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Evening star., 1901-12-28

ly twenty years had represented that dis
trfct In Congress. But as member OF
Mr.. Cleveland's second cabinet he had given
his support to the gold standard side of the
financial controversy, and in 30 doing had
offended some of his old constituents. The
announcement of speech by him drew an
enormous crowd to the place of meeting,
and when the distinguished statesman ap-
peared on the platform he was egged by
the rowdes present. and the meeting was
broken up. 1t was a most disgraceful pro-
ceeding, but it did not argue that the Gov
ingtonians were as people unfit for self
government. 1t did not cost them their
charter, and the town is still doing business
municipality.
The proprieties attaching to his high Of
fee and his lack of taste for that sort
of service kept .ar. Cleveland off the stump
in 1885, but can anybody doubt what his
reception would have been If he had offered
himself as a speaker In that campaign?
A few years before, and he had been idol
lied by the democrats Of the south and
west. They had chanted his praises in the
most extravagant terms. and had voted him
a second time into the White House with
manifestations of joy. Now he was de-
tested; and it he had set out on stumping
tcuT against lTec SlINei iiudHCidt
the army of the United States-then twen-
ty-five thousand strong-would have been
none too large for the duties OF body
guard. AS it was, his name in the cam
paign, whether uttered by Mr.. Bryan, or
any of Mr.. Bryan's lieutenants, was re-
ceived with groans and Kisses. Figura-
lively. the people in that way threw rocks
at their former idol.
The Maso people have probably been COM
pletely outgeneraled, and are very sore. 1t
is their first experience. They will learn
with time Let US be patient with them.
Give them a chance. Maybe when they try
again under another leader they'll bear
themselves philosophically. Taking beat
ing becomingly is a difficult thing to do
even for an old hand at the business.
Evening star., 1901-12-28

A North Dakota court is reported to have
rendered a decision that it is not crime
for cowboy to give an Indian confed-
crate $50 note in exchange for pony. 1t is
not surprising that SO many Indians refuse
to regard anything as legal tender except
whisky
Evening star., 1901-12-28

Shakespeare and Bacon would both have
been pretty well disguised if they could
have foreseen the theories that posterity
would evolve. They would no doubt have
endeavored to quiet the dispute by the sug-
gestion that there Is glory enough to go
round
Evening star., 1901-12-28

Francis Schlatter, who called himself a
divine healer is now in Pennsylvania
after being released from New York Jail,
where he was compelled to submit to a
haircut and shave. He patheticaly de-
clares he is a broken man, but what he
probably means is "broke."
Evening star., 1901-12-28
a Patriotic Boast,

There is one thing to be said in favor of
our style OF government said the South
American dictator.
What is that?"
1T promotes veracity. When some one
starts rumor that high official is going
to relinauish office, you can pretty near de-
pend on it's coming true
Evening star., 1901-12-28
Not Through Yet.

What kind Of a Christmas did you
pass?" asked the friend
1.-The same as usual answered Mr.. Big
gins, sourly. Twenty minutes of turkey
and mince pie, and six weeks of pepsin."
Evening star., 1901-12-28
nj m Moulffna

Great men to Congress now draw near
And pretty soon you'll hear them sigh,
'Id surely reach the public ear
If l could catch the Speakers eye"
Evening star., 1901-12-28

General Gresvenors idea Of compelling
dealers to frankly declare ''shoddy" goods
as such will inspire new hope in the man
who wears ready made clothes.
Evening star., 1901-12-28

II Minister WI could succeed In having
the exclusion laws modified his home gov
ernment would undoubtedly forgive him for
becoming popular in this country.
Evening star., 1901-12-28
A Lesson,

I don't want any Office. I have been to
Washington.
I've KEEP my eyes wide open. seein' how
the trick was done.
I wouldn't have none of 'em, If they'd let
me take my pick;
I'd rather tend to business here at Pohick-
on-the-Crick.
1 stood right by my congressman clean
through the busy day;
I knowed he'd like to see me, SO didn't
stay away.
1t surely beat my time to see the way he d
have to stand
A-sayin' howdy-do an shakin' people by
the hand:
An when I stopped to ask him what SO
much politeness meant
He simply heaved sigh an said, "Hes a
constituent"
An then he answered letters, Then he
says to me. saye he.
This afternoon I'm goin' to attend a
violet tea
An SO 1t went each day called, with duty
ever pressin'.
tell you, this official life must keep a
feller guessin'.
Now. everybody knows that Nkblic Office
is a grind
That calls fur work an talents OF the very
highest kind:
An II he puts in all the day bein' no
polite,
To do his reg'lar work he's got to sit up all
the night.
SO rye give up my ambitions: to my present
lot I'll stick.
A-workin' ten short hours day at Pohick-
on-the-Crick.
Evening star., 1901-12-28

Mr.. Croker has felt obliged to modestly
confess that after looking the field over,
he has been unable to select a competent
successor to himself in the leadership Of
Tammany
Evening star., 1901-12-28

The rivalry for the honor of being the
| first to suggest Mr. Roosevelt as the candi-
| date for the next republican nomination
| has begun quite early. r4-
Evening star., 1901-12-28

England has usually managed to avoid
any misunderstanding as to the sending of
delegation to see a President of the
United States inaugurated.
Evening star., 1901-12-28

The average Chicago man has SO much
fault to find with the way the town is
run that his only comfort is in the obser-
walton that 1t is better than New York
Evening star., 1901-12-28

1t has been asserted and denied that Sem
ator Clarke has spent a fortune for pic
lures in Europe. After ALL it is the sena-
tors own business.
Evening star., 1901-12-28

Senator Depew journeyed to the continent,
thus relieving Alfred Austin of the temp
tation to try to cement Angio-American
friendship by an ode.
Evening star., 1901-12-28

Affairs in Asia are assuming shape which
prevents much hope for any more grand
martial displays for Count Won NaIdersee
Evening star., 1901-12-28

Cuba has not become 50 absorbed In local
politics as to lose sight of the Importance
Of the sugar tariff question.
Evening star., 1901-12-28

Elder Dowie has discovered the difficulty
OF trying to put a bank book and prayer
book into the same binding
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Unless Aguinaldo gets into action pretty
soon. his ability to claim interest even as a
slde-show attraction will have departed.
Evening star., 1901-12-28

Mr. Carnegie has shown that 1t takes
aoiiityto get rid OF money properly. as well
as to make it.
Evening star., 1901-12-28

Japan is to give China instructions In the
art Of war. This looks as IL Cana intended
to get civilized in earnest.
Evening star., 1901-12-28

General Gomez is added TO the list Of
heroes who subsequently encountered hard
luck
Evening star., 1901-12-28
SHOOTING STARS.
The Artists Enthusiasm.

Have you done anything with that mys-
terry YETI asked the friend.
Yes" answered the detective, I'VE have
found several clues that make it more mys-
terious than ever, which fact you will Of
course understand very materially enhances
our artistic enjoyment"
Evening star., 1901-12-28
PecuIiarities Of Sports

There isn't as much kicking In foot
ball as I had expected" said the young
woman.
No" said the young man. "If you enjoy
kicking you want to take an interest ir
base ball.
Evening star., 1901-12-28

DIn order 10 avoid delays on nc
count of personal absence. letters to
THE STAR should not be addressed
TO any Individual connected with the
Office but simply to THE STAR. or to
the Editorial or Bnsiness Depart
ments according to tenor or purpose.
The Washington times., 1901-08-11
A MATTER OF INTEREST.

We have been wondering lately what
had become of the case of one Charles F.
w. Nicely, some months ago extradited
to Cuba for embezzlement of postoffice
funds.
In a service of six or eight months in
the Havana postoffice Nicely is supposed
to have gotten away with some $4,000.
He swelled his bank account in Muncie,
Ind, to the amega: OF $40. co., and gave
out fat contracts for Cuban postal print
ing to his own printing office. and, gen.
orally speaking, was on the high road to
wealth when the sleuths of the Postoffice
Department arrested him.
He fought extradition with might and
main and had a goodly backing of poIiti-
cal influence, but nothing could save him.
so he was sent back, where he seems to
be resting in innocuous quietude
We believe that Mr. Nelly owed his
appointment to the influence of Mr. Perry
Heath, some time First Assistant Post
master General, and more recently a di-
rector in the Seventh National Bank of
New York
One would like to know If Mr.. Heath is
taking any interest in the trial and uIti-
mate conviction of this man, who. in be-
traying his trust. betrayed his friends and
fellow-townsmen also.-Chicago Journal
The Washington times., 1901-08-11
The "Censurev of Evans.

Inasmuch as Rear Admiral Evans
was at the Navy Department the other
day, and in friendly consultation with
his friends Hackett and Crowninshield
il is hardly to be presumed that the
''censure " which he has received for
the attacks upon eX-Secretary Chand-
Ter contained in his book, "A Sailors
Log" has surprised him. On the con-
trary. it is considered in naval circles
here in Washington that the ''censure"
is a very clever piece of composite work
the probable result of which will be to
satisfy the public that the Department
is sincere in condemning his infraction
of propriety and professional ethics,
and, at the same time, to prevent
demand for a court martial, which it
might be difficult for Secretary Long
to resist
In effect the "censure" lets Rear Ad--
miral Evans down easy, and will not in
the remotest-degree affect his standing
at the department. SIMPSONS approval
of the Maclay scurrility has not hurt
him any He stands as well today as
Egan does at the Adjutant Generals
Office.
We are not in the confidence of the
Hon. William E. Chandler, and do not
know how the Department disposition of
the Evans matter may appeal TO him.
II is possible that he may consider the
Hackett treatment as hardly heroic
enough for the disease. In that event
he still may think it worth while to
take the case before Congress, where
he has many friends among his former
colleagues. On the other hand. ii may
occur 10 him that Mr.. Mckinley might
not think it grateful on his part to stir
up another scandal in the navy. when
the Spanish claims fatted calf has
been killed for him. and it will take
him the remainder of his life to eat the
last of its chops. So, possibly, he may
stay his vengeful hand, and buy extra
copies of the Log" that hit him.
The Washington times., 1901-08-11
PERSONAL.

The wife of Yu KeHg. Chinese Ambassa-
dor TO France, is the daughter of an
American named Pearson. who made his
home in China and married d Chinese
woman.
Cecil Rhodes never does anything by
halves. When he came over to England
by the last mail from South Africa, be-
sides other specially provided comforts
he was accompanied by his own chef his
own poultry. and his own cow.
Thomas johnson. seventy-eight years
Old and worth $3.50, 600 who died in Vim
cennes. Ind. the other day. was a Gu
rious character. He did not know how to
read or write. never entered a church.
was one of the most profane swcarers
and hardest drinkers in the city; was
married four times, and always voted the
Democratic ticket.
Nicholas ii is. a voracious reader He
and the Czarina get great deal of pleas
ure from discussing new works together
Unlike Alexander III. the present Car
is most catholic In his tastes. and is ac
quainted with the literary stars OF all
climes. Jules Verne. Scott Kipling and
Stevenson are his favorites among for
eign WRITER'S figr.
The Prix de Rome for sculpture has
been awarded to NJ. Bouchard, who is
twenty-six years OF age. and a pupil of
Barrias, and the Prix de Rome for paint
ing. the subject for which was Christ
Healing the Sick" has been won by NJ
Defranc, twenty-seven years of age, a
pupil of NM. Bonnat and Maignon.
Prof. Rudolph Virchow's eightieth birth
day will be celebrated In Berlin on Satur-
day, October IL, when he will personally
receive delegates with congratulatory add
dresses from various scientific bodies
foreign IS well as German.
whose statue was recently unveiled in
France, attained his hundrcdth birthday
he was entertained at public dinner at
which his son. a high official in the De-
partment of Justice, sixty-seven years
old, was also present. The old man made
a speech and In telling an anecdote made
e slight slip, which his son corrected
Old Chevreul turned around quickly and
said In a sharp tone: Hush youngster
when am talking" and the .'youngster"
held his tongue.
The Washington times., 1901-08-11
Mr.. Roberts on Gold Production.

The writings, official and otherwise,
of United States Mint Director George
+. Roberts, clearly show that he has a
strong and comprehensive knowledge
of the foundation principles of none
tary science. No other official of the
present Administration has discussed
the subject so exhaustively or so well.
There is nothing strange in this, for his
position calls for a thorough grasp of
the subject, and it is generally under
stood that his appointment as Mint
Director was in recognition of the abil-
ity with which he combated the free
silver coinage idea in 1856. II is. how
ever, most remarkable that man who
understands the subject so well, and
who entertains the views which Mr.
Roberts so ably expresses, should have
been one of the most effective cham
rions of the gold standard in the great
monetary struggle of 1896. The truth
is that Mr.. Roberts statements of fact
and arguments based thereon are ut
terly antagonistic to the claims and
contentious upon which the champion
ship Of the gold standard has been
based.
If Mr.. Roberts article in the August
number Of the North American Re
view had appeared over the signature
Of Senator John p. Jones, Gen. A. J.
Warner, or the Hon. Charles A. Towne,
the bimetallic friends of these gentle
men would have detected in it little If
anything inconsistent with their writ
ings and speeches in the days when
the silver issue was at its height From
beginning to end Mr.. Roberts essay
recognizes the cumulative principle
upon which the bimetallists planted
themselves as the basis of their conten-
ton. He does not, in terms, accept the
cumulative theory. but he admits the
facts from which the theory is deduced.
His article is intended to show, or at
least to suggest, some of the probable
results OF the enlarged gold production,
and he gravely contemplates the posi-
bility of its becoming SO vast, and con-
tinuing so long, as seriously to disturb
values that are based upon the gold
standard.
For example, Mr. Roberts says:
when every man is at work, when all
the productive forces of society are in
full action, you cannot make the world
richer by pouring money into it. You
reach the point then where addition
means dilution, where the new supply
can find employment only by a decrease
In the value of the old stock. When
this occurs. all business relations based
upon terms of money are disturbed"
There is distinct admission that the
more abundant the supply of money,
the cheaper 1t will be. To state the
principle with economic exactness, an
other point should be added, namely
that money will cheaper with increas-
ing supply, If other conditions remain
the same. 1t can readily be seen that
there might be an enormous increase of
money supply. with corresponding in
crease Of demand for Ii, in which event
The Washington times., 1901-08-11

1t is said that the smaller and weaker
nations of Europe are finding much en-
enlargement in the prolonged resist
ance which the Beers are making to the
British invaders. The manner In which
fifty or sixty thousand fighting Beers
have held out against the power of
Great Britain has given rise to the feel
ing in Holland, Belgium, Switzerland,
and other little countries that they
might be able to defend themselves
against any of the great Powers.
Undoubtedly the Boer war has been
an object lesson. but it will hardly jus
tify any excessive confidence in the
smaller European States of their ability
to stand off the great Powers. 1t must
be remembered that the geography Of
their country has done much for the
fighting Dutchmen of South Africa, and
that they have done much more for
themselves. No country in Europe can
make such a struggle as the Beers have
unless the people are prepared TO con-
duct war in Boer fashion.
In the first place, the small territorial
area of Holland, Belgium, and Switzer-
land is much against them, making it
comparatively easy to overrun the
countries Their proximity to the great
Powers with which they might become
engaged is another disadvantage But
aside from these considerations ii is OBJ
vious that the Beers have kept up the
struggle only by making efforts and
sacrifices entirely without parallel in
civilized warfare. Practically the en-
tire male population of the two Re
publics took the field. Homes and
kindred were abandoned and they be-
came mere military rovers, lighting
when they could do so to advantage,
avoiding engagements when they
deemed it advisable, living upon the
country wherever they went, indiffer-
ent to all property losses. and resolved
to continue 10 war to the extreme point
of their physical endurance.
Whether any European State with its
accumulated wealth and capitalistic
classes could be relied upon to make
such sacrifices may well be doubted
Wealth is always timid-the capital
The Washington times., 1901-08-11
THE IOWA PLATFORM.

Remembering that Gov. Leslie NJ Shaw
is likely to be a prominent candidate for
the Republican Presidential nomination
in 1904. the platform adopted by the Iowa
Republicans on Wednesday is worth not
ing.
They take pains 10 emphasize their en-
dorsement of the action of Congress in
more firmly establishing our monetary
system upon a gold basis, and in provid-
ing for civil government In Porto Rico
and the Philippines and for the relin-
QuiShment of our authority in Cuba"
There is no "barbaric yawp'' for subjuga-
ton and world-power empire. but a calm
assertion that the fact that our author
ity in these islands is the result of a war
waged not for ACKNOWLEDGMENT but in the
name of humanity must forever govern
and inspire our relations to them" This
draws a clear distinction between Ameri-
canism and imitation jingoism.-New
York World.
The Washington times., 1901-08-11
sCHLEY AND MACLAY.

Schley is the man who won the famous
naval victory at Santiago, and which set
the country wild with patriotic excite
ment.
Maclay Is the man who made the charge
that Schiey is q coward and poitroon, and
who brought on the present enquiry.
Schley Is a gentleman and u hero. He
has always done his duty. and has always
been an honest man and a good citizen
Maclay Is a sour dyspeptic, employed on
the naval rolls as a iaborer. but who
really does some sort of writing. He was
not at the battle of Santiago. He has
never done anything in his life except TO
find fault with those who have accom-
plished resuits.-Atchison Globe.
The Washington times., 1901-08-11
controversy TO ponder the remarks of
Representative Livingston of Georgia
on the situation. In an interview yes
terday he is quoted as saying:

iAeIieStHldtNt LIVINGSTON VI peoi : Id
on the situation. In an interview yes
terday he is quoted as saying:
The people of this country can hardly realize
the intense feeling which exists between the
representatives Of capital, the side, and
organized labor. the other. As things are
going now, it will require prompt methods by
the Government and extremely dflicate handling
OF the subject to prevent a revolutionary con-
test between capital and labor. So desperate
some of the eontendnc forces that SITTER
ing. distinction Of property, and even bloodshed
cannot he avcrtod. unless strong hand inter
feres To prevent these constant disturbances OF
the business of the country.
This state Of affairs cannot 20 on much
longer without serious consequences. The ten
sion is SO strong and the feeling intense that
without being an alsrmist. believe eonfct
between capital and labor can only be aNerted
by the most cautious. conservative, and at the
time positive interference By the National
-GorCmment The interests of the trusts and
the labor organizations should not be permitted
TO have full sway and jeopardizc the interests of
the great mass Of the people. who are not direct
ly interested in either of these two warning
combinations. The mathematical Is. the man
who is thcr a. member of the trusts or a
labor organization-win be the principal sufferer
in the case OF strife between capital and labor,
and that class lar outnumherS those engaged
in the Of the trusts in all justice and fairness
and in the interest of good government, they
should receive prompt and successful protection
under the laws Of the United States
How long is it supposable that more
than seventy-five million people will
tolerate devasting economic war be-
tween a billion dollars on one side and
labor organization of perhaps one
hundred thousand men on the other,
when that war is found to disturb
values and business conditions disas
trously, and TO threaten prosperity and
livelihoods from end to end of the coun-
try? Neither party to the contest will
be permitted to continue the wrecking
for very long, or we are greatly mis-
taken. Somewhere, authority will be
found to call halt, and means TO make
the call effective. There will be war on
Monday. no doubt, and. perhaps violent
hostilities following; but, later, there
will be Intervention, and should there
be riot and bloodshed, it is liable to
come quickly.