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VOL. VI. '
SONG OF THE SWORD.
t remember the day that she hung me
here
On the wall by the musket's side
And kissed my blade with & reverent
touch
For the honor of him who died;
I heard her say that I served him well
And he trusted his life to me '
As he grasped my hilt with hia daring
hand
'And we swung to the victory.
f-he came to me in the dark alone,
As the long, years fluttered by,
And I heard her song and I felt her kiss
And J thrilled to her tender sigh;
I knew that she saw us' in visions sweet
When the bugles blew to the charge
And he swung me forth to the gleamine
sun .
And I swept through the human targe.
"-"."iic uuc uaj uca upr locKs were
t gray
And took me from the wall;
"She wiped the rust of her tears away,
For again rang the bugle call;
She laid my hilt in a stalwart hand
ily master's son, I knew,
JAnd' the drums awoke and the troops
. marched by, .
'And the trumps of the battle blew!
3 leaped to the life of the battle-roar,
The spirit of 6trife awoke;
I danced in the light of my blade that
shonj
Through the flame of the battle-smoke,
ily steel rang clear on the foeman's steel,
Then, stiffened and cold and still,
I felt the clasp of the hand that had
drawn
My blade with r. hero-will. ,
3 am hanging again on the chimney wall;
't he summers have bloomed and fled :
there are two 'neath the hill that areb
slumbering sweet
The dead that are greatly dead!
Eweethear, mother, she softly glides
Through the shadows wherein I hang,
'And lays her ear to my blade to hear
The echo of battle's clang.
Her lips are warm with' the breath of love;
Oh i
To her country's call and tbe'battie thrall
And the Deace of the soldier's? cravp!
She breathes her prayer in her tender
' And listens to hear me tell
How iiejee they rode to the lines of death,
How nobly they fought &nd fell.
Her gray head bends to the song, the
dusk
Steals silently through the room;
The birds are asleep in .their little nests
Where the cannon were wont to boom.
Her cheek is soft on my polished face, ' "
Her pale hand claspeth me,
Ah! worn, wan lady, you're dreaming to
, night.
And the dead have come back to thee!
Folger McKinsey, in. Baltimore News.
Ithree rings
MANY years ago there lived
in an Eastern land a noble
man who owned a ring of
Q priceless value. The stone
was a large opa!, which reflected
aiiany various and brilliait hues, but
far more precious than the beauty of
gems of gold was the magic power
hidden in the ring of making its wear
er, teloved by hi3 fellow-men.
The nobleman, who was the happy
cwner o the ring, never removed it
from his finger, and was resolved that
sifter his death it should also remain
3n the possession of his own family.
"So he bequeathed the ring to the one
lie loved best among his sons, with
the condition that he in turn should
bequeath it to his favorite son,' and so
through all succeeding generations.
The inheritor cf the ring was always
sure to be beloved by all who knew
him, and was, besides, to be consid
ered as the head of the family without
rard to birthright.
After being handed down In this
way through several generation, the
ring came at last into the possession
of a father who had three sons, all
equally obedient and loving and all
equally dear to him. Many times did
Tiie latner fy to decide in bis own
mind to which of his sons he" should
bequeath the ring, but as he loved
I hem all equally he could not choose
between them.
Being one aay alone with his eldest
?on he promised him that he should
inherit the ring, and at another time
to the second son, seeming to him the
most worthy, he made the same prom
ise, and even did the same another
lay to the thir 1 son. Soon after this
he was attacked by an illness, and
feared that his end was drawing near,
yet he was still unable to decide to
whom he should really leave the ring,
feeling so unwilling to deprive two of
bis sons of that to which all seemed
to have an equal claim. At last, in
the midst of his perplexity, a new
idea struck him, and he sent secretly
an order to a jeweler to make two
rings after the pattern of the magic
ring, and to spare no expense or pains
to make them exactly like it
-the jeweler was very skillful, and
succeeded so Well in his task that
when he brought the two rings he had
made, and shoved them to the noble
man with the original ring, the latter
could not discern which of the three
was the true one. He paid the jeweler
a large sum of money for his work
and dismissed him. Then he called
his eldest son to him, and took a ten
der farewell of him, bestowing upon
him his blessing and one of the rings,
which the son of course supposed to
J)e the true and only one. He next
tent for his second s6n, and spoke, pri
vately in the same way to him, giving
mm also-a ring; and so with the third
cud soon after this he died.
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ma sons buried him with great
panip, an! when the funeral was over
the eldest son spoke to his brothers
fnd to the friends who were.asspm
bled and claimed to be. the head and
uier of the family, as being the pos
e.hhor or the ring. He was happy in
e leeimg that, besides bestowing
upon him this power, his precious ring
'jum cause him to be so beloved by
f H that no one would envy him the
position he claimed, and he resolved
, !11S 0Wn heart that he would be so
lini"S and kind to his brnthPi-n ni an
Sood to all around him that he should
always show himself worthy of hi.
Great was the astonishment
other brothers, and all were amazed
when each showed, his own ring and
" Ul ms iatn.'r s last words to him
and made the same claim that the eld
est had made.
Then arose an eatrer dismsci.
rings we: examlnpd. nnri u ,
found impossible to distinguish th
magic jr:pg from the others, and tho
brothers determined, to bring tho mat
ter before the judge! The judge ques
tioned all the brothers closely, but
each one affirmed exactly the same
thing,-that .the father had privately
promised to give the ring to him alone,
and that upon, his deathbed he had
sent for-him and had actually given
him the ring, ,
Not one of them was willing to be
lieve that the father had deceived
him In the matter, but each was more
inclined to suspect his brothers of
bringing forward a false -claim, sup
ported by a ring which he pretended
to be the true one. But even this they
were very unwilling td believe, for the
brothers had always lived In mutual
love and trust.
The judge was at first much per
plexed, and exclaimed, angrily:: "Dot
sit here in the seat of judgment to un
ravel all the riddles that foolish peo
ple may bring me? I cannot pro
nounce which Is the true ring and who
is the true head of the family. But
stay," he continued, "you tell me that
the true ring possesses the magic pow
er or making its owner, beloved. This
.must deeideit, then, for the false rings 1
can never have such nower. Now! f
say which of you is- most beloved bv
the other two? Speak you are silent.
Do the rings, then, only work inward
ly upon yourselves, so that each one
loves .himself best? Oh! then you are
all deceived, and deceivers, too!
Doubtless the true ring is lost, and
your father has bestowed upon each
of you a false ring.
jy it you wait nere to near my
sentence sou wait in vain, but if you
seek my advice, I will gladly give it
you. My counsel is this: Return to
your home and cease your strife.
Each one has received a ring from his
father; let each one believe his ring
to be the true ring; and In order to
prove to others thi truth of his claim
let each one strive to make himself
the most beloved; let him show a gen
tle, generous spirit, a noble forgetful-
ness of self, sympathy v. ith others,
truth, fidelity, modesty and, above all,
piety toward God. So will he who ex
cels most In these virtues be the most
beloved, and so will all see plainly
who is the owner of the true ring."
The brothers returned to their home
and followed the wise counsel of the
judge. They vied with eac'a other in
showing an amiable, unselfish temper,
until, by the constant practice of the
virtues which the Judge had recom
mended to them they grew so unsel
fish that the disp ite about the ring
was forgotten, -nd they passed their
lives together In harmony and happi
ness, and so the deceit of their weak
and unprincipled father had a better
result than it deserved. New York
News.
The Lawyer's .Klglit to Weep.
The Supreme Court of Tennessee
has decided that a .lawyer has the
right to shed tears to influence "the
verdict of a jury, and, 'jn fact, says
that if he can bring tears to his eyes
at will he is derelict if he neglects
to do so. The case was one in which
the defendant had appealed on the
ground that the weeping of the attor
ney for the plaintff had unduly influ
enced the jury. The court found that
the point had never been raised be
fore, and asserted that the manner of
defense must be ?eft largely to the
judgment of attorneys. "Some," said
the judge, "deal wholly in logic argu
ment without any embellishment. Oth
ers use rehetorical and occasional
flights of fancy and imagination. Oth
ers rely upon noise md gesticulation,
earnestnesa of mojmer and vehemence
of speech. Others appeal to the pas
sions, prejudices and sympathies of
the jury. Others combine all of these
modes." He declares that no cast
iron rule should be made, but that
tears have always be'eu considered
legitimate arguments before a jury,
ahd would appear to be one of the
natural rights of counsel, as it would
be difficult to decide whether or not
the emotion was natural if such a
point should be raised. He says a
trial judge should not interfere with
the shedding of tears unless they are
indulged in 3 such an excess as to
"impede, embarrass, or delay the busi
ness before the court." Chicago Trib
une.
Suspicious Liberality.
"It was a mean trick," said Jones,
with a smile, "but I wanted my wife
to come home, and It was the only
way that I could think of to get her
back. She went away about five
weeks ago on a vacation, and left me
alone to get along as best I could. It
wasn't long before I grew tired of
the arrangement,, tired of getting my
meals down town, tired of sending
checks in reply to her demands for
more money. Three days ago I re
ceived a letter asking me to send her
$25 at once. It was then that my plan
suggested itself. By return mail I
sent her a check for double the amount
that she had asked for, and enclosed
it with a note that read: 'Don't harry
back.'
"It worked as I thought it would.
My wife returned by the first , train
Witlf a strange gleam-of inquiry In her
eyes and a set about her lips that
bodes trouble for me if she confirms
the horrible suspicions that she is la
boring under. However, I have her
at home, and I am not losing any sleep
over what she may suspect." Detroit
Free Prees.
EDENTON.
MAI GARMEf
- ftbeep Will Eat Thistles.
If a field contains Canada thistles
cut them down and then turn a flock
of sh'eep Into the field. The sheep will
eat the young shoots as fast as they
appear, which will cause the thistles
to die. If a little salt is sprinkled on
the thistles the sheep will soon learn
.to prefer them to other .foods.
Sweet JPotatoet For tiara. '
It Is noticed that pigs fatten Very
quickly on sweet potatoes, - due to the
large amount of Bugar In the food,
and sweet potato growers utilize.-the
small potatoes for-that purpose. The
beet also contains a large proportion
of sugar, and should be grown .for
swine, as they arc relished at all sea
sons, both cooked and raw.
A Lesson From' tho- Weeds.
The'farmer who has been very near
eent into bankruptcy by being unable
to get the best of weeds on his place,
has found ' out that he would have
been better cf with less ground to
keep clean and it will be a long while
before he will make the same mistake
again. It costs some farmers n good
deal of time and money to find out
that intensive farming is the real
thing. ,
Proper Selection of Foods.
Foods vary so greatly as to render
it difficult for a farmer to select with
a knowledge of the kinds which should
be used. Only certain proportions or
a11 foods are digestible, but the indi
gestlble 'portions are valuable in the
manure heap. Bran at $12 per ton
is worth the prfCe, evenif applied to
the crops direct, but when used as
food it assists to balance the ration by
supplying the . mineral matter, thus
promoting growth of the animal while
adding greatly to the value of the
manure.
TVeiRhine Hardly the Bight Thing.
In reading of milk records we always
see the amount put down In pounds;
yet, while this is, no doubt, more
certain than putting It down In quarts
or gallons would be, it does not seem
as if it is sufficiently accurate.
It Is generally estimated that ' milk I
weighs about two pounds to the quart;
but milk, rich in cream, weighs less
than milk containing but little creanh
for the reason that the cream is the
lightest of all the elements in the
milk. Thus we see that the cow
giving rich milk does not get the
credit, when weighing it by the pound.
that a cow giving poor mii'u would
get. New York Weekly Witness.
Feeding! and Watering Device.
Where calves are confined in pens
the plan shown in the cut for feeding
and watering will be found conven
ient. Two slltu are cut in the side
of the pen, each just wide enough
to admit the calf's head. "In front
TEED CBIB FOE CALVES.
of these is a box with a division, one
end being fitted to receive a pail,
while the other is open to receive grain
or hay. For older calves that are
hitched in stalls the same plan is use
ful. In thi case the box in front
ould be continuous, having divisions
as shown in front of each stall, with
similar openings for t"he youngsters'
heads. The calves could be tied to a
stanchion behind the openings. Such
a plan permits leaving a pail of wa
ter constantly before the calf, a de
sirable feature in the care of young
stock, as they need to drink more fre
quently than older animals. New-
York Tribune.
Smoke to Keep Away Frost.
A perfect smoke arrangement which
will completely cover acres of ground
if the conditions are such that Jhe
smoke will settle where it is wanted
is made by taking a cylinder made of
sheet Iron two feet in diameter and
three and one-half feet high, with a
grate bolted in sixteen inches from
the bottom. A door six by eight
inches is set in four inches, from the
bottom and another for convenience in
putting in dry wood when needed
eleven inches above the grate. A
piece of old wagon tire is neatly riv
eted on top and bottom, which makes
a substantial rim. As soon as the ar
rangement was ready I cut. a wheel
barrow load of weeds in the woods
and a little dry rubbish wood for the
grate, and after covering the top of
the smoker witha forkful of the green
weeds, applied the match, and such
a smoke for half an hour my recollec
tlons fall to record.
As soon as the fire appears, pile on
more green stuff. There is so little
fire below that the weeds o top do
not waste away very rapidly. Keep
the lower door open until , you wish
to have the fire go OHt, then close
it
and .the fir? is gone in a twinkling
The cost of one smoker is too much
but if a quantity were made, the ex
pense might be brought within the
reach of everyone having a garden
This one cost $10, which, perhaps, is
not excessive, considering the amount
N. O., TB URSDAY;?NOVEMBER 8, 1900
of good It can- accomplish. J A Ileal
tinsmith .and bit ckBEptth did ithe wrk.
In spring whe .green stuCf is fnot
available,-greet pine chips, pin fol
iage and the f ke ican be sedfor
smoke materia AVA. Sout&wickl in
New England s tomestead.- ?5.: .-
3 r- Vi -rreservlir
lue;Crape Crap. $
To those livitj ndhr large "cities fthc
cas'e with whi A grapes mays be pro
cured and th Ismail' costfnak "it
seem almost v)X worth the, trouble
to. try to secnr.'Crh'Bl fromyinea? of
their own. BuevVry one 1 no so
wel.1 fixed tliate U ssep Into imafket
house is pracJicabJe Inderal, eVen
where it is tbvite hi a. gooddeaf of
pleasure in etfUng.yyour ow$i fuit,
even though itba$$fost .as 'fijuchi as
or more.thani iCcoud be procured f or.
There is no dlftnltjijifn securing arop
or rruit in tness uay34 .Between spray
ing and baggiirj aierop can be sajely
relied on. --Uilfyss where thf :folfage
blights badly, Egging alone is suffi
cient. Just a ;-soox$ ;as flowering is
over and the mby bunchr'jeanj be
discerned slip su, cotomon grojer'sj pa
per bag over rL old the moujth flosg'
about the stesg, 'piquing thefndl to
gether to mak' &U secure, anj -notilng
more is to tTdonfe until you j a?e
ready to eat 1 1& hpak. in autuBtin, - t
What is pu yUngtto many-4s jthat
the fruit in tfcsffe:-bags is just- asper
fect in color S it would mfVe teen
if fully expos to he sun atid4fght.
Better than t lig, Us is more; perfect
in this, thaMf fruit s posssei of
a beautiful bl. kni, tiothing disturbing
it in the bags - la many' States itoth
lng more is Quired than tis gag
ging, as the "foliage does not s jffer
either from Uftigi or insects to jany
extent. VarUtes 0$; grapes with; for
eign blood In sUem; i6uch as'i Rojrer's
seedlings, are Wtfch more apt to suffer
in foliage thstt. ire' those of sui na.
tive origin, anSTtjb.esje.kinds are. greatly
benefited by a'aaying with Bordeaux
mixture two -.ot'&tfe times. hrjugh
out " the seas6if .: Tllose wh grow
grapes in ' '.Fhyards especially for
marketing "purjjses rely on epnTying
altogether, begtonlng the worW: asjsoon
as the flowerSt" 1 Over and continu
ing until the frtMt is full grown.- and
about to color.- ?To many a one ;bag
ging will be nivnsb the easier and iore
satisfactory -v. Joseph .Meehayfc 'in
Practical Farflflfcr.
Sanitation ft-the; Dnlrr I5jrnM
Sanitation hag;-.befeome a petfeefettec-
essity in evefY- dajvy barn where a
good. first-ela? article of mttk. better
or cheese is tfr' be prduced.4Thf sci
ence of Dacte?ze.i uimuence uas . laiu
down laws flijt.whn violated leave
a certain pos'tSwj llos in tie wake.
tsvery siaoie 8 ui(rai least cienueu
and dusted '.witi some absorbent ionce
each day, and jtwiec would hot a.urt,
dusting when 3m' utiuida cave ac
cumulated andtand., ;
The matter tft'orfding sfalis is
so important "UJt we have g"vei this
feature of .dalyTeoijc years" pf sftudy
and practical emonstratioit inf our
own barn. Ai$t using mans devices
and reconstructing ! them to do way
with lmperfecJoos,: our plan: -for jf'the
perfect cow still" vegolved itself-into
the plan 3llus1Cate3. I have1 sen a
large number t 'stalls, but t$pne,that
has bo many od points as. this one.
Thousands ofi,;thcHii -are infuse' all
over the coucjrjv nd wherevetfi put
in uner uie piau perein 'qescrsueu,
have proven t'S be more thari'satSfac
tory. The fiocf'may tie madf? of yrood
or cement, j M!hef is laid with oak with
joints fero&en- $H lalt allowing a ilrop
of two Inches 3nx the' six and onejhalf
feet. On tneglntfofM twb; fhreg by
three scantling Hier laid rfumin the
full length Dfttte stable. llJponithis
a board 0 flofii leigfiteen inches avide
is put down -with flange ioard fac
ing cow seven- inches wide. iA two by
four post cfeet,htgh-Isf)toe-hiled
in one corner of Jfhc atnanger to wftiich
both partition byardiiiahd tie fenfe in
front of tbj cdWs arehailed Thetpar
tition is four ?eet hlcrli and thro? and
one-half wide frpni 'uter eVjge o the
two posts,? but t gs only one foot
high in thematsgers "past thf" flvd f eet
post, so that- aAv lasse roitimage can
be distributed. ; Theopeningfor both
feed and rughage-4si, eighteen inches,
The grain, . eus'Jager anygcutTfeed
escapes readily ' Into "the eigljteendnch
manger, hv t hgy , cannot, ifut ;ests
against the-fene andis eaten though
it. , ) '?
Many flnl tbJJ annex of a f eej bin
in front an'eas;f means of distributing
feed to coWs. ..;th& ftch is made wa
terproof an?H sb?teei ""hiches widefnine
inches deep nex to platform iand leven
inches by wait;, The Jailer msfy be
made anyVidti or4depthlto"sul5 the
builder. T.je dtstance frohV. the'.Jitch
to the fenc? facing cbw dependsliupon
the size of thVowP to oocfinv -etIip
six and oneall 'fees fs the right ligth
for a lOOCTpouW cow, wth lei3 or
more accordingly. The fencing can
be placed as f(ir.: toward the cqw as
her size defnauls, sthat she m$y be
fenced bacK to iaer' ditch, inurlngpe.r
fect cleanliitiessn at the?sameime
have perfect nd-; absolute! freedom
witli her feead,, 'having? to &oyZ
backward or forward -to UWoli or
rise. Arraieniats5 f or watejnig vith
pans bolted on sides of partltloncan
hoc readily tt.lcliedG. B. Scott, to
Ohio Dalrytoeif 'Association, $
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A EBBFfiCT Cdw STAI.Ii. 1
IMPERIALISM'S MENACE,
WHY YOUNG MEN SHOULD FIGHT
. THE FORCES OF PLUTOCRACY. .
Four More Tears of McKlnleylsm "Vilt
Make-It Difficult For Any One to Earn
a Living Except "by Grace of the Trust,
fttllitarism a Danger Which Threatens
There ;is no element which has more
at take in the political contest this
year thkn the young men, for -upon
their shoulders will fall the' brunt of
"the heajvy "burdens which Republican
policy If approved at the November
election, will Impose upon the Ameri
can people.. . .
If a majority of the voters declare
at the polls next montli that imperial
ism s a good thing for this country,
that commercialism based upon wrs
of conquest, expansion and colonial en
terprises is hereafter to be the policy
of the American republic, our "young
men must not forget that It, is they
who will largely pay the price of main
taining it. They will constitute the
bulk of our armies of occupation, our
colonial garrisons. They will be called
Upon to; do the hard work, whose re
Ward is, merely the soldier's pittance,
with the pension for disability result
ing 1 ro p wr mds or disease. And all
their labors and privations, they should
remember, will not be so much for "the
honor of the flag" and for the exten
sion of American principles and insti
tutions s-for the benefit of those who
Will share none of the dangers involved
in imperialismt but will greedily seize
all the profils. - .
The young man who is shouting for
imperialism now probably docs not re
alize what may happen to him if "Mc
Kinley. expansion" is permanently
fastened upon the American people.
or w;ho can say that the war in the
Philippines, expensive as it has al
eady biaved in blood ahd treasure.
will -be the end of our troubles in our
Asiatic possessions? The time may
also come when war with European
powers .will result from our colonial
enterprises In the East, when the re
sodrces i this imperial republic will
be taxed to then' . utmost, and our
army arid navy will be supplied with
soldiers and sailors by conscription.
Is there any young man anxious to be
drafted Hnto our military or naval es
tablishment, v carried thousands of
miles from home and compelled to
light the battles hot of his country,
but- of certain interests which use the
flag as "a "commercial asset?" This is
the f aW which imperialism may bring
Upon the youth of America, and to the
average' young man it should not be a
pleasant one to contemplate.. When
the honor of the flag and the true in
terests of the country are at stake, our
young men will always be ready to
Volunteer and fight. Are they willing
td place themselves jn a position in
which their services can b demanded
whenever our commercial imperialists
determine to use force to promote trade
expansion? That may be the result
of the trinmph of the imperial policy
iii the ejctfon tiext month; The young
man Who votes then may pass sentence
unon himself if he gives his support to
Repuoijca: pDlicies.
Military snd political Imperialism is
not the only danger, however, which
menaces the young men of this coun
try, The? have also to -take into con
sideration the Startling development of
trusts, which may be regarded fis a
form of industrial imperialism. The
averngei- young American has intelli
gence, industry and enterprise, quali
ties which in the past usually assured
success.- Since the trusts became, the
mighty force which they now are, the
young man has .unquestionably fewer
opportunities, not only as an employe
of a trust, but also to engage in busi
ness for himself. The trusts do not
allow competition if they can prevent
it, but destroy. the humble rlvai with
as little compunction as the more for
midable1 competitor. In time the great
combinations of Capital Will be in ab
solute control of the industries arid re
sources of thhji country. Does any
young man thmk this will be a good
thing for him? Does "he think, it will
be to his advantage to have all oom
petition destroyed, with no opportunity
-for him to establish a business of his
own? If he is satisfied td go through
life with the trust yoke about his neck,
to be a dependent and subordinate all
of his days, he should support Repub
lican policies. If he seeks a fair field
and ho favors he will not vote with
the trust party. The syndicates which
control the Government do not supply
campaign funds from pure and unsel
fish motives. They are settling up now
for favors received in the past, and
contracting for more favors in the fu
ture. They want a "business adminis
tration" that is, an administration
which will help, along their schemes at
the expense of the general public. Is
theVe any young man who has to make
his own living who thinks a govern -
ment created . by the syndicates and
operated for the benefit of syndicates
is a good thing for him?
The man who has Sons must realize
At ' !1.M11. Ll-l. L -
uie responsi unity wnicu res is. upon
- s " ii. j i tj. u i . .
him in this crisis. It would be an un
natural father, indeed, who Would vol
untarily bring upon his children the
evils inseparable from Imperialism, or
condemn them to the servitude of the
'trusts. An equal responsibility rests
.upon young men in this struggle
against, trust domination and for the
preservation of our free institutions
The yopng men realizeathat the con
test this year is one in which their
welfare' is at statre. If tne Republican
party isj given four you-s mOre of pow
er, the trusts will becomt ?o strongly
Intrenched that It will require almost a
revolution at the polls to dislodge
them. fou:r,-years more of Republican
rule will make imperialism the estab
lished policy of this country and may
. lead to disastrous wars with European
powersi I pur yeargmore of Republl-
can administration will make the par
ty of Mckmley and Hanna believe
that it has a divine right to rule, and
that the plain people of this countrj
"have no rights which the syndicates need
respeet. . Four years more of McKin-leyism-
will make it difficult for any
young man to earn a living except by.
the grace of the trusts. It is high
time, therefore, for young men to en
list with their fathers In the fight
against the forces which now domin
ate this Government against the
forces, of plutocraey, corruption and
imperialism. It is their fight and
should be fought to the finish.
' The Republican Ice Trust.
Governor . Roosevelt has devoted
much of his time and attention on th
stump (but not In his official capacity:
to the ice trust, which he has declarec
to be "the worst and meanest ol
trusts." ' He will be interestedfcokndw
that, according to the published ' ad
missions of Charles W. Morse, Presi
dent .of the American Ice Company;
all .the officers and directors and nine
ty-three per cent. of the stockholder!
are Republicans! Vice-President W
H. Gelshenen, of the ice trust dlreo
tory, has been said to be a Democrat
but "even Mr. Gelshenen," Mr. Morst
says, "voted for McKInley in 1896."
Mr. Morse probably resents the at
tacks by Roosevelt upon a trust which
is as strictly Republican and orthodox
McKinleyite as all the other trusts,
which Was organized and flourishes
under Republican laws, under a solid
ly Republican State and National Ad
ministration, and which, no doubt, . has
done "the right thing" for the Hanna
.corruption- fund
Dangerous to the People.
All readers 'of history know how
dangerous to the liberties of the peo
ple, how burdensome and what an
invitation to national aggressiveness,
a big regular army is. And the ten
dency is to constantly increase the
foree. The principle or policy once
admitted the gradual increase is easj
enough. And the army once author
ized it must be "recruited to its
strength by every means possible. II
voluntary enlistments fail to accom
plish the end, conscription, or the gen
eral imposition of military duty upor
all males between certain ages, must
be resorted to. It is idle to say that
there need be no fear of conscrip
tion. If we must have an army we
must have it, and if young men won't
volunteer they will be forced to serve
that's inevitable. Houston (Texas)
Post.
An Ideal Bole For Hanna.
If the time should ever come, which
heaven forbid! when the Interests of
any portion of our people were be
lieved to require a little more bend
ing of the Constitution in order, say,
to keep some man in the Presidency
for life, so that these elections so dis
turbing to business might be avoided,
Mr. Hanna would be an .ideal man to
manage the campaign. The manager
who can protest with a straight face
that there is no possible political issue
involved in the Porto Rican law, or
in the bloody conquest of the Philip
pines, would be just the one to tell
the country that a law, or an edict,
making some future indispensable per
sonage President for life, was no pos
sible occasion for a difference of opin
ion Springfield (Maeg.) Republican
Th Constitution and the Flag:.
If the Constitution does not follow
the flag, what does the. flag symbolize
when the Constitution stops and the
flag advances alone? Not the repub
lie, for the Constitution is the bond and
seal of the republic tear off the Con
stitution and the republic, with Its
flog, sinks into fragments. Not cer
talnly the Government, for the Govern
nient Is but the Constitution executed.
The flag is only the emblem of the
Government as the Government is only
the embodiment of the Constitution.
The flag is the sign, the Constitution
is the thing signified. Let us have
done with the treasonable folly of try
ing to sever them'. The flag without
the Constitution what would it be?
Vhe phantom flag of a phantom repub
lic! Philadelphia Record.
Cannot Hide the Facts.
It takes a good deal of nerve for
the nominee of the Republican party
to throw out of his message the sug-i
geBtion of prohibitory or penal legis
lation against trusts.
The Republicans have had control
i of all branches of the Government and
yet the President is not able to point
,to a single action by his party look'
ing to the repressing or restricting of
the trusts. There has been absolutely
no move of the Republicans which,
by tie widest stretch of the imagina
tion, could be construed into a desire
to in any way hamper the trusts.
The trusts are for the Republican
candidate and the Republican party;
and the Republican party and the Re-
, publican candidate are ror tne trusts,
No amount of high sounding phrasiny
can hide these two facts.
Two Gigantic Evils.
Imnerialism is a great issue, but side
I l
b gl(Je lt stands the Issue oi
I r -
the trusts. AS imperialism is the roe
of the liberty traditions of the repub
lie the trust power is the-foe to the
home and to individual endeavor. The
commercial travelers will vote againsl
usurpation and capitalistic greed,
whatever they may say. They are
thinking and the fruit of their thoughl
wlll ripen at the ballot box.
A Bulldozing Bluff.
The declaration of manufacturing
concerns usually the beneficiaries of
big. tariff bounties that they will
"slspend if Bryan is elected," is the
meanest kind of political Intimidation.
ifost of these would-be bulldozers are
selling gods cheaper to foreigners
than to home1 consumers, and are stm-
ply trying to preserve tneir ucense
rob.
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NO. 22.
M'KINLEY AND, TRUSTED
NO
ACTION TAKEN BY HIM TO
SUPPRESS THEM.
Four Years as Governor and Four M Pres 3
ldent Correspondence or pongrejwmww
Gaines, of Tennesse, With. Attorney- y
General Frank Monnefct, of Ohio. " ( , y,
During the four years McKlntey."
was Governor of Ohio not a single law. U
was passed against trusts and no pros-s:
ecutions were Instituted. Although-. ;
Mr. McKInley has been President' al-r ,
most four years not a. single law-
against trusts has been passed -and
the administration lias failed to en-.
force the arrti-trust law of 1890, hav- .
ing filed but three suits during the -four
years, although trusts have- hr-
creased a hundred-fold during" that "
time. Congressman John Wi Galnes
of Tennessee, who attended -tlte Nk- vxj:
tlonal Convention of the Association'
of Democratic Clubs In Chicago, be- v
fore leaving for home discussed this
Important fact. He said: -
"Mr. McKinley was four years Gov- .
ernor of the trust-ridden State of Ohio,
yet- during his entire administration
not one law was passed against trusts.
This is proven by the following cor
respondence, which I will show you: ,
"Washington, June 22, 1900.,
bus, Ohio:
"'Was. any anti-trust law enacted
while McKinley was Governor of
Ohio? - , : '.
" 'JOHN W. GAINES.'
"Here Is the reply of the same date:
" 'None and no prosecutions Instl- -
tutedV
" 'FRANK F. S. MONNETT.
General Monnett, you ' remember.
was lour years Attorney-General of
Ohio, and until the" Republicans turned
him tmt, and that, too, without Indors- .
ing his brilliant record in fighting
trusts. The Democrats did indorse
his record, however, in fighting trusts-
but went down in defeat. The Legis
lature adjourned in Ohio last spring
after refusing, over the protests of the
Democrats, to pass any anti-trust leg
islation, General Monnett saying that
'every anti-trust BsjpGlution offered this
winter was voted down at the dicta
tion of the bosses at Washington and
the trust magnates of New York.
" 'I cannot believe that we (the Re
publican party) will escape punish
ment, and I believe It will come thin
fall. Why should not the party be
punished when the men who. control
its actions disregard the will of the
people. Although the Russell bill
was bill No. 10, It was sidetracked by
the lobbyists and held back until near
the adjournment and then, over the
protest of some'of the best men of the
party and almost all of the Democratic
members, it was defeated. This was
a repudiation of the party platform
and the sentiment of the party.'
"In addition to this failure of the
Republican party to keep its promises
as to State anti-trust laws, over the
protests of the Democrats in the Uni
ted States Senate, the Republicans of
that body, as a unite, refused to enact
any anti-trust legislation, although
the House had sent them a " bill for
which every Democrat voted, while
eight Republicans voted against it.
The Republicans smothered this bill
and prevented its passage by referring
it to the Republican Judiciary Commit
tee, where it now sleeps and will con
tinue to sleep until the Democrats get
in power.
"Why, do you know that Mr. Mc-
Kinley has been President nearly fonr
years and no anti-trust laws have been
passed, and in addition to that, he
and his .Attorney-General, Mr. Griggs,
have failed to enforce -the anti-trust
act of 1890, having filed only three
suits during this administration
against trusts, although trusts have
increased a hundred-fold during this
administration.
"This clearly shows, to my mind,
that the Republican party has refused
and failed as a party, and the Repub-'
lican officials, too, to enforce the law, -to
kill the goose that lays the boodle
egg, and that for the people to crush
trusts, we must turn the Democrats
into power. We refer with pride to
the record of the Democrats In Texas.
who crushed, with a State and anti
trust law, a foreign trust oil concern,
and to the present fight of the Demo- .
crats in Nebraska against trusts, as
well as to the great pipe case recently,
decided by the Supreme Court of the
United States that was begun In my
own Btate uy democratic omciais ana
prosecuted successfully. I believe
that the people will place the Demo
crats in power, headed by Bryan, who
is a deadly enemy of monopoly, trusts
and combines and is the unlmpeach
iable and courageous friend of the
masses." -
Wo Need Idealism.
The charge is brought against' Mr.
Bryan that he is an "Idealist," ft Is
meant to be a reproach. But If Mr.
Bryan is an idealist he comes along
Just at the right time. What the
country is - suffering from at this mo
ment Is the reign of commercialism;
what it needs Is more Idealism. Let
us ge back to the ideal of constltu
tlonal rights for all people under the
stars aid stripes; the Ideal of libera-
I tioB rtot subjugation; the ideal of a
worrd of republics, not satrapies or
subject colonies. If Mi Bryan is an
idealist he is the man for the crisis -
Boston Post. - -
'.- A Warning. .
Some of the Republican spellbinders
rdmit that there are trusts, but say
their party Is the one to destroy them.
The, voter who has a good memory,
will recall that In. the Harrison cam
paign" of 1888 the Republican party
cdmitted that the tariff .needed revis
ing and that they would do it them;
eelves. And they did. They made It
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