Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 42, Petersburg, Pike County, 24 February 1899 — Page 7

A GREAT CRIME. McKinley’s Election Brosght A boat by Coercion sad torruptlon. < In a recent address Rev. Bart- Estes Howard, the noted Congregational preacher of Los Angeles, Cal..said:. **Xo policy was ever adopted in the history of the world that savored more of the sophistry that a good end jtisti- ** fied a corrupt means. It is like playing the harlot to obtain money to put on the collection plate. Do not tell me that the men who manipulated that great fund for buying votes, the men who intimidated and coerced by threats of various calamities the poor voter who was forced to make merchandise of his mknhood in order to hold bis position and save his littte ones from starvation: do not tell me that these men who subverted the fundamental principles j of a republican form of government, the right of independent suffrage and the free choice of those who shall rule over us, believe in republican institutions. They do not. They believe that they have found something better than a democracy. They have bartered the legacy of our forefathers for financial and commercial despotism. “If some man would declare that this talk of coercion is false, he must go to some one else besides, me to find a patient and credulous listener to his lying preaching. Was 1 not approached in my own study, with subtle threatenings and insinuations? Was 1 not my self tolfl that should 1 vote for that prinoely soul, whom 1 am proud to calf my friend. William Jennings Bryan, whom any man may call his friend, for he is the friend of man rather "than of parties, was 1 not told that, should I vote for him. my church would lose the patronage of certain influential men who were intending to . become a part of my congregation? “Aye. was 1 not insulted and humiliated by being requested by certain individuals, who shall be forever nameless, to take my ballot on election day. my ballot, the saqred credentials of my manhood and of my citizenship, the emblem of that holy sacrament of political fellowship ini civic liberty, the sign and seal of that divine birthright which marked me us a freeman among freerfeen. that I should take that badge of my own personal independence and show it J already marked for the baL lot box, to certain republicans v'bo were designated and assure the*® that I would cast it for William McKinley? Think of it, mtfn! What did 1 say? I said this: ‘You go back to th# men who sent you here and teLl them that this is my reply r “Gentlemen, d—n you!”’ (Great cheering.) And if ever such language is permissible that was the time. It was not the minister, but the man, who spoke, and the man is always larger than his calling. “I£rom that day I registered a solemn vow that so long as the republican party was dominated by such a policy I would never vote its ticket. And I will not. so help me Cod. Nor will I vote for any party which attempts to prostitute my manhood. I have never made this statement public before. I make it now in order that some of my friends may understand my position and the reasons which impel me to take it. Men. am I wrong? Shall anything stand higher in any man’s estimation thha his own honor?

"Com pare ,1 with the crime of 1896, when a direct blow was made at the very foundation of our republican institutions, the ‘crime of 1373* is as nothing. What does it signify, the raising of that immense corruption fund? What does this openly avowed participation of the railroads and of great corporate bodies and trusts in national and state politics indicate? These things indicate not only a conspiracy , on the part of the captains of industry, and the owners of great-monopolies and the shrewd operators in finance to manipulate the affairs of state and our political institutions for their own advantage. but that the leaders of a gyeat party, the comme'rcial and moneyed magnates of foiis mighty country have ^lost faith in the fundamental principles of the republic, have ceased from their allegiance to the institutions of our governmental system.and have determined to substitute for the free functions of democracy the iron rule of a financial and commercial despotism.” Inperlailittc Pleasures. A dispatch from Washington announces tl*at preparations are being made foj£ an ofiieial investigation into orr new West Indian possessions. TJfce secretary of war; Mr. Alger, has invited the members of the senate and house military committees to take their wives and accompany him on a tour through the West Indies. They will visit Porto Rico and Cuba. The party will sail from New York March 6. which is immediately after the adjournment of congress, on the steamship Berlin and* will be gone until April 1. The party will live on the steamer during the entire journey and make short trips into the interior of Cuba and Porto Rioo. Thus those in dtion to enjoy those things are quick lo seize the pleasure? of imperialism at public expense.—Utica Observer.

-The administration of William McKinley has already fastened an annual public expenditure upon them of not lean than $150,000,000 a year more than any previous administration, and it may reach over $200,000,000. In fact* if the war revenue tax is continued, which it will have to be to make good the revenue deficits of, the Dingley , tariff, the additional annual cost of maintaining the government will be close on to $300,000,000. The country has a few thousand islands, which are not self-sustaining, and an additional force of 75,000 men for military purposes ho show for it all.—Kansas City Times. ——The evidence that a boom has really set in in this country is shown by the high prices that are being paid for election to the United States senate.— I*eoria (111.) Herald.

TIME FOR TI Ell TO SPEAK. Tke Repablleae I lalaMraiiM A4* Treachery ta Ivactoa of »al>. The treaty of pe ce has been ratified. The “traitors.** “e< >perbe«ds”aod "‘obstructionists** no jnger stand in the way of progress. Is it not time that the administration should declare to the people of this country its policy respecting the Phil ippine archipelago? Are we not entitl from the white bo ate chamber, just with the islands? an excuse for conct cl to know, either se or from the senwhat is to be done Is there any longer tlment or delay? The question is a i important one. It involves momentou dousequences. We are to continue 01 definitely-paying 1 maintenance of si are to revert grad quo ante bellum. d * a war footing in* eavy taxes for the arge army—or we tally to the status voting ourselves to commerce instead >f conquest. We e which policy we tve no such knowlshould know at on are to follow. We 1 edge now. William .McKinley: is the leader of his party—?t least be is supposed to be. Can anyone, f• Dm his contradictory declarations. ( no an idea of the republican party’s •to the Philippines? ago he declared ofl tonal aggression wt ild be a crime. In September of this y ar he adopted the rolicy with regard A year and a half ially that terrinced and through t- Paris demanded ain the cession of ne archipelago. policy he once dene his commissioners a and secured from Sf the entire Philipf Three months ago he proclaimed to tho Filipinos that they were to be mads subjects of the Am rican republic— “benevolently'assim; ferred td put it. Ye iated.” as he prea week later his

personal or "an in Clieago. reenforced by Senator Foraker i i Washington, explicitly denied that here was any intention to “assimilat »** the Filipinos against their will, s anything to oe made of this jumble c f contradictions*— affirmations one wt ?k. denials' the next? Why shotildi *t the president speak? Or, if the president won't speak, why shouldn't the senate1 speak for him? We have heard from he senate a great deal of perfervid patriotic oratory during the last five wee j;s. Appeals have been mode to the 1c pausion senators, *] been waved as pers appropriation bill vision. “Ratify the ti Americans’* has beet has been responded t tfie treaty has been no disposition mani policy of the governi ippines. Surely this is a coi attitude to be assume i ‘claims to have hebin yalty of anti-ex-iie old flag has istently as if an re under discuseaty as patriotic . the cry. and it o. Yet now that ratified there is ?st to define the aent in the Philjority of the people— lemocrats as well •ardly and pitiful by a party which 1 it the great mass republicans. All a simple declaration •alent or from the sc keep tlxe Philippine: permanently? Is te sion a crime or is it lick war stamps unti or are we some daj comfortable if inglor ing our own business pines, the Cubans a barbarians on earth themselves? Isn't there man hot national administrat question and make a lain answer once for all?—Chicago Ghi inicle. that is needed is from the presitate. Are westo temporarily or •ritorial aggresnot? Are we to the end of time to return to tbe jv.s task of mind- . leaving the Filial! all the other to take care of d enough in the on to face the

PRESS COB KENTS. -Deficit without i npejialism, $155,000,000. With itnper disro, what will the harvest be?—Utica Observer. -It happens that Gen. Eagan isn’t like the man who doe; n’t stand in with the administration.— Jinghamton (Sf Y.) Leader. -Senator Hanna marine bounty bill looks like a new s ibeme to extract Frauds keep on gold from sea water, as long as the people ire suckers.—St. Louis Republic. —r-Not one private s Mdier was called before the war inves gating commission. The,private sok er got the proof of the pudding by e ting it and his testimony was not w nted. — Kansas City Times. -—An Ohio man 1 is a plan to improve the American fl g. This was to have been expected. Under the administration of Hanna an McKinley, also of Ohio, we have outgrown the declaration of independence a tion, and a new edit; and stripes is conseqi Manchester (N. H.) Ui -—Our soldiers mu nd the constitu)n of the stars ctly iu order.— on. >t get used to slaughtering human l> nngs by wholed in rivers, and sale and shedding bio i -the American people at home must get used to' reading t tout it. for it is au inevitable aceomp niment of the polio/ of imperialism md conquest of territory upon which the administration has entered with such apparent determination and ( isto.—Wheeling Register.

-More than $850/ 00,000 worth of the exports of the ct mtry last year were the products of ie farm, and ia the aggregate they he d first place in the country’s foreign t'ommerce. The tariff has been pattic itself on the back for the commerci : l expansion, but It seems thht, after 11. it is chiefly the unprotected farm r who is carrying the flag around tl s world.—Pbiladefphia Record. ;-Before the end >f the administration it will be core ?d with the disgrace of haring permi ted more Steals and more jobbery tha any that went before it. The men irbo nominated McKinley at St. Lonis cnew what thejr were about. The pre idem.-in whose power it is to prevent t e steals and the jobbery, cannot stan in the background and expect tt • responsibility and .the odium to fall only on his appointees. He must bi tr his share of it. and his share is ala: je ore.—Denver Ne4rs.

SOME LATE INVENTIONS. BoKs of elotb can be measured without unrolling by using a simple device, haring a ball of twine held in a bandied pocket, with 4 small follow spindle extending from one side of the pocket, to be started atone end of the roll of cloth and unwind the cprd as it passes around the bolt. Incandescent mantles are protected from breaking by a new anti-vibration attachment, consisting of a number of arms extending vertically from the bottom of the burner to support a ring at the toff of the lamp, the connection to the mantle being formed by hair springs to prevenrt shocks. Lawn-mower knives can be sharpened without removing from the machine by using a new attachment, having a grinding stone set in the face of a wooden bar. to be clomped to the | guide bar on the mower, with screws to adjust it at the right angle to place an edge on the knives as they revolve. A tobacco pipe has been patented which has two bowls formed in a single square block, with a hole in each side foT the insertion of the pipestem, the ! bowls -being used* alternately, so that the heot from one dries the other ont and causes a,current of fresh air to pass through it. Pens can be adjusted'at any desired angle in a mew holder, which has the pen socket mounted on a ball set in a clamping head, so it can be moved in the position desired ami-held fast by turning a screw at the opposite end of the holder to lock the jaws in th^head.

HINTS -TO HOUSEKEEPERS To keep lemons fresh, put them m cold water and change the water every day. If any foreign substance is swallowed which is sharp—a needle, for instance— do not give an emetic, but contiue the diet to mashed potatoes for two days. For a very bad burn melt beeswax, and into it pour sweet oil until it makes a salve which can be readily spread with a soft brush. Keep every part covered with the. salve. Artiflcial heat of all kinds is damagingto book bindings. It not only cracks the leather, but the paste. A large bowl of water placed in a room containing books, will moisten the air sufficiently to prevent the drying of the leather. A florist advises that when palms have been recently repotted, they should not be kept at once in a very warm room. They thrive better ip a cooler place for a few weeks, so as to become gradually acclimatized to increased heat, while they do not need, according -to the same authority, eo much water when freshly repotted. The care of what are called drawingroom plants, in gas-lighted bouses.' i* at the best a serious one. and is not always repaid by thrifty growths.

THE MARKETS. New York, Feb. 20, 1899. ■ CATTLE—Native Steers...* 4 75 @* 6 00 3 25 COTTON—Middling .. FLOUR—Winter Wheat.... W HEAT—No. 2 Rea. CORN-No. 2... OATS-No. 2. PORK-New Mess...10 50 ST. LOUIS. COTTON—Middling .. 6 BEEVES—Steers .. 3 85 Cow and Heifers. 2 50 CALVES—(per 100). 5 50 HOGS— Fair to Choice. 3 40 SHEEP—Fair to Choice ... 3 40 FLOUR—Patents (now).... 3 60 Clear and Straight. 2 80 WHEAT—No.2 Red Winter .... CORN—No. 2. .... CATS—No. 2... 28* RYE—No. 2... TOBACCO-Lugs ... 3 00 Leaf Burley.... 4 50 HAY—Clear Timothy. 7 50 BUTTER—Choice. Dairy... ECUS—Fresh .. PORK—StandardMess(new) BACON—Clear Rib. LARD—Prime Sl«%m.- <y CHICAGO. CATTLE—Native Steers... 3 75 @ HOGS—Fair to Choice.:— 2 55 @ SHEEP—Fair'to Choice 2 50 © FLOUR—Winter Patents... 3 80 @ Spring Patents.. . 3 30 © WHEAT—No. 2 Spring. 67 © No. 2 Red..... 72**© CORN—No. 2 Mixed. 34^@ OATS—No. 2. @ PORK—Mess (new). 8 75 ® KANSAS CITY. CATTLE—Native Steers... 4 50 @ HOGS—Atl Grades. 3 50 @ WHEAT-No. 2 Red (new). 72 @ OATS-No. 2 White...,. 30 @ CORN—No. 2.■.32 Vi© NEW ORLEANS* FLOUR—High Grade. #55 © CORN—No. 2. »i> OATS—Western . .... & HAY—Choice .. 13 00 © 10 00 PORK—Standard Mess. 9 75 © 10 00 BACON—Sides .. w* COTTON—Middling LOUISVILLE. WTHEAT—No. 2 Red. 75 CORN—No. 2 Mixed. 34 OATS—No. 2 Mixed. 30 PORK—New Mess.10 50 BACON-Clear Ribs COTTON—Middling © <n> & 76>s , 51'-% © 10 75 6'j,

©■r Policy of Territorial Bxpudoa. Extreme annexationists are advocating the addition of Canada to thiseountry, and tnink it ean be accomplished in a peaceful manna without exciting a quarrel with England. Such grave questions call for the wisest statesmanship, iust as dyspepsia, constipation, liver and Kidney diseases and malaria «dl for a thoroughly reliable remedy like Hoo tetter’s Stomach Bitters. No experimenting should be done with untried medicines when an old established preparation is to be had. A Wise Xsa. She—What do you think of love and marriage? He—One thing at * time, please!—Puck. Creoeeat Hotel, Eareka Syrlsgi, Ar> lUBMS, Opens February 23. In the Ozark Mountains. Delightful cilinate. Beautiful scenery. Lnequaied medicinal waters. Cheap excursion rates. Through sleepers via Frisco Line. Address J. O. Plank. Manager, Room H, Arcade. Century Building, or Frisco Ticket Office, No. 101 N. Broadu Ixrais. Mo iway, St. Keeplsg It Tp to the Lost. Dix—I understand Windig, the attorney, is seriously ill. Hix—Yes; I met his physician this morning, and he says he is lying at death's door. ‘‘‘That’s just like' a lawyer.”—Chicago Evening News. pUaciresUe February. The, discomforts of this month can ha escaped by taking advantage of the wint<3 excursions of the Louisville & NashvilleRailroad to one of the many pleasant *e» sorts of the South. This line offiers unsurpassed facilities for reaching the cities in the South, the winter resorts of the beautiful Gulf Coast, of Florida, of California, and of the West indies. Write C. P. At more, General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Ky., for folders descriptive of Florida or the Gulf Coast. A Hair Term Defined. Miss Fondart—Jack, what do they mean when thev speak of a first-water diamond? Jack—One that—um—er—one fresh from the mine—never been soaked, you know.— Jewelers’ Weekly. •

915.00 Pep Week. We Will pay a salary of $15 per week and expenses for man with Rig to introduce Perfection Poultry Mixture and Insect Destroyer in the country. Address with stamp, Perfection Mfg. Co., Parsons, Kansas. Some people are constantly so busy that you can t get them to do anything they ought to do.—Washington Democrat. What? A Cripple? Cure your sprain in a day with St. Jacobs Oil. Some people are smarter than yon are; it ia important that you admit it.—Atchison Globe. Cnghlaa Leads to Coanoftloa. Kemp’s Balsam will stop the Cough at once. Go to your druggist to-day and get a sample bottle free. Large bottles 25 and 50 cents. Go at once; delays are dangerous. Strangely enough the “better half' is not the oue who does the betting.—L. A. W. Bulletin. The way out of pains and aches is to rub St. Jacobs Oil in. “Do you know of a good fortune teller?" "Yes; Bradstreef or Dun.”—Vogue. Lane’s Family Medicine. Moves the bowels each day. In order to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache. Price 25 and 50c. “If I am prejudiced, it is not because I want to be, but because I can’t help it.”— Drake Watson.

You may be sure Neuralgia will be cured by St. Jacobs Oil. Drink is a noun that many men are unable to decline.—Chicago Daily News. To Core o Cold lo Ooe Day Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c. A photographer is never positive regarding his undeveloped negative.—L. A. W.. Bulletin.

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