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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-05
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La sefiora Marcolina Zarzuela desea
ronocer el paradero de su hermano
Rosendo Zarzuela y Castro Cue Sc au-
Sento de la Isla ell at1o ,S8I como ma
rinero del caflonero de guerra espaf1o
"Blasco de Garay." Sc suplica Ia re-
production de esta notcia 1 los perio-
aicos de Pu-rto Rico y del extran-
jero.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-05

Los sefores doctor Marcano CO.
merciante Sierra comparecieron aver
tarde ante el Juez municipal seiior del
Vale para prestar declaration sobre ell
incendio ocurrido Ell la madrugada de
aver en- Rio Piedras.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-05

Acusamos recibo del nuevo periodi-
co puerto Rico, diario pol1tico que
bajo la direction del ilustrado perio-
dista don F. Matos Bernier, We la luz
p1blica en- Ponce.
Larga vida deseamos al colega.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-05

$40 paquetes papel 700 BIS cemento
5000 ladrillos, ferreterfa, quincal1a,
muebles, MADEIRA y encargos para va
rios.
De Gulfport goleta americana "Sco-
tia" Andres Crosas 32o, 900 pies pi-
chipen.
De la Guayra vapor americana "Ca-
racaS" con transltO.
SALIDAS TRAVESIA
Vapor americana Caracas" para
New York.
SALIDAS CABOTAJE
Vapores "Porto Rico y Vasco para
la Isla.
BUQUES EN- PUERTO
TRAvESIA
Lorenzo, descargando.
ohm Maxwell, descargando.
Scotia, deScargando.
CABOTAJE
Ricardo Ruiz, Arroyo.
Isabella, Aguadilla y Mayagiiez.
Francisco, pendiente.
Petra, Ponce.
Borinquen, ,pendiente.
Dolores, pendiente.
San Michael, Fajardo.
Deseada, Naguabo y Humacao.
Maria Artau, Vieques.
Carmen, Vieques.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-05

Dos guardias especiales de prisio-
nes, custodian los presos que trabajan
en- las obras de reparacion del cuartel
de infanterfa de Ponce, que en- breve
ocupara la nueva carcel del distrito
judicial.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-05

FL candidate para Delegado a Was
hington, por ell partido reoublicano
naclonal, don Mateo Faiardo, Sc en-
cuentra en- San Juan desCe aver.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-05

Esta tarde Sc celebrara un meeting
unionista en- Ell barrio de Puerta de
TERRA, concurriendo elocuenteS ora
dores de dicho partido.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-05

Las listas adiclonaleS de macstros
relnitidas por las juntas escolareS de
Utuado, Cuamo. Vieques. Las Marias,
Toa alta y Saa Juan, Sc encnentran en-
poder dc Mr. F.1kner.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-05

SEDLITZ BURGGRAEVE NUMA
CHANTEAUD. EXijase el frasco
cuadrado con ell rttrato del Doctor
BURGGRAEvE y el sello de garantia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-05

Hoy ha salido para la Isla el sefior
don Agustin Prieto.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-05

joven don Antonio Lopez T1zol EN-
pleado del Departamento de Instruc
cion.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-05

Sc cucuentra cnfermo de relativa
gravedad el sehor padre del laborioso
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-05

Sc habla de limpiar las alcantari-
llas.
Muy bien.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-05
Principases articuIos

que Sc detallan en- almacenes, a los
siguientes precios m/m
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-05
SECCION COMMERCIAL +
Movimiento maritime
ENTRADAS TRAVESIA

De New York eoleta americana
MAXWELL Sobrinos de Ezquiaga
con 10 >iguiente:
800 hIs cerveza 500 cIs galletas soda
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state from 1895 to 1901. Most of them
got an office or job by reason OF their
active efforts to put the 1000 negro
ce-hoiders in power IN Noflh t,ato IL
oiina. They all voted TO keep lOO,OoO
negro voters on the poll books. IaeI
all voted against the Constltutloil'tl
Amendment. Not one of them de-
Dounce:1 the crime against decency
nerpetrated by the Russell admins
tration. Even when, in 1898 the peo-
Dle rose up in righteous wrath anu
hurled the Republicans and their allleS
from mower. did a single nominee on
the Republican ticket help TO save the
Statee? Instead. every one OF them
tried to continue that corrupt goVerA-
nent upon North Carolina. denied the
evils that existed and sought to con-
Time TO fatten at the expense OF the
goo5 neople in North Carolina. Is it
because the Republican candidates in
1904 were standing for Negro Rule
in 1898 that good men are to be turned
ont to make room for discredited poll
ticians? Is it because they tried to
defeat the Constitutional Amendment
that they are to be entrusted with
mower? Is it because they We're
check by jowl with the bosses who
made government nightmare in
.1S95-19O1 that the same gang are to
be invited to re-take charge of the
affairs of this good State?
Will it not do to wait. at least.
until these Republican candidates have
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llnlan Except in a handful of coun-
ties not yet opened UP by railroads}
VINO stays out OF the Democratic Dr1-
maI1es. mas no voice in the affairs OF
government. This is not the situation
that is most desirable The canDaien-
ers ought to urge all white voters.
whose assistance would help to make
good government, to quit their Icol-
lshneSs, join the Democratic Dartv
take part In it's primaries, and have
a voice in government In the recent
primaries in Richmond county-so il
is stated-an the Republicans, except
thirty-seVen. took part with the Dem
ocrats, helped to nominate the ticket
and will give it their support That
is what ought to be done in every
county in North Carolina. As a mat
ter of fact most white men who have
been voting the Republican ticket iii
North CaroIina-cXceDt Office seekers
have been doing so on some anti
Guatcd issue. The old men got mao
with the Democrats in 1860 about the
war and have been voting upon that
dead issue for thirty years. IL is time
to quit voting upon an issue that has
been dead and buried quarter OF IL
century. Nearly all the young ReDub-
iicans vote that ticket because their
fathers did so. Ii is time for fathers
and sons. who have been voting the
Republican ticket, to turn their faces
away from the setting to the rising sun
to leave those things that are behind
ard vote upon living issues. There -
welcome for I'll such men in the DEM
ocratic party of to-day. The North
Carolina Democratic party of to-day is
not the Democratic party of 1860 but
of 1904. 1t embraces the bulk of tho
old Whig vote CT 1850 as well as the
Democratic vote. II Jonathan Worth.
XebulOn Vance. Daniel EOWle and that
a dominant Democratic party in North
to-day, who wishes to be factor in
lection of public officers. hesitate to
come into the Democratic party?
The speakers should emphasize the
invitation to come into the Democratic
party and show that upon all vital is
sues the Democratic party alone stands
for what progressive men Of all parties
must stand for-education of all the
people, sensible temperance legislation,
good roads construction, proper care
of the insane business management
of all public interests and institutions,
control of government by white men
who will govern the negro in Justice
and in kindness. and a system OF TAXA
ton that bears equitably upon all IN
terests and all sections. Against the
Democratic policy. what does the Re-
publican party-now completely dUlni-
mated by e-holders-offer? Let
fathers reflect upon this seriously.
CONTINUED on Page Six.)
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steal SO much then as in 1859 was
due: l. To the fact that conditions had
changed, and 2. To the fact that.
among the Populists, there were some
honest men who. while politically vici-
Gus and unsafe, would not stand for
wholesale pillage or corruption. But.
after inf1icting the State with debauch-
cry and rottenness and corruption,
that party left a legacy of 1869
bond-stealing rascality, as seen in the
effort of Russell and Butler to force
the payment of 100000 of bonds that
had been settled or arranged for by
the adjustment of the State debt In
1879. Later, the class of Repub-
licans posing as Democrats, advocated
in whole or in part, the Republican
national platform, supported Repub-
lican candidates, and sought in every
way to give responsibility to Repub-
licanism in North Carolina. Later still
and in the present year-that class
has traduced the Democratic admins
tration and lent itself knowingly or
unknowingly) to a scheme of grafters
to enforce the payment of 100000 A.
& N. c.. r. r. bonds of the State that
stand in almost the same relationship
as those sued on by South Dakota.
2. The second class that earnestly
desires a strong Republican party is
composed of men who. believing that
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himself from this duty, what right has
he to expect others to go TO the polls
and keep things "all right?''
There is every reason why every
vote on the eighth of November. The
issues are important and vital. The
candidates of his party are worthy Of
his support They are going through
the State preaching the doctrine Of
his party. He owes it to them to hold
up their hands.
The Republican bosses have inaug-
urated vicious campaign. charging
that the present Democratic admin
istration is unworthy of confidence.
Every honest man in the State. no
matter what his politics. knows that
the present State government is
clean, honest, progressive. HAVING
been attacked by the enemies of DEM
ocracy, it is the duty of every Demo-
Crat to answer that attack by showing
his faith in his party by posting him
self in order to answer slanders Of
opponents, and to repel these at
tackS, and to help to pile UP so large
majority as to effectually answer
the slanders that Republican orators
are uttering against the best govern
ment any people have been blessed
with.
In view Of the charges of the Re
publican platform and the Republi-
can speakers. asking the people to give
them mower because of Democrats mis-
takes. Democrats should thunder their
answer to such MISREPRESENTATION by
rolling up the biggest Democratic ma
jority in the history of the State.
suppose that many Democrats, abid-
ing in sense of security, should
think 1t not necessary to vote and in
November the Democratic majority
should thereby be reduced what
would be the result? Why the Re-
publicans would be SO elated that they
ana their allies would be encouraged
to make still harder fight in 1908
than they can make this year. Does
any democrat wish to encourage the
revival of the defeated and dishor-
ored Republican party?
suppose. on the other hand, that the
Democrats are active and aggressive
befere the election. and on election ,1av
roll up tremendous majority for
the Democratic ticket and in ap-
proVal of the Democratic administra-
tlon, does not every one know that the
Republ1canS would be so crushed as to
make 1T impossible for them to wage
an effective fight in 1906? Does nof
every Democrat desire to see his party
so firmly established that it can afford
To be progressive and right without
the danger of defeat? A majority of
$4,000 this year would be q great
settler for Republicanism for this wear
and ten years to come. "AT Together,
for a record making majority,
There are still good men in NortI,
Carolina who do not vote the Demo-
cratic ticket and who are doubtful as
to their duty. The duty of all good
citizens is to invite them to make a
comparison of the two parties. their
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records, their principles. and their
candidates and urge them to vote for
the party that is most worthy of their
confidence.
Which made the best Governor
Aycock or Russell? An examination
of the record of both by any impair
tial man will convince him that there
is no comparison. for the record of
Russells administration has no paral-
lei except in the reign of evil OF
1862 when the Republican party was
in power
In this campaign the Democrats
appeal with confidence upon their own
record. They have redeemed their
pledge for a minimum four months
school and have written the brightest
page on the educational history of
North Carolina. They have increased
pensions 10 Confederate soldiers and
more generously than ever cared for
the afflicted classes. They have gov
erned honestly and wisely. They
have shown themselves ready to re-
spond to the wishes of the people and
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They arraign the Democrats because
the Democrats under Aycock spent
more money than they spent under
Vance. The Democrats admit it ana
are proud of it. If Vance were living
he would be proud of it, In Vance's
time the people did not pay a dollar
to pension Confederate soldiers. Now
we pay 100000. In Vance's time we
had not built the Western Insane
Asylum, the A. q NJ. College. the State
Normal and Industrial College. and
our charitable institutions were small.
If any Republican criticiZes Demo-
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that was ancient history, that the Re
publican party had changed in its
membership and in it's spirit. and
should not be held responsible for the
government inflicted upon the State
by scalawags. carpet -baegers and me-
groes in the days of Reconstruction.
Well, in an evil day, by the help of
men blinded to their duty by the
poverty inflicted by five cent cotton.
the Republicans were given power in
1S94-1S98. There was no difference in
the spirit of that party then and in
1858. The only reason they did not
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their life and labors. They deserve
the support. not only of every Demo
crat,. but of all other good citizens who
believe in having upright and capable
officials.
Compare the Democratic nominees
with their Republican opponents man
by man. In the first place. who knows
even the names of the Republican
candidates? What have they done?
They were every one responsible to
the measure of his influence for the
reign of corruption and incompetency
that the Republicans brought upon the
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into primaries and fight it out to
the satisfaction of the majority.
Instead Cf a big maority's being a
detriment TO a party it is ii pal
pable advantage. With a big ma
jOritY there will be strength with
in the party to reform itself, but
with n small majority we would
be afraid of our own shadow and
would have to swallow everything
Objectionable and support every
jack-0 '-napes the party would put
up. With a small majority we
would have TO twist around and
wire in and wire out to mold them
together. We would be too afraid
to step on the toes of some of the
fellows who are not wanted. and
principle would have to be sacri-
ficed in order to placate some ele-
ment that was not agreeable to
some other. With a big majority
the chances would be that the best
element would get in control of
the party and certainly there
would be less chance of ring rule.
reckIeSsness, extravaganza or ar
rogance." A big party can afford
to be Independent within itself,
but a measly little party would
be afraid to divide and conse-
quently would have to bend the
knee TO every little boss that
would bob up with a warning that
we can't do this and can't do
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bemoaning the fact that there is not
a strong Republican party in North
Carolina and almost shedding tears
because the Democratic party's ma
jority is so large that no opposition
can make headway against it.
l. One class of the advocates of a
big Republican party is com0osed of
men who have been doing ali in their
power for ten years to help build up a
strong Republican party in the State
At first, they abused the Democrats
for continuing to hold the outrages of
1868 as a reason for keeping the
Republicans out of power. They said
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to make a better day in North Caro-
lima.
In their candidate for Governor, the
eloquent and convincing orator, Hon.
Robert b. Glenn, and in every candid
ate nominated on the State ticket the
Democrats have presented men Of
known character and fitness. They
have shown their worth by their pub
lie record. Each in his own life-worll
has so demeaned himself as to win
the confidence of the people of the
State. They are all we'll knoWn-tOo
we'll known to need any sketch of
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repented of their sins against good
government perpetrated in 1895-1901
before calling them back to restore the
Reign of LaWlessness that then pre-
vailed? AS matter or fact not one
OF them have repented. Some of
nave regretted that they were found
cut. But they have no genuine re-
pentance for the Republican platform
in 1902 had this defiant challenges:
I'VE invite the attention of the people
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cratic expenditures. ask him to specify
the appropriations he would cut oif.
All the increase goes for education.
pensioning and caring for Confeder7
ate soldiers, and giving comforts to
the aifilcted among us. Who would
stop these things?
Why not give Governor Glenn and
his associates over $4,000 majority :?
They deserve it and will get it if a
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that for fear we may get licked.
with a small majority in the
Democratic party in North Caro-
lima, the Greensboro convention
would never have dared to en-
dorse the Watts bill. 1t would
have been too afraid to drive
away the liquor vote, but you see
the party feels that it is big
enough TO frame it's platform
without any fear of the result.
For the reason that the Republi-
can party is small, 1t has to be
gingerly. It has no chance to cut
out a lot of leaders that other
wise would be given the cold
shoulder. 1t has to eVade and
squirm around questions upon
which it's platform should make
open and manly declarations. 1t
has to play the demagogue in or
der to maintain its cohesiveness.
When the Republican party was
in power in North Carolina in
the nineties it wasn't strong
enough to have it's Legislature adj
journ in honor of Fred. Douglas.
colored, but that folly was COM
mitted and the black-and- tan af-
fair fiattened itself out on the
ceiling. We can see how the Re-
publican party could wish for our
$4,000 majority. and as we need it
in our business let us increase it
instead of arguing alphabetically
that it is dangerous. Wait till the
evils of a big majority are facing
us and don't cross the bridge
till you get to it,
"If some white men get into
their heads that we have got ma
jority enough they might stay
away from the polls or make it
an excuse to vote with the Repub-
licans. The campaign is upon us
now and from now on the news
papers will be producing articles
and stuffing their columns with
arguments to win votes. If we
are not after more votes, instead
of being afraid our majority is al
ready too big, editors Will stultify
themselves in writing vote-gettinG
editorials. We don't want to talk
about the danger of q big ma
jOrity in the face of a campaign.
Selah!"
There is more political wisdom an
and common sense packe
n the above sentences than has bee
out in type this year.
To all Democratic speakers an
writer's this year, let us make one sua
yestion: Plead with Republican
Independents. Prohibition
SITS and all other white men who al
not now in the Democratic party t
come over and join the Democrat
party. The State will not be politica
~ safe and pure permanently unit
all the good white voters are in til
Democratic party. Now that the II,
groes are DISTINGUISHED. ii is aDDa
ent that a nomination made by I'll
Democratic party is equivalent 10 d
election. Therefore the North Care
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umns and on the stump every act of
the Republican administration was
compared with the Democratic admin-
jstration What was the result? The
people gave a vote of confidence to
the Democrats by very large ma
jority
This year the Republicans do not
challenge a comparison of the admin
istrations of Russell and Aycock. Not
much! They got enough of that in the
last campaign to do them a lifetime.
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In order to show this class of men
their error, we print the following
sensible editorial from the Whining
ton Star:
1--WE would like to see the DEM
ocratic majority in North Caro-
lima 100000. We would like to
see every white man in the State
within the ranks of Democracy.
The better able we would be to go
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Of the State to the able and economic
administration of our State govern
ment by the Republican and Populist
parties from 1S97-1901 and we chal-
ienge comparison of it with the pres
ent reckless management of our af-
fairs by the Democratic party
The Democratic party in 1902 ac-
cepted that challenge. In these col
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two strong parties are better for thv.
country at large, have jumped to the
conclusion that such a condition is
desirable in North Carolina. When
they have studied the situation more
thoroughly, they will see their error
and admit it. for they are not Repub-
licans at heart and really wish the
welfare of the State.
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THE CHALLENGE
Is ANSWERED
The Democratic Record Contrasted
with the Republican Record Ought
to Cause all Voters who Want
Good Government in North
Carolina to Vote the
DemocraticTick
This Year.

The election will be held on Tues
day. November Sth.
In the States that are certain TO
go Democratic, the danger is that
voters will say: 80. we are certain to
win. Why trouble about voting
Everything is all right" forgetting
that if every other Democrat said
and did likewise everything would not
be "all right 1t is the duty of every
man to vote. He owes that much for
the liberties and blessings of good
government he enjoys. If he excuses
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ROOM FOR ALL GOOD NORTH
CAROLINA VOTERS IN THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

For some months two classes of
writer's in North Carolina have been
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full vote is poiled. Let all good citi-
zens exert themselves to get out a
yuII VOtel
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-05-20
Columbia look Two Out OF
Three from Decatur and
Stands Well Up IN
List.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.

Was a good start Columbia got Mon
day in the opening game of the Tennes.
see-Alabama league, the boys who will
represent the classic city of the Duck
trimming the sails of the lads from
North Alabama by a score of s to D.
1t was an ideal game for the opener,
full of excitement. and the game was
anybody's until Spencer smacked out
a four-sacker to the left field fence
in the seventh inning, bringing
Schmitty in ahead of him. This
clinched the victory for Brown, who
had been somewhat unsteady in the
first four innings, had already settled.
and after the fifth was well-nigh in
vincible. allowing only one hit in the
remainder of the game.
On account of threatening weather,
and a drizzling rain which fell through
the afternoon, the attendance was
rather slim. But hereafter the people
should not stand back on account
of the weather; the management have
had rain checks, printed and ii
ram prevents the game you will be
handed one of these checks as you pass
out the gate, which will entitle you
to see the next game.