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The representative., 1901-11-14

itentiary, and should be sent there All
these, and many others who might be men-
toned, are but the products of the competi-
| tive SYSTEM however, and are permitted to
continue in their crime without fear of pun
ishment
1t is popular to assail the employer of Ia
Dor because of seemingly unjust conditions
surrounding those who toll. But he is as
much victim of the system as the man
who does the work. He is engaged in the
competitive struggle himself, and if Brad
street is reliable authority he has but three
chances in hundred of avoiding failure.
THE FATHER OF EVIL.
In a few words, then, it is society, and
the inhuman industrial system upheld by it,
which is responsible for crime and crini-
mails. The incentive to make money, or
rather to get money, impels men and women
to destroy their fellows. This incentive is
the father of the evils of which society so
bitterely complains. Desire for the spoils
of office led to three of the assassinations
before referred to. Desire for gain leads to
all the crimes of the calendar, from the cor
ruption of legislature to the petty thefts
of the sneak thief The competitive sys
tenn of industry cannot be defended by any
code of morals or ethics. Here are some
of the counts in the indictment against It:
1t arrays every man against his fellow
in the scheme of life.
1t puts premium on dishonesty and dis
counts the truth.
1t has raised false standards of measure
ment. Industrial, moral worth has been
subordinated to wealth.
1t has corrupted the courts and legislative
councils. By this we do not mean to say
that bribes are offered or accepted. But
we do mean to say that the influence OF
commercial interests are given more weight
than are the interests of humanity whenever
those interests clash.
1t robs men of their manhood and our
women of their virtue.
1t takes from labor the fruitage of honest
toll. The producer receives but traction
of his product. The balance is expended in
wasted energy and in profits to the non-pro-
ducer. "Muzzle not the OK that treadeth
out the corn" were the words of the great
Commoner.
1t dwarfs the intellect, and will destroy
the state.
Need we furnish the specifications to sus-
tain this Indictment Not if the reader will
apply the light of reason to what he has
read
We have reached the parting of the ways
in our industrial life The competitive road
surely leads on to anarchy and blood. The
cooperative highway just as surely leads
to universal brotherhood, plenty for all, and
no man in want. By the adoption of this
plan no one would be injured, while mil
lions would be blessed.
Socialism is the only scientific solution
for the labor, temperance, criminal, immi-
grafton and social problems. And it would
solve all these by removing the incentive,
without which all these evils would cease
to exist. Will the people ever stop in their
mad race for dollars long enough to con-
slider the welfare of the nations yet un-
born? Are those who are on earth today
to be permitted to steal the God-given herr
tage of His children, and deprive those who
are to follow after us of the right and the
opportunity to live?
The representative., 1901-11-14


Slavery is likely to be abolished by
the war-power and chattel slavery de-
stroyed. This / and my European
friends are in favor of, for, slavery is
but the owning of labor and carries
with it the care of the laborer, while
the modern or European plan, led on
by England is capital control Of la
Dor by controlling wages, this can be
done by controlling the money. The
great debt that capitalists will see to It
is made out of the war must be used
to control the volume of money. 10
accomplish this bonds must be used as
a banking basis. We are now waiting
to get the secretary of the treasury to
make this recommendation to congress:
It will not do to allow the "greenback,
as it is called to circulate as money for
any length of time for we cannot con-
The representative., 1901-11-14
WOMEN HELD FOR RANSOM.

There is widespread sympathy
throughout the country at the misfortune
of Miss Mary Stone, the American mission
ary, whom the Bulgarians hold for ran
som of $4,000. 1t will not doubt be
matter of news to many of these people that
thousands of American women are beng
held up every day for ransom, called prot
it. This form of brigandage is more CIV
ilized, to be sure, but the motive in each
case is profit. The Bulgarian brigands may
kill Miss Stone and they may not. But the
American manufacturer is sure to kill the
women who yield him profit by slowly
crushing out their lives by unsanltary con-
ditions and excessive toil.-The Clarion.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-02-14

ging and stealing. They are especially
clever in the latter branch Of business,
and take everything from a pin and nee-
die to a horse and carriage. The gypsies
have been real nuisance to Europe for
centuries, and the Austro- Hungarian Gov
eminent is now considering a plan to force
this most peculiar vagabond race into set
Element somewhere in the vast plains Of
Hungary. Most characteristic of the
gypsies is the fact that they never work.
This is one of their first principles. For
more than 900 years they have been
roaming over Europe, and the up-to'date
gypsy is by all means the cleverest thief in
the world. They have no religion, no
morals, No honor, or no fatherland. But
he is prouder, perhaps, than a Spanish
erandee. He lies to perfection, and is the
greatest story-teller in the world.
Many other efforts have been made
from time to time to conine the gypsies
to certain territories in Hungary, but al
ways without any success.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-02-14
THE SHIRT WAIST.
IL 1t De of SILK or Wool 1t Always
Fits Better when 1t Is Well
BOned.

The new shirt waist fannels are
plain and dotted rather than striped,
and come in delicate pastel shades of
blue, gray, tan, white and old rose, as
well as green, especially reseda, navy
blue, red and brown. They have pearl
or gilt buttons, and are made with a
very thin percaline lining. Stitched
bands are fancied on flannel shirt
waists, or the tiniest of tucks, and the
coat sleeve is preferred.
Silk shirt waists are mass of tucks
or fine featherbone cording in length
wise effects, and are made of plain taft
feta in dark or very light colors. Hem
stitched tucks appear on light shirt
waists, but these are always of one ma
terial, which marks the difference be-
tween them and the trimmed evening
models.
A black taffeta shirt waist has be-
come the standard for every wardrobe,
says Ladies' Home Journal. 1t should
be of soft-fnished goods worth at least
a dollar a yard, and be lined; then it
gives satisfactory wear In tucking a
shirt waist use letter A spool silk and
a loose tension on the machine. A silk
or wooden shirt waist fits very much
better if it is boned under each arm,
and at the back and center front.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-02-14
THE SUFFRAGE QUESTION.

Some Of our Democratic contemporaries,
notably the Richmond Times and Norfolk
Virginian. Pilot, are much exercised about
the manner In which the suffrage question
shall be settled in Virginia With regard
to the elimination of the negro vote from
politics they hold different views. The
Times contends that the elimination of
the negro from politics will be highly ben
eficial &c the State and, incidentally, to the
Democratic party. The Virginian- Pilot is
apprehensive that the public good will
not be subserved by the wholesale dis.
franchisement of negro voters, and that an
experiment on that line Will be dangerous
TO the interests of the Democratic party.
The Norfolk paper thinks with the negro
out of the way there would be large
change of the white vote from the Dem
ocracy to the Republican party; while the
Times, admitting that such a thing will
likely follow the elimination of the negro
vote, is anxious to try the experiment up.
on the theory that the white people Of
Virginia are so welded to Democracy that
they will never desert its banner, no mat
ter what principles it may stand for.
The Times is run mad on the negro
question. 1t is constantly expressing
alarm about negro domination. In re-
cent editorial it said {: "The only way to
bring emancipation is 10 get rid of the
fear of negro rule, and that is why we are
in favor of eliminating the negro"
We are astounded that as intelligent
paper as the Times should so repeatedly
and constantly express its apprehensions
about negro rule in Virginia. 1t is bug
aboo that was conjured up by political
tricksters to frighten the people into sub
mission and enable them to fasten ma
chine upon the State that has brought hu-
initiation to the honest Democracy and
has inflicted outrage upon Republicanism.
This machine has used the negro scare for
political ends. not because it had any hon
est apprehension of danger. 1t will never
consent to give up thing that has been
so useful, without intending to make its
very abandonment a means for strength
ening the already supreme power it exer'
cises.
If the negro is deprived of the right of
suffrage in Virginia it will not be from fear
of negro rule, but because the machine
has decided that it can play stronger
card in future elections.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-02-14
A WILD SARTURNALlA.
New York Commercial.


Senator Clark's triumph in Montana
was followed by week of carnival and
SPORT" the like of which the history of
royalty even fails to supply parallel. The
scene was Helena, to which special trains
were run from other points. Helena was
"thrown wide OPEN"
Every bottle of champagne in the town
was bought by the Senator's agents and
dispendsed free by from three to four bar
tenders in every bar.room. Cigars and
luncheon and plain ordinary drinks were
thrown in as matter OF course. The
Senator's "wine bill" was $4,000, his full
salary as senator for his term of SIX years
was not that handsome. The feasting was
followed by some of the "tallest gambling
ever seen in the West" Swede Sans
faro rooms were the chief centre of inter-
est All of the most eminent plungers
gathered there. A Butte plunger won
IS, 900 within an hour; an Insurance sollc-
itor won 81 900 from Swede Sam, but lost
it with $500 more IN a rival establishment.
Poker playing filed the hotels, with $lO,-
600 the uniform stakes, sometimes rising
to $40, 600. In one private residence OF
very eminent citizen they reached $25, OOO
Swede Sans experience forms a beautiful
domestic idyl. Four years ago he started
from Montana with $40, 900 to see his dear
old mother in Sweden. He stopped in
New Orleans and played it all on the
races, losing every penny. He borrowed
money and returned to Montana. He
accumulated" $4,000 and was prepar-
ing to start for Sweden again when he
"bucked the tiger" and lost it all. Now,
through the "Clark carnival" he is
$3.50 ,OOC ito the good" and is packing up
to start for Sweden. He will, if he gets
there, give his dear old mother $25, 900
and then continue his journey around the
world. "And yit" said the cynical Jack
Oakhurst, land yt there is them that says
keards is a waste of time" And yet
there are those who say the publication OF
politics in Montana does not increase the
happiness of the human racel
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-02-14
BRAZIL RIVALS THE WORLD.
Has n Most Remarkable Mountain
Railway Now in Course of
Construction.

There is a good deal of the enter
prise characteristic of Americans
among the Brazilians, and nothing bet
ter illustrates the fact than, the. stu
pendous railway scheme recently car
ried out there. A road has been con-
structed to the top of the Corcovado
peak, the great eminence not far from
Rio de Janeiro, says the Chicago Chron-
lcle.
The peak is situated about four
miles in a southwesterly direction from
the heart of Brazils capital. 1t is a
precipitous granite cone. A tramway
carries the passengers through the
beautiful suburbs to the station.
whence nine trains each way are run
on Sundays and holidays and four each
way on other days. The single car of
each train holds about so passengers.
1t is pushed before an engine with an
inclined boiler, central cogwheels and
brakes, which was made in Switzer-
land expressly for the needs of the
road. The latter was surveyed and
built, however, by Brazilian engineer.
The engines weigh IL tons, and the
total cost of the rolling stock was $780,
900. About $4,000 passengers are at
present carried over the line yearly.
To reach the summit of the Corco-
vado the railway winds around the
sides of the valleys and along the
ridges, a distance Of nearly two miles.
1t passes right through virgin forest
of splendid trees, shrubs, creepers,
ferns and orchids. The curves are uni
formly of radius of 800 feet. Near the
first station is an iron viaduct, about
300 feet in length and rs feet in height.
Several small viaducts are built, but
there seems to have been much more
cutting than filling, the total excava-
ton amounting to $4,000 cubic yards.
About two-thirds of the distance TO the
summit a good hotel has been built on
the side of the mountain overlooking
a great valley, where the famous bo-
tanical garden has been laid out, with
the island-studdedi ocean, ini the dis
lance.
Part of the roadbed has been blasted
from the cliff, while some Of it is built
upon it's very face. At this point it is
the gratest declvity of the railway. 1t
is a more appalling passage than any
upon Mount Washington on the right.
Should any gearing yield, rail or nail
break or any obstruction fall in the
way Of the train nothing could pre-
vent the train being hurled over the
precipice.
The line halts about 200 feet below
the top at point beyond which it
would be impossible to advance except
by a spiral tunnel of the rocky summit
itself The time consumed in the as
cent is just an hour The summit is
nearly bare granite rock, in which
great steps have been cut to facilitate
the visitors progress.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-02-14
wlLHELMINA's wOOING.
How The Queen of Holland Met and Won
Prince Henry.

London News.
Some interesting particulars of Queen
Wlhelmina's courtshlp and betrothal are
supplied by our Paris correspondent. Al
though the queen of the Netherlands made
the acquaintance of the grand ducal family
at Cannes, she did not, it appears, see her
betrothed until she went last year to Ber-
lin. She had heard good deal about
him from his sister in.law, the Princess
John, nee Saxe-Weimar, and daughter Of
the late Princess Pauline of the Neither
lands, duchess of Saxe.Weimar. The
moment the queen and Prince Henry saw
each other they were mutually impressed
aud so strongly that the queen would hear
of no other sutton. She pleaded ga cold"
as excuse for not attending dinner where
che was to pass in review number OF
aspirants The queen mother, seeing this,
prudently curtailed the visit to Berlin. In
quiries were in due course set on foot
about Prince Henry. All the reports re-
ceived about him were favorable, and the
queen arranged to have opportunities to
become better acquainted with him. In
stead of coming to the exposition she plan
ned an excursion to Schwsrzburg. Rooms
were taken at hotel in picturesque site
for the queen, her mother and the dow
ager duchess, who was asked 20 be their
guest.
Prince Henry was not disinclined to fall
in with the little plan. He obtained a
furlough to come to see his mother. He
got up excursions to the show places in
the principality and accompanied the two
queens in their walks, rides and drives.
She was Supremacy happy in his company
and was sorry when it was time for the
party to break up. As she was leaving
she said to the prince "What a happy
tour never spent such happy time in
my life, and feel owe so much to you. "
Correspondence followed, and one fine
morning the prime minister was summon
ed by the queen to Loo. She lost no time
in informing him that she was engaged
and to whom. She said she hoped the
council would give its consent to the mar
rage she had decided upon. The Prince
of Mecklenburg belonged to the oldest
house in Germany; its international situa-
ton was high; it played no part in Euro
pean politics; Prince Henry could pley no
part in German politics, his career had
been highly honorable, and he was be-
loved in his family circle. "When you
see him." added the queen, "you will, 1
am sure, I've of opinion that l could not
make a better choice, whether for myself
or my people"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-02-14
A CREDIT TO HIS RACE.
Baltimore sun (Dem.)

The announcement comes from Mem
phis, Tenn, that Robert K. Church, be-
lieved to be one of the wealthiest colorej
men in the South, has contributed $1,000
for the entertainment of the Confederate
Veterans at their annual reunion in that
city in May next. Church was born
slave in Mississippi and spent his early
days on a Mississippi steamboat, of which
his master was the owner and captain.
Here he worked his way to the position OF
steward of the boat, in which position he
was serving when his boat was captured
during the war and taken to Memphis.
Here he became popular caterer and has
amassed large fortune. When inter-
viewed in regard to his gift Church said
he had made his money in Memphis and
he wanted to see the city do itself credit
in the entertainment of the veterans. lie
added "No persons on earth are more
disposed to help the former slaves than
are the veterans of the Confederacy, those
old men who yet remember the negro in
slavery" Hon. John Overton, leading
citizen of Memphis, in letter of thanks
to the generous donor says: 81 have
never seen more shrinking act to show
what should be the real genuine feeling
between the races here and TO prove be-
yond the question of doubt what should
be done in cementmg and building up the
real interests of this great, growing city re-
gardess of nationality"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-02-14
La Grippe Quickly Cured.

Sin the winter of 1898 and 1899 l was
taken down with severe attack of what
is called La Grippe" says F. l.. Hewett,
prominent druggist of Winfield, III.
"The only medicine 1 used was two bot
ties of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. 1t
broke up the cold and stopped the cough
ing like magic, and l have never since
been troubled with Grippe" Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy can always be de.
pended upon to break up a severe cold
and ward off any threatened attack of
pneumonia. 1t is pleasant to take, too,
which makes it the most desirable and
oae of the most popular preparations in
use for these ailments. For sale by John
h. Jackson, Druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-02-14
PERSONAL NOTES.

Joseph Wright has been chosen as the
successor of the late Max Muller as corpus
professor of comparative philOlOgy at Ok
ford
Rt. Rev. James Schwebach, of La
Crosse, Wis, has just been appointed by
the Pope as one of the assistants at the
papal throne.
Vivian Burnett, son of the novelist, is
trying his hand at newspaper work In
Washington. He still insists that he was
not the original of Little Lord Fauntle'
roy"
Mrs. Mary Wolfe, who died at Wheel
ing, w. Va, the other day, aged lO2
years, saw Napoleon in Poland both when
he started upon and returned from his
disastrous Russian campaign.
Wyndham Spencer Portal, who has re-
Gently been created baronet, is head OF a
family which, since 1924, has had the ex-
elusive privilege of making the bank-note
paper for the Bank of England.
President Eliot has just exceeded in the
length of his service in the executive chair
of Harvard the exceptionally long ad
ministration of President Holyoke, which
covered a period of thirty one years, eight
months and four days.
Mrs. Crabtree, formerly famous as
"Lotta," is rapidly recovering from the
Hines of which she was recently attacked
IN New York. She was, by the way, born
in that city in 1917 and her first stage APP
pearance was made at the age of eleven
years.
Prof. Baron, a well.known German SCI
enlist, who died in Berlin the other day,
left the bulk of his fortune, estimated at
400. 900 marks, for the establishment of an
orphan asylum, where the children shall
be brought up on vegetarian principles.
Donald D. Cattanach, now a citizen of
Providence, r. l., was foreman of the
three hundred decorators who decorated
the marble-room at Buckingham Palace.
He is a native of Inverness, Scotland, and
studied in the London art schools. He
has, however, lived in Providence since
the year 1857.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-02-14
THE NEW GENERALS.
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press.
President Mckinley has broken with
the rule which for manv years has chosen
the generals of the army on the rule OF
seniority and picked the best men avail
able. Army prejudice Will object. The
public will approve.
Not every appointment in the long list
will meet with an equal approval. But
the principle is right. General Miles is
retained for the brief term that remains OF
his active service at the head Of the army,
as is right. He loves the limelight. His
bearing is more impressive than his acts.
He has his weakness. But he has done
good service. He has courage. He has
fought the staff ring at Washington and
he deserved to be continued in the place
he reached solely because thirty years ago
he Won an early and rapid promotion,
most severely criticized at the time and
falsely, as all now admit, laid to personal
influence anu ldVOT.
Like criticism and as unfounded will
attend some promotions now made. But
the seniority rule gave us at the opening
of the war more than one general who
failed to meet the demands of new condl'
tons. 1t is time man like General
Chaffee. who was equal to them, who has
come up from the ranks, and whose cam
paign in China and service in the Philip
pines show the highest qualities, should
be given correspondingy high COM
mand. He passes some dull men and
some good men, but the latter is as inev-
liable as the former ifpromotions by merit
are to be made.
General Chaffee's advance, like that OF
Generals Macarthur and Young and OF
Major William A. Kobbe, represents a
substantial recognition for substantial
military services in the past three years
Another group of new generals, old col
onels like George w. Davis, Il. NJ. Ran
dali and S. S. Sumner and officers like
Generals John c. Bates, r. H. Hall,
Lloyd Wheaton, P. Hughes and Theodore
Schwan represent old and long service,
coupled with the faithful and altogether
satisfactory discharge of more recent
duties.
The promotion which army officers Will
most condemn and the public will most ap-
prove is that of General Leonard Wood.
He is young. He was an army surgeon
Just three years ago. While he has seen a
fair share of Indian military service hls
command, even of a regiment in the field,
is of the briefest. But Of all the many
men called from the army to the difficult
and new work of military rule he has won
the highest success. At Santiago and at
Havana he has shown tie very ablest
Qualities. He makes no blunders. He IT.
ritates no one. Cuba is tranquil. The
Cubans believe in him. No complaints
are heard. No long trial of collisions
accompany his administration. Such
work deserves its reward President Nc
Kinley has had the courage to recognize
clear merit by adequate promotion. Re-
membering various generals whose brains
have been dulled by long years of slow
routine the public will approve the pro-
motion of one man to high rank while he
is still young enough to learn. With a
less public record, there is no question as
to the ability of General j. Franklin Bell