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Show FOR THE RIGHT. WHO IS THE INFIDEL? SAM WALTER FOSS JOAQUIN MILLER. free; Who is the infidel? Tis he Who deems mans thought should not be Whod veil truths faintest ray of light From breaking on the human sight; Tis he who purposes to bind The highest fetter on the mind; Who fears lest wreck and wrong be wrought To leave man loose with his own thought; Who, in the clash of brain with brain, Is fearful lest the truth be slain, That wrong may win and right may flee This is the infidel. Tis he. Who is the infidel? Tis he Who puts a bound on what may be; Who fears times upward slope shall end On some far summit and descend; Who trembles lest the long-born- e light, Far seen, shall lose itself in night; Who doubts that life shall rise from death Wnen the old order perisheth; That all Gods spaces may be cross t And not a single soul be lost Who doubts all this, whoeer he be, Tis he. This is the infidel. Who is the infidel? Tis he Who from his souls own light would flee; Who drowns with creeds of noise and din The still, small voice that speaks within; Tis he whose jangled soul has leaned To that bad lesson of the fiend, That worlds roll on in lawless dance No whither through the gulfs of chance; And that some feet may never press A pathway through the wilderness Who is the infidel? Tis he Who sees no beauty in a tree; music hides For whom no world-dee- p In the wide anthem of the rides; thrills For whom no glad bird-carFrom off the million-throate- d hills; Who sees ho order in the high n Procession of the sky; ol star-sow- Who never feels his heart beguiled By the glad prattle of a child; Who has no dream of things to be This is the infidel. Tis he. If it be true tnat equal opportunities to all men is the end to which our fathers went down to battle, that the phrase sums up all that is peculiarly excellent in the work they wrought, that it expresses the genius of the institutions they hewed from the virgin rough, then in what desperate peril of overthrow is their glorious work today! Theoretically the masses are free and opportunities are equal to all. In reality, the masses are under the heel of a class, and the opportunity that is limitless to the babe in the palace is. to the babe in the hut, but a narrow g chance to earn a little bread with toil. The laborer works for the landlord. The The farmer sweats for the money-lende- r. hasbandman sows, and a monopoly reaps. Stockton Mail. life-lon- Buzz Saw reproduces a long this from article paper and calls attention to We call attention it editorially as follows: from editorial an to Living Issues, reprinted which may be found on. another page of this issue. It sets forth the idea, as we have always contended, that the Democrats and Populists do not agree upon the silver question that is to say, on the main and vital principles involved in the silver question. There is no half-wa- y ground; either the intrinsic value theory as advocated by the goldbugs is right, or the fiat theory as advocated by the Populists is right. The Demo crats must take one or the other of these Morgans positions. The Democrats have given answer to the free silver Republicans and Populists to the effect that they will not They Chairof it to alone, regardless go propose man Jones and Mr. Bryans advice. One little scent of office makes the average Democrat crazy. It is none of our fight, and we care nothing about it; but we opine that if the party follows the lead of The Herald and the Dunbar gang that it will be a long time before they get another smell of office. Personally we hope they may do just as they are now proposing to do. . H. Crosby says: If there is one than another, it is the bully more dete-tabl- e reformer with a club for other reformers. What a pity it is that all reformers cannot get together and work in harmony for the common welfare! Capitalists do not ask the renunciation of individual opinions on when they propose a combine the among themselves. Why, then, cannot repoor man, who is, of course, the only there let former, do the same? In essentials, Ocala, Fla. be unity. non-essentia- ls r, may be business, but I cannot corwhy a city or town should hire a private 1 100 of 3 poration to do for it at a profit or more per cent what it could do for itself better and at cost. Rights of Man, Minne- It apolis, Minn. Taking the government out of control Statistics publishes the following: The Sugar Trust i reported by a daily paper to have cleared $236,000,000 during the ten years ending 1896. The Labor Commissioner of Missouri reported that the net earnings of the St. Louis street railways during 1895 weae $1,961,468, or nearly 25 per cenL of the actual value of the railways. The Western Union Telegraph Co. shows and beyond reach of the people is what the dear profit of $106,030,000 during ten years friends and advocates of trusts and monopo- ending 1895. The American Bell Telephone Co. paid lies call taking questions out of politics. $3,132,453 in dividends ia 1896. Columbus Post. The profits reported of the steam railways of the United States were $419,016,719 durSocialism means law and order; law ada ing the year 1894. The Brooklyn Gas Co. (only organized in order in the production of wealth; law and order in the distribution of it. Beyond that September, 1895) cleared $1,066,704 ever Socialism does not trespass. The Beacon, expenses during six months ending April, 1896. Johnston, R. I. The Chicago Gas Co. cleared $3 219,864 over expenses during 1893. Is A SON bound to pay his fathers and AN EPICURES APPETITE grandfathers debts? Is a government justified in saddling debts on the people and in is politely catered to and he dints sumptufloating bonds on the market? If the thing ously amidst all the surroundings of luxurkeeps up, repudiation will get to be popular. ious comfort in the dining cars of the Union Pacific R. R. No other line out of Utah carFreemans Journal, Spokane, Wash. ries them. Ticket office, 201 Main Street. Do YOU realize that times are getting harder every day? Have you noticed that there are more people homeless today than there were yesterday? Have you ever stopped to think that no matter how the Spanish war goes that you will be no better From midnight to the morn-to-b- e This is the infidel. Tis he. Ernest There are brighter things in this world than name gold; There are nobler things in this world than To silently do with your deeds untold, To silently die, unnoised to fame. Then forth to fight, unnamed and alone; Let us lead the world to its destined height; Enough to know, if but this be known: We live and we die for the right! CORPORATION PROFITS Under the head of The Profits of Large Bersiords Pocket Book of Corporations, see THE LAGOON. The Lagoon will open May 30th. It promises to be the most attractive resort of the season Mr. Bamberger is sparing no labor or expense in adding new attractions. He has a large force ol men at work every day the grounds. He is spending vast sums on off? of money for rare birds and animals. It will The invention of machinery has increased be a regular menagerie by May 30h . the power of production ten fold ; that is, one DOGS VS. STREET CARS man now produces as much as ten did fifty Rights of Man, published at Minneapolis, years ago. It is safe to say that five out of Minn., comes to the front with the following the nine are thus thrown out of employment statement of fact: Talking about taxes, do What are you going to do with them? Thats you know the poor yellow dogs contributed more towards the maintenance of our big the question. Buzz Saw. city than did the cars of the Twin City Rapid Transit Company. For the year 1S97 be in Could all the men the United States the dogs provided a fund of $8,052.50 and cast into one hopper and ground to atoms, the street cars a fund of $3,700 00. and the same thoroughly mixed and a man moulded from the conglomerate mass, what THE WAR. sort of a man do you think he would be? Opinions as to the war are worth nothing. Our opinion is that he would border very One man knows as murh about it as another. Editors opinions are as wide and worthless closely onto the damphule. as any others. It would be a difficult matter form an opinion even with all the facts The basis of our political system is the to before you, but with the uncertain and often right of the people to make and alter their constitutions of government. George Wash- conflicting reports that come from the field as to what actually has occurred, it is imposington. sible to premise what will happen. EveryBut you take the average patriot of today thing is in chaos. and he thinks everything connected with the STAND BY YOUR PAPERS. Constitution is too sacred to even question its utility; much less to change it Do you Populists and Socialists realize that this is the most trying time ever experDo YOU pay sixty cents for a telephone ienced for reform papers? The war news and the daily papers will kill eveiy reform paper message because you would rather do so in America during the next year unless you than to get the same service for a nickel? come to their help. This is a blunt and an You pay the sixty cents, register a little kick unwelcome statement, but a true one, and a about it, and when you see some one argu- short time will prove it. Dont forget your reform paper, friends, for if you do it will go ing that the wrong could be remedied, you as sure as fate. Remember what we are tellkick him harder than you did the steal. ing you. MINERS IN SESSION. We like the spirit that prompts the brave boys in blue to go to the front to free The Western Federation of Miners is in in this city. Little is known of what session We the from Cuba Spanish tyranny. hope are doing as their meetings are secret. same spirit may continue with them until they One thing they have done was to organize they free their own beloved country from what they call the Western Labor Union, the tyranny of the Rockefellers, the Carne-gies- , which embraces laborers of all the trades. This is a new organizition. Daniel McDonthe Huntingtons and the Hannas. ald, of Butte, Mont , is president, and Hon. A resolution passed the lower house of B. A. Harbour of Silt Lake City is first is on President Ed. Congress yesterday by a vote of 90 to 48. hand, full size and as natural asBoyce life, whica calling for an amendment to the Constitution ought to put The Tribune to having jim so as to elect Senators by a direct vote of jams at once, but so far it has behaved quite the people. Hitherto that idea has been con- wHl. sidered one of those crazy, impracticable If the fiat theory of money is right, the Populistic, heresies. Strange how things1 Democrats have never been guilty of advochange, isnt it? cating it, and the honest men of that party should come with the Populists; if the inA father and three sons walked from trinsic value theory is right then those who Petersburg, Va., to Huron, S. D., because believe in that should go with the Republicthey could not afford to pay the fare. They and had made have would to pay $240 ans, a? they are the consistent advocates of they the trip in ten weeks, or a saving of $24 a that doctrine. There is no half-waground, week. Of what benefit is the progress of and silver Democrats who bolster to attempt transportation to such as cannot seli their their theories cause by repudiating both labor for enough to us it? For the masses up are simply standing in the air and kicking at there is no benefit. To travel thejr by povcentuwind. Buzz Saw. in the as their forced to use legs erty are Kan. ries ago. to Reason, Girard, Appeal It is rather gratifying to notice the strong Now please put your thinking cap on and kick the entire country press is putting up study the question above suggested. You bonds. against the issuing of interest-bearin- g will find it well worth the trouble. But will it do good? I think not; word comes Reformers should bear in mind that set- from a pretty reliable source that bonds to will be issued tling the issues of the Spanish war does not .the extent of $600,000,000 interest-bearinGod pity the poor; the rich settle a single question that confronts the Appeal to American people. It intensifies rather than will look out for themselves. Reason. otherwise. The question of land, labor, transportation and money must be settled in If it be easier for the government to pay America, and settled by Americans alone. an obligation that draws 4 per cent interest The present war may for the time being than it would be to pay one that draws no divert the public mind from these things, but interest, why would it not be a good idea to that is all. After the war with Spain is over, make it draw 8 per cent instead of 4 per then these questions will come up again. cent? Why not make it draw ico per cent, Forgetting these questions does not settle and it might pay itself? Now dont call us a them. lunatic till after you have answered this. vice-presiden- t. g. ASKS FOR ORANGE BITTERS. Uiufrtnbl Humor Cium u Young Man Troublo In Flaherty's l'lare. They tell this St. Patricks Day story of Dennis Flaherty. Originally a as well as a native of County real-de- nt Wicklow, Ireland, Denis Is now the keeper of a large saloon over in West Madison street. For the purposes of this story it la also well to add that Dennia Is a loyal citizen of the United States and an ardent lover of the emerald isle. Everyone wore the green about Mr. Flahertys place on St. Patrick's Day. The proprietor was adorned with an artificial shamrock In green silk, each of the two bartenders sported a green ribbon on his vest lapel, and every Irishman who stood long before the bar bore the prevailing color In some manner or had forcible attention drawn to his delinquency before long. It was Into this atmosphere of affection for Erin that three young men wandered early In the evening. They were not Irish, but when they looked about them and Baw that the green was In favor it occurred to the wag of the trio that he and his companions could make a bit by falling In with the reigning spirit. Give us come whisky be sure it Is Irish, he said to the bartender nearest him. Yes, of course, make mine Irish, too, said one of his friends. Proprietor Flaherty looked pleased. He was standing at the end of the bar, beaming along the line of customers. "And I'll have Irish whisky, said the third young fellow. For the space of half a minute he could have secured a gift of half the saloon's stock from the tickled owner. But a fatal humorous flash came to him, and he added: Throw in a dash of orange bitters. When the crowd pulled Mr. Flaherty and his two bartenders from the upper side of the three young men and the proprietor had dusted off his clothes and recovered his breath, he remarked: Orange bitters, 1b It? The stuff would make you sick, young man. PETTICOATS OF THE SEASON. Fuller Than of Yore, Hut Pretty nod Economical. The new styles In petticoats are pretty; better still, they are eminently sensible In material and cut. Silk is the favorite material, and. as there never was a time when silk could be bopght so cheap, it Is quite possible, even for the woman who has to consult economy, to have several. Fashion requires that linings of the cloth suits this year shall be of contrasting silk, and one of the newest fads Is to have a petticoat to wear under the gown of the same color aa the gown Itself, but Just a shade or two lighter. All these are fuller than they were, but the fullness la gathered into a small space at the back, quite like the skirt of the gowns, and the fit over the stomach and the hips is carefully attended to. A deep Spanish flounce is still the fashion, but the skirt Itself extends under the flounce now. One or more ruffles to trim the flounce and just as many inside ruches, or little flounces, as can be put on are added. Lace Insertion Is very much used black laces on the flounces of petticoats to wear with street gowns, white lace on those to wear with light gowns In the house. In all the petticoats there Is some attempt at wiring, either tth a feather bone run through Just above and just below the flounce, or the dress extenders, put into the back breadths, so that the petticoat hangs out full and wide. The objection often raised that silk petticoats are too cold for winter wear is quite done away with by lining them with flannel as far aa the knee. This does not add to the weight and yet gives sufficient warmth. In all styles it is most Important that the petticoats be cut to lit the dress if a "smart effect is Apimnnrn Aro Deceitful. our soldier readers sends us a story of one of his comrades, a private. who recently found himself an Inmate of a military hospital. Immensely pleased with his altered conditions and blissfully conscious that his pay was steadily running on, he felt positively grieved one morning to find One of himself feeling as well as ever he did. The doctor paid his usual visit with the clinical thermometer, which found a resting place under Tommy Atkins tongue. While the physicians attention was distracted, however, the Instrument was gently transferred to a basin of hot tea standing near, and after a few momenta deftly returned and finally handed back with the merGreat heavens, cury rigid at 120. exclaimed the doctor, aghast, his professional calmness rudely shattered. You ought to be stone dead, man. Nobody was ever known to live at anything like that. Get to bed, quick. Your case is a desperate one. London Telegraph. A U Wheel. Shade Dorothys wings always look welL What does she do to keep them so nice? Second Shade Trades 'em every season for a near pair. Life. First |