riJjJSr ,' i"- wTi'iiir'r',"'T-,-pTwW''sf'iiiy; y&OgP
14
The Commoner.
VOLUME 8, NUMBER 51
tf-
WHO GETS TIER MULE?
(Conlinucd from Pago 12)
fact that tho republican party can
not bo induced to publish tho amount
and from whom obtained before tho
oloctlon It would bo better If there
could bo some legislation to the offect
that tho government should pay tho
expenso of both parties; that would
bo satisfactory to tho majority of tho
people and both parties would have
equal, chance to elect a president ns
far as monoy ls concerned. In read
ing the republican platforms up to
Taft tho republican party claims to
RUPTURE
m iw; i
IWW 'Z .CTuuti
tt--'az twyz
v si frrnart'
ft '. 'SAW
I
CURED
3torffPIflslfr-pfl6
'nrcBolf-ndhcKlvonutl
hold thu iiMHiiro In
plnco without (trans,
buckles or sprlncs can
not slip, ro cnunot clmfo or com
press against tho pelvic hone. Tho
prnlH contain n medlclno which Is
kent coimtnnlly In contnet nml Is
gradually nhsorhod, thereby quickly ciirhifr tlio
most obstinate cast's. Hundreds hnvo successfully
treated tliomsolvcs ot homo without hlndinnco from
work, Guurnntccd under National Puro Food &
Drugs lJiw. wrlto to-day nnd
"Trial of Treatment." with Into-
TCHtliur book, wilt bo sent
Add, Stuart Plaster Pad Co, Block 54, St, Louis, Mo.
FREE
i
it j tho -host policy holder's com-
vny intno United States.
ASSISTS. ?2,800,000j
Twenty-ona years old. Wrlto
The Old Litis Bankers Life
Lincoln, NcbriiHlcn
"I MADE $12 PD'
SolllnuThU 7-Pieco Kitchen Set"
iVom imm ttattmtnt if JI. S. CaHKlNQUAU.
AGENTS
jW
fflmWmWMml
va Mlnlnr mrtnA
Sailing from CO to fiOO
sett per vrtsk. You
can do It. Soad your
ndUroit today and 1st
us PROVB IT. Expert.
cnc unnecessary. We
show you how to MAVo
S3 to iio a day. OUT
FIT FREE to uorktrt.
THOMAS MF8. CO,
471 Homo BldQ.
Dayton, Ohio
havo been fighting corruption and
graft In high places slnco tho elec
tion of Mr. Lincoln, but it Is per
fectly plain that there has been more
of It como to light during the ad
ministrations of McKinley and
Roosovolt than during any other ad
ministration in tho last forty-eight
years, notwithstanding that tho first
plank in tho Taft platform claims
that Theodoro Roosevelt has done
moro to punish wrong doors and es
tablish roforms than any other presi
dent living or dead in the United
States, even tho great McKinley is
not mentioned. No, the democratic
party has never dlod yet; it is the
oldest party in existence that is now
living and will still livo because its
principles are right and it is only a
question of time and they succeed,
and be in at tho death of all other
political parties. I am 75 years old
and always a democrat and hope to
see another democratic president. It
takes a stayer to win and that is
what Mr. Bryan is and he will if ho
lives be the cause of the republican
party getting its Waterloo sooner or
later."
BOOKS RECEIVED
The Sky Blue. A tale of tho iron
horse and of the coming civilization.
By Olln J. Ross. Published by the
author, 314 Schultz Bldg., Colum
bus, Ohio.' Price $1.00.
Truth. By E. E. Arner. The
Faribault Pilot, Faribault, Minn.
School Reports and School Effi
ciency. By David S. Snedden, Ph.
D, and Wm. H. Allen, Ph. D. For
the Now York committee on physi
cal welfare of school children. The
Macmillan Co., New York. Price
$1.50, not.
The Bollo Islers. A novel, by
Richard Brinsley Newman. Lothrop,
Lee & Shepard Co., Boston, Mass.
New Worlds for Old. By H. G.
Wells. Tho Macmillan Co., New
York. Price $1.50.
Tho Balanced Life. By Clarence
Lathbury. Published by the Nunc
Licet Press, Philadelphia', Pa. Price
$1.00; postage 8 cents.
Rights and Riches. By Charles
O. McCasland, The Wilbur Pub
lishlng Co., Pasadena, Calif.
MARTIN REPLIES TO ROOSEVELT
The Omaha World-Herald
ABIW ISDITIQD
t-t
NI2WSY
t-t
DEMOCRATIC
WSiivpi
jffSur Special Offer
Publishers Our Prico
J.Jrlco. With Tho
Dally Worlil-lTcralil ..ffc i -4s 5 .: '2A Commoner.
Daily WorldlllernS1 ;; ' j ' -S . ., J ....'-. . M.00 SOO
Dally Worlil-Heralil, Kxeept'sunrtnT'' '' ' V "'" " ' ' -loo
5 : : '-JU
S13ND SUBSCRIPTIONS NOW TO
THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nebraska
3.25
i.yts
OosiBifteiM Condensed Volume VII
umo numbers of Tho Commoner. Tho last issue la v?i?tmi TTth? vo1"
tains editorials which discuss question "f a PormanSitTaffi Cn'
Every important subject in tho World's politics is diRPiYX?A,i i mu
Commonor at tho time that subject is attracting general attStPon1 ln
cause of this Tho Commoner Condensed is valuable as a rJ, wil
TO NEW OR RENEWING SUBSCRIBERS
Ono Year's Subscription to Tho Commoner. I .
, t , And, any one Volume R'nfK 41 f.
I The Commoner Condensed, Cloth Bonnd. , . . .. 1J,Jlil P I . JU
"ViTolsIbern vo already paid tho current year's subscrln
tion CloiU IIouBd, 75c by mnll, voHtHo inld. Those prices arofSr
fttrnntY,f!5PnV.
print" VolumSir ill rvv Pv? &fl3iV blndIne- Volumo I ia out o
puni, voiumos 11, in, rv, y, vi and VII aro ready for prompt delivorv
, itianiiTTANcis must nm sent With orders.
i imw wm ttihmm
Address, THE COMMONER, Lmook Nebraska."
mm
J. C. Martin of Dayton, Ohio, the
gentleman to whom Mr. Roosevelt
addressed his letter of November 2
in which he said the religious views
of a president were of no public con
corn, has replied. Mr. Martin's let
ter was given to the Associated Press
December 20 The Commoner hav
ing printed Mr. Roosevelt's letter in
full gives Mr. Martin's letter. Here
it is:
"To his Excellency, Theodoro
Roosevelt, President of the United
States, Washington, D. C. Dear Sir:
Before replying to your letter of No
vember 6, I desire to call your at
tention to my letter of October 20,
and the reply made by William Loeb,
Jr., secretary to yourself, that in the
event my reply should find its way
to the general public, they will have
the entire correspondence and be bet-,
ter able to view the matter from an
intelligent standpoint.
"Tho following is a' true copy of
my letter to you which you referred
to in your answer of November 6,
1908. Following this is a true copy
of the answer given by your secre
tary, William Loeb, Jr.
Tho Previous Letter
" 'Dayton, O., October 20, 1908.
Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, President of
the United States, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: While it is claimed al
most universally that religion should
not enter into politics, yet there is
no denying that it does, and the
mass of the voters that are not Cath
olics will not support a man for any
office, especially for president of the
United States, who is a Roman Cath
olic. " 'Since Taft has been nominated
for president by tho republican n.irtv.
it is being circulated and is con
stantly being urged as the reason for.
not voting for Taft that he is an in
fidel and his wife and brother Ttoman
Catholics. While it is not an easy
matter to correct a thing of this
kind without perhaps making ene
mies, we are granted the right' to
worship God according to the dic
tates of our own conscience. But if
a" man' does not believe in God it
would be a difficult thing for him
to have a conscience. If his feelings
are in sympathy with the Roman
Catholic church on account of his
wife and brother being Catholics,
that would be objectionable to a suffi
cient number of voters to defeat him.
On the other hand, if he is an In
fidel, that would be sure to mean
defeat.
" 'It strikes me that anv man wlm
is deserving of the highest and most
responsible office in the world should
not hesitate to let the world know
his views on so important a ques
tion. If your excellency knows his
belief it should be made known by
you or by Mr. Taft himself, that such
questions as these should not lead
any voter astray or cause him to vote
differently than he would if ho knew
the facts. No man should lose or
gain a vote by being misrepresented.
" 'I am writing this letter for tho
sole purpose of giving Mr. Taft an
opportunity to let the world know
what his religious belief is.
" 'In a conversation with about
fifty gentlemen last evening; it was
claimed by at least half of them that
his sympathy was all with tho Roman
Catholic church and that more than
twenty millions of dollars had been
used in purchasing property in the
Philippines which , through the influ
ence of Mr. Taft, was turned over
to tho pope.
" 'If your honor feels that this
is a -matter of sufficient weight to
demand a' public declaration and that
it would be a consistent thing to do,
I would bb very glad, indeed, with
thousands of others, to know the
facts relative to the subject matters
mentioned in this short article. If,
on the other liand, it Is not consid
ered wise or prudent to touch on this
subject, let this letter follow thou
sands of others, to the waste basket.
" 'Very respectfully,
" 'J. C. MARTIN.' "
Tho President's Response
"The White House, Washington,
October 22, 1908. My Dear Sir:
Your letter of the 20th instant has
been received. The statement that
Mr. Taft's wife and brothers aro
Catholics is a ridiculous falsehood,
which every man making or repeat
ing it either knows or ought to know
to be a falsehood.
"I enclose for your information
copy of a letter addressed by Bishop
Hartzell of the Methodist Episcopal
church, to an official of that church,
which explains Itself.
"Very truly yours.
"WILLIAM LOEB, JR.
"Secretary to the President.
"Mr. J. C. Martin, corner Fourth and
Jefferson Streets, Dayton, O.
Mr. Max-tin Comments
"Now, Mr. President, the public Is
already familiar with the more ex
tended reply which you saw fit to
make under date of November 6.
The statements of that letter seem
to me to demand some further recog
nition. Allow me, therefore, to call
your attention to the following, in
answer to your accusation of slander
and bigotry; also to your assertion,
Taft's religion is purely his own pri
vate concern, a matter between him
and his Maker, a matter for his own
conscience. Let us see about this.
"You begin your letter saying you
received many such letters during
the campaign expressing dissatisfac
tion with Mr. Taft on religious
grounds then go on to say that you
postponed answering during the cam
paign as you regarded it an outrage
even to agitate such a question as
a man's religion during a political
T0BACG0 FiHlV SALESMEN
Good pny, steady work and promotion. Experience
unnecessary ns wo will plvo comploto Instructions.
Danviile Tobacco Co., Box F 56. Danville, Va.
TUU1 CURE sout by express to you on
llUnH Frco Trial. If It cures fiend $1; If
not. don't, fllvo omre-ss oflflen.
National Chemical Co.,7&l Ohio Avo., Sldnoy, O.
cots tho hottest DemocraUc paper In U. S.
ouoyenr. Tho Hornet, nixhy.N. O.
$H&$crilw$' fldwtisins Dept.
This department is for tho exclusive
use of Commoner subscribers, and
special rate of six cents a word per In
sertion tho lowest rate has been
mado for them. Address all communi
cations to Tho Commoner, Lincoln, Neb.
pvKXAHOMA FARM LANDS 49 IM-
proved farms in from 50 to 640
acre tracts; near Checotah, in Mcin
tosh county on main line of M. K. &
T. Ry in the best agricultural dis
trict of Oklahoma. For sale at $25.00
to $40.00 per acre. Address Hutchin
son Mer'c. Co., Checotah, Okla,
WANTED: A TPIOROUGHLY CAPA
v bio salesman, to travel, selling offlco
stationery, office furniture of every de
scription, special mado blank books,
printing, lithographing and embossing.
Address, tho Dorsey Printing Company,
Dallas, Texas.
QKLAHOMA WRITE DEAN & BAR-
clay, Carney, Okla,, for price list
of Lincoln county farms, the cheapest
and best part of Oklahoma.
pPITHELIOMA A RETIRED PHYSI--
clan has used this remedy twenty
years successfully. Use it in your
home. Not a cancer paste, a soothing
lotion, The Link Remedy Company,
Kansas City, Kansas.
LIOT STUFF SURE CURE FOR BAD
colds and sore throat, and preven
tive for diphtheria. Can be compounded
by anyone. Recipe -sent for 25 cents.
Hot Stuff Recipo Co., Room 1, Phila
delphla Bourse, Philadelphia Pa.
REWARD WE WILL PAY $1G0 TO
xv anyone who brings us a buyer for
160 acres of rich land In simny south
ern Oklahoma. Good towns, churches,
schools, everything you want, Agents
wanted. Mueller & Waldmann, Chat
tanooga, Oklahoma.
A-w--a-nt .a ...