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An Ideal American N.

What this country wants now - M
not few Of them. but mulntade-a
vast majority of her citizens who shall
be just such men as Theodore Roosevelt.
Of strons and rugged physique, sinking
no labor, however hard, able TO stand
the strain OF sturdy integrity. guided BY
Ugh civic ids1is standing iniexibie ana
!nexorahly for the truth aud the right-
HIS owB words from bis address, The
Strenuous Life" may be taken es the
very basis and foundation for new
source of philosophy and national policy
~hich will guard against all social dan
gers IL the people Of this country will
but heed them;
Iu the las; analysis a healtby state can
eIist oaly when tbe faeH and women Nbo
make It up lead clean. vigorous healthy
lives; when the children are So tralstd that
they shall eudeaVcr net 10 shirk dlhcnlties
but TO overcome them. bot te seek ease prt
to know hos 10 Wrest Enumph from Ton
and risk The mau must Be glad to DO =
iabos. to keep himself and to Keep those
aePeudeut up0u him The woman must be
the housewife, the nelpmeet Of the home
maker, the wise Hud Ee2lous mother OF
many healthy children
Here is a remedy that goes 20 the
foundation The words are those Of a
leader and carry with them a warning
and an Admo1ition. Theodore Roosevelt
has coined a word that we should take
as q national watcbword and set it up
as beacon light on every hilltop
Throughout the nation: "Homsmsker.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-08
METHUSELAHAN THE SPHINX

Come all ye Bryan Democrats.
Your peerless leader sinks:
Come all ye ssoatcd Rlutocrsu.
Forget your former kinks.
The banners float for aud you nust vote
for
Methuselah and the sphinx.
Come all ye scattered Democrats
That sulk ike frightened minks.
So lean that we can see your Stats.
As hungry as the lynx.
The banners float for and you mus,
vote fer
Methuselah and the sphinx.
Come all ye hopeless Democrats.
While Parker thinks he thinks.
Climb of the ship Ike frightened rats.
Before the old thing sinks.
The banners Goat for and you must
vote for
Methnselah and the sphinx.
Chicago Chronicle.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-08

during the year 1923 more than 10 per
cent. greater ehan during the year 1896
1897. Moreover. II II q notorious fact
that these averages do not begin to rep
resent the increase in the earnings Of
railway employees during the summer of
1908, when the rate Of pay Of certain
classes was raised from 10 to Is per cant.
In that year. too, there were 227,9l2
more persons employed in the six classes
named than in 1897. and according to the
Interstate Commerce Commission they
we're receiving the increased daily aver
age pay where they received nothing in
the year last named
Finally. returns gathered from the an
nuai reports for the year ending June
S0th, 1901, Of eight representative rail-
ways In different parts Of the country.
having total mileage OF 1851 milss.
indicate that the compsnsatien Of theIr
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-08
Resolution. BY nu.lne.. M.n.

At the ninth annual convention OF the
National Association Of Agricultural I'm
piement and Vehicle Manufacturers, held
at Minneapolis Oct Il 10 IL, 1902. the
committee on resolutions reported as fol-
lows;
Resolved That We congratulate the coun-
try on the passage of the NAtiousi Irri1a-
tinn Act and express our profound nppre-
citation OF the aid and 60 operation Of Pres
tdsnt Roosevelt, and all friends OF that
measure In the Senate and House Of Rep
resentniitcf, 10 securing the passage Of that
act We believe this urtioa by Congress
marked the conception ~ QUE nf the great.
est projects ever undertaken by any gov
ernmeuf. and that IL laaugurates a new era
In the progress OF this nation and the de
y.lopmeut of its Internal trade and com.
mercc and the enlargement of the home
market fer ali our manufactures; that the
trfigHble arid lands. which are estimated
to comprise an area Of over loo GO 90
acres can ard should be reclaimed lust as
rapidly as settlers will take them and re-
pay the cost to the government Of irrlra-
tlon works built for their reclamation
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-08

These figures present the results Of an
extensive Investigation into the wages
and hours Of labor in the leading manu-
featuring and mechanical industries Of
the United States during the period nam
ed. II has designed to cover thoroughly
tho principal distinctive occupations. and
Mr.. Wright. in submitting i (see Bulie-
tin Of the Bureau of Labor, No. 50, July.
l904,) says: "It u believed thak the
data presented are more comprehensive
and representative % far a. the manu-
featuring and mechanical industries are
concerned than any that have besn hefs-
tofore published"
The figures ~ to income and sxpsn-
diture are summarized from data gath
cred from 2.567 families. In 3S States,
whose average income from Al sources
was S927 I year, whose averags sxpsn-
diture IVES S76e. and WHOSE average
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-08

untold and countless millions Wno Nla IN
the years and tl5 the generations 70 come ln.
habi, those lands sasd iFe II the homes
which viii hs there created VIII "wr the
great hez1n whieh viii be taeifs to tAs eieal- e-
sighted eogra &c and inse1ihilliy OF pufisgss
a President Roosevelt. X 4 not possipie
to explain Ia saeh a way as 20 - ehaer.
stood ~ anyone not fainlHaF VILE ssssS ..S
ss.taff OF the sIfHs iloa how n5feb the fras'iis
Of IN. national Irrigation movement t:Ar 20
President Roosevelt fpf hls aia ~ uflssHs55
ato,tf fae srnrphrurets 10 the Irrigation Bill
Ia this session of Congress HiihSat hS
interest and frieudlF IntcFposHlpA
danbtful whether the amendments OF ,ns
hill could have besn accomplished hao y
not bees for the President, tiis iraenas ..
tie national Irrigation Increment WHO stan
for home. nia klHg a. against lane sfstu'a
ton wa.ld have had 10 hght SUD del.ai
the compromise committee biA and theh re
gin all over az e gather thcir totets ano
make new sta In the next Congress As
IL Is now, the work Of the last three yesn
has been preserved by the action OF tue
President and the bilI Is now IN scch shape
that every friend Of the home eAA
bes In agpuerz II
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-08
Grotesque Attempt by Democrats to Twist Facts
for Campaign Consumption
GROSSLY INACCURATE STATEMENT
Country Is Not in Throes Of Disastrous
Business Depression, and Workngmen
Continue to Prosper What
the Figures Show.

Nothing eould better illustrate the in
finite capacity OF the -,emocratic party
for doing TIE wrong thing al the right
moment than It's attempt 10 OUTAGE
ecknowledgsd industrial conditions with
the bald statement OF its campaign text
book-"that business depression of this
year 10 greater than was tdat of 1898 and
1904"
As there are as many million Ameri-
can voters as there are millions engaged
in iniustrsl pursuits whose experience
spans the decade. and who know this
10 be most fortunately false. there is no
need to waste time in refuting it The
Democrat depression that prevailed
from 1893 % 1897 paralyzed industry in
every section OF the United States, and
its pincA was felt in every home. The
business depression Of .-.Is year" is so
largely a hgment OF Democratic imagi-
nation that il requires a magnifying
glass 10 be seen. and what there Is OF
Il Is rapidly fading from sight as the
prospects OF great Republican victory
become more certain
But the Democratic campaign book Is
not satis6ed with this grotesque generel-
ration, % il attempts to eontrorert the
Republican claim Of prosperous times in
farm. once and workshop with the as
sertion that no one is better OF by rea-
son Of increased incomes, beca use the
cost OF living has increased dispropor-
tioncfely.
How utterly and irrationally absurd is
this contention is proved by the fact that
IL prices were advancing more rapidly
than the earnings 81 the great mass OF
the people, the great mass of the people
would soon ts irrefrievably insolvent or
their purchases wOu.. be so curtailed
that the volume of business would be
enorrnously reduced.
There Is no possibility OF making q
scientific comparison OF the relative In
crease In wages and the cost OF living.
because they are controlled by different
factors The rate Of wages Is controlled
by Industrial conditions: the cost OF lv-
ing IL controlled by the individual No
man can fy his income at will; any man
can limit his expenditures. Let condi-
lions provide sufficient wages TO the
workingmsn. and il rests with him to
say by what margin he will live within
his Income. The larger that income the
larger his possible surplus. II better
wages breeds extrayagance. the result.
| in the language of Micawber. 10 misery;
II they are expended with economy. the
result Is an ACCUMULATION OF weAtn ana
| happiness.
Convincing Testimony.
Good times under Republican admin
is,ratioa has provided the better wages,
and the economy of the American peo-
pie has piled up the means OF content
meat aud happiness. as is evidenced by
the following statement of the number
OF dspositors and deposits in the savings
| hanks Of the United States for the eleven
years from lSa3 to 1875. inclusive:
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Why Justice Has Not Been Done
Before.

The West has been for years insist
ing that some legislation should be in
auxurated by Congress looking TO the re-
eiamaiiou of the arid public lands owned
by the government and constituting In
some States 95 per cent of the area. One
reason this agitation has progressed slow
ly has been that the portion OF the coun-
try most interested in the question is
scan;ity settled and has not the infiu-
ence in national councils which numbers
give.
Another reason was that il was din
cult for those living In humid States to
form any proper conception OF the irri.
cation question, and the senators and
Representatives from States having no
direct interest in the question have been
slow to acquire the information neces-
sary to bring them to a full realization
of its Importance 1t is not specially
strange that 90 many American citizens
should be unfamiliar with this subject.
II is one that does not present itself in
practical way in the portion of our
country which contains ninetenths of
our entire population. While the arid
re gion Is OF vast extent it Is but thinly
settled. II is estimated that under the
National Irrigation Act the West will
be capable OF sustaining $1,000. 600 peo-
pie.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-08
Psrker's Admis.,ou.

Judge Parkcr's letter OF accepsases
stands pat-on Republican achieveusrts.
but coyly admits that its writer would
be safer man at the National throetls
than President Roosevelt 50 long a. Q
Republican Senate sits on the safsey
valve. If the protective tariff h "roe-
oery he is willing to turn sneak thief;
II We ourgarized Panama he il willing
70 keep the stolen goods: il order No. -
lets down the bars for pension scandal
ne will revoke the order, but let ths
bars remain down just the same. II u
very pretty confession that the Repub-
hcans have administered the govsrnmeae
50 wisely. diligently and effectively thaa
.nsy deserve vacation. while he trisD
ms prentice hand at running 1t wstboue
reversing single lever.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-08
Democratic Financial M.u.r.n.n,

On the ist OF July. 1892, the last year
OF the Harrison administration, the total
bonded debt OF the United States was. In
round numbers, S5s5. .Oo0.oeo. On the LIST
of July. 1897. the las; year OF the sec
ond Cleveland administration. the total
bonded debt was SS43. 10000, an In
crease of S25s, 100000 during four years
Of perfect peace.
July /, 1892. the snnual interest
charge on the pubic debt was So, $685.
900. July ]. 1897. 1t was SS4. .3s7, 900.
an increase Of Sii.49i.Oo0 during four
years of Democratic administration.
A party that cannot administer the
government during a short period of
four years without largely increasing the
public debt and the annual in,eres, nc-
count Is not fit to be entrusted with the
control of affairs
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-08
Word. of Cheer for the Democracy.

Ii has been given out to the forlorn
and dropping Democracy that Willie
Hearss is leasening up: that ne has
heen induced to pat in a few thousands
TO open headquarters for the National
Democratic Clubs The hungry know
well that this means that Hearst aspires
TO be a candidate again. but they are not
worrying about 1905 now
-Four years age Hearst was pres
dent and footer OF bills for the National
nemoeratic Clubs. The members met
II memory serves Alright. at Indianapolis
expecting 10 greet their president. But
he sent one Of bis hired men to receive
the greetings Of his admirers. This
dampened the arior OF the crowd. de
spite the fact that their fare back home
was paid. The November election set
tied the whole concern. but IL seems that
the y. ID. c. is TO be resurrected. what
Little there Is left OF Its ashes.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-08

The Democratic depression of 1893
and 1904. TO which the campaign book
inadvertently directs attention. was
marked by a falling of in deposits OF
over s37. 100000 in one year. Between
1898 and 1903 the average due each
depasitor increased from $500 to SAT-.
More significant than the increase in
deposits 10 the fact that In 1903 there
were 2.474.629 absolutely new savings
bank depositors in the United States.
marking an increase OF nearly so per
cent during a period when the total
popaation only increased "a per cent.
Col. WriRht's Summary.
Turning now TO the direct comparison
OF the advance In wages and cost Of iiv-
ing during the period under review. the
Democrats affect the greatest contempt
for the government statistics. which.
under the able. conscientious and un-
biased direction of Carroll d. Wright.
present the following instructive sum
mary;
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KILKENNY HARMONY.
That L. the Kind that Prevails Among
New York Dem ocrats.

Not since the traditional eats Of XIII
kenny we're hung across a line by tbcar
tails has there beeu such an amusing
harmony OF subdued dEscord as is heard
In New York. now that Judge ID. Czdy
Herrick has been nominated by the Dem
ocrat. for governor. Judge Parker wanC
ed Edward NJ Shepard. or District At
torney Jerome nominated for governor m
order to galvaaize his campaign into the
semblance OF hfe.
David B. Hill wanted John b. Stanch-
field, because Sfanchheld best represent
ed the organization outside of New Yort
City. to which Nr. Hill owes his ascend
ancy in the State Democracy. Mr.. lin
had no use for Herrick, who. ss Demo
cratic boss Of Albany County. has been
a thorn in his side for years. But. IL
Is said. he accepted Herrick aud puf
him In uominat ton on the principle of
the salesman who sold a coat marked
SIS for $40. on doubtful credit. bsoauss
he would lose less il the bill was nsvr
paid. Hill will lose less in Hcsrsck's
defeat than IL he had succeeded In so0-
mating his friend Stanch6eld.
Senator Patrick H. McCsrrsn. -
Brooklyn boss. to whom Judge Parker
owes his nomination. wanted Oomptroa-
ler Grout nominated. and for Q time he
had Mr.. Hills ostensible support for
Grout. Judge Parker aud Hill went back
on McCarren: the former to pacats
Charles +. Murphy and Tammany. sod
the latter because he couldn't help hi1-
self.
Tammany accepted Herrick because h
was willing TO accept any body who stood
for the discontinue of Boss McCarrea.
As q tomahawk in the hands Of ChsrIss
F.. Murphy with which TO dispatch Nc
Carren. ID. Cady Herrick would serve
Tsmmany much better than either Shop
ard or Jerome.
Besides, did not Judge Herrick's career
on the bench present sterling claims o.
the admiration and necessities OF Tam
manyf His abuse of his judicial poai-
ton to the political exigencies in Albany
ia along the line OF what Tammany con-
siders the higher walks sf politics. More
over, has he not practically pardoned n
oficial blackmailer and protector Of dis
orderly houses by imposing a paitry fine
of $1,000 on the notorious police Captain
Diamond "a stroke OF judicial leniency
toward corruption in New York City ps-
culiarly attractive TO Tammany. II -
would % act as judge, what prodigf0
of clemency to good men" might he NOT
perform as governor? So Tammany drop
ped Mayor Mcclellan and swallowed
Herrick and his record with genuine rel
ish and noisy gusto-
Not %, however, the Democratic press
of New York City. The WORLD takss
its medicine with evident nausea: Dc
TIMES turns Herrick's picture to eiss
wall and fxes its gaze on Judge Parkas.
with the reflection that one honorable
nomination in four years is as far a. ths
New York Democracy can be expected b
pander to the somewhat blunted moesl
sentiment of its constituency. n
EVENING POST openly repudiatsD
Herrick, saying that a proper regard fer
its own reputation forbids giving ~
the negative support OF silence.
From this brief resume II may -
gathered that the elements for a harUs-
nious Democratic campaign In Nev Yea
are all that could be desired-frpm Q
Republican point Of view,
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Two Judge. with Political P..,..

Democracy can always be depended
on to blunder. The nomination of Judge
Parker was blunder. because he re-
ceived his early political training from
ID. b. Hill. one Of the most notorious
wire-pullers and workers in devious ways
New York has produced. The nomina-
ton OF ID. Cady Herrick for Governor
OF New York. also was blunder, be-
cause be was boss" of the Democratic
machine" at Albany before his election
to the bench. The Albany ma chine"
has reputation as unenviabls as Tam
many's.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-08

employees has Increased more than 10 per
cent. over the year previous. while The
number OF their employees has remained
practically stationary. as is shown in the
following table:
Number aud compensation of employees OF
eight representative railways;
Year pudiHg SompcpsA
IEne u Nc. einptoyes .to.. ~ ,.-v
lsspi ..........--.1o 1oi13 sGS. ~ oSI
i2.c ...-.....-....-..f f.ssssi W.2so.osI
,ncr..se 453 s,gi5.s7o
IaSr'eNs.. ,sr rent O4 lo.3
Here at last we see truly reflected the
effect a- the horizontal raise in the wages
of railway employees made as the result
OF the widespread labor agitation Ia ths
summer OF 1905 The advance was
variously estimated at the time as from
IL to Is per cent. and any stansocs
that fail TO show il must be dlssorted
br the introduction Of some factor, such
as disproportion of low price labor
tending TO reduce the average.
In connection with the above proof
OF the 10 per cent advance in railway
wages in Que year. IT should be reanen-
bered tha. the decline ia prices hegus
ia 1893 continues.
IL the Democrats are willing 10 &C
cept the pay OF railway labor as the u,osf
accurate barometer OF wages. the Re
publican party can call TO the witness
stand 1.312.337 railway employees to
testify to the fact thnt. measured By
what it will buy. their income Of 1904
is higher than it was ia 1897. and near
ly half a million Of them eau trnthfuiiy
affirm that they received 10 compensa-
ton whatever in 1897 where. according
to the above system OF average campen-
sation. they now divide some SsI5.0OO.-
600 among them, or about SJGS apiece.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-08

The last few years OF Republican ad-
ministratiou have added untold millions
TO the agricultural wealth of the country
by opening new markets for farm pro-
ducts at constantly improving prices. The
beauty Of the Republican policy of pro-
lection Is that II develops manufactur-
ing and agricultural interests On paral-
lei Epea
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-08
Dreamed They Fathered National irrigation. but
Facts Show 1t Was Only Dream.
TRUE HISTORY OF REPUBLICAN MEASURE
Federal Aid to irrigation Originated with a
Republican Administration Fifteen
Years Ago-RooseveIt's Per-
sonai Triumph.

terror should be empowered to withdraw
from entry all lands proposed to be irri-
gated Instead of uniy those required for
reservoirs and dliches as provided ia ths
bill, that no water should be sold or de
aFcred except TO bona tide settlers. &C
tnaliy living On the sand TO which the
water was applie,l-which was not In
the N@wiaBds b.li--and that the words:
but State and territory lANs shall gov
ern ard control the appropriation, use
and distribution Of the waters rendered
available under this act. - should be strick
en- out a. virtually suhjectins the control
Of Federal work TO State Legislatures,
sorne OF which be doubtless believed. but
did not say 50. TO be unfit 70 exercise
such a trust. and as certainly exposing
the SETTLERS 70 the dangers OF endless
aad ruinous litigation. Al the Presi-
deat's express requirement the bill was
amended in these respects and became
the law as ii stands to-day.
Unprecedented Force.
There had been attempts for many
year. TO get the government % 20 into
the irT! CATION business. but all failed IN
Ill President Roosevelt took hold OF the
project. 10 bis iirst annual message to
Congress In 1901 he called attention to
tie necessity Of providing water for the
arid lands and said The object Of the
government is 10 dispose of the land 10
settlers who will build homes upon IL.
To accomplish this object water must be
brought within their reach"
The national governments policy. he
pointed out should be to aid irrigation
in the several States aud territories in
such a manBer as will enable the people
Ia m. local communities TO help them
selves and as viii stimulate needed re
ferns Ia the State laws and regulations
governIu. irrigation lie likewise re
minded the East. which was against this
policy At the time. that the reclamation
and settlement Of the arid lands will en-
rich every portion of cur country just as
the settlement OF the Ohio and Missis-
sipfd valleys brought prosperity to the
States.
Final Personal Triumph.
With his accustomed vigor aud int.lL-
gsace Presdent Roosevelt exeFted influ-
ence Ia this direction on Congress. won
the timid and the vacillating over to his
SIDE. and the National Irrigation Law was
enacted on June Il. 1902. That law. be
1t remembered. grew out OF his message
ef 1901. was enacted by q Republican
Congress, ably coached by Mr.. Ro0.e-
v-it. The measure became law with
his signature. The Republican National
Irrigation Act Of 1902. signed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. was a fitting aud natura!
supplement To the Republican Free
Homes Law Of 1856. signed by President
Lincoln.
To Presiicut Roosevelt. therefore. and
"a him alone, Is due the fact that there
vas any National irrigation at all in that
Congress and that the law. as enacted.
absolutely protects the poor man and
renders any large halDugs OF national
irs4 saisl land impossible forever
And this is how the Democrats are
responsible" for national irrigation.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-08

1--WE do mot have to Ruess at our cor.
victions, and then correct the guess II
IL SCENE unpopular. The princip1es
which We profess are those In which
We believe with heart and soul and
strength. Men may differ froa us,
but they cannot accuse ms Of sh iftinese
or insincerity."-R Roosevelt's lstsss Of &c
captancp.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-08

1Asexpsuditurss Of the Natiea hav,
hssn managed In . spirit Of seoaeny
es far feoeveA fron waste - frs0
al9gardItasees aad In the fature evsry
e1ert win b continued 70 ssesre =
eeSae9y - stract ~ is csusistent waen
e0elency. Roossvsls's iettee ef .e,s.as.e-
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-08

According to astronomers Il 10 about
25 trillions OF miles, as the crow flies,
from the earth to Alpha Centauri, the
nearest fixed star. 1t 10 about the same
distance from Esopus to the White
House BY the Democratic route.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-08
Pr.ise from : De.ocratie x.w,,.,e,.

The New York Times, one Of che
Democratic newspapers which has bsen
denouncing President Roosevelt's Philip-
pine policy. recently printed an editorial
leader on the settlement Of the Friart'
iand question. The article concIudsss
II 10 creditable both to the intelligeuce
and the humanity of the government
II the Times was less partisan Il could
truthfuily say that every act Of the
Roosevelt administration In dealias with
the fnilippine question was creditable
to the United States.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-08

What the rigures Provo.
II VIII Be observed that these six die
tinctivs classes Of railway employees. en-
bracing almost half OF all the railway
employees In the United States (591.475
In 1908 against 3G3.5G in 1s90 were
receiving an average daily compensation