By P. GRAY MEEK.
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: Ink Slings.
There is a young maid from Peru
Who has hair that is colored ecru
She is happy, you know,
When she’s picked up a beau,
For that’s all this maid has to do.
—Many a man tells a bad lie when all
that is needed to get him out of a hole is
the simple truth.
—The great steel strike is on in earnest
now and capital rubs its bloated sides and
looks on, while labor starves itself into
submission.
—Many a woman shows the white
feather when at a party when it is no sign
that she intends to give an inch to her
rival.
—After its promise to slash right and
left we scarcely expected to see as much
sal on its tail as the Republican carried
yesterday morning.
—The papers that published stories of
another threatened uprising in China un-
der the heading ‘‘Pekin’s Populace Ugly,”
must have been under the impression that
Chinamen are, ordinarily, pretty.
—The two minute trotter isn’t near as
fast a horse as he might appear to be. He
has been since 1806 coming fifty-nine sec-
onds and at that rate we can scarcely ex-
pect him to get to the wire before 1905.
. ~The PULLMAN porters are organizing
to fight the public for larger tips and the
helpless traveler wonders how much higher
he will have to throw his hands when these
black autocrats of the rail-roads hold
him up.
—With one band on his heart and the
other pointing to an enlarged crayon of
DANIEL Capt. BENNISON mow sits in his
Marion township home and thanks fortune
that he was permitted to live through that
awful day. :
—It being rumored that president
SCHWAB, of the steel trust, and J. PIER-
POINT MORGAN have had a “‘tils’’ there is
no telling what is likely to happen to the
sountry. The President had better call an
extra session of Congress to save us from
pending disaster. }
—1It is in the nature of a coincidence
that ROOSEVELT should take to the Rock-
jes on a cayote shooting ‘expedition the
moment. his boomlet Tor President was
lannched ‘‘Terrible TEDDY'S” modesty (?)
probably made it too hard for hum to stay
and own the infant. wat
—Senator STEWART, of Nevada, says
that MARR-HANNA will be the next Re-
publican nominee for President because he
is *‘a hroadminded citizen and capable.”
Broad is a well selected adjective for Sen-
ator STEWART to use, only he applied it to
: ‘the wrong portion of Mr. HANNA'S anat-
omy. Cy an TR A ee
—The Republicans of Centre county
have gotten over their fight of last week
and the political topography of the county
is threatened with no more upheavals un-
til next November, when it will be seen
how deep the knife really did go when
they indulged in such pleasantries as
‘‘liar and thief.”
—The finding of the naval court of in-
quiry into the SAMPSON-SCHLEY contro-
versy will be a matter of little concern to
the public. SCHLEY is the hero of the
Santiago fight, whether he got into ib
through ‘‘dilatory tactics’ or ‘‘cowar-
dice’? and, as DOOLEY says, the only thing
SAMPSON is certain of is an alibi.
—1It the story that comes from Butler to
the effect that ‘‘LINK’’ MILLER, a Belle-
fonte darkey, is in jail for having attempt-
ed to outrage a white woman, is true, it is
lucky for the fellow that his: crime was
committed in Pennsylvania and not in
Alabama. They burned a negro at the
stake at Enterprise, Ala., on Wednesday
morning, for doing the same. thing, and he
didn’t get more than his desert.
—The robbers who tunneled into the
Selby smelting works at Vallejo, Cal., on
Monday night, got something for their
trouble. Even if they were gold bricks,
they proved to be worth $340,000. Now
we remember a man in Centre county who,
not long ago, undertook to break into a
Fusion operation by undermining. He
got a gold brick for his efforts and the brick
was called Thompson, and they say it
brought about $20,000 when put on the
market, but the would-be thief never got
the money, because the brick just kept it it-
self. i
—The Democrats of Pennsylvania might
do worse than give former Governor PAT-
TISON a chance to show what he can do
with the organization of the Philadelphia
Democracy. What is the use of carrying
this thing to extremes. Philadelphia poli-
tics is rotten enough, but does any country
Democrat presume to say that he knows
better how to purify it than PATTISON?
The former Governor has a reputation for
honesty and singleness of purpose that
even an impulsive Democratic state con-
vention might not be able to shake.
—It it be true that the German Emperor
never loved his mother because he was
born with an imperfectly developed arm
and if that was the reason that he neglected
and failed to comfort her when she lay
dying with cancer then ‘‘the man on horse
back,” whose mighty, martial bearing has
thrilled the whole world onght to shrivel
until an Egyptian mummy would appear
as an Apollo by his side. He might ‘urge
his soldiers to murder helpless Chinese,
and be forgiven, but for the willful neglect
of the good woman who bore him there
can he no atonement in the public mind.
278
‘some direot
Spawls from the Keystone,
—John F. Smeltcy, a demented man, 62
years old, hanged himself near Williamsport.
—Job Wheaton, Chester’s oldest constable,
broke his leg in getting off a trolley car Sun-
day.
—Burgess McGeehan has issued a mandate
for reform at West Hazleten, and Sanday
was dry Sunday there.
—The 14-month -old child of Mr. and Mrs.
Touy La Tony, « ialston, Lycoming coun-
STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION. 2
- ty, was fatally br “ded last Friday by being
VOL. 46
A Suggestion for Philadelphia Demo~
crats.
The WATCHMAN has a fair idea of the
differences that have divided and that keep
the Democracy of the city of Philadelphia
distracted and demoralized. = It appreciates
the great difficulties that must attend any
honest efforts to unite and harmonize
those contending factions. At the same
time it realizes to the fullest extent the
necessity of peace among the leaders and
of united effort on the part of the masses of
the party.
Without hope of better work in Philadel-
phia than we have had for years past,
earnest effort is useless throughout the
State. How this better work can be se-
cared, is the question that should be seri-
ously considered by those posing as lead-
ers. If we are to succeed, the question is
not what this faction or what this indi-
vidual member of the party has done in
the past, but what he or it purposes do-
ing in the future. If there is an honest
intent to try and redeem the Democracy of
Philadelphia there ought to be a way.
Harmony cannot be secured with a hatches,
nor can good feeling and united effort be
insured by opening the old sores which
have defaced and disgraced party action in
that city.
What we would like to see, in place of
the waste of words about the necessity of
action or the crookedness or treachery of
this or that individual Democrat, would be
practical suggestions as to how the unity
of the party could be secured, without add-
ing to the troubles and demoralizations
that now exist.
In this line, the WATCHMAN will take
the initiative and will propose, for the con-
sideration of those having these matters in
charge, that in place of attempting to build
up rival organizations, independent clabs,
contending committees and other pretend-
ed representative bodies, an agreement be
reached by which the organization of the
Democracy of Philadelphia be left entirely
to the Democratic vofers of that city.
There are those who would doubtless ob-
ject to this plan on the ground that the
elections would be held by, or, under the
control of the regular city committee—a
body, that great effort is being made, in
os, to diedreatt ‘and drive out
of existence. a
This olijection can be easily and, we
should think, satisfactorily overcome to
all concerned, by a division of the election
boards that would have control of the re-
ceiving and return of the vote. As we un-
derstand the matter the party primaries of
that city are held sometime in September.
Let the time and place for these primaries
be advertised in every division so that all
may know when, where and for what, these
elections are to be held. To conduct them
why not allow the EISENBROWN faction of
the party to name one inspector, the regular
organization, one inspector, and Mr.
CREASY, the chairman of the State Central
committee, the judge. Limit the right to
vote to men who have heretofore voted the
Democratic ticket and to those who will
qualify to their purpose to vote it at the
coming election.
Require the election boards to register
the names and addresses of all those per-
mitted to vote, to preserve the tickets and
return both list and tickets with the return
they make to a committee composed of
chairman CREASY, ex-Governor PATTISON
| and magistrate EISENBROWN, In case of
a contest or dispute, allow these three men
to settle it and when the returns are all in,
let the lists of those elected be published,
in order that all may know who the voters
of Philadelphia have chosen as their repre-
sentatives in the various divisions. With
this basis for a beginning there should he
no trouble in getting division, ward, city
and other committees chosen, which should
represent the Democratic sentiment of
Philadelphia and insure an honest and sat-
isfactory organization of the party.
If the followers of Mr. EISENBROWN, or
the adherents of the regular city organiza-
tion refuse to accept some such proposition
as this, it certainly would be evidence of
their indisposition to give the Democratic
voters of Philadelphia a voice in the or-
ganization of the party, It would mean
that their purpose is not to build up the
party by harmonizing and uniting the en-
tire force of the party under one organiza-
tion, but the maintenance of factions, the
continuation of broils and securing the
defeat of those whom the party chooses as
its standard hearers.
——G. M. B. Welliver, tife Lock Haven
jockey who had intended campaigning the
horse ‘‘Svengali’’ until be ran up against
a snag at Erie last week, is back home with
his trotter. ‘‘Svengali’’ is really the horse
“Dentine,’’ mark 2:13}, owned hy James
E. Clay, of Paris, Ky., sold in February to
W. N. Stoner, of Kansas City, who later
sold him to W. E. Gheen, of Jersey Shore,
the present owner. If possible Welliver
expects tostart the horse again, but in his
proper. class. Aloe :
— Saboribe for the WATCHMAN.
After Fighting Bob.
The bureaucrats of! the Navy Depart-
ment have found an opportunity to get
even with “Fighting Bos”” Evans. These
barnacles on the navy have a good many
causes of quarrel against the Admiral who
brought the Oregon around the Horn at the
beginning of the Spanish war. Daring
that famons voyage he gave them the first
real jolt of their official lives. “If the
strategy hoard will let me alone’’ he tele-
graphed to the President, ‘I will get inall
right.” Those inland sailors bad been
making themselves conspicuous in their
safe retreat in Washington by interfering
with every fighter on the decks until they
had become a terror. Soon after ‘‘BoB’’
EvANs dispatched to the President they
lost their power and naturally they have it
in for him.
The other day ‘‘BoB’’ gave them another
chance of quarrel. After they had beguil-
ed Admiral SCHLEY into asking for a court
of inquiry and got things fixed to make his
disgrace practically certain, Admiral EVANS
revealed the fact that when the flying
squadron was sent to reconnoiter off Cien-
enfuegos a code of signals had been ar-
ranged with friends ashore. SCHLEY was
directed to remain there until ordered
away. Sometime later the order came
from the shore, bus as he hadn’t been put
in possession of the key he didn’t under-
stand the order and remained. For this
he was charged with disobedience of orders
and the public was inclined to censure hin
until *‘BoB’’ EVANS revealed the fact that
tho code had been given to everybody but
SCHLEY. :
Just while the bureaucrats were gnash-
ing their teeth over this last thrust at their
plans a publication written by EVANS en-
titled ‘‘A Sailor's Log,’”’ came from the
press. Among other interesting state-
ments contained in the book was one to the
effect that Senator BILL CHANDLER, of
New Hampshire, was an insect. CHAND-
LER had behaved like an insect to Admiral
EvANS while the New Hampshire man was
rattling around in the chair of the Secre-
tary of the Navy and there was nothing
more natural than thas. the epithet should
be applied. But there is a provision in the
naval regulations which forbids such criti:
isms of an officer and the’ bureaucrats are
trying to take advantage of it. In other
words they are trying to get CHANDLER
to bring charges against ‘Fighting BoB:”’
It is not certain whether they will suc-
ceed or not, for the Secretary of War, though
in sympathy with the sycophants who
have hammers ready to knock any officer
who showed courage enough to fight, has
too much sense not to know that public
sentiment is with Admiral EVANS as it is
with ScHLEY and it will be dangerous to
trifle with popular opinion. But it may
be conjectured that Evans will suffer for
his temerity. CHANDLER put him on the
waiting list at half pay because he refused
to allow campaign collectors to bleed men
under his direction to raise a campaign cow
ruption fund. What those now after him
will do remains to be seen, but it is safe to
say that unless there is intervention in his
favor it will be plenty.
Death of Empress Frederick.
The death of Queen VICTORIA only about
six months ago called into action the sym-
pathies of the whole world. On Monday
ber first born child and oldest daughter
breathed her last and though the circle of
mourners was narrower to the extent that
it went it was quite as sincere. The Dow-
ager Empress of Germauy had won the af-
fections of all those who came within the
radius of her influence and through her
sad life daring recent years she has done
more than most" women "in any walk of
life to lighten the bardens that bore heavi-
ly on her kind.
‘When Empress FREDERICK was married
she little thought that she would ever at-
tain the distinction which has since come
to her. Prince FREDERICK was heir ap-
parent to the throne of Prussia, a small’
State with little revenue and smaller ex-
pectations. But when BISMARK’S iron
hand brought all the German States into a
single Empire and elevated King WILLIAM,
of Prussia, to dominion over them the’
German Prince who had been brought up
to almost frugal habits found himself the
envied of all Europe and occupying the
most eligible station. Then his Eaglish
bride discovered that her rank was equal
to her birth and since she became the wife
of an Emperor, the daughter of an Em-
press, and the mother and sister of Em-
perors, =
Bat her happiness didn’t increase with
her distinctions. As the simple wife of
the frugal German prince she was beloved,
not only by the family with which she was
identified but by all the people about her. |
When she hecame Empress, however, the
added digoities excited envy and when
she was bereaved of her husband by death
she simultaneously lost the affection of the
German court, including her own gon who
succeeded to the throne and, in 1888, she
became a lonely exile in a strange and nob
BELLEFONTE, PA., AUGUST 9. 1901.
Let the Harvest Ripen,
. It is apparent that the sentiment fora
fusion of all elements opposed to ‘a state
ring is rapidly growing throughout the
State: It is a long distance, however, be-
tween Democrats who believe that rush-
ing into a fusion movement next week at
Harrisburg would be either justifiable or
promising. Fusion, without success,
‘would mean the back-set of united efforts
against QUAY and QUAYism for years to
come, Fusion, to be successful, must have
organization back of it. There must be
will control votes; some combination that
will work in harmony and with effective-
ness in rallying the people at the poles.
Outside of Philadelphia we doubt if there
is a semblance of an organization of Inde-
pendent Republicans. Chester, Union and
Crawford counties may have a shadow of
au organization, but nothing real or tangi-
ble can be found anywhere within the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, if we ex-
cept Philadelphia, that can be depended
upen to take an open, active part in elect-
ing a fasion ticket.
Without activity, without unity of
action, determination of purposeon the
part of Independent Republicans, it would
be worse than useless for the Democrats to
make what they call a fusion and waken
up to find they had fused with no one, no
element and no power upon which they
could rely for the control and deliverance
of the votes of those claimed to be Inde-
pendent Republicans.
What the Democratic convention could
do, with propriety and an exhibition of
good sense at its meeting next week, would
be to nominate a straight Demoeratic tick-
et, selecting as its candidates two men whose
nomination would do credit to the party
and whose success would insure officials in
whom all would have confidence. If, dur-
ing the campaign, the Independents should
get themselves together and show that they
meant to make war, openly and uncom-
promisingly, upon the QUAY machine and
should place in nomination a ticket of their
own it would be an easy matter then to
males & fusion of the two parties. With-
out Some such movement on the part.of
thé Tidependent Republicans or some el-
be more than foolish for Democrats to.
think of entering what is now called a
fusion movement.
Let us wait until this matter is right be-
fore attempting to gather the harvest that
must eventually come from the disruption
of the Republican forces. Premature ef-
fort will only hinder the early realization
of the hopes of the people.
A Tip for Democrats
When the Democratic state convention
meets in Harrisburg next week it will bave
plenty to do besides publicly washing
dirty linen. During the last session of the
Legislature several Senators and Represen-
tatives treacherously betrayed their con-
stituents and they may be fitly condemned
as perfidious. Democratic committeemen
and others occupying official positions in
the Democratic organization visited Har-
risburg daring the session, and served the
purpose of the QUAY machine, using their
official positions in the Democratic organ-
ization to aid them in their nefarious
work. They may be properly condemned
and vigorously denounced. * But it will be
a mistake to go to the convention bent on
a war of factions and determined to quar-
rel with everybody you meet.
The record of the Republican national
and state administration and of the ma-
jority of the last Legislature will. give the
Democrats who attend the convention
next week ample material for condemna-
No convention ever assembled in this or
any other State with so much material to
work on. It is small wonder that the Re-
sions among Democrats. They hope that
if these quarrels are continued their own
shortcomings will be forgotten and the de-
gerved censure avoided. They are conse-
quently encouraging such things in every
possible way. They are willing to take
sides with either in order to keep the quar-
rel hot. They are too foxy by half. Their
zeal in the cause betrays a too deep inter-
est in other people’s business. ;
All things considered it would be a good
idea for the Democrats who are going to
Harrisburg next week as delegates or
spectators at the convention to put aside
| their own quarrels for a season and make
common cause against the enemy. They
will see at once what a difference it will
| make to the Republicans. They won’t
find half so much pleasure inthe work of
the Democratic batteries. But the bat-
teries will operate just the same and the
execution will he quite as greatand much
more interesting. Besides more will
Some of the action. he Republicans are
robbing the people right and lefs. It is
tho dur of the Dotorat $0 check these
predatory operations and after they have
achieved it,if there are any traitors in their
very hospitable land.
own camp ot’ treachéry among their offi-
cers, they can apply the scapel. tf :
something to fuse with; some power that
| fois. their part to build up an organiza- | 158
tion ii’ opposition to QUAYism, it would |
tory resolutions and reprobatory speeches. |
publicans are delighted over the dissen-
pushed into a boiler of hot macaroni by an
elder sister.
N O. 31 . : ” i
is Com-
—“Benny’’ Cooper, a resident of Johus-
town, died Sunday afternoon from the
effects of an overdose of chloral. He was
40 years of age and unmarried.
—Much public interest is being shown just
now in the crowded conditions of the state
hospitals for the insane. At Danville,
the asylum is rated at a capacity of 700 pa-
tients, while in reality there are 1,100 in-
mates—an excess of 400.
—J. D. Clark, the missing Westmoreland
The Two Minute Trotter
ing.
From the Williamsport Sun.
The general public—at least that part
of the public which has not kept pace
with the doings of the race track—will
learn with some strpride that within one
hundred years the trotting record has been
lowered almost one minute. When, in
1806, Yankee trotted a mile in 2:59 the
record was considered a remarkable one, | county man whose wife offered a reward of
and the horsemen of that day would have | of $100 for his restoration to his home, has
considered as a lunatic the man who would | been found by his sou, so the reward will re-
have then predicted that a horse would ever | main with the family. Clark was found at
trota mile ina little more than two min- | cparleroi, winding up a big spr
utes. The achievement of Cresceusat Col-| ~~ =~ ’ D3 IE Pree.
umbus, Friday, in trotting a mile in 2:02f | —'Sauire D. W. Coulter, of Bolivar, was
minntes, however, proves that the trotting found dead in his bed Saturday morning.
He had been feeling unwell for several days,
horse has greatly improved since Yankee
And it i8| and it is believed that his death was due to
was the champion of the turf.
probable that Cresceus could have knocked | the heat. He was for years a railroader and
for several years had been engaged in the
oe several genus from his Golmbts rec-
0 ; : ; :
heav a bes OE Te 3 coal and brick business. A wife and ‘two
making his fast mile. ~~ * | children survive him.
Yankee’s record was consecutively low-
ered until in 1859 Flora Temple trotted a
mile in 2:19}, clipping nearly Yorty sec-
onds from Yaunkee's time. Ibis true that
in 1810 Boston Horse out almost eleven
seconds from Yankee’s record of four years
before, and that the record: was lowered by
other horses, but it required seventy-nine
years to lop off 50 seconds from Yankee’s
time. The record made by Maud S. in
1885, when she went a mile in 208%, was
at that time believed to be almost the lim-
vy o speed that could be attained by horse-
esh. : »
It only required nine years for the horse
fanciers to bring forth such an animal that
was able to throw the record of Maud 8. in
the shade, Alix, in 1894, trotting a mile in
2.03}. Six years later The Abott took }
li hig a Jecord, ud How Dues until about 6:30 next morning when he was
2.02}, and there are plenty of horsemen found by some miners who were going to
who confidently believe that the two min | Work. He wasat once conveyed to. the Cot:
ute horse is fast sppeoaching, It must be | tage hospital, where he is now lying in a
admitted that the use of bicycle sulkiés | critical condition,
has aided very materially in affecting a
gain in the speed of the trotter, and it is
certain that if Maud S., Flora Temple and
Dexter had been dtiven to a bicycle sulky
Phisy would have made much better rec-
ords.
The lowering of the trotting record dur-
ing the past century has resulted from the
careful and intelligent training of race
horses: and the improvement of racing ap-
paratus. “The following trotting record
will prove of interest at the present time:
1806—Yankee
1810—Boston Horse
1834—Edwin Forres
1845—Lady Suffolk..
1859—Flora Temple.
1867—Dexter ...........
1879—8t. Julie)
—Mrs. Grant Varner, a demented woman,
residing at South Fork, wandered away
from her home Thursday night, carrying
her baby with her. The woman is described
ag being 30 years old, with dark hair and
blue eyes. As she was not seen leaving, no
description of her clothing could be given.
All persons are. asked to be on the watch
for her and notify South Fork if she is
found.
—Wm. J. McClimate, jumped from the
special Methodist Day train on its return
from Lakemont Thursday evening, at Hawk
Run, not far from Philipsburg, and was
thrown violently against a tie, crushing his
skull and otherwise injuring him, in which
condition he remained alongside of the track
—Mrs., Hanford, a farmer's wife, near
Williamsport, wasin the field on Wednesday
assisting in hay making. Her husband was
driving two oxen in the hay rake. The ani-
mals stepped into a yellow jacket’s nest.
The bees attacked the oxen, causing them to
run away. Mrs. Hanford ran to stop them,
but was knocked down. The hay rake
caught her and dragged her fully 100 yards
over the ground before the oxen could be
stopped. Her injuries are such that it is
feared she will die ; if she does recover her
back will be permanently injured.
~The crowd at Lakemont Park, near Al-
toona, Thursday on the Methodist Day occa-
| sion, was a tremendous one, there being
about ten thousand people on the grounds
. | They assembled in the morning and
The two minute trotter seems to be on throughout the day by train loads to Altoo-
the way. : na, and on to the park in jammed trolley
cars, the same being repeated on the return
home in the evening. There were song
services, many and good addresses, and a
most enjoyable social time for all present.
In the morning at the formal meeting, Pre-
siding Elder J. Ellis Bell presided and in the
afternoon Rev. Horace Lincoln Jacobs
presided. The music was good as were the
contents of the many baskets and meals
served by the ladies of Altoona ‘churches:
It was a grand day for an outing, and the
affair was a most delightful success through-
out.
—The Methodist church at Munson, which
of late had been put in thorough repair and
was a beautiful little place of worship, was
totally destroyed by fire Wednesday night.
That the building was set on fire was evi-
denced from the fact that in an open space
between the foundation and the frame work,
where a stone had been removed, were found
pieces of charred kindling saturated with
coal oil. The fire was discovered shortly
after 11 o'clock, but had gained such head-
way that despite the hard work done by the
crowd that gathered the building could not
be saved, but was soon in ashes. The organ
and a few chairs were all that could besaved.
The loss is estimated at about $2,700. on
which there is an insurance of $1,700. The
church will be rebuilt at as early date as pos=
sible, and an effort made to run down the in-
cendiaries.
— Alva Force, of Lock Haven, whois con-
fined in the jail at Emporium, charged with
robbing the depot at Driftwood some time ago
escaped and was recaptured in Philadelphia
and returned to prison, tried to do the trick
over again the other day. Force and a com-
panion, owing to the crowded condition of
the jail, were confined in one cell, and in
some manaer secured several case knives and
a couple of files, with which they dug a
large hole in the outeide wall, concealing the
removed mortar, brick and stone in their
‘beds, and if their work had not been discov-
ered by the sheriff they would have made
their escape in a very short time. Mondav
Sheriff Swope took the two prisoners to Ridg-
way and placed them in the jail there for
safe keeping. Jt
—Mrs. Sarah Knaub, of York, aged about
53, was shot and killed by her sister, Mis.
Henry Reilly, at Pleasureville, a suburb of
York, atan early hour Saturday morning.
Mis. Knaub, who was visiting her sister, was
aroused by chicken thieves. She awoke her
sister, and the two discovered two men
prowling about the premises. Mrs. Kuaub
pointed ont the thieves to Mrs. Reilly and
commanded her to shoot. Raising her re-
volver Mrs. Reilly fired. The sehot took
effect in Mrs. Knaub’s back between the
shoulder blades. Mrs. Knaub did not know
she was shot, and for a period of ten minutes
kept a lookout for the thieves. She was
then seeh to fall over, and died in ten min:
utes. Her death was attributed to heart
disease, induced by excitement. But the
real cause of her death was revealed by the
coroner's investigation, which showed that
Are You For a Big Army?
‘From the Philadelphia North American.
Secretary Root’s plan for making the
militia of the States a part of tbe regular
army does not commend ‘itself to those
who see danger to free government in the
encroachments of Federal power on the
prerogatives of the Commonwealths com-
posing the Union.
Secretary Root wants the milita brought
under the direct control of the Federal an-
thority. He would have every militiaman
enlist with the understanding that he
could be ordered anywhere by the Presi-
dent of the United States, and kept in
service for ninety days. In return for
which he would have the Federal govern-
ment pay a large share of the cost of
equipment of the militia, maintain camps
and military colleges, and pay regular of-
ficers to drill and discipline them.
That plan means nothing less than an
increase of the standing army to the strength
of the present regular establishment, and
the whole national guard united. Taken
in connection with the rapidly-growing
abuse of the power of injunction by feder-
al courts, such an increase of military
power in the hands of the President. con-
tains possibilities of menace to the rights of
the people that cannot be ignored. If is
a long step toward European militarism.
That the States will consent to the adop-
tion of Secretary Root’s plans for the crea-
tion of an imperial army under pretense of
promoting the efficiency of the militia is
highly improbable. :
Their Sneering Don’t Hurt Him.
From the Lancaster Intelligencer.
A lot of little-big Democrats are busy
heaping abuse upon Mr. Bryan. They de-
clare that he can no longer remain the
leader of the Democracy Mr. Bryan, him-
self, shows no disposition to retain that
honor, which he bas snstained with ‘dis-
tinction to himself and to the party ; re,
cently, in the emphatic and dignified
statement, disavowinug any intention or de-
sire of again being the standard-bearer.
Nevertheless, he remains the foremost
Democrat in the country. The paramount
issues of to-day have shoved aside, or killed
the principles most intimately associated
with him, and clinging to these principles
with the intense loyality and sincere en-
thusiasm that are characteristic, he may
be set apart with them, but, he has proved
himself a great man and a great Democrat
and head and shoulders above the whip-
per-snappers now snarling at his heels.
Hanna Had Better Send the Advance
Agent Out Again. .
From the Pittsburg Post.
A marked subsidence in the wave of in-
dustrial expansion is reflected in the de-
crease in June last of exports of iron, steel
and copper. As compared with June of
last year the shrinkage in these items foots
up $6,783,000 in a total reduction of $7,-
322,000. Taking the entire government
year ended June 30th, the decrease in
manufactured exports is $23,342,000, and
of this amount iron, steel, copper and cot-
ton contribute no less than , 782,000.
The dectease in cotton manufactured ex-
ports was due wholly to the disturbance
in China; bust in the other branches named
the falling off in demand has been heavy
2! death was cause an internal hemor-
and geveral in every foreign market, y
rhage, the result of a pistol shot 'yound,