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DAKOTA CITY HERALD
JOHN H. REAM, Publisher.
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA,
PEONIES AND WILD nOSES.
Tlio modest Quaker benii'lns, th5
wild roses, fill the woods and tlio gor
geous queens of Shebn, tlio peonies,
tho gardens. On old-fnshlonod lawns,
when the cultivation of pinks nnd
panslcs, hollyhocks and morning
glories almost exhausted tho hortlcul
turnl knowledge nnd experience, the
peony enmo as somo Nell Qwynn, trl
Imphant In satlnB, flush with beauty,
nnd rndlnnt In health, to startlo tho
serenity of a proper nnd decorous
community " If "l'o stopped sud
denly Into tho quiet of the plnco,
laughing, and did not know that won
dorlng eyes were peorlng through tho
blinds from all tho houses nlong tho
streets. Sho did not come as a
Madame Pompadour, fasflnntlng, but
dangerous, nor wonderful, but sinis
ter, like a princess of the Dorglas,
nor poppyllko, n drugged beauty, but
wholesome oven If a king's favorite.
And preclso places drew back a bit
as if this radiant thing were npt to
overpower well schooled oenscs and
Bend sodate old gentlomcn Into In
considerate courses nftor blameless
lives, says tho Chicago Tribune It
was too gorgeous arising by tho de
mure paiiBy and sweet-scented pink.
To greater horticultural sophistication
tho peony now comes llko a laughing,
robust maid with arms akimbo, with a
complexion of marvelous red and
white. Sho would not languish In n
drawing-room with perfumes nnd
sweets, but must bo out In tho sunlight.
The other day a steamship from
Glasgow arrived nt Now York with a
passenger list of sixty people, one-hnlf
of whom wcro young women engaged
to bo innrrltd. Thirty young men
their prospective bridegrooms wore
waiting nt tho pier to rccclvo them.
There aro those who look upon tho In
cident as n blow to native Industry.
American lcgttilntors havo bocn busy
protecting homo products of mnny
kinds. Thcro nro lairs on tho Rtntuto
books forbidding 'tvj Importation of
contract labor. Howe-grown potatoes
r protected, but there Is no lnw
guarding tho home-nrown girl from
foreign competition by forbidding th
Importation of contract brides. Tim
marrlago market In 'America Is open
to all tho world, ffo far no voice ho
been raised In protest against this
anomalous stato rf things. Perhapn
ft Is because young mnrrlagoabli
Amorlcan womon nro unorganized nnO
without a vote. Perhaps It Is be-
causo they do not fear competition.
Ill f . m . ill mmwEf3thBKt 'WW3Bj- ' , vc1h I Jk. .r Kv
j) THEODORE R005BTO HO
from the
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Surely tho sclencu of chemlstrj
2aB mado long strides slnco tho da'yi
of Paracelsus, when tnon enn nnnlyrt
elements at a distance ot nlnety-flvt
millions of miles and undertake to
pronounco upon tho eharnctorlatlcs ct
o. form of matter which bo far has net
been encountered on earth, but has
been discovered to exist In the Btn,
Prof. J. N. Nicholson of tho British
P,oyal Astronomical Bocloty, Bays thoro
1 reason to believe thu spectrum It
now roveallng In tho corona of th'i
irun a moro elementary form of mal
lor than any yet discovered on tho
enrth. It 1b proposed to call this ele
mentary substanco "nebullum." Pre-
fesBor Nicholson says tho Bpectnim
of the far-distant nebulae In thn
depths of spaco lndlcatos that the;'
re composed of this same "nebullum,"
which Is coming to light In tho solo?
radiations, "Nebullum" Is considered
ns being a lighter gas than hydrogen.
to tho new party, with tho provision,
added later, that in states whero it
was necessary to operate under an
other name, tho party thero should bo
recognized as an Integral pnrt of tho
national party. Various clauses de
signed to do away with conditions
that had been causes of complaint in
tho old parties were adopted with
cheers.
William II. Hotchklss, chairman of
tho New York organization, told tho
convention of tho work being done
by tho Progressives In his state and
of their prospcctB, and then a recess
waa taken. An hour nnd a hnlf later
tho delegates returned from the lunch
counters and moro rules wcro adopted.
Chief of these wns ono empowering
tho national executlvo commlttco to
appoint four women as memberB at
large ot the national committee.
Prendergast Names Roosevelt.
"Tho secretary will now call tho roll
ot states for nominations for presi
dent," said the chairman.
"Alnbama," called the Becrctnry,
but ho got no further. Alabama yield
ed to Now York, nnd after a long
delay William A. Prendergast was
brought from tho lunch room and in
troduced to make tho speech putting
Theodore Roosevelt in nomination.
Tho comptroller of New York spoko
with great eloquence nnd his eulogis
tic description of tho candldnto was
tho signal for prolonged applause.
Seconding Epcochcs camo thick and
fast, the best being mado by Miss
Addams, Judge Ben Llndscy of Den
ver and Henry Allen of Kansas. Miss
Addams was accorded a genuine ova
tion and at the conclusion of her talk
was given a big "Votes for Women"
banner, with which Bho marched
uround the hall. The nomination of
Colonel Roosevelt was then mado
unanimous by acclamation.
Johnson for Second Place.
Thero had been a good nntured
contest for second place on tho'tlcket
between tho friends of Governor
Johnson of California and thoso of
Judge Llndsoy of Denver. Mr.
Roosevelt had declared his preference
for Johnson and so tho Colorado dele
gates withdrew their man. Judge
Parker of Louisiana, who himself had
boon prominently raontloned for tho
plnco, placed tho Callfornlan In nomin
ation nnd he and every seconder were
lavish in their praise of him ns a trlod
and triumphant champion of tho peo
ple. The nomination was mado by
acclamation.
Now camo tho grand climax ot the
Mrs. Blaney, Mrs. Wllmarth and Mi.jAddams.
BRIEF PLATFORM
OF
PROGRESSIVE
Resolutions Cast in Form of
Contract With People.
ADVANCED STAND IS TAKEN
and
ism, Involuntary unemployment
old age.
Strengthening and efficient enforce
ment ot puro food laws.
Federal Health Department.
Establishment of federal depart
ment in which shall be combined all
agencies relating to public health.
Revival of tho country life commis
sion and co-operation by tho govern
ment with the farmer to make tho
farm moro productivo.
Strengthening of anti-trust law
against monopoly and anti-social
practices.
Creation of national Industrial com
mission, with full power to regulate
Woman Suffrage, Recall of Court De
cisions and Plans for Bettering
Living Conditions of Wage
Earners Are Features.
Chicago. Tho platform of tho Pro
gressive party, as adopted by tho con
vention, had been trimmed down to
less than one-third of its originnl
length as a result of tho all night sos
alon. It started out ns a document of
9,000 words nnd when it emerged it
convention. The chair had announced was reduced to between 2,000 nnd
ROOSEVELT HEADS
NATIONAL TICKET
OF PROGRESSIVES
Governor Johnson of California
Named as the Colonel's
Running Mate.
NEW PARTY IN FIELD
Platform Pledges It to Amelior
ate the Conditions of Living
For All tho People.
An Instance of thi composition ot
tho death lists from heat waa afforded
in a report from Chicago concerning
the mortality. Somo speclflcatlann
wero given concerning ton deaths. Of
thoso thrco wero drowned, two had
necks broken from falls, ono man cut
fata throat, another toll from n build
ing, an Infant, four days old, died
without medical attention and two
dropped dead, both being Insldo of
bulldlnES yjnen. ho fntiU jirc-Ko .came
This way of manufacturing heat mor
tality lists would bo humorous If It
were not so likely to bo Injurious.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE INCLUDED
Summer resort keeper In Maine re
ports hundreds of swordflsh In tho vl.
clnjty of his hostelry, Tho sea ser
pent will not arrlvo until hla Imagina
tion la In mtdsumroor form,
A slap on tho cheek may Improve)
the complexion, as & beauty export
tells us, but we have a vaguo suspi
cion that it will not improve tho temper.
A Finn, taking part in tho Olympic
games at Stockholm, has auccecded
la throwing tho discus so far that tho
Greek who invented the discus would
probably bo unablo to find It it ho
were there. Thus we Beo how the
world has progressed.
A scientist Bays that only tho fe
male moaqultoos prey on human bo
Ingft. However, show no mercy to the
male on that account. And when In
doubt, Bwat anyhow.
A cult which had been ponding fot
ninety-two years was Bottled In Now
York tho other day with $3,000 loft
after tho lawyers bad taken their
ahare. Tho amount involved at the
tart must havo been lmmenso.
One of Philadelphia's most aristo
cratic citizens la to drlvo a cart in a
parade as a reminiscence ot tho day
when his ancestor held the garbage
contract. Why not? It was useful
woxk and it paid welL
Three Day Convention, Imbued With
Enthusiasm and Deep Religious
Feeling, Is Unlike Any Previous
National Political Gathering Fair
8ex Plays a Prominent Part Bplr
Itcd Speeches of Acceptance by
the Candidates Close the Meeting.
BY E. W. PICKARD.
For President:
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
For Vice-President:
HIRAM W. JOHNSON.
Chicago. In its tlrst national con
vention, hold In Chicago, tho Progros
alvo party placed tho abovo ticket In
tho field, and then, after singing tho
Dozology, went out to battlo. deter
mined to carry tho fight Into every
corner of the country.
It was like no other national con
vention ever held. Happy, hopoful,
llght-heartod, and none the less de
termined, tho delegates gathered In
the Coliseum displayed a continuous
enthusiasm that was not dismissed by
the almost utter lack ot anything re
sembling a contest. Moat ot them
were tyros at the political convention
game, and often showed It, but thwy
laughed at each othor and at them
selves and went ahead with their busi
ness unabashed. Thoy reminded ono
ot a bunch ot boys who bad armed
themselves and started out to hunt In
dians, fully expecting to meet the
pesky redskins around tho cprner, but
absolutely unafraid and fully deter
mined to exterminate the too.
Women Prominent In Convention.
Thou, too, in no previous convention
have tho women had bo prominent a
part. Thoy eat as delegates in many
of the stato sections, thoy ewarmed In
tho galleries, and ono of them, Jano
Addams ot Chicago, Introduced as the
greatest and bent loved woman in
America, had tho honor ot Becondtng
the nomination ot Colonel Roosevelt.
All this was but natural, for tho col
onel bad deolared himself in favor ot
equal suffrage, and tho platform con
tained a plank giving unqualified ap
proval to "voteB for womon."
Especially marked waa tho deeply
religious feeling that porvaded tho
convention. This first manifested It
self on tho opening day, when, In tho
midst ot a noisy demonstration, the
band began to play "Onward, Christian
Soldier." At onco tho entire body of
delegates took up tho song, solemnly,
with no particle of levity, and stirring
words and stately music of tho hymn
rolled up to tho rafters.
Music shared with oratory most of
the time spent In tho Coliseum. First
wns tho speoch of Albort J. Bevorldgo
as temporary chairman, delivered on
Monday. Next day was tho colonel's,
and Mr. Roosevelt nddrossod an audi
ence that filled tho lmmenso hall and
told thein plainly just whero ho stood
on every Important Issue. For the
third day wcro reserved tho nominat
ing and seconding speeches, nnd thnso
wero supplemented by short, snappy
speeches of acceptance by tho two
candidates.
Between Bpoochcs and nt every other
avallnble tlmo tho delegatos Bang and
tho band3 and drum corps played.
Tho songs wcro mostly tho familiar
patriotic songs, sometimes parodied to
fit prosent conditions. Tho flfo and
drum corps, mndo up of Civil war
voternns, was an enlivening feature,
and when It grouped Itself behind
Colonel Roosevelt on tho platform,
whero ho atood grasping tho hands ot
a Union and a Confederate veteran,
nnd played "Dixie," tho wild cheers
from northorn and southern delega
tions nllke seomed to show that the
now party knows no sectional line and
no bitter memories.
Features of the Platform,
if It Is admitted that tho Progres
sive party Is sincere in Its declaration,
It certainly haB Btnrted out on a cam
palgn for tho amelioration ot tho con
dition of tho poople. The hurannltnrlan
fontureu of tho plntform nro easily tho
most numerous and tho most striking.
As Olftord Plnchot said, tho battle to
bo waged la moro economic than po
litical, nnd mnrn moral than economic
Tho resolutions Include many project
ed measures designed to bettor tho
living cumlltluiirt uf the wugu eniuer
nnd tho fnrmor, nnd tho tariff plank,
while declaring for a protective tariff,
declarod also that It must bo so con
structed that a fair sharo ot Its bene
fits would bo received by tho work-
innn and the consumer. The Initiative,
referendum and recall, nnd tho rocall
jof Judicial decisions, hb explained for
merly by Colonel Roosevelt, wero In
dorsed. In matters moro purely political the
platform declared for nntlonal presi
dential primaries, popular olectlon of
senators and publicity of campaign
lunuB. ab nna oeen saia, it pro
nounced flatly In favor of equal suf
frage for both sexes.
Story of the 8esslons.
To Senator Dixon of Montana, as
provisional chairman, foil the duty ot
starting things oft Monday noon. He
spoke briefly and forcibly and then in
troduced former Senator Uevcrldge ot
Indiana as tho temporary chairman.
Mr. Doverldge, who had Just been
nominated for governor by tho Pro
gressives of Indiana, was given n
hearty, noisy greeting, and ho deliv
ered a "koynoto" address that was sK
his friends expected. Ho set forth
eloquently, from the Progressive point
of view, the noed of tho new party
and Its alms and ambitions, and his
strong cllmaxos novor failed to meet
with tho rosponslve enthusiasm of his
hearers. He attacked the doings ot
tho professional politicians, and a
man In tho gallery cried To h 1 with
tho politicians," which sentiment was
loudly applauded. He scored the at
tempts to dlsBolvo the Standnrd OH
and Tobacco trusts, and was cheered.
In stating tho position ot the new
party In regard to business ho caught
tho fancy ot tho audience by shout
ing: "Wo want to pass prosperity
around I" Next day groat banners
bearing tho words "Pass Prosperity
gal-
Around" wero hung
lories.
When Mr. Beverldge concluded tho
delegates sang "Tho Dattlo Hymn of
tho Republic," nnd then tho othor
temporary officers wero announced.
Those Included tho following: General
secretary, O. K. Davis; chief assistant
secretary, Wilson Brooks; sergeant
atarms, Col. Chauncey Dewey.
After adopting a rule barring con
tested delegates from voting on any
question before the convention, tho
dolcgatco sent a committee to invito
Colonel Roosevelt to address tho con
vention Tuesday, and adjourned for
tho day. Tho colonel had arrived dur
ing tho morning and had boen given
a great ovation by tho people.
Colonel Roosevelt's Speech.
When tho tlmo for opening the pro
ceedings camo Tuesday Chairman
Boverldgo with difficulty stopped the
gay Btnglng of tho delegates and read
to them tho following telegram from
Col. William R. Nelson, publisher of
tho Kansas City Star:
"Lord, how I wish I wero with you.
What a great day, tho launching of a
party of Imagination, hope and pros
pects. Wo can afford to glvo the other
follows their memories and disappoint
ments. Tho past has no Interests for
us. Tho future Is our fruit. Give
Colonel RooBovelt my love. I never
have missed a chanco to place a bet
on him and never havo lost when
there was a squaio deal. The Lord
is surely with ua. He haB given us
tho men as well as the opportunity.
I cannot help but feel what a narrow
escape we had In the Juno convention.
Roosevelt might havo been nominated.
My congratulations to everybody."
Moro songs, and then camo tho
colonel. As ho stepped briskly to tho
front of tho platform tho din waa
deafening. Every innn nnd women in
tho hall was standing on a chair, and
the air was full of waving bandannas
and flags. Tho band blared; the
drum corps, standing bnck ot Mr.
Roosevelt, played as hard as It could;
the delegations soon started marching
about tho hall, carrying tholr stato
standards and many emblems
Through the tumult could bo hoard
tho bull moose call. , Miss Jane Ad
dams, one ot tho Illinois delegates,
was boosted upon the platform, and
after her camo othor women dele
gates, who were seated on tho stage.
When tho demonstration had lasted
about forty-five minutes tho audience
recognized Mrs. Roosevelt In tho bal
cony over the main entrance and di
rected the cheering toward her until
she rose and waved a bandanna in
response. Sho and tho colonel ex
changed greetings across tho throng.
Finally, after noarly ono hour, the
tumult dted down gradually and Colo
nel Roosevelt was permitted to de
liver his address. It waB a frank
and full statement of his political and
economic creed and was well recetved.
Near Its cIobo he waa interrogated
as to his position on the question of
negro representation in southern dele
gations, and he mado a lengthy ex
planation which seemed to suit the
convention and which afterward was
approved by assembled negroes.
Colonel Roosevelt having concluded,
W. Frank Knox ot Michigan took tho
platform and, as chairman, presented
tho report of tho credentials commit-
too. Tho report barred every negro
delegate who had contested n seat
In the convention.
Doings of tho Closing Day.
It was nearly noou on Wednesday
when tho convention camo to order,
and there was a lot of work to accom
plish. First tho temporary organiza
tion was mado permanent, and then
Medlll McCormlck presented tho re
port ot tho committee on rules. This
gave the name oX Progressive party
that the nominees would appear on
tho platform nnd accept tho honor
conferred on them. Tho notification
committees retired and soon re
turned, escorting Messrs. Roosevelt
and Johnson, and tho entire body of
delegations and guests rose with a
mighty roar. '
"Of course I will accept tho nom
ination," said the colonel, when ho
waa given a chanco to speak, nnd
after giving assurance of his heart
felt dovotlon to the cause he said
somo mighty nlco things about Gov
ernor Johnson. Tho governor re
sponded In kind, declaring that ho
would rather go down to defeat with
Roooovolt than to win a victory with
any other man in tho world. Whilo
ho spoko tho Callfornlans distributed
dodgers bearing those words:
noosevelt ana Johnson.
New York and California.
Hands ncrosi tho Continent.
"But thero Is neltlior east nor west, border
nor breed nor birth,
When two strong men stand face to face,
though they come from the ends of
the earth." -Kipling.
With difficulty Chairman Boverldge
restrained the crowd, begging It to
wait quietly until ho declared tho con
vention adjourned. At his request,
after tho benediction had been pro
nounced, all Joined In singing the Dox-
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3,000.
Political, Industrial, agrarian, com
mercial, social, conservation and tariff
reforms aro touched on. Its principal
planks relate to:
Woman's suffrage.
National presidential prlmarlea.
Election of United States senators
by popular vote.
Provision for a short ballot.
A stringent corrupt practices act,
which shall apply to primaries as well
as elections.
Publicity of campaign contributions
during the campaign.
Referendum and Recall.
Recognition of tho right of the peo
ple of a state to secure to themselves
tho Initiative, the referendum and tho
recall.
Dovolopment of methods for making
It easier to got rid of on Incompetent
judgo.
Recall of Judicial decisions and to
this end creation of machinery for
making easier nmendmont ot the na
tional and state constitutions.
All employers to file wngo scales
and other dalu as the public element
In Industry demands.
Report of all deaths, Injuries nnd
disease, duo to Industrial operations,
to public authorities.
Declaration In favor of a living
wago.
Establishment of minimum wage
commissions by tho nation and states.
Immediate establishment of mini
mum wago standards for women.
Investigation of industries by tho
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ology, and they sang it with tho so
lemnity that marked tholr attitude du
ring all tho moro sorlous moments ot
tho threo dayB tho convention had
lasted.
Bang went tho gavel for tho last
time, and tho first national convention
of tho Progressive party was a part
of tho political history ot tho United
States.
Some Amusing Incidents.
The convention wns not without its
funny features. Tho band provided
the crowd with several good laugliB.
Once Chairman Boverldgo megaphoned
tho leader to play "Tho Battlo Hymn
ot tho Republic" and tho musicians
played tho "Battlo Cry of Freedom"
all through. Again, on tlio last day
tho delogateB wero cheering Mrs.
Roosovolt and tho band rendered "Oh,
You Great Big Beautiful Doll" with
great eclat.
The Illinois delegation marched In
onco carrying on a long polo tho hat
Frank Funk, tho Progressive candi
date for governor, used to wear, and
It remained as a featuro ot the Illi
nois BPCtlon.
Tho bull mooso and tho bandanna
wero closo rivals in tho convention,
and Indeed most of thoso present wore
both The rod handkerchiefs added
brilliancy to tho scene. Tho colonel
himself carried ono and used It to
wlpo hla dripping brow nnd his mist
covered eyeglasses. Both tho ban
danna and tho mooso are now accept
ed emblems ot tho new party.
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Judge Ben B. Llndscy.
and control all features of tho great
industrial corporations.
Remodeling ot patent laws and pre
vention of uso of patents as tools o.f
monopoly.
Establishment of parcels post on
zono principle.
Strengthening of the Interstate com
merce law, especially as regards rail
roads. Elastic Currency Reform.
Declaration for sound and elastic
currency reform, guarded against uso
for any speculative purposes.
Legislation to conserve the soil,
forests and mines.
Declaration that public Bhall not
alienate its fee in the water power,
leasing tho power only for a reason
ablo length of tlmo.
Participation In reclaiming swamp
lands in south and continuance of Ir
rigation policy In weBt.
Federal development and control of
the Mississippi rlvor.
Uso of Alaska as experiment In
governmental construction and owner
ship of railways and telegraphs.
Retention by govnrment of fee of
all Alaska coal fields. Adoption of a
system of land taxation In Alas
ka which will romovo all the bur
denB from those who actually uso tho
land, whether for building or agricul
tural purposes, and will operato
against speculators.
About Panama Canal.
Approval of Panama canal, provision
for its fortification and legislation
authorizing coastwise traffic to uso
canal without tolls.
Maintenance of an efficient army.
Continuance of upbuilding navy.
Declaration for protectlvo tariff for
wholo people.
Creation of pormanent commission
of nonpartisan tariff experts.
Revision of tariff schedule br
schedule
Downward rovlalon of tho tariff.
Investigation ot high cost of living.
Legislation for closer buslnoss rela
tionship between farmor and consumer.
Qsorgo W. Perkins.
federal government for standards ot
(limitations and safety.
Standardization ot mine nnd factory
Inspection.
Workmen's Compensation.
Establishment ot standards of com
pensation tor Industrial accidents and
deetlis and for occupational diseases.
EstnbllHhmont of a fair standard of
compensation for casualties resulting
fatally.
Prohibition ot night labor ot wom
en and children.
Prohibition of employment ot wom
en moro than forty-eight hours per
week.
Laws providing for ono day ot rest
In seven.
Threo shifts of eight hours each In
continuous industries.
Government regulation and control
ot hazardous Industries.
Governmental sanitary regulation
of temporary construction camps.
Prohibition of tho premature em
ployment of chlldron.
Control of the employment of wom
en where they undergo strains.
Provisions for Insurance against
hazards ot sickness, accident, invalid,-
Horse In Serious Trouble.
An exciting Incident occurred at
Tweed Dock, Berwick, Scotland, the
other day. A horse yoked to a cart
was being backed towards tho dock
side in order to take a load from a
ehlp lying alongside. Tho animal
wont a step too far, with the result
that tho horse and cart fell Into the
ship. Fortunately tho hold was not
large enough to admit the cart, but
conBlderable difficulty was experienced
In getting the horso ashore. Ropea
were tied around the animal's feet, and
It was drawn up to the dock side.
Bars the "Marseillaise."
The kaiser refuses to listen to tho
revolutionary strains of the "Marseil
laise." Slnco he camo to the throno
ho has never allowed the French na
tional hymn to be played at his court,
at any of tho Btate theaters or by any
German naval or military band. When
ho entertains the French ambassador
at dinner or receives him in stato and
wishes to pay him musical honors, he
orders the musicians to play the old
"Marcho de St. Denis," which Is in
every senso of tho word a Bourbon,
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