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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25
Keep These Good Times.

The main issue of this campaign as a
matter of fact is these good times. 1t
is not attempted to be denied by any
sane man that these times are abund-
antly better now than at the beginning
of this administration. Nearly every
thing We have TO sell, farm products
and stock, are much higher. What
we have to buy has not changed on an
average. Money is eaier to obtain.
Interest rates are lower. Business is
good. Those who want work and who are
competent, have employment at better
wages. Land is higher. In fact bust
ness was never so good as now. Take
it here at home. Our banks have twice
as much money on deposit as they had
four years ago. Mortgages are being
paid off. In 1896 the county recorders
office shows 483 real estate mortgages
filed COL, chattel mortgages and 267
releases. In 1899 there were filed only
277 real estate mortgages, 23S chattel
mortgages while $40 releases of mort
cages were fled. The improvements
on the property over the country also
the prosperity of the people.
The same prosperity evident IN
Audubon county prevails all over the
whole country. The weak argument
of some of our opponents that war has
produced this prosperity is scarcely
worth alluding to. The opening up
Of the factories aud mills of the country
by the friendly legislation of the repIb-
lican party has put to work at good
wages the army of from two and half
millions to three millions of men who
we're unemployed four years ago. This
IS fifty times the number of additional
men entering the army. These mill
ions working atlgood wages and becom-
ing good buyers have brought good
times. Not only hes prosperity come
10 the people of the country individually
but it has come to the government.
The government is paying less interest
han four years ago and its income is
now greater than its expense.
Can We afford to ruin these good
lines by putting democracy in power?
Do we want to upset good business
conditions and try free silver and free
trade? We guess not.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25
How the Parties Differ.

Something queer about it. In one
sentence Bro. Mott says that the blood
of the dead soldiers are upon the hands
OF all anti-expansionists, placed there
by their encouraging the Filipinos by
their policy. In the next sentence he
tells us that the policy of the two
parties differ but little. Be careful, We
Saint, or your own words will convict
you and your own hands will become
stained. Advocate.
We do contend that the policies of the
two parties as shown by their platforms
on this question are somewhat similar.
They both intend to establish stable
government and after that they both
intend to give local self government.
1t is true the democrats promise in
dependence, but they do not say when
they expect to give it. Bryan knows
as well as anyone that the leading
democrats of the senate, Morgan who
will be chairman of the foreign rela-
tions committee If the democrats con-
troll the senate, and Pettis, who will in
that event be chairman of the Judiciary
committee, are both strong expansion
lists. Several other leading democratic
senators are in favor of retaining our
control of the islands. So Bryan
knows his talk about independence,
which would mean anarchy there, is
moonshine.
Now the main difference between the
parties ON this question which we desire
to make plain to the Advocate, is not so
much in the platforms as in the actions
of the the leaders and in the differences
to be drawn, and in the moral support
lent by the two parties. The admins
tfation is in charge of republicans and
Bryan and his friends seem to reason
that if it fails to establish order and q
stable government there it will in a
measure be held to be incompetent.
So he and his followers seem to be
setting about to encourage Aguinaldo
to continue and increase his resistance.
They do not take into account that
this leader has since sold out his cause
to Spain for gold, that he played
traitor with our forces because he was
not allowed to enter Manila with his
army and loot it. They do not regard
the fact of his infamous and inhuman
orders to murder all people of certain
towns including women and children,
not of his tribe. But they call this
uncivilized and inhuman traitor a
second Washington and extend moral
encouragement to him to continue his
contest until Bryan is elected. This is
the main difference between the two
parties on this question. In our
opinion one party is pursuing the way
of duty and patriotism and the other
that of aiding and abetting the enemy
in time of war, and are doing it not
from principle but for partisan pur-
poses.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25

In another column in this paper is a
letter from Will Beadle of this town
who is a member of the 22nd U. s. Inf.
which is fighting the Tagals in the
Philippines. The letter is written in
the plain style of a soldier boy relating
his every day experiences of hardships,
marches, camping out in mud and rain,
skirmishing with the treacherous en-
envy, and of comrades captured and
killed. II has the realistic ring Of
truth about it and brings home wildly
to the people here the fact that our sol
diers are struggling heroically to sup.
press the marading bands in the Luzon
mountains. Win Beadle is representa-
tive of our army over there. They
find opposed to them an enemy who is
encouraged to continued exertion by
the attitude of Bryan and his party
here. Many soldiers letters recently
received here as we'll as newspaper re-
ports from Luzon state that the insur-
gents are encouraged to hold out by
the hope that Bryan will win the
election. The unpatriotic action OF
democracy on this question should be
sufficient reason if there were no other
for burying it election day. beneath
an avalanche of indignation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25

Mark Hanna went through South
Dakota and Nebraska in kind of
triumphal tour last week. He spoke
from the car platform and drew about
as big crowds as any other hero of the
campaign. The democrats have lied
about Hanna so much, accusing him of
everything corrupt, that they have
drawn the peoples attention to him.
Many are surprised to find him an
affable and pleasant old gentleman
who talks business in business way
and who has more business sense than
all free silver agitators in the country
put together. The fact has recently
been brought to the attention of the
American people that this man Hanna
is not only e successful man in bust
ness and in politics, but that he is both
honorable and able. He employs
several thousand men and gets along
with his men exceedingly well. Demo-
cratic leaders are wrathful that their
misrepresentation of him SHOULD be
made evident.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25
Bishop Fowler at Chicago October 10.
"Look at the facts of our prosperity.

Look at the facts of our prosperity.
"Our peorl are no longer out Of
work, for they have more than they can
do. Wages have increased from 10 to
80 per cent, and no honest laboring
man now hunts long in vain for work
BY recent census, only about per
cent of the laboring men are unem-
ployed. Bank deposits have increased
over AZ per cent. The freights carried
by our railroads have increased over 80
per cent.
"Our wool growers now produce, in
stead of less than one-half of the wool
consumed in this country, over 81 per
cent, and the value of wool has risen
over 66 per cent, and the value of
cotton about 30 per cent.
Failures have this year decreased
about one-third in amount, as compared
with the last year of Cleveland's adj
ministration. The deficit in the
national revenue has stopped, and in
the first six months of this year there
was credit balance of more than
SIS, 000, 900, and, Notwithstanding the
heavy expenditures of foreign war,
the annual interest charges upon the
public debt have been actually do
creased by about 81, 10000
''The world has become our market.
The balance of trade has grown in our
favor by leaps and bounds. During
the first 107 years of the history of this
republic, up to 1897, the balance of
trade in our favor was $3.50, 200, 900,
whereas during the first three years of
the present republican administration
the balance of trade has been over
81, 4S3, 900, 900.
Europe is now borrowing from us.
The financial center of the world is now
shifting from London to New York.
Germany has just placed there a
SOS, 100000 loan. Great Britain has
here hoated few million of her obi
cations. Sweden and Russia are bor-
rowing from us. Nevertheless, the
bonds of the United States bearing but
2 per cent, the lowest rate of interest
ever offered by any nation, have been
sold at premium. The more than
$50, 100000 loaned to foreign nations
did not affect the rate of interest one
hundredth part of one per cent. The
financial credit Of our government has
never been equaled, never been APP
preached, during the history of man
kind. Call money can be had cheaper
in New York or in Chicago than in
London, Paris or Berlin. We no
longer see the spectacle of the Presi-
dent of the United States haggling for
days with syndicate of foreign
bankers, trying to sell bond issue of
the United States for 500, 100000.
''But we see, rather, the astounding
demonstration of our own prosperity
and power, when the Secretary of the
Treasury calls for subscriptions to
popular loan of 5000, 900, 900. In thirty
one days there poured into the national
treasury the prodigious sum of 81 ,400,-
100000. All this was offered to the
government"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25

The Advocate insinuates and seems
DESTROYS Of conveying the impression
that President Mckinley recognized
and protected slavery in his treaty
with the Sultan of Jolo. 1t does not
dare make this bold misstatement, but
it is willing to deceive. The president
accompanied the treaty with a note
"that this agreement is not to be
deemed in any way to authorize or give
the consent of the U. s. to the existence
of slavery in the Sulu archipelago"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25

The Advocate asks if present condi-
tions continue where will young man
go to advoid serving term in the
army when he has reached a certain
age. We would advise him to just go
TO work and earn an honest living.
With standing army of one to every
1900 population there isn't danger Of
any one having to serve in the army
unless he wants to. The danger the
country is in is not from militarism so
much as Organism, and il isn't in much
danger from that.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25

The Advocate claims there is no diff
ference in our treatment of the Philip
pines and that of SPANS treatment of
them. IL is driven to dire extremit y
when it has thus to compare us to de-
crepit and domineering and tyranical
old Spain. We know Spain wrung
taxes from her colonial possessions and
crushed them for centuries until she
was the shame and byword Of
the civilized world. No patriot will
compare us to Spain. The Advocate
in doing this is acting in most con-
temptible manner. One point of pro-
gress which we call to the attention
of the Advocate is that of education.
Spanish regulations provided there
should be one teacher for every $500
inhabitants, but as matter of fact
there was only one to 1000. A college
and many schools have been establish
ed there by our government and edu.
cation is thus following the flag. Re-
ligious liberty is being established.
Local government is being extended tc
localities where order prevails. Sew,
eral municipalities are being governed
by native officers. Native soldiers are
being enlisted to subdue the guerillas
Those who see no difference between
our treatment of the Philippines and
SPANS are blinded with partisan ha
tired. They ought to get on our coun
try's side and be good Americans.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25

Bryan's statement now that we are
in danger of an empire if Mckinley is
reelected is worthy of rs much conf
dence but no more than his statement
OF four years ago that if Mckinley was
elected and the gold standard contin-
ued We would be overwhelmed with
financial ruin.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25

Hon. John Sherman died at his
home in Washington Monday morning,
after protracted illness. He was one
OF our eountry's great statesmen. In
constructive work few in congress
equalled him. He was careful and of
good Judgment. He was the leader of
that class of ideas in legislation that
eventually brought us to resumption
and later to the gold standard. Honest
old John Sherman has made his fame
secnra
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25
Honey Plank In Democratic Platform.
Adopted at Kansas City, July 5, 1900.

We reaffirm and indorse the princi-
pies of the national democratic plat
form adopted at Chicago in 1896, and
we reiterate the demand of that plat
form for an American financial system
made by the American people for them
selves which shall restore and maintain
bimetallic price level, and as part
ot such system, the IMMEDIATE REsTo-
RATION OF THE FREE AND UNLIMITED
COINAGE OF SILVER AT THE RATIO OF l6
TO l, WITHOUT WAITING FOR THE AID OR
CONSENT OF ANY OTHER NATION
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25

Bishop Fowler is one who thinks he
has the right to tell of his choice in
political matters. He has choice, a
decided one. He made great speech
for Mckinley Friday in Chicago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25

We have anxiously watched the col
umns of our esteemed exchange, the
Anita Herald, to see its prophecy on
how Audubon county is going this
year. These democratic predictions,
from Bryan's down, have habit Of
leading the non-partisan observer to
co rect conclusions.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17
A FIGURING Mil.

Word has been received here
from Spokane Washington, from
responsible parties, that they are
desirious of erecting a Touring mill
in this place. These men are prac-
teal milling men, aud mean bust
ness. They, ofcourse, as is proper,
want 10 know what encouragement
our citizens can give them iii the
way OF patronage. The town needs
a good mill Of this kind, and our
business men will undoubtedly
trade with them if the prices are
reasonable and their work good
Thes. men are expected hereshort-
ly and Nanpa should be III Q posi-
tlon to offer them proper induce
ment to locate here. Leader.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17
Acceptance Speeches.

Mr. Bryan was formally notified
Of his anominat;on and made quite
a lengthy speech Of acceptance.
The Democrats consider this speech
as the greatest democratic doctrine
that has been produced in recent
years. Every American voter
should read it and Mckinley 5
speech of acceptance and compare
the two.
Mr. Bryan devoted most Of his
speech to imperialism claiming that
all domestic questions are in abey-
ance as long as the life Of the ma
ton is threatened.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17
A.RunaWay.

Tuesday while Geo. Malloie was
seturninG from the Basin his team
became frightened in the Dead
Man Canyon, two miles from Haw-
kin's toll gate, and ran away. Mr..
A(allott was thrown from the wagon
Ind run over, the wheels passing
6vcr his body. Some one, whose
aame wc did not learn, came along
md notified Mr.. Hawkins who
brought the man to the toll gate.
Ne understand that Mallott was
butte seriously hurt and that DR..
Clymer was called. Mr.. Hawkins
brought the runaway team down to
Emmett Wednesday and returned
Nth a spring wagon in which the
Injured man was brought home.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17
Fruit Crop
Around Emmett.

1t is probably net generally
known that the Payette valley is
naturally adapted to raising many
kinds Of fruit in enormous quanti-
ties. The prune crop here 10 enor-
nous for the. age and size Of the
trees. PIums Of all varities grow
IN abundance. Grapes, pears and
and apples can't be beaten by any
other cosutry around. Cherries
and small fruits Of all descriptions
grow Ill fabulous quantities. The
great trouble with fruit raising in
this section is that the trees begin
to bear SO young and heavily that
1t often takes great clrc to save the
tree from harm. The scale has
been a great nuisance but the trees
here have been successfully spray
ed and the moth can be dealt with
successfully where care IS taken
Last year the writer bought his ap-
pies from the Lancaster farm OF
the river above Emmett and finer
apples freer from worms never grew
anywhere. One box Of apples wa:
kept until May and could they hay,
been placed on exhibition in an!
city they would have attracted
crowds to view them 50 perfect wer,
they in appearance but they wer,
Just as sound and delicious al the.
appered.
Last year the prunes were ship
ped from here in various ways, SOM
being tloated down tho river oI
scows and shipped from Payettt
1t is doubtful whether the railroad
will be finished in time to take tn
crop this year but the work q
building the road is steadily pro
crossing and only small part c
the grading remains to be done
: Fruit growing in this valley is onl
in its infancy but we predict ths
. ere long the Payette valley fru.
= will be well KIN wn and sought i
eastern citieo.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17
Forest Fires.

The fires are still raging in north.
ern Idaho. In one place they have
n frontage Of more than six miles.
While pine timber is compara-
lively scarce article and if Id4ho's
white pine is burned it will not on
ly be a loss to the state but will In
felt almost throughout civilization.
The lands Oh which such timber
grows Is usually good fer nothing
else except it be also in mineral
belt. ProspectUrs are often accus-
ed, and no doubt rightly so, of SET
ting out fires for the purpose Of
burning off the brush andleaves SO
that lodges would be easily found.
The worst Of it is that restrictive
laws in regard to setting out fires,
no matter how great the penalty
can hardly be inforced because it
is nearly impossible to catch the
guilty parties.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17
The Hobo.

The Genesee news says that the
hobos are kept busy dodging jobs
in the Palouse country that they
have made themselves scarce in
that part. Now this is about the
only way to get rid of the hobo
When times are good in any locali-
ty tramps are scarce. Up until about
1910 there were no tramps in New
England states and now nearly cv-
cry state in the union has vagrancy
and tramp laws. Some of these
laws are so harsh es to make it a
uenitentiary offence to be a strang-
er in a community without visible
means of support. Our Savior
would be convicted under such law
and though, not crucitied, he would
be imprisoned. Ifoppcrtunities TO
labor were always open only suci'
hobos as have beeome chronic,
Weary Willles, would be found
md they would become scarce as
they were before the age of panics
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17
A Floating Corpse.

Parties living above Nyssa re-
Gently discovered the body OF Il
man floating down Snake River.
aud Immediately notified Emison
Bros, to watch for it at the ferry,
but although a yigilent watch was
kept it did not appear. nsas
It is probable the body sank or
lodged somewhere before reaching
Nyssa, as it has not since been
heard from.
Much speculation has been indulg
ed III Us TO who the drowned man
IS, as no recent drowning in Snake
river has been reported where the
corpse WAS not recovered, and 1t il
most probable someone mas lost has
lite il the treacherous river with
out the knowledge OF his friends
Ihe matter should be iuvestigat-
ed, and-if possible ths corpse found
Advocate.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17
The Ridenbaugh
TO The Rescue

Owing to the water being so low
in the Boise river the Phyllis canal
has all but gone dry. In order to
keep the farmers. below this ditch
from losing their third crop of hay
and their gardens r. f. Green, Of
the Rjdenbaugh. has turned about
5000 inches Of water into the Phyl-
is. The Ridenbaugh being situat-
ed higher up was abb to get all
the water it needed and more
The water turned into the Phyllis
is delivered through the Purdum
ditch lateral and the North and
South Nampa laterals. Leader.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17
News Paper
RespOncibilitY.

It used to be thought that new:-
papers were great factors in educa-
ton. Itis not likely that very much
can be claiamed for the newspapers
in that line these days. Thenews-
paper column is usually for sale;
and so much as -an't be sold is us
ed too often to tickle the people
with their own fancies and opinions.
The school teacher is almost alone
Is an educational factor and he is
too often inuzzged. So much de-
pcnda upon the free discussion III
news papers that it Is pity they
could not bave always been free 10
utter all kinds Of Thought The
paper should do SO though it lose u
little patronage Free discussion
will lead to truth and dispel super
stition. Not long since an editor
in Chicago declared there was not q
single editorial w.iter in Chicago
who was not under the censorship
of some corporation.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17
Don't Worry about
The Editor,

Get your public school reports
printed at Hot Water Springs, and
your stationery anywhere else cx-
cep, Sn0gtown, for We can live on
wind and promises. Send your
catalogues, etc. to Little Rock, for
the foreigners need it worse than
we, aud because they help the town
advocate improvements, etc. NerI-
ly. the lot Of the editor is to be
sought after: hut money scoru the
the filthy thing. Don't let the ed
itor know anything about it.
Keep that for sordid trades people
who charge for their wares. The
editor gives his wares away. The
Lord loves d cheerful giNer. Ht
has 4 charter from the state to Gc'
as door-mat for the company
He'll get the paper out somehow
stand mp for the town and whool
it up for you when YOU run foi
Office, and lie about your pigeon
( toed daughters lucky wedding an'
blow about your pig-fo0ted som
sl-a-week job, and weep eve
your shriveled soul when it is re
leased from your grasping body
and smile at your giddy p'ife's sec
ond marriage. Don't worry abou
the editor he'll get on. The Lor
knows how-but somehow Snag
town tArk.l Torehight.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17
Union Pacific Scheme
For COlOnizing Idaho.

Pocatello, idaho, Aug. l3.-C. Z.
Wuutland of Denver, land agentof
the Union Pacific. is here and will
visit other towns in eastern Idaho,
his purpose being to organize the
chief cities into an association to
receive the colonization Of next
year. which will follow the opening
Of the Fort Hall reservation -
Statesman.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17
The Indians Are Paid.

The Fort HAIL Iudians are Ie-
cciy,ng the first payment on the
treaty cediug some Of their teTrIE"'
ry One hundred thousand dollars
are ia h, paid to the indians eaen
getting the same amount wltAin
three months utter the ratification.
'the balance is to be psid in . an
nual install,aen,s of $4,000 each
Each indiun will get between Soo
and $lUO aud as some Of the fam
les are lsrg, It will amount to d
nice sum for the family.
1t seems thnt the government Is
continuing to make mistakes IN
regard to their treatment OF the
Indians. Any one who knows tne
indians character knows that tAlS
money will last almost like frost IL
the rays Of an August sun nif
kind of treatment leaves the lndiSu
without 40 much hunting gFou'N
aud worse of than before. II #
an impossibility for a white MAJ
70 make living on some Oh 'n'
indian reservations rluch less al
indian. The Duck Valley reseJ
vaiion is an instance. II VII
be a long while before III
indian con become captain Of III
dus;ry but uud9r proper 'N"n' &c
ment be will work fairly well. lie
ceiving rations without exs'tlon
as Clemoralizing to the red ma" q
it is TO the whit. C.vLiz+ Ian
bost proaoted when each must Is
Boz for what he cets yet gets Ia
compensation for bic sGoFss.