The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-09-10
"Wednesday, September 10, 1902.
Notes and Comments.
Gathered for the Information of the
Dispatch Readers.

of the world have raised forty million
dollars az a Goth Century fund. Ten
millions is yet to be raised and all
the indications are favorable to its
forthcoming at an early date.
The State election in Arkansas re-
suited in an overwhelming victory for
the Democrats and Jefferson Davis
was completely vindicated and his enc
mics put to shame and confusion by
his reelection as Governor.
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A tidal wave followed the last
eruption of Mount Pelee, Island OF
Martinique, in which over thousand
person lost their lives. This island
is apparently under the frown OF
the god of nature and the vista
ton of his wrath is terrible indeed.
Tom Johnson started his little
boomlet for the Presidency by cap
turing the Ohio Democratic State
Convention. Hill of New York, is
strond and exceedingly popular candi-
date for the Democratic nomination
and johnson will find long "hill"
to climb before he reaches the nomi-
nation, if he ever does.
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Il is alleged that Wall Street is
"sgin" Teddy, the Rough Rider, for
the Presidency, on account of the
speeches he has been making against
the trusts and their allied interests
during his present electioneering tour
of the States. Teddy seems doomed
to defeat and a tool more plant to
the mandates Of the money kings
put in his place.
It is reported from Democratic
sources that another enormous bond
issue is contemplated by the govern
ment. It is claimed that this issue
was made necessary by a $4e,000,Ooo
deficit in the country's finances.
This deficit is conclusive evidence
shat it is unwise and impolitic to re-
-duce the tariff. Contrary to the
teachings of our two-for.s-nickle pol
iticians the rich, and not the poor,
pays this tariff tax because they are
in the main sole consumers of i'm
ported goods and the usurs of tobac-
CO and the drinkers of whisky-both
luxuries-furnish the government
with revenue from it's only other
source.
United States Senator Quay of
Pennsylvania, has notified the coal
operators in that State that the strike
must be brought to an immediate end
or else Governor Stone will call the
Legislature together in extraordinary
session and have passed compulsory
arbitration law that will make strikes
thing of the past. This is the deci-
sion of the Republican leaders who
are scared ont of their boots at the
damage done their party by reason
of the strike already and that which
will resultif the differences between
capital and labor are not soon AMIGA
bic adjusted. These strikes in Re-
publican States can be used to great
advantage in the interest of the
National Democratic party if judici-
ously and wisely handled by the lead
ers. .,.
The Democrats have issued their
party text which is designed to be
used in the next national campaign.
We have not been favored with a
COPY of the book, but from our ex-
changes which have quoted from it,
we learn. that the politicians into
whose hands the party has fallen
are making the same fatal blunder
of opposing popular policies and
fighting them simply because the
Republicans advocate their adoption
and with no consideration of their