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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17

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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17
HISTORICAL
POLITICAL
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-26
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT
The Growth of Northern Sentiment ir Support of the South's Position.

Providence Journal
 In the rancor which followed the civil war the experiment was tri ed ofs admit ting the newly emancipated race to a full and untrammelled share in the cleo toral franchise. Undoubtedly, some ap- proved the experiment in the deIusiJn that it was an act of justice. But jus tce played no part in it's enforcement during the dark days of reconstruction; indignities that most Northerners now regret were heaped upon the people of the vanquished South, and license rather than liberty was what the negro indulEed in. Most assuredly, the experiment has failed. No denial will or can obliterate that fact The negroes as a mass were not then, and are not yet, fit for the suf- frage. It is inevitable that they should be deprived of it. and any attempt to oppose the efforts in the South to find constitutional means to eliminate them from politics will in the end be of no avail, It will do no more than compIi cate and postpone the inevitable son- tion of problem that ought to be left to the South, which understands 1t. to solve. The relations between the two races are not properly adjusted. Those who say that they can be properly ad tusted along the lines of the fifteenth amendment are the blind who will not see
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-26
Iron and Steel Trade in 1902.

The report, now in press on the iror and steel trade fo 1902, by MT. James M. Swank, United States Geological Sur Vey shows a continued advance in the annual domestic production of pig iron the excess over 1901 being 1,942 953 tons or almost 12.A per cent. The total pro- auction fin 1902 was 17,s21 ,307 long tons as compared with 15.S7s,354 tons in 1901, 13.- 7ss.242 tons in 1900 13,360, ,7o3 tons in 1899 u,H3.94 tons in 1S9S and 9,625,6s0 tons in 1897.
 Notwithstanding this increase of pro- duction.' the imports of iron and steel in various forms amounted in foreign value in 1902 to $41, ,46s s2s, as against $20. .395, ,01a in 1901. an inchease in 1892 of $21, ,073, ,S11. or over 100 per cent. The total exports of iron and steel. including locomotives, car wheels machinery. etc., amouned in 1902 to s97. .s92, ,036, as against S102 ,534575 in 1901 $12s.6S3, ,4so in 1900 s1O5. 5.69O.O47 in 1899. The exports of agricultural implements which are not included above. amounted in 1902 to $17.981. .497. against s16, ,714.3OS in 1901.
 The consumption in pig iron in 1902 was approximately 17,439 S99 long tons. of which with 16,2 g, AS tons in 1901, of which 62, 930 tons were imported. The increased production of pig iron in 1902 over 1901 was 1922, 953 tons; the increased consumption was 2,207. .45S tons.
 AL the close or lSU2 the number Of fur naces in blast was 307, as compared with 266 at the close of 1901 and 232 at the close of 1900. At the close of 1902 103 furnaces were out of blast-many being tempo rarily banked from lack of fuel-as against 1fO furnaces at the close of 1901.
 The production of Bessemer steel ingots and castings increased more than half a million tons in 1902-to 9.306.47 long tons; the production of Bessemer steel rails remained almost stationary. The poduc- ton of openhearth steel ingots and cast ings in 1902 was 5,6S7, ,729 long tons, an in- crease of 1,031, APO tons over 1901.
 In the fiscal year 1902 there were built for mercantile service 166 steel vessels and one iron vessel. with a gross tonnage of 2SO362 tons, as compared with 119 steel vessels and one Iron vessel, with a gross tonnage of 1s6.s51 tons. built in 1901. Of these 107 vessels 49, with a gross ton mage of 161s30 tons. were built at ports on the Great Lakes.
 The production of pig iron in Canada in 1902 increased to 319557 long tons, over 30 per cent as compared with 1901; and the productin of steel ingots and castings in lsO2 was 1s2,037 long tons. as compared with 26,0S4 tons in 1901 an increase of 155,- 9o3 tons. O nearly 600 per cent
 The second part of Mir. Swanks report consists of an interesting and valuable series Of tables presenting complete sta tfstics of the production of iron and steel, iron ore. and coal in the United State.. Great Britain, Germany, France and Bei- gium, to the close of 1901, thus showing the progress that has been made by these countries in the first year of the twentieth century.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-26
SOME ABSURD QUESTIONS.

Editor Metcalfe of The Omaha World Herald. in his screed directed at Norman E. Mack, fires this question which he doubtless considers a facer:
 How many of their principles, must temporarily. in order to avoid incurrine the hostility of men who during two Presidential campaigns deserted the par and ar gave open and boastfui aid to the enemy?
 Why the alliterative firm of Mack and Metcalfe should imagine that they can settle the Presidential questions, or why any one should assume it for them, Is a question that we are not qualified to an- swer. MT. Mack is a friend to MT. Cleve- land, and we assume that MT. Metcalfe is equally faithful to MT. Bryan. Each may think he fully understands the feel. ings and wishes of his principal and fol the sake of argument we may assume that they are authorized to speak for them, but when that is said it settles nothing The candidate who is to lead the party next year must be selected by the Democrats of the country, and nc two newspaper men can anticipate or assume the duties of a national conven- ton of Democrats. Those editors may fire questions at each other without linn it, but they will settle nothing.
 But when MT. Metcalfe asks, with all the appearance of putting serious and sensible question, "how many of their principles must Democrats surrender in order that MT. Cleveland's friends may be satisfied. he really gets down to drivelling rot If 1t becomes necessary to answer his query any good Democrat. from MT. Cleveland down. can tell him that no principle of Democracy is to be surrendered. Enough of that was done at Chicago and Kansas City to satisfy the most persistent enemy of Democracy, one would think, and if Mir. Metcalfe doesn't know it he is not a fit man to ask questions. We think 1t safe to as- sure him that there will be no more sur rendering to Populism and Socialism in order to placate politicians of the Met calfe stripe. We have an abiding faith that the real Democrats of the country are going to control the party's counsels in the future, and the Metcalfe contin- gent can come in as helpers or stay out. They are not going to be leaders. he may rest assured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-26

send 2Ss members. Tn other words, un- der their system of town representation a minority of the population have more than nine-tenths of the representatives in the Legislature. It is no wonder that The Hartford Times asks if any one can even think that the majority rules in that State? Well. we do not think so and We are not dead sure that Connecti- cut has a Republican form of govern ment It seems impossible, though, for the State to shake off It's utterly inde- fensible form of town representation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-26
MORE OF GUN INDIAN POLICY

in a recent issue of The Leavenworth Times we find the following, which is copied entire:
 As usual the Indian lands in the Ter ritory are to be sold for song. that IS IS the valuable part of them. There are syndicate has been formed to take oyer the whole lump at $25 per acre. me indians are now and have been for years minedss 1t is estimated that 4,OOO tons of coal can be mined from each acre. This would bring the Indians $S2O per acre for lands left But the Indians seem to want to sell their property and the Interior Department Is now getting out the regu- iatSns sams sOre %Fdef ef Susness W % in this sale as was attempted in the sale of the lands in this State not long ago in hand to protect these wards of the gov ernment. sThese lands are worth many times S25 per acre. The syndicate which ing the whole 44O,OoO acres know this. Why these spectators should be al- lowed by the government to practically which people who are interested In h. dian legislation would like to have ex- plained.
 This Is but another instance of our governments so-called ''paternal care'' for the Indians. They are, as our states men are fond of saying. wards of the na- ton, and have little will or voice of their own in the management of their affairs. If that is true it is certainly the duty of the government to protect them, even from themselves. if necessary. As a peo- pie they really know but little about the value of their lands. and doubtless $25 per acre seems a large price to them. but if the figures given by The Times are cor rect it will be seen that the royalty from the coal mined would bring the owners more than twelve times the amount which this syndicate proposes to give and they would still own the lands. The prop osition is robbery. to give it a plain name, but it would only add another to the many equally indefensible acts of in justice and spoliation to which the In- dians have been subjected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-26
IT MAY BE ROTH.

The Alabama editors are pretty fair body of representative men, and, we take 1t. may properly be classed among the simon-pure Democrats of the South. For ty-two of these sentiment holders sTget al Anniston Thursday in aiinGal ses n as an association and made poll of them selves as to their choice for President. Ex-President Cleveland got 19 votes and MT. Bryan received 1. Thus Is the grati- flying truth borne upon us that Democ- racy, pure and undefiled. has resumed its place in the hearts of the people. At the same time this vote was taken. Sen ator German received 10 votes, making, in fact, 29 out of the 42 for the rehabili- tation of the party gone amuck for two campaigns. This action of the Alabama editors may simply be straw indicating the drift of popular sentiment; and again t may be prophecy.-Chattanoo Times.
 The Times evidently had not seen the result of fuller vote, wherein there was an expression by 63 Democratic edi- tors. B of them voting for Cleveland. leaving 30 for all others. The proportion would have been the same or greater if all the editors attending the Anniston meeting had voted, Mir. Hill did not re- ceive vote and Bryan only two. Of the 63 votes 5S of them were for men living in the East.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-26
Bluejacket's Strange Pets.

St. JameS'S Gazette.
 At the review before the King at Malta, the pet donkey of the Bacchante. We are told, marched in front of the men A donkey is rather bulky sort of pet, but probably no more troublesome than the pet deer of the Terrible. The privilege of keping pets Is very much appreciated by blue jackets, who lavish their spare time and some of their spare cash on strange animals. The Centurion Says the Court Circular) once had a monkey that used to eat with a spoon from a plate and drink from a glass, with a dinner napkin tucked under his chin the while. The Caesar had pet goose some time back. Cats and dogs, of course, are common on board ship. The French warship Marceau had a bantam cock named Boulanger as pet, which crowed whenever the guns fired. The German PrinZ Wilhelm had a gray stork, and the United States Chicago had a pig Doves. pigeons, blackbrds, and peacocks are popular with Italian seanen, and the unfortunate Almirante Oquendo of Spain had pair of cassowaries as pets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-26
Letters to the Editor.
Cleveland For President the Third

Tim,.
 Editor The Advertiser: l think you will not agree with me m what will say on this subject, but as l. like yourself, earnestly desire the success of the Democrats in the next election Tor President, I cannot be silent on the present occasion. Can Cleveland be lect- ed if nominated next year?
 In settling this question we must con- sider everything that will prevent his success. This third term bugabo. as you call 1t, will certainly have some influence against him. Say what you may, this traditional sentiment among the people cannot be easily removed. It is intimately connected with the fear of the centraliza- tion of power in the general government. which Is very healthy quality on the part of the people to preserve the integri- ty of our republican institutions. So we may expect many thousand votes given against him for this reason alone. But there is another great danger to Demo- cratic success if Cleveland is nominated. It is impossible to get enough Bryan men to vote for him to prevent the loss of several western and probably some of the Southern States. As 1t Is impossible to elect Mfr. Cleveland the third time, let us select some other man for whom we can get enough of the Bryan men to secure his election. From the signs we can perceive in political affairs Judge Parker seems to be the only man on whom the Democrats can unite with any expecta- ton of success.
 c E Crenshaw
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-26
THE EAGLE IS RIGHT.

An appreciative editorial in The Brook lyn Eagle about the negroes closes with the statement that 'by encouragement we might obtain again that skill in do- nestle service and that cheery conduct that made the old aunts and uncles of the plantations prized by white families, even as if they were members. We shall probably have the best service of the negro not by antagonizing, but befriend- ing him.
 The Eagle Is correct. assuming that in using the words "by encouragement 1t means the kind of encouragement which leads the negroes to a better understand ing of their opportunities. their duties and their condition. No race on earth re- spends more readily to kindness than the genuine negro who has not been spoiled by false teachings. To treat the negro of the South. at least-either as a brute or an equal is one of those blunders which is worse than a crime. We be- lieve. as firmly as we believe in any thing, that the great Creator ordained a place for the negro and a place for the white man, and he is an enemy to both races who seeks to change their positions.
 ''The old aunts and uncles'' of the days of slavery were the best servants that any people on earth ever had. There are many of us yet living who remember those old servants with feelings of gen. uine gratitude, for they were faithful to their owners. faithful to their duties and kind to the children of their masters. h1 ay,ts t,xst %tay,n now because of the change brought about by emancipation, but there are yet many of them left who are as kindly and reliable as they were in the old days. and when they are properly appreciated there are no servants like them. We know, too, that some families get faith full and efficient service from the young CT generation of negroes, while others live in constant friction. It is entirely due to the treatment they receive. True. there are some negroes who, from inher- itance or absorption, are as mean as the devil could wish them to be, but there are more who are both faithful and efficient under proper treatment.
 The Eagle is correct in the statement that i've shall probably have the best service of the negro, not by antagoniz- ing. but by befriending him." if 1t means that we should befriend him in all his proper efforts to live a right life, to make the best of his opportunities and to be satisfied with the station assigned him by nature. There are so many avenues open to him to live a contented and use full life that the white people ars only doing their duty when they befriend and help him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-26
Tranquil and Prosperine.
Iew York Evening Sun

NeW 1ofk ENenlng Sun.
 Two features stand out from the cele- bration in Havana yesterday of the first anniversary of Cuban independence-the enthusiastic greeting given to President Palma as he rode through the streets and the cheering of the Stars and Stripes at the fireworks celebration in the even ing. Those were not empty words which President Palma cabled to Secretary Root, in acknowledging his message of ccngratulation: The Government and people of the United States are entitled to the everlasting gratitude of the people of Cuba, who. midst the happiness they enjoy today, do not forget how much they are obliged to the American people for the share they took in helpingtto gain independence and freedom" It is to the credit of the Cubans that they have not allowed European diplomacy, which so- llcitously pointed out the advantages of trade alliances. to estrange them from the United States. That there is a clique or politicians in Havana hostile to the United States and responsive to European influences is undeniable, but 1t has made no progress in compromising President Palma. There Is no better proof of Cu ban friendship for the United States among the plain people than the increas- ing popularity of the President, who is frankly pro-American. and has had the courage to declare that when he retired from office he would make his home in this country
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-26
Line Up For Victory.
Huntsville. May 22, 1903

Huntsville, May 22, 1903. Editor The Advertiser:
 It Is proverbial that the American peo- pie. when they find out what the right thing Is, will do it regardless of criticism or consequences. Just now politically, 1t seems that after experimenting for the past several years that reason and better judgment are going to reassert them selves, and that after chasing the Will o'-the wisp. Democracy Is going to return to the home of Its fathers for advice and leadership. Democracy without prefixes and suffixes must live, will live, when all tombs of oblivion "The meek and Dwly Nazarene' was mocksd anu spit upon because he did not abandon. yea sur render principle to the wild requirements Of perverse. gainsaying and 'ea1ous peo- pie. There are none gladder than those who believed Tn the true principles and virtue of our grand old party and who did not surrender nor compromise them, to realize the awakening and return to men and measures that can and will lead to victory. Experience has taught us that there are certain fundamental prin- ciples to which we must anchor or the old ship will be demolished by foes within and without. In spea';ing of the great s5t uving American citizen, it Is amazing to see how certain politicians laud him in the highest and conclude with their buts, but he cannot overcome the antagonism to the third term idea, but he sold us out once, but Bryan will never consent to his nomination-why don't they simply state the plain facts and quit putting, tor buts like these but emphasize the more the greatness of the man. What Democracy wants to do is to line up and win. If Cleveland Is the man to lead, we should choose him, if another-for there are others-nominate one of them. Victory should be the watchwordl
 l believe nothing has helped so much to place The Advertiser so high up in the esteem of the people as it's unswerving devotion to principles.
 R. B, Pettus,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-26
May Legalize Opium Smoking.

Washington Telegram to Chicago News.
 Opium smoking in the Philippines may soon be legalized by the United States Government. The insular officials now have under consideration the adoption of a policy regulating the sale of the drug which at the same time will permit fits use. At present the use of opium is pro- hibited in the archipelago under heavy penalty, but the narcotic Is smuggled in by Chinese in large quantities. A Chinese firm has offered large price for the right to furnish the opium fiends with their favorite narcotic, and the insular offl- cials favor its concession, as 1t will bring in a large sum into the insular treasury annually.
 It is asserted that those addicted to the habit cannot live without opium and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-26
HE IS MISTAKEN.

pr. Parkhurst by using the word mig ger" brings up a question which has of ten been discussed. He is to large ex- tent correct when he says that is what our colored fellow citizens call them selves and each other, but he is not cor rect when he asserts that the term "has been accepted among educated people in the South" This is not correct. There are many Southerners who use the word triggers" just as there are many wes- tern people who use the term 'Tnjuns." |" but neither class can fairly be called or looked on as the educated people of the section.
 To be accurate the term "nigger" can- not be properly applied to the colored people of this country as a corruption of negro" The Swedes. Danes. Portuguese and Spanish used niger" to designate the blacks, and from that we get the word ''nigger." which is not a corruption of Negro. That Is a racial name and be- longs to the black races of the old world, as well as to those in America, just as the aborigines of America are now known generally as Indians. The word ''nigger" is common among English speaking peo- pie in Africa, as we'll as in other places where dark colored people abound. Dr. Parkhurst is badly mistaken when he charges educated Southern people with thus calling the colored race.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-26
Our Bad Bargain.
Portland Oregonian.


 As matter of business, we have made a bad bargain. because, while we are dealing nominally with a irresponsible government, we are really dealing with the irresponsible government of an oli- garchy of political coyotes and civil rob- bers. If we continue this "deaP with Colombia, we will find our Panama Ca nal route very costly possession, unless we are ready to coerce this Government by bandid chiefs by our army and navy into a state of obedience to law and or der as we understand 1t, when it shall become clearly necessary to do so to in- sure the perennial security and abso- lute freedom of the canal. This great en- terprise will never have stability and se- curity until the United States assumes the responsibility of intervention for the maintenance of law and order, not only over Colombia. but over Venezuela If we build the Panama Canal we shall be compelled to make Colombia and Vene- zuela present some other form of gov ernment than of a banditti oligarchy who plunder at home and exact black mail under the spacious name of grant ing foreign concessions