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TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1900. THE ASIIEVILLE DAILY CITIZEN. CHAMP CLARlCSt LETTER MIGHTY LABOR THAT CONFRONTS THE PEOFLE Oust the Republican Party from Government. IT SCOFFS AT PUBLIC OPINION AND MENACES OUR INSTITU TIONS. Special TTashinston Letter. The story of Hercules and his cleans ing of the Augean stables is familiar to the ears of men. . Though old and threadbare. It still posses a strange fascination for the human mind and remains to this day a performance with which to compare all things dim cult of accomplishment But a greater task than all the labors of Hercules confronts the Amerlcau ''people and that Is to rid tbe republic of the Ke- publican party, which Is riding It n another Old Man of the Sea. It seems determined by its capers 'In this year of grace to illustrate all that Is forbidden In politics or vicious In morals. Early la the year the country was startled by the fact that Kentucky Re publicans had added assassination to their other methods of political war fare. Whether Governor William Goe bel was a paragon of virtue and a prodigy of brains, as his eulogists as sert, or a monster In human form, as his enemies maintain, has nothing to do with the total depravity manifested by Kentucky Republicans In "the deep damnation of bis taking off." They murdered him in cold blood for tbe base and sordid motive of holding on to a few paltry offices. The deep and humiliating stain upon the party which falsely arrogates to Itself all virtue, all Hon fears th scandal la th Cube portal arnica may hav t bad political effect la this Mat. It would if any dispoattioa were ihown to traothef an Inrsttigatioa or shield guilty persons, but sot othrv.ii. The mere diaeoverjr o( fraud, while a ma"er for profound regret, ought not to hurt the aln.initrat!oii in thti or any other atat if the situation la promptly and vigoroualy dealt with and if th diacorerr leads to tit eatablUbment of a better system and crvic." And. Indeed, this 1 the plain, nnnmaihed truth. The moat bitter enemk of the adminis tration could contrive for la ruin no mors deadly complication than the appearano of a desirs oa l:s part to bills the fccta asd screen th crimi nals In this disgraceful and abhorrent scandal. The American people art not dupe and trola. Tnsy cannot he placated by th sacrttc of on victim when they know, in their heart, thai there are others equally if not more guilty. Th worst thine that can happen to Mr. McKinley to a tua picioa that some one, acting by hi authority, to trying; to Inmera th whole episode in the opaque puddle of red tape, star chamber confabulation and interminable inquiry. The blunder of porta Kioo would be at nothing In comparison. 1 ' Imperialist In Cwbeu Of course all good citizens of all par tie had hoped that Neely's case was only a sporadic case of thievery and did not Indicate that the Cuban-Amorl-can postal revenue system la rotten to the core, but latest developments show that such a hope was destined to dis appointment It now appears that many besides the greedy Neely were busy gob bling great gobs of the public money. whether Cuban or American I shall not undertake at this writing to say, but o'no or t'other or both. Even the be loved Rathbone seems to have led the van. Ills desire appeared to be to dem onstrate the preposterous capers which can be cut by "a beggar on horseback," or, in this case, a beggar in the post office department. If we had recognized the independ ence of the Cuban republic, as we should have done, we would have avoided this huge and unsavory scan dal, together with many other unpleas ant things, but when we went in for establishing and maintaining a "sta ble" government over there we got into all sorts of trouble and at last into dis grace. Rathbone cut such an amazing dash that I am afraid that Republicans would accuse me of drawing the long bow if, in my own language, I gave an account, even plain and unvarnish ed, of hie Imperial goings on and do ings. But Republicans ought to be lieve Republicans, as nobody else will believe them. So I quote Republican papers for the edification of Republic an readers those doubting Thomases who still hug the delusion that there Is anything good In tbe G. O. P. Here Is an excerpt from the Washington cor respondence of the Cincinnati Commer- 1 - T 1 nll ..nfnU,!.!. la iu . 1 . i, t ', i clal Tribune, a thick and thin Repub- the fact that the de facto Governor . rTA1sw la tn hnra hnon narti l ceps crimlnls In the foul and cowardly assassination of his competitor. The Borglas never did a more criminal and abhorrent thing that that The papers say that Taylor has been indicted as an accessory before the fact It has always appeared to me that a capable and courageous prosecuting attorney could convict him as an accessory aft er the fact Perhaps he was both. For the sake of the fair fame of my native state and the credit of human nature, I hope he may be able to dem onstrate his Innocence clearly even beyond the shadow of a doubt. Not that I care anythlas for Tr.ylor all his acts ppove him to be a poor crea ture, utterly unworthy of the high place which he holds but because his Innocence would remove a foul blot from our political system. If guilty, I hope he will be hanged on a gallows 40 cubits high, as an example and warning to other evildoers. The Postal Thieves. Just as the country was recovering Its breath after its astonishment at the Introduction of assassination as a means for securing and holding office came the disgusting aud startling rev elatlpns of the thievery of Neely and his gang In Cuba UUe a clap of thunder out of a clear sky. It is extremely questionable as a matter of law whether they can be convicted. Not that tbe theft is in doubt there ap pears to be no cavil about that, except th n mount, which already exceeds Major Rathbone's exaggerated estimate of his own importance as a government official in Cuba and his personal extravagance are the subjects of Innumerable stories here. These stories arc chiefly related by civilians, army officers and government employees who have returned from the island. They include anecdote of Major Rathbone't fashionable residence, furnish ed and fitted out from the Cuban revenues, and the somewhat regal manner in which he lives and en tertains, Among the expenses paid out of these revenues was an item of Chinese lanterns with which th grounds of Rathbone's residence were illuminated upon the occasion of a fashionable gathering. Some of bit social functions entailed an outlay of hundreds of dollars, but Rathbone's personal In come did not suffer thereby. Boat and yacht were freely placed at the disposal of Major Rath bone's friends and guesta. Upon these boats there were merry excursions, and the Cuban revenues paid the bill. One Instance Is related where a wo man correspondent, who announced that she In tended to print an article laudatory of Major Rathbone, had a boat placed at her disposal for an extended Junket, during which she visited all th important seacoast towns. It la said upon au thority here that Rathbone made four visits to th United States, accompanied by his family, and for each of these visits turned in an expense bill of (2,000, which was paid. None of these bills found its way to the postofflce department at Washington. The Cuban system since the outset ha been practically Independent of the service here. A Flagrant Scandal. That, mark you, is an excerpt from a Republican paper. . If It will not be considered as rub bing It in, I hereby commend to Re publicans this rich editorial from the Philadelphia North American, a Re publican paper from away back: OUR THIEVES IN CUBA. It is extremely unfortunate for the policy of expansion that the first attempt at the manage ni th Piihun noital tvatem br American of- $100,000 and is Still growing daily the j flciai, (louia have put a fortune into the pocket tmnhlp will arise in court on two ot a imei. u monui .u. . tuw, . i Trwn mnv lia thev steal? I "r aard' ,or lnflupn uPn PubUc Plnlon ln points: 1. Whose money did tney steaw &ua fot whtt jt forcbo(lc, t0 Was it Cuba's Or did it belong tO the . th fu(ure of our colonial administration. United States? 2. The question as tO Cuba Is lOO miles from the mainland of the a.,.io,Tilri Whnt law did theV ViO- United States. It Is overrun with American vls- Jurlsdlctlon. hat law aia uieyj o- ( ,oni 0, bllsinc88 mcn ,nd poiuidana, late, Cuban or American? vv bat court. both Ami,rictn ,nd Cuban circulate tn both di bits Jurisdiction over them? The retti0I,,. yet this Bagrant scandal, which ought Chances are ten tO one that they had , to have been discovered within a month, was al cuauics oic fcv " . . i i ... (r nnorlv vpiir under our eves. j ,, nf nna tttnlYtllPhlV 1 ' - .. : . sruuieu an uivc n ....- before committing their series or crimes, and that they will through technicalities go unwhipped of justice and in some quiet nook will enjoy the fruits of their crimes. In the meantime the Washington Post discerns certain things v.hlch make It restless. It Is enamored of McKlnley and McKlnleylsm, but it warns all concerned that breakers are ahead ln the following Ylgorouj ed itorial: IS THI8 BLUNDER POSSIBLE? Hothing thus far, either hinted or expressed, suggested or proclaimed, baa caused ut to revia our opinion that the oostofflo scandal ln Cuba thould be ventilsted without regard to anyprivat ar political interests. W still maintain that th tdminittration owes it to the country-to th American people ot all clauses and party a (fills-ttona-to iift this matter to th bottom and to expose nd pillory the guilty, no matter what nay be (heir conntlor,t or their Influence. Put ting th question on the lowest and most sordid The PhillDDines ire 8,000 mile away. Nobody goes there who can stay away. It takes three months to send a letter and got an answer. If the chief financial agent of our postal department In Cuba has been sble to steal an amount various ly estimated at from 75,000 to W00,000, what may happen at Manila f Some things are certain. One la that wherever the technical legal liability may rest the United States ought to qiake this theft good to the peo ple of Cuba and recover whatever it can from Neely and his bondsmen. We are running the Cu ban government on the ground that th Cuban people are not yet capable of running It for them selves. We assumed the responsibUlty withjut being- asked, and we can do nothing less than llv up to u Another certainty it that we must mske such an example of the thief that the newt of it will echo wherever the American flag flies over a de pendent population. Neely't crime was not merely larceny, but treason. It tendt directly to ltd the encmict of the United States in the Philippines and elsewhere. Al hat been charged astalnat anti Impcriallit agitation, it will "cost good American Uvea." The North American is eminently correct In denominating these plunder-: as manifestations of Republican purity and H'ht assassination lu the dark aud bloody grouud. grand hm-euy In Cu".i and blackmail lu the City of Trothcrly Love. Senator Beujnmln R. Tillman, like Collins' ram. Is a man of bis own bead. A great character Is Benjamin. Honest as the day Is long, plain as au old shoe, with a head full of couunou sense which, after all. is the best soil of souse with a lion's heart In his livast. with perfect confidence In aud i.wp sympathy with the masses, be Is tl.e inevitable foe of Jobbery aud bates a sham as be hates his sataulc majesty. A most useful public servant Is re:ij;i tniu, and a most valuable lnstru::ie::t for prodding and killing unsavory schemes Is his famous pitchfork. Lr.i. ly Tillman has brought down on U s defiant bead the hatred of Jobht-r ot every degree by exposing the hi.,.. armor plate frauds. He has a hlum. almost brutal way of statlug llv truth, aud be made It redhot for t!:e armor plate agents In tbe gnllerie iiml the armor plated senators on the (loo: What Tillman lacks In grace be mukiv up In emphasis, lie could not write c good a handbook 014 rhetoric as SeuuM: Henry Cabot Lodge, but no man 1 1 this generation can send a fat-: straigbter to the mark than this gn :-.i South Carolina tribune of tbe people He can't be wheedled, bullied or cor,.', ed from doing the right for right'? sake. He Is a man of vast uientn! force of tbe order of dynamite. He loves the plain people, God be piulsi ti and the plain people love him. Senator Tillman. Privately he Is the most genial n:;i companionable of men full of klmll.Y humor and rich tn reminiscence. 1 have been a guest ln bis bouse, and n was a genuine pleasure to be there He selected his guests public men newspaper men. army officers bet a 11m they were his friends, and we got nion enjoyment out of the acceptance 01 Senator Tillman's invitation "to lx l;i eat two South Carolina hams" thuu v would out of a dinner In any palace lu Europe or America. It is a pleasure to know that bis re-election to tbe seuu ti ls absolutely certain. Since Mark Twain shed such copious tears at the tomb of Adam nothing so pathetic has happened as the Interest manifested by Republican newspapers as to Democratic candidates for the vice presidency. For many months they gave us al vice in great and Imposing chunks as to whom we should nominate for ;m's Ident They warned us against the monstrous folly of nominating Bryan, with whom they solemuly averred thai we cannot win. and begged us piteously to nominate some good lord, good devil sort of fellow with whom we could win as though Democratic success were the one thing dear to the average Republican heart! That was effrontery stupendous enough to please Old Horn le himself. But we paid no attention to bis Imps or tbeir suggestions as to the presidency, and we still cling to Bryan. Then thev turned their attention to making a platform for us. They voclf erously assured us that certain victory was within our grasp if we wonkl nn'y discard the Chicago platform, especial ly the financial plank, and get us up h new platform meaning all things to al) men and nothing In particular to any bodv anywhere. We were besought by these friends of Democracy, th aforementioned Republican editors, to ruu with the hare and hold with th hounds otherwise we were rusbln;: headlong to the demnltlou bowwows Still we pnld no attention to thesi modern gift bearing Greeks, and It Is now an assured fact that the Chicago platform wlir foe readopted at Kansas Cltv on the 4th of July. Now, having been despitefully used by the Demo crats as to presidential candidate anil platform, learning nothing from their repulses, they blandly come forward and offer to name for us a vice presl dentlal candidate. They are persistent In this matter, but will make nothing bv their motion, for the Democrats who will be in charge of the K. C. con ventlon will do as they please. McKlnley I'p Aaralnst It. The probnl llitles are that the Me- Ilanca administration is up against It rt hist lu the noer-Euirllsb affair. It Is difficult to see bow they can any louger refuse to show their hand. It Is well , known that the Boer commissioners 'are not only In the country, but In t!n capital of the nation. It Is also well known thai nine-tenths of the Ameri can : ople;' without reference to peiit ' leal aliillatUmn. sympathize with the I Boers, and. what's irore. they w::nt V..:'.'. N.vinpnthy officially and empl:;:t- :: i;.!y expressed. ..There Is also n (Seep seated suspicion .:.!'.: tin i'. '.Ministration sympathizes .ri:, lCiiuland in Its murder of the two ierile little Sr.ltb African republics. !' r:;i suspicion grows Into positive I'm-vlcdgr. William McKlnley. will :.!::.! no more chance of being re;elect--.1 president t!;nu of being translated n a ( '..arlot of Ore after the manner of A Wash Goods Sensation ! (1 Our entire line of WASH GOODS, selected with rare good taste and judgment, select and fine, just what you want just when you want it, and at about one-half what you would ptherwise pay. Truly the Crowning Bargain of the Wash Goods Season. JAA PIECES good quality Wash IVV Goods, styles including Polka Dots, Stripes, Figures on white and tinted grounds also black and white, genuine 8 and JO cent values... 4 3-4c. yard. CA PIECES of Lawns and Dim ities, newest colorings, beau tiful patterns that cannot fail to attract you styles seldom seen offered at this price: 9 l-2c. yard. CA PIECES of French Lapet Lawns, Organdies and Dimi ties, in large assortment of .colors, figures, dots and broken stripes Goods worth up to 25c yard, only 19c. yard. C PIECES of finest imported Dimities and Organdies in a mubi cumpieie assortment 01 styles including the new lace striped ef fects worth up to 39c yd. now only 23c. yard. UU HIV uunviva - .... , va v. v. " - basis, th. tact remains that votes will M lecurea . p , .. .. theVeS." They are t'tli''inonnhllcan thieves, and it Is pr nartr pnanmita ItSf u 10 " I r proper ..A S stl svri 1 th. obMrrans of public virtus. v J that the Wona uuuerm.i.m v...,. To our irrat unssslnsai and frrt m havs de- ( Tuc- nrp n HnunalteS-petS and fa teoted what ssbh to be disposition on the part , f t,)e a(niulstrtlon. Blarkmall In Philadelphia. The public had not ceased to wonder at that colossal piece of Republican thievery before John Wanamakcr Pious" John-startles the country by l th nrnment to tuppras disclosures In Ha vana and to envelop the whole Incident ln a cloud o( languid InTcitlpitlon and educated non committalism. Under on suavs pretext or an other, l) some qwsf ahunung 01 aumoruj transfer of responslbllitr. the administration has twisted Itself-uolntentlonallj, no doubt-nto an attitude ol obstruction and auppretaloii. we note the Issuance ol an order that no more am be made and no more (acta be communicated to the press, and ws reoofniM. or think we rccrnu. the slowly but surely rowing structure tt a pol icy ol secrecy and occulution. HwsbeweUsd vlaed la thts-and we hope not-tt remains to bs Mid only that the admlnlst ration to preparing for U lat A ...Mt1llnn arwt dlmrttTf. rv iti..ll. ltimal. DIM Of th BOtt IBITQ- . ,, v.B A on v-nn. 17011. PIlL ,dXrt. I So that in quick succession we have i tie prophet Klijah. !t Is hinted that the powers that be hnvo conveyed a hint to the Boer com missioners thnt they may be seen, but r.-.nst not be beard In this land of the free and home of the brave. Nous ver rous. Vcs. we will see whether these coiiiuilssloiiers can be muzzled In auy tu!i unceremonious manner. If It can be done without the certain overthrow of this pro-Eunllsh administration, then we have indeed sunk to a low and piti able condition. Free speech has been considered one of the priceless Jewels cf American liberty ever since the 4th of March. 1801. It will be an astound- ------ - . i r.r hnw nnn luff prmittipnmrv uuou our uuviuil-w.-v ia si circumsuiuiiui uwm i) - - - Abraham L. Enirllsh, a hlsh Repul)-' tbe American people are wi ling to ur llcan omcial of Philadelphia, undertook render under It now without a struggle. to blackmail him Into silence ln mo North American by threatening to run , .i.ir on John'a private character. : John now pos R n,"rt3rr "nd 18 re. We control everything that is good and worth selling in this line, showing our leadership in styles and as bargain givers. THE BIG BALTIMORE! D THE BARGAIN CENTER OF ASIIEVILLE 10 AND 12 PATTON AVENUE. 1 0 Notice. By virtue of the power contained ln a deed In trust executed to me by R. R. Rawls, on the 15th day of Septem ber, 1S37, to secure the payment of a certain note described therein, which said deed ln trust is registered In book 43. on page 538,.of the register of deeds' office of Buncombe county, North Car olina, and default having been made In the payment of said note, I will, on the 17TH DAY OF JULY, 1900, at 12 m., at the court house door In the city of Ashevllle, Buncombe county, North Carolina, offer for sale to the highest bidder, for cash, to satisfy said note and Interest, the following des cribed parcel of property, to-wlt: The Swannanoa hotel situated on South Main street ln the city of Ashe vllle and all the furniture and fixtures therein as well as the furniture and fixtures in that portion extending over the Ashevllle Tobacco Warehouse, said lurniture and fixtures mentioned is mfant to Include whatever property in terest whether real or personui said K. R Rawls has in said hotel, ahl land on which said hotel stands is described as follows: Beginning at a stake in the southern margin of Willow street and the western margin of said Main street and runs with the western margin of South Main street one hundred and nine and one-half (109) feet to the ! northeast corner of the Ashevllle To bacco Warehouse company's land; ! ther.ce with the northern boun jdary line of said company west ' two hundred feet to a stake, the southwest corner of E. T. Clem mons lot; thence with the line of said lot north to the southern margin of Willow street thence with the southern margin of Willow street to the begin ning. This June 16th, 1900. C. T. RAWLS, 6-18d30d. Trustee. Dissolution Notice. The partnership heretofore existing under the name of the Riverside Un dertaking company has this day been dissolved, th business passing into the hands of W. A. Blair, J. J. Maek ey and O. P. Moorman, who will con tinue it at the old stand, ST South Main street, under the firm name of Blair. Mackey & Co. The old company will, settle all debts due by it and receive all moneys due it. This May 13, 1900 BLAIR, MACKEY & CO. -13-dtf IIHIIIIIIlHllll a .HPf !? lav.- Summer K Excursions The Queen & Crescent Route forms close connection at Cincinnati with the great trunk lines Pennsylvania Lines, G. R. & I., Big 4 Route, C. II. & D., C. & O. and Erie railways, handling through traffic expeditiously to all summer resorts of the North. Special Low Excursion Rates Are now in effect daily from all points South over the Queen & Crescent via Cincinnati, to Chautauqua, Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands, Put-In-Bay, Petoskey, Mackinac and all other summer resting places on v Mountain, Lake and Seashore A New Ticket to Mackinac. You can bur a ticket to Mackinac now, at excursion rates, that will take you to Chicago, thence by the palatial steamer Manitou to Mackinac, re turning via D. & C. steamer to Toledo or Detroit and C. H. Si D. Rj. to Cincinnati (or the reverse.) A finer summer trip was never offered. The famous resorts of the South are also open now. The sea son at Rock Castle Springs, Ky. , Cumberland Falls, Ky. and Rhea Springs, Tenn., promises to be the most successful ever known. Queen A Crescent trains are palaoea of travel. Through Pullman sleepers dally from all southern cities. Parlor, observation and chair pars from Chattanooga, Roma and Attalla on day trains. - Free reellnlnff chairs from Chattanooga on night trains. Past schedules, perfect track. " No traoka, bo dust, no dndsra." Bend for free tnformstion ss to summer resorts and Queen A Crescent serrloe to 0, L. Mitchell, D. P. A., Chattanooga, Teun,, or call upon your ticket agent. W, 4, MURPHY, General Manager. W. C. R1NEARSON, Ocn'l Passenger Agent Cincinnati. 1 Southern ..Railway THE STANDARD RAILWAY OF THE SOUTH THE DIRECT LINE TO ALL POINTS TEXAS. CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, CUBA AND PORTO RICO. Strictly first-class equipment on all through and local trains; Pullman Palace Sleeping; Cars on all night trains, fast and safe schedules. Travel by the Southern and you art asKured a safe, comfortable and expeditious Journey. Apply to ticket agents for time tables, rates and general information or address R. L Vernon, F. R. DARBT, T. P A.. C. P. & T. A. Charlotte, N. C. Ashevllle, N. C. NO TROUBLE TO ANSWER QUES TIONS. FrunkS (hiinnn. J. M.Colp, W.A.Tnrl 3dV.r.&Gen.Man. Traf. Man. G. P. A. WASHINGTON. D. C. Ashevllle Ticket Office 60 Patton avenue. Transfer office same building. '.'hk checked through from houss to destination. Charleston and Western Carolina 'Augunta A Ashevllle Short Line." , Schedule In Effect May 27, 1900. Lv Augusta 9:40am 1:40pm Greenwood ..12:15pm Ar Anderson (:10pm Ar Laurens 1:20pm 1:10pm Ar Greenville S:00pm J :00am Ar Spartanburg S :10pm Ar HenderAonvtlle (:03pm Ar Ashevllle 7:00pm Lv Ashevllle .... Lv Spartanburg Lv Greenville ... Lv Laurens , Lv Anderson .... Ar Greenwood Ar Augusta .. Ar Aiken 8:20am 11:45am 4:10pm 12:01pm 4:00pm ... l:37pm 7:30pm ,.. (:3iiaml , 2:37pm 9:35pm B:10pm10:40am 7:20pm Close connections at Greenwood for ski points on S. A. L. and C. at O. railway and at Spartanburg wltn Southern railway. For Information relative to tickets, rHtcs, schedules, etc., address W. J. CRAIG, Gen. Pass. Aft., - August. 0a T M. Emerson, Traffic Mna4tf em TT siiiii una, ws "Sj 1 w -
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