The Chinese Situation.
Charlotte Observer, 12th.
The dispatches from the seat of
trouble id China coutinue to be of an
unsatisfactory character and are even
confusing. It is significant that the
government at Washington has at last
practically admitted its belief that the
Conger dispatches have been juggled
with by the imperial government, 'lhe
doubt expressed that none of the mes
sages sent to Conger reached him in the
original form is probably well-founded.
As to the actual war operations, but lit
tle is known since the capture of Plet
sang and Yang Tgun, and it is to be
observed that the German government
looks upon these actions as side issues
and does not believe that the real march
upon Tekin has been begun. The re
ported 'orders of the Czar giving his
minister permission to leave Tekin un
der Chinese escort is regarded with sur
prise, but the object of the Eussian
ruler is probably to put the sincerity of
the Chinese to a practical test. It ap
pears from the dispatches to the State
Department that the ministers are still
holding out in Pekin, Minister Conger
promising to hold his own indefinitely.
By far the most interesting feature of
the week's developments is the feeling
aroused over the proposition of the
British government to land troops in
Yang Tse Valley. This action gives
promise of a serious disagreement of the
powers, Germany in fact boldly pro
claiming her opposition and announc
ing her intention to frustrate it single
handed. The eylanation of England
in defense of this proposed action, that
it is merely a precautionary measure, is
one not calculated to satisfy Germany
and perhaps Japan. Although no of
ficial confirmation has been received at
Washington of the report that Japan
will oppose the proposed landing, the
report is likely to be true. It appears
certain that serious complications will
follow ' the landing, at Shanghai, of
troops by the British. The determina
tion of the government at Washington
to ignore the Chinese memorial on this
subject and to keep hands off, is a wise
one.
There has been a general concurrence
on the part of the powers in the ap
pointment of Count Von Waldersee as
commander-in-chief of the forces in
China, and his early arrival upon the
Bcene is much to be desired. The ab
sence of a chief official in command is
responsible for much of the squabbling
that has been going on. Nothing is
needed so much at present as a leader,
but pending his arrival, the allied forces
should drop their quariels and lose no
time in an effort to rescue the Christians.
Yellow "N'lKBcr' to ITIatoh Rntler.
On the subject of the recent contro
versy between Senator Butler and Con
gressman John D. Bellamy, The Wil
mington Messenger publishes the fol
lowing card from Mr. J. C. Stanly, of
Marlville, Bladen county, for his ten
ants, addressed to Mr. Butler:
"Sir: We have seen your challenge
through the papers to our beloved and
honored J no. D. Bellamy. Mr. Bellamy
is too high in the political arena, and
too much honored to deal with you per
sonally, and he is too pure in the esti
mation of sixteen thousand constituents
to have a personal encounter or to re
ply to your banter, or to serve you in
any purpose. There are ten thousand
good people in Mr. Bellamy's district
who will meet you, man to man, and
settle all challenges that you may give
out. I have a farm that employs
fifty good men, and any yellow nigger
that I have says he will match you as
to personal encounter. They say you
Lave betrayed them in every trust that
they confided in you."
Secretary Long Wears III Coat.
The shirtwaist man has no chance in
the navy department.
The New York Sun relates that a
natty department clerk of the male
sex, properly and neatly attired in all
reupects save for the absence of his
coat, stepped into one of the navy de
partment elevators and said: "Third
lioor, please." But the car did not
move, and the conductor politely but
firmly told the young man that it was
the secretary's orders that no one
should be allowed to ride in the ele
vators with his coat off.
It is not stated whether or not this
subject had been debated by the board
of strategy.
Crop In Kan hum.
Topeka, Kan., Aug. 10. The condi
tion of the Kansas corn crop is given
officially as 54 per cent.
This estimate is based on returns
from every school district in Kansas
dated August 4. Since then the corn
has suffered from the continued dry
and hot weather so that "half a crop"
is the best that can be reasonably ex
pected. By the Bame official report, issued by
the State Board of Agriculture, the
total wheat yield is reported officially as
78,081,000 bushels. This is the largest
crop of wheat ever grown in anv year
by any American State.
There being some intimation in some
of the papers that opposition to the
holding of the primary for United
States Senator on election day in No
vember was developing, inquiry was
made of State Chairman Simmons
about the matter. He said in reply:
"The State convention ordered a
senatorial primary and we will have it.
The executive committee will be called
to meet at an early date to arrange the
machinery for the primary."
The monthly report of the statistician
of the Department of Agriculture shows
the average condition of cotton on Au
gust 1st to have been 7G, as compared
with 75.8 on July 1st, 1900, 81 on Au
lst, 189'.), 91.2 on August 1, 1898, and
85 3 the mean of the August averages
ct the last teu years.
PIONEER PREACHING IN MIS
SOURI.
How a Service Wita Interrupted by
the Live Stock.'
St. Loula Republic.
Doubtless no pioneer had more vicis
situdinous experiences in the early set
tlement of Missouri than the itinerant
pioneer preacher, who labored, generally
without pecuniary recompense, to spread
the gospel among the inhabitants of the
then sparsely settled country. His du
ties were arduous and often attended
with a great degree of danger.
Perhaps among the many reminis
cences of these days the following inci
dent related by Judge Fagg, one of
Pike County's prominent citizens, will
illustrate the vicissitudes of the preacher
and the period in which he lived.
One of the earliest settlements in
Pike County was made by John Mac
key, and was about one mile west of
the line ef bluffs near the Mississippi
River, which marked the western
boundry of the well-known Culumet
Creek Valley.
The Mackey home was on the old
trail from St. Louis to the Silt Eiver
settlements, along which all the "rang
ers" and settlers passed until the war of
1812-14.
"Aunt Nancy" Mackey, wife of the
well-known pioneer, was a woman of
extraordinary courage and inured to the
hardships of the time. She was the
first to reach the O'Neil cabin after the
historic massacre of the household, and
assisted in collecting the mutilated re
mains of the wife and children and pre
pared them for interment.
The house of "Brother John" and
"Aunt Nancy" Mackey was a noted
meeting place in those dayB for those
religiously inclined, and nearly all the
pioneers were. It was a characteristic
dwelling place of the time. Built of logs,
which were unhewn, the lloors were
made of "puncheons," and naturally
the structure waB well ventilated in the
summer season, but which in the winter
time afforded the entrance of chilling
blasts that were uncomfortable to even
those hardy folk. Sometimes an un
dressed plank was laid unnailed upon
the "sleepers" and then the cracks
through which the wind blew was both
plentiful and capacious. One room
in fact, there was seldom another was
an all-purpose place for the whole fami
ly. The "loft." or low-ceilinged apart
ment above, was the sleeping place of
some members of the family, usually
the older children. However, despite
the primitive conditions prevailing,
happiness pervaded the Bcene, and sick
ness was less frequent than now.
"Brothar John" Mackey's domicile
was just such a structure as has been
described.
On the afternoon of a bitterly cold day
in 1821, a visiting brother came to the
settlement, and "Aunt Nancy" pre
vailed upon him to preach at her cabin
that evening. The preacher consented,
and, despite the snowstorm that was
raging, couriers went out through the
sparsely settled neighborhood, inviting
the settlers to assemble that night in the
Mackey home, in order to worship.
They were rigid in their customs re
lating to attendance at religious meet
ings, and nothing less than severe
sickness was considered a sufficient ex
cuse for absence. The wind grew more
furious and the snowflakes fell faster,
but a goodly number trudged or rode
through the snow to the appointed
meeting place.
All the hogs on the place were in at
tendance, too, having crawled under
the "puncheon" floor to seek shelter
from the storm, and when the preacher
got up to read his text, the "porkers"
in their eagerness to congregate near
the fireplace, fought, bit and squealed
with such uproarness as only twenty or
more can produce, that the attempts of
the preacher to make himself heard
were for the time unavailing.
Finally the hog, settled down to some
degree of quietude, and the sermon
progressed. A little later, however, the
door, which was insecurely fastened,
was blown down by a gust of wind, and
a large how walked in with that non
chalance that indicated her familiarity
with the premises. Before she had
reached the fireplace, a small boy, a
member of the family, in joyful wel
come of some opportunity to break the
monotony of the tedious sermon, seized
the opportunity and the sow by the
ear jumped on her back, and, hold
ing to her ears, rode the swine, which
was squealing vociferously all the while,
around the room, through the congre
gation, creating consternation in gen
eral, particularly among the female
contingent of the assembly. At last,
after several circuits of the room, the
lad rode the animal out of doors.
In the meantime, a flock of geese had
walked in the open door, which had
not been closed. Unlike the sow, they
were obstinate, and, standing in the
middle of the floor, stretched forth their
necks and kept up a din of constant
chattering. "Aunt Nancy," with rare
tact and diplomacy, contrived to get
rid of her uninvited guests. From the
"jamb" she took an ear of corn. Then,
walking backwards, shelled the corn,
tolling the geese along and calling to
them in the gentlest and most persua
sive of tones. The flock outside, the
door was closed, while the geese were
fighting over the remnants of the corn
ear left in the snow.
There was no tittering on the part of
the audience over the interruption.
They accepted the situation as a matter
of course. The preacher's equanimity
was undisturbed, while "Aunt Nancy"
folded her arms complacently, as if
Buch occurrences were nothing out of
the usual routine of affairs and the
sermon went on.
New York., Aug. 11 The hot wave
continues. The themometer was 84 at
8 o'clock this morning. 14 died yester
day from the direct effect of heat. To
day promises to equal yesterday's record
of 94.. Eight persona died this morning
from the effect of the heat.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON IX, THIRD QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, AUG. 26.
Text of the Lenaon, John i, 1-10.
Memory Verses, 9-11 Golden Tesrt,
John x, 11 Commentary- Prepared
hy the Rev. D. M. Stearns. i
Copyright, 1000, by American Tress Asso
ciation. 1-C. The parable of the Good Shep
herd. Ho begins with one of His 23 dou
ble verilys in this gospel. It is literally
araeii, anion, reminding us that He is the
Amen, the faithful and true witness
(ltev. iii, 11; Isa. lxv, 10). His "1 say
unto you" is equal to the "Thus saith the
Lord," which the Spirit uses so ninny
hundreds of times in the Old Testament,
for the Liord God of the holy prophets
is none other than the Lord Jesus Christ
of the New Testament (ltev. xsiii, 6, 10).
He contrasts the true shepherd with the
false shepherds, who are only thieves
and robbers. In .Ter. xxiii, 1, 2; Ezek.
xxxiv, 1-10, nnd Zeeh. xi, 17, we have
some strong words against the false
shepherds or pastors who care more for
themselves than for their nocks. Paul
describes them in Phil, ii, 21, ns "Seeking
their own, not the things which are Jesus
Christ's." 1 We are not to seek houor
from men, nor great things for ourselves,
but only that He may be magnified in us
(John v, 44; Jor. xiv, 5; Phil, i, 20). A
believer is a person on earth for God, re
deemed by 11 great price that he may live
unto God (I Pet. i, 18, 19; II Cor. v, lo).
In the tabernacle there was but one en
trance, and that was hy the altar where
the Mood was shed; hut then, as now,
there were many who did not like the
blood, though God had taught and said
that it was the only way (Gen. iii, 21;
Lev. xvii, 11). Those who attempt to ob
tain God's gifts in any way but His way
are thieves and robbers. Having obtain
ed redemption by His blood, we are then
to be careful to follow, but not run be
fore Him; this we will do only os we lis
ten attentively to His voice.
7, S. There is no way to the Father
and no way to know the Father but
through the Lord Jesus (John xiv, G; i, 8;
Math, xi, 27). When He says "All that
ever came before Me are thieves and rob
bers," lie did not mean all who came
before Him in point of time, ns Abel,
Enoch, Noah, Abraham, etc., but the
words "before Me" have evidently the
same meaning ns "before Me" in Ex. xx,
3, and those referred to" are such as are
described in Jer. xxiii, 21, 32; Acts xx, 9;
I John iv, 3; II John. 7.
9. He is the sacrifice, and He is the
door, and He is the Shepherd. Every
type and symbol has its fulfillment in
Him, and He is the substance of every
shadow. How grand is the assurance
that "any man" may enter in by Him!
Compare "Him that cometh" and "who
soever" in John vi, 37; iii, 1G; Key. xxii,
17. But notice that to be saved one must
"enter in," as truly as Noah and his fam
ily and the creatures entered into the ark.
Safety is found only "in Christ," but,
being in Him, it is impossible then to
perish (versos 2S, 20), nnd the whole
daily life, described both here and in Ps.
exxi, 8, as "going in and out," will be a
life of "abiding satisfied" (Prov. xix, 23),
because of the good pasture, even Him
self (John vi, 57).
10. There is the destroyer and the life
giver, the adversary and the Saviour, the
antichrist and the Christ both are seen
in Cain and Abel, and in all men ever
since, for every man is either with Christ
or against Him (Luke xi, 23). As there
must be the entering in to be saved, there
must be the possession of Christ to have
life. "As many ns received Him," "He
that hath the Son" (John i, 12; I John v,
12). Every saved soul has life, and with
this many are satisfied, but the Lord is
not satisfied, for He came to give life
more abundantly. Sick people, however
sick they may be, have life, hut it is very
unusual to find a sick person willing to
remain so.
11, 14. "I am the Good Shepherd." ne
is also the Great Shepherd and the Chief
Shepherd (Heb. xiii, 20; I Tet. v, 4). As
the Good Shepherd He provides life for
us by laying down His life. He laid it
down voluntarily; no one took it from
Him; and He took it again, for He had
power to do so (verses 17, IS). He was
delivered for our offenses and raised
again for our justification, nnd by faith
in Him we are justified and have peace
with God (Iom. iv, 23; v, 1). As the
Great Shepherd He works in us the
things that are pleasing to God. And as
the Chief Shepherd He will reward ns
with the crown or crowns which He may
give us at His coming (Luke xiv, 14;
Rev. xxii, 12).
12, 13. He who is only an hireling
caroth not for the sheep, but only for
himself, his own safety and his own
comfort. The hireling is one who has not
upon his heart the interests of his master,
but only that which he can get from the
master whom he appears to be serving,
for service too often but poorly rendered.
Not such was David when he rescued
part of his flock from a lion and a bear
(I Sam. xvii, 34, 35). Our Lord Jesus
never lived to please Himself, nor to seek
His own will, nor His own glory (Rom.
xv, 3; John vi, 38; viii; 50). His life
was to do the will of the Father who
sent Him.
15. The Father and ne were perfectly
one and knew and understood each other
thoroughly. He testified that He did al
ways those things that were pleasing to
the Father, and the Father said of Him,
"This is My Beloved Son in whom I am
well pleased" (John viii, 29; Math, iii, 17;
xvii, 5). As the Father lores Him, so
He loves us, and He would have us abide
in Ilia love, manifesting it by a willing
ness to lay down our lives for others as
He laid down His life for us (John xv, 9;
I John iii, 16).
16. "Them also I must bring." Those
other sheep not of Israel, but gathered
out of all nations, who are to reign with
Him (Rev. v, 9, 10). He says He must
bring them, for every purpose of the
Lord shall be performed, and these called
out ones shall be a glorious church, with
out spot or wrinkle or any such thing
(Eph. v, 27), and Israel shall be all right
eous (Isa. lx, 21). Then there shall be not
only one nation in the land with one
king over all (Ezek. xxxvii, 22), but un
der the united government of the heav
enly and earthly bodies, the church nnd
Israel, there shall Indeed be one fold and
one Shepherd, and all the earth filled
with His glory. He invites all His re
deemed ones to share with Him the hon
or of gathering out these other cheep by
giving to all nations and to every crea
ture as quickly as possible the knowledge
of His salvation, which is so freely given
to all who will receive Him. If Chris
tians had the same zeal for the kingdom
thmt loyal soldiers have for their country,
how soon It might be done!
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Much sympathy is expressed by the
Republican orcana in Pennsylvania for
the illiterate negroes who are about to
lose the elective suffrage in North Caro
lina. The Republican leaders in Penn
sylvania are, in fact, so partial to illit
eracy that they have provided by law
for an assistant to accompany the ignor
ant voter into the election booth in or
der to facilitate the deposit of his ballot
and witness its sale, says the Philadel
phia Record.
The Textile Excelsior, of this city,
has an interesting editorial in its issue
of the 11th, going to show the unsnita
bility of colore4 labor in cotton mills.
It cites the case of the Vesta Mill, of
Charleston, and says this should be a
sutlicient warning. The Observer has
heard it said that the trouble with black
people in cotton mills is that the mo
notonous whirr of the machinery adds
to the natural tendency to go to sleep,
and that this is the principal reasou
why they have proved failures in this
capacity. Whether this is the only
reason or not, it appears clear, in the
light of experience, that colored people
will not do for factory hands. The con
clusion reached by The Textile Excel
sior peeniB, in the- face of the facts, ir
resistible Charlotte Observer.
The libelous statement of a clerical
correspondent of The Literary Digest,
that childrefl under 12 years are work
ed all night in North Carolina cotton
mills for 10 cents a night, is on its trav
els. It was specifically denied in a re
ceut issue of The Observer, it being ex
plained that what was probably meant
was 10 cents a side, which is equivalent
to 30, 40 or 50 cents a night, according
to the skill of the operative. But a lie
like this is never overtaken, and this
particular one will always stand to the
discredit of North Carolina Charlotte
Observer.
llntler Up to the lllh'ft Ititlder.
Statesville Landmark.
A part of the Populitt national com
mittee met last week and consulted as
to their probable course with reference
to a vice presidential candidate, their
nominee, Mr. Towne, having with
drawn. Senator Butler, the chairman
of the committee, was not present and
could not be communicated with, he
having hid himself in the wilds of
Sampson county, surrounded by an
armed guard of the faithful to keep off
the red-shirts. So much of the com
mittee as was present seemed to he of
the opinion that the Populietn would
support Stevenson for Vice President,
but a meeting nf the full committee is
called for the 27th to take final action.
Whether Mr. Butler will support Bryan
and Stevenson or McKinley will depend
ontheprice. 7f Mr. Bryan will promise
to do him right and he thinks Mr.
Bryan has a show of winning, he will
be found on the stump this fall talking
about free silver and our principles.
But if he can make a better deal with
the McKinley managers he will go with
them and the latter we think more
probable.
End Of a Itemarkablc Life I insurance
Suit la KaitKaM.
Leavenworth, Kan., Aug. 7. After
six trials in the United States Circuit
Court and a delay of 21 years and 4
months the Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York today settled
its case with Mrs. Sallie E. llillmon
Smith, this city, by paying her $22,000
in cash. This amount, with interest,
was decided by a jury to be due her on
a policy held by Hillmon when he
disappeared in 1870.
The Mutual Life of New York is the
second of the three original insurance
companies to settle. The Connecticut
Mutual is still holding out, with a
judgment of $11,054 against it.
Not One ol Them M ill Vote lor Him.
Chicago, Aug. 13. This afternoon
William J. Bryan had a conference with
a delegation of colored men headed by
J. Milton Turner, of St. Louis, former
Minister to Liberia, They represented
that there was much dissatisfaction
among the members of their race with
the present administration, and assured
Mr. Bryan that he would receive the
votes of many o them. The urged the
importance of the organization of Bry
an Democratic clubs.
Ex-Uuittd Stabs Senator Lee Mantle,
of Montana, who has been a Silver
Republican, his returned to his first
love the straight Republican party.
Best Prescription for Malaria, Chills anil Fever,
It is' simply Iron and
Quinine in a tasteless
form. . . . Sold by every
druwist in the malarial
no
sections of the United
States No cure, no
pay. . . . Price, 50c.
WHOLESALER.
Et. Long, Ho., Feb, 6, 1390,
Pasts IIedicinh Co., City.
Gentlemen : Vo nizh to ccrsfcrat-jlnto yoi
on tho in jroaoed rcIob -wo aro having on your
Grove's lanti'letiy CfiilJ V-uais. On exam
ining our rccor-i ct inventory tinder date of
Jan. 1st. we find that wo sold during thj Chill
cca3on of 1833, duzc-n Grave's Tonic. Wo
f.lao find that our sil'JS 'on your liaxati-7 3
jBromo-Ctniaiito Tablets havo been some
thing cnorn.Dus: having sold during tho lato
Cold and Grip Beason 4,200 dozen.
lJleaso rush do-vn order oncloaod herewith,
ft&d oblige. Yours truly,
tmm Dnos. mm co.
. The Senatorial Primaries,
Mr. R. R. Clark of the Statesville
Landmark, and member of the Demo
cratic, platform committee, gives the
following information as to senatorial
primaries:
''The platform committee of the last
Democratic State convention, April 11,
adopted the following in the platform,
which was subsequently adopted by the
Convention; ,
" 'We hereby instruct the State exe
cutive committee to make provisions
for the holding of a primary, on the
first Tuesday of next November for the
selection of n United States Senator by
the Democratic voters of the State, at
which every elector who has voted the
Democratic ticket in the State flection
shall be eutttled to cast one vote for
one man for United States Senator, and
the candidate who receives the ninjonty
of the yotes so cast in the whole State
shall receive the support of the Demo
cratic membtrs of the Legislature; and
if no candidate shall receive a mojority
then the committee shall hold a second
primary at which only the two highest
candidates shall be balloted for, and
the one receiving a majority of lhe
votes so caut shall receive the support
of the Democratic members of the Leg
islature. "Provided Tliat if any third candi
date shall receive at the first primary
so bold within 2,500 votes of the second
highest candidate, then in that f vent
the three candidates shall be balloted
for at the second primary, and the one
of the three receiving the highest num
ber of votes shall receive the support of
the Democratic members of the Legis
lature for United States Senator."
'Every man, then, who voted the
Democratic ticket in the August election
is entitled to express his prefrruce for
Senator in the primary at the November
election, no matter how he votes in
ovem'jer, or whether he vetcs at all.
"These are the facts as they were
understood by the platform committee
of the Democratic State convention."
leopIe Not Sorry for Itutlcr.
Trojan In Charlotte Observer.
The teaching of Christianity and the
article on charity by Mr. Longfellow do
not appear as being easily applied in
the castr of Mr. Butler. Mr. Longfellow
says that we should learn to look cn the
errors of others' iu sorrow and not iu
anger. Well, Butler created a grievous
error and grievously must he answer for
it. His policy would have disrupted the
State and perhaps caused blood to How
like water in every county. It is hard
to be sorry for him. Can he make
reparation ? Can he atone for his de
signs? Is it possible for his people to
forgive him ? And was desire for re
election to the United States Senate his
only motive? What would a man give
exchange for his life? It is certain his
life iu one sense is ruined ? And how
can he be delivered from that death
which clings to him ? No man in North
Carolina was ever before the object of
so much hatred. Is it right? Can he
not have forgiveness? lie certainly is
defeated; a banished man in his own
State. H nve body drops into the
grave of oblivion and there is not one
mourner. He will not receive pity or
sympathy from his Republican allies.
If sympathy or mercy be accorded him
it must go from the party of which he
was once a member the Democratic.
Will it sbow. mercy? The party may
claim it has lost its jurisdiction in the
case.
Iteveniie Olllfcrs In lCowan.
Salisbury Cor. Raleigh Post.
Salisbury, N. C, August 10. Since
the election the red-legged grass-hop
pers haye swooped dov.n on old Rowan
in full force. Five new officials of the
revenue department have been put on
duty here in the past week. They
openly state that since the Republicans
did not carry the county and that every
distiller in the county worked for the
amandment, that they arc going to give
the whiskey men in Rowan something
hot. They went on a raid yesterday
and succeeded in capturing a good two
horse team with four barrels of whir-key t
Prior to the election they would no.
have seized anything, but now since
that is over and against the Republi
cans, 80 emphatically, they will seize
anything from an empty ginger ale
bottle to a pen of hogs that have been
fed on still slop. Such acts as these
respectable gentleman are doing and
the threats they are making scares no
one and ouly serves to make our county
more stroDgly Democratic.
I
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V? fAi AS
mm, Pr-
Kfdf liXS.
Pam3 Msdjcinr Co. ,
Ocnt'cmen: T Itandto seven or efcbt diffrr
ont Kinds of Chill Tor ion fcnt I cell ten br.ttlon
of CrW!u tovvhoi'o I uci! coo of tho cabcrn.
I fiold 35 bottli3 o? Cirai'fVa Tonic ia
onu day and could havo fcol 1 mora if I lial had
it on hand. Mr. IJuvo Woods cured livo cases
of cUui3 with oao bottle.
Iitspectf ullv ,
JOHS 1. VJNYAHD.
Democracy Should he United.
Baltimore Sun.
The platform adopted by the Demo
cratic National Convention in 1806
made the free coinage of silver the
leading issue. If Mr. Bryan had been
elected at that time and the House of
Kepresentatives had contained a major
ity pledged to si ver, free coinage
legislation could and probably would
have been enacted. The platform
adopted at Kansas City last month
makes imperialism the paramount
issue. It is true that the platform also
contains a specific declaration for free
coinage, but it is equally true that there
can be no Irce coinage as long as the
Senate is controlled by the Republicans.
The highest authorities on finance in
the Republican party have agreed that
the Currencj legislation enacted at the
last session of Congress will maintain
the gold standard as long as the act
remains on the statute books. The law
cannot be repealed as long as the Re
publicans are in the Senate. Free
coinage, therefore, iu this campaign, is
scarcely more than an academic ques
tion. It was a political bluiuler to
put the silver declaration in the Kansas
City platform, but its preserce in the v
platform does not make it a live ques- '
tion. With a gold etandard Senate to
bold a silver President and House iu
check free coinage is certainly not
a practical issue for the time being.
The platform of 18 related exclusively
to domestic questions. The platform
of 1000 makes wars of conquest, forcible
annexation of territory and imperial
tendencies in governnifnt the par
amount issue. There are, therefore,
abundant reasons why Democrats who
refused to go with their party in 1S
should make common cause with it
thia year on the new and important
u-sues now before the people. "When,"
as that sturdy gold Democrat, General
Collins, of Boston, recently .said, "the
integrity as well as the honor of the
Republic is in peril all minor ' questions
disappear or wait until the safety of the
state is assured." n "
Itnller Says lie Is for Itryau.
Haloigh Cor. Charlotte Observer, 15th.
Senator Marion Butler, national Pop
ulist chairman, seen in reference to the
published report that he would support
McKinley, said: "The report is unqual
ifiedly false. I am for Bryan and the
People's party nominee for Vice Presi
dent. I am in fayor of the national
committee nominating a candidate for
Vice President, August 27th. I am not
a Democrat; I am not a Republican; I
am a Populist. I was not for Stevenson
in '02 and am not for him now."
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Pabis SrEDiGiNH Co., St. Louis, Mo.
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Youra trcly,
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Southern
VT.
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