Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-17

VS. BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE, SUI
ton fight TO stay until 1t Is proved
that he is not wanted.
Lieutenant Governor Lewis Stuy-
pesant Chambers friends are greatly
cheered by two recent happ snings,
The first is the excellent effect pro
duced among southern leaders OF his
party by the New Workers. speech at
Atlanta. Southern newspapers nave
been most encouraging in their com
m'e,nts on the statesmanlike qualities
Of MI. Chambers first public declara-
ton on national matters and Chair
man Corners, as well as other New
York. democrats, have received many
letters from prominent II southerners
who refer to the lieutenant governor
as the Moses destined to lead the de-
mocracy out of the Egypt Of defeat.
55 The second justification for joy
among the Chanlerites is the slap
that the, Bryan cause received by Ken
lucky going republican after the Peer
less One had canvassed that state.
They argue that 1t is the best poss
bic indication that the great personal
popularity OF the Nebraskan is on
the Wane, and that 1t proves that,
after all, there is not such a crying
demand for Mr.. Bryan as might be
supposed. Wellinformed politicians
say there is no doubt that Chanler
will go into the convention carrying
the Instructions Of New York, New
Jersey, Pennsy lyania and some Of the
New England states and that the
south will go to him with a rush after
the first few ballots.
1T is comforting in these moneyless
times to learn that the hateful stuff
breeds death and disease If handl ed
too much. +. =. !: 2
The statement is made on high
medical authority that hundreds OF
men have contracted incurable malad-
les, and thousands have suffered tenn
porary ills from infectious paper mon
ey. Edward H. Hall, one Of New
Yorks prominent money handlers, is
the latest victim, his death from
myxdema, the disease caused by the
germs which infsst our paper curren-
cy, having occurred at st. Luke's hos.
pital
Mr. Halls death was due to his
habit of Wettinf the tips OF his fingers
with his tongue. The infection spread
to the blood and in time a. general
thickening of the tissues followed.
The thymoid gland was attacked and
from there IL spread to the heart, the
liver and the optic nerve, which it
practically paralyzed It is puzzling
disease, and the physicians were I'm.
able to stem its progress. although
they identified his ailment.
Such facts offer the strongest posi-.
bl argument for a system Of quickly
retiring and destroying paper money
as they do in most foreign countries.
Europeans are amazed at what they
cali our filthy money. Up to this
writing, however, no one has refused
to accept any of it because it had not
been Numbered. Il s@.8
Writers of modern romance have
given us suggestive and interesting
glimpses Of the presence Of gentls-
manly Instincts operating in the diff.
flcult field OF thieVery; but their lag
ging imaginations never conceived the
possibility of a burglar with a con
science, such as the specimen devsa-
oped last week in Bloomfield, N. j. II
He rose almost to ethical heights.
When his threatening revolver had in.
dueed the lady Of her house to bring
a two hundred dollar roll of bills from
its hiding place he took but twenty
and apologized for being compelled te
to take that. Furthermore, he prom
ised on his word OF honor as a gen.
tleman to return it. ss
In the light of recent events this is
suggestive. Here was a man who had
his opportunity and was content with
a percentage, instead of demanding
everything in sight. His conscience
evidently had not become ealloused
by contact with Wall street.
Speaking Of burglary reminds one
OF high finance as practised AL
these parlous times. We have JUS
been reminded OF an edifying exam
pie Of this modern game by the City
National bank, a Standard Oil institu
ton, finally taking title to the old
federal custom house on Wall street
by which the government lost up
wards Of s2,o00.0OO, and the city some
s400, 900. The most casual study b
this extraordinary transaction make,
Mr.. Harrimar's milking OF the Altor
aloDpa i. f,rIfi a and Ssh;ldJfIya 3efE H