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SCKANTON, JULY 31, 1900.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
Nationnl.
President WILMAM McKIM.KY.
Viu-rrcaidcnt-TIIKODOHR KOOSr.Vr.LT.
State.
nerrsnien-at-Ijsri;e CUMTSIIA
A. OitOW,
KUiiciir it kui:kiii:hui.
t County.
cjrrss-WIf.M.Wt rONNT.f.Ti.
Jiidxc RIllilKir. M. WATSON-,
NierlfT-.l(l II PI M.I1WS.
Irramrrr I. M'ttWIOW
District Altnrnct WIM.IAM n. LEWIS.
rrnthntintiirt .1011 V coim:i.M).
dork nf rnurts TIIOMAh V. tlVSIF.1.9.
ftei older of IVcels-I.Vll. POSX.
Ill ulster of Wills-W. K 111X15.
Jur Coininis'.lniKr -I MNAltl) II. SITRGES.
Legislative.
I"lrt District THOMAS .1. IICYVOI.DS.
Second I)ltr'ct .IIIIIN ( 1IIU Hit, .til.
Third I)ltrlit I.IIW Mill J Wins. Jit.
I'oiiilh Dlstrlit-l'. A. I'lIIMIIN.
The iil).soInto madness of the disease
known ns anarchism Is shown In Its
anamination of King Humbert, one
of the kindest and best nionarchs of
Kutope, opening the way to the sue
(e.sulon of tin- Prince of Naples, who
lias the toputatlon of bring a poor sub
stitute. As to Hypocrisy.
ACCOKDING to the Times, no
state bank or state banker
has hail "anything to do
with the efforts of the Mer
ge ns, Drexels, Hothschllds, et al., to
uce the government for their personal
benefit." Our contemporary, although
Industrious In Its attempt to befoul
the nest occupied by Its accomplished
editor In his capacity as bloated bond
holder and leading director In a local
banking Institution, has not yet estab
lished by detailed evidence that the
Morgans, Diexcls, Rothschilds, et al.,
have put forth any effort to use the
government for their personal benefit.
It simply says so; but Inasmuch as
It was saying, prior to the Chicago
convention of 1S96, that the only hon
est currency was currency founded on
the gold standard, a position which It
no.v enthusiastically discredits, Its
mere say so stands In need of corrob
oration. We might easily charge, by
way of retaliation, that the class of
bankers of whom the editor of the
Times Is a most conspicuous represen
tative, namely, the st.ito bankers, put
forth c'.'orts to use the government
tor perioral benefit when they secured
tl'e insertion In the Democratic plat
form In 1S92 of a plank pledging the
repeal of the prohibitive tax on state
bank circulation, in order to revive the
days of "universal counterfeit detec
tors" and "yaller dog" scrip; but If we
should say that wo could not prove ltj
and besides, we do not find It neceasary
on the Republican side of the house,
to assume that every man who has
acquired property or won a competence
In life Is primarily a rascal, at whom
mud batteries should bo aimed for the
delectation of the envious. Wo had a
preat deal rather bo complimented
with the title "hypocrite" by the
Tunes, knowing little Its vituperation
counts, than to have to enact the
continuous exhibition of hypocrisy
glen by the bond-holding plutocrat
who edits the local organ of discon
tent. The Hrltlsh critics who nre finding
fault with the slow movements of
Lord Huberts evidently imagine that
the South African war is being con
ducted on asphalt pavements. The
latest news from the front Indicates
that If Roberts has not been speedy
enough to stilt every taste he has
nevertheless been doing effective work.
The More the flerrlcr.
-I!n PPJIANTON TRUTH last
evening announced an edu
I
cational contest differing" In
some details from the con
test Inaugurated recently by The
Tribune. The Tiibune's offer Is of
academic scholarships, with all ex
penses paid, for a full course, In one
instance (at Wyoming seminary) last
ins four years, in one (at Keystone
academy) three yeais, In two Instances
unlimited as to time (the latter being
commercial find short hand courses
In the Peranton Ruslness college) and
lnono Instance a course of piano In
struction (at the Scranton Conserva
tory of Music) together with valuable
Imjncdluje . rewards (Sohmer piano,
Columbia? fchatnless bicycle, gold oi
slWeijatches and first class camera)
anfl cash comniisslonn. These are to
bo" (tuned by actual work done in
canvassing for new subscribers and
ar.5 in lieu of the regular salaries
paid to professional canvassers, thus
putting the whole matter on a strict-ly'-sbuslncss-llke
footing.
The- offer made by the Truth Is of
ten scholarships In the International
Correspondence schools, covering te
sinjctlvely Instruction In mechanical
engineering, electrical engineering, ar
chgedtitre, 'civil engineering, sanitary
plyjnblng, heating and ventilation,
clremtstry, commercial branches, me
chanical and architectural drawing
nriH ornamental design. These are ta
be'prenented to the persons receiving
thf ten highest votes on coupons to
becut from copies of tho Ttuth. We
can cheeifnlly testify to tho excellence
of-thb instruction thus offered and
shall promptly congratulate those who
may succeed In winning the Truth's
liberal awards; too many opportuni
ties of education cannot bo opened to
the young men and young women oi
our' valley. At the same time, wo take
the liberty to point out that our con
temporary's offer In no way conflicts
with Tho Tribune contest, which en
ables each contestant to earn by per
sonal labor rewards certainly well
worth the effort required, a fact, we
are happy to say, which has been
generally recognized.
Let the good work go on and tho
more the merrier.
We wish to assure our Democratic,
contemporary that on the Republican
side there will be no dodging of Issues
this fall or efforts to evade what It is
pleased to regard as the ''paramount
question." We ate equally loaded for
bear, wolf or Jackass und ready to
tackle either or all, singly or com
bined. Hut we don't Intend to let the
Democratic opposition play any confi
dence game on the American people
tlnough the false pretence that free
sliver has ceased to be an Issue.
Unnecessnrlly Perturbed.
FROM TH13 New York Staatz
' Zcltung we have received the
following unsigned statement
of reasons why Its distin
guished ptopiictor, Mr. Ottendorfer,
who refuses to support Colonel Uryan,
will not support Major MclClnley:
The editor of the Scranlon Tribune saya
in an rdltrrial of his paper, "Why Mr. Otten
dorfer cannot vote for MiKlnley wo do not
know, and should bo glad to bae him ex
plain." The cxplanitlon is Blvcn in every num
ber of the New York Staatz-Zcltung referring
to the presidential campaign. It is in come
quince of tho entire disregard of the eoiistl.
tutlon of the United Futcs as shown by tho
polity of our present administration because of
tho attempt to subjugate a foreign people by
force of arms and nuke them subjects of the
I'nlted Statu without regard to their wishes,
and thereby Introducing despotism which cm
not be continued without distrojlng our lib
erties and n publican institutions. The latter be
come an emply shell that will in the course
of time be accommodated to the cxigencha of
eunts, the people of the I'nlted Matii may
cue day awake to find themelcj enslaved as
much as trey try to make the inmates of the
Philippines subjects to the will of the present
ruler of the I'nlted States.
Disregard of the constitution has
been charged against every adminis
tration In our history. When made In
general terms It means nothing more
than a convenient method of partisan
criticism. When made specifically
there Is always n way to bring the
matter to a test. The Supreme court
of the United States has no more sac
red purpose than to safeguard the con
stitution. Before It any act of the ad
ministration involving a. mooted ques
tion of constitutional Interpretation
can be brought for review. This court
has not yet passed upon the constitu
tionality, for example, of the Porto
RIcan tariff, which Involves tho whole
question of the administration's au
thoilty over the newly acquired Island
territory, but It Is expected to do so In
regular order; and In view of the con
flicting opinions which have been pro
nounced by Judges of subordinate fed
eral courts, this final word must be
spoken before any one can say authori
tatively that trterc has or has not been
disregard of tho constitution. Mr. Ot
tendorfer Is entitled to his opinion,
of course, but It Is the opinion of tho
Supreme court, ns yet unspoken, which
will have determining power. We
don't believe that the present adminis
tration has shown an "entire disregard
of the constitution." We don't believe
It has shown any disregard of It. It Is
not given to disregarding its oath of
office. Its view of duty' may differ
from that held by the editor of the
New York Staatz-Zeltung but It does
not follow, because of this difference,
that the administration has lost respect
for the constitution. Men may differ
In opinion and yet be honest.
Our German contemporary may nlso
be Inaccurate In its belief that there Is
an attempt to subjugate n foreign peo
ple by force of arms and make them
subjects of the United States
without regard to their wishes.
This, too, Is in dispute. The
great majority of Americans of
standing who have bsen to the Philip
pines and studied the conditions there
assert that by far tho larger proportion
of the native inhabitants, and nearly
the whole number of property owners
and men of substance, want tho kind
of administration Involved In American
sovereignty In preference to the kind
Involved In Agulnaldo's plan of n.
Tugalo dictatorship. Their testimony
would, in any court of Justlce.outwelgh
the testimony of those who assert to
the contrary. Tho "foreign people"
who are now being "subjugated" are
the people who recently plotted to
massacre every white Inhabitant of
Manila. They are the people who
turned on our soldiers without cause
and tried to drive them Into the sea.
Technically they are not "foreign peo
ple," no more so than tho Inhabitants
of Alsaco-I,orralne are foreigners to
the people of Germany. Uy all tho
tules of international law the title of
the United States to the Philippines
will compare favorably In respect to
validity and to otli' s with the tltlo
of Germany to tli" o provinces taken
over from Franc o the conclusion of
the Franco-PrusM n war. The.e re
sisting Tagalos are men who meed a
generation or two of American free
schools to fit them to express an ln
telllsent wish In the matter of their
government.
The possibility of the American peo
ple awaking some day to find them
selves enslaved Is hardly worth worry
ing about at this time. Sufficient .unto
that day Is the evil thereof. Wo Imag
ine that upon this score tho proprietor
of the New York Rtnatz-Zeltung Is un
necessarily perturbed.
Hawaii rejoices In Ameilcan pro
tection, anil even Queen LUIuokalani
advises her former subjects to bu
loyal. Of the new coiners under the
Stars and Stripes tho Hawallans are
best qualified to appreciate the ad
vantages of such a connection, and
their example will no doubt be a
worthy object lesson to tho discontent
ed In Porto Rico and the Philippines
who have been unhappily Influenced
by Democratic spollblnders and homo
demagogues.
The officials of a railroad at Cou
dorsport have attempted to put a
stop to the i Ice-throwing nuisance
that accompanies the departure of
wedding parties from their stations.
The crusade thus far has proved a
dismal failure, and ultimate success
Beems far nway. Tho average maiden
of marriageable years Is as firmly
convinced that rloe. throwing Is the
proper ceremony upon such occasions
us aro the Chinese IJoiera that their
ancient beliefs and customs
not be Interfered with.
should
The reported rainfall In India Is a
hopeful Indication of an improvement
In the future conditions of this land
of distress. Charity, however, should
not pause in the work of relief ns It
will be many weeks and possibly
many months yet before tho starving;
can bo left to their own resources;
even In tho most promising localities.
It begins to look ns If Germany
could best servo the Interests of peace
In Europe and Asia by putting Mr.
Krupp out of business.
An Indiana man has offered to glvo
away his farm If McKlnley shall bo
elected. Wo advise him to begin to
pack tho furniture.
Investigation would probably de
monstrate that In Porto Rico ns In
other localities the noisy party Is In
the minority.
Facfs.flboMfhe
Middle Kingdom
l'fom the Chicago Times-Herald.
c
IIIN'A'S political status with the world be
fore the present disturbances began was
somewhat comrllcatcd. Her territory had
been encroached upon and she had been
compelled to sign treaty after treaty refill
qulshlng control over ast sections of her coast
wise land. At Che Too on the Bth of May,
1NH, she signed anay the island of formoso to
Japan, The Oermans, in November, 19117, selred
Klati Chau, an Important port on the coast of
the great province of Shantung, and on the first
of the following year they compelled China to
algn a ninety-nine years' lease of the harbor, tlio
town and the whole district. Itussia, early in
the spring of ISIS, forced the Imperial govern
ment to sign an agreement by wlikh Port Ar
thur and Ta LI V.n Wan, with their contiguous
waters and lands, were leased for twenty-five
years to the czar, with the stipulation that the
contract might be extended at Russia's pleasure.
llussia was given absolute control of this part
of China, with the liberty of building whatever
forts, military posts and docks she deemed ad
visable. A aone of land vvas reserved to the
north of which t.o Chinese troops were to be
quartered without tho consent of the dictating
power. Great Ilritaln was not idle meanwhile.
China was forced to sign a compact with her
giving her control of Wei Hal Wei for a term
conterminous with that of Russia, and under
similar provisions. She has also a ninety-nine
care' lease of the mainland opposite the Island
of Hong Kong. In April, 1S9S, China gave to
the government of France a nlncty-nlne years'
lease of Kwang-Cliow-Wan and its bay near the
Island of Hainan, and last November this gift
was enlarged by the cession of two islands com
manding the entrance to the bay. Italy was in
bistintlv dimandino' a share of the Chinese coa.-.t
when the Boxer uprising suddenly diverted at
tention from the land-grabbing processes that
had been going on in China for five vears.
In the. imperial government the supreme p wvr
Is vested In a general council. Impel ial afTairs
are under the direct control of the cabinet, call-d
nel ko. ThU consists of four memlicrs, two of
whom must be Chinese and two Manchus. The
abinet is advised by two men from the firit
College. Tho capacity of these tvo assistants is
puicly legal and literary. Under the cabinet and
the council are feven great board, which ac
tively direct the affairs of the government. Lach
of these boards has for its heads a Manmu and a
Chinese. The functions of tluse organisations are
ditcrllid In their titles, which arc: Hie board
of civil appointments, which looks after the pub
lic srvlce and Its local officials; the board of
revenues, which manages Imperial finances; the
board of rites and ceremonies, dealing with cus
toms and observances; the military noird, in
charge of defen-e, the board of public works;
the Judiciary, and the admiralty. Extraneous
to the seven great boards Is an organisation of
censors comjmscd of fifty members, wrth a Man
rhu and a Chinese for presidents. Members of
this board may bring any complaint whatever be
fore the emperor, and a censor is alwavs prerent
at meetings of the seven great boards of the em
pire. In China proper the population Is divided be
aw ten eighteen provincei of Shantung, Chill,
Slunsl, Homan, KiangfcU, N'ganliwei, Kiangsl,
f hihklang, Fukicn, Hupcli, Hunan, Shensi Kansu,
Sicihen, Kwargtung, Kwangsl, Kweichau and
Yinnan. The provinces, which roughly coi re
spond with the drpartmsnU of 1'rance, the
counties of England or the commonwealth of the
I'nlted States, are each governed by a governor
general or a viceroy, who has, under the eni
piror, absolute sway In his tcrrltorj, and who
rules the provincial administration in all its (
partments, military, Judicial, political and finan
cial. The viceroy has a cabinet composed of of
ficials who attend to the affairs of the various
departments. The provinces are divided into
prefectures, v-hich are sub-divided Into dMilcts,
and each d'strict his Its nier. All towns and
villages have municipal government organizations
of their own.
All of the railroad construction In China is
limited to the north. There Is a line from
l'ekln to Ticn-Tsicn, eighty miles, and thence
to the coast at Taku, twenty-seven miles. A
line from Tangku to Shan-hal-lfwan, runs
through the coal district for 1(7 miles, and 113
miles farther along the coast to the Oull of I.Iao
Tung. In all China has about 400 miles of
railroad track. Plans for upward of 2,000 miles
had been laid when the revolt put an end to
constructive industry. The Chinese government
has tiken mora kindly to the electric telegraph
than to the railway. There is communication
between all the great cities, and the: Bjttem Is
on the increase over all the empire. Within
the borders of the country there are mora thaa
4,000 miles of telegraph line in operation I'e.
kin Is connected by overland wire with Europe.
No country in the world la so rich In natural
resources as Is China, and In no country are
these resources so neglected. In one province
alono there is sufficient coal to supply the world
Indefinitely at Its prevent rate of consumption.
All of the provinces of China proper contain
coal. The mines at Kal I'ing, In the northern
part of Chins, have been worked by foreign cspl
I tal and have been very productive. This coal
I is of excellent quality. In the province of
Shansl one field of anthracite covers an area of
nearly 11,000 square miles, while in the western
part of the same province a field of bituminous
coal is of equal extent. In Hunan there are
hard and soft coal areas covering nearly 22,00)
square miles. Iron, copper, lead, tin and the
precious metals are slso abundant.
In the scheme of the Chinese governmrnt the
empeior has absolute power, and is personally
concerned with the smallest details, his s'gr.a
ture being rcquiied for the most Insignificant
papers of slate jxcept when ho gives the great
seal of the empire to a minister. This trinket
traiufrrs his power to the hoMer. Succession to
the throne is not ruled by hcredltv. The heir
is selected by the emperor himself from among
the members of a jounger generation of the Im
perial family. Tho latt soverelfn died before
naming Ids successor, and the selection was
msde in 175 by the famous djwattr empress,
who placed Kvvang En upon the hro-ie.
The aria of China proper Is l.T10,S41 square
miles. The largett of the depmd ncles Is Mon
golia, with an area of lJM.ooo square mibs.
Then follow Tibet (651,000 squaic milts, East
Turkevtan (411,600 square vrnllrs), Manchuria
(32.310 square miles) and Jungarla (lt,0
square mile). The total area of this vast do
main Is 4,21.401 square miles, Just 717,000,401
square miles In excess of the area of ihe I'nlted
Statu, Including Alaska and the Indian Terr!
tery and excluding-the new dependencies In the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
In naval power China cannot be considered
among the greater nations of th earth, yet her
admiralty is miuh stronger than it was befor her
conflict with Japan. It is said that 'In has at
least fifteen modern crubrr. There ere no bet
ter sailors or naval fighters In the world than
the Chinese, when they ere equipped with mod
ern vtjscli and modern Implements of warfare.
Although Christian missionaries have been
working In Chira for morn than three centuries,
they have not succeeded In making i deep im
pression. The Roman Catholics have fared bet
LORD PAUNCEFOTE.
British Ambassador at Yashington.
ter thin the Trotcstant evangels. About
1,000,000 Chinese have been converted to the re.
liglon of Home, while the total number of .ill
other Christian converts is only 50,000. In
spit.e of tho schools founded by the Europeans
vast masses of adult Chinese are illiterate, i lie
literary class is very small, and Is tho ruling
class of the country.
Until lSfl tho empire had no government r
ganlzatlon to deal with foreign affairs. In that
year the now famous tsung-11-yamen, or foreign
office, was created. It is composed of members
of the grand council and several oth-r o'noera
of high ftate, and controls the afTiiis of institu
tions at home in which foreigners nre employed
as well as the relations of China with foieign
powem.
According to the S'tates-nin's Voir nook the
army of China numbers about 1,000,000 men (war
footings). Hut this estimate does not agree v Ith
the latest figures collated by Human c meets,
who may be considered tin) best authorities in
Ihe world on this subject, liujsia's military
agents have placd the military ttrenatli ol China
at l.SjO.ooO men.
In 1S12 China proper was slid to have had a
population of 413,OUO,000. This statement has
been modified to 33,2.11,029 by umg the various
estimates of the Chinese government in different
)ears and estimates furnished by intelligent fir
clgn residents.
The climate of China Is mint varied. In gen
eral it may be said to resemble that of the United
States. In the north the rivers freeze over in
winter. In thesouth the heat and humidity are
very great.
In 1S0S Chlni Imported S150,97,120 worth of
goods and exported $114,50il,747 worth. Eng
land sold China the most goods, Japan came sec
ond and the United Ftates third.
The native official name of the great empire of
Asia known to the western world as China is
Chung Kwoh, meaning tho "middle kingdom."
POLITICAL NOTES.
The negroes of Virginia are becoming aroused
over the proposed constitutional convention, tlis
chief aim of which is to restrict Illiterate negro
suffrage, while allowing whites of equal illit
eracy to vote. They have called a Mate conven
tion to consider wajs and means of taking ctlee
tlvc opposition to this contemplated injustice In
therl call they say- "In view of the uctnt call
for & constltutloi.al convention in this state, the,
promoters of which proclaim that the chief end
in view Is to curtail the vote of the colored cltl
ren without interfering with that of the while
man, notwithstanding he may possess no more
of the requisites of exercising the elective fran
chise than his black neighbor, wc feel that we
should confer ns to our duty in this matter, and,
In a collective wry, at least, let our neighbors
know how we feel the injustice of the act pro.
posed, after all the jears of toll and labor we
have spent In helping o build up the waste
places of the old commonwealth, by fdlin,- h r
lorests, building her railroads, escavating lur
canals, beautifying her cities, mid tilling the
aoll. Therefore, we invite at least five pn.ons
from each county In tho state to meet in confer
ence in the city of Charlottevllle on Wednesday,
August 22, 11KA), at 12 m., to confer in regard
to this matter, and do such other things as our
Interests may demand."
Senator Iloir denies that he has changed
his mind on the Philippine question. "I think,"
he savs, "the Philippine islands belong to the
Philippine people. I thirk that piople have .
rght to ruch government as they think good
for themselves and that we havo no right to
give them such government as we think good
tor them. I lament the great mUtal-e that has
been made. Hut it has been made. We have
now to deal with the future. I believe the men
who made that mistake including the pres'ihnt
made it honetly. Hut I believe tluy mean to
establish a good government in the Philippine
Islands now. They mean to ctsbllsh a good
self-government there. They are disgraced for
ever if they do not do It. Local self-government
will surely in the end bring independence
to any people who desire it and riennnd It. I
would rather trust the future of tho Philippine
people to those men, grievous as their mltake
has been, than to trut it to the men who when
the treaty was pending played and Juggled with
this great and sacred matter of human liberty
for a party purpote."
Mayor Latrobe, of Raltlmore, sajs: "I am a
Democrat, ami believe I know as will as any
other man what Is demaneleil from Demeerats by
their party. I did not vote for Hrvan In 105,
nor did I vote for McKlnley. I have my opin
ions about this year's nominations, but I do not
care to state them. It is my belief, however,
that tho Republicans will carry Maryland by
about forty thousand majority."
Adlal Staevenson was orglnilly a greenbacker.
BRYAN AN IMPEKIALIST.
From the Rochester Post-Express.
It must be admitted that some good people,
dissentients from the policy that President Me
Klnley has pursued, believe that If they vote for
Mr. Uryan they will vote for a man that will re
verso his policy. Upon what ground they rest
this belief, we do rot know. If they say that
Mr. Hrjan has denounced imperialism, we reply
that he his favored it; in fact he oas been on
all sides of this question, and in proof of this let
us quote two or threo characteristic passages
from his utterances during the past two years.
In the speech that he made at the Omaha ex
position, Juno It, ISO, he took a position that
would please the most ardent anti-imperialist.
At that time he had no idea that the annexation
of territory atiywhero would be received with
favor by the American people. Therefore, he
raid: "Is our national character so weak that it
cannot withstand the first piece of land that
comes within our reach? Shall we aban
don a just resistance to European encroachment
upon the Western hemisphere In order to mlngls
In the controversy of Europe and Aslar
If others turn to thoughts of aggrandizement,
and yield allegiance to those who clothe land
covrtou.ness in the attractive garb of 'national
destiny,' the peopio of Nebraska, If I mistake
not, will place themselves on the disclaimer
tntered by congress, and expect that gooil faith
shall characterize the making of peace as It did
the beginning of war,"
A month later a change had comt over the
spirit of his dreams of a nation confined to its
old limits. Ho began to see Hut the American
people were in favor of an enlargement of their
borders. Therefore, while he was still opposed
to what ho was still pleased to calUmpeilallsin,
he drew this distinction in A speech at Savan
nah, July 1,1, 1Vi3: "Jefferson hs been quoted
in support of Imperialism, but our opponents
must distinguish between Imperialism and ex
pansion. They must also distinguish between ex
pansion In tho Western hemisphere! and an ex
pansion that involves us in the quirrels of Eu
rope and the Orient. They must still further
dltingulsh between etpinslon which secures
contiguous territory for future settlement and
expansion which secures us alien races for fu
ture subjugation."
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On June 14th, be was opposed to the seizure
of tho firt piece of land within our reach ;he
had no taste whatever for land covet ousness: he
was as much opposcel to the annexation of terri
tory on this continent as on anv other continent.
Hut on July 13th, he thought It was all right to
annex territory on this continent, no matter
whether contiguous or not; lie was opposeil only
to tho annexitlon of territory In another hemis
phere. Hut as time pnssed, convincing him that
he was still behind the American people, he
continued to inoeiify his views. On January 10,
l'.iOO, in an interview at Minneapolis, he threw
aside the elWinctlon that be had made at Sa
vannah and came out virtually as a full-fledged
Imperialist. Ills exact words nre as follows: "I
am a firm believer in the enlargement and ex
tension of the limits of the republic. I don't
mean by tint the extension by the addition of
contiguous territory nor to limit mjclf to that.
Wherever there is a people intelligent enough to
form a part of this republic, it is my belief that
they should be tiken in. Wherever there Is a
people who are capable of having a voice and a
representation in this government, there the
limits of tho republic miy be extended. The
Filipinos are not such people. The Democratic
party has ever favore.d the extension of the lim
its ol this republic, but it has never advocated
the acquisition of subject territory, to be held
under colonial government."
o
Hero we have the advocacy of expinsion that
shall Include territory in any part of the world;
It may Include also pcoplp that are aliens. The
only restriction Is that these people shall not
be subjected to coercion, and that they shall be
fitted for relt government. Hut this is precisely
the position of the Republican party. They arc
not In favor of the coercion of any people; they
aro only In favor ol the suppretsion of a minor
ity that tries to overrule the will of the great
majority, as in the Philippine Islands: they are
not in favor of the Incorporation of a people
that are fit for self-government; but as soon
u fit, then all the bles-lngs of free gov.
einment shall be granted On the Philip
pine question, the Philadelphia platform sa)s:
"Our authority could not he less than our r-
spnnvlblllty, and wherever sovereign rights were
extended, it became tho high duty of the gov
ernment to maintain Its authontv, to put down
armed Insurrection, and to confer tho blessing
of liberty and civilization upon all th rescued
peoples. Tho largest iwasures of silfgovern
nient consistent with their wcltaie .hall be -cured
to them by law-"
What more could Hrjan, If elected, do? It is
true that he might withdraw tho United States
forces and leave the Filipinos to their own de
vices. Hut neither be rcr the Democratic plat
form favor that course In mi many words. In
view of that fact, what could be more abcurd
than the supposition tint Hrjan Is anj more ff
an antt-lmperlallst than any one ele that bar,
althout his shuttling, advocated expansion.
NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE.
Eleven millions of men are raid to belong
to the great Chinese Society of Boxers
It Is cfctimntccl that the people of England
spend 250,000 a day in furnltuie-movlng.
The import of crude rubber to this country
have in the Iat thirty jcars Increased 431 per
cent.
Franco consumes 025,01 A.oon gallons of wine
annually, equal to 21.25 gallons per capita of
population.
Among the 10.1,000 Inhabitants which the last
cciijUS gave to New Mexico, there were 20,ti0
Indians and EO.ooo Mixiiaps.
The income tav, in India Is levied on all In
comes of JCJ'l and upward, and then only one
man in 700 comes within Its nope.
Five women sitting togthcr In a Phlladelphli
street car the other day carried finger puri-es
tho Initials on which spelleil the word K-M-l'-T-i.
A leport of the membership of the Ronton
Young Mi n's Christian union, lsueil April 1,
how B.rkVI members, the largest in the history
of the union for nearly fitly years.
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Particular Interest centeia around
our $20 Three-Piece Iledroom Suites.
And It is not dllllcult to decide why.
There is something about each ploca
which catches the eye and invites a
better acquaintance. Then nstruc
tion and finish are obsorved and com
parisons made. Tho decision generally
is that those aio better in ovary vav
than anything ever offered at the p.-Ice.
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121 N. "Washiuslon Ave.
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Cool Shoes for warm feet, from BO
cents up.
Lewis &R.eillTy
Established 1888.
! 34-136 Wyoming Ave.
To tfiie
Pujlbllc
The recent fire haviug de
stroyed our store, we have
opened temporary quarters
at No. 137 Peun avenue,
where prompt attention will
be given to watch, clock and
jewelry repairing.
T5S2rAU repair work left
with, us before the fire is safe,
and will be taken care of at
our present store.
IMMEAIJ MtTOLt
The Hiiflimt &
Coeedl Go,
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 Lacteana Avenue
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
Ueneiiu Agent for ths Wyomlai
District-'.!.-
DUPONT
Wining, nia'HIng.Hporttti;, dinokalsii
end tho Itep.eunD Cueaitca.
Co upuiy 1
HUGH EXPLOSIVES.
tlifl-ty J-use,., Clips nrut Ktplo.tsci.
itooiu 4U1 Coauall UulUliU.
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JOHN n. SMITH & SON, - Plymouth.
W. E. MULLIGAN. - Wllkcs.B.rres.
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Mil f I 1
For three years and a half I suffered horribly with dys
pepsia ; everything I ate disagreed with me. 1 gave up all
rich foods and consulted several physicians, but still I did
not get any better, was badly constipated, had frequent
headaches and dizzy turns. In February last I began tak
ing Ripans Tabulcs and felt better almost immediately. I
have taken three Tabules a day ever since, and would not
know what to do without them.
r ANTTD.-A mew of bsel hrsllh MM niT'i'Nfl wtil not benefit. They banish ilu nd prskvstl Hfcs.
IT Onorlvrsri-tlrf. Wumlhom relit I P-A'S ou ttic pittiii n4 n-i v iKunKviu.Klrl'NI,
lOferfternlsor twelve paesrts fer is rent. msjrlbfc4 At Qf druc stor. T u ssi. pits aftd ooe. tfeoit
sart liMtlnvonUU 111 Is mattod Id sir ftddnss tot cecals, forwarded so tlM klsaaa iWauJeal Ccl. Ha
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FINLEY
Two Specials in
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Mrtiifs
To close the sea
son on two lines, we
will offer:
One Lot of 10
pieces Fine Figured!
and Stripe, French
Pique at 23c a yard.
Former price, 35c.
One lot of 7 pieces
extra quality, Dres
den Figured and
Stripe French Pique,
at 25c a yard. For
mer price, 45c.
Full line of White
Piques from 15c up.
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LACKAWANNA AVENUE
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If you haven't the proper office, sup.
piles. Come In and give us a trial.
"We have the largest and most com
plete line of office supplies in North,
eastern Pennsylvania.
If it's a good thing, we have it. Wo
mnke a specialty of visiting cards and
monogram stationery.
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Stationers and Engravers,
Hotel Jermyn Building.
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