Show THE EDITORS EDITOR'S TABLE TALK t OF THINGS GRAVE AND GAY THE FAILURE TO FUSE of some When people remember I who Congress as a the men broke Into r result sult of Democratic and Populist f fu fusion u- u to re regret regret regret re- re sion slon In Kansas there will vitI be few gret the recent action of the latter element element ele ele- ment In deciding to go it alone atone this year True failure to fuse will operate as a ahard ahard ahard hard blow to the Democrats but In losing losIng losing los los- ing perhaps their only chance In the Grasshopper State they will vill have the satisfaction of knowing that there are others who will do no better Let us repeat what we have said before which Is that the present demoralization of the Democratic party Darty is a truly regret regret- table thing crom from a national viewpoint An upright earnest and patriotic tic opposition Is necessary to the purity of our poll politics tics if not to the safety of our in In- But facts are facts From present Indications the organization of Tilden Hend Hendricks ricks Bryan and other former leaders rs who led will go Into the next campaign split In the middle The Eastern wing will vIiI not support the wing still controlled by the Sage of Lincoln and the Westerners distinctly r repudiate men like like Hill Hili Carlisle Whitney and the late Grover Cleveland Perhaps before be ore their next national convention the the Democrats Democrats Democrats Dem Dem- may get together but but It it cannot be said that such a prospect is In sight just yet BOOKER W WASHINGTON'S ADVICE In his address before the neg negro o conference conference conference con con- ference at Tuskegee Alabama last week Booker Washington admonished the people of his race that their material salvation lay In devoting themselves to agriculture and sticking to the land lan He said There is an opportunity open In Inthe Inthe inthe the South for every black man to purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase a farm and make an independent living upon that farm How far such good advice will be heeded is naturally a question but the great negro tors tor's Influence is large and no doubt It will vilI be effective to some some extent Southern South South- em ern farm tarm lands of good quality can be bea a acquired cheaply and on terms term Possible possible to any frugal working hard-working negro It would be far better for the race in the South to give almost undivided att atten attention nHon n- n tion Hon to farming to which its members are adapted than for fot them them to move to the North as s they no now v are doing Increasingly in increasingly increasingly In- In or to swarm Into the Southern Southern South South- ern era towns where common labor is Is al always always always al- al I ways In excessive supply In the the North they will collide co with white lab labor r sooner or later and then they will wish themselves themselves themselves them them- selves home whey They are uSEful and even necessary at the th th South where they belong belong belong be be- long and where where where- they they ought to to stay for their own good and that of the country at large CANADIAN FRIENDSHIP In the course of things It has come corne to pass that wherever two or three Canadians Canadians Cana Cana- diana are gathered together k It feather is yanked from th the talt tall tail of the te pe American eagle We heard of a delirium tremens I Instance of this the other day which occurred occurred oc- oc at Ottawa Ot A little later the mighty imperial league met In hi the same sawmill town Mr Colonial Minister 1 lster of Public Works addressed the members adjuring them to stand by the British Empire and never no never listen to the siren song of friendship from the mighty nation south of them American friendship said Mr 1 was something tho the sincerity of which the French French- was op open n to question But Canadian functionary was mild when fellow- fellow compared with his Saxon Anglo countryman David Mills 13 ex Minister of Justice of the Dominion The latter in inthe Inthe inthe the March number of the London Empire Em Em- Empire pire Review has a paper in which he bitterly denounces President Roosevelt and Senator Lodge for their definitions of the Monroe doctrine Mr Mills de declares declares de- de clares dares that the United States has no nomore nomore more snore right to dictate to to Central and South America than It has h s to Canada and predicts that there will be blood on whenever attempt is made to the mO moon n enforce against any great European of vassalage vassalage vassalage vassal vassal- power so degrading a species age as that embraced by the modern Mo Monroe r e doctrine We can but contemplate contemplate contemplate con con- template these these little ebullitions ebullition's of Impotent impotent Impotent Im Im- im- im potent Canuck rage with unstinted joy The chances ar are that the effect will be beto beto beto to stiffen the back of the Administration to the t e point of retaking the Porcupine Por district In Alaska which the Canadians seized from us violently and anti which they still hold und under r a modus THAT AWFUL NOTE OTE The question as to who was responsible ble for the note ote of April 14 1898 apparently Is not one that can be settled and forgotten as we are rapidly rapIdly rapIdly rap- rap Idly coming corning to think It ought to be It should be remembered that the person who is the one to catch all the missiles pf surmise Innuendo and direct charge on his head Is forbidden lot by the nature of his position to set himself right As As' The Telegram ventured to remark yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes yes- it would be best to drop the subject It seems more desirable desirable- today that the same should be done in view of the fact fact that the names of the late President McKinley and of her late lAt late majesty Queen Victoria have been brought Into the controversy One story alleges that Mr McKinley au authorized au- au I au-I Lord to make an appeal to the Powers In order to check tho the desire of Congress to proceed to extremities Another has It that the Queen Induced thereto by Queen Regent Regent Regent Re Re- gent Christina asked the British Ambassador Ambassador Ambassador Am Am- to do what he did All this sort of thing is improper The Ameri Amen American American can and the British C Cabinets understand understand understand under under- stand each other on the subject and Lord apparently is equally persona grata in Downing street and at atthe atthe the Wh White te House and State Depart Depart- ment Why WhY should not the t e American press be willing to tp dr drop p the matter |