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there IS nothine that this government is capable
Of giving that the working men could not secure
II they voted together, and this is true II
mans ballot we-c as sacred il Is supposed to
Be Experience has often proved that though
10 was known town or city had elected a Ger
tain candidate yet on the count i has turned
aut otherwise Why Because the boxes have
been tanpcred with or enough votes have been
bought to offset this result The use Of money
az the polls or during a hot election has always
been the obstacle preventing the laboring men
receiving justice. Have they not often said them
selves There is no use in my voting for
MY vote will he cast out or bought out With
the experience Of the past before them, i IS
anomalous for the Houston Labor Journal TO
argue against the poll tax qualification, The
laboring man does not refuse to pay his poll tax,
and " left 70 himself will not refuse TO use the
receipt as a qualification. The amendment Is
intended solely 10 protect bin, and every other
honest citizen in his right by preventing the
purchase oil votes the buying up OF registra-
iion papers, which, it the amendment carries,
win be done away with altogether. The Labor
Journal says: Once break the ice and make
the payment OF ono dollar prerequisite to voting
aud IL will open the way for making the posses
sion OF Sioo.ooo the prerequisite 10 the right OF
suffrage This is foolish argument for leaving
aside the fact that il is impossible under the
constitution, it can be said that the poll tax
amendment can not pass unless the people vote
Tor it, and neither any other qualification
pass unless the people vote for H. The people
are asked to vote for the poll tax amendment
simply as a means Of protection against the
frauds which have so long injured them all over
the country, and because Of which they are to-
day suffering to extent never before equalled
in any country The Labor Journal should give
this important subject greater attention. aud
correct If it possibly can the mistake IT has
already made
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PaoTEoTIoN oF rAE pREsIpENr.

II Is not surprising to note the fulsome
manner in which the republican papers or
the North comment on President Roosevelt
and his actions, but when staid democratic
journal like the New Orleans picayupe
commences to treat Mr.. Roosevelt as Il he
We're monarch. and the people Of the
United States his subjects, one has good
cause to wonder where the present tendency
toward this phase OF Imperialism win end
The Picayune a day or two ago contained
an editorial leader under the caption .The
Presidents Condition, In which the follow.
Ing PARAGRAPH occurred
Z An accident sueh as that in which the nresi-
dent was injured can not possibly De excused
ne presidents carriage should not have been
even closely approached by the trolley car or
any other vehicle, nor should the custom ~
pronrscuous handshaling although typicnliv
AmericAn he permitted TO expose the nation
20 SERIOUS calamity as was the case IN NE
9ssassn'ation oi President MeKinlcy 4 year 500
wv homcly customs which we're prnnrr enonch
Eau century ago arc no lottgcr safe now thar
NJ nave become an empire
20 we nave become an empire, CHI? We
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1@mtoe"i~q Ntk 1&keea.

over each other in their eagerness to help u
up to glory. They are a little Indignant I
Ohio about it. which is a good sign, shosts
they arc becoming more civilized up thas-
Beaumont Journal.
He was fred and rotten egged even Up Asn
and one must admit that this is doing quite "a
Tor Ohio
Newspaper men brothers of the prut.sin
quit lanbasting the pistol toter; just turn W.
guns on the officers and judges and shoot Ia
through the vitals with double-leaded editorfl
and maybe they will yank up the law breaker ~
thus do away with the dsstardy crine.--Ufsis
Leader-Nc5eS.
We keep after the three of them down ~
way and with good results
The Houston papers are giving the pistol tain
rest but they, have gone after the peer sa
hends without gloves. This looks oowafdly'-t
Porte Herald.
The real coke hend and the one we'rc aits :
the one who sells the dope" And we m 81
giving the toter rest, either There is 90 "a
for the wicked.
Yesterday was "old Settlers Day at Bdss
and was celebrated with eclat Congress-
Ale.4iHs pl tulS CITY, was present " ln'iN-~
and one of the speakers.--YoeO IfIbsas
We don't know what "eelat" iS. but wei .
Bob Henry drinked his share-of it.--4ihss ~
\ \ 4
Pollock, the man who tried his gun on MY
Johnson street, Thursday evening, entered "
OF guilty in Justice McDaniels court yssisos
morning TO rudely displaying pistol and sa
assessed acknowledgements Herald.
How much is accordingly up your vsEs
4 \ 4
Three doctors waited OH the presideats IN
shin, and yet he will recover-that's the go0sa
his strenuosity. An ordinary man would ~.
escaped the risk by opening the sore W. \
pin, or hoofed it around to some doctors r.
and had 1t ''squez, "-Hcnristid i'SsseassAN
Can we never teach you the proper w n
wordsi You should have said "squoEe
4 4 4
a little boy was heard swearing by his ia'sss AZ
She reproved him very gently, telling nin =
Tod was with him and by him at all un - :
knew his very thoughts. Soon after ne ~ n
down town on an err3nd and dog iolioNels u. 4 Il
Turning quickly around the boy told tns M IN
so back; It was bad enough to have 1ea W.T. G
ing him everywhere, let alone dog--'l'''
County Leader.
Still every boy ought to swear by his p'''
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The Val street Elurrx.

New Orleans Times Democrat
We need hardly say that the present upheavai
in Wall street denotes no general unsoundness.
The great industries of the country are sailing
over summer seas and there is every reason to
suppose that the horizon will he free of storm
clouds fer many mouth TO come Ono NAV.
however. demand proof from all who affect 10
believe that Wall street IS cured Of its malady
In the end the sound securities will be called
ont of the mass--the sheep will be separated
from the goats Many paper fortune win van
ish IN the ordeal, many supersubtle promoter
will ind himself the treshold Of the poor
house Many have gone out for wool only 10
60 homo shorn themselves
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Your INK Henry a Hsti Il; A hsa.g b' p5 Rs

of congress were all opposed to r;,l;.
ness interests" Of the country - lug 'as ss
National flag and the National hon. sin'aiu NJ
the murder of our scamen ~ J. y ais,
blow in behalf of Cuba, ius, srh N
sharks of 1886 were opposed - ue "a,
tyrannic9l expressions of the Brt;,L ssnhns n
others Of the same ilk, the instl,s : sfusr, n
aud outrages on our commerce II eur Als
= 4 'Sn
II is not sufficient TO tall -
business interests now as il va ihreAss
Jackson's time, when much more NV ~. u An 4
ness interests IS at stake. Tia, -" mere "a
been hobgoblin conjured bv tbs - has q.
to prevent its overthrow and u nOng pAu
eptrench itself more deeply tban 'iaoe / n
now Fashioned and fortified and .siofs n
ever. -Vnset ta
The president is seriously ar fail.
ing constitutional amendment y c'sr
order to reach and restrain n. ,sAp n
are the worst outgrowths Of the ,r.ss ssa
the most irresponsible TO all la, p'rs
baleful to society Andrew JacLso. Us nj
by some Of the most eminen, Is,s..wa "
country, including Webster and cIIsas Of 4
method of attacking the United 81. nat
which represented the money poUer s - sil
was unconstitutional But he went y !. a q. "
in practical and relentless way ~ Jus "a
he had to try three secretaries 90 - siaS'
before finding one to agree with b;n ue,is
methods, he did find one in Roger p NJ sna y
eminent lawyer and subsequently ch;.s
Of the supreme court, who executed Il. lsas
and killed the bank ~ VIA
Then as now a constitutional am.ndu
practically impossible. Then as now N. q
power was too strong. But Mr.. Roosey.I, w
upon this as the only remedy. He $500 Iaa
that it is more probable the trusts coris y
constitutional amendment in their t.,.. NJ
that the people could secure one ac,ir,s 4 3
Two-thirds OF congress or of the STAT, - u.
never recommend such an amendment "a "
hfths of the States would never ratifv Z. I.
democrats would not vote for II beears. !, y
involve a new surrender from the STAT. /. K
authority OF the Federal government. ~ 4
republicans would not vote for il bsr,r.'
and the money power are, at bottom =. \.
the same. The tariff is the parent az Il. -.
and It's reduction or a larger free list can III.
destroy them Those pressing hardest I. !.
consumers have a monopoly Of food st,g, n
these on the free list and Canada could ;r,...s
the supply, reduce the prices and rsns..
of them impossible Reduce =,
move the duty on steel and other products q
Europe would keep down prices
1t seems that the Sherman law is ipad,.r.
or can not be enforced. But no man ~
pay duty on an article that he was MOI - 4
PEELED to pay. Nothing would be easier ~ \
the enforcement of a law reducing The ~
1t would enforce itself.
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Hurrylus to The Grave.
Roston Glohe

Boston Nflonc-
Americans are plunging ahead in business chan.
neS with amazing energy and rapidity and are
restless unless engaged IN stupendous enterprises
which monopoliSe all their time. brains a,J
money. This extraordinary activity Il r,n;gn
developing the resources Of the country b,,t /,
certainly is not conducive to long Life sro,.,
the people. Conscientious physicians arc bsco,,,9
ing tired Of warning business men that tbe,' -.
exhausting their vital energies too early n H.
and are calmly poeketing the fees which are
little longer.
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have progressed 80 far that the "homely
customs Of a half century ago are no
longer safe. have wes
what All expression to come from a news.
paper which processes democracy. and a
southern newspaper az that
on what grounds can the Plcayune Justify
its assertion that no trolley car or other
vehicle should even closely approach the
presidents carriageg why not 90 a little
farther. invest Mr. Roosevelt with that 'di.
vino right OF kings we hear so much about,
and compel all his subjects" 10 uncover and
bow to the ground when he passes byG Why
not put him in 3 steel cage and thus prevent
the common herd from even gazing on hlni7
Why not make It unlawful for citizen to
come within a mile Of him when he walks
abroad? why not?
The Post believes that the matter OF
gaining access to the president while he is
acting in his official capacity 1t the White
House should be more difficult than at
present. To that extent it agrees with the
Picayune in the belief that "our homely Gus
toms which We're proper enough half a cen
tury ago" might we'll be dispensed with.
But st does not believe. by any means. that
the president OF the United States should
be treated like car or king, and It does
not believe, either. that I'VE have become an
empire websters dictionary defines the
word empire" as "the territory or countries
under the jurisdiction OF an emperor (rare-
~ klngl usually OF greater extent than
kingdom. always comprising variety in the
nationality Of or the forms OF administra-
ton in, constituent and subordinate por-
tions' Possibly the Picayune possesses
new and revised edition OF the dictionary.
AT any rate It is up to that paper to explain
just how, when and why, the United States
became an empire.
The president OF the United States can
be hut a mere man at any time, and the
present occupant Of the White House was
not even chosen by the people He was
elected vice president, it is true but no one
foresaw that he would succeed Mckinley
as he did; else ne assmedy would not have
been elected. In the first place he would
not have been nominated Platt and some
OF the other republican bosses would have
seen to that.
The Post believes that the person of the
president should be safeguarded to a reason.
able gXtcnt. But st also believes that I'M
usual and extreme precautions such as tho
Picayune and other papers have suggested
would have an effect exactly opposite to the
one intended In other words such precau.
tions would he a step toward monarchlal
form OF government which would be resent
ed by the people and which would only az
gravate the woak.minded classes from which
sprung men like Glteau and C2olgosz
They would result in an Increased tendency
toward anarchism and instead OF protecting
the president would place him in greater
danger of assassination.
The possibility Of accidents like that at
Pittsheld may be minimized or removed en-.
tirely by the president himself. If he will
forego the stumping tours and political
iunkets TO which he seems addicted, and
remain in Washington and attend to affairs
OF state, such accidents will not occur
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soMg cuRRgNr PoLIrIcs.


The Harrisburg Patriot (Dem,) says that the
republican revolt extends TO all parts OF Pennsy-
yania, but is rather more pronounced where
Pennybacker (thc republican candidate for gov
crnor) has spoken than elsewhere and explains
follows: That gentemans weak, yapid and
pueriie talk is the surprise OF his enemies and
the dismay Of his friends
The Philadelphia North American (owned by
John Wanamaker lr) declares that Pennybackcr
Quays candidate for governor has forfeited all
title to respect by defending Quay. It says "ro
his approval of public crimes which the criminals
themselves have not the hardhood to defend
he adds denial OF the existence OF a system OF
election corruption and fraud so notorious that
Quay himself is forced to pretend to depors
il and promise reform.
The Montgomery. Ala. Advertiser (Dem) pub.
fishes the following opinion 'The republican
newspapers OF the West all express themselves,
of course, as being sorry that the president had
to abandon his trip but can detect a quiet
but deep sigh OF satisfaction over it. OF course
they in common with all the American people.
regret the causes which compelled him to re-
turn to Washington, but we've doubt thar
most Of them consider it good thing poiti-
cally.'
Explaining the fact denied by President Roosc-
welt and Secretary Shaw chat Standard Oil is
Free Press (Rep) tells how the provision was in
serted in the Dngley tariff bill 1T is so subtle
that 1t was hardly suggested by any less an
expert than Solicitor Todd OF the Standard Oil
company Il not only makes all importatious OF
petroleum dutiable, but places no limitation on
the amount OF duty. 1t is to De equal to any
duty imposed by another country"
The discussion OF affairs in the Third Iowa
district still occupies much newspaper space
The New York Press (ultra tariff Rep) says:
There was neither sincerity in Speaker Hem
dersons pretense of a strained conscience as
his reason Tor declining the nomination in his
district nor honesty in the democratic cry OF
split republican party in Iowa The adoption
OF strong tariff resolutions by the convention
which nominated the candidate to take Hender-
sons place is produced as evidence Of the truth
OF this statement,
This view OF the Wisconsin campaign is pre-
scented by the Madison Democrat (Ind): The
campaign OF Rose grows more roseatc The demo-
Gratis are getting more together The rose is ap-
pearing on thousands OF lapels where the re-
publican badge was once proudly worm The
democrats are much encouraged at the present
state OF the canvass. The stalwarts arc still
resolved 10 knife La Toilette though they talk
loyalty lest his friends retaIate by turning against
Spooner. 1t is among the possibilities that
both OF them are crushed in the run brought
on by fractional strife"
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(BY J. NJ LEwIs)

AUTUMN.
Let ME go where grapes are purpliu,
An where, in betwixt the rows
Yaller goldenrod's a-noddn;
An where ever breeze at blows
Scatters down an all erbout yeh
faller leaves an green, an gold
Where the days are warm all coaxy,
An the nights an dawns are cold
Let me hear the good oil fiddle.
When the harvests done put by
Play The Irish Washerwoman"
Till yer trotters fairly fly;
An The Wind at Shakes the Barley"
An the good OF times we knowed.
An the Home, Sweet Home" come after.
Floatin down the frosty road
his past summer was 4 scorcher
But T grumbed | fergit;
Tho I'm glad ter see the autumn
Creepin' 10 me; an till yit
Kin see the OF time autumns.
Feel the whiskers on the corn
An I'm dancin "Or Dan Tucker
Lord, I'm glad at l was born!
Son. jes han me down the fiddle,
Put some rozzum on the bow,
An Ill scrape yeh out some music
An I'll have yeh dsncin' hoedowns
Like yer daddy useter dance
When he went out ter a huskin'
In his go-ter-meetin pants.
How we danced the 'sembly circle
An we shook the buildin' down
When the fiddler hoered Go itlr
An he hollered AN hans roun p
an the girls we kissed at partin'-
kin taste their kisses vet
An my Of hearts Jest a-yearnin'
Fer the punkin' pies we ct.
: \ \
GETTING RACK.
Judge Bhtlsius was just on the poirt 81 -,
'os'ng to the Widow Simpkins last night when a
'.S ,, ealied and took her to the theater."
What did the Judge do?"
Had him hauled w this tnornir, I'D
or contempt Of court
CLASSIFYING IT.
Il dreamed last night that my wife ,st,d 49,
o put up the stoves and did it witbop, a., ~
ident, every joint fitting perfectly"
That was pipe dream,
= 4 y
The increased price OF coal in N.a, -.
as caused the water company 10 raise ~. 10y
water But this will work little b,r5sb;ap - "
be average New Jerseyi,e always takes his ami
Since we've learned the price Of 5,l
We've a notion 'twouid be nice
Gould We just bark back TO sun,r,.-
And keep on a-buying ice
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rake More Than he can Reaa.

Greenville Headlight.
Every newspaper man has at sonsIrN' .
other in his business experiences met '''
who takes more papers than he can =. 4.
says the Laeona Ledger. He was in Lae'' 4
week He wipes his nose on the awnisns Y
IS cents for an almanac, bought a cake q :.
soap for which he paid half OF doliai' s sj
niekle in the slot at the postoihce ana ~ ;,
because the mail did not appear, wa's- h
clock sign in front of the jewehy WI
thirty minutes waiting for it 10 sifiSs, i Is
ne takes more papers than he can fs'~
think he does"
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Hip Pocket Reform

Atlanta Constitution.
The long-delayed crusade against the eo,v,-l.
and desperadoes who make armories OF their bio
pockets appears 20 have broken GU, simpI,s,.P
~ all over the South, The peonle ,,ha s..-N,
for law and order have reason to he glsS s.n
fact Our civilization has been eSrss5 80, ,As
gether too long by the prevalence Of ~ 49,
semi-eivilized custom 81 men soins sbo,,, u.oue'
day loaded with concealed deadly wss.a.. e'sIy
ready to do murder on the simplest provos,,;a ,,s
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Murders in the schools,

San Francisco Chronicle. "A
The mother OF degeneracy is wearinss "
a nights sleep does not remove. lhe ~ ,r
OF WEAKNESS is reasonable recreation
70 age, strain imposed and physiesl ..;si
The school trustee superintendent. az
teacher who does not allow and knes
allows time for recreation 10 those
ne has the power to demand service sia
derer in all but intent. lie docs no.
kill, bu, he kills.
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EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

=. ne Houston Post asks Il Scott has 40 49,
~ he mas eneh He is running sore ,bo,as
Corps CroHy. o'neF ieliows.-
se voters viii soon perform an operation
wniSp W'n STOP his running though he viii
naturally be sore for some time to come va
= =
IN eSSSnSnge says That Ohio school ,,..h..
ought % como 10 rexas and II VIZ negro pupils
&op,a certainly be reformed m bnss, nc
n q y susmpt such thing in Tsxas were ere
X .,,,.,s, p eopNineed from the start nv tas
"'i1f death aud would tumble
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overlooked hu prnulA..

Syracuse az. 40 Herald
II it Is true as Mr. Basr SAYS a., -
hs associate, e. were siyen control Of the e -sJ
o,. E 3s'ns sse.'esnes II IS TOO bad tina,
TO enable i,s recipients to se, No., ne Hn
making such tFiShtfui bciSh 81 \, ~''Aou'
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The I-abor J0urnaI,a MIstak..

The position taken By the Labor Journal 81
Houston, the recognized organ Of the Masnelia
City's union organizations, in advising the iatar,
ms men against the proposed poll tax amend
ment is certainly peculiar one The only hone
on earth the laboring man has got il in lie
ballot box and 70 preserve this pure ought to
he ms ehief AIM Il has often been said thar
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fp,on n, 1oui.ville Courier-Journal)

CFrom the Louisville Courier-J"uihai'
Students not only Of American but Of the
worlds history. must realize the Necessary lol
applying periodically some check on the monty
power It's influence II unrestranea, mas a,"sys
proyed vicious and corrupting. we neea hos
90 back TO Rome where Caesar placed hiinseii
under obligations to il, amounting TO sac %
his soul having borrowed from II over S5,ouv'-
600 before leaving for the conquest or Sau'
or to Paris. when the nobility OF FRANCE oNii ~
two-thirds OF the entire country grlnuihE W
faces Of the peasantry and the poor unpl ~
nation was convulsed by the Marselhaise anu ''S
Reign Of Terror.
Rather let lis consider the history OF our own
country. and, let the president, bent on mis-
taken remedy. eontrovert the facts as pest nc
can Here it has always been peace at any
price power, except when the civil war came
and when the weather. classes on both sizes
believing their own interests threatened loosened
their purse strings TO save them With the ex-
ception too. Of Washington Morris and Carroll
It arrayed itself almost soidy against the reyo-
luton So difficult It was for congress to raise
sufficient funds for the army that these three
patriots often had to equip and feed troops at
their own cost. And so dangerous was the
influence of the weather. classes, so reluctant
we're they 10 pay their taxes. and so dissatisfied
were the troops at the failure to provide for
them, that Washington felt compelled to have
several rngleaders OF mutiny shot to prevent
the Reorganization of his entire army The
man Of money was a tory. The woman OF money
was a tory. The money eenters of Philadelphia
and New York were disoyal The Established
Church was disloya
Still later, in 1872 the money power had lost
none Of its characteristics. It prevented Jeffer-
son from promptly resisting the insulting agrees
sions OF England 1t prevented Madison from
prosecuting the war with vgor after the common
people had risen en- mass and forced the con-
hiet. Then, as in 1855 it was party OF
traitors II burned blue lights in Boston harbor
as signals to inform the British OF the move
ments of orr ships It held convention at
Hartford for the purpose of separating the New
England States from the Union and forming an
alliance with Great Britain. 1t supplied the
enemy with native spies II even contributed
money to them and il it ever loaned money to
It's own government it was a Shyock loan which
not only eNacted runous rate of interest, but
the flesh and blood of the borrower.
Still later it opposed the Spanish war. Cleve
land wore its collar, refusing TO protect Amer- !
can citizens unlawfuly and cruelty cast into
Spanish prisons though Fitz Lee. our consul at
Havana threatened to resign unless the adj
ministraton came to the aid Of his manacled !
countTymen dying in loathsome dungeons. 1t |
tied McKinleys hands until the masses angrily |
demanded vengeance Tor the Maine massacre,
and the freedom OF Cuba, The money sharks J