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SCRANtON, OCTOBER 20, 1900.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
National.
President-WILLIAM jleKISLEY.
Vice-Presldcnt-THEODOnB IIOOSEVELT.
State.
Congressmen-at-LarKe OALUSIIA A. GROW,
ROnEJtT It. FOIIRORnKIt.
Auditor Oenetal-K. II. llAKDENTJCnail.
County.
ConBWW-TVILMAM CONNELL.
Judge 3EOnOE M. WATSON.
Sheriff JOHN II. FELLOWS.
TrtMnrer J. A. SCKANTON.
District Atomey WILLIAM R. LEWIS. (
Prothonotary .IOIIN COl'ELAND.
Clerk of Courts THOMAS P. DANIELS.
nccerdcr of Deeds KMIL I10NN.
register of Wllls-W. K. MICK.
Jury Commissioner EDWARD B. STURGES.
Legislature.
First Distrlet-THOMAS .1. REYNOLDS.
Second Dlstriot-IOIIN SCIIEUER. JR.
Third Dlstrlctr-EDWARD JAMES, JR.
Fourth District-!'. A. PI1ILBIN.
"If there Is any one who believes
the gold standard Is a good thing,
or that It must be maintained, I
warn him not to cast his vote for
me, because I promise him it will
not be maintained in this country
longer than I am able to get rid of
it." William Jennings Bryan in a
Speech at Knoxville, Tenn., Deliv
ered Sept. 16, 1896.
"The party stands where it did in
1896 on the money question." Will
iam Jennings Bryan, Zanesville, O.,
September 4, 1900.
Eliminate the Powder Question.
FOR MANY years complaint
has been heard on account
of the existing charge for
powder. One of the most
potent Irritants entering into the re
cent strike was the belief among the
men that this charge was unjust.
Now, when the offer is made to modi
fy the pi-ice from $2.7f to $1.50 per
keg, something which the men have
long aflced for, and equivalent in
practical effect to an advnnco in
wuges. we are told that the proposi
tion is unacceptable; that the men
who represent the interests of the
miners in the picsent controversy will
not accept any other basis of settle
ment than a Hat lncrea.se of ten per
cent., regal dless of the powder ques
tion, although this was not so stated
in the resolutions ()f the miners' con
vention. From the standopinL 'of the commu
nity's -best interests, as well as from
the standpoint of the individual
miner, this attitude is diflleult to un
derstand. If a man now earning $2.00
n day wants $2.20, and enn get it by
accepting a proposition which ac-'
compllshos a part of the advance by
virtue of a l eduction of his fixed
charges on an article essential in his
labors, thereby not only putting more
wages into his pocket, but also re
moving one of the long-standing
causes of complaint, it 'would appear
to the average mind that this method
of settlement would be preferable to
a method which gives him the extra
ten per cent, and yet retains the ob
noxious overchaige. What possible
objection from the individual miner's
standpoint can there be? The only
one evident to the nidlnury observer
Is a desire to retain the powder ques
tion as a possible source of contro
versy at a futme time. This, how
ever, would not be in lino with the
best interests, either of the individual
minor or of the general community.
The Interests of both require a speedy
settlement that will lead, not to a con
tinuation of unrest, but to harmony,
industry and good times all around.
In this light, therefore, it seems to
us unreasonable to suppose that the
offer of the operators In this district,
which fulfils tho substance and spirit
and does not violate tho letter of the
resolutions adopted at tho recent con
vention of miners in this city, will bo
considered as In any seiibo a barrier
to a prompt resumption of work in
our mines. On tho other hand, it Im
presses us as being nn offer well cal
culated, not only to expedite tho
much-desired settlement of this costly
Htrlke, a result prayed for by every
citizen of tho anthracite region, but
also to 'Insure, after resumption, a
period of profitable activity for all
concerned, without Interruption and
without ill-fouling.
A vote for MoKlnley Is In pffect only
half a vote unless It Includes a vote
to give MoKlnloy tho benellt of u Re
publican congress.
Concerning: Tin Plate.
IVb IIARPINQ on tin pluto,
tho Times renews its ridicu
lous assertion that .the inter
ruption of the piojectcd local
tin plato enterprise was duo to the
manipulations of tho tin plato "trust,"
This Is on assertion for which It neither
rieos uor can offer any proof wliatso
eyor. The project has by no means
been'jibandonea. We are In possession
of a letter from tho prime mover in
the enterprise, Mr. Torbet, explaining
tho reasons which have Induced him to
let the matter resffor a time; and also,
promising to tuke It up again af ter an
Interval', Nothing Is said In the letter
about Interfeienco frpm the tin plate
trust, nor has suclV interference en
tered into the matter at any time. The
simple fact,- put Into plain English, Is
that some of the men at first Inclined
to Invest lurgely In 'this enterprise,
foreseeing the trouble In our mines,
which has since Involved, the comraua-
t
liOWiur-i,,
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ity In a tie-up of Its chief Industry at
a money cost far exceeding the whole
capitalization of tho proposed tin plato
plan withdrew from the enterprise
until the clouds shall have rolled by. It
wilt be the hope of all that this In
dus try, so ticcesflary ns a business
feeder to tho community, may again,
and at an early date, become the sub
ject of promotion and consummation.
Heritntrm has vital need of just such
enterprises. Hut, the way, to facilitate
their election In our community Is not
by giving encouragement tottho social
istic programme of Brynnlmn, which
threatens every business Investment in
the Inntl, but by ballot tloxt month to
put on record a vote of confidence In
tho administration whoso well-con-celvod
policies offer encouragement to
both Industry at homo and commerce
abroad.
When It soys Tho Tribune claimed
Mr. Connnll settled the strike, the
Times says what Is not true. But Mr.
ConnolPs record of practical friend
ship for labor compares very favor
ably with that of any of his oppo
nents. Test Vote on Trusts
THE KULINGS of tho Su
preme court having shown
that, as the constitution
now stands, congress only
can regulate trusts engaged In Inter
state commerce, the following amend
ment wns Introduced In the house of
representatives and pressed to a vote
on June 1 last:
Section 1. All powers conferred
by this article shall extend to the
several states, the territories, the
District of Columbia, and all terri
tory under the sovereignty and sub
ject to the jurisdiction of the United
States.
Section 2. Congress shall have
power to define, regulate, control,
prohibit, or dissolve trusts, monop
olies or combinations, whether exist
ing in the form of a combination or
otherwise. The several states may
continue to exercise such power in
any manner not in conflict with the
laws of the United States.
Section 3. Congress shall have
power to enforce the provsions of this
article by appropriate legislation.
The clause saving all rights of states
was Inserted In the hope of getting
States Rights Democrats to suppoil
the amendment. Nevertheless tho
vote stood 148 Republicans for and ISO
Democrat's against, and the measure
failed of the necessary two-thirds ma
jority. Among the Republicans who voted
for this amendment was "William Con
nell. Among the Democrats who voted
ngainst it was Stanley W. Davenport
of Luzerne county.
Aryan's remedy for trusts is to tin
ker with the tariff. The last time he
did that It took four years for the
country to recover, and It is by no
means so scared of trusts that it
wants another course of free trade
treatment.
To Young fieri.
WE SINCERELY trust
that no young man be
fore whose eyes this
paper comes will fail to
read the masterly speech of Senator
Beverldge of Indiana, reported in The
Tribune of yesterday and today. It
Is by a young man to young men and
It leaves not a shred to the conten
tion of Mr. Bryan and Richard Croker
that Republicanism closes the door of
opportunity upon young men. Sena
tor Beverldge was a poor farmer's boy
who by virtue of his own pluck work
ed up to the proud position he now
occupies and our country is full of
junt such instances. Mr. Bryan's
own career disproves his pessimistic
assertions, nnd as for Richard Croker
wo defy him to name another coun
try under heaven's canopy where he
could have gone as he came from Ire-
lund to America and where, beginning
without a penny or a friend, he could
have risen step by stp to the virtual
dictatoiship of its most powerful city.
The solicitude of the Democratlo
parly around election time for the
welfare of young men is beautiful and
touching, hut it is another case of all
talk and no performance. The last
time we had a Democratic administra
tion the young men suffered quite as
much as tho old. Thoso who were
clerks saw their wages cut or got
notice to quit! those who were man
agers or proprietors saw their vol
ume of business shrink while tho fixed
charges stood as immovable ns the
rock of Gibraltar; and those who wore
merely day laborers hoping to savo
enough from current wages to capltal
Uo a schooling or embark modestly
in personal enterprise were among tho
first to have to walk tho plank and
Journey about hopelessly in quest of
new employment. It was upon tho
man of nge and family that tho em
plover's hand of regretful dismissal
was the last to tall: the axu of re
trenchment felled tho young man
nooncst of all.
No opportunities lor young men?
Go Into our shops, our factories, our
stores wherever thero is work to bo
dime of the quick, exuctlng kind that
calls for mentul keenness reinforced
by easily renewable physical vigor,
and who are doing It and who are In
a demand that la nt Its greatest un
der Republican prosperity? Nover In
all tho ages before was thero so con
spicuously a young men's era. Money
you can command with easo when you
have a promising Investment; money
was never so plentiful nor Interest
upon good security so favorable as
now, Materials aro equally abundant
and available, thanks to tho wonder
ful development of our marvelous
modern systems of transportation.
Nor is It diflleult to secure tho rough
labor which Is of the hand rather
than of the brain. But look for the
right man to manage your enterprise;
for the man of quick, sure, collected
thought; of nlmblo wit and steady
nerve, of executive skill and commer
cial experience, who is able to wield
successfully tho reins of authority
toward speclna and profitable 'ends,
and right there is where you encoun
ter dlWcultles, The man you want is
. i
i3rx
wanted by others lso. Ho Is In de
mand. It doesn't make a partlclo of
difference whnt his pl'tlftgrco Is lor
what his politics Is or where ho was
born or where ho attended school, tho
man who can do things Is wanted and
It Is Republican prosperity which cre
ates this want and It Is Democratic
folly which menaces It.
The Republican party as tho party
which does things naturally appeals
to young men and they are too In
telligent to bo deceived Into an In
congruous nlllnnco with tho party
which only croaks about tho things
which tho Republican party does.
Tho American young man doesn't
need any of William J. Bryan's crock
oillto Bollcltudc. He doesn't stand In
want of grotesque sympathy from
burly despots like t Richard Ctroker.
He has thoroughly 'demonstrated his
ability to successfully paddle his own
canoe and all he needs to make tho
port of success, ' In addition to per
sonal Industry and pluck, Is the rea
sonable nssuranco of fair weather.
His chief peril lies In Democratic
squalls.
A subscriber writes: "I have won
dered a great deal why tho day for the
fall election was fixed at the first Tues
day after tho first Monday In Novem
ber instead of tho first) Tuesday In No
vember. I have asked a number of
people why this Is so but have never
heard a satisfactory reason. Of course,
In this way the day of election can
never come on tho first day of tho
month, but, is there nny reason why
It should nob come on the first day of
the month?" We remit the Inquiry
to our readers.
All who like the Croker type of
imperialism, as exemplified In Tammany-cursed
New York, ought to
vote for Bryan. Bryan trains with it
and indorses It.
The silent vote will be a McKlnley
vote. Bryanlsm naturally appeals to
those whose opinions are close to the
surface.
You tried Democratic administra
tion eight years ago and saw how It
worked. One dose ought to be enough.
Richard Croker is playing for high
takes, but he is undervaluing the In
telligence of the American people.
Pay no heed to rumors of political
trading. This is not that kind of a
year.
Let us have a settlement of mine
grievances that will settle.
Remember Lawton when you vote
on the Philippine question.
Weekly Letter on
Municipal Affairs
XX. PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS.
New York, Oct. 1.1.
SOMH YEARS AGO there was imported into
the eastern Mates from California 1 think
fiom San I'rancisco an expression which
in its way mirked an epoch the expression
"hoodlum." It awakened curiosity, and when
it was found to d scribe a certain typo of youth
better known for his power of annoying his
neighhois than for his good cltieiwhip, it
awakened the interests of thoughtful men and
women. The genus was found to exist and
thrip in other places. Investigation brought
out the astounding fact that jmenile crime
semed to be increasing, but analjsls proved that
what was called rime on the part of the boy
was often in reality the crime of ignorance,
ni gleet, or worse on the part ot the men and
city which stigmatized 1dm as a criminal, ar
rested him and placed him in tho hands of the
police in stead of putting him under tho sur
veillance of one who could show him how to
entertain himself in ways less destructive to tho
neighbor's comfort or property and to his own
moral destruction.
It has been conclusively proven that these so
called criminal acts aie almost entirely tho re
sult of undirected energy, to say misdirected
would put too much responsibility on tho boy.
It becomes detractive in its tendency instead
of constructive, and only needs guidance to be
come a source ot good instead of evil. Nature
endows every normal youth with n fund of energy
and spirits which imrH cxpics itself, often de
mands expression In muscular action, and it it
finds no outlet something is sine to happen. Na
ture also endows the jouth with vivid imagina
tion which must be fed or it seeks Its own
feeding ground, and, having little discrimination,
tnoses poison oitcn instead oi loon.
The pnbllc playground has been found to scrva
as the bebt means to tonect these evils and to
turn the "hoodlum" in to a kclf-iespcctlng and
respected citizen, because it furnishes a healthy
and legitimate outlet for the normal energies.
Uven in n city with so miny guldens as San
rr.mclsco there i.s little or no place to play,
especially for tho thousands coming from work
ing homes. Though there may be no tenements,
a m.ut occupies no more rooms than will house
his family, nnd thero is no place for quiet play
for the bo vs and gills, and certainly no space
for thoc games which require energetic motion.
The open t paces are small and' not adapted to
(polls of any kind, Onldeii Cite Park is too
fur away for the majoiity.
The joungslera. therefore, have no recourse but
the sheet. Older communities have discovered
that the lade of proper playgrounds is a source
of great exprnse and wjato to tho community,
cspciisc- which I una the cost of tho police s.vs
tun, including nil penal and reformatory inst.
tutioiis, Into millions, and waste of the eueigy
nnd power vvlTlcli should go to making btaunch
tltliem, instead ot htrong tiimlnals. Hon. .Minim
H. Hewitt bald about the small park question
In relation to New York: "Improvements of
pioperty have left chlldien no othor opportunity
for play than those that can be found in the
streets. It Is Impossible to uso these for games
without Incurring- the Interference of tho police,
A sense of hostility between tho children and
the guardians of public order is thus engendered,
leading tn the education of cltbens who become
enemies of law and order. With a common ac
cord tho piecinct catalns attribute juvenile
roudvism and tuibulence to the lack of a better
pl.iv ground than tho streets," It would seem,
therefore', that crime in our largo cities has
largely lesolved Itself Into a question of ath
letics. I'oi Ibis reason New York city lias been eicat
Jug small parks for more than a decade. Mil
lions of dollars have already been expended and
many mom will be spent In the next decade
tu undo what lack of foicslght and commercial
greed has made necessary. Wherever small parks
uie cieateil, the veidlct of the pnllco is unani,
moui that they hav.o changed the rhar.idr ot
the neighborhood. The hoodlum, instead iif tak
ing his necessary eicicise in annoying pivtithy
or destroying propeily, takes It by games of
various kinds or in using the gjmiiasium appar
atus put up for him, The results which have
followed In tho wake of ihe citation of Mulberry
Hem! Park in New York city and the Hudson
Dank gymnasium furnish biiliklent evidence to
prove the wisdom of the plan. Thero the out
door ltecrcitlon J.caguo has put up a somplete
open air gymnasium, and bovs and girls, men
and women, after a hard dav's work, come here
to take the exercise and lecieation they have
no means nor knowledge even to furnish them,
selves, but which tho rich tako good care to
provide for their own, us witness the bicycle,
ball games, golf clubs and gtmnasta, tenuis and
other tournaments.
Doston has one model the Charles bank gym
nasium and lias purchased ten pacts of land
which it ll fitting up as rapidly as possible.
Philadelphia has an association whoso epecial
tiusliici it i) to further the establishment ot
7 1
i &aifeaais&b.i k-- g...fpA 'A.vi i Arf awSA.Cn.
uch Rrmind9. Chicago ha n recently appointed
commission of aldermen ami cltltons w(ilcli In
selecting and iirchtnliif ultra (or small p.itln
and playirrounih. Thirty or forty titles are
actively at work on (lie problem ami inntiltiB
prrnlilon for anmll children and larire, tor lioyi
anil irlrU nllkc. Kor h It nunVltnt to merely
crctlo open upaces, lhcy mint he adequately
titled with nppaultu ami ahould have it super
tlnor who c.tn tench Us use, eneourase skill ami
make the turbulent clement feel Its ownership In
the properly. Thus It will soon come to use it
properly and to desist bom tiirlntlence, since It
will flint the use of the apparatus and the play
lnr of active names much the more InlerestltiK.
Sun Francisco, ttltli a climate Willi h makes
posslhle tu encourage outdoor life ilurlnir the
greater portion of the year, has hoth a urentcr
responsibility to supply adeqiialo outdoor spates
which are Hie property of Its cltltctis and a
Krcat privilege In that Its Intestmint must ho
of greater lue since It can te used almost
twice as long us that In the less-famed eastern
cities.
Ton little protlslon Is m.ule for the so-called
bad hoy who may be of much finer clay thin his
Rood brother the cart horse Is rcss restive than
his high-bred Inother and tar less apt to take
the bit In his teeth and run. Wa must proldo
for him accordingly If we litve wit or wisdom.
It would, therefore, appear that In the Interest
of nood cittcenshlp nnd of economy In morals
and ct en what seems of (rrcater Importance to
some of economy In money, that one of the
most nrcessiry steps to lie taken Is to establish
audi playgrounds and outdoor gjmnisluma as
may compete In their attractions with the
many, temptations of tho street. The child Is
father to the man and the street Is no place of
rest nor refuge for one, or has both a greater
responsibility to suppress the other In his leisure
momenta.
THE PHILIPPINE POLICY.
Editor of Tho Tribune
Sir: Any attempt to show that the United
States Is not pursuing a Just nnd equitable course
ill Its present Philippine policy must prove abor
the. To tho popular mind hair-splitting dis
criminations regarding tho acquisition of terri
tory seem to bo absent, nnd the Pcmociats are
evidently talcing advantage of these conditions.
They are working upon the popular sentiment
In hope of enlisting a large and devoted cult of
their fallacious reasonings.
ACQUISITION Or' TKRMTOHr.
It Is quite necessary to make a distinction be
tween acquisition of territory by conquist, i. e.,
legitimate conquest, and acquisition by pre
meditated design. Let us suppose that prior to
tho Spanish-American war the United States bad
expressed some overt intention to acquire the
Philippines, and was only waiting some slight
pretext to tako them. Then it might be said
on sonic reasonable grounds that the United
States had acquired the islands contrary to the
principle of the Monroe doctrine In tint the
United States had made known its doslic pilor
to any contention. Now let us compare the
facts wjth this supposition. Prior to the Spanish
American war tho United States had no intention
of acquiring the Philippines, but simply in time
of war occupied the "enemy's country" accord
ing to the general and accepted principles of
war. At the timo ot cessation of hostilities
territory occupied by an enemy, accoidlng to
international usage, enters into the peaie con
clusions. Pence the facts of the case place the
acquisition of the Philippines out of the scope
of the Monroe doctrine and turn the eoasideratlon
ot tlicm along the lino of international law,
which si.vs, using a popular espicssion, "To the
victor belongs the spoils."
The distinction is clear and will any sane
person place, in this cie, the Monroe doctrine
before the well worked out pnnciples of inter
national law, and which are accepted by the
leading and foremost civilized nations as correct
and the outgrowth of legitimate and equitable
cspcrience?
THE $20,000,000.
The United States Ins, in the payment of $20,
000,000 to Spain, indicated its just and equitable
sense of right, while according to the principles
of international law it could have justly objected
to any pajment whatever. But when a balance
of war expenses was struck it seemed th.it the
territory acquired exceeded by 20,000,000 the
amount lost, hence the noble ppirit of the people
of the United States showed itself by this 'equit
able' action. We could expect no indemnity from
Spain, as tier nation il exchequer was low and so
another reason why we reasonably took her terri
tory. THE CONSENT OP THE GOVERNED.
Another point at issue !.ecms to be, as it is
claimed, that our constitution Insures a people
that they shall not be governed without their
consent. We- secured the Philippines from Spsln
and with it its people. When were the Philip
pines ever an independent people or evi'n belliger
ents? Spain did not cede to ns a free and inde
pendent people, nor did nny nation ever recog
nize them as belligerents. No. We have a part
of Spain's tenitory nnd its acquisition is the
6ame now as the acquisition of some of our
southwestern and1 western territory. With this
territory came the Indians and did wa consult
the Indians as to whether or not they weie
willing to come under our government?
Let us suppose that England were for some
good reason to cede Canada to us and Canada
were to make war upon us because it dsd not
like our government. Would wo be Justified In
an attempt to suppiess such a rebellion? Most
certainly so. Put suppose England weio to cede
Prazll to ns, ever) body would say It was no
cession nt nil and they would siy so rightfully,
because in the (list case Canada is not in the
international sense a people, but a part of a
people transferred to another people. In the
second place Iirazil Is a people and England
has nothing to elo with that people. A part of
a nation can only become a people or nation
cither by fleeing themselves by war or by the
recognition as such by tho mother country,
ItEPItESENTATlON.
Of course, each part of people ought to be
represented whenever possible. Yet would it be
wise while the Indians are in a state ot insur
rection to allow one to hit in congress to make
laws for his kin? It seems the first piocess is
to quell tho disturbance and then elevate them
n degiee of understanding our laws and customs,
In the meanwhile ticitlng them with tho best
judgment of the laud and glvo the rule suited
to their condition and which will at tho same
time elevate and educate. The process of ele
vation is one in which the elevating factor Is
high above those to be elevated. Who is more
capable than our congress after a study of con
ditions existing to elevate the rllipluo, and
who Is more able to do so than our Republican
president? To relinquish the Philippines would
bu a concession to a rule of anarchy, a criminal
neglect to spicad our civilzlncr influence and
to abandon our legitimate inteiesta in the
Orient. We would abandon them leaving them
to their fate and the prey of another nation
or wo would nt least form a protectorate over
them, which would be worse than any condition
Imaginable,
O. fJicnvlllo Cole, A. P., B. C,
Scianton, Oct. 16.
I,.
A SURE INDICATION.
Editor ot The Tilbune
Sir; I note that Colonel Roosevelt Is having
a hard time speaking tn the west anil that he Is
often attacked with clubs and stones, Ibis only
bIiows that he Is a good and aggressive candi
date. You will notice tho most btones and clubs
are found under tho best apple trees,
W, W. Hissinger,
A SOLDIER'S TREASURE.
Wilh a rose In the ilm of his favvn-colorcd hat,
And a jingle of sabre and spur,
A boldicr rode by In the ilivvn uhd dew
Ero the village was seal rely nstlr.
Tho patter and clatter oi sharp little hoofs
Drought her into tho window above;
Her es wcie us blue as the sky overhead,
Unclouded by borrow or love.
In Ilia gold of the sunrise they halted below,
Uiy mile and bravo rider, a space,
And her 'kerchief dropped out as she leaned
from the sill,
A fragment of linen and lace.
He caught it in air on the point of his sword
And buttoned it under his blouse,
And caiiteicd away, but drew rein on the hill
And turned to look back at the house.
While sho dreamed of a soldier returning from
war
To halt at her window again.
The mare and her rider lay dead In Hie dust
Where bullets were falling liko rain;
Am) a comrade who passed In a moment of
truce
Stooped over and covered bis face
With a 'kerchief he found in the breast of his
blouse,
A fragment of linen and lace.
Minna Irving, iu Leslie's Weekly.
MR. BEVERIDGE
TO YOUNG MEN
Concluded from Page 1.)
the nation. If wo withdraw within ourselves,
our fate Is the inevitable fate of Internal rill
elisions, class hatreds, sectional divisions, and
Dually of death itself through the process of dll
Integration. And this i.s the proposition the
party of destruction la asking the joung men
of Amu lea to support. And we see even now,
as the (list fruits of the nrcessiry end nf such
u doctrine ot decay that the party ot destruction,
in this very day and hour, nut only thrives upon
class bailed, hut actually foster.) It I not only
fattens on sectional feeling but propagates It,
There Is not a dissension among tho American
people, thero is not A division In this groat na
tion of biotheis in which Democracy eloej not
prollt. And if we have no external object to
which to direct our strength, if we elo not go
down to the set In ships, if we do not plan
Rjntcmatlcully nnd liitclllguitly in thu dcllnite
and practical way to capture the cummciee of
the world for American products, If we do not
carry American aduilulstiation ami the Amerlciin
flag wheiever npp.iitunlty Is afforded by that
favoring Providence that us compelled us to ex
panel fiom the very moment our banner was first
unfurled, all of America's Immeasurable energy,
which should be given to the mastery of tho
market of mankind by American products and
tho master of the institutions of mankind by
American ideas, will be turned back upon our
selves to our own destruction. Which course
leads to the nation's glory? I will not arguo
the question, It Is enough to ask It.
The Pair Question of Opportunities.
Think of the careers this plan of material pro
gress opens to the )oung men of the republic) in
every direction. Our consular service must bo
improved to meet the needs of this policy ot
advance; there are places in. that service for
mi, )oung men, if you have the necessary abil
ity and chaiaetcr. Our diplomatic service must
bo improved, Lroadcned, svstcm.itlncd to meet the
necessities of the republic as the world's ilrst
power. There are places In that sirvlec for )ou,
young men, if you have the necessary ability and
character. We arc to become the admlniatrator
of American possessions which need American
guidance and direction; and the strictest, ablest,
purest, administrative service in the world will
lie that provided by the American congress for
the government of our fortunate dependencies.
There arc places in that service for you, young
men, if )ou have the neccsary ability and char
acter, lint all these places in all the service ot
the republic are few and arduous and poor com
pared with .opportunities afforded you, young
men, in private life, by the plan pnposed by
the paity of contruction. Because this great
plan of national advance will in every direction
create new Industries upon the land, launch new
lines of .ships upon the sea, set in motion new
activities throughout the entire world of Ameri
can cnterpilsc. And in each of them is a place
for joii, young men of America, accoidlng to
your ability, your inelustrv and your character.
And jet this is the plan of'progress the party of
destruction asks you to destroy. It la the plan
of progress the paity nf construction asks you
to approve a)c, not only to approve and make
possible ) es, not only to make possible, but to
be a part of. Tor by )our efforts alone, )imng
men of America, can the great plan of Ameri
can advance, which a Providence higher than
the thought of piesldent or congress is drawing
for the American people, be carried out. And I
anneal to sou lv vour tnosnects of individual
success in life, by )our iiopo that the republic
shall be the sovcieign power of earth, by your
devotion to the flag whose whole history has been
the story of advance and for whose onward march
you would gladly battle and in battle die, by all
that means nrosncritv- to vournelvcs and the true
giandeur of our nation, I appeal to )ou to rally
around that sacied banner of our fathers, and
cany it forward, as they carried it foivvard, to
a still broader dominion anil a still wider glory.
The Scare Over Militarism.
Can the jounrr men of this nation bo fright
ened by the words "imperialism," "militarism"
and all such shibboleths of fear? Who can es
tablish an empire, )0ung men of America with
out .vour consent? Where will come the soldieis
who will set their bayonets nt the throat of om
fiee institutions, if ,vou, young men of America,
) ourselves, do not become those soldieis? Mill
tailsm! Imperialism! Young men ot America,
will j on stnke jour colois to a fear, and that
fear a fear of youi selves? Your future is in jour
own hands. Your fate is in j-our own hands.
Theic cm be no standing niniy which jou jour
selves do not provide from among j-oursclves.
Such'a standing army is powerless except as jou
equip it; purposnlcss except as j'ou direct it.
And how will this programme of national ad
varee require standing armies?
Study the -standing aimfes of the world. Study
the causes that pioduce them. You cannot find
a single instance of militarism caus-ed by a col
onial policy. On the contra!)', in America, sueh
a policy will prevent a standing army. Our en
eigles will have an outlet; prosperous employ
ment will keep busy those hands which, when
Idle, are always dangerous, for idleness in the
ranks of labor, in the ranks of business, in the
tanks of finance .i)e, even in the ranks of pro
fessional life is the only danger this nation has
to fear. Class hatred, sectional strife, internal
dissension these are the rocks on which this
republic will founder, if it ever does; and it is
from these rocks ot disturbance at home tint
mir active policy abroad draws us safely away.
It is better to employ a few American soldiers
to maintain that order which American adintni".
tratlon will bring in other lands, and at the
same time supplj- a field abroad for American
activities and work for American hands at borne,
thin to employ many soldiers at home to sup
press riot, dlsoider and insurrection here, caused
by the very fact that we have failed to find an
outlet abroad for American energy and a market
abroad for American surplus products.
.Standing army! All this nation is a standing
army. There is a soldier in the breast of every
free man. Militarism In America! It is here,
indeed here in the blood we j'oung men of
America have inherited from our fathers, Eveiy
generation of Americans have been soldiers. Mili
tarism in America! Yes, indeed there is enough
milit.ii ism in the blood of the tree young men
of this lepubllc not only to defeat the world In
arms but to defeat every military uprising among
our.-elvcs which might seek to overthrow the re.
public. The future of the institutions of the
republic, arc In' the hands of the republic's young
men, and in their hands those Institutions arc
secure, I have laith in you, joung men of
America, I have faith in our institutions. I
have faith in our flag. Put the party of do
Bttuctlon doubts j-ou, fears jou, denies the
strength of j-our patriotism, the power of your
minds, the purity ot .vour purposes. The party
of destruction fears that jou will change the
Hag of the republic into a flag of an empire.
Will you cnlUt with them or with us? Will
you march with the paity of advance, whose
very soul and breath of life is faith in tho Ameii
can people and belief In the vitality of American
institutions; or will you march with the party
of ictreat, whose very soul and breath is disbe
lief in the American people and infidelity to
American institutions?
Chronic Obstructionists.
The forces that arc resisting our national ad
vance today, only a few decades ago declaied
that tho nation could not charter a national
bunk; but the party of constitutional progress
triumphed, and today banks, chartered and su
pervised by the nation, have taken the place ol
state institutions throughout the republic to the
betterment of all the people. The foices ot de
struction and retreat only a few decades a,ve.
even jours ago violently resisted tho light of
tho nation to make Internal Improvements, tn
build roads, dredge rivers, equip harbors; the
paity of constitutional pi ogress tiiumphed erne
again, and today the harbors and rivers of eviiy
state .lie the harbors and livers of the nathu.
'II iu forces ot dcstructicn and retreat only vis
it relay attlnncd tho light of tho republic to sit
up iu own sen-government outsiuo oi me ru,
but the party of constitutional proere'ss, with
Abraham Lincoln at its bend, elenled that propo
sition, und million:, of young men of Amenta,
with muskets in their hands, shot that pioptv-t.
tlon to deith, Rufjestcrday the forces of dc
6triictiem and retre'at denied the right oi llie
nation tn maintain a Republican form ot govern
ment within a state by the aid of the nition's
soldiers; but the party ot constitutional progiess
tiiumphed oneo again, anl teday tin Intcgiltv
ol tho republic is piescrvtd. wheiever lived may
be, by tho ll.ig and the soldiers of the nitlun.
And so today tho denial by the paitv of destiue.
tlon nnd retreat of the right of this nation to
acquire territory und aiuuiulster goveii'imnt over
that territory In such way a may be best for it,
anil the nation is only another pinna ef the
perpetual objection which for a hundisd yens
has been nude by the ioices of destruction und
retiiMt at cveiy step of national advance. And
1 ask jou, young men nf America, whether now,
with that reenrd behind us, and with the fului'o
full of possibilities for vin and for the republl"
before us, )ou will enlist under tho tiindjn1 f
thoso who have resUled every development of
ratloiiil povvir and iiltemptcd tu slay at cveiy
step the maiili of the nation's flag.
The Call of Destiny.
Yoi.ncr men of America, not all the forces ol
retieat will ever halt Amcilcaii advance. Our
destiny is the mastery of tho world, ihe lordship
of tho n-itlcn. It is a destiny deteimlned by tin
geogiaphy of tho globe, Our home is ,i contin
ent with earth's two great oceans on ilther
hand, jilEhways for commerce, bullvvarks for de.
(cute. We have longer coast lines than any thieo
latlons In the woild combined. We have more
hiihuis and inoin ports tln any two nations in
the world combined. We arc the natural rulers
of the voild's high seas. It is the logic of
nature that America snail rule tne waves, sun
from Athens to Eiulaud, the lower that has
liiUd the oceans has been the power Hut las
ruled tho world. Our destiny is the lordship of
the nations. It Is a destiny determined by the
traditions ol our race, by every page of our
heroio history, by every step of ihe ceaseless
march of our ad'sneing flag. Who so mad as to
suppose that we win now reverse me insiincu
ot our race? Who so simple aa to suppose INjt
wo will now renouuee the mission cf otcii
' i'
American Authority which our fathers tn their
day no nobly performed? Who, so faithless at to
believe that we, tons of our fathers, wilt stay
the march cf our fathers' flag?
We are not content to do irss than our father
did! and to do as much as they, wo must du
more. As they achieved national nolldarlty at
home, to shall we achieve natla-ial mastery
abroad. As they made uur nation ecure by mak'
lug It United at home, so shall we keep It secure
at home by making tt 'supreme imroad. Wn
doubt not Mir fathers'. We iloubt not cur itntl.
lutlons. We doubt not the blood we Invn In.
hcrltrd. We doubt not ourselves. Faith In
America Is the hw ol our life, nnd 'ralth with,
out works Is dead." And therefore go We forth
to work, and the fields of hvbor to which events
have called Us are the fields at once of American
prosperity, American duty and AinciUin glory.
They ore the fields longed for by every rival
nation In the world, The fltlds those rival na
tions occupy If America Is too weak and too
doubtful fur that glorious, It rd't)tis tal.. Young
men of America, let us at our ballot boxes tell
America's waiting and vvatlhliig vlvals that
American decline will not begin with us. Up
with the sacred banner of our faith In Aiiicrlci's
tnlslon nnd American might ami this be our
motto! "American supremacy aming the in
lions of the world, In this sign we will conquer."
REPUBLICAN
OBJECT LESSONS,
t Nevadrt, -f
4- Depositors.
f Banks. ism. 1S0). -f
4- National 210 SU5 -f
-f State and Private U 4-
- I
Totat 220 407 -f
sV Increase In No. of depositors., 217 4-
Amount of Deposits, -f
f Rinks. 1601. 1MH). -f
4- Natlonnl $ 10.-,,trj $ 423,413 -f
-f State and l'rtvate 40,10.1 -f
-.
-f Total ? 105,101 $ 40S,S4t -f
4- Increase in deposits $ 30.i,377
-
-f Nebraska.
Depositors. -f
4- n.mk.1. ISO I. 1600. 4"
4- National- l(l,i!"j 21,t)M) -f
4- National Omiln.. ' eS.iilD 6.717 4-
4- State and Private 2J.H07 SW.Tfll -f
4- Savings 1,003 2,010 4
:
4- Total -I7.2M 72,401
4- Increase In No. of depositors.. 23,233 4-
4- Amount of Deposits. 4"
-f Ranks. It'll. 1M0. 4"
4- National .; $ C,.'3'),oll ? 10,r,.-,3,r02 -f
4- National Omoha.. S, '07,233 12,S07,0'i7 4"
4- State and Private 7,601,132 ll,S3S,olS
-f Savings lfiS,030 3t3,Bi3 4"
Total $ 2J,4'28,210 $ 33,7.31?, 103
4- Increase in deposits $ i:t,297,St3 4-
4-
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