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CLEVELAND’S REMEDY
FOR DIRTY POLITICS
Former President Addresses Commercial Club of Chicago
on ‘‘American Good Citizenship”—He Received
an Enthusiastic Welcome.
Chicago, October 14.—“ Give to our peo- ]
pie something that will concentrate their |
common affection ami solicitous care, and
let that be the country’s good; give them
a purpose that stimulates them to unite
In lofty endeavor, and let that pur- ;
pose be a demonstration of tin efficiency I
and beneficence if our popular rule.’’
This was the solution offered by formal ■
President Grover Cleveland, as a rom-'dy j
for corrupt polities, in a speech before lie' r
members of the Commercial <T’b .1 their I
annual banquet given at th" Auditorium 1
hotel tonight. The subject discussed by i
Mr Cleveland was ' American Good. Cit- i
izenship.”
He received an enthusiastic r. .'option by ,
the two hundred banqueters when he ap- I
peared at the speaker’s table.
Mr. Cleveland's Speech.
Air. Cleveland took as his topic, “Good
Citizenship.” prefacing his remarks by
saying that be understood himself to be
under bond "to keen the peace if possi
ble, by eschewing polities.” He liken-d
the too prevalent indifference of citizens
to their political duties to the disposition
often manifested by the members of our
churches, who, ’having made profession
of their faith and joined the church, .ap
pear to think their duty done when th, y
live honestly, attend worship regularly,
and contribute liberally to church sup- i
port. In complacent satisfaction, and cer
tain of their re portability, they do not
care to hear sermonizing concerning tho
sinfulness of human nature, on the wrath
to come; and if, haply, they are some
times roused by the truths of vital Chris
tianity. they soon relapse again to their
tranquil and easy condition of listloss- =
A habitual associate of civic indiffer
ence, likened unto a smooth, insinuating ;
miration of tin- flight of the American > : j
gle, which is accompanied by .issur.inees ■
that no tempestuous weather can ever ,
tire his wing Why disturb ■ nt - Ives i
a publi .ft ' ntidet
erator argues with the ;>• -i 1 and . on- .
tented citizen. The indifference or those i
who should git, pr.i tii .d ev'denee -I ,
good citizensnip invih - the "stealthy ap- j
proaeli and the pillage and i.>nt ot the !
forces of :.clfisllne:"■- Hid gri d. These I
baleful emmies of patriotic effort will
lurk ct' ryvhere as long as human nature
remains unr, gen. rati . but nowhere in the
world can the;. crept, su. li desolations as
in free Amer a, and nowlicre an they so ;
credit destroy man’s highest and best .
aspirations lor self-government. It Is j
un less tor us to blink the fact that our j
scheme of government is nosed upon a.
cl u e into: i|i- .'udem■■■ nt" interest and pur- |
among 11.0 it ho make up the body |
of <>u: I’l opli-. i.ei us be honest with our- j
selves if pur nation wn built too much i
t*or in , I I'i: V '
eu in it ..eci: ..'.''it hat. ];ot cd too J
in.pro tic;'!, !"t us frankly aI ni it. But .
if :ot < of ■ oei e.nr'. epport iioiy. I
ami gem.tii" n;'e. : ■ r.i •.»•: in citi..ent iiip I
wire worth th :■■■"’:■ n.d trials that g v )
them birth, and ij tv.- still believi th, tn to
bo worth p: os., rv.iti m, and that they ;
have the inlvi* it i i.. i ami b. m i • m , to ,
make our repubii ■ tr i
happy, let us strongly hold them In love
and devotion. Then it sh:<; ,<• given us
to plainly ‘ ..at n ithln”. is mor un
friendly t i motif, s :l,a" miilorlle our
national eilit.e tl it. tho :.o!fi.'-hn< : s and
cupidity that look upon freedom and law
and order only .■•.■ . many . g mcies in
aid of their designs.”
Odious Evils.
Os till' odlo:::- m,d detestable evils that
nre threatening our national life th." op' n
and notorious corruption of ‘lie suffrage,
the buying and selling of political places
for money, the purchase of political fav
ors and privileges, and tho traffic In
off! Ii! duty for persona! g un- -Mr. Cleve
land s. "' 1:
“These things are confessedly common
Every In tell if mat
Lave grown from small beginnings until
thev ha”? reached frightful proportions
of malevolence; and yet respectable citi
zens by the thousands and hundreds of
thousands have locked on with perfect •
calmness, and with liypocriti il can’t i
have <l"bii d they are not podticians, or
with silly pretensions of fait it in our I
str, ngth and !m 1. ■ ■ g ■ : ■ lalme 1 "
that the country was prosporor,;. c.-pi.d ;
to any < merg mey, and t f against all i
dangers.
“Resulting from those conditions In a ■
manner not difficult I” wholesome
rational sentiment is li.r- itenid with nt-
■
tion:- pert.ide th' pi'”" ti .ought. ■:! i
jealousies rapidly t.nkii on tho com- |
plexion of
every corner ot the '. it” A ”•>. m ar- ■
lug has been piv, n to •. tl i,l pros: r- ’
Uy. With a 1 t
Insolence, an oid pt'. t- which Iris pro- I
ceded the doom of an, lent exp n nts
in popular ruii*, k" daily .’d ho irly
dinned Ln our ears. We are told that
the national splendor we have built up ci
the showy ventur- -of speculatt’ wealth
Is a budge of our Ticce s. I,'nsha.ring
contentment is enjoined u 'n the masses
of our people; and they invited, m
the bare sub ■ ' ■' their seanty
homes, to patriotic.illy rejoice ir, th> ir
country's prosperity. Tl::-" is too un
substantial on enjoyment of b aciit-- t ,
eatisfy those who have been tang) 1
American equality; and tlm l-.:s arisen
by a perfectly natural pr-'css. a di-
teN te ‘te te-te "ai" ,’’?j A
'. ’ >,. 1“ -hf ."-."/u L 7 <f’A,
* - V-7/ I I \
OHf „
Ff J Lave v:ed arrest de.’ fl :.:cht Stack and Poultry Madldne.
K Ittstl: -I"’:."" I”-”''.:.tJ V. iI u- :tcn ha-t. Lly -/t
■ W 'R ; -.-t 1 •>■.', I: :. " : t - . i can recommerElt fwesma. horses, Z ''il
B . A. G. SECHRIST. f i)
N Black-Drr nht Stock and Poultry Medicine was put on the
H market bceaiis-’ t- ot t: Is <".f . joek raiders used the famous /
g Thedford's Black-Dr.-.upht on their ilrxiks and herds with sue- J'P
S cessful results. It has all the good qualities of Thedford’s ('•' ' h
ra Black-Drauplit othi r’nureuL' /.s being added which make it
K palatable for stock and ■ -"’i ... This powdered medicine put \ h"\>.
Ein their food keeps the animal's bowels and liver active and is iC v'O
a posit he pt tvent iveot disease ex on in the midst of contagion. yv J
I BLACRplAUGHlpouiisYnEßiCiiit
j is a preventive of hog cholera and cures poultry which has /
? beeu attacked by that dreaded disease. \ can ot this medi- !» / V’
| cine will keep a good sized herd of hogs or cattk or a flock of X, \_te-y J’
| poultry in health for several week:. X. f
» * Horses do more work, cattle fatten better and cows give \r
I more milk, hogs and sheep gain weight and poultry lay more
c eggs when their bowels ami liver are regulated by Black- te-p \
£ Draught Stock and Poultry Medicine. A
? No farmer, stock breeder or poultry raiser can aftord not to f 7/ V.
I have it constantly on hand as a cure or a preventive for Z/ I/ /
B even - disease his stock or poultry may acquire. Ask your L (
! dealer for a 25-cent can of Black-Draught Stock and Poultry f J
I Medicine, if ho does not keep it send 25 cents to The Fl,at-
I tanooga Medicine Co., Chattanncoga, lenn., and a can will JP
J bo sent you, charges prepaid. **
I satisfied insistence upon a better distri
bution of the results ot our vaunted
I prosperity.
Labor and Capital.
"Wo now se its worst manifestation in
tho nparontlv incorrigible dislocation of
the proper relation between labor and
i capital. This of itself is sufficiently
I distressing; but thoughtful men are not
! without dread or sadder developments
I y. ’. to come. Thet e has also grown up
I among our people a disregard for the re
’ st."ahits of law. and a disposition to
■ evade its limitations, while querulous
i strir-i ires concerning the action of our
i courts t. ud to under mine popular faith
; in t'i"‘" course of justi 'C; and last, but by
ro me cis least, eompltiints of imaginary
or exaggerated shortcomings in our
■ tinnr.ei.il’ policies, furnish an excuse for
: the flippant exploitation of all sorts of
monetary nostrums.
• I hasten to give assurance that I have
not spoken in a spirit of gloomy pes
simism I shall be the last of all our
people to believe that tho saving grace
~f patriotism among my countrymen Is
dead or will always sleep. I know that
it” timely revival and activity mean the
vali i'lti 11 of the loftiest hopes of a
free nation. 1 have faith that, the awak
fijiiisr is fort:, omlihT. on tii'.s faith
b lild :i cheerful It >pe for tho hetilittg" o"
ail Um wounds indicted in slumber and
T)Cgb ‘t.
\,,r do I forg t mt surroundings as I
, speak If the city of Chicago has had
I experiences that support my recital ot
... I 1 !;. Ido not fail to remember that it
b.' ■ also been here demonstrated in what,
in noer good citizi nship etin protei l
against then. As In the municipality,
< , in our nation, our weal or woe
made I'd , ndfi,i upon the dlnistercsteo
participation, or tlw neglect, ot good
men in public affairs. It is time that
tin re should be an end of self-satisfied
; gratification, or pretense of virtue, in
th. phrn-' “I am not a politician.’ and
lit is time to foibid tho prostitution of
’ the word to a sinister use. livery clti
-1 zt n should be politician enough to bring
. "If within the true moaning of the
a rm. as one who concerns himself with
‘the regulation or government of a na
tion or date for the preservation of its
; sat’-iv pea -.’ and prosperity.’ This is
; politics In its best sense, and this is
: good citizenship.
Personal Politics.
i “If good men are to interfere to make
i political action what it should be, they
I must not. suppose they will come upon
; an opmi field unoccupied by an opposing
force. On tho ground they have neg
”,’ted they will find a host of those who
ni ige in politics for personal ends and
” !'b'. purposes; and this ground cannot
I lie taken without a hand to hand conflict.
I TL..’ attack must bo made under the ban
ner of disinterested good citizenship, by
j roldicrs drilled in lessons of patriotism.
. for life at
, stnntly on duty. A- the crusaders fought
i .mt or ’"’S ago for the recovery of the
holy land from Infidel possession, so with
suin'’' stubborn zeal must today s ertt
.a i -n in iho cause of good government
■ ... ’ holy land ir->m
the infidels who would degrade and defile
j It.
1 “Their creed should bind together In
:.-i’ii’”r..us '-‘onporatlon all who are willing
1 to flal't to make our government what
110 'a i her- intended It tn ho—a depos-
I itorv of benefits which, in equal current
nt 1’ i olume. should flow out to all the
pc ’ Tb.L .r< <’d should teach the
wi’ l-'"lii’ss of attempting to make free
opportunlithe occasion for s izing espe
cial adv.'tntages, and should warn against
the danger of rutL'css rapacity. It should
ci. ,’t’ ostentation and extr tvagawe
In th. Ilf of our people, and demand
in the in.iiinpnirnt of public affairs slm-
I’ll'tly ard strict economy. It should
t'-ncli toleration in all things save dis
honesty ,-ii.d Infidelity to public trusts. It
sill’ ild lipho’d the interests of labor and
advo'ate itr fair treatment, but should
sternly forbid Its interfiTi-rwc with those
contented with their toil, anti Its at’u’npt
to force compliance with its demands
by violent disturbances of peace and
good order. It should recognize in the
wide distribution of capital and Indus
trial enterprises the best assurance of
iillclligcn■. whole nmelt interested polit
ical conduct, and should condemn un
neecssnry unnatural and speculative
combinations in trade or enterprise ns
teaching false business lessons and put
ting ’onsumers at their mercy.
Common. People end Finance.
• “it should Insist that our finances and
currency concern not alone the large
I trad' rs. merchants arid bankers of our
i f il’d, but that they are intimately, and
\i’ri day. relatrrt to tho well-being of
! our people In all conditions of life; and
I that, therefore If any adjustments are
; no ■ ssary, they should be made In such
i manner as shall certainly maintain the
| soundness of our people's earnings and
i th’ security of" their savings. It should
enjoin respect for the law as tho quality
■that cements the fabric of organized so
' ci< ty and makes possible a governtm nt
iby the people. And in every sentence
land every line of this creed of good etti-
7.’ nsb.ip. the lesson should be taught that
our country is a beautiful and productive
ti. to .’i cultivated by loyal Americans,
who with weapons near at hand, whether
i th'”.' sow and reap or whether they rest,
i will nlwavs be prepared to rvi: i those
’ wlio attempt to despoil by day or pilfer
i In the night.
, “I am by no moans unmindful of the
• <’> t' nt to which tho American people are
jin a certain sense governed by parties;
nod 1 am quite willing to confess a strong
party a I’.og lance. 1 speak tonight "f
■ ”'in tiling lito.id' r and loftier than par-
Itv "f ■ higher law under whose sanction
THE WKEKIX CONOTVTIOIi OA.. HONDA • OCTOBER If), 1903.
fall parties should exist nnd by whose de-
I crees all parties should be judged. I
I would have the mass of our voters so
i constantly impressed by this law. and
no insistant upon its observance, as t<»
I force upon the managers of party or
| ganizations the necessity and expediency
■of its recognition. Within the limits of
I this law of patriotic American good
| citizenship, there is abundant room for
I intelligent party activity; lv.it this ac-
I tivity must lie clean and uncorrupted -
I sincere in its intentions, frank In the
! declaration of its purposes, and honest
lin the affairs of the people.
Good Men Must Arousa.
“It Is as clear as noonday that if the
patriotism of our people is to be aggres
sively vigorous and equal to our national
preservation, and If politics is to subserve
a high purpose instead of degenerating
to the level of a cunning game, our good
men in every walk of life .must arouse
themselves to consciousni’-ss that the safe
ty and best interests of their country
involve every other interest; and that
by service in the field of good citizenship
they not only do patriotic duty, out in
a direct way save forth, niseives the
• share of benefits due them from our free
I institutions. It our busines men in their
I hard struggles for accumulation will re
member these things and admit their
country's weal to a share in their strug
gles; if our s holars and educators will
nut ony tea h patriotism but will emerge
from tduoretiiai eintcmplation and give
proof of their ox , mpios that theii les
sons mean practical care lor their coun
try; and if in every way possible our peo
ple are reminded of the value of the
government they hold for tlieniselvcs and
In trust for their children, and ar. stim
ulated m i’.itidiigent activity in
" its protection, we may confident-
Ily look for the conditions and re
| suits treasured up in a divine purpose
I and prophesied through faith in God at
j our nation’s birth.
’ ""In th” day when all shadows shall
1 have passed away and when go id cltl
j zi’iiship shall have iikklc sur,'. the safety.
I permanence and Happ!!.-• >. of our nation,
: in w small will appear th,' strifes of seHlsh
j ness in our civil life, and how petty
’Will seem tho mnclii nations of degraih d
j politics? There : h.ill b> sot over against
OF UNITED STATES
IN THE RUSSO-IAP CRISIS
By Sam W. Small.
i < 7 —< EMEMRER Port Arthur!" That
pr is the Japanese war cry that is
* ' sounding now from one cud of
’ “Dal Nippon”—the "Rising Sun” empire
i that within fifty years h.is sprung from a
I secluded semi-barbaric state to tiie posi
tion of a world power to be reckoned
with.
While the reports from tho I’ar East
leave a scant liujo that the pending dif
ference;' lietween Russia and Japan can
bo reconciled and peace between them
preserved by diplonmy, both nre ready
for the fray. Riissla. must fall back, or
fight. She prefer:, to fight. Japan must
submit to broken tre: ties and Russian
nggresMcni-i menacing Korea and thence
i Japan, or fight. And Jap tn is aching for
I a. fight.
The Record-Breaking War.
‘ Wouldn’t it make your heart jump to
j know that a war is on which may in
volve over one-half or say 800,000.000 of
tho entire population of tho g! .'be In Its
meshes and miseries’’ Yet. if the im
j pending conflict between Russia and Ja
pan becom-"”" as pervading :>■ the politl
; clans of tho civilized world believe, that
; is what wo may ho looking upon before
tho dawn of the holy Christmas morn.
While it will figure in history as tho
j Russo-Japanese war, It will involve
I Franco as the ally of Russia, England a.s
the ally of Japan, Germany as :■ Chinese
1 lessee and China hers' ls as the casus
I belli because of the coercion by whicli
: she has been overhorne by Russia, and
for whose independence and territorial In
tegrity. as well a.s open doors to world
commerce, all those great powers and tho
I’nited Slates stand pledged. Jap: n. be
! ir.g first to feel tiie aggressions ot’ the
bear, has determined to demand the ful
filment. of the- Russian tnaty bonds, or
' force the arbitrament of arms.
Japan’s Lony-Standing Grievance.
' Most of our readers will remember that
'in 1894 Japan and China fell afoul of
I each other and tho little hornets of the
i island empire smashed the Chinese fleet
I to flinders with a rapidity and sea skill
I that amazed the nations and then whip
! ped the pig-tailed arraic.". of Kwang-Su to
a standstill.
At tlie end of the war Japan oe upied
the province of Slier. King ind estiib
: lished a military and naval base at I’orl
i Arthur, near i’s point of the peninsular
of Liaotung, commanding control of the
Gulf of Pec hill
But Russia came to the front ns the
" conservator of Cliiua. and offered to save
to hi r both her pride and hi r possessions.
China tigreed to tne offer and Russia,
ha.ving obtained th” cooperation of
Franco and Germany by tin promise of
“a piece of the pie” to each, forced Japan
’ for I'i ’k of a powerful ally, to abandon
the southern slior ”: of Manchuria, and to
accept a cash indemnity nnd the island of
Formosa in lie i <" f a pel n am nt foothold
on Chinese territory. It exasperated the
Japs to evacuate Port Arthur and see it.
i occupied by the Russians, but one pluckv
i dwarf could not resist three burly brig
-1 ands!
Dividing the Spoils.
Russia moved into Manchuria, breeches.
‘ boots and baggage, and ‘bus wade an
i other long stride in the march she began
ir. 1555. by crossing the Tral mountains
and setting her standards toward the Pa-
■ rifie ocean. For three ccnturii s and a
half Russia has steadily pursued the
! policy of gathering to herself all Siberia
and Eastern Asia, just as within the last
quarter of a century she has b -on press
ing slowly southward to take to herself
I’i rsia, Afghanistan and India.
Germany took a ninety-nine years lense
on tlie port of Knio-Chon and a large cir
cle of territory around it.
France asked and obtained further cn
i c< sions south of Tonkin and c: tablished
. French. Indo-China, including Cochin
< ’hina.
Er.riand demanded a lease of ’Wel
’ }!:,;-Wei, across the str.'tlr from port
Arthur, 'with comnu-nd of the Gulf of
Ach'd and the water route to Pekin.
Such are the various positions and in
ter st:- of those four p avers on '"’hin-.'se
anil today, since Rusli'"', lias failed to
s, .site Manehurin ;< ”1 r. I’clivi :- ft : >
I'idna on Bth of this month, as she
had agreed to do.
Japan’s Paramount Interest.
' one may properly ask what interest
" Japan now has in all this affair? If
■ China and tho form, r allies of Russia are
; content to see her abandon her pledges
I ar.d retain Manchuria, what basin’ .■ has
i Lipan to clip in and make a gun play?
’ In the first place, Japan do . not want
i all southeastern Asia Russianized, its
ports monopolized to th ■ s .’V, Korea ab
sorbed and Japini.se i- ’’onization in that
,-.np:ro proveni’ d. :in.' i .-".u'cially she <■!'-
i.'rt” to a i■ "s : bd ' "'."’ir.’ partition of
China and ”egregation of th'.: yellow peo
ples, of v.hii ii Jap'in is now tin ". .ul, r
: and < ul'i bo the unifier and protector.
Japan lies grown in half a century in
,:'l the arts, uidustria! and political, ■>!."
; wci'l'T lil civilization. Sin e 1877 sir
li is l,i ' ii building a navy and I'iiiee the
■ v.ar with China has increased her war
V’ss'i’l dit plaeei.'ieni from 30.000 to 250.-
i COO tons', embracing 70 fighting craft and
i 67 torp.do boat: . Sh“ ti-splris to mili
j tnry. naval and train pci tatlon supretn
, aey in tlr OrPut awl for the aecoutplisb-
■ meat of her purpose .-.b” must stop the
i li’.cr’-ising dominion of Russia in that
j part of the world.
Japan Is Hot How Alone.
Early in 1002 a British-Japanese alli-
I ance was entered into for the avowed
them in that time a reverent sense of
cooperation In heaven’s plans for our pen
plus greatness, and the joyous prido ot
standing among those who In the com
railashiP A.narl.’an good citizenship
have *0 protected and diefended out
I heritage of self-government that our
treasures are safe la the citadel oi' pa
trlotism, ’where neither moth nor e*ist
doth corrupt, and where thieves do nor
break through nor steal.' ”
Mr. Cleveland arrived at Chicago earjy ,
this morning, and went direct to the Au- i
dltorium hotel, where he giniM-K u num
ber of friends, who were waiting to meel
him.
I At I o'clock this afternoon he was
1 j the guest of Cyrus H. McCormick and
■ David B- Jones at a luncheon given In
his honor at the Chicago Club.
Cleveland Talks to Boys.
I Chicago, October 15.—Former President
i Grover Cleveland was received with
. I lusty cheers by th? students of Armour
institute today. He made a speech
; which brought forth much applause. One
, statement he made was cspeciall; happy.
t concerning his audience, which is en
, gaged in acquiring what hr terms an
, industrial education.” He said:
. j ”1 am a grem stickler for higher edu
cation, but I want to tell you this; The
opportunities today are greater than eve:
tor boys to get a practical education—
an Industrial education—and 1 wouiu
! rather my own boy grew up able to build
! a great bridge like th? Brooklyn bridge :
• than to receive the highest honor tna
people could bestow upon him. I hate ’
io bear persons talk in a pessimistic ;
strain to the elfect that the day of op- i
portunity In this country has gone by
1 and that the chances for a young mar: ■
t.’ rise by his own efforts have passed i
i away. It is not true. There is room
at the top and there always will be.”
Before visiting the Armour school Mr.
• Cleveland, accompanied by James H
t Eckels, called upon Mrs. Walter cj.
Gresham, widow of Secretary of State
1 Gre iiam, o:' the Cleveland cabinet.
In the afternoon Mr. Cleveland was
entert.iincd wi h luncheon al the Chi
, -ago Club. Leaving the Chicago Club,
lie was escorted to the Art instiiute,
where a ptihl;? rp- . p”on was tendered
I him. Mr. Cleveland left for Ills home
at I'riniTton at 6 o'clock tonight.
i purpose of “maintaining the Independence I
1 and territorial integrity of the empire of
I China and the empire of Korea " As
l Manchuria had been swarming for twn
: years witli Riusi ian troops to the nunicer ■
| of 250,000 the world public at once, saw ;
that England’s alliance with Japan was ;
the first, step in a plan to expel Russia I
from Chinese territory.
In fact, when V 'count Cranbornc, now |
lately bi come Lord Salisbury, was in- i
ti i'i' gHed in pai lin’iii nl as to the in
clusion of Ma.: eliuria in th ": alliance, he
replied that '"Maiuthuria is no more ex
cluded than any otii. r province of Chi
na." Bui England can "idy give active
aid to J.'|..n ivi've.J s’no bocOm-s 111”
attacked by more ilvin one potver Ja
pan is willing to eng.ige Rus.-ia single
handed, but if Kns-ia coerces Cliiua into
cooiu.-r ition, or brings France to her as
sistance, either of which is probable, then
I England will get busy. She can mike
it rough sailing for the ships of France.
I Russia or even Germany, on their way to
I Chinese waters to reinforce the Russian
j fleet.
Chances of the Combat.
j If only Russia and Japan fight out the 1
issue it ” very gene: ally conceded that
" Japan rt.inds the better chance to win
I out. Her flcf-t Is disposed to catch the ;
Russian lips divided and whip them by
| squadron:. Her officers and seamen are j
I the snpe tors of the Russians and her 1
vessel;- .- ined with the latest and best
• equipments. She is a battle-bird on the
water.
On land the forces of Japan can hold
: their own with all that. Russia ' in I ring
against them. Tiu> relative strength :'
the armies of each that are available for I
active hostilities Is as follows;
Russia’s Army.
In Manchuria 50.000 ■
1 At Bort Arthur and Talienwai.. .. 90,000
On railway lines 110,000
Total 250,000
Japan's Army.
Regulars 167.629
Reserves and Landwehr 302.331
I First and second depots 161,547
Total 632.007 |
j Russia might throw a few more score I
. thoiiS’ind a toss 6.030 miles between St. j
' Petersburg and the Yalu river, but she I
can scarcely spare them from the duty
’ they now have on hand of repressing i
. home troubles and fighting off the bit- .
j gands of the Siberian regions.
What Is in the Balance?
i For Russia the continued possession of :
j Manchuria and two great Ice free trad- j
j ing ports, closeness to and strong influ- I
: cnee over Pekin and tii Chine: ” coast. I
I and ilir.mgli that fin il absolute of
; tin' whole eastern Al ia on terms of her i
- oo dictation.
’ . For Japan the headship of the Mongo- I
; iian nice, the autonomy ot its nations, I
. : the fi” ,dom of Chinese ports to licrseli
■ and the world and if,, escape Iroin any
■ possibr ity of future suojtcaen to Russia. I
For i.uropcan uailon.s tiie .4,nr,teuunce ;
!of tne open door >n ;. 1:1 China, espe- j
i ciaily of Mancliuria, under tii? ieadersnip I
l of England, Japan aim the I n,.id Lillies, '
and till.' widening o. their individual I
' possessions and spheres us action in I
: China.
i For civilization at large tho transforma-
I tion of China from '"he sleeping nation"
; into a new life of creative activity and !
■ progress, her release from a sense of
j subserviency to threatening powers and
■ ] her entrance upon the arena of modern-
■ 4 ity In politics, industries and commerce.
; The Interest of the United States.
' Secretary Hay has already developed
j nnd safeguarded the ini: rest of the United
I States. We have already tlie second
j largest trade in Mritch-irli. it is a large
i and growing mark, t for our cotton goods, :
’ : oil products and machinery. Th loss of I
that trade would be especially damaging I
to the south. By the treaty signed at i
Pekin the past wcelt the op.n ports of
Monkden ana Ta-'i’uj:g-Kao, dlstin'tly
marked on tho map above printed, have
boon established for free entry by all na-
I tions. These are important trading ports
, and in case Russia is abm to liold Man
churia she will wish them 'dosed because
of their rivalry with Port Arthur and
Dalmy. But the United State, will Insist
that whitever may happen—war or no
war—Russia or an?, other power, holding
Manchuria, shall carry out tin exact
terms of the treaty just m de whereby
those two ports are declared free ports.
Can We Remain TJeutral?
Should this anticipated war occur it
will cause our administration tn keep a
close and jealous eye on tlie proceedings.
Wc may have to send a fleet to guard
and protect American interests. This
' country has no occasion to join either I
j side unless one or the other attempts to I
l Interfere with our rights in the commer- ■
I cial intercourse we have now wi:h China j
and are to have in two new treaty ports I
; above mentioned.
i If these rights are attacked it will be- j
j come our duty to defend them and if that ’
; defense requires men, money and ships
I we have them at command. It is sin- |
I eerily to be hoped that no such necessity ;
I will arise, but wherever Russia or China |
1 or both are in Hie case no man can pre
i diet the probable course of events.
' i One thing can be taken as :i surety
' and that is tlie prompt defense on our
I p irt of any of our rights that may be
threatonof! and the forcible preservation
• , of our growing and lawful trade with the
I i 600,000.000 consumers of the Orient.
WOMENS PSIAESE
For Diseases Peculiar to Their Sex There is no Medicine
That Gives Such Universally Good Kesults.
The Actress and ‘ he H ° usewife Rely
Upon Pe-ru-na.
. ■ •
tli 11 hi|i.!, I._ j. r.T~.T,-r-i I I Miss Zelma Rawlston, BW. 29th St., New York 1
H Clt ' V ‘ wrlte3:
' r \ "For over a year I have used Peruna. and)
I ' find it all you claim for it. I shall take great;
r y I pleasure In recommending II to my professional i
■ L Drlends/’-Zelma Rawlston.
I
" P Peruna seems so admirably adapted to “at.irrl:;?! trnubl<-’<
J & of women that it rarely fails to ln:."anll, reliev- and
' V promptly cure.
■ - No sooner do<*s ei woman b®£»ln to takr Peruna. t ;an j .d
: f eels that a cure ls ln !,lsht ’
‘ H sometimes It is necessary to take It for weeks and e-.’i-n
■ months, but the good effect becomes apparent at once ar.d
B gradually continues until a cure is perf-'lfed
! L Noted Women Who Use Pc-ru-na.
JS I Belva Lockwood, Washington, D. C.
I 8 Mrs Lucy Clerk. Farmington, t tnh. Vice Pro ident
. « U Utah State Council of Women.
•1 £ Mrs. Verona E. wife of late. Senator Roa b, of
1 ' r Larimore. N. Dak.
’J L Mrs General James Longstro t. of .’erli gt ■ D <-
1 Mrs. Grid.ey, mother of •" ’main G-. >. ' 11- f. 8.
" A— Cruiser Glymria.
Mrs H. A S Minh. ■ I” - - I'o ent
——■nw'jsE Ass’n.. No. 237 Jackson Pari-
Mr.-:. IT onH U.” r ; ” • , ' . o' I- - .
Mrs. ’iT'ophll- - ' ■■ o; ■:.»
- :'":1~.
Mrs Go- E J Gri ' am. i": ,-su:" I'-,iters of •
feYrr-y-Conf»nera-v and FresTent ITcv ’ “>nr<>V’'’r: ■;
ZZZ. ~; —■■—— Herndon, Va
— : Mrs F E. Warren, wife of "’-o’ • - and r.ow I rd’e-1
States Senator F D. Warren, of ’.V-.o - ;
fi Yia
tew
e— o ;
( Mrs. Nary Herweck. 96 Hastlns Street, BL Louis, Mo., ; \
■ Writ -l am q’ad to testify to ’hs ttonendal results of P'- '
1 ntna After the brHi of my last child I felt weaK ana ) >
; dlaalile.d. I tried several physicians with HtVa relief. )
I while Peruna quve me the greates. possih.e benefit. It? J'■•-y/'n
t seemed 0 build ud my entire bMy. drlvj out pa.n and/
<to vitalize me through ond through. I am now in ■*>’
splendid health, reau ar. with the best appetite In tim j
world and in iht full enjeymwt of Hie. WorK seenvi
i easy and nothing troubles er worries mo os It did when \ j
■ 1 was In poor health. 1 shall uss my Influence wUh my > p / W a*c /1
friends who aro slc.x to ute f«runa I know Ido tnem I f I fl
ja favor- it is the bsst modß'ln - I know of to cure tho 1 >»■
j His of women. ” —Mrs. Mary Herweok. k v.-,.,.. ••
t—» ELVrC catarrh Is a phrase eclnoil
!-- J by Dr. Hcrtmau. covering all that
large class of diseases that used to
be known r.s female w-actiot- .he lower
p - rtion of the abdemen i» called by an
aismists the pelvis. This organs cmitsln
«<’ Ir. tide portion of th* body sr« known
as the pelvic organs. There are seve al
o! them, very delicate an J very eub oyt
to catsrrh. Few iror.«n escape entirely I
catarrh of th*«e organs. While wh esse :
j ■ •joire same minor cUtTeron'-’' «; to <<•- ,
tail, thev are. all In r*a"t'.y alike.
I‘elvlc" catarrh, therefore, la s. gynerte j :
n-»- ....——2: •- % '• * ”*• ~ R**’-~■
rnnTijrnmnPi OQ
i Lnii I Hl uillu uLAbhu
urn 1 nni T
LL DuLii
To I:old Negroes in Line Roosevelt
Hurries Judson Lyons to Ohio.
The President Seems To
Have Become 0. Most "Of
fensive” Partisan.
Washington, October 14. tSpccinl.)—
R. sist'-r of tl:.’ Treasury Jiklmoh Lyons
has been call' d on to assist in holding:
the colored voter.- of the Buck' ?"-■ F-ti.t
--in line. Ly ms Is regarded as the bos:
typo of negro officeholih r under the ad
ministration. and hr- is expected to help
bring out the full negro vote md save
tho state to tho repiihll'.Tns. 4
Colonel Dick has not made any claims,
blit lie his whipped into line . very sp- ak
er ot prominence in a half dozen states,
and m"it who hold jobs unit :■ p’s::- ’■ :, n
congressmen are ordi ri d io g t out ar t
hustle for Uncle Mark. S'cr tary Shaw
othi’T memhers of :li•• '.t gt, am!
fe.l'ral official, who is suppo: ".I to P”: -
votc-u-etting qualities, are b' iiig foro-
M:rt.>n of LT'i' I I ",: ii.,’lt. no: with
S'."ndi’.ig, 1:1s frequent output of prote.-'ls
n , r ■, | >io U3 l . y government
ofll'-oholdors. Nc pn . ’<i’ a. <iyri"'g the
past thirty years has < . ’ ' " ! Mr Roose
velt or goj?.'? to such cxi.’cmes in lor-ms.-
eflieeholders to t.i't:' th front rank on
the pollti.'i’.l tiring line.
While president of the civil service com
mission he induced President < !e . e:ana io
ai>prove an order forbidding fed er. I ofii
•elms from making poliucul speeßies oi
otherwise taking an tive part in part.;,
politics. Edwin Warflel'i. now demo
cratic candidate for governor of Mary
land. was at that time sui eyor of tl’.,-
port of Ualilmoie. and also a ri'iu"'.
of the democrati,' state comraitte.'. "I no
Roosevelt on'ir required him to retire
from tho committee or rcsiiji his govern
ment office.
Roosevelt an Offensive Partisan.
So anxious is Mr. Roosevelt to sucee I
hi:,.. Ml" that he Ims pm a -ide Ids “P-r
--nieious activity” theories and is resort
ing to ofi'-ner ■ i-iu'ti--'nship of a bn.ml
wbi h Jay Ti'.ibbe’l "Block." of Five D id
le'.” and "Star Route Steve” Dorsey
would have shied at. Not only are fed
eral olficulmideis requir. d i,> go upon lite
stomp to support the administr.it ion, b..t
in Georgia. S,.uii Carolina. Florida and
all of the southern states republican ref
erees who distribute federal patronage aro
offl-eholders. Recently recommendations
have been coming to th" president from
Independent sources In the south and in-
term that covers ail eases of catarrh of (
th a pelvic Organs. Thor* D no cure equal , :
tn promptness snd permanency to a. short .
course of Fenina.
Paruna J”<is not rolHro these eases by
temporarily seme symptom,
but ley a r«m»va.l of th* cause. Msnv a
woman can testify that a local trvatmsu't
os not permanently eure. A large mu'.- '■
tltude of women are constantly going I
from doctor to -foetev *o re Mve local
treatment with little or no result.
In Penina these wnwinr-. find » prompt
and permanent cure. Thousands upon
timations hive been modu t-unt tlio p,evi
dent war tisfioil wills th"»» to wh-•.'»
i l.t had 1 fm advise a ilm .i.*’-te;" of
' . a,; i.-.i;::tinnnl- . ie!'iry Loeb tollny .-. A"
jo t this statement relntii'e tc tbc -
I t'."rialion-'I
, ”Tho president Is much gratified over
; tlie ."ssuite of hie efforts t'.iiu;i f jh hit
i advisers In the m uthem s'.at.-s to give
th? people clean, competent oAleeis and
i the best pvr-’l”l8 «. ."ice in ..ill tho d’.;-
. partments. Lt is Ills intention to sue.al:;
• these advlseri full." in the future, as ;ic
; i lias done in the past."
' The referees are looked ui rm m most
! of ill'-' southern stat r a? tlie
i r- , -nt:: r jye.- of the :>vesi:l' ::t m both
1 :,;,.’’.:ntinnt.-" •••» 1 politlerii mat fi s. .a.J
t1,.,- tight against them in the smith an-
1 often led by republicans who arc- in revni
' :ip:’.iii'"t the ;>1 ’ .'ii! nt s nomination next
Some of the Referees.
I ]n Virginia the ref'iree is Reyrc-'entfitive
' rib-nip. the only rcyeiblir'an representative
■in congress from that state. The North
' Carolina pa ro ig is ■ nitrolied by the
• ! chairman of the republican state com-
: mittee, a son In law of Justice Priteh
ard. of the suprem" court of the District
: of Columbia; in S'cith Cnroiina r.y John
i, Cape;:- I'nited Slat 1 ■. i ’ri
’ Major Ml'-ah Jenkins, intern.’ r '.fn.:c
{ . . tor; in Alabama by ex
I live Aldrich and Mr. Thompson, cbllec-
j to r of internal :■ ' - . I:.
ill.' state comm”: ice; in Missiscrtpi by
U- it’d Stat r Mnr.-hal Wilson; in Ten
■cc.'.'-. .' by Representatives Brownlow and
■' Gibson, and so on through, tlie south.
—
Tree Booklet
’ On Urinary Diseases, written by th."
1 lending specialist of this country. Ad
dre s Dr. J. Newton Hathaway, 42 Inman
; building, Atlanta. Ga.
: THE 310.000 PORT RECEIPTS
CONTEST.
I The best October estimate will
i bring to the owner S2OO cash sure.
i Should if secure any other prize, the
i $2-00 will be added to it, if not, the
■ $260 will be sent anyhow. A S2CO
, ! check to your order will look mighty
pretty about January j sth next.
Don't you want it?
WILL NAME- SOUTHERN MAN.
Election of Dr. Green aa Peabody
Agent Not Permanent.
i Tbc i' l.ir i of trustei’s of th" Penbody
! fun* did not. elect a permanent suc
j cei-S’ir to the 1« e Dr J. 1,. M. Curry
i at their rci'ent meeting, as was erro
| ut their recent meeting.
f: w.'is at tir.",t tb.r intention of the trus-
! l<- s to tli ct a g, neral agent, but upon
! investigation it was found 'hat cv -ry
| name that was considered was unavail-
I aliie at : I’c present, time on a. "aunt of
j tlie f.u't -hat a!l th ’ more ; . 'minent cd
ucators of tile south, with !> w excep
tions, "v in ■ ■ tonal
i work that would hold them until n xt
| f.i'.l.
l>. Green who was said io have been
| cifcte i to the position, was -.ir.iuiy re
, quested to act in that capacity until a
successor to Dr. Curry could L" secured.
His term wiil not exceed one year at
most, and he will be succeeded by some
prominent southern man.
thom-ands of testimonials to this eite-t
K.re n-ceived by Dr. Rartrnan every' year
The good that Peruna has accomplished
in this class of < aees can scarcely
overestimated.
If you do not derive prompt and wc'
factory results from the use ot Perunr.
write at once to Dr. Uartman. gtr ' -3 -■
full statement of your case and he
be p-eared to give you his valu'i: a ad
vice gratis.
Address Dr Hartman. President of The
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus. Ohio,
; HAVE YOU A NYTI HUG rOR SALE
r : Ths October 26th Edition of The
Weekly Constitution Will Reach
the Homes of 200,000 Buyers
t i Throughout the South.
I Do you want to ?••'! your far::'. '■ >ar
L . cattle, seed of any Kind, implements -
• : anything which appeals to the b-st
i of fc.rnicrs in th. south? It so. yon wT.
. , have :.n advertisement tn Tim \“ ■■
‘ i Co/ii'titutioii of O-’tT.'or 26. whi< h will ->o
I I 200.000 and wi'i 1. wii! c-im: ‘e>e:y
• .'over the pmithorn states from Vtrg’.m-’i
1 to Toxas. !:•'To send one '■•'
’ | card t> < a.-h 200.000 homes would ’--d
i y. u $2,000 for ti. • cards T -. . ■ : S'T
J nothing of the labor and exper ... ■<:' ■ d-
I '!r'.s=ing the-:’.:. You C’lil put a thro,:-:: <»
, | advertiser: mt it: this edition and have tha
, : arance that it will go into each Os 200.-
I 000 homes—the best in the south-at a
. I ::’.st of only $2.25. Should you ww.t
i morn so.ice n-i 1 75 cents for a-: ■-
I ti-w.I line. Seven words count a b.
■ I You can quote a good d-ml in 21 v. —■ ■
' i whirl’ v. i’l only c-.-t ■ no $2 25 ’.’ ’
| sertion. Four linos, 23 words, wi’i • -
j you $3.00 f r insertion. One inch of e.
i single column, will cost you $10.50 t’r
insertion. .'.’ire a- in fx.'i.t prop -
. | f;o;i. Don't spend your money on it ’’’
less you have ;: good Offer to th,- trr I -
■ an 4 nil! largo audi, Xo’.v, •
lis short. October 25 is not fur ■ ■ 1
i we will a.-k you to rush your . t -
‘ , gather v.’i'h money to p.-q. for same. .T.
the r: r lirst moment po -Tie and w ''.. I
; guarantee that you will roach 200.000
I homes through’> .”. the ilh on O. t ■:er
i 26. You well know there Is no hetr. r
section th in the south, financially sy ik
ing. People in the .southern stat’s 1: :v •
more money this fat] than they h . h: 1
in over twenty years.
Address all copy, with money for «.ime,
tn ADVEHTIK!X MANAGES Cv'NSTI
TI’TION, ATLANTA. GA.
——•-
TO CUT OUT THE MIDDLE MEN.
j Farmers’ Trust Will Do Business in
Nebraska.
: Lincoln. Nehr.. October 12.—The F.irm
j cr.< < >ap ra;: • ' Shipping Association,
I commonly called the farmers’ trust, has
; legally entered the stat? of N‘braska.
I the secretary of state having r. reived
|it : -■ ation papers. Th pa -r
cr,pi::i.l sior-k is $603,000. and the purpose
of the oeiatiop is to handle grain and
!1\ ? st>>. k and to eliminate the middle
men.
Forced Man To Do Murder.
| Pi-■•vid<- ace. P., [., October 16.—Sharkto
I,’:;-’, an Armeanian, who was
arrested for the murder yesterday -T
Lector Oulos’ian, treasurer of an Ar
menian :-o dety. to obtain the $620 which
th<- t:’■•.. ury was known to h ive in his
jjx .- session, today pleaded guilty. Nar
: g. shi. n said he had no purpose of his
, own to commit the murder, but that
several ■ wer< togeth r W< ■i
j ne.uiay a «ompanion whose name he re
i fn-ed to give threatened to kill him
• hr- r-ftisoil to assist in murdering
oulossian. The victim, lie said, was
lured into an old stable, Killed and
1 robbed.
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