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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
DON'T FORGET CONGRESS.
1t is Very Important that 1t Should
Be Republican,,

In the great political contest which
occurs in this country every four years,
and which us now on, the election of
President is apt to overshadow all other
interests. This ought not to be so. The
President is the head of the executive
branch of the government, but the legis-
lative branch is equally as important.
Republicans should remember that it is
as important to hold Congress as it is
to elect the President. The election of
Judge Parker would mean much more
than the induction of his personality into
that high Office. His election would mean
the election of a Democratic House of
Representatives, and this would be most
unfortunate, because:
First, the Democratic party, composed
as it is of all the distracted elements of
the country, is not capable of success
fully administering the affairs of this
government. 1t has not the capacity to
deal with the great problems that now
confront us. Second, Democratic
House of Representatives would mean
that the entire legislative machinery of
that body would be placed in the control
of the South; the Speaker, the committee
on rules, and all the important commit
tees, as well as the chairmanships Of the
same, would be composed largely of
Southern men and the great interests of
the North would be subordinated to
Southern policies. In answer to this it
may be said that a Democratic House
could do no harm, as the Senate would
still be Republican and could prevent
any unwise or radical legislation. But a
Democratic House could prevent Republi-
can legislation, and great harm might
result from that. The election of Re-
publican Congress is scarcely second in
Importance to the election of Republic
can President.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19

date for the presidency A life Of judi
cial monotony and exclusion from poit-
ical affairs does not appeal to the ale
glance of partisans. Theodore Roosevelt
is a strong, vigorous, an invincible
candidate for the presidency. He is a
man of action nominated for an cleo
torate of Astounding energy, force and
progress. He is, especially, the idol Of
the young men of the country.
1T is, therefore, not at all surprising
that as the voters contrast these two
candidates they should be irresistibly
drawn to one-to Roosevelt-and should
be repealed from or become Indifferent
to his antagonist, Parker. Such is the
present trend of the campaign and it is
decidedly favorable to President Roose-
welt. No reasonable doubt of his cleo
ton exists or is entertained by anyone
familiar with politics, Democrat or Re
publican''
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
ALTON B. PARKER AND HENRY
G.. DAVIS.
Rarlod nv

David B. Hill, William Jennings Bryan,
Benz. Tillman, Champ Clark, Will
liam f. Sheehan, Patrick H. Nc
Carren, Charles f. Murphy and Tom
Taggart.
Senator German and the Democratic
minority in the Senate.
Congressman Williams and the Democra-
tic minority in the House of Rep
resentatives.
Bourke Cochran and the host of fossiliz-
ed hired advocates who have been
shouting Demonstrations" at every
measure taken to preserve the
Union, advance it's prosperity and
establish its power during the past
forty years, and
The Democratic record of secession, re-
pudiation and obstruction.
The issue before the American people
next November is not between the per
sonalities of Theodore Roosevelt and
Alton B. Parker, but between two great
organizations representing respectively
progress and stagnation in national life.
The verdict promises to be as con
elusive as it was on the same issue in
1874
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
CANDIDATES COMPARED.
Why Roosevelt Is More Popular than
Parker.

The New York Sunday Democrat, a
newspaper that recently bolted Parker
and came out for Roosevelt, in giving
the reasons why the Parker campaign
is languishing and the Roosevelt cam
paign is booming, says:
Judge Parker has few of the attri-
butes of popularity; Theodore Roosevelt
has them all.
Parker is timid; Roosevelt is brave.
Parker is controlled by friends and
patrons; Roosevelt is independent.
Parker represents no policy and has
no political record; Roosevelt is one of
the acknowledged progressive statesmen
of the century and his record is the rec
ord of the sunshine years of militant
and advancing Americanism
''As there is practically no one to Wig
orously oppose there is no one to active
ly defend Judge Parker as a political
standard-bearer. Theodore Roosevelt in
vites the fire of partisan enemies and at
tracts to his support thousands of PAT
riotic and earnest admirers
Judge Parker is weak candidate, an
unwise candidate, an unfortunate candi-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
MONEY FOR LABOR.
Nearly Half a Billion Dollars More
for Wages.

The census of 1900 showed that the
wages of all classes of labor in all the
manufacturing industries of the limited
States was $2,322, 333, 81. as against ST.
S91, 22S,32 in 1890-a gain Of $4a1, 105,-
500
The census reports of wages for labor
and salaries for clerks and officers en-
ployed in manufacturing industries for
the last three decades are as follows:
1900. ..... .$4O3, III ,233 50, 800, 333, S77
1890. ....t.... 391,9Ss, 2OS 1,S9l, 22S,32l
$3.50 ........ ......... 1858, 175
No census taken.
Had these census reports included the
period from 1894 to 1904 the COMPARE
son would be far more striking, for
thousands Of workingmen lost their jobs
shortly after the last Democratic admin
istration QS93-1S97) went into power,
and there were very few workingmen of
those able to keep their jobs who did not
have to submit to at least some reduction
in wages.
Those were the days when Democracy
, piled trouble on to trouble, and seemed
to leave nothing undone that could be
done to bring impoverishment to the
American workingman.
The entire country was made sort of
laboratory for original Democratic ex-
Fermentation in various explosive pro-
ducts and by-products, including especial
ly free trade, free silver, free riot and
free soup. 1t mattered not that desola-
ton was brought into thousands Of
American homes, that the workingman
and his wife and little ones were pinched
for the necessities of life, so long as
Democracy was given the chance to ex-
pertinent with the idea of taking the
home market away from American indus
try and giving it to the foreigner, and
antagonizing business interests by agita-
tion against the gold standard.
After William Mckinley was elected
President and the policies of protection
and of sound money once again estab-
lished, the phenomenal growth of the
United States in wealth and prosperity
attracted the wonder of all civilized ma
tons; and this growth has continued
with accelerating velocity up to the pres
ent time.
The census of 1900 recorded this great
upward movement when it was only
about half way to where it is now. OF
course, an increase of nearly half a bill
ion dollars in workingmen's wages does
not concern the workingman alone by
any means. 1t concerns every business
man in the United States, every farmer,
and every woman and child dependent
on the labor of others for their support.
For instance, if the wages of labor in
manufacturing industries had not in
creased in the millions the per capita
consumption of wheat could not have in
creased from 3.44 bushels in 1894 to 6.33
bushels in 1904, and the price of wheat
almost doubled. Prosperity is always
made up of an almost endless chain OF
circumstances, and it is only by having
every link sound and strong that pros
perity for all can be preserved.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
The Viking Fringe.

The northern fringe of the United
States is being rapidly and densely popu-
lated with people from Norway, Sweden
and Denmark. This is right, for we are
Of them. We are of the trend of human
ity which populated England and made
the Anglo-Saxon and subsequently made
the United States, and whose descend
ants generally vote the Republican ticket
If any one doubts that the Northern
States in which are settled so many Of
our own Scandinayians will this year go
anything but Repubican-well, he should
be taken care of by his friends.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
UNDULY PUFFED UP.
The Get Rich Quick Democrat Bosses
Are Dragging Too Soon.

are Drag ~ AnE % oOOns
Certain Democrats, with the exuber-
ance Of the newly rich, are boasting of
the States they are going to carry by
means of their big campaign fund.- There
is no telling what may happen. even
with money in the treasury. Only day
or two ago, one politician from West
Virginia was bewailing certain we'll
proved facts in connection with campaign
money. They are thinking a good deal
of campaign money in West Virginia
just now, This particular individual OF
the Democratic camp said, in effect, that
West Virginia is likely to go Republican
this fall. "The niggers will all vote the
Republican ticket" he declared, 'those
who are allowed to vote. They'll take
our money and then go and vote the Re-
publican ticket straight
This is complication of great import
to our erring brethren of the opposing
camp. 1t was not always thus, but now,
with the Australian ballot, in some form,
in use in many States it is, a sad fact
that the riffraff who sell their votes take
the money and then vote as they please.
The Oil trust can put it's money into
the Parker campaign fund, but it cannot
buy even one of its own vast army of
employees, nor any of its victims in the
world of business.
The Democrats are puffed up over
their fat pocketbook, but it won't help
them in the coming election. The people
prefer to have money in their own peck
cts, honest money which they have been
able to earn themselves, in a time of
prosperity and industrial activity such
as Republican administration gives
them
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19

After an exhaustive review of the
situation in the Hoosier State, Walter
Wellman, the staff correspondent of the
Record-Herald, says: with the Re-
publican ranks virtually solid, with
the Democracy bound to lose a few
thousands of the Bryanites, with nothing
present in the public mind to lead to an
upheaval, and with Indiana a Republi-
can State to start with, one does not
need to be seventh son to foresee the
result. And he estimates the Republi-
can plurality at somewhere between
$4,000 and 30,OOO.'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19

"The record of the last seven years
proves that the party now in power
can be trusted to take the additional
action necessary to improve and
strengthen our monetary system, and
that our opponents cannot be so
trusted. o-Roosevelt's letter of acceptance
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19

Four weeks before election it looks
to the conservative prophets as if Roose-
welt would have 81 electoral votes to
only 159 for Parker, with the probabili-
ties running in favor of an increase in
the Republican majority.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19

Lost. strayed or stolen-F orty-fye
Parker constitution clubs in forty-five
States The finders will be rewarded
with copies of What Know About the
Unconstitutionality of the War of 1861
1861 by Hon. A. Bourbon, bound in
calf with the tail inside
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19

"Being unable to agree among them
selves as to whether the gold standard
is curse or a blessing, and as to
whether we ought or ought not to have
free and unlimited coinage of silver,
they (our opponents) have apparently
thought it expedient to avoid any
com mittal on these subjects, and indi-
vidual1y each to follow his particular
bent. "-Roosevelt's letter of acceptance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19

That the Democratic party has
Bright's disease, cancer of the stomach.
and swift consumption is generally adj
mitted, but it was never realized SO
thoroughly before how much it had Hill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19

1t is freely predicted by those who
ought to know that Ulster county, New
York, Judge Parkers home county, will
give Roosevelt a good majority.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19

"The American home is indeed the
cradle of liberty-it is the unit of the
Republics strength. "-Senator Fairbanks
in the Senate, January IL, 1898.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
MAIN ISSUE AT STAKE.
II is NOT THE PERSONALITY OF
THE CANDIDATES.

Great Question Is Whether a Republic
can or Democratic Administration
Shall Conduct the Affairs of Govern
ment = Opposition Is Neither Safe
Nor Sane.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19

Chicagoans of the Democratic persua-
sion are trying hard to get Judge Par
ker to come out West and attend a ban
quet. But Judge Parker is not hungry.
Like Poo-Bah, just before the execution,
he doesn't want any lunchv'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
Poor Old Rooster.

The Democratic rooster
Signs. with a mournful glance:
81 would crow like / useter,
But | don't get the chance"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
A Sure Thin-.

At this late date the tidal wave is
GARDENING over III. G. Davis,
And every outlook grows the darker
For the unspeaking, silent Parker.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19

plicitly declare, as the sense of the Ameri-
can people, that after four years of failure
to restore the Union by the experiment of
war, during which, under the pretense Of
military necessity-or war power higher
than the Constitution-the Constitution it
self has been disregarded in every part, and
public liberty and private right alike trod-
den down, and the material prosperity of
the country essentially impaired, justice,
humanity, liberty and the public welfare
demand that immediate efforts be made for
q cessation Of hostilities, with view to an
ultimate convention Of all the States, or
other peaceable means, to the end that, at
the earliest practicable moment; peace may
be restored on the basis of the Federal
Union Of the States
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19


Backed by
Secretaries Hay, Shaw, Taft, Moody,
Wilson, Hitchcock, Morton, and
Senator Allison and the Republican
majority in the Senate.
Speaker Cannon and the Republican
majority in the House of Represen-
tatives.
Elihu Root and the host of learned
lawyers who believe that the Ameri-
can Constitution is not petrifed
stumbling block in the path of ma
tional evolution, and
The glorious record of Republican fdel-
ity to the Union and human pro-
gress.
OR
The Democratic party under the leader
ship Of
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-04-29
Notes From the School.

Last week closed a very pleasant
and profitable years work in the
history Of our schools. Twenty
Ave pu pills completed the grammar
course and seven the high school.
Promotion from grade to grade
has by no means correspondent
mathematical precision TO the
number pursuing a subject.
We have encouraged thorough
ness In every department and have
tried to inspire our pupils with a
love Of truth for the truths sake
AZ the highest incentive to study.
Tho teachers as q body have
zealously labored, as in the past,
to make each years work the best
in the history Of the Montgomery
public schools.
Our high school presents n well
balanced four years course, all
graduates being required to pursue
either a four years Latin course
or its equivalent In degree Of
difficulty In science and higher
mathematics.
During the past year the high
school enrolment reached iO7.
The entire school enrolment for
the town is 572, an Increase OF 20
over that OF last year.
The nonresident pupils enrolled
number 80. Our non resident list
represents n high grade Of scholar
ship and We trust that other
deserving students from adjoining
townships and counties will avail
themselves OF the scholarship
offered and enter u ranks early
In the ensuing term.
Below Ii a list Of pupils dcserv-
ing honorable mention.
Neither absent nor tardy fol
entire year; Room I, north build
ing, Bowman L%ovelace; Don J.
, south building, Theodore Gupton
room D, Ollie Shew; room o, Ethe
Ball and Maud Robcy; room Z
Elsie Galloway and Edna Hults
room \, Lcta Bently and Alice
Morris; room o, Grace Tate, HomeI
9 Fairchilds and Mollic Cornelius
d, room 10, Joe Dyson and Johi
Miller; room II, Lillian Eyere'
and Luke Gentry.
Not absent during year. roor
3, Minnie Johnson; room ., VII
liam Gupton; room O, Laura Nor
ris and Elizabeth Clarkson; roor
I, Virginia Hudson.
- We desire especially to than
our patrons and school friends Il
their strong support and manifei
" appreciation OF the work OF II
cnt ire year, realizing that the nu'
70 cess OF the teacher. the welfare
u the student and tho high standai
u OF our schools can be maintain,
:" only as they have been secur,
by the hearty cooperation
~ parents and by the fostering
school sentiment In the homes.
st Respectfully,
IN DORA T.. Hams, Supt.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-04-29
Public School Oraduafions.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

The 1904 grammar school gradu-
alton exercises took place Mt
the opera house last Thursday
evening. Tho audience was large
and appreciative, the exercises
faultless and won the applause Of
all present. The people Of Mont
gomery City have good cause to
feel proud OF this school. Prof.
Hupc Is certainly the right man for
the piece and seems to be giving
universal satisfaction. Tho class
consisted OF IL girls and 10 boys,
who are now ready for the high
school. Alicia Bently was valcdic-
torian and Ruth Lovelacc saluta-
torian OF the class, each reading
a most excellent essay. The other
Representatives Of the class were
Bertha Knofler, Alice Morris, Alba
Burt and Ralph Reynolds. The
other members OF the class were
Fannie Sailor, Mary.Farncn. Paul
Inc Nuns, Mary Dunford, Bculah
Maxey, Madeline Hayden, Dora
Duffy. Anna Gupton, Loretta Ker-
win, Fay Luck, Ben Nelson, Will
mcr Hudson, Ward Harrcll, Ora
ham johnson, James Bratton,
Chas. Graves, David Ball, Buford
Summers, Ottic wald. The adj
dress OF the evening was delivered
by elder W. A. Mclean Of Tn,
Christian church. II was an clo'
quent address In which he SCI
forth the great opportunities which
lie before the children Of today
and the responsibility Of parents II
educating the children. This HI
said il the best thing n parent cal
do for n child. We lack space Il
mention the many good things II
the address, but II was n plea 10
all the higher and noblcr things II
life; u plea for real life which alon
can be attained through education
training md dcyclopmcnt.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-04-29
jim LEE, ProprIt'r, Montgomery.
Contagious Disease.

The common contagious diseases.
the cause Of which are still unknown.
are scarlet foyer. measles. chicken
pox. yellow fever and hydrophobia.
One difficulty In experimental re-
search for the organisms which u
scarlet fever. yellow fever and meas
les is that the animals are not suscep'
tiblo to them.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-04-29
moM SCHOOL coMMENcnMENr.

Florence Alma Nuns,
Philip Pierce Wise,
Ethel Brown,
Clark II. Whitesidc,
Nellie Minerva Graves,
Dorsett Vandeyenter Graves,
Lillian Evered.
The High School commence
mcnt exercises at the opera house
iast Friday evening was another
proud and successful event In the
history of the graduating pupils of
Montgomery City, as well rs for
the parents and teachers. The
audience was large, and the exer-
ciscs very interesting. The essays
by Misses Nellie Graves and Lili-
m Evcred were pronounced most
excellent. The graduates, seven
In number, received the highest
honors the school can bcstow upon
them, and oil will most likely press
further upward In the line else
where.
The address OF DIR. w. II. Black
of Missouri Valley College was q
splendid affair, and the perhaps
leading feature OF the evening"
His subject was ''The Old Greek
Doctor" whose life was nm ideal
one, and from which DR.. Black
drew many grand and beautiful
lessons, and which he presented
most c~loqucntly to his audience
The principal characteristics OF
this Greek Doctors life of which
DIR. Black spoke, were ~ his atti-
tude toward money, (2) his atti-
tudc toward truth, l3) his attitude
toward God. These are import
ant features Of every life, and Dr.
Black impressed very forcibly the
great fact that life means far more
than simply a capacity to carr
money.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-04-29

To the able and untiring efforts
of Miss liams, superintendent, is
due much OF the credit for the ex-
ccllent schools this city has enjoy
cd for some years past, a fact we
believe is fully realized here, and
II is to be hoped that the school
board will continue to retain her
as long as possible.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-04-29
Pretty Fair Evidence.

Tom Delehay, who lives near Craig.
saw a magician perform the other
night and Is convinced that he used
duplicates In his slcightof.hand work.
Tho reason Delehay knows is because
he gave the magician a lead dollar 70
palm and was given a good one In re-
turn.-Kansas City Star.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-04-29
Pauper lsaye. Over 10000.

Maria Olive Perraud. a Paris won.
an. who for years had been In receipt
of outdoor relief, recently died. II now
has been found that she left behind
.G6,500 in French consols.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-04-29
ADVERTISED

The following is a list of mail
matter remaining in the Post Office
at Montgomery City, Mo-, since
April %. 1904. II not called for in
10 days will be sent to Dead Letter
ONCE.
Thos. Brookshier j. A. Monkey
Leroy Collins w. A. O'Brien
Geo. Edwards Mrs. Dolly Oliver
Arthur Fetor j. Louis Perkins
VIM. Hornbeck VIM. =. Rodgers
VIM. Hoyt Miss Carrie Smith
Jas. Williams Orval Z. Kinion
q. L. NUNS, P. NJ.
Fresh bread, pies and cakes re-
ceived daily at Barley's.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-04-29
Our Subscription Rates.

The subscription price OF the.
Montgomery TRIBUNE Is n dol
lar a year. in advance. We also
club the Tribune with the st. Louis
Globe Democrat twice a-week)
for si.75 a year for both papers,
Clubbing rates with any other pa
pcrs II desired. II
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-04-29
Farming Lands

have for sale by the sect
ion, seventeen sections of good
agricultural farming lands, all
In n body.
Also twenty-five sections Of
grazing lands in one body.
All in Eastern Washington.
Terms on part II desired.
will show the lands to in
tercstcd parties. Here Is a
chance OF a life time.
E O. n. D D,
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo.