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ion of war against Spain, Mr.. Tur.

ton of war against Spain, Mr.. Tur-
ner said :
Instead of striking as a coura-
geous man and a bold man would
have done, instead of striking as a
patriotic man would have done, a
course of conduct was entered on
by the executive which, but for my
respect for the executive office.
would say was marked by evasion,
subterfuge and equivocation. hav-
ing for its primary purpose the
binding of the American people
and the muzzling of congress-"
AS a senator Mr.. Turner charged
the Republican party. its leader,
the president, and the army, under
a Republican commander in chief.
with many dark and violent deeds.
Every charge was false. AS a can
didate he is now accusing the party
leaders in this state of such dis
honesty and unfaithfulness as
amounts to downright knavery. In
this he is supported by two rene
gade newspapers. like himself. in
spired by malicious and unreason-
ing hatred of the Republican party.
What he is saying on the stump to-
day is on par with what he said
in the senate of the United States.
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Authorized by Republican Central
Committee of Spokane County
GEO. TURNER'S ATTACK
ON PRESIDENT M'KINLEY

Gle proposes to leave the flag of Spain flying the
island of Cuba That is bad enough But STILL he
proposes to the power of this republic to compel the
people of Cuba to submit to that bloody flag
cit seems to me both INDUSTRIOUS AND SHOCKING
that such idea could find Judgment in the mind of
AMERICAN PRESIDENT. 1t is monstrous in view of
the solemn pledge by all political parties in this country,
and by strongly than by the republican party to
promote by every possible the freedom and indie
pendence of Cuba.
CIT is shocking in view of the heroic struggle made by
that brave people for liberty of their suffering and
tyrdom and death, in the confidence with which they look
to not for aid but for SYMPATHY Found page 1858
of the Congressional Record VOL 81 No. o. the being
part of the speech of George Turner senator from Wash
ington the subject Intervention in Cuban Affairs"
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diers was worthy OF reiteration In,
and belief by, an American senate.
This is what he said:
Zone thousand Filipino prisoners
shot in platoons over the graves
they themselves had been forced
to dig; a priest, who had acted as
father confessor, and their gen.
eraI. hanged before the slaughter
within their sight"
A few days prior to that Mr.. Tur.
ner made speech in the senate
to be exact, it was May 2. 1902.
and it is recorded on page 5077 of
volume 35 of the Congressional
Record-in which he expressed a
low opinion of the American sol.
der as an individual. The follow
ing is an extract from that speech
American soldiers are no bet
ter and no worse than those Of any
civilized people, but We ought to
have known, when We entered on
this warfare, that 1t would neces.
sarily be conducted upon a lower
plane than that which usually &C.
companies civilized warfare. The
Anglo-SaXon looks with contempt
on inferior races. He does not
scrupie to make terrible reprisals
when put to II. The lust Of blood
infects him as II does all men whose
trade II Is to shed blood"
The last two speeches We're made
after long congressional investi-
cation Of charges of cruelty and
brutality-preferred as the direct
result of such insane speeches as
Turner had been making. The
charges fell fiat and Turner alleged
that they had been suppressed by
the Republican party. the same Re
publican party he is now asking for
votes on freshly trumped-up
charge. This is what he said the
Republicans We're doing:
Give us light. my Republican
friends. II you decline, 1t is not
because you cannot, but because
you will not. And in view of the
bloody stain which has appeared
on the national ensign, IL you will
not. 1t Is because you dare not.
Yours may not be the ruthless hand
which has dyed our flag In the In.
nocent blood Of old age and tender
youth, but it cannot be de denied
that yours Is the power that armed
the hand. and yours is the voice
Of folly that urged 1t to It's desper.
ate and bloody work"
Mr.. Turner's open hostility to the
commander In chief of the Amer.
lean army, President Mckinley,
was exhibited on every possible oc-
casion. Even In the anxious days
Of the early months of 1898. when
the president was using every re-
source at his command to put the
country on war footing. the sen.
In the United States senate April
3, 1898, Just prior to the deciara-
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A DENIAL WHICH DOES NOT DENY

OF course the editor of the Spokes.
man-Review does not like the idea
of anyone taking from it's own col.
umns something which 1t once saw
fit to print. but which in the present
crisis in the affairs of itself and the
Stevenson Rockefeller corporation
candidate seems mighty uncomforta-
BILE. When that publication begins
to warn voters against eleventh
hour roorbacks" the citizens of this
community well know what to ex.
pect from it no earlier than one
minute before the twelfth hour.
Yesterday the Morning Monopoly
got at its own game of garbling
once more. No one has made any
charge that George Turner uttered
any speeches in 1894; at least no
reference to such a speech has been
made in these columns; and for
once the Spokesman Review uttered
the truth. No one has been talking
about speech of George Turner in
1894. Where the meretricious
course of the Spokesman Review
comes in is in its denial of some
thing which never happened. but
resembled something which did hap
pen, leading the reader into the be,
lief that the real core Of the matter
has been unequivocally denied.
If the columns of the Spokesman
Review Of November %, 1898. (not
1890 are to be believed George
Turner at Auditorium hall, with
reference to delegation of Knights
of Labor. who were present at a
public gathering, did utter these
words:
THESE MEN HAVE PROVED
THAT THEY ARE NOT LAW
ABIDING CITIZENS. AND 1T is
AN INSULT TO THIS MEETING
TO HAVE THEM INTRUDE
THEIR DIRTY PRESENCE INTO
THIS HALL"
Ii the character and reputation OF
the spokesman Review In these
days is such that the public is war
ranted In placing little credence in
its political statements. the reader
Is invited TO note the fact that the
words which the Spokesman-Rev
at that time attributed to George
Turner were spoken not in the heat
public meeting" Ask John p. Cot
Of political campaign. but In the
deadly calm which prevailed In
monetary matters Immediately fol
lowing the inauguration of Demo-
cratic president OF the United
States.
Ii the Spokesman-Review of today
repudiates what 1t printed In the
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MEAD FIRM FOR LUMBER INTERESTS

The inventive genius OF the Morn
ing Monopoly organ of the Stevenson
corporation candidate for governor
has had something to say to the ef-
feet that Albert Il. Mead's attitude
toward the great numbering interests
of Washington was eauivocal. to say
the least. Mr. Mead has written a
letter to Victor II, eBckman, secre-
tary of the Pacific Coast Lumber
Manufacturers Association. which
should set all gossip on the subject
at rest. Mr.. Mead writes:
an response to your inquiry. I
would hes to state that l have re-
sided in Whatcom county for up
wards of sixteen years; that my bust
ness and clientage has depended upon
the numbering interests of that local
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ity can, therefore, state with all
sincerely that l am in entire sympa-
thy with the lumber interests In
Washington. as with every other in
dustry of the state. l consider lum-
bering and agriculture the two most
important indupstries of the state,
and when elected to the office of gov
ernor l shall esteem 1t my bounden
duty to promoted in so far as it is
possible within the province of the
executive. the prosperity of the lum-
bering industry. You will have my
cordial sympathy and support in any
and all movements having for their
objects the betterment OF this great
industry. and II will afford me great
pleasure to aid you In securing a 40,
cent rate. Very truly yours.
A. II. MEAD.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-07

When State Senator VIII Graves
commence the Turner campaign at
Bellingham as the temporary chair
man of the state democratic conven-
tion. he made an address to the dele
gates which was expected to be the
keynote of the democratic work. He
Turner, and his speech was printed
with commentator in all the impor-
tant Turner organs, except the
Spokesman-Revie The address had
been carefully prepared, and Senator
Graves was accredited as the person
Since that time little has been heard
in the Turner press about that
speech, heralded ut one time as a
peculiarly happy and incisive ex-
pioitation of the policy of George
Turner and his party. Voters of
Spokane county should know what
sentiments were uttered In the morn
ing of the Turner campaign by. the
chairman of his convention, for II
was Turner's convention and the
ticket nominated there was largely
of Turner's selection and Is IN accord
with the views held by himself.
Here are some of the gems from that
'keynote" speech OF Mr.. Graves, so
expressive of the affection which
George Turner has for President
Roosevelt:
"Never before in the history of our
country has the nation needed the
democratic party as It needs 1t now.
The two great parties have grown
wider apart, more and more the
tendencies and sympathies OF one
have become radically opposed to the
tendencies and sympathies of the
other. 1 do not refer so much to
economics and financial beliefs and
policies, though that great robbers
device, the tariff lis the strongest
fortress of the induities fostered by
the republican party. There is that
which is of more worth than money,
there Ii that before which every
other earthly consideration sinks into
nothsnsness. there Is that for which
the American people have fought
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sun SAYS TURNER IS
ANYTHING IN POLITICS

Independence day, July 4, celebrated in the
Nention city by the that the Parker
gers had got along far enough in their calculations to
sert that Judge Parker would be nominated either the
first the second ballot and that United States Sena
tor George Turner of Washington would be his running
mate Mr. Hill favored the nomination of Turner, while
Mr. Sheehan remained true to his first love, Marshall Field
of Chicago. The Turner boom lasted only two
days Turner denounced by the Southerners hav
ing been carpebagger in the reconstruction days, and
others declared that Turner had been fiat money man,
anything politics, and on.-The New York of Mon
day, July 1S, 1904.
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can ExPoNENTs OF THE RULE OF

can EAFONENIo OF' The II u Lee Of
FORCE
I'VE hear it said that Theodore
Roosevelt is a typical American. He
is not. He is a REMUNERATION
OF THE KNIGHTS WITH THE
MAILED FIST WHO BELIEVED
THE WHOLE WORLD EXISTED
BUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF HIM
AND HIS FELLOWS. One word
from him, the chief magistrate of
the nation, would have stopped these
most infamous crimes upon American
citizenship and against American
manhood. That word was not spoken.
He was all too ready to protect the
so-called liberties of the people of
Panama. Why. was he deaf to the
cries of the helpless American citi-
zens of Colorado?"
Opposed to this rule of brute
force embodied in him who has seized
upon the republican party, we offer
a rule of law and order. Our presi-
Dental candidate is man of the
people, sprung from the people. He
does not masquerade in SLOUGH hat
and flannel shirt to show how good
fellow he is. He is calm, dignified,
judicial. One has but to read his
opinion UNFOLDING the eight-hour law
in New York to know that here Is a
man who will not be swayed away
from his sense of right. from his
respect for law, by amp spacious ar
gument advanced by capitalistic en-
ployers of labor. One need but to
open. honest face. to be convinced
that an American citizen would not
demand his violated liberties in vain
from Alton b. Parker
Gentlemen, the national issue is
sharply drawn. Will you have the
reign of the imperialist. the martial
list, the man whose god is might and
who recognizes no law, human or d.
vine, which stands in the way of his
wishes. or will you have the rule Of
law and order, the rule which recog-
nizes no power higher than the law.
which has one law for the poor and
the rich, the weak and the strong?
You are at the branching of the
roads. One way lies the disregard of
individual liberty, which sooner or
later will be visited upon you; the
other way lies the doctrine of the
fathers Of our country. that liberty is
dearer than all else beside, not the
gift and not to be taken away by any
man or set OF men,"
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TURNER'S ESTIMATE
OF AMERICAN SOLDIER

Every Republican recalls perfect
ly the difficulties under which the
Philippines war was prosecuted.
The greatest obstacle to peace was
the open hostility of certain SEN
ators to the administration. By
their speeches they proclaimed Nc
Kinley tyrant, the soldiers mon
sters and the war an act of OPP
preston. These speeches printed
in the Philippines were an open
encouragement to the Instruction
lists. The most vehement, the most
notorious and the most unfair OF
all the foes Of our own army in our
own land was George Turner, then
senator from Washington. The Re-
publican state committee has no
desire to be unfair to Mr.. Turner;
but it does believe that it Is a duty
to present his record on the Amer
lean soldier. that all patriotic citi-
Zens may know where the Demo
cratic candidate for governor stood
on this question. To all such the
retention of the Philippines meant
more than a grab for empire. It
meant to sustain the glory of Amer
lean arms and the honor of the flag.
Turner's course first attracted
the attention of the world and
shocked American patriotism when
he bitterly assailed the president.
The following is taken frem that
speech made on January %, 1900.
and recorded on pages 1888 to 1040
of Part 2 of the Congressional Rec
ord of that date.
"Mr. President: Our conduct
then and there has no parallel in
the history of the world. If it be
persisted in, it will be worse than
Punic faith. Beside II Punic faith
will hereafter be considered as full
observance Of honorable obliga.
tions. 1t is indescribable, and I
venture the assertion that there Is
not one American voter In a hun.
dred who would not have repudiat-
ed as perfidious and dishonorabIe
the pretensions put forth by the
president Of the United States"
On February 81, 1901. Mr.. Tur-
ner made one Of the most remark
able declarations ever heard in an
American congress. 1t practically
expressed his full and free sympa-
thy with an enemy and the hope
that our soldiers would meet de.
feat. This in particular must have
been very encouraging to Aguin.
aldo.
81 shall lose faith in the justice
and mercy and love of God for
mankind II he permits the strug-
giles of that people to fail and come
to naught."
And further in the same speech
we find this:
Tyranny is tyranny the world
over, whether enforced by the au-
tocratlc power Of the car of Rus
STA or the arbitrary will of the pres
ident."
Mckinley was murdered less
than seven months later by a weak.
minded foreigner who had come to
regard him as tyrant. But that
was no lesson to Turner. On Feb.
ruary 7, 1902. he said this. You
will find 1t in the Congressional
Record:
"If the resistance of the Filipino
people to our wicked and lawless
action shall seem to awaken the
conscience Of the American nation
to the base betrayal of liberty in
volved in the Philippine incident. Il
will have been worth all the blood
II has cost u.s."
On May G. 1902. he had the au.
dacity to tell his colleagues that a
disreputable yellow journal recital
Of the alleged murder of 1000 Fill.
Pine prisoners by American sol.
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Do not be fooled by the picture
held before you of Turner hand in
hand with Roosevelt The reality is
Turner behind the Roosevelt mask.
Turner has worn any kind of mask
to get ofiice--republicani popu-
lism. Organism, gold democracy.
When one needs "A mask. or stoops to
the use of one. 1t is proof positive
that he feels that something about
his features should be hidden from
public gaze.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-07
POLITICAL BRIEFS

IThe Morning Monopoly states that
certain stories were abroad yesterday
which were later found to be false.
Hut the paper printed the stories just
the same in the hope that some one
would not notice the denial clause.
Ills but another instance of the as
sumption often acted upon by that
publication that it can gull the peo-
ple
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steve" Bailey, who according to
the SpokesmanReview. created such
iiutter in betting circles in Spokane
"a. few days ago. now seems DESTROYS
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-07

Judge Turner and other commits
sion candidates" is a favorite phrase
with the Morning Monopoly Tur-
ner has a commission bill of his own
before the legislature of his own and
not passed, His pretensions are
sham. and, as for the "other" can
didates on the Stevenson Rookie Teller
ticket neither Turner nor his organs
have made any extended references
to them from the stump or in the
press.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-07

Do not forget to vote for the re-
publican candidates for the iegisla-
ture. Do not stop with one candidate
for the lower house. There are two
to be sent from each and every dis
trict. a vote for a democratic can
didate is vote to return George
Turner to the United States senate
20 work in the interests of trusts and
Rockefeller and against President
Roosevelt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-07

Voters of Spokane county. do not
be fooled by the statement of the
Turnerized press that Roosevelt
thinks highly of George Turner. IL
he does, II has no relation to this
campaign where Turner is struggling
In behalf of himself and the Standard
OIL trust 20 get back into the senate
to resume his abuse OF Theodore
Roosevelt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-07

According to Hon. George Turner.
$500 a mile Is about the right fig
ure for railway valuations for as
sessment purposes. This statement,
of caurse. excerpts Mr. Turner's own
railroad in Montana. That is assess
ed at the princely sum of $3.50 per
mile. This is another instance of the
great sacrifices the Democratic cam
didate is making on the altar of the
people, The Turner who makes these
speeches is Turner the politician.
The Turner who pays railroad taxes
is the same Turner In another capa-
city. lie is the real Turner.-Post-
Intelligencer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-07

Two cogent reasons for supporting
the entire state republican ticket:
First. That any superior claim on
behalf of Mr.. Turner, by reason of
his ability and experience is mega
lived and more than offset by his
erratic and unstable public career,
which. SO far as l have been able to
ascertain, is almost without parallel
in this country.
Second. That any personal disap-
prevail of or disappointment over the
Tacoma convention and its action is
outweighed and counterbalanced by
the legitimate desire for United
States senator and the bearing upon
that matter of the coming election
for governor.
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of hedging little. He is sending
more money after what he has wag-
cred in the hope to save the whole
cheese. He has started campaign
daily in Seattle to bolster up his
cause. He calls it The ISSUE" and
the issue seems to be whether
steve" Bailey wins his bets or not
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-07

Do not be fooled by the Morning
Monopoly trying to show you that
Theodore Roosevelt Is an admirer of
George Turner and the Stevenson
Rockefeller campaign OF corruption.
y vote for Turner is a vote against
Roosevelt
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-11-16
An Avalanche of Resolutions Faces the American
 Federation.
The Rights of the Japanese to Seek Employment, the Question ef Woman Suffrage and Other Mas ters that are to te Considered.

San Francicso, Calif Nov. 15-Tba second days session of the Americaa Federation of Labor was abruptly COZ cluded shortly after the afternoon session was called to order today. ! change in the program was necessitat- ed by a food of resolutions which poured in when Gompers called .fcr the documents. In the space of half an hour, sixty one were handed to Se- cretary Morrison. They are almost cf every character that would affect trads organizations, ranging from such top ics as petty discussion on union juris. diction to such questions as woman suffrage and the exclusion of Japaness from the shores of America. An aG- journment was taken that the propec committees might have the afternoon and evening considering the resolut- ions.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-11-16
JURY ACQU|TES
 BARNEY JOYCE
In the Face of Strong
 Evidence.
A Number of Other Criminal Cases Before the Court-Byron
 Hill Tried.

In the district court yesterday A. B. Kellogg entered plea of not guilty to charge of grand larceny and the case was set for trial on \ ovember 21st.
 Oscar Roundtree entered plea of not guilty to charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
 The jury in the case of Barney Joyce charged with robbery came into court about Il 40 and announced that they were unable to agree and. the jury was discharged.
 The case of Ullman vs Lopez gar nishment, was placed on the calendar.
 The case of Troy vs Picacho Mining company was continued.
 The following jury was impaneled to try the case of Byron Hill charged with a deadly assault on John Speario, Charles Battye, J. D. Glenn, Charles M. Raible, Fred c. Moore, A. E.. Blackburn, George Whitaker, A. F. Kinsman, Carl Reese, George H.. Avery, J. W. Jackson, J. R. Colwell and J. l.. Simmons.
 The case was tried and given to the jury shortly after o'clock and at 8 30 a verdict of guilty, as charged, was returned, and the jury was discharged.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-11-16
A SOUTHERN
 REBELLION
War Students Taste of the Real Business and Then Surrender
 and GO to the GuardhOuse.

Rio de Janero, Nov. 15-All students of the military school here revolted yesterday evening and deposed the commandant, General Costallent. This was followed by secret meetings. Gen. eral Travessos was appointed to suc- ceed Costallent. The whole school at 8 p. ID. under command of Travessos marched on the town, but were met by detachment of soldiers aLd mili- tary police. A serious encounter fol- lowed and Travessos was wounded and his adjutant killed. The cadets then fell back and occupied the hills in the neighborhood Of the school. At 2 a. m. the soldiers and police supported by war vessels, attacked the cadets' position. At 5 a. m. the cadets being without a leader, surrendered. All were placed in prison.