The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21


DANIEL w. COMSTOCK.
M. RABB.
FRANK ROBY.
For Representative in Congress,
ABRAHAM L. BRICK.
AT the Kentucky jubilee statute
has been unveiled to a man who
wrote the songs of the nation, and
it is true that he will be remembered
longer than most of its lawmakers.
Russia is a standing proof OF the
fact that nothing can ever be settled
until it is settled right The boiling
Republicans of this county ought to
make a note of this fact.
Oklahoma is the iorty-sixth star,
and bright particular sparkler when
its size is compared with that of
other states at the time of their adj
mission.
The House of Representatives has
gone on record for lock canal at
Panama, and if the Senate follows its
programme a deadlock in Congress
seems certain, but the President is
authorized under the Spooner law to
proceed with the work.
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Wall street is alleged to be plan
ming to bring on panic for the pur-
pose Of beating Roosevelt. There
may not be any truth in the report.
but nobody believes that sVall street
would be likely, because of patriotic
motives, to scout such plan
A recent American visitor TO Japan
says it is country without beg
gars or drunkards, where all are po-
lite and good natured, and everybody
works. 1t will have to be concluded
thai the Japs are among our most
interesting and or ginal neighbors.
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The Democratic paramount issue
in indiana for the state election this
year is "Hurrah for Bryan" Two
years must pass before Bryan can be
nominated, but the state is to be
whooped up for him as the leading
Democratic issue for the campaign
of 1906
Representative Clancy has just in
PRODUCED bill in congress providing
that after July 1, service pessions
shall be granted to all soldiers who
served ninety days or were ir the
Civil war. The saving in pension
boards, clerical force, etc, estimated
at $500, 900 annually This would more
than pay any increase in pensions.
Walter Wellman has departed from
Paris for Spitzbergen with the airship
which he is to use in trying to reach
the north pole. 1t will be about two
months before he starts on his voy-
age. He thinks he has an air-ship
that will navigate the polar currents
of wind and snow successfully, but
people generally have little faith in
the expedition.
The trade of the United States with
JAPAN is larger than with any other
oriental country, according to bull
ietin issued by the department OF
commerce and labor, and aggregated
IN the fiscal year 500, ooO, ooo. Elk
ports to that country have grown
from about 100000 in the calendar
year 1895 to over $4,000. 900 in the
nscal year 1905. and imports from
that country from $27. 100000 in 1895
to nearly $51, 100000 in 1905.
The Indianapolis News inds a COM
parison between Rockefeller and Ma
poleon the First. Both possess the
power of organization and resource
in the highest degree and both are
remorselessIy cruel Napoleon said
that the death of million men af-
fected him not in the least, save in
its results upon his fortunes Kocke-
feler exhibits the same stony-heartcd
insensibility to the fate of his com
petitors in business, or of any per-
son standing in the path of his re-
morseIess greed
The appointment of William Pink
ney Whyte by Gov. Warfeld Of
Maryland to fill the vacancy cansed
by the death of Senator German has
pleased the independent, or anti-Gor-
man faction of the Democratic party
IN that state. Whyte is FORMER gov:
ernor of Maryland and former United
States senator, who is frequently re.
ferred to as Maryland's Grand Old
Man." being now SO years old. He
was also unanimously elected mayor
of Baltimore in 1882, after having fin
isssed a term in the Senate.