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LAST ED1TI0M
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
TOPEKA, KANSAS. OCTOBER 24, 1900.
"WEDNESDAY EVENING.
TWO CENTS.
BLACKJJHARGES.
Chairman James E. Larimer He
Teals Startling Condition.
Says Assistant Postmaster A. K.
Kodgers Opened Mail.
HE SAW HIM DO IT.
Thought That Sack Contained
Populist Letters.
Carried It to the Room of frank
Brown.
LOCKED THE DOOR.
Sack Was Then Opened in Lar
imer's Presence.
Mail Was From Republicans
Instead of Populists.
Assistant - Postmaster Kodgers
Denies Larimer's Charges.
"I can prove that A. K. Rodger's Is
guilty of opening- the United States
mails."
This is the sensational statement made
by Chairman James E. Larimer of the
A. K. RODGERS.
Fhawnee county Republican committee
today.
Chairman Larimer refuses to enter in
to details further than to say that As
sistant Postmaster R.odgers took a. sack
of mail supposed to be sent out by the
Populist committee to the office of Frank
L. Brown in the federal building while
that official was absent and in the pres
ence of Mr. Larimer locked the door of
the room and then opened the sack and
took the letters out, remarking as he did
so:
"I do not know what a postmaster Is
for but I do know what an assistant
postmaster is for."
Mr. Larimer says that Rodgers opened
one of the letters and found that the
mail had been sent out by the Republi
cans instead of Populists.
Chairman Larimer also said that he is
ready to swear to a. complaint against
Rodgers.
The announcement that J. R. Burton
is to be brought to Topeka over the pro
tests of the officers of the local organiz
ation is responsible for the open rupture
which led to the sensational statement
ty Chairman Larimer.
Chairman Larimer also said:
"I have simply this to say, that Mr.
Burton should wait until he is invited
by the Republican central committee be
fore taking part in the Shawnee county
campaign. He is not wanted in the
county. The committee does not want
either Burton or Baker here. There
seems to be a disposition on the part of
Mr. Rodgers and Mr. Dudley to cause
discord and confusion among the the
fcM
1. At.
1 Republicans of the county. Neither of
'" f those gentlemen have been working in
conjunction with the Republican county
central committee. A man who has
done what Mr. Rodgers has done is not
worthy of consideration by the county
committee or anyone when he asks to
be recognized. Mr. Rodgers knows what
1 refer to involves the opening of the U.
S. mail.
"Kodgers is not a member of the coun
ty committee and Dudley has not been
since he was defeated at the last pri
mary. No one but Dudley and Rodgers
have ever asked me to have Burton
Fpeak in Shawnee county. It seems to
be a paramount issue in Shawnee coun
ty whether Burton shall speak here or
not instead of the success of the Repub
lican ticket.
"I am for the ticket from top to bot
tom and I can not say that for the Bur
ton supporters or the Burton organs.
The county committee has attempted to
cover the entire county with meetings at
every school house and has been suc
cessful in doing so at every place ex
cept one when a prearranged plan of
Rodgers thwarted the committee's plans.
Congressman Charles Curtis was to
speak at Forbes" school house in Mem
ken township. He was regularly assign
ed there two weeks before the meeting.
A day before the meeting Rodgers ask
ed that the date be cancelled to allow
Curtis to speak at Denison, in Jackson
county. It was explained to Rodgers
that such an arrangement was impossi
ble as Curtis had been hilled for Fcrbfs'
school house and that the Populists and
Democrats there were saying that it was
a trick to draw a crowii mnd that Curtis
would not be there. Rodgers was to
bring Curtis to the meeting. Rodgers
came to the meeting and announced that
Curtis had missed the train. Curtis
spoke that night at Denison. That does
not look as if he was working in con
Junction with the county committee.
The Menoken people know about it.
Podgers has attempted to hold meetings
outside the county organization. It is
apparent that the money for these meet
ings and for Jchn Dudley's outside work
comes from Dave Mulvane who is work
ing for Burton alone regardless of ev
erything else."
MR. RODGERS DENIES.
Mr. Rodgers said today,, when told of
the charge which -had been, made against
him by Mr. Larimer:
"There is no truth in it whatever. I
have nothing to do with the mail; do not
see it: do not touch it and have never
opened -any mail in the presence of Mr.
Larimer or any other man.
"Mr. Larimer is angry with me be
cause of this Burton business and he has
trumped up these charges to make trou
ble for me and the Republican party in
this county."
"Mr. Larimer, then, is not telling the
truth in these charges?" said the re
porter. "Certainly not," replied Mr. Rodgers.
The date fixed for the Burton meeting
is October 31 and it is to be held under
the auspices of the Old Soldiers' McKin
ley and Roosevelt club.
CLEVELAND'S POSITION.
Says He Has Not Indicated That He
Would Vote For McKinley.
Trenton, N. J., Oct. 24. The Trenton
True American quotes ex-President
Cleveland as saying:
"I am not aware of having made any
statement that would justify the as
sertion that I am going to support Mc
Kinley." Mr. Cleveland declined to make any
statement regarding his position and the
words quoted were in response to a sug
gestion from the reporter that a. recent
letter of his reiterating his financial
views of 1S95 was being construed as
meaning he intended to support Mr. Mc
Kinley in the present campaign.
New York, Oct. 24. The Journal and
Advertiser which prints the same state
ment, says that Mr. Cleveland added in
his statement that he had, received a
letter from the west some veeks ago,
asking if he had changed his views on
financial questions and he replied that
he had not. Mr. Cleveland added that
he had retired from political activity
and must decline to be drawn into a dis
cussion of a political character.
A CRASHlMPENDIMG.
Business Has Gone Ahead of
Capital In Sweden.
London, Oct. 24. A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Stockholm, Sweden,
says:
The extraordinary scarcity of money
which has been growing more acute for
a month, is so seriously affecting com
mercial circles as to threaten a crisis.
The balance of foreign trade continues
against Sweden and the repeated con
traction of gold loans abroad fail to pal
liate the situation. Industries are daily
launched, but adequate capital is not
available and the newspapers are filled
with appeals from manufacturers in
desperate straights for money.
Rural people, attracted by the indus
trial activity, are flocking to the towns,
and consequently the demand for houses
is so great that rents have advanced 20
to 30 per cent. The civil servants have
already been granted 20 per cent, in pay
to meet the hard times, and it is ex
pected employers generally will ha.ve to
follow suit.
34,000 CLAIMS
Have Been Filed For Pensions on Ac
count of Spanish. War.
"Washington, Oct. 24 -Many inquiries
have been made recently at the pension
office as to the status of claims filed
for pensions by soldiers of the Spanish
American war. Commissioner Evans
said today that the bureau scarcely had
time to respond to all the inquiries, but
that the claims were being adjudicated,
as rapidly as possible. He added that
some of the claims had been delayed
by the difficulty in obtaining the neces
sary official records at the war depart
ment. "There have been filed 34,000 claims on
account of Spanish-American war, up to
Monday morning, October 22," said the
commissioner. "Calls have been made
for evidence in 33,424 of these claims.
Medical examinations have been ordered
by this bureau in 28.224 claims. The dif
ference between the number of claims
filed and tha number of the medical ex
aminations ordered practically repre
sents the number of widows and depen
dents claims; 4.237 of these claims have
been adjudicated already.
"When the division was organized
having charge of these claims, all claims
of widows and claims for gunshot
wounds and severe disability of soldiers
were given- the right of way, practically
making them special and they were
promptly adjudicated. Twenty-five
clerks were assigned to this work, and,
like other divisions of the bureau, the
work is now practically current. All
classes of claims are treated alike as
provided by law and the established
practice."
POLITICAL BREVITIES.
Items of Interest Condensed For the
Busy Reader.
Major Warner, of Kansas City, billed
for a speech at Salina last night, did not
appear and J. L. Bristow occupied the
evening.
Governor Stanley was given a rousing
reception at Medicine Lodge yesterday
afternoon.
Cyclone Davis is again making Populist
speeches. He was at Stockton yesterday
afternon whre a picnic meeting was ad
journed to the opera house.
Congressman Reeder and Tolly Pcott,
the Democratic nominee, continued the
series of joint debates with a meeting at
Oberlin last night.
Congressman "W. A. Calderhead is
spending two days campaigning in Dick
inson county. lie has not accepted Mr.
Vincent's challenge to a joint debate.
A. M. Harvey, fusion nominee for lieu
tenant governor, spoke at Paola last
night.
John Breidenthal is following Governor
Stanley in the Seventh district. Stanley
was at Harper Monday: Mr. Breidenthal
was there last night.
Senator Marion Butler, of North Caro
lina, chairman of the Populist national
committee, made a speech at Coffyvllle
last night.
Charles F. Scott, the Republican nomi
nee for congressman-at-large, spoke at
Parsons last night.
Governor Stanley speaks at Parsons
November 30.
Opie Read entertained the people of
Concordia with a Republican speech last
night.
Lennis Flynn and Chester Long are
campaigning in the Seventh district to
gether. They appeared at Wichita last
night.
George M. Fortune, of the Indian Ter
ritory, and J. T. Ellis, of Indiana, are in
the list of imported speakers for the Re
publican cause this week.
Ingot Weighing 753 Founds.
Vancouver, B. C, Oct. 24. The Cari
boo Consolidated mine, of Quesnell, has
shipped to New York a record-breaking
ingot weighing 753 pounds and of the
value of $154,763.
Weather Indications.
Chicago, Oct. 24 Forecast for Kansas:
Generally fair tonight and Thursday;
southerly winds.
GIIINASPLAN.
Prince Ching and Li Ilung Chang
Submit Proposal
Looking to Beginning Negotia
tions For Settlement.
FAULT ACKNOWLEDGED
And a Promise Included to Do
So No More.
Willingness to Pay All the
Damage is Expressed.
New- York, Oct. 24. A dispatch to the
Herald from Pekin says:
A preliminary convention between
China and the combined powers has
been proposed by Prince Ching and Li
Hung Chang. It is as follows:
Article 1 Laying siege to the lega
tions of foreign ministers is a high
offense against one of the important
principles of international law. No
country can possibly tolerate such a
thing. China acknowledges her great
fault in this respect, and promises that
it will never occur again.
Article 2 China admits her liability
to pay an indemnity for the various
losses sustained on this occasion, and
the powers will each appoint officials to
examine and present all claims for a
final consultation and settlement
Article 3 As to future trade and gen
eral international relations, each power
should designate how these matters are
to be dealt witli, whether the old treat
ies should continue or new conventions
should be made, slightly add to the old
treaties or cancelling the old treaties and
negotiating new ones. Any of these
plans may be adopted, and when China
has approved them further special reg
ulations can be made in each case as re
quired. Article 4 This convention will be
made by China with the combined
powers to cover the general principles
which apply alike to all. This settle
ment, the foreign ministers will remove
the seals they caused to be placed in
various parts of the tsung H yamen, and
then the yamen ministers may go to the
yamen and attend to business as usual.
And further, each power should arrange
its own special affairs with China, so
that separate treaties may be settled in
due order. When the various items of
indemnity are all arranged properly, or
an understanding has been reached
about them, the powers will successively
withdraw their troops.
Article 5 The troops sent to China by
the powers are for the protection of the
ministers and no other purpose, so when
the negotiations begin for the treaty of
peace each power should first declare
an armistice.
REBEL ARMY (1ROW3.
Canton, Oct. 24. According to official
reports ail the cities in the Hui Chow
prefecture are still holding out, the reb
els confining themselves to capturing
villages and slaughtering isolated bod
ies of imperial troops. The rebels are
also actively recruiting, and are now es
timated to number 10,000. There has
been no pitched battle. The Chinese
general commanding at Hui Chow is
afraid to leave the city for fear of be
ing cut off.
IN CONGER'S HANDS.
Washington, Oct. 24. Based on Gen.
Chaffee's advice the war department of
ficials are of the opinion that all the
American troops included In the orde.r
of evacuation have not only left Pekin,
but probably are now at Tien Tsin, or
nearby. The quartermaster's depart
ment has made all arrangements for
taking them aboard ship so there is no
longer much danger of the troops being
prevented by ice from leaving north
China. It is now said that in all proba
bility Gen. James H. Wilson, the second
in command in China will soon be de
tached and will not remain in Pekin ac
cording to the original programme. In
stead of having the negotiations for a
final settlement conducted through a
fully organized commission In behalf of
the United States government as at first
proposed, it begins to appear that they
will be conducted, if there are to be any
formal negotiations, through the simple
mechanism of the American legation at
Pekin, proper credentials for the purpose
being dispatched to Minister Conger.
MR. GODARD'S APPEAL.
Acirn People to Vote For Supreme
Court Amendment.
Attorney General Godard encloses the
following in all letters, official or per
sonal, sent from his office:
"Dear Sir I sincerely hope you "will
ask the voters of your vicinity to vote
for the proposed constitutional amend
ment permitting increase in the number
of judges of the supreme court If the
people understand the situation the
amendment will be carried by a large
majority.
"It provfdes for a single tribunal, to
which all appeals from the district courts
shall be directly taken.
"It provides for fewer judges and
offices than the system that we now
have.
"The result should be:
"A more satisfactory tribunal for the
decision of cases, because the court will
be composed of more members and its
decisions will be final.
"The expense of an appeal will be
much less to litigants than it now is,
where cases go to the court of appeals
and then to the supreme court.
"The expense to the state will be di
minished by cutting off the salaries of
two judges, two stenographers, and six
clerks, with six less offices and court
rooms to be maintained.
"The decisions will be more uniform,
and the reports of decisions can be pub
lished in one series instead of two."
NEW BALLOT LAW
Recommended by Got. Candler
In His Annual Message.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 24. The Georgia
legislature convened today. The senate
was presided over by Clark Howell,
elected a member from the 35th district
and the lower house by John D. Little.
In his message to the general assembly
Gov. Candler made special mention of
the price which cotton is now bringing
in the market and noted the unusually
large size of the wheat crop, which, he
says, breaks the record of forty years.
He congratulates the farmers of the
state upon the disposition to diversify
agriculture, calls attention to the in
crease of $19,203,542 in the value of prop
erty of the state and observes that law
lessness and crime have shown marked
improvement. Gov, Candler recom
mends an appropriation of $1,000,000 for
public schools.
On ballot reform the governor says:
"In the interest of good government
and in the interest of the negro races, I
recommend that an amendment to the
constitution be submitted to the people
providing for a qualified suffrage based
on an educational or a property qualifi
cation, or both. A man who has by in
tegrity and frugality acquired a little
home and is a tax payer should be allow
ed to vote whether he can read and
write or not; but he who has for the last
thirty years had the opportunities of
free schools and can not read and write
and who has had an equal chance for the
acquisition of property and yet has
through indolence or profligacy, or vice,
failed to become a taxpayer contributing
something to the support of his state
should have no voice in making its
laws."
LASfJOpEY.
Remains of John Sherman
Start For Mansfield, Ohio,
Alter a Funeral Service at the
National Capital.
Washington, Oct. 24. In. the capital of
the nation where hi3 life work had been
accomplished, there gathered today rep
resentatives of every government de
partment and the representatives of
many foreign powers to pay homage to
the memory of John Sherman. The fun
eral services held here were at the Sher
man home on K street where the aged
statesman had spent the greater part of
the past five years and where a few
weeks ago he had come with a full
knowledge of his approaching end, to set
his earthly affairs in. order.
The massive black casket rested on a
black draped catafalque in the parlor.
The air was heavy with the scent of
roses; orchids and hot house flowers that
had come from all quarters, as a final
testimonial of affection and respect.
President McKinley, who had left Wash
ington the night after Mr. Sherman's
death, was represented by Secretary
Hay, who was one of the honorary pall
bearers. From the White House con
servatories there was sent a heavy
WTeath of white roses and orchids. The
British legation is still closed, but Lord
Pauncefote sent a heavy wreath of white
roses.
It was a notable gathering that filled
the hallway and parlors of the residence,
the most representative perhaps at any
funeral here since the burial of Gen.
Lawton last spring, when much the
same concourse of officials and diplo
mats gathered to honor the soldier dead
as met today in memory of the states
man whose services though in a different
line, had been equally as distinguished.
The services at the house were simple.
They began at 1 p. m. and were con
ducted by Rev. Alexander Mackay
Smith, pastor of St. John's Episcopal
church, assisted by Rev. E. M. Paddock,
assistant rector.
Concealed in the rear of the hallway
a quartette of the St. Johns choir, ac
companied by the organist, Mr. H. H.
Freeman, sang in the intervals of the
service. After the hymn, "Rock of
Ages," Mr. Mackay-Smith read the sim
ple but impressive funeral service of the
Episcopal church. When the reading of
the service was finished, the choir soft
ly sang the hymn "Peace, Perfect Peace."
In accordance with Episcopal usage,
there was no funeral address and after
a brief prayer, the choir chanted the
anthem "Lord, let me know my end and
the number of my days."
The casket was then lifted by the
bearers with the honorary pall-bearers
following and carried from the house,
where a detachment of the Fifth cavalry
under Col. Rafferty waited to escort it
to the depot.
The honorary pall-bearers, who were
grouped about the coffin during the cere
mony, were Secretary Hay, Secretary
Gage, Justice Harlan of the supreme
court. Admiral Dewey, Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, ex-Senator Cameron of Pennsyl
vania, Senator Hawley of Connecticut.
Judge Bancroft Davis, J. A. Kassoa of
the state department and Col. M. M.
Parker.
Among those present at the services
were members of the president's cabinet.
Chief Justice Fuller and the associate
justices of the supreme court, John W.
Foster, Gen. Longstreet. Commissioner
of Internal Revenue Wilson, Gen. Vin
cent, Col. Gil more, Mrs. Foraker, Mrs.
U. S. Grant. Mrs. Nellie Grant-Sartoris,
Judge Weldon, Commander Reamy, ex
Senator and Mrs. J. B. Henderson, M.
Thiebaut. French charge d'affairs, Mr.
Kogoro Takihera. the Japanese minister,
the Mexican ambassador and Mme.
Azpiroz, Minister Wu Ting Fang, Mr.
Vicuna, the Chilean minister. Mr. Palido,
the Venezuelan charge, ex-Senator and
Mrs. Quay, Mrs. Robert Anderson and
Mrs. Aduenri and members of the Loyal
Legion.
The funeral party left for Mansfield,
O., on a special train over the Pennsyl
vania railway at 3:30 o'clock. There the
interment will take place on Thursday
when President McKinley will attend.
AT TIIEWR05G DOOR.
Hanna Says Jones Should Have Ap
plied at War Department.
Chicago, Oct. 24. Senator Mark
Hanna will speak at Aurora, 111., this
evening, after which he will return to
Chicago by special train in order tospeak
at the Marquette club banquet at the
Coliseum. He will depart for Mansfield,
O., at midnight, to attend the Sherman
funeral tomorrow, returning to Chicago
tomorrow night, after a conference with
the president at Canton.
In regard to Senator Jones' statement
of his demand on the president for the
secret instructions to the Paris peace
commission which Senator Jones says
was not "complied with, Senator Hanna
said that it was a matter within the
jurisdiction of the war office, and which
the president would probably not inter
fere. More Gold Coming.
New York, Oct 24. Lazard Freres
have $500,000 on the steamship which
sailed from Southampton today, and $1.
000,000 on the Eteamship Teutonic which
sailed from Liverpool today. Total en
gagements for this firm since the present
import movement began are $4,500,000.
Lumber Dealer Assasinated.
Bristol, Tenn., Oct. 24. Joseph Ches
ser, a leading lumber dealer, was assas
sinated at Norton, Va., last night while1
going out of a hotel. The assassin has
not been arrested.
ACROSSTHE BAY.
Col. Bryan Opens His Campaign
In Eastern Maryland.
Made Eight Speeches
the Forenoon.
During
THE RACE QUESTION
Discussed Wherever He En
counters Colored Toters.
Asks Them to Stand by Brown
Men of Philippines.
Easton, Md., Oct 24. The Democratic
presidential candidate last night came
down. Chesapeake bay from Baltimore
to the hamlet of Claiborne, on the east
ern shore of Maryland, and this fore
noon he spoke at the towns of St. Mi
chaels, Easton, Preston, Hurlock, Vien
na, Salisbury and Berlin. He left the
boat at Claiborne and from that point
traveled by special train.
At St Michaels, the first stopping
place of the day, Mr. Bryan spoke to a
small number of people who had con
gregated there. , Among those In the
crowd were some colored people, and to
them Mr. Bryan addressed himself to
some extent Before speaking to the
colored people he referred to the ques
tion of trusts. He again charged that
the Republican party was suggesting
no remeay for the trusts and that the
reason why this was so was that the
Republican campaign contributions
came from the trusts.
On the race question Mr. Bryan said:
"It is one of the strange things to see
in this campaign that the Republican
party goes to a black man and urges
that man to say by his vote that the
brown man in the Philippine islands has
not a right to a voice in this govern
ment, and it seems to me that before a
black man votes to disfranchise a brown
man he had better find out upon what
basis his own right stands, for if we
deny to the Filipino the right to gov
ern himself, what right have we to gov
ern ourselves. It cost hundreds of thou
sands of lives and millions of money to
give the black man the declaration of
independence and now we are spending
hundreds of thousands yes, millions
of dollars and wasting lives to take the
declaration of independence away from
the brown man. Before the black man
of this country votes the Republican
ticket he had better look into the mat
ter and find out what the chance of the
black man is to be when we draw a
race line and say that because a man in
the Rhilippine islands is brown and
not of our race we w ill send a carpet
bag government over there and hold that
government by force from him with a
standing army. We believe in the dec
laration of independence, and if we have
race problems to solve here we think it
is better to solve them than to go seven
thousand miles away from home to get
another race problem and enter upon its
solution, not here at home but so far
away from home as the Philippine isl
ands are."
Easton was the scene of a large gath
ering. This is the county seat of Tal
bot county, an important agricultural
center, and here Mr. Bryan addressed
himself especially to the farmers. Re
ferring to the trusts, Mr. Bryan told his
hearers that they were especially dan
gerous to the farming community. "You
will find," he said, "that it will take a
great deal of faith for a Republican to
find any reason for voting the Republi
can ticket this fall. It is said that faith
is the 'substance of things hoped for
and the evidence of things not seen,'
and the Republican faith this year is
much like that. It is the 'substance of
things hoped for and the evidence of
things not seen." "
Continuing his discussion of the trusts,
Mr. Bryan asked why it is that the
farmers who vote the Republican ticket
get so little consideration from the Re
publican party. Replying to his own in
quiry he said: "It is because they vote
the ticket regardless of what the party
does, while the trust magnates do not
vote the ticket unless it suits them and
unless the party does what they want.
Therefore the party does all they want
and neglects the farmer.".
Mr. Bryan charged the Republican
party with many inconsistencies, say
ing: "You will find that the Republicans to
day are hurrahing for things that they
denounced a few years ago. The Repub
lican party used to stand for bimetal
lism and all the Republicans hurrahed
for bimetallism. Now it stands for the
gold standard, and they hurrah for the
gold standard. They used to hurrah for
the greenbacks, now they hurrah for the
national bank notes. They used to hur
rah for the reduction of the national
debt, now they stand for the bank cur
rency that can only be permanent when
based on bonds. It is a long distance
from paying off the debt to making it
permanent, but they hurrah just the
same. They used to hurrah in denuncia
tion of the trusts, now they say there
are good trusts and bad trusts, and that
they cannot tell the difference between
them."
TOUCHES ON 16 TO 1.
Salisbury, Md., Oct. 24. In his speech
at Preston, Md., Mr. Bryan made refer
ence to the financial question in response
to an inquiry. The question was: "How
about 16 to 1?" Mr. Bryan said:
"If you want to know about 16 to 1. I
will tell you. Sixteen to one was the
paramount issue in 1SS)6, but the Repub
licans have done so many mean things
since then that we are kept busy on the
new things. But if a Republican dis
putes the 16 to 1 doctrine, you tell him
that we have a Republican president, a
Republican senate and a Republican
house and they have never attempted to
change the 16 to 1 ratio, and Mr. McKin
ley is now coining silver dollars at the
ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting for the
aid, or consent of any other nation on
earth. Until the Republican party pro
poses to change the ratio. I object to
their discussing the ratio. When they
propose to change it, we will discuss it
with them."
In his Preston speech Mr. Bryan
charged that all persons contribute to
the trusts. "I want to tell you," he said,
"that the trouble with the Republican
party is that it makes all the Republi
cans contribute to its campaign fund,
and makes all the Democrats too, not by
coming to each man and asking him for
it, because the Republican party collects
a campaign fund from the corporations,
and then these corporations collect from
you, and tha trouble is that the corpor
ations insist on collecting a great deal
more from the people than they give
to the party. We would much better con
tribute to the party ourselves than to
contribute ten. times as much to the
trusts."
CITES MC KIN LEY'S RECORD.
Salisbury, Md., Oct. 24. Mr. Bryan
had a fine audience here, and he made a
speech of an hour's duration. Contrast
ing the Republican and Democratic
platforms, Mr. Bryan said:
"I want you to take the platforms,
and you will find between the two plat
forms this marked difference, that the
Democratic platform expresses the po
sition of the party on every question,
while the Republican platform is
capable of construction one way or the
other. Now this i3 the difference, and
when you come to consider which party
is honest and which is earnest, I want
you to apply a common sense rule. You
know that if a man has something to
present to the public, as a merchant,
something that he believes has merit In
it, he tells all lie knows about it; but
if it has not merit in it, he puts it
out where you can see it and he hopes
you will buy it without asking any ques
tions. When people believe that they
are standing for right principles, they
tell you what they believe and they teJl
you why they believe, what they are
going to do, and why they are going to
do it. But when they are doubtful about
it they use language which can be con
strued one way in one place and another
way in another place."
Mr. Bryan charged the Republican
party with dealing with the people un
fairly. He said the Republican party
today only stands for one policy that
Republicans can defend, and it has only
stood for that for less than six month
"The money question," he said, "is the
only question upon which the Repub
licans seem to have a position, and that
is diametrically opposed to the position
they used to have. Why, it is only a
few years ago since Mr. McKinley de
nounced Mr. Cleveland, said Mr. Cleve
land was driscriminating against one
of the money metals, trying to make
money scarcer and therefore dearer,
money the master and all things else
the servant Now the Republican party
stands for the same policy and Repub
licans who hurrahed for McKinley when
he denounced Mr. Cleveland hurrah for
him now when he follows In Mr. Cleve
lands footsteps."
PASSES INTO DELAWARE.
Berlin, Md., Oct. 24. In closing his
speech at Easton Mr. Bryan made an
appeal for the support of the entire
Democratic ticket, including both the
state and congressional branches of it.
On this point he said:
"The president can do nothing without
the help of congress, and I do not know
of a greater purgatory than to put a
man in the White House and surround
him with men who do not believe in the
declaration of Independence, and there
fore If you are with us on these ques
tions I want you to come out and help
from now on until election day. We have
no money to buy you, we have no power
to coerce you, but we appeal to your
judgment and conscience, and we want
you to roll up such a majority that
money cannot buy away our victory and
no coercion can intimidate those who
want to go with us. And then, my
friends, on the night of election, we can
all rejoice you can rejoice out here as
you think that the principles of civil
government are safe, and in Nebraska
we can say 'Maryland, my Maryland." "
In his Salisbury speech Mr. Bryan
again gave his definition of the differ
ence between a private monopoly and a
government patent. "No man," he said,
"can mistake what we mean when we
say we are opposed to a private mo
nopoly. Wo mean that we are opposed
to that monopoly by which all the in
dustry of a certain kind can be con
trolled by one man, so that one man
tells you what you will have to pay.
that you must receive a fixed price for
the raw material that you sell, and fixed
charges for labor. That is the monopoly
we are opposed to."
In his talk at Vienna Mr. Bryan com
pared the government to a composite
photograph, and said that as in a pho
tograph of that eharartrr each face is
impressed upon it, so in a government,
each individual should make himself felt
in the composition of his government.
Berlin was Mr. Bryan's last stopping
place in Maryland. There he was met
by a Delaware escort committee and he
began his tour of that state. In the
Berlin speech, which was attentively
listened to by a good audience, Mr.
Bryan dwelt especlaly upon the sub
ject of taxation without representation,
contending that it was as unfair for the
United States to tax the Filipinos with
out giving them representation in our
legislative bodies as it was for England
to tax the American colonies prior to
the revolution without their being rep
resented in the British parliament.
M'KINLEY DROVE.
Meets Secretary and Mrs. Hoot at the
Depot
Canton. O., Oct 24. Secretary of War
and Mrs. R.oot arrived today for a few
days' visit at the McKinley home. Presi
dent McKinley and Secretary Cortelyou
drove to the station to meet them, and
the president greeted the visitors at the
car platform. When they started for the
house the coachman was dismissed and
the president himself drove.
PACKED TO THE DOORS.
Great Crowd Hears Altgeld Speak in
Chicago.
Chicago. Oct. 24. Former Governor
John P. Altgeld was the principal speak
er last night at a Democratic mass meet
ing at the Auditorium. The meeting was
one of a series to be held during the
final two weeks' campaign in Chicaso.
and the great hall was packed to the
doors. Governor Altgeld devoted most
of his time to a discussion of the Phil
ippine question and bitterly denounced
the administration policy in regard- to
those islands.
Governor Altgeld read a letter from a
private soldier in troop G, Eleventh
United States volunteer cavalry in the
Philippines, in which the latter told of
the killing of women and children at
tending a wedding party during a suc
cessful effort to capture a Filipino gen
eral. CKOWD WAS TOO LARGE
To Get Into the Eall Where Bourke
Cockran Spoke in Cincinnati.
Cincinnati. O., Oct. 24. Bourke Cock
ran addressed a large and enthusiastic
audience here last night for over two
hours on Imperialism. There was an im
mense crowd around Music hall for
hours before the doors were opened and
many were unable to gain admission.
Ex-Judge Charles Evans, formerly a
Republican, presided. and Howard Doug
las, a leading Gold Democrat here four
years ago, was secretary. Among the
prominent men on the plptfnrm were
Judson Harmon, attorney general in the
cabinet of President Cleveland; John
Grant, formerly a Republican member
of the legislature and the head of the
Union Reform state ticket in Ohio two
years ago, and all of the local Democrat
leaders.
E10T HONEST.
Got. IlooseTelt Replies to Col.
Bryan's Speech
Made to Colored People in West
Tirginia.
CHARGES INSINCERITY.
Hates to Do It hut He Can't
Avoid It.
Third Day Canvass of the Em
pire State.
Norwich, N. Y., Oct. 21. Oovernnr
Roosevelt In the third day of his second
electioneering tour of New York statu
began a. trip which will take him to
Utica, stopping at Earlsville, Cazen
ovia, Canastoga, Oneida, and Rome. Ha
is in good health and suffered but lit
tle from hoarseness. From Utica, where
he will stop two hours this afternoon, hs
will run to Herkimer for a half-hour
meeting, returning to Utica for the big
evening demonstration.
At Earlevllle.where the first stop of the
day was made, the governor took up the
statement of Mr. Bryan that the peo
ple of Porto Rico, particularly the
blacks, were dlsfrancniscd. He nald:
"I challenge Mr. Bryan because of bin
absurd insincerity as shown in this statu
by answers he made to certain questions
and by statements he has made to us.
The other day Mr. Bryan was ask i
how he recorx iled his demand for si !f
government for Malay 'bandits wllh tins
denial of his party, the denial of tliopt
who intend to give him electoral votes,
of the right of self-government t' our
fellow citizens of duskier pkin in Nort u
Carolina, and he answered that evei y
one was not allowed to vote in I'orto
Rtco, that all men of color were not al
lowed to vote in I'orto Itico. Now I fhv
that answer was utterly lnnim ere: that
using the word dishonest in its Iart; t
sense, it was not an honest answer.
That is a serious thing to suy, and I
would nut say it if I could hut jirov it
by documentary evidence.
"Mr. Bryan cithir kn.ws., or ouuht to
know the uualiliratlons of the nuU iat;.
in I'orto Rico. There is not In I'.hpi
Rico the slightest rctiiri Ion on acrcunt
of color. Evrry man is treated on his
wortii as a man. In North CHrollna. tb
black man i disenfranchise! as nm h i v
qualifications that apply to him and iwt
to the white man. In I'orto Hi- a n ; u
Is allowed to vote. I hav got here to
pers issued by the gowni'.r of I'm:
Rico, sitting fortli the iun lilies i lorn !
voters, if he either points tiny property,
or can read and write. wh ther If .
white or colored. In Mnmi hutclts t.
has got to be abb; to read and t r, .
that is, there are men who ran not . t
in Massachusetts, but who ran vote :i
I'orto Rieo, hut ar.y man who run v.
in Massachuset ts ca n vote in I"orti i:U-t.
In short, the preset.t conditions of suf
frage in I'orto liieo r present a Mri'i
towards enf ranohisement."
5ov. Roosevelt took particular de
light along the route today in nssrting
that Mr. Bryan was nbsolutely iriK.iueeie
as was proved, be alleged, 1 y th" fact
that the state of Nebraska bad no labor
laws and that Mr. Bryan, while in con
gress, never attacked a trust.
GOVERNOR CIIJOWS FACETIOUS.
Earleville. N. Y., Oct. 24 . ( lov ernor
Roosevelt found a great gathering of
people here despite the threatening
weather. When Hie train arrived Sen
ator Ilmry J. CogKhall was uddrring
the assemblage. In addition to tiling
the governor had already said he grew
a trifle facetious in dealing with tyone
of Mr. Bryan's statements, lie said in
part:
"In a speech two or three weeks no
Mr. Bryan expressed great rr'seutiuent
at the fact that certain people took their
families to the peosliore and pretuma l! r
bathed there. He said only rich pe,i.j
did it. I wish h could come to (' y
Island some summer and lie would tuel
there tens of thousands of people whom
he would not call rich, who ate enabl 'd
and have been enabled during the past
four years to go down to the seashore
Tor a day off with their wives and tin ir
little ones. Now if Mr. Bryan is e!-'tel
It won't bring to the seashore one man,
woman or child who does not go, but
It will ke r some I nm tempted to r iy
hundreds of thousands from going wh
now go. That is what it will fb. It
won't give any one a better chunctt."
TUT;lsrEl)TVAY.
Many People Tried to Hear Steven,
son and Couldn't.
Adrian, Mich., Oct 24. When Ad!ai
E. Stevenson, Democratic candidate f ,r
vice president, rose to fpeak In the opera
house here today, It was pin kej to the
doors and many people had been turned
away unable to gain admit ta nee. Th
Schools Closed tO permit the Heholiir.t b
hear Mr. Stevenson and several f .irtor'e
also shut down for the orea.-ion. Mr,
fctevens-n spok 45 minutes and dis
cussed trusts, imperialism and potto
Ri'.-an tariff and the United Mates' atti
tude toward the South African republics
in the recent war.
Wants to Bo Guardian.
Cincinnati. O., Of t. 24. Mr. Chas. of
Eafayette, Ind., today applied t th
probate court to be appointed ifimrdian
of Ms son. Mohcs Fowler, who iee'nti
escaped from a sanitarium In 1'nris,
France, and whose w hen al mils are t.'w
unknown to his fithr. Young Fowler,
who dropped hU father name, is lieir
to a lare? estate, and his ha l
frequently in the court to tix hi gutr
Uianship. At Petitioner's Cost.
Mansfield, ()., Oct. 24 Judg Campbell
dismiss..-.-) the application at p' tlti"t
cost in the hubeas corpvm caw of the
Dowieite rie i .on, Kwl'T. Ivlditia U
Kessier was not 111. mtlly deprived of
liberty, but had plaoel hln.s. If la tie
hands of the officers. The Jude ni i
Kessier wu at liberty.
Beckham Signs It.
Frankfort. Ky t. :i n..vnrrf.r
Beckham today apr'Vcd the non-i.-tisan
election bill passed at the csna
session or th legislature, whii h ad
journed Monday.
Potter Palmers Return.
New York, Oct. 24 Among the prn
gers who arrive.! on the Ke'-r
Wilhelm dei' (irosxe were Mr. and Mr.
Potter Palmer and Count Casniiii, tb
Russian aiuiiauudui'.