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Arizona republican., 1902-10-13
" Votes Be Hanged ''

Those who think and betray their thought that President Roosevelts anx- iety to free the country from danger of a coal famine by ending the coal strike originates in considerations of political expediency simply advertise their own pettiness and inability either to get their own minds off partisan politics or to realize that it is possible for anybody else to do so.
 There are a few politicians and oficeholders in this country-not many, to be sure. but few-who do not think that politics and continuance in office are the most important things in life. Among those few President Roosevelt is conspicuous. He is natuarlly manly independent and fearless. possibly lit tie headstrong, at any rate decidedly prone to do what seems to him right and proper without counting the cost or bothering himself about anybody else's view of his conduct or motive. Moreover. he is many things besides q politician and has many interests and fields of work utterly outside of politics. The close of his political car ger tomorrow would not be the end Of him. There is much that he has plann- ed to do that he has been compelled to postpone by the pressure of official duty. There is no, man in American public life less likely to be influenced in his personal or official conduct by thoughts of his political future. There is no man in American public life who can say with more sincerity and cheer fulness and less of mental reservation: "Oh, votes be hanged!"-Rocheste Democrat and Chronicle.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-13

Up to the present time fifteen republi- can state conventions have adopted res olutions strongly indorsing President Roosevelt's administration, expressing their wish that Roosevelt shall be the republican national candidate in 1904, and pledging him their support so far as their authority to make pledges ex- tends. The list, together with the num- Der of delegates which each state will have in the nationol convention, is as follows: Alabama 22; Col.~ado, 10; Connecticut, IA; Delaware, 6; Iowa, 26 Kansas, 20; Massachusetts, S2; Mime sota, z2; Missouri, 36 Montana, $; New Hampshire. s; New York, 7S; Pennsyl- vania, eS; Texas, 36; Washington, 10; total, 394 The national convention will have sS4 delegates, of which majority will be 493, or 99 in excess of the declarations already made in favor Of Roosevelt
Arizona republican., 1902-10-13
Reinforcement of a People.

By the new ordinances just promul- gated at St. Petersburg the grand duchy of Finland has been stripped of the last vestige of constitutional gov ernment The first of these ordinances provides that the Finnish senate, which is also the supreme court of justice and the executive or privy council of the duchy, shall hereafter be under the direct and constant supervision of the governor general, who will have the ab- solute right of veto overall acts of that government body; the law moreover requires the governor general or his adjutant to be present at every meeting of the senate and that no decision is to be made in any matter of importance in his absence or without his consent. The second ordinance authorizes the gov ernor general to dismiss without trial any administrative official who has not been directly appointed by the czar and the third grants similar powers over judicial officers to the reformed" sem ate.
 Inasmuch as the governor general has complete control over the actions of the senate the latter will be obliged to re- construct the law courts to suit the czar's satrap at Helsingfors. As though the lodgment in the hands of single person, and an alien to boot. had not been a sufficiently tyrannical proceed ing. the Films must be shorn of their last remedy against despotic bureau cracy. The right to call officials to ac- count for malfeasance remained, for hitherto all officers of the crown were responsible to the law courts for the legality of their actions. Not long age a court of Finland condemned some policemen to punishment for conduct which had been praised and rewarded by a deputy governor, and many suits of similar character are now pending. The fourth Finnish ordinance of the czar decrees that no official in Finland, high or low, shall be brought to trial on any charge without the consent of his superiors.
 lHtIe VIII HcIcdllcI DG IiO in Finland to which the people can ap- peal to maintain their constitutional privileges, and a ruffian police imported from Russia will see to it that the con- scription law and other usurpatory en- actments of the czar shall be carried into effect. A country which became an appanage of the Russian crown only on the condition. ratified by the oath of the wearer of the diadem, that its con- stitution should remain inviolate, has thus been made into a mere province of Russia. There is no hope of the Rus sian autocrat retracing his steps or re- versing his policy, and the Films will have to emigrate or await the coming of a revolution in Russia before they shall regain their liberties.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-13
The American Soldier.

The Thirty-sixth nnual reunion of the Grand Army of the Republic. held at Washington last week, was one of the most notable in the history of that honored and honorable organiza- tion- It was notable because of the fact that for thousands of the aged veterans it must prove to be their last gathering at the city in whose defense they had rendered such patriotic service in the days of the civil war. Indeed, the pathetic features of each succeeding reunion becomes more pronounced. as the vast body of the worlds greatest Grand Army moves closer to the mortal border land. The reunion was notable for the high note of patriotism so clearly dominant, and it was notable for the great addresses delivered. Secretary Hay and Secre- tary Root, speaking for the national government, were at their best.
 Secretary Root was especially strong in his references to the immortal work which had been accomplished by the veterans who were assembled before him. and when he turned to a defense of the successors of those veterans the American soldier of today, his words rang with patriotism which should put to shame every soldier-hatei in the country.
 "I am sure you must have been proud when you saw these children ot yours in Cuba" he said, mot only emu lating in the little war the gallantry that you showed in the great, but when the war was over. healing the wounded. succoring the sick, feeding the hungry. teaching the Cubans how to govern
Arizona republican., 1902-10-13
The Calamity Howlers.

With Encourage Capital for its motto, the Tucson Star throws this shot into the democratic camp:
 "If Arizona is to continue to attract capital for her development, nothing must be done to alarm it. Every legiti mate means must be invoked to en- courage it's investment in our vast un- developed material wealth. Corporate rights must be protected if we are going to be entrusted with the capital of incorpora tions. Better have thou sands Of interpretations endowed with special privileges which will bring the millions out of our mountains and out of our desert lands, rather than have the mountains remain silent and unde veloped, with their sleeping millions and our wide plains remain desert, in- stead of being made to give forth their treasures of bread and fruits for the hungry and for commerce. Let nothing be done to alarm or keep capital from coming into Arizona. Let it be under stood throughout the land that Arizona protects her invested capital, be it incorporated or individual. This will help us and will make great prosperity for Arizona"
 Those who are so much opposed to corporations ought to consider the taxes paid in Pima county by one cor poration, that of the Southern Pacific company. This year that corporation will pay into the county treasury $16S20. Yet if some people had their way they as well as other corporate capital, would be driven out of the ter ritory. These large concerns which in- vest such large capital in Arizona ought to be assured of all the protection to which they are entitled, and not threatened with all kinds of annoying legislation, if we are to expect foreign capital to come among us. What Ari- zOna wants is scores and scores of railroads, large mining corporations and other incorporated industries. which will develop our latent wealth, giving work for the workers and business for the business men. and prosperity to every community"
 Coming from a democratic source, this is especially commendable. As we have stated frequently, nobody believes that the conservative and progressive democrats of the territory-the demo- NiettS NiiO diC Nh6lI SiEo to developing the resources of Arizona have any sympathy or patience with the suggestion of democratic office seekers that the black flag be raised against capital. The preaching of the propaganda of socialism and repudia- tion falls upon unresponsive ears. so far as very large element of the democratic party is concerned. It ;s encouraging, therefore, while only too many democratic papers are echoing the socialistic rant of interruptions politicians, to find one democratic paper which has the intelligence to recognize that there is no place here for such doc trines.
 J. F. Wilson, the democratic candi- date for congress, and his socialistic associates in Yavapai county, are doing their utmost to inf1ame the miners of the territory against their employers, and create a reign of discord in every mining district-and this at a stage Of our mineral development when every miner is himself a prospect i've capitalist and employer because of ownership in mining property. Worse
Arizona republican., 1902-10-13

standing, and evidently of enduring stability, the result of whose operations has been indisputably beneficent to the public. They have given us improved service and better goods, at lower cost. Such concerns, even though they be called trusts, deserve to live and to prosper. There are others which, as Senator Deliver well says, are so bogus that without much straining of the law they might be excluded from the use of the mails as frauds. Such trusts fail because they deserve to fail. It may be that such natural processes will solve the whole trust problem, or 1t may be that strenuous federal legislation will be required. In any case, so long as the trust octopus comprises only one-tenth of American industry there is still an opportunity for us to thank God and take courage. New York Tribune
Arizona republican., 1902-10-13

The fashions change in every thing except babies.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-13
Foreign Praise of the Army.

The falsity of the attacks and criti- cisms which have appeared from time to time in the papers of the United States on the American army, especial ly with reference to it's conduct in the Philippines, is at last being realized by papers of Europe. A recent edition of the Frankfurter Zeitung contains T 7pirited defense of the American army by German living in Manila. The writer takes the very we'll sustained ground that it is hardly just to expect soldiers to observe in every case the rules of civilized warfare-in fighting a foe notoriously. disregardful of those same regulations. The correspondent says: Perhaps no other nation, except
Arizona republican., 1902-10-13
Roosevelt

Criticism of the official acts Of some of the candidates on the democratic ticket, and discussion of their qualifi- cations fer public office. constitute cry put forth on behale of some of the Afflicted It is a new theory. Men who seek office must expect to have the searchlight thrown on their official acts, and if the opposing candidates are better qualified it is something the voters are intensely interested in know ing. It will be time enough for the sensitive gentlemen to cry out when they are subjected to criticism person. ally
Arizona republican., 1902-10-13

than all. everything possible is being done by this gang to harass and alarm capital, drive it from the territory and frighten prospective investors away.
 Every man may be as useless to the community as he pleases. and Wilson the Prescott Courier, and their social istic supporters might to the end of their days fail to bring a single dollar into Arizona, or fail to do a thing to- ward promoting our industrial growth, and nobody would care. But they will find that this carelessness does not mean public approval of their efforts to make the territory a hotbed of so- cialism and business stagnation.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-13

the United States, would have had the patience to meet the stubborn resist
 ance of the Filipinos in Samar for two long years with such humanity as, upon the whole, has been the case. It is not to be wondered at that the American leaders finally let their gall run over at the treacherous tricks played upon them and adopted sharper measures. Of course, some excesses occurred, but it is highly inadmissable to select these
Arizona republican., 1902-10-13

Throughout the territory. the repub- iicans arc making the most aggressive campaign in their history. They have nothing to explain. nothing to apologize for and they have nominated the best men. In every county the democrats are on the defensive, and are joining in a chorus of explanations
Arizona republican., 1902-10-13
MOTHERS

Who would keep their children in good health should watch for the first symp- toms of worms. and remove them with Whites Cream Vermifuge. It is the children's best tonic. It gets digestion at work, so that their food does them good, and they grow up healthy and strong. 25c at Elvey G Huletts, drug gists.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-13

few cases and serve them to the public as typical of American war making ' The excuse of the Zeitung in it's belief of the verity of certain American at tacks and criticisms is that it has mere y published and commented upon what has appeared in American newspapers upon this subject.-Army and Navy Register.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-13
DR. GRISWOLD

has received another consignment of Vim Cactus tires. These tires are fully guaranteed for one year, but they don't need it, for they will outlast double that time. If for any-cause your wheel is not feeling well take it to DT. Gris- wold. for he is a successful physician in all bicycle ailments
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-01-15
The Plums Do Fall.

The announcement of the appointment
OF postmasters for some of the most inn
portant offices in South Carolina was
made last week. President Roosevelt
did not appoint his cousin, Mr.. Thos. A.
Stewart, to fill the vacancy at Newberry.
caused by the removal of Mr.. VIM. Y.
Fair. This appointment was given to
Mr.. O. j. Purcell to whom it was in a
measure promised sosss time before Sar.
Fair was removed. Mr.. Purcell is a lead
ing merchant and farmer of that section.
Mr.. Geo. s. McCravy, who, has been
appointed to the Laurens Office. was
once Sheriff of that county. He was de-
feated in a surprising way two years ago.
but was taken care of by being made a
dispensary Inspector. Later he was
made head deputy in the United States
Marshal's Office in this State (and is now
filling that position) through the infiu-
enoe of Senator McLaurin.
MIR. Preston Rion, who has been am
pointed postmaster at Winnsboro, haa
been identified with the Republican
party for several years and succeeds him
sell. ~ r,9isa
The announcement of the appointment
of David Aiken as post:.sa ste- 81 9. azssScss;:. zssScss;:.
wood causes sadness, as ne has been
dead about month. He was q promi-
nent citizen of that town and had always
been Democrat. He was TO succeed l..
M. Moore, another Democrat and q
strong "reformer," who had held the
place about eight years.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-01-15
An oconee Man Killed by a Falling Tree.

Joseph Douka, German who lived
near Fair Play, in Oconeo county, was
accidentally killed by falling tree on
Thursday. A new ground had been
burned off the day before, and one of
the dead trees in it caught fire and was
considerably burned about the body.
Douka and his son were working in the
field Thursday afternoon. some distance
away from each other. The son heard
the tree fall, but did not pay particular
attention to it. Some time afterward he
missed his father and instituted search,
when he found him lying unconscious
beside the fallen tree with his skull
crushed. He had been hit on the head
by limb as the tree fell. He lived until
Friday, but never recovered conscious
ness. Mr.. Douka was Catholic and was
buried in the burying ground adjoining
st. Joseph's church in this city Monday
morning. The pastor of the church, the
Rev. Father Gwynn, was compelled to
leave the city Sunday night and conse-
Grated the grave before he left. Mr..
Douka was SO years old and leaves wife
and several children. .--Anderson Daily
Mail, January 14th.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-01-15
The Comic derate Rolls.

The following is an extract from tf,a
iieport of the Adjutant General: The
Confederate rolls have been in the care
of the Adjutant Generals departnen
Tor two years, and during that time but
very few names have been enrolled. As
you are aware, thirty,six years have
passed since the close of the war. and itis
reasonable to expect that not many more
names will be added. Besides, who n 4,
know, or who is to decide, when the
completion has beeI reaohedp 1t Is est;-s
mated that about 65, 900 names are ON the
rolls, as they now stand, showing that
south Carolina furnished about ~. 600
more soldiers to the Confederate oanaa
than she had voters in 1850, and ciearlv
indicating, as we'll, that of the 85 .oOo az
least IL, 900 were composed OF boys be.
tween IL and 10 years Of age. Any scheme
devised that is likely TO swell the num-
oers OF the admirable showing already
accomplished, would meet my hears
approval. But for nearly twenty years
the work of completing the rolls has been
gong on, and cannot but think that IL
is time that they should be published in
cheap, substantial book form, and I re-
spectfnlly urge your Excellency to call to
the attention OF the General Assembly
70 this important matter, and the necee-
sity OF making an appropriation sufficient
Tor the purpose, and no longer defer that
sacred duty that the State owes to the
inyincible heroes that composed the
army she contributed to the Confederate
cause. i
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-01-15
TiIIman for a Gold Man.

1t seems incredible that Senator Till
man should favor the elevation of gold
bug to the Presidency, but here it is
stated in a reputable newspaper as com
ing from his own lips. The Memphis
Commercial-Appe interviewed Tillman
on his recent visit to that city and re-
ports him as expressing the following
views on the proper course of the Demo
cratic party to follow in 1904: ssThe situ-
alton requires man who has remained
with the party, although he may have
done so at the sacrifice of his personal
views on the silver question:. He must
not bs a radical silver man, for that
would excite the enmity of the gold
standard Democrats, and he must not be
q man who has refused to stand by the
party, because the silver people, and We
can't do without them, will not support
such ticket. He should be man who
believed in the gold standard and yet put
aside his personal views and accepted
the will of his party as final in the past
contests.
Can it be that Tillman, too, has seen a
great light and will come around as has
McLaurinp Somebody will be rising up
to call the Pitchfork Senator Repupli4
can and to demand that he be put out of
the party caucus and be denied repre-.
sentation ON the committees as a Demo.
crat, il he keeps up this sort of talk
Charleston Post
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-01-15
Negro Lynched for Assault.

Springfield, KY, January 11.-Jim
Mays, anegro, charged with assaulting
white girl in the Sans neighborhood,
in this county, Wednesday, was taken
nom Jail by mob at O'Clock this
morning and hanged. His body was
found hanging from a tree near the city.
The mob came into town quietly and
after arousing Jailor Cattlett demanded
the keys. The request was refused, and
they begatto hammer on the locks of
the jail doors. They soon obtained an
entrance to the prison where they found
Mays. The mob's work was quietly
done. Only the jailor and two or three
others knew anything about the coming
of the mob until this morning, nor where
the mob dispersed. Neither are any of
the members of the mob known to the
officials.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-01-15
Bible Institute at cornella, Ga.

There will be Bible Institute at Cor
nelia, Ga, beginning goth instant, and to
continue four or six weeks.
The course of study will consist of
Bible doctrine as developed from the
Acts of the Apostles and related Scrip
turos; how to study the Bible; sermoniz-
ing; pastoral work; missions, doctrinal
and practical; parliamentary practice;
Christian education, etc. Also daily in
struot.on in English grammar by Rev. A.
e. Booth,
We are to have as instructors Revs. s.
Y. Jameson, b. w. j. Graham, M. M.
Rylee, T. p. Bell, j. A. Wynn, f. @. Mo
Connell, b. d. Ragsdale, and perhaps
others.
No charges except for board, SO per
week, or less.
No pastor can afford to miss this feast
of fat things. Let every church in North
east Georgia release her pastor, and if
necessary help him to attend. Let all
attend who can, male and female. May
we not have woman's meeting about
February4 or 81 Mrs. w. w. Landrum,
of Atlanta, will meet the sisters. Let
every sister who can come write me at
once at Cornelia, Ga.
r. n Hawkina
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-01-15
Work to Begin a. poriman Shoals.

Tbe directors of the Water, Light and
Powes Company held meeting yester-
day in, the Office of the company. the
CONTRACT was signed with the Flynt Con-
struofon Company for the rebuilding Of
the dam at Portman Shoals, and the work
will commence Iat once. The work is to
cost s125,O00. The machinery to be used
In rebuilding the dam was ordered seye-
raj days ago and some of it has already
been SHIPPED. Active work will COM
m enco on thedam on Monday.
he<engine ard boilers ordered some
tinlY s.go by aie company will be shipped
onftime and good progress is being made
toward getting everything to running
again. 1t is hoped to have the electric
lights burning and the smaller Industries
IA the city using electric power running
Again before the first of Fobruary--pos,
sibly by the 25th instant. = Anderson
Daily Mail, January 11tb.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-01-15
Negro Brute Attempts Criminal Assault.

y H -
spastanburg, January 9.-4To-day as
Reidsyille g negro, giving as his name b.
w.. uughcs, from Greenyille, made
attempts to criminally assault two little
white school childron and also to assault
Mrs. e, NJ. Fowler, of that place..
This morning che negro accostcd the
two little white girls as they we're on
their way to school, but they ran AMI
screamed, thus battling his purpose.
This afternoon at 8 O'clock the Same
negro entered the hGins oS Mrs. E. M.
Fowler and attempted to lay hands on
her, but her instant screams summoned
man working near by, at whose ap-
pToaeh the black fiend fled.
Mrs. Fowler's son, O. o. Fowler.
started in search of the fugitive. he
soon found him in lonely spot and the
two grappied. The negro assaulted
Fowler with an iron rod. Fowler drew
ms pistol aua sroS tho negro In tho neck. /
His capture was chen easy,
The negro ia now in lookup at Roidsl
vile and viii be brought here TO. morrow!
He got badly wounded.
+ Reidsville is much excited, but no dsa-
order nreyaila