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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27

Much hns been said as to the benefit
If rural free delivery to the farmer nni
much more could be written. Speaking
on this subject. Representative Arthur
l.. Bates, of Pennsylvania, said In the
House OH March 10, 1904:
1t Is my belief the $21.Ooo.000 appropriate
TO the inhabitants Of this Republic whom
II Affects than almost any other appropria-
tion made by the general government.
Forty years ago everyone went or sent
to the postofice for his mall. and the farm
er In the busy season, when his horses and
sometimes only receive mail for himself
and family possibly once week-on Sat
urdny afternoon. Now II In not only de-
lIvered several times daily nt the homes
and places OF business Of the Inhabitants
OF more than q thousand cities. but for the
last six months Of the fiscal year Jnnuary
] to June 80. 1903 there were delivered
by the carriers of this service some 31O.-
100000 pieces OF mall on rural routes
and Inhabitants Of sparsely settled regions.
Increased facilities always bring increas-
ed use and enjoyment more letters are
magazine are snbseribed FOR. While It is
not true In every part of the country. yet
the official report shows that quite n num-
Der of rural routes already pay for them.
selves by the additional revenues they oc-
cnsion.
The testimony adduced from all over the
country proves that by reason of rurnl free
delivery the actual value Of our farm lands
has been increased. Many farmers state
that they would not dispense with the serv-
Ice for $50 or even 500 per nnnum. IL
has been estimated that the value of farm
lands has risen by this means ms high as
So per acre In several States. A moderate
benedt to the farm lands Of the whole
country. would be from 81 to 80 per acre.
The producers, being brought Into daily
touch with the state OF the markets, and
In better communication with those who
buy their products. are able to obtain bet
ter prices for all that the farm produces
A.Ap Ltalt ri..ser <.f alsG~
IL always OF great advantage.
Good roads have been built and Induced
as an Incentive for rural free delivery estab-
lishment and to better encourage their
maintenance.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27
DO NOT WANT A CHANGE.
People Are willing to continus tie
Ereaent Ad m mlnistratinu.

Present Ad m inistration.
The constitution of the United States
requires an election for President and
Vice President every four years. The
provision is mandatory and cannot be
escaped. Under 1t the people are called
upon to vote for President and Vice
President every fourth year without re-
gard to politics, the record, or the work
of the administration in power. The cleo
tion must be held whether a change Ii
desirable or not.
There In reason to believe that q large
majority Of the American people do not
desire change In the national adminis-
tration at the present time, and that II
1t were q matter of choice with them no
election would be held this year. A ma
tonal election always interferes with
business more or less, and as the business
of the country grows the feeling increases
that. In the absence of any reason for
a change. a presidential election il q dis
turbing factor that might well be dis
pensed with II the constitution permit
ted. That Is the situation at present.
The great mass Of the people are 20
well satisfied with the present adminIs-
tration that they do not desire a change,
and Il the constitution did not require an
election to be held they would regard Il
as unnecessary.
Who wants a change? Not the farm
ers. for they never were more prosper
GUS or better satisfied than they are at
present. Not the business men, for bust
ness Il satisfactory. Not manufacturers.
for American manufacturers are outstrip-
ping those Of all other countries. Not
wage-earIers, for there are more men
employed at good wages to-day than ever
before In the history of the country. Not
railroad men. for the transportation busi-
ness has grown enormously during the
last few years and still gives promise of
future growth. In short. no large class
Of ouI varied population can he named
but has good reason to desire q con-
tinuance Of present conditions. II It
were not for the constitutional require
uert the people would have preferred
that no election took place this year.
The only exceptions are the Democrat
ic party leaders and those unfortunate
people who have not the sense to let
well enough alone.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27
WANT A REAL LEADER
Dsaocrsts Finally Rssii.s sAss RaS-
kep Is . Nopeaisy.

Dsaocrsts riaaity Rssiins ahas Pns-
ksr is . Noussisy.
Democratic ncwspa pers eentlsss - -
mand that Parker withdraw from HI
shell and play the role Of ieads. ''Sass
Of Silence" sounds well. they say. 10
the phrase won't win vote& "oivs ~ Q
man who Us capable Of arousing sathus-
iasm or we arc beaten" Dcmessntic eli
tors are crying I'VE don't vast Hin.
Sheehau and Belmont kept In Tie fore
ground. while Parker ~ muals1 -
Esopus-" The editors shssh have
thought Of this before Parker was somi-
mated. They might have rcaSseA. haA
they given the matter thought. thst
Parker would be a ncnenity. With such
willy politicians ms HIN and sheehan In
charge Of party Affairs Truly, the Deno-
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27
ROOSEVELT FOR PEACE
Presidsnt Is Now Negotistinx New
Arbitration Treaties.


Arbitration Treaties.
Charles Cheney Hyde. lecturer on In
ternational law at Northwestern UnIver-
sity. Chicago. says:
During his reception TO the members Of
the Inter.Pnrllnmentary Union on Septem-
Der "a. President Roosevelt made q state
ment which vitality interests Intelligent
Of their party aniliations He said: 1--WE
are even now taking steps to secure nrbl-
trntion treaties with all other governments
which are willing TO enter Into them with
the President would not have spoken In this
way II he were not making the attempt
In good faith to conclude with friendly
nations treaties which provide for the set.
tlement by peaceful methods Of differences
Of a serious character which diplomacy may
fall to adjust. Those who admire him are
retoiced to hear him express In no uneer-
tain tone his desire to substitute nrbitrn-
ment Of disputes to which the United
States may be n party.
Equally significant was the Presidents
promise to the Inter rPnrliamentarinns to
call another conference OF the powers at
The Hague. The whole world knows that
that promise VIII be kept and that repre-
sentatives from the several nations viii
meet again at The Hague. possibly In 1866.
In order to solve some problems which still
vex civilization and alarm commerce. The
results to be anticipated are farreachfng
and practical International agreement as
to what constitutes contraband Of war may
be secured. also the rights OF neutral ship-
pers may be established. fn short. the
law Of nations may be clearly determined
rights Of states fixed where there Is siIIl
uncertainty. II such a work be accomplish.
ed through the direct efforts Of Theodore
Roosevelt not only the United States. but
have Just cause to be profoundly CRATE
full to him.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27
DEMOCRATS WORKED HARD AGAINST IT
Fiatiy Refused to Obey the Mandate of Con-
gress to Establish Routes, but Are
1874 Now Claiming Honor-Rec-
ords Compared

population should share In the Improvement
of this service.
Rooseve1t'. Recon- m endntion.
In his last annual message President
Roosevelt again called attention to the
Importance of the rural free delivery
service, saying:
The rural free-delivery service has been
steadily extended. The attention of Con-
gress is asked to the question Of the com
pensation of the letter carriers and clerks
engaged in the postal service, especially on
routes have been Installed since the 1st OF
July last than In any like period In the
departments history. While due regard
to economy must he kept in mind in the
establishment Of new routes, yet the ex-
tension Of the rural free-delivery system
must be continued for reasons Of sound
public policy. No governmental movement
OF recent years has resulted In gredter i'm
mediate beneht to the people of the coun-
connection with the telephone, the bicycle.
and the trolley, aceompiishes much toward
lessening the isolation of farm life and
making 1t brighter md more attractive.
In the immediate past the lack of Just such
facilities MS these has driven many of the
women from the farms to the cities. for
they rebeiled at loneliness and lack of
mental colnpanionship. 1t is unhealthy and
undesirable for the cities to grow ut the
expense OF the country. and rural free de
livery Is not only u good thing In Itself.
but is good because II Is one of the causes
toward the urban concentration Of our
population ut the expense of the country
districts.
The foregoing quotations are sufficient
TO show that Republican executives real
ized the Importance of the rural delivery
system to the farming communities and
did everything in their power to extend
it. During President McElinley's first
term establishment of routes had been
given such nn impetus that by 1900 the
service had passed far beyond the expert
mental stage and Congress had approp-
rated $450,0O0 for maintenance of the
routes then in operation. These routes
numbered PIG at the close of McIlin-
ley's first term, but many others had
been surveyed and were ready to be
established. The service became so pop
ular that farmers flooded the postofiice
department with petitions for new routes.
Corps of inspectors were appointed, divi-
sious were created, superintendent plac-
ed in charge and the service was put on
a methodical business basis.
Routes Now in Operation.
The system has been SO rapidly ex-
tended under President Roosevelt that
Congress this year appropriated $21 ,0O0-
600 for the service, which now en-
braces approximately 2I,500 routes.
either in operation or about to be estab-
lished. These routes are scattered over
all the States and territories, as will
he seen by the following table, which
gives the total number of petitions re-
ferred for examination and investigation.
the routes in operation on September
15,. 1904. and the number of petitions
pending on the same date:
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27
pAv OF RAILROAD MEN.
wage Earasrs Have Preassd Because
sf Kepu hiicsa Policy.

sf xepuhiiess Policy.
The last report of the InterHtate Com
merce Commission shows that the total
compensation paid to railway employees
Of all classes In the United States In
creased from $50 ,s23.g2I In 1896 TO
81. .S2S. .5o5 in 1902. This in itself would
Indicate general railroad prosperity dur
Ing six years OF Republican rule. but still
more significant is the fact that the
greatest increase was among the wage
earners. In fact. there was n decrease In
the salaries paid general officers. The
decrease In this item was from xstr3. 600,
Ia 1896 to x720.GsO IN 1002--n decrease
of S42.4lG In six years.
On the other hand. ths total yearly
compensation Of stntion agents Increased
from 81 800. .025 In 1880 to 81 .462 .s74 In
1902; the yearly compensation Of en-
gincers Increased from 3.027 .5s4 In 1896
to S3.451 .0ss In 1902: that Of frcmen
from 81. .733. .O57 In 1896 to 81 ,9aG.2f6 In
1902: that of conductors from II .g7s, ,1G5
to $2,b39 400. that OF other trainmen
from $3.700.063 TO $t.G97. .272: that Of
machinIsts from SLIPS. .E,4 to 81 AZ. $50;
that Of section foremen from 1920. .634
to 81 BIT ,364: aud 50 on through the
whole list. The figures show that the
daily wage earners In the railroad bnsi-
ness profted largely by Republican pros
perity.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27

In 1890 when the Republican party
frst came into power this was almost
exclusively nm agricultural country and
the policy Of the Democratic party wns
TO keep It so. That party said the
United States is destined TO be the gran
nry Of the world. but manufacturing
country, never. The Republican policy
was to make II a grent manufacturing ns
well ~ agricultural ccnnt-y. aud u has
done so. In the yenr 1900 the United
States produced one-third Of all the man
ufnctured products of the world and
shipped them broadcast TO foreign mnr-
kets. This never could have been done
under the Democratic policy Of free
trnde.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27
HiNosIoHT.
One sf the Strong Pecuiiaritiss Of the
Dem ocratic Party.

One sf the Strong Poculiarities Of the
Dem ocratic Party.
The Democratic party has been aptly
compared to a man sitting in the last
seat In the last car of railway train,
and riding backward. He never saw
anything until he had got by 1t. This
striking peculiarity Of the party In a.
conspicuous to-day as it was In the six
ties. seventies. eighties and nineties.
The Democratic party lives to pro-
test, to warn, to oppose, " never ap-
precinted what the war for the preserva'
tion of the Union meant until 1t was all
over. Ever now a large section Of Il
has not arrived at the civilized view OF
slavery. 1t takes about a half century
to get any great event into correct focus
for the Democratic eye. OF late. soine
of the Democrats have begun to realize
the greatness Of Abraham Lincoln. but
these Democrats arc men who have re-
ceived their education In Republican
communities, NO obtaining the benefits Of
up to date schools. colleges and churches.
The full significance of the American
occupation and control Of the Philip
pines has not yet dawned upon what
takes the place, In the Democratic make
up, Of understanding. Neither has the
open door In China affected the same
set of nerve tissues and atoms, In the
least. because OF some constitutional lack
Of power in the combination to compre-
hend what Is going on at the time when
the thing Is happening.
For the same reason the immense i'm
portance and Significance Of the estab-
lishment Of the new department OF Com
merce and Labor with a Bureau Of Cor
porations, has not dawned upon the Dem
ocratic mental machinery.
Well, never mindl When the living,
thinking, working world has whirled by.
the Democratic brethren will see. In a
haxy manner. from their perch at the
end Of the trnin- And they will, ms us
ual. protest. warn. Oppose and then
dream on!
The Democracy always wears Iols-
distance glasses and looks backward over
the track. II by chance 1t takes OF its
"far-awnys" and looks ahead, IL turns
into Rcpublicanism. This happens, some
times. Witness the many recent conver-
siona
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27
LABOR CONTROVERSIES.
Reps biicsn Legislation Proviatas Ter
Arbitration.

Repu bfican Lsxisistion Provlataa Ter
Arbitration.
The only national Legislation prsvidlas
for the arbitration Of labor controversies
and recognizing organized labor was en-
acted by the Republicans. On June I.
1898, President Mckinley signed q bin
passed by Republican Congress entitled
AN Act concerning cnr1i-rr engaged In
Interstate commerce and their employees"
IL should be understood. Of course. that
Congress could not lcrislnte for cinployrs
Ia general. but IL hns authority to rcrs-
late interstate commerce. The net re-
ferrcd TO provides that whenever q con-
troverry arises between nn Interstate
railroad and It's employees tho Interstate
Commerce Commission shall first Offer
mediation. and. that failing. skaIi en-
deavor to bring nbout arbitration OF the
dispute. The act provides that II erbb-
tration IN agreed TO. "onc member Of the
bonrd Of arbitration shall be selected by
the employer. one by the labor crEaniza-
tIon to which the employe belongs. and
a third by these two" Another section
Of the Inv makes II a mistienieanor for
nny Interstate railroad TO dismiss a.
empioye or threaten him with lors a
employment for belonging to . union.
This law In stiil In force. and h n the
only piece of national lcxislatIss that
recognizes organized labor. Dsnoash
have talked, but Republicans have aocd.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27

for the cgotism of his personality. This
IL the fifth presidential campaign in
which Mr.. Schurz has assailed Republi-
can candidates from the unscalable
heights Of his own colossal egotism. 9th
or men now and then have a suspicion
that all the rest OF mankind differing
from them may be right Carl Schurz is
never troubled by any such weak mis-
trust in his own omniscience.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27

Decline 10 lie Led by Hin and sheeh an
The Peoples Democratic party" a
new political organization In New Jer-
sey, viii support Thomas r. Watson, Of
the Populist party, for President The
p~w party is composed Of Brynnltes and
HearstItss. who boltcd the Hill-Sheehan-
Parker party. Here Is what the new
party's platform snys;
eve decline to follow the lead Of COM
msrcial politicians into the camp Of Wall
street. and refuse to recognize the Hiiis,
the Sheehsns and the Bclmonts a. proper
exponents Of popular rights"
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27

Likewise, Parker has heard something
about Illegal and dishonest trusts, but he
doesn't know that there Is anything to
be done about them. And nobody cares
about his ideas on that question. He'll
never set any river nfire In his indigna-
tion over the trusts: not even q river Of
petroleum would be ignited By such .
mktchi
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27

The French Bantam Club Is preparing
for = great roorter-crowinr contest.
which is to take place In Paris nrrt
month. The training OF rooxcrs for
growing II an art In France. The Drmo-
cratic party has QuadrcnialIy aitsmpte6
~ mate roostercrowing popular IL shs
Uslesd eentss, but has siTnrlly sra.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27

Totals .........39.131 26.735 l,464
Note.-Of the 4.4Gi petitions pending, 0Ss
have been fayorably considered and ordered
established. effective either October lst or
15th. 1904.
Routes by statea.
Tie subjoined tables give more details,
as they show what hns been done in the
Congressional districts. The States nam
ed In tho tables are fair examples of the
progress made by Republicans in cover
ing tho whole country with rural mail
routes:
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27

The question as to where Judge Par
ker would apply the pruning knife 70
national expenditures. whether In the
Postofnce Department, the army. the
navy or on pensions-ltcms covering
more than 30 per cent Of the national
espcndhures--has not been answered.
and won't be. because national honor.
safety and mail facilities are dependent
On che appropriations for these purposes.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27

4 ~ eor Judge Parkcr In the eomsne
ejec1foa will be vote OF ccnsurs on Ths-
oloeo Roosevelt IL is inconceivabla bow
any pashoec. fair-minded American can
take tat poaition toward man Of Prss-
tdeue ncossvelt's character and rscssd.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27

Parker declares that the American ma
tien is extravagant In Its expenditures
But. the people know what they want,
and they mean to have II. They are
working hard to earn moro money; that's
che way they meet necessary bills.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27

Il IL denied that Judge Parker wss
seen trying 10 set hre to tho Hudson
River at Esopus with sulphur match
without taking the preliminary peocau-
ton to smear Its surface with . piat
of kero4ene.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27

Popular chorua.
While David Bennett Hin
Prsparss to make his bow,
The people with n will.
0heut; 'Xou can quit
right
nowT
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27

poppiatlon should share In the Improvement
The copper era., 1904-06-16

A justice of the peace in a remote precinct in Cochise county was re- gently requested by the attorney for a local goat thief to ''charge the jury" He had never presided in a case Before and tdrninG to the jury remarked Come to think it oyer gentlemen, it is my duty to charge you in this case. Now since tbis- is the first time you were ever up before me I will only charge you Il dollar apiece" The jury considered that they got off light.
The copper era., 1904-06-16
Died

At the hospital in this city Wednes- day morning at 8 o'clock, Allred Payne, aged 22 years.
 Deceased was the only son oi MT. aud Mrs. Walter Payne. He had re- sided in Clifton for about five years, and by his industry and gentlenanly department, had won the respect of every body. He was model young man in all respects, and will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
 Deceased was a member oi the Ancient Order Of United Workmen' who took charge Of the funeral, which occurred from the family residence this morning at o'clock.
 The parents and sisters oi the de- ceased have the sympathy Of their many friends in their great sorrow.
The copper era., 1904-06-16

Mrs. Julia Black, for many years a resident of Silver City. where she con- ducted the Broadway hotel, who died there last week from an attack Of pneumonia. Mrs. Black was we'll known by the many people who had to attend court, and her hotel was a popu- lar stopping place.-Llberal.
The copper era., 1904-06-16

After 10 hours of desperate efforts, the party of rescuers at work in the came upon the two bodies of the i'm prisoned miners, Mason King and Perry Hawkins. The two men were impris- oned by the fire which broke out at the mine. The body of Frank Kennedy, who was killed while assisting in an attempt at rescue. was also recovered
The copper era., 1904-06-16

The following persons took the teachers examination last week at the school house in Solomonville: J. II. Maneum, J. F. Nash, Etta Snedecor, Ruth Garrett, Sophia Shirley, A. s. Porter, Nellie Ddmron, Rosa Whit mer, Caroline Montierth, Clara Free stone, w. c. Myers, Laura Mcbride, Della Curtis, J. A. Duke, Ettie Lee, J. x. Haywood, |. E. Pace and Sarah Cheney.-Bulletin
The copper era., 1904-06-16

George T. Millner made special trip to Clifton this week 10 explain to the ERA that his daughter who ar rived last week happens to be boy. The ERA offers an apology to the young man.
The copper era., 1904-06-16

It was announced last week that the New England and Clifton Copper company had purchased the Julius Lezynsky claims, in the Greenlee dis trict on Chase creek. There are be- tween thirty and forty of these claims, upon some of which a considerable amount Of develOpment work has been done, with the result that several large bodies of concentrating ore have been encounted. This purchase makes the New England the third in the camp as to its holdings. It also gives the company an outlet on Chase creek, and variety Of ores, which Is an ad- vantage to smelling plant. Some Of the mines purchased are considered among the best of the newer mines in the camp, and it is expected that de- velopment work will prove their value equal to any in the district. It is known that 0ne of these claims has body Of conce 3 3ttrra.ti !1;g ore seventy feet in width which will ave'age between four and six per cent, and the wal Is on either side Of the vein have not yet been cut. This will no dOu bt prove to be one Of the big low-grade mines of the territory, and it is well situated for cheap working. It is also common street talk that the New Eng land company has purchased con- trolling interest in the Antietam mine near Metcalf, which perhaps makes the best showing for the amount Of work done Of any mine in the dis trict. These recent purchases surely mean that the company will soon be- gin operations on an extensive scale. IL $ well known that the company is one O. the strongest operating in the west, and now that it has secured the property which in has been after for some time, it. will doubtless soon be developing it's new holdings with d rush.
The copper era., 1904-06-16

enterprising contractors, has been awarded the contract for the Hurd residence at Morenci, upon which work will be commenced at once. Mir. Werner expects to close con tract in d few days for the erection Of another cottage on Hillside.