davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-14
GROUND WAS BROKEN
For the Mansion of ;he Porc's Dele
cate In arerlcS

washington. Nov. u-Csffinal Glbbcn.
IN the presence II large audience %
visitors. students and pfof~ssors = s.~
Catholic university and surrarnding ro8-
ieEes, broke Frennd - ths site u ths
rev apostolic mission house On shs
grounds of the university iesasc - ;hs
missionary union today. The ceremony
is expected 10 - far-reschsrE Ia ifa in
fusace upsn the work of the Catholic
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-14
SECOND HAND SALE
Vice Admiral Esresford has Succeed
ed az LAST

London. Nov As = result apparently
or agitation ~ Vice Admiral Lori Charles
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-14
Bank CapitaI Increased

Guthrie. o. T, Nov. 1.-THE capital
stock of the Noble County Bank of Perry
has been Increased from $4,000 to $4,000
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-14
BEST TERRITORY
New Santa re Station az Guthrie 70
tc csisy

be csisy.
Guthrie, O. IT, Nov. 1a-Work on the
rev santa Re station ip this oity is beng
rapidly pushed. The structure has beea
e-csed. brt it vi be number u weeks
l<fors che building VII Re resay .or use
The Guthrie station VIII BE- the best raG-
rcad stauon IN the territory and IS among
she drst substantial Improvements Ia &c
nla5e .n Guthrie hv the S1nt- re recuie
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-14

church in this country. The ceremony
marks the thirteenth anniversary 81 the
opening Of the university.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04
50 PRRsUMlHo or HIN
WisA 0nly ssB,oo0 . Year He MAD Ne
Henssa to Expect That He
4, HAD n Chance.

The yellow moon hung by its crescent
hook against the starlit azure of thesSep.
TENDER sky, and the night was dreamy, de.
licious, divine, says the New York Her.
aid.
The man and the maiden walked be.
meath the silent stars and listened to
the purple music from the dusk. Her
jeweled fingers rested lightly on his arm
and he felt them there as trembling harp
strings feel the touch of angel hands that
summon forth the souls high harmonies
His heart beat fast and the red blood
ran riot in his veins, for love had placed
its chalice to his lips and he had drunk
his fill. He had not spoken, but he felt the
spirit of the hope that makes man dare
do anything and now this night of nights
should see him conQueror of the maiden
!. heart.
q penny for your thoughts he wills
pered, bending low to look into, her sweet,
soft eyes. L
s.No. more?" she murmured, looking up
ct him. to let those blue eyes fall again
He caught her hand in his and let his full
heart flow. M
"AnI have in the world" he aid, sub
timely:
Too little" she responded, with firm
le And theaa he knew that some of hi.
hated rivals had told sherfhe had but SIS,
600 a Year income and neTrich relatives.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04
DR.. PARKER~DEAD.
4 reatLs.As. Pre.ehers.4Ers.t.r y
AheS City ZssaDle Passes
4es Away.

London. Nov. 2s.-Dr. JosephsPsrk-
sr. minister of the City Temple. who
had been seriously i'll for some time
past. died at five o'clock Friday aft
ernoon.
DIR. Parker was born in 1890 at Ban
bury, q quaint old town. AS boy
bestowed q prediiection for the pu:-
pit, and when he was IS years old he
preached his first sermon among the
miners Of Northumberland. He WAS
ordained in 1852. and when only %
was made pastorof Congregational
chapel at Banbury..4,.
n DR.. Parker; cemmencedj his London
ministry In 1869. HeSoccupied the pull.
pit of the Poultry chapel in Cheap.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04
HIte u Nfkt 10 ~ lffNf .
WONDERFUL WORK.

i Case No. ls,e77.-David N. Bye. r.
o. Address Box eS7. Midland, Mich,
says: Three months was al
most incapacitated from labor; could
not sleep at night; had to walk the
floor, owing to terrible pain in the
hips. in the small of the back, in my
instep and ankle of the right leg.
8 II was treated for sciatic rheuma-
'tism in the hospital. but received no
benefit. One month ago returned
home and was given a box Of Doan's
Kidney Pills. To-day residents of this
city can bear witness to the fact that
I am able to work, and can also walk to
my work without the aid of q walk
ing-stick or crutch.
"In speaking Of the immediate eff
feet Of Doan's Kidney Pills, I did not
find them to deaden the pain. but
quickly and surely to eradicate the
cause Of it.. s III sqz ID
II am of the opinion that Doan's
Kidney Pills is the best remedy for
kidney ailments that can be pro.
cured. I was especially careful in
my diet, in order to give the treatment
fair play. - ~ 7 NY ''a'f' W; y e y.
.'1n conclusion, shall be pleased, at
any time, to answer any Inquiries re-
garding my case, from anyone tdesir-
GUS of obtaining it," !isW 99l,.sgijY II
+ A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr., Bye will
be mailed en- application to any part
of the United States. Address Eos
ter-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. r. For
sale by all druggists, price so cents per
box. ji'tL i4iti s9 .t.f {ff i
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04
COINAGE STATISTICS.
Interesting Figures from. the Annual
Report OF the Director Of
the Mint.

fe Washington, Nov. ,2s.-George E.
Roberts, director of the mint, in his
annual report says: In number Of
pieces the coinage of the year has
never been exceeded, aggregating
1911, SOC, but in value it has fallen
from $136,34O,7s1 In 1901 to $94,52G,-
s67s, this being due, to the greater
demand for the small denominations.
Gold coinage dropped from $99,O65,-
us to $61, $50, 572, but the stock Of
gold bullion on hand increased from
$1O0,219,493 to $124,0s3,712. The coin
age of silver dollars amounted to $79,-
E402 800, subsidiary silver coins 10 $1O.-
81 .see, and minor coins TO- q. 42e, 7ae.
The original gold deposits Of the
year amounted to $132,5sO, s39. Gold
bars taken for export amounted to
500, 332, 67s, and for domestic con-
sumption $i4,452,57s. The gross ex-
penditures on account of the mint
service, including loss by wastage,
was s1,910,503. The earnings from
all charges and incidental gains, exs
elusive of seigniorage, aggregated
$357,56s. The seigniorage realized iii
the manutactqregofnA sand scent
pieces, amounted TO ST, 91s $40, ind the
total seigniorage accruing on the
silver, nickel and bronze coins made
in the year, was. Sllt e13,s56.. a. III
The director Esyt gths increaseaaca-
paeity If the mintA pt Philadelphia
ana san Fr4ncisco ana the pfospec-
vet WILT give the / eountrY d. much
greater coinage capacity than it has
aheretofore had, and that the pressure
on the minis is about to relax instead
of increase: The. coinage Of $500. 900
Ever dollars q month, now required
by law. will come to an end soon by
the exhaustion of the stock of bull.
lion.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04

nauseated me, and nothing afforded
me relief until my doctor said rather
in joke, Il guess Peruna is the only
medicine that will cure YOU
II told him that / would certainly
try it and Immediately sent for .
bottle. found that relief came tho
first day, and as I kept taking 1t
faithfully the cough gradually dimin-
ished, and the soreness left me. It 70
fine."-Maggie WEIGH.
Address the Peruna Medicine Co.,
Columbus. Ohio, for free literature
on catarrh.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04

side. The church Of which DR.. Parker
of late years was the head is the old
est Congregational church in London.
It was formed in 1910 by DIR. Thomas
Goodwin, who was at one time chap
lain to Oliver Cromwell, president Of
Magdalen college. and member of the
Westminster Assembly of Divines.
This church is the City temple, and
DR.. Parker's sermons made it even
more celebrated than it ever was.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04
Hfe CIT III.

The man with the cinnamon colored
beard was observed standing at the coun-
ter and looking at the bottles on the shelves
in some sperplexity of mind.
'sWhat is it?" said the druggist.
"Isn,ts there an organization Of Methodist
young people," asked the man, that's
named after some place where John Yves
ley used to live?"
tsYou mean the Epworth league?'' ID
j chats i'll" exclaimed the customer,
his brow clearing. Give me five cents
worthof Epworth salts. "-Chicago Trib-
une
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04
CATAI,Rn OF LUNGS.
A Prominent Chicago Lady Carsa
by Pe-ru-na.

Miss Maggie WEIGH, secretary Of
Benevolent Society. writes from s32s
North State street. Chicago. Ill, the
following glowing words concerning
Peruna:
Last fall caught the most severe
cold ever had in my life. I coughed
night and day, and my lungs and
throat became so sore that was In
great Distress All cough remedies
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04
Nebra.Ira inaaIk Robbed.

aux City, Ia, Nov. 26.-The Ban
.f&4t bank, at Bancroft, Neb., was
en into by Eebb Be-, s y TUESDAY
the safe blown open with
lfoglyeerin and $1,000 to $4,000 in
Hin secured. Considerable CONNER
lpaper was-destroyed.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04
The socialist Vote.

Girard, KaH.,. Nov. 2 The Appeal
tb Rsaspna hayine / dpnspleted tie.
|canvass, places the Socialist vote In
the United States Of the recent cleo
Eionsat 100000 The heaviest social
|Ist vote was Rpolled IL Massachusetts,
s6.43s.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04
Coaa.1I R![!.le.E.s.

Ehingtsi NV: Charles v.
ab1liska, United States consul at
rs, Peru hass e1dsrea his resignars
"a and it has been accepted. Mr..
aiska is unwilling to expose his
,aly to the great climatic change
aNed in taking them from Ohio to
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04
.seekinr a New Hon,es

Why not try the Great Southwest? In.
teresting information about conditions and
business chances in Missouri, Kansas, 1n-
dian Territory and Texas will be cheerfully
TRt " 'Rmss S1sys' lis 1 Wn rss;
Bldg, St. Louis.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04

DR.. August Koenig's Hamburg Drops, as
q blood purifier, strength and health re-
storer, and specific for all stomach, liver
and kidney troubles, leads all other similar
medicines e ts wonderful % der .a sales and
our vast German population. 1t Is not .
new and untried product, but was made and
sold more than sixty years ago.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04
b b WI. etson.,n,.Eomeial Vote.

lEasaE.hR Wisconsin'sasOmeial Vote.
Milwaukee, Il Noyl 2.4 The Official
|for goyernorIip Ms recent state
ssaetion is ,,as felloYsII.I| La Toilette
I13 1890 3;sHIlRlpGse Gem.), 1858;
VIE (pr6ls5s; 6e1fl soc. dem.)
; Puck spa ibSNA 7s7. The
III vote 1AHAad Gov. La
tte's plurAlit 41dQa q
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04

al Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump
ton has an equal for coughs and colds
F. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb Is, 1900
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04

Unbecoming forwardness oftener pro.
ceeds from ignorance than Impotence
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04

Ethel" Father, please give me nickel I"
Father-"Don you think you're too big
to beg &pr nickel?" Ethel" 'Spose you
give me quarter, then. Detroit Free
Press i.E'i "a
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04
n Lived 1W YSSrI.

San Bernardino, Cal, Nov. 255..4@Marie
Catalina, last of the famous Serrano
Indian basket weas srs, is dead. She
was 1o7 years oIdiat the time Of herriI
death, HaYins IN born 81 years SITTER
the first settlement @ this ralley BY
the Franciscans.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04
Under the Hammer..ssll'!s;;..

Ss UndSM tue Hamme
YIancastefSKy.. Nov. &c. A'wsozne,s
grb w6menza6d one negro mar wsilIbss
sofa bYat theriff to the Mgbe
dsas H. the courthouse III I'D t1ilss y lsI
aaf;1se fo1fE 'tsea msnth his, the Eethe 5sslpF
ssssasJears, respect igsbH
They efe convicted of v{ei nsJ ~
the cifauft court. fssss ss d
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04
Adopt.#G:oidE standard.

hkok. Siam, Nov. 2s.-The gold
a61ndard scheme for Siam has be-
se law and the mints have been
clled to the free coinage of silver.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04

Most people would succeed in small
great NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ,e
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04

Fame is glorious thing, but small reg
hs averages much Dy N%y
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04

"Some men bets on boss race" said
Uncle Eben,5 ."an' den talks about bein'
onlucky instead O. foolish. Washington
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04

stops the COACH
and works off the cold. Laxative Brom
Quinine Tablets. Price Is cents.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04

Y Self-laudation abounds among the un
polished; but nothing can stamp mar
more sharply as Naturalization.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04

SEVERAL aeconHtsDAnens Are MADE


neNtf four years, the addition of 5000
enlisted men at once, and the building
,of two new battleships and several.
mi4oF ships are among the recon-.
mefdations in the annual report of
SECRETARY of the; Navy William III.
Mobdy. Among these recommenda-
tiola the one on which secretary
Mobdy lays by, far the greatest stress,
is thit for the increase in the number
Of officers. He says: "The most i'm
perttive need of the navy to-day is Of
additional officers. Icannot overstate
this need. It invites the instant at
tention oficongress. The at1ministra-
ton pf the departments embarrassed
almost daily by the lack Of officers be-
low command rank. This condition
has been approaching for some years,
and was clearly apprehended and
stated by my predecessor in Office. 1t
is acute to-day, and, when the ships
already authorized are completed, it
will be desperate unless there is early
action"
Some Important Lessons. "a
OF the general Importance of inn
proving the navy, Secretary Moody
says ;
s.Among the most important lessons
learned il the war with Spain was that
a modern navy cannot be improyised
during a war or upon the threshold
of "a war. The time best suited to the
Development and perfection Of our
navy is the time when there is neither
war nor threat of war. seat asstt..
':The, country approves, with hardly
a dissenting voice, the policy Of
strengthening our power upon the
sea. What would have been an ade-
quite navy some years ago is totally
inadequate for the performance. Of
thS@autiea growing out of our new
possessions in, the Pacific and Atlantic
and tile determinati on of congress- to
cinstruct q canal across the isthmus.
"If, then, the policy of strengthen
ing our power upon the sea to the
point where it can respond to the ma
tiqalsneeis be not aband oned there
mi be adj tionaI nayal and scoaling
stations, more ships, fighting and aux
III lEs and an increase of officers and
m S.,sa,al.sd ,a ls.l.... .i Ill.,.
fter most careful consideration, /
b 80 II to PEI duty TO commend
a Shtinuance without interruption of
til encrease. Of ships"
sthe other FIXTURES of the secre-
I'd Gx report this criticism of the
bS6 aers i Of soma 8 aof 1.-THE new
Vi of the navy for the slow
pr9Sess of theig zAQrk is especially
id tant. He sOt rest content
vii the excusesf tkal strikes, monde
i y of material 4ap the scarcity of
skS6ed labor ars4 speensible, and says
si 4cantlys Tie department has
MOI led contractors thatithey will be
HI 10 aceountaMlity for failure to
PUN forward thaHwork bt:. scdpstruc-
til fvith due diligence.f sufh fail
urSghall occur, and particularly for
al Aelays whichAmay ats9ny time be
ca4ed by pFeferehce being given ,te
p1 nse over pubais work. q
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04

Liberality consists rather in giving sea
sonably than much.-Cicero.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04

.akobpeople might wake up to find them
i sahsy SSi'd Ssw St up
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04
A Kansas Editor Ruminate..

It is said that when hungry Indian
goes hunting he kills the first thing he sees,
Il II is only . crow. # he kills duck, he
drops the crow and if he gets a deer, he
ular Indiana, aren't .they?-Lane New
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04

Sh hsy to find fault, because there is
of it.-Chicago Daily News.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04

Only 51l per cent. of the globes land sur.
face is fit for cultivation.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04

sssn Mhmeries use butter color. Why not
d9aks 9fy do-use June Tint Butter Color
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04

Iowa Farms p Per Acre Cash,
bal. 9lerop tillesid. Mu.hap, Sioux City, Ia.
q 8s..b i T. - y - = y n a@sps
Crabs and misers hate to she'll out
Chicago Daily News.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04
EI,,fneds losDe4th.

shuIlSbure. wis. No.. ri q body
of j. y: shelter. q thiScty was found
in field TITO Mills, fr6mst I'm: hor-
ribly burned Tuesday. The skin was
entirely gone FROM the face and upper,
part of the body. When found the
body was. still burning. and the sur.
= rbtuhditgsintlicafe that the victim had
rolled over and oxer1in trying to ex-
tinguish the flames. Fheso.igin Of the
fire is mystery.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04
Fouxht e. 81 .zclrE 1
ansas CITY. No, 29.-At Arm a1,rSs

dale, Kan, near here, Ernest Damns
and Charles w. Tucker, packing=house
employees, fought pistol Sduef over;
.Rfabel Randall, a waitress. Damns
was mortally wounaed, but before he
died he shot Tucker twice, fatally
wounding him. Tucker is still alive.
Tucker had met Damns and the girl
cons the4sstreet and, without warning.
fired two shots at him, the wound
ed man returning the IRE las she lay
on thsFfgronld sa II
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-04
Fun II Pictures in Brilliant colors

Full of Pictures in Brilliant Coloss
The Old Classic Story. illustrated BY ".
W. DENSLOW. Here 10 the best Christ.
mas story ever told. Tho man IL yet to be
born who can write anything 70 supersede
what has made st. Nicholas and his tiny
reindeer living and breathing realities 70
millions Of children throughout the world.
This magnificent book 10 full Of action
and Fun FOB THE cH1LDREx. Nsasay solipsss
all other juvenile picture books Of ths gear. =
A large Quarto, handsomely bound in
Illuminated Board Cover, Prizes, 4l.6Q
Sold everywhere-and sent by mali, postasos
free ON receipt o. price, by. = .. s . I :, z.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-02

The fact that the shake-up OF the Rich
rnond police force Is to extend far be-
yond Captain Angle. even to the chief.
confirms the hope that the movement
there is not an hysterical one just to
satisfy a temporary demand
J, was patent that the chief was as
well informed as to existing gaming
houses as was Captain Angle and there
was no justice in dethroning the captain
ard allowing the CHIEF to go unsoati1ed.
1rhe time was ripe for this very action.
The Legislature passed a most desirable
law once. and it Is nov on the books,
compelling the junk dealers to report
daily to the chief all the stuff they
bought This was intended to protect the
footing Of vacant houses. Of lead pipe.
fixtures, etc, yet in Richmond, where
the law was most needed, it has proved
farce, because no checking or verifica-
ton has been attempted.
The dispatches indicate that LAWYER
and a member OF the State Senate may
b. made chief of police. If course the
Police Board knows what 1t wants. but
politicians are had people for such jobs.
ard it would seem that man Grained
in the police business might be obtained
from as many good men as Richmond
has At any rate, it Is refreshing. a
glorious example Of municipal capability.
to see public sentiment demand and set
a readjustnent Of a great department.
when its efficiency has been questioned.
II is a tribute alike to the Richmond
people and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. News
5Times-Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-02
subject, and trust some Gregg lover will
Second the Notion. CECIL
A cap Of dark cloth.
No. s.

No g.
In answer to request Of ~. T. e."
would say: There is method OF pre-
pairing mezzotint and aquatint eusrav-
inss SO as 20 resemble closely the fines
paintings in oil.
l. Have made pine frame. say two
inches longer than the engraved part OF
the print
3. Cut the engraving the Size OF the
frame. then make stitf paste and spread
it thickly on the frame.
s. Place the engraving face down.
sponge it gently with water. then press
until entirely dry mot near the nrsl ana
it will become even and tight.
l. Pour sufficient spirits of turpentine
on the back to mosteu 1t we'll. put on
varnish. rubbing 1t thoroughly with
stiff brush: continue to apply until per-
fectly transparent After leaving It., IL
white spots appear repeat the process.
Lastly. place it face down where 1t VIII
he free from dust for two or three Gays.
Wishing. ~ T. q great success with
her "paintns. I remain. s. L.. G. h
a correspondent stated that iodine can
be taken out by starch.
This fs not sn-for iodide OF starch IS
formed. which is intensely blue-oacK IN
color
have no time Just now to look UP
Tho matter but next time Eours@eI'icieie
SECRETARY buys an fee cream SODA lse
re- ask the druggist to look uo Tor hcr
the formula for decolorized tinc1u.s -
,o5iae The chemical used TO decoiorlze
,oaf,e In solution of course. also taxes
s,,a color from, iodine snots OF linen
80 A. W. c.. &C.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-02
THE DANGER OF AGE.

..The extremely small registration Of
voters remarks the Baltimore sun.
seems to indicate that the citizens of
Baltimore are unusually apatheuc about
political affairs.
1t almost gives one the shivers TO read
q statement like this in conservative
newspaper, for what is true of Baltimore
seems to be true OF many other com
nunities. The people who do the voting,
or who should do the voting. seem to be
indifferent to the public Interests. and
leave the politicians to manage things
in their own way. Our government cam
not be a success unless the people them
selves take a keen interest an public af-
fairs. Those who make business of
may he sure that they are never inaif-
ferent 10 their interests. They watch
every opportunity to take advantage and
they take every advantage that the pub
lie Will allow. When the people are in
different those who get control of the
government and of the public Offices are
Very apt to turn all these assets to their
own good and when the people wake up
toihe situation they talk about ring rule
and bossism in politics.
There cannot be two masters in any
community. Either the people Will rule
or The politicians will rule. But if the
politicians rule it is because the people
refuse to assert themselves. There is no
danger to the republic, no danger TO our
institutions so great as apathy OF the
voters. People talk about tho danger OF
trusts. the danger OF the money bower
md all that. but there is no danger In
any Of these IL the people will only cx-
ercise the authority thar is under the
organic law vested in them. The corpo-
ra,ions and the money kings and the
politicians will not rule the people except
by the consent of the people. So long as
The voters look after their own interests
and put into Office men who will honestly
represent them there need be no fear of
the domination OF the money power or