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Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
SUGGESTIONS TO DEMOCRATS:
Great Thoughts of Great Democrats
Should Re Widely Circulated.

0Feat Anou&HtB OF 0EGuN HGmocEaN~
Should Re Widely Circulated.
The Democratic party is boastins OF
the fact that in this campaign it is
sending out 4 great number of tons Of
literature. though why literature should
be sent out by the Democratic party no
one can understand. Upon second
thought though, it must be admitted,
as matter of fairness in speaking OF
people who vote the Democratic ticket,
that quite a number of them can read.
However. this is merely a suggestion
To the men whose business it is to handle
the Democratic campaign Of education
10 he consistent they must keep up
the campaign lies In their tons Of lit
erature they must first reiterate the
faisehood Of Senator Bailey of Texas,
when he declared in recent speech
that the President advocated lyHchins
as a punishment for stealing
They should issue few million
| pamphlets advocating the attitude OF
Democracy's great representative
| Champ Clark. in assuming that when
some one in the audience disagrees with
| the speaker on the platform it is the
rrerogatiye of the speaker. after his
/ speech is over. TO cut the throat of the
| objector from ear to ear.
There is an old saying that a lie well
stuck to is as good ms the truth. 1t
is not Il sound proposition. hut there is
| in it a suggestion as to what the Demo
Gratis might do with their money in cir
culating campaign literature.
Il is to be hoped that they will be
grateful for these suggestions. but the
chances are ten to one that they won't
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
Rear Guard Action.

Already in the presidential campaign
Of this year the Democrats are lighting
a "rear-guard action The Russian
Gen. Kuropatkin has his troubles and
has been fighting rear-guard actions for
some time. but his condition is good as
compared with the condition of the pres
ent leaders of the Democratic party.
The Democracy is fighting a rear
guard action" and about the only trou-
ble the Republicans have i'll the premises
is that there will not be fun enough in
the campaign. Even the "rear-guard ac-
tion" appears to be about over.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
The Party for Young Men.

Edward Hoch, Republican nominee for
Governor Of Kansas. in an address at
Marion. in that State, said:
But now these vociferous gentlemen
have suddenly discovered that the gold
standard is all right. and their caudi-
date for President blandly announces
that that question is irrevocably set
tled.' Young men should join a party
that espouses good principles and poll
cies at the beginning. and not a party
that opposes every good thing until it is
'irrevocably settled against it, and then
tags along with "a belated approval of all
that it had Stubbornly opposed"
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
Manv Peonle ,lfrom AIissouri. y

1t is now said the Parker gold tele
gram is a myth, that Parker sent no
such message to ST. Louis, and that il
was concocted by Sheehan and Hill in
the hope of winning the support Of gold
Democrats. There are a great many
people from Missouri who will have
TO be shown the original telegram before
they will believe it was genuine. but
they are mainly Bryanites. However.
if the telegram was not a myth, it GER
tainlv was an afterthought.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
Parkerites Alarmed.

|hooe are a large number of Bryan
es, '-sN @ IN New York State, and
,r. present attitude is viewed with
r,5..@ me Hill-Belmont-Sheehan or
m I-'l5A It is said every follower of
|te.l .' o'yan will vote the Populist Ma
NJ N,@et' The Populists have put
AN, 'e ucNet IN the field. the first in
ks5 lars yV@I5' and a Bryan Democrat has
a. ,Sa.. b,aygu at its head. The Parkerites
sasa a',glns Bryan with bad faith. as
Dnoss. .aat the detection of the Bryan
VI yo,ss 's VIII cost Parker at least 25,-
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
rrust Maanntes for Parker.

A billonaire club will raise Parker
ard Davis six campaign banner at
Great Neck. y. y. The clu5 is conf
posed Of Wall street and trust maSaa:es.
Cord Meyer, chairman of the New York
Democratic State Committee. is resi-
dent of Little Neck
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
parker,s Political Conferences.

Ii is announced, with a flourish OF
trmnpets shat Richard Omey, who was
IN President Cleveland's cabinet, has Wis
tied Judge Parker, spending two hours
with him at Rosemount. Nothing is
said about the visits of "bue-eyed' Billy
cheeban of Tammany fame. who is a
year npiehbor Of Judge Parker and who
can ran IN any time. 1t would take many
porads of OEeyism TO cure one ounce
OF SheeAanism.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
Eir.t Vnters, Clnbs.

Roosevelt and Fairbanks First Not-
ers Clubs are being organized in every
State in the Union. If you are a first
voter and intend to cast that vote for
Roosevelt and Fairbanks this fail, you
ought to join one of these clubs. For
detailed information apply to the Chair
man of your State Central Committee.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

mortal saying of their well-beloved
Thomas Jefferson, namely:
IF 4 DUE PARTICIPATION or
OFFICE IS a MATTER or RIGHT.
HOW ARE VACANCIES TO BE
FILLED? THOSE BY DEATH ARE
FBW; BY RESIGNATION. NONE"
This is. indeed, for the Democrats "a
hard saying"'
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

NJ. Parker. Democratic nominee for
President. has never journeyed west Of
RuffaIo. y. y. What does he know Of
the great West. its people, their achieve
ments. their possibilities, their needs
How can he reconcile the demands of
the different sections. and decide great
questions properly and for the good ot
the whole country? OF limited expert
ence. A narrowed horizon, he is not com
norobIe with Theodore Roosevelt. who
has Travelled the country over, lived east
and west. knows the people. the country,
and is a President of the people, not con-
trolled by Wall street and its influences.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
The As,ute 1fr. Watson.

Candidate Watson knows a thing or
two. He calls Roosevelt the genuine
article" and Parker the spurious sub
stitute." Rollicking Tom need not be
alarmed for the republic. The voters
will never be fooled by something "just
as good" from the pack Of the itinerant
statesman of Wofert's Roost.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
s.,re sirn of Confidence.

The price Of railway shares on the
New York Stock Exchange is steadily
advancing. which is sure indication
that railway traffic is good It also is a
sign that holders of stocks are confident
there will be no change in the national
policies which have made good times
Tor the whole country.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
The Policy of silence.

A German proverb says speech is
silver, silence is gold" The Democratic
party certainly has come out for gold
If that means silence on the money Ques-
tion. and it certainly has gone back on
silver. if that means any speech positive
ly committing it to friendliness to any
sane system of finance.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

A sound and stable currency, good at
par in all countries, is a badge of ma
tional honor and source of individual
profit. For this condition the American
people are indebted to the party that has
always stood for maintaining the public
credit and a sound currency.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

When we increase our population we
increase our national revenues in pro-
portion Unless we reduce the rate Of
taxation We would double our national
revenues if we doubled our population.
As President Roosevelt said in MS mes
sage: The western half of the United
States would sustain a population greater
than that of our whole country to-day, if
the waters that now run to waste were
saved and used for irrigation
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
The Issue in a syllogistic Nutshell.

In one crisp sentence of eight words
of his letter Of acceptance President
Roosevelt has given the first premise for
a conclusive syllogism;
First Premise-"A PARTY FIT TO
GOVERN MUST HAVE CONYIC-
TIONS."
Second Premise-The Democratic
party from Judge Parker down to Tom
Taggart has no convictions.
CONCLUSION-Therefore the Demo
cratic party is not fit to govern.
Aud there you have the process Of
reasoning that will decide this election.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
CATHOLIC PAPER go-Ts
suuday Democrat, of New York, Pre-
fers Roosevelt to Parker.

suuday Democrat, of New York, Pre-
fers Roosevelt to Parker.
The Sunday Democrat of New York,
one of the Oldest Irish-American and
Catholic journals of the United States,
has declared for Roosevelt. 1t says edi-
torially;
For more than thirty years, IN political
storm and sunshine the Sunday Democrat
has supported the Democratic party. advO-
Gated its principles and sustained its can
didates. During all that period it has.
rendered valuable service to the party.
To-day, believing that courage to carry
ont the constitution and laws Of this cOun-
try IN fearless and just manner should
be realized and appreciated, and feeling
confident from his actions in the past that
the interests Of our people will De best
concluded to lend its support to Theodore
Roosevelt for President Of the United
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Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

second administration the public credit
had been lowered. the revenues We're de-
cliniEs. the pubic debJ was growing. la
Dor was unemployed and business was
paralyzed. The election Of Mckinney
in 1S9G transformed this condition into
one of universal prosperity which has
continued till the present time. Why
invite another period of business depres-
sion:
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
r1ockinr to the PopuIi.t Candidate.

Bryan's bitter denunciation of Par
ker is bearing fruit Dispatches from
several States report that the Nebras-
kan's admirers are flocking to the Popu-
list standard. Some Of Judge Parker's
close friends are accusing Bryan of di-
rectly inspiring the desertion of such
men as Melvin G. Palliser the New
York leader of the Bryan forces.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

The value Of farm lands has been ma
terially enhanced by rural free delivery.
This increase Of value has been esti-
mated as high as 50 per acre in some
States. A moderate estimate is from
s. TO So per acre For the rapid de
velopment OF rural free delivery the
farmers are indebted to the Republican
party.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
The Real ouestio,

Rs,.vIals.. Gay of the issue of President
ID M a, ~ 5 letter of acceptance-the day
ps. ,a,lne %alne election. by the way-the
Rts, f9'ts noted long visit to Judge
II ~ David Bennett Hill.
% sia.S r'vOsole if not certain. that the
tas e,a. ,,'S who have drunk from the
eepDisa.'ss5h throughout more than one
e. discussed, thoroughly, one i'm
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

The annual report on the coal industry
of Illinois. furnished 10y the State bn-
reau Of statistics shows that miners We're
never 50 prosperous as under the Mcl<in-
ley and Roosevelt administrations. The
coal output of the State now is nearly
twice what it was under Cleveland; ID
COO more men are employed than six
years ago. and wages are fully 30 per
cent. higher than in 1897.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
He Hnsn,t Lonfed.

The American Secretary of State has
accomplished about all that has been at
tained by the great diplomats of the
world within the last fonr or FIVE years.
In other words John Hay hasn't done
any "loafin' round the Throne
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
FsIker's NeIghhors Arnin.t Him.

NlsFessmau George ]. Smith Of the
~. '..'l.iolfth New 4ork District. in
~ -'l is Judge Parker's home. told
e.'',vlt Roosevelt a few days ago
N ~ le mad made tour of the district
y. lolnd no Republicans who would
I'M, 10Y Parker. If the Democratic
,.l' s.''1'e gains no votes among his Re
an ''al M Aelghoors, he certainly should
nm none elsewhere. In other words.
- A. popularity is not sufficiently great
.'-@ ... votes from those he daily comes
eg,' ,-'lc' AZ Wiih' he need not expect to
hgr .le support Of Republicans who
'iss -'n only by what he has said and
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

Under the Republican policy of pro-
lection our manufactured products have
become oue-third of those of the civil
lied world. and American workmen Sc
cure almost double the pay for their
labor that sim..Ir labor receives in oih-
er countries
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
n.rocrots BeIieve RooseveIt.

During the last session Of Congress a
Democratic Senator arose in his place
and said: when the President afiirms
that this government had no part in the
revolt Of Panama. that settles it. SO far,
as he is concerned } believe him.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

Democratic claims Of carrying New
York this fall do not appear to appeal to
tbe class Of men whose money talks IN
ne betting ring. The 100000 hung mp
nv wealthy Broad street broker to
waeer that Roosevelt carries New Nork
has scarcely received ten per cent nib
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

"It may we'll be that our opponents
have no real intention of putting their
promise Ito give Filipinos indepeud-
encel into effect. Ifthis is the case, if,
in other words, they are insincere in
the promise they make, it is only nec-
essary TO say again that it is unwise to
trust men who are false in one thing
to deal with anything. "-Rooseveit's let
tel of asepTfau
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

\ young man about to cast his first
vote should identify himself with the
party Of progress. Why should he ally
himself with a party that has to go
back Il hundred years to find something
TO talk about?
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

When TIE industries OF tie country
prosper coal is iu demand and miners
get their full share Of the general pros
perity. When the mills and factories
close or work on short time for lack Of
orders railway traffic falls off and the
mining industry suffers. Miners are as
much interested in maintaining the Re
publican policy Of protection as any other
class Of workingmen.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
whyf

The last four years Of Democratic
rule that we had should be a warning
to the people not to repeat the expert
ment. At the end Of Mr. Clevelands
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

If Democratic promises were Of value
if would be proper to insist upon less
expression Of woe" and little more
light
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

And so in this year 1904 she has gone
this Maine of ours-on the side of the
Republican party. and oh. hasn't gone
half way yet! 1t is good to contemplate
the manner in which she will conduct
herself in November
Maine is peopled with Americans, with
the descendants Of those who wrenched
the wilderness into civilization on this
continent. Very acute and sensible are
the great-grandchildren voters of Maine.
Thev have eXpressed Themselves.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
..Hvn are not unmind fnI of the inn.

1--WE are not unmindful of the inn
measurable contribution which our
reign b ,rn population has made to
the npbnilding of the Republic. Its
work ami influence have been felt
throughout the country, aud much OF
ali that is great and splendid about MS
is the fruit of its genius and indus
trv.,,- senator Fairbanks in the Senate Janu-
erv ~ 1893
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

Experience has shown that the public
credit and the national currency are
absolutely safe in the hands of the Re
publican party. Why risk entrusting
them to a party that has never shown
any capacity for managing them?
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

The record of the Republican party
is one of things done and pledges full
filed: that of the Democratic party is
one Of the things promised and pledges
broken.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
to Mnine.

And did you hear the news from MaineI
From Maine. Maine, Maine,
She went he'll bent FOR Governor Kent.
And TippecauOe and Tyler too.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24
THE COx-HANLAN SHOOTING.
A Corrected Version by the Lawrence
County Press.

:
In giving an account of the Cox
Hanlan tragedy last week we sue
ceeded admirably in putting forth
chain of errors. There were on
ly about two correct statements
in the whole version, one of
which was that Hanlan got killed
and the other was that Cox shot
himself. For this we are indebt-
ed to The Times-Democrat cores
pondent at Brookhaven, who fur
nished his paper with the report
that appeared in our last issue,
and which we copied almost YER
batim. We tried to get correct
report at the time, but no two
men could tell the same story, and
finally, in disgust, seized upon
The Times-Democrat special as
being about as good an account as
any we had heard. We knew
from the very nature of things
that it was a veritabIe bundle Of
misstatements, in what respect
we were unable to say, but we
knew furthermore that by pub
fishing such an account was the
only way to develop the facts, be-
cause then the very fellows who
gave you an incorrect report
would be the fist ones to lump at
you and say: %, that's all
Well, our report of last
week has scared up the following:
In the first place, it is not John
Cox at all-it is William. In the
second place, the shooting of Han
Ian occurred at a Mr.. Nelson's, on
Green's creek, and not at Cox's.
In the third place, it was Cox's
wife who was shot, and not Miss
Mollie Hanlan, as stated; though
it was Hanlan's sister, and it
seems that it was intentional. She
is doing as well as could be ex-
pected. Cox was brought to
Monticello last Thursday by Con
stable Mac Burkett, and is now in
the custody of the sheriff. He
will have a preliminary trial as
soon as his condition will permit.
His jaw is in a terribly lacerated
state, but his physicians think
there is a chance for his recovery.
Lawrence County Press.
The report of the above deplOr-
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24
EastIand Discharged.

Indianola, Sept. 81. The trial
Of w. G. Eastland for the murder
Of Luther HoIbert and wife by
causing them to be burned at the
stake was suddenly ended this af-
ternoon. When after the evidence
was all in Senator McLaurin made
a motion for peremptory instruc-
tions to the jury for the discharge
of the prisoner on the ground that
no evidence tending to prove that
Eastland had been in any way a
party to the lynching or had in
any way aided or abetted the
burning had been introduced.
Senator McLaurin made a 81 len
did argument of two hours dura-
ton, covering all the points
brought out in the testimony, and
other facts growing out of the
murder of Mr.. Eastland's brother
BY Holbert, the negro burned.
District Attorney Neill said that.
In view of the failure Of the Wit
nesses to connect Mr.. Eastland
with the Iynching. he would ask
the court to grant Senator McLau-
rims motion. The judge there
upon discharged Mr.. Eastland,
and storm of applause broke out
from the cro6d, which was
| \ 4 L
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24
A Fine ShoWine.

Treasurer Miller estimates that
at the end Of the present fiscal
year, which closes Sept. 80, there
will be a balance Of about $40, 900
in the Treasury, not counting the
bond money, which is expected TO
be paid In this week. There will
be d balance of few thousand
dollars left from the bond money
after paying the common school
distribution and the ChickasaW
school distribution, due ID No
Yember.
The State Insane Hospital will
turn back about 81 900 into the
Treasury over and above the
amount used out Of the appropri-
alton for maintenance. The Leg
lslature made an appropriation Of
$115 for each inmate per annuna,
and the hospital management has
succeeded iii running the institu-
tion oa considerably less than this
sum, because of the splendid crops
made By the institution and econ
omicaI management. Tie hospit-
al turned back a similar balance
last year, and is the only State in
stitution which enjoys this dis
tinctiOn
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24

able tragedy by the Times Demo-
Gratis Brookhaven correspondent
was based on information given
bin by a prominent citizen of
Lawrence county, who was in
Brookhaven the day aft + it oc-
Cured. The IDS correspond
ents report was a substantial rep
etition of this gentleman's state
ment, the only variation, if any at
all, being the error as to Cox S
first name. The Leader, like the
Press, for lack of any thing filler
and more accurate, republished
the report sent out by the 7. ID. IS
correspondent.
AS the Press suggests, it all on
ly illustrates how difficult it is
sometimes to get accurate infor-
nation about matters of public in
terest, even though extra effort
be made.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24
Oldest Confederate Veteran.

St. Louis, Sept. 2O.-George
Washington Bradley, ninety-seyen
years old, said to have been the
oldest Confederate veteran, died
here today, while on visit to the
Worlds Fair. Mr., Bradley lived
in Houston, Tex, and served IN a
Missouri infantry regiment dur
ing the civil war.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24

The Kinds county grand jury
has been finally discharged by
Judge Miller after a session Of
twelve days. The jury returned
ninety seven indictments, for the
most part against negroes, and for
minor offenses. The jury made
its Investigation of officers, and
reported satisfactory findings. 1t
also made satisfactory report on
the new county Jail at Jackson.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24
Marriage Licenses Issued During the
Past Week.

White. w, AS Prestridge and
Miss Lenora Brabham; g. G..
Wallace and Miss Abbie Hannil-
ton; ] G. Williams and Miss Vi
~ McDavid.
Colored. Casey Harris and Sa-
lena Butler.
The last two white couples nam
ed above we're married by Justice
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24

-Four Of Jerry BoutwelI's sons.
at Moss, picked 1916 pounds of
cotton in one day The cotton
was picked between daylight and
dark, with one hour Tor dinner.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24

Notwithstanding the number of
competitive towns around her,
jackson continues to control the
usual amount of cotton. Receipts
at that point are well above the
receipts for the same period of
last year, though the yield is not
considered to be anything above
last season.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24

The Railroad Commission was
compelled to adjourn and to pass
over all material matters until
next meeting. President S. ID.
McNail was i'll, and Commission
er Bradley was absent. leaving the
commission Without . quorum.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24

+. n. Hoffman one in the Cir
cult Clerks Office and one in the
Justices Office and went on their
way rejoicing.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24

A number of planters have paid
the fines at Vicksburg for negroes
arrested for vagrancy and are
glad to get them for their cotton
fields in the delta.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24

There were three convictions
for illicit retailing in Pixies cir
cult court last Wednesday,
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-04-12

as are seldom seen in the west. Their
performance last night was very pleas
ing.
That "a Wise Woman" is all in all
a crisp and deliciously funny play
none can say nay: and last night the
three acts were fast and furious. The
people had a good laugh for their
money. Although it is made up of
series of almost impossible matrimo-
NAL tangles, where there are more
marriages and double marriages than
could occur in the reign of Mormon
dom, and many tangles and matri-
monial knsts impossible. and char
acter of jealousy not natural to life,
the performance is highly amusing
and an entertainment to please the
people.
Louise Carter. the leading lady in
the character of Salina Roach, was
good, but the character which re-
ceived much applause and was beau
tifully carried out was Honor Rack
ct" by Loretta Babceck. Miss Bah
cock is a stunning woman on the
stage. She is good singer and an
effective actress. In fact, the whole
company is made up of hard working
people, with not single lame one