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extrayagant people on earth, use them
to advantage at a distance of 1000
miles from our nearest seaport? lingo
craftsmanship, like the grace of God.
passeth all human understanding. But
was that Jap honest when he said that
Japan would not accept the Philippines
as a gift9 No sane man SO believes,
for the archipelago is close to Japan,
and Japan could use 1t adyanta geously
If anybody can. Japan needs room to
expand. That assertion has justified
Americans in whooping it up for Japan
while pretending to be neutral in the
present war, and If Japan does need
room it's incredible that she will not
seek and accept it in the Philippines.
If there is no room there she can soon
make it, even as we are making it, by
the certain and simple process of kill
ing off the obstreperous natives who
object to being assimilated on the
American plan. A few japanese Jake
Smiths would soon thin out the present
population to large extent. So that
it may reasonably he concluded that
the japanese bigwig was lying when
he declared that Japan would not take
the Philippines as a gift. And where
fore? The reason is plain to those who,
having eyes. see. He is simply trying
to pull the wool over the eyes of our
jingoes and has succeeded. judging
from jingo editorials while the treaty
making business is pending at Ports
mouth. He is trying to influence Amer
lean public opinion in favor of his
country, so as to gain some advantage
in cooking up the treaty. He would
have been a precious diplomat, surely,
if in answer to the query as to whether
Japan wants the Philippines he had
said: Yes, we want them. We must
have them we will have them We
need room, you know. If you Amer
leans do not want war, hand them over
to u.s." That's what the jingoes seem
to have expected him to say. provided
Japan wants them. So the jingoes
hug to their breasts the twin delusions
that the Japs do not want the Philip
pines and that therefore the islands are
extremely valuable to US. Queer Iogict
UnaccountabIe craftsmanship.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-24

The Brown Shoe company is one Of
the largest manufacturing concerns in
the United States. My answer to Il
was Id substance that, while Reprib-
licans prate about reciprocity, the or
ganization is ia the hands of the stan1
paffers and that reefprocits can be
had only by kicking the Republicans
out and putting tile Democrats In. Of
course If manufacturers persist in vot-
ing the Republican ticket and pouring
money into the Republican casapaign
fund they must take what the stand
patters give them.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-24
Why The Difference?

Governor Senator La Toilette was
recently SO angry, so the great dailies
say, because lie had to stand up for
two or three lours In an overcrowded
excursion train on the Illinois Central
railroad and because he saw weary
mothers with babes in arms compelled
to do the same that he made certain
strenuous remarks as to the pleasure
ii would give him to aid ia working
Mr.. Stuyvesant Fish, president Of that
great corporation, off by the hemp
route. So far have not seen any Sc
rious editorial comment on that ut
tarance of the distinguished Wiscon-
sonian On the other hand, 1t is gen
orally referred to in dippant or hui
morous sort of way. Now, suppose
a case. Suppose that Governor yarda-
man Of Mississippi or Senator Benja-
min K. Tiilman of South Carolina or
any other so'lthern Democrat of profni-
nence had expressed the joy he would
feel in aiding to lynch Mr.. Fish or any
other corporation bigwig. What would
have been the result? As sure as two
anu Nv u Itt4iAEz sItul Liz CIiLllC 4tCIf4O-
lean press of the land Tray, Blanche
and Sweetheart have been
barking furiously at his heels, and he
would have been publicly crucified as
an anarchist Why this difference?
am not arguing as to whether Mr..
stuyyesant Fish deserves hanging
That's immaterial-but I am discours-
ing on the difference of treatment of
northern Republican public men and
southern Democratic public men by
the Republican metropolitan press,
which since 1896 has come near being
the entire metropolitan press. 1t is
absolutely safe to say that had SEN
ators Burton and Mitchell and Die
drich been Democrats, especially south
ern Democrats, they would have been
expelled from the senate and that the
entire metropolitan Republican press
would have indorsed the expulsion.
Why should a northern Republican
public man be permitted greater lib
erty of speech without censure than
southern Democratic public man? Why
is Republican northern statesman
who violates his oath of Office any bet
ter than a southern Democratic states
man who does the same thing? It
grows out of the inherent and incor-
rigible hypocrisy of the Republican
party From the beginning its for
mula has been: "The earth belongs to
the saints. We are the saints. There
fore the earth belongs to us" With
four Republican United States sen
afors and two Republican representa-
tives in congress indicted for grave
offenses within the last few years,
with Republican officials occupying
cells in the penitentiary, with still
others driven from Office and with still
others under investigation for high
crimes and misdemeanors. Republicans
still pirate of a monopoly of sweetness,
light. purity, patriotism and all good
qualities Surely Pecksniff's spirit
still lives
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-24
"RetaIiatory Protection

One by one the roses fall One by
one our big people and big concerns
which have for years been extending
aid and comfort to the Republicans are
declaring against the stand pat extor-
tions. The Kansas City Times is an
independent paper owned by a Repub-
lican, yet recently under the above cap
ton it expressed itself in this editorial
fashion,
There is a general difference between
the American protective tariff and the
tariffs imposed in rival trade countries.
In Europe there is no attempt to delude
the people into the belief that high pro-
lection is conducive to the legitimate in
terests of manufacturing and other in
dustries and necessary to the larger emf
ployment and better pay of labor. That
is left to the American system of political
bamboozling. over there it is d matter of
retaliation Economically tariffs must In
the long run be offset by tariffs, but
doubtless the main object of European
tariffs is to force American concessions.
the preferable basis being either free
trade or low duties rather than high tar
ifs opposed TO high tariffs. Certainly the
system now applied in Germany and that
proposed for Great Britain are projected
on the retalatory basis.
Believers in tariff reform in this coun-
try should not be discouraged by this
European checkmating tendency. 1t is a
remarkable fact that Americans are more
easily touched through what they sell
than through what they buy. Producers
are much more alive to the selling mar
ket than the buying market When Ger
many advances duties on wheat from
% to 40 cents per bushel, on corn from 10
to Is cents per bushel and on -four from
$1.55 to 81 per barrel. and. when Great
Britain proposes like measures. then it
becomes the concern of the general agri-
cultural interests of the United States to
demand of the Washington government
such an adjustment of the tariff. through
reciprocity treaties or by direct revision
of the tariff law. as will remove the JUS
LITIGATION for this form of retaliation and
restore or preserve foreign markets for
American products. And this concern is
now manifesting itself in all the ramifica-
lions of the agricultural and live stock
business. It can no longer be secuted as
a Democratic or free trade partisan
movement. 1t IS sound and necessary.
and congress must sooner or later give
honest heed to it.
Whatever may be the motive that
prompts revision of the tariff, the best
result, after all, will be the incidental re-
duction of the cost of living IN this coun-
try. Labor hes been fooled for years b.
this specious argument that its prosper
ity is dependent on the high tariff to
keep out foreign competition. This mani
fest misrepresentation is the work of the
agents of the trusts which include men
high in Office and many of the leaders of
the Republican party, but it is neverthe-
less fact that the trusts having elirn-
mated competition, have Increased the
cost of living vastly more than they have
added to the income of the wage earners.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-24

Some time ago / predicted in these
letters that when the old time stalwart
Republicans Of Maryland got their
breath after Mr.. Bonaparte's appoint
ment to the cabinet they would at
once proceed to do things Of an mn
pleasant nature to that eminent de-
serter from Democracy. That proph=
ecy has already come true. Recently
he locked horns with Hon. Sydney
&. Mudd. for many years a repre-
sentative in congress, and Sydney
rolled him 50 quick and so completely
that 1t made Secretary Bonaparte's
head swim. Hon Sydney z. Mudl IS
a stalwart Republican from away back
who takes no civil service reform in
his On the contrary. he believes in
rewariing the boys In the trenches !;
hence his victory over Secretary Bona
parte.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-24

The governor of North Carolina on
a celebrated occasion remarked to the
governor of South Carolina, FITS a
long time between drinks" a remark
which has been much quoted, but when
recently Governor Folk of Missouri
and Governor Hoch of Kansas met at
Dodge City the burden Of this remark
was how TO get the lid on and keep
it on in their baiiiwicks. Times change,
and we change with them. Yea, YER
lily.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-24


81 ened hurrying and scurrying
81 of great statesmen over the
threatened boycott of Ameri-
can goods by the Chinese merchants
because of the rigid exclusion prac-
ticed by this government against Chi
nese coolies or laborers. and because of
the strict rules laid down for the COM
ings and goings of the higher classes
Of Chinese. / take no stock in this
alleged boycott. Do the Chinese buy
American goods because they love us?
Nay, nayl They buy the goods which
bring the readiest sale and the most
pleasing profit. They are Unconditional
and know best the argument of the
coin. But suppose it were all true.
Would the American congress, in order
to hold the trade Of China, jeopardize
the interests of all the Iaboring men
in America by opening the doors to
the Chinese? think | am perfectly
safe in saying that congress would pre-
fer to see the stoppage Of every dol
lars worth of trade in China rather
than bring upon American labor the
horrible and irretrieyable disaster
which would result from opening the
doors to Chinese coolies. In this mat
ter the slogan of the tariff hard shells
would be very appropriate. In the case
of the coolies there is but one course
for Americans to pursue-they must
stand pat
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-24
AS TO Santo DOMINGO.

News comes from the West Indies
that the Santo Dominicans are grow
ing weary of the American guardians
appointed for them by President Roose-
welt, but they are not half as weary
of that hazardous performance as
Americans will be upon mature re-
Election. The reason why the Santo
Dominicans are kicking is that they
fear we will finally annex them, which
God forbid! And the very same fear
will cause all sensible people in this
country to desire that we attend to our
own business and let the Dominicans
attend to theirs. No man has ever yet
assigned valid reason why we should
set up as guardians for all the bank
rupt countries in this hemisphere or
go their security. Indeed, we would
do well to cure the deficit in our own
revenues before we lose sleep about the
financial delinquencies of others.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-24
Especial washington Letter

~ HERE have been much fright
ened hurrying and scurrying
of great statesmen over the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-24

The Bunshoie In the Timber Question.
When the Mckinley bill placed a
tariff on lumber, and when the per-
Torrance was repeated in the Dingley
bill, the Republican party did more
for the devastation of our forests than
the man who first invented the buzz
saw or the first man who ever devised
the plan OF building a house of sawed
boards.
When that tariff was placed on lum-
Der it practically shut out the supply
Of Canadian lumber, and it viii never
begin to come in in quantity until the
home supply shall be so nearly ex-
hausted that the imported article can
pay the tariff rate and still compete
with the highly enhanced domestic
product In other words, it viii not
come in until ours is so scarce as to
be extremely high priced, so high that
home builders can pay the high tariff
on Canadian lumber and still buy it
cheaper than the domestic article.
When will that be? When the do
nestle supply is practically exhausted.
All authorities agree that the removal
of the forests means that the rains
will be greatly diminished.
Working on the theory that the den
udation Of our forest lands means the
decline of agriculture and consequently
the fail Of our civilization, the Repub-
lican administration is booming the
work of the bureau of forestry of the
agricultural department. Congress is
doubling and quadrupling the appro-
priations for this bureau, whose bust
ness it is to devise ways and means
to make the domestic forests go as far
as possible and to renew them as
much as may be done.
This is good work, but l have bill
pending in congress to place lumber
on the free list. No Republican con-
gress will pass 1t, for it would prove
an entering wedge which, in the benei-
cence of its results, would split the
high tariff system from root to branch.
What would free logs and lumber do
for us? Make it cheaper to build q
home or a henhouse, fence or a
barn, even buggy or a feed trough,
while it would greatly retard the de-
struction of our own forests. Good
timber in the United States is becom-
ing scarce. In Canada it is plentiful.
How much better it would be to clear
some of the surplus timber from the
lands of our northern neighbor, much
of it too cold for ordinary agriculture,
than to strip our own lands while pay
ing the high prices for the finished
product which are forced upon US un-
der the high tariff.
1t would not be necessary to make
appropriations to take care Of this bu-
reau of forestry which Is guarding the
spigot if we could force this Repub-
lican congress to stop the loss at the
bunghole by admitting Canadian lum-
Der free of tariff.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-24
Corporations and Reciprocity.


There are many evidences accunulats
ing to show that some Of the big cor
porations are waking up to the evils
of too much tariff and want reciproc-
ity. One of these evidences is the fol-
lowing circular letter, d copy of which
was no doubt sent to all senators and
representatives IN congress-
ST. Louis, Mo-. July %, 1895.
Hon. Champ CLARK. Bowling Green Mo-:
Dear Sir-As YOU have observed many
foreign countries are advancing tariff
rates on imports, which In many in
stances will operate to the sttriment OF
our United States manufacturers and ex-
porters unless reciprocity relations can
be established.
In view Of these conditions. we know
YOU viii be alert for the interests Of the
manufacturers of the United States and
favor such reciprocity relations that will
bring about results to our adyantsg e.
Hoping you viii give the nattSr y6dr
kind attention. we remain. very truly
yours TIE BROWN sIIOE 60
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-07
Voluntary Declaration Of State
Of Bankruptcy.
Action Decided Upon at Conference.
Deviin in Favor as Will CentraliEe
Handling Of Properties and Facilitate
Settlement With Creditors.

Topeka, July &C. J. Devlin tonight
fled in the United States District court
voluntary petition OF bankruptcy.
This action was decided upon at a
lengthy conference this afternoon be.
tween Devlin and his attorneys. Mr..
Devlin was in favor Of the move be-
cause it will centralize the handling of
all his properties and make easier a
settlement with his creditors, the prin.
cipal one being the First National bank
Judge Pollock granted the petition
and said he would appoint a receiver
tomorrow.
A schedule filed with the petition
shows that the total indebtedness, out.
side Of sl,2OO,OOo, due the First Naation
al bank of Topeka, amounts to $780,
600. The total does not include, how
ever, the Indebtedness due the two banks
in Illinois and two in New York city,
whose names and amounts the petition.
er does not remember.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-07
No News Recslxed.

st. Petersburg, Friday, July 7.-ur
to three o'clock this morning no report
has been received from Thsodosia OF the
arrival OF the squadron from SebastopoI
and Il In not known whether an en-.
counter with the knia, potemkine has
taken place or whether the battleship
executed itS threat bombard che
city last night unless furnished with a
supply Of coal demanded
Press dispatches from Seba.topol
give the rumor that the kninz rotem.
kline went seaward late yesterday ait
ernoon.
II the squadron arrived bcior" the DO.
parture, either the surrender ol the bat.
tie ship or q battle Is rrgar led a, crr.
tain as Admiral Chouknik Is believed
not to have riskcd hi. ships in search
OF the mutinous vessel unless sure there
would Be no repetition OF the Odessa
faseo. Rumors OF the most diverse ma.
ture are In circulation in which two tor.
pedo boats In an attack upon the KniaE
Potemkine were sunk by her.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-07
Former Member will Re-
enter Cabinet as See
retary Of State.
President Roosevelt Returns to Oyster
Bay From Cleveland. Paul Morton
and Root Accompany Him. Appoint
ment of Root Confirmed.

New York, July Cit can be definite,
ly stated that President Roosevelt has
offered the position of Secretary oi
State to Elihu Root, and that Mr.. Root
has accepted.
President Roosevelt arrived at Jer
sey city at A. M. He boarded a Penn
sylvania Railroad tug and was taken tc
Long Island city. He left there for 0ys-
ter Bay at o:47. Paul Morton and Eli
hu Root, who accompanied the Presi
dent from Cleveland, left the special
train at Jersey City and returne 10
this city.
Mr.. Root boarded the Presidents
special train at Jersey City just before
it left for Cleveland, Tuesday afternoon
All phases of the situation were con-
sidered carefully, but at that time Mr..
Root did not indicate definitely that he
would accept the portfolio.
On the return JOURNEY their confer
ence, interrupted by the mission on
which they had gone to Cleveland, was
resumed. A formal tender of the Sec
retaryship of State was made to Mr.
Root. His acceptance of the proffer.
announced today, is believed to be with
out reservation at all.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-07
PRoHIBITIoNIsrs COMPILE
NEW DECLARATION
Arraigns Impending Tyranny of the
Liquor Trafic."

New York, July Cat the prohibition
rallies held throughout the country a
new Declaration of Independence has
been read. The document, issued for
the national prohibition alliance move
ment, follows the phraseology of the
declaration of l776. The object of its
arraignment, however, Is what Il calls
the Impending Tyranny of the Liquor
Traffic" and this is the motive for its
appeal "To the Patriots of America"
In the fortnight the appeal has re-
ceived the signatures Of many men prom
inent in the educational, professional
and religious world. The intention is
that its circulation shall not be limited
to Fourth of July celebrations, but it
shall have prominent part in the prOhi-
bition movement at all times. ~
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-07
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
SPEAKS ON HIS PEOPLE
Says They Have Rendered Great Ser.
vice to Commercial World.

New York, July Elm an Independ.
ence day address at Montclair, n. j.,
Booker 7. Washington spoke of the pro-
gress of the negroes since the days
of slavery and the service the negro has
rendered to the commercial and profess
sional world since then. He endeavored
to show that progress and freedom are
inseparabzle. He added:
Russia is just now drinking to the
dregs the cup of sorrow because of her
failure to learn that its people could
better serve it in state of freedom. In
this connection, believe, our own coun-
try has a lesson to learn and to put in.
to practice regarding the Chinese who
wish to come into the United States.
/ believe We will soon learn that it viii
pay from every view to give these peo-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-07
viii ExtendSYstem.

Victoria, B. G., July 5.--The Canada
Pacific Railway system between yict
ria and Wellington, today announce
that survey parties would at once b'
placed In the field, looking 10 the e,
tension OF the line TO the North on Van
couver island. J. s. Dennis, land com
missioner Of the Canadian Pacific Rail
way Company, said survey parties wouI
also be sent to locate the agriculture
land Of Vancouver island, clear them and
make them ready to be placed on tn,
market. The company intends to i'm
prove the present system Of the Esqui
malt and Nanimo railway.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-07
Santa Fs Will Ala.

Topeka, July 6.-The Santa Fe Rail
way is preparing to extend aid to the
Devlin companies until such time as q
final settlement can be made. This is
being considered by the company as the
best method Of protecting itself from
loss. All the Santa Fe mines, In Kan
sas, are being operated by Devlin, and
it is necessary to keep the mines run
ming in order that the road may be sup
piled with coal.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-07
Great Northern Passenger Wreck
Injuries Many.
Seven Cars Burned By Fire Which Start.
ed Immediately. Officials Of Road Say
II is Miracle That Numbers Were
Not Killed. Train Running Rapidly.

st, Paul, July 6.-About thirty people
we're injured, one seriously, in the wreck
Of the Great Northern Westbound fiyeI
at Spring Brook, near Willston. Seven
cars were burned by the fire which broke
out immediately after the wreck, pre-
sumably caused by the explosion OF the
gas tank under the smoking car.
Officials Of the road say 1t was a mi.
racle that numbers were not killed as
the train was running at high rate OF
speed when 1t left the rails. They are
unable TO account for the accident. Most
of the injured suffered from burns, the
flames spreading so rapidly, many were
scorched before removed from the wreck.
age.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-07
Business wOmen's Convention.

New York, July 6.-The first annual
convention OF the Business Women's
National league will open here today
and will continue throughout the week.
Twelve states are represented by WON.
en- prominent in professional, CONNER
cial or political life. Colorado leads in
the number of delegates, because, as
Miss Louise E. Harding, of Denver,
president of the National organization
expresses it SIN Colorado woman has
been recognized in all phases of pOliti-
cal life as the equal of man. We are
voters"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-07
May Sutton Victorious.

London, July 0.-Miss May Sutton
of Pasadena, Cal, today emerged vic
torious from the big entry for the pre-.
mier ladies tennis honor Of all England
defeating oil aspirants for the cham
pionship now held by Miss Douglas, who
Saturday next will meet Miss Sutton
A battle royal is expected as the En-
glish woman il remarkably fast play,
er and good In generalship.