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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20

In writiu. about the cowboys OF
South America. Mr.. Paul Fountain
represents them rs having been ma-
iigned by other travellers who bad not
come in contact with the men them=
selves. but had listened To stories told
about them. To show that such stories
Increase as the square Of the distance
he tells the following anecdoie. which
reminds one of tine cassie three black
crows:
friend was travelling on foot to q
place which lac called ''Chip City" At
the first slop his host exclaimed:
What. Going TO Chipf Why, they
killed seventeen men there In a street
tight last week.
The next day the host with whom he
happened TO stop varied the story thus:
"Going to Chip: Terrible place. Why.
they stabbed twelve men to death there
a month ago.
At the third stopping place the story
was;
II wouldn't go TO Chip II ! were you.
Worst rowdies In the state. Six weeks
ago they shot seven men In cold bloodr'
At the weeks end IL was:
Not u nice place. Chip. Three
months ago they killed two men in the
street"
Arrived at Chip City. which was Q
mining place, my friend found that Q
single man had been killed In a fair
fight about two years previously,
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20
SOCIALISM NOT PRACTICABLE.
The Underlying FaiIaey of Johnson's
Campaign Cries.

Perhaps the word socialism" sums
up or includes more of the ''isms' and
doctrines of Tom Johnson than could
be expressed by any other single
word. He believes in many other
things@single tax, antitrust, free sill
yer, etc.-but most of his doctrines
now troop under the flag of socialism,
which has rallied all the groups and
factions that advocate political and
economic vagaries, with the hope that
any blow at established prosperity
and the existing order must ultimately
help their own purposes. Socialism of
course has the same hope, and the SER
vice of every faction of malcontents is
eagerly enlisted, in order that, upon
the ruins of present society. there may
be established the social state"
Socialism is founded chiefly upon
the theory that all wealth is produced
by labor, and consequently. in equity,
all wealth belongs to labor; then, de-
fining labor as the wage worker, it
concludes that all wealth belongs to
the wage classes, and that all other
classes are but so much parasitic
growth; consequently. they come to
the conclusion that profits. interest
and rent are all robbery-committed
against labor. This is an entire mis-
take. 1t is an error at the very basis
of the socialist system of thought.
Time was when labor did produce
wealth and then there was very little
wealth produced. Whatever was pro-
duced under savagery was purely by
hand labor, and then it was true to
say that labor produced it all. 1t is
also true to say that in that stage of
society labor got it all. There were
no capitalists to take it from them.
And 1t is further true that not only
| did labor produce it all and get it all.
but it produced less and got less than
| in any time of the worlds history. In
| other words. when it produced it all
| and had it all it received the least il
| ever did. When capital was introduc-
| ed wealth was increased.-From So
cialism Not Practicable" in Gunton's
| Magazine for October
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20
BANK STATEMENTS, PROSPERITY
A Paper Supporting johnson Makes
Strong Statements.

The inherent truth of the subjoined
statements Is enhanced at this time
by their being made in journal carry
Ing the Johrson Democratic ticket
and at all times intelligently Demo
cratic--the Columbus Citizen. The
only trouble about the article is that
1t falls TO make the logical applica
tion of urging its readers to vote for
Hanna and Herrick and the party Of
prosperity. The Citizen says:
"The October statements Of the Co
lumbus banks show the present to be
the most prosperous period in the his
tory OF local financial institutions. In
cidentally 1t may also be observed
that the recent complete publication
of these statements in the Citizen con-
stituted from every point Of view the
best exposition of favorable financial
facts ever given to the public by any
Columbus newspaper.
"The status of the banking business
is a fair index to general conditions.
II is particularly so in Columbus al
| the present time There are some
thoughtless persons and some whose
motives are not the best. because gov
| erned by a cheap conception Of politi-
| cal opportunity. who occasionally ex-
hibit a tendency 10 connect the pros
perity of financial institutions only
with the prosperity Of finances-from
! which a good deal of talk somewhat
akin to anarchy often results. The
| fact Is. however-and no amount OF
chicanery will conceal thanking and
general conditions are SO intimately
| related to one another that such bank
statements as those recently pub
| llshed In this city point conclusively
! to the state of trade In all branches
| of human industry.
This means that Columbus as
whole is now enjoying an unprece
dented period of prosperity: and
furthermore. that all evidence In the
| case indicates that this prosperity is
of the permanent kind. This is the
deenest and most gratifying signifi
canoe of the facts relating to the busl
ness of local banks"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20
Lsf, Her EdItor In Tears.

Little Miss Nera's ideas of the sus-
ceptibility of the editorial heart are
somewhat exaggerated. She has been
deeply impressed of late by the erratic
movements of a mature friend who
prepares manuscript for newspapers
and so has come to be something of q
writer herself. Over page after page
she scFawls undecipherable sentences
In her unsteady. primary department
hand. and when the stories are fin=
ished she submits them In person to
an imaginary editor whom she has
dubbed Mr.. Bunting"
One day last week she told her friend
that she had written a new story.
what is ii aboutf" asked the friend,
"Oh." was the reply. Il can't tell. II
, is too sad to Ialk about"
The friend asked no further quesr
, tons. and presently Vera volunteered
, additional information. II took II
downtown and showed IL to Mr.. Bunt.
ing today" she said.
"Yes:' said her friend. what did
he say about itT'
"He didn't say anything" was the
reply. but he just cried as If his hear
would break."-New York Press.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20
THE RECORD JUsrIFlEs HOPE.

The Republican party stands with
its proud record behind it. with pres
ent conditions. which have redeemed
every promise made. and which hold
ont bright hopes for the future. We
have strengthened our position year
after year by adhering to the funda-
mental principles upon which the
foundation of this party rested. We
have never swerved from those prln-
ciples since the day the party was
born. We have grown stronger In
their advocacy because We have ap-
pealed to the reason Of the people and
from them have received the response
that we were right and they have up
held us and convinced the others that
we were rlght.-Senator Hanna.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20
FORAKER ON HANNA.

We have never had a representative
IN the United States senate who has
better earned this honor. He has rem
dered there the most conspicuous
service. Not Ohio alone. but the whole
nation is indebted to him for what he
has done. He Is a great leader, not
only in the councils OF the party. but
also in the legislation and statesman
ship OF his time. He is broad-minded.
patriotic and thoroughly American.
He stands at all times for the best in
terests OF the country and is ever
ready and able to efficiently uphold
his cause. His defeat would be a ma
tional disappointment and a state hu-
initiation.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20

two letters before him. The governor
merely glanced at them and then
perused the letter of the mayor. IL
was a strong letter of recommendation.
Mr.. Dunn had taken care OF that.
Don't believe I've got a thing for
you. Mr.. Dunn" said the governor.
but I'll See He pushed a button.
"Sturgis." he said TO a man who
appeared. this is MIR. Dunn. a per-
sonal friend of Captain Kelly and the
chief up the state and OF Mayor Clay
ton. They want to place him. and 1
want to know what We've got on
hand"
We'll" returned Sturgis doubtfully.
81 don't know. There's only one place
left. and | don't know whether that
will suit any friend OF the mayor. I
| doubt it, Still
What Is it, inquired the governor.
Its the head Of that new record de-
partment, that's all."
well, that's fact. Mr.. Dunn" in
ed the governor. Il don't know
whether it would suit you. but it's all
, we've got. AMI II you want it,
Dunn leaned forward in his chair.
. what does II pay. MIR. Sturefs?" he in
, quired.
We'll. that's just IT," returned Stur-
gis. 1t only pays 5000 regular sala-
ry. but
Three thousand" gasped Mr.. Billy
Dunn.
YES" returned Sturgis apologetical-
ly. Il thought you wouldn't want Ii.
1 although there ARE lots of men that do.
Still. Mr.. Dunn. what with postage and
scaling wax and-and things. why. you
, ought TO get at least 5000 out of it.
one way and another. during the year.
What do you think? It's the best we
can do
| MIR. Dunn rose from his chair and
walked over TO the window. Well
he replied finally. IN doubtful tone
. of voice. I'll take II. nfter all"
The governor looked pleased. He
leaned over and whispered 10 Sturgis:
This makes me solid now with those
| ND state fellows. and you can write
Do5bins and tell him that he can't
have the job. didn't want him to get
/ IL anyway. 80 It's all right ali around
We'll now. Mr.. Dunn" said the gov
ernor as his visitor rose. you can
start In when you get ready. any time
And when you go back remember me
TO the mayor and Kelly and the chief
They're good fellows, all OF them
Goodby. sir"
Kitty" exclaimed the Hon. Billy
/ til
his recital OF what had happened. this
is my new motto. I made 1t up my
self"
LET'S hear itr' exclaimed Kitty eI
pectnniiy.
The Hon. Billy Dunn drew himself
up to Ills full height.
ITS Always seek an introductiol
when In douLt.'" he said. Its the
latest move in the game OF politics. II
Is"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20

The question is often asked. why
should we not employ foreign ships to
do our foreign carrying. when they
will do it more cheapiy than our own
ships CAM" One reason is that the
American policy. SO long sustained by
the American people, is the protective
policy. under which American labor
enjoys a standard Of wages and a
social condition unequalled anywhere
else on earth. II is not desired to
degrade the American standard of
wages and social condition by attempt
Ing TO lower it to the level Of the for
eign standard.
But there Is far more important
reason. namely: Merchant ships are
| an essential element of national de-
tense; we need the ships as trans
| ports. colliers. as supply ships, as
auxiliary cruisers. as scouts, as mes
sengers-for multitude of purposes,
| in time of trouble. We need American
officers and seamen as a resource upon
| which the navy may rely for the rein
forcement of its warships in time of
| need. History has proved. time and
again. that the nation possessing a
| navy and not mercantile shipping is
lacking in a vital arm Of the national
defense, and disaster has been the
consequence of such a lack
This explains why it is that foreign
| nations give naval reserve retainers to
| the men employed on their merchant
/ ships. in order that they may call upon
the men when an emergency arises to
| man their warships. This explains why
subventions are paid by foreign gov
ernments. In order that they may ap-
propriate the merchant ships, at will
for the national defense. This in part
explains the subsidies and bounties
aggregating scores of millions annual
iy. paid by foreign governments to
their merchant ships.
Foreigners are willing to carry oul
imports and exports for US cheaply. II
We win allow them. because cir com
merce provides the means for the
building of their ships. and supplies
the educated and experienced officers
ami seamen TO man them. Thus they
are fortified. and made strong. at oul
expense; and thus we are made and
kept weak-the loss of our me-chan,
shipping strengthens the arms of oul
rivals and saps the strength Of oul
country. Being a question of the ma
tioEal defense. whatever sacrifices the
nation makes 10 secure merchant ship,
and trained seamen OF Its own are tC
the nations advantage
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20

fopS
Noting the close approach of cleo
ton day and the need for every Re-
publican vote. without any stay-at-
homes anywhere. the McConnelsyille
Herald says:
Up to the present the intellect of the
country has been presented with the
proceedings OF two conventions, with
much preconvention rot, and muCh
post convention aftermath that is not
much better. In addition to this there
have been two openings the Republi-
can opening at Chillicothe. the sub
stance of whose speeches all pointed
to one thing, and a thing the Herald
believes in-Stand pat. The other was
at Akron, called out OF courtesy a
Democratic opening. but as a matter
of fact it was simply an opportunity.
instead of an opening, for a mill on
aire tax-dodger to misrepresent his op-
ponents, to mistake the fats, both as
to achievements and purposes. For a
complete refutation of his glaringly
false statements the reader Is referred
to the letters OF General Dick.
So now we can sum up. 1t is not a
month till election. The stand pat
tiers. or the Republicans, have been as
sailed by the Democratic candidate for
governor, the Democratic candidate for
United States senator. by the Demo-
cratic press and by Billy Radcliffe,
the fakir. And what has been the ef-
feet? To discount Republican chances
No indeed. The effect has been to
more completely uncover Tom John
son and his following and stand them
up before the country stripped OF
greater pretense than ever happened
TO any set OF pretenders in the same
length OF time or with the same de-
mand on effort.
gives his time to low personalities and
personal abuse OF Hanna land Clarke
ditto; and Billy Radcliffe ditto, and
the Morgan County Democrat also.
Johnson Is "a
Free Trader.
A Single Taxer,
A Socialist In Moderation.
A Democrat. Popocrat, Agrarian
etc, for votes,
A Tax Dodger,
And in fact everything else that the
stand pat people are not.
If the foregoing Indictment is true
and true II is. then what Is the dut,
of Republicans? Is IL not TO cast sucf
vote as will snow Johnson and hi.
following so deep under that when thi
presidential year comes that their res
direction will still be afar of. John
son wants to be president and he i.
playing to that end.
Our duty then In this county /,
plain. II Is to get out the vote for tn,
state ticket. to see that the filings ant
jibes at the representative ticket fal
short OF any effect. to hold up tn,
hands of the party managers. the ex
tecutive and central committees and I,
roll up a majority that will chill u
death the yellow journal methods tha
seek to balk this end.
Aid the school district committee
in :he poll: help them to strengthen
the doubtful voter: look after th'
young voters and get them to star
right. All this and much more. ever.
Republican should do who has tn,
cause at heart.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20
BALDEST OF BLUFFS.
New Johnsonian Explanation
of His Tax-Dodging.
lie Depends Upon the EXTREMIST Of
Technicalities, Making Clearly .
Game of "Now You See 1t, Now You
Don't"


Don't"
Only now is there coming out at
last an explanation of Johnson's tax
lodging. Its form and substance are
SO essentially Johnsonian that he can
safely be credited with its authorship,
NO matter who is quoted as giving it
to the public.
1t will be remembered that in the
case of each year sued on against him
for delinquent taxes, the law required
Cuyahoga county in setting up its
claim, to specify the exact property,
such as stocks and bonds, which it
claimed to be in Mr. Johnson's possess
sion on the first Monday in April of
that particular year. If Johnson could
show non-possession on that particu-
lar day, though he may have had these
identical securities in his ownship
even the day before or day after tine
day set in the statute for listing them,
then the county could not make good
its claim against him Even if he
should have that amount of property,
but In some other shape, the county
would be held to the securities speci-
fled in its petition and would need to
prove their possession by johnson ON
that particular day. This is just the
point that is covered by the excuse
that has come out of the johnson
camp. 1t is that he didn't have the Sc
curities in question on the day in
question. There is no denial that
Johnson may have had far more pop
erty than the county charged him with
on that very day, only that it was i'm
properly described.
This mere technicality is the entire
sum and substance of the johnson de-
tense This subterfuge explains John
sons repeated remark that he would
give the tax inquisitor half of the
amount claimed if the inquisitor could
find that property for him. Johnson is
sharp enough to know that unless the
Identical stocks and bonds named can
| be traced to him upon that particular
day, it would be difficult to make
legal case against him. Thus his offer
| Is the baldest of bluff
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20
The Word Aguostic.

Professor Huxley invented the word
"agnostlc." Finding himself one day
a "man without rag OF label 10
cover himself with" he concluded TO
call himself by a name of his own
coming. II came Into his head. said
Huxley. as suggestively antithetic to
the gnostic OF church history. who pro-
fessed to know so much about the very
things OF which he himself WAS ig-
norant. and the professor took the
very earliest opportunity Of parading
II at our society. TO show that l. too
had a tail like other foxes"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20

does about II. and take him Fat his
word by voting against him. irrespec-
tive Of party. not only would John
son be the worst defeated candidate
who ever ran in the United States. bat
the vote that defeated him so over
whelmingly would put the single tax
to sleep most completely.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20
EDITORIAL ETchINGS.

While johnson, mayor of Cleveland,
was chasing around the state begging
for votes to be promoted to governor
of Ohio and president of the United
States. $633, 900 of Clevelands city
debt fell due without provision for
payment. Then the plain letter of the
Ohio law was broken by Johnson's
officials drawing out of the sinking
fund all the available cash and still
there was not enough money, and the
city was glad to get a loan of $780,
900 for 80 days from Colonel Herrick's
bank That is the kind of a 'busi-
ness" administration that Johnson
gives Cleveland.
Emma Goldman, the anarchist whose
Cleveland speech inspired McKinley's
assassin, talked there at the Sunday
meetings of the Franklin club. later
the Liberty association. The society
has dissolved, but several of its MEM
bers are johnson officeholders in Cleye-
land. Conspicuously so is Peter Witt.
yohnson's city clerk, at $4,000 a year.
who operates the dark lantern show
In the Johnson circus. to instruct Ohio
voters about tax matters. 1t is well to
have such a record located.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20
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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20

Pensions are an incident OF decent
gratitude. not of generosity. says a
Republican paper. What does John
son ssy2 He has mo use for soldiers.
anyway"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20
School Examiners Meetings

The logan County Re ard Of school En-
Aaaissrs viii hold Tnset ukS for the eNemina.
rtoa of t@z4.hs rs on e hrSt -aturday OF
eAch rsoneh exec u ] tr-.try and July. In I'd
uearfsuAl Hall Be4letOntaine. a. morning
se<<fOu "a T. Afternoon I 20 :
The o r K a. work for the year will he
has. upon HinsdAie's Art OF study. Clark 5
How to Teach Reading. and Hodges Nature
study Applicants for examination In the
highsr branches are required To give one
months notice
The county examiuatiOES Of pupils under
the Patterson Law will be held on the third
.Saturcay OF April and the second Saturday of
Nav.
Oct 6. Iso3- W. : JONES. Clerk.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20

The RrPu.ucA< and the Blade will b
furnished for sI.75 n year.
Aug - issa
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20
AN ARM OF DEFENSE.
Without 1t We Will Be Weak.
ened Indeed.

All Europe Practices For seIf-Protsc-
ton the Plan Opposed In the United
States. and the Absence Of Our Ship
ping May Yet Prove Most Costly
To Us.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know Ii.

How To Find Out.
FIJI a bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20
NOW FOR ELECTION.
Not Many More Days Until the
ThiI d of November.

An Urgent Putting to Republicans Of
Their Political Duty to- Get Out
Their Utmost Vote to Snow Under
Johnsonism and His Bogus Social
istic Democracy.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-20

Scoimcnt or SCI
ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton of the kid
neys: II It stains
your linen II is
evidence of kid
ney trouble: too
frequent desire to
Pass II or pain in
the back is also
n
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-05
l.. i. POWELL.

The announcement Of this gentle
man for treasurer of Perry county
came in too late yesterday evening to
give him notice, especially the
kind he deserves. Nearly every man
in the county knows him and to know
him is only to respect him as the
highest type of gentleman, busi-
ness man and good citizen. He has
been a citizen of this city for num-
Der of years and has always stood near
the top Of the most prominent the
most charitable and the most progress
sive citizens of the city. He would
make very safe treasurer and would
fully and conscientiously do his duty
TO the office, to himself and TO the
whole people.