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studying of kings and emperors, but 1T
ought to profit this country much in
the long run. The British have made it
their practice to leave native rulers
of subject peoples on their thrones, but
to supply them with advisers without
title. India has been brought alto
gether under the British yoke by just
this practice. When an Englishman
wants to do business in an Indian state
he sends present to the rajah, but he
has session with the resident. Lord
Cromer, In Egypt, had no official title.
but he was the khedive and the army
and navy.
The Japanese idea of governing
Korea and at the same time develop
ing its resources, by putting bright
American in the place Of adviser to
the government is worth trying out.
Our old friend the sultan of Sulu
might be supplied with an adviser. 1t
would be cheaper than shooting up the
sultan and his dattos at intervals. And
the title Of adviser is not near SO sug-
gestively imperial as that of military
governor.
Meantime we shall look to Stevens
to do something for the Yankee in the
Orient. His job will not be sinecure,
for at this moment he must have com.
Ing an enormous mass of mail offering
bargains in everything. from imperial
crowns, made in Connecticut, to port
able railways, made in Oshkosh. But
he probably will hire man to sort
{ his mall. and If we do not supply Korea
with all the country needs except re-
cruits for the imperial household we
will begin to lose confidence in the
genius of the American who goes
abroad for the good of the heather.
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WHITEWAsHiNa LucRETIA

An estimable English literary gem
tleman is said to be at work on his
torical novel which will represent Luz
cretia Borgia in an entirely new light.
1t should not be difficult to show the
lady OF the poisons In new light. In
fact any light in which she may be
placed must be new light inasmuch
as nothing remotely suggesting light
has heretofore been permitted to play
upon Lucretia's undeniably attractive
features
Time and the historical novel right
all wrongs, but it is question whether
the general public really desires that
all historic wrongs shall be righted.
History, to be interesting, must have
its villains and its weaknesses, and
what authority. pray, has the writer
of historical novel for taking away
the general impression and substitute
ing his own private one. The sad case
Of the late lamented poet, Byron, is re-
called. Until a historical lady novelist
turned the lime light Of her own in
yention on the poet he was an alluring
figure Of a man, dare devil and indif-
ferent enough TO make all the women
love him and all the men envy him.
But the lady novelist took his charac-
ter in hand and made him out maud
lin creature
II the shade Of Lucretia could be
summoned and the question put to her,
1t Is probable that she herself would
declare against the withdrawing. For
in the drama of medieval Italian his
tory. she Is splendid adventures. To.
make her out creature of circum-
stance, merely, is to rob that history of
one Of It's most picturesque and fasci-
mating characters; it Is to push the
lady herself back among the puppets
that danced only when some dominate
ing personality pulled the strings.
The public certainly has right to
protest against the whitewashing proc
ess. II it continues. the time will
surely come when there viii not be
single wicked man or woman in all
history. Each one will have been done
over with the pasty white stuff. His
tory to be interesting needs its REM
brandtesque effects of light and shade.
In the interest of history, therefore, the
protest should be voiced. The histor-
zeal novelist can make the black. black
er and the white, whittier, but they
should not attempt to Introduce uni.
form color. Nobody wants 1t.
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THE AMERICAN DRUDGE

In the current North American Re-
view Elizabeth Banks writes in q pes
simistic and plying way OF the Amer
lean woman who Is educated and yet
is willing household drudge. It
should be said at the outset that Eliz-
abeth Banks is a Waldorf Astor Amer
lean in way, for she has transpianted
herself to London and, consciously or
unconsciously, now sees her country
with English eyes. She commiserates
the housewife who is at once cook,
dressmaker, washwoman and withal is
an educated lady. This condition of
things; she contends, is not possible
outside of this country, and it is evil
dent that she believes American wom-
en- much imposed upon. An example
of the sort of thing she means is con-
tanned in a letter she received from an
American woman friend who was a coll
lege. graduate, but had married a man
of small means. She wrote that her
correspondence naturally suffered, as
she did all her own work, made her
own and her children's clothes, her
club and church work was attended to
and she Kept up her Latin! The writer
much admires the woman who can
do well such a variety of things, but
she condemns the system that makes
drudges of American women. When
she told an English friend of this In
stance, the friend found 1t difficult OF
belief that this hardworked woman
was q lady.
Now Elizabeth Banks must know
that American women are the most
fortunate in the world, both in their
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Among the Merrymakers
Better Precedent

The Punkville Debating society was in
regular session, and Mr.. G. Watkins Spur
ling was making an earnest plea on the
affirmative side of the question, ere
solved, That mans every act is the result
of selfish motive
IT go further than that, Mr.. President"
he said. About three-fourths of the
things man does is because he's envious
headed speaker that had the floor last on
the other side lied like a pirate when he
safd-'
Here the president of the society raped
on the DESK.
1.-THE gentleman must not use such Ian
guage as that" he said.
why not?'
Because 1t isn't parliamentary
'It may not be parliamentary, Mr.. Pres
ident," Moderated Mr.. G. Watkins Spur
ling, loosening his collar and rolling up
his sleeves. but, by gum, It's congress
sionalp Chicago Tribune. 80.
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domestic relations and in their free
DOM There are instances here and
there of cruel husbands who make it
necessary for their wives to become
household drudges in order that the
domestic machinery should run
smoothly. but those instances are rare
and the points of excellence Of Amer
lean husbands over those of other
countries are too numerous to men
ton. Surely in comparison with
Englishmen they win not suffer. In
many instances the American woman
herself elects to become drudge and
refuses to have servants. And while
at times she may carry her fear Of
dust to extremes, as this writer seems
to think, surely she should be given
due credit for her wonderful versa
tility and ability to do well many diff
ferent kinds of work. 1t is doubtful
whether the woman of any other coun-
try in the world could cook her own
dinner, receive her guests and be the
gracious hostess. as ready to converse
OF European politics and the latest
book as Of the newest recipe for
pickles.
Elizabeth Banks should come back
and study her country women at close
range, leaving behind her the preju-
dice she has iznbibed In England.
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THE BOSS OF KOREA

Our congratulations to lMr. Durham
White Stevens, lately appointed adj
wiser to the Korean ministry. A man
who has the good sense to pick out a
job like that and the capacity to land
it for himself ought to. be able to do
something for his fellow citizens With
modesty out Of all keeping with his
political ability Mr.. Stevens avows
that he is not to be dictator, but mere
ly adviser. But when one advises q
child and makes his advice effective
one is likely to be the boss So with
Mr.. Stevens Job we are inclined to be-
lieve that he Will be- the emperor OF
Korea SO long as he plays fair with the
Japanese.
It is an almost untried field of en-
terprise for Americans, the under
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THE DISAPPEARING BLONDE

Prof Mason, of the Smithsonian in
stitution, has been studying the blonde
peoples and now feels warranted in
announcing that in six hundred years
the blondes will have disappeared from
the face Of the earth. We are not GO
Ing to quarrel with Prof. Mason. AS
an attache OF the Smithsonian institu-
ton he ought to know all about blondes
lin the abstract, Of course-but per-
haps he has permitted the evidence of
his eyes to weigh against the testi-
mony of centuries. He has probably
observed in his journeying to and from
the Smithsonian institution that the
locks Of many Of the women he meets
are becoming darker. Being a man of
science and not an idier in boudoirs
Prof. Mason has ascribed this change
to the processes Of natural evolution
instead Of to its rightful cause, the
fashion.
With due submission to the profess
sor we will hold to the belief that the
blonde will continue as an institution.
The passing Of the peroxide person is
admitted. It is proper that she should
be on her way. She remained over
long. Her successor, the bronzed
blonde. is but an ephemeral creature
and will dfsapnear IN roI1ch less than
SIX hundred years. But the tow head
ed races who have been making his
tory since the morning Of time, they
give no evidence Of vanishing. The
brunette long head has been kept busy
for twenty centuries trying to hold his
own with the blonde fiat head and the
might of the Teutons dominates a
great part Of the civilized world today.
We will not worry about the fitting
Of the blonde in spite of the dismal
prophecy Of Prof Mason. He is an i'm
age breaker who sees with unseeing
eyes and who dispassionately makes
an announcement that would destroy
the anthology of romance and passion
and spoil the scenery. His study Of
the races might be of more avail If 1t
were carried on in the mounds Of the
Middle West rather than on the
blondine crowded streets of the ma
TONS capital
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A DRAMATIC COLOR SCHEME

few seasons ago perfume re-
cital" was given tn New York. Per-
fumes, described as representing DIFF
ferent emotions were successfully, al
though not altogether successfully,
waited through the theater. It was
hoped that the audience would recog-
nize the special emotion MOTIF Of
each perfume, but in this respect the
experiment failed. The majority of the
people who attended the recital went
home with headache and all ac-
knowledged that they failed to obtain
the faintest insight into the perfume
symphony.
But in spite of their lack of intelli-
gent understanding, novelty makers
persist In trying their novelties upon
Gothamites. This season, for instance.
the residents of little old New York are
to witness a color scheme" drama in
which variety of emotions will be
depicted by the gowns worn by the
women in the play. Contrary to the
general impression, the play was not
written, or rather designed, by Mr..
Fitch. It is worthy even Of his genius,
however. If sartorial skill can uplift
"the drammer," the New York stage
will hereafter be just few inches
-
higher than the stage in any other city.
1t is possible. however that when
the leading woman makes her appear
ance in an olive green CONNECTION. the
audience may not recognize the fact
that the gown represents an unknown
longing that has no name" 1t is prob
able that the ingenue in blue and red
may not be accepted as "the frenzied
song of amorous things. The adj
venturess' pale mauve~ attire may in
dictate "a lingering, tangible joy. but
this discovery viii avail little if the
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I Cause Of Watson,s Raaa

The plain truth is that Watson is
enraged because the Democratic party
has broken its fateful alliance with
Populism and in so doing closed the
door through which he might have en-
tered and become a factor in Demo-
cratic affairs. Because Of that he felt
wound that drove him to seek re-
venge and that revenge he hopes to
accomplish by depicting the Demo-
cratic vote. in critical places and SO
comprising the defeat of the party.
And to this common end there seems
to be capital understanding between
his managers and those of the Roose-
welt Republican outfit. 1t is not neces-
sary to imagine a passage of money
between them. It is enough to know
that to Watson's wounded ambitions
the defeat of the Democracy viii be as
q balm from Gilead.-Macon 1Ga.)
TELEGRAPH
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Let Judge Parker Alone

Efforts are now being made to force
Judge Parker to adopt and father this
and that pet theory of some Of his sup
porters. Particularly Is this true Of
some of the independent papers In New
York and elsewhere. The mere fact
that they are cordially and earnestly
supporting Judge Parker does not give
them the right to dictate to him. He
cannot hope to do all that is demanded
of him. They should let him alone.
He has the ability and the courage to
meet every requirement of the situa-
ton. It was because he possessed these
elements of leadership that he was
nominated at st. Louis. Selected as
Democracy's leader in 1904, he should
be permitted to lead, untrammelled,
and without fear or favor.-New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
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The Farmer Vote

AS the campaign progresses it be-
comes apparent that the effort Of the
two great political parties this year
will be to secure the vote Of the farm
er. Naturally the farmer is Demo-
crat. Here and there he Is not. since
those living along the Canadian bor-
der want protection against Canadian
eggs and the like, and the Republican
party gives 1t to them. But where no
special benefits are given the farmers,
and where, in the North, they are re-
lteved of either the original or Inherit
ed prejudice growing out of the war,
they are inclined toward Democratic
ideas. And this year they are to be
appealed to by both parties in g. way
most complimentary to them.-Dallas
(Tex.) News.
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What the Editors Saw

Jonn A. Johnson is the man. What
man! The man who is to be the next
governor OF Minnesota. Mr.. johnson is
not called upon by any members of his
party, or any other party, to explain
IN whole page discourses any of his
official acts, and the people of the state
are not particularly fond of excusing
tneT acts of voting. They all know
tnat John A. Johnson is q man Of In
.egrfty and can be depended upon to do
lust the right thing at the right time
IN protecting the states interests. and
tnat is the kind of governor we want
LIE Sueur County Democrat.
The Gazette endeayors to treat ALI
Ganoloates fair. be they Republican or
democratic. Recently we wrote an
editorial item to the effect that tha
minnesota Democratic state central
committee had repudiated Parker and
proposed booming Roosevelt and john
son, the latter the Democratic candi-
GATE for governor. This was written on
the authority of the Pioneer Press. We
are informed by one who is in a posi-
ton to know, that there is not a shadow
OF foundation for the statement.
water Gazette (Rep.J.
When Van SAINT, in a recent speech
at Moline, ILL.,, said he hoped no nomi-
ilatlon would be SO strong that 1t would
secure the election of an unworthy man
to Office" he must have been totally OBJ
llyious o.. his own existence on earth.
Anyway, If that wish of his had been
realized in Minnesota during the past
Few wears, there would have been no
governor by the name of Sam Van SAINT,
-Anoka Free Press.
Examiner Johnson has filed and pub
l1shed another voluminous report detri-
mental to q. c. Dunn, and Mr.. Dunn
comes back with two full pages in re-
ply. If these gentlemen do not let up
with their illuminating charges the
people will getNthe idea that they are
both slightly Crooked" GAINESVILLE
Record-Reyiew.
If such spleen as came out in
number Of Second district papers
last week is the wages of SIM" politics
as wen as politicians will need fixing
Springfield Advance.
A large proportion of the respectable
portion of the Republican voters in
Minnesota declare they will not vote
for the Republican candidate for gov
ernor.-Anoka Union Rep.).
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WHAT WILL BE THE RESULT

The author of eThe Simple Life has
arrived in this country and is already
on his way to Washington to visit the
author Of "The Strenuous Life.,' What
will be the result? This Is really the
burning question. Will the Rev.
Charles Wagner return to his quiet
parish addicted to dumbbells, twenty
mile tramps. big sticks and vigorous
language? Or will the chief executive
abandon his strenuous ways, consign to
the attic his rough rider suit, cultivate
repose. count hundred before he
speaks and develop a fondness for com
Portable armchairs and quiet fire.
side?
This Rev. Mr.. Wagner, who appears
to be simple man. quite as simple as
the life his book advocates, has made
no boast that he intends to convert
the president to his way Of thinking.
And the president has not announced
the programme that he has arranged
for his guests entertainment, so the
nation is In doubt whether he intends
to do with him as he did with visiting
cabinet members at Oyster Bay, or
whether he has decided to permit him
to enjoy himself In his own quiet fash
lon. VIII the Alsace shepherd have to
don a mask and fence. or a pair of
trunks and wrestle, or cowboy attire
and mount broncho? Or will he
spend the days of the visit conversing
In the calm fashion in which his heart
delights?
Mr.. Wagner's fate Is on his own head,
of course. He admits that he has read
"The Strenuous Life SO, in measure,
he is forewarned. II he should fall 8
victim to nervous prostration while in
this country, he himself will be chiefly
to blame. If his nerves go back on him,
he may criticise us harshly, but he can
not say that he was lured to the United
ASIOSSS o1ioOl 4olSS pfSlSuoSS.
One result Of Mr. Wagners visit
will be another book. That goes with
out saying. Probably he will present
to us the president in new light.
Nothing has been published, we believe,
on Theodore Roosevelt, the Athlete"
Perhaps Mr.. Wagner will obtain ma
terial for such volume. AT any rate,
we are sure to hear. in book form. of
his Washington experience; and though
we have been written up SO often by
modern Columbuses who have persisted
In sailing to America on voyages OF
discovery. that we have become some
what sensitive. Nevertheless should the
author Of The Simple Life" have
something piquant to say about the au-
thor of THE Strenuous Life" his book
will be tolerated.
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THE REAL THING

The report received by the state de-
partment from Minister Squiers at
Havana has It's amusing side. Mr..
Squiers is a. true blue Republican. He
has been examining our Cuban trade
with an eye to practical effects of
reciprocity. He is dissatisfied. His
notion of reciprocity Is that of the
thoroughgoing Republican. The word
means to him trade In which the
United States gets the big end Of the
bargain. If we do not get big cash
balance from any country with which
we have reciprocal trade relations,
then we are losers.
We heard this same tale in the years
when we had decent commercial rela-
tons with Canada. We heard 1t over
and over again when the treaty with
the Hawaiian islands was In force and
before we began our imperialistic ca
reer. Always there was the clamor that
If we bought more than we sold reci-
procity was hurting us. Mr.. Squiers
has advanced no pace beyond the po-
litical economy Of Horace Greeley and
Henry G.. Carey. He is worried be-
cause Cuba's imports from the United
States increase modestly. while Cuban
exports to the United States grow rap
Idly.
Now this condition means that the
people of the United States are getting
from Cuba at a low price very large
number of things that they want. BY
no other process could our imports be
swelled. Even under the modest favor
enjoyed by Cuba our people are con-
Stunning more largely of her products
and on more reasonable terms. This
surely is no hardship to us. If the
Cuban people are buying more freely
from Germany or Great Britain or any
other country than ours. it means that
ours is a bad market to buy in.
OF course 1t is. Our manufacturers,
protected by an enormous tariff, put
prices up so high that others can un-
derbid. They cut these rates heavily
in Europe and outside markets, but
they have an idea that Cuba belongs
to u.s. They think that she ought to be
exploited. They want to get protective
prices down there, and SO they lose
their market. For these quite natural
consequences of existing trade condi-
tons reciprocity is held responsible.
Is it any wonder that our people suffer
SO often and SO much from unfavorable
material conditions. and that our trade
is embarrassed when it is governed
by such policies and such ideas?
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SOC
SUNDAY. SEPT. 25. 1904.
AusPIcIousLY OPENED


The Democratic campaign in Mime
sofa was splendidly opened last evening
by the great meeting at the exposition
building in Minneapolis. Its position
was announced. its issues We're declared
and its appeal made to the people of
Minnesota. In the strong speech of
John Lind, as chairman Of the meet
Ing, and In the complete presentation
Of issues by John A. Johnson, the
party's candidate for governor, the
record Is made clear. The great at
tendance, the wonderful enthusiasm
and the demonstrations everywhere of
an interest in this campaign exceeding
that Of all others In the past, are au-
CURES of coming Democratic victory.
We need do no more here than COM
mend the earnestness and clearness Of
statement and the impressive oratory
Of the speakers Of this campaign rally
No man in this country can set over
party against party and paint their rel
alive claims in clearer colors, drawn
from the indubitable fact, than John
Lind. He knows whereof he speaks.
and his words will carry far and wide
In Minnesota. John A. johnson salts
fed every expectation. His fine pres
ence, his admirable qualities as q plat
form orator and his power Of positive
and convincing statement and explana-
ton We're all demonstrated on the OPEN
Ing night of the campaign.
Mr.. johnson makes one point against
Mr.. Dunn which the community must
regard as well taken, and which no
argument can rebut. Mr. Dunn has
been placing in the forefront of his
campaign the proposition to amend the
constitution so as to increase the gross
earnings tax. The Democratic party
also favors such legislation. But with
what face can Mr.. Dunn make this at-
peal " Tic PCOPlC I1G his no power
to enforce such rule If laid down. The
enforcement of@the law and the COM
pulsion to be exercised upon those re-
fusing to obey 1t would devolve upon
the attorney general. AS candidate
for that office on the ticket with Mr..
Dunn stands a man who Is on record
as saying that such a provision would
be unconstitutional. A house SO d.
vided against itself is not In happy
case; and the main issue of Mr.. Dunn's
campaign thus far finds the Republican
candidates squarely opposed to each
other upon its practical application.
On all the Issues that appeal to the
people Of this state Mr.. Johnson spoke
deliberately and forcefully. He stands
upon the party platform as all Demo-
Gratis do. The so-called merger Is no
longer a political issue and never
should have been. Aside from the
great services that the railroads In
question have rendered to this sec
-tion, aside from the fight now in
progress between the southern mer-
ger of the Hartman lines and the
northern railroads for trade and for
the interest of their respective terri
tories. the practical aspect of this whole
question is changed. 1t has passed
out of the purview of local courts and
local administration. The United
States government has acted, and under