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hands, and that all things that hu
man hands touch aro stained with
imperfection. Wo do not expect
that our government will bo free
from faults when it is entrusted in
to tho hands of those who call them
selves democrats. But it is tho pur
pose of thoso who call themselves
democrats to secure a better adjust
ment of rewards to service and they
believe that this can be done by re
storing the government to the an
cient doctrines; they believe it can
be done by making1 it more respon
sive to the will of tho people; and
if you will read that platform
through you will find that there are
several specific reforms that are
asked for. One, for instance, is the
election of United States senators by
tho direct vote of tho people. "Why
is that desired? In order that tho
senate may be tho servant of the
people, in order that its representa
tives may speak for tho people and
reflect the sentiment of tho people.
It desires a reduction of expendi
tures; why? Because the people who
pay the taxes aro over-burdened
and tho proportions are larger
than they ought to be. It de
sires a reformation of our system
of taxation; why? Because we be
lieve that the present systems lay
too large a portion of tho burden
upon the struggling masses, and col
lect too small a part from those with
much larger incomes; and the in
come tax is suggested, not as a thing
that is going to bring absolute per
fection,, absolute justice, but as a
thing- that will -help to a nearer ap
proach to justice in tho distribution
a of the burdens of tho government.
And so I might take up different
planks of the platform, and show
you how they are" all tending to one
end, that they all have one purpose,
and that is to make this government
just to the whole people.
-, But. I have taken as my text the
last clause-of our platform, because
it presents in a few words that
which is presented more" elaborately
in other planks. Out aim is to ad
just the rewards of society to the
people in such a way that every one
will fool there is something to strive
for. The best way to make people
Btrive is to assure them that their
reward will bo proportionate to their
endeavor, and we are anxious that
the American people shall have the
highest possible inspiration to great
endeavor; and we want them to have
tho assurance that when they have
given to the world the best they
haVe, that the world will recognize
their efforts.. And I have taken your
vocation your calling; as an illustra
tion, and I have wondered why the
teachers in this country would go,
year after year, and vote to turn the
nation over to exploitation by great
trusts and private monoptlies, when
the teachers thomrelves are so poor-
It's Easier
to cure, than endure rthose dreadful
sick; .or nervous headaches.
It's all in knowing How.
In just a few minutes without any
other effects but just-to-euro tho pain
Dr, .fifties' AtitlnPaln VEllls will re
lievo you of your auffcrlnnr. If it's any
pain, anywhere, or from any cause,
just take one of
Dr. files'
Anti-RaiaTPills
and in a -very few minutes you will
have no further thoughts about either
pam or pills', .and, can so about your
business or pleasure, free from suffer
ing or distress. '
"For years spells of, nervous head
ache would lay me up for two or threq
days at a time. Thavc no more suph
days, r take one Dr Miles' Anti-Pain;
iii ' a.nd in' twenty'mtijmtcs it is usu-n
ally all gone." ',
MRS. RUTH RECORD, '
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ly paid for tho great and important
work they aro doing.
But if I talk much longer, I am
afraid I will make you a speech, and
I am not hero to mako you a speech.
I am hero to acknowledge tho very
cordial greeting that you have
brought here. I want to thank Prof.
Clemmons and his wife for tho in
terest that they havo manifested in
bringing you hero, and you for your
willingness to come here, and will
say to you in conclusion that, con
vinced as I am that our platform
does present tho best solution of pub
lic questions now possible, while I
am convinced that its purposo is
moro equitable than tho purpose ex
pressed in the republican platform,
and whilo I am anxious that wo shall
havo the support of as many of you
as possible, I would not bo fair to
you if I did not say that I am much
moro anxious that each ono of you
shall do what is right, than that you
shall do what I think to bo right.
None of us is infallible; wo are all
apt to err in judgment. We can not
ask others to re-examino tho founda
tions of thoir belief without being
willing to do so ourselves, and earn
est as I am, my highest desiro is
that ypu shall study every question,
and when you havo studied these
questions, each ono of you will fol
low the dictates of conscience and
judgment, that when election day is
over you will feel that you have done
your duty to your country, and given
your country tho best that you havo.
I am yery glad to havo met you'.
(Great applause and cheering.)
TAPT'S DILEMMA
Judge Taft, having been deposited
in a cavity, .as .Professor Everett ex
pressed it, or -.put in a hole, in tho
language of the 'less learned and po
lite, by. the meaningless mumblo of
the republican platfbrm on the in
junction question, ."will 'attempt to
pull tho wool over the eyes of or
ganized labor In' his Speech of ac
ceptancd and the letter which is to
be issued some weeks later. At
least, that was tho "dope" from Hot
Springs on Monday.
Another inspired dispatch from
tho Virginia resort states that tho
letter of acceptance will be a judicial
scoring of the democratic platform
adopted at Denver. ' Then ' wo havo
tho statement, given gratis, that
"when ho has concluded his labors
ho will be not only an authority on
tho work of the recent conventions,
but on political platforms of the
past."
Poor Taft's in a pretty pickle.
One day he's a meek and lowly fol
lower of Roosevelt, bent on squar
ing himself with thoso who demand
ed an unequivocal declaration on the
issuance of injunctions; then the re
actionaries get him and tho an
nouncement is made that he's going
to "judicially" scoro tho Denver
platform. The latter statement I
probably correct, since tho labor
leaders have declared for Bryam
L leaving the Ohio man to tho to'iuTef
mercies or tne Aiancn-uannon wing
of the party.
Tho speech of acceptance Is stated
to bo about 3,500 words In length,
and the letter will contain feoihe
15,000 words, almost as long &&-&
Roosevelt message, and not neki-ly
so interesting. Salt Lake -Herald.
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The Laboring Men and ' '" '
the Democratic Ticket
Tho following is from tho St.
Louis Post-Dispatch:
Interviews by correspondents of
tho Post-Dispatch with labor leadors
in all parts of tho United States
whero labor is organlzod indicato
that tho leaders believe a great ma
jority of tho vaBt army of working
men will fall in lino with the views
expressed in the letter recently
Issued by Samuel Gompers in which
ho advises wage-ear;mrs to vote for
William J. Bryan for prcsldont.
A notable cxcoptlon is President
Moyor of tho Wostorn Federation of
Minors who questions Mr. Gompers
right to dictate to labor in political
affairs.
In a few Instances apathy is shown
toward Gompers' letter, In others It
is said it will bo Ignored, but In Cin
cinnati, tho homo of William II.
Taft, the assertion is nindo that
Bryan will get 98 por cent of the
labor vote. 0
In not a few regions it is dcclarod
that labor will vote as tho political
opinions of tho voters dictate, re
gardless of tho Gompers letter. 'It
is predicted that the Pacific slope
will go for Bryan. ,
Miller Apices With Leader
Owen Miller, president of the
Central Trades and Labor Union
says: "Mr. Gompers is not autho
rized to speak politically for thq
American Federation of Labor, and
has merely expressed" his personal
preference for Bryan on account of
tho moro liberal democratic plat
form. "However, I agree fully with Mr.
Gompers' suggestion that , the,, labor
vote bo cast for Mr. Bryan. I havo
tho highest regard for Mr. Debs, but
I think it will bo impracticable to
waste our votes ou him for tho rea
son .that he has no chance of being
elected. ,
"I think tho labor clement will
mako a clear-cut lssuo as between
Bryan and Taft. To my way of
thinking, Taft stands for tho corpor
ations, injunctions and Van Clonvo
Ism all of which aro opposed to tho
best interests of labor.
Bryan always has boon on tho sldo
of tho human being and tho platform
on which ho is running is much hot
ter for tho labor Interests than that
of tho republicans.
"From what I can observe, I think
tho labor voto will go overwhelming
ly for Bryan, and I expect to dec
him elected by a largo majority."
TclcgruniH Show Sentiment '
Tho following telegrams received
by tho Post-Dispatch Inst night fjlvo
an excellent vlow of tho sftuatldn:1.
Philadelphia. Leaders generally,
inclined to follow lead of Gomp'drs.
Springfield, Mass. Conservative
labor leaders agreed in two particu
lars that heretofore from 30 to 40
por cent of tho labor union member
ship in Central Now England hns
voted tho republican ticket and that
tho g. o. p. will lose at least half6f
Its labor following In tho coming
campaign. "H
Des Moines, 7a. Officials of tho
stato federation say unofficially that
tho Iowa organization probably will
take an active part in the fight on
Taft, distributing a record of labor
and injunction decisions.
Torre? Hnuto, Ind. Edgar L,
Brown of tho Central Labor Union
predicts Bryan will carry Indiana by
reason of tho greater part of union
labor voting for him. s-
'Meyer Against Bryan '
Denver, Colp. Labor in Colorado
practically Is united In Its supporfjbf
tho political attitude of Samuel Gom
pers, but leaders of tvo national
labor organizations now declare
against Gompera. Charles H. MoycV,
LED INTO TEMPTATION
"Didn't I see the grocer's boy itlss
yo this morning'Martha?" ""..
"Yes'm. But ho ain't ta :blairiei
ma-'anu 'Twas the iceman 'Btumim
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