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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
Cant Re Reaten

The July Forum contains an interesting
review Of American politics, by H. L.
West, one of the District of Columbia
commissioners. On the subject Of the
election next year, his study of the effect
Of the new apportionment, which: aggre-
gates 476 votes, Of which majority is
239, is that as the political complexion OF
the states now stands, the republicans
are sure Of the electoral votes Of % states,
or 243 votes sure, or four votes more than
the requisite majority Of 239. In this
Indication Oregon, Rhode Island, Cali
fornia, New York, Colorado, Idaho, Mary
land, Montana and Utah are placed in the
doubtful column ,aggregating 70 votes,
accentuating theSconservative quality Of
the estimates Mr.. West gives Kentucky
and Nevada to the Democrats, whose ag-
gregate electoral votes will then be 154
There is nothing very strongly suggesting
that New York will vote the democratic
ticket next year, and New York has 3.
electoral votes.
AS the votes appear at present, II the
democrats carried all the 70 doubtful
states the republicans would still b,
ten votes ahead. OF course. the tradition
that figures do not lie'' must always b,
accepted with qualifications when W,
come to5politics. notably American poll
tics. Votes figured up year before tn
holding Of the political nominating con
ventions are sometimes fatally fallaciou
and the trend Of ave months campaigning
may be destructive of the accuracy. Q
ante campaign mathematics. Something
AZ q political revolution will be necessar
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
The Government Speaks.

The statement given out by the gov
eminent yesterday, touching its attitude
toward the petition of the Jews which it
has undertaken to send to the Gar Mich
olas, is very emphatic in its declaration
Of genuine sympathy with the suffering
and harried race by Sthe administration
and the American public This, within
the requirements Of official propriety"
certainly, but positive enough to show the
Russian government that it's declaration
that it will refuse to receive from any
relative to its internal affairs shall be
disregarded by the American govern
ment @
While announcing that the administra-
ton will pay no attention to statements
purporting to come from the Russian gov
eminent unless made in some official
form to our government, the statement of
the latter gives great conspicuity to the
statement Of a high official in Washing
ton, who remarked upon the ''prevous-
ness" Of the Russian government in re-
fusing to receive any communication from
foreign government relating to its In
ternal affairs, before the Jews petition
had been started on It's way, and ex-
pressed the opinion (not officially, how
ever, that it was certainly strange that
this declaration should be made while
the car had broken faith as to the open
door In Manchuria. This opinion Is, Of
course, a voicing Of the position of the
administration on the Manchurian per-
| fidy of Russia.
The charge of broken faith is serious,
but absolutely true. Secretary Hay, on
July 8, 1900, addressed note to the pow
ers, then cooperating in China, suggest
ing the necessity, the desirability, Of
maintaining the territorial integrity and
peace Of China, and the protection of the
treaty rights guaranteed to the friendly
/ powers. On Aug. 20 following, Russia
Endorsed the policy referred to and de-
clared that she had no designs Of terri
torial acquisition in China and that he1
| occupation of Neuchwang was only 8
military necessity incidental to the Sc
curity Of Russia's border provinces. II
February, 1901, when Russia attempted tt
meant nothing but the absorption Of
Manchuria by Russia, Secretary Hay ed
dressed another note to the powers ask
ing them to cooperate in maintaining tn
5 principles Of the note Of July, 1900, an,
, requested the Chinese government to con
slider the peril Of making treaties whic
obviously involved the loss Of territor
J to herself. Later, when Russian en-
croachment upon Manchuria had becom
3 pronounced. and England and Japan eff
i fected q treaty for the purpose of main
. tanning the integrity of the Chinese EN-
. pire, Secretary Hay sent an imperativ
: note to China warning her not to yiel
8 i to Russia and surrender to her the con
: troll OF Manchuria. The Russian govern
y ment. thru the slippery and suaye Cour
& Cassini, has repeatedly declared tha
I American trade interests in Manchuri
: would be sedulously recognized and wo,il
j in no way be imperiled, and that Russi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
Books and Authors
FAULTING THE RooksHoPs

J : :! --l5 5t.
In London there is loud complaint by
readers Of the difficulty Of getting from
the bookstores. the books they want, and
q combination has been formed to intro
duce a new system Of book shops turnout
the country. The Publishers Circular Of
London says the complaint is unfounded
and insists that 'the only time the public
can't get the book 1t wants is when it
does not know what It wants" This is q
rather fIl-natured remark. In this coun-
try 1t is very easy to get from a book
shop which does an active business and
has adequate business connections, any
book one; needs. It is easy, indeed, on
a slight expenditure OF money to have
books delivered promptly at ones house
for reading purposes 1t would seem that
In a place like London, 1t ought not to be
difficult to get any book on the publish
ers' lists. And IT is also possible for a
reader, anywhere. Ito have such a foggy
idea Of the name of the book he wants.
that he goes all wrong in naming it to a
bookseller.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02

If Roosevelt's defeat is accomplished.
ment on the part Of the democrats Is
accomplished, it will not destroy Roose-
velt's chances OF election. To secure
harmony it will be necessary, as the
cha1rnen Of many hundreds Of democratic
county committees have reported, in reply
democratic congressional campaign COM
mittee, to drop both Cleveland and
Bryan" This action indicates the growth
Of democratic triumph of reason over
fanaticism, but 1t will not help demo-
cratic presidential nominee even If he has
not gone wild thru partizan fury over
Cleveland or Bryan. The democratic party
Is not organized or disciplined to win.
The republican party is. It's fine
discipline has been shown In its triumph
over the strongest attempt to destroy the
public credit Of the nation ever recorded
In it's history, and when the party had
OBJECTIONS from its own ranks. The party
Of the American Protective Tariff League
and some republican leaders who oppose
tariff revision, designed to place the tariff
on a true protective basis. but they are
willing to postpone the agitation Of the
subject until after the presidential cleo
ton, but 1t Is possible that In the party
platform next year there will be no vague
and indecisive utterances on tariff reu-
sion. If the democrats bring on a tariff
agitation in the new congress they will
find the republicans ready to fight then
on any "for revenue only tariff policy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
THE GREAT SYMPTOM TUNNEL
London Chronicle.

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Engineers all the world over are keep
ing a spare eye on the Simplon tunnel,
which is now more than three-quarters
accomplished. For them there is a point
Of special interest quite apart from the
fact that this will be the longest tunnel
in the world. The point is that the two
boring parties, which started work in Diff
ferent countries and with twelve and q
half miles between them, will soon be
within meeting distance. Already, for
four years or more, they have been try
ing to join hands, literally in the dark
but guided by the light Of scientific cal
culation, and the question is, will they
ever meet at all, and, if SO, how nearly !?
IT, as is expected, the two tubes meet one
another and coincide within inches, after
cropping by scientific faith for so long a
distance and so long time, the result will
be triumph for the accuracy of practical
mathematics.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
The Booming South.

The south continues to sing song of
prosperity. One feature of 1t is the IN
crease of immigration from the north. In
the future this immigration will be much
larger especially as cheap land will soon
be gone in the west. The homeseeker will
then be compelled to choose between Cam,
ada and the south, If he wants cheap land,
and many will prefer the latter.
The Manufacturers Record Of Baltimore
reports the development Of large bodies Of
farming land in Louisiana. In a district
years ago that the Southern Pacific rail-
way refused to give it a depot there are
now from 10000 to $4,000 western people,
to say nothing of those who have come
in from the south. These people are rails
ing rice Six thousand harvesters were
used in cutting the rice crop last year, and
where the railway refused to build a sta
ton it now gets 900 carloads Of rice.
Another evidence Of southern growth is
to be found in the evidences Of business
created by the opening Of the Texas oil
fields.
4 luISS yCdlS ctSO S1iS pcaooOii6SlH ! SSSApIo
of the Southern Pacific at Beaumont were
only $500 a month; now they are $4,000.
Other sections Of the south show similar
development.
This development is not only good Of it
self, but good because Of the profound eff
| feet the characterization Of the south will
have on the settlement Of some Of It's
| problems, such as the race and education
questions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
A Compromise, Hence Unsatisfactory

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The Iowa platform is a compromise.
Therefore it is unsatisfactory.
Neither the stand -patters. the advocates
of reciprocity nor the tariff revisers can
get much satifaction out Of the platform
adopted at Des Moines yesterday. Each
element can find something that, taken by
itself, is satisfactory, but each will, if 1t
is honest with itself, find something that
is very unpleasant.
The stand-patters can rejoice because
the Shelter monopoly clause Of the Iowa
idea has been eliminated. On the other
hand, they must grieve because the plat
form admits that It is possible for tariffs
to be too high and calls for their revision
when they are, tho no attempt is made to
define "'too high"
The reciprocity people can rejoice over
a declaration in favor Of give and take
reciprocity, but they fear that they have
been fooled when they read, little fur
ther along, that the idea Of the platform
is a reciprocity that will hold the homo
market for the home manufacturer. Just
how to reconcile this with give-and-take
reciprocity is a puzzle.
The tariff revisers can find some con-
ISOLATION in the declaration that tariff rates
must be opposed to domestic monopoly, and
must from time to time be changed tc
meet varying conditions, but the vague,
ness Of the unqualified phrase TOO high
gives them pause. @
After all, however. we must conclude
that the reformers have little the bes
of the situation. If this compromise !:
the best strong administration, the har
mony- before principle people, the hopeless
stand patters and the selfish protected In
| terests can wiring out Of an Iowa conven
| ton, it will be well to re-read the plat
form and read between the lines.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
HOW, RUSSIA EXPANDS
London Outlook.

The progress Of Russia is Hike the
spreading Of ink over plotting paper.
There Is no natural barrier in Persia to
throw her back or head her of, such as
the mountainous frontier Of India. But
the prospect Of Russian absorption OF
Persia is not practical politics to-day.
Neither Is it practical politics nor healthy
patriotism to hound on Great Britain to
occupy, finance, protect or claim rights In
every country which lies upon her road to
India or Africa or America, or the South
Seas. Such a policy is merely suicidal.
ent possessions Fresh large RESPONSE
sbf1fties in Persia, in China and ultimately
in Turkey would simply weigh us down to
the gunwale and finally sink us.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
THE NEGRO WILL BE EDUCATED
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta. Constitution.
Judge Griggs believes the educated ne
gro Is a menace as a competitor in the
labor, field. But the negro will be educated
whether the southern states and people
do the work or not. For US to declare
against his education is but to stimulate
others to the the duty and to perform 1t
by men, women and means already too
we'll known and too obnoxious to induce
a repetition of that history. Our new
constitutions in the south offer the ballot
to him as a premium for his zeal. to edu-
cate himself and to separate the school
funds according to race payments Of taxes
would set on fire the enthusiasm Of every
thoughtful negro in the south to sacrifice
for the education of his children
Let there be more education and better
education for the people Of the south. Our
states should be more than willing to sac
rifice to the limit in this behalf. IT, given
the same conditions, the educated white
man fails to prosper, 1t will not be be-
cause Of the educated negro's competition
with hin-but for some other reason.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02

Just why the charter commission favor
limiting permanent tenure Of office to the
fire department is hard to understand. A
little genuine civil service reform would
be good for the police department. The
patrolmen ought not to have to think
about politics except as any good citizen
thinks about 1t.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
A MELLOW AFRICA"

: . ~ I1OlIUUI odIuTudy REVIEW.
Lord Miner knows better than anybody
In this country that all the leaders Of the
mining industry, the men Of brains
and capital, are in favor Of Asiatic labor,
and that it is only the ignorant rabble, the
loafers and ''bummers" and mean whites,
who agitate and pass resolutions against
the Chinese. How long is the prosperity
Of the Transvaal to be delayed by these
hirelings and ignoramuses?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
LEARN MORE THAN THEY TEACH

Golfers Weekly.
Public men have learned more from
the people thus far in America than they
have taught to them. An orator has
been described as absorbing public opin-
ion in the form Of a vapor and letting it
out again in the form of a torrent. Public
men who are not orators go thru a similar
absorption of the general thought.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
QUEEN AGAINST GAMBLING

Kansas City Star.
In showing her marked disapproval Of
the growing passion Of many English
women for gambling on the races and at
cards. Queen Alexandra has earned the
appreciation OF all champions of high So
cial standards. The evil against which
the queen and the Princess of Wales have
set themselves has grown enormously in
recent years
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
LUCKY AMERICAN STATESMAN
Baltimore American,

Az Baltimore American.
Every American politician must secretly
thank his stars that he was not born in
England, where ofhceholders are expected
to resign when they are criticized by the
public. With such sensitiveness to public
opinion it would be difficult over here
for the patriots who serve their country
to amass even moderate competence.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02

Referring to T h ourn a i 8 sugges-
ton that Senator Fairbanks now has a
splendid opportunity before him in the
cause Of reciprocity with Canada, the
Philadelphia Record declares that he will
not seize it, because he wants to be pres
ident. The senator may do the unexpec-
ted. This is surely his opportunity to
confound those who charge him with be-
ing a mere time server.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
LITERARY NOTES

I'm the Guardianship OF God" is the.
title Of Flora Annie Steels new volume Of
short stories.
Miss Winifred Bucks Boys Self Gov
serning Clubs, embodies the fruits OF
that lady's twelve years experience with
such clubs and their members.
Ii "A well known New York critic Is re-
ported by Mcclure, Phillips 8 Co, as say
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
SUSTAINED INTEREST
Minneapolis 9Trib1,n,

= a n -. WlLHEdpOIlS -EIr1DUne. 800
Jabbing himself several times In the
throat with the blade Of a safety razor,
in a desperate attempt to accomplish sui
eide, without prompt success, Dave g.
Brice turned a pistol upon himself and
sent a buiet thru his left breast, after he
had carefully lain upon bed in his room
at the Cecil hotel. Nicollet and Washing
ton avenues, blood the meanwhile spurt-
ing from the gashes in his neck.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02

With the swearing in of Page Morris as
a United States judge for the district
Of Minnesota, the. federal Judiciary gets a
man capable Of upholding its best tradi-
lions and of fearlesly and ably meeting
modern problems.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02

That heightened lecture Judge Jones
read at Montgomery, Ala, yesterday to
men whom he had sentenced to prison for
peonage viii do more good than his sem
tence.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
sEAWoRTHY YACHTS
Buffalo Courier .

AZ - Bu1faIO COUr1er.s#s9 %
The international race Is likely to be
won by the yacht lucky enough to cover
the course without going to pieces on ac-
count Of structural weakness. The orig
inal America was a seagoing craft. q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
THURSDAY EVENING,

ANSINvITATIoN is extended to all to visit
the Press Room which is the finest IN the west a
Goss Presses, with total capacity OF $4,000
eight-page ] our ais an hour, printed. Ioiasa
and counted. The best time to call IS from BIG
TO 4:8O o. m. Inquire at the business office and
be directed to the visitors gallery, OF the Fress
Room. FL a 1 S
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
suBscRIprroN RATEs az MAIL.

The Minneapolis Journal from January LIST to June lst
1908 carried 70 per cent advertising than the
daily Tribune.
The Minneapolis Journal from January LIST to June 1st
1909 carried "a per cent want advertising than
the daily Tribune.
The minneapolis Journal from January LIST to June lst,
1903, carried per cent more advertising than the
Sunday and Daily Tribune combined.
The D11nmeopohs Journal out of 5936 residences
vassed, had 1885 subscribers the Evening Tribune
l,218-the Morning Tribune 1863
The Minneapolis Journal in 81 apartment and flat build
ngs canvassed, had 1880 subscribers the Evening
Tribune 1885, and the Morning Tribune 178.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
TIRED OF HEARING THE WIND BLOW
Denyer r

Denver Republican.
Mr.. Bryan, in the Commoner, is telling
how to, make an orator. But what the
public wants to find out Is how to get less
oratory and more horse sense. M
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02

WHAT. ALEXANDER OVERLOOKED
Washington Post.
IT will be necessary Tor the new King Of
servia to keep on good terms with the
assassino witch.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02

1890. and increased In the next decade
more than 10000 900 acres. or 5s.6 per
cent. This Increase alone was about i've
times the total swh heat acreage Of western
Canada this year,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
TALE OF AN ENHAeED COW.

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02


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Middletown transcript., 1903-05-23
FARM HELP rs SCARCE

Farmers and dairymen of New Castle
county face one of the most serious prob
lens that they have had to deal with for
many years. This problem is the scar
city of help.
The matter has grown to be SO serious
that it is now almost impossible to se-
cure farm help, and on this account a
number of dairyman near Wilmington
have been compelled to sell out and re-
tire from the business.
Frank s. Stidham, who, as auctioneer,
has sold out number of dairymen this
year, says that the reason for all of them
getting out of the business can be at
tributed to the shortage of help. Mr..
Stidham says that they were unable to
hire men to help with the work as most
of them also have small farms to till,
they were unable to get the work done,
and consequently had to sell out the
dairy business. Mr.. Stidham also states
that from present indications many more
dairymen will have to go out of business
in the near future unless they can secure
men to assist them with the work. 1t is
feared that unless there is some relief
soon, it will eventually effect the milk
supply in Wilmington, and may cause
milk famine.
AS last resort farmers are offering Sc
and $S more month for good men than
was formerly paid. The farmers now
offer SIS and $50 month and board.
The wages formerly paid was about $l2 a
month and board.
The principal reason for this scarcity
of help is said to be caused by the fact
that there is now 10 much work in the
'ity, for which good wages is paid, that
The men who formerly worked on the
arms prefer to labor in the city, where
hey have but eight hours work.-Eren-
'ag Journal.
Middletown transcript., 1903-05-23
ALI Of the Newspaper Funny-Men of the
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the Royal Blue"

the Royal Blue"
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The matter gathered together in this
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once, and every Li4erateur will desire
copy, to.become acquainted with the men
who are the best representatives of
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