Cedar Rapids Daily Republican (Newspaper) - September 8, 1898, Cedar Rapids, Iowa V CEDAR RAPIDS DAILY REPUBLICAN CEDAR 8 1808 1 A 1 If of county ou organization aud K It of Adair on Tenth William Thompson on credentials J A Menton on and M F Henley of Dodge on resolutions M F was also elected member of stale committee Eleventh P A Edgington of on credentials T J of Dickinson on permanent and J A Quick of on resolutions Member of lo do his plain duty did the democrats sustain aud support ia the work In heartily and without a voice Hits Gage and Bankers Hut above teat ol drum and the tramy of soldiery piercing even tbe reverberating from the sunken startling inlo moan of mother anJ the sigh of maid bereft we Lear the rasping usurious of Lynian J Cage Bonds more bonds He is emerging from the back office ot a New York bank away from his desk in Washington neglecting his duties of of the United he has been closeted in private with the bond Crabbers of Wall street And the voice ot Mark Hanna Joins tri refrain Bonds more bonds gold And every litlle weazened face anJ gimlet eyed national banker from Maine to Calif orn ia whose sb sou Is combined wouldn't build a pavement of sufficient width to afford a footing for a good sized gnat pipe In the chorus Bonds more bonds gold Acd where Is As in the days of she Ibe pass that leads to the citadel of our liberties No National Expansion The speaker opposed extension of territory on theory hat it would give opportunities for corporations and He have corporations by the thousands trusts by the thousands syndicates by the hundred all created and fostered by republican legislation which are eating tha out ol our industries and sucking the of the nation as a direct result it these vicious class laws we have transformed as a nallon of freemen into a nation composed of about millionaires lenders officeholders and office seekers snobs homeless people people who work and about who cannot find any work Several Hard Screeches eart statesmen are the grave problem i growing out of the war Imt we react that the 1 Steve the Mark the and a few are organising corporations and syndicates to procure from the ignorant and unsuspecting Island people or from an obliging administration at Washington numerous and to frnd that these great philanthropists may so civilize the people Shades Are these the results of this great human If the Harden of GelL semane should be located nobody would lie in the least surprised to read that J Morgan Mark Hanna Steve and Chauncey Denew had under a republican statute organized a corpora ion lo go aud secure A concession of that hallowed ground with a view of converting It inlo a sort of dime museum or Midway The Alliance With England From the mouthpiece of tlic business statesmen of lite corporation and syndicate brand we havo beard a vast amount of talk of late about an alliance with England This sort ot slush may read very nice in press dispatches controlled by British capital it may appeal to the cupidity J Morgans and other American Investors and would-be of capital It may meet the approval of every emasculated American who would like to be a count a baron or a marquis and of every American female who would be the concubine of an English lord than the respected wife of an American it may be especially to that class of gold standard financial who would like to have a man of war or a regiment of soldiers accompany them whenever they go forth for the purpose of legally stealing various portions ol the planet but il win hardly appeal with telling mentally and morally well balanced Americans So long as large concourse of American snoba flunkies and toadies arc that our should tiro a salute whenever Queen Victoria it would swm Hiat our Mother country lo be satisfied tdat she with propriety retire for a brief space nnd wipe her while we look around for our Daddy if we hive any that he may lay us across his aadi roundly spank us with a good well scanned plank Free Silver Situ Goes While all tho leading currency income lax government by injunction may not liore be discussed at length formal pronouncement of this convention will undoubtedly carry to of tidings that democracy ot Iowa stands firmly and solidly on Chicago platform Tho tremendous wave of gold standard strike Iowa wilh a force sufficient fo unhinge any intellects and therefore wo are than ever In the of 90 but It did hatlie the overheated brows of some of our gold standard friends lo snch nn as to cool A Swipe at the Governor Practically there are only political parties In this country One advocates of the people hy the people and for the people the other government of tho corporations Tho one Is of the tde great democratic Ltc other i party of corporations party In Iowa the corporations openly attend io all republican Last they held a convention for the republicans at Cedar They supplied free to ail delegates who would listen to the siren songs of their political They turned down and Dyers and Senator Harlan and everybody whom iney couldn't control absolutely and on the republicans of Iowa as a candidate for governor a financial simian from Craaford county who first gained celebrity outside his township by xae disruption ot this government in case his party should uot be successful at the polls of A man who to this day nearly Jumps out of hide every time Judge Hubbard of Cedar pulls the corporation string But we mustn't abuse Mr Shaw poor thing he can't it We are forced to use him as an Illustration showing that it Is neit to impossible for anybody lut a Thing to get nomination on republican ticket in days of corporation rule and Mark Hanna statesmanship Repeat all Corporation Mr Siuart In conclusion from Judge N AI speech on private corporations delivered at Council a few years a speech which Mr Stuart approved lie said of This U democracy pure and simple You will find it In any other republican platform It means that the corporations for pecuniary profit In Iowa shall be abolished Il means that shall hereafter do business as men and aot RS H means that every trust combine and pool of kind character and description shall for all time be from Iowa solt It means that all public utilities such as city street railways water plants illumination systems shall at their fair and just valuation revert to public ownership from whence the franchises were wrested hy vicious anil corrupt republican legislation It means lhat telegraphs and telephones shall al a fair and just valuation revert to public ownership from whence the franchises and charters were wrested by vicious and corrupt republican legislation II means that the insurance business the corporation of which are founded upon vicious and corrupt republican legislation shall in future be carried oa by the state at cost the state collect Lag all premiums and raying all losses thus petting an end lo fat stupendous and connected with that business It as plainly suggests that the by confiscation but on a fair and Just snail revert lo public ownership and control slate or national from whence the charters and were wrested by vic-OU3 and corrupt republican It means national hanks shall go out of the government business and thai if tbe government stale or national engages in the banking business it certainly will not have several hudred slick-faced thieving corporation partners scattered over Iowa II means that all public franchises shall revert lo the public owned controlled and operated by tlie public help us to clear the obstructed road which leads to freedom to that condition all men shall enjoy the of actual as well aa theoretical liberty to lhat which must precede and render possible that ultimate condition of which have sung and raised seers have MA in metaphor which he saw at whose eyes were Closed En a the City ot God on earth with Its walls of jasper and its gates of pearl the Reign of Prince of Peace The temporary officers were as follows H A Nash of Dallas county Charles Hall of county A II of Wright county Thomas Ward ot county Reading J II of Dos county A M Potler of county Official It of Marshall county Sergeant nl W McPherson of Marshall county Sergeants at Cooper S H At the conclusion of Stuart's the usual were announced aa recommended by the caucuses and the convention adjourned until p The following committee to confer with tho committee from he two- other parties for of fixing up the fusion agreement as to candidates etc was appointed before J J Tells of the Santiago and Porto Rico what might occur He to disembark and artillery named on the weM side of Si mi ago as was understood before leaving Washington and before he went ashore he made the necessary arrangements accordingly Miles at Front He then to the froat and after consulting a note was the Spanish commander by commanding general the United States army had arrived in his tamp with strong reinforcements acd would meet him between the linos at hour upon The reply of the Spanish commander was that he would meol him al the morning The meeting was held After souie conversation between and Total Miles frankly informed Spanish general he had lefl Washington six before it was then tho determination ot the government that ibis portion of the Spanish army must be captured or He also informed the Spanish general that his reinforcements arrived and iome of forces were already disembarking the remainder would be disembarked on the west Elde ot the harbor and il was for him to contend the Inevitable These transports could also be plainly by Spanish from Motto Castle and other points Toral replied as long as tic had rations and ammunition he had to fight In order to maintain the honor ot the Spanish army In response he was informed he had already maintained the honor of the army aud further efforts Should result in wanton sacrifice in life He theu said he was to hear from his government and was informed by Miles he already had taken much time for that purpose and would be given until daylight the following morning to submit a answer He begged for longer time earnestly requested until 12 the diy This was finally granted by Miles the meeting dissolved and tbe officers separated Recognized at Washington On returning from the conference the following despatch was received by Miles from July You may accept surrender Ly granting parole of officers and men officers retaining side arms officers and men after parole to be permitted to return to the United Stairs It not accepted then assault unless in your judgment the assault would fail Consult with Sampson and pursue a course as to assault as you jointly agree upon The matter should be seated promptly Signed ALGER Secretary of War This statement he says does uot look as if Miles was there as a visitor was charged with the responsibility of ordering the assault upon the entrenchments and fortifications of the army which if successful would have cost at lives or of withholding assault if In his judgment such would fail greater discretion was ever given any general com mandi n g an array and what is more as il will be observed he was Authorized to accept the surrender which in the interest of his subordinates ho generously declined to do and went leaving all the honor to the neit In rank On the morning succeeding the first interview a letter was received from Toral of which the following ia a literal Santiago de Cuba July General in Chief of American Honored His excellency the general in chief of the army of the Island of Cuba telegraphed from Havana yesterday al 7 p m that business ol EO much importance should be known and decided by tho government bis majesty I give you notice 1 have sent the conditions of your telegram an immediate answer enabling you a so to show this to the general o the American army and see if he will agree lo await the answer of the government which cannot be as as the time which he lias decided as communication way of more slow than hy way of Key West Meanwhile your honor and the general ot tho American army may agree upon the capitulation on the basis of repatriation and returning to J have the honor lo transmit this lo you lhal in case you may consider the foregoing satisfactory that he may designate persons In representation of himself who wilh those in ray name may agree to the clauses ot capitulation upon the basts of returning o Spain al ready i n tho by the general ia chief of this army Awaiting a reply I am very respectfully your servant JOSH TORAL At a of that day Toral 1 aled he was prepared to surrender wilh the approval of of Cuba but would a o time to have his act confirmed by the home government lhal In the meantime ho was prcparetl to commissioners to arrange the clauses oE capitulation Not only this but he offered to surrender the balance of his command which had nol been under fire duting the campaign The remarkable offer was on his own motion and a surprise to the American generals present However at conference of the day previous Miles reminded he had been tendered the most liberal terms fiver offered to an that his fleet was destroyed lhat they were 3.000 miles from home offer IK for in ono of two ways cither lhat they were reported wanted at home to meet threatened revolution or they wanted fo get home anil regarded the only means of doing so al he expense of the Slates Whether Blanco and tho real of the Spanish forces of Cuba would have surrendered on the tbat Won Fame in he War Wilh Spain Triumph at Marshalltown DID NOT GO FOR PLEASURE He Was Wilh His as the Commanding REMAIN IN THE NAVY Platform b Radical in all Directions Save of Ou tuque Telegraph its y The eta to committee organized by Fred of Albla chairman and U A Huffman of Ded Be a Great These Should Be Sold THEy MADE PART OF THE NAVy Should itack to in the Service Sept U the deare of the navy department that all won fame in the laic tvar with Spam bo kept government The board appointed to consider wha disposition should be made of the bought or chartered during war U at work and has already recommended selling a number of vessels All the defense fleet has BOW disappeared disposition has been made of vessels and the officers and men hare been discharged But arc a number of boats like the donees or bought for temporary service anJ for service that was not supposed to tie very warlike a lasting reputation and re mam as glorious names m the annals of tbe American department thinks It will be a groat if these ships should tte allowed to be sold Tie Gloucester has become already as much a part of Hie glory of the navy of this coon try as Cons ti tut Eon or rhe Oregon or Other vessels iu aa equal or less degree have won fame in tho recent it would a Ibss to the navy to hare go back to their old role as pleasure yachts or traffic carriers It was said at the department today if the board should chal it Es best e of such ships let them be turned over to the other branches of the government as revenue or Ught house service to see If they could not be purchased for uee along the coast and thus be Kept within the country's service It Is hoped by the department however this will not be made as it Is anxious to have the Gloucester and her peers retained in the nary itself There Is room for them and plenty ol service for them to perform SESSION It About at 1 Tamo It U io It was aboul as small and tame a convention as any so-called great party ever held in The could ncl have numbered 300 Of spectators there was a fair bul barring half a In one box there was an utter absence of ladies What Is reason women never care to attend a democratic The day was as beautiful aa any day that ever Us life in Iowa in Nature seemed to have conspired to Tuh Squirt Stuarl of whose speech was one long wall of woe To have In harmony with speech the day should been one marked by leaden skies a wind thai sighs and moans like a lost soul and a drizzle old Stuart thinks the bright sun rises in his course to light a race of slaves nut his speech will never be a classic like of No school boy will ever recite a section or a line of H R is in Lho waste basket before night and who had to listen to it today about two-thirds of H had gone there lo its delivery Why do temporary chairmen persist In acting as though expected to speak for an hour and a half at A speech by tha permanent chairman has been forced to a limit The hey effort ought not to occupy more than halt an hour in its Delivery a The managers seemed lo dread the convention at any rate they put it off as long as possible Ten thirty was the hour designated In call Hut it was when Chairman of the state central committee faced the scattering delegates and the empty benches and demanded order Father of St Mary's church was introduced and the divine His was in good and not over long Then came a little in the form of an address of welcome by Mayor Pierce and a by Judge Carr of Manchester ot atale central committee The mayor told tho delegates how highly he and the city felt In having them In lie them lo the city over not forgetting to commend a visit to tue cemetery He told them the city owned its light plant its water plant and then was cheered Then the mayor told thai the democratic party had developed Lee tho last two years This brought more cheers and having asked them to come again when had another convention mayor down Judge Carr's response was a of expression's ot appreciation of hospitality extended and laudation of ho democratic party in tbe ratios of about 16 parts of the latter to 1 of the former He spoke earnestly and briefly came Frank Q Stuart at one time editor of the Des Moines now of who had boon selected as temporary chairman of the convention Stuart one of those lean hungry lellows who do not sleep and who can see some political hobgoblin at every corner and at every lamp post He ran for congress In Ibe Eighth district a few years ago on a platform constructed by himself the chief of which was a demand for the repeal of all laws which or tue collection of debts As a speaker he has pome power hut as a thinker and a logician he Is a minus quantity to its lowest terms t ia simply one long howl against corporations bonds good money and good government Marl Hanna Judge I In and even Cleveland were given special attention special mention It Is worthy of nolo thai the wildest applause given the speaker was in response to si u ring remarks directed toward Crover Cleveland for whom mosl of the delegates voted tor times ns n presidential candidate It shows how completely democracy swallowed up In populism The same speech would have answered for a meeling of Debs social democracy U thoroughly socialistic In tone It seemed to suit I fie democracy rale The following is a synopsis of the address chastened hy forty-one defeats fn forty-three Elate campaigns the battle-scarred and unconquerable democracy of are assembled In stale convention or the purpose of reasserting principles of equity among men anil of applying hose principles to Iho solution of tho great mentions of the In our deliberations and conclusions today renewing faith fn those principles Id na not for one moment forget that unswerving loyalty to In thought and action this alone may merit tho favor of that power which and Insure for us this year or nest year or In the Roman and the Spartan courage of no incomparable Bryan leading our victory Who Instigated Ihla war for humanity Tho great party bating Absolutely Mr Has a Big Row Over Question of Holding RESPONSIBILITY Him ito of Accepting at at New York Sept Miles In an Interview admitted lo the Associated Press ilie substantial accuracy of the statement attributed to him by a Kansas correspondent at Pence Hico He added he hail requested that his which were in Porto bo allowed to camji near New York and that be allowed lo march through York City that the Wisconsin men aboard the Obdam be allowed lo stay the vicinity for a few days to give them a chance to see the which many never seen tie thought they deserved such consideration To this request he received the reply this morning iliaL orders had been issued for the Wisconsin to go home forthwith He added that they would go direct from the vessel to the cars Miles will go lo Washington in a day or two He expects that General Wilson's division will reach York in a day or two The nine companies of the Second Wisconsin which oa the were landed at the Erie railway at this afternoon where a special was waiting to convey them home The general said he did not desLo to the conduct of any officer En the late war He expressed opinion that there had teen so much criticism published already that the public had lost Bight of the glories of the war He did not care to enter into any general discussion of events of the war but beyond a written statement which he liad prepared during the voyage from Porto and which he has given out for publication When finally called upon to submit the plan of the campaign he did so and put it in writing The following statement emanating from Miles was given lo tho reporters on board the Obdam It is in tbe form of a letter in which Miles is mentioned in the third While at Porto Him and during the voyage returning on the on which steamer were Miles and staff and two battalions of the Second regiment of Wisconsin volunteers t Irani ed the following facts concerning the Cuban aud Porto expert In an Issued to the army at an early date Miles directed lhat every officer of whatever grade will ns far aa in his guard and preserve the health and welfare of under his charge He must labor diligently and zealously to perfect himself subordinates In military drill instruction and discipline and above all constantly endeavoring hy example lo maintain the highest character lo foster and stimulate true soldierly spirit of devotion to duty which musl characterize an effective army The principles ihus enunciated have been zealously observed from the first Miles Written Statement In substance he look tho stand first lhat every effort should bo made lo equip the Cubans and thereby enable them to harass the Spanish forces The cry ot On to Havana should have teen encouraged but the transports loaded with troops were out of sight of land they should sail ns straight 03 steam power could bear them lo the gate ot tho Antilles and the key of whole rorto then having and occupied that Island the movement lo Cuba was to follow ny means ot fi strong cavalry force which was to be organized and equipped by or September He contemplated that thrown to the center of Cuba and cutting the Spanish In two moving west to Havana by the time tJie rainy season was over vim It would bo possible lo maneuver the army we tould move against lhat city well organized well equipped well arid complete lo Iho Spanish forces On tbe 3rd of July General telegraphed lhat his losses had been greatly underestimated that he met s ronger res 1 stance than he a n li hat he was seriously considering the advisability of falling a position five miles to ihp rear nnd that he had been unable to lie p during heal for four days Under such circumstances General Miles General Shatter he would be with him n with strong reinforcements of course taking prepared for the second expedition which had been ordered hy the president to operate against the enemy In Cuba as well ns Rico These were tlie circumstances under which left Washington at Santiago on July 11 not a e Individual nor as a visitor Any that he went there disrobed of authority or of official JB too to be considered a man From Iho moment Tie arrived Af Santiago ho was Finally by Adopt Halfway Evolution I Scores of Six Tops 1 we Sllier For secretary of Claude IL Porter of county For treasurer of state Nela Anderson of DCS county For auditor of E H Gillette of Folk county For attorney J M county For railway commissioner long H of O'Brien county For railway commissioner shott H Wills of county For clerk of supreme -E J IL Perkins of Polk county For reporter of the supreme IW A ot Taylor county For supreme W -A Spurrier ol Polk county Sept Special U a city ot only people granting the claims her citizens but she -had no trouble In caring for three convent lone There were not more than 500 strangers la delegates visitors aadcalL The democrats held their convention in the Odeon opera bouse an extraordinarily large but there was room to spare at both Tbe stage was a barren vute both morning and afternoon and spectators did not number more than 600 or 700 at any stage of the proceedings The had fifty delegates -air told A and peculiar lot they were They met in theatre The silver republican con tin pout did not number over thirty five They In the east court room and looked scattering and lonesome They no session only a mass as they termed ACCOUNT FOR I Washington SepL rousts ins out of volunteers Is to be fo low cd by vexatious and troubles for the officers of regular army and for many the volunteers themselves This is due to a misapprehension up on the part of some officers of volunteer organizations representing property of the government which they have in their possession government will require every article accounted for Every officer or man In volunteer service who has charge of government properly will have to account for it before he can be out and paid An in stance Is related of the of one state who received two regiments of and them could lake a thirty days furlough and go home What become of all the equipment in their possession which Is the property of government the United Stated officers cannot tell Some of these equipments belonged to the ordinance bureau of subsistence and the department were given by some one when the equipments were furnished hy the government and the volunteer cers who gave them will be held responsible for them It is the intention of the war department again to supply the stales when guns and arras are accounted for hut In order to keep straight account In the records it ia necessary to have them first returned to tie government Ilie same 33 other government property THE DISTRICT CAUCUSES to Stifle Free Sliver Defeated by The various district caucuses Were at 9 o'clock in the morning j The only conlest before these district that aai any significance whatever were the contests for positions the committee on resolutions For a week or more there few been a well defined vigorous effort led by Calo Sells and some democrats who were to be 16 to Vlike B M Carr of Manchester lo trtek tie matter of ratio In a sense by falling to make It specifically on the platform Judge Ney congressional candidate Io Second district came early to help this along For a time It looked U these compromises would out lot they reckoned without their host and were y defeated the In the end being a more platform than has ever before been adopted by a democratic convention ia Iowa and fact that It Is BO probably to tbe that the above mentioned politicians failed to vork their tittle game The district met in club room and elected H IA Throop member of the state central committee For committee on resolutions they named J R Miller of Washington county permanent a 1 ration D J O'Connell ol Burlington credentials u SI Jaeger of vice president J P P Power The second district named K L Wilson on credentials Wm permanent organization Third A Rogers of on credentials F M Abbott of Buchanan on permanent organization J 8 A J Anders J of New Hampton on permanent organ Jl N Douglass of oa lions J H Crosby of Mnn county on credentials J n Hoik of Grundy on permanent organization Judge dwell of Toledo on S of on permanent organization K Burke ol Mahaska on credentials and Colonel C A Mackay of on Seventh S Cunningham on t R on H M King of Polk on member of slate committee 0 A Huffman ot Folk county H L Carr ot Clark on W A of Taylor county on permanent W on R nf county cm Us y DISARMAMENT 11 Question of Lorraine St Petersburg Sept In a large article declares that the principal subject to be considered by the congress must be the question Alsace It is anticipated that the of the consideration of this matter will be cither neutralization or independence of Alsace Lorraine which will now he possible without proper of either nation Both Germany and says the could make a self sacrifice to attain the Czar's worthy object and thus restore friendship and relieve the world burden of armed on OP THK ng weather warme r i n eastern portion southwesterly The Gen Statement Want o Keep Ships 2 The H A H Parade 3 Joe H for Congress Cigarette Test Case Editorial 5 In the VMS 6 School Hoard In Superior 7 Markels 8 Per onal J Brief Locals For the San Francisco Sept The Condor 1 being loaded with commissary supplies for Iho army and navy the Philippines and it la the intention of he government to pul a number of horses aboard The first supplies were yesterday a guard of nine men under Sergeant Company of Iho waa lo the streel wharf Condor lies lo her valuable rf
