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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-23
THE ISSUE IS IMPERIALISM.
Steady Trend Toward Centra1iz1nE
All Power in the White
House.

What is to be done with the Fill
pinos and how they are to be gov
erned is not the chief question of i'm
perialism. All the islands of the Phil
ippines. from LuZon to SuIu, might
be sunk in the sea, and imperialism
would still be with us as the great is
sue that divides the American people.
When we beat down our allies, the
Filipinos, and overturn their attempt
at governing themselves as repub-
lie, we trample on the declaration that
all men have inalienable rights, and
that we were the champion of freedom
the world over. That was long step
backward in the march of freedom.
The Boer republics would never have
been overrun by the power of Great t
Britain if our soldiers had not been
devastating the Philippines and root
ing out the first trace of liberty in the
orient. Could such have happened I'M
der a democratic administration?
But we have imperialism at home.
A steady trend toward centralizing
all power in the white house. Even
people, hasten to obey when the man
III power tells tucM w Id ~ w. 4AC
constitution is gradually being
stretched to the breaking point.
Treaties are made to take the place
of tariff legislation, which is a con-
stitutional prerogative of the direct
representatives of the people. That
is usurpation and imperialism. The
attempt is made to defame and destroy
the reputation Of army and navy COM
manders, who happen not to be of the
political clique who arrogate and as
sumo all power and claim all reward.
That is another trend toward imperial
ism.
Favorites, mostly utterly worthless
and unfit, are appointed to high offices
and to positions in the army over the
heads of men who are by training and
seniority far better fitted to serve
their country. This has resulted in
many cases in scandals and robbery,
the like of which has never been known
before. No imperial government of
Europe could do worse.
William j. Bryan was right when
he said: imperialism is still the
great issue between the two political
parties. The tariff, to be sure, is an
important subject, but, to my mind,
heart disease is more serious malady
than stomach ache"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-23
|LAwBREAKING REPUBLICANS.
Lottery scheme and Other Iniauities
Countenanced by the Ad-
ministration.

The Mckinley administration has
prided itself upon its Christian zeal,
lit is lauded by Methodist bishops, who
know better, as the party of progress
and benevolence and withal favorable
to prohibition and missionaries. Some
other denominations have been almost
great partisans of the republican
party and the great and good Mr. Nc
kinley. As the reverse of this, the
democrats were wicked and worth
less crew, allied with the 3srum pow
! er" and STEPPED in all kinds of political
heresies.
Some few years ago these ardent re-
publican friends of reform instituted
| a political crusade against lotteries
and poiygamy and made Washington
howl with their outcries for congress
to pass laws to prohibit them. Con-
gress was willing, and passed prohib-
ltory laws against both, for a good
strong howl, well prolonged, nearly
always brings the average congress
man to heed the voice of the people.
| Now, with this stringent statute
against lotteries, which the great
moral sense of the country required
should be suppressed, the first we
know this holier than thou republic
an administration has gone into the
lottery business on its own account.
The greatest land lottery scheme ever
devised has been established by the
president and his cabinet, and the
drawing" has been supervised and
carried on by United States officials
The prizes are $4,000 tracts of land in
the Indian territory, and there are
10000 persons competing for the
chance to obtain them.
That is an extraordinary spectacle
| of government breaking it's own
| laws.
But that is small thing compared
to the other laws of the United States
that are continually being broken, and
the transgressors paid to do so by this
same republican administra ton, by
compromising the felonies of slavery
and polygamy in the Sulu section of
the Philippines. The sultan and his
| dotees are monthly receiving pay from
the United States, with the agreement
that these twin relics of barbarism
are not to be interfered with, and are
indeed fostered by our republican ad-
ministration by the payments of the
|
wives to be purchased and main
| tanned.
What howl there would have been
from end to end of the United States
if a democratic administration had
broken the laws and fostered the in
famous immoralities of slavery and
polygamy and instituted an immoral
lottery to rattle off 10, 900 tracts of the
I III
whole people of the United States. But
not voice is heard in protest from
the great morality party, because it
has been decreed that the hands of
our noble president must be upheld
and the republican party sustained in
any enormities they may commit The
blame cannot be laid on congress, for
congress is guiltless so far of any
| cOmDlicity
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-23
POWER BEING UsURPED.
of Recommended by President
Mckinley.

The Capitalization of power by the
ing such extrao ordinary lengths under
President Mckinley, is being copied
by republican governors in some of
| the states. The persistent effort of
the president and these mimic gov
sernors to encroach upon the domain
/ of the legislative department, dictat-
| ing instead of recommending the laws
that should be enacted and the still
greater evil of interpreting the laws
| to suit themselves or the trusts and
corporations that are back of them.
It is only a few months ago that the
anti-canteen law was set aside by the
administration, and it has become the
common custom for the president to
urge members of congress to pass or
defeat legislation and even to reward
with patronage and power those who
obey his demands. The president
originates legislation, as with the bill
| for the increase Of the army, the Phil
ippine legislation and the Cuban
| amendment and used all the in1u-
ence at his command to put them
| through.
It is not to be wondered at that re-
publican governors with this example
| before them are equally aggressive.
| More than one governor, says the
Washington Post, has called an extra
| session of a legislature to do work
which at its regular session it had de-
| clined to do. only few months ago
| the governor of a western state,
after having failed to induce the
| legislature to indorse his hobby, came
out in an official deliverance in which
he scolded the lawmakers as if they
were insubordinate boys who had be-
come consigned to his care. A few
days ago the governor of Pennsyl-
vania, acting under the most re-
| markable decision ever rendered by
a state supreme court, went over the
appropriation bills, amending various
items in. order to bring the total
down to the estimated income. The
| constitution gives him authority to
veto any item in an appropriation bill.
The supreme court has amended that
provision so as to allow him to trim
| any or all items. No more radical de-
parture from sound principles, no
more dangerous precedent, has ever
| been seen in any American common
| wealth.
New York has a new constitution
| intended to illustrate all that is best
| in government. Under that instru-
ment, however, we still find the gov
ernor all powerful as promote OF
| legislation. But it is a fact that in
the Empire state the governor is re-
lied upon to act as captain and pilot
| for the legislative craft.
To greater or less extent, in ma
| 1ority of the states, the drift is to-
ward the one-man power in making
laws This is partly due to executive
| aggression, but chiefly to lack OF
pride on the part of legislatures. 1t
may sometimes happen that gov
| ernor is right and majority of the
lawmakers wrong in their views of
| measure. But the governor who is
| not content with the exercise of his
| constitutional rights of recommends
| ton and veto may well be sat down
| upon for obtrusion into legislative
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-23

get advertising Mr.. White laughed,
and young Henderson looked YEARLY
at the tips of his shoes. The mcr-
chant touched bell and sent for Mr..
Struthers.
Mr.. Struthers," he said, stthis is
Mr.. Henderson, of the editorial de-
partment of the Open Air Magazine
BANDS new paper. They're going
to print a long article about the
leather houses in the October issue.
Do we want to take any advertising
space?''
ssSort of special trade number,
Mr.. Henderson," asked Struthers.
81 suppose you'd call it that Hem
derson answered. "We shall have 20
leather pages, at least
Mr.. Struthers opened his eyes.
Twenty pages? That's a great
write-up. Let me see-what's your
rate?''
Henderson considered. Terry had
said nothing about the rate. He
made hurried calculation.
''Oh, about $780," he faltered. ''Thir-
ty dollars a page, I guess
Mr.. Struthers opened his eyes still
wider.
chats cheap enough, isn't it?''
suggested Mr.. White.
''Why, yes" said Struthers. 'sTate
was shouting for 500
ooh, if" began Henderson, but
Mr.. White interrupted him.
81 presume this is a special thing,
coming, as it does, from the editorial
room?" he said. 'What do you
think, Mr.. Struthers?'
81 should say we might take page,
SIR replied Struthers. It was appar-
ent that the ''old man" wanted to try
it, and policy dictated acquiescence.
Accordingly Henderson produced a
contract blank, and the bargain was
concluded.
The next was the Joseph Becker
company, just across the street. In
a special line of the trade they were
the bitterest rivals of Wallace &;
White, but Henderson did not know
about this.
And there was another thing which
he did not realize. By writing old
Mr.. White for a page he had broken
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-23
I AM ON THE oPEN-A1R MAGAZINE. >.

in'-any advertising man could have
told him that. The firm of Wallace
& White was termed "the hardest
proposition" in the business. They
advertised very seldom, and when
they did it meant that there was
something especially valuable in the
medium.
So the mere exhibition of the Wal
lace & White contract was sufficient
to convince young Amos Becker. Hen
derson repeated what Col. Terry had
told him about the 20, pages, and
Becker misunderstood him, just as
Mr.. White had done.
ST don't see," said Amos to himself,
"why paper like the Open Air Mag
azine should print such an article.
But Bland is up to anything, and I
don't propose to be left out in the
| advertising space, if old White is go-
ing in.''
It would be idle to follow Hender-
sons triumphal tour thereafter
through the swamp. The other deal
ers fell in like flock of sheep be-
hind the Beckers and Wallace 6
White. When it was lunch time Hem
derson returned to- the Open Air Mag
azine Office and sat down at his desk
to finish the sonnet. Mr.. Bland and
Terry were in the colone1's private
room, and he was summoned to an
interview.
''Mr. Henderson," said the publish
er. gravely, s'Col. Terry tells me that
you are interested in this sort of
work.
Not at all, sir,'' replied Henderson,
promptly.
shall be sorry to-ahem, colonel, is
Mr.. Henderson engaged at present in
anything importantly"
The colonel hesitated, pretending
to consider.
ST have not quite finished what you
gave me this morning, Col. Terry
said Henderson, gazing meekly at the
| carpet. ST have three pages to fill
yet"
'sSir!" exclaimed Terry.
! 81 could get only II pages" he said,
desperately. producing the contracts.
after lunch, I hope"
s'What-what did you say to these
people?'' inquired the colonel, clear
ing his throat
''Only what you informed me re-
garding the 20 pages, sir"
"Young man." CALCULATED Terry.
you're a wonder!"
! The next week Henderson was sent
upstairs to the editorial rooms. 'I
| want a man with business instinct
there" Mr.. Bland said; 81 think
you'll do"
It is not recorded what Mr.. White
and others thought when the Octo-
Der number of the Open Air Maya
zine appeared, with an article on the
leather trade conspicuously absent,
and IL pages of leather advertising
printed in the supplement. Perhaps
they reviewed Henderson's language
in their minds, and decided that it
was best to laugh and say nothing.
But years afterward Henderson wrote
a story about 1T. This is the story
n. Y. independent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-23
The Modern Hotel.

''Mr DASH" said the waiter, ga man just
lifted silver spoon from the table"
''Call the police!" roared the clerk. 'The
man is thief"
but he is one of our regular guests"
..Ah, then he is doubtless a kleptomaniac.
You needn't mention it, George"
"And he pays S. per day on the Ameri-
can plan"
ssHe does? Why, the gentleman is SOU
venir collector. How dare you cast refec-
tons on his r9'lChicago News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-23
BeeOne. Dull Carei

A Droitwich barber was just finishing
lathering a customer and was talking volu-
bly,, as usual.
Eyes, SIR he said, there's no careless
ness allowed by our employer. Every time
we cut a customers face we are fined a six
pence, and il we make an ugly cash it costs
Us shilling"
Then, picking up and brandishing his
razor, he added: But don't care a rap
to-day I've just won sovereign."-Lon-
don Answers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-23

Il Is very annoying that fortune will not
call by appointment.-Puck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-23

LOW TO SAVE MONEY.
~
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-23

The attention of Hanna, Nc
Kinley & Co. is called to the fact that
men are hunting jobs again, for the
Topeka Herald says: Already the
employment Offices are reporting
more applications. than places for
work. The requests are not alone for
ordinary labor, but carpenters and
painters are among the list that ire
uuent the Offices. Sherm Williams,
commissioner of elections, said this
morning: seI anticipate lots of men
out of a job this winter! Now, OF
course, all this is needed, for the job
to hunt the man is for the word to
go forth from the prosperity dispen-
sers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-23
WITH THE TARIFF OUT.
An Issue That the Protected Trusts
Would Like to See Dropped
from Politics.

The nonchalant, if not impudent,
way in which the tariff trusts sell
their products in this 'protected''
country for nearly twice what they
get for them in unprotected" coun-
tries may again force the tariff ques-
ton into politics. This would be un-
fortunate, for business is always dis
turbed, so the protectionists tell US,
when the tariff is being discussed. It
would also be unfortunate to have
the farmers and laborers understand
what heavy burden the tariff places
upon their backs and how it is slowly
but surely dividing our people into
classes-the rich and the poor. When
these citizens realize the wrong and
injustice in protection" they are like
~ to become disconnected and to be-
gin that political division into parties
mentioned by ex-United States At
torney General Wayne MacVeigh in
his recent address at Harvard. He
said: .sThe alignment of the two
great political divisions of American
voters, who Will sooner or later strug-
gle against each other. for the pos
session of the government, will in
evitably be upon this basis: The
party of the contented will be ranged
under one banner and the party of
the disconnected will be ranged I'M
der the other, and the alignment will
steadily develop, increasing sharpness
and division, until the party of the
disconnected, being the majority, has
obtained the control of our govern
ment, to which, under our system,
they are entitled, and then they will
be sure to remodel the present sys-
tenn for the distribution of wealth.
unless we have previously done so,
upon basis wiser and more equitable
than those now existing. The one
man party will be, under whatever
name, the party of capital and the
other party will be, under whatever
name, the party of labor"
BYRON W. HOLT.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-27

change. whc rzs Ia New To<k Ctr 3
dav or kwo axo and conferred wifA
local leaders u the Cznzi czmpssEn-
IA 10 the fact that Euzaio sn6exs-
ID the szs CO eea prop8sition zssd en-
1eavored % secure It's passage By the
legislature. Mr. BaTu0nd said thar
that action was taken cn1y as matter
II expedIsncy and that BnFaI0 did lot
abandon the hghf for = larger i'm
provemenf until IL became evident she
I019Lton barge scheme could not pos
sibly be put through during the last
session. Mr.. Raymond said that the
work now being done b. Buffalo vas
on the line Of campaign Of education
IL favor 81 barge waterway
Speaking Of the proposition for q
ship canal. which "a being considered
By the canal association OF Greater
Nsw York. Mr. Raymond expressed
the opinion that such q waterway
would be absolutely imprsctAcabae.
Even should such a waterway Be con
structed. he said, Il would be almost
impossible to navigate large ships on
il for with q heavy wind they could
not see their course They would
necessarily move at q reduced speed
which would add to the cost Of trans
porfation. Such canal. he thought.
would not be used by ships. but rather
by barges. say CT 1000 tons capacity.
since the latter could be handled more
easily and operated much more eco
nomicaiIy. The proposition for a
10o0-ton barge canal would meet all
requirements
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-27
HAVANA SCHOOLS.
Report of Commissioner Hanna Shows
Remarkable advancement

Report Of Commissioner Hanna Shows
Remarkable advancement
NEW YORK. June 1s.-A cable to
the Sun from Havana says:
Lieutenant NJ. F. Hanna Acting
Commissioner of Schools. has issued
a report on educational facilities on
the island. He says the increase in
the number of schools from 312 in
December. 1899, to 1913 in August,
1900. necessitated the enactment OF a
general school law, which has proved
to be a great success. It is modelled
on the Law of Ohio and can be chang
ed to suit circumstances.
The report says there are 1861
schoolrooms on the island. with 1858
teachers. There are IL, 237 pupils en-
rolled. and the average daily attend
ance is 123. 1852 OF the teachers .456
are men and 2.127 are women. The
total amount paid TO teachers for sal
aries in the last four months of 1900
was $3.50. 1856. and the total cost of
maintaining schools in the same period
was 1904 ,612.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-27
A Good Couch Medicine.

1t speaks well for Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy when druggists use it
in their own families in preference
to any other. Il have sold Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy for the past five
years with complete satisfaction TO
myself and customers" says Druggist
j. Goldsmith, Van Etten, N Y. 81
have always USED it in my own family
both for ordinary coughs and colds
and for the cough following la grippe,
and find it very eff1cacious. /" For
sale by Benson, Smith & Co., Cen
eral Agents, Territory of Hawaii.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-27
HEAnlRK MUST SELL
o. F0aTIFT RLIEBs
Demand sale 70 Hsvs sssa Contained
IN Note Sent sy ire unitss
States Government

LONDON. June 2o--The c0penhag-
en- correspondent Of the Daily Mall
cables bis paper saying that the Unit
ed States has sent another note 10
Denmark in the matter u the sale Of
the Danish West Indies. 10 the effect
that II Denmark Is not willing TO seil
the islands the United States must de-
maad that Denmark fortsfy and gaTri-
son the islands Of St Thomas and St
John. which would command the Mic.
arsgBz canal
The situation is regarded seriously
here. as Denmark cannot dream OF M
dertakiug the erection OF Notifications
and the maintenance Of gzrTiEons.
which would cost several millions.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-27
SAY KRUGER Is COMING.
Beer Agents Preparing for His Wait
20 the United States


70 the United States
NEW YORK, June z0.-AccoF ding
to g Times special from Washington
the Boer aympathizers in the United
States are making preparations for a
visit BY Mr.. Kruger 70 this country in
the autumn, which was announced
some time ago by Montagu White the
Transvail representative in Wash
ington, who has just returned there
from New York, says conference Of
leading pro-Boers was held on Satur-
day. Sunday and Monday, and that the
chairman Of the reception committee
was chosen. He will be Consui-Gen-
eral Pierce Of the Orange Free State.
whose Office Is in New York.
Mr. Van Der Hoogt says the Boer
agents IN this country are in posses
sion OF complete information. both
BIZ telegraph and mail, about the pro-
gress OF the war and that their cable
advices show that Mrs. Botha's visit
to Mr.. Kruger Is in no way connect
ed with peace negotiations. Mrs.
Botha took with her TO Europe detail
ed information from her husband and
from General Schalkburger. the acting
President
Mr.. Van Der Hoogt said that Gen
erai Botha was permitted 10 commE-
nicate by cable with mr. Kruger on
condition that he would try to get Mr..
Kruger 20 agree 10 certain peace
terms. favorable to Great Britain and
that the British authorities should see
fha dhsnafches pofha carriad ot1f the
agreement and Krueger's reply are
that independence was the first basis
OF any terms Of peace.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-27

Judge Estee yesterday filed a decree
in the case of R. R. Hind against the
brigantine Consuelo. awarding salvage
on account of the saving of the brig
antine by Kinds steamer Upolu. since
wrecked herself. The court awarded
$3.50. of which $500 goes to Hind and
the rest is TO be divided as follows:
Captain Dalton. $50: Chief Engineer
Comes and assistant Davis. SIS each,
and. SO each to the sailors, Samuel
Stone. Thomas Estelle. ]. Mortina
Henry Hapala and Hupo.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-27
ADJUSTMENTS.

The Flying Jordans flew to the sat
isfaction of everyone last night. The
house was crowded. it being fash
ionable but not over enthusiastic au-
dience.
Symonds, in his black-faeed act.
compelled the staid house to laughter,
finally succeeding in Hvening the spec.
tators up to some show of apprecia-
ton.
Miss Nellie Jordan in her wire-walk-
ing act kept the audience in continual
suspense through her daring feats on
the tight wire. Mademoiselle Atlantis
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-27

The Modoc county. Cal, Grand Jury
completed its labors June 10 in the
investigation of the Lookout lynchers
and adjourned until Monday, July 18th.
All of the witnesses have been excused
and have started for their homes It
will not be known for several days
whether or not there will be any in
dictments found against any of the
men.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-27
NEWS or The TOWN.

A severe sprain will usually disable
the injured person for three or four
weeks. Many cases have occurred.
however. in which q cure has been eff
fected in less than one week by apply
ing Chamberlain Pain Palm For
sale by Benson. Smith & Co. General
Agents Territory of Hawaii
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-27
OAHU RAILWAY AND LAND co.
TIME TABLE

From and After January l, 1901
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-27

RS bettsr than essr n ksr serpsnssne
azacss
TIE J0rusnz we're remarkable wkzie
they lasted but tia andfenee FRS nat
satisfied wfgh their rather shoxs ex-
kicstE0n
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-27

NJ Kochman. representing the Cali
fornia Notion and Toy Co, is at the
Hawaiian hotel and win interview the
local trade on matters of mutual bene-
fit.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-27
FOR A LARGER CANAL.
New York Cities Want the State Wa
ter,NaY improved

NEW YORK. June 20.-Buffalo is
cooperating with New York and all
hackers OF canal improvements to Sc
cure 1000-ton barge waterway. ac-
cording TO George II. Raymond. sec
Rotary OF the Canal Enlargement Com
mittee of the Buffalo Merchants Ex-