Plymouth Tribune, Volume 7, Number 49, Plymouth, Marshall County, 10 September 1908 — Page 6

WESTERN FAVOR

FOR TAFT Republican Policy Father cf the " Arid Region. Homo Owners and a, High State of Civilization Go Hand in Hand. The W'st has nt all times furnished the strongest backing t( President Roosevelt ;Thd tht West turned first to Judge Taft as his h gU-al successor. Taft Is the chosen lealer of ihat party of i siti.itive ami construction which. Iy its i-.!K-Ios. has populated the country, nneeted our two coasts with bauds el steel and has" opened the dour of opportunity to every itizen of tie republi-. The Republican party from Its birth has been a party of homesic.tds fur the peple. It has enacted enforced the laws, permitting each r: t citizen of the United States to establish his own home and roof tree at a mere nominal cost. i I'nrle Sara ami Home Owners. When gcod homesteads began to gv.w m'fe ami corporation, by dou'e'e dealing, had largely usurped the birthright of the individual, the party of freedom ami jt-slice liegau to.look into tin jucstlon of reclaiming the arid West. It decide! to flank the subtle movements, of total monopolists and to practically reale a "nev heaven and a new earth" for the builder of homes, upon which rvsts the cornerstone of the republic; Urcle Sam owned the whole and region--tactically fifteen buiidrtnl miles spmvand he owned tlie water supply t-o. Through the Republican party, -hn decided U bring the water to the land. fiil by Ibis union to make pos-uble a irensurcless bounty for the present and 1 dure generations. The Republican I -arty passed the National Irrigation Act which became a law In Jv.ne, 11)2, authoillug the government t enter uioi this work of reclaiming arid Aiaci'ea. The semi-arid region extendi over North Dakota. South Dakota, Western Nebraska and Western Kansas In to Oklahoma and the jKinhanile of flexns. Taft and the Went. In this area the home-buihVng policy o tie Republican party Is to perfect c-iH c-f the greatest experiments of cit-l'zation. Mr. Taft is thoroughly fn miliar with conditions here and loves tlw West. Ills prescient vision of the r v.it d f tiny of the republic is prVgiant witli Titanic achievement for this fv.tve garden spot of the world. lie knows the sources of the western water supp'y. lie is the stalwart repres-i-lati'.e'cf tlie party that is busy vitn the conservation of the natural resources f our country, and what section of our land is to be half so much lamented by this promising movement as the arid region? Home and Independence-. On the tillage of the soil rests tlie prosperity of all other Industries. Upon fit r.r.huüding tt homes rests the in-cteiK-ndc.ice of the nation. Irrigation snl Conservation, encourages small Lohlh gs and Increases tlie number cf tho.-- who call no man master. Thee t- Republican rolicles have i bounties joteucy for civilization. On the desert sands of Kgjpt tliey were Instrumental Ii. rearing the mightiest empire of r.u lent days. In India they are to day revlifylng and modernizing- a v aste I land. In America their mission Is but Vglnnlng, yet It gives promise of untold blessinj.-s to man. Poalbllltl-s of Klrotrlc Euerffy. One of the most valuable assets that Is to come to the arid region through the iMllcy of the Republican party, will be the vast electric energy iossible ty harnessing the mountain streams. They tvlil thus not only give life to tlie country, but through power generated, will Inject into that life tlie greatest possible useful activities. In the arid region multiplied millions of horse-power can be created through the natural gravity system of water. There are hundreds of valleys ranging in length "from a few miles 10 nearly one thmsand miles where ample water can be had for all iower purposes, as weP as for heat and light. So wlien the life-giving fluid is ppUcd to the parched plain ami the desert is transformed into the orchard, the water then furnishes the source of enerzy for mill, factory, electrl' plants for lighting-and heating and all possible me-hauleal devices. Teriiaps-at no-other -point on the earth surface are such combinations , possible to such a degree of utility. Having the climate, the seeuery, the ' soil, the sunshine, the water," the timber, the' minerals of all ' kinds, the stoae. and in fact all of the products of the earth, born from Its surface and from its bowels so readily at band, here in the 'vestern portion of America Is lest I ned to be wrought not only the highest civilization, but the highest Political ofea. Mr. Taft is not trying to reditu his weight lcause he Is afraid of his own hadow. Missouri has become the first state In lead mining, as well as zl.c? mining. If ores are to be admitted free, as Mr. Bryan advises, what will hnipeu to the wages of Amrb an miners'; The wags will go down to the foreign Ivcl and in many cases the mines will close. "What is to be done with J. Ham Lewis?" asks the Memphis CoujiurcialAppcal. and It is somewhat hard to say, msiderlng the vast uiiui'x-r of sideshows or which the Democratic party is made up. But Mr. Bryan may find room for one more. Mr. Bryan says he is the heir to the Iioo-evejt policies and the New York World is supporting him because he is rotn sed to everything tiiat Roosevelt d'ates. That Is about as nearly a? I-tmoornls of the differed varietic mit ctioe to agreeing. Omaha B e. Those Oklahomans who are trying to make out that the new state is a part of the S did South will drop the idea after the ReputlieuR give them a vigorous swing, rieht and left, In November. Mr. Taft says he believes in humor s t?1 penacia of many of the His of JhV IIa is right. A man with a shtIpjj sense of humor cannot be a pessimist, a tyrant or an extremist, and the destinien of the people are safer lrlih the man whJ rreacbes th" gopel $ Cheerfulness than with the man who JU4r ife one long, sour grouch.

standard of citizenship and patriotism providing the party of onstmctiou and enlightened c'tizenship remains In power. Kcioiilltllltle of Doiufnaut PartF. When we come to contemplate the vast held of natural wesiern resources, available for food, for industry and for commerce; when we. attempt to grasp in one act of thought, the length and breadth and depth of the riches with which Providence has loaded this section; when we try to realize how every possible want, every material aspiration of man can be bountifully provided for; when we consider how measureless are' the values which will spring into being under the Republican policy of dealing with the west, and how these values when once created are solid and real, tan be incori torn ted into the enduring structure of human society, we may Itcgin to estimate properly the measure of responsibility which rests

upon this nation and its chosen rulers. This is not merely to preserve unharmed the priceless boon of civil liberty which leaves the individual citizen free to do his share in work of development, but to adopt such measures as will prevent the waste of natural resources, clear the way of progress and promote the final triumph of civilization. The record of the Republican party is one of progress. Allurtnw VImIoii of färentnemt. Judge Taft not only knows and loves the west, and favors developing it to the maximum limit, but he also knows Japan. China, the Philippines, the South Sea Islands and all the South American republics whose shores are washed by the expansive Pacific ocean and whose products 'are destined to augment the commercial supremacy of our Pacific coast cities and the trale centers ou all the transcontinental railroads. His well-known policies provide for the west as well as the east, the north and south and faraway possessions. Looking at the great War Secretary from this viewpoint, is there any wonder that the west is for Taft and Sherman? TAFT GAINING STRENGTH. Independent Political Writer Finds Republican Candidate Popular. Walter Wellman. the Washington ccrresiiondent of the Chicago lb cordHerald, thinks Taft Is gaining st mirth. Writing of his candidacy recently he said : "It Is not denied that for some weeks after the Chicago convention there was n the East, at least, an undertone of ; rejudice against Judge Taft, springing rotn, the belief that he was a mere echo of Roosevelt; that he was "not his own man.' that be could not have been nominated but for the President s aid, and that he is only a stalking horse for the man at Oyster Ray. Curiously enough, many men who like !?v.seve!t, and would vote for hlra If he were to un again, felt lukewarm toward fa ft because of this belief that he was only the President's shadow. Now this feeling is largely wearing away. U never was entertained by men win kaev the facts, who knew Taft himself, .ho vcie familiar with the strengt :i of his character, his independence of mind. Put the men who did entsrMui It are beginning to perceive that he Is his own man and a strong one at that. TLo more sj.teehes Taft mike, the more frankly and plainly he talki, iho 1m will there I of this mNtaheu notlvii that he Is overshadowed by another. Taft's frank talk on Him l.iior aid Injunction questions and Iii r'alu, b'unt denial of the foolish stry lh.it be once said $1 a day was v-icres enough for a working man, ha ioue him more good thau his more, labored and pretentious efforts. "Judge Taft's friends argue ttat to some extent he has been a misunder stood man, and they want him to 'take the stump to show the country what be leally Is. They would like to h ive ti e masses of the people look upon hliu In the same way as he Is looked upui by residents of this city, where he is well known. Ask any ukmi C the rational capital, be he Repalic.iu or LVmocrat, what he thinks oJ Judge Tuft, and he will tell you that Taft Is cue of the M?gct, strongest, finest characters we have ever had in public life. This is my own opinion, and for twenty years iTTave known and watched most of the important mon of Congress and of the government of both parties. 1 am not a hero worshiper; nor a partisan. P-ut Taft has Impress! me, as he impresses every en? who really gets to know him, as the fieest tjiK? of man this country prod e es, and letter fitted by temperament and trai'iJr.g and experience for the diincull task of the presidency than auy man wi. have had in that office for many ynr. The friends and adnirs of the Republican candidate be'i-ve tlie country should know the man as -ne u nd us he Is known to be; and they think the best way to bring ttiat :;bo-R ij for him .to travel and s?e:k nom one end of the country to the oiner When Mr. Bryan goes campaigning .town ftouth some maa may be thought less enough to interrupt him In the middle of a speech by asking him how lie stands on the .egro ques tlou. "How will Mr. Taft explain to the nrernue mau the benefits of protec tion;" nsks Mr. Bryan. Bless your heart, the average man understands It without any explanation. Omaaa Bee. "I am the natural heir of Rouse velr." savs the Peerless One. The tea tator. who ought to be good authority on this point, emphatically repudiate the claim. Nineteen states have laws requiring publicity of the use of campaign funds, but the Brynn Democracy had to find a campaign treasurer in Oklahoma, where thfre is no such law. Bv reminding Bryan that he voted for S'-cakcr Crisp, under whose regime the rules of the Hus were practically the same ns they are present. Speaker Cannon fin d a hot shot. In Japan womcu have to admit their true age. A woman dresses according to her age. She wears gold pins until she is 25. At 20 the phis are white, merely spotted with gold, nud at M she wears plain shell combs. Her slrxs pre also changed as the age changes No wonder that so many thops in New York City pell shoes and tint so many tshops sell nothing but sjioes, for It Is estimated that the pedestrians of the city wear cut 23,900 pilrs of shoes each d"ay.

APPEAL TO CHRISTIAN CHURCH

MaJa by Judge Taft ia Dehalf of the Filipinos. 4iA Great Missionary Work That Is Certain to Promote Christian Civilization." The extension of a vitalizing Christianity among the Filipinos as advocated by Judge Taft both before his sieech of acceptance of the Humiliation to tlie presidency and in thrt document Itself has boeii widely commented upon in the pulpits of the United States. Tlie voice-of the clergy has given earnest commendation to the attitude of Judge Taft, who when governor general of the islands exerted the utmost Influence for amelioration of the condition of the inhabitants of tlie urehiiM'iago, and that, too. at the cost of great self-sacrifice on Iiis owa part in refusing the seat on the supreme bench, to which he was both called and commanded by President Roosevelt. NVver since he, first assumed the burden of the governorship of the Philippines has tlie welfare of the Filipinos ceased to b". close to the heart of Judge Taft. In his speech of ac-ept-ance again he reminded the Americans that it is the duty of this country as a strong, Christian and enlightened nation to give spiritual as well as material aid to the distant brown brethren. Taft's Appeal to Church. Rev. Albert llurlstone, pastor of Roberts Park church. IndianaioUs. Ind., in a recent sermon thus spoke of Judge Taft's appeal to the Christian Ieople of America : ".Mr. Taft used words of wisdom in referring to this question In bis notification speech. Iiis f.ppeal Is not only to his party, but it Is to the Christian church of America. It seems to me that every man whose heart beats loyally to Jesus Christ must rejoice in the statement so truthfully made. Mr. Taft said: 'Wo have established a government with effective and honest executive departments in the Philippines and a clean and fearless administration of justice; we have crifted and are maintaining a comprehensive school system which is educating the youth of the islands In Knglish and In Industrial branch's; we have constructed great government public works, roads and harbors; we have Induced the private construction of 80 miles of railroad; we have illced the Islands so thattheir condition as to law and order Is better now than It has ever bsni in their history.' "Mr. Taft is belter fitted to speak on this question than any other man in the government today by virtue of his close connection with the problem, his experience and personal observation of the work being done; hence what he says will be heeded by tlie Christian church with intense Interest. Influence of Christian Civilization. "More than ten years before Dewey sailed Into Manila, Bishop Thoburn, our missionary bUhop for fifty years In India, predicted that ere long the missionary would find an open door In the Philippines, but (Jod alone knew how the door wis to be opened. "Now we hear Mr. Taft saying: 'We are engaged In the Philippines In a great missionary work that loes our nation honor and Is certain to promote ia a most effective way the in fluence of Christian civilization. It Is cowardly to lay down the b-irden until our purjiose is achieved.' True, nor do we believe that the American peo pie will allow this to be done.' The sacrifice lias becu made, the song of the redeemed people will ere long fill heaven and earth with gladness. The selfish are ever lonely und joyless, but they who bring the sacrifice to the aitar will find the Joy of the Lord arise within them." THE ROOSEVELT POLICIES. Republican Party W.ll Continue Roosevelt Work. ( From Sherman's Speech of Ai-ept-auce.) Our platform, as it should do. pledges adherence to the policies of President UooseVelf, promises to continue the work inaugurated during his administration, to insure to jkusous and property every pro: er safeguard. and all necessary strengthening of ad ministrative method will he provided to furnish efficient inspection and supervision, and prompt righting of every luJusMce, discrimination and wrong. Not a Wall for Bryan. "Let us have the worst," says the Brooklyn Eagle. That souuds like, though it isn't a declaration for Bryan. New York Tribune. Bull' Eye Shot. The "uevv diplomacy" inaugurated In the foreign policy of the United States proclaims truth and frankness as its characteristics. It Is the absolute candor of Mr. Tuft la consulting openly with his predecessor In the White House upon questions relating to the public good as allied with Republican victory that so confounded his critics. There is nothing so dazzling us the white light of courageous candor. Both political parties can fly the American flag on land, tut it Is the Re publican party that would keep the American fiag flying at sea over the American merchant mariue. When Mr. Taft delivered his speech of acceptance the country understood why he cou.'d not make it shorter, Every word counts, and every word tells; not one could be spared. Taft lilts hard. lie Is in Ihe heavy weight class and the opposition recog nis that there is nothing soft about his fighting. Rvery blow he lauds is weighted wltii the force of conviction Tii- Republican national campaigners avoid trampling upon Republican party independence In the several states. The meek lTcmof racy Is learning that Bo nn bossism recognizes no local freedom of action. There is no royal road to riches, and In tl:ts? days of balloon experiments it is well to mi. ember that there is no hot-air line to national prosperity. The Republican trimk line rr.rs its trains on rails that rest on the solid ballast of protection to American industries, with wages paid In non-inflated cur rency.

FARMER WRITES TO BRYAN. In Terse Terms Tells Peerless One Why, He Won't Contribute. Here is a letter sent by an Illinois farmer in response to the Democratic appeal for campaign contributions: "Hon. W. J. Bryan, Lincoln, Neb.: "My Ikar Sir As a farmer, In my reply to your request that the farmers contribute to your campaign fund, I will say that I cannot give you anything, as your .ieech accepting your nomination shows that, as President, you could not accomplish anything. You say that, if elected, you will only serve four years, ami that promptly after your term begins you will call Congress in extra session, so that you can begin to reform the abuses at once. But if, as you say, nothing can be done while Congress, or even the Senate, is under Republican control, why convene au extra session, as all know the Senate cannot possibly change in loss than four yeans, if then? "I frankly admit your many good qualities and generous impulses, but it seems to me that a man who would seriously propose your dangerous" free silver and government railroad ownership schemes, ns you have done) lias uot that practical business tact required to make a afe President. You did well to drop these lunacies from your platform, but when, to still public alarm lest. If elected, you would call them up. you promised in j-our speech to oily favor as President what was in your .platform, you made a most serious mistake, which effectually ties your bauds and disqualifies you for the presidency, as scores of issues and subjects outside of 3'our platform, and which are vital to the country's interests, may press themselves upon you for action. "No presidential candidate ever made such a promise as that before. The fear of these two mistaken hobbies marred your whole speech. It was another fatal mistake when, to draw atteution away from these two hobbles, you declared there had been great popular growth In your views and policies, when, in fact, these two, which were your only prominent ones, had been left out of your platform. We have never had a presidential candidate before who proposed to bring in such a millennium of reforms, who had to make so many iUirks In his speech of acceptance to conceal and cover up his most Important views rather than to justify and explain them. "The abuses of which you speak are the fruits of the evil Inherent In human nature, which are present in one form or another under the rule of all parties, and republican rule no more created them, as you charge, than it created your abuse of jvr party's confidence, or the crimes oi' your party In robbing a large element of our voters of their ballots hi several states, and

which, though claiming that the peo)lc" rule or rights was the Issue,. you were afraid to even mention lu your speech, much less condemn. "It was a great abuse of your party's confidence when, with your speech for free sliver before a former convention, you deceived It Into nominating you for president with your false claim that the country would be ruined with the gold policy of the republican party unless you were chosen to destroy it with your free silver plan. But you now see It would have wrecked the country's .'nterests, and you have even kicked that lunacy out of your present platform and, lnferentlally, made a solemn promise in your speech to never call it up again. That abuse was more damrerons than all the other present abuses combined; but you will ngree with me that republican rule did not create it. That was a bad business, but you are Just as confident now that tlie nostrums lu your present platform, with you as president to apply them, wilt bring iu the political millennium as you were when running before, wheu your success would have rulued the country. "If you are afraid that Mr. Taft will bo too tardy In publishing his campaign subscriptions, or that If the rich people give his campaign fund anything it will prevent aim, if elected as presllent. from reforming the abuses, why don't you publish tl vast gifts of the barons and silver kings to your cam paign fund, when a former -audidate; or why did you take them? Or jerhaps you would have been too good for such gifts to have corrupted j'ou had you Iieen elected president. "It is a pity that every other candi date Is a rascal but you. If you are to Je elected the out Look Is not auspicious. With a muu for presldert who Is afraid to put his chief views or policies iu his platform, and theu to draw attention from the fact by claiming a great growth for them, and running on the assumption that he is the only honest candidate, and for a party which the people have only Intrusted with the lower for a short interval in fifty years, and which wrecked all Interests with its blunders, what grounds have we to hope that the country can prosper': "No, I can't give you anything on this outlook, and I don't think auy other farmer oug'it to help your fund. "An Iluxois Farmer." The Soft Pedal. Readers of the New York World are wondering what has beooino of ita Brynn map. Mr. Taft dosu't seem quite so anx lous for a big, strong horse since his admirers have been assuring him that he can win la a walk. Twelve year of talking on the part of Mr. Bryan having failed to aire the public of Its lack of confidence lu hi statesmanship, he will do some more talking. Kansas is worried about Its bank de posits. When Rryan ran the first time It was worried for lack of bank depos its. "An aggregation of t experimental malcontents and theorists," Mr. Sher r inn's description of the Democratic patty, is a piira.-e that hits the tirgt right in the center. As to the Hon. Tom Watson, he will remind tlie country from time to time r.s the campaign progresses, that he is just as muvh a candidate for Pivv'! it as any of the other fellers. When Mr. Taft wishes to convey .s idea Hint some political enemy ha made a statement concerning hii.1 wh.ch H not warranted by t'r fads in the case he dor's so in much fmvci words tliHii that. If Mr. Bryan's final defeat in No-u-mber could be assured a grit many fa ruiers would ' willingly contribute to that end. They aro tired of tho racket of t lie perpetual wiudmill, but the hypnotized Democratic party will- haVi to stand for a fourtU battle, with laof to follow.

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OLITICAL STALWART AND SOUND. Nom luce for Vice-Tresldeut Deelare Fhlellty to Ilepnbllran Policies. There is no doubtful note in Candidate Sherman's tariff expressions. His speech of Aug. 18, responding to the official notification of bis nomination by the Republican party for the vice u-esideney rings true to protection. ! irst, then, let me say that I am a rotectionlst." No one doubts it. Long years of faithful and efficient service as a Representative in Congress have proved it Mr. Sherman has never wab bled on the tariff. He has always be loved that American labor and indus try should have the first lien on the American market. So far as his voice and influence can affect legislation he will as Vice President le found on the side of unrelaxed and adequate pro tection. He believes in tlie "reasonable profit" declaration of the Reimbllcan platform a reasonable profit not alone for the manufacturers whose capital Is Invested, but for the wage earner as well, for the farmer who supplies the raw material, for the miner who digs the üoal and the ore, and for every hand that helps to produce and market the finished product. Without profit there can le no busi ness. Mr. Sherman would first Insure profits by shutting out unfair and in jurious competition, and would then divide up the profits among all that are entitled to a share. Experience has proved that profits disappear when foreigners are allowed to undersell American labor In the American market. Also that employ ment dlsaijpears and wages shrink, caving the wage earner only a beggary share of the profits, and probably no hare at all. A revision of the tariff with the "rea sonable profit" principle strictly adhered to is the pressing need of the time. It Is because of the heavy Inflow f cheaper products from abroad that easonable profits have become impos-

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sible. Accordingly mills and factories are running on reduced time, or not running at all, and 2,000.000 artisans ire out of employment. Mr. Sherman interprets the Republican platform as promising to remedy these bad conditions by such a revision of the tariff as shall bring a return of ueedful protection. When that shall have been done there will le no idle mills and factories, and the 2,000,000 artisans will get bad: their jobs. Surely this Is worth striving for. If there Is in tlds campaign n single issue, jr any group of combined Issues, so Important as the question of restoring prosperity by restoring work and wages we do not know what those Issue are. A Villi Difference. Democratic papers are multiplying words over Mr. Bryan's tariff speech In Iowa as if it contained something new and important. As a matter of fact, It is simply a restatement of Mr. Bryan's views as a free trader. In Just one thing he has ben consistent as a politician. II has teen a free 'rader always, and is one now. He vades the use of the term, but will not, as some of the" Democrats in Southwest Missouri are doing, say he Is for the protection of zinc against the free Importation cf foreign ore. but for free trade In everything else. If he had the power he would destroy all protection at a stroke, and let American wages and Industries struggle unaided igainst foreign competition. Mr. Bryan, without qualification, is for free trade. The Republican party is absolutely coiunittcd to, and a firm Isdiever In. the policy of protection. If Mr. Taft Is ele-'ied the protective policy will be maintained by the next administration, with such revisiou of schedules as It may consider necessary. If Mr. Bryan is elected he will at one', assisted by a Democratic House, assail protection all along the line, and work for a change iu the Senate until free trade Is agreed .to by that branch also. Mr. Bryan simply repeated himself, with immaterial verbal changes, in his tariff spee'h at Des. Moines. Boiled down, there is nothing in it but free trade, and it i: well known that Mr. Brj'au has always been a radical on this subject. Intelligent voters will

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5-4-f-W-ri l-l4Krrl2J govern themselves accordingly. St. Louis Globe Democrat. "We Farmer Don't See It." Not long ago an editorial in the New York World appealed to the farmers of the United States to rally to the support of a party which Is pledged to reduce a tariff taxation which the farmer (according to tlie World's argument) is forced to pay on everything a buys, while getting no benefit from anything he sells. This is an old, exploded theory which has been so completely discountenanced in the past eleven years of phenomenal prosperity for farmers that the World ought not to resort to its use. American farmers are the backbone of protection. They know perfectly well what they get out of it. When Bryan was beaten in 1S0C and McKinley and the Dingley tariff touched the button that started the wheels in the mills and factories the farmers were among the first to realize the value of a policy which provides a near-by market for their products at greatly Increased prices. They ludJust passed through the dismal tariff "reform" period of 1SD3-H7, when values of farm products and farm Uids in four years shrunk more than nfe billion dollars, and they were quick to note the changed conditions brought by restored protection. In eleven years they have recouped their losses many times over, and to-day they are the real money magnates of the country. But the World editorial did one good thing when it brought out the following response from a New York State farmer : To the KJitor of the World: I am an independent in politics. I helped elect Cleveland President, but I am not yet ready to sacrifice a known quantity for an unknown on. During the 'administration of Cleveland I was compelled to place my butter on the market at 10 cents a pound and my pork at 5 cents a pound, without a buyer in both cases. Do you wonder I don't want a change? Not I! .CT FRO" j" JME AM AN0 PURPOSE OF ticPUBLICAN PARTY REING "r MAINTAIN THE HQH STANDARD OF LIVN& Or THE WAGE EARNEßS ' OP T5 COUNTRY, YIHO Aftpgr MOST DIRECT JCARS 4JM If we are passing through hard times now, with butter at 25 cents a pound and pork at 8 cents, we farmers don't see it. C. J. WALDRON. Medusa. N. Y., August 10. If anybody is looking for a reason why the farmers of the CuiteJ States are not going to vote for Bryan this year, that reason can be found In this letter of Farmer Waldrou, of Medusa Five million farmers have equally good reasons. American Economist. Nut Mere Mutter of XV Re Schedule. Tlie difference iu tlie cost of produc tion is not so easily reached, and it was discreet In the platform' makers to re frain from details. While the campaign Is waging at least, the Republican par ty will probably be pleased to have It understood that the difference in the cost of production means the difference In wages at home and abroad, bu'. this view is elementary, and will not lear scrutiny. The matter of wages is of less Importance than It is esteemed to be. If the wage schedule was the only thing, the cotton mills of New Bedford would stand no show' In competition with the mills of South Carolina. The cost of production goes deeper than that. Tlie intelligence and quality of la lor is tlie most essential factor, and the difference between the cost of pro durtion at home, and abroad Is not to he reached by mere comparison of wag? schedules. New Bedford Mercury. American l'ree-TrJe Misfit. The Ire' trade congress In London !ai week had some features that' wen both' aimiMiig and exasp-ratlng to the fair mimle! American. Tlie amusing part was the remarkable lack of inter st shown by the British people as j whole, notwithstanding the liberal ad vert Ising the gathering bad lcen given This tends, to confirm previous state incuts going to show the English lrift toward protection. Tho exasperatiu phase was firrnisiied ly the preser.ee and loud and biased talk of a little group of American free traders, who seemingly Uxjk delight In abusing and misrepresenting their own country-be-ause it prefers to follow an economic policy broader and more beneficial than that which Is represented in the finespun theorizing of free traders. Troy Times.

TWO TARIFF POLICIES.

One Would t'rotect, the Other Te nure the lllght of Labor. Having dropped the free coinage of silver, the anuihilatiou of the courts. and Immediate freedom for the Fili pinos as ids paramount issues, Mr. Bryan will now attempt to caiture th. icsidency ou the tariff Issue. Th Republicans declare their.aTherenec to the iioiicy of projection, under which the enormous business of this count i y has been built up, and under which the ie)ple have enjoyt! s j;realr degree of prosperity thau the world ewr saw lefore. And they declar-.ihat ne "true principle of protection is best maintained by the imposition of such duties as will equal the difference be tween the cost of production at home ind abroad, together wittr a reasonable 'rofit to American industries." The Democrats reject the protection 'inciple utterly. What they propose s "in restore the tariff to a revenue basis." This is equivalent to the old dein ind for "a tariff for revenue only." In l ejecting tlie protection principle the Democrats are at last consistent, for it was not long ago that they for mally declared that "protection Is ro!i ry." That there has been no modifi(ati,h'of opinion on this question Is clear from the action of the Committee on Resolutions. When one of the members suggested that the cost of laUr should be recognized in reducing tlie tariff schedules he was sharply criticised ou the ground that his propositioi. was "undemocratic," and It was withdrawn from consideration, says a Denver dispatch, "upon telegraphic re quest from Mr. Bryan." Summing It all up, the Republicans would revise the tariff to protect Amer ican worklngmen from the competition of poorly pld labor in Eunie and would maintain the protective principle for the benefit of both wage enrrrs and manufacturers, while the Demo crats would revise the tariff without regard to the difference In the cost of labor between Eurpe and the United Stetes, and would get as closely as possible to a tariff for revenue onlv. How can there be any question about the result of tlie presidential campaign when the great issue is so clearly defined this? Chatham (N. V.) Republioan. Wonltl Dryan Be Ilarmlcftst Some persons say that If Bryan were elected he could 'do no barm, for the Republican Senate would tie bis hajvb;, and the Senate Is certain to be Republican for four years more at least, regardless of any mutations which may come in the presidency or the House of Representatives. Several Democratic papers which opiosed Bryan not oniy for the nomination, but until long af terward, and which now give him a half hearted support. Justify their ac ceptance of his candidacy on the theory that tLe Republican Senate would make a cipher of him if he should carry the country. Those papers ought to understMid that if Bryan could do nothing in the .residency except draw his pay this would le a pretty good reason why be should be kept out of the presidency. Representative Burke of the Pittsburg District, however, in a speech de livered in Salem, 111., Bryan's birth-' place, shows that this Idea of Bryan's haniilessness is a mistake. He HintSj one mat me i.xecuttve Department, the trovcrnment has much greater owcr to rule or ruin than has tho legis lative. A man of fals and crankerlos. like Btyau. in the White Hou.v cou-d do much to cast discredit on tLe gvernnieht and to humiliate the pvple. Moreover, under the President's direc tion the government now expends about ?1,OOO.COT'.000 annually, and this would give hhn an influence wbich, in the ease of an unbalanced person like the Demo cratic candidate, would be likely to in filet harm on the country. It is a mistake to suppose that the election of a man like Bryan wouhl bring no 111 effects to the country. IBs election would probably carry with it a Bryanite House of Representatives. It would be likely to carry with it several Bryanite Legislatures which wouhl choose Bryanite Senators. The big Re publican majority in the Senate wou!l be reduced, and the new members would be of the Bryanite order. Moreover, the pressure f a, Bryanite President and House of Representatives, reenforced by some new Senators, of the same stripe, would be likely to weaken the Republican line in some siots. for a. Bryan victory could easily be made to appear to be a popular mandate for reckless legislation. By death or resignation four places on the Supreme bench are likely to be vacated during the term of the President who will tak ftlce next March. How would tin; sane, conservative ieople of tlie country like to see Bryan get the power to fill these places? The only way to keep Bryan harmless Is to roll up a bigger majority against him In 1!M)S than was cast against him In 1000. St. Louis Globe Dem-s-rat. Indiana' Vote Fl&rd. Mr. Kern, the Democratic candidate for the vice presidency. Is a isditlcal analylst in excellent running order. His figures come out as 'asily ami smoothly as If that appeal to the farmers to chip in on the campaign fund was having results. He was in Iowa tlie other day and looked things over. When lie came away he pulled out Ids notebook and put the State In the sure-for-Bryan column. As Indiana has Uh-u honored with a name on the ticket, Mr. Kern lias every reason to believe there'll 1 no trouble with the voting there. But va little thing in statistics has Just Itohbed up which double-clinches the Otat?. It aipears that within a ;ar Indiana has Increased Its population of mules by 3,000. There are G7,o!)l of these useful ami Democratic citizns within tho borders. Mr. Kern can now sleep an hour longer In the morning. Tlie mules have kicked the bor to, so that, even if it would the State cannot cscaie. It Is no more doubtful than that John W. .will be early at the poils. Toiedj Blade. National I?It--. The Democrats in dealing with tlie ariiT, as in other matters, have shown hat they are good critics but bad'acors. Their piatiorm win not tieeiarc for free trade, but they will attack the protection jH)licy of the Republican party with arguments whih, if sound, would justify free trade. If er.trtistetl ! with power in the executive oilice and both brandies of Congress, they would adopt an illogical tariff giving liberal protection to the industries of tlie South and grudging or inadequate support to those not represented in that section. The fact is that the party has no national policy and Is united only In distrust of the purposes and policies of the opposition. Dubuque Times,

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And I remember that 1 heard formerly Tom Rogers, who was yeoman beadle, say that when he was a school boy at Eton that year when the plague ragetl all the txys of that school were obliged to smoak in tho school every morning, and that he was never whipped so much in his life a he was one morning for not smoakIng." Horrors of Politic. 'T4?n you knew something of it already? said the chairman of the notification committee, much chagrined. "Ves answered the nominee, T saw an intimation of it in the newspapers. In fact, gentlemen," he added, with a broad smile on his sunny face, T had a printer'i inkling of it." Chicnro Tribune. A TEXAS CLEBGYilAU Speaks Oat for the Benefit of Salter Ins Thoaiand. Rev. O. M. Gray, Baptist clergyman, of Whitesboro, Tex says : "Four yean ago i suuerea misery with lumbago. Every movement was one of pain. Doan's Kidney Pllla remoTed the whole difficulty after only a short time. Although I do not like to hare my name used publicly, I make an exceptton In this case, so that from kidney trouble other sufferers may profit b; my experience. Sold by all dealers. &0 cents a box. Foster-Milbtrn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Tb Alphabet. The great Phoenician alphabet, the parent of every form of European wrhiug and of the scripts of Persia, Arabia and India as well, owe but little to Egypt. It Is true that In the construction of their alphabet the Phoeulclam made use of certain hieratic characters found in their trade dealings with Egypt, but this fact la no way detracts from the glory of the Invention which belongs to the. "Yankees of antiquity. New York American. N ' All 'TTp-lo-Dato Iloelteeper IT&e n?d Croa Ball Blue. It males tha clothes clean and eweet when new. All Grocer x Bargain la BaTuiea. Among the deacons of a Presbyterian church in an Ohio town was a good old gentleman familiarly known as "Uncle Thomas." Although too deaf to hear, he was always iu his accustomed seat at church, and his zeal iu religion! work was untiring. Owing to a shortage of song books in the Sabbath school, some additional ones were ordered bj "Uncle Thomas," who apprised the pas tor of their arrival, and the latter agreetl to announce the fact from the pulpit on Sunday morning. The pastor made the promised an nouncement, among "others, eoucludinj with thi? one: "Parents wishing their children baptlz?d will please present them at tht close of the serviee.,, The good deatxm Jumped to his fet, and. In the loud voice peculiar to ta deaf, bawled out, "Those who haven't any can get them at my bouse for 0J cents apiece!" As "Uncle Thomas" and bid wife had always been childless, this startling Information almost broke up the meeting, and a wave of merriment swept the congregation that threatened to shake the church from Its foundation. Suecess Magazine. Tact. "You insisted oa our coming to thb hot, Lorrid place," thrilled Mrs. Outsoxne, "and I'm sunburnt till I look like an Apache Indian!" . "Not at ail, my love," said Mr. Outaome. "Your complexion i a clear, beautiful light brown." Thus did a soft tan. sir, at it were turn away wrath. Chicago Tribune. MOTHER AND CHILD. Doth. Fallr oai-laaed oa GrapcNaU. The value of this famous food is shown In many ways, in addition to what might be expected from its chemical analysis. Grape-Nuts food la made of whola wheat and barley, Is thoroughly baked for many hours and contains all the wholesome Ingredients In these cereals. It contains also the phosphate of potash gr wn In the grains, which Natur uses to build up brain and nerve cells." Young children require proportionately more of this clement because the brain and nervous system of the child grows so rapidly. A Va. mother found the value of Grape-Nuts In not only building up her own strength but la nourishing her baby nt the same time. She writes: "After my baby came J did not recover health and strength, and the doctor said I could not nurse the baby as I did not have nourishment for her, besides I was too weak. ' He said I might try a change of diet and see what that would do, and recommended Grape-Nuts food. I bought a pkg. and used It regularly. A marked change came over both baby and I. "My baby is nowfour montht old, is In fine condition, I am nursing her flinl doing all my work and never felt better in my life." "There's a Reason." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Wel!ville," iu pkgs. Ever read the above letter? A new one eppcart from time to time. They m ..!, VB. i M f.ff f..im ioi siihiiiv .V, at iiu tun vi iy.uia-1 interest.

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