering republican cam,
pa.gn lies. It's anything but the live Issues
with Hanna this trip
Dallas is mad at the census enumerators
Houston, on tho other hand, has her owl
people to blame chiefly. What great publ,
interest will our people neglect next? VIII
1t be the bayou ship channel project?
Two very prominent ex-republlcans Hon
, Webster Davis and Senator Wellington, ACRE,
In stating that Mr.. Bryans chances of car
rying Ohio, Indiana and Michigan are nrst
class and steadily improving.
Coke ovens have just been put out OF bias
In West Virginia TO the extent Of thrown,
, 1850 men out OF employment new supply
OF full dinner pals Will presumably be or
dered to that section al once by Mr.. Hanna
IL
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While Uncle Sam is trying to get out of
China why not make arrangements for shak-
ing the whole of Asia and its islands? AS
long as We attempt to maintain foothold
over there will be in danger of serious
complications. The Western hemisphere is
b & enough to satisfy any reasonable or safe
National ambition
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II Houston wants to become city In 1910
1t ought to commence systematic work to
that end right now.
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Tho Filipinos are becoming moro ambi-
tious--their latest capture was OF com
pany rather than tho usual half dozen strag-
glors II the Taft commission remains a
while longer we shall begin to fear for It's
own safety-it seems to, have nut new life
into tho "paeihed'' natives who have been
CRYING for examinations
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England is willing for Dom Paul to foe
to Europe, but the idea of his carrying any
gold with him arouses National resentment
Tho Transvaal war was for gold and Mr..
Bull can't afford to lose pound OF the stun
for which he has PAID so dearly
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Everywhere now outside OF Texas the cam
palgn Is getting warm Happily we are a
warm enough number in Texas without a
campaign.
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Washington is still anxlousiy looking for
somebody to accompany us out of China
Diplomacy for campaign purposes seems to
be lonesome kind OF business