The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-05-22
WHAT THEY SAY
Extracts From Various Sources, indb
eating Democratic Opinion On
Questions of the Day.

Questions Of the Day.
"Kill and burn, and spare nothing
over ten years of age!" Nothing in
weyler's record justifies the presump-
tion that he would be guilty of such
turpitude.- Press.
Hanna is a friend of labor-Chinese
cheap labor. We always thought he
was, Notwithstanding some of his re-
cent demagogic vaporings few
lays ago when his pet ship subsidy
oill was under consideration he showed
ais love for American laborers by vot-
ing against the Patterson amendment,
which provided that no bounty could
be paid to vessels carrying Chinese
crews. Mr.. Hanna still knows his
business but there is great big COB
II American workmen who don't know
iheirs.-Celina (O.) Democrat
The poor man is called Socialist
u he believes that the wealth of the
rich should be divided among the
poor, but the rich man is called a
inancier If he devises a plan by which
the pittance of the poor can be con-
verted to his use The poor man who
takes property by force is called
thief, but the creditor who can by
legislation make debtor pay dollar
twice as large as he borrowed, is laud-
ed. The man who wants the people to
destroy the government is an Anar.
chist, but the man who wants govern
nent to destroy the people is a patriot.
William j. Bryan.
''lt has been, indeed, a trying hour
FOR the republic; but see in the future
crisis approaching that unnerves me
md causes me to tremble for the safe
~ of my country. AS a result of war,
corporations have been enthroned and
IN era of corruption in high places
will follow, and the money power of
he country will attempt to prolong it's
reign by working on the prejudice of
the people until all wealth is aggre-
gated in a few hands, and the republic
destroyed. | feel at this moment more
anxious for the safety of my country
lhan ever before; even in the midst
Of war. God grant that my suspicious
nay be groundless. Abraham Lin
coin.
The Philadelphia Inquirer furnishes
very amusing reading these days. 1t
has always contended that Quay was
not a boss; it has always resented any
charge that there was machine rule in
this state, and it has always given its
undivided support to whatever Quay
demanded. Now, since Quay has been
compelled to throw EllIin overheard
IN account of the bad repute he has
fallen into for obeying Quays behests,
he Inquirer just as vehemently insists
that Elkin shall not retire at the die
tation of Quay" Notwithstanding it's
tormer claims that there was no such
thing as boss in the Republican party,
t completely fops around by insinuat-
ing ingratitude on the part of Quay,
and resents the effort of the mailed
hand clutching the convention and
squeezing the liberty of action out of
it," and other like expressions.-Lock
Haven Democrat
President Roosevelt's boasted back
hone seems to have deserted him and
he has yielded to the demand of the
pension attorneys and leaders of the
Grand Army Of the Republic. He has
disgraced his administration by per-
hitting these pension sharks to drive
Hon. H. Clay Evans out of office.
Evans stood for decency and economy
n the pension office, and while he de-
nied no man a pension that could
claim it rightfully or legally, he did
deny pensions to those not entitled to
them, and in this way incurred the dis
pleasure of the pension sharks. They
have succeeded in making things SO
unpleasant that he has resigned. No
matter what honors may be conferred
on Mr.. Evans by President Roosevelt
he cannot escape the shame and hui
initiation of yielding to greedy gang
Of pension looters.-Memphis Com
mercial-Appeal DENY.
Senator Quay's friends and organs
are now taking care to declare, at his
instance, that no one who was re
sponsible for the legislature of 1901
should be considered in connection
with a place on the Republican state
ticket, and that Attorney General Ell
ain's connection with the Legislature
Is a sponsor and adviser Is a fata
weakness. We do not dispute the cor
sectness of this. The legislature OF
1901 has gone into history as the worst
in the annals of Pennsylvania, or OF
any other state, for that matter. But
what degraded it? Was it the power
and ascendancy of the senior senator
vas it not Quayism? EllSin, oi
course, failed in his duty, but he die
so in his devotion to Quay. He hat
harge of the senator's campaign fol
reelection. It is cool proceeding fol
Quay to unload his sins on the devoted
head of Elkin, and that is precisel!
what he is doing.-Pittsburg Post.
But the last defense, and the wors
Of all is this-that it is inevitable tina
you cannot conquer those people an!
other way, and that if the work is Il
De done, there is only one thing to do
md that is what has been done. anC
could read it to you, namely: Ente
svillage, surround it, take every hous,
here and set it on fire; let the wretch
I'd people escape with what they hay,