;?t -^ V?J- %•' X r*^ &ww — **=?•• circulation of 1,800 copies each week. monarch^? „ Our president now carries Clausen as chief inspector, there was WHAT IMPERIALISM IS t*' v Many people may not think this a on war, he censors the press, a con MINNESOTA a shrinkage of $102,032.44 in the fund large circulation, but they should re gress meets and adjourns without i JL? standing to the credit of the depart member that outside of the weekly edi making any provisions for the proper WHEAT ment, under an inspection and weighing TOLO BY A REPUBLICAN tions of three of Nebraska's metropoli government of 10,000,000 alien people, fee of 15c per car, making an increase tan newspapers there are-not ten week and nobody finds any fault with it, INSPECTION. in the fee imperative in order to save «.^* ly papers in Nebraska with a circula save some of Mr. Bryan's admirers. the department from bankruptcy and tion of 1,800. We certainly find no fault with the (CONTINUED FROM SECOND PAGE/ from being a charge upon the tax Editor of the Des Moines Globe Says Policy But while Mr. Chavannes freely con conditions as they exist. The settle payer. The fee accordingly was raised ment of the great Philippine question fesses his political views, a lot of his should start out in any other way with to 25c. Even with a 20c fee there was is rightly left in the hands of the presi ^ of the McKinley Administration is the fellow republicans are afraid to speak the pressure that is brought to bear on a loss of $37,042.42 in 1894 and with a dent. He and his cabinet alone know out so openly, and they fear that Cha us we should get the grades down so 25c fee there was a loss of $4,917.22 Best Definition of the Term. the true condition of affairs over vannes impetuosity may be disastrous low they would be below the standard, under republican administration in 1895; there and consequently they alone can to the g. o. p. For this reason repub and if we once get below we cannot so that 25c was judged to be none too make the proper and intelligent ar lican managers are seeking to either tighten up, we can never get back. high to place the department upon a rangements for their government. This For this Reason His Newspaper Supports McKinley and close Chavannes' mouth or make it ap There was never known such a thing self-supporting business basis. The view of the matter a great majority of pear irresponsible. Following this as tightening up a grade. additional burden of $15,000 to $20,000 „ Advocates a Constitutional Monarchy—Some line of policy the Des Moines Capital our people take, I believe. What placed by the last legislation upon the "Q. In other words, the rule never of Friday. August 24, contained a very different conditions would you have department to support the new State ft. worked both ways? Mighty Interesting Reading. bitter attack on Mr. Chavannes. In under a monarchy? Board of Appeals necessitated an in "A. No. sir. the Capital article it was sought to de Upon what theory except imperialism crease m the fee, even had republican Mr. G. A. Tunnell, then Chief De monstrate that Chavannes is not a re do republicans justify the possession precedent not disclosed the $100,000 puty Inspector at Minneapolis, was Special Dispatch to the Omaha World-Herald a free, liberal republic to the end of all publican, does not edit a republican of the Philippine Islands? For politi. shortage in the two and one-half years placed on the stand. Des Moines, la., Aug 29.—Solomon, time. But I clearly see that such a newspaper and is not, responsible for cal buncombe, we may say: "We prior to Chief Inspector Reishus' ap "Q. You have testified that early or some other one of the wise men, re thing is now an impossibility. Others his actions or utterances. In order to owed it to other nations to keep them." pointment. in the season you have to inspect marked once upon a time: "Behold see it, too, but they are afraid to come show the latter the Capital refers to an But if that be so, why then buy them? closer? Efficiency in the Weighing Department. what a great matter a little fire kind- out openly and say so. I am not. But unfortunate incident in Mr. Chavannes' The other nations should at least have "A.Yes, at the very start." leth." The truth of the old assertion what man can study history and then life when he was through what will ap paid for them if we kept them for their An example of the increased strict ness and general efficiency achieved is proved by the remarkable leap into analyze the present and not be con pear to all fair-minded men to be a benefit. How Will this nation justify The committee in closing its findings under m^Lpresent administration is prominence of the Des Moines Weekly vinced that our tendency is that way? mistake, confined for a few weeks in the great killing of these people, and from the evidence produced before it, shown by the statistics of the weighing Globe. A few short weeks ago the "Government, my dear lbs, Moines Weekly Globe, is a republi under such a system the individual is On this point Mr. Young says: grades down, press them down," who 18% 36 ' the country" properly directed could 30 ' can, is the republican committeeman given better opportunities to enlarge I come now, my dear sir, to a p.r- got the benefit? Apparently, the in 1897 17 " create a strong sentiment in ts favor 18Q8 20 " of his precinct, and his paper is the his business interests." sonal matter, concerning a part of spection out of dealers' hands for ex in a few weeks if it was thought desir. 1899 (List republican year) 17 official organ of the Polk county your article—one that you have forced port was not ' 'pressed down, pressed 1900 (Lmd administration) Supports McKinley. able for the welfare of the country." me to notice and refer to. I refer to down," because eastern buyers some In other words, the loss in weight board of supervisors, a body so over "Do you advocate the election of the charge you make of my insanity times found a state of affairs widely during the republican administration whelmingly republican that a demo McKinley and Roosevelt.-"' These are the sentiments of a McKin- some years back. I suppose that you different. The Buffalo (N. Y.) News, of the Duluth department ranged from crat who happens to be elected thereto "I do, earnestly and honestly." leyite who knows what McKinleyism ' is in danger of dying of nostalgia. felt it your solemn duty to the great of Feb. 17, last, contained an inter 17 to 36 lbs. per 1,000 bushels as "Do you advocate their election be means and is not afraid to admit the Mr. Chavannes is today striving to party to which you and I belong, to view on the sub]ect of Minnesota against the bagatelle of 8 lbs. under cause j ou believe that their success is truth. WILL M. MAUPIN. destroy what little influence or reputa grades of the preceding season from Governor Lind's new regime. The catch up with a correspondence that a step in the direction of achieving D tion I might have in the town in which Chief Inspector J. D. Shanahan of the average loss in six years of republi has piled in on him in the most sur what you believe to be the proper I live. If I ever was insane it was a Buffalo port, in which the latter was can administration was 25 lbs., which O prising manner. A glance at his desk thing in government?" would lead one to believe that he is misfortune that every right-thinking Professor quoted as saying: is three times that of the first year of "I do. Why should republicans be either a candidate for some high of man^-a man with a heart in him— "When I was in the Northwest last the new control. This shows that the afraid to admit it? They may deceive fice or pie distributor for a new ad would try to help me forget, and help spring (spring of '99), I endeavored to new broom sweeps clean in weighing themsehes but they deceive one else McLaughlin as in inspection, while being a less L ministration. And each and every one me as far as possible to repair this tell the people of Minnesota through when they pooh-pooh at imperialism. heavy burden upon the tax-payer, and of those stacks of letters asks con untoward circumstance. If I felt and the press that they could not sell No. I am a republican, and while the a source of far greater justice to the < cerning some remarkable editorials believed that you were a man with a 2 Northern or No. 3 Northern to Globe is a republican newspaper, it is on eastern or foreign buyers by covering producer and general business public. that have recently appeared in the speck of real manhood in you, if I not a party organ. That is to say, Globe and been copied therefrom into believed that you were capable of the it with No. 1 Northern certificates, and Comparative statement showing the J the Globe, while advocating repub certain democratic organs. finer feelings that are found in refined it looks to me as though they had expenses of the inspection and weigh, lican policies, is not a party organ in Imperialism. come to realize the fact." Stacks of Letters. and right-minded people, I should cer ing departments for the crop years the sense that it is controlled by party J tainly feel much grieved and hurt at The condition here complained of ending August 31st, 1899 and August Mr. Chavannes had just returned bosses. But while the Globe does not Prof. J. Lawrence McLaughlin, of the insult—financially and socially— took place prior to the spring of 1899, 3lst, 1900, and the expenses of the from a visit to Devil's Lake when the carry the republican ticket at the head the Chicago University, who was the that you have tried to bring upon my under republican inspection, as ap Board of Appeals for the year ending World - Herald correspondant intro of its editorial column, it is a repub foremost and ablest exponent of the self and family in order to help, as you pears from the face of it. And yet the August 31st, 1900. duced himself. Mr. Chavannes had lican paper and I am a republican. I gold standard in the last presidential thought, our party. St. Paul Dispatch of Feb. 20, produces 1899-1900 1898-1899 not, therefore, had time to go through am advocating what I believe—in fact campaign of 1896, writes a terrific ar it as a condemnation of the Reishus' Board Inspection Inspection his mail. But as soon as the World- am certain—to be republican policies. raignment of McKinley's Philippine 1899 of and and Mr. Chavannes then refers to the inspection, which did not begin until Appeals Weurhing Weighing Herald was mentioned to him he I only go far enough to openly admit fact that without solicitation on his policy and predicts that if continued Sept $21 114 59 81 168 46 $19 946 13 $19,290 79 the August following Mr. Shanahan's Oct 22,3bl 55 shoved back a pile of letters, swung what the leaders certainly concede on present lines it will wreck the Re 116(5 89 21,19166 20 2July 15,989 27 16 625 37 World-Herald's wide circulation and he favors excessive expansion. By and we should like to quote him at Aug 15,692 44 1,211 93 14,480 45 17 07106 have, without solicitation on my part, inspection from farmers' hands. The great influence," admitted the World- that I mean that he favors the policy length but we have space for but one $221,405 07 $13 987 45 $207,417 6.2 $312 009 97 elected me republican precinct chair evidence is therefore corroborative of Exp Bd of Ap $13 987 45 Ex. 1898-9 $212 009 97 Herald man. of our ruling weaker nations for their of his sledge-hammer blows against man. It is a greater surprise to me, I the charge that the inspection was in Salaries 2 Help 1,500 00 " 1899-0 207 417 62 "Well, the size of my mail con good and our own. imperialism. He says: think, than to anyone else, that my the interes of favored parties between 815 487 45 |4 592 35 vinces me that the World-Herald is HE LOOKS AHEAD. articles on imperialism should be so "Suppose an abolitionist in 1860 had •**• the producer and the foreign buyer and Salaries 2 Helpers, 1,500 00 read closely' b\ mj republican breth bought a negro from a slave-holder. "I believe that McKinley and Roose widely noticed, and it is unfair to re against the interests of both the grower ren, anyhow. Whj, I ha\e m that Would the fact that slavery was legal tal velt will be elected, and that when they publicans to class the Globe as a party and the final consumer. 1899-1900 \I •*?lo,48» j7* 4!5£ AppeaT° Expensel Board . desk hundreds and hundreds of letters in^the United States have prevented the •re elected the party will set up the paper. I think it would be a great The reform in Minnesota gram in and most of them are from men who abolitionist from giving the negro his 1205 917 62 Ex Weigh. & Insp Dept claim that their election is a vindica. misfortune if Mr. Bryan, with his anti- spection under Governor Lind is claim to be republicans and ask me if freedom? Certainly not; it was only a tion of the policy of imperialism. No Imperialistic ideas, should be elected. strongly reflected in testimony from the Globe is really a republican pa- question of paying a given sum to do republican openly advocated the gold When I wrote the articles referred to, two sources: First, by that of the $6,092 35 Saving for year 1899-1900. a generous act. Likewise if we (like per. Many of them are from repub- standard in 1896, "but after the election I wrote them not as a republican, but wheat-growers who for the first time slave-holders) among subject-holding lican committeemen, who seem bent all republicans claimed it as a vindica. as an editor giving his views on a receive in the inspection from their | monarchies bought the sovereignty of upon securing an admission from me tion of the gold standard. And I be. political question. I presume, how hands the same just and liberal grades STANDING ARMIES • the Philippines for $20,000,000 are we that the Globe is a new campaign lieve that when McKinley is re-elected ever, that the republican party is not accorded to the gram trade; and I thereby bound to follow the example of sheet ostensibly run in the interests of the republican leaders will then have a one-man party like Mr. Bryan's. second, from the market records of states against whose theories of sub republicanism, but really working for the courage to admit that their policy Some republicans still have wills of New York and Liverpool, where Min ABE A MENACE. ject colonies our very existence is a democracy. The chairman of your is the policy of imperialism and will their own, I believe. The republican nesota grades go with the same even j constant protest? Far from it. We state republican committee wrote me claim that it has been vindicated." party's best argument on the money and uniform standard established by W. BOURKE COCHRAN. question in 189G was the statement that can no more Justify holding another the other day. I have had no time to "Why do you favor a constitutional the inspection from the producer's we must do business with the money of race in subjection against their will answer |these letters, but expect to as monarchy, Mr. Chavannes." hands. The world's market and the Standing armies always have been the world—gold. So now I feel snre than an abolitionist could reconcile soon as opportunity affords." "For many reasons. Republicans farm join in approval of an inspection and always must be fatal to free insti claim that we must do business with j that the great leaders of the republican nis belief witn keeping a slave he had An Earnest Republican. that is at once uniform, accurate and tutions. To realize the utter incom "> Mr. Chavannes was shown an ed the money of the world—gold. I agree party must see that a commercial na- j bought. As a nation of freemen all honest, that knows neither fear nor patibility of Militarism and rebub- e( ual itorial appearing in the Lincoln Jour with that statement. And I also be tion cannot well hrve a different form j l under the constttution, we are favor. licanism we have but to look at nal 6f Sunday, August 25, in vhich have thpt if we are to r^ach out and ^o of governmen* than that of other great i stultifying ourselves morally and ft Greater Economy and Efficiency. France. When we recall the first the Journal said, referring to Mr. a world wide business we must do it world powers if it shall intend to con- politirally W^ are °hovingr -° * e French republic scattering the com As showing the trend of economy in Chavannes ana the Yjlobe: unaer ine same iorm ox government, as beat tuts ueiu 101 tue uusinesa u uhe world that our principles of govern bined forces oi Europe inroUgn tne the administration of the state grain "The joke of it all is that the Des the great business nations of the world. world. I do not want to see President ment are as nothing in comparison valor of its volunteer armies, how department during the past twelve Moines Globe is not in harmony with What would we lose by becoming a McKinley pull down the flag in China. with grasping land Ibecause it is said pitiful is the spectacle of the third re months, the following comparison will the republican par.ty on expansion, constitutional monarchy? Absolutely China is a great people and they by our senators to be rich and fertile. serve as an index: Minneapolis In public cowering in fear of its own but is training with the other fellows.'* nothing. What would we gain'3 Sta have made prisoners of our ministers, The baseness of this philosophy should spection Department, July, 1900, standing army, incapable of wielding bility. Commerce is governed by in have fired upon the foreigners and bring its own punishment and dis "Good Lord! Not in sympathy $3,184.21, against $3,896.77 for July any influence abroad, impotent even with the republican party on expan flexible laws of trade, cold, calculating what greater insult can they give to grace. Of course we can keep the to do justice at home. sovereignty over the Filipinos; we can 1899; Duluth Inspection Department, sion!" exclaimed Mr. Chavannes. business. What we need, then, is a our flag? And because they are a The experience of this country crush them with our army; we can go July, 1900, $2,636.65, against $2,906.82 "That's very rich. Of course I'm in form of government that will not per large and strong nation and from the proves that a citizen soldiery is in on murdering them while defending for July, 1899; St Paul Inspection De-. harmony with the republican party on mit of constant interruptions by recur fact that the problem will be a very vincible against foreign aggression or their liberty as we were murdered by partment, $137.25 for July, 1900, expansion. The only thing about it ring changes of policy. What differ serious and difficult one, it is no reason domestic insurrection, while all his the British at Bunker Hill; we can go against $305.85 fdr July, 1899; pay-roll |s that I have dared to express what ence does it make to Great Britian we should run away from it. Let us of general office* at St. Paul, July, tory shows that a mercenary soldiery on, losing thousands of American the leaders of the republican party whether Balfour or Chamberlain is in? take our part in the settling of the 1900, $409.40, against. $585.00 for July has never been so formidable to any- lives in this immortal campaign, but believe but are afraid to admit." The great business policy of that won question, and let us be felt in propor a year ago. For the three inspection country as the one which supports it. derful nation goes right on without tion as our nation-is important. It ap there is absolutely no reason under y ADVOCATES MONARCHY. departments and general office pay A standing army in the long run v heaven why we should keep on doing "•is. disturbance. But we ehange every two pears strange to me that a republican roll, the total for the month was re has always become helpless against i" "Do you really favor a constitutional it if we are willing to stop. Then I am years or such a matter and the result can object to imperialism. Upon what duced from $7,694.44 to $6,367.51, a re foreign foes, but it has always re monarchy as the government for this asked: What would you do? At once is known to all men." £ } i ^j „v theory do we govern Porto Rico? Do duction of $1,326.93, or 17 per cent. mained of deadly efficiency against _ country, Mr. Chavannes?" I reply: Treat the Philippines as we "If you did not believe that the Mc we intend to have it become a perma domestic liberties. tff "I most assuredly do. Why, whet's agree to treat Cuba. Stop fighting For the twelve months ending with Kinley policy tended in the direction nent territory or state of this union? The soldier in war may be a hero,' the difference between a constitutional and begin to set the Filipinos on their July 21, last, the cost of the entire de you claim it does, would yon support Certainly not! Do we then hold it as the soldier in peace is either useless or j|0monarchy and the kind of a govern- feet preparatory to turning over the partment is as follows: •» him in this campaign?" ,k, ^ - a colony because they-fixed on our flag dangerous. The camp may be a school p> meet we have now? Who is paying any government to them under a protection Year ending July 31,1900— ^ i IT MEANS IMPERIALISM/ '*• • and rebelled against us? Certainly Total cost of Grain Department, in of virtue and patriotism, the barracks 'yi-attention to the constitution? We are from foreign aggression. It is puerile not! Then, upon what thedry do we cluding Board of Appeals. #224 538.26 are always asylums of laziness and ^governing Porto Rico outside of the «Yes I would," replied Mr. Chavan to keep on talking about being in and Less expenses of Board of Appeals,* hold them if it is not upon the idea of vouchers...... ,14 52003 often ho£beds of vice. The moral law " Constitution, governing the Philippines nes. "I would do so Because I am a yet yet being unable to get out, for tne Salaries of two helpers detailed to republican, end because I do not have possession without representation? Is bring samples to Board.... f 1,50000 16 020.03 is binding on nations as well asxm in ; ^outside of the constitution, and what's same reason any man who had gone Net cost of inspection and weighing any faith in the demooratie party. But that not imperialism? We certainly dividuals. A violation of it by either '|-f^jtMi «»«tter with governing the whole into a lake to bathe might say: Being departments. . . . . 208,51823 I am giving the republican national finx^ no color of title for our posses Year ending July 81,1899- ' *£, "" is always followed by retribution, slow, j§; tfclngi the,, same way—that is, outside 5 in, I can never get out. The real sions there in our constitution. ^ - Co*t or inspection and welgning de-v ~ perhaps, but inexorably stern. •$*t a written eon»tltutJon?^^Kjmi ticket my support now for the reasoft question is: Is he willing to get Out? departments for year ending July Why Not Bo Honest? W 31, 1899 ...... '. $210,720.01 He who draws the sword will perish >' «DO-IOU think the tendency of the that I believe the election of McKinley Is, soothe rest is ewy.'^f^ffg^ Excess of cost of last year of Clau means imperialism. By imperialism I "Bytheway, do» you, Mr, *Young, sen's administration over first year—, by the sword, and the republic that es administration's policy Is In the direc- think that "we caW prdperly operate of Reishus' administration...... • 2,201.78 on of the government yo» advocate?" mean Just what demOorats mean when McKinley insists that the flag must tablishes a standing army to smite they oalt republicans imperialists." such a great government as ours under never, never" come down when it has "ifpThe Change In. Inspection Fees. Imi
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