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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21

power and Lreszige under he sponsor
ship of the Republican party was moth
ing short of marvellous.
The great victory for the gold stand
ard cured the uneasy, panicky conditions
that had prevailed in the money market.
1t was possible in 1897 for great i'm
provements to be financed by railroads
and other corporations. The investor
came out of the woods where he had
been during Democratic times and
bought bonds that represented cash to
be expended in more rails, more bridges,
more cars. more machinery, more sky
scrapers and more other things that re-
qured enormous consumption of iron and
steel. But the increasing ability of the
country to buy more iron and steel was
met by increasing necessity for larger
consumption. The railroads suffered
from ear shortages because they could
not buy new cars fast enough to keep
pace with the increasing business that
came to them. In almost every line
OF industry the calls in the iron and steel
industry for material increased so rap
idly that it was a difficult matter for
the iron and steel manufacturers to hire
new men fast enough for the additional
WOfk 10 pe utut, anu W OthtI " iSt http
up with enormously increasing consump-
ton. But the Republican policy of pro-
lection not only operated by its general
business effects, to stimulate the increas-
ing consumption, but also to force the
increasing consumption to be met, not
by larger foreign imports of iron and
steel, giving more work for the foreign
ers to do, but by increasing domestic
production, giving more work for Amer
lean laberingmen to do at continuously
Increasing wages.
Consumption and Production.
Here are the igures as to how both
consumption and production of pig iron
almost trebled between the Democratic
wear 1894, through the Mckinley and
Roosevelt administrations, up to the year
1901
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21

The iron and steel industry is often
referred to as the barometer of gem
eral business" 1t reflects conditions Of
depression or prosperity throughout the
country in remarkably sensitive way
for there is no business nor industry
ia the country which does not share
closely in the various conditions which
make steel either king" or "pauper"
and, as Andrew Carnegie once said,
steel is always either king or pauper"
When times were hard, as during the
period of the last Democratic admins
tration, 1893-1S96, there was indeed an
open door into the palace of King Steel
for the wolf of poverty to enter and
make Steel a Pauper.
1t was shown then that when panic
and depression visit the country, steel
feels the effects the most sharply and
the most quickly of almost any COM
modify.
THE RESULT OF DEMOCRATIC
POLICIES WAS NOT ONLY TO
HEAVILY CURTAIL THE AMERI-
CAN CONSUMPTION OF IRON AND
STEEL, BUT TO GIVE AN OPEN
DOOR TO THE FOREIGNER TO
SUPPLY WHAT DEMAND THERE
WAS Left. In two years, from 1892
to 1894, represented by the change from
Republican to Democratic rule the pro-
ductien Of pig iron in the United States
dropped from 9,157,00 tons to 6,657 1888
tons.
The financial depression that existed
through the Cleveland administration
made it difficult for railroads to float
the issues of bonds that were needed to
raise money for new rails, bridges, cars
and other equipment involving large
consumption OF iron and steel. The same
was true of the building trades, and
other industries which can use iron and
steel only as their business can expand.
and, whose business instead of expanding
during the last Democratic admiRistra-
ton, was forced to contract.
Remarkable Change Occurs.
After the election of President Me
Kinley the enormous gains both in our
consumption and our production of iron
and steel, attracted the attention of bust
ness interests throughout the world.
Steel. which was Pauper under the
Democratic administration, once again
was King, and like King Cotton and
King Corn, the growth of his worldwide
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21
THE PRODIGAL PARTY.
BibIic,i Story that Fits the Democracy
of Today.
cortland Oregonian.l

cortland OFegoniant
The Democratic party is like a certain
son which wandered off into a far eoun-
try and flied his belly with the busks
which the swine did eat But when he
came to himself he said, / viii arise and
20 back to the h. ne OF sense and honesty
which | left and will ask to he taken
back as hired servant on probation.
will Init that | was wrong and have
now seen the light and hope TO be re-
stored through good behavior TO my for
mer place in the confidence Of the folks
at home and decent people generally.
That is to say, the Democratic party
could be conscentiOusly hkencd 10 the
prodigal son if it had acted on the lines
Just laid down. But the attitude it &C
tuaIly assumes is sOmething entirely diff
ferent Without explaining Or reprObat-
ing has actions II 1895 and 1890 when
he vOtca for Bryan, Judge Parker asks
the support and confidence 0f al gold
standard men because be someWhae'pat-
ronizingIy recognizes the gold standard
as 'irreYocably established" He does
not animadyert upon his own caBJart in
leaving home or even upon the qrahty
of the nutrimcnt which the far country
Of populism afforded the bemocrftic
paunch.
As near as w can make u "ut, the
Democratic idea - that the Elder Broth
er should be- thrown out oB The world
and the Pr0digal Son installed as man
arer Of the estate
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21

Industries are protected. The commits
sion itself reports unanimously that the
relative decline of the iron and steel in
dustry cannot be attributed to natural
disadvantages or want of skill and en-
terprise on the part of either of British
manufacturers or workmen, but is due
to the fact that their competitors in the
United States and Germany, having Sc
cured control of their home markets by
means of tariffs and the regulation of
their export trade, are in a position to
export their surplus products.
Increase in Wages.
The value to labor and to the indus
trial and commercial interests of the
United States of the development of the
iron and steel industry under Republican
rule will be apparent when it is real
lied that the wages and salaries paid
in iron and steel manufacture ia the
United States have increased from $50
$50 in 1890 to $132, 100000 in 1900
The growth and importance to labor of
the iron and steel industry is illustrated
by the following table, the figures being
a part of the official report of the United
States Census of 1900:
Iron Ore Regions Get Benefits.
The extraordinarily good times which
came to the iron and steel industry of
the United States brought exceptional
prosperity to our iron ore regions. the
United States soon assuming a greatly
increasing lead over its closest competi-
tors, Great Britain and Germany.
From the Democratic years. 1895 to
1901, the latest date where official data
is available, the production of the three
countries was
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21

has carefully picked out Of their set
tings the twentySix most bellicose. alb
SOlutist, imperialistic sayings of which
President Roosevelt has ever delivered
lh.Aself. These are the quintessence of
his bloodthirsty expressions, Nothing
that he has said has ever gone farther
on the road to military despotism than
these twenty-six things.
Ex Parte Argument.
Of course, as every reasonable be-
ing knows, such ex parte argument is
not fair. 1t were easy by choosing out
all of Jefferson's 50, .ngs on one side TO
prove him an ardent eXpanSopiSt, or by
picking out of all his writings on the
other side to prove him bigoted con-
tractionist. He could lie shown up as
protectionist, Il all that he said ~
favor Of that principle were collected to-
gether, while all that he said against it
were omitted. Or by reversing the pro.
cess it could readily be demonstrated
that he was an absolute and perpetual
free trader. 1t could be shown that
he was a practical anarchist, advocating
a revolution every twenty years, that
the tree of liberty might be kept well
class of his writings and combining the
opposite class he could be represented
as constantly enioining implicit Obedi-
ence to the law.
1t is useless to multiply examples. BY
such a narrow scheme of special plead
ing the wise man could be shown Il fool.
because wise men sometimes are fool
ish. The most foolish man could be
shown sage, because foolish men some
times are sensible. The gutter drunk
ard could be proved teetotaler. for he
has occasional periods of complete So
briefly. Such a method is wholly false.
The World knows it and resOrtel TO it
only because its case was weak.
1t you would judge what kind Of
President Roosevelt would make the
fairest method is 10 consider what kind
Of President he has made. But if you,
for some reason which 1t is not easy
to conceive, refuse this test, and pre-
fer TO judge him on what he has said,
do not read merely stray words and
sentences gathered and arranged by his
enemies. In all fairness read these
words in their proper contexts. Read as
much of Roosevelt's writings as you have
time for. You will find them the express
sions not of a bloody and despotic intel
lect but of a clean, strong, honest mind,
instinct with patriotism.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21
SUGAR TRUST POLITICS.
Close Relations of Wall Street and the
Dem cratic Party.

Close Relations of Wall street ana the
Dem 4cratic Party.
New York Letter in Los Angeles 1imes.)
When New York State was being got
into line for Judge Parker, Havemeyer
put on guard for Parker one of his own
men, Cord Meyer by name Cord Meyer
is the sugar trusts representative in
Democratic councils. The Republican
party is able 10 get along without having
a sugar trust representative in its coun-
ellis, but il Democrats come into power,
it will be Cord Meyers happy duty 20
make sugar stock 20 up and down on the
New York Stock Exchange and to let
il be known 10 anxious statesmen when
it is going mp and when t il going down.
Do the people out West know that in
New York, when the Democrats desire To
carry an election. uhey go out and tell
the district leaders that a certain stock
on the New York Stock Exchange, say
Manhattan Elevated, viii go up SO per
share in case OF Democratic success
That is what they do, and IL does 90 mp,
too, and that shows how close the Demo
cratic marty is to Wall street in New
York. where Parker and his cohorts cone
from They b.. elections with stock
tips. and Cord Meyer, Billy Sheehan and
Belmont are extraordinarily good tip
sters,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21
AS TO IMMIGRATION.
A Campaign Issue that Is Worthy of
the Voters Attention.

They are coming, the less fortunate,
coming to this American continent to
secure a better life for themselves than
they have in their own land. They are
coming from the less prosperous parts of
Italy, and from Bohemia and from Hun
gary and from Poland, and throughout
all that wide nucthern Slavic region
wherein is oppression of the Jews. In
other words, they are coming from every
where! From Europe the most oppressed
and in some cases, most uninteligent
classes are coming here to find better
conditions for themselves, and meanwhile
to necessarily infuse a new element or
blood here as well as a new element of
thought and religion and general drift
of being. We accept them and their
blood and the infusion of their genera
tons for the future. We accept them, in
the broadcast sense, with the idea that,
by and by, there will become a homo
geneity of the races which will take care
of itself The Morse in all his varieties
is, of course, part-Of u.s. but the assimi
lation of the Latin in all his varieties is
another thing. We are trying to be big,
broad Christians and make no distinc-
tions.
Certain laws have been enacted under
the regime of the Republican party, and
the manner in which they are being en-
forced illustrates, as well as could be,
the earnestness Of the present admins
tration, in allowing the filtering into this
country, in all generosity, of those who
seek better harbor for what there is in
life. 1t is but fair to the Republican
party in this campaign that every voter
should think of all that the party has
done in the enactment of laws and the
enforcement of them, in all hberality, as
to perfecting the immediate business wei
fare of the country and as to controlling
the amalgamatiOn of its future blood
This is one Of the side issues of the
campaign to which the attention Of every
voter may well be directed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21

In 1901 the 2S.SS7, 419 tons of ore pro-
duced by the Tn ted States exceeded by
42,023 tons the combined output Of Great
Britain and Germany, which amounted
only to 2S.S45. 456 tons.
The high record Of production in this
country was reached in 1902, when The
total was 3J.5j4, 135. il d combined
world output of about ( ,u00.0 600 TOYS.
Germany reached its highest record in
1900 with 1S,9G4.294 tons, and Great
Britain its maximum in 1889 when its
total was 14546 100 tons
In I50i. the year when this country
for the first time produced more ore
than Great Britain and Germany com
hinsd. the total world output Of ore was
T9,eS1, 9e5 tons, leaving only 51,094, 45G
for the entire world outside the United
States, rAsse production was Is ,SS7, 479
tons
Fer tAat year the sfHciai figures, with
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21
priro p1ace-i on Rsnen,ane..

Gold Democrats Who ialteJ the bryan
party will be permitted 10 join che HUI
Relmout-parkrr organization. provided
they pay big entrance fee. The Demo
cratic State Committee % Indiana -
preparing ~ levy q heavy assessment on
gold Democrats who wish ia vote for
Parker. In other Neris. the men who
have been reviled so bitterly by Mr..
Bryan for supporting Palmer or MeKin-
Icy az the last two elections unst open
their pocket books if they wish to SIT
hunibiy in the Parker bsndvlrg
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21

eve want no laws inspired by pas
sioR, nor do We wazt them adminis-
tered Nv selfishness or incapacity. The
best laws, wisely adm iuistered, are
what we demand, and they can be Sc
cursd If we but do our duty, a duty
maaded BY the sacrifice of those
who sleep on this field, and by our own
interests and the interests of those
who shall follow us."-Senat5E Fairbanks
at Freehold, n. J., June q, 1903.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21

The country is indebted TO the Repub-
lean party for the national bank sys-
TEN. the resumption Of specie payments
and the establishment Of the gold stand
ard. 1t can well afford to point with
pride to these and other achievements
opposed ard denounced by the Democ-
racF
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21

The average weekly rate Of wages in
the United States Is 179 per cent and in
Great Britain 100 per cent. II marks
the difference between protection and
free trade.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21

Conquest of Foreign Markets.
With the vast increase in the domes-
tic production Of iron and steel under
Repubhean rRle it became possibs TO
cundust the industry at a relatively far
greater perfection and lessor cost than
when the WORT was done On only one
third the seale. THIS CAUSED TIE
TJNFTED STATES. By ITS SUPE-
RIoR METHODS, ABILITY TO
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21

President Roosevelt said in his speech
Of acceptance: ~ parry IS Of worth
only in 50 far as it promotes the natjons
interest" Measured by this standard
what is the Democratic party Rorthf
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21
WATTERS0NIAN Wall
THIS TIME IT'S Roosevelt THAT
HE'S AFRAID OF.

The Cassandra of Americas Politics
utters Dismal Howts aH3 ISirefuI
Predictions About RoGSevett and
Republicans.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21

On Aug. % a fall Of SNOW, the first
o. the season, occurred in Minnesota,
and it cannot he de44cd chat it occurred
under the Roosevelt administration.
Crops. flowers and garden produce were
damaged, aud there was the dickens to
pay generally.
The Republican party cannos deny
that this thing has happened under a
Republican administration. but it can do
this: II can promise another snowfall
on Nov. s, - vast that the memory Of
ali preceding snO0gstorms viii De bOst
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21

IL is sometimes well TO consider what
might have been. Where wonle our gov
eminent finances, cur revenues, OnE do
ynestie industries and cur foreign trode
be now If the Democracy had succeeded
In 1896 or 1900!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
MILLIONS FOR A SITE.
Illinois Tunnel Company Buys Ground
for Terminals.

Chicago, July 21-A site for a gem
eral terminal of the Illinois Tunnel
company's system of underground cleo
trio railroads has been secured by the
company at a cost of $2.50O,000 through
the purchase of the property on the
west bank of the Chicago river, north
or Taylor street, now occupied by the
Albert Dickinson company's seed ware
houses and owned by the Chicago
Dock company. The tunnel company
will proceed Immediately to remodel
the property, and promises to have its
lines in use by November for general
transportation under the streets OF
much traffic now carried on the sur
face. On all sides the purchased tract,
which measures 404 feet north and
south and 200 feet east and west, are
the terminals of trunk lines. The pro-
perty has connection with all the rail-
roads and is adjacent to the tunnel
company's large conduit under Taylor
street, which connects the tunnels I'M
der the business district of the South
side with the West side tunnels.
ION the terminal Site" said Albert @.
Wheeler, president of the Illinois Tun-
mel company, I'VE shall have a general
distributing system for the transporta-
ton of freight between stores and
warehouses and the steam railroads.
plant We shall spend $500. 900 imme-
diately and improve the property
gradually.
"A feature of the terminal will be
storage warehouse WneTe BOOOS can DC
kept until they are wanted. There are
now 30 miles of tunnels under the
streets of Chicago"
The most important significance of
this practical completion of the tunnel
company's equipment will be the pro-
bable ending of street congestion in
the down town district by heavy team
ing. The tunnel extends under nearly
all the important streets of the loop
district and connections will be made
with all the large wholesale and retail
houses and business blocks.
1t is the intention of the company to
haul all kinds of freight and material
to and from these big establishments,
to carry goods from the stores to out
lying distributing centers and to trans
port all kinds of refuse which collects
in the large business blocks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
JAYHAWKER JOTS.

In recent storm Mitchell county wo-
man lost 20 chickens of frying size.
Hlll city has colored ghost that chases
\ pasture. 10
Lebanon is now warned of a fire
pound fire bell.
A Hiawatha man has such pretty arms
t tis t, ne Keeps his sleeves rolled up all
the tlmes like a woman.
A suffering patient at the Parsons hos
tp ltaI leaped through window, but it
look the wrong pain away.
Norcatur citizen is a candidate for
ONCE and will likely get the nomination.
as ne has voted 'er straight for 80 years
70 the sorrow of the Goodland milk
daily.
After 3 years experience Highland
couple will quit the hotel business for
keeping boarders - '--i
A Jewell City woman has raised thir-
worth OF milk and supplying the family
table with butter.
The warmest discussion in Kansas to-
day IS the controversy between Lebanon
and Belleville papers as to which has the
As an offset for flood losses North To-
peka is to have new depot. a round
house and become a division point for the
Union Pacific railway.
The Leland machine may be asleep.
but from the number of anti-boss buster
representatives that are being nominated
1t hardly looks that way.
Beloit man was given 5000 by his
parents as a birthday present. Even a
woman would acknowledge to another
year under those circumstances.
A Cofeyville woman did the hardest
days work of her life this week She
kept absolute silence for twenty-four
hours in order to win a 80 cent bet.
It's nip and tuck between the grass
hopper press agent in Kearney county
and the man that measured the recent
hailstones that fell in Rocks county.
A Wa-Keeny woman says she is mighty
glad to get back home and get a good
Kansas drink. Now, what do you suppose
she was absorbing all of her two weeks
visit at St. Louis?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
HOT DAY AT ESOPUs.
Judge Parker Holds Conferences With
Prominent Democrats.

Esopus, N. Y, July 21.-Another ex-
cessively hot day blistered everything
in Ulster county and kept affairs down
to the lowest possible pressure of ac-
tivity.
The expected return today of William
E. Sheehan and the visit last night of
Judge Morgan J. O'Brien were the chief
topics of interest in the early part of
the day. The visit of Judge O'Brien
who has for many years been a close
personal friend of Judge Parker was
largely social and personal affair, all
though the fact that Judge O'Brien is
one of the most influential men in Tam
many hall is not lost sight of. After the
dinner on the yacht Sapphire Judge
Parker remained until late hour with
Judge O'Brien and John B. Mcdonald
who is closely identified with August
Belmont. 1t is said that all aspects of
the Democratic situation were fully
and frankly discussed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-21
QUAKER REFLECrToNs.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.J
Economy is wealth-but most of ns
would prefer to get rich in some other
way.
The man who stands in his own light
must expect to be thrown in the shade.
Don't gamble on the price of meat I'M
less you are in a position to hold the
steaks.
No, Maud, dear: the village cut-up is
not necessarily either a surgeon a
barber.
Any boy will tell you that it's easy to
forgive an enemy if he is bigger than you
are.
Even the dealer in oleomargarine gem
orally wants to know which side his bread
is buttered on.
The clergyman may not drink. but he
doesn't mind having a young couple say
to him: Wont you join us?"
The average woman shopper always
wants to get the most for her money ex-
cept when she goes to buy a bathing suit.
Nell-"Jack Rapidde is a dreadful flirt.
1 wouldn't trust him too far. Belle
''Humphi I wouldn't trust him too near.
There is a type of man. says the Gym
ical Bachelor '@who marries simply be-
cause he has a grudge against himself
and wants to get square.
When a girl wants a seat in crowded
car she should pick out man who has
corns and tread on his toes. He will al
ways rise to the occasion.
De Tanque-"Im afraid l am an advo-
cate of race suicide. 1 detest the father
of a family" O'Soaque-'I notice your
prejudice doesn't extend to the pop of
a cork