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TOPEKA STATE JOUBXAT SATURDAY EVENING. JULY 14, 1900.
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TOPEKA STATE JOURXAL.
BY FRANK P. MAC LENNAK.
VOLUME XXVII ..No. 168
Official Paper of the City of TopeJta. ,
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Just as we are getting a foreign policy
Into shape we are called upon to formu
late another one.
Now that the British have possession
of Pretoria, it doesn't appear .to be of
much use to them.
Both Mr. McKlnley and Mr. Bryan
doubtless think that these things are
done better in Mexico.
Perhaps Mr. Bryan didn't want 16 ta 1
In the platform for campaign purposes,
but merely as a vindication.
sprung the old yard stick argument in
The Philadelphia Call has already
fliscusslng the currency question.
A slice of China, the annexation of
Switzerland and the Transvaal and we
become the United States of the World.
Governor Poynter is liable to get in
two elections predictions to Gen. Gros
venor". one, unless the Ohio man begins
business soon. .
Having failed to win his way into
English society William Waldorf Astor
has gone to try his blandishments upon
the Germans.
Lord Roberts appears to have as
much difficulty as did Gen. Otis in
closing his war in such a manner that it
will stay closed.
Chicago Record: "It is rather early
in the campaign to have a plot to kill
McKinley. Besides, it is rather coarse
nvork at any time.
The omission of the income tax plank
" from the Democratic platform has been
explained but not so the failure of the
civil service plank to put in an ap
pearance. When Aster's trouble with English
society -was referred to the Prince of
Wales for settlement the American mil
lionaire left the country without wait
ing to hear the verdict.
Perhaps it would have been better to
have allowed Japan to wallop China
good and plenty while she was at it
some years ago. It was an easier job
then than it will be now. . . ,
Enemies of the administration will be
almost certain to suggest that Perry
Heath's retirement from the postomce
department was in some way connected
With that Neely business in Cuba.
Some Republican papers in Pennsyl
vania are trying to arouse interest in
the campaign by endeavoring to make
their readers believe that there Is dan
ger of the state going Democratic
Notwithstanding the great exporta
tion of mules from this country, there
will be no diminution in the volume of
kicks owing to the fact that we are
entering upon a presidential campaign.
John W. Gates is reported as saying
that his prosecution of Jester is based
upon a sense of duty. If Gates were as
regardful of duty in other directions he
would not be at the head of an oppres
sive steel trust.
Washington Post: The Republican
orators and newspapers will not be con
tent to permit the "rasho" to occupy
that back seat. It will be invited to
come down to the front a great many
times before the close of the campaign.
The Caucasian race Is now looking to
the hitherto despised yellow Wan for
protection from the Chinese boxers. An
appeal to the sultan of Turkey the sick
man of Europe is also under considera
tion. The Philadelphia Record reasons in
this way:
"There is one argument for expansion
that should have its weiprht with Mr.
Bryan. He had made it known to the
Democratic leaders at Kansas City that
he would not accept a nomination un
less '16 to 1' should be approved in the
platform: and -16 to 1' only got into the
platform by the casting vote of the dele
. sate from Hawaii. Without that dele
gate the necessary Bryan plank would
have been rejected by the committee on
resolutions. Without expansion there
would have been no Hawaiian delegate
ergo, without Hawaii no Bryan candi
dacy." .
A MUNICIPAL BAND.
Why can't Topeka have a municipal
band?
The question Is particularly pertinent
at this time from the fact that Mar
shall's Military band the pride of the
date and the standing advertisement
of Topeka may disband because of in
sufficient support.
Other cities have municipal bands.
Topeka people are heartily in favor of
.it.' John Marshall, the 'founder and
director of the" famous organization, is
in favor of it. There is nothing in the
matter of sentiment to stand in the
way.
Within a comparatively short time,
as the result of the efforts of enterpris
ing park commissioners, Topeka can
boast several beautiful parks. With
municipal band, supported b. the
city, arrangements could be made for
concerts in the various parks each
week, the concerts to be free to all. In
this way the city would extend a. boon
to those of the poorer class who now
but rarely allow themselves the luxury
of a band concert at even 10 cents per
head.
. Marshall's men have been playing
practically for nothing for years and
are growing tired of it. If the city does
not decide to take the band under its
wing and provide reasonable support
by means of an annual appropriation.
Marshall'saggregation of musical talent
will, it is said, drop out of existence.
This is a matter for the attention of
the Topeka Commercial club. Marshall's
band is of commercial value to Topeka.
From every standpoint considered To
peka can not afford to lose it.
PLATFORMS TO GO IN ON.
It will not be long until the political
campaign, one of the greatest in the
history of the country, will be under
way.
The purpose of a campaign is to con
vince the people who vote that some one
is wrong and some one else 13 right.
The speakers on one side will prove
conclusively that the issues they rep
resent are the panacea for every evil
from which the nation may be suffering
while those who represent another po
litical party will be ready to satisfy
every one that the other fellow is wrong
and that he is right.
The purpose of both these individuals
Is to win. After the election the issues
about which so much has been said will
be practically forgotten and the people
who "have helped to win the fight" will
begin a campaign for their reward.
No one ever uttered a greater truism
than the man who said: "The platform
is to go in on." The overpowering pur
pose of the agitators in every political
party is to win. The voters are sup
posed to be wrought up to the proper
pitch before election but after they
have voted they aro allowed to forget
all about it and take no part in the
scramble for office that follows the elec
tion. People take less interest in political
campaigns than they did thirty years
ago. They do not all flock to hear the
speakers sent out to "expound the
faith." They all have an opportunity
to read and study for themselves and
they do it. They have little faith in
the utterances of the ordinary cam
paign orator for they know why he Is
so active and why he talks so loud.
The plain Ordinary voter is learning
to draw his own conclusions and it is
becoming more and more doubtful how
he is going to vote. He knows that all
the good is not to found in any party
and though he may find he is mistaken
he will vote for the people whom he
believes best represent the issues he
believes to be right.
PROFESSIONAL SHOPPING.
The life of the average clerk is not an
enviable one, particularly if the clerk be
a woman. She has many disagreeable
features to contend against, one of the
worst being the "professional shopper."
The "professional shopper" is scarcely
known outside of the large dry goods
stores, but there she is known and
dreaded by many or the long suffering
clerks.
The "professional shopper" is a wily
Individual; she examines and prices ex
pensive articles and in many cases
takes them out on approval, cuts the
pattern and then returns them, as un
suitable. She is often to be found wait
ing for the stores to open in the morn
ing, and when the closing hour comes,
the weary clerk longing- to be free, she
is still there and insists upon attention.
She is apt to demand the exclusive ser
vices of the clerk and if she does not
receive it, becomes angry and leaves the
store but she is sure to return. She
prices everything, buys little.
The bargain counter Is the Mecca of
the "professional shopper" and it is
there that most of her purchases are
made. She revels in "Bales," and there
is scarcely a day that she is not to be
found flitting from counter to counter.
The natural supposition is that the
"professional shopper" Is confined to the
people with limited Incomes, "but this is
a mistake, for in most cases she belongs
to the rich society class and with all of
her finery would doubtless feel greatly
chagrined if she knew with what dis
dain she is regarded by the clerks who
wait upon her.
A STRANGE IMMUNITY.
Very few people appreciate the im
portance of testing beef cattle for tu
berculosis. The average man regards it
either as a fad or a pretext for giving
somebody' a job, and as far as safe
guarding of the public health Is con
cerned remarks that there is ho per
ceptible difference in the- number of
consumptives. The skeptical man
should have his attention called to a
curious fact as shown by the sta
tistics of New Tork city, which prove
that there is less consumption among
strictly orthodox Jews than any peo
ple in the world. It was found last
year, according to a noted physician,
that the death rate among Polish Jews
was 76 to 100,000, while among all other
classes it was 427. These figures are
startling and warrant a careful Inquiry
In the cause of such strange immunity.
The Polish Jews of New York arae crea
tures of the sweat shop, and their
mode of living is not calculated to
protect them from consumption, and the
logical conclusion is that they observe
the old Mosaic law and do not eat meat
that might be tainted with tubercu
losis, The condition of the Orthodox
Hebrew is the same everywhere he is
strangely Immune from consumption,
which is the most dreaded disease of
the American people. The public gen
erally is beginning to take a great in
terest in the matter of doing something
to protect itself against the ravages of
consumption, and the scientific inspec
tion of beef Is a step in the right direc
tion; The case of the 'Hebrews bears
this statement out. In many states leg
islation of a precautionary nature is be
ing talked of to check the increase of
consumption and as soon as a feasible
method is suggested it will be adopted,
particularly in states like Colorado. In
the meantime the food we get cannot
be watched too closely, particularly the
beef and milk.
THE BATTLE GROUND.
According to a recent associated dis
patch the Democratic campaign man
agers have decided to make their fight
for the election of Mr. Bryan in five
states of the middle west, viz.: Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Min
nesota, comprising in all, 74 electoral
votes.
In 1896 President McKlnley carried
every one of these states by handsome
majorities. So to a casual observer
this move of the Democrats would seem
not only ill advised but suicidal. How
ever, well posted politicians assert that
it is the brightest action the party has
taken in years.
The campaign managers advance the
following reasons for storming the mid
dle west: They declare that the voters
of this section are particularly weary
of "imperialism," Porto Rican tariff
laws and mismanaged Cuban affairs.
They claim further that the gold Dem
ocrats of this section have become more
reconciled to the platform than those
of New Tork and will stand by the
ticket almost to a man. This is partic
ularly ao in Illinois and Indiana, they
assert.
Some figures in this connection show
ing how these states have voted in the
past will be interesting:
Indiana is always a close and doubt
ful state and hasn't for years cast its
vote twice in succession for the same
presidential party candidate. In 1880
Garfield's vote was 232.164 and Han
cock's 225,582; in '84 Cleveland was given
244,299 and Blaine 238,480; in '88 Harrison
carried the state, having 263,361 votes
to Cleveland's 261,013; in '92 Cleveland
received 262,740 and Harrison 255,615; in
'96 McKinley carried the state, having
323,754 votes to Bryan's 305,573. Demo
crats claim that the Hoosier state will
give Mr. Bryan the fifteen electoral
votes this time.
Illinois gave its 24 electoral votes to
President McKinley in '96. In 1892
Cleveland carried the state over Har
rison by 27,000 votes. Bryan had 142,000
votes less than McKinley in Illinois in
1896. The Republican majority in '98
was 43,450.
According to the past vote of Michi
gan there would seem to be little hope
for Bryan in that state. In 1890 De
mocracy was successful in Michigan.
Since then the Republicans have Invar
iably carried the state with stiff ma
jorities. McKinley's majority was 56,
000 in 1896.
The Democrats would seem to have
a much better chance in Minnesota than
Michigan. The former state has not
been giving such large majorities
against them and in 1898 the Demo
cratic candidate for governor was suc
cessful by 20,000. Republicans carried
the state in '-86 by 2.267; in '8S by 38.000;
in '90 by 2,267; in '92 by 12,367; in '94
by 60,000; in '96 by 53,000. The Demo
crats insist that Peter Lind, who has
made a splendid governor, will carry
the Swedish vote to Bryan and pull
both tickets through. So much for the
prospects of the Democrats in Minne
sota. Wisconsin with twelve electoral votes
has 15,000 Holland Dutch within her
borders. Every man of them Is a violent
Boer sympathizer. Webster Davis will
be kept much in this country.
In 1884 Wisconsin went Republican
by 14,000; in '86 by 18,718; in '88 by 21,321;
in '90 Democratic by 28.320; in '92 Demo
cratic by 6,544; in '94 Republican by 53,
000; in '95 Democratic by 9,089; in '96
Republican by 102,612. and in '98 Re
publican by 37,784. This spring the
larger Democratic towns including Mil
waukee elected Democratic mayors.
As stated above Mr. Bryan's man
agers will not make a vigorous fight
for the eastern, nor the extreme west
ern states of California and Oregon.
Where then will he get his electoral
votes? It is conceded that the solid
south, save perhaps Maryland, will
give the Democrats 142 votes to start
with. They can reasonably', at this dis
tance, claim Nevada, Utah, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana, Washington and Ne
braska with a total of 28 votes. This
makes 170 votes which subtracted from
224, necessary to elect, leaves the Demo
cratic party short 54 votes.
South Dakota, Wyoming, Kaiisas, In
diana, Maryland, West Virginia and
Wisconsin are doubtful states that
would more than make the required
number. But that's another Btory.
BRYAN PROSPEROUS TOO.
In 1896 William J. Bryan's return to
the assessor of Lincoln, Neb., showed
him to be the possessor of personal pro
perty valued at $270. This year his re
turn is $4,500. A 20 fold increase in four
years is reasonably good evidence of
prosperity, and on the face of it would
seem to indicate that Mr. Bryan had
reaped a fair share of the fruits of good
times. And it is mostly "unearned incre
ment" at that.-j-West Chester News.
It would seem from the above state
ment that "the general" has been met
by Col. Bryan and that he has capitula
ted to the silver tongued orator from
Nebraska to the extent of $4,230 worth
more of taxable personal property than
the colonel had when he warned the vo
ters that McKinley victory meant hard
times. People wondered when Mr. Bry
an announced four years ago that ne
would keep right on with his campaign
and merge his campaign of '96 into a
four years' battle to be ended in 1900.
But during that four years McKinley
has received his salary of $50,000 and
Col. Bryan is not to be outdone com
pletely. Col. Bryan is not the only man
who has more wealth today than he had
four years ago. The stories are going
the rounds of the eastern papers that
Kansas farmers are riding to. church in
automobiles, Bryan is a Nebraska
farmer.
THE BOXER STAMPEDE.
There is a strange lack of patriotism
among Chinamen, Very few people
have met a Chinaman who speaks &
good word for his country. They all
want to be buried in their native land,
but that is on account of custom, not
love of country. It is based on the rev
erence with which the tombs of one's
ancestors are regarded, and as far as
the empire itself is concerned its fate
la a matter of profound indifference.
The average Chinaman knows nothing
of his government and cares less. He
sems to regard nothing but his indi
vidual welfare. That such people could
co-operate in any great national move
ment is incredible. The boxer uprising
can be compared to the stampede of a
great herd of cattle. They make a
rush, run over all attempts at control,
but are finally rounded up and are
easily handled by a few expert men.
The boxer uprising will subside aaid
several thousand of them will be be
headed andi things will go on much as
before.
China will always have Internal
trouble because there is no patriotism
In the country, and for the same rea
son the powers, or any one of them.
could easily conquer that country. It
would simply be a change of rulers to
the average Chinaman and, as he does
not know who rules him now, it could
make no possibft difference to him, and
he would not raise a hand in protest
providing he .was not .interfered! with
personally.
SOME KEY NOTES. -
In his speech before the notification
committee Thursday, President-McKinley
said many things which must be lis
tened to with pride by every American
of whatever politics. . -
His recital that the Monroe doctrine
will be adhered to, that this country
will keep out of European complications
and that ten more millions of the human
family have been liberated from the
yoke of imperialism are all gratifying in
the extreme.. Much of his speech will
bear a rereading. The following; are
some of the paragraphs: .
"We have lower interest and higher
wages; more money and fewer mort
gages. The world's markets have been
opened to American products, which go
now where they have never gone before.
We have passed from a bond-issuing to
a bond-paying nation; from a nation of
borrowers to a. nation of lenders; from
a deficiency in revenue to a surplus;
from fear to confidence ; from enforced
idleness to profitable employment. The
public faith has been upheld; public
order has been maintained: We have
prosperity at home and prestige abroad.
"The credit of the country has been
advanced to the highest place among all
nations. We are refunding our bonded
debt bearing 3 and 4 and 5 per cent in
terest at 2 per cent, a lower rate than
that of any other country.
"In the great conference of nations at
The Hague we reaffirm before the world
the Monroe doctrine and our adherence
to it and our determination not to par
ticipate in the complications of Europe.
"A just war has been waged for hu
manity and with it have come new
problems and responsibilities. Spain
has been ejected Trom the western hemi
sphere and our flag floats over her for
mer territorv.Cubahas been liberated and
our guarantees to her people will be
sacredly executed. A beneficent govern
ment has been provided for Porto Rico.
The Philippines are ours and American
authority must be supreme throughout
the archipelago.
"There will be amnesty broad and lib
eral, but no abatement of our rights, no
abandonment of our duty. There must
be-no scuttle policy. We will fulfill in
the Philippines the obligations imposed
by the triumphs of our arms and by the
treaty of peace; by International law;
by the nation's sense of honor; and,
more than all, by the rights. Interests
and conditions of the Philippine peoples
themselves.
"No outside interference blocks the
way to peace and a state government.
The obstructionists are here, and else
where. They may postpone, but they
.cannot defeat the realization of the high
purpose of this nation to restore order
to the island and to establish a Just and
generous government, in which the in
habitants shall have the largest partic
ipation for which they are capable.
"I cannot conclude without congratu
lating my countrymen upon the strong
national sentiment which finds expres
sion in every part of our common coun
try and the increased respect with
which the American name is greeted
throughout the world. We have been
moving in untried paths, but our steps
have been guided by honor and duty.
"There will be no turning aside, no
wavering, no retreat. No blow has been
struck except for liberty and humanity
and none will be. We will perform with-'
out fear every national and internation
al obligation. The Republican party
was dedicated to freedom 44 years ago.
It has been the party of liberty and em
ancipation from that hour, not of pro
fession, but of performance. It broke
the shackles of four million slaves and
made them free, and to the party of
Lincoln has come another supreme op
portunity which it has bravely met in
the liberation of ten million of the hu
man family from the yoke of imperial
ism. In its solution of great problems,
in its performance of high duties, it has
had the support of members of all par
ties in the past and confidently Invokes
their cooperation In the future."
GLOBE SIGHTS.
From the Atchison Globe.
In a quarrel, the one that gets the
worst of it is the first to become mean.
Fools are made out of all kinds of
cloth, enit the lining is always the same:
cheap.
When a man agrees with you In
everything, he will bear watching
when your back is turned. j
If a man is industrious and frugal,
he can acquire a good deal of money
without knowing muoh else.
People who can see a woman in the
moon ought to put their imaginations
to some practical use. They own un
developed gold mines.
Whenever we see a doctor talking
earnestly to a man, we conclude that
he is trying to persuade him that his
wife needs an operaiion.
An Atchison man Is to be presented
with a gold watch by a number of
friends, but the man refuses to accept
it if compelled to make a speech.
An Atchison woman recently said to
her husband, who wanted to send her
off on a trip, "No, we can't afford it."
Did such a thing ever happen before?-
Women Indulge in foolishness the
same as the men, the only difference
being that art,- poetry, cards, and cul
ture, come under the line of iiigner
foolishness. ' t
When a man sees the different articles
on the wash-line belonging to a woman,
he Wonders that she ever dares to leave
home, for fear of something dropping
off.
A girl of sixteen -wanders off from
her plain-looking, old friends, but when
she- is 28, "and has had trouble, she
comes back to them, andt is more de
Voted than ever.
When a man gets the domestic feel
ing that he would like' to work around
the house, it means that all his women
folks have to drop their work, and
"get things" for him.
Instead of praving that the Lord
will remove from her husband the sin
ful habit of profanity, a woman can
Men who think money will do every
thing may be suspected of doing any
thing for money.
help things along by seeing that the
carving knife is sharp. f
A woman who will name her children
for her favorite characters in novels,
will go to the theater in order to get
ideas for making her clothes from the
garments worn by a duchess on the
stage.
A woman in town boasts that her
daughter reads at least four books
through in a week. The woman should
send in her resignation as a mother: a
girl who reads more than one book in
a week hasn't a proper guardian.
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.
From the Philadelphia Record.
Home ties are usually apron strings.
It's never so hot that it can't be hot
ter. Heated arguments over the best way
to keep cool are in order.
Love is too often measured by a tape
line bearing dollar marks.
From down the "Neck" comes the
information that collars are wilting.
When you can drop a nickel into a
phonograph talk must be cheap -indeed.
Kensington' has a glri named Sal.
A. Mander. She says she rather likes
this sort of weather.
Just think of it! An army veteran
who lives downtown draws a pension
because of frosted feet.
It's an ill wind that blows nobody
good. The laundryman chortles with
glee over the hot .weather.
Chollie "How much " do you love
her?" Fweddie "How do I know? I
don't know yet how much she's worth."
Nell (at the charity entertainment by
amateurs) "This is atrocious." Belle
"Yes, but you should remember that
charity covereth a multitude of sins."
De Tanque "I spent last Sunday at
Asbury Park." O'Soaque "Why, that's
the strictest prohibition place on the
coast, isn't it?" De Tanque "It is, bar
none."
Customer "How much are these
thermometers?" Salesman "Ninety
cents." Customer "Why, I could have
gotten the same kind for half a dollar
six months ago." Salesman "Yes; but
tiiey're much higher now."
There Is one fiend, we all agree,
Who should be thrown in Satan's
stew;
The chap who asks so cheerfully:
"Well, is it hot enough for you?"
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
From the Chicago News.
Marrying an heiress is one kind of a
safety match.
A golden hook in the sea of matri
mony needs no bait.
A true man would as soon be knocked
down as pitied.
Foolish people allow pride to rob
them of many comforts.
A man is compelled to keep his word
when no one will take it.
A man's actual measurement is never
marked off on his tombstcue.
No professional man lives so much
from hand to mouth as the dentist.
When marriage is but a matter of
money it is suggestive of cupld-ity.
The police department employs many
detectives also many defectives.
The trouble with imaginary dangers
is that they often lead us into real
ones.
The humble author has one advan
tage over a king he can choose his
own subjects.
BOOK NOTES.
"Familiar Fish: Their Habits and Cap
ture." A practical book on fresh-water
game nsn. jy Eugene Aicuartny. witn
an introduction by Dr. David Starr Jor
dan, president of Leland-Stanford Junior
university, and numerous illustrations.
Published by D. Appleton, New York.
This informing and practical book de
scribes in a most interesting fashion the
habits and environment of our familiar
fresh-water game fish. As one of the
most experienced of American fishermen,
Mr. McCarty is able to speak with author
ity regarding salmon, trout, ouananiche,
bass, pike, and pickerel, and other fish
which are the object of the angler's pur
suit. His clear and practical counsel as
to fly-casting, and rods and tackle and
their use, and his advice as to outfits and
the various details of camp life, render
his book a most useful companion for all
sportsmen and campers.
Messrs. Harper & Brothers have in press
an historical romance, "A Lady of the
Recency." by Mrs. Stepney Rawson,
a young English woman who has already
made herseir leit in ionaon literary cir
cles. The scene of the story is laid in
Eneland of James II. day. and several
historical characters are introduced.
It Is not usual that an American writer
on European politics has a large audience
in England. Professor Paul Reinsch, how
ever, seems to be marking a turn in the
tide with his "World politics, wnicn
Contains Tprha.ns the onlv full and reliable
account yet published of the International
questions which nave culminated in me
massacre at Pekin, and which have made
China the chess board on wnicn tne
world powers are now playing their game.
Two editions have been issued in Eng
land bv The Macmillans within a fort
night of its publication in New York.
Mr-CIura. Phillies A Co. have In prepara
tion for publication in the early fall, a
work on "What We Know of Genesis in
the Light of Modern mougnt, uy ur.
Fiiwood Worcester. . Rector of Bt. Ste
phen's church, Philadelphia. While the
book will be written in a broad spirit,
with the intention of giving the layman
the advantages of all the latest discov
eries of scholarship, the treatment will be
thoroughly reverent, and Dr. Worcester's
stvle, moreover, is one of sincerity and
charm. The work will be illustrated. An
Important feature of the illustrations will
be photographs of Babylonian monu
ments, showing the results of recent dis
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