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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
.SCHLEY's STORY ENDS
His Lawyer Then Proceeds to
Bring Out Strongly the
Disputed Points.
DIED NOT SAY "D-.-N THE TEXAS"
Declares SIMPSONS Plan Of Fighting
the Spaniards Failed
And That New One Had To Be Mado
on the Instant-C ontradicts
McCalla, Hood and
Others.
DIED NOT SAY "D-.-N THE TEXAS"

Washington, Oct. 26-When the
Schley court of inquiry adjourned yes
terday Admiral Schley had not COM
pleted his testimony in chief. He took
the stand about 11:30 O'Clock and con-
tinued his statement until the court adj
journed ut $40 p. m. This adjourn
ment twenty minutes in advance Of the
usual time was due to the fact that
the adnliraPs throat had become some
what sensitive as result of his con-
tinuous talking Thursday and yester-
day. He gave graphic description of
the Santiago fight, and in the course
thereof stated that the manner in
which the Spanish ships came out Of
the harbor that day made the plan of
battle ineffective and forced the adop-
lion Of new tactics on Schley's part.
Rayner Questions His Witness.
After he had concluded his story
Rayner began series Of questions to
the witness intended to develop points
OF the controversy which he evidently
felt the admiral had not brought out
sufficiently. He asked Schley about
the order to stand by to ram, and
| SoSAACy Sd1O Ac S&iSS tAG olueA AAAucSh
because he believed the Spanish ships
were going to attempt that maneuver.
| "Did you" Raynor asked, Eat any time
within the hearing or presence Of Mr..
Hodgson, use the words attributed to
you at one time by Mr.. HodgsonW
Responding the, admiral said: mo,
have not the slightest remembrance or
recollection of using any such words.
L Il hopn IN ef0fa1 70 Mr.
think It is q simple matter of recollec-
ton with him. Mr.. Hodgson is n very
honorable officer, and think the fault
lies with his memory rather than other
WISE"
Why He Turned to Starboard.
1 Rayner-While talking about this
loop, why didn't the ship turn with
Aelm hard astarboard?
"Simply for the reason that It would
have carried us into dangerous proxim-
/ fly to torpedo attacks-a broadside tor
pedo attack Of the enemy's vessels. Ny
judgment was that Mt that stage of the
action the Brooklyn ought not to be
sacrificed; that SO far MS it might affect
the result to individuals thought that
was q consideration that should be
turned aside for the higher and more
important one-the interests Of the
country she was there to subserye."
As to "Glory Enough for ALL"
:. The admiral said he was unable to
Irecall q conversation with Captain Nc
Gala on July when the latter had
said to Admiral Schley, according to
Captain McCalla's statement on the
. witness stand, that there was "glory
enough for ALL Admiral Schley said
|ihe had first seen this sentiment as
!. formulated accredited to Senator Hale.
Senator Hale" he said, Expressed
. my feeling at the time, and that feel
ing / still hold" He added that he
could not recollect McCalla's observa
/ Ition Mt all.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30

1t is a mistake to suppose that it Is
always the last straw which breaks
the camels back.-Ch Chicago Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30

placksmltns, carpenters ana nelpers.
The company declines to grant the de-
mand of the strikers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
COLLEGE HoNoRs BESTOWED

President Roosevelt Now a Learned Doc.
tor OF Law.
New Haven, Conn.,, Oct. 24.-The
ceremonies concentrating the close Of
Yale's second century are now a part
Of the rich history Of that great In
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

Governor.
T.J. PHILLIPS, of Ottumws.
Lieutenant Governor.
G. E. FERGUSON, of Harrison Co.
Supreme Judge.
JOHN SHORTLEY, of Dallas Co.
Railroad Commissioner.
A. G. PIERCE, of Taylor County.
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
W. P. JOHNSON, of Carroll Co.
COUNTY TICKET.
Representative.
I'm. GIBSON, of Manchester.
Treasurer.
A. B. WIRELESS, of Hopkinton,
Sheriff.
ARTHURMoENA ANY, of Adams.
Superintendent.
JAMES McCARREN, of Richland.
Supervisor.
JAMES LEGASSICK, of Bremen.
Coroner.
VIM. DONNELLY, of Adams.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23
WANTED SOME INDE-
PENDENT COMMISSIONERS

Senator Alexander and the citizens
who framed the law under which
Akron Is governed knew what they
were doing when they put therein n
clause providing that the Board of
commissioners should not he permit
ted to make an annual tax levy In ex-
cess of nine mills to provide the means
with which to run the government.
These citizens at that time did not
foresec how the Commissioner system
in its present days, would be perverted
to the uses of sclf-secking politicians.
else they would have guarded against
that by permitting the election of tho
Commissioners by popular vote, but
they did wise thing when they linl-
itcd the powers of the Commissioners
to tax the property of the people.
Upon the first page, and under glar-
Ing headlines, Judge Anderson last
night published in the local Republi-
can organ that there is no remedy
for the present condition of the city's
affairs except the increase of the tax
levy, and as the present levy touches
the limit allowed by law the next
Legislature must he called upon to
pass special act permitting the city
to add to its burden of taxation in
order to pay its current expenses, to.
gether with its old debts"
That will bc glorious expedlent
for Akron people!
Amend the law giving the City Com
missloners unlimited power to tax the
people of the property, and then, by
the operation of the Proxy system
prevent the people from having the
least voice OF control in the spending
of the money so raised.
The Democrat charges-and calls
upon the Intelligence of the citizens
of Akron TO witness the fact--that
every dollar Of the extravagances
which have bankrupted Akron's treas.
ury, and made the increase of the
tax levy necessary, has been initiated
and effected by the Proxy Board of
City Commissioners over whom the
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23
LACK OF CONFIDENCE.

After the park bonds issue had been
defeated at the special election few
weeks ago, the City Commissioners
took occasion TO dcplore the public
spirit Of Akron people in refusing to
authorize the expenditure of the
amount Of money necessary to avail
the city Of Col, Perkins gift to Ak
ron.
II Is very credItablc TO our city that
one of their numbcr--a West Market
street business man and Rcpubll-
cnn-has had the hardihood to repu-
diate the charge made by the Com.
misslonors
The fact is that the people of Akron
have learned in the school OF expert
once the utter folly of voting large
sums of money to be expended by the
present Board of City Commission
ers.
Take the Improvement of the fire
service, for instance: Last winter
the Commissioners went to Columbus
and got the Legislature to authorize
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23

them to bond the city for $67, 200 for
the construction of new engine bouses
At the time the bonds were issued
'he commissioners told the people
that $4,000 would be sufficient 70
p"ild ana equip four suitable engine
''ouSes-oile each in North, South,
East and West Akron.
Two OF the houses have been eroctod
none mas been equipped, vet but SCI OoO
or the original loan of S67 900 ,emaips
III the treasury to complete the ,rcc.
'''' ol the TWO remaining houses and
equip all four of them.
with this and other examples of tho
waste OF the public money fresh in
'he memory of our citizens, It IL
hardly short of libel for the Commis.
Siohers to charge the people with
want OF public spirit because by their
votes they have shown that thew Incl,
confidence in the ability or the dis.
position of the Board TO spend tbelr
money prudently and oconomIcallv
Ihe Democrat appeals to the cltl-
zens TO open the way to the appolnt.
meht OF II new set of Commissioners
by voting against Judge Anderson Is
attempt to extend Ills Proxy system
to the Mayoralty.
The people of Akron will never have
confidence in the executive branch Of
their government until City Commits.
siohers are appointed who will be viii.
ing to acknowledge that they are
under greater obligation to the peopLe'
who pay them their salaries than
to the political boss to whom thew ows
their appointments and their tenure
in office.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23
COUNCIL
FIRST WARD

FIRST WARD.
Jacob Bauer, long term.
Howard w. Haupt short tern
SECOND WARD.
John l.. Skunk, long term.
Mel Hanson, short term.
THIRD WARD.
Geo. Brodt, long term.
Il. j. Callahan, short term.
FOURTH WARD.
VIM. 4. Sawyer. long term.
Jos. Winum, short term.
FIFTH WARD.
Julius Wilhelm, long term.
WIN. Kaufman, short term.
SIXTH WARD.
John W. Gauthier, long term.
Eugene Coleman, short term.
SEVENTH WARD.
Andrew Martin, long term.
j. w. Walker, short term.
EIGHTH WARD.
John Mcrz, long term.
August plskc, short term.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23
OFFICES AND PARTY TAGS,

An idea of the nature of the fight
that is being made against Mr.. Isbell
the Democratic nominee for AI,yor
may be gained by Akron's voters from
the remarks made by Mr.. Isbeu IN
local citizens last Wednesday night.
lie said:
THE chair warmers, the time sery.
ers, the place holders who are now
thriving at the expense of our tax.
payers, are all fighting me I'm this
campaign. want them to fight me.
l want them to know that ann against
them. II the people elect NE | shan
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23
"FAIRNESS."

Ten years ago the Akron tax duplI.
cate amounted TO only $1l,0l7O0O, but
there has been n gradual increase in
The duplicate until this year II
amounts to SlS,7l0,O2O.
Under nine mill levy this increase
OF the duplicate should have yielded
plenty Of money to provide for the
Increasing expenditures of the city.
But 1t hasn't. And If the present
Board of City Commissioners had n
hundred million dollar duplicate, they
would create enough new policemen
buy enough automobiles and steam
rollers, let enough paving and i'm,
proyement contracts to the highest
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23

nave no political debts to pay at their
| expense. l am glad that even my
enemies point to these privilegc-seek
ing factions which they have drawn
to their support as the surest guar
anty OF their expected success. am
glad that they are fighting me because
in the past | have tried in IL humble
way to block some of their raids upon
the city treasury. The howl against
me Is the howl that always goes up
from the pensioners of rotten poIiti-
cal machine when you threaten to
shut off their opportunity to feed at
the public crib
The fact that Mr.. Isbell has the op-
position Of these interests will not
prejudice him in the least in the esti-
nation of Akrons citizens. The latter
are glad to know that one of the old
parties has nominated IL man for the
Mayoralty who has the courage to
avow that he can be elected without
the support of the place hunters and
that If elected he will not be handi-
capped by obligations to make way for
the raids by the spoilsmen upon the
public treasury.
Contrast Mr. Isbell's independent
position, if you will, with that as
sumed by Judge Anderson in this
campaign: The latter Is stalking his
whole cause upon the degree to which
his policy of Proxy government has
pleased-not the people-but the in
terests which have been gwen the op-
portunity to prosper themselves at
the expense of the treasury.
For instance, the majority of the
eighteen extra policemen for whom
room has been made at the public
crib within the last year; the scores
of other eXpectant beneticaries of the
Proxy system to whom places have
been promised; the contractors whom |
the Commissioners have sought to
favor by the award of contracts in |
sums far in excess of those which |
other equally competent contractors
agreed to do the same work for; the |
improvement inspectors who are en-
ployed to do the work which the peo-
pie pay the Commissioners $6 a day
each for performing; and every man
who by favorltism expects to get the
opportunity for n pull at Akron's treas
ury, are leaving nothing undone to
contribute to the success of Judge
Andersons Machine.
With three years of the effects of
the Proxy system charged over
against the experience of Akron peo-
pie, 1t is an affront to their intelligence
to assume that nothing more is at
stake in this contest than the issue
Of offices and party tags.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23
WISE ana ss We
" se Otherwise.

SSsesssse..::'
City Commissioner Crisp has become
tired of singing
"Us'll chase the hog around the str,mp
And poke him tiwcc at every jump
Now he sings:
Usll smash the City Building Trust
Us'll land on it very swift and
strong
Yes us will, or else us surely bust
Us'll win victory and take Doyle
along.
Us'll whoop an yell, How? How?
How?
An rant an charge bout, "When?
When? When?
An enter in the Pow, Wow. Wow.
An get mad as Wet. Wet Hen.
Us'll shout TIL us are hoarsc
Liar! Cut throat! Car an Bossr'
Never will lis feel remorse
Or let our party suffer loss.
+ I. 4
lnasmuch as garden stories will soon
be in order, here's one that NAV do as
an initial feature to the program. About
the same time little Willie's naughty
Uncle Thomas taught him to use "by
words" and slang, the little fellow
was made the happy recipient of
dog. 1t is now spring. The rig
ors of inclement weather have claimed
Willie's pet, Fido, and the shaggy lit
tie friend sleeps beneath a mound in
the garden, where radishes and let
tuce are wont to grow. + 1t is now
next summer. Willie is absent on u
visit. He had fingered 50 much over
the grave of his dog, and lamented his
loss so persistently that it was thought
hat he needed change of scenery and
iir. = Willie has returned. He
visits the grave of the late lamented
Fido. Gee Whiz. &c Whillikins. Oh
Mamma. The grave, once SO carefully
Kept, has been made the center of
adish bed. This aroused Willles ire,
md he went to work. Later when his
mamma entered the garden, Willie HAD
pulled out all radishes within 10
DOT square. - "oh, Willie, what
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23

4 But the thought which the Democra
wants to impress upon Akron's peopl,
is this:
The best interests of our city cal
only be subscrvcd by persuadng mer
of character and influence and stand
ing to serve in our Council and il
our various offices of public trust. I.
not the tendency therefore of sucl
criticism as is now being directed al
the members of the Council, likely
! to drive the better men of that body tc
voluntary retirement to private life
and to deter other men from entering
! the service of the city?
This is always the effect of partisan
criticism, unjustly and selfishly
directed.
If the people are awake to their in
terests they will resent this abuse of
the honorable members of the council.
1t is coming to such pass in Akron
that If an honest man gets into the
Council he is bounded and misrepre-
sented-as, for instance was done in
the case of Councilman Paul last
spring-until he retires from the public
service in disgust. Many of our wisest
ana best men look on politics as too
dirty to touch. They will not descend
to the meanness and cunning usually
necessary to get office. The fear of
mudslinging and political chicanery
discourage them and they leave the
field to the faithless and the unscrunu.
lous. AS early as a year ago Coupcil.
man Fiebeger announced that ho
would not serve a second term i'm tbe
Council because of the condition.,
which the Democrat has Just indicated
Akron people can do much to over.
come these conditions by using lust q
little common sense when it comes to
voting n week after next. Use your
own Judgment In regard to determining
the responsibility for the present con
dltions. DO not strike those who have
honestly tried to do your city a SER
vice, without compensation or homo of
such, simply because those who are
really responsible for the present I'm
fortunate conditions, but who lack tbe
courage to assume that responsibility
nave the cunning and the deceit TO trv
to place the shame and the blame
upon others.
DO not strike the Council go to the
root of the evil. Break down the
Proxy system.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23

have you done?' cried the nstounded
parent. "By gum, Mamma! I've pull
ed out these durned old radishes. Think
| want such truck CROWN on my dogs
grave" q " Willie's papa has now
returned from his office. He and Will
lie have gone to the barn. DO you hear
that howl? 1t is by no means furnish
ed by the ghost of the deceased Fido.
1t comes exclusively and wholly from
Willie, who is inspired thus to do by
his papa, assisted by II good shingIe.
a st. Louis miser was at the point
of death. His friends were summoned
to his bedside. Among them was
ventrlloquist. Just as the old man was
dying, he was heard saying in
squeaky voice: II bequeath 100000,
all the cash have to my bosom friend,
Timothy Lyrc.." Timothy therefore
got the money, but has since been AZ
rested, friends claiming he put the
words in the dying mans mouth.
I. j. I.
a nj
disfranchised for selling their votes,
it will soon be difficult to determine
where the balance of power lies"
Fifty citizens are under arrest at
Frankfort for selling their votes, and
it is stated there are 1000 purchaseable
voters in one county.
Had Solicitor Esgate not attempted
to demonstrate his originality, and re-
mained in the beaten path, yelling,
"How? Who? When? Liar, Cut-throat,
Assassin, Anarchy and Treason" his
path would not now be SO hard to
travel
Henry "Hazelbarger," of Akron, can
didate for prosecuting attorney, was
In town Tuesday, sizing up the situa-
Cor Kent Courier.
And this is fame
1. Z J.
Good many people who silently tell
themselves they are neither Demo-
Gratis nor Republicans these days, but
they are Citizens, with II big C.
+ + +
Time to begin to watch out for all
hats on the sidewalk and coins on
street car floors.
Strawberries are slowly extending
their calling list
4. Z. +
Maybe 1t will prove to be a misdeal,
William.
+ + r
Easter in two weeks.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23
SCHOOL BOARD.

FIRST WARD Stephen Il. Hartzell.
SECOND WARD-(No election nee,
essary)
THIRD WARD-W. j. White, long
term; w. T.. Davis, short term.
FOURTH WARD-Judge Chas. II.
Grant, long term; Henry A. Kraft,
short term.
FIFTH William G.. Bigelow
SIXTH WARD-Wm. Allen.
SEVENTH WARD-Rey. Geo Uar.
ter; long term; Amos j. White, short
term.
EIGHTH WARD-Jacob NJ. Gayer.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23
HOUNDING THE BLAMELESS.

The Democrat wants its readers tc
consider just for moment the attack
which was made by the Dobson paper
upon the Democratic members of the
Akron City Council last evening.
Our nelghbor called attention to tho
logical result of three years of PROXY
governmental bankrupt treasury
and then proceeded TO place the sole
responsibility for these conditions AZ
the door OF the City Council and the
City Clerk.
The Democratic members and Of
fcers of that body We're accused Of
Continued incompetency, mlsmanage-
ment, extravaganza, carelessness.
seltishness and misrlile"-a somewhat
redundant charge, it is true, but
thoroughly characteristic of the Source
from which IL came.
1t Is not with the intention of maxi
Ing or intending defense for the
present members of the Council that
we write these few lines relating TO
the attack up them, for the service
which the Council has given in be.
half of its constituents is too well
and favorably known to them to re-
quire more than passing comment
Every citizen knows, for Solicitor
Esgate so assured them last spring.
Of the limited powers of the Council
to regulate Akron's financial affairs.
The Commissioners, not the Council,
initiate the expenditures for the city.
and Council has no power to review
the wisdom or the discretion which
prompt the Commissioners to under
take them.
Every Council which has questioned
the Boards right to contract debts
In behalf Of the city has been brought
TO realization of its weakness by
the threat Of Il mandamus suit TO
compel 1t to concur in the action of the
Board
The Democrat can say for the pres
ent Council that every member, Re
publican or Democrat, has gone TO the
limit of his opportunities to check
the cXtravagant policies of Proxy CITY
and IL they have not
been successful in their undertakings
the fault should be imputed to the
defect of the law under which Akron
Is governed; not to the want of action
or inclination on the part of the Coun-
cilmen TO protect the interests of the
people.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23

The citizens of Akron who care any,
thing for the welfare of their city
viii never elect Republican Mayor
while dictatorlal Probate Judge, who
shames the Republican party by his
boasted alliance with 1t, assumes II
TO be his right to control the acts of
the City Commissioners.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23

Neither citizens nor politicians can
have much respect for an organ that
for the benefit of the citizens de,
nounccs "onc man power" between
elections, but in the campaigns for
the extension and ratification of tho
"one man power" deserts the people
and lines up with the side of the
boss.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23

Ihe chairman of Judge Anderson's
Campaign committee announced at
headquarters Thursday night that
some of the Republican voters have
stopped taking Mr. Dobson's paper
until after the election, but that the
committee hopes to have them quieted
down before the election" VIII the
obliging Mr., Rowley kindly put in a
bill of particulars? When he refers
to them does he mean the citizens
Or the DobsOn paper?
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23
Election Printing.

The Akron Printing Co. has been
given the contract Ior the election
printing at St6s per thousand for
ballots and % cents per set for poll
books.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23

Within the last year the City Com
missioners have created more than
thirty new offices, among them Is
policemen, and have flied them for
the most part with men to whom
Judge Anderson was under obligation
for political services. These men are
now working to help the Judge elect
the candidate through whom he will
obtain control of the Nlayoralty of
the city. When the people go to vote
Il week hence they should remember
that 1t Is at their expense that Judge
Anderson has been enabled to build
up the machine by which he controlled
the recent Republican primaries and
hopes to control the election.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23

bidders, raise enough salaries. and
find other means to create n treas.
ury deficit.
And then, as now, they would have
the gall to blame the members of the
Councll-who are without power to in
itiate any of the expenditures and
without authority to prevent them
when contracted by the Board-for
the conditions created by their own
mismanagement, incompctency, favor
itlsm or neglect
1t IL not the least curse of Akron's
government that the people are unable
to fix the responsibility for these con
dltlons upon anybody. The Commits
sioners go ahead and contract debts
that are binding upon the city,
threaten the Council with mandamus
suits unless they concur In their ap-
proval, and then through their organ
heap abuse upon the citizens whom
the people have elected to the Coun-
ell