Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1900 — Page 6

'Twixt Life Deanth

BY FRANK BARRETT

CHAPTER X.—(Continued.) In order to conceal bis astonishment, Griffiths bad to bear in mind that this old gentleman and bis son were “Germans or something;” and that to people of that kind nothing in the way of sentiment is too extravagant. “You have seen her, F suppose, sir?” he asked. “Yes. We sat beside her at a theater. I noticed her when we rose to go. She drooped her fan, and my son picked it up. She smiled on him. That la the only time I have seen her.” “What part of the bouse were you in?” “The stalls." t “Which row?” “The third from the front, I think.” “Was she alone?” “No, she was with a woman; a woman old enough to be her mother. I disliked her, but 1 did not see anything in the girl that 1 disliked.” “Were the stalls well‘'filled?” “Yes; I did not see one empty seat.” “Then they paid for their seats. Orders would have gone to the back row. That shows they mast be pretty well off.” “1 have no doubt about that. They were dressed magnificently. Besides, they have a carriage and ride fine horses.” “How did yon learn that, sir?” "My son bus seen them in the park since that night." “When?" “Many times- in the afternoon.” Griffiths started to his feet. “Come along with me, sir,” said he. “We may be there in time to catch sight of ’em to-day. Only just point out the female and I’ll undertake to find out her name and address and all the rest before the week’s out.” The cab that had brought Mr. Petersen was standing outside the door. “That cab won’t do,” said Mr. Griffiths, at a glance. “Tl»e horse is no good, and the man’s a fool. Pay him, sir.” At the cab stand he found a hansom to his taste—rubber tires, good horse, and a driver as spry as a terrier. “I may want you to go sharp, and I may want you to go slow," said Griffiths to the driver. “Yussir,” replied the driver attentively, with the perception that he had a good job in hand. "When F shove the trap up sharp, go like blazes; when I shove it up slow, slacken down till it closes, and keei> up that pace. Don’t stop till I sing out. Understand?” “Yussir. Where to?" “Straight before you. Take your direction from my walking stick, and keep a sharp lookout for it. Understand?” Following these directions the cabman drove like the wind to the park. There he turned round, and returned the same way at a smart trot, turning at the corner, and pulling up by the sidewalk within a hundred yards of the entrance. They had passed scores of carriages, but up to this point Mr. Peterson had failed to detect the ladies they sought, though he had followed several with his eye uneasily. “Are you pretty certain you’ll know the parties if you see ’em?" asked Griffiths, observing the painful anxiety in the old gentleman’s face with misgivings. “1 have seen three or four women like the elder of the two, but none like the younger. There is not among them all one so beautiful."

“Seems to me, sir, there's more riders than drivers to-day. Sort o’ day that I should take to the saddle if I had the choice. We'll have n look at the Row." He got out and nodded to the driver ns a signal to wait; he also cast a glance at the constable on duty in the road, who, recognizing him, acknowledged the glance by raising his hand in salute. In the Row he stationed himself with Mr. Petersen at the railings. “Who have you got your eye on, sir?" he asked presently, “My son -my poor Eric. He is over there in the light suit like mine.” A tall, well-built young man, with a fair face and n light mustache, was looking eagerly up the Row. “I should have taken him for an Englishman—a young gent from college,” E. > Griffiths soliitxpiixed mentally. “He don’t look like a fool—anyways not such a fool as to go mad about a female he’s never spoke to.” "J do not see them here,” said Mr. Petersen, despondingly. “P’raps not, sir; but they’re here. Don’t you see how the young gentleman keeps his eyes turned one way, and takes no notice of anybody passing before him? Keep your eye that way, too, sir—never mind Mr. Erie.” They wailed five minutes; then Mr. Petersen, in hushed excitement, murmured: “Those two, I think. lam not sure. Yes, I think the graceful lady on the outer side Is the one.” "I am sure of ita," said Griffiths, emphatically. “Look nt your son.” < The young man had drawn baek from the rail, and his face, transfigured with ■n ineffable joy, was gazing on the young girl passing before him. While the old gentleman turned hia eyes with tender anxiety upon his son, Griffiths wits taking in the two Indies in u penetrating, comprehensive glance. One was of a type that he recognized in a mo-ment-a shapely woman of the world with a very white nose, dark eyebrows and a knot of loose, soft, golden hair; the other, a young girl, radiant with health nnd happiness, her white teeth glooming through her parted lips, her large, dark eyes sparkling with innocent enjoyment, was certainly not of the kind generally seen with such a companion. Griffiths shot a glance at the groom that followed them. “Come on, sir, I’ve got ’em!” he said, exultantly. “Do you know them?" asked Mr. Petersen. “No, but I know their groom. They're hired horses, and the groom comes from Dyer's livery stable*. However, I shall -wake sure,” be added, as he sprang into

the cab and signaled the driver. “Drop in on me to-morrow morning, air." The next morning Mr. Petersen presented himself early at Dean’s Yard. “It’s all right, sir,” said Griffiths. “The elder lady calls herself Mrs. Merrivale — a widow.” “I noticed she wore some white inside her black bonnet when she left the theater." “Yes; It goes with her yellow hair, black. But she ain’t a widow and her name ain’t Merrivale. Her name’s Redmond. and she’s run away from z her husband." "And the young gn-T ” “Said to be her niece, but she ain’t that. Her name's Grahame.’ “Impostors both." “Yes, sir. But you needn't worry about your son. They’ll be up before the magistrate before a week’s out.” "They have done something wrong?” “I should think they had. Embezzlement; that’s what they'll be hall up for; and they’ll go to prison for it, as sure as my name's Griffiths!" CHAPTER XT. "You say they will be sent to prison for embezzlement,” said Mr. Petersen, reflectively—“tell me the meaning of that, word ’embezzlement.' ” —"Getting goods -under false pretenses—• that’s embezzlement, sir,” replied the private inquiry agent. « “And yet they keep horses and carriages and dress like that!” "Why, that's just how they do it. The West End tradesmen are constantly being done. A friend of mine, in the same line of business as myself, is employed by one of these firms to find out whether a new customer is a smasher or otherwise. I called on him last night, and he told me all about these two females. It appears his employers are going for ’em, cost what it may. It's throwing good money after bad, as you may’ say. They’ll never get back a penny for the goods they’ve let go; but, you see, they have to make a public example now and then to frighten some of the shaky ones into paying up.” "Is that young girl guilty as well as the woman?” “Both in it, sir: and, from information received, I should say the young girl was more in it than the other. It’s she who’s Jet ’em in ami got credit all around-” “What is this? Do you tell me that practiced men of business would give large credit to a young girl like that?” “1 don't think they would if they’d known it; but the parties took precious good care they shouldn’t. This is how they did it. The young.lady has a lot of cards printed with her name, ‘Yanease Grahame,’ under a crest, and ‘Grahame Towers’ over the London address in a corner. But auntie gives the cards, and orders the things to be sent home, and consequently leads me to believe she's Vanessa Grahame. They worked another dodge of the same kind. It seems that they brought a pony carriage to London with ’em—very smart turnout; handsome black cob and silver-plated harness. There was a monogram, ‘M. R.’ on the panel of the trap, and the same on the harness—showing that it belonged to this Mrs. Merrivale, who formerly called herself Redmond. Well, the first thing they did was to take off the monogram and stick Miss Grahame's crest in the place of it. Clever, wasn't it?” "It is dreadful to think of.” “Why, so it is, sir-especially for the creditors. They’ve booked the things to Vanessa Grahame and can't get a penny out of her; nor her people, if she's got any, seeing that she's a minor; and silks ami furs and horse riding and a villa furnished up to the nines are not exactly necessities to n person in her circumstances, It appears," continued Griffiths,

consulting iris notebook, “that they came to London Aug. 21—barely two months ago—and put up for a week at the Grosvenor Hotel—there’s cheek for you! Then they went into this villa at St. John’s Wood—the Pines.” "Where is St. John’s Wood?” "Northwest district, sir where a lot of people of this sort live." “What sort of people?” “Why, parties who haven't any regular source of income. The party they took this villa of is in the musical line, and she’s gone to America with an operatic company. There they've been going it like anything living tip to a couple of thousand n year, 1 should say, what with theaters every night, horse riding, pony carriage and four servants.” Mr. I’etersen said something in his own language which was quite incomprehensible to F. Griffiths, but in his voice there was an unmistakable tone of regret. "Don’t you worry about your sou, sir. There's evidence enough to convict both the females of swindling. I’ve jotted down one or two facta here ” “No, I have heard enough,” said Mr. Petersen, turning in bls chair with a repelling movement of his hand. ."Well, I've done the best I could for you,” said Griffiths in an injured tone, feeling that his client had ecery reason to ho satisfied with the result of his inquiries. “Yes, you have done well.” “I thought you didn't seem quite satisfied.” “No, I am not satisfied when 1 think of that young girl, ns F have seen her, quite n young maid—not older than my own daughter.” “Well, there's nothing more to be done, I suppose,” said Griffiths. “Yea there is," replied Mr, Petersen, after a moment’s reflection; "find out more about Mias Grahame. Ail we know now is what you have learned from a man occupied la securing evidence to convict her of evil. 1 cannot believe that she is quite wicked, and I nin sure- -yes, quite sure—that my sou wifi uot believe it.” “Why, as you say, sir, it’s only one man’s opinion, and he’s biased, one or two points In the case that I can't quite make out satisfactorily, and it may be she'll turn out to be only a tool in this

Mrs. Redmond’s hands when the truth Is known." "That is what I want—the truth. Nothing more.” “Well, I’ll have to go at it, sir, nnd learn all there is to be learnt,” said Griffiths, with renewed cheerfulness. “In the meantime, don’t you say a word about this to your son.” “Heaven forbid I should do that wrong to Miss Grahame,” said Mr. Petersen. He lift the office, promising io call the next day. ■ Griffiths sat for some time in consideration; then be put money in his pocket and wont out to buy the truth about Miss Grahame. At the Grosvenor he learned that Mrs. Redmond and Miss Grahame owed nothing for their board. Oft leaving they had settled their account with a check for one hundred pounds, drawn in favor of Vnnexoa Grahame by Hynms Nichols. The ume was well known to the private detective; Nichols was a professional money lender. It wus dated the same day that they left the Grosvenor. It looked aj if they had been staying there only till they got the money to pay their bill. But it puzzled Griffiths to imagine how they had got th* money out of Nichols; he was the last man in the world to be taken in by pretenses of any kind. It cosi Mr. Griffiths two whole days and thy best part of a five-pound note before he got within measurable distance of an He succeeded at length, however, in gel ting Mr. Benjamin Levy, a clerk to Mr. Hynms Nichols, into his office, and thete brought him to a communicative spirit. “Mrs. Redmaud came to us the very day vhfl left her husband,” Mr. Levy explained. “She brought Miss Grahame with 'aer. The young lady was dressed plainly, and looked particularly pale. “ ‘Read this, if you please,’ says Mrs. Redmond, laying a paper on the table before the governor as soon as they were seated. "He reads it—so did F afterward. It was a will, leaving an estate worth forty or fifty thousand pounds to Miss Grabame, to l»e hers when she’s twenty-one, with a codicil placing her under the guardianship of James Redmond until she comes of age, nnd bequeathing the whole estate to him in the event of her dying a minor. Do’you see?” Griffiths nodded. “When the governor had read it through, Mrs. Redmond says, ‘This is Miss Grahame; I am the wife of her guardian, James Redmond. I have given up my home and all I "have in the world, and brought this unfortunate young lady to London in order to save her from being murdered by the most infamous scoundrel living—that scoundrel is my husband, James Redmond.’ “ ‘ls it possible?’ says the governor, as if he'd never come across such a thing before. “’Miss Grahame-herself will tell you that an attempt was made upon her life last night. Is not that true, Nessa?’ “ ‘I should not have been alive now but for you, dear,’ replies the poor young lady, in a low, tone, taking Mrs. Redmond’s hand affectionately. "The governor was astounded, of course; he says, 'And what do you propose to do, my dear ladies?’ “ ‘I intend,’ says Mrs. Redmond, ‘to live in London and keep Miss Grahame under my protection until she is entitled to her estate and is no longer in danger of falling a victim to my husband's machinations. But lam without means. As I told you,, I have abandoned everything. I have nothing but the pohy carriage in which we made our escape from Grahame Towers and a few personal effects.’ “ 'Your husband has no legal claim upon that property, of course?’ says the governor, getting on to business. “ ‘None,’ snys she; T havb nothing that belongs to him—not even a name. That is a stain I will not bear. Henceforth I shall be known only by my maiden name —Merrivale.’ “‘A very proper decision, Mrs. Merrivale,’ says the governor. ‘And now, F presume, you want me to give you a temporary pecuniary assistance?’ “‘Not for myself, but for Miss Grahame,’ says Mrs. Redmond. ‘She must live during the next three years in a manner suitable to the position she is to occupy when she comes of age. For that purpose I wish you to advance the sum of five thousand pounds on the security of that will.’ (To be continued.)

How Obadiah Saved the Farm.

The old cash box is empty, ma, my wallet's long been flat, The farm looks wus and wus each year—no one kin question that; The crops don't seem to grow no more, the old boss can’t be rid, And I’ve been thinkin’ lately, ma, that somethin’ must be did. At first I thought of soilin’ out, nnd asked Jedge Mead’s advice— He said as how I couldn't sell the plftce at any price: “Your house'and barn is perfect wreck Y’our land's all swamp,” says he, And, though it went agin the grain, I had to half agree. But, there, Amanda, don't take on—for I’ve thought up a scheme That soon'll make you feel as if you're livin’ in a dream; We'll take a dozen city folks to board the summer through. And there’ll lie racin' colts for me, and stylish frocks for you! You think the farm ain’t good enough? My dear, it ain't the way Things really Is that brings the city folka, it's what the papers say; I’ll advertise this dismal place as “Hlil-crest-by-the-Sun" If that don't ake them city folks, then I don’t know ’em, none. I’ll say it is a healthy spot—not addin’, though, “for frogs;” I'll apeak of golf and tennis grounds—not mentionin' the bogs, I'll say the fare is simple, for that allui brings 'em out— And we’ll be awful careful, ma, none on ’em gits the gout. So I'll write out the notice, usin’ all th* brain I’ve got; While you fix up the attic with a washstand and a cot; And you kin bet them cityites, l>efore we’re more than done, Will come a rushin’ with their trunks to Hillcrest by-the-Run! —Brooklyn Life, A man'* best friends are bls ten fingers.—Robert Collyer.

WASHINGTON LETTER

POLITICAL SITUATION VIEWED FROM THE CAPITAL. Hann*** Gloomy Plctnre of Republican Apathy—O. O. P. Chairman Tries to Scare the Trn*t* an I Banking Intereat* Into Contributing. Washington correspondence: “It will not do to neglect a single effort or to miss a trick,” was the keynote of Hanna’s New Jersey speech. It was the first one he had made this campaign. He drew a gloomy picture of Republican apathy and tried to make It appear that desperate measures must be taken to defeat Bryan. It was an effort to scare the trusts into contributing more to the campaign. The trusts and banking interests have displayed considerable apathy. They profess to believe the prosperity argument and If McKinley is so sure of reelection as he pretended to be some time ago, the moneyed interests did not see why they should contribute. They consider that they bought and paid for their present prosperity in ’O6. Hanna and his henchmen are taking a new tack. They are trying to convince the trusts and banking concerns that the election of Bryan will mean serious changes In tariff ijnd financial legislation. It is too transparent. While it is almost certain that the next House will be Democratic, yet even if Bryan is elected there is no possibility of a Democratic majority Ln the Senate before 1903 and only then if the people approve of Bryan’s policy sufficiently to give him a Congress in accordance with his views. Bryan makes the better argument on this very point. ll* says that even if his policy could change financial legislation In the extreme manner represented by alarmists, yet that would be a less danger than to re-elect McKinley and commit the country to imperialism. Imperialism means a radical departure from the principles upon which our Government is founded. Once well embarked upon this policy no legislation can check it. On the other hand, financial or tariff legislation, If too radical and harmful, can easily be amended and changed whenever the people choose to have it done. The real reason of Republican apathy is that the administration lias not the courage to face the issue of imperialism squarely aud defend Its own policy. The Intelligence and common sense of the people is outraged when men like Senator Lodge declare that there is no such issue as imperialism. The hedging and dodging of the Republicans lead the voters to believe that something very dangerous is concealed under the policy of Imperialism. They are right In that estimate. If the true history of affairs in Cuba. Porto Rico aud the Philippines were known the recital would horrify every libertyloving citizen. The uncensored news which comes by mail from Manila shows that the military authorities there have taken scores of “political prisoners.” Think of it. Russia could do no more. Then ■ a strong hint conies that there are Americans in the island who are doing all they can to keep the Filipinos angry and suspicious. Why? Because certain officers want easy places, good salaries and plenty of opportunities for plunder. These and not the anti-impe-rialists In this country are encouraging the Filipinos to hold out. Yet It is pathetic to hear that the Filipinos were ' overjoyed when the present commission lauded because they haff been told flint It would give them independence. Their disappointment was great when they found that the commission came merely to command their submission to the edicts of the imperial McKinley. Teddy Makes Trouble. There is plenty of trouble about Roosevelt. He came over to the White House uninvited the other day and kept his dear enemy President McKinley up all night telling him what he should put in his letter of acceptance. McKinley must like to take advice from the strenuous gentleman who said he had "a chocolate eclair backbone." Then the Western voters are taking exception to the Idea that Roosevelt its to be shunted on to them Ltecause they are not supposed to be able to see through his silly pretense of being a military hero. It Is agreed that he won’t do in the East. Ills Rough Rider antics savor too much of the three-ring circus. And the West Is letting It be known at headquarters that it prefers more dignity and less noise in Its campaign. Then the voters of New York State are making a howl because Roosevelt entirely neglects his duties as Governor, lie draws his salary for filling that office and spends all his time on his vice-presidential campaign. Truly the Republicans have troubles of their own. Ilanna’H tcheme Failed.' And so Mark Hanna bad a little scheme to control the antl-imperlnilst convention at Indianapolis and get It to pass a resolution In favor of a third party ticket because the members could not trust either McKinley or Bryan. His little scheme failed to work. The convention was not built that way. It feared McKinley all right enough, but It had every confidence In William Jennings Bryan. This is one case where boodle didn’t work.—Kansas City Times. „ Have Even Gone Back on Lincoln. If you want to make a thick and thin McKinley Republican real mad Just quote from the Declaration of Independence or from the writings and epeechel of Abraham Lincoln.—Dubuque Herald.

INSULTED THE VOLUNTEERS.

Rcoaevelt Declared that They Failed to Po Their Share of the Fighting. Before Theodore Roosevelt closes his campaign he will have all kinds of explanations to make. To the general public AJr. Roosevelt must explain how he happens as a candidate to advocate a policy of imperialism and colonization which as an author he so vigorously condemned. To Democrats Mr. Roosevelt must explain the libel he uttered upon a class of patriotic men when he said: “They (the Democrats) stand for lawlessness and disorder, for dishonesty and dishonor, for license and disaster at home and cowardly shrinking from duty abroad.” But there is another class tp whom Mr. Roosevelt must make explanations. Mr. Roosevelt must explain his insult to the American volunteer, than whom no braver or more courageous soldier ever carried a gun. Perhaps* Mr. Roosevelt has forgotten the Insult. But the volunteers have better memories. At the time the War Department was about to select troops for Porto Rico, Mr. Roosevelt sent to the Secretary of War this letter: Santiago, July 23, 1898.—My Dear Mr. Secretary: I am writing with the knowledge nud approval of Gen. Wheeler. We earnestly hope that you will send most of the regulars, and at any rate the cavalry division, including the Rough Riders, who are as good as any regulars and three times as good ns any State troops, to Porto Rico. There are 1,800 effective men in this division. If those who were left behind were joined to them we could land at Porto Rico, in this cavalry division, close to 4,000 men, who would be Wihth, easily, any 10,000 National Guards, armed with blaek-powder-Springfields or other archaic weapons. • • • Very respectfully, THEODORE ROOSEVELT. When he wrote this Letter Mr. Roose~v7lt~probably thought it would not be hcqrd of again. But the Secretary of War did not-do Mr. Roosevelt the favor to “burn tills letter.” Instead of destroying the letter and concealing from tie public the gratuitous insult which Rbosevelt had given the American volunteer the Secretary of War on Aug. 4 sent to Mr. Roosevelt the following cable: Washington, D. C., Aug. 4, 1898. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Santiago: Your letter of the 23d is received. The regular army, the volunteer army and the Rcugh Riders have done well, but I sugg<’tt that unless you want to spoil the effects and glory of your victory you mf.ke no invidious comparisons. The Rcugh Riders are no better than other volunteers. They had an advantage in th'-jf arms, for which they ought to be very grateful. R. A. ALGER, Secretary of War. As a matter of fact, Mr. Roosevelt has imagined that he whipped Spain. He has been willing to give some credit to the regulars, but has shown a fine contempt for the volunteers. His statement that the rough riders were "three times as good as any State troops,” and that 4,000 men picked by .him would be “worth easily any 10.000 national guards.” is jiot supported by the record of United States troops In the battlefield in any war In which this country has engaged.—Omaha World-Herald. Intended to Deceive. The Republican national platform Is the most thoroughly hypocritical document ever submitted to the American people by a political party. In many Instances it stoops to downright falsehood. Referring to the party’s position on the money question in 1896, the platform adopted yesterday at Philadelphia says: “The Republican party, denouncing this plauk (bimetallism) as sure to produce conditions even worse than those from which relief was sought, promised to restore prosperity by means of two legislative measures. A protective tariff and a law making gold a standard of value. The people by great majorllles issued to the Republican party a oommission to enact these laws. This commission has been executed, and the Republican promise is redeemed.” Compare this with the 1896 platform: “We are therefore opposed to the free coinage of silver except by International agreement with the leading commercial nations of the earth, which agreement we pledge ourselves to promote, and until such agreement can be obtained the existing gold standard must be maintained.” This pledge has not been redeemed. The Republican party has not promoted an International agreement for bimetallism, and instead of maintaining “the existing gold standard,” the party has enacted a law that makes gold the standard of value and ID effect makes all other forms of money subordinate to gold. Not Apnth;, but Dlaaent. Chairman Hanna of the Republican national committee should prepare for the shock of learning In November that the apathy which he already sees was not the apathy of Republican over-con-fidence, but of popular dissent from the new aud un-American doctrines of Republicanism. It Is based on distrust aud will speedily develop into open and widespread defection. The promise now is that there will be no “general apathy" manifested on Nov. 6, but a tremendous Democratic enthusiasm Instead, under which Mr. Hanna, his creature, McKinley, and the imperial trusts will go dawn in defeat.- -St. Louis Republic. Time to Examine the Books. More imperative than ever becomes tfco B«tcessity for the election of Samuel Alschuler as Governor of Illinois. Let honest men peep Into the books and uncover the good and bad that the people may pass judgment. There are reasons for some of the prodigal expenditures of the Republican administration. O>vernor Tanner’s determination to be renominated, or to control the State eaa-

vention this year, furnishes probably the most potent one. This was evidenced In padded pay rolls and lavish Improvements, necessitating the employment ofv, large numbers of men—voters, creatures of the administration machine.—St. Louis Republic. The Protest Against Imperialism. It will not be possible for tlie Imperlalalist administration party to stifle and suppress the American protest against imperialism with the false claim that It is an unpatriotic protest. It comes from the moat earnest regard for the welfare and honor of the American government and people. It Is as purely the American voice as was that which sounded the Immortal utterance of the Declaration of Independence itself. It must prevail to put an end to the McKinley dream of empire If the .old republic is to live. It will prevail. The American people are still American.—St. Louis Republic. la Mr. Hay Hypnotized? After the Klondike gold discoveries Canada wanted a seaport on our Alaskan coast line. She trumped up and filed a baseless, a preposterous claim. Mr. Hay saw and said that Canada had no case whatever. Yet he proceeded to provide a base for the claim by drawing a provisional boundary line through American territory. The only explanation that explains this and Sir Julian Pauncefote’s other triumphs over American principles and rights is that that astute Englishman Is applying hypnotism to diplomacy.—New York World. Democratic Expansion. The Democratic party has never been opposed to any measure of expansion that did not Involve either a menace to their liberties or a violation of the’ rights of others, but so far no territory has beefi'acqulreil with the consent of that party without being incorporated as an Integral part of the domain, directly under the joint control of the three co-ordinate branches of the Federal Government, and all the people of any region thus acquired have been recognized and treated as citizens of the United States.—New Orleans Picayune. A Present to a Thief. Since Great Britain In the last year has Inexcusably destroyed two promising republics In Africa and has done to death by force of arms the nationality of a race as worthy of a national existence as the British; since,- thereby, a territory about as large as France and Spain combined has been added to the swollen dominions of the crown It is now a disagreeable dose to make the British empire still bigger by cutting into the territory of the United States. Frankly, we haven’t so much stomach for It as we had a year ago.—Springfield (Mass.) Republican. Hoar’s Pointed Remarks. The adherence of Senator Hoar to President McKinley Is not strong enough to Induce the Republican National Committee to circulate the speeches made by Mr. Hoar In the Senate on the Philippine question. That enterprise will be left to the Democrats. The speech in which the veteran pointed to William McKinley as the President under whom the decline of the republic was likely to set in will be especially effective reading in the cool fall evenings and even on Sundays.— Cincinnati Enquirer. Gorman iri Line. The visit of Arthur P. Gorman of Maryland to Democratic headquarters In New York Indicates that Mr. Gorman, who took no part in the campaign of 1896, is prepared to do his part toward Democratic victory this year. In spite of the bitter warfare made against him by the independents of his own State, bis personal influence will help wonderfully in redeeming Maryland for Bryan and Stevenson.—Buffalo Courier. In Explaining He Made It Worse. Gov. Roosevelt Is still explaining why he called the Democrats hard naires at St. Paul. He has now written to Gen. Palmer to say that he did not refer to him or any other former Democrat who proposes to support McKinley. It is just Democrats, 6,500,000 of them, at whom he hurls bls epithets.—Springfield, Mass., Republican. A Difference in Manner. The Republican organs in Pennsylvania are having a good deal to say in criticism of the policy of depriving the illiterate Southern blacks of their Votes. They do these tilings differently in Pennsylvania. There the law permits one of Quay’s heelers to take the illiterate voter to the booth and see that he votes Recording to the wishes of the hefler.—Louisville Courier-Journal. The True Philippine Policy. So far as the Interests of the Filipinos are concerned and so far as the welfare and the conscience aud the chi racter and the traditions of our own country are concerned. It Is Important that Mr. Bryan’s republican plan be adopted In preference to the Imperial plan of Mr. McKinley.— Omaha World -Herald. The South Will Be Solid. Ttiere is every reason to believe that the South will be solid for Bryan and. Sttrtensorujn November. Kentucky, Mafylandwad West Virginia will follow North Carolina In giving an Increwed Democratic vote sufficient to place them again firmly In the Democratic column.—Buffalo Courier. Teddy May Get Around. TLe very latest edition of Teddy’s States, Wus leaving twenty-five to root for themselves. However, there’s a new and revised edition published about every day, so there’s no occasion far alarm just yet—Boston Herald.