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The Commoner.
urea brought forward by the demo
cratic house of representatives,
passed that body by 202 to 91. The
bill cuts the average tariff on cot
ton manufactured goods 'from 48 to
27 per cent ad valorem, a 21 per
cent reduction in duty that the demo
cratic leaders estimate to reduce
revenue by about $3,000,000. Not
an amendment was offered to the
bill, although the republicans at
tacked it vigorously on account of
alleged increases in certain items
over the rates of the Payne-Aldrich
tariff law. Scarcely had the cheers
that greeted the passage of the cot
ton revision bill subsided when
Democratic Leader Underwood, call
ing up the free list bill as it passed
the senate a few days ago, accomp
lished a strategic move which sur
prised the republicans. He asked for
a conference on all the amendments
to the free list bill, except that of
Senator Gronna of North Dakota,
putting cement on the free list. He
urged that the house accept that
amendment, adding to it lemons.
Wool conferees met and selected
Senator La Follette and Representa
tive Underwood as u sub-committee
to consider the senate amendments.
" The conferees on the campaign
publicity bill have practically effected
an agreement to report the senate
bill with a modification striking out
the provision fixing the rate per voter
that each candidate for the senate or
house of representatives may be per
mitted to pay by way of campaign
expenses.
A dispatch to the Louisville
Courier-Journal says: Another mys
terious government document cam
to light when a memorandum of As
sistant Attorney General James A.
Fowler, written March 31, 1909, de
claring illegal the appointment and
payment of the Remsen pure food
board was produced before the house
committee on agricultural depart
ment expenditures. Attorney General
Wickersham later upheld the board.
The Washington correspondent to
the Louisville Courier-Journal says:
Efforts of Senator Lorimer's counsel
to break down the testimony of
Charles A. White, the self-confessed
bribe-taker, before the senate in
vestigating committee proved of
little avail.
Alarmed over the possibility of an
attempt to pass the wool tariff re
vision bill over the anticipated veto
of President Taft, the regular re
publican leaders of the senate set
about to bring all the absent republi
can senators to Washington before
next week.
The Underwood cotton revision
bill, carrying an average ad valorem
duty of 27 per cent on cotton manu
factured goods, a cut of 21 per cent,
from the present tariff, was passed
by the house, 202 to 91.
The Washington correspondent for
the United Press says: Spurred by
epithets recently applied to the pro
gressive republicans by Senator Suth
erland (rep., Utah), Senator Bourne
(rep., Ore.), defended the recall of
judges and the Arizona constitution
in the senate.
"I believe in a direct primary,"
said Bourne, "including a popular
expression of choice for presidential
and vice presidential candidates.
"Any man who was competent to
choose between Mr. Taft and Mr.
Bryan in the last election Is com
petent to choose beween Mr. Taft
and Mr. La Follette in the coming
primaries.
"The people of Arizona would bet
tor lose statehood than yield their
right to control their state govern
ment and to the recall of judges. I
What a mockery is is to start a con
stitution with a preamble declaring:
'Wo, the people of Arizona, grateful
to Almighty God for our liberties,'
and then harbor for an instant the
thought of surrendering or limiting
that God-given liberty at the instance
of any man who happens temporarily
to occupy the office of president.
"The people of Arizona are think
ing people. They are interested In the
problems of government. They have
too much independence to submit to
dictation from others. They have the
patriotism to sacrifice oven state
hood, If necessary, rather than yield
their political principles. Their ad
mission to all the privileges of Ameri
can citizenship will bo an honor to
the union refusal to admit hem
would be national disgrace."
OKLAHOMA'S REMARICABLE
BANKING
Oklahoma's bank deposit guaranty
law is catching it from Big Interest
organs from all sides. Wonderful to
relate, too, the bankers also don't
like It.
In the three years of the law's
operation, $878,352 has been paid
into the guaranty fund. Of this,
$606,780 was paid to the depositors
of one bank that failed soon after
the law went into effect; $119,750
has been placed as "special deposits"
in banks that were tottering and
about $40,000 can not be accounted
for at all.
"Rotten management!" "Too ex
pensive and unjust!" "Utterly dis
gusting!" howl the bankers.
But some facts appear clear to the
people of Oklahoma. The depositors
who put In the $606,780 were saved
instead of ruined. The "rotten
management," if any, was manage
ment by bankers. And, most tre
mendous of all, under this law 700
banks have been operating for three
years and not one depositor has lost
a penny.
It really seems to be a law under
which the depositors, the creators
and maintainors of banks, have the
upper hold, and we guess that it will
be some time before the people of
Oklahoma will change it. That law
may not be a' lightning incubator of
banks, but it is surely doing some
fine nursing of sound banking.
Omaha Daily News.
TOM JOHNSON
The world's destiny by man is
wrought,
Within his brain the trend of em
pire turns;
Peace and conflict in his soul are
fraught,
While lust and vice within his con
science burns.
Above the feeble ordinary man.
Beyond the greed and hate of
sentient clay,
Away from vice and lust's expan
sive plan,
Is he whose death we sadly mourn
today.
As blossoms draw their color from
the sun,
And leaves their crimson from
their famished veins.
He served his Master in his duty
gone,
And like him sacrificed his worldly
gains.
For Man to him was God's supreme
command
To lift his face from mammon's
sordiddust,
And turn it rightly toward the
promised land.
Where man and God unite in com
mon trust.
J. W. Costello, Evergreen Park, 111.
The Connecticut state grange is
said to have notified the Connecticut
Fair association that It can not parti
cipate in the reception to be tendered
President Taft.
The Standard Oil company's direc
tors have agreed on a plan of dis
solution which provides for a distri
bution of the stock of the subsidiary
companies In return for shares of the
parent company.
A steamer from Genoa and another
from Cuba, cholera and yellow fovor
centers, are being held at quarantine
at Baltimoro ponding investigation.
In Russian circles in Teheran It
Is predicted that Russia will force
the resignation of W. Morgan
Shustor.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Madison, Wis., says: A vigorous
campaign in support of the presiden
tial candidacy of Senator La Follette
was determined upon at a meeting
of the executive committee of the
Wisconsin branch of the national re
publican progressive league held re
cently. A meeting of the progressive
clans will be called to be held in
Milwaukee, September 12 to 16,
when a declaration of principles will
be promulgated by the league.
A Boston, Tex., dispatch, carried
by the Associated Press, says: An
Investigation of the alleged fraudu
lent voting and money In the state
wide prohibition election In Texas on
July 23, which the antl-prohibitlon-Ists
won, was ordered by the senate
by a vote of 16 to 11. An identical
resolution of investigation was in
troduced In the house.
An Associated Press cablegram
from Paris, says: A semi-official
note issued recently states that the
optimistic opinion emanating from
London relative to the progress of
Franco-German negotiations, are not
borne out by the facts, as the Ger
man demands continue excessive.
Belle A. Mansfield, sixty-five years
old, the first woman ever admitted
to the practice of law in the United
States, died suddenly at the home of
her brother in Aurora, 111.
The Roberts, Johnson & Rand
Shoe company and the Peters Shoe
company, according to announcement
at St. Louis, have consolidated the
two concerns with a capital of $20,-000,000.
An official communication from
the Italian government shows that
from July 21, to July 26, inclusive,
486 deaths from cholera were re
ported and 223 deaths in the pro
vinces of Italy.
Pope Pius, whose complete re
covery from the recent attack of sore
throat was retarded by the exces
sive heat, continued to regain his
strength In a manner satisfactory to
his physicians.
A meeting of the Standard Oil
company directors was held to dis
cuss methods of conducting the busi
ness of the various companies after
they are separated from the Stand
ard Oil company of New Jersey.
John W. Gates is some better, but
his condition remains critical.
The American training squadron
arrived at Gibralter.
On recommendation of the fine
arts commission, President Taft and
the Lincoln memorial commission
designated llonry Bacon of Now
York as architect of a design for tho
$2,000,000 momorial which Is to
bo erected In Washington.
, A daughter was born at tho
general hospital In Sault Ste. Mario
to Mrs. Angelln Napolitlnn, tho con
victed slayer of her husband, who
was Bontenccd to bo hanged, but
whose sontenco was commuted to
lifo Imprisonment. Tho infant io
said to bo robust.
Reports from El Oro, Moxico,
whore 10,000 minors aro on a strike,
charge that largo amounts have been
offored for tho assassination of
English officials of the mine.
Clarenco S. Darrow, attorney for
tho alleged Los Angeles dynamiters,
charged that tho proseutlon was
using tho grand jury as a detective
agency.
Upton Sinclair, famous author and
ten other residents of Ardcn, Del.,
wero fined for violating tho Sunday
law by playing tennis.
Edward Murphy, jr., who was a
United States senator from Now
York In David B. Hill's time, died
at Long Branch, N. J., aged 75.
Joseph Clary, a miner Imprisoned
for 72 hours in a Joplin, Mo., mine,
was rescudd.
Fire wiped out tho llttlo town of
Pollock, S. D.
Governor Judson Harmon, Presi
dent Taft, General Fred D. Grant,
Robert Lincoln, son of Abraham
Lincoln; Lewis M. Stanton, son of
former Secretary of War Edwin M.
Stanton; Generals Nelson A. Miles
and Daniel E. Sickles, a full regiment
of state troops and two companies of
federal troops, will take part on
Thursday, September 7, at Steubon
ville, O., in tho unveiling of a bronzo
statute of Edwin M. Stanton. Tho
memorial is intended to commemo
rate Stanton's services as secretary
of war, and is the tribute of tho
people of Steubenville, tho city of
his birth.
Admiral Togo, tho Japanese naval
hero, was given a great reception
when ho arrived at New York.
A suit In equity directed against
an alleged coal combine and various
railroads was filed in tho United
States court at Columbus, O.
It was announced at Wichita that
petitions asking for the recall of
Mayor J. H. Graham, and Commis
sioners E. M. Leach and R. B. Camp
bell, will be filed with the city clerk.
Lieutenant John Simmlngton,
United States recruiting officer, with
stations at Alanta and Macon, re
ceived a telegram from the war de
partment to commence enlisting
negro soldiers for service in the
Philippines.
The Laurier government made a
strategic move in the interest of reci
procity when the dominion govern
ment Issued a proclamation providing
for new voters' lists in the Winnipeg
and Brandon constituencies.
Theodore Roosevelt appeared be
fore the congressional commiteo in
session in New York City and read
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