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PARKER ACCEPTS
THE IOMINATION
BU LITTER TO TBX DEMOCRATIC
NOTIFICATION COMMITTEE.
VIEWS ON PUBLIC POUCIE8
•Says the Tarlfl, Imperialism, Honesty
is Public Strvice and Economy in
Governmental Adiul.tatratlon
Art Paramount Issuea.
Judge 1'arktr's for nml Jsltsr of accept-
.ancv to III# democratic notification cum-
initu* f« 14 doi-umunt of •om« n.iwOwordi.
itiiil In tuldrwMttl tu Hon. Chump Clark «i.d
otli«;r nivinbom of !!>• coiflwliit#, In U *>
ojK'iilnn (Mtrugruiih JuUg<> !*i rkor wi> « •
wishes ..i remarks miulu a( the Mm* of h a
nolllliiillun lo l cunstilorcil u bar! of bla
•formal lesuonss. Continuing, l.e sa>s:
"Uravu uuhllc <|U«itloii* ate inmmna for
decision. Tha democratic parly appeala
tu thu people with confidence lhal lla
position on thaw quesilons wlli bj acccpl-
eii and Iniloraad at the polls. While tha
Issues Involved are numerous, aoma Stand
forth preitnlnenl In tho publlo mlnfl.
Amoua these are: Tariff reform, Imperial-
lam. economical administration and hon-
• eelj In tha public service. 1 ahall briefly
connldfr (hcic iind oir. j othi'm wltnln In#
■necessarily prescribed limits of thla laitar.
Imperialism.
'■While I presented my views at the no-
'tllli allon proeeetllnaa concerning this vital
Ikhimi, tho oMTHhudowIng importance of
this nui-Nllon Itnpela mi to refer to ll uuuln.
•The Issue la oftentimes referred lo ua
•conalllutlnrnllHin va. Imperialism.
"If -vo would retain our liberties and
■ conKtltullonnl right* unimpaired we eun-
mot permit or tolerate, at uny time or fur
any purpose, the arrogatlon of uncon-
Biitutionul pow#*r by ihe txecutlve branch
of our government. We should he ever
• mindful of the words of Webster: Mb-
tcrty Is only to be preserved by maintain-
JliiK conslllutlor.al restraints and u Just
• dlvlalon of political powersi.""
Continuing on the same subject, he nave:
••The people of itie l.'nlted rttates stand at
•the parting of the ways. Bhall we follow
• the footsteps of our father* along the path*
• of peace, prosperity and contentment,
.guided by the ever-living Hplrlt of the con-
stitution which they framed for ua, or
ishall we go along other and untried path*,
hitherto shunned by all. following b.lndly
new Ideals, which, though appealing with
brilliancy to the Imagination and ambl-
Ulon, may prove a will o' the wisp, leading
iua Into illtllcultlea from which It may he
•Impossible to extrlcnte ouraelvca without
lasting Injury to our national char-
-acter and Institutions?"
The Tariff and the Trusts
Turning to the subject of the tariff, and
ithe democratic demand for reform In that
-•line, he anya: ....
"Tariff reform la one of the cardinal prin-
ciples of the democratic faith, and the
necessity for It woe never greater than
at the present time, it should be under-
taken at once In the Interest of all our peo
<P'e.
'The DIngley tariff la exceaalve In many
of its rates, and. a« to them at least, un-
justly and oppressively burdens the peo-
• pie. It secures to domestic manufacturers,
singly or In combination, the privilege of
exacting excessive prices at home and
prices far above the level of sales made reg-
ularly by them abroad with profit, thus giv-
ing a bounty to foreigners at the expense
• of our own people. It levies oppressive
and unjust tnxea upon many articles form-
ling, in whole or part, the so-called raw
material of many of our manufactured
-products, not only burdening the con-
sumer, but also closing to the manufac-
turer the markets he needs and seeks
abroad. Its unjust taxation burdens the
,people generally, forcing them to pay ex-
cessive prices for food, fuel, clothing and
■other necessaries of life. It levies duties on
miinvarticlesnotnormally Imported In any
.considerable amount, which are made ex-
tensively at home, for which the moat ex-
treme protectionist would hardly Justify
protective taxes, and which In large
amounts are exported. Such duties have
.been and will continue to be a direct In-
centive to the formation of huge Industrial
combinations, which, sccurc from foreign
■ competition, are enabled to stifle domestic
• competition and practically to monopolize
the home market.
"Even now the argument most frequen-
tly urged In behalf of the .DIngley tariff,
and against tariff reform generally, is the
necessity of caring for our Infant Indus-
tries. Many' of these Industries, after a
hundred years of lusty growth, are looming
up as Industrial giants. In their case, at
1 least, the DIngley tariff invites combina-
tion and monopoly, nnd gives Justification
to tho expression that the tariff Is the
mother of trusts.
"For the above-mentioned reasons,
among others, the people demand re-
form of these abuses, and such reform de-
mands and should receive immediate at-
tention.
"in the words of our platform, we de-
mand 'a revision and a gradual reduction
.of the tariff by the friends of the masses,
and for the common weal, and not by the
friends of Its abuses, Its extortions and
■ discriminations.'
Trust Remedies.
"I pointed out In rrv earlier response the
remedy which, In my ;Jdgment, can effect-
ually be applied against monopolies, nnd
the assurance wns then given that if ex-
isting laws, Including both statute and
• common law, proved Inadequate, contrary
to my expectations, I favor such further
legislation, within constitutional limita-
tions. as will best promote and safeguard
the Interests of all the people.
'Whether there Is any common law which
• muslfnuin, lt m which li e federal go*.
eN.lhi l.l slllpeeifed '-Ifer a redUe-
lion, lii return for jui euulva • hi concession
on the part of a feingii country 1 resi-
de m <|ini.**> undrtim.Ji lii.iibsii) to curry
out tie purpwee of I ho III I A number
uf rscipioiiiy mr eni""t wste negotiated,
wliiah, If ratllWd, aou d latta Sad the two-
fold result Of I beapeiilt tf Mum) imported
iimdiKtS for Alii'ihon tuiieuiiieik, and uf
til* inn* and enlarging fwrisn market*
tu AiiikiIisii producer" Not uHe of
those a«i••'■neill* !• met Willi Hi* *P-
piuvul uf I he republican mu t*l* of lie
sunai« Indcod, ilie) did not *v#n i ermli
their ron lili rallan III view of the mil-
ludv uf iliu prvtcnl executive, no new
agre< Itietil need he egpecled from hill!
Nor due* |li« lepubil' an p.all 'rm contain
a favorable reference lo one of the *u -
I .ended treat leu The rerlprwliy clause*
of the DIngley ad *eeiu destined to te-
main a irioiiimvnl of legislative coietmgt
and political bad faith, unless the peo-
pie lake the mailer In Ihelr own hand!
at the ballot box and command a reduction
of dutlrs in return for reciprocity eon-
ceaalona"
Xadtpandraca (or tha Filipino*.
'In *onie quarters It has been aisiimed
that In the discussion of the Hhllllinln*
question In my r* iM n *. „ the phrase
'•elf-government,' Was Intended to mean
something less than independence. it
Was not Intended that It should lie under-
stood |o mean, nor do I think aa used It
does mean leas than Independence. How-
ever. to nHmliiat* all possibility for con-
Jeclurn. I now state that I am In hearty
accord with that plank In our platform
thai favors doing for the Filipino* what
we have already done for the Cubans;
and i favor making the promise to them
now thai w« shall take such action a*
soon aa they are reasonably prepared for
II. ^Independence, auch aa the Cuban*
enjoy, cannot be prudently grunted to
the Flliplnoa at this lime, the promise
that It shall come the moment they are
capable of receiving II will lend to allmu-
iate rather than hinder their develop-
ment. And this should be dono not only
In Justice to the Filipino*, but to pre-
serve our own rights: for a free people
cannot withhold freedom from another
people and themselves remain free. The
toleration of tyranny over other* will
soon breed contompt for freedom and
self-government, and weaken our power
of resistance to Insidious usurpation of
our constitutional right*.
"The statute relating to civil service
Is the outcome of the efforts of thought-
ful. unseltiah and pu'.il.c-splrlted cltl-
xen*. operation 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
enforcement of the law, have been such
us to both deserve nnd command the
utterance of the democratic party that
It stands committed to the prlnulple of
civil service reform and demands It*
Just and impartial enforcement.
Panama Canal.
"An Isthmian canal has long been the
hope of our statesmen, nnd the avowed
aim of the two great parties, as their
platforms in the past show. The
Panama route having been selected,
the bu'ldlng of the canal should be
pressed to completion with all reason-
able expedition.
"The methods by which the executive
acoulred the Panama canal route nnd
rights are a source of regret to many.
To them, the statement that thereby
a great public work was assured to the
prolM of our peoole Is not a sufficient
answer to the charge of violation of
national goo.l faith. They appreciate
that the principles and healthy con-
victions which In their working nut
have made u* free and great, stand
firmly against the argument or sugges-
tion that we aball be blind to the nature
of the means employed to promote our
welfare. They hold that adherence to
principle, whether It works for our good
or 111, Will have u more beneficent Influ-
ence on our future destiny thnn all our
material unbuilding, and that we should
ev®r remember that the Idea of doing a
wrong to a smaller, weaker natlop that
we. or even all mankind, may have a
resultant good Is repugnant to the prin-
ciples upon which our government was
founded. _ •
"L'nder the laws of the Lnlted 8tates
the duty is Imposed on the executive to
proceed with due diligence In the work
of constructing the canal. That duty
should be promptly performed.
Pensions for Our Soldiers and Sailors.
'The national democracy favors liberal
pensions to the survlvlns soldiers and
sailors and their dependents, on the
ground that they deserve liberal treat-
ment. It pledges by Its platform ade-
quate legislation to that end. But It
entitled lo pension. Will I hey authori-
tatively >utv that lliet Intend lo da
this? If so, we ncoepl I be Is.ue.'
•'This u*gr*ts I lie (UipWlMU. a' l* *t.
• hat the order was made to creata an
Issue-that II wo* suuii"«'U lo . "*}*nl
i strong strategic pusitlou III the bai-
lie ul the ball d*. I ui aa the making
Ot that order wa«, In my Judgment, au
attempted, though lieilips unwilling,
em roai lutient upon In* IcgMattve power,
and, Iheietwru, unwarranted by lb*
coii'tltotton, the challenge I* *ocepietl.
II elected, I Will revoke Ihul order. Hul
i go further and *ay llmt that being
done, I will contribute my effort toward
Ihe enactment of a law to be passed by
both bou e of congress nnd approved by
Ihe executive that will give an age pen-
sion without reference lo disability to the
surviving heroes of Ihe civil warj anil
umh r Ihe provision* of which a pension
may be accepted with dignity beotuec of
the consciousness that II come* a* a Juel
due from I lie people through their chosen
representatives, and not • large** dis-
tributed by ib chief executive.
Reform in Oovarnraental Expandl-
tUTM.
"Tweniy-elghi year* have pa* *d altice
the democratic parly of Ihe elaie of
New York In convention aaaembled, recom-
mended to Ihe national democracy the
nomination of Hamuel J. Tllden as lla can-
didate for Ihe prealdency, end declared It
to he 'Ihelr aeitled convlcllon that a re-
turn to the constitutional principles, fru-
gal expense* and admlnlatratlve purity
of Ihe founder* of the republic I* the tliet
and mo*t imperious duty of tho times—the
commanding l*«ue now before the peopln
of the union.' This strong expression waa
called forth by the national expenditures
for the year 1K7IS, which amounted to K7«.-
no.ooo-a situation which. In the opinion
of a majority of our people. Justified an
Imperative demand for reform In the ad
mlnlatratlon of public affaire. Aa the eg
pendlturea of Ihe last tUcal year amount-
ed to the enormous total of |Wi2,tini .M0 It
I* evident that a thorough luveatlgatlon
of the public service and the Immediate
abandonment of uaele** and extravagant
expendlturea are more nece*aary now than
they were then. This astounding In-
crease Is out of all proportion lo the In-
crease of our population, and nnd* no
excune from whatever aspect we view the
situation. The nullonnl democratic plat-
form declares that 'large reductlona can
easily be made In the annual expenditure*
of tfie government without Impairing Ihe
efficiency "f any branch of the public aerv-
Ice ' Can there be any doubt of Ihe accu-
rucv of thl* statement? Between the ex-
iwnafturcs of tho your 1886, amounting to
$^42.(hm),(KK). and thouc of tho ln*t lineal year
-the seventh after Orovor Cleveland
ceased to be rrenldent—agKrciratlnK MI,-
000,000, there 1m a difference *o great
to exclto alarm In the brcaats of all
thoughtful men. Ever excluding the *um
of f50.000,000 paid for the Panama canal
right#, and to the trtate of Panama, the
expendlturea of the laet fiscal year exceed-
ed the Hum of $532,000,000, being more than
double the expenditure* of the government
for all pur pones during the first year of
Mr Cleveland's administration.
"The expenses of the first four years buc-
► last democratic admlnlntra-
ON GIUANTIC SCALE.
Russia Will Throw 300,000 Mora
Men into Manchuria.
ceeding the
tlon amounted to the enormou* average
of 1511.000,000 per year. Thl* large ex-
penditure waB due to a considerable ex-
tent to the coat of tho Spanish-American
war, which occurred during that period;
but the termination of that war brought
no relief to the treasury, for the average
annual expensea of the government, dur-
ing tho three subsequent years ending June
3D, 1901, were about 1519,000.000. which Is
the largest sum hitherto reached during
a like period, since the close of the ciell
war. , . ..
•This draft upon the revenues of the
country has had the efToct which might
have been anticipated, and now wc have
presented the reverse of the situation,
which led to the rumous observation: 'It
Is a condition, and not n theory, which
confronts us;' for, although the present
Incumbent found at the clo*e of the first
fiscal vcar, during which he lutsumed con-
trol of the administration, a surplus of
receipts over expenditures of more than
191,000.000, there Was an excess of expend-
itures over receipts at the close of the last
fiscal year of H2.000.000. and the official
monthly reports made by the treasury de-
partment show that the expenditures are
continuously and rapidly Increasing, while
the receipts are diminishing.
"In this connection It is Interesting to
note the recent administrative orders
forbidding government officers from
making public any statement of esti-
mates on which future appropriations
are to be based.
"If a man of ordinary intelligence and
prudence should find in the operating ex-
penses of his business such a tremendous
The ('Mr leleej. He*. <irlppeak*r|
la akare lorn Ma ad Mill, K*w
palkl*—tiraM* Dab* Mlebael
la He rreaalei.
Bt. Potentliurg, Kept. 20 —Tha em-
peror ha* appointed Urn. Grlp|ie ti boric,
now commanding the troop* at Villi*,
tu tout maud tha Hocoml Manchurlan
army. tien. Orlppenbarg auoceeda Lieut
Cen. Uiiovitcli.
Gen. GrippenberK. commander of tbu
second army, wan born on January 1,
18.18. He la fen yeara older than Gen.
Kuropatkln, but ranks three numbers
lower in the list of generals. Gen.
Grlppenberg Is a Lutheran In religion.
He la married and haa three children.
One son, a captain of artillery, waa
wounded In the battle of Llao Yang.
The emperor Is personally convinced
that the political aa wall aa the mlll<
larjr prestige of the empire Is at stake
and that every other consideration
must be drained If neceaaary In' order
to turn the scale anda vindicate the
power of Russia. The'reorganization
amounta to formal notice to the world,
as the emperor frankly explains In his
rescript, that be Intends to vaatly In-
crease the number of troops at the
theater of war In order to force the
struggle to a successful Issue In the
shortest possible time. It Is Intended
to silence definitely all talk of foreign
Intervention by the announcement that
KusbIh means to fight out the Issue
with Japan on tbe Held of battle. Prob<
ably 300.000 additional men will be
placed in the field.
Eventually the creation of this sec-
ond army Involves the selection of a
commsntiei'-ln-chlef. Hot only Is there
no Intimation in the rescript that Gen
Kuropatkln will have command of
both armies, but he Is distinctly placed
upon the same footing ss Gen. Grlp-
penberg. It Is the best opinion that
Grand Duke Nicholas Mlchaelovltch
Inspector general of cavalry, will at-
tain the high command, occupying In
the war with Japan the position held
by bis father in the war with Tur-
key.
OrlolT la the Scapegoat.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 28.—MaJ. Gen.
OrlolT. who has been held responsible
for the Russian retreat at Llao Tang,
has been dismissed from the army.
TEX TEARS TO BUILD IT.
ffclaf Railieer Bays fsssl Will Cast
gino,MM ,«Mio la Mint** <• OMlf
OIMMMO lllMlr • **<.
Chicago. Sept. 24,—John P. Wallara.
chlaf engineer of the Isthmian canal
commission, who la In direct charge
of tbe construction of Ihe canal to ba
built by the United Btetea across tha
Isthmus of Panama, la at home la
Klusimoor, a suburb, for two weeka,
after a busy eummer In tha canal sone.
Whether the canal ta to be at aa*
level or 30, 00 or #0 feet above sea
level will not be determined until tha
surveys of the engineers now In tha
field have been completed. Tha pre-
liminary work of thoroughly surveying
the canal route with a view of deter-
mining at what level tbe canal la to be
cut will consume, Sir. Wallace says,
the remainder of tbe year 1104 and all
of 1906. By aprlng at 1KM, ha says,
be aspects to have tbe route mapped
out and the actual work of digging
the . canal In syatematlc progress.
Tbea It will take about eight years to
complete the work.
Mr. Wallace esUmatea that tbe com-
pletion of the canal will coat 1150,000,-
000. This eum, added to tbe 9*0,000,-
000 paid to the French company for
the canal property and the 110,000,000
paid to Panama for tbe grant of land,
will make the total of coat of the great
waterway $200,000,000.-
denlt" the right of the executive to percentage of Increase, would he not
usurp the power of congress to legislate
on that subject. Such usurpation was
attempted by pension order No. 78, and
effect has been given to It by a congress
that dared not resent the usurpation. It
Is snl.i that "this order was made In the
pertormnnce of a duty imposed upon the
president by act of congress.' but the
provision making the imposition Is not
pointed out. The act to which the order
refers, which is the one relating to pen-
sions to civil war veterans, does not au-
thorlie pensions on the ground of age.
It does grant pensions to those 'suffering
from any mental or physical disability,
■ir disabilities, of a permunent character,
not the result of their oi*n vicious hab-
it?. which so incapacitates them from
the performance of manual labor as to
render them unable to earn a support.'
This specified requirement of Incapacity
Is In effect set aside by order No. 78 as
to all persons over 62.
'The war closed nearly 40 years ago.
In the meantime many of our soldiers
and tailors long survived the age of
C2, and passed awuy without receiving
any pension. Skillful pension attorneys
hunting through the statute failed to
11 nd ihere a provision giving a pen-
sion to all who had reached 62. Many
prominent veterans urged the justice of
congressional action giving a service
pension to all veterans. Bills to that
effect were Introduced In congress. And
not until March of this year did any-
one ever claim to have made the dls-
promptly set on foot an Inquiry for the
cause of the waste, and take immediate
measures to stop It, especially when
trusted employes have been found dis-
honest and convicted, and a widespread
Impression exists that a thorough inves-
tigation may discover other cases of
malfeasance. When the chief executive
reported to congress that, 'through
frauds, forgeries and perjuries, and by
shameless briberies, the laws relating to
the proper conduct of the public service
In general and to the due administration
of the post office department have been
notoriously violated • • • ,' there was
a general popular demand for a rigid,
sweeping investigation by congress. In
addition to that undertaken by the execu-
tive himself. Such an Investigation the
republican majority In congress would
not permit, although the minority In-
sisted that the int.'rests of good govern-
ment demanded It. And the minority
was right. The liberality, patriot-
ism and national pride of the people
should not be made an excuse for waste
of the public funds. Official extravagance
is official crime.
"There is not a sentence In the repub-
lican platfofm recommending a reduc-
tion In the expenditures of the govern-
ment; not a line suggesting that the in-
crease In the cost of the war department
from 131,000,000 111 1SS6 to J115.000.000 In 1904
should be Inoulred Into: and not a para-
graph calling for a thorough Investiga-
tion of those departments of the govern-
HE FED THE POOR.
l,onl* Fleluhna**, lite New York
Hiker, I* Dead and Thoanand*
Will Mlsa Hln*.
New York. Sept. 26.—Louis Flelsch-
mann, the millionaire baker and phil-
anthropist. ' is dead of paralysis. Mr.
Flelsehmann was born In 1836 near
Olmutz, Moravia. He fought In the
war of 18C6 against the Prussians and
won distinction in the battle of Sado-
wa. He remained In the army until
1874, when he resigned to emigrate to
America.
He opened a model bakery In New
York soon afterward and at Christmas
1878. he established the unlqne charity
known as the "bread line," and ever
since he has distributed unsold bread
nightly to all who have applied. The
"bread line" of applicants grew until
as many as BOO loaves a night were
handed out and In the winter cups of
coffee were given with the bread. Mr.
Flelsehmann also established an em
ployment bureau, went personally
among the unfortunates In his "bread
line" night after night and found
work for Ihe men.
rovery that tho president had power to ment In which dishonesty ha* been re
treat the statute ss if it read that when
a claimant had passed the age of 62 years
(Mill"! III*"!*" SB Bill bVIIIUIWJI ion "in u '• v,„i/
• can be applied and enforced by the fed- | he Is necessarily disabled one-half In
oral couris, cannot be determined by the ability to perform manual labor and
'Vdencv"1, 0r by a c"Jldule for the prea- , ^^hoCrpre*cnt t!ensl(fn Pcomm?is!oner In-
a'°n^entb address ho ttonked^th^nres"
Jeft b>' the people In framing the consti-
tution. to the judiciary and rot to the ex-
ecutive. The supreme court of the United
States has recently considered this ques-
tion, and, in the case of the Western I'nlon
Telegraph company vs. the Call Publish-
ing company, to be found In the one hun-
dred and eignty-first volume of the United
States supreme court reports, at page 92,
It decided that common law principles
• could be applied by United Slates courts
in cases involving interstate commerce, in
the absence of United States statutes spe-
dent for what he bad done, and advised
his hearers to use their influence that
a law might be passed to the same et-
fect. Full confidence after all seems not
to have been placed on the defense of
cently disclosed. . ,
"Reform in expenditures must be had
in both the civil, military and naval es-
tablishments In order that the national
expenditures may be brought to a basis
of peace and the government maintained
witnout recourse to the taxes of war."
Conclusion.
Among'other things which are touched
upon in the letter is the democratic pledge
to secure to all citizens equal protection
abroad. The need of careful diplomacy
to have been piacea on ine aei*nse ui - the foreign relations
Justification, for it i> pleaded in mitiga- * government, and the democratic
the less pln.n and Imperative. Our_ 1 .,jn,, ao that It may again be commensu-
re arav-i.ir i.i i , p'e must J"'' of oower a" an rate'with American commercial Interests,
iflenlly covering tbe case. Such is the i one act of usurpation of P®*" g | He r>jBes the democratic party to a
law of the land." | t'VJ.'he'due to mlstak? the second "be- I w"e and careful administration of the na-
Reciprocity. Jjhly be due to mistake. eecono, wi Uona] s,atme3 concernlng the irrigation
He says reciprocity Is demanded by the f explanation, however. It should be said 1 of the arid lands of the west, an n c -
best Interest of both manufacturer and that the order relied on simply provided ■ elusion sa>s ,,d d th.
cottuum-r, and that reciprocal tra.1® treat- | that the age of 75 years should be re- ; "The Issues are Joined ana tne peop.e
:les would entire to both. He quotes ex- Earded as evidence of inability to per-
i.melv..lt frnm McK'in!i>\ "n !n*t . _M..ni,n| Inknr Pstu- trton n n iihlo
tenslvely from President McK'.nley s last
address at Buffalo to show that he appre-
ciated the fact that the so-called "stand-
pat" policy muet irlTe way. and that there
must be a reduction of duties to enable
-our manufacturers to compete In foreitn
markets. Continuing, he says:
"The persistent refusal of the repub-
lican majority In the federal senate to rati-
fy the reciprocity treaties negotiated In
pursuance of the policy advocated alike
Vy Mr. Blaine and Mr. McKlnley, and ex-
pressly sanctioned In the Dfnatey act It-
•elf, la a discouraging exhibition of bad
faith. As already mentioned by me, the
exorbitant duty Imposed on many an Im-
ported article by tne DIngley tariff was
1 avowedly Intended by Ha author not to
.fee permanent, but to serve temporarily as
Form manual labor. Few men are able
to perform manual labor at that age,
but nearly all men are at 82. The nrst
order 1s based on a fact that experience
teaches, the other Is based on the asser-
tion of that which Is not true as a gen-
eral rule.
■•The old Inquiry: 'What are you go-
ing to do about Itr is now stated In a
new form, ft Is said by the administra-
tion, In reolv to the public criticism of
this order, that 'it Is easy to test our
opponents- sincerity In this matter. The
order In question Is revocable at the
pleasure of the executive. If our op-
ponents come Into power they can revoke
this order and announce that they will
treat the veterans of C and W as pre-
sumably In full bodilr vigor and net
must render the verdict
"Shall economy of administration be de-
manded. or shall extravagance be er.cour-
'Shall the wrongdoer be brought to bay
by the people, or must Justice wait upon
political oligarchy? ,
"Shall our government stand for e<>ual
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 peo-
ple, or shall we embrace beneficent des-
P<"Ilf,Tlt: be the wish of the people that J
undertake the dutlee of the pres oency^l
ans bks a'«sy swHsfa
...
Will Try to Bnn Antl-TTnlon.
Chicago, Sept 2C.—Work in the
plants of the Deerlng. McCormlck and
Piano divisions of the International
Harvester company, the closing of
which September 10 resulted in 9,000
employes being left Idle, was resumed
this morning. Coupled with this an
nouncement came the statement that
the company has declined to renew
last year's agreement with the or
ganlzed union.
Mexican Town Swept Aw t.
El Paso, Tex., Sept. 25.—Recent
floods In Chihuahua completely de
stroyed the town of Cuslhulrlachic
trlnlng town In the Interior of the
state. Every house was swept away,
but no lives were lost An ore train
from that camp that took two weeks
to reach Chihuahua on account of the
high water brought the first news of
the destruction of the town.
rsssst Work Wltksat Permits
Leadville. Col.. Sept 26.—The Lead
vllle Mining association, which takes
in every mine manager In the district
has decided to issue working cards fOt
the purpose of carrying out the light
against the Western Federation at
Miner*.
Oasah Wow the ftsaaat.
Omaha. Neb., Sept Jl—The Wert-
ern league season closed Sunday and
the home teem celebrated the occuloa
by winning two games from 8t Jo-
seph and Incidentally winning the
CHURCH SEPARATES COUPLE.
pitcher Welsaer, sf Chlaace. Was
Divorced When Ho Marriott Miss
Trnmhall, a Catholic.
Chicago, Sept. 24.—A bride of ■
few hours, Laura Trumbull Weimer,
wife of Jacob Weimer. the crack
pitcher of the Chicago National league
baseball team, lied from his arms to
take refuge at tbe home of her father,
George T. Trumbull, president of the
Trumbull Safe A Vault company. She
had discovered that Weimer had been
divorced—a condition not recognized
by tbe Roman. Catholic church, of
which she Is a devout member. Now
they are far apart. Weimer In Brook-
lyn with his club and his bride at bet
parents' home. Friends and relatives
are trying to untangle the complica-
tions. Appeal to the pope for a apectal
dispensation Is one of the suggestions
advanced. Whether the separation
will be permanent or the newly-mar-
ried couple will be reunited no one
pretends to be able to aay.
10 CONTROL THE SANTA FE?
It lo Reported That Rwekefeller In-
terests Are Bar lag the Big Rail-
road's Bonis.
New York, Sept. 24.—A deal Involv-
ing In one transaction upwards of $20,-
000,000, which may mean the control
of the Atchison, Topeka ft Santa Fe.
with a capital of $216,000,000, waa
completed when Jacob H. Schlff, of
the Arm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., turned
over to the Rockefeller Interests a
block of shares of the common stock
of the Atchison railroad. The con-
trol of tbe Atchison by the Rockefeller
Interests would prevent the Rock Is-
land from making such close traffic
arrangements with the Atchison as to
constitute a menace to the St Paul.
Ihe Union Pacific and the various roads
west of the Mississippi which are dom-
inated by the Rockefellers.
NOW IT IS DYNAMITE.
■eeond Railroad Disaster la a Week
Through the Same Agent of
Deotractlon.
North Branch, W. Va, Sept 24.—A
fast freight on the Baltimore ft Ohio
railroad struck a wagon loaded with
pounds of dynamite at a crossing
here. Two trainmen were killed and
nine persona were injured, three of
them seriously. James Lalng, driver
of the dynamite wagon, escaped In-
Jury except the rupture of the ear-
drums. The horses were unhurt, al-
though thrown over a fence. But sev-
eral small buildings, the locomotive
and several cars were demolished,
while window* half a mile away on a
mountain were shattered.
Caanoa Speaking In Hehsaaha.
Falls City. Neb., Sept 24.—Speaker
Cannon yesterday began a five days'
tour of Nebraska, his first addreak be-
ing in this city. He will spend Sun-
day in Heatings, where he will be
the guest of Senator Dietrich. He will
be accompanied on the greater part of
the Nebraska trip by Gov. Mickey.
I. O. O. F. Parade.
San Francisco, Sept 24.—Brig. Gen.
E. H. Black acted as grand mar-
shal of the I. O. O. F. parade. The llns
was composed of 14 divisions and In-
cluded many floats of attractive de-
sign. There were three regiments of
Patriarchs Militant.
Lewis and Clark Day Ohset-esd.
Bt Louis. Sept 24.—Yesterday be-
ing an anniversary of the return to 8t
Loula of the Lewis and Clark expedi-
tion. fleptember S3, 1106, Lewis asl
Clark day was observed. TI
rises were held at the OregSM pavtk>
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