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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-18

Pork. (. o. b.-New standard mess In joboins
way closed nominally at 81. 72ii.
~Lard-Cbolce steam on z. side closed noni-
naIly at s.52r1c: kettie-rendered .7S9sifc..
Green Hams. Etc.-Car lots held I. o. BE
side thus; Hams-le-ay at sHe; rs at sitc;
Skinned Hams-iss and 1sG2os 1eSc; 942is at
l1sc: CALIFORNIA; at sk9ssc; New York shout
ders 10d12-av9 at SIC From the block. del
Hams at &c to aLc for run Of house; bellies at
&c to sAc. as IN average: California az &C:
New York shoulders at Sc.
D S. MeatsnTo arrive: loose cured cribs
s.s5c. c. q. Z Bxd. lots in job6InE way ranged:
Extra shorts at 7Sc. cribs nc. short clear
at 7Ac: bellies at Sc to. SC, plates at Sc. fat
backs at SIC, standard backs at TIC. Orders
charged higher.
Bacon-BId. s. c. meats in q jobbing way
ranged: Breakfast bacon at from i0c for heavy
70 f4isc for choice hight: hams at lie to lie;
CALIFORNIA; at 7isdT%c; New York shoulders at
ranged: Extra shorts at ssc: cribs At sac;
short clear at sac; bellies at SIC to 1o%c;
plates at 7a.c: fat backs at Ike; standard
backs at SIC. Dealers charged higher on or
Oieo-stearine-Nominal at 7FT4c.
~Tailow-F1rm. Country No. / run at SC: No.
2 do. at ftc: cake at SAC. Packers prime
GreaseLouote small Irregular lots country
Brown gao: yellow 3&43izc. and white NC to
SIC. latter for choice. We quote packers stock
nominaIly-Brown 46il+c. yellow hI5fi1c. white
BeefNon orders: Bbld-Plate 7.5e: roll and
Fulton Market $50; mess 80. Dried. per h.
Sets folc: insides itc: knuckie 13c: outside SC.
Live Poultry-Turkeys-Ayerage receipts 1sc.
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TRANSIT STOCK STRONG
ON CONTINUED SUPPORT.
TRACTION GROUP ALONE is
ACTIVE.
Bank and Trust Company Issues
Are Firmly Held and There Is
Good Demand for Bonds.

Interest in local securities again was con-
fined TO the traction group and ST. Louis
Transit was the favorite. The stock
opened we'll at sl2.75 and advanced 10
$l2ST&. with sl2.75 bid at the close. Most
of the 100 shares which changed hands
were at the higher figure. United Rail-
ways preferred, though less active. was
equally strong at $3.50 and the 4 per cent
bonds were sharply higher at s79.
Bank and trust company issue were in
moderate demand. but generally firmly
held. National Candy common was well
taken at SIS, with si3.25 bid for more.
Regular quarterly dividends of IL per
cent on the common and IL per cent on
the preferred stock OF the Central Coal and
Coke Company will be paid April 10. The
books viii close March 81.
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Reported by Francis. Bro. & Co.. "a North
Fourth street, St. Louis:
Prime sterling. cables, 4.sTl5a4.s725: checks
4.sS7Sd4. s6S5: so days 4.S4o5d4. s415.
Commercial sterling. cheeks 4ss&: 60 days
4.SBH64.A: 30 days 4.S3ssG4 .S2N.
Grain bills 4.S3A; cotton bills ka4.s ssh.
Bankers Paris. cables SIS ILLS: checks
5.iS u-32: co Gays Sis 1876.
Commercial French francs, checks 5.iss; co
DAYS 5.l9 7-ie.
Commercial Swiss francs. checks 5.1sAs; 50
DAYS S. 22L.
Commercial Belgian france. checks s.1s1sa
Bankers reichsmsrks. cables a5 11-s2: checks
q5k co days 81 HIS.
Commercial reichsmarks. checks s5s; 60 days
% e-i6: 90 DAYS stIsTss 5-l6. +.
Eankers' Dutch guilders. checks 20 5-lsatoS;
Commercial Dutch guilders. checks 40 5-1s; 60
Market firm.
days u.
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LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Native Receipts L~isht-Beef Cattle
S~tendy-HoCs Close Lower.

NATIVE CATTLE-Beef steers-The total
supply Of cattle was light. with the bulk Of the
receipts running TO natives. of which there weTc
about 80 cars offered. besides 10 cars OF steers
consigned direct to q packer. Receipts were
rather good at other centers for the time of
week. and with a slow market elsewhere. buy
ers were very. backward and early bids were
lower. sellers in instances reporting bids l5dzSc
lower than the previous day. Scarcely any
business was transacted during the. morning.
though some pretty decent l,le07I No-lb. kinds
at 81. As were sold no different from
Wednesday, while a load Of coed /. 4ee-lb. steers
also sold steady
The request was strengthened considerably
later. ard buyers took hold Of supplies In fairly
"wednesday.
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st. Louis Future Prices.
Stocks of Grain in store.


B~utter.Hisher for best grades
p~acked-Fancy IsG2oc: poor to fair 15c. Coun-
Try r~oll-Choice 13c: packed and ordinary i1isc;
grease stock 4GSc,
Eggs-Received 1851 pkxs. local and 1884
Pkss. through; shipped 1870 pkgs: market
i5c. cases included: l4c case count.
Cheese-Northern. on orders: Twins az lie:
singles I1Isc; daisies Iltc: Young Americas
like; long horns llIsc: New York twin iIttc:
limburger I1f12c: poor 1d9c; Swiss i5c for
choice, No. 2 at 100 l3c: brick 12612zc.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-18

HOGS-Only a moderate run Of hogs arrived,
the receipts amounting 10 around 5000 head.
and while the quality was nearly as good as
usual. a larger number Of pigs and lights
were on sale than any day since Monday.
The market opened with only a fair demand:
trading was slow. dun and draggy. none OF
the buyers seeming 10 particularly care about
making purchases unless they could do so at
a decline. Early sales were irregular and
showed a loss of nearly l0c. However. be-
fore any business of Importance was trans
acted. the decline was fully Ice. and even on
Lights declined about tn same as the me
dunn and heavy hogs and were also slow
sellers. 1t WAS almost impossible TO get rid
of the little pigs and trashy lights at any
price. The late market was nearly lc lower
than the best time Wednesday.
65.5e. fair TO good medium weights and pack
es s5.Sod5 IS: lishts above $50 lbs. average
S5I545: lights under $50 lbs. average S.2a
5 2eia: pigs under 100 lbs. GO. and roughs
and culls at Sa5. The bulk Of the hogs
weighing $50 lbs. or more sold at s.. 25q
SHEEP-Again the larger proportion Of the
receipts OF sheer were consigned direct to
local slaughterers. there being nothing Of any
Importance on sale except a load Of Western
lambs and a load of Mexican sheep. There
was no material change 10 the trade. all
prices end a good demand also existed for
all good lambs. but light Western lambs not
having as much flesh as they really needed
were not wanted and did not sell as well as a
few days ago.
~HoRsEs-The supply on. the market Thurs
good average quality. The attendance OF buy
es was very large and the demand was as
good and values as strong as at any time dur
ing the week.
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RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
pPnVJSJONS

Bears hammered the provision list n
the attending decline brought out some
long stun. causing a rather weak market.
Liberal receipts of hogs with lower prices
at the yards were bare factors. The close
zoe at sl3. 62I5c. May lard closed 121d1Sc
lower at 81 and ribs off l7izc at $S.s21z.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat. 10 cars; corn. 100 cars; oats, III
cars; hogs. 10000 head.
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Wool.

London. March 1.-THE offerings at the wool
sales to-day numbered It.195 bales. A su-
perior selection Of half crossbreds sold spir-
itedly, several lots OF fine medium going to
America. Greasy merinos were ia Id; scoureds
Id. and faulty scoureds 3isd below the jan
vary sales prices. Cape OF Good Hope and
Natal stock was, in large supply. Fins grades
and ~ per cent below the January average.
Following are the sales in detail: New South
Wales, 1850 bales: secured sdqls Sd; greasy
6Add1s I'D. Queensland. 800 bales; secured
11d6ls loied; greasy skdHls. Victoria. 100
bales; secured edq2s I'D; greasy sd41s Id.
South Australia 20 bales: secured Iti7dals
I'D: greasy sAdg5Sd; Yves, australia is
tales: secured loiEdais sd. greasy sdals Id.
Cape OF Good Hope and Natal. 100 bales:
secured sizddls Sgd: greasy 5tdd9izd- Punta
Arenas. 100 bales: greasy 7EdeSkd.
Dry Goods.
New YORK. March 1.-THE dry-goods market
is little changed from the situation of the last
in prices. except as resales. are made, when.
naturally. slight concessions are made. Inquiry
is made for goods 20 90 abroad. but 1t is I'm
possible to close deals at the sellers asking
nrices. Jobbers are doing a smaller business
than for some time
Sugar.
New York. March H.-Sugar-Raw firm: fair
refining &c: centrifugal. So test. SIC: moiasses
sugar &c; refined firm; crushed $500; pow
dered fec; graduated soc.
New Orleans. La. March 1T.-SuEar steady;
open kettle 2%ds 3-tsc open kettle. eentrifuRaI.
3assc; centrifugal WHITES Excl yellows sAA4ct
kettle se0zsci centrifuga! 1c915c- sirup oesc.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-18

Butcher Cattie-while the market developed
signs of slowness. there was. however, no par-
tictIlar change in values. Buyers. were a little
drasged along. but sellers held up rather stifIy
and with some outside competition secured full
above 81. with the bulk Of decent to pretty good
an s.. 5e53.p5. Choice cows sold Up to s.. SO. with
good class going around Sc with the
Bulk OF sales at g s593. Is for medium to good.
The veal market YVES steady. with tops at $3.50
and the bulk at S46
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Curh Grain Markets.

st. Louis-July wheat s4Ac to si3sc asked. Puts
s34c to S57sds4c to s57sc and calls s5&GsSsc
to s5Sc.
Milwaukee-July wheat-Puts SsAc and calls
May corn-Puts s21sc bid and calls 53Ac
asked.
July corn-Puts soc and calls size.
MInneapolis-May wheat s7Ac bid Puts 96lsc
bid and calls ssitc bid.
July wheat s7hds7hc bid. Put. sSlzc bid and
calls qeIsc.
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GRAIN VALUES DECLINE
ON WEATHER OUTLOOK.
PROFESSIONAL BULLS ARE
NOT ACTIVE.
Statistical News Is Mildly Favor.
able to the Buying Side, but
Sentiment Is Bearish.

With little local or outside buying in
terest the market dropped partly of its
" weight and partly because of rains
In the sections of the belt which recently
were supposed 10 be threatened by drought.
Higher cables and a fairly good export de-
mand had little effect in controlling specu-
lative values Bullish news was side
tracked and considerable stress was laid
on information which ordinarily would
not be considered decidedly favorable to
the selling side. Scalpers were inclined
to take profits on all slight advances.
July wheat opened &c off and sold at:
ssl4c. sac: s5Ags5s;c, s55sc: Sc sij.e.
s9s;c. ~ sssc. sf.c. sac. s4se. sfzc. s4s.c.
Corn. though dull. showed more strength
than wheat. There was some early SELL
| ing. but a good demand for July developed
| and that option closed with a fractional
advance
July corn opened Isc of and sold at:
s7t.c. I7gc. 4sc 47:sc f7%c. 45tc, fIAc. f73sc.
Receipts OF wheat at st. Louis 56,S7S bu.,
Of which sT9 SKIS. and 80 cars local and 2
cars through, against 800 bu.. of which
10 cars local and IA cars through, in 1903.
Receipts of wheat at primary points 5l2,
900 bu., against 1900 bu. in lSoa; and snip
ments 800, 900 bu.. against 10000 bu. North
west received IA cars. against 356 cars In
1903. Chicago received 1890 bu. and
Kansas City $3.50 blu. Clearances, $4,000
blu.
Receipts of corn at st. Louis T,4o bp.,
of which 43 cars local and f3 cars through,
against Sc, $50 bu., of which 300 SKIS. and 40
cars local and 50 cars through, in 1909.
Receipts Of corn at primary points 1920
bu.,, against $4,000 bu. in 1903. and ship
ments 5000 bu., against $1,000 blu. Chi
cago received 1850 bu. and Kansas City
16, 800 bu. Clearances. 4s6,O0o bu:
Receipts of oats at st. Louis 51,55o bu..
Of which 81 SKIS. and % cars local and 8
cars through. against lo9. 4G5 bu.; Of which
lyOsl SKIS. and 81 cars local and q cars
receipts of oats at primary points go
ON bu., against $4,000 bu. in 1903. and snip
ments 35s. 1000 bu.. against $4,000 bu- Clear
ances, 1900 bu.
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New York Curb Market,
anErr

New York, March IT.-Moderate activity de-
yaloped in the curb market ifdsy. with a
efTities the trading WIS hKviest, bul ths
stock was nevertheless much quieter tnan IN IN
81 broke TO IS and then rose TO $50 nef
gain Of y point. Nearly S.oo9 shsfe, sn rd oii
sbaTed decided activity in comparison with
recent transactions. about 1S SHARES i ~
~ -. a net gain OF : points, lnserooTo1gn
Randi Transit scId at 1I and le.s 4or %
tshsrsz nfnrp Than 1870 shares Of Greene Lon-
soiidsted Copper were acquires Al thS.
an uachsnEsa saotll:1 Sam5 other
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oHee

New York, March 17.-Cofee-Spot steady.
Futures opened steady az UNCHANGED prices to
importers. who quickly filled Up the SCATTERING
demand after which the market ruled vsiy
close. when rather heavier oherings caused an
easier tone. and the market closed quiet at q
dsy were moderate and cables had little infu-
enee either way: The sales were reporsed Of
S.eoc; Aug. 5.?ed5.s sec; Sept. 5.soGs.s5c; oct. Sc:
Dec q 1bTe s0c.
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Hides.

Quote dry flint: Texas butcher rs lbs. and
over at lsAc: fallen at I5Lc. all Texas light
under 10 lbs) at HEc; native and Arkansas
1+c Tor No. p; glue at &c: dry-salted a, lie:
greel-salted round at nc: good Missouri and
Illinois 7ssc: Ereen-salted on selection az size
for No. i and 7i4c for No. 2: bulls or dead
green lc less: glue &c. Horse hides-Green No.
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Kansas City. NO.. March lT.-CattIe-Rece.pts
1000, including $50 Southerns: market slow to
steady: export and dressed-beef steers steady.
&; seSS; z; .d fair . to soof t .s .5S ss.sssttg;
and feeders slow. xSG4.2: Southern stesls slow.
50. z5H4 "a: Southern cows steady, 81. 4V43 rs:
native cows weak. S2.1Sd3.I6: native he.fers
calves steady. s3a6.6O. Hos-Receipts 6.2D:
market los lower, top Sj-Su: bulk OF sales SSH
SIC: heavy Ss.20aS. 30: packers S.Obg5.21: pigs
and lights s4.2O05.05. S~heep-Receipts 500;
market steady; native lambs S5Q5 So; Western
lambs 81. sos. IS; fed ewes S5.Sj1t.3y. yearlings
81. 60d5. 10: stockers and feeders s.. a
New York. March 1i-Beevek-Receipts 1875.
No trading to-day; dressed beef steady: exports
to-day SS cattle. C~Glves-Receipts S2i. Feals
In good demand and firm at 4.50dS.5 per leo
lbs. little calves S.25: city-drsssed veals 90 l5c
per 10. Sheep and 81 S.s2l; fnlrly
active and steady. stock was all sold. a few
head OF common sheep sold at $40: lambs 1t
ssd6 80; dressed mutton steady at s@sc per h:
dressed lambs at sIs610c per ID. Hogs-Receipts
1902; steady: State and Pennsylvania hogs sS.'5
as per 100 Tbs.
Receipts 1870: steady: natives s3.S5a5.15: cows
and heifers sL75n4.25: stocke-s and feeders
s.. Hoss-Receipts 1884; SC to l0c low
er: light q Is: medium and heavy, s. leI
5.35. Sheep-Receipts $3.50: mostly sc higher:
chicago. March 17.-cattle-Receipts $500;
market steady: good TO prime steers S~5.4915..a:
8. 5Sa4.g; COWS 81. > heiIers 50. so 50: can
ners 500 So: bulls s.. 5Gi calves 1894. 50;
Texas-fed steers s.@5 HoRE-Reee,Pts today
ass: good TO choice heavy S .4oa5; 80: rough
heavy t5.5a5. %: light a,soG5. IS: bulk Of sales
IS. 2565.L5. 5000: market
,,esSy: lambs steady Cio good 19 choice y gsshs z.
western sheep s., 25a5.25; nativ. lambs si.56
$50; Western lambs S495.75.
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dealings were 80 shares Of Seaboard Air
Line preferred at III and TX. the
common at lG4: DeleWare and Hudson
rights al 2z and 24s; 300 shares Of St. Louis
Transit common at l. and ia. and 4 Central
Foundry 6s at 50.
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New York stock Quotations.
RAILROADS

New York. March T.-Followins are the
highest. lowest and closing quotations for
stocks on the Stock Exchange to-day, with the
amount Of sales:
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MCLES-The best demand at present for
mules is for large ones from l5.5 UP and weigh
ing 1880 lbs. and over. Dealers say this Is the
only kind they need very much at present and
very few of them have been coming. Too many
Gull mules are shipped TO market and not
enough good ones
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STOCKS AND BONDS IN BOSTON.
Boston. Mass. March 17.-Ctosing quotations
on bonds. etc. were as follows:
MONEY.
Cali loans. 1894; time loans, 4isG5.
BONDS.
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New York. March on call easy.
l&g2 per cent: closed ~ bid and asked: tim.
money easy: so days 2tz63; 90 days $685.; six
81. Sterling exchange strong. with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at t.ssS0ft ssse for de-
ed rates 4.S564s5 and 4.ST59t.ss commercial
bills 4.S575f4 1875. Mexican dollars ifI9c. Gov
eminent bonds steady: railroad bonds frm.
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MINING SHARES.
Mining stocks in New York.

New York, March i7.-C1osing quotations on
mining stocks were as follows:
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Domestic Exchange.
Chicago stock Market.

New York. March 17.-Bar silver 5sssc per OF.
AT London quiet, e6ltd per OF.
Treasury Sta tement.
Wa .hiucton. March 17.-Available cash bal
ance s22s. 320. Ts2: gold t113,924 zoe.
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STOCKS.

Am. Arge. Chem. Ia General Electric ..1s3
Am. a. c. pfd.... u, Mass. Electric $50. ls7:
Am. Pneu. Tuoc.- "a Mass. Flee. pfd... q
Am. Sugar ...-....l25 Mass. Gas ......... SSiz
Am. Sugar pfd....l23'2 United Fruit go. 90
Am. Tel. & Tel. i23H United Shoe Mach. a.
Am. Wooden ...... l0as United s M pfd. 2s&
Am. Wooden pfd... 1lis [. 8. Steel......... In
Dom. Iron & Steel. Ss L. s Steel pfd.... Asts
Edison Elec. Hl...9A WESTINGHOUSE com 70
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YESTERDAYS SESSION.
Closing quotations.
Bond Quotations at View York.

New York. March II.-Following are the
losing quotations for bonds on the Stock Fx-
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-10-28

As regards interest on the public debt
the figures of the Harrison administra
ton that interviewed between the two
Cleveland administrations are of inter-
est. The interest payments for the year
1892. the last year of Republican rule,
were S23,3TS, 10, as against Sol $50, 146
for the first fiscal year of Cleveland's
first administration. Then, during Cleve-
lands second administration the public
debt was increased $500, 900, and the
interest payments, which in 1892 amount
ed to S23,3TS, l16, in 1897 amounted to
S37 1874, 40. But in 1904 the interest
on the public debt was only S24, GIG, 400,
this reduction having been due chiefly to
the economy rendered possible through
the financial act of March, 1900, which
nearly every Democrat in Congress voted
against.
The most important increase in eSpend-
lures under Republican rule has been for
the navy-and this policy of upbuildinS
the navy was pet policy of the late w.
c. Whitney. President Clevcland's Secre-
tary of the Navy. whom Democrats often
term the father of the modern American
navy. During the Cleveland years. ex-
pcnditures for the navy increased S19,-
OoO.OO0. and the Navy Department ex-
penditurcs for l9O4 compared with those
for 1897, Cleveland's last year, show
an increase of S6S,OOOOOO the bulk of
which increase is for construction of new
ships.
In consideration of the fact that the
United States has increased nearly 80
per cent. in population and more than
100 per cent. in wealth since Grover
Cleveland was first in0uGurated the in
creased expenditures of government
would naturally seem to be entirely JUS
tilted.
Ii they are not. the Democrats should,
at least in fairness, be willing To criti-
else the increase in democratic years just
as much as the increase in Republican
Nnnrs.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-10-28
HER GIFT A GRAVE.
Somewhat Strange Present Made by
Mother-in-Iaw.

A New York widow. whose husband
has been dead about year. received
an invitation a few weeks ago from
her mother-in-law to make visit to
her home in little town not far
from Boston. The letter said that she
and her husband had something they
wanted to give her.
Wondering what the gift could pos
sibly be, the widow made the visit.
I'VE must go to the cemetery" said
the New England woman.
After a short drive they came to the
old church. and soon they were seated
on a mossgrown bench in the family
lot.
II am going to be buried here" the
mother-in-law began, pointing out the
place, land my husband will be buried
beside me. Your husband lies here
and you can be buried at his side II
you wish. There. Mary, is your grave.
if you will take it. That was the lit
tie gift l spoke OF in my letter.
The matter-of-factness of the gift
stunned the woman from New York.
so that she could neither accept nor
refuse the offered grave. The mother
in-law seemed to take it for granted
that she would take 1t. Later in the
day she remarked: What relief it
must be to you. Mary, to know that
you have grave and that no ona
can take it away from you"
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-10-28
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTS.
They Receive Abuse of Democrats and
Support of the People.

According to the Democrats, the Re
publican Presidents, every one of them,
have been a bad lot, personally and po-
litically. Each and all of them were
declared to be running the country; but
when the day of reckoning came, and the
verdict of the people was handed in on
their ballots, Judgment was giyen-save
in two cases in forty four years-ror the
Republicans. Impartial history acquits
every Republican President of criminal
intents and acts. In doing his duty to
the people Mr.. Lincoln became a mar
tyr. No ruler was ever more viliiied and
denounced. His body in life, his spirit
in death, represent the dividing line be-
tween loyalty and disloyalty, between the
cohesion of the States or their disinte-
grafton. When Democrat, be he leader
or follower. writes or talks of the Re
publican party as a nation-destroyer
through its measures Or its Presidents, it
is because he does not know or does not
care to remember that Buchanan, who,
as n Democrat, shaped the course of his
administration so that the advocates of
secession might have quick and easy
victory; it WAS this Democratic President
who left to his Republican successor and
the loyal people he had been chosen to
govern, an empty treasury, corporaFs
guard OF an army, wreck of navy,
dismantled fortresses, and legions of of
ficeholders liberated with n disloyalty
that the stern lessons of war and years
of Christian peace have not entirely Grad
icatcd. And before Buchanan We're Dem
ocrauc administrations whose acts were
seemingly studied prcludes to his crime.
The lineage of the Democratic party is a
record of broken pledges conceived in po-
litical iniquities and stranglei at their
birth. 1t is the Democratic party to
which the people owe four years of civil
war and eight years OF such misgovern-
ment that the rich became poor and the
poor starved.
1t has been the province of the Re
publican party to undo the work of its
opponents; it has again and again saved
the nation from degenerating to a low
grade in nationalities and it has enforced
respect throughout the world for coun-
try which the Democrats had brought in
to contempt.
or course the Democrats assail Repub-
lican Presidents and their nominees for
the place of Chief Executive; they do
this more by innuendo than by direct ac-
cusation-a stabbing in the dark rather
than a fight in the sunlight But there
is always this in favor OF the Republican
party's Presidents from the time they
begin to make history for the nation
that for their support in the ordeal of
public criticism they have had the Con-
stitution of the Union, its Congresses,
and the voice of the people.