IIAXDSLIDE TO BRYAN,
REPUBLICANS FLOCKING TO
THE DEMOCRATIC STANDARD.
Wellington, Euan, Davis, Monett, Sehurz,
Olney, Wilson a n<l Hundred* of Others
of Like I'romiuence Cannot Endorse
Imperialism.
Not a day passes that the press Is
not called upon to record the fact that
from a dozen to a score of prominent
men who voted for McKinley in 1896
have announced their intention of vot
ing for Bryan and Stevenson this year.
While there are among these many
gold Democrats who voted the Repub
lican ticket four years ago, and who
are returning to their former allegi
ance, there are still hundreds of life
long Republicans who have consistent
ly supported the Republican ticket,
ever since they reached their major
ity, but who now find it Impossible to
accept the Republican platform adopt-
ed at Philadelphia. The list includes
business and professional men, bank
ers, educators, historians, jurists and
the like, and in itself presents a forci
ble argument in favor of the Kansas
City platform and the ticket nomin
ated at the Kansas City convention.
The reason given for their conver
sion by theso recent additions to the
Democratic ranks are many. The gold
Democrats, who left the party four
years ago because of its attitude on
the money question, declare that this
issue is not the paramount one in this
campaign; that the questions of im
perialism," militarism and trusts are of
Immensely more consequence to the
country, and upon these questions they
cannot support the Republican party.
Why They Support Ilryan.
The many voters of foreign birth
who are leaving the Republican party
give as their reason for doing so that
they are opposed to its policy of im
perialism. Many of them, also, differ
with the present administration in re
gard to its colonial policy, and believe
that the constitution is being ignored
in the conduct of the administration
towards Cuba and Porto Rico.
Still others give as their reason for
coming over to Mr. Bryan that they
believe, in a crisis, the country would
be safer in his hands than in the
hands of the men who dictate President
McKinley's course of action. In view
of the continuance of the war in the
Philippines and the complicated con
dition of affairs in China, they be
lieve that there is grave danger of a
crisis to successfully carry this coun
try through which will require a clear
head and mature judgment, such as
Mr. Bryan possesses.
Ex-Secretary of State Olney has
written a letter declaring himself for
Mr. Bryan and advising all patriotic
citizens to support the Democratic
•candidate. Mr. Olney has always been
an expansionist but has not confused
the Jeffersonian article with imperial
ism. His announcement came as a
bomb shell into the Republican camp.
Great Numcs In the Van.
At the head of the list of converts
to Democracy since the Kansas City
convention stand such names as Web
ster Davis, late assistant secretary of
the interior under Mr. McKinley; G.
L. Wellington, senator from Mary
land; Patrick Egan of New York, who
was minister to Chile under Presi
dent Harrison; Thomas Wentwortli
Higginson of Boston, soldier, liisto
rain and litterateur; and a score of
others equally as prominent. The Re
publicans, in their desperation, are
announcing conversion after conver
sion to McKinleyism, but they arc un
able to present a list containing such
a formidable array of names of na
tional reputation as the above.
Webster Davis, who resigned his po
sition as assistant secretary of the in
terior and cast his lot with the Demo
crats, did so because he had visited
South Africa and had become con
vinced that the attitude of the present
administration towards the struggling
Boers was un-American and unjust.
He had been making speeches for the
Democratic ticket ever since he an
nounced his conversion at the Kansas
City convention, , and his work has
been the means of changing hundreds
of votes from McKinley to Bryan.
Former Lieutenant Governor Jones
of New York, who was an enthusias
tic supporter of Mr. McKinley in 1896.
says in announcing his change of sen
timent: "I believe the country would
he safer, in the event of any possible
crisis, in the hands of Mr. Bryan, a
man of unswerving firmness, integ
rity and ability, than under the con
trol of Mr. McKinley."
Frank Monnett, who, as the Repub
lican attorney general of Ohio, en
forced the law against trusts so dili
gently that they sought to bribe him
with half a million dollars. He is out
for Bryan now.
WelLi, Farfjo & Co.*s President.
John J. Valentine, president of the
Wells, Fargo & Co. Express, says:
"Believing that between the claims of
freemen, that all men are entitled to
equal political rights, aud the dogma
of tyranny, that might makes right,
there is no middle ground, I favor the
endorsement of Bryan and Stevenson
and the straight support of the Demo
cratic nominees."
Edward Osgood Brown, a prominent
Chicago attorney, says: "I believe
Bryan honest, able and right on the
only real issue of the campaign. I
support him because I think opposi
tion to imperialism my first political
duty."
Sigmund Zetsler, a prominent attor
ney of Chicago, says: "McKinley's
arrogation of unconstitutional powers,
his yielding to sinister Influences, his
constant wabbling, his hypocritical
cant, filled me with gradually Increas
ing disgust. Bryan's courageous con-
slsteney, his manifest alneerlty, Ms
brilliant defense of the principles of
self-government have filled me with
Increasing admiration and confidence
in his statesmanship."
William Birney, son of the old lib
erty party's dead leader, has declared
that he will support Bryan In the pres
ent campaign.
Great New York Publicists.
Bourke Cockran of New York, fa
mous as lawyer and orator, who has
been classed as a Republican ever since
he made speeches for General B. F.
Tracy, the regular Republican candi
date for mayor of New York City In
1897.
~~ General Robert Avery of New York,
a life-long Republican, who says: "My
devotion to the principles of the Re
publican party taught by Lincoln, Sew
ard, Greeley, Summer, Chase and
others compels me to vote for Mr.
Bryan."
P. Tecumseh Sherman of New York,
son of the late General W. T. Sher
man, who has served a term in the
board of alderman as a Republican. He
cannot longer affiliate with a party
that condones the Alger and other
army scandals.
Henry F. Keenan, a well known au
thor, who wrote "The Money Makers."
L. W. Habercorn, who was chief of
the Republican national committee's
German bureau in the campaign of
1896, leaves his party on the issue of
imperialism.
It would require several pages of
this paper to publish the names of all
prominent Republicans iu all parts of
the country who are now working for
the success of Bryan.
ENEMY OF LABOR.
Theodore Roosevelt now pleads for
the vote of the laboring man. On
Labor Day he stood upon the same
platform from which Mr. Bryan spoke
and said nice things to the "horny
handed sons of toil." Mr. Bryan voiced
the laboring man's complaint against
the Republican doctrine of "Govern
ment by Injunction," and in a round
about way "Teddy" voiced the same
sentiments. Of course, Roosevelt is
in .sympathy with the laboring man.
He is opposed to "Government by In
junction"—at least he says he is; he
is a candidate for vice-president now,
you know. There is, however, food
for thought in an article published In
the "Review of Reviews" for Septem
ber, 1896, and written by Theodore
Roosevelt, at that time not a candi
date for vice-president. In that arti
cle, page 295, Mr. Roosevelt said:
"The men who object to what they
style 'Government by Injunction' are,
as regards the essential principles of
government, in hearty sympathy with
their remote skin-clad ancestors who
lived In caves, fought one another
with stone-headed axes, and ate the
mammoth and woolly rhinoceros.
"They are interesting as represent
ing a geological survival, but they
are dangerous whenever there is the
least chance of their making the prin
ciples of this ages-buried past living
factors in present life.
"They are not in sympathy with
men of good minds and sound civic
morality."
A CANDID CONVERT.
The administration press has loudly
proclaimed the "conversion" of Mr.
Chavannes, editor of the Des Moines
Globe, a Republican who voted for Mr.
Bryan on the money question in 1896.
Mr. Chavannes has returned to the
fold, however; has been elected a Re
publican precinct chairman, and his
paper advocates the election of Mc
kinley and Roosevelt this year. In an
interview with the Omaha World-Her
ald, Mr. Chavannes gives the follow
ing candid reasons for supporting Mc-
Kinley this year:
"I am a Republican and I do not
have any faith in the Democratic
party. I am giving the Republican na
tional ticket my support now for the
reason that I believe the election of
McKinley means imperialism. By im
perialism I mean just what the Demo
crats mean when they call Republicans
imperialists."
He is supporting McKinley because
he believes in imperialism; wants Im
perialism; and knows what ticket to
support in order to get imperialism.
A candidate who is getting converts
because of their avowed belief in im
perialism can hardly assert hereafter
that imperialism is a "bugaboo."
Two Silent Statesmen.
Kansas City Times: The aloofness
of Thomas B. Reed and Benjamin Har
rison, the two bravest and most dis
tinguished leaders of the Republican
party, from participation in the can
vass for the re-election of William Mc-
Kinley cannot fall of having a telling
influence upon the action in the forth
coming election of a very large num
ber of voters belonging to that political
organization.
lmperlillflm Past and Present.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Imperialism
first destroyed the Roman republic and
then ruined Rome. Imperialism killed
two republics in France and is waiting
its opportunity to assassinate a third.
Imperialism is a menace to the Ameri
can republic as it was the destroyer of
the great republics of ancient and mod
ern Europe.
Slow but Steady Squeezes
Boston Globe: The price of sugar
has been raised almost a cent a pound
since May 22, in eight different ad
vances. The only thing that can be
said in favor of the trust is that it has
apparently tried to break the bad news
gently.
&I HOUSEHOLD
:
Best Snncepaug For rooking;.
Cheap enameled saucepans which
have become chipped inside should not
be employed for cooking. The glaze
which is frequently employed is
poisonous, and flakes of it, which are
liable to come off with stirring and
heating, are likely to be absorbed by
the food and become a serious irri
tant to the stomach.
A Hint un to Tea.
Cups of strong brewed tea are not
to the taste of the majority of guests.
The old-fashioned practice of making
tea in large silver urns is now quite
out of date. Tea in tho smartest
houses is served from teapots and is
made almost every ten minutes during
the afternoon. This insures the tea
being good and palatable and to the
taste of the company. A rather strong
reaction has set in against putting
cream in tea and many prefer cold
milk to thick cream; therefore, this
preference should also be taken into
account or a run is made upon the hot
milk on the tables, which is not so
desirable. These hints, small as they
are, are worth a hostess' attention.
Artistic Tlouso FurnlAhlnKT*.
Benares brass is the latest fancy for
hanging lamps, vases, jardinieres and
other decorative objects. It comes
either dull or bright, and is executed
in dainty traceries. At one of the
East Indian houses it was snid that
the work is done by hand with line
sharp instruments. A favorite use of
the Benares brass is its chandeliers.
Next to the light is a globe ol' colored
glass richly jeweled or of the irrides
cent variety. Over that comes the out
er glolte of tho brass. Then there are
tail vases of the dull brass with slen
der necks and graceful bowls, aud jar
dinieres, which have a didl gleam en
riched by the etching. The bright
brass is used mainly for smaller arti
cles. It contrasts nicely with other
kinds of brie-a-brac and looks especial
ly well against a background of pure
white. Japanese bronze is another
fancy of the time. An endless variety
of articles is made from this material.
A particularly effective grouping of
art objects was seou the other day at
an Oriental house, where a table tilled
with the Japanese bronze was flaulced
on one side by another covered with
'he most beautiful Cloisonne, and on
(lie other liy oue filled witli Itoyal
Worcester. The dark bronze made an
axccllent setting of the soft tints of
the china,
. OL
Raised Waffles—Melt two tablespoon
fuls of butter in one quart of milk,
then mix gradually with one quart of
flour; add one-half cupful of soft yeast
and one teaspoouful of salt; let it rise,
mix in two well-beaten eggs and hake
in well-greased waffle irons.
Indian Dumpoke—Bone a chicken
and stuff witli a force meat made of
boiled rice, a little finely-minced bam,
butter, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper,
stuff tightly. Beat well while roast
ing. Serve garnished with aspic jelly
nud parsley. When serving, cut the
slices through. '
Squash Fritters—Cook three medium
sized squashes until tender, mash and
drain thoroughly, season witli pepper
and salt, add one cupful of rich milk,
the yolks of two eggs aud sufflcient
flour to make a stiff batter, then stir
In the well-beaten whites of the eggs.
Fry in smoking hot fat until a rich
brown.
Stuffed Egg Plant—Boil an egg plant
twenty-five minutes, or until tender.
Cut it iu two lengthwise and take out
the pulp, using care not to break the
skin. Mask the pulp and season it
with butter, salt and pepper; replace
it in the skins; sprinkle with bread
crumbs moistened in butter, and place
in the oven to brown.
Baked Coffee Custards—Scald three
cupfuls of milk and add four table
spoonfuls of sugar, and stir until it
is dissolved. Add one cupful of strong
coffee, one teaspoouful of vanilla and
six well-beaten eggs. Strain into but
tered cups, stand tbe cups iu a pan
of warm water, and bake in a moder
ate oven until firm in the centre.
Serve very cold.
Sponge Cookies—Break eight eggs
into granite or earthen saucepan; add
one pound granulated sugar; set on
stove and stir constantly until well
heated through (not cooked); remove
from stove and beat until cold; add
pinch salt and one pound flour; any
flavoring preferred. Dip a teaspoou
ful In water each time and put by the
tenspoonl'ul on buttered tins; bake in
moderately ho; oven; will keep for
weeks.
Peach Custard—Make a soft custard
of the yolks of four eggs, one quart
of milk and two-thirds of a cupful of
sugar and flavor to taste. Whip the
whites to a stiff froth and beat ill
gradually four tablespoonfuls of pow
dered sugar, two tablespoonfuls of
peach juice, one teaspoouful of vanilla
aud three peaches, which have been
rubbed through a colander. Pour the
custard into a glass dish and spread
with the whiles.
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Eskimo Seal Hunting.
Most savage and semi-civilized folk
aro keen hunters. The Eskimo are by
no means an uncivilized race, and they
show great skill in chasing the seal.
Their method of drawing near to the
animal needs much patience and is
really very tiring. The hunter lies
down on his face or his side, and in
this position approaches the seal by a
series of Jerks not unlike the move
ments made by the creature when on
land or ice. He may have to cover
hundreds of yards in this fatiguing
fashion, but he is so clever at it that
he can reach to within a few feet of
his victim without the cheat being de
tected. An onlooker would then find
it hard to say which was the man and
which (he seal. Generally the silly
seal comes to meet the man, and when
It is far enough out of its hole in the
Ice the hunter Jumps up, cuts off its
retreat and spears or clubs It. The
women, too, ar- very smart at this
kind of hunting.
Found a Submarine Volcano.
The British cruiser Ringarooma,
while practicing recently off the New
Hebrides, lost a torpedo, which sunk
suddenly at seventeen fathoms. Three
divers attempted to descend and re- I
cover it, but were unable, as they came
upon a submarine volcano in activity.
The water below the surface was boil
ing hot; the men bled from the ear.
snd the nose, and their diving dress :
was injured by the heat—New York
Post.
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It is a noteworthy fact that in the
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