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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

different reports fromasae resolutions
committee, one, the majority, making
no reference to national principles, the
second reaffirming the latest national
platform, and the third declaring that
while not repudiating ar principles or
past platforms state issues are para
mount. The third report or substitute
was excluded from consideration on a
point of order raised by ex-Congtess-
man Butler, thus leaving the conven-
ton the simple duty of deciding wheth.
er it wonld reaffirm or refuse.
1t is said that if the compromise sub.
stitute had been put before the conven-
ton it would have carried. The cor
rectness of the assumption is not admit
ted. 1t was not expected that the ques-
ton would come up in the form it did.
The general thought was that the con-
test, instead of between reaffrmatioa
and omission, would be between reattir-
nation and compromise or straddle
plank. Reaffirmationists, anticipated
and prepared for this. They had chos-
EN- ten speakers each of whom had con.
sented to take the platform, to present
their side, and bat for the fact that the
compromise substitute was ruled out the
issue would have been thoroughly de-
bated. In the form in which the ques-
ton was presented debate was needless,
and the only speech was the brief but
effective one made by Mr.. Butler in
support Of the minority substitute.
But if the issue had been between com.
promise and reaffirmation it is wholly
safe to assert that the latter would have
carried by larger vote than it received.
The speakers selected were Fred White,
General Weaver, Waiter Ii. Butler,
Claud Porter, j. B. Sullivan,J. D. OaGon.
nell, q. F. Rhinehart, S. A. Brewster
and Judge w. A. Spurrier, and these
mem nwould have made the dangers Of
compromise fact that instead of
satisfying either the first or second class
it would disgust both-so apparent,
that the non.gold delegates who for ex.
pediency's sake we're in favor Of trim.
ming would have discovered their error
and voted for reaffirmation. The ruling
of the chair on the Hamilton substitute
averted a debate which would have rank
ed as the greatest in the history Of Iowa
ool;k;ool oouuontiono
While the complete accord which the
thermometers so ardently desired was no
effected, the action Of the convention in
refusing to Ohioize the party gives Ger
y 3 ! =
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12


Davenport Democrat: How .ong can
Europe stand paying balance Of trade
of $3.50, ,0O0, 600 year?'' aske ez Sena.
tor Washburn, Of Minnesota, just before
leaving England for home. He con-
cludes that they cannot continue doing
this indefinitely, especially after they
sell us back all our securities and receive
no dividend and in payment from the
United States to compensate them for
the outlay. Mr.. Washburn says that
during his travels he found much un.
easiness among bankers and mannfac
sturers jon. the continent respecting our
marvellous industrial advancement. The
people Of Europe cannot go on buy
ing onr merchandise in such. vast quaint
titles, nor viii they continue on this
course nnlesss " charge our legislative
tactics and agree also to buy of them.
An unreciprocal trade il y dangerous
trade, It's fraught with periis in both b
the parties to it, and It cannot perma.
nently endure. #
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
JUST PAY YOUR DEBTS!

just at this time the country needs
new religion that will make man pay
his debts. Shouting and giving testi-
mony doesn't settle accounts with God
or man. We pounce right onto fell
low and put him out of the church if
he goes to ball or theater, but never
say word-to the pious scamp who
never pays his debts. The latter are do
ing more harm to the church than dane
ers or drunkards, for there are lots of
them in the church. There is more re-
ligion to an honest man who pays his
debts than the dishonest minister or
layman who makes show of himself in
his profession Of religion Methodist
Advocate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

Congressman Hull of Iowa, who has
been in the Philippines on business not
disconnected with huge speculation
in lumber, according to the Chicago
Chronicle, brings discouraging accounts
of the progress which benevolent assim.
ilation" is making in some parts of our
new possessions. He reports that Min
danao is quiet now, but will not remain
so if an attempt is made to enforce
American laws among the people.
They are Mohammedans and practice
both polygamy and slavery.
nan effort is made to Christianize
them, open revolt will follow and war
Of sayages will be precipitated. This is
what Mr.. Hull found out while he was
threatening that he would "break" mil.
itary officers for not giving him the
best seat at the Fourth Of July display
and while he was trying to get around
the Spooner act which protects our late.
sly acquired lands from the ravages of
ahordes Of franchise grabbers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

i L b 5 lf u ~ :
After careful inquiry the Portland
Oregonian has found that the average
haul Of The American farmer IN getting
his produce to market or the nearest
shipping station is twelve miles, and
the average cost of hauling over the
common country roads is 25 cents per
ton per mile, or So per ton for twelve
mile haul. An estimate places the
tons hauled at SOC, ,OOO, 900 per year.
On the estimate Of So per ton for
twelve miles this would make the total
cost Of getting the surplus produce of
the farm to the local market or to the
railroad no less than $500, 600 ,OOO-a fig.
ure, greater than the operating expen.
ses of all the railroads of the United
States. If anything could make an
argument for good wagon roads this
statement surely will.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

g s.s,suu, nacf ~ retJHyncah w - nom.
800 to LOGO. His popularity in his
home city and thoroughout the state is
largely due to his strong individuality,
his dauntless courage and unquestioned
integrity. His popularity among the
workingmen and especially the thous-
ands of miners in the state has not been
equaled by any candidate.
Mr.. Phillips is regarded as one Of the
ablest executive officers in the state of
Iowa. ellis election to the governor
ship will guarantee an administration of
the state affairs that neither money,
position nor threats can influence and
there is decided leaning just now in
Iowa toward that sort Of state admin.
istration.
Thomas Phillips is rugged. not
snowy; plain spoken and to the point,
He is in no sense a politician, but it
is understood by his opponents that he
ls dangerous man to have to deal.
with at the polls. +"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
DEMOCRATIC REAFFIRMATIoN.

Every citizen of Iowa who takes an
interest in politics is already familiar
with the outcome of the contest in the
democratic state convention. 1t is we'll
known that the question to which all
others were subordinate was whether
the Kansas City platform Of July $1,000,
should be reraffirmed, and it is equally
weh known that on q roll call of the
countries the convention replied affirm
ativeIy by majority Of lO3. What is
less we'll known, and what it may be in.
teresting briefly to explain, are the eau
ses which forced convention vote up
on the question. 1t was felt by the del
egate who were present on the morning
of Tuesday that the dissatisfaction in
the republican ranks with the nomlna-
ton of Cummins and the discrimination
in favor of railroads in the matter of
taxation opened an opportunity of dem
ocratic success or a heavy decrease of
the republican majority, and promised,
if wisdom we're exercised, to increase
democratic representation in the gener
al assembly and oust republicans from
control in many counties. The hopes
and expectations engenerated by the
favorit conditions lead to desire for
harmony and unity. All agreed that j,
was time for those protesting to be dem.
.ocratic and who are agreed upon most
things to stop fighting one another and
form in solid phalanx to fight the com.
mon enemy. 1t was feared that de.
bate or contest in the convention on
the subject of reaffirmation would des-
troy the harmony so essential toe Wig
orous and successful campaign, and
with the purpose of preventlnga con-
tlict on the floor conference of leaders
from all the districts represented at the
time was held in one of the parlors Of
the Savery house. The conference
began at 10 O'Clock and continued till
noon, and from beginning to end partici.
pants manifested cordial respect for and
good will toward one another and the
speeches breathed the spirit of concilia-
ton. Four delegates from. Scott county
took part. and while at the outset they
we're earnestly against reaftirmation it
became palmer and palmer as they
progressed and the reasons pro and con
were developed that their objections
waned. Noon came just as the confer
ees were getting into mood that fore.
sshadowed agreement. At that hour
an adjournment Was taken till Z in
the evening, and the a jonr nment, w.
astsly broks tile spell The evening
gsss,.l sl !; III codses sansl vi She
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
AN OUTSIDE VIEW OF HIM.

The st. Louis Republic Of recent date.
has the following to say of T.J. Phil
lips, the democratic nominee for gov
ernor of Iowa:
"The Democratic nominee for COVER
nor of Iowa is business man. There is
not frill in his makeup. He is not an
orator, but he is success. Beginning g
life as minor he is now at the age OF So
general manager Of hundreds of minors
in Iowa and Illinois.
lIs has been twice elected - yor Of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

AS one result of the strike the price Of
tin has gone up So box, from which it
may be inferred that the trust is able to
regard the present situation with "a
greater degree OF complacency than
either the public, which pays the ad-
vance, or the strikers, who lose their
wages. Without the protection of the
Dingley tariff the situation would not
be so comfortable for the trust.-Balti
more News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

sSSSssAAASs - 6S
was impossible to unite upon anything
satisfactory to all at such gathering,
and spirit different to that displayed
in the morning manifested itself, final
adjournment was taken without result
The efforts of the harmonizers of all
elements having thus come to naught,
1t became plain that what they had
sought to evade was inevitable, and
they abandoned their task. It soon
developed that the delegates were sepa-
rated into three classes: First, those
who. rejecting the coinage plank of
the Kansas City platform, objected
to reaffirmation; and, also to any al
lusion to national questions; second,
those favoring unequivocal distinct,
reaffirmation; and thiId, those who, real :
izing that state questions alone could
be settled by the outcome of the CAM
paign, yet disliking to ignore national
principles, favored compromise
plank. Most of those composing the
third class were and are men who like
Mr.. Higbee, of Indepen dence, who rep.
resented the third district on the reso
lutions committee, have been thorough
ly loyal to.the national principle candi-
date of the party since and including
1896, and who, while yet devoted to the
Kansas City platform, believed that
without abandonment of the latter or
qualification Of their convictions they
could wisely, considering all the circum
stances. meet the opponents Of reaffirm-
alton half way. The existence Of
three classes was confirmed by three
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
Democratic county Convention.

# The democrats Of Decatur county will
smeetin delegate convention at Leon,
Iowa, on
Saturday, Sept. II, 1901.
/ at II O'Clock a. m. for the purpose of
placing in nomination candidates for
the various county Offices as follows:
For Representative.
For Treasurer.
For Sheriff.
For County Superintendent.
For Surveyor.
For Coroner.
For Member of Board of Supervisors.
And for the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before
the convention. All voters of the county
who believe in the principles of the
democratic party are cordially invited to
participate in the selection of the dele
gates.
Each township will be entitled to one
delegate and to an additional delegate
for every ten votes or fraction of five
votes or over, cast foF Wm. J. Bryan
for president in 1900
The townships will be entitled to del.
egatesas follows:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

'.Love thy neighbor as thyself'' is a
sweet injunction which the republican
factions will appreciate only when age
comes on and the bitterness of the
present feeling has died away.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

: s i
We, the democrats Of Iowa, in con-
yention assembled, hereby affirm the
principles lot the democratic national
platform adopted at Kansas City, July
5, 1900, and without surrendering our
convictions or abating our loyalty to
our national politics. we believe this
campaign to be particularly one that
should be confined to state issues.
RESOLVED, That the fundamental
princi pie Of democracy, equal rights to
klland special privileges to none, ap-
plies in full force to the subject Of taxa
op. The democratic party believes
ss bud ems q tag Won should BE
uslIy 81 slI taxs s6ls pronerty NYe V
ifl ffss..! =
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

The split in the republican party is
fast becoming bloody chasm too wide
to shake hands across, too deep to ford,
and fit only for the burial of political.
corpses.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
spHoasH eap s1so

spf taxation to rest upon cor,
and individual property alike
shout favor5t to or exemption of any
feresta. I.
demand economy in the admin
yistration9of state affairs, the repeal Of
: the mulct law, the enactment of a local
option law, the abolition of the office of
state printer and state binder and the
aScontracting of supplies for tn estate with
the lowest possible bidder.n
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

'uaxisslct IS preElifs5r 81 Iss fIsesduced re- re-
publican vote in the state, Of the reten-
ion Of democratic strongholds by dem
ocrats, and Of democratic capture of
counties now republican. Dubuque Tel
egraph.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

When an employe quits man, he
goes straight to his rival in business
and gives away lot Of the secrets Of
the business.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
DEMOCRATIC JUDICIAL C0NvEN
TlON.

The democrats of the 3rd judicial dis
trict of Iowa will meet in delegate con.
vention at Creston, Iowa, Tuesday Sept.
"a, 1901, at 1880 p. m. to select q can.
didate for Judge of Sd district to fill
vacancy. The counties are entitled to
the following representation:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

enthraiied and that viii be worm se5ing
TO Des Moines to see. The old soldiers
and the crop reporters should now be
willing to pay for their tickets.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

The township caucuses will meet at
the place where the last general election
was held on. Saturday, Sept. 18th, at 2
O'Clock, unless some other time and
place is selected by the township com.
mitteemen and due notice given Of the
change. At the township caucus chair.
man for each township or precinct for.
~ coming year should be selected SO
|the full committee can be reported at
the.county convention.
OsE. HULL. GEO. w. KAKER,
Secretary. Chairman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

It's hard to get jury in the samp-
son.Schley' case that has not heard OF
the issue or expressed an opinion,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

Cedar Rapids Gazette: just think
of it? A Democratic probibitionist
at Des M Moines has bolted the party and
will support the prohibition ticket. He
does not explain how he has manag-
ed for allthese years 10 be- = prohibi-
ZIONIST and support license plalforrns,
.b1t rf)nad ade the g. o. sls
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

How Are Your KIdneyss
DE- Hobbs Sparagus Pills cure all kidney Ills Sam
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
! DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Democratic State Ticket.

H OemOCFdtIC oldlc ilShos'
i For Governor,
HON. 7. j. PHILLIPS,
of Wapello county.
For Lieutenant Governor,
ssG. +. FERGUSON,
of Harrison county.
For Supreme Judge,
JOHN SHORrLEY,
Of Dallas county.
For Railroad Commissioner,
A. G. BRICE,
OF Taylor county.
For Superintendent Of Schools.
w. P. JOHNSON,
of Carroll county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

CARL w. STANLEY,
ChlHman Judicial Z Committee.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

10 ~ a.ich Efor princiS,
sslH ssE,led
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-18
SHINING Memoranda.

Charleston, S. c., March T.-Arrived,
steamer Comanehe. Pennington, New
York, proceeded to Jacksonville; schoon-
ers Linah C. KaminsA, Ray, New York
Rob Roy, Norbury, Philadelphia; Cliff
ford n. Carver. Thompson, Baltimore.
Georgetown, S. c., March 17.-Sailed,
sehooners Edward w. Young, Blake, New
York; Eva A. Danenhower, Johnson,
Philadelphia.
Port Tampa, Fla, March 17.-Arrived,
steamer 0livette, Smith, Havana, via
Key West
Fernandina, Fla, March 7.-Ssiled,
steamer Fritdjif Nansen (Nor), Greiger,
Hamburg. via Norfolk.
Pensacola, Fla, March H.-Arrived,
steamer Gopher, Reyborn, Philadelphia.
sailed-Steamship Ruth (Nor), He'll
iesen, Hamburg, via Ship Island; schoon-
er Florence r. Hewson (BD, Patterson,
Cienfuegos.
Pensacola, Fla, March 16-Arrived,
Queen of Seats (Nor), Sovensen, Ham
burg.
Sailed-Steamships Lassell X, Reynolds,
Fort Morgan; Aline Montruil CIR, Du-
rand, Ranen; Wilma Span, Luzarraga,
Liverpool; brig Alice Bradshaw Br),
Beattie, Havana
Cleared-Steamships Wilma (Span), Lu-
2arraga, Liverpool; Aline Montruil (F'r),
Durand, Ranen; Ruth (Norl, HelIiesen,
Hamburg, via Ship Island; bark Katah-
ain (BD, Humphreys, Buenos Ayres;
schooner Florence r. Hewson (Br), Pat
terson, Cienfuegos.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-18

Anle,lino utaD. sOS tons, Albano; sid Mar
settles, Feb. 2l.
Dec. Z
Albert CNor). SOL tons, Andreasen; sid.
%. antwerp, Jan. g.
Nolh Archer (Nor), 629 tons. Martinsen;
slu' London. Jan. "a.
Dsperia QtaD, 500 tons, Brigneti: SID &C.
uoa March ..
award (Swd), Cos tons, sporsen; sid.
London, March s.
migrant (Nor), 567 tons, Thoroldsen; sid
liverpool. Jan. z
N,sz (Nor) GIG tons, Johanssen; at Port
natal, Feb. u.
' ,rlpp p. dtaD, 7iO tons. cucurale; sid.
trieste, jan. %.
lara Adelaide QtaD 460 tons, olivarl:
NJ. Genoa, June s. %. Tanfa. Sept. IL.
s''oly tBrl, s9S tons, Ellertsen; I'D.
,, ~ rmu da, March o.
'FPIgiani dtaD, e66 tons, Carl; at Lisbon,
'offskenet fswd). l.ies tons, Nordquist;
~ rotterdam. Feb g.
Tan ,Nop, 5I9 tons, johnson; SD Hull.
io i mon, $50 tons. sorboe; cid. Har.
Dufs. Feb. 3.
'enoa, Mnrch :.
III itauers (swoD. iss tons. Nilsson,
A. swansea, Feb. 10.
49, siepen fNorl. GO tons. I.arsfn. ~.
N4ipten, Jan. ..
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-18

The opening article of the American
Illustrated Methodist Magazine, for
March, deals wibh an historic subject
which has been receiving particular at
tcntion, owing to the book which Bishop
keener recently published, in which he
seeks to prove that the site of Eden was
near Charleston, s. c. President Warren,
of Boston University. would place it at
the North Pole. The article, a scholarly
che. is concerned with the Jewish and
Christian conception of its locality. and
traces this conception from Augustine
through Dante, to Milton. All Bible
readers will find it interesting; and its
treatment appeals to students of litera-
ture. THE Churches of Wesley and
Chalmers" draws a parallel between the
United Free Church of Scotland and
Methodism, the creations respectively Of
Thomas Chalmers and John Wesley both
Of whom began as ardent churchmen.
Methodist Magazine Publishing Company,
22S " Second street, ST. Louis, Mo.
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40 THE NORTH AND WEST,

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THROUGH CAR SERVICE, ETC.
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trains SO and "a daily NEW YORK
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Colonial Express for Boston. Pullman
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cars serve all meals between Savannah
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trains 80 and SO daily, THE UNITED
81 ATES FAST MAIL Vestihuled limited
trains, carrying Pullman drawing room
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YORK Dining cars serve all meals be-
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Asheville and "The Land of the Sky"
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