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us to not publish tor the present
his article mentioned in last
Week's issue of The Herald,
which is our reason for not
printing it this week.
Stand pat republicans are try
ing to frighten voters away from
the new progresslns party by
crying "socialism", but they do
not seem to scare worth a cent.
So far there has leen no stain
1ede towards the Taft camp,
daunting a red rag may make
the bull moose mad, but it will
not scrae many people. We re
member well when "waving the
bloody shirt" helped public offi
cials to retain their positions,
notwithstanding subserviency to
predatory interests, but times
have changed. Other false Issuei
are now raised, but voters will
not be misled much, if they are
guided by reason and not by
prejudice.
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200 PUT TO DEATH
Slain in Mexican Town by Order
ol Its Ruler.
MANY YOUTHS SLAUGHTERED.
In limes like these The Herald
cannot devote much space to repro
ducing editorials found In our ex
change, however much they may
deserve a larger circulation, but the
last issue of Will Miuipln's Weekly,
"edited and published by himself,
one dollar per year", contains some
editorials that we wish so much to
give to our readers we venture to
spare space for them below :
"Douglas county democrats have
habit of complaining of the treat
ment accorded them at state conven
tions. May that treatment not be
due to the fact that the d legations
do not usually represent the very
best elements In the democracy of
Doiulas? Many or the delegates to
the Grand Island convention arc the
warm personal friends of the editor
of Will Maupin's Weekly, but he is
( inpelled to admit his belief in the
araertlon of Delegate Marshall I hat
the delegation did not represent the
real sentiments of the Douglas do
mo racy. Suppose our Douglas coun
ty friends try a change ii. the sys
tem and see how it pan- out."
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"Don't be deceived al Htl this
'third party' movement, gentlemen
It is the visible evidences ot a grow
ing revolt against the political boss
and his henchmen. It is not going
to win this year, nor mayb not next
year. But win it will un-ss the old
parties forever and absolutely de
throne their bosses. Progress iw
democracy won at Haltimoiv, but the
margin was small, and democracy
canno: always hope to win for pro
xresslon by the valiant fight of one
man. The progressive party now
organizing is more than a Kooscvelt
boom. Roosevelt is but tin- eOsbodi
ment of a growing feeling of antag
onlsm to present conditions''
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T" . . .1 m a .
i.tActiiuii rciorm is i in- most press
lng need ot Nebraska right now. The
pres-nl system is both a fiir-e and
a menace. About 13,000 autos haw
been listed for taxation There are
upwards of 25,00(1 auto in Nebraska
i's, man f,ouo,ooo of cash in
bank has been returned for taxa
tlon There is upwurd. of liMiUKio
000 on deposit in the banks of e
braska Kami land in one county Is
returned at $6o an ai re, and equally
good land in an adjoining county Is
return d at 5o an acre. I'nder the
pre-, in iniquitous system the men
besr. abH to bear the tax burden es
cape v.. h the l ast, while those least
able to bar 1; carry the most."
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"We would call especial attention
to the following plonk of the Nebra
ka democratic platform adopted at
Grand Island 'Nebraska's awkward
and Inequitable taxation systHin
should be replaced b a Iweiitleth
ctn.ury method. We favor, there
fore, taxation reform by separation
of the Kour.es of the state and local
revenues, thus giving to counties and
town the privilege of enjoying the
taxes from purely lo u valuations
1 . 1.1 j m . .
iw.ki uriii ior Kpei-UIUtlte lll,o-e
. ...I .J.L -
wmm wmuuui improvement ought to
carry a larger share of taxation than
H now does. To thib end we nrom
isi Ui submit to the vote of the psjsj
pie a proposed constitutional amend
I ... i i . . . . i . . -. . i . . .
....... ' .iniif.iii, ine HiHt'l OI rile
legislature with respect to the enact
iwtfit of the taxation system, and
k. .... " m i - .
iiir-n yiuillll' nil llll' selection ol a
cuiiuiuattiou whose busines-s it will hi
to investigate and report for the con
sidci.ition of the legislature it.- idea
of the taxation system suited for
Nebraska's peculiar ueeds.'
Jefe Politico of Puruandiro Exacts
Sacrifice in Retaliation for Sacking
of Town by Insurrectos Commis
sion Brings Story to Mexico City.
Two h.QQd red and ten residents of
the littb town of Puruandiro, Mexico,
at. leaM half of w hom were hoys, were
slaughtered at the behest or the Jefe
politico, in cording to a story brought
to Mexico city by a commission which
called upon the minister of the Inte
rior asking for guaranties. Members
of the commission declared the jefe
politico caused to bo posted on the
gate of the town a list of dead, which
was added to irom time to time.
The sacrifice was the price exacted
by the jefe politico for the sacking of
the town, which had occurred several
weeks bOfOTO by rebels. The jefe po
litico whs powerless to restst the at
tack and lu retaliation ordered the
slaughter, professing to believe in kill
ing the people he was punishing the
rabolS. The butchery began In the
J-.ll, where all the prisoners were
killed by the guards. Then citizen?1
wre butchered.
The minister of the interior declared
the "slaughter the most atrocious In
the history of the republic and will
be severely punished."
WASHINGTON LETTER
Correspondent from Nation's Capital
Gives Historical Data Con
cerning Politician
BY CLYDE H. TAVENNER
CORN IS IN FINE SHAPE
Condition of Crop Is Ten Points Above
This Time Last Year.
The August crop report of the de
partment of agriculture follows;
Corn- Condition 80 per cent of a
normal) compared with 1 per cent
lit month. Indicated yield per acre,
twen'y six b ishels. On the area
planted. lo8.Uu.oou acres, It Is estl
mated the total production of corn, in
terpreted front condition i. ports, will
be 2,811,000,000 bushels.
Winter 'h"Ht--It Is preliminary es
timated the yield per acre of winter
wheat is 15.1 bushels. On the area
planted. 25,714,' DO acres, it Is estimat
ed preliminarily the total production
ot winter wheat is 390.000.000 bushels
The quality of winter w heat is 9u." per
cent.
Spring Wheat Condition 90.4 per
- ent of h normal. Indicated yield per
(lore, 15 I bushels. On the planted
a.ea. ItJlOaSM aires, it Is estimated
the tola' production of spring wheal
w'll be IS LO 'O.i OO bushels
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. "George
W. Perkins In chair." This quota
tion does not refer to Mr. Perkins'
presence in the chair at the Chicago
Moosevelt convention.
The quotation is taken from the
minutes of a meeting of the finance
committee of the steel trust held
April 5. 1904, at which It was decid
ed that subsidiary companies of the
steel trust manufacturing half-finished
articles should not sell same to com
petitors of the trust. (See page 108
Stanley Steel report.)
This is only one of the revelations
contained in the report of the Stan
ley Steel Trust Investigating Com
mi t too, one of the most able and re
markable documents of this decade.
The Stanley report, in addition to
indicting former President Roosevelt
for permitting the trust to obtain ab
solute domination of the steel indus
try, reveals beyond successful contra
diction how George W. Perkins came
into possession of the colossal for
tune that be Is now spending to fi
nance the Roosevelt third term move
i Dent.
Sources of Perkins' Millions
Here is the story of the Perkins
wealth: To start with, Mr. Perkins
made some of his millions by capital
ising thin blue- air into billions of dol
lars of real money.
He made more millions by getting
a monopoly of wire nail manufactur
ing plants and forcing tle American
farmers to pay f?..20 a keg for wire
nails that were sold before the or
ganization of the trust for from $1.'T
to $1.50 a keg. (See page 8 Stanley
report.) Then lie made more by forcing the
thousands of workers In the blast
furnaces of his steel mills to work
twelve iiours a day, seven days a
week. :565 days a year.
As a postscript to the above in
formation, the following history of
Mr. Perkins may be of Interest to
many at this time:
Mr. Perkins was the chief aide and
o schemer it J. Pierpont Morgan
while thc 'a.ter was in the years be
tween 19110 and ltll throttling busi
ness In every direction. It was Per
kins who as Morgan's business part
ner showed Morgan how to dominate
the boards of directors of air the
great railroads, banks and trust com
panies, express, telephone and tele
graph companies, steamship lines. In
surance companies and all the great
Industrial trusts, to the end that Mor
gan now has a strangle hold on a
corporate wealth of over :55,OOi),000,
000, an amount equal to one-third of
the wealth of the nation.
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N A M E
ADDRESS
W00DR0W WILSON
Scholar and Statesman, Democratic Candidate for President
HON. WILLIAM J. BRYAN:
"Governor Wilson's speech of
acceptance Is admirable. It is
original in its treatment of the
Issues of the campaign. I am
sure the address will Impress
the country favorably."
JOHN W. KERN, SENATOR,
INDIANA:
"Oovernor Wilson's speech of
acceptance Is a masterpiece,
setting forth with great clear
ness his conception of the work
to be accomplished by the
Democratic party under his
leadership. It is In complete
harmony with the progressive
sentiment of the country, but
also appeals strongly to every
legitimate business interest"
GOV. WILLIAM H. MANN OF
VIRGINIA:
"I think it was an admirable
speech. It was wise, conserva
tive, comprehensive, prophetic
not only of Democratic success
but of Democratic supremacy,
for years to come."
GOV. FREDERICK W. PLAIS
TED OF MAINE:
"It is a splendid presentation
of the issues for the American
people. It rings true In every
sentence and In every word. It
represents the spirit of the
Democracy of today. It Is the
address of a statesman."
GOV. EUGENE FOSS. MASSA
CHUSETTS: "It was an admirable presen
tation of the real Issues upon
which the campaign will be
fought this fall. I think that it
Is bound to strengthen Governor
Wilson among the thinking peo
ple of the country."
GOV. GEO. W. DONAGHEY,
ARKANSAS:
"It was a great speech. It
will ring through the country.
It is just what he should have
said. The people have never
felt more confident of success
since the first nomination of
Grover Cleveland."
JUDGE MARTIN J. WADE,
IOWA:
"For the first time since the
state was admitted to the
Union, Iowa will this year give
Its electoral vote to the Demo
cratic' nominee for president.''
NEW YORK "SUN":
"Governor Wilson's speech of
acceptance has good luck as
well as merit. It corner just In
time to contrast sharply with
the Interminable Bedlamite
rant of Th. Dentatus Africanus
Ferox. And, if without con
tempt of campus it may be said,
though written by a college
president, very recently retired,
it Is tn the English language,
not anaemic and seldom with
suspicion of prigglshness or don
nishness, though it has an air.
a certain academic distinction
of its own. What will please
everybody who has a living to
make Is Oovernor Wilson's
equable and moderate tone.
Governor Wilson Is for repair,
not for destruction."
NEW YORK "TIMES":
"It is applicable. The domi
nant thought, the very soul of
his discourse, is the common
Interest of all the people, their
partnership in our activities
and our prosperity. The part
nership Idea comes from his
mind, not as a sublimated po
litical theory, but as a practical,
Immediate remedy."
NEW YORK "WORLD":
"Oovernor WllBon's Bpeeeh of
acceptance is the ablest, clear
est, sanest statement of high
public purpose this country has
known in a generation.
"Without passion, without in
vective, without abuse, without
partisan bitterness, without
denunciation, without egotism,
without demagogy, he has driv
en straight to the heart of the
supreme Issue of American in
stitutions the partnership be
tween government and privilege"
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JOHN A. DIX, GOVERNOR OF
NEW YORK.
"Governor Wilson's speech of
acceptance Is marked with
broad vision and clear thought,
expressed in language every
American can understand. As a
business man and manufactur
er, I am especially pleased with
his positive and statesmanlike
position on the paramount is
sue of tariff reform, and his de
mand for an immediate down
ward revtston. In sincerity,
precise statement and compre
hensive grasp of great princi
ples and their application of
the fundamental needs of the
country, the speech is Jeffer
soniau to the core. It contains
no appeal to passion aud ex
cites no prejudice. Governor
Wilson has presented to his
party and to the nation, clear
conception of the truth that
the real struggle in the pending
campaign is between the con
centrated powers of privilege
and the aspiration of the Amer
ican people to realize, in their
government, and their econom
ic, industrial and social rela
tions, the full measures of the
principles of freedom, justice
and progress upon which the
republic was founded. To all
the Issues and every national
need. Governor Wilson applies
the Rule of right and common,
advantage.' The reforms he ad
vocates are far reaching, but
they are necessary, sound and
practical. The speech will
awaken and stir the national
conscience and lead to a tri
umph that will restore to the
people the control of their gov
ernment and Inaugurate a new
and happier epoch In the land and
development of the republic."
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THOMA8 MOTT OSBORNE,
AUBURN, N. Y.
"Oovernor Wilson's speech fits
the occasion and the man; pro
gressive but not wild; sans,
strong and unmistakably Demo
cratic. It makrts an Inspiring
opening of the campaign. Indi
cating clearly and nobly the
spirit iu which the leaders of
our regenerated Democratic
party must work; not one of
mere 'partisan makebelleve,'
but of honesty aid justice to
ward all men."
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JOHN E. LAMB. EX-REPRESENTATIVE
FROM INDIANA:
"Speech is discreet, able, safe
and sane. Governor Wilson be
lieves In the efficacy of the scal
pel rather than the big stick
His dissection of trust and tar
iff evils is unique i.nd convinc
ing. His suggestions of reform
In methods of government and
reduction of tariff schedules
will meet with approval of
legitimate business and the la
boring masses as well."
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CHAMP CLARK. SPEAKER OF
THE HOUSE OF REPRE
SENTATIVES: "Considered from a literary
standpoint Governor Wilson's
speech of acceptance will take
high rank In the political out
put of the year It wi'.l make
pleasant reading, and. therefore,
will prove a fetching campaign
document. He discusses the
Issues of the day philosophical
ly. clearly aud forcibly Its rnur
teous tone will allay opposition
and win him friends It is an
admirable pronouncement."
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HOKE 8MITH, SENATOR
FROM GEORGIA:
"I am delighted with Gover
nor Wilson s speech of accept
ance. It is a superb statement
of the present purpose of the
Democracy and points the way
for Justice to all through real
progress by law, under the Con
stitution With his election as
sured. It should give confidence
to honest business and new
courage to those who need a
square deal."
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JOHN F. FITZGERALD, MAY
OR OF BOSTON:
"Governor Wilson's accept
ance Is characteristic of tin
man He lays his soul bare to
the people and asks them to
join with him, irrespective of
party, In righting present
wrongs without undue clamor
or Injury to legitimate inter
ests He lays emphasis on
constructive thinking and I be
lieve this epitomize one of the
natlou's greatest needs at the
present time. It wllj be Presi
dent Wilson overwhelmingly In
November." '
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