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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04

llcan papers were prevented from
giving the exhibit il close review
by the time SUCH a review would
have required.
After the Dockery-Allen exhibit
was made public, Republicans
were supposed to be disconnected
by the figures presented, as they
seemed to make no decided effort
to test their reliability. Occasion
ally some Republican editor would
give them 4 cursory examination
and always with the result that
large discrepancies showed between
the receipts and expenditures.
However, the Republicans who
recognized the value of rendering
an exhaustive review Of the Demo
cratic financial exhibit were not
idle. They employed Mr.. G. G.
Creccliu>, of St. Louis, an expert
bank accountant to 90 the figures
and make report upon them.
This report is now published in the
State Republican of May 30th, ac-
companied by sworn affidavit
from Mr.. Crecclins as to the cor,
rectness of the fl cures he has pre-
scntcd. He has arranged all the
items of receipts and expenditures
in the two accounts covered by
h!m-state interest and the school
fund-in a manner that they Cal
be easily understood. and shows
the actual discrepancy between
the total of amounts received and
expended to reach the enormous
sum of S11, sos, ,257. The Repub-
lican campaign managers should
see to it that MIR. Crecelius' report
is placed in the hands of every
voter in Missouri during the pres
ent campaign.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04
HOpeWe1l.

The growing crops are doing nicely,
having had plenty Of rain.
A heavy hail fell here on the 24th
ult,. doing considerable damage in
some parts.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Dotson and
daughter, Miss Annie, of Fourche a
Renault, spent lastSunday with b. F.
Swacker.
Misses Kate and Carrie GOA visited
Miss Emily Middleton last week.
Memorial Day this year would have
reminded one Of the poem, ''The Days
are Dark and Drearv," as the rain
fei almost all day, but notwithstand-
ing the gloomy looks Of the day large
crowd. numbering some $50 to 600
people. came out to witness the men,
Orial exercises and the church house
was filled until standing room was at
a premium. The meeting was called
to order at II 80 a u. by Capt. W. II.
Evans. commander Of G.. A. Il. Post.
No. 34S. Rev. r. j. Brewer. Of Doe
Run, and Rey. II. Whitehead, of Po-
tosi were the orators Of the. day and
entertained the immense crowd forOne
hour and fifteen minutes with their eX-
cellent speeches The choir of eight
teen members. led by Miss Emily
Middleton, rendered very fine music.
Owing to the rain the usual march to
the cemetery was omitted by the vet
erans, but willing hands decorated
the graves Of all Dinner was served
in the church house, this year as the
ground was too wet outside, and if
any body went away hungry it was
their own fault. After dinner the
crowd again gathered around the or
gan and sang patriotic and other songs
suitable to the occasion, after which
all went home we'll pleased with the
time they had, to come again next
year. We are pleased to say that all
remembered the cause of the occasion
and nothing out Of the way happened
to mar thegrand, yet solemn occasion.
!
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04

furloush. They see he is tired of
a fixed ratio, for a fixed ratio can
be understood by the people, while
sliding ratio can only bc under
stood and adjusted by the poIiti-
clans who want to slide into Office.
That is the natural ratio because
it can be used to serve the natural
desires of politicians.-St. Louis
Referendum (Dem.)
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04

their difficulty, and the trust sol,!
ton will he easy when the people
lose their fear of and dependence
upon capitalism. TO this end they
are gradually cropping their way,
and the abuses Of the monopolies
are but an aiding force impelling
them on faster to the ultimate goal
of complete relief from the thraIl
dom Of capital. 1t is easy TO say
the socialist is q dreamer and his
theories utterly impracticable, but
today the world has more of such
dreamers than ever before, and
we see their so-called hallucina-
tions incorporated in schemes of
cooperative industrial effort, the
ownership by the people Of the
public utilities of transportation
and communication, and SO on; and
these movemente arc not due to
any political policy but to an
awakening in the people Of the
spirit of freedom and dself-reliancc.
Political parties will attach these
great economic principles later on.
No great political movement was
ever yet made and made success
fully that did not spring from the
hearts of the masses for the better
ment of their condition.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04

The Sliding Ratio.

The ratio of sixteen to one is be-
ginning to get burdensome for some
who are office hungry. Some have
abandoned it altogether, but the
gum-shoe statesman with silent
tread has adopted a ''sliding ratio
by which he hopes to slide into of
flee. He is also sliding toward
the gold standard and there is get
to be large percentage of his
former friends that think he will
not have far to slide to be a full
fledged gold bug. Stone is very
superstitious and knowing that the
golden rod is the state flower of
Missouri he thinks only the gold
standard Missourians are lucky
and verifies his superstition by the
getting into Office of Dockcry and
Wells. Then he has begun to
praise the Nesbit law. In fact h.
thinks it is better than the Sermon
on the Mount and darned sigh,
more liable to get man into Office
in Missouri, and that is what he i:
looking for at the present writing
The farmers of the state that sup
ported Bryan are beginning tt
think they smell something lik'
the burning of egg-shells. Tha
sober, serious face looks like ;
mask and the silent tread mean
evil. They are getting onto hi
curves in good shape in all part
or the state, and his lobby friend
of the legislature will be given
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04

Our Democratic friends wish to
get at the trusts by lowering the
protective tariff bars. The trusts,
they argue, cannot stand against
competition. This is as fallacious
as their argu nent few years ago
that a protective tariff was a bar
to the prosperity of the people.
The organization of the trusts is
primarily due to competition.
Capital combined to prot ect itself
by shutting out competition and
the wealth of capitalistic comblna-
tions is becoming so great that ii
cannot only control competition at
home, but also that from abroad,
in the event that the tariff bars arc
let down. We see the Morgan
syndicate reaching out beyond the
shores of the United States to con
troll the industries of Europe. The
power of this syndicate is so grca,
that it can force out foreign com
petition by compelling foreign
capital to combine with it for mu-
tual protection. Relief from
the trusts does not lie in opening
further avenues to their progress
but in the people combining tt
produce for their necessities alone
without the intervention of corpor
ate capital. Modern social an,
economic teachers are endeavorine
to show the people the way out 0
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04

We reaflirm the Independents
statement that local politics should
be founded upon party principle,
not only at the primary elections,
but at the general elections as
we'll. We have seen in this county
in the campaigns of the past few
years that when the voters set aside
their political principles in local
contests for Office elections became
mere barter and sale, with the
result that the Democrats were the
highest bidders for votes, and
their reward an unenviable reputa.
tion for corrupt politics along with
the offices.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR COUNTY CLERK.

FOR COUNTY CLERK.
We are authorized to announce
NORMAN F. ROBINSON.
of Harmony Township as candidate Tor
the office of County Clerk. subject to nom:-
nation by the Republican party.
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK.
We are authorized to announce
Joseph Z. SLOAN,
of Bellevue Township, as Candidate Tor
the office of Circuit Clerk. subject to nom
ina,ion by the Republican party.
FOR SHERIFF.
We are authorized to announce
P. H. WARD.
of Richwoods Township, as a candidate
for the office of Sheriff. subject to nomina-
ton by the Republican party.
We are authorized 10 announce
Z. r. HANSON,
of Union Township, as a candidate for
the office of Sheriff. subject to nomination
by the Republican party.
FOR PRESIDING JUDGE.
We are authorized to announce
L. A. PAGE,
of Johnson Township. as candidate for
the office of Presiding Judge of the County
Court. subject to nomination by the Re
publican party.
We are authorized to announce
JOSEPH WILKINSON.
of Richwoods Township. as candidate for
the office of Presiding Judge the County
Court, subject to nomination by the Re-
publican party.
FOR COUNTY JUDGE-sECoND DIST.
We are authorized to announce
o. S. MARTIN,
of Belgrade Township, as a candidate for
the Office of Judge of the County Court
from the second district. subject to nom
inaton by the Republican party.
We are authorized to announce
JAMES w. COLE,
of Harmony Township. as candidate for
the Office of Judge Of the County Court
from the second district, subject to nom
ination by the Republican party.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04
The Loss Verified.

The people of Missouri are IA
miIiar enough with the incidents
which led up to an examination of
the books at the state capital by a
firm of expert accountants from
New York, employed by Governor
Dockery. the result of whose la
bors was afterwards published in
pamphlet and circulated through
ont the state. The statement OF
the accounts of the state thus rem
dered were SO complex and con
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04
Ropnhlican vOtnrS in This cOunt

Republican voters in this county
should not permit themselves to be
used at the Democratic congress-
ional primary in this county next
Saturday for the purpose of aid
ing the Dearing faction to down
Robb, or vice versa. No Repub-
1ican will be allowed to vote at this
primary without pIedging himself
to support the nominee, and the
principles which underlie Republi-
canism forbid the taking of such
a pledge. No Republican, how
eyer lowly he may be, can afford
to stultify his political integrity to
aid a Democratic faction fight.
Keel ont of the congressional pri
mary.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04

There appears to be Il humping
discord among the Democrats of
tho Thirteenth Congressional dis Co.
trict. Nearly every week one Or
more of the party organs intro
duces a clamorous note to add to
the disturbance. The director of
all this untnneful sound seems to
be Corporate Influence. No mat
ter how often our Democratic cen
temporaries change their tune the
same dictatorship in the party's af-
fairs is always uppermost. 1t has
the party at skies and seyens over
the congressional and supreme
court nominations. While each
of the warning papers holds itself
immaculate of the alI-pervading in
tluence of the corporations, it does
not hesitate to intimate that the
political favorite of some other
Democratic paper is the creature
of the corporations. The follow
ing paragraph from the Hillsboro
Democrat of last week is fair
sample of the allegations that cor
poration attorneys and Democratic
candidates have mutual interests in
the nominating conventions:
At the State nominating con-
vention in Kansas City two years
ago and also at the Judicial con
ventions there were contesting
delegations from several counties,
occasioned by the ii ght over SUI
preme Court Judge and Judge of
Court of Appeals. One :side was
being favored by the railroad at
torneys, who thought it necessary
to have their friends seated at Kan
sas City. When the delegates
from the Thirteenth Congressional
district met to select thei1 various
committeeman it was found that a
close contest was on. Judge Fox
was not a delegate but was at his
home at Fredericktown. Yet he was
nominated and elected to represent
the district on the committee on
credentials. 1t was publicly stat
ed then, and never denied to oul
knowledge, that Mr.. Clardy tele
graphed for him to come. He
came, was furnished aproxy, went
with the committee to their room
in the court house, helped to make
up the report and left, never being
seen in the convention hall. From
this we concluded, whether right
fully or wrongfully, that the Judge
stood in with an element which in
our judgment should not he per
mitted to dominate Democratic
politics. 1t was with a knowledge
and because of these facts tha
he has the support of this
county; and so our fight i:
ended. There is another thing in
connection with this that we tic
not like and never will, and thai
is the custom of people Of othe1
counties holding candidates from
Jefferson County responsible fo1
what we do and say. We some
times remain quiet, for the sake o
a friend, as we have in regard t.
this matter, and are always read,
and willing to sacrifice persona
preferences for the good of tn
party: but as to being controlle'
by any one; that is ont of the ques
ton.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04
ReIurdde,

Plenty Of rain, and farmers look
forward to a big corn and potato
crop.
DR.. n. J. Townsend spent last week
here, professionally engaged.
W. A Butler. of Iron Mountain,
visited his sister, Mrs. Ed Drew, last
week
J. W. Andes and wife and Miss
Alice Andes were in Potosi Friday and
Saturday.
Arthur Maxwell rides il a hand
some new phaet0n, which he purchas-
ed while in st. Louis recently.
Misses Jessie and Annie Adams, of
St. Louis, are visiting their parents
here for few weeks.
Misses Clara and Layinia Hender-
son left Saturday for visit to rela.
tives and friends at Poplar Bluff and
Cape Girardeau.
Clarence Ramsey: Of Salem, visited
friends near here last week.
There is a new barber-shop in town.
run by Cass McNabb, in the room be-
meath the town hall.
On account Of the rain but few pee
pie attended the Memorial Day exer.
cises here last Friday.
The remains of Mrs. John Wright
were taken through here Thursday
enr.ute to Hazel Creek, where they
were buried Mrs Wright died very
suddenly at Flat River from heart dis
ease.
Rev Lambert filled his regular ap
pointment here Sunday afternoon at
| the NJ. f. Churth, South.
A son of Charles Hayse died Sunday
May 26th. and was buried at Sunlight
| The other SICK people at the Hayse
! home are much better. DICK.
A colored brother was eXpoundinl
/ the gospel to his little flock, and aftel
vividly describing the place of the
damned, concluded his discourse aS
follows: "Bredderin and Sisterin I
has been asked how hot is hell, al.
| would say dat if you took all d.
wood in New York state, an ali d.
coal in Pennsylyany an piled 'em al
in Il heap, an poured on dat all tn,
lie in de world an set it on fire, an der
took man out Of hell an put him int
that burning mass, he would freeze t
death. OATS how hot hell is.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04

A plain Missouri accountant,
without the aid of the wide type
writer, has gone over the figures
in the Dockery-Allen exhibit of
the states finances and shows a net
loss to the taxpayers as the result
of Democratic management of
1,6O9,537.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04

There was almost a mutiny in
the state pcnitentiary at Jefferson
City one day recently, the convicts
rebelli1g against the tainted meat
that was being served to them.
An ''embalmed" beef inquiry
should be set on foot at Jefferson
City.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04

1t is reported that the Iingsters
at Jefferson City are calling in the
reports compiled by Auditor
Walker during his term of office.
Fl this is true it is evident that old
stHonest John" has come to be re
garded by the Dockery crowd as q
defamer of Missouri.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04

Missouri Republicans have set
tied all their party difficulties and
propose to march in solid front
to storm the lobby stronghold at
Jefferson City.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04

The Democratic party aud the
lobby in Missouri are one and the
same thing. The people cannot
rid themselves of the latter while
retaining the former ia power.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04
Since Mr.. Bryan has been living
In his new $4,000 barn he is said
to be in a stall-fcd condition.

The state sinking fund was
found to be convenient place for
the Democrats to sink their little
financial difficulties.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04
WORLD WIDE REPUTATION.

Whites Cream Vermifuge has achieved
a world wide reputation as being the best
of all worm destroyers, and for its tonic
influence on weak and unthrifty children
as it nuetralizes ihe acidity or sourness OF
the stomach. improves their digestion and
assimilation of food. strengthens their ner-
vous system and restores them to the
health, vigor and elasticity of spirits nat
ural to childhood. 2sc. Teasdale's Drug
Store Potosi and Suitor K Co.. Richwoods.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04

fusing, however. that the average
person could derive no satisfaction
from them, and editors of Repub-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04

Ringsterism is on its last legs i'll
Missouri.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-06-04

Plenty Of rain, and farmers look
forward to big corn and potato
crop.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-24
DEsTITUTloN IN GUATEMALA.

It Is evident that the volcanic dis
turbances IN Guatemala have been Of
greater extent than those Of the West
Indian Islands, though the loss Of life
has not been so great as 1t was on
Martinique. for instance, The area
devastated by the Guatomalan volca-
noes, Santa Maria and Tacana is much
larger than that covered by the out
bursts Of Mont pclee, and the loss Of
property is consequently, larger. The
advises state that vast coffee planta-
lions have been devastated and that the
most fertile part Of the republic has
been converted into an lrreclaimable
waste. In all probability outside aid
VIII be needed FOR the stricken inhab-
itants. Tho South American republics,
az q rule, are not wealthy enough to
carry an added burden Of that kind,
without he benevolent assistance Of
neiehhore
The seismic disturbances all over the
globe at present. are really a remark
able feature Of contemporaneous his
tory. Undoubtedly some forces are at
work, IN what appears 20 be an irregu-
lar mannor-forces beyond the knowl-
odrg and beyond the control Of human
wisdom, and power. II Is wei to be
reminded. at times, that there is a
Higher Power, On which all depend.
even the earth itself and the world OF
which it Is but a part
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-24

To the disinterested observer IT would
seem that there should be no hesita-
tion or haggllng on the part of the coal
strike commission in reference to the
right Of the non union miners to be
heard In the present investigation.
Large numbers OF these independent
workers are vitality interested in the
outcome Of this struggle. The purpose
Of the appointment of the commission,
rs we understand It. was to make a
thorough investiga ton OF all the con-
dltlons affecting the disastrous strike
from which the country has suffered.
The non-union men were, many Of them,
the helpless victims OF the strike. They
and their families have suffered from
the conditions forced upon them by the
despotic decision OF the union leaders
that all work must be stopped. Surely
the fact that they were not responsible
for the strike ought not to bar the nom.
union men from the right 10 be heard
before the commission.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-24
PACKERS AND sToCEMEN.

According to the Kansas City Journal
the attitude to be taken by the National
Live Stock Association toward the
much-taiked-of packers merger,will be
discussed at the meeting Of the asso-
citation IN Kansas City, January next.
1t Is thought that the association viii
oppose that movement, because the
stockmen are aware OF the fact that II
the packers consolidate, stockmen as
well as consumers OF meat will be at
their mercy At the same time that
they will dictate TO the latter the prices
which they must pay, they viii dictate
to the former the prices at which they
must sell. Mr., Martin, secretary Of
the association believes It Is as much
to the interest OF the stockmen as of
the public to prevent, II possible. their
getting eower which would be dan
gerous In the hands OF men bent on
purely selfish ends.
How the i've stock men can prevent
the proposed consolidation Is another
question. In the opinion OF the Jour
nal, they can cause great deal OF
trouble to the packers, The association
represents hundreds Of thousands Of
stockmen and probably $1,000 600, 900 in
capital II It wanted TO- II could break
any packing concern IN the country
simply by withdrawing It's members
patronage from H. and it could enrich
any concern BY giving It even a small
proportion Of It's members business.
This being the case the danger would
be IN the combination Of packers and
live stock men, against the public,
through some agreement between the
two organizations. We would think
that would be a more imminent and
real menace to public interests than
possible war between the two assocla-
tons that really depend on one another
for business.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-24

OF the state OF Utah. and a great deal
OF what they say Is the most ridiculous
ttmmyrot People In the east have no
conception OF the situation and no
knowledge of the Mormon question AZ
they choose to call H. When the Elbs
were browsing In the green pastures Or
Salt Lake city last August a prominent
printer from New York City asked an
old acquaintance of his, a Salt Lake
newspaper man. How do you tel
these Mormons when YOU see them?
Here was an Intelligent man, resident
Of the metropolis OF the new world, VINO
actually thought that the Lattcr.day
Saints wore some distinctive Barb, Mcl
as DO the Shakers for Instance, ana
were swarthy low-browed people OF
repellant aspect, That was his descrip-
ton Of the notion he had always enter
tanned regarding them, and he was as
tOnished to find that their only charac-
teristic as far as personal appearance
was concerned was that an unusually
large proportion of them were pro-
nounced blonds That Is fair sample
OF eastern IDEAS.
1T IS the probability that Reed smoot
n Mormon Apostle. VIII be the choice
Of the state legislature 70 succeed sem
ator Rawlins az Washington whlch
stirred up the tempest that threatens to
fan into fierce connagratIon the ever
smoulderng nres Of religious intoler-
GRANGE. The wisdom Of electing a high
digutary OF any church 10 such posi-
ton IS questionable and Is a fair mat
ter for discussion, but to enter upon
crusade against man because OF MS
creed or belief is a movement more
qibversive Of the best interests OF The
country than the presence in the senate
OF any Apostle, bishop or cardinal can
ever become. At least once in each
generation this country is swept by an
antl-Catholic crusade. which soon dies
n natural death, and II Is worthy Of
note that the present anti Mormon
howl Is being vented by the class OF
people who. at other times, enroll them
selves under the banner Of ex-m0nks
and ex-nuns that come 10 the surface
whenever the harvest Of sheckels Is
rlpo, This sort Of movement nearly al
ways defeats the very object It aims
at achieving.
let MS have fair discussion Of the
wisdom az electlng a clergyman Of any
church % a political position but leave
out Of the debate all references 10 his
particular creed as a reason for elect
ing him 10 90 TO Washngt n or TO stay |
at home, II does seem az II the minis
tors who are now so vehementlv de- |
Apostle Smoot his religion |
and his aspirations. are furnishlng the |
strongest possible arguments In favor
Of excluding an members ~ their class |
from public Office. Men who know so |
little and say so much are not fitted 10 |
steer the ship Of state"