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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03
THE ELECTION LAWS
OF the United states Relating TO
Frauds Upon the Ballot or the In
limitation or Coercion of voters.


Frauds Upon the Ballot or the In
limitation or Coercion of voters.
Special TO the Register.
PARkERSBURG. w. Va, November
2---Judge Jackson being applied TO by
some of the commissioners of the United
States TO inform them what statutes are
now in force applicable to federal cleo
tions, has furnished the following state
ment for their information:
II call Your attention to the following
statutes that are in force. relative to
federal election laws.
Under the head of elective fran
chise. Revised Statutes. title 26. page
1852. section 2.004. is defined who shall
be entitled and allowed to vote at feder-
al elections.
Under the crimes act. the following
statutes are in force Sections 5.440.
5.507 5.50S, $500. $50 and 5.5I9 Sec
tion $40 defines what conspiracy is
Section $500 is for intimid-
ating voters by bribery or
threats. Section sos Furnishes
conspiracy to injure or intimate citi-
zens in the exercise of civil rights Sec
ton 5.509 provides the punishment for
NlOidllOH Di tHE ANU preceding SECTIONS
that have referred to. Section 5.519 is
for a conspiracy to deprive any person
of the equal protection of the laws For
any violation OF the laws of the United
States. commissioner may. in his own
proper person. arrest and take into Gus
tody such offenders. as provided for by
section l,0l4, r. s.. page lS9, and may
make such arrests in the absence Of the
marshal or his deputy. or upon refusal
of such officers to execute the process.
Section 1.ol4 above referred 10 is as
| follow.
Criminal procedure
Section iel4, Revised Statutes of the
United States For any crime or offense
against the United States. the Offender
may. by any justice or judge Of the
United States. or BY any commissioner
OF a Circuit Court authorized TO take
bail. or by any chancellor. Judge OF a
Supreme or Superior Court. chief or first
Judge Of Common Pleas. the Mayor OF
city. Justice CT the Peace. or other
magistrate Of any State where he may
| he found. and agreeabiy to the usual
| modes CT process against offenders in
such State. and at the expense OF the
| United States be arrested and impFison-
ed. or bailed, as the case may be. for
| trial before such court of the United
| States as by Law has cognizance Of the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03
A. B. WHITE AND THE TRUSTS.
The Existing Law Is Ample-The
Only Need is Men who VIII En-
force IT.

HARRISBURG, W. Va, Nov l.
To the Editor OF the Register.
Sr:-I have just read the letter of
wouldb Governor White, published
in your issue OF to-day, and your ex-
eellent editorial reply 10 the same. II
is somewhat strange to me that eau
didate for Governor, nominated by ole
OF the leading political parties OF this
country, should say over his signature:
Il also discussed the remedy Rir the
trusts and advocated constitutional
amendment and other remedial legis-
lation, when tie law is in fact all
right as it is. AS the law now is the
only question is to elect men who will
enforce the law as it is. James H.
Flint A. b., L.. l.. b.. OF the Boston
Bar in 1890, wrote law book entitled
The Law of Trusts and Trustees, rs
Determined by the Decisions of the
Principal English and American
Courts" This book is a standard au-
th0rity in all courts because 1t is based
on the decisions OF all the courts. In
it Mr.. Flint says:
"Inasmuch as these trusts are cteat-
cd for The purpose of producing a mo-
nopoly, killing competition ami benefit
ing the few at the expense of the many,
the question of their being contrary %
public policy is a serious one. The
tendency is to consider them contrary
to public policy, and the case Is still
stronger whore the purpose is practi-
cally to SECURE corner in the mar
ket. The object of these trusts is %
bring about just those things when 1t
is the object of the law and pubic poll
icy to avoid. and 1t is rather question
of shrewdness in keeping back the real
purposes of these trusts than any doubt
of their legality that so far sus,ains
them Flint on Trusts and Trustees,
Sec. $50, citing Moor's Run Coal Co.
vs. Barclay Coal Co, 6S Pa St. 173;
Annot vs.. Pittston Coal Co, 68 n. Y,
55S; Central OHIO Salt Co. VS. Guthrie,
35 Ohio St, 666, and numerous other
authorities.
All that we need in this State and
the nation in general is officials who
will enforce the law and who know II.
The moral Of this remark is BRYAN,
HOLT AND RAYMOND.
w. SCOTT.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03
THE OWNER is SAFE.

Special to the Register.
PARKERsBcRG, w Va, November ?.
Col Geo. Il Monett. OF the Ohio River
railroad. was notified to-day by a boy
that he had found valse along the rail-
road track. near town. which had blood
on il and had been rifled, lie at once
suspected foul play, The valise bore a.
silver name plate and on 1t was the name
Feed Wallace, Leiisburg, w. Va" That
IS the meme of the man who "A few weeks
ago married Col Moffetts daughter, and
he was naturally considerably excited over
the find. lie telegraphcd his daughter and
the reply came back from Mr. Wallace
himself that he was well. II then aevel-
oped that the vaiise had been loaned 70
some one who was travelling and that
near here Il was stolen. The thief prob
ably took the contents and threw It out
the car window.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03
rhc pcnnlnn srsten.

PITTsBrRG. Pa November 2 Official
notices were posted to-day u be f1augu-
ration Of a pension system ~ the en-
rloycs Of the Pennsgivania Hines. This
new system uin go into effec; r. January
]. 1851 Employees aged - ysarf or more.
win be given the option ~ refs.nE from
service on balf pay Another provision
also stipuiates that u ~ ernpioys has been
crippled IN thg service Of the raFd he can
retire al the age II Is year, Tts system
has been in vogue on the Perasyiyanis
railroad FOR some time, and ~ 4 has met
with the approval Of the ernplnyfs. II has
been decided 70 extend Il over De entire
Pennsylvania lines
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03
TRYING TO SQUARE HIMSELF.

In his Life of Thomas Fl. Benton :"
Governor Theodore Roosevelt. OF New
York, made use of this language, de
liberately and premeditatedly:
"A class of professional non-combatants
is as hurtful TO the real healthy growth OF
nation as is a class OF tire-eaters; for a
weakness or folly is nationally as bad as
vice or worse. and in the long run a
Quaker may be as undesirable citizen
as a duellist. No man who IS not willing
to bear arms and fight for his rights can
give a good reason why he should be en-
titled 10 the. privilege of living in free
community.
Teddy" now desires to square
himself" to use a popular phase. In
a letter addressed TO William e. Wal
ton, of Baltimore. he says:
The sentence of mine which is com
planned of and which was written fifteen
years ago was intended to express n1y
tlisa greement both with the man who acts
en- inadequate provocation and of the man
who on adequate provocafion fails to act.
1t would be untrue To say that | have al
tered my convictions In tbs matter. but
were l now to re-write the sentence
should certainly so phrase 1t that II could
not be construed as offensive to the So
ciety OF Friends. . body whose social viz
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03
An Amusing Exhibition.

Louisville Courier Journal
An amusing exhibition is now going
on in the columns OF TIA New World, a
Chicago religious paper The editor Is
pouring hot shot into Mckinley: the ad-
yertising columns are pouring hot shot
into Bryan. The editor and the direc-
tors are trying 10 sqnelch the counting
room: the counting room continues 20
run the advertising columns as Il
pleases: the Democrats are unable 10 get
their advertisements in the paper. the
Republicans being ahead Of them with
e contract 10 that effect while the read
ers. In trying~to keep track Of the pub
locations have become hilarIonsiy sea
sick. The New World should take les
sons OF the Washington Post There is
a journal which supports both sides
BEAUTIFULLY. tremendously. with never 50
much as the grating Of a cog
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03
THE NEW .ppoRTIosMENT.

One of the knotty problems Con-
gress will have before it at the session
to open in December will be the fixing Of
a new basis of apportionment for Con-
gressmen throughout the Union. The
present Congress is composed OF 357
members, and is generally regarded as
large enough. The present basis is
1880 population, and upon that basis
West Virginia has had four members
of the House of Representatives If
the basis is unchanged the State will
be entitled to five members, but if it is
increased to 100000 as appears prob
able, the number of our Congressman
will not be increased, although we
would come within Al 100 of the fifth
member, even at that ratio. The usual
rule has been to increase the basis by
10000 If that was followed the basis
would be 1893 800, and we would still
fall 10,100 short of having enough to
entitle US to five Congressman. If it
was made 100000, or. to be exact, 49,
7S0, we would obtain the extra mem
Der.
On basis of 100000, the result in
the various States, as compared with
the present membership would be as
follows:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

The Agricultural Chemical Company
is fair sample trust. 1t was organ!Z-
ed two years ago, absorbing forty in
dividual plants, which cost S7,940.000.
The capital was then placed at $4,000,
900, of which just S32,O6O,0O0 was
water, and then, in order to pay digi-
dends upon this watered stock the price
of fertilizer to the farmer was boosted
four dollars per ton. The trust has AL
so closed up several of the plants pur-
chased, five hundred men being thus
thrown out of employment in Phila-
delphia alone. The trusts are certain
ly great blessings, but well disguised.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03
A recent circular sent out from w.

recent circular sent out from w
NJ. 0. Dawson's Parkersburg literary
bureau advises as follows: IF Demo-
Gratis arrest legal Republican voters,
swear out warrants and arrest th use
who cause the arrest of such legal he
publican voters. etc. This appears 10
be a waste of ink, paper and postage
stamps. No Democrat has or ever had
any idea of arresting any legal" Re-
publican voter. It's the illegal voters
the people generally are after, and they
will be watched and arrested Wherever
found
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03
AS TO NATHAN BAY SCOTT.

The Intelligencer OF yesterday morn
ing devoted much of its space TO an
article clipped from the Kansas City
Star, villifying and discrediting M.
|. H. LaVeen, the reporter for the New
York City News Bureau who was pres
ent at the Roosevelt dinner at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, and who furnish
ed a report of what took place there,
including the remarks of Senator n.
b. Scott as to the beneficent workings
of trusts. with the Standard Oil Com
pany as a bright and shining example.
AS far as Mr. LaVeen's personal rec
ord is concerned, all that the Kansas
City Star published and the lntelli-
gencer re-published may be as true
as Holy Writ. He NAV, III the course
of his career, haze lapsed from the
course Of journalistic rectitude, and
may even have been interested in the
Kansas City Sun, but these details of
his past shortcomings do not touch
the essence of the matter in ccntro-
versy.
The question at bar Is: Did or did
not Minority Senator Nathan Pay
Scott utter the words attributed to
him?
Mr.. Scott SAYS he did not. Mr. La
veen says he did. and that his report
of what took place was truthful and
exact. 1t is merely a question of ver-
acity.
There are some Things to be remem-
bered in this connection, to-wit: Mr..
la Veen represented the entire Repub-
lican and Democratic press Of New
York city; he could have no object
other than making an accurate re-
port of what took place; any prevar-
ication would surely lose him his po-
sition; he still holds it, and no pub
Usher in New York city demands his
discharge.
Even when SCOTS break was put
on the wires the story was not denied
when the request was made to sup
press il; the burden of objection was
that the remarks were private and not
| for the public ear.
Mr. LaVeen was the only newspaper
man psssent at tha dinaer, represent
ing hspubl.can aad Democratic news
paper sAalikt. 1t is Unfortunate thar he
was alone. But other newspaner men
have been placed in the same predica-
/ ment before the Roos sve,t dinner.
! Upon one notable occasion a United
States Senator of national reputation
! called newspepe reporter of almost
equal reputation TO his room in Wash
ington and told him some news of the
highest importance AT the conclns; on
| of his narrative the Senator said,
Now. what have told You is strictly
| true, in every word and particular
But if you print one word of it, will
deny that / ever told You anything
OF the sort, and you will lose yoar
job" The correspondent realized the
box he was in. and kept silent, The
! example is not an isolated one So il
was at the Roosevelt dinner. Mr. Scott
said: IF that newspaper man puts
down word OF that I'll make it hot
for him" There was the threat. and il
has been carried out Mr.. Scott and
his friends are making it hot for Mr.
La veen. but Mr.. La veen is still in
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

Minister Wu Ching Fang distin-
guished himself in his address at the
Carnegie Institute. Pittsburg, last
Thursday evening. His remarks were
those of a cultured gentleman. and his
speech conveyed in dignified and sehol-
arly language a vast amount of infor
nation about China. its literature. its
modes of education, and It's great men.
To listen TO MIN must have been a
pleasure. To read his speech IS de-
light.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03
R. H. sToUTENBoRoUGH DEAD.

Special to the Register.
PARKERsBuRG W Va. November ?.
Mrs. c. NJ shrewsbury received word
to-day that her father, Mr. r. H. Stout
cnborough. Of TladdonAdd n. j., had
died there Wednesday night He was
from 1864 to 1855 a resident Of Parkers-
burg, and was well known % the people
here lie was IN his 18TH year
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

Mr.. White remains silent about his
West Virginia trust declarations That
shows the part of wisdom. The re-
marks attributed to him were made
by him, and yet, like Minority Senator
Scott, his only resource is to call the
correspondent of the Register a liar
The epithet shows Mr.. Whites cul-
ture and refinement and his unenvia-
bic instincts. BY the way, we have
that little affidavit
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

The Intelligencer of yesterday pub
lished statement that Hon. Friend
Cox, of Brooke county, had "fopped"
to Mckinley. The publication was
pretty good evidence that Mr.. Cox
hadn't done anything Of the sort-and
it turns out to have been a simple,
ordinary Intelligencer campaign false
hood. Will the Intelligencer retract?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

The Intelligencer didn't devote much
space yesterday morning to the arrival
of Candidate Woolley and his CO.
workers for the TEMPERANCE cause, and
did not report the addresses made. The
Intelligencer, as is of record, does not
take much stock in the Prohibition
cause. and deprecates votes for the
Prohibition ticket
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

1t will be noticed tina, the represen-
tation of most of the States would re-
main unchanged. Alabama would
gain one, Illinois two, Indiana one,
Massachusetts, one, Minnesota one.
Missouri one, Montana one, New Jer-
sey one, New York two. Pennsylvania
three, South Dakota one, Texas two and
Washington one; while Kentucky
Maine, Maryland. Nebraska. Ohio
South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia
would each lose one member. Twenty
two States would suffer no change, and
West Virginia among them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

tues and eIsdos ri righteousness justly com
uaand universal respect
In other words, Theodore would re-
sort to sabterfuge, and try not 10 hurt
the feelings of folks having votes.
while really holding to his original
idea. eddy is a typical Republ-
can. for he i self-confessed hypo-
crit.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03
WILL ATTEND THE FUNERAL.

Special to the Register
PARKERsBURG W. Va. November :.
"A number u Catholic clergy from hero
and out me Baltimore Z Ohio vent 20
Charleston to-day 70 be present u tbs
funerai Of Rev Joseph stsnsar. wfp vas
nel known ana highly reapentea iere.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

The Intelligencer seems to be re-
joiced about the fact that the treasury
statement for the past month shows
a surplus of s3.623 600 This is rather
cause for regret Every one Of those
surplus dollars was taken unneces-
sarily from the pockets of an over
taxed people
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

Porto Rico also votes on Tuesday,
but not for President Oh. no A por-
ton Of the citizens, sifted out by an ed
ucational qualification devised by the
administration at Washington. viii
choose local officers. whose acts must
be approved by the administration be-
fore they can have force and effect
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

Put EN- ont! Put 'em out! Put
EN- out We mean the Board Of Com
missioners. They have had nothing
in common with the public welfare
during the past TWO years and if re-
elected will have less regard for the
people in the future.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

The MARKERS of the United
states should he opened to her
products. Our pIhin duty IL TO
abolish all customs tariffs be-
tween the United states and
Porte aico and give her pro-
ducts free access 60 our mar
kcts.-From the annual message
of President Mckinley. 60 Com
gress, December o, IsDD, page
ri
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

"AII duties. imposts and excuses
shall he uniform throughout tho
United states.
''so tax or duty shall he laid on arr
ticIeS exported from nHy stnte."--
Consultation of the tuited states.
Consider the administration treats
ment OF Porto Rico. What answer
can the party IN power make for its
deliberate violation Of .he above
clauses OF the fundamental .aw Of this
country?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03
SENATOR SCOTS BELIEF.

flight here ss~nt 20 say believe
in trusfs. They are a good Ting.
The Sfaxdard OIL Company pm Its
pipe lines TO all the small towns
,yh~re OIL Is produred, ama II II was
not for the standard OIL comrnny
this prosperity tIlaf we have wsnid
not he here to-day ."-senafor \ ID.
scott at I'fnh Avcine Hotel Roses
Welt banquet
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

Remember your increased tax-biu
when you 40 to vote. Also remem-
her that with the same crowd In
charge IL will grew during the next
ten years.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

Was Mr.. John H. Holt. Democratic
nominee for Governor welcome last
evening" He was.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

with a new and decidedly different
Board Of Commissioners in ofTice we
will get financial statement which
really means what it says.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

ST Louis ReDulrifc.
II Is safe to say that Republican Sena-
ter Scott has frequently avowed his adj
miratlon for the Standard Oil Company
and his belief that trusts are good
things. His late uterance is nothing
new.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03
MAJOR MACK on MISTER BRrAS.


Dear Evenin' Post-I like yer views
!. o. politics, tho I'm away rim
10 Know Jest witch side It's We choose,
An lest W ich candidate yesre favrin';
Al notn on en- ye take q wshack-
rust pulNerizfn Major Mack.
Then soakin' it 10 Mister Bryan.
l low it Is a mixt-up case.
x,. An ! dent blame. no one for doubtins
" ieh hoss hell favor in the race.
p; An Ter wieh side hellsdo his shoutin';
Mack war don't hardly suit my notion
y right, an I don't like 10 see
ms kiitin' folks acrost the ocean.
We call EN- rebels" wut wuz You
- = hundred Years ago, wonder,
W en- We struck out for Liberty
Dustin our British bonds asunder!
Some morrtl screws must a. got loose
In us, TO let our ideas wander
sA-lllftin with new-fangled views
Ihet sass Ter goose ain sass fer gander.
| know wit war is-ain't seen
The eannons flash, an heerd the rattle
q musketry, filed In between
With all the hellish noise o hattie!
l main forgot how bullets few,
An shells an how they'd tear an man
My friends an comrades boys in blue.
Al Malvern Hill an Bloody Angle.
But thet wuz reel war. o, the thrill
Wen thru the smoke we saw a-fyin
our ttag-Old Glery-streamiu still.
Iwlia with the price o wounds and
dyin'.
Tibet war wus fo't to make men free.
To save our land from dissolootion;
This Phillppeen war seems to ms
only hullsale eNecootion.
Their amt no glory in't-ther' amt
No nuthin; it's jest mean an pesky;
our sogers don't make no complaint.
Tho they amt feelin' none too fresky.
No heart in wit they're iightsn' for.
swamp fever burnin out their marrers,
Ashamed 10 think they're maxim war
On half-grown chaps with bows an ar
refs
So | can't vote for Mack ag'in--
He's sick a WORLDLY sort q pgssn,
Fnst swearin thet twould be sin.
Then dom the thing he'd hin a-cussin'.
I'm Sckend O his pious part.
D0oty. an dest ny. an SIGH tiggers,
Calm God to certify his kind heart.
Then sendn' troops 70 shoot more Mig
gers.
our countrys managed fairly well,
Stayin' at home mtndin' It's htgness;
This gable bout our cuttin swell
As q world pow gives me a diz'ncsa
Let's win old Faith an Honor back.
Keep stainless the ole flag a-iiyiu'--
An ef we've he'd the best o. Mack,
I'm ready for the wust O. Bry'n.
StI4AS BUFFCM.
Buffumvile. H.. October 81
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

Keep the majority Of the present
Board of Commissioners ever in your
minds. Their names are indissoIu-
bly, associated with your increased
tax bills.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

pafgn circulars ought to appear IN
Puck or Judge. They are highly hu-
morous.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

The retention Of the Official crowd
at the Court House means continued
high taxation and persistence in ex-
travaganee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03

To-day ends the active campaign
work. It's an over but the shouting