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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1908)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY. OCTOHEK 2G. 190$. Ij) paying 2 cent Instead of 3 cent mile, that traveler know. : . Whether the mm who buys groceries has saved niimrjr by, the abolition of the short weight and , whether , he le getting better quality, that man know. Whether the man who ship hi products by express haa caved money by reason of the 2i per cent reduction In express rates, that man knows. Whether the voter feds better satisfied s'nee he Is pormltted to asnist In the nom ination of titer oandldates of Ma party by irason of the operation of the primary law, the voter knows. Whether the towns and villages of Ne braska have been saved) money by the In , resse of 313.CO0.O0O In tb value of railroad property In towns and villages for taxation, tiie taxpayers at these gowns and villages know. Whether the abolition of the free pass las resulted In good, the man who pays I la fur knows. ..( Tleaann for Coaio'deoee. And' It Is becaus the people know tttat the republican party feels absolutely con fident of victory next Tuesday. The same ' irpuhtlcan party that . mad so many ' promises two years ago and kept every nnn of them. Is again before the people asking to be trusted for two years more wltTi the affairs or state. It Is the 'same republican party, with the same magnlfl cunt leaders. Opposed to this republican party of deeds hi the same democratic party of two years hT. with the same leaders, though with different promise;'- It Is the same "aemocratlc party that f.iught ' the primary law? the commission law, the anti-pass "law, "he terminal tax liw. the pure food law. and practically every law which wa" enacted by the last Itgitlatur. K'tias for Its candidate for governof the same man ' who two years ago advocated postal savings banks and Is row denouncing the proposition; the man who lobbied against a bill to guaranty hank deposits, but who is now for such a law: the" man who denounced the railway commission law; the man who Is now run ning on a prohibition platform out In the sta'.e and a saloon platform in Omaha. He was defeated by Governor 8heldon two years ago by about 12.000 votes. In the words of Mayor Jim Dahlntan. Mr. Bryan's . most trusted lieutenant: "Is Bhallenberfer stronger now than' he was tiro years ago? If so, why? Sheldon is stronger. He has made a good KdWrrtor and " there Is ' no' chance for Shallenbcrger kto. defeat him." , So It Is with the' utmost confidence that the republican party Approaches the wind up of the. carripatgn. The' party -managers believe the people will not be deceived by . the Injection of Immaterial matter Into the campaign. They have made their fight nn' the performance of ''the, party officer. It, Is question of WhHneY. the voters Of Nebraska desire to continue the work so ably started by the republican party. It la a question of whether the Roosevelt poli cies are to bestopped short off. -And In fact that Is the only question before the voters. A vote for the democratic ticket Is a' vote against all the laws which the last legislature enacted. A vote' for the republican ticket is a' vote for? a continua tion of that .legislation. Mem Wk Helped Do Work. The men who hlped to make this wonder ful republican record and-who are candl dttea for re-election are: vGove.rnor George L. , Sheldon . Nebraska'", first; native-born chief executive", Lawson G. Brian, state treasurer; . WJlllani ,TY Tyojnpi9n( attorney general; Groorge. C.-Junklri. secretary of state; J. A. Williams, railway commit sloner, and M. R. Hopewell, lieutenant gov ernor. The new names on th ticket are; Silas R. Barton-; for state auditor, E. C. Bishop for state' superintendent (Mr. Bishop hae been for four years deputy state super intendent), and'B. B.'Cowles for land com mlssloner.) ' These, ttieh i'are Pledged to -ft continuation of the policies of the republi can party. ' ; " . .. ' The republican party leaders never felt more confident of victory than right now. Not from one single county has there been received any news which Indicates demo cratic gains. On the ether hand, from the farthest northern county of the state dow . to Pawnee and Richardson, somes the word that the republicans will make gains; from the far west to the. eastern boundaries oemes the message that the republican party will make gains. Against these Reliable .reports the demo cratic leadera are. putting Up- wild claims and lota of noise. Record "t Mr. Latta. The republicans feel confident of a full republican delegation in congress. There seems not the least doubt of this. Ernest X. Pollard, Edmund H. Hlnshaw and Moses P. Klnkald are going to be elected with practically no opposition. In the Second district A. W.' Jefferts is going to be elected over the only- democrat how In cnngres from Nebraska. In the Third district the oemocraia nave an-laea that senator Lattu i creation of offices. His plan to control the and his checkbook will be able to cut down j trusts would necessitate the creation of the majority of Congressman Boyd. In I over 100,000 offices. the light of the record of the two men this His complaint against republican extrava aeems a most preposterous claim. When gance Is aimed at the rural fr d-ii.,...,, Kdgar Howard was running against Latta for the nomination he published this hand bill showing I.atta's reeoro, which still Hands today: Tint TRUTH H ITU'S. ' More About I-atta's Record, vln referring, to Jity exposition of Mr. I-atta's legislative record the Fremont Herald denounces me as a malicious falsi- ' Tier. I ask every voter to go to his county ?ourt house or some law office and ask for the official senate journal of the 1907 lesalnn of the legislature. You will there the record In cold print eta I have give i On page 1064, house roll No. the child abor law, you will find, for Instance, that atta dlaregarded the democratic platform tSaimos TiJta L&lf glaVM upon arising tn th morning sumS nj7 good health all day It la Tfea Beat Natural Laaattva Water FOl . CONSTIPATION Healthful, refreshing; and Invlsreratlnn pure Malt and Hop product . but contain lose than one-half of I Per r.nt nf al.uhol Which brines It under the V. a Revenue regulation for soft drlnka. Ask for It t soda fountain and soft .drink teta pledge liy voting against this law on final pa stage. n page 1TB the record shows that Itta was one of the few senators Who yield -d to corporation Influence and violated his sacred platform pledge by voting against houre roll arts, the direct primary law. or. Its final passage. Turn to page MS ar.d be convinced that Latta wes the only senator, republicnn cr den.r.crat. who trampled Ids party platform pledge under foot by voting against the pure food lew, rersti f ie M. likewise, the balance of his treacherou record can be proven by consulting the official senate Journal. Senator LaUta stood pledged by his party platfcrm to support every one of these measures but he broke Ms pledges, and the record shows It, It Is up to tho demrtrsts ard populists of the Third district to aav whether they Want to burden the tlcht with a congres sional candidate whose recrrd will not only defeat himself, but will also seriously en danger our nitltnal and state ticket. EDGAR HOWARD. In the fsce of such an Indictment can anyor.e figure how Mr. Iatta Is going to get a majority of the votes In the Third congressional district? Where Asaten Stands. And It Is the same way in the Fifth dis trict, where the democrats have an ld;a they ore going to cut in on Judge Norrli with- Fred Ashton. Here is the record upon which Senator Ashton is going before the voters of that district: Ashton did not vote for the following re form measures: Direct primary law. which passed by a yote of 30 to I, Ashton being one of the three. Terminal taxation law, which passed by a vote of 33 to ft. Anti-lobby law, which passed by a vote of 21 to 13. Law granting equal privileges, terms and faclltlea of transportation, sidetracks, etc., from railroads to all shlppeis. Law providing that railroads be required to sell 1,000-mile books, good In the hands of any holder. This measure was made an Issue by the traveling men of the state. Ashton was charged In open session of the senate, by Senator Patrick (dem.) with being an agent and lobbyist for the brew ers.. His vote on the following measured is strong evidence that Senator Patrick's charge waa not without foundation. He voted "No" on the bill to restrict brewers, prohibiting them from having an Interest in any retail liquor business, or In any building containing a saloon. This be came a law by a vote of 25 to 4. Ashton be ing one of the four. He voted "No" on the bill relative to sale of liquors, making the place of deliv ery and payment the place of sale. This bill became a law by a vote of 26 to 2, tsh. ton being one of the two. He voted "No" on the bill prohibiting shipping of Intoxicants unless the words "Intoxicating Liquors" are placed on the outside of package. This bill was passed by a vote of 36 to 3. Ashton being one of the three. Ashton alao has a checkbook, but can anyone figure why thinking people would turn down a man with a record like that of Judge Norrls In congress to make way for a man with the record of Ashton? Demserati Yelling la Vain. With the wildest democrats claiming a look In only In two congressional districts; with the head of the democratic state committee admitting the defeat of Shallen berger; with a republican legislature as sured, how can the democrats expect' to carry the state for Bryan? They know they cannot carry the state for Bryan, They are Just simply yelling In the vain hope that maybe there 'will be enough republicans stay at, home to do the business. , The voters tsf Nebraska know Bryan. They have been on Intimate terms with him for twelve years, at least. Many of them followed him on his free silver IS to 1. He took them nowhere. Then Jte deserted thp silvery banner. Many followed him In 1900 when Imperialism was about to de stroy the. country. He took them nowhere. He trailed that banner In the dust. In 190t he tried to drive them Into the camp of Alton B. Parker. They refuaed to be lead or driven. Now he la again trying to lead them somewhere. Where? Bryan maybe knows, but he won't tell. He has talked to them of the publicity of campaign contributions, but his law doea not apply to himself. He talks of the guaranty of bank deposits by a levy upon the bankers. He falls to tell the details of his theory. He falls to tell how he can bring realisation of his theory. He talks about destroying the trusts by compellng every person who manufactures is per cent of an article to take out a federal license. Those who manufacture 80 per cent of an article must sell out so that they cannot manufacture that much. He forces the man to sell, but he does not force any one to buy. He would put out of business the owner of every little patent in the United States. Governor Hughes riddled this theory. He has talked of the extravagance of the repuDiican government and against the mall. Vettora Know Taft. The voters of Nebraska know Judge Taft. They know him for the mighty works he has done. They know Just where he stands upon every public question. They have seen him tried In public office and found him safe and sane. They know him aa the right-hand man of President Roosevelt. And as he promises a continuance of the Roosevelt policies. Mr, Bryun Is going over the state denouncing the work of Theodore Roosevelt. President Roosevelt carried Nebraska four years ago by M.OOO msjorlty. The people believe In Judge Taft. They believe Mr. Bryan la not the level-headed man necessary to a safe conduct of the affairs of such a nation as this. They will applaud him when he speaks, but when the Nebraska cltisen goes to vote he real ises he hss a responsibility to face. Ha 111 forget the hurrah and he will forget the ardent denunciation of the republican candidate. by Mr. Bryan. He will remember only that he la voting for the beat Intereat of his country. He Is voting for continued prosperity and safety; he Is voting for the best Interests of all the people. And know ing the average Nebraska voter as they do, the republican leaders have no doubt of what the result will be. H. H. P Married Mil l Tremble. A married man who permit any mam bar of the family to take anything except Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds nd lung trouble Is guilty of neglect. Noth ing else is as good for all pulmonary troubles. The genuine Foley's Honey and Tar contains no opiates and Is In a yellow package. Sold by all druggists. Oyaanatalaa for Woaleyaa. MITCHELL, S. D Oct. 8pecial.)- The students of Dakota Wesleyan untver. slty have given new life to a movement that was started several years ago for a gymnasium and a Young Men's Christian association building combined. Borne four or fjve yeax. ago a fund waa started for thJe purpose, and up to the preeent time tt- lias grown to be a little over 36.000. At tee chapel exercises the movement was started and tn 'a few minutes 11.00 waa pledged and arrangements made to secur) mure subscriptions. The students have pledged themselves to 31 per year and to i get others to adopt fio same pledge. REGISTRATION IN LINCOLN More Than Twict as Many Repub licans on List as Democrats. COUNTY COMMITTEE GRATIFIED la Country, Where There Is o Regis tration, the roll ghovre Still Larger Proportionate He paMlce Gala. tKrom a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Oct. 26. (Special.)-The repub lican county and state committees are highly gratified over the registration fig ures. For the three days the republican registration shows 6,6, the democrats J.4S2 and all others 661. a total of 9.580. In view of the fact that the democrats were claim Ing everything In Lincoln for Bryan, this Increased republican reglatratlon has pleased the republican workers more than anything. In the country where there was no registration the poll shows an even greater Increase for the republican ticket. Thla shows without the shadow of a doubt where Mr. Bryan will land next week. Lin coln and Lancaster county, according to those In charge of the campaign here, are satisfied that the county will give its usual republican majority even If It does not go beyond that. It was expected that the democrats would pile up a larger registra tion and the smallness of their figures was an agreeable surprise to the republicans. The total registration was 1.000 in excess of aay previous registration. Travelers' Tr.ft tlnb. The Traveling Men's Taft club will hold forth next Saturday In the auditorium with Hon. Frank Collins the speaker. Mr. Collins Is an old Lincoln boy who has made good as a member of the nation's legal department at Washington. He has been campaigning out In the state, and accord ing to reports received at republican state headquarters, he has been one of the most effective speakers on the stump. He spoke through the cast and the papers from there report him as being one of the best speak ere In the country. Traveling men from all over Nebraska are expected here Saturday night. Mrs. Sheldon Entertains Students A number of university students com posing republican club members were en tertalned by Mrs. Sheldon at the executive mansion last night. Governor Sheldon did not reach home, having been delayed by a late train. A program of talka, songs and Instrumental music was carried out. Sor ority girls assisted In the entertainment. Hnman l.e I nder Bridge. BROKEN BOW. Neb., Oct. 25.-(8peclal.) A human leg was turned over to Coroner Cole yeBterday by Jack Govicr, a farmer living fourteen miles northeast of here. Govler was working near a bridge adjoin ing his farm when the discovery was made, and as soon as he conven'r.ntly could he notified the authorities. The leg. a left one, looks to be of a 6 or 7-year-old child and has some flesh on it. It also has the appearance of having been torn from the socket after death. There are no grave yards In that section of the county, and the theory of a body having been dug up and mutilated by wild animals seems en tirely out .of the question. The people liv ing In that vicinity, fearing that a horrible crime hus been ojmmltted, are making xealous search for the remainder of the body. The bridge under which the leg was found crosses a ravine, which Is dry most of the year, but fn time of freshets carries quite a volume of water. Dr. Willis Talbot, to whom the leg was submitted for examination, Is of the opinion that it has been burled under the bridge for nearly a year, and was not carried down the ravine by water. Coroner Cole and Sheriff Ken nedy Intend thoroughly investigating the case and leave no stone unturned towards clearing up the mystery. Blackrrell Moves to Iowa. FRIEND, Neb., Oct. 2S.-(3peCial.)-B. H. Blackwell of this city has purchased an I Interest in and become president of the Savings Bank of Afton, la. He was vice president and manager of the Marchanla and Farmers' bank here. He started his banking career at Harvard twenty years ago. Nebraska News Notes. FALLS CITY-A heavy snow fell here Tnursdsy night and Friday. PLATTSMOUTH The flrat snow of the season visited this vicinity Friday night. but rain fell nearly all night and Saturday FALLS CITY L. H. Rohmeyer has com pleted the srrangementa for the publication of a German newapuper here. He expects to print the nrst laaue next week. FALLS CITY-Word has Just been re celved here of the marriage of Roy Jenk ins of this city and Mlas Flora Foley, wmcti occurred at mclooh on September ll. FALLS CITY As the train on which Governor Sheldon and Hon. O. J. O'Brien were to reach here was between three and four hours lute, the meeting at the court houce was addressed by A. J. Weaver and C. t Reaves. PLATTSMOUTH Rev. H. D. Thomas, has tendered his resignation and he ani his family will depart Monday for Houston, o., near wnere ne nas accepted tne paa torate of a church. Al'Bl'RN Snow commenced falling here early Friday mornlna and continued neurlv an nay. eeverai incnes or snow reu, also several lnchea of rain. The ground gen erally has not been aa well soaked since earlv last srtrlng. The snow and rains, to gether, nave been a wonderful nenerit to the fall wheat in this section, aa ll waa badly in need of moisture. ALBION Farmers are now bulslly en gaged In harveatlng onn of the heavleat crope of corn ever raised In the county. The recent rains nave put tne winter wneai in fine Shane and leaves the ground in excel lent cond tlon for the winter. The weather Is somewhat cool this morning and a few flakes of snow are drifting In the air. GRAND ISLAND While putting up fruit Mrs. Joseph Hosier was nerseir quite se verely burned and her child, tugsring at lie aklrts and looking up at the mother, was severely scalded In the face by the Juice of the fruit one of the Jars In which the fruit waa being placed breaking. Fortu ' jlv tli et'"il tind dneeil Ita eyea an the Injury will not be serious, though It may leave tta mart ror lire. GRAND ISLAND Mr. and Mrs. Oirison Davla. resld n southeast of the city, cele brated their golden wedding quietly at their home. In the preaence of a few relatives and friends. Moat of the members of the families of both Mr. and Mrs. Davis reside in New York atate and no elaborate onaer vatlon waa undertaken. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have two daughters. Mrs. Robert Oeddes of this city and Mra. B. K. Maranau. wire cw- the owner of the Marshall Paper company of Omaha. FREMONT A heavy ratn has prevailed here all day. with the mercury only 3 or 4 degrees above the freeslng point. While pot particularly needed the rain will bene fit wheat and leave the land in good shape for fall plowing. T. K. Hanrtgan has a good slsed force of men irettlng out his sweet potatoes west of the city and la shin pins' out most of them. The nualllv this veer la aove the averaee owing princi pally to the uae of a different variety of planta wHrh are better adapted to this soil anl climate. FREMONT Judge Hollenbeck. In dlaf'ot court Saturday afternoon, aranted Mra. Cora Kll a decree of divorce from her lua band. Bev. John L. Kell. on the ground of cruelty. The ran haa heeat pending for two vesrs. The lower court granted her a de cree and her h"shand annealed to the su preme court, which reversed tne ease. On the ewond trial the court aaln decided In r favor and gave her the cuatody of their three rhMdren. The defendant waa farmer!" a minister of the I'nlf' Brethren chorch d I" nf HvtnsT in 'Vahlne-fti ronntv. r.llt(ff a )ter ft Major J. A. Garner, formerly of Nickerson. file riHr.n i to i days. tzo o'NTMFVt -,.,rP--rt ; , (.ur ny of M - b'e-l'ne or iot nirt'pf ri'.i a if 6 to 1 d i- or money ref i-ndd. &Jc u TAFT LABOR'S FRIEND (Continued from First Page.) was needed was that the union should get some first-rlsss lawyer to represent them and should bring the case before the higher courts. He suggested. In response to Mr. Fry's request, that the union retain Mr. F. N. Judson of St. Louis, who had repre sented the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men In the Wabash case in 1K93, and who, by the way, is the author of the review of the labor decisions of Judge Taft, publlsned In the Review of Reviews In MoT. Mr. Taft explained that one of the troubles of the labor unions was that so often they did not get the best type of, counsel, so that their cases were not properly presented, and that In his Judgment Mr. Judeon would be sure to present this case aright. He stated that the decision of the court ought certainly to be In their favor. The case waa argued before the United States circuit court of appeals by Mr. J ml bo n and Mr. Rubin of Milwaukee, for the union, and by Mr. James M. Beck, counsel for the National Manu facturers' association, for the company, fasrt Agrees with Taft. The decision of the court was handed down In Chicago on. the 8th day of this month, and It Justifies Judge Taft's wis dom, for It sustains the most Important contentions of the labor unions. The court holds that while under the facts of the rase the company was entitled to some In junction relief, the decree went far beyond the proper limits. It struck out of the decree all of the provisions which prevented peaceful picketing or the exercise of the right of persuasion In Inducing employes to Join the strike and also all reference to boycotting on the ground that there was no boycott, as the members of the union had a right to refuse to handle "struck" work that Is, the work from a factory where they were on a strike wherever they found tt. The opinion Is Important espe cially In showing that much can now b accomplished In getting the courts to cor rect abuses against employes In the exer cise of the power of Injunction, if such abuses are In effective form brought to their attention, as, thanks to the advice of Judge Taft, they were brought In this case. The right of peaceful picketing and per suasion, so that employes may by peaceful means Induce other employes to join them Is forcibly set forth in this opinion, and It bases Its decision largely upon Judge Tsft's decision and upon the decision In the Wa bash Injunction case, which Itself was largely based upon Judge. Taft's decision; so that Judge Taft's decision Is declared by the court to have settled the law as to the substantial rights of. the parties, leaving only the application of the principles so declared as now cases arose. Injunction Abases Corrected. The great Importance of this opinion Is that It corrects abuses that have crept Into Injunctions and labor disputes In the federal as Wrtll as the state courts. This decision goes far to protect the rights of working- men, and It does so because It Is explicitly basd upon the labot decisions of Judge Taft, and this decision was secured only In consequence of following the advice given by Judge Taft as to the proper course f f procedure. I speak , from first-hand knowledge, as 1 wai personally cognizant of all the facts. A more striking Instance could not be Imagined of the zealous effort of a public servant, which Judge Taft th?n was, to secure Justice for working men to whom he thought injuntlce had been done, although the matter was not within his Im mediate control at the time. In this oiu Instance Mr. Taft rendered to labor a great and signal service, practical service, which Shared the peculiarity of Mr. Taft's Other Services, for Ills services take the form of deeds rather than of mere words, Taft and irrmore Case. v hlle on the bench Mr. Taft rendered a service to labor so great that it can hardly be overestimated. This was In the Narra more case against the Cleveland, Cincln nati. Chicago & St. Louis railroad. The plaintiff, while working in the employ of the con-any, had been hurt because the company had r.ot provided the protection which the statute required it to furnish its employes. He got a verdict from the Jury, The railroad appealed, and Its counsel, Mr. Judson Harmon, argued that the verdict should be set aside because the employe had kept at work, although he knew the railroad had violated the law, and that therefore he had really contracted to take all the chances of being hurt. This con clusion, to my mind a cruelly Iniquitous conclusion, had up to that time been sus tained by most ot the courts. Including the New York state court of appeals. Never theless, Judge Taft refused to follow the New York caae, stating that the manifest legislative purpose was to protect the em ploye by pceltlve law, for the very reason that it had proved impossible for him to protect himself by contract, and thRt the entire purpose of the hew would be de feated If the employe waa allowed by any form of contract to exempt the railroad company from the consequences of Its failure to observe the law. Taft's Decision aa Authority. This case has been cited all over the United States by counsel for workmen in jured through the failure of their em ployers to furnish the protection required by statute for their safety. Judge Tuft's decision was that when a law Is made ap plying to a dangerous business. In which 4.000 men are killed and 66,000 men are In jured every year, the Intention is that the railroads shall obey the law and that 11 shall not be nullified by Judicial construc tion. Very many judges, unfortunately, have failed to follow his reasoning, but other Judges, and the law-making bodies as well, have followed it, and this great decision marks one of the longest stride taken In the effort to secure for wage workers full protection against, and full compensation for, Irjurles received by them In the line of their duty. Here again Judge Taft rendered one of the greatest services that has ever. been rendered to the causo of labor. The two cases to which I have referred have a further Importance when It is remembered that the president now to be chosen will probably himself choose a ma Jorlty of the justices of the supreme court during the next four years. It would bo a dreadful -calamity to have these justices chosen by a man of leas than Mr. Taft's high purpose, great knowledge of the needs of the people and firm resolution to do Justice to every Individual and every inter eat. This Is one of the vital questions now before the American people. Labor on I'aaaata Canal. Furthermore, I aak you to conaider what Mr. Taft haa actually done as an adminis trator. The Panama canal has come spe cially under the direction and control of Mr. Taft as secretary of war. He has taken a peculiar Interest In the men who are digging that canal. He has made a special study of all that confronts them. He has made It his business to see that their Interests are In every way amply pro tected; that they have ample reward; that they are well housed, well fed. and. so far as In his power lies, that they receive compensation for Injuries Incurred In the line of thtir duty. A special committee which I have appointed to look Into the conditions of labor on the Isthmus, which Included upon It Mr. Samuel B. Donnelly, a labor representative, formerly the presi dent of the International Typographical union, has reported to me In effect that Uncle Sam has shown himself to be a I model employer on the Isthmus, so that, thanks to Mr. Taft and the care find su pervision which he has exercised, the men who work for the government on the isthmus are on the whole better paid, bet ter protected, better cared for than In any private Industrial enterprise In the United States. Mr. T. J. Dolan, the secretary treasurer of the International Brotherhood of Steam Shovel and Dredge men, who has most carefu y Investigated this subject be cause of the large number of the men of his organisation employed on the Isthmus, has come to the same conclusion, and largely because of this fact he Is ardently supporting Mr. Taft, Bryan Vasrnei Taft F.xnllclt. As opposed to the entire vngueness of Mr. Bryan's proposals, Mr. Taft stands pledged to continue the definite, and con structive program of social reorganisation outlined and already entered upon by the present administration, which has never hesitated In specific cases of sufficient Im portance to interefere for the purpose of securing an adjustment of labor troubles, at the same time conserving the rights of the wage-earner. A conspicuous Instance was the settlement of the anthracite coal strike. In April, 1907, when a strike was Imminent on the western railroads which would have tied up forty-four lines with halt a million employes snd put half the country In a state of siege, negotiators were sent by the administration who demanded and secured In the name of the people a settlement of the difficulty by arbitration; and last spring the administration by Its vigorous action, prevented a general reduc tion of wages on the railroads of the coun try which would have caused great suffer ing and far-reaching disturbance; but if r. Bryan were elected I hnve little doubt that the ensuing Industrial chaos, necessi tating great reduction ot wages, and wide spread nonemploytnent, would be beyond the reach of such action as that which averted the threatened disaster last spring. When the public coal lands were falling under monopolistic control the administra tion withdrew millions of acres from entry, Insisting to the extent of Its power that the coal and oil under these lands shall re main a federal possession. For the first time In our history the administration has secured the enforcement of the eight-hour law In the government departments and Is trying to secure Its extension by legisla tion. In the District of Columbia It has enacted a federal child labor law which stands as a model law for state govern ments and their departments of legislation. Administration's Aid to Labor. Beyond these remedial enactments and arbitrations achieved by this administra tion stands a constructive and organic pro gram of federal activity In the way of social and industrial reform. Toward this end through the years I have been In office I have consulted with all classes and condi Hons of men. We have been able on the whole to arrive at a remarkably close agreement among ourselves so long as, all parties, representatives of labor and cap ital alike, kept In view their obligations to the commonwealth as Joint workers toward this social reform. We are all agreed that free play shall be permitted only so long as It means fair play. We are endeavor Ing steadily to secure a more equitable ad justment of taxation toward the Ideal of a distribution of the several costs of gov ernmont In a ratio to the benefits derived. There is nothing In this of class or caste; from our program doctrinaires, Indtvidu. alist and socialist alike are barred. Soci ology comes not to breed a new class war fare; It knows man only as man. This ad ministration has bent a large part of Its efforts toward social, advancement. The question has been asked: Why has not the national government, through Its bureau of labor, done for the wage earner what, through the Department, It has done for the farmer, by placing at his disposal through federal research the latest results of scientific discovery? My answer Is, the time had not yet come when this was possible; we have advanced In each rase Just as fast and aa far as was possible with the knowledge and means at our command. Between pure science or speculative theory and Its practical appli cation in the hands of a government lies of necessity a gap of years, years of pa tient investigation and experiment after truth. Ten years ago organic evolution In agriculture was still a speculative science. Today the farmer has only to specify that his wheat must ripen by such and such a date, stand up under a certain wind veloc Ity, bear in Its seed a certain percentage of starch, etc.. and our department can help build him a plant to order. The spine- lees cactus and the frost-proof orange, soil chemistry, seed selection and diversified farming have preceded In time of their discovery all those theories of social recon struction upon which any bureau of labor could build. The entire task of transform ing a population with every advance of mechanical Invention, It Is no exaggeration ta state, has awaited that precise knowl edge which has come only within the last five years. Problem of the Unemployed. Given that knowledge, and elven wi'dem, pelf-restralnt and h'gh purpose In apply ing It. and there Is I ttle this ration cannot do for Itself. With free scope for our 1 federal program we will do much toward he'plng f ach member of the Industrie army to get the chance to make everything possi ble out of himself. We can solve this prob lem of the unemployed best by having no more unemployable. Already our bureau of labor, f.-r the last twenty yeirs of neces sity a statistical bureau. Is practically a department of sociology, aiming not only to secure exact Information about Indus trial conditions, but to discover remedies for industrial evils. At this ntomnt we arc conducting investigations as to the labor of women and children, the disease and mortality rates of the various occupations, the problem (f dealing with the unem ployed, etc. The whole principle of ma terial and social advarcement ha come tn a quicker fruition In our Department of Agriculture for the reason that biology la more enslly handled with reference to seeds and plants and cattle thin as re gards men. It Is our confident claim, how ever, that applied science. If carried out according to our program, will succeed In achieving for humarlty, above all for the city Industrial worker, results even sur passing in value those today In effect on the farm. Individualism and Socialism. We believe that America should take the lead In this work. Much of It can begin now. All cf It will have to be done at some time, and the first place in the world will come to that country which dous it flrrt and best. The work has already ben begun under this administration. It will be continued and amplified under Mr. Taft. It will be brought to ruin If Mr. Rryan Is elected. The national government must help towird this great refrrm by putting the result of It extended researches ot the free disposal of all citizens. We believe nt merely in retaining hut developing to the utmost poeeible extent Individual InltU tive. but we are not to be frightened by any outcry or paternalism or socialism from going Into any experiment which promise to benefit either farmers or wage earner, for we regard a lawleas and Im practicable Individualism a In Itself quite aa undesirable as the most deadening form of socialism. Labor Hbenld Favor Taft." It has been charged that Mr. Taft. and the administration In whlcii he has borna so prominent a part, have not been sum clently Interested In economic and Indus trial questions. The above Is, It seems to me, sufficient answer to this charge. Mr. Taft's election should be advocated by all who believe in making a far-reaching ef fort toward the? betterment of our scheme of social and Industrial life. It should also be advocated by all who wish an Immedi ate advance in these social and Industrial conditions. If Mr. Tsft Is not elected, a period of Industrial chacs and business bad times will ensue In which the worklngmen will suffer far more than any other class. They are the people whp, more than ar.iy other, . . . . ... , . wilr pay the penalty. Kecause or ineir own material Interests I believe that they should support Mr. Tnft. and, furthermore, I believe that they should support him be cause he has by his actions over and over again proved hlrtiself to be a singularly tearless and effective champion ot the right of labor, and, above all, I feel that they should support hint s good American cltliens, because lie embodies what Is best and highest In our American citizenship. Sincerely yours. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Mr. P. H. Grace, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, 33 Clinton street, Binghamton, N. Y. Saved Ilia rt-e Life. "My 3-year-old boy wna badly con stipated, had a high fever and was tn an awful condition. I gave him two dose of Foley' Orlno Laxative and the next morn ing the fever waa gone and he was en tirely well. Foley' Orlno Laxative saved hi life." A. Wolkush. CAslmer. Wis. Sold by all druggists. CLERKS LEAVE TIIE CAPITAL (Continued from First Page.) looked upon as absurd, while Nebraska Is reported as safe aa Pennsylvania. There is every reason to expect, from present indi cation that Taft will carry Maryland, and his chances In Kentucky and Missouri are a good as those of Rryan In Oklahoma, in spite of the fact that the latter state ha generally been conceded to the democrats. Altogether the outlook at the beginning of the closing week of the campaign are brighter for the republican ticket than at any time since the campaign opened. Omaha and Irrigation. "Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota farm ers are very wide awake to the opportuni ties which are offered by the work of the reclamation service," said C. J. Blanchard. statistician of the reclamation service, who has Just returned to Washington from an extended visit to the larger irrigation works of the government. "The Irrigation works wlilih ere now in operation in territory tributary to Omaha are especially attractive and the farms are thing taken up rapidly by as fine a clasj of young farmers as can be found any where. A pleasing feature of this settle ment of the new lands is that these peo ple, the sturdy, industrious and Intelligent classes from the Mississippi valley, are being induced to remain In the United State Instead of going to Canada. They are progressive and their new homes are quite unlike the rude shacks of the old time homesteader. The projects which properly may be classed as Omaha project are the following: North Platte project In Nebraska and Wyoming, embrace a total of 800,0"0 acres; Shoshcne project on the Burlington in northern Wyoming, luO.OuO acres; Huntley project In Montana, on the main line of the Burlington from Omaha to the coast, 30.000 acres, and the Belle Fourche project In South Dakota, on the Northwestern, with 100.000 acres. These projects wiien completed will con 1 3 In 53V0 acres actually cultivated. Proportioned Into farms of forty and eighty acres each of these projects will provldo homes for 9,000 families on the land and will Insure an Increase of an equal number of the population of the cities, towns and villages nearby. It Is difficult to approximate the value of this newly created market for the manufactured products of a commercial and manufacturing center like Omaha. It should be worth 310.000.0u0 a year at least. Desert la Vanishing;. "The desert Is actually vanishing, settlers are really taking up homes where only a short time ago there was desolation. Sage brush wastes have given way solely to cultivated fields and bountiful harvest have been garnered where only a year ago the coyote roamed unmolested. In this brief statement are summed up the evi dences, If any were ever needed, of the beneficence and wisdom of the law which launched the government Into the work of making productive its waste lands. "Conservative thinkers are declaring that the plana of national irrigation, if carried out, will swing the pendulum of population back from the city to the country. :"Irrlgated agriculture calls for the high est Intelligence and for technical ' il. Its reward for Intelligent husbandry uie so bountiful that they are not omparablu with those obtained by like efforts In the humid country. "While In the humid country the farmers' action are governed by the whim of nature which may or may no provide the rain and sunshine as needed, In the rainless country the sunshine Is perpetual. The Irrigation cunal which he controls and utilize In lieu of rain makes him independent and guarantees his crop Its necessary moisture when It I required. His prosperity rests upon the solidest of foundations. A splen did part of this life Is that he can live out of door so much of the year. The same I hare of clear skies and dry air that ha made southern California attractive is en Joyed in many parts of the west." By using the various departments ot The Bee Want Ad pagos you get the best results at the least expense. New Station at Mitchell. MITCHELL, 8. D.. Oct. 26. (Special. ) Superintendent Collins of the Chicago, Mil waukee A St. Paul railway announced in the city today that his company had definitely decided to erect the new passen ger station which was promised three years ago. The pluns have been drawn and a very handsome building will be put up. Mr. Collins stated that the structure would be 200 feet long, 28 feet wide and a portion of it two stories high. The building will be placed across the south end of Main street with an arch entrance for team to drive Into and deposit the passenger. Brick will be used for building material and the build ing will cost about 336,000 when completed. PRESCRIPTION PURIFIES BL000 neutralises roUoaoa Aelds and Step Kheumatlo Valaa aad Catarrh The following prescription Is very sim ple, but Is the most effective obtainable for neutralising acid poisons In the blood hnd relieving rheumatism and all its kin dred ailment; It will aha quickly restore the system to a healthy condition. Any one can prepare this simple mixture. The Ingredients can be obtained at any well stocked drug store: "One ounce Compound Syrup of Saraa- pari 11a; 6ne ounce Tori Compound; half pint high grade whiskey. Mix and uae a tablespoonf ul before each meal and at bed time. The bottle must be well shaken each time." The good effect of thla treatment I said to become apparent after the first few dose and that It I a remarkable vs tern builder and renovate TAFT AND BRYAN IN NEW YORK (Continued from First Page.) to the sixty-two counties of New York state and to the doubtful states cf the middle west. Among the leading speakers In New York slate for the week will be ex-Judge Alton R. Parker, John Sharp Wil liams, Senator Bacon of Georgia, Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia, Governor J. II. Hlgglns if Rhode Inland and 8enator Ansel of South Carolina. Tnft and Itnghre. The republican wind-up of the campaign in New York Clly calls for twenty-tw muss meetings to be addressed by speakers of national reputation', a parade of (he re publican clubs of Greater New York, and a big parade of the Business Men's Repub lican association. The big event of the) wee kwlll be the Mndlsjn Square Garden meeting on Wednesday night, October 2. at which Mr. Taft and Governor Hughes will be the principal speakers. The others will be Senator William Alden Smith of Michigan, George A. Knight ot California and United States Assistant District Attor ney II. Atwood of Chicago. Mr. Taft and Governor Hughes will ad dress four non-day meetings on the i-'Mh. Other republican meetings of the neck will be addressed by Secretary of Slatei Root, Secretary Coitelyou, Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus, Attorney Gen eral Bonaparte, James S. Sherman, the vice presidential candidate; Senator Dolllvrr. Congressman H. U. Parsons of New York and Congressman J. 1'iands Burke of Pennsylvania. Only One "ItnOHS at'IMXE That Is Luxative biomo vulnlnc. Look (or the signature of E. W. Grove. Used the world over to Cure a Cold In One Day. ;jc. WILL INDICT NIGHT RIDERS Tennessee Offlelnla Have K.nnaah Evi dence to Convict Mnrderrra of t'nptaln KanLIn, MEMPHIS. Oct. a. What may happen thla week as a result of the Investigation of the night rider depredation In the norlh wertern section cf this state la a matte:' of conjecture. Tomorrow, wilh the conven ing of tho circuit court for Blon county In special session at Union City, formally to Investigate the death of Qulnten Rankin, who was killed by a night rider bond In the vicinity of Reelfoot lake Monday nlgltt last, that section will be under completa military domination Five companies of tint TennusBoo National Guard will be 'at th disposal of Colonel Tatoni. To n!d tin mllllm the adjoining counties have bseu drawn on for posses of picked men. In the Reelfoot lake dim I let the lake Itself Is the source of cotitcirtlon. It was a oertcd by those living in the vicinity that It was llxlr right to ply their vocation a fisherman In Its waters without molesta tion, whl'e the owners of the land upon which the lake is locatsd took an opposite View. In the courts the latter, the Western Tennesse Iand company, of which Captain Rankin and Color.ol R. Z. Taylor of Tren ton as the organizers, arc largely Inter ested, were upheld. Then followed night-rider warnings, threatening death to those who oppead the wishes of the band. It was upon tho firat visit in many months to the lake region that Captain Rankin was killed. Of a num ber of men arrested, ten are being held, and It la promised that when the grand Jury ia conveend tomorrow sufficient evidence wilt be furnished to secure the indictment of every member of the night-rider organiza tion. The sessions of the court will be un der Rillltary protection. Governor of several states of the south have approved of a suggestion of Governor Patterson, that a conference of the execu tives be held and plans devised whereby they can act In concert In an effort to de. atroy the night-rider organizations. A Serious Breakdown result from chronic constipation. Dr. Klnex's New Life Pills cure headache, stom ach, liver and bowel trouble, :5c. For sale by Beaten Drug Co. ELECTION INCANADA TODAY Indication Point to Victory for the Liberals, with a Red need Majority. MONTREAL, Que., Oct. 25.-A general election will be held tomorrow thorughoui the Dominion of Canada to choose a new Parliament. At present the liberal party, led by Sir Wilfrid Laurler, holds control of the Canadian government, a It ha don for the last twelve years, and nothing hat developed during the five week' campaign Just olosed to Indicate to the Impartial ob server that any change I Imminent. Mosl authorities, however, agree that the Ilberali will be shorn of some of their strength should they again be returned to power. The liberal had a majority of lxty-lj member In the lust Parliament. Their leaders say they will be satisfied with halt that number In the new one. Sir Wilfrid Laurler made hi appeal to the elector tc be enabled to complete the work begun under his administration, most notably tho building of the national transcontinental railroad. He appealed for a renewal of confidence on the ground that hi govern ment ha given to Canada twelve year ot unexampled prosperity. A Good Trunk holds its substantial, digni fied appearance for years. A poor trunk shows its shoddiness after but little real use. I carry many different grades, from $6 to $40, but not a single poor one. I wouldn't risk 15 years' reputation for good saddlery on a doubtful trunk. ALFRED CORNISH & CO. Dealer In Harness, Saddle and 7 Traveling Good, 1 2 1 0 Farnam Street. FOOD FOR NERVES Weak and eerveue me ho find their power te work and youthful vigor one a result of over- work or r. wv i mental exertion should take r.KaY'o NKKViS FOOD P1LUJ. Thr will make you eat sad sleep aud Sian again. again. a i m,-. . i a aa mil EMMAS! ft IScOOTaX.I Mil C6 Cor. 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