Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 1, 1904, Page 7

‘ ‘ ‘LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE Democratic Candidate for President Discusses the Most im- portant of the Issues Involved in the Present Campaign : Tariff Reform, Imperialism, Economic Administration and Honesty in the Public Service Stand Forth | as Pre-emincnl. Declares Again His Belief in the Gold Standard—Effcctc2: Remedy Against Trusts—Feople’s Verdict Awaited With Confidence. Judge Parker in his formal letter of acceptance discusses thoroughly the is- sues of the sampaign. He says in part: In my response to your committee, at the formal notification proceedings, I re- ferred to some matters not mentioned in this letter. I desire that these be con- sidered as incorporated herein, and re- gret that lack of space prevents specific reference to them all. I wish here, how- ever, again to refer to my views there expressed as to the gold standard, to declare again my unqualified belief in said standara, and to express my appre- elation of the action of the convention in reply to my communication upon that subject. __ Grave public questions are pressing for decision. The Democratic party appeals to the people with confidence tHat its position on these questions will be ac- cepted and indorsed at the polls. While the issues involved are numerous, some stand forth pre-eminent in the public mind. Among these are tariff reform, imperialism, economical administration honesty in the public service. I shall briefly consider these and some others within the necessarily prescribed limits of this letter. If we retain our liberties and constitu- tional rights unimpaired, we cannot per- mit or tolerate, at any time or for any. purpose, the arrogation of unconstitu- tional powers by the executive branch of our government. We should be ever mindful of the words of Webster, ‘‘Lib- erty is only to be preserved by maintain- ing constitutional restraints and just di- ; of political powers.” Already the national government has become centralized beyond any point con- templated or imagined by the framers of the Constitution. How tremendously all this has added to the power of the presi- dent! It has developed from year to year until it almost equals that of many monarchs. While the growth of our country and the magnitude of interstate interests may seem to furnish a plausible re: n for this centralization of power, yet these same facts afford the most potent reason why the exeeutive should not be permitted to encroach upon the ot departments of the government, a ssume legislative or other powers not expre: sly conferred by the Constitu- tion. The issue of imperialism which has been thrust upon the country involves a n whether the iaw of the land or > of individual caprice shall gov- ern, The principle of imperialism may give rise to briliant, startling, dashing results, but the principle of Democracy holds in cheek the brilliant executive and subjects him to the sober, conservative control of the people. The people of the United States stand at the parting of the ways. Shall we fol- low the footsteps of our fathers along the of peace, prosperity and, content- . guided by the ever-living spirit of the Constitution which they framed for us, or shall we go along other and un- tried paths. hitherto shunned by all, fol- lowing blindly new ideals, which, though appealing with brilliancy to the imagina- tion and ambition, may prove a will o the wisp, leading us into difficulties from which tt may be impossible to extricate without lasting injury to our character and institutions? The Tariff and Trasts. Tariff reform is one of the cardinal of the Demoeratic faith, and ity for it was never greater at the undertaken at unce people he Dingley tariff 1s excessive in many ts rates, and, as to them at least, un- present time. It should be in the interest of all ou justly burdens the people. It secures to domestic manufacturers, singly or in combination, the privilege of exacting ex- cessive prices at home and prices far above the level of sales made regularly by them abroad with profit, thus giving a bounty to foreigners at the expense of our own people. Its unjust taxation bur- dens the people generally, forcing them to pay excessive pr for food, fuel, eloth- ing and other necessaries of life. It levies duties on many articles not normally im- ported in any considerable amount which are made extensively at home, for which the most extreme protectionist would hardly justify protective taxes, and which in large amounts are exported. Such duties have been and will continue to be a direct incentive to the formation ot combinations, which, » from foreign competition, are en- abled to stifle domes’ competition and practically to monopolize the home mar- ket. huge industrial For Revenue Only. The two leading parties have alway: differed as to the principle of customs taxation. Our party has always advanced the theory that the object is the raising of revenue for support of the government whatever other results may incidentally flow thereffom. The Republican party, on the other hand, contends that customs duties should be levied primarily for pro- tection, so-called, with revenue as the sub- ordinate purpose, thus using the power of taxation to build up the business and WILL CHOOSE NEW CHIEF. five Thousand Indians, Late Subjects of Joseph, Called. Lewiston, Idaho, Sept. 27.—Indians from all over the Northwest have been summoned to gather at North Lapwai, on the Nez Perces Indian reservation, in order to celebrate with a feast and war dance in honor of their late lead- er, Chief Joseph. At the same time a successor will be chosen to rule the tribe. Summonses by mail and mes- property of the few at the expense of the many. This difference of principle still subsists, but our party appreciates that the long- continued policy of the country, as mani- fested in its statutes, makes it necessary that tariff reform should be prudently and sagaciously undertaken, on scientific prin- ciples, to the end that there should not be an immediate revolution in existing conditions. In the words of our platform we de- mand “a revision and a gradual reduc- tion of the tariff by the friends of the masses, and for the common weal, and not by the friends of its abuses, its ex- tortions and discriminations.” Remedies tor Trusts. T pointed out in my earlier response the remedy, which in my judgment, can effectually be applied against monopolies, and the assurance was then given if existing laws, including both statute and common law, proved inadequate, contrary to my expectations, I favor such further. legislation, within constitu- tional limitations, as will best promote and safeguard the interests of all the people. - \yuether there is any common law which can be applied and enforced by the fed 1 courts, cannot be determined by the president or by a candidate for the presidency. Reciprocal Relations. In my address to the notifieation com- mittee I said that tariff reform “ is de- manded by the best interests of both manufacturer and consumer.” With equal ruth it can be said that the benefits of piprocal trade treaties would enure tu ra both, That the consumer would be helped is unquestionable. TRat the manufactur- er would recieve great benefit by extend- ing his markets abroad hardly needs demonstration. ‘The persistent refusal of the Republican majority in the federal senate to ratity the reciprocity. ies negotiated in pursuance of the policy advocated alike by Mr, Blaine and Mr. McKinley, and ex- ssl anetion fourth section of discouraging ¢x- In sume quarters it has been assumed that in the discussion of the Philippine question in my response, the phrase *seli- government,” was intended to something less than independence. It was not intended that it should be under- stood to mean, nor do [ think as used 1 does mean less than indepencence. How- ever, to eliminate all possibility for con- jecture, I now state that I am in hearty acenrd with that» plank in our platform that favors doing for the Filipinos what we have already done for the Cubans; and I favor making the promise to them now that we shall take such action as it. Civil Service. The statute relating to civil service 1s the outcome of the efforts of thoughtful, unselfish and public-spirited citizens, Op- eration under it has frequently been of such a character as to offend against the spirit of the statute, but the results achieved, even under a partial enforce- ment of the law, have been such as to both deserve and command the utterance of the Democratic party that it stands committed to the principle of civil serv- ice reform and demands its just and impartial enforcement. Canal Across the Isthmas, An isthmian canal has long been the hope of our statesmen, and the avowed aim of the two great parties, as their platforms in the past show. ‘The Pan- ama_ route having been selected, the building of the canal should be pressed to completion with .all reasonable expe- dition American Shipping. Our commerce in American bottoms amounts to but 9 per cent of our total exports and imports. For forty years prior to 1861, when the Republican party came into power, our merchant marine carried an average of 40 per cent of our foreign commerce. By 1877 it had dwin- dled to 27 per cent. "Now we carry but a contemptibly small fraction of our exports and imports. American shipping in the foreign trade was greater by almost one hundred thou- sand tons in 1810—nearly a hundred years ago—than it was last year. In the face of the continuous decline in the record of Amtrican shipping during the last fortv- three years, the promise of the Republic- an party to restore it is without encour- party gives assurance that the task can be more wisely intrusted to it. Investigation Wanted. Recent disclosures, coupled with the rapid augmentation of government ex- penditures, show 1 need of an investigation of every department of the government. The Democrats in congress demanded it. The Republican majority refused the de- mand. ‘The people can determine bv their yote in November whether they wish an honest and thorough investiga- dion, A Democratic congress and execu- tive will assure it. Judge Parker in his formal leter of the enactment of a law to be passed by both houses of congress and approved by the executive that will give an age pen- sion without reference to disability to the surviving heroes ef the Civil war; and under the provisions of which a pension may be accepted with dignity because of the consciousness that it comes as a just due from the people through their chosen representatives, and not as largess dis- tributed by the chief executive. Governmental Expenditures. Twenty-eight years have passed since the Democratic party of the State of New York, in convention assembled, rec- ommended to the national Democracy the nomination of Samuel J. Tilden as its candidate for the presidency, and de- clared it to be “their settled conviction that a return to the constitutional prin- cipl frugal expenses and administrative purity of the founders of the republic is the first and most imperious duty of Perces, Lapwais, Blackfoot, Spokanes, Colvilles and other tribes. Five thou- sand Indians will be invited. The date that. soon as they are reasonably prepared for stron, he nation El eapenettitres ae tt ryt which amounted to $274,000, tion which, in the opinion of a majority of our people, justified an imperative de mand for reform in of public affairs. As the expenditures of the last fiscal year amounted to the enoromous total of $582,000,000, it is evi- dent that a thorough investigation of the public service and the immediate aban donment of useless and extravagant ex- penditures are more necessary now than they were then. This astounding increase is out of all proportion to the increase of our population, and finds no excuse from whatever aspect we view the situation. The national Democratic platform de- clares that “large reductions can easily be made in the annual expenditures of the government without impairing the efficiency of any branch of the public service.” Can there be any doubt of the accuracy of this statement? Between the expenditures of the year 1886, amount- ing to $242,000,000, and’ those of the last fiscal year—the seventh after, Grover Cleveland ceased to be president—agere- gating $582,000,000, there is a difference so great as to excite alarm in the breasts of all thoughtful men. Even excluding the sum of $50,000,000 paid for the Pan- ama canal rights and to the State of Panama, the expenditures of the last fiscal year exceeded the sum of $532,000,- 600, being more than double the expendi- tures of the government for ali purposes luring the first year of Mr. Cleveland’s id istration. 4 ‘The expenses of the first four years suc- ceeding the last Democratic administra- tion amounted to the enormous average of #511,000,000 per year. This large expendi- ture was due to a_considerable extent to the cost of the Spanish-American war, which occurred during that period; but the termination of that war brought no relief to the treasury, for the average annual expenses of the government, dur- ing the three subsequent years ending June 30, 1904, were about $519,000,000, which is the largest sum hitherto reach- ed, during a like period, since the close of the Civil war. Cleveland Quoted. This draft upon the revenues of the country has had the effect which might have been anticipated, and now we have presented the reve of the situation, which led to the famous observation, “It is a condition, and not a theory, which confronts us; for, although the present incumbent found at the close of the first fiscal year, during which he assumed con- trol of the administration, a surplus of receipts over expenditures of more than $91,000,000, there was an excess of eXx- penditures over receipts at the close of the last fiscal year of $41,000,000, and the ofticial monthly reports made by the treasury department show that the ex- penditures are continuously and rapidly increzsing, while the receipts are dimin- ishing. There is not a sentence in. the Repub- ican platform recommending a reduction in the expenditures of the government; not a line suggesting that the increase In the cost of the war department from $34,- 000,000 in 1886 to $115,000.000 in 1904 ‘Aould be inquired into; and not a para- graph calling for a thorough investiga- tion of those departments of the govern- ment in which dishonesty has been re- cently disclosed. 5 ‘The people, however, can'by their votes, if they desire it, order such an investiga- and retrenchment. this will not be accomplished by indorsing at the polls the Republican majority of the house of representatives which re- fused the investigation and made the ap- propriations, nor by continuing in power the administration which made the dis- bursements. Reform in expenditures must be had in the civil, military and naval establish- ments in order t' the national expendi- tures may be brought to a basis of peace and the sovernment maintained without recourse to the taxes of war. Some Queries. T have put aside a_ congenial work, to which I had expected to devote my life, in order to assume, as best I can, the responsibilities your convention put upon 2. I solicit the cordial co-operation and gencrous assistance of every man who believes that a change of measures and of men at this time would be wise, and urge harmony of endeavor as well as vigorous action on the part of all so minded. ihe issues are joined and the people must render the verdict. Shall economy of administration be de- manded or shall extravagance be encour- aged? Shall the wrongdoer be brought to bay by the people, or must justice wait upon political oligarchy? Shall our government stand for equal opportunity or for special privilege? Shall it remain a government of law or become one of individual caprice? Shall we cling to the rule of the people, or shall we embrace beneficent despotism? With calmness and confidence we await the people's verdict. If called to the office of peeeicons I shall consider myself the chief magistrate of all the people and not of any faction, and shall ever be mindful of the fact that on many questions of national policy there are honest differences of opinion. I believe in the patriotism, good sense and absolute sincerity of all the people. I shall strive to remember that he may serve his party best who serves his coun- try best. if it be the wish of the people that I undertake the duties of the gee | I pledge myself, with God’s help, to de- vote all my powers and energy to the duties of this exalted office. ery truly yours, —Alton B. Parker. Valuable Floor Space. As an example of the ue of floor space in New York city, an interesting story has reached Washington describ- ing the “flat life’ as enjoyed by the horses of the metropolis. It is said that thousands of city horses are maintained in this manner. Stables of six stories are no longer considered remarkable, and in many of these horses are now stalled on three floors, these upper stories being reached by runways. All of these tall, modern stables have an elevator big enough and strong enough to carry to the upper floors any vehicle, and in at least Ohe downtown boarding place for horses the elevator is used for the animals also. Out of the 150 horses kept in one sta- ble there are perhaps a score that are often hoisted to their rooms or stalls at night, and they also bring down some horses in the same way. The horses like it. and stand steady on the elevator plat- form and are hoisted without trouble. In fact, they have one fine horse that will not travel from the ground floor to its stall in any other way. When this horse comes in and is unhooked at night it walks straight over to the elevator and waits to be hoisted up, and when it is cast loose in its stall in the morning it makes straight for the elevator ‘agaln.— Washington Star. 28k Ena me AS HE mEWED IT. There was a voung fellow named Paul, Who took off his shoes in the haul, And then he said “Hie— Itsh pretty goodsh trick, T’ climb up thosh stairsh an’ not faul."”” Cleveland Leader. eee aeons The cradle in which the czarevitch will receive the homage of the nobility of the empire is a superb affair of precious wood ; inlaid with jewels. It stands on a golden frame, and the imperial crown of Russia surmounts a graceful branch from which hang lace curtains of great price. Hygenically speaking, the infant would do better to mEeD in a plain brass crib.""—Boston Her- ald. understood that she was not so well during the afternoon, but a bulletin issued at 7:30 o'clock last evening for the affair will be fixed later by the | says: subchiefs. A week will be devoted to feasting, dancing and balloting for a new chief. LADY CURZON IS VERY WEAK. Hopes for Her Recovery If She Does Not Suffer a Relapse. London, Sept. 27. — Lady Curzon of senger have been sent to all the wan- | Kedleston passed a quiet night, but her dering bands, including the Nez condition is still very grave. It is “Lady Curzon’s condition remains much the same, but her strength has been fairly maintained throughout the day.” A dispatch from Walmer castle at 10 o’clock last night says: “The improvement in Lady Curzon’s condition continues and the doctors state that if her strength can be main- tained during the next two days there will be hope of her recevery.” the administration | Democratic Candidate John A. Johnson, Democratic candidate for governor, opened his campaign at a monster mass meeting in the Interna- tional Auditorium in Minneapolis Satur- day evening. John Lind presided at the meeting, and addresses were made by C. D. O’Brien and Dan W. Lawler of St. Paul, Judge Buck of Winona and several of the candidites on the state ticke' Mr. Johnson was the last speaker and received a tremendous ovation. His ad- dress was an eloquent discussion of the issues of the campaign. He said in part: “The issues in a campaign may change from season to season; there is no change in the right of the human race to enjoy liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and no man who does not believe in that right should ever be chosen to a position of public trust.. Human beings are prone te err. Men may make mistakes, but the impulse for right will bring man to do his duty; the impulse to do wrong inevitably leads to failure and ruin. Then what are the issues in this campaign? The dominant party has declared its plat- form; we have ours. Some one in iest has said that they were so much alike that it was difficult to tell one from the other, If that be trué, then the question for determination is the character, abil- ity and quality of the nominees. If that be the standard, I say of our ticket: There they are, from governor to railway commissioner; we ask for comparison, ‘and ask for your honest judgment, free from political] bias and prejudice. Judged by that standard, we have no fear of an impartial verdict. But there are certain issues which are paramount, as they concern the people most. In a speech at Duluth a few days ago my opponent opened his campaign, and, silent upon some questions, laid spe- cial stress on these: the primary elec- ‘ion law, the gross earnings tax, swamp nd drainage, good roads, tax legislation, assessment of iron mines, the board of control and other subjects. A few of these questions I shall treat in detail: the remainder in a general way. “As to the primary law and its exten- sion to include state officers let me say this: The primary law is still crude and as it now stands it permits so many abuses that it needs to be corrected be- fore extended. The primary election law is here to stay, and whatever oninion one may have had as to its original creation. no one now would dare attempt to abridge that law. I doubt the wisdom of including state officers in the law. believ- ing that we first should make good what we now have. All judicial offices should by all means be removed from the pi ary systems and nominations be made by. a non-partisan convention. Swamp drainage is a business propo: tion. and it admits of no argument. Some one has said that he who makes two he who swamps into fertile farms is no less a public benefactor. It is good business policy for the State of Minnesota to con- vert this class of land into farms for the Minnesota settler. The question of good roads has passed a theoretical stage and has ndvanced so far that it is no longer an issue. The question of good roads is a settled ques- tion and only details remain. Speaking of tax legislation Mr. Dunn says: “The operations of our present tax laws are very unsatisfactory. A large portion of intangible property escapes al- together.” Upon this he and | are agreed. I believe in a constitutional amendment which would permit an income tax on credits and that class of property which now escapes taxation altogether. In continuing on the gross e: ings tax Johnson said: “My opponent says: ‘By an oversight no reference was made in the platform to the 4 per cent gross earnings tax.’ It appears to me strange that a convention should have overlooked what the candidate for governor declares to be the chief point of interest in the campaign. “J stand for the increase of 3 per cent to 4 per cent. When I was in the state senate in 1889 and 1901 I was loyal in my vote and support of the plan to in- crease the gross earnings tax to 4 per cent. I stood for it then, and do now, because I believe it rigeit and because the burden of taxes is unequally distributed, the greater portion being borne by those least able to do so. “The gross earnings tax bill, the main issue of the campaign, was omitted from the platform by a convention which stands accused of having been dominated and controlled by corporate interests. It nominated for governor a man who fa- vored the merger of competing railway lines. It defeated for attorney general the man who prosecuted the merger. It nominated for attorney general the one man in the State of Minnesota who con- tributed to the defeat of the Jacobson 4 per cent gross earnings bill in the senate of 1889, and who, as_ chairman of the judiciary committee of that senate, de- clared the bill was unconstitutional. I submit this question, therefore—will you intrust the collection of that $600,000, which amount is involved in railroad taxes, to a man who is on record with an opinion that it cannot be collected and that the proposition to collect is uncon- stitutional? In speaking of the use of discretionary er, Mr. Johnson, after stating he id abide by the laws and_ enforce them if elected, said: “By his own party the Republican candidate for gov- ernor is accused of deliberately ignoring the law in the -settlement of ®claims of the state and of using discretionary power not given to him by law. By the use of this discretionary power it is al leged that state claims against trespas- sers were settled ata small percentage of the amount due the state. In answer, Mr. Dunn said he did the best he could. But is he the judge “The state has the right to exact ab- solute honesty from all of its public of- ficials, and discretionary power not con- ferred by law, but assumed by the offi- cers of*the law, can be abused so as to border upon dishonest service and invite just criticism. My opponent says he is not ashamed of what he did and would do the same thing over again. That is not a satisfactory answer. I do not make the charge of personal interests or dis- honesty on the part of my opponent. but the charge of usurpation of author ity which did not belong to him is grav- er than the other, and the same course followed in the conduct of the greater office to which he aspires would endan- ger the law, the well being and honor of the state.” ‘Changing his topic, Mr. Johnson switch- ed to the board of control issue. “The management of our state institutions is properly an tissue in this campaign,” said vocates of the present system, while I resisted the innovation as far as it lay in my power. Hoping to defeat the meas- ure, I offered an amendment cluding the’ educational institutions, their financial management. We no apology to offer for that action. I was not promp- ted by any unfriendliness eae our schools, but by the thought of the best interests of the state and with the belief that the board of control become refi ane Uke be cae) ther po- litical ends of those in po’ s “I believe that the past to some ex- tent borne out that view of gs Bee cay: The board has doubtless Sav- SUPPOSED DEAD MAN APPEARS. His Mother Had Identified Sulcide’s Body as That of Her Son. Chicago, Sept. 27. — Grief-stricken over the supposed death of her:son, Mrs. Apolio Matezki sat in her home waiting for the body which she had identified at a North side morgue to be brought to the house, when in walked Ignatz in his usual good health. The mother almost swooned at the sight of mARARnRnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnneaseanerrr ee ee OOOeeeeer—v ‘the report that he was dead, and he ings in some of the departments of its work, but often this has been at the ex- pense of the comforts of the unfortunate wards of the state. However, it 1s untiair to offer criticism without being in posses- sion of the facts, and 1 offer tne criticism, that the people are not in possession of the facts. Contracts are made in secret and the business of the public witnneld from the public. “The system is comparatively new and is entitled to a fair trial. It should be re- moved as tar as possible from the ma- chinery and spirit of partisan politi ‘The one cardinal doctrine should be hon- esty in public affairs and honesty in the expenditure of the money which is taken trom tne heavily taxed people. 1 do not and would not favor any change to a board of control for the university. Edu- cational policy and methods snould lie with those in charge, and 1 believe tnere- fore that there should be no change in the law as it now exists, Our citizenship is due to education, and if elected goy- ernor of this siate I shall do all within my power to promote and encourage it. A sperate board of control for education- al msututions, it seenis to me, woud work no good for society and it might en- danger tne well-being of our education- bat system. In other words, let well enough alone. “The platform upon which If stand de- clares lur ine rignts of American iabor to organize. Lavur in every spnere 1s the reat foundauon or the nation, does not get 1s share. Lapor right to asx for justice and jusuce means Tuat he snull have a tair proportion of the earnings of tue sweat of nis brow and the proauces of his brawn. he Democracy in its late convention, teok aayancea ground, ,00Kking toward the wiliaate aiverce of tae Judiciary trom poutics ‘vhe courts vf our state should ve above reproach and men snould be cnosen tor tne bench because of their searning in tne law, of their Known in- legrity and the purity of their tives. ‘To Uus end the party waich | represent has not only aec usan ju- qaiciary put has suited the action lv tne word.” ‘ne speaker went briefly the Canadian reciprocity question: ‘1 beueve with president McKinley,’” said sir. Johnsen, “wnen he sald in ais last address that reciprocity treaties are in harmony with the times and that by sensible trade arrangements which will not interrupt our home markets, we shail extend the outlet of our increasing sur- plus of produce. No man snould be al- sowed to represent a Minnesota district in congress who is not pledged to recip- trade relations wita Canada. the merger is an issue in this cam-~- paign as much as in the last, and must remain an issue until absolute justice 18 had by all the people. The merger w ontrary to lw it was against pubic policy. It was a crime against the stat- utes and was not right betore our present executive took his bold stand against it. It is just as wrong now as then. A The present candidate on the Repub- lican ticket has in all of his intervie taken his stand in opposition to the pol- ot the present state administration id in accord with those who effected the combination. “I would not destroy corporate inter- ests. I would not take away & single right a railway has by law, but I would give the humblest citizen ever constitu- tional right, and protection in t rignt, and to tnis end the law must be obeyed by small and great. The railway and other corporations haye a Tight to en fair rate of profit on their invest- Any consolidation formed for US ose of exacting more than legitimate trary to law should be prohibited. t me again emphasize my position b - ing that any consolidation or union for private. gain at public expense is unholy, it is un-American. The trust shou have no pkice in the land of the free an) the brav' Shagys will come to the state with ye ar success. That charge was prev sue made, and the contradiction came in the wise administration of as good a governor 's this state has ever had. For ae ears of our almost half a century 0 Statehood the Democratic party had con- trol of the executive department of the «state, or rather a portion of that arm As the government. As its governor Rie) Lind gave this state an impartial admin- istration of its frat) Fd resulted in reat credit to the state. 3 at was a course marked by such wis- dom, economy and fairness that it a never been surpassed by any other (ad- ministration within our history. Eve: promise made by Mr. Lind was fulfilled. Every pledge was redeemed. In oe again that the administration of affairs be placed in our hands we point to the yecord of Mr, Lind and ask for a renewal fidence. Rarer for a fair comparison of the two tickets presented to the voters of the state. ask a careful consideration of the platform, and we ask you to the conditions which brought both tickets into existence, and we ask you for an honest opinion to whether or not we merit your confidence. Conditions change with periods. It i not a question of what the Republican party wa forty years ago nor what the Democratic party was forty years ago; the question is of to-day and of to-morrow. There was once a prevailing opinion t disaster and em- baragsment would follow Democratic suc- cess. The wise and safe administration ot one Democrat is es everlasting con- ’ tion of that theory. ere ccTuglng, I wish, in thanking, you for your patience, to promise that if elected that. shall give to the state the best service that I have. I shall try to ad- minister its affairs that equal justice may be done to all our people, The State of Minnesota means much to me. Within it all my life has been spent. Ever kind to me, shall try to be ever true to it, and if chosen to preside over its affairs for the next two years. I trust that God in nis infinite wisdom will give me guid- ance that the best interests of the state served. vepne first of her native sous to be noml- natea for this high office, I submit the to Minnesota, and whatever her { shall in submission bow to my unqualified allegiance those in authority. into to the state an ——_—__o—___—_ Needless Exertion. 1 Thompson was telling a party of ‘dae about his suit against the street car company for throwing him from a ear in front of the hotel some two years ago and breaking a leg. ‘Before those fellows finished with me,” he said, “they had brought reliable witnesses to prove that the cars were all blockaded that day I said I broke my leg; that they were not running at all; that if they had been running they wouldn’t have run fast enough to hurt anybody; that I had never been on a car in front of the Waldorf, anyway, and was in Washington City at the time 1 declared the accident occurred. “But you seem to be walking better than you did, Phi remarked one of the party as he got up to leave. “What's the use of walking lame any longer?” retorted he indignantly, “now that the case has gone against me?’~ New York Times. had come in to console the woman stood speechless. Ignatz, who is twen- ty-nine years old, had not even heard was at a loss to understand whiy his appearance should cause consterna- tion. Then it was explained that Mrs. Matezki, not having seen him for sev- eral days, read of a suicide which an- swered his description and went to see the body, which she mistakenly identified as his. Ignatz at once got busy cancelling orders for a coffin, car- riages and flowers, and to-day there is the young man, and neighbors who | joy in that house instead of a funeral. “THE ~KEYNOTE| for Governor Outlines the Issues of the Campaign—Gives Reasons Why the. Party Should Win. "ENDS LIFE ON STREET. High School Teacher Commits Suicide in Sensational Manner. Philadelphia, Sept. 28.—Dr. Dugene Manning, fifty years old, professor of German in a boy’s high school, shot and killed himself in the street. Prof. Manning went to a restaurant near his boarding house and telephoned to the city electrical bureau that a police wagon would be needed in Button- wood street, above Sixteenth street. When the wagon reached the place the body was found. The shooting was done in the most sensational man- ner. Prof. Manning standing on the corner of Seventeenth and Button- ‘wood streets and firing the pistol within sight of a number of pedes- strians. None of the latter was near enough to the educator to prevent the suicide. Outside of the fact that for the past month the professor had been the victim of insomnia, no light has been shed on the cause ‘of the suicide. CRAZY MAN !S CLEVER. Spoils Prisoners’ Plot to Break From Jai Sharon, Pa., Sept. 28.—A plot to at- tack Sheriff W. G. Lytle and break jail was frustrated last night by an insane prisoner who overheard the scheme laid by three of the most des- perate prisoners in jail and gave the alarm. Just before it was time for the sheriff to make his rounds the prisoners crowded into one cell. They ‘planned to bind and gag Lytle and steal his keys, after which they would escape. John Maloney of Greenville, who is demented, overheard the plot. Crawling on his hands and knees to the cell where the three were await- ing the approach of the sheriff, he slammed the door, which had a spring lock. ‘Then he told the sheriff of the plan, and it was not long «ntil the men confessed. In the cell was found the leg of an iron stool which the prisoners expected to use as a weapon in the attack. TRAINMEN IN TROUBLE. Must Stand Trial for Manslaughter as the Result of a Wreck. Chicago, Sept. 28. — Responsibility for wreck of the Sunday school excur- sion train on the Chicago & Eastern railway near Glenwood, Ill., July 13, when eighteen persons were killed and more than a hundred others in- jured, was fixed by the grand jury yes- terday, when it was voted to indict Frank E. Hoxie, engineer; Frank Casper, conductor, and Charles H. Wright, brakeman of the freight train, which caused the accident. Man- slaughter is the charge on which the defendants will have to stand trial in the erfminal court. THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, Sept. 28. — Wheat—No. 1 Northern, $1.141-2@1.163-4; No. 2 Northern, $1.11 1-2@1.13 1-2; No. 3, $1 @1.10. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 52@53c. Oats—No. 2 white, 31@31 1-2c. Minneapolis, Sept. 28.—Wheat—No. 1 hard, $1.181-2; No. 1 Northern, $1.16 1 No. 2 Northern, $1.13 1-2. Oats—No. 3 white, 28 5-8¢. Duluth, Sept. 28. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, $1.15; No. 2 Northern, $1.11; flax, $1.17; oats, 30c; rye, 77c. Milwaukee, Sept. 28.—Wheat — No. 1 Northern, $1.19; No. 2 Northern, $1.14@1.17. Rye—No. 1, 79c. Barley —No. 2, 56c. .Oats—Standard, 31@ 311-2c. Corn—No. 3, 51 1-2@53c. Chicago, Sept. 28.—Wheat — No. 2 red, $1.16@1.17; No. 3 red, $1.121-2@ 1.14; No. 2 hard, $1.10@1.14; No. 3 hard, $1.03@1.10; No. 1 Northern, $1.20; No. 2 Northern, $1.18. Corn— No. 2, 52 1-4@53c. 30 1-2¢. Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 28. — Cattle —Beeves, $3.50@5.50; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.20@3.25; stpckers and feed- ers, $2.75@3.70; calves and yearlings, $2.50@3.25. Hogs—Bulk, $5.80@5.90. Chicago, Sept. 28.—Cattle—Good to prime steers, $5.75@6.50; stockers and feeders, $2.25@4; cows, $1.50@4.30; heifers, $2.10 @ 4.75; calves, $4.50 @ 6.50. Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $5.65 @6.371-2; bulk of sales, $5.95@6.10. Sheep—Good to choice wethers, $3.75 @4.25; native lambs, $3.50@5.85; Western lambs, $3.50@5.90. South St. Paul, Sept. 28. — Cattle— Good to choice steers, $5 @ 6.50; good to choice cows and heifers, $2.50 @3.25; butcher bulls, $2.25@3; veals, $2 @ 5; good to choice stock steers, $2.50 @ 3.10; good to choice stock cows and heifers, $1.50@2.25; good to choice milch cows, $30@40. Hogs— Range price, $5.75@6; bulk, 5.80 @ 5.85. Sheep — Good to choice lambs, $4.65@5; fair to good, $4.25 @ 4.65; good to choice yearling wethers, $3.40 @3.85; good to choice ewes, $3.30@ 3.50. Oats—No. 2, 30@ Senator Hoar Very Weak. Worcester, Mass., Sept. 28.—Up to 1:30 this morning there had been no news issued from Senator Hoar’s house since the evening bulletin, which said that the senator was weak- er than at any previous time, but might live for two or three days. Watson Recovers From Fever. Jackson, Miss., Sept. 28.—Thomas E. Watson, Populist candidate for president, spoke here yesterday, after being confined to his bed twelve hours with fever. He is working on his let- ter of acceptance Sashier Kills Himself. Longford, Kan., Sept. 28. — J. J. Marty, cashier of the Longford bank, committed suicide yesterday by cut- ting his throat. Despondency over long continued ill health probably was 4