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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-18
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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-18

The many friends Of Harry George.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

Many republicans are already con-
ceding the election of George Cart
wright the democratic candidate for
county auditor. He is one of the most
popular candidates ever nominated by
any party in Decatur county. He is a
Decatur county product, having lived
here all'his life, and although he has
had much sorrow and misfortune has
cheerfully struggled along to provide
for his motherless children. No better
young man lives in Decatur county than
George Cartwright or one who has made
more friends, for indeed all who know
him are pleased to call him friend. He
has an extensive acquaintance all oyer
the county and is makinga splendid
campaign. He has not been a standing
candidate for public Office and did not
seek the nomination this year, but his
friends urged his name and he was nom
mated almost without opposition. He
needs the salary which is attached to
this Office and if elected, as he is sure to
be, will at all times discharge his public
duties in manner which will be entire
ly satisfactory to the voters who elect
him. Be sure and vote for honest Geo.
Cartwright for auditor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
POOLING THE FARMER.
ABSOLUTELY PURE

The republicans have bought up lead
ing agricultural papers and are sending
them out to every farmer In the land as
sample copies. J. They are loaded with
stuff supporting the republican policies,
and lying and misleading statements
about trade and the improved condition
of agriculture without mentioning the
word republican, and under the puise
and oretense Of beings strictly neutral
agricultural papers. The American
Farmer of Indianapolis is one of these
sheets. This paper was bought by a
syndicate headed by Mark Hanna and
to which he subscribed $1,000 and other
subscribers are Perry Heath, Joseph H,
Brigham, Senator Fairbanks and other
leading republicans, and Joseph H.
Brigham, present assistant U. 8. secre-
tary of agriculture, is president Of the
company and editor, They are dis
tributing SOC, 900 copies and employ the
best republican editorial writer's in the
country to load it down with mislead.
ing articles. This is just as bad stealing
as any other kind Of robbery which has
been practiced by Mark Hanna and his
Observation-Disclosures Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

Arthur E. Moore. the democl attic can.
didate for clerk of the district court, is
genial, polite and oblieing. He is the
son Of one of the old time residents of
Decatur county. He is possessed of a
good education and is an excellent PEN
man. Wherever he is known he is
respected and admired. Every dollar
Of the money that put him through
school was earned by hlmself. His
professors speak of him as q tileless
worker and q young man we'll read on
almost every subject. He has been
engaged as teacher in this county for
several years, and ls a grand success as
a teacher. After his nomination he
was called upon to speak to the dele.
gates. and among other things said: ssIi
elected ! shall serve the people Of Deca.
tur county to the best Of my ability.,'
And those who know Mr.. Moore doubt
not his ability. His campaigning has
been limited on account Of being en-.
gagged in teaching q fall term, 81 school
but he will endeayor to make the
acquaintance Of as many Of the voter,
OF this county as. possible between nov
and election day. Meet him and tall
with him and you cannot fail to be I'M il
pressed fav0rably With him. sI:ssss
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
A CRISIS in OUR HISTORY.

do the laboring men of America do.
sire to be brought into competition with
the leperous hordes of the OrientP asks
the Leadville Miner.
Are they willing that their countrv
shall be moved into the zone of Euron.
can strife, which threatens to eneulf the
old world.
Veil it as they may, the proposition
OF the republican administration is to
let down the bars of the western gate.
way to the lousy, leprous races who in.
habit far-of world, who have not ad.
vanced step since the pyramids we're
planted, who belong to different type.
a different CLINE, and with whom as.
sanitation is physiological and te ~
permental impossibility.
This is one phase of the question:
very serious one for the man who holds
hopes for his children. The other is the
headlong dash into destruction which
our nation is taking.
It's not sentimental question. II
should not be political one. 1t is
purely question of American patriot
ism that the republic of our fathers, and
let US hope of our children, shall be
preserved to US, and that the American
laborer shall not be sunk in the same
slough with the lazzaroni.
Our strength is within ourselves Lot
us maintain our republic as the builders
planned. The democratic party, from
Its birth to the present time, has stood
as bulwark against the mon archial
assa ults of the Tory and republican
parties, and never in the nations his.
tory has the presence of the party Of
Jefferson and Jackson been more need
ed than now.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

Mr.. Bryan turns pretty sharp cor
ner on Mr.. Mckinley, when he tells how
in 1894, the latter condemned Mr..
Cleyeland's administration for not
smashing the trusts. He argues, if the
democrats were to blame in 1894 that
they did not destroy the trusts, how
much more is Mr.. Mckinley to blame
now, for under his administration
trusts have fourished and multiplied, !,
as flies breed around livery stable.
But it is not proving either the sound
ness of an argument or the truth of an
assertion to quote Mr.. Mckinley. His
speeches can be quoted to prove that
free coinage is blessing; that our con.
duct in the Philippines is "criminal
aggression" that it is our .splain duty
to give the Porto Ricans free trade; and
that we are now reaching out for trade,
though McKinleyism is against all trade
with foreign nations. Mr.. Mckinley is
quotable to prove great many things
that are not 80.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

In 1892 it was claimed that 25O men
controlled the United States. Great
surprise was manifested at Mr.. Sher,
mans statistics. Eight years have
passed away, aud now we find that ten
men can prevent production and stay
the hand of industry in our country.
They hold in their safes the terrible
power to create enforced idleness
among ten million wage earners.
Whittier are we drifting, and where
will it all end? Four years more OF
the rule of Mr.. Mckinley and Mr..
Hanna, trust agents, and two men
perhaps only one Napoleon of finance
will rule our confederation of forty.
four states and the colonies that are
fhe resultant Of the greed behind the
trusts.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

Shall We keep the Philippines and
amend our flag? Shall we add new
star-the blood.star, Mars-to indicate
that We have entered upon a career
of conquest? Or shall we borrow the
yellow, which in 1895 was the badge
of gold and greed, and paint Saturn
and his rings, to suggest carpet-bag
government, with its schemes and
;spoliation? Or shall we adorn cur flag
with milky way composed Of null
titude Of minor stars representing re.
remote and insignificant dependencies?
w. j. Bryan.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

4 Hrs-La l1 ~
VIM. =. Hazlet, the democratic can
didate for member Of the board Of super.
visors. is making an active canvass and
from all parts Of the county is receiving
encouragement and support from {the
farmers who want competents&pan In
this office. He has never before been .
candidate and has NO promises ont to
anyone. lie Is asuccessful farmer and
"a such will at all times keep the inter
ests Of the farmers and taxpayers in
view. II elected to this most response
BILE Office he will discharge Ill his duties
in . business like mannef. He tis gain
ing friends every day and We believe
will be elected BY Z good majority.
Don't forget honest Wn,. Haslst when
yoa cast yonr ballot ON elec ton lay.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25


Marion Woodland is going to be elected
county attorney for the very good rea-
son that he will make a good official.
The office Of county attorney is indeed
an important one for no other official can
go easily pile mp court expenses for. the
staxpay yers TO pay. Geo. w. Baker, the
present official, has set a good example
in this line and has kept the court
expenses away below those Of his pre-.
decessors. and Mr.. Woodland, if elected,
proposes to follow his example. He is
fearless in the discharge Of all his
official duties and would prosecute all
offenders of the law without fear or
favor. He has made an excellent
mayor Of the town of Leon and will
make just as good county attorney,
for he is well posted in regard to the
duties Of this Office. Every taxpayer
who is interested in an economical
administration should vote for Marion
Woodland.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

Two noted educationalists, President
Eliot Of Harvard and Professor Laugh
lin Of the University Of Chicago, who
supported Mckinley four years ago,
have just announced that they will not
vote for the reelection Of Mark Han.
mas trust and imperial nominee. I'm
perialism, however. is what is the mat
ter with both President Eliot and Pro
fessor Laughlin. These announcements
are worth more than 'straw votes''
as indicators Of the wave Of honesty
and patriotism spreading over our politi.
cal consciousness.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
RINGING VOTE FOR BRYAN.
Prominent Delaware Pastor to Cast
His First Democratic Vote.

'
of the Dover Presbyterian church, Do
yer, Del, who has announced his in
tention to forsake the republican party
and support the democratic ticket, said
in an interview on Wednesday:
81 shall vote for Mr.. Bryan in No
vember, though l have never before
voted the democratic ticket. While l
am somewhat reluctant to talk about
my political relations, see no reason
why should not candidly state some
of the reasons for my personal convic-
tions and my changes of political align
ment at this time
The AK is laid at the root oflAhe
tree under whose shadow We haxe sat
with delight. 1t is time for everA map
who loves free institutions and true
democratic principles. to speak and keep
on speaking. No more precious legacy
lever came to any people than that be.
queathed by our fore fathers to all sue
ceeding generations of Americans. This
generation is in danger of belittling that
legacy and Of casting it wholly aside.
"sWe have outgrown the principles
of our fathers we are told, 'and we
may safely discard thenl.' We cannot
keep TO the old lines and continue to
expand. We cannot keep inside of con.
stitutional limitations and be world
power. Then we had better not be a
world power.
81 am constitutionalist. Until we
change cur constitution in the orderly
way provided in the constitution itself,
can see nothing but overwhelming
disaster in refusal or neglect to
abide by its guarantees and restric.
tions. We have gone outside of those
restrictions and guarantees under the
leadership of the present administra-
ton, and what the end may be under
such leadership it is not difficult to
foresee.
sMr. Mckinley declares, with hands
uplitted to heaven, that moral reasons
force us to stay in the Philippines for
|if we were to withdraw our armies
the people would not be able to govern
themselves. These are the vicious
stages by which we have been led to
an ambitious leadership, lusting for
power and hiding its purposes behind
wordy fog of pious and patriotic
cant.
''This is why ! am willing to speak.
This is why cast my ballot for Will
liam ]. Bryan as against William Nc.
Kinley.
"They say that Mr.. Bryan is not a
safe man. Possibly he is not. But
when find one man engaged in
breaking up the furniture of my house,
while another is setting fire to the
house itself, / will attend to the fire.
bug first. do not believe, though,
that Mr.. Bryan is an unsafe man. His
utterances during the whole of this
campaign have been statesmanlike and
every word has rung true. His In
dianapolis speech is the noblest utter
ance this nation has ever heard since
Lincoln spoke at Gettysburg. If he is
elected We will be spared the repetition
Of the shameful spectacle of an ad-
ministration endeavoring in an Of
fetal capacity to perpetuate itself. He
says he will not except second nomi-
nation, and believe HIM. He speaks
like an; honest, straightforward, God
fearing man."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

q Il
An interesting incident of the canvass
of New York by Mr.. Bryan will be his
appearance side by side with Bourke
Cochran, on the platform of the great
Madison Square garden. at the monster
meeting which will be the leading event
of Mr.. Bryan's eastern visit. The ar.
rangements making for the meeting in
dicate 1t will be one Of the largest gath.
erings ever held in this country to listen
to political speeches. In 1896, when
Bryan made his speech of acceptance in
the garden, Mr.. Cochran was put for
ward by his opponents to answer the
Bryan speech. Now they are IN hearty
agreement on the paramount issues of
the campaign. 1t would seem impossi.
BILE in the face Of McKinley's nearly
300, 600 majority in New York in 1895
for Bryan to carry the state at the COM
ing election. Yet nothing is impossible
in the way Of election results when the
poll will reach million and a half.
The year after cKinley ghad his great
majority Of 26S, ,469 the democrats car
lried the state at the judicial election for
chief Justice by &C, ,S89. In 1898 Roose.
yelt, fresh from the wars and with all
his glory and prestige and Rough Rider
claptrap. had plurality Of only II, ,7s8,
in total vote Of 1850, 600, which was
only 73. 600 less than the presidential
vote. Besides that, he had weak dem.
ocratic candidate against him. As to
the election this year. the republicans
will concede Bryan only &c, 600 majority
in the Greater New YORK where McKin-
ley had $1,000 in 1895. That in itself is
q pretty big concession. The demo.
Gratis claim they will carry the city by
well on to lOO, 600. That is Mr.. Crok-
er's estimate. HBryan gets that much,
the republicans will have hard work
to overcome it in the country districts.
New York is very doubtful state.
Tidal waves take no account of big
majorities in the past. The "apathy''
may not mark q tidal wave as coming,
but 1t clearly indicates the people are
doing great deal Of thinking and
have their minds pretty we'll made up.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

On motinn-to elect United States sen.
ators by the people, the willy Mr.. Hep
burn ttMged us was he custom, on
March IL, 1898.
On motion to amend the United
States revenue laws, relating to spirits
he lodged, as is his wont when any bill
OF consequence came up unless it was
one in which the interests Of the cor.
poration was concerned.
On a resolution to allow the soldiers
to vote in the congressional elections oi
1893, Col. Hepburn lodged as was his
usual custom.
Ona resolution directing the sec.
retary of war to advise the House of the
names and states from where were ap.
pointed all of the ciyilian appointees in
the volunteer army since April "a, 1898,
Col. Hepburn lodged.
On the notorious scaiping bill he vot.
cd aye, on Dec. Z, 1898.
On Congressman Hulps army reor-
ganization bill on Jan. 81. 1899, HeL.
burn voted aye.
Mr.. Hepburn voted against the es-
tablishment of government armor plant,
thereby voting to allow the great steel
trust to rob the government ON armor
plate.
In the Fifty-sixth congress Mr.. Hep
burn voted for the gold standard finan.
cial bill.
He voted to strike out the appropria-
tion for the ciyil service commission.
He voted for the Infamous Porto
Rican tariff bill, after President McKin.
ley had said it was the plain duty of
jconeress to give tree trade to Porto Rico
with the United States.
He voted nay ON the minority amend.
ment to the trust bill, sec. Ia. He vot-
ed nay to same amendment, No. 12 and
No. 8.
Mr.. Hepburn voted for tariff on
lumber, on barb wire, on nails and hard
ware, making the burdens of the farmer
that much heavier on everything he
has to buy, but he has not helped to
raise the price on single article the
farmer has to sell.
This is few Of the votes of Congress-
man Hepburn. which the farmers of
this district should vote to leave him at
home for reflection and recuperation for
a term on, if for no other reason.-Cres-
ton Advertiser.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
EXPLANATIONS THAT DON'T Ex
PLAIN.

The president has at last undertaken
defense of his infamous treaty with
the sultan Of Sulu. Acting Secretary of
War Meiklejohn performs the office of
mouthpiece for Mr.. Mckinley, and he
makes very pretty mess of it.
Mr.. Meiklejolin says that in the
agreement with the sultan of Sulu
there was an understanding and reser-
vation, distinctly communicated to the
sultan, "that this agreement is not
to be deemed in any way to authorize
or give the consent of the United
States to the existence of slavery i'm
the sulu archipelago, thing which
is made impossible by the thirteenth
amendment to the constitution of the
United States" He adds that "It is
probably unnecessary to call attention
to the fact that in the absence of the
approval Of the president it is impos.
sible for us to have the Sulu treaty. or
any other treaty."
Which is true. But that explains
nothing. The president holds that the
constitution does not follow the flag and
therefore the constitution has nothing
to do with the case from the standpoint
OF the republican party.
However, Mr.. Meikejohn should in.
form the people whether there. is trea-
ty in existence between the United
States and the sultan of Sulu.
If not, by what authority is the
American flag floating over the sulu
archipelago?
Another thing. Is it true that the
United States are paying to the sultan
and his datos the sums stipulated in
the agreement or treaty negotiated by
Gen. Bates on behalf of Mr.. McKin-
ley?
Ii so, for what are these payments
made and by what authority?
Has the Bates treaty been submitted
to congress and, if so, was it acted upon
by that body?
Was the sultan of Sulu advised of the
reservations mentioned by Mr.. Meikle-
john, and, if he was, did he assent to
them?
If he did assent to them, did he
abolish slavery?
Ii he has not assented to, them what
.is the plan for dealing with the case? 1s
slavery to be abolished by the United
States without the assent of the sultan?
If so, by what authority?
Mr.. Meikleiohn should hasten to
write another letter. His first one is
perhaps very good for a starter, bnt
it leaves whole lot unexplained. And
ne certainly ought to let the country
know what the thirteenth amendment
has to do with the matter if the con-
stitution does not follow the flag. Pos
sibly the amendments follow and not
the document itself?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

No one has right to expect from
society more than a fair compensation
for the services which he renders to So
ciety. If he secures more it is at the
expense ofssome one else. 1t is no in
justice to him to prevent his doing in.
justice to another. To him who would, !,
either through class legislation or in the
absence Of the necessary legislation,
trespass upon the rights Of another the
democratic party says, "Thou shalt
not. WI. Bryan.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
Get Your Moneys Worth.

1t is hard to appreciate the full worth
of Morley's Wonderful Eight until yon
have used it in score of the emergen-
cies that come in every household. DR..
7. u. Barnhart, of Claiborne Parish, La,
says: "Permit me to say have tried
MOrley's Wonderful Eight and found it
q good medicine in pleuriay and pneu-
monia. Nothing equals it in relieving
pain. Price z5 cents. Sold by agent
in every town. Free trial bottles at II.
Van Werden's. z e
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

For the responsible Office of county re-
corder, the democratic candidate 70,
this Office is not an unknown quality,
having faithfully served the people in
this official capacity for the past two
years, and was honored by being re.
nominated by acclamation. Chas. HI.
Brown is cne Of the most efficient and
courteous county officials we have ever
had and the people will vote to keep
him in Office for two yea,s more.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

Every man whose name appears on
the democratic county ticket is worthy
Of the honor bestowed upon him. The
ticket is not only composed of men who
are thoroughly competent but they are
good ci tizens and will make good public
officials.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
FACTS ABOUT TRUSTS.

"Ihere is not trust in the entire
United States. Mark Hanna.
The history of the window glass in
dustry for twenty years has been a his
tory of a succession of pools, lock kouts,
agreements, fixing prices and rates of
wages on the one side, and on the
other of strikes and their accompani-
ments.
On account of a..s.,ol facilities
we ought to be making the best slass
in the world, but we make poor glaka
for which the consumer pays double
price.
The American Glass Company was.
forlaed in 1885 =! 3Il!.!.
fapG bsi cent. of the factories I'm
succeeded in October, 1899 Nv til
American Window Glass Conn SanyN
The capital of this corporation Ms
$l7,00o,0OO. The value Of the propertys
represented by this capital is about S..
100000. Since 1895 the prices of window
glass have been about doubled.
1t is stated in glass manufacturers
periodical that the pool made 100000
in 1896, 81, $50, 900 in 1897 and $1,000
600 in 1898.
The glassmakers take the full benefit
OF their enormous protection, and as
foreign glass costs more in the interior
than on the seaboard by reason of the
cost of transportation, consumers Of
American glass in the interior pay mores
for the domestic article than do con.
sumers on the coast. A box of glass, for
example, costs at Pittsburg IA cents
more than the Boston price.
The duty on glass is between 80 and
100 per cent.
Besides this great trust we have
the following trusts in the glass in.
dustry:
The Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
with capital of $lo,ooO,oOo. 1t has
about doubled the prices in the last
two years. 1t pays very low wages
from 81 35 to 81 80 per day.
The National Manufacturers associa.
ton has advanced its prices 10 to Is per
cent
The National Glass Company is new.
1t is combination of makers of table
ware and has 81 ,0OO, 900 capital.
The McBeth-Evans Glass Company
owns about half the producing capacity
of lamp chimney plants.-New York
World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

Jesse Grant, the youngest son of the
late Gen. U. s. Grant, and whose home
is now at San Diego, Cal. is taking an
important part in the democratic cam
paign in California and has contributed
literally to the democratic cause. Up
to this time Mr.. Grant has always been
stauch republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

While 10000 starving miners j
Pennsylvania are appealing in vain t
the coal trust for living wages, Mar
Hanna is giving Lucullan feasts t.,
Chicago millionaires and assessing
them for the purpose of .perpetuat
ing" Mckinley prosperity.