New-York tribune., 1902-07-05


highly profitable therefore the losses Of citizens
/ l do assume understand this logic. repeat
way SnS or to anoheT After af G ossaa for
certain time and reach certain hgure IN some @ Wa|
profits the method of the change being too occult
for comprehension by the ordinary Intellect
ATTACKS SHIP SUBSIDY.
OF course. the only excuse for a ship subsidy is
that the business would not pay on it's merits. aus
gage in a losing business. why wouldn't it be still
more advisable 10 encourage them TO engage IN IN
profitable business? If they are to be paid S ior
building ships and running them at a. loss; S %hy
in agriculture and mining, which are conducted
at profit? And if those engaged in mining and and
fact is it necessary to frame any excuse for seiz-
Session Of the treasury sutcient excuse IoT " fr
that one more success at the polls will be treated
limited pIunder. Have we not seen enormous sums
devoted to TeG9uPing Losses neufred m IN ds
from the public treasury what reason is there for
70 has P"y yF9dy W0d snh
that public opinion remains 10 tfe bad @
Propriated a billion awakened the furious S Com
a billion is appropriated at a single session with
o@ The men who haYe reSced credit and glory
the American Army are the objects of Democratic
Uniform seem to be the objects of Republican soic
tude While those Republicans profess specia, RE- re-
gard for the army, and while they try to % smeid "a
those who discredt it, they endeavor to M humate ate
H.
Irabtst naga in nmsTicam history pmbciy in
While have have Sea6 Ten nM W
Commands? Haven't we seen attempts of unpar-
alleled bitterness to besmreh the fame of the gal
at Santiago after long career in which no breath
In desperate effort to deprive him Of the credit
which was his due didn't the President of the
Y decdne 9s tha nobov wa in Command Of it,
but riot, for the distinction between battle ana
manding officer and the other Is general or free
gh %9ep@ every tb%s We nd mperaIism
seeking glory as il seeks profit not by honest
it. and who are entitled to enjoy it.
THE ILLNESS OF THE KING.
Within a few days the sudden illness of King
supposed to be mortal had no other effect than
business IS did not az: 91
difference OF commerce to the peril Of King
who is supposed rule the largest empire
eaE re- he profound se1sveness which It Would
have shown to any danger threatening the ne 6 OF
death of one well known American would cause
greater consequences to the world-than the sudden
dom? From this it is clear that the government Of
state Is becoming less important than the gov,
the seat OF is passing from the council tables
Of cabinets and the halls OF legislative bodies to
the directors rooms of great corporations.
At conference held in Chicago few years ago
Which Mf adopted
with Characteristic yehemence; and which his party
In newspaper the other day that the greatest
to the care OF a Norwegian scientist who had dis
covered that the concentration of light upon
given spot will kill any disease germ that may
have found refuge I'm IT, I don't know what effect
that applied TO the body polite it will effect a
complete cure: Corruption can never survive the
light of publicity.
DEMOCRATS COULDN'T PLUMBER"
great solemnty. couldn't he plunderers if they
tried 10 be" Great laughter and appIause)
They don't know how" More laughter and ap-
plause), Democrats have tried to plunder in
certain isolated cases. but they have always
made woful failures of it," Great laughter and
significant winks among the Tammany mem
The speaker then continued:
IN No r, my friends Democrats must win through
e %ln at "a al Whatever may have been their differ
they are unanimous. That issue is clear Repub-
hcanism stands for the pursuit of prosperity by
except that based on industry Republicans urge
the conquest OF foreign lands for profit, Democrats
OF lands. Republicans believe in shield
ating its most illustrious chiefs Democrats be-
lieve that the fame of the army is best preserved
condemn with unspeakable indignation the at
tempts of fustian heroes TO humiliate our real
The Democratic party stands for the Increase
ergoged in IT, It believes that the soil viii be
made fruitful its inhabitants prosperous moral and
and glorious through the loyal Observance of these
principles to which here and now solemnly
the pledge of our allegiance Tor the benefit
Of ourselves. for our posterty and for the peoples
of the distant islands to whom We owe justice and
reparaton.
CHEERS FOR BRYAN's LETTER.
When Secretary Smith began reading letters
from distinguished Democrats who could not
attend the roundup yesterday he led off with
a message from Ex-Governor Hill. who dwelt
at some length on national and State issues. As
soon as MIR. Smith read the date line Lincoln
Neb.," the Tammany men broke out with loud
cheers. and the letter which Mr.. Bryan sent
lowed by a few misses. The part of the Ne
braskan's letter which attracted the greatest
attention read follows:
There is q never ending contest between human
rights and mans unbrldled greed; sometimes that
greed creates one issue, sometimes another, but
the money question, the trust question or in that
same for everywhere il trampies upon the inaIien-
BILE rights OF the citizen. and always hides be-
hind pretended philanthropy.
Congressman Cowherd. of Missouri. said that
out in Missouri the Democrats had found that
no matter how bad Tammany men We're in
office the public pronounced them angels after
ward compared with the reform administration.
I'VE are anxious" he continued ito gather
once more around the banquet board that poll
ticians sometimes call the pie counter. The
cowboy in the White House has found it easier
to dehorn cattle than to dehorn politicians and
he has discovered that branding mavericks is
good deal easier than roping Senators. We see
the spectacle of the Cubans. whom we have
promised to protect suffering rather than that
a part of the Sugar Trusts eXaCtions shall be