El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-24
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Henry F. Merriwesther, at the Orn-
dord, has some Interesting views on
zoe outcome of the elections this fall.
Mr.. Merri~ Gather has been q lifelong
democrat, but will vote the Republican
ticket this year, on tie grounds that
Mr. Mckinley has made a good presi-
dent after all
THE admin istr alton of the treasury
department during the past four years,
will be one of the strong pillars upon
which the republican party Will base
their claims to support, said he
THE Passage of the gold standard law
by congress has been supplemented by
rumber of steps by secretary Gage
which have strengthened the nationai
credit, and have prevented the &c
cumulation OF money In the treasury
1t she expense OF the market. Inc
purchase OF the and percent. conos
last fAiI, Was ore Of the steps taken 10
keep down the cash in the treasury,
and give tt out for the dement, OF the
people, for their use
Il believe that the republican party
will win out this year. Aud l sincerely
hope SO. Personally l am democrat,
and shall vote the local democratic
ticket ~ my home, bus on tho broad,
national questions, affecting the rePuo-
tic, am q republican for the next four
Bryan may get a show, but not before
then" Mr.. Merriweather lie on his way
=. souIheIn California, where he will
spend the winter for his health His
Eome is at Memphis, Tennessee
The democratic campa!Rn will open
in the one hundred and nineteen coun-
ties of Kentucky, on the Sd Of Septem-
per," remarked Willis q. Courtney,
WHO passed through the city this morn
ing from his home in Covipgton, Ken
sucky, on bis way to Mexico City. "All
of the famous orators OF the state will
enlivep things To the highest pitch,
s1d 5 GU can wager that they will wake
things up. Governor Euckbam is not
a for chile o. a,or," said Mr.. Courtney,
dress. M Yerke-, the repu blican
csud: dat for gov e nor, has challenged
governor BecE b I'm. L zee, TO meet him
on the stump, ano there Is going TO be
a great deal of excitement q my state
;fthev get together. IL i also said
that Taylor will return from Indiana,
and thar Roosevelt and other promi-
men. republicans will assist in the re-
publican campaign"
A. L. Sailors, a travelling man for
ka1sas City dry goods hou-e, Is stop |
ping aS the Zsiser. Mr.. Sailors has |
some original opinions on the tariff |
and trust questions. be Is republi-
can, ard Yet alleges that the trusts are
Injurious to travelling salesmen. II
believe though" said he, that the
vote of the travelling man will not be
Il ffected by this one way or the other.
some of them are democrats and 81 me
4 epublicaps. and they ar going TO cast
their ballots with their parties
"I have Travelled ali over the couatry
since the fourth OF July. after the
cemocratic conve ntion at Kansas City,
which | attended. and l have made up
my mind that Mckinley v i'll be elected.
nd cling from tbe conditions | have
seen, 1 think that New York, Mary land,
Kentucky and Indiana
are going republican"
Il heard a good story sot1e~heres
my travels, about the early days out
N New Mexico" ssid Il. n Sedb her
~, OF Chattanooga, at the Zsiger, this
''Itseems that there'.as considerable
Z ifficulty then In keeping young lady
school teachers behind their desks, and
apparently there was no wsy for the
rising generation TO get an education.
I here were many more men than wo-
men IN the territory in those dsys, and
as fast as young girl fr.-.a the east
would come out 10 teach school. some ..
of the old bachelors who h-Cn't seen ,
a woman's face in years would fail
desperately in love with her.
They usually lasted for abou; three
weeks. Then there would be . marri-
age, aod the school would close up 9
until another eastern lady Of education
could be got, when the program would 6
be repeated.
''At times the competition between r
the various men for the affections and =
hand of the school mar m, became SO
Intense that there would be bloodshed z
themselves In marriage, and really out r
Did each other in their eat erness ID \
yet wife and settle down like q white 81
nan. A woman in those days could s
get q dozen husbands II she wanted {,
hem, without using one tenth of her v
natural ability in that lire. v
well, according to the story, the :,
,islzens held mass meeting finally,
.ud discussed the matter. IL was get o.
ing serious, and something must be
lone The president OF the school h
board, who by the way had married +
,pe of the women teachers himself, o
after she bad occupied her position b
Ibout three dsye. was authorized to 60 II
last and ge: a teacher at all coss He a
vas Instructed to get theugliest, most r
and undesirable woman
q Missouri They paid his expenses, G
md be decided to take his wife with +
,im- d
The member of the school board
tarted out on his mission, and visited
"A the towns he came TO on his journey.
/ careful inventory Of the women was
made, but none who we're estisfacto- q
lily ugly could be discovered. /. II
eemed as though all OF the women C.
sere far too fair and charming for the e