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New-York tribune., 1903-06-01

Lincoln on the relations OF whites and blacks
In the South, and his letter to Governor ham
of Louisiana, suggesting the experiment OIL
negro suffrage for those who could read ana
write and those who had served in the Union
army. is ample evidence that he had no loose
and confused notions of any necessary connec-
tion between belief in universal suffrage ana
faith in the Republic.
IT is we'll known that Mr.. Beecher was an
advocate of general negro suffrage after the
war and his name was effectively invoked III
Plymouth Church TO confound DR.. Abbott put
'"Tne Outlook in reply quotes Mr.. Beecher rs
having said: Il would be willing, not as d
"fnality but as a stepping stone TO what nope
ito get by and by, to take the suHrage loI
chose colored men who bore arms In our iate
"war for the salvation of this government" and
# publishes q letter written by him to Ihe
Louisville Courier Journal in 1885, saying:
The nuttfnr the vote into the hands OF an ls,
norant race was an astounding event in poltlcal
history It came not from belief OF theh @ "a ~
ness for suffrage. but from CONVICTION , t1at ~ ~
was necessary for their defence. Inc tenIatlNe
LEGISLATION of some Of the Southwestern states,
which under the form Of vagrancy le"s SeeLiIe ~
intended subject the colored people 10 S I'D
tial slavery again. alarmed the M" " ~ 49,
to defensory legislation
That we believe is the fact. universal SUI
frage was not generally contemplated even at
the close Of the war. 1t was forced by crcuih-
stances II was choice Of practical evils AS
10 its being better or worse than the alterha-
five evil men then differed and viii diifer now
What IS the wisest method Of adjusting race
relations IN the future is a difficult ques1ion'
The correct answer will not be more easlly
reached. however. by raising mists OF sehu-
ment and covering naccuracy of statement
with impassioned phraseology. 1t Is We'll II
the subject is to be discussed, TO discuss 1t on
q basis of fact and common sense
New-York tribune., 1903-06-01
Nsrp-11orls IlSaiip Gribmars.
MONDAY, JUNE l, 1903
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRFIGN.-President Palma stated that the
naval coaIng station leases viii be dehnltey
negotiated next week == Several persons ,
were injured and many arrests were mace py
the Paris police in quelling anti-cleTlcaI Demon
.s.-ations. - The number of deaths in the
recent earthquake in Asjatic Turkey is placed
in an official estimate at Stie -- Rios. the
former Filipino insuTgent leader, was sentenced
20 death and tVenty-seven Of his followers re
cefzed long terms of imprisonment -= me
;Japanese Cabinet ignored a resolution passed by
he Diet demanding that the responsibility Tor
recent scandals should be f7Xef. - The PERU
f1yian elections were ended without disorder ndi-
cations are that Manuel Candamo was elected
President
DOMESTIC flooded Western cities suf-
fered further devastation: in Topeka estimates
place the loss Of life at two hundred persons
two hundred others are missing the property
loss is S40000O0 =- In Kansas City fifteen
persons are reported lost anu property destroyed
TO the extent of more 1han S3OOOOOn - In
Des Moines seven lives were lost, ana six thou
sand people made homeless =- The Weather
T3IIreau al St Louis predicted continued rising
water in the Mississippi and Missouri rivers
and warned points endangered == The e&-
PLANTATION OF eX-PostmasteT General Charles
Emory Smith in regard to the Tulloch charges OF
r,ostaI irregularities showed that they haf been
fully Investigated at the time they were mace mace
and in the main the transactions weTe consld-
cred justiiable in the emergencies OF the span pan
Ssh war. - Fire losses amounting TO S50O0OV
occurred in Racine. Wis =- In q riot in Pitts
bail game one negro was killed ana Two faIaIN
aurt - Forty persons were more or less hurI
IN an ACCIDENT Oh tLle CoutHS-l IA
An California in which a train rolled down an
Amoanknnent forty feet high
CITY-Suspicion in the Ardsiey murder nlys-
Sery again turned to a member OF the Arosieg
ixlub - The chairman Of the rellef commit
tee al Kishineff sent vivid description OF the
massacre - Gas from the room IN whlcn a
despondent bookkeeper had committed suicide
slrnost suffocated mis- brother and his wlfe - -
TT vUas announced that c. NJ. Schwab would
form a list Of prominent men for conference
soon on the plans Of the American Equity
League. - runaway mustang SUCK MS
head through q car window. knocking down a
nasseager crowd in Union Square
Park stopped automobiiists VINO were speeolng
sway after running down bicyclist
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Cloudy. rain The temperature yesterday; High
est, IS degrees: lowest 90.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-01

MONEY AND BUSINESS.

Another week OF sagging prices has carried
the average for the sixty most active railway
securities more than $50 below the high point of
last September, and not only established a new
low record for the last two years but came
within So of the lowest point in 1901. There was
no violent break nor any especially depressing
news. but continuous inclination to sell and
apparently no support There has been much
talk Of bargain hunters of late. but there is still
a disposition to wait for better terms. Even
London has withdrawn It's support and several
British buyers were forced to iiqudate heavily
in their recent acquisitions. While ST Paul and
Rock Island We're conspicuously weak there
many other issues in which extensive uqui-
dation occurred, and few cheap securities that
failed to share the full extent of the reaction
called for much comment. In connection with
this. Erie frequently mentioned yet its ten
New-York tribune., 1903-06-01
LINCOLN AND BEEcHBR ON SUFFRAGE

In view Of the recent rather eager attack by
the Rev DR. Newell Dwight Hills upon his dis
tinguished predecessor in Plymouth Church
putpit the Rev Dr. Lyman Abbott. the letter
n Of Henry Ward Beecher and the comment upon
d II published in the current Outlook" are es-
peciaIly interesting. After ex-President CleTe-
lands and DR.. Abbott's expressions ar the
Tuskegee meeting Of sympathy with the South
IN its objection TO government by ignorance, and
their emphasis upon the necessity Of education
and thrift as q preparation for the wise exer-
else Of suffrage DR.. Hills declared that they
closed in part the door of hope in the negro's
face. and painted them recreant to the ideals
Of democracy and the teachings of the fathers.
In his sermon he said:
Among the old leaders Of the South, the ex-
President and The editor the most popular
OF ell the men in the North. Both the statesman
and the editor have for the hour. lost faith in
the republic, in the equality Of the races and in
universal suffrage. If universal suffrage
is wrong. then the Fifteenth Amendment to the
Constitution must be given UP; then Abraham
Lincoln was wrong in his speech at Gettysburg
and in his inaugural, and the million soldiers
who gave their lives for liberty spilled their
blood in the interest OF folly and superstition.
L is too late for rs 10 affirm that the great
from Washington and Jefferson to Sumner and
Seward and Beecher and Lincoln were ell wrong
81 their faith In universal suffrage.
1t is hardly necessary TO point out to any
universal suffrage formed no part of our origi-
nal constitutional scheme OF government In
the Constitutional Convention Of 17S7 all parties
were agreed In removing the government from
the control Of the ignorant and houghtLess por-
ton OF the community. At that tine few II
any one OF the States had universal suffrage,
and II was not until from thirty to fifty years
later that the movement for unrestricted man.
hood suffrage accomplished its aim. To quote
Washington as an advocate Of universal suf-
frage is utterly to misread history and to sub
stitute rhetorical imaginings for matter of fact
truths The declaration that II universal suf-
frage is wrong Lincoln was wrong. and the
million soldiers spilled rheir blood in the inter
est Of folly and superstition is grotesque non
sequitur. In the Gettysburg speech Lincoln
said not word about universal suffrage. His
first inaugural address promised not 10 inter
fere with slavery in the States, much less with
domestic qualifications for the suffrage. The
second was as silent On the suffrage as the
first. The million men who went TO the war
ondarily TO free the slaves and not at ali TO
give vote 30 anybody white or black
The suffrage question was an after thought
a few from the first wanted 10 give The ballot
20 the freedmen on principle; the great major
fly. including Lincoln. were guided In the mat
ter solely by expediency. and the martyr Presi-
Gent 10 the day Of his death never thought OF
giving votes TO more than few of the blacks
The Outlook refers 10 several utterances OF
New-York tribune., 1903-06-01
THE CARD SHARP PEST.

The people who patroniZe the great ocean
liners are under obligations to the purser OF the
Oceanic for the stand he took on the steamer
recent trip to this port. He recognized dLloliS
the passengers several professional card sharps
and blocked their game by giving the other
passengers notice of their presence on poard'
The timely notice deprived some passengers
of the pleasure OF friendly game" into Whlch
they would have been IUred and for which they
would have paid dearly.
The professional gambler whose harvest time
is the busy season on the ocean ferry often
succeeds in concealing from the people Whom ne
meets in the smoking room his real character
He plays cards and makes himself agreeable to
his fellow passengers does his share OF story
telling and treating and III many instances is
not unmasked until the voyage is ct an end
and even then the victims often decline to be-
Iieve that $50 nice man" could be a sharper
Ships officers have on former occasions
warned their passengers against suspicious
people on board, and have even compelled
gamblers to refund money, but the whole
the measures against this class of crooks have
never been stringent enough 1t has been
argued bv steamship companies that men who
make an ocean trip are usually able to take care
of themselves and need guardians, and that
people who go to a gambling house need not
be surprised if they lose their money. All this
is true but it is also true that the passenger
on an ocean liner does not look upon the smok-
ing room as similar to a gambling house. True,
passengers play cards there, and play for money
but the passenger prefers to look upon that
part of the ship as club, and If the officers of
the ship wish him to retain that view they
must act as did the purser of the Oceanic The
professional card players, like those whose life
was made unhappy for a few days by the pur-
ser's pointed hint to the passengers are pub
lie nuisance They will disappear, however,
from the scene if the ships officers will do their
share toward spelling their business, and if
the men who play for pastime only will decline
to "sit in" games with strangers.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-01
REPUBLTCANTSM IN SPAIN.

King Alfonso has Just inherited handsome
fortune from his grandfather. He has at the
same time had the fact brought strongly home
to him that he has also inherited from his
father much more troublous legacy. The
Spanish crown has seldom been an easy one to
wear, and Of late years the pains and penalties
which 1t entails upon its possessor have seemed
to increase as its power and splendor have de-
clined. To-day the young King is face TO face
with a problem of the grayest character, upon
the solution Of which his crown and the dynasty
itself may depend, but which he shows as yet
no sign of solving IN q safe and satisfactory
manner.
That problem is RepubIicanism. It is more
serious than Carlism. For Carlism, with all its
pronunciamentos and conspiracies and wars
has never yet overturned the ruling dynasty,
while Republicanism did succeed in so doing
a generation ago. CarIism is. moreover, a de-
clining force while Republicanism is steadily
growing, and is growing most IN those very
quarters where its strength is most effective
to wit, among the Industrial and commercial
elements of the Spanish nation. The elections
Of a month ago showed startlingly the progress
1t is making. Madrid itself was literally swept
by the Republicans, and no fewer than thirty
four avowed and aggressive Republican Dep
uties were returned TO the Cortes. These Depu-
ties are not merely academic Republicans.
They are practically devoted to the programme
of abolishing the monarchy and setting up a
republic
With this demonstration of Republican
strength the royal government is dealing In
manner better suited to the fifteenth than to
the twentieth century. It has promulgated
decree which, on the ground that public
tranquility cannot be troubled with impunity
''by cries and provocations.' forbds the cry of
'Viva la Republicar' and the use of any Re
publican flags or other emblems, under menace
Of heavy punishment. That is simply screw
New-York tribune., 1903-06-01

inc down of the safety valve. 1t is Recognized
as such even by partsans OF the government
and is strongly condemned by almost the ehtlre
press, only single paper in Madrld Vehtuliis
to defend it. That the decree will be opeyeu Is
not TO be expected 1t will be dehed or eiSe
evaded-just as Italians in Rome and Naples
wears ago. forbidden to mention victor Eli
manuel. observed that the initials OF "Nlctor
Emmanuel Roi dItalia" spelled the name OF
great musician, and accordingly cheered them
selves hoarse for Verdi on every possible oc-
casion In some way, we may be sure the
Snanjsh Republicans will continue their prop
aganda all the more vigorously because OF TINS
attempt at repression.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-01

We desire to remind our readers uho are
about to LeaUe the city that The Tribune NIL
Be sent by mail to any address IN this country
or abroad, and address changed as often as
desired. Subscriptions may be g'ren to your
regular dealer before Ieoring, or, If more con-
senient, hand them in at The Tribune office.
See opposite page for subscription rates.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-01

If the highest court shall rule that the city
Is responsible for the damages caused by the
fireworks explosion in Madison Square some
months ago although the display of rockets and
bombs and the like was not in any way a
nicpal exhibition. the taxpayers will have a
long list Of bills to pay. The result will be that
private handling of explosives will be more pru-
dently regulated in the future.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-01

might be hoped for in their possible ar1eiiora-
+yon The professor thinks there were no more
4rees in Palestine nor greater average ram
fau in the time Of Moses than now, and that
the country retains all the elements of pros
pertty which 1t ever possessed IL Heore"
truck gardening has not thrived as well as was
axrected under the Rothschild and Montenore
endovments the cause may be due 70 lnexperi-
ence or inaptitude on the part OF the farmers
N1a1v walters in New-York hotels ana resta"-
rants have pocketed such gains from Ups
this season that an Autoiycus Trust may oe
orcanized in Wall Street with bonds reaching
q handsome total and other securities III p''-
portion.
Police Inspector Smith had a great deal OF uh-
nIeasant experience when he arrested more imam
threescore frequenters of poolroons. Several Oh
rbe district magistrates were seemingly lnehneu
TO fight shy of doing their full duty concerning
these prisoners Nevertheless. the ponce IN
spector ought not to be discouraged he shouid
arrest offenders against the statutes. even Il
certain city magistrates fail TO obey the ia"S
which they were appointed to enforce
New-York tribune., 1903-06-01

The Rethschilds and Montefores have estab-
lished agricultural colonies in Palestine in pro-
motion Of the plan to restore Zion IN its old
dwelling place. but there have been contra
dictory reports as to their prosperity. In some
quarters 1t is assumed that the land does not
flow with milk and honey as formerly. and that
those prosperous fountains in the Bible period,
promising perennial flow, have permanently
dried up. The country now supports rather
meagrely a population of 100000; in Joshua's
time there were between two and three millions.
while during David's reign according to the best
available authorities, that figure was about
doubled. In the time Of It's highest prosperity II
had, therefore, about ten times as large popu-
lation as at present and promoters Of the Zion
istic scheme have doubt that it can be again
made to support equal number. The question
is discussed at large by PROFESSIONAL writer In
a Leipsic periodical who says that If the
decadence of the country were due TO permanent
climatic changes brought about by the destruc-
ton OF forests and the consequent limitation Of
rainfall the case would be hopeless; but that
ascribed to adverse political conditions pre-
vailing since the time of Roman occupation and
oppression and finding its most fragrant ex-
preston in modern Turkish mfsrule. somsthinx
New-York tribune., 1903-06-01

That Ardsley murder Is almost puzzlins
as Edgar Allen Poe's Mystery of the Rue
Morgue" Mysterious murders multiply IN thes
times.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-01

Some Of our friends in Chicago declare in
Joking way that this metropolis is jealous and
envious of the big town the shore Of Lake
Michigan. OF course they don't mean 1t. We
like them and admire them. We meander-
ing along in quiet way. and doing fair
ly well, but, of course, could never possibly
think OF competing with Chicago.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-01

Floods In the West and drouths in the East!
Can any one strike satisfactory balance by a
reasonable method Of Adjustment
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-17
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OKLAHOMA NEWS.
Q 0 Q Q o Q 0 . Q 0 Q 0 Q 0 O.

Special to Daily Leader.
Teeumseh, oklap Aug 17.-Five
thousand Indians decorated with war
paints and feathers and all the Indian
paraphernalia Of war, will hold one
of their old time famous war dances
August 2O-23 two and half miles
northeast Of Tecumseh, on their old
dancing ground near the Charley Starr
place.
Twenty head Of fat cattle will be
barbecued iii regular Indian style up
on which they viii feast.
Indians from all sections OF oblaho-
ma will be the greatest war dance and
feast they have ever held since the ter
ritory has been under the white mems
rule. 1t will be very interesting
event to the white people who have
never seen an Indian war dance.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-17
A sure cure for pIarrhosa.

Coming as il does in the busiest sea-
SON. when man can least afford %
lose time. a sure and quick cure for
diarrhoea is very desirable Anyone
who has given Il trial will toll yon
that the quickest surest and most
plcaeant remedy in use for this disease
is Chamberlains Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy There IS no loss
OF time when it is used, as one or two
doses OF st will. cure any ordinary at
tack. II never fails not even in the
,st severe ana dangerous cases. For
sale by the Eagle drug store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-17
Special to Daily Leader.

Hennessey, Okla, Aug 17.-The
poultry meeting Saturday was fairly
well attended. those present, Presi-
dent Ehler. Assistant Secretary A. c.
Fisher, superintendent G. H. Yeoman
and Second Vice President H. Hemp
hill. the executive committee. L. B.
Hamilton, NJ. Crist, w w. Noland
c. T. McKeever and ]. e. Hutchinson
Ways and means were discussed con
cerning the forthcoming state show
which will be held here the third week
in January.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-17
Special to Daily Leader.

Ripley. okla, Aug. 17.-Both pas
seger and freight service were placed
on the Eastern Oklahoma between
Ripley and Shawnee this week The
passenger arrives at 1925 to connect
with Guthrie passenger. and departs
at AIS p. m. The crew in charge of
the Shawnee passenger is r. Buck
staff, engineer; f. L. Mitchell, fireman;
.T L. Snyder, conductor; J. H. Beal,
brakeman. and w. r. Smith, express
messenger.
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snecIal to Daily Leader.

Ponea City, Okla, Aug lin
spector ] NJ. smyth Of the post
office department has been in the city
for several days past and in company
with Postmaster Barnes has viewed
the several rural routes which it is pro-
posed to be established out of this city.
It has been decided to locate three
routes at once and persons desiring
to carry the mails will make applica,
tion to the postmaster
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-17

The Ralston Free Press, in an ac-
count of the battle between the Martin
gang and Deputy Marshals Bennett
and Haines last Saturday says: The
desperadoes coming in from the south
west encountered a railroad camp
south of Pawhuska, which they held
up and robbed Of a saddle, a revolver
and some other things From here
they went east about three miles and
stopped to prepare supper Word hav-
ing reached Pawhuska Of the hold up.
Deputy United States Marshals
Haines, Bennett and Majors started In
pursuit, coming up with them while in
camp They slipped up as close as
possible. Two Of the outlaws were
preparing supper while the third was
walking back and forth, rife in tsnd,
doing sentinel duty. He turned and
advanced toward the spot where Ben
nett was concealed and Bennett think
ing himself discovered. jumped up and
fred. This started a fierce battle in
which some 55 shots were exchanged,
one of the gang was killed and another
mortally wounded The one who had
been standing guard. seeing his com
rades shot down took flight, starting
around the foot Of small hill Ben
pett started around on the other side
While Haines started over the hill
While thus exposed Haines was shot
and dangerously wounded by the fee
ing desperate. ether posses were al
once organized ard for several days
the country was searched, but to nc
avail
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-17

use the supply found at 61O feet. They
believe that by sinking more wells
enough gas can be obtained for com
mercial purposes. The salt water
found at the bottom of the we'll had a
temperature Of more than 100 de-
greea
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-17

Asher, Okla, Aug. 17-Contractors
are figuring on the cost of completing
the big hotel that the townslte com
pany started a year and half ago. To-
cal capitalists having started plan
for raising the necessary amount,
about $500.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-17

Itching hemorrhoids were the
plague of my life. Was almost wild.
Doan's Ointment cured me quickly and
permanently, after doctors had fail
ed" c. F. Cornwell, Valley Street,
saugerties. N. Y
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-17

Territorial Oil Inspector ashton has
made a report of transactions for the
month of July During that period
there were 2SO.52O gallons of coal oil
and gasoline inspected, 12,5OO gallons
of kerosene being condemned The
receipts aggregated $55S.59, there be
ign s13S.23 retained, leaving $415.36
turned into the territorial treasury.
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Special to DAILY Leader,

Chandler, Okla, Aug. 17-Deputy T..
S Marshal C. c. Todd returned last
night to sapulpa He was here iD
search Of a couple Of fellows who as
saulted and robbed young Platter at
that place sunday night but did not
get any trace Of the tugitives. Young
Platter who was ia business with his
father was sleeping his room robbed
him and beat him until he was sneen-
scious. then fed There IS no clue 10
the perpetrators.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-17

Miami, I. T.. Aug. 1.-THE fourth
assistant postmaster general has ord
cred two rural routes established here
September Is. Miami win then have
the first two rural routes 20 be estab-
lshed in the Indian territory.
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Our prices are right. our vehicles
unsurpassed. See our SIS 90 TO buggy,
and we have them as low as $4,000.
j. s. Lyon, corner Division ana Okla
homa avenue.