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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-14
From the Florence Times.

From the Florence Times.
Governor Jelks' administration Is work
ing as smoothly as well oiled machinery.
His worst political enemies see nothing
in it to merit criticism.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-14
From the Hartselle ENQUIRER.

The negro who was fined $50 and ninety
days for stealing four chickens in Bir
mingham few nights ago, is prepared
to believe that spring poultry is demand
ing good price with the market strong
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-14

Capt. Oberlin Carters fever has
disappeared, but his sentence has not.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-14

The new electors of Alabama de-
mand their full rights. They want
to agents.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-14

innocent cotton should not be per-
mitted to reduce the corn acreage of
the South.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-14

Earthquake shocks at Panama are
booming the Nicaragua route.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-14

The Major Jenkins issue has happily
been disposed of.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-14
TIVE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN AtAsA~
Be aidant and remediate In the good
mans distress.
King Lear.
Pin Iron Production.

The high demand for foundry iron,
largely produced in the South, is
leading to careful inquiry as to the
possibilities of Southern production
The statistician of Rogers, Brown &
Co. furnishes these facts relative to
furnaces in Alabama, Georgia, Ten
nessee and Kentucky:
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-14

Chief Austin is arresting microbes,
and he cannot carry his new mission
too far
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-14

Rejected cabinet lumber may be
utilized in appointing a minister to
Cuba.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-14

Mrs. Albert T. Patrick will sum-
mer at Sing Sing on the Hudson.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-14

Let us make it Free Cuba indeed, as
well as on paper
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-14

The beef trust is fine example of
trusts in general
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-14

The hardware trust should take
warning from the beef trust, and
avoid the ill-will of the public.
Fighting Bob Evans is going to Asia,
where the Japs and Russians are ach-
ing to go to war.
We should not re-enslave an island
that we once freed. This would be
especially cruel
The new electors of Alabama de-
mand their full rights. They want
to agents.
innocent cotton should not be per-
mitted to reduce the corn acreage of
the South.
Chief Austin Is arresting microbes,
and he cannot carry his new mission
too far.
Rejected cabinet lumber may be
utilized in appointing a minister to
Cuba.
Earthquake shocks at Panama are
booming the Nicaragua route.
The Major Jenkins issue has happily
been disposed Of.
Let us make it Free Cuba indeed, as
well as on paper.
The beef trust is fine example of
trusts in general.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20
GOVERNMENT LAND AND
THE BUCkLIN BILL

Advocates of the Bucklin amend
ment shut their eyes to the fact that
of the $1,000, 900 of acres of land with
in the boundaries of this state only
about 100000 are subject to taxa
ton. The remaining 81 100000 be-
long to the government and hence are
not taxable.
The Henry George theory, which
the Bucklin people are twisting and.
warping in their effort to fit it to
this state, contempates a condition
in which practically all the land in
a state is private ownership.
The value of personal property
which under the Bucklin amendment
would escape taxation, is out of all
proportion in Colorado to the amount
of land upon which the burden of the
taxes would fall. To follow the Henry
George idea of reform the conditions
contemplated by him should exist. He
aimed to overcome what he thought
was the injustice of extensive private
ownership of land. But that is a
condition which does not exist here.
He looked forward to a time when
private rights to land would be sur
rendered and the rental of land
held by the state would yield the
revenue lost through the exemption
of personal property from taxation.
But that cannot be realized here, be-
cause more than three-fourths of the
land in Colorado is held by the fed
eral government and can neither be
leased nor taxed by the state.
The result of forced and unnat-
ural application of the Henry George
theory would be to throw on the 49,
000,000 acres of private land a bur
den which his proposition contem.
plates should be placed upon the en-
tire 66.000,O00 acreage. If the same
owned all the range land now occu-
pied by hocks of sheep and herds OF
cattle it might lease it. But it does
not own it; and even If the federal
government should lease 1t, the reve-
nue. thereby derived would accrue
not to the state, but to the govern
ment at Washington.
We may conclude that II Henry
George were alive he would say that
Senator Buckln and his other disci
pies in this state are attempting tc
make wrong application of his the
ory. He might suggest its applica
ton to New York. where there is ne
federal land. But he would recognize
at once that the possession by the
federal government Of more than thre
fourths of the acreage would not onl,
make the burden OF taxation griev
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

The Denver Times readers were to
be favored with an independent paper.
Six days in the week the Times whets
the appetite for political matter and
on Sunday. in order to get whack
at them. the Sunday edition is done
away with and the News substituted,
the last Sunday News taking up sew
eral columns on the editorial page ar
guing why the Democratic ticket
should be elected. not to mention To-
cal references in dozens of places.
This Is what Mr.. Patterson may term
independency, but we all know shat
Editor Patterson could not keep good
faith in this connection. In this we
have nothing to say y the Times as a
newspaper. for its columns are well
filed. but simply desire to disabuse
the minds of the people that it is an
independent paper in regard to poll
tics, because it leans towards Democ-
racy six days out of the week and on
Sunday is running over with Demo
cratic slush.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20
COLORADO eREv,T,Es.

Things came to pretty pass in the
Democratic ranks in this county last
Saturday. when 1t became necessary
to pass the hat to raise money to hire
a hall for Charley Thomas. They
came to prettier pass when 1t was
stated openly in the conven-
ton that the hat held tool little
money even to hire the hall and May
or Sampliner stated that there was no
money for the band and the band
would not be hired. This ranked in
the bosoms OF the delegates when one
of them arose and said 1t would be
pretty dry without band and sug-
gested another hat act. The mayor
and Democratic saloonkeeper
grabbed the hats again and the latter
on reaching the editor OF the News In
sisted on a contribution. Seeing that
things were indeed desperate dollar
OF Republican money was dropped in
for the band boys. Did anyone ever
hear of the Democratic party
getting into ditch before?" Yes, they
got into a deeper one the same night
when less than one hundred persons,
many of them being Republicans.
gathered to hear the best speaker in
the state. We do not begrudge them
that dollar, for without that dollar 1t
would have been thinner than 1t was.
Grand Junction News.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20
TELLER COUNTY.

The activity among the Republicans
at Cripple Creek has caused the Dem
ocracy OF Teller county to do some
hard thinking Two rousing pub
lie meetings have recently been held
in the district. and the attendance
and the enthusiasm displayed were
the subject of comment among politi-
clans all over the district. The con-
ditions in the new county. which has
hitherto been so strongly Democratic.
are undeniably bad for that party in
this campaign. The hard fight which
took place as between Orman and
Stinson has left wounds which will
not heal. The leading labor paper
of the district contains daily attack
upon the chairman of the party in
that county, and the chances for a
split from now until election day are
first rate.
The Populists and Socialists have
many votes in the district. Hun
dreds of miners who cast independ-
ent ballots have declared that they
will not vote for Stimson, and they
are fiocking to Owens and to Provost,
the Cripple Creek man who is the
Socialist candidate for governor.
James Doyle. who knows the county
thoroughly, and who has been mixed
up in its politics since there were
any politics in the county. has open
ly declared that the nomination of
Stimson meant the loss of the legisla-
tive ticket in that county. No won
der the Democracy is becoming alarm
ed, and has decided to send the Hon.
r. NJ. Patterson up there in his ca.
pacity as the great reconciler, and
try to get the contending elements
together But it is quite possible
that the Hon. Tom has worn his vel
come out: it is quite likely that his
persuasive eloquence has lost its
charm, and that the miners and bust
ness men of Teller county this year
will vote as they see fit, without the
usual quota of advice from Patterson
or anybody else.
Under the circumstances. the Re
publican party in Teller county has
good reason for its confidence not
only of overcoming previous Demo
cratic majorities. but of placing Teller
county where it ought to be, in the
| list of up-to-date progressive Repub
lican counties in Colorado.-Colorado
Springs Telegraph.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

John C. Bell, Clay B. Whitford and
Horace w. Havens, the latter the
Democratic nominee for secretary OF
state, will address the voters OF this
city at the court house next Thursday
evening. T. M. Patterson will follow
Saturday and William j. Bryan on the
eth. According to present arrange
ments the special train will leave
Grand junction on the evening of the
26th, reaching Ridgeway the next
morning, where an open air meeting
will be held, an excursion train being
run from Ouray. The next stopping
point will be Telluride. Rico. with
probably short speeches at Ophir, Do
lores and Mancos, arriving in Duran
go some time in the afternoon when
Mr.. Bryan will talk at the Fair
grounds or Brookside. The 5000 ne
cessary to secure Mr.. Bryan was
pledged this morning and the money
goes to Denver tomorrow.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

From the confessions OF the boy Car
yer at Alamosa, the first suspicion of
Durango officials that James Denning
was one OF the parties to the hold-up
at the Blue Front saloon. seems to
have been a correct one. Carver got
frightened when threats became seri-
Gus and told all he knew about the
Alamosa robbery and murder. giving
up the SIS that he received for taking
the money. Denning was used a.
guard at Alamosa. receiving his part
OF the plunder, among 1t being George
Wright's watch. which was found on
the forger's person on his arrest at
Del Norte. Carver also divulged Nc
Donald's confidence that he and Den
ming held up Dempsey in Durango.
Denning's people at Antonita and the
county authorities have been trying to
shield him, but he Is now safely lodg-
ed In the Conejos pail. and the whole
affair seems to be unraveling. Lynch
ing will be the certain end of McDon-
aid II the Alamosa people get hold of
him. Denning. after about ten days
OF freedom. is again viewing the in
side walls Of a jail. probably to last
for longer period this time.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

BY the nomination of S. II. Thomp-
son for both the long and short term
commissioner, special effort should
be made to elect II. J.. Morgan for the
short term. The old board is the one
to let contracts for the ensuing year
and by having two men on the board
who will not be parties to any favorit-
ism, hundreds and perhaps thousands,
of dollars may be saved the county.
Mr. Morgan is gentleman VINO will
not stand in with deals to the detri-
ment Of the general taxpaying public,
hence his election for the short term
should be made by Democrats as well
as Republicans who want an econom-
ical and respectable administration OF
affairs.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

Mr.. Bryan and brass band are not
factors in this campaign. The taxpay-
ing public has followed the winds long
enough and are not going to be tossed
hither and thither with high sounding
phrases. Bryan can advance no logic
that will redeem La Plata county from
bankruptcy. 1t will require good fig
uring and utter disregard of favorit-
ism to bring the county out of the
financial auagmire; it has fallen into
Through fusionism and following Bry-
Van leadership.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

The campaign in the Henderson dis.
trict Of Iowa is made lively enough
by the Republicans to show that the
old majority of five figures is not go
ing to be seriously reduced. Ex-Gov-
ernor Boies is good campaigner for
a centenarian, but this is a Republi-
can year in Iowa, as in other parts OF
the country. Boies will have lots OF
company in the Democratic smash-ur
of November 4.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

The man who votes against j. c..
McCabe on account of Teller is will
ing the interests of the state should
be relegated to the rear in order to
help out the gang that has misruled
the state of Colorado for several
years. AS individuals Democratic
nominees may be all right. but they
are bound to follow the Democratic
policy, which is well known in this
state and especially in La Plata coun-
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

1t should be borne in mind that A.
r. Mollette. Republican nominee for
district attorney, was a hard work
ing miner. He handled the hammer
and drill for several years, and knows
just what those who work under
ground have to go through with. He
is. therefore. entitled to the suffrages
of the miners and he should receive
their support.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

The Herald is a believer in fair
play. We are forninst the Day crowd
winning out in politics. This has
been demonstrated fully the past year
or two, at the same time there is a
fair way of doing everything-not-
withstanding all is fair in love and
politics. For some weeks. as stated
by Mr. McCloskey, meetings were held
to see If it were not possible to patch
up a truce among the warning fac
tions Mr.. McCloskey stated yester-
day at the different meetings held at
his office which were attended by by
the Democrats from the country pre-
cincts as well as town, that fully $50
members of the party were consulted.
and all agreed that it was best to
come to an amicable understanding
and thus do away with any strife at
the primaries. On this understanding,
the agreement being signed in order
to make 1t binding the Day-Johnson-
Herr Morgan faction made no effort to
control the primaries and everything
passed off as peaceful as the cooling
of doves. Burwell was not an active
candidate-in fact had not announced
himself as candidate, SO he inform
ed a Herald representative, although
\ the laboring element of the party was
pushing him forward and the appar-
ent desire for his nomination was so
great that to satisfy his followers, the
opposition surrendered and agreed to
| his nomination. While such proceed
\ ure-for a few self-appointed leaders
to get together and decide on who
shall be the nominees-is unheard of
\ at the same time, when once made,
l should be binding. If the agreement
was obnoxious and liable to hurt by
having 1t go out that the party had
nothing to do with the selection OF
! candidates, then why was 1t fulfilled
| so far as Thompson was concerned
| 1t is quite evident by the surrender to
Burwell that the opposition believed
his friends were strong enough to viii
out at the primaries, hence why moi
make the best of it? Hardly had the
caucus ticket been named than the
work of double-crossing commenced
Several candidates appeared on the
Burwell received less than one-third Of
| the convention vote and wound W
| with less than fourth. In his place
man was named who has no qualifica
| tions to back him up, is not identified
with any particular interest and VII
not even carry his own precinct, hav
| ing lost it as candidate for com
missioner last fall. OF course. so fal
! as The Herald is concerned. we ar'
highly pleased over the policy pursued
| by the Democrats for 1t has widenet
the breach more than ever and here
after no dependence will be given any
agreement that may be made betweer
the opposing factions. In the inter
ests of Republicanism the duplicity o
yesterday is one of the best thing
that could have happened. Surely NJ
laboring man can vote the ticket nam
ed after their man was so unmerci
fully knitted.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

Democrats are rushing public
speakers to this neck of the woods.
Bell, Whitford and Havens on the
23rd T. NJ. Patterson on the 25th, and
Bryan later, on condition of raising
$500 to pay for special train. That
. the faithful, those who have reaped
at the public crib will put up hand
somely, no one for moment doubts.
And it will require additional spell
binders to fool the voters of La Plata
county.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

BY the insertion of a "pi" line yes
terday The Herald classed Bell and
Shafroth as working with the Repub-
lilcan party and should be elected on
account of Republican push and ener-
gy. The correct line should have
read Brooks, Hogg and Bonynge." +"
These gentlemen will be able to work
with the majority and accomplish
something for the people of this state
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

j. T. Whitelaw will be the sacrifice
offered up by San Juan county Demo
Gratis this year, the judge having won
out at the primaries last evening.
While the dog and cat scramble has
been going on in Sllverton voters have
been studying the question, with the
conclusion to make clean breast of
it and vote the Republican ticket from
top to bottom.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

That the Democratic leaders are Sc
cretly aiding the Buckiin amendment
is self-evident from the fact that the
other day one of the public speakers
sent out by the state committee was
called in because he spoke against the
measure. Teller favored the amend
ment until the public became aroused
and began to include him in the ag-
gregation of ruin makers, when he
offered a lame apology for the position
assumed.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20
Wonder on what point Teller will

Wonder on what point Teller will
cross himself next? BY his Central
City speech he made it appear that his
life had been mis-spent in order to
curry favor with the party in power
that he might be retained in Office.
Now that the Democrats are in power
he must do something to continue his
official career, he thinks. but we
opine that voters will not pay much
attention to his pitiful appeal in this
year of our Lord 1902
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

lette. the Republican nominee Mr..
Mollette is learned gentleman and
was for two years in the office of the
district attorney of Pitkin county,
thereby gaining a good insight into
the details of the work which will
prove of valuable assistance when he
assumes Office the first of January.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

Orman was too friendly to the la
boring element and so he had to be
turned down and Stimson, a corpora
with him one Harry lnsley. and to cap
the climax Burwell. who voted right,
according to the labor committee, on
every proposition affecting the labor
ing man, is turned down. And who
says Dave Coates is not right in his
criticism?
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

James H. Peabody will be the next
governor of Colorado. no matter if
Arapahoe county Democrats do at
tempt to steal the election by fraud.
The state outside of Denver will roll
up at least twelve thousand majority
for the Republican ticket, and this
cannot be overcome, 10 matter how
many repeaters Frank Adams and Bob
Speer run in.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

When Republican officials get after
trusts something is going to happen.
This is plainly shown by the coal ba-
rons giving in when President Roose-
welt gor warm under the collar
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

The laboring element of the Demo
cratic party of La Plata county, was
given the cold shoulder in fine shape
yesterday. Oh, yes, Democracy is for
the laboring man-when the party can
use him.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

The question now before the voters:
Who will S. H. Thompson work with
in case he should be elected? This is
something that the people want to
know. If he works with one Bradley,
then the taxpaying public is in for it
for another year.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

When the Republicans get control
of the board of commissioners when it
comes to the equalization of taxes
there will be decided change for the
better There will be no drunken
chairman to pass upon such import
ant matters.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

C. 7. Morgan placed S. II. Thomp-
son in nomination for commissioner
yesterday, saying he was a good
enough Democrat for him. Does Mr.
Morgan's activity mean that the same
elements will control should Mr.
Thompson happen to scratch in?
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

One of the Democratic senators
frankly admits that his party is not
likely to obtain control of the next
congress. He is even fair enough to
confess that Democratic control would
be disastrous.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

La Plata county Democratic leaders
must have Bryan, no matter what the
cost. They hope he will be able to
again mislead the voters from the
real issue-honest and economical
state and county government
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

1t is estimated that SIS per cent of
the countrys population is engaged in
gainful occupations. In many cases,
however, the gain is employing the
As per cent.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

The amount of honor in some polt-
ical gatherings is beyond human pow
er to imagine. OF course we have no
reference to the knitting of Burwell af-
ter the iron-clad agreement.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

The Democrat who votes for a fu-
sion nominee for commissioner this
fall, after the experience of the past
two years, must be hankering for
higher taxes.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

r. e. Gaines viii be the next com
missioner from this county, no matter
whom the Democrats nominate.
No compromise ticket will go with the
taxpayers this year
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

The law of compensation is we'll IL
lustrated in the case of Carrie Nation,
whose earnings on the lecture plat
form just about Offset her fines in po-
lice court.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

ously burdensome upon the small
acreage of private land, but put in
jeopardy the ultimate success of his
entire plan of economic reform
Denver Republican.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

Generals Delarey and De Wet ought
to defer their visit of solicitation to
the United States until after the fuel
question shall be disposed of
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

Professor e. Benjamin Andrews
has declined a raise of $1,000 a year
in his salary. The politicians will
hereafter regard him with increased
suspicion.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

No doubt the Democrats of the state
would like to fuse with the Populists
at this time, but Judge Overs is not
the kind of a man to be made cats
DaW of
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

The people of this judicial district
want man for district attorney VINO
will honestly and faithfully look after
the prosecution of criminals and VINO
will not have mitt out for hush mon
ey. Such an individual is A. Rex. MO
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

The Republicans of Colorado grow
faster than any other party in the
state. and it is a waste of time to de-
lay the inevitable result beyond next
month
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

Grand Duke Nicholas is bad man
to invite on a hunting trip. In his
last engagement he wounded FIVE
game beaters.