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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12
DRIFT OF OPINION.

UTbe Arkansas democrats would
not take Mr. Bryan's word for it that
Senator Jones was no plutocrat.-
Indianapolis News Qnd.).
UAdmirers of democratic simple
ity are apprehensively asking what
Mr.. Bryan's house will be, if his barn
is good enough for dwelling.-Wash-
ington Star.
UStranger things have happened
than that Bryan should head a ticket
in 1904 in opposition to the democrats.
He accepted one nomination in 1900
before the democratic national con-
vention was held.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
UThe democrats and populists in
Nebraska are to fuse again, and will
get together this year on their state
ticket. The last breath of life has left
the body of the calamity mule in Ne
braska, however, and it will be useless
to try scitation.-Iowa State Reg
lister.
UThe Pittsburg Dispatch observes
that 'the absence of any clear-cut OPP
position policy except the time-hon-
ored one of broad antagonism to the
party in power robs the democratic
estimate of carrying the next house
of most of its significance" Oppose
ton to the methods of the party with
which came the present prosperous
conditions is not hopeful issue upon
which to win victory.-Indianapolis
Journal.
VA few days ago Bryan dollar
dinner" was given at Chattanooga,
Tenn, and Congressman Gaines, of
that state, sent to his constituents
this sentiment: "Our peerless leader,
who has done nothing to forfeit our
love except to die for US, crucified on a
cross of gold" The same day Mr..
Bryan moved into $4,000 brick barn
which he had built on his Nebrask
farm, seeking temporary shelter while
his $4,000 house was being completed.
A $500 Jersey cow occupied distant
part of the barn in which Mr.. BRYAN
had domiciled himself and family
Few plutocrats are better fixed than
Mr.. Bryan is in his home affairs. His
"crucifxion" is a beautiful myth-Chi-
cago Chronicle (Dem.).
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12
FROM WASHINGTON.

President Roosevelt has ordered an
inquiry into the alleged British mill
tary camp at New Orleans.
The president of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen, Frank Sar-
gent, has accepted the position of
commissioner general of immigration.
The lons-talked-of treaties with
Nicaragua and Costa Rica authoriz-
ing the United States to build the
isthmian canal and conveying per-
petual lease of strip of territory
are expected to be signed in Wash
ington this week.
The department of agriculture
states that American farm products
to the value of 1852, 100000 were ex-
ported in 1901, while agricultural i'm
ports amounted to 1892, 000,000
Gems worth over $4,000 lost by Mrs.
Harriet Blaine Beal, of Washington,
on train en- route to Florida, have
been returned to her.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12
THE EAST.

At the leading clearing houses in
the United States the exchanges dur
ing the seven days ended on the 4th ag-
gregated 81, 964, 161 1925, against 81, 063,-
1851 the previous week. The de-
crease compared with the correspond
ing week of last year was 23.1.
In the United States there were 176
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 4th, against 206 the week
previous and 1873 the corresponding
week of last week.
For the third week of March sc rail-
roads show an increase of 5.S1 per cent.
in gross earnings.
The weekly trade reviews report
that labor disturbances interrupt proz
duction and delay new enterprises.
1t is ruled by the Massachusetts, SUI
preme court that losers in bucket
shop transactions may recover.
In Greater New York the excise law
was enforced more vigorously than
on any Sunday since Theodore Roose-
velt's time Over $500 saloons were
closed, but 1900 Raines law hotels re-
manned open and obeyed the law.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12
OVERALLS AS AN ISSUE.
Sly Scheme of the Il1ustrious Nebras-
kan to Beat Out MIR. Hill for
First Place.

William Jennings Bryan apparently
has entered formally upon his third
campaign for the democratic presi-
Dental nomination by donning over
alls and a jumper and taking up his
abode in barn on his farm, four miles
from Lincoln, Neb.
Thus he has stolen a march upon
David Bennett Hill, who carelessly
neglected to don homespun flannel and
corduroys and take up his abode in a
hencoop at Woolferts Roost last fall.
AS matters now stand, William Jen-
nings Bryan has the decided advan-
tage of David Bennett Hill, not only
by being first in the field, but by es-
tablishing his right to claim that he
is the original overalls candidate, says
the Chicago Inter Ocean.
This may seem like a small matter
to an intelligent public, but David
Bennett Hill and others who have rea-
son to remember the composition of
democratic national conventions and
the influences which sway them will
not underrate the Importance of Mr..
Bryan's move nor fail to appreciate the
fact that their negligence has caused
them to miss a golden opportunity.
In DOMINIC his overalls and jumper
and taking up his abode in barn, Mr..
Bryan recognized the fact that the
eyes and the cameras of the country
would Immediately be focused upon
him. He could see that his overalls.
jumper and barn would supply pages
and pages of illustrations, headlines
and high-tension reading matter In
his minds eye, as he contemplated the
overalls plan of campaign in all its
phases, he doubtless beheld himself
pictured in a hundred attitudes and
poses, calculated to impress the
masses with the all-important fact
that here, indeed, was plain leader
of plain people.
There would be, he knew, views
without number showing civilian
Jennings Bryan Leaving His Barn for
the Morning Chores" civilian Jen-
nings Bryan Feeding His Chickens"
civilian Jennings Bryan Splitting the
Kindling Wood" civilian Jennings
Bryan's Overalls on a Clothesline, Aft
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12
MISS ELIZABETH GAME.

eight months from suppressed men
situation, and it effected my entire
system until L became weak and debil-
itated, and at times felt that had q,
hundred aches in as many places. Z
only used the Compound for a few
weeks, but it wrought a change in me
which l felt from the very beginning
1 have been very regular since, have no
pains, and find that my entire body is
as ii it was renewed. L gladly recon-
mend Lydia T.. Pinkham'S Vege-
table Compound to everybody
Miss ELIZABETH GAME, 60 w. Division
St, Fond du Lac, Wis.-S500O forfeit if
d6ooe testimonial is not genuine.
At such time the greatest aid to
nature is Lydia E. Pinkhan's
Vegetable Compound. It prepares
the young system for the coming
change, and is the surest reliance for
woman's ills of every nature.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all
young women who are ill to
write her for free advice. Adj
dress Lynn, Mass.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12

tastic democratic plan of dealing with
the Philippines plan that assumes
the inability of the United States to
carry through a work to which it has
put its hand and that implies the SUI
periority of Filipino to American meth
ods-with this abortive essay at con-
structive craftsmanship compare the
republican plan of suppressing insur-
rection, asserting American sover-
eighty, extending civil government, es-
tablishing schools and familiarizing
the people with the blessings of consti-
tutional liberty. All of the best peo-
pie in the islands are now in full SYM
pathy with the United States, and
there is reason to believe that long be-
fore the democratic convention meets
in 1904 the last vestige of the insur-
rection will have disappeared. By that
time the American people would as
soon think of giving UP Alaska or Ha-
waii as the Philippines, and what Mr..
Watterson now thinks paramount is
sue will be recalled only to be
laughed at
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12
POOR PARAMOUNT ISSUE.
Mr. Watterson's View of the Main
Question for Consideration In
tie Campaign of 1904.

Editor Watterson wired his paper
from Washington that the plan of deal
ing with the Philippines reported by
the democrats of the senate commit
tee undoubtedly lays down the line
on which the democratic party will
stand and fight the next presidential
BATTLE" That is as the Journal pre-
dicted. Here or hereabouts,' says
Mr.. Watterson, 1--WE have the para
mount issue for 1904" This view, how
ever, is subject to the important reser-
walton suggested by the Journal that
the democrats may be compelled by
force OF circumstances to abandon the
plan before 1904. 1t is the misfortune
of democratic craftsmanship that it
has no capacity for original action. Be
ing built to float with the tide, it is apt
to be left high and dry when the tide
goes out. 1t never sails the high seas
and makes from port to port, as re-
publican craftsmanship does. In 1864,
when the democrats declared in their
national platform that the war for the
union was failure and demanded the
VI thNy
did not anticipate that decisive union
victories would render their declara
ton obsolete and absurd before the
election. The chances are a hundred
to one that before the democratic ma
tional convention meets in 1904 the
Philippine problem will have been so
far solved by republican statesman
ship and the Filipinos will have be-
come so quiet, contented and happy I'M
der the American flag that democrats
themselves will be glad to have it for
gotten that they ever proposed that
the United States should relinquish
its sovereignty and remit the islands
to condition of anarchy. The trou-
bic with the democratic party is that it
is never in partnership with events. 1t
is forever trying to reverse the de-
crees of Providence. 1t it would stand
in with the Almighty once in awhile
it might hope to succeed. To propose
the REIMBURSEMENT of American SOW
ereignty in the Philippines is fighting
the stars in their courses, says the In
dianapolis Journal.
With the unstatesmanlike and fan
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12
SENATOR JONES' DEFEAT.
Political Downfall of the Chairman
of the Democratic National
Committee.

Some facts originally presented by
the Globe-Democrat have led to the de-
feat in his own state of Senator James
K. Jones, of Arkansas. Mr.. Jones has
been condemned in general primary
of democratic voters in the state, ma
jority having been given his competi-
tor, eX-Gov. James p. Clarke. Senator
notable because he is the chairman of
the democratic national committee
and held this position throughou the
two Bryan campaigns. But opposition
to Bryan, or lurch toward the reor-
ganization of the democratic party, is
not the cause of the reputation of
Jones in Arkansas. He played false
on the trust question. While he was
director and stockholder in the round
cotton bale monopolistic company he
was among the foremost in denouncing
the trust system. The Globe-Demo-
crat gave the plain facts in the case.
Senator Jones denied them and re-
sorted to abuse of this paper as the
trump card of his campaign for an
other term as senator. But the demo-
Gratis of Arkansas examined the
charges, perceived their truth and the
double dealing of Jones, and have ac-
cordingly retired him as public serv-
ant, states the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
Crooked politicians often raise hue
and cry against the agencies by which
the truth about them is made known,
but the people are not the plaything
they imagine. Partisan bigotry is not,
as Jones supposed, so strong in Ar
kansas that the people will condone
double dealing. This form of political
hypocrisy is worked to the limit by
leading democrats in Miss ouri They
try to meet damaging fact by cpl
thets bestowed upon the Globe-Demo-
crat for printing it. Democratic or
ators in Missouri wait for round of
applause when they denounce the jour
nal that has laid bare their record of
government by the ring for the ring.
They may get the superficial approval
expected, but the silent verdict at the
ballot box will be different, as Jones
has discovered in Arkansas. The truth
will prevail. Jones felt so secure in
the assumed blind partisanship of his
party in his own state that he thought
he could safely go into the trusts
against which he Numbered on the
stump. Served him right" will be
the judgment of the country.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12
WEST AND SOUTH,

In Texas all antitrust laws have
been made invalid by a decision of
the Texas state court of appeals.
Esther Morris, the first woman
justice of the peace in Wyoming, died
at Cheyenne, aged So years.
A Burlington train was held up by
four masked men near ST. Joseph,
Mo-, but nothing of value was Sc
cured.
A clause adopted by the Virginia
constitutional convention prevents ne
groes from registration.
1t has been voted by the Iowa house
to grant a pardon to John Wesley FL
kins, who killed his father and mother
in 1889.
At Deer Lodge, Mont, Clinton Dot
son was hanged for participation in
the murder of his father.
At Toledo, o., Harry Preston, a
plumber, shot and killed his wife and
then killed himself. He was under the
influence of liquor.
Lily and Lizzie Shipman and Earl
Kohl were killed by the cars near
Kittridge, Ill.
The state of Minnesota in the state
courts has begun a new merger suit
against the Great Northern and North
ern Pacific roads.
Fifteen-year-old Clyde Felt con-
fessed to killing Samuel Collins, a
Waterman, at mines near Warm
Springs, Utah. The Waterman wished
to die and forced Felt to cut his throat.
At ST. Paul the United States Savings
and Loan company has gone into
liquidation. Liabilities and assets are
100000 each.
The execution of Moses Robertson, a
negro, who killed Deputy Sheriff
Jenkins at Pablo Beach, Fla, took
place at Jacksonville.
Robbers got away with jewels valued
at $4,000 belonging to Mrs. Z. E. Para
more, wife of a ST. Louis capitalist.
In Baltimore Cardinal Gibbons, al
the silver jubilee celebration of the
pope said the strength of the United
States is due to Providence and love
of free institutions.
During a runaway President Ora
per, of the University of Illinois, and
his wife were thrown from their car
rage at Champaign and the former
had his leg broken.
A colored desperate at Tuscumbia,
Ala, sought by the sheriff killed two
persons, fatally wounded three and
seriously wounded four more He
was then shot and thrown into a
burning building.
Wonderful gold strikes are report
ed in three mines near Pony, Mont.
where ore assaying from $50 to s17s
a ton is said to have been uncov-
cred.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12

The death of one man resulted and
five others were injured in a wreck
on the Grand Trunk near Lansing,
Mich.
Special reports from the entire
wheat region show that an enormous
area has been seeded and crop condi-
ton indicates that even last years
record-breaking yield may be sur
passed.
The town of Lawton, Okla, tried
to expel negroes. White and black
residents collected in two armies.
Forty negroes were driven out and
battle is expected. Fort Sill troops
may be sent.
The Albert SCHNEIDER carriage works
at Cincinnati burned, causing $4,000
loss
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12

er Hard RAIN" civilian Jennings
Bryan Sewing Button on His Jump
err" William Jennings Bryan's Farm,
Looking East, with William Jennings
Bryan's Favorite Cow" and so on.
David Bennett Hill has displayed re-
markable want of foresight in this
matter. At Wolfert's Roost he doubt
less has hencoop, which, with trifing
alterations, might have been trans
formed into campaign dwelling. He
could have borrowed a flannel shirt
and pair of corduroys anywhere.
But Mr.. Hill overlooked his chance,
and he may be forced in consequence
to the forlorn hope of appealing to the
intelligence of his party.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12
D0INGS OR A WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
OF the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FIFTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.


AT the conclusion of lively debate
the United States senate on the Sd
passed the oleomargarine bill by a
vote OF 80 to 81. The Chinese exclusion
Dill was made the unfinished business
In the house the senate bill to pro-
mote the efficiency of the revenue cut
ter service was passed by vote of 1875
TO AZ. The committee on appropria-
tons reported the Notifications ap-
preparation bill, which carries Sc, $685.
455, and the committee on labor or
dered a favorable report on the bill
requiring that all work for the gov
eminent shall be done on an eight
hour basis.
The United States senate on the
4th began consideration of the Chi
nese exclusion bill, Senator Mitchell
(OreS making the opening speech in
its favor. Reports were made in IA
vor of public buildings at Sterling,
ILL.,, and Kalamazoo and Flint, Mich.
An amendment was adopted to the
oleo bill limiting the tax to the Ear
tificially" colored product. In the
house a chinese exclusion bill was
considered. A resolution was adopt
ed calling for information regarding
the charges about an alleged British
war camp near New Orleans.
In the United States senate on the
5th the Indian appropriation bill was
passed. Debate on the Chinese ex-
clusion bill was continued, Senator
Fairbanks Und.) making the princi-
pal speech favoring it, The commit
tee on elections presented to the
house report of the Horton-Butler
contested election case from the
Twelfth Missouri district declaring
the seat vacant. The minority were
given three weeks in which to file
their views. Debate on the Chinese
exclusion bill was continued.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12

The boot and shoe industry of the
United States is a great one The COM
pleted census returns of 1900 covering
that branch of effort shows that the
total output that year was valued at
1851, 02S, $50. This was an increase of
Is per cent. over the value of the out
put of 1890. And the American shoe
is the best and handsomest made. No
wonder foreign countries are begin
ming to find this out or that our prod
uct is having ready sale abroad.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12

The report recently made that dia-
monds have been found by gold pros
pectors IN the Cape Nome country NAV
be true. In fact, the find was predicted
by former state mineralogist of CAL
1fornia, who had previously discov-
cred very minute diamonds in the sands
of Cape Nome beach. But it seems TO
be little suggestive that the story
comes just about the time that the
navigation season is to open and when
the numerous concerns interested in
the Alaskan trade are engaged in
booming that country in order to Sc
cure plenty of business for vessels.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12

One of the steamers that sailed from
New York the other day had as pas
sengers five young negroes educated
at Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee
school, who were going to the German
colony in western Africa to instruct
the natives in cotton growing. This
makes eight American negroes who
have gone there in the employ of the
German government.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12

Since our recent misunderstanding
with Spain that country seems to have
become impressed amazingly with the
commercial Importance of this coun-
try. There has been a marked in
crease both in exports and imports
between the two nations, until there
is at present a balance of nearly S10,-
100000 a year in our favor. 1t is hard
ly necessary to point the moral.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12

The new army appropriation bill
contains provision authorizing the
secretary of war to order the reexam-
ination of any officer on the retired list
of the army who was retired for disa-
bility, and who, there is reason to be-
lieve, is physically qualified for active
service. There are about $50 officers
on the retired list, some of whom, in
addition to drawing retired officers
pay, are receiving large salaries for
civil work. Under the new provision
any retired officer who, upon reexami-
nation, is found physically competent
can be ordered to active service.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12

A company organized in Chicago
under the name of the Workman's
Legal Security company will under
take to secure to the individual, in
case e accident and personal injury,
all legal rights and opportunities for
making, good his claim for damages
that firms or corporations have in
resisting them. In other words, by
means of cooperative aid it proposes
to put an individual who has a good
claim for damages on an equality
with the most powerful corporation
in the effort to secure his right-a
long-felt want.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12
Mai. Pruden Goes to HOSPITAL.

Washington, April 9.-Maj o. L.
Pruden, assistant secretary to the
president, Tuesday was removed to
Garfield hospital for treatment for
organic heart trouble. He is in a
dangerous condition, and it is believed
that he cannot survive very long. He
has been in poor health for some
time, but has steadily ignored the
fact, and has remained away from his
duties only during the past three or
four days. This has greatly aggra-
waited the original trouble.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12

The term pyromaniac, it should be
understood, is a term not to be care
lessly or generally employed. 1t is
only on rare occasions that it can be
used with propriety- and effect. Fire
bug answers fully as well for ordinary
use. One of the qualifications of a
pyromaniac is that, like the klepto-
maniac, he shall have money enough
to employ high-class Ie~al counsel.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12

The San Juan porto Rico) Ne rs
has shown real enterprise in sending
representative of the paper to the
Danish West Indies to get the sense
OF the inhabitants on the question
of annexation to the United States.
The newspaper man spent 16 days in
canvassing the islands in the guise
of canvasser for West Indies di-
rectory. He reports the total popu-
iation as 30,479; total males over 25
years, 1896; total votes polled, 2,675;
number in favor of annexation.
$500; number opposed, 81; non-com-
initial, 3S.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12

A large number of women in Denver
were invited to witness prize fight,
that they might see for themselves the
harmlessness and healthfulness of the
sport and cease their opposition to it.
They saw the prize fight, but they now
complain that it was a fake" just ex-
actly as men do when the prize fighters
stop short of tearing each other into
SbradS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12

Pure foed hearings before a con-
gressional committee shows that
there is more selling under false pre-
lenses in the coffee business than
any other branch of trade. pure
Java and Mocha that never saw
either Java or Arabia are freely sold
and frequently they are not even
pure coffees, but are mixed with
cereals and molasses, in the case of
ground coffee, or with imitation ber-
ries composed of peas and sawdust,
in the case of the unground Now
that this is a matter of official cog
nizance remedy should be applied.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12

Many beet growers in Holland are
about to emigrate to the United
States, believing that they can do
much better in this country. They
will have one very decided advantage,
at any rate. If the raising of beets
is not found to be as profitable as
they expected, there are many other
things, equally good, which with
little encouragement will grow in
our soil
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12

The hotel chaplain has been added
to the hotel doctor, valet and type
writer. At this time the most hu-
name duty the hotel chaplain can
perform is to advise hotel families
with children to choose country sum-
mer homes where not only the health
but the morals and manners of the
children can get better care than is
possible in a hotel.