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Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
DO NOT WANT A CHANGE.
People Are willing to coatfnus the
Present Admini istration.

The constitution Of the United States
reqnires an election for President and
Vice President every four years The
provision IS mandatory aud cannot be
escaped Under il 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 tie administration "a power. The elec-
ton must be held whether a change Is
desirable or not.
There Is reason TO believe that \ large
ma ajority of the American peogIe do not
desire a change in the national admins
ustIon at the preseut time. and that II
il were a matter of choice with them no
election would be held this year A na-
tional election always interferes with
business more or less. and as the business
Of the country grows tie feeling increa ses
that. in the absence Of any reason for
a change. e presidential election Is 4 dis
turbing factor that might well be dis
pensed with if the constitution permit
ted That il the situation at present.
The great raass Of the people are 50
well satisfied with the present admins
tratton that they do no, desire q change,
and If tie constitution did not require an
election to be held they would regard II
as unnecessary.
Who wants 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 busi-
ness is satisfactory Not manufacturers,
for American manufacturers are outstrip-
Plug those Of all other countries Not
vage-earLers. 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 ira ransportation bust
hess has grown enormously during the
last few years and still gives promise Of
future growth. In short. 10 large class
Of oui varied population can be named
but has good reason TO desire con
dnuancs Of present conditions II 1t
were not for the constitutional require
merit the people would have preferred
that 20 election took place this year.
The only exceptions are the Democrat
ic party leaders and those unfortunate
People who have not the sens- 20 let
vel enough alone
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
ROOSEVELT FOR PEACE
President IL Now Negotiating New
Arbitration Treaties

Charles Cheney Hyde. lecturer on In
ternationai Law at Northwestern Unlyer-
sity. Chicago. says:
During bis reception to the members Of
the tuteT-Parlla tuenfary Union on Septem-
ber "A. President Roosevelt made a state
meEt whieh vitality Interests Intelilgrat
citizens throughout ths country irrespective
of their party Affiliations. lie said; We
Arc evea ROW taking steps to secure nrhi-
iratlen treaties with all other governments
which are willing to enter Into them with
us- The-e who oppose him viii admit that
way II h. were not making the ntte1npt
L. good faith 70 esncinde with friendly
nafioas treaties which pros ide for the set
tlument hy peaceful methods of differences
q serious character which diplomacy may
fall to aaJusf- These who admire him arr
retoseed 10 hear him express n DO uneer-
tain tone his desire fo substitute arbitra-
tlca for the sword = means Of settle
ilcnt Of disputes TO which the United
states may be a party
Equally significant was the Presidents
promise to the Inter rrariinmeufarinus to
cali another conference u the powers al
The hague The whole world knows that
that froEIi<. viii lle kept aud that repre-
sentAtlves from the several nations VIII
meet again 81 The Hague. possibly In 1895.
In order TO solve sagns problems Which sflil
yex civilization sna slafui commerce. The
results to b. anticipated are fzrrrachlng
aud practical International agreement as
TO what constitutes euntrahaud of war uay
be secured, .so ths FiEhfs q Bentrai ship
perr may be established In short the
law Of nations may be clearly determined
rights Of states hxea where there Is siin
uncertainty. II such & work be accomplish
ed through the direct Efforts Of Theodore
Roosevelt not only the Tulfed States, but
have Just cause to be profoundly crate
full to him
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
WANT A REAL LEADER
De N ocrats Finally Realize that Par
ker Is Noneuity.

Democratic newspapers continss - ds
mand that Parker withdraw from hb
shell and play the role of leader. sag
of Silence" sounds well, they say. bW
the phrase won't win votes. Give - Q
man who IS capable of arousing cath No.
issm or we are beaten" Democratic edi-
tors are crying. We don't want Hin,
sheehan and Belmont kept in the fore
ground, while Parker is muzxIsd q
Esopus." The editors should have
thought of this before Parker was neuni-
mated. They might have realized. had
they given the matter thought. that
Parker would be a nonenity, with such
willy politicians as Hill and Sheehan IN
charge Of party affairs. Truly. the Demo
cracy is not more Of happy family"
than it was four years ago when II had
Bryan as an aggressive leader. Com
menting on the demand that Parker as
sumo the leadership. the Dcs Moinss
Register and Leader says.
.'No man ever entered a national cam
paign hampered by advisers so diametri-
eally opposed on every vital issue. He
might as well expect to make a pair Of
Siamese twins out of Cleveland and
Bryan as to assume that he can an
nounce an aggressive. Affirmative and
positive program that viii not at once
be set upon by an influential clement
of his following
Judge Parker was nominated TO play
the role he is playing. 1t is unfair of
the men who foresee defeat TO begin
at this early stage to saddle the blame
on him He is just the sort Of leader
he was held out 10 be. just the sort Of
man he always has been. He is con
ducting exactly the campaign that his
twenty years on the bench gave pro
mise Of. If the campaign is failure.
let the men who planned il bear the
blame. Judge Parker has deceived no
body. and is acting his part in the psIiti
cal drama exactly rs if appears h the
play book"
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
HiNDSiGHT.
One Of the Strong fecuiiarirses OF the
Democratic Party.

Democratic Party.
The Democratic party has been sptiy
compared to a man sitting ia the last
seat In the last car of railway train.
and riding backward He never saw
anything until he had got by H. THIS
striking peculiarity Of che party is as
conspicuous to-day IS il was in the SIX
ties. seventies, eighties and nineties-
The Democratic party lives to pro-
test, to warn. to oppose. Ii never ap-
preciated what the war for the pfeserva-
ton of the Union meant until II was all
over Even now a large section Of i
has not arrived AT the civilized view OF
slavery 1t takes about haN century
20 get any great eveat into correct focus
for the Democratic eye OF late, some
Of the Democrats have begun TO realize
the greatness Of Abraham Lincoln. but
these Democrats are men who have re
ceived their education IN Republican
communities, So obtaining the benefits OF
up 70 date schools colleges and churches
The full significance Of the American
occupation and control of the Philip
pines has not jet dawRed upon what
takes tLs place. in the Democratic make
up. Of understanding Neither has the
open door In China affected the same
sci OF kt--LF- anu -N'AA-1s ~ 80
least, because Of some constitutional lack
of power In the combination to eompre-
bend what is going on at the time when
the thing is happening.
For the same reason the immense i'm
portaace and significance Of the estab-
iishment Of the new department Of Com
merce and Labor with Bureau Of Cor
porations. has not dawned upon the Dem
f.rrafie mental r-ta..h5Hs.r.
Well. never mind, When the living.
thinking. working world has whiried by.
the Democratic brethren viii see. iu
haEy manner, from their perch AZ the
end Of the train And they viii. as US
nal. protest. warn. oppose and then
dream on,
The Democracy always wears long
distance glasses and looks backward over
the track. II by chance II takes of its
"far-aways" eni looks ahead. it turns
into Repuhlieanism. This happens. some
times. Witness the many recent CONVEX
slpus
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
LABOR CONTROVERSIES.
Republican Legislation ProvidfaG for
Arbitration.

The only national legislation providing
for the arbitration Of labor controversies
and recognizing organized labor was en-
acted by the Republicans. On June /,
1S9S. President Mckinley signed a bin
passed by a Republican Congress entitled
An Act concerning carriers engaged in
interstate commerce ard their employees"
Ii should be understood, of course. that
Congress could not legislate for employees
in general. but il has authority to regu-
late interstate commerce. The act re-
ferred to provides that whenever a coz
troversy arises between an interstate
railroad and its employees the Interstate
Commerce Commission shall first offer
mediation, and. that failing. shall en-
deavor to bring about arbitration Of the
dispute. The act provides that If arbi
traticn is agreed to. ''one member Of the
beard of arbitration shall be selected by
the employer. one BY the labor organiza-
tion to which the employe belongs, and
q third by these two" Another section
of the law makes il a misdemeanor for
any interstate railroad to dismiss an
employe or threaten him with loss Of
employment for belonging to q union
This law is still in force. and il = the
only piece Of national legislation that
recognizes organized labor. Demecrats
have talked. but Republicans have acted.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
PARKER AND THE TRUSTS.
No Likelihood that the Democratic
Candidate nosId AntaRoaize Them.

No Likelihood that the Democratic
Candidate uosId Antazoaize Them.
If Parker should be elected President.
what would he do about the trusts
those gigantic institutions which the
Democratic platform says should be
prohibited and punished BY law" but the
prohibition and punishment of which
would involve direct personal loss 10
some of the Democratic candidates.
trusty Wall street misunderstanding
gentlemen Ike August Belmont, Geerrs
r. Peabody, Daniel S. Lamont. JoAe L.
Mclean. Thomas s. Martin. Col James
NJ. Gufcy, John d. Crimmins. Jamss
Smith. Jr., ats Thomas e. Ryan,
The Democratic position on the truss
question is grotesquely illustrative Of tAs
saying that politics make strange bed
fellows.
Augus. Belmont and the other greaf
Democratic promoters of trusts de noe
seem to feel bit nervous standing %
the Democratic platform with W. j.
Bryan and other great Democratic trHs,-
busters They have too much cousdeaes
In the candidate whose campaign they
are managing to ever believe for q mo
mcnt that he would do anything to iajuss
the trusts with which they are eeaneot-
ed, should be be elected President They
know Parker too well TO think Il posai-
bic that he would turn out to be an in
CRATE, and attempt 10 ruin his perso1al
friends and benefactors-
They are quite willing that the Bryan
trust-busting faction of the Democracy
should have the Democratic platfven
just the way they want it. 30 long -
the Democratic candidates who stasd %
this platform are theirs ito have aal to
hold"
Despite the Democratic platfcrn T.
mand for a law to limit corporatioas to
the States where they originate, Aitsn B.
Parker thinks the common law Il al
the law necessary on the subject of
trusts The common law has be<n wed
tested in Democratic times as we'll -
Republican-and 1t never proved itself
anything of detEiment to the trssss-
hence it is easy TO understand why Par
ker prefers il 10 statutory regulations
like the sherman antitrust law. which
might force him into the embnrra sains
position Of some time having to decide
whether to violate his sworn oath n
Presiden; 10 uphold the laws Of the
United States. or to make things IN
pleasant for Wall street friends. WHO
would thereby he forced to consider hin
traitor and migrate to their interesA
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

Population taaaid .1sry u th- lLspsVt eaz.sat
u tbis serFlts-
koo-eveIt'. keco us uepiation.
In his iasi annual message President
Roosevelt agaia called attention TO the
Importance of the rural free delivery
service. sayiug
Ile rural free feii.-Fy servie- has been
grszs Is asked 10 the qaesfl1n - Lac com
gssasatioa Of tie Letter carriers and clerks
engaged iu tAe Epsial serFiee. ~-f-tislly on
tlr Rev rufal rsssflelyeET rC.fes- hsre
rQltes have been iustal..i sIn.. tks fst q
lezE last .han ia auy Ike iseTius4 IN The
drpartlieat's hlstoy Whiie de- regard
fp crolpuy must bs kart g. iaiad Ia the
.ftaA.4"hinent = lew taEt yet The IL
tension - fg- rursI frsssaz1s.fvFry systnlu
laHsf =" east4aai7i far Ezasars q seaH4
fsutsl- ioiey " EoFs-aillsi.tal movement
- -lra1f yfsrs has rr-rsfal 3d. E-saGtr lm
gl-ltrrr henEHt TO- The fssFlr - faa e9uu-
~ districts Eural free delivery. tsken On
-z.l-ascfloA win the friegH4e@e the hiErcle.
sat the trolley nerealf sla- much taaard
s+--s.rllE t-r 3sniatluu Il farm tife aGd
l=-sla- o. iri-ht-r. lud f4urs attractive.
i1 tie ilafls4ilsIr past tae ixsl % igst SaFh
fzEl.itlr- as fEsss Lls dgfrcn uaHF q the
l-4r- argife ard restit-s E"uug men aad
women fret4 TIE ferns a. TIE cities Ter
th+y rshsllstl at loneliness ana lack %
azstiia4 c.iilf'1 HiaI chip lr Is ganHtltbF Hnd
Undesirable f7r thr ,irias To- Ersw a. The
rzEir - Or tl- ea'H-rF. as1 rural fffe aFH
usely j. Esf uaiy "a ausd thing o. itseif.
Hhi1 Q rlcfa tEtl % is L.Iz some tsu65szseg
toward The Ezt.zu consent ratiru o. car
peFul1tiou al tAe rEEra=r ~ the country
districts
The foregoing qaotltiaas are sufficient
70 show that Republican executives real
rel the Importance - the rural delivery
systrsa g. the farming communities and
'ii5 every iaE in their power 10 extend
IT, During President Mckinley's first
term establishment # routes hsd been
given such an impetus that ~ 1900 the
service lad passed far hernnd the expert
rleu'rl -ttse aud reuEre~~ had approp-
rated Sf50ef9 fur maintenance Of the
ROUTES thtn ia operation These routes
Numbered i.21o az the ei"=s of MeKiu-
less ~ term. but many others had
beeH surveyed and were ready to be
estailishcd. The service became 80 pop
alat that farmers flooded rho Eostoface
asifa iInrf4t sIfh petitions for new r9Htss.
CerIs u INSPECTOR were appointed. divi.
siops were created. supersutendents piac-
ea sn charge and tho service was put on
m,thodieai business basis
Route. Now in Operation.
Tie system has heen 20 rapidly er.
teH9ed under President Roosevelt that
C1ngTc-s this year appropriated s21 600.
ca Tor the service which now EN-
hrnces approximately 27.5oo routes,
either 10 operation or about TO be estab-
hshel- These routes are scattered over
ali the States and territories. as will
TIC seen by the following table. which
gives the total number Of petitions re-
ferrei for examination and Investigation.
the routes In operation on September
y. igoi and the number Of petitions
pending on the same date
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
Dsciise to De Led By Hill and she.h.n

Dsciioe to bs Led By Hiii and sheehan
The Peoples Democratic party" 4
new political organization In New Jer-
sey. will support Thomas F. Watson. of
the Populist party. for President. The
p~w party ID composed of Bryanites and
Hearstitss. who boited the Hill Sheehan-
Parker party. Here Is what the new
party's platform says:
I'VE decline to follow the lead Of COM
merciai politicians into the camp Of Wall
street. and refuse to recognize the Hills,
the Sheehans and the Belmonts a. proper
exponents Of popular rights"
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

for the egosistn ot bis personality. THIS
is the hfta presidential campaign IN
which Nj. Seharz has assaiie1 kepuhi-
can caniIdates from the unscaiable
hes efr.s o. his own colossal egof7ssE- OH
er men now and then hsve suspicion
that all the rest of mankind differing
from them May be right Carl Seaarz IS
never tros5iesi hy aay such weak mis-
trust in s.is own oaaniseielee-
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
Likewise. Parker hs. heard somethiu

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 tha; question. He'n
never set any river afre in his indigna-
ton over the trusts: not eren . river Of
petroleum would be ignited By such .
match,
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

The question as to where Judge Par
ker would apply the pruning knife to
national expenditures. whether In the
Postofics Department, the army, the
navy or on pensions-items covering
more than SO per cent OF the national
eypendtures-has not been answered.
and won't be. because national honor.
safety and mail facilities are dependent
on the appropriations for these purposes.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

The French Bantam Club is preparing
Tor 4 great rooster-crowing contest.
which Is to take place in Paris next
month. The training Of roosters for
growing IL an art in France. The Demo
cratic party has QuadrenialIy attempted
TO make rooster-crowinG popular in the
United States, but has signally Sed
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

1t is denied that Judge Parker was
seen trying to set FIRE to the Hudson
River at Esopus with a sulphur match
without taking the preliminary precau-
ton to smear its surface with q pint
Of kerosene.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

At every turn the Democrats continue
to prove themselves the best asset the
Republicans have in q campaign, and
this year their candidate comes fully IN
TO the tradition Of the party.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

Parker declares that the American ma
tion h extravagant in. its expenditures.
But the people know what they want
and they mean TO have it. They are
working hard to earn more money; tha<'s
the way they meet necessary bills.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

''Our forefxn policy has bees aos euly
highly sdvauta geous 10 the UuiteA
States, bat hardly less sdvanta gseos
TO the world as . whole. Peace apA
good will have followed In iss foee !.
ssepa."-Roossvelt's letter Of acceptance
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

4 vu1s for Judge Parker In the coming
election viii be . vote Of censure on The
odQrs Roosevelt Il is inconccivabls how
any patriotic, fair-minded American can
take that position toward a man Of Pres
ideuk ROoseveit's character and record.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
Is This . Cam paixu I.isp
O, this may be important

o, this may be important
You'd better keep it dark.
They say that Uncle Henry
Was with Noah on the ark.
They say he ran for Office
While living on that boat
And that, just as to-day, he failed
To get the floating vote.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

FruGn his chosen seat among the cata-
combs Cari Sehurz has dictated a 15,OO0-
word letter damniny Theodore Roosevelt
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

Totals S3.s3I 20. 735 4.4e
Note.-of the 4.4e3 petitions pending. ess
have been fasorabiy considered and ordered
established effective either October 1st or
18th. 1904.
Routes by Statsa
Tie suhjoined tables give more details.
as they show what has been done In the
Congressional districts. The States nam
ed In the tables are fair examples Of the
progress made by Republicans in cover
ing tho whole country with rural mail
routes:
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
Popular chorua

Popular Chorua
While David Bennett Hill
Preparss to make his bow,
Ths people with . will,
6heut: you can quit
right
noww
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
NEW roRK


sFFua the second 10 the seFeuih. and
ffula the ulHth e. the eighteenth cistrirts.
iuciuslrr. - the sFdfr of New York, no petit
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
what Mckinley said.

President Mckinley. in his message
70 Congress in 1900. speaking Of the
postal service. said:
It's most striking new development 10 the
eEtensien Of rural free delivery. .
thIs service ameliorates the Isolation OF
(hrm life, conduces to good roads. and
oulckenD and extends the dissemination Of
Generni Information. Experience thus far
las tended to allay the apprehension that
& Wouid be 30 expensive as to forbid its
eeaerai adoption or make II q serious bur
6ea- Its actual application has shown that
n Increase postal receipts and can be ac-
cempanted by reduction In other branches
e the service. SO that the augmented rev.
enues aud accomplished saving together
aatsriaIly reduce the net cost.
When President Roosevelt assumed
e6Dce be vigorously championed extension
of the service In his first message to
Congress he said:
Among recent postal advances the success
Il rural free delivery wherever established
has been 20 marked and actual experience
has made ifs benefits 80 plain that the de
Dand for its extension II general and mr.
een&. u y Just that the great srxicuIturai
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
Rural Free Delivery Service of lacaIcu abe Ben
eff to Farming Communities.
DEMOCRATS WORKED HARD AGAINST IT
FIatiy Refused to Obey the Mandate of Con-
gress to Establish Routes, but Are
Now Claiming Honor-Rec-
ords Compared

/ Population ,Aeala sasry l. ts- il4pcos eaaes.t
| u tbls scrFlts
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

Charles Cheney Hyde. lecturer on In
ternationai Law at Northwestern Unlyer-
sity. Chicago. says.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-10-08

The name of John Metcalfe of
Knaresborough. England, engineer and
roadmaker, is in these feverish times
in danger of lapsing into undeserved
oblivion. John Metcalfe was blind
from the age of six years until he died.
Yet as a boy and man he invariably
displayed a high spirited courage. He
was Il true sportsman. a fine swimmc"
and Il hard rider 10 hounds. 1t was Il
solitary walk from London to Harro-
gate by Il way unknown to him that
first turned his attention to roadmak-
ing The roads in those days were
very bad. He obtained authority from
parliament to improve this state of
things when he was fifty years old.
In Yorkshire. Lancashire. Cheshire and
nerbyShirp most of the principal roads
were made by him. He built bridges
and leveled rough places. Some Of
tue plans wore m2de for him oy others.
but usually he designed them himself.
and he did his own surveying. He
climbed mountains. trudged along on
the edges of precipices. he crossed
boys and fordcd rivers. relying wholly
and solely on the long staff that WAS
forever in his hand. He died in har-
ness. full Of years and laden with
T-three. London Exchange.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-10-08
To Pump Water.

The gasoline engine to be used
to pump water into the new
tank being erected by Will San
ford, of the New River hotel, has
arrived and Will is as happy as
he was when he put on his first
pair of red top boots. The. en-
CINE is a 3 horse power Odds and
If appearances count for any
thing, it is certainly a beauty.
A stone foundation is already III
place and the large tank which
will rest upon it will be doing
duty before long.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-10-08

Herman Stabler, of the Hy-
dro Economics DIVISION of the
Geological Survey has departed
for Lovelocks where he Will con
tinue the test of water which
he has been making in this val
ley. While Mr.. Stabler has lin
isheG his tests in Churchill county
the work Is by no mean com
pleted. \ laboratory has been
established in FaliOn under
charge of DR.. Burnham, who
will make q chemical ANALYSIS OF
the waters of this section as well
as those of which will come I'M
der the Humboldt project.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-10-08

Rev. Mr.. Betz, of Nampa
Idaho, spent a few days in Fal-
Ion this week surveying the out
look OF this section. Mr.. Betz
visit here was to ascertain the
advisabilitv OF starting a colony
of D%unkards, of which he is a
representative. Mr.. Betz eX-
pressed himself as greatly pleas
ed with the county and stated
that it offered opportunities far
in excess of other places he had
visited.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-10-08

Hadn't you col some kind oh pill,
datn stop dose staggering headaches
dat Keep her from dc cook stove?" de
manded Mr.. Jefferson impatiently.
NO, sah." said Uncle Rastus i'm
pressively; "dere's no such pills in de
market. But de bes' way to stop her
staggering headaches would be TO
fasten down your mouf wild a big.
wide piece oh sticking plaster, Mist
jefferson. I'm puppared to put it on,
sab"
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-10-08

Argonaut whisker? I'm on.