The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 19, 1900, Page 6

THE SA FRANCIS 2O CALL, VFRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1900. OCTOBER 19, 1900 JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor, LEZKE, Manager. 204 Communications to W. RS OFFICE. . ek PUBLICATION OFFICE. ..Market and Third, 8. F. Telephone Press 201. EDITORIAL ROOMS .217 to 221 Stevenson St. Telephone Press 202, s Delivered by Carriers. 15 Cents Per Week. Single Copies, 5 Cents. Terms by Mail, Including Postage: DAILY CALL (inclyding Sunday), one CALL (inelu CALL (ncluding Sunday Single Month. $6.00 3.00 1.5 e5c 1.50 1.00 d to receive subscriptions. Sample copies will be forwarded when requested. scribers in ordering change of address should oe e both NEW AND OLD ADDRESS in order and correct OAKLAND OFFIC L1118 Broadway GEORGE C. KROGNESS, Manager Foreign Advertising. Marquette Building, Chicago. (Long “*Central 2619.”") NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT: CARLTON. .. «..Herald Square YORK REPRESENTATIVE: MITH . .30 Tribune Bullding Distance Telephone C C ~ STEPHEN B NEW YORK NEWS STANDS: ria Hotel; A. 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So we are left er how w ct in hand cessary at the City Hall to hy the su It is probably 2 dozen blocks of the vast area repre- iese figures are at the present moment in ir required by law. If there are any . ondition they would be the ex- ich would prove the rule. Many miles of e paved with cobbles, which long since reets i n condemn ed a material for street p: n the world. Many more miles of blocks laid on sand—a has been under the ban in as ving miles of these basalt blocked streets, in- Am ace to the safety of every person grace tc civilization, as well over them in vehicles drawn by horses. n unaccustomed to view things from a litical standpoint it would not seem neces- work hard” to get an appropria- ution of these street improvements, been recommended by the Mer- Yet it appears that nothing short tion. lest kind of work will accomplish such a s meeting of the Supervisors Mr. Reed 1 declaring the intention of the ate $100.000 out of any surplus funds at the end of the fiscal year for the recon- epted streets. It is assumed that 3 e will be $200.000. So Mr. Reed nsiderable self-abnegation in asking for a 1 between the people and the nistration. & Mr. Reed'’s figures to $200,000 and resolution unanimously, the Supervisors Phelan to refer it as introduced to the e. How much “hard work” will be o get it out of this committee later on no Supervisor Reed is reported to have certainly accomplish the task, but he outnumbered (including the vt ighteen men. There was a time when the Merchants’ Association appeared to possess considerable influence at the City Hall. but evidently that time has passed. In view of 21l these facts, therefore, it appears to be in order to sk what Mayor Phelan intends tc do at the end of s fiscal year with the surplus of $200.000? Does he intend to devote it to some beneficent purpose or to check it off in salaries for his “organization”? — The Merchants’ Association has made a most ex- traordinary request. It has asked the Board of Pub- lic Works to expend some money for the improve- ment of streets. Does not the association know that »e Board of Public Works, as at present constituted, rotes its energies exclusively to provide for its sal- ary roll? The Market Street Company has been ordered once more by the Supervisors to remove its unused ruils in this city. This command has been given so often that the offending company might introduce a little novelty into the affair by obeying the comman.. —_— Another privilege of our policemen, almost sacred in its antiquity, is being questioned with great se- riousness. Two of the “finest” have been called to zccount for condemning their superiors—a pastime which everybody indulges. In deciding, even at this late day, to investigate the case of the notorious James Tzylor Rogers the Bar Association evidently believes that decency at home is some guarantee of respect and repute abroad. mpliance with their request. | WHY SIBLEY FLOPPED. HEN the Hon. Joseph C. Sibley of Pennsyl- W\'ania, who was elected as a Democrat to Con- gress, denounced Bryanism, declared his con- version to Republicanism and accepted the Republi-- can nomination for Congress he was charged with | being a “flopper.” That charge he met in a recent speech to his constituents, giving reasons for his | change and at the same time showing good cause why | thousands of others should flop with him. Mr. Sibley did not in any way evade the charge of changing his opinions. He said frankly: “If looking | 2t the present and trusting for a grander future, | rather than facing backward to fan the smoldering embers of the past, constitutes me a flopper, please | enumerate me as one.” He then went on to say: | “Whenever I see men who have been working for one | dollar a day able to earn two dollars; when the maa who earned two dollars can have the opportunity to | eern three, I will flop as often as it may be necessary to help that condition for that man to continue. i When from 1803 to 1806 47 per eent of the wage- earners of this country were unemployed or working on short hours, and to-day only three-eighths of one | | per cent of the wage-earners are unemployed, I will [ | flop to help keep these men employed, whenever and | wherever it is demanded. When under a free trade tariff bill we saw our nation largely importing its manufactured necessities, and when under this admin- istration we are manufacturing not only for ourselves but are supplying the other nations of the world with the products fabricated by American hands in Ameri- | can workshops, you can make a fair guess that I will { flop to help that cause along. Last year we sent from | our American workshops to foreign nations $330,000,- 000 worth of manufactured products, this year $432,- 000,000; and with the assured certainty that with the present policy ed these exports will within i an $1.000,000,000 annually, thereby requiring double the workshops of the present maint and affording dotible the present opportunity for hon- est labor and honest capital to meet with substantial recompense, 1 will flop, and flop until T can be right side up in line with that policy.” | The orator went on to remind his audience that un- | der the Democratic regime sheep brought only about I | one dollar in the market, but are now worth from that in 1896 w 5,000 pound e imported from of wool, while in three to four dollars; foreign coun 230,¢ 1899 we imported but 76,000,000 pounds; that cotton which sold for four cents under the last administration brings from nine to ten cents under McKinley; that farm products generally have advanced from 23 to 125 per cent since the Republican tariff went into effect; that wages in nearly all industries have been increased from 10 to 100 per cent, and in 1899 there were paid out to wage-earners in t country $769,000,000 more id out in 1896; that in his own district ners have risen from 40 cents to 80 cents a ton for digging coal, and that wages of lumbermen had risen from $1 to $2 50 day. Then he added: “When I see furnaces blazing, forges ries than were p the wages of m a when I hear shuttles click- when brawn and brain | glowing, looms weaving ing and spindles hum each find fair recompense whether in factory or in field. I will, as a man who aims to be loyal to his fellows, hi and his Creator, try my level best naintain that condition, call me what you will.” Mr. Sibley went on to point out that what has been the e f what we may expect the continuance of Republican policies. The statesman and secures for us the avenues to the trade of the Orient will bring marvel- cus rewards to American labor. The demand for wheat and corn among the Chinese will afford an ample market for all the wheat the Pacific Coast can zrow, and, as Mr. Sibley said: “The great movement of wheat from the Red River country in future will be toward the Orient and not toward Europe. Wheat | being the great staple among agricultural products, will make the farmer what he once wa should be, the king among men.” Mr. Sibley took a firm stand in favor of the up- ing: country attained is but a est f p which opens 10 nd what he | there. { much for the city and the State. building of an Amer: clared he could no longer be a member of a party which opposes every effort in that direction. “When,” | said he, “I sec this nation’s products carried to mar- | ket under a foreign flag, in foreign ships, manned by foreign seamen, and to whom we pay two hundred n merchant marine, and de- | millions of dollars each year, when the proposition is | ! made by this administration to build up an American | 1t marine, which shall carry our products to | merch: market in American ships, sailed by American sailors, and when the committee of which my honored friend from Ohio, General Grosvenor, is chairman, presents such a bill in the House of Representatives, and I have to either oppose that bill or flop, which do you think it will be?” These are the reasons of an honest man who, hav- ing intelligence to perceive that he has been wrong, does not permit mere partisan considerations to re- strain him from profiting by the lessons of experience. There are many workingmen who have changed from Pryanism for similar reasons, and the explanation of Mr. Sibley's flop will go far to account for the indif- ference of the whole people to’Bryan's campaign. ADLAI @ND THE SPIRITS. HEN Owen Glendower proudly boasted, “I can call spirits from the vasty deep,” the | | | W skeptical Hotspur replied: “So can I, and so can any man; but will they come?” Adlai Steven- son is one of the fellows who have spirits come when he calls them. He has just given the country a proof of it, but the proof is of a kind to which neither the gifted Adlai nor any of his descendants to the re- motest generation will ever point with pride. In fact the proof shows that Stevenson's spirits come even when not called for, that they interfere with his intel- lectual make-up and render him ridiculous. All that evidence is to be found in the current num- ber of the North American Review. Stevenson, with several other distinguished gentlemen, was invited to contribute a paper to a symposium on “The Present | Duty of American Citizens.” Mr. Steverison of course maintained that the duty of citizens at present is to work for Bryan and himself, and to vote for their electoral ticket on election day. By way of argument | he declared the country to be in grave danger from the growing power of money and commercialism, and to confirm his theory he quoted to show “how | prophetically” Lincoln had been impressed by the ! signs of danger from a letter said to have been written | by Lincoln in 1864 this passage: “But I see in ths | near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and | czuses me to tremble for the safety of my country. As | a result of the war corporations have heen enthroned, | and an era of corruption in high places will follow, | ard the money power of the country“will endeavor to | prolong its reign by ‘working upon the prejudices of | the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few | hands and the republic will be destroyed.” The passage was duly published and was doubtless hailed by the Bryanite quoters from Lincoln with great glee. The gladness, however, was short-lived. | It appears from reports that come to us that neither 1| Secretary Hay nor Mr. Nicolay, the biographers of | ir which our citizens are interested is most promising. | Lincoln, had ever found them in his writings.‘and Mr. Hay says there is nothing like them in any speech or utterance of Mr. Lincoln. But Mr. Hay had heard of them. His first acquaintance with this “prophecy” published by Mr. Stevenson was in 1808, when it was “announced” by a fraveling spiritualist named Cora Hatch, who gave it as a message received by her while in communication with the spirit of Lincolg! Bryan’s fashion of garbling statements from Lin- coln is crude compared with Stevenson’s method. In fact the latter opens up a new field for enterprising reformers. They can get spirits of all the immortal dead to come up and furnish prophetic warnings of dangers ahead. Adlai has made the ten strike of the campaign. NE of the most satisfactory characteristics of THE RE-ELECTION OF KAHN. O recent politica) developments in California is the tendency of the people to return to Con- gress men who have been tried in office and proven themselves worthy. The Call has often preached the wisdom of that practice. By no other method can Californians ever hope to attain at the national capi- tal the prestige to which they are rightly entitled. So long as California constituencies send new men to the House of Representatives, so long will they have to be content with a comparatively inefficient representation In all lines of business experience counts for much, but in none is it more valuable than in the busi- ness of Congressional work. The members who | know the House and the leaders of the House direct | fiairs. The new man has to account himself fortu- nate if he gets an assignment to an important com- | mittee in even a subordinate way; a chairmanship is cut of the question. The people of California, it appears, have at last be- gun to understand that fact and have had the intel- | ligence to profit by Most of the Republican candi- | dates for Congress are men who have had experience in the House and have been renominated. Abundant evidence shows that in many cases these men are going to have not only the Republican but the full independent vote of their districts. Such is unmis- takably the case in the Fourth District, where the Hon. Julius Kahn has been renominated. Many Lusiness men have declared an intention to support him without regard to party, on the simple proposi- tion that he not only stands for the n.aintenance of { existing prosperity, sound money and protection, but | for the business and industrial interests of the whole | State. Looking at the question from the standpoint | of practical men of affairs, they perceive it would be | folly to defeat a faithful and experienced representa- tive for the mere purpose of making an experiment | with a new man, who is not only tied up to Bryanism but has had no experience at Washington. | Mr. Kahn is in evary way deserving of the cordial support thus given him by the business and the work- | ing men of his distri During his service at Wash irgton he has devoted himself to the material welfare of the people of San Francisco, of California and of the whole Pacific Coast. While he possesses an elo- quence that would easily win for him a brilliant repu- tation in the Flouse as an orator, he has preferred to | uiake himself known primarily as a worker. Upon | every measure affecting the welfare of his constituents | he has been untiring in his efforts, and despite the fact that he was a new man in the House and without piestige or wide acquaintance there, he accomplished e e AR N MMM RN MM TR MM NS N SR ON O MM MM MMM MMM MMM M i The quality of Mr. Kahn's work in Congress may | be measured by the character of the appeals he is making to the voters in the campaign. He is not in- dulging in flights of rhetoric pleasing to the ear but conveying no message to the brain. On the con- trary, he is, in the language of the street, “talking business.” He knows the needs of the State, he krows what can be dcne at Washington to further Pacific Coast interests, he knows what measures of special importance to us are now pending there, and, moreover, he knows how best to support them. | Thus in a recent address he said: “I am pleased to | say that the outlook for the passage of numerous bill Among these are the bills to restrict the sale of con- ict-made goods to the States in which they are manu- ctured. This bill passed the House and is now pend- ¢ before the Senate. The bill for the construction a cable to Hawaii and the Philippine Islands has | passed the Senate and will undoubtedly pass the House. I shall not only strongly urge its passage, | but I shall insist that the cable be manufactured in the | United States, and; if possible, in San Francisco. | The prospect for the passage of a bill for the construc- | tion of a new Custom-house is most favorable. I | shall continue to labor for the welfare of my city and | my State, and promise you that I shall spare no effort | to secure for San Francisco and California every ad- | vantage to which they are entitled.” That is the kind of representative California should have at Washington—one who looks after all the in- terests of our people, one who can be counted on to work for every measure that tends to our welfare. The Hon. Julius Kahn should be re-elected by a big majority. fa of The apostle of the “Truth Knowers” who fleeced hundreds of Wisconsin gullibles and decamped with several thousand dollars may have taught his victims something of value in the school of experience. They certainly know more of the truth of the adage that many men are fools. —_— Tt is not by any means unlikely that while some men are willing to give $1000 to get a peep into the records of Harbor Commission scandals there are other men who would give much more than the same amount to keep those records closed. The loca! political campaign has at last started in serious earnest. If the leather-lunged orators are to ba believed there is not a candidate on any of the tickets who is worthy of being admitted to a self-respecting scciety of incorrigibles. RERIR e, Lord Roberts has complimented Buller and sent him home. A letter of congratulation from Kruger ought to have completed, the ceremony, which will never hide the record of persistent -defeat. Health affairs seem to travel in a circle in Havana. Ii no sewers are laid people will be stricken with yel- low fever. If the streets are opened for sewers resi- dents will get the dread disease anyway. Another of the cherished and profitable institutions of our politicians is in danger. State educatérs seem honestly inspired by a desire to destroy the school- book ring and its dishonest gains. The social conventionalities of life in the Philip- piries must be observed, it appears, at all hazards. The reports say that a Filipino outlaw was executed re- cently at “high noon.” ' When William Jennings Bryan pats his well-filled purse and reflects it would be probably a very serious task to persuade him that he who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind. & PROMINENT NEW YORK DEMOCRAT ABANDONS CANDIDATE BRYAN ot G Ashbel P. Fiteh Dissatisfled With Both the Nebraskan and His Platform. L i i B I S s SHBEL P. FITCH, president of The Trust Company of America, New York, and one of the most prominent Democrats of the Em- pire State, will not vote for Bryan. He declares his position in the following | statement: Editor San Francisco Call: I have determined to support Mr. McKinley for President because the Democratic party, with which I acted, has adom@ a platform containing the doctrines in which I do not believe and has named as its candidate for President a gentle- man who is to my mind not a Demo- | crat. I cannot support the platform or the candidate of the Democracy this year without voting against the principles which I have always advocated in pub- lic life, and I am not willing to remain neutral or to throw away my vote as I did before. I am, however, not to be numbered among those who are predicting finan- cial ruin and the destruction of ail our prosperity if a majority of our fellow citizens should decide to disagree witly those of us who hold the views above expressed and should elect Mr. Bryan -President. I do not like the people who talk about financial ruin and calamity in the interests of Mr. McKinley any better than I did the prophets of evil in the last Presidential campaign who sup- ported Mr. Bryan. I simply do not believe that the prin- ciples adopted by the last Democratic National Convention are good Democ- % | + o+ GOTHAM FINANCIER WHO OPPOSES BRYAN AND WILL SUPPORT McKINLEY. o+ racy. I do not believe that their candi- | date is 4 good Democrat. I prefer to see the party defeated rather than suc- | cessiul under such leadership. and I| shall vote for Mr. McKinley: but I shall not join in calling any of my fellow citi- | zens names because they do not agree| with me, nor shall I take part in any| campaign based upon predictions or disaster. by ASHBEL P. FITCH. ew York, Oct. 9, 1900. @ cloeofemfestofenler o % : sprung at the Victoria Music Hall by starts in by saying that it looks as if “Why?” fnquires his brother. “There are more McKinley banners anners don’t vote." No, but they show which way the ceived with loud applause. In fact, at the Bowe: on to Bryan sentiment. So everybody equally beautiful?” “Give it up.” “In the dark., But say! how?"” “For Bryan. “Why is he dangerous? “He takes life cheerfully.” “No, I trust ice will be cheap when my wife said to the ice that she put in ‘“What did she say to the cake of “You dear little thing.” to be greater. “That was a touching incident.” “What?" “I can tell you a capital thing for “I got one tor you. Why is Bryan “Give it up.” “Because he's a great bore.” bil “How 7" “Send both by mail.” a five-dollar sflver certificate and fold you? NEW CAMPAIGN JOKES IN THE MUSIC HALLS Talking Comedians Work Off Political Gags Without Prejudice to E The most popular of this year's crop of campaign jokes seems to be one At every performance when this joke is sprung McKinley’s name is re- this year is more loudly cheered than a joke that favors Bryan. a Democratic stronghold, Bryan jokes would go well, the Democratic candidate hasn't the better of h the audiences. Many of the comedians who work off political gags, do so without prejudice to either candidate. Bowery, which essays political humor, tries a McKinley verse, sung by the male members of the team first, and then the female member switches Here is a sample of the material turned out by talking comedians: “Hello, pal, can you tell me where all the members of Tammany Hall are What does Bryan want the Presidency for any- That McKinley, though, is a dangerous man.” “Do you think they'll embalm Croker when he dies?" peaking about Croker dying, what do you think his epitaph ought “His trust in the prophets was great, but his profits in the trusts were “Croker hitting the candidates for coin.” ““When McKinley gets in he’ll make a dollar bill go as far as a ten-dollar “Speaking about the money question, T believe Bryan is right when he argues that silver is better than gold. and put it in your pocket It is only $5 when you take it out. And when you take it out you'll find it in-creases. “T can give the name of our next President. “Bet you elght dollars and a half you can't.” “I'll take that bet—William."—New York Sun. i ither Candidate. the Rogers Brothers. Gus McKinley will surely win. Rogers than Bryan banners in town.” wind blows."” all of the theaters a McKinley joke Even on where it is natural to suppose that A sketch team at Mi- is pleased. he dies. That reminds me of what the fcebox this morning.” lce?" the candidates—cash.” like Oom Paul?" v If you take a five-dollar gold plece But if you take you double it—don't it in your pocket. PERSONAL MENTION. J. T. Grace, a Santa Rosa politician, 1 at the Grand. George E. Raum, a New York capitalist, is at the Palace. Frank Knox, a Salt Lake City banker, is at the Palace. D. B. Hart and wife are at the Grand. Mr. Hart is an attorney. E. Trude of Big Pine, owner of the borax mines, is stopping at the Russ. E. A. Haverstick, a prominent St’ Paul merchant, is registered at the Palace. J. Chadburn and wife of Los Angeles are spending a few days at the Palace. ‘W. S. Stone and wife of Yreka are at the Russ. Mr. Stone Is a wealthy land owner. G. 8. Holmes, proprietor of the Knut- ford Hotel at Salt Lake Clty, is at the Palace. Frank P. Colman and wife of Memphis, Tenn., are at the Palace. Mr. Colman is a large merchant. H. W. Fullerton, wife and child, are stopping at the Palace. Mr. Fullerton is a New York merchant. Mrs. C. W. Van Patten, superintendent of one of the large schools at YokoLama, Japan, came in on the Peking yesterday and s stopping at the Occidental. Jerome Case Bull and wife of Santa Cruz have taken apartments at the Call fornia for a few days., Mrs. Bull has written 2 number of very clever stories. Charles J. Devereaux, a wealthy resi- dent of Boston, is at the/California. He is accompanied by his daughter, who has just graduated from college. After a tour of the State they will take an extended European trip. J. H. Hackfeld, a member of the well- known firm of H. Hackfeld & Co. of Honolulu, accompanied by his wite, ar- rived on the steamer Peking yesterday and they haye taken apartments ut the Occidental. Mr. Hackfeld's firm is agent for many of the big steamship lines and also extensive importers and exporters. —_——— CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Oct. 18.—San Francisco— Ex-Governor James H. Budd is at tha Grand Unfon; Miss Chesebrough and H. C. Chesebrough are at the Holland; J. F. | Donohoe is at the Herald Square; A. Els- bach is at the Cosmopolitan; Mrs. E. Flelds {8 at the Ashland; A. F. Johns is at the Astor House; M. Walter is at the Herald Square; Z. J. Zellerbach is at the Imperial; W. Sellschopp Is at th e Unfon Square; A. J. Stelss is at the Gilsey House; F. Belasco is at the Rossmore; D, Perozai is at the St. Cloud. = an Jose—C. Bennett is i at the Astor ng';:};?gn_.o' Price and wife are at the e CALIFORNTIANS IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.—H. H. Fi Stockton is at the St. James; J. R,mn;f land and son and Miss Ryland of San Jose are at the Arlington. THE ROANOKE-J. P. home port of the American is Bath, Me. s S., City. The ship Roanoke COTTON MILLS—J. K., Cornin, There 1s an establishment in Eacy’ oeor land known as the California Cotton Mills, NO PREMUTUM—K. M. Q., Beswick ;:lg A United States $5 piece colned tn | loes not command dealers in coins. T R (o THE MUSIC STAND M. ¢, |;|rs(0 contract to build the new n Golden Gate Park was let | 189" The stand was completed in ips %st ';ehek of {uu‘tmswtemben It cost $70,- . e m: w. a eri used is Colusa sand. LEAVING A SHIP—J. P. 8, City. As rule saflors on Amerfcan vessels ship fo: a voyage from gport to t. Ships they ship” for the rouan E;'fl:;'eh If they leave at a port before returning to the home port they do so at their own risk, as they lose their pay. WILL NOT VOTE—A. J. J., Cal. The citizens of the H-wusl:::nflln-' ands, Porto Rico and the Philj pines will not vote at the next Pfeuhientgfl election for electors. The Territories of United States vote for delegates to City. The music stand clh. Who have Volce but ro vote, bat Eress, they do not vote for Presidential electors. SAN MATEO CARS—-A. S. and A. D. G., City. The electric cars of the San Francisco and San Mateo line commenced running between San Francisco and Ba- den in April, 1892. Car No. 51 of the San Francisco and San Mateo line measures: Length over all, 36 feet 4 Inches; , 9 feet § inches; height from track m'?&'éfuy board, 11 feet inches. These are ail outside measurements. HOTEL DEL CORONAD®—In making your winter plans think of this beautiful country bome with city ideal climate, no heavy fog or rain. At 4 New Montgomery street, city, get information and special rates, UP-TO-DATE EDITORIAL UTTERANCE ——— Views of the Press on Topics of the Times. BALTIMORE HERALD—A challencze from Sir Thomas Lipton will be receiv. with greater pleasure than if it emanate from any other Briton. He is entitled t our mast distinguished consideration. NEW YORK SUN—In these last weeks of the canvass there appear Increasing from day to day the same signs of uni among the opponents of Bryanism whi, presaged his defeat four years ago. PITTSBURG DISPATCH — The that McKinley's election is sure will keep voters from the polls, nor prever elatign following the announceme: Business, which has been retarded pend ing the contest, will move more brisk when the polls are closed and the returrs are in. CHICAGO INTER OCEAN—The fa that the Wisconsin is of new model giv additional interest to what her trial frig bave demonstrated, namely, that she i3 as seaworthy as the Oregon ana the fasi- est first-class battleship in the world. It is.such facts that make the United States a great world power. KANSAS CITY JOURNAL—Were It not for the frauds and intimidations prac- ticed by the Democratic party in the South Mr. Bryan could not enter t Electoral College with fifty votes. To- day he is pinning his last lingering hope upon Richard Croker and the Tammany machine—the most notoriously corrupt fact political organization the country has ever known. INDIANAPOLIS NEWS—The peopls have learned that confidence is essential to the successful conduct of busine All this being so, they are not likely to cut everything up by the roots, in order to show their disapproval, even if they feel it, of the President's Philippine policy Mr. Bryan has a more formidable foe this year than he h four years ago, namely, events. The stars in their courses fight against him. CHICAGO TIMES-HERALD — The “grandfather” clause of the North Caro- lina amendment lets in all lineal descend- ants of whites who were entitled to_vote in any State prior to Jamuary 1, 187, no matter how Ignorant or vicious they may be. This amendment is a plain violation of the fifteenth amendment of the Federal constitutiont and is a species of Demo- cratic trickery to perpetuate Democratic supremacy in that State. PHILADELPHIA NORTH AMERI- CAN—Southern California cannot afford to spare another tree from her mountains, and the limit of her fruit growing capa- city will be reached soon unless she goes extensively into reforestation of her de- nuded hilis and guards zealously the sources of her intermittent streams. A few more years of forest fires and waste- ful lumbering methods will make of Southern California an irreclaimable des- ert. NEW YORK HERALD—The curious and traditional neglect of the artillery branch of the army has pever yet been explained. The lessons of modern wars prove that it and mounted infantry 3 the most important arms. Both hava been neglected in favor of more assertive organizations. One result is that despite the best efforts of highly trained and earnest gunners the new coast defenses are not receiving the attention absolutely needed. PHILADELPHIA NORTH _ AMER- ICAN—Congress has given Secretary Long power and money to build a Gov- ernment lant. He now proposes to advertise for bids to construct the bat- tleships and cruisers authorized by Con- gress, but no contracts can be awarded until the armor_question is settled. His duty is plain. He should refuse to yieid to the trust and should use his authori to begin the erection of a Governm factory. CHICAGO TRIBUNE—Mr. Bryan should not expect a renomination If he leads bis party to defeat again. TlLere is no precedent for the bestowal of a third nomination on a man who has twice been unsuccessful, The conservative people of the United States—Democrats as well as Republicans—would feel easier in mind if, they were sure that Mr. Bryan did met intend to make a precedent and force h party to sacrifice itseif a third time on the altar of his immoderate ambition. NEW YORK TRIBUNE—What would John Bright say if he could come back to Birmingham, always solidly Liberal in his time, when its workingmen had no votes to cast, and find that with full manhood suffrage every Birmingham M.-P. is a Tory and elected on a jingo war cry at that? John Bright's firmest conviction was that whenever the plain people were allowed to vote British wars of conque: and annexation would become Impossible. ATLANTA CONSTITUTION—The ques- tion of education s no longer debatable so far as we'are concerned. The States of the North and West have magnificently endowed institutions of '&;buc character, not to speak of the $150,00.000 invested in other Institutions of learning. We are thrown into competition with such people as these, and if we do not make an effort to keep up with the procession nothing is more certain than that our children | will become the serfs of those of other | States. NEW YORK SUN—If the Southern States are disposed to treat illiteracy as a disqualification for the franchise there is nothing In the constitution to prevent them from doing it; but the discrimin. tion of the “‘grandfather clause” is plainly unconstitutional, for it is against a single race. Moreaver, the fourteenth ame: ment subjects the disfranchising State to a propoertionate diminution of its basis of representation; and eventually the other States will compel the enforcement of th provision, in order to secure their proper relative power under the constitution. WASHINGTON STAR—In giving views General Harrison well unders the sitation and what was desire him. He was not oblized to break silence. Had he felt otherwise thar ! clined to give mwny the benefit of u! full and unalloyed support he would, of course, as an honorable man, have pri- vately declined his party’s invitation f some expression from him. The fact that he responded to it, therefors, sufficient s attests his interest in the campaign, his unreserved sympathy with his party all of its leading purposes and polieis and his fervent desire for Republican suc- cess at the polls. Cal. glace fruit 50c per ™ at Townsend's.* —_———— Special information supplied dafly to e Ry e BT omery st Felephone Mate i Wogt- Nova Bcotia is leaving no stone un- | turned to capture the United States' ex- rt trade to Jamalca and the other Brit- sh West Indian islands. ADVERTISEMENTS. Consumption is contracted as well as in- herited. Only strong lungs are proof against it. Persons predisposed toweak lungs and those recovering from Pneumonia, Grippe, Bronchitis, or other exhaust- ing illness, should take It enriches the blood, strengthens the lungs, and builds up the entire system. It prevents eonsumptionand cures it in the early stages. and all i SCOTT S BOWNES Ch® Mo Yerk i