THE SClt ANTON TRIBUNE-WUD AY. DECEMBER 23. 1898.
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8CUANTON. DWUlMIMIt 23, IMS.
The Uomocratlc members of con
tn'PSH liave dccltlfd not to oppose a rntl
Jlcatlon of the t'nrls ponce treaty. Tliey
evidently do not il"sln? to provoke the
consequences that will make the ratlll
catlon of a peace treaty with their con
stituents necessary.
The Only Fnir View.
We liavp already called attention to
the Htronp argument which secretary
of the commonwealth David Martin
made In his annual report for a sim
plification of the ballot In Pennsyl
vania, tils condemnation wan es
pecially directed npalnst the present
facility with which political parties
claiming a separate column on the bal
lot set up state tickets limited In fact
to one county or section, thus Impos
ing upon the taxpayers in other coun
ties who are In no wl"e interested:
but on other and perhaps broader
gruuncla Mr. Martin Is opposed to the
blanket ballot and In the next legisla
ture, as a senator from Philadelphia,
will move for its amendment. II"
Fays:
"The blanket foim of ballot now in
use is also objectlonahle bceituve it
lends to confuse the voter who docs
not desire to mark in the elrel and
vote a straight party ticket, ruder
the present law permitting nil sorts of
nomination by nomination papers it
frequently happens that a column ap
pears upon thi- ballot containing but
one name, .10 nominations beliiK m.ulo
for the other ofllccs to be filled. It may
be that a great many citizens desire to
vote for this one candidate, but lor all
the others of their re.p"ctive parties
and attempt to do .o by marking in
the circle at the top of each of the
two columns, with the remit that their
ballots are thrown out and their pur
pose defeated. The voter should bo
furnished with such foim of ballot as
affords him the full'-M opportunity for
the exercise of his rlslit of suffrage
and If for any reason ho desires to vote
for one or more candidates who are not
of his own political party, he should be
permitted to do so without Incurring
the risk of having his entire ballot
thrown out."
It Is something of a r.ovdty to have
expressions like these eonif from one
who Is professedly a practical politi
cian, possibly as practlral in Ills adap
tation of means to ends as any politi
cian in the United States. Neverthe
less It Is an evidence of Mr. Martin's
capacity for leadership that ho v.-es the
futility'of transparent thlmble-rlnglng
in the mechanism of elections and rec
ognizes that thf time has arrive 1 when
there must be every semblance of fair
play. The present ballot is not fair,
among other things for the roaron that
It tries to take undue ndvantacre of the
timid voter by scaring him Jrto
straight party voting. It would lie
much cheaper as well as easier to have
party tickets which will attract
straight voting.
General Shatter seems to be one of
the living proofs that It is better for
army commanders to have foresight
than hindsight.
Disbandment of the Cuban Junta.
The formal dissolution of the Cuban
1 evolutionary junta, which Is oiliclally
announced by its sagacious chief,
Tomns Kstrada l'alma, makes IL op
portune to say a word in commenda
tion of the energy, perseverance and
skill with which this famous organiza
tion has conducted its finally triumph
ant campaign against Spain.
Prom tho American point of view the
word "Junta" is invested with a sus
picious significance, and the Cuban
body of this name has suffered In pub
lic opinion from this Instinctive Ameri
can repugnance to the Idea of mystery
jind secrecy in campaign management.
Yet it Is necessary to bear in mind that
only by stealth and artifice and shrewd
diplomacy could a successful contest
ngalnst Spsin bo carried on by these
men. The father of the present 1untn,
Jose Marti, who yielded up his life in
one of the llrst skirmishes of the recent
revolution, was a man of intense pa
triotism, almost fanatical in his devo
tion to the Ideal of a liberated Cuba.
Ilevlewing his work dispassionately, we
may feel Inclined to think that he was
more of a dreamer than a man with a
practical, constructive grasp on af
fairs. An with all patriots fiom Kos
ciusko and Kossuth down, he lived In
n sphere peopled by Ideal creations of
the imagination and underestimated
tho dldlcultles of real life. Yet It Is not
for" Americans to think the less of him
for this. What such brave dreamers
dream there are other men to make Into
realities.
Marti saw that If Cuba was ever to
be rid of Spnln it must be by force of
a revolutionary movement planned and
sustained chiefly from tho outside. He
therefore set to work to organize into
local clubs the Cuban exiles In this
country, central nnd South America,
and In Europe. "Wherever ten or n
dozen Cubans or Cuban sympathizers
could bo found, they were persuaded to
form themselves into an association,
elect officers and pledge the continuous
payment of a designated sum Into tho
treasury of the revolutionary move
ment. At one time there were more
than 160 of these clubs, all tributary to
thu "Junta" or revolutionary delega
tion In Now York. In addition, Marti
enlisted in tho cause wealthy individual
Cubans, some of whom paid Into the
Junta's hands sums as large as a quar
ter of a million dollars. lCvery con
tribution, great or small, was publicly
acknowledged In a weekly paper print
ed In the Spanish language, nnd every
club had a vote In the election of tho
delegates who supervised tlift expendi
ture of this money.
Whatever may be true of the internal
conditions In Cuba at the present time
the. fact cannot be denied that no people
have ever given more In proportion to
their means or Buffered more In person
al hardship and In the yielding of pri
vate Interests and of life Itself than
tliene thousands of Cuban exiles scat
tered throughout this hemisphere and
In Kuropc. Millions upon millions or
property belonging to these e.xlleJ
famllloH were confiscated, burned or
sacked In consequence of the revolution,
nevertheless they did not falter. Out
of every largo family some member,
often ninny, fell In lighting, by disease
or in prison, yet the light went on. Not
even the awful slaughter of the recon
ccntradoes dissuaded these sworn op
ponents of Spanish tyranny from con
tinuing a battle which they continually
proclaimed should be until victory or
death. They withstood espionage, pros
ecution and persecution In this country;
they dared the perils of the sea In 1111
buster expeditions and they underwent
all the hardships of a seemingly hope
less struggle In the Jungles, spurning
bribes, refusing compromises anil
yielding not an Inch. Marti fell: Mnceo
fell; Huls lilvera was captured and sen
tenced to death; Arangureii was be
trayed and shot; a thousand tragedies
shaded the somber record of tills re
markable uprising, but the quest of
liberation was not abandoned. Such
perseverance is entitled to the world's
respect, whatever the short comings at
tendant upon It.
Part of the Incentive which kept this
light tiphatred of Spain Is now to
cease with the withdrawal of the
Spanish ling. Can there be found
among these men sulllelent practical
sagacity, prudence, self control and
constructive energy to upbuild a stable
Independent state? Time nlono can give
a definite answer. Hut let lis, In all
fairness, regardless of I he future, give
them now the ctedlt which Is justly
llieif due.
Of course it would be better If the
people of t'uba wc uld repress their joy
until the last armed Spaniard had de
patted from their Island. Hut we must
make allowances for human nature,
even In Cuba.
For Reference Purposes.
The New York Sun explains in few
words the existing facts with refer
ence to the Nicaragua canal when It
says: "The time limit for the comple
tion of the canal under the concession!)
from Nicaragua and Costa nica held
by the Maritime Canal company ex
pires on the Itli of next October. Fi
nancially as far as that corporation is
concerned, and physically as fur as the
task Itself is concerned, the. work can
not be completed during the life of the
present concession. A new contract
or concession, known as the Kyre
Cragln concession, was obtained from
Nicaragua by another party of pro
moters, of whom the Hon. William K.
Oraee is the principal, on Oct. 31, 1&3S,
one day before the former government
of Nicaragua dissolved or was merged
into tho probably short-lived federa
tion with Honduras and Salvador
known as the United States of Central
America. Tho Eyre-Cragln or Grace
concession grants in perpetuity the ex
clusive right to construct and operate
an interoceanle canal through the ter
ritory of Nicaragua after the 10th of
next October, or sooner than that If tho
holders of this concession shall mean
while acquire tho residue of the rights
of the Maritime Canal company under
the old concession. This new associa
tion has no contract with Costa Hica,
whose territory touches part of the
route of the proposed canal.
"The Maiitimo Canal company wants
to dispose of the controlling Interest of
Its stock to the 1'nlteil Stales, prac
tically turning over the canal to the
government under the present conces
sion and receiving compensation for
past investments and services to the
amount of about $11,000,000. According
to the plan proposed by the advocates
of thu Morgan bill, now before the
senate, the United States government
would proceed to build the canal as the
controlling power in the Maritime Canal
company, and to exercise the rights of
that company hereafter during the
ninety-nine years and renewal period
of another ninety-nine years covered
by the old concession: provided, we
suppose, that the goverment succeeded
In showing that the concession does net
expire next year, or in procuring an ex
tension beyond the time limit now fixed
at the Mil of next October. Mr. Grace
and his friends want the government to
guarantee SM.OOO.OOO of bonds for the
construction of the canal, taking In ex
change a second mortgage on tho prop
erty, one-quarter of the stock of tho
company they propose to organize, and
the right to appoint live out of fifteen
directors, the control remaining In pri
vate hands.
"Crushing aside speculative schemes
and private attempts to profit by the
Intention of this nation to put a canal
through tho isthmus of Nicaragua, the
alternative course for the government
would be to let the old Cardcnns-Meno-
eal contract, owned by the Maritime
Canal company, lapse by Its own limi
tation, to treat the so-called Eyre
Cragln contract as nil, and to proceed
to direct negotiations with the Central
American governments, based on the
treaty of 1SC8 with Nicaragua, for the
construction of the cnnal without any
Intervening corporation. That treaty
of IS6S Is yet valid. It is tho foundation
of tho Cardenas-Menocnl concession, as
of the so-called Eyre-Cragln conces
sion; and it does not lapse with the
tlmellmltof any concession whatsoever
to private parties. This treaty of iSfiff,
negotiated with Nicaragua by President
Johnson, and ratified by both govern
ments, grants to the United States tho
right of transit between the oceans by
any route which may hereafter be con
structed; It devolves upon the United
States the duty of protecting the route
of communication and guaranteeing its
neutrality: nnd it permits the United
States to protect the lives nnd property
of American citizens along tho canal by
armed force, in case of unforeseen or
Imminent danger, even without the
consent of Nicaragua."
This concise summary of the existing
conditions will bo worth keeping In
mind during the progress of the pend
ing debate In congress.
Frank Knaack, the American citizen,
who was In danger of a long sentence,
for making insulting references to tlm
iKmperor of Oermany, has been ac
quitted, as It was shown that the man
wnn In a high state of exhilaration at
the time and not responsible for his
nctlons. Uvldence also demonstrated
that hu called tho Kmperor a block
head Instead of a sheepahead, as was
first alleged. This doubtless had much
to do In bringing to a peaceful close
what mlcht have been a painful Inci
dent, for Knnack at least.
The fact has been disclosed thnt tho
contribution of $5,010 which formed the
first response to the president's popular
appeal of one yeat ago for funds for
the relief of suffering nnd ntnrvlng
Cubans came from tho chief executive
himself. U was the largest slnglo
contribution received, the other re
sponses not coming up to his expecta
tions. William McKlnley has no money
except his salary; but It every Ameri
can would give to the cause of hu
manity a tenth part of his Income this
world would soon become appreciably
better.
Hx-Scnator Kdmunds, perhaps our
foremost constitutional lawyer, con
firms the opinion that congress can
not lawfully expel a polygamous
member, the validity of whose election
Is not questioned on other grounds. It
might, perhaps, for the sake of morals,
be wished that this were otherwise;
nut since congress cannot set up a
censorship upon the domestic relations
of the gontlemun from Utah, the next
step to take Is to try to Improve the
consciences of that Individual's con
stituents. Wo fancy there will be general satis
faction over the news that Secretary
Long has no present Intention of re
signing. Illghtly or wrongly and wv
think lightly public opinion has
reached the conclusion that the gentle
man from lllngham Is just about tho
shrewdest, fairest nnd most efliclcnt
member of tho present cabinet, the
other incmbeis. of course, excepted.
His retirement wou.d be regarded as a
leal public misfortune.
Ofllcials in charge of the Kefiy motor
stock company nllege that they have
Keely's secret. As Keely's secret ap
pears to have consisted in the ability
to persuade people of means to invest
their cash In something out of sight,
the future of the stock company will
determine whether anyone has fallen
heir to Keely's trick.
Hobson's recent exploit at Chicago
has aroused adverse comment nil over
tho country. All seemed to be willing
that Hobson should enjoy the glory for
the sinking of the Merrimac, but the
bravery exhibited In kissing 13 Chicago
girls at one session is something that
has caused oven the naval officers to
become Jealous.
The man who was good enough to be
sent as our ambassador to Itussla will
be plenty good enough for tho secre
taryship of the interior.
m
Hull Calne did not find Americans so
gushing as he expected. Hall forgets
that tho United States has at last cut
Its eye teeth.
Mr. Carnegie, it Is announced, will
support Bryan for president in 1900.
On an anti-monopoly platform?
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Dally Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe Cast: 4.18 a. m.. for Friday,
December '23, lV.'S.
55; "&
A child born on this clay wilV account
for the surplus of Idle cash bv the fact
that people who are able to borrow money
do not borrow.
Newspaper writers who are electing
railroad presidents promiscuously on pa
per, would do well to study the time
tables in some instances and llnd out who
runs the lines.
Visions of the cotton-batting Santa
triaus now appear before the small boy
who has attended Sunday school regularly
for tho past month.
liase ball enthusiasts arc awaiting with
pleasant anticipations the llrst appear
ance of Jack Neat.
lllanco has arrived In Spain all right,
but nothing has been heard irom the
bones of Columbus.
Breakfast Chat.
Smart Hoy Papa, why is the Ilusslan
luan like the Maria Teresa?
I'apa I am unable to answer.
S. 15. IJtcauso it cannot be floated.
NEWS AND COMMENT
The offenco of being successful hns its
penalties as well In tho south as In the
north, judging from a elrcumstanco nar
rated In tho Chicago lierord by W. E.
Curtis. Ho savs: "S. M. lnmann, tho
foremost und most progrtssive men in (lie
south and tho largest cotton factor In the
world, who handles about one-thud of the
entire exports of that staple, has been
taxed out of town. His residence, which
is tho tines I In Atlanta, 1h closed, ile
did not appear during tho president's re
ception, und wo weie told that he had
gone to New York to live. In explanation
it was tuld that Mr. lnmann objecth to
thu taxes which have been Imposed upon
his properly and tho liiKraiitude which
has been shown by tho citizens ot the
place lor his efforts to promote their wel
fare und prosperity. When the recent ex
position was on the verge ot colljpso
from financial dimcullles Mr. lnmann
stepped forward and placed $50,000 In cash
In the hands of treasurer with the under
standing that ho would bo reimbursed to
the extent of $13,000 by public subscrip
tions, tho remaining $3,000 being his con
tribution to tho relief fund. For some
icason or another the understanding was
not fulfilled, and tho entlro lots fell upon
his shoulders. It is ulso said that when
tho street car service ot Atlanta was de
nounced as Inadequate and a dlsgraco
to the community Mr. lnmann Btepped
forward, reorganized tho company,
changed the motlvo power from mules to
electricity, and with his great business
ability placed tho company upon Its leet
and extended tho tracks Into tho su
burbs, where a line could not bo sclf-sus.
tabling for years. As long as ho lo.it
money he was eulogized us u publio ueue.
factor, but tho moment his Investment
began to pay und ho received some re
turns for Ids puhllc-splrltedncsH every,
body pitched upon him nnd ho had to
light tho common council, the county
commissioners und even tho stato legis
lature to prevent the confiscation of hla
property. This made him so ulsgusted
that ho removed his residence to New
York, although ho still letatus his bust
ness olllco In Atlanta."
The commercial argument for expansion
so far as tho Philippines aro concerned
Is well stntcd by Chief Engineer John D.
Ford, tho fleet cmrlncer of the l'aclllo
station, when. In tits recently published
book, "An American Cruiser In tho
East." ho snys, referring to tho Filipinos:
"These peoplo ncd steamships of from
one hundred to five, hundred tons to trade
nmmin ttin lain,..... ,1.1.1, Mnn1 ill nnmalllrw
..r ..." ....(,,, it.-, uiuj nwv. o... .- K
of from thrco thousand to five thousand
ions to irnue wltli tho United states ana
oher parts of the world; they need rail-
tv'itVa Innntnnfli'nd .....I ..,.. f.. Inlnnint
triillle; thej' need thin dress goods, all
rurm 01 mm wane gooils, insertions ami
laces, lilnck and white prints of thin cot-
lllfl. till,, U'mtnli .....I 1...I, nnmld fiiMn.. nhil
...., ...... I.w.lll tlllU IVIIIk fjt'VfUO, JIIIIVJ .1,1.,
staple hardware, tinware, groceries,
guinea goons and flours, steam enRiues,
pump, sugar mills, agricultural Imple
ments, furniture, books and stationery,
nnd our public school system. They can
pay for theso with sugar, tobacco, hemp,
camphor, rice (which nro produced In
great quantities), coal, gold, and mitiy
varieties of beautiful hard woods. Why
should our pcoplo not have this trade?"
William Dudley Kntilkc. of ltlchmond,
Iiul., thus pricks koitio of tho bubble ar
guments of the nntl-expanslonlsts who
nrsuo that tho United States has no war
rant In law or history to acquire new ter
ritory: "Thomas Jefferson thought at llrst
that wc had no rlRht to ncqulro tho terri
tory Included la the Louisiana purchase,
but ho waB educated by events, lie did
not possess that Immediate and unaltera
ble knowledge of absolute truth which is
tho precious Inheritance of the modern
Mugwump. Ho did not even ask whether
tho citizens of New Orleans approved of
the cession by Napoleon. It was a good
thing, ho thougiht, for America to t'c
quire that territory, and so he bought it.
When we purchased Florida from Spain,
did we Inquire whether the Seminole ap
proved of the transfer? Texas and the
California tract were nrqulrcd in the In
terest of slavery, yet California was 'ho
means by which the balance of power lie-
tU'rell KlnVn at.,.-, .mil frnn utntnti wns
fhinllv broken mill frfrvlnnl lipi'iltnn tltv.
dominant. Would we willingly return
this vast domain to McnIch? Would we
consign Florida to Spain or Louisiana
10 rrnncuY .And wiipii, in opposition to
tho Same, Itlnil nf unntlmnlit wlilch mil.
nintcs tho present opposition to expan
sion, .iwnsKii was pumiascii ovairussia
they calkd It In tlioso days) 'history' and
'principles' and ull soils of things wero
ltpnllirlit fnrtf.i r.1 M,r.it..c, iliM f.lli. if mill
ing our banner to the North Polo; but
wao now tnitiKs that air. scwntil made ,t
mistake? Our own history vindicates our
efforts toward expansion.'
Ciu.IrS mill rfr-.'il'nl ! hit Mcvwliprrt
111 Porto lllco. They are pheuornencilly
cheap. Clg.irettes In packs of fifteen sell
for about ?t cents. The ordinary cigar ran
be bought three for a cent, better ones
at a cent apiece, and a n-ient cigar is 11
luxury smoked only by merchants, lnnk
rs and tourlslH, the. mere expensive
brands nro to be had only la lurgc towns.
SLANDERING OUR EXPORTS.
From the New Yoik Sun.
Tho proposed Inspection at our ports rt
Gel man piodncts sent to this country, ..
provided for in Senator -Mason's resolu
tion, would bo salutary If it, luuught to
tht.ir senses tho Ger11.an public men nnd
iiewi papers that for icvcrul years havo
aimed to hamper our trade with tho cin
plrn by misrepresentation and unjust leg
islation. No ono is wronged when a na
tion, by all honorable means, seek.: to
safeguard tho business Interests of Its pc 1.
pie Hut attacks upon foicigu cummer .e
are baso when they sloop to deliberate
misrepresentation of the goods which for
eign merchants offer for sale. The I idled
States is ent'tlcd to fair play In Its ci m
morcinl relations. Wo have no grievance
If wc fall, to meet honorable competition
In tho markets, but misrepresentation 1 as
no part 111 fair business rivalry, and if It
becomes a national or a pally pollcj it Is
likely to provo a boomerang.
CARNEGIE ON CARNEGIE.
From the New York Sun,
A few years ago a little pamphlet called
"A Look Ahead" was in circulation. It
had been reprinted from the magazine In
which It llrst appeared, and subsequently,
wo believe, it was Included In a boolc.
Horo aro two sentences from "A Look
Ahead" which are still Interesting: "Tho
American peoplo are favorable to tho ex
tension of national boundaries. No evil
but great good has come from every suc
ceeding addition to their Union." Tho
author of "A Look Ahead"' was and is Mr.
Andrew Carnegie. Ho Is scared when
he looks ahead now, but the American
peoplo are not. They are still favorablo
to tho extension of their national boun
daries and they have not forgotten that
great good has come from each addition
to their territory. As. Mr. Carnegie said.
"They are used to territorial expansion."
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Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Bu31ders Hardware;
BAZAAH
irars
HNLEY'S
Holiday
AonioMece
meet
0000
We are prepared t
show a finer assorted
stock of
ia
than on any previous
occasion. We make
special mention of thq
following lines, viz.
Real Lace Handker
chiefs, Scarfs, Collars,
Jackets and Collarettes,
also Laces by the yard.
5panish Lace Fichus
and Scarfs.
Fine Silk Petticoats.
Ladies' and gentlemen's
Fine 5ilk Umbrellas.
Kid Gloves and Mittens
for men, women and
children,
Gentlemen's Fine Silk
Mufflers, Neckwear and
Suspenders.
Fine Table Linens.Table
Setts and fancy Centre
Pieces.
Fine line of high grade
Perfumeries, etc.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Acent for ths Wyotntnj
District for
HffMT
Jllulnj, Wnstlnc.Bpot'lnZ' SruokelMl
and Ilia ltepmino Cbcmloai
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES,
tufety Iruse, Capi and Kxploilori
ituoiu 101 Conuoll Batldlac,
ticruatua.
AUENC1E
tii os, roni),
JOHN 11. SMITH & dOJf,
V. E. MULL1UAN,
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