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New York News.

ton. as it were, and it is evident that
he regards it from wholly new and
different standpoint.
To him the Constitution has no def
mite, but a vague and shifting, mean
ing For it ne entertalns nothing of
the profound respect which should be
ingrained in the American statesman;
nothing of the respect which our real
ly great .idents have exhibited
both by action and by word of mouth.
1t is impossible to find anywhere in
the utterances of the present execu-
tive an expression of deep trust in the
instrument upon which our forefath-
ers grounded our government. No
where has he evinced bedrock faith
In that eternal pattern of republican
government; nowhere has he taken the
time seriously 10 regard It, On the
contrary, his ac:.: have shown not only
his utter lack Cf reverence for it.
which in a President must be viewed
as deeply appalling, but a positive dis
regard. and indeed violation, of its
very provisions.
That this government has under
President Roosevelt actually shifted
somewhat from its constitutional base
Is the very gravest of realities.
Whether IL shall be restored to its
former constitutional security is an is
sue of magnitude which has been rare
IL eOualled In the political history of
the country,
Whether the influence represented
by President Roosevelt shall he check
ed or further encouraged is the prac-
teal question which is presented 10
the voters. Shall there be substituted
for this weakening influence the
strong restraint of constitutional
President?
An even more practical phase of the
question is. Shall this be well-regu-
lated government or an erratic. loose
government Shall it be controlled
and headed by a man bred and trained
TO intimacy and profound veneration
for the constitutional methods of ad-
ministration. or by one who is out of
sympathy with constitutional process
es. untitled by temperament to sub
ordinate himself TO his function and in
hlerant of restraints? Shall it be gov
eminent by stric5 law and Constitu-
ton or by dangerous, free individual
ity?
Shall il be safe government by a
wise man who knows and respects his
Constitution. or shall this great realm
of industry and peace be further
veered from its sound base by the re-
peated abuses of the nonconformiSt
President who is above all things a
warrior at heart and lover of con-
quest for its own saSe-and his own?
The choice is casy.-St. Louis Repub-
lip
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Win Illinois


The Democratic State ticket is thor
its personnel is guarantee of ability,
if elected, TO give the State an able
administration based upon business
princiRes solely-the kind of govern
meut OF which Illinois unquestionably
stands in need. The timber is in the
candidates for the various offices,
from Larry" Stringer down, TO make
good the promises of reform, TO enact
civil service law, TO establish uni
fern auditing system. TO Danish the
evils wrought by the warning for
spoilS at the State institutions and to
drive away the grafters who swarm
around the public trough.
Ii is not hard for the people of Iii.
nois tc realize the excessive rate of
taxation under which they are stag
gering and to understand the financial
burden which extravaganza has loaded
upon them. The Governor. when elect
ed. viii have nothing whatever to do
with the tariff, or any matter which
belongs in the realm of the national
Congress- The Governor, when elect
ed. will govern Illinois. and votes for
him should be cast on that basis. Do
the people want Illinois governed rs
1t has been governed these last four
years?
The cause is good. the way is clear.
the time is come. The Democrats OF
Illinois should get together, forget dis
graceful party fights. go out to win
and whist. Louis Republic
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Cincinnati Post.
GuRNEY MAY BE PUNISHED.
British Embassy to Be Supplied with
the Fs It's in the Case.


1t seems that Hugh Gurney, third
secretary of the British embassy at
Washington, who was fined so for driv-
ing his automobile too fast and $50 more
for contempt of court by Judge Phelps
of Lee, Mass, and who raised a roN
with the judge over a question of priyi-
lege, came out second best after all. Cur
ney pleaded official exemption from ar
rest for the violation of a Massachusetts
law, but he is not to escape scot free If
Gov. Bates can prevent il. The State
Department. in transmitting Gov. Bates
apology to the British legation for the
arrest OF Mr.. Quincy. will present
statement of facts and testimony to show
that Quincy violated the plain law of
Massachusetts.
Judge Phelps exhibited ignorance Of
international law, but the opinion seems
to prevail that Mr.. Quincy betrayed a
lack of common sense, a lack of good
breeding and, worst of all, a lack of dip
lomacy. A man who does not know
when to be complaisant and yielding and
when to be tenacious of his dignity and
privileges, especially when he has been
guilty of disorderly conduct, will hardly
shine as a star of the first magnitude
III the diplomatic sky.
This is the view taken of the case in
London, where it was made known at
once that the government at Washington
would make any reparation that was de-
sired, but where the only feeling was
that Mr.. Quincy had made himself ride
ulous. The Westminster Gazette thinks
that as Mr. Gurney had violated the law
he should have peaceably waived his
privilege and paid his fine. If this is the
general feeling it is likely that Mr.. Cur
ney will be conveniently dropped from
the diplomatic service of his country.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-11
SOME NOTABLE RAILWAY WRECKS.

Following are some of the most nota-
bic railways wrecks this year:
Jan. 5-Rock Island. at Willard,
Kan: II killed, 81 hurt.
ESQ. S-Canadian Pacific, near Land
Point, Ont; IA killed, so hurt.
Feb. 24-Chicago Great Western,
Ryersyille, Iowa; killed, 10 hurt.
March Alabama Great Southern,
Kewanee, Miss; killed. s hurt.
April 29-St. Louis, Iron Mountain
and Southern, at Kimmswick, Mo-;
killed, 30 injured.
June missouri Pacific, near Mar
tin City, Kan; 9 killed, 80 hurt
July 3-Wabash, Litchfield, H., Chi
cago and st. Louis limited; deaths 10,
injured 80.
July 1O-Erie, at Midvale, n. J.; 16
killed, 462 injured.
July 12-Chicago and Eastern ILL
nois, at Glenwood, ILL.,; 30 killed, A
injured
Aug. Missouri Pacific, Steers Hol-
low, Colo. 90 killed.
Aug. 31-On Grand Trunk, Rich
mond. Quebec, 8 killed, % hurt.
Sept Son Seaboard Air Line, near
Monroe, n. c.; 4 killed. 80 hurt.
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Parker or RooscveItr

Upon sober reflection the people Of
the United States must prefer the
sound Judgment, safe reasoning. bal
anced temperament and unassuming
ways OF Judge Parker to the ostenta-
ton and spectacularism. coupled with
the dangerous proclivities, Of his op-
ponent. Judge Parker's position upon
public questions is thoroughly known.
not only by the recent utteraGces
which have so impressed the couu Try
but through judicial opinions which
rank high in the legal literature of the
times and show profound regard for
the spirit of our institutions, for pro-
cedent, for accepted principles. for ira
dition. and for the Constitution as a
beacon light.
The choice between Air Roosevelt
and Judge Parker demands tie par
ticularly earnest and thoughtful CON
sideration of this country, because it
is a choice between what may be
termed two different interpr cations
of the Constitution. Mr. Roosevelt by
his acts and utterances has put upon
that document an individual cOnstruc-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-11
WHAT THE WORLD WANTS.
Men who cannot be bought.
Men whose word is their bond

Men whose word is their bond.
Men who see the divine in the com.
mon.
Men who win not lose their indiyid.
uality in a crowd.
Men who will be as honest in small
things as in great things.
Men who will not think anything
profitable that is dishonest.
Men who are not afraid TO take
chances, who are not afraid Of failure.
Philanthropists who will not let
their right hand know what their left
hand is doing.
Men who will not have one brand of
honesty for business purposes and an
other for private life.
Magnanimous souls who do not look
upon everybody they meet for the pos
sible use they may be to them.
Single-hearted people who do not
look at every proposition from the
point Of view of What is there in it
for meY"
Lawyers who viii not persuade eli
ents 10 bring suits merely to squeeze
fees out Of them. when they know very
well that they have no chance OF win
ming.
Men who have the courage to do
their duty in silence and obscurity
while others about them win wealth
and notoriety by neglecting sacred OBJ
legations.
Men who have the courage to wear
threadbare clothes and TO live simply
and plainly. II necessary, while their
competitors reyel In luxury purchased
By crooked methods.-Success
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into the embrace of the corporations.
For years Judge Parker has been put
TO. the test, and there Is not so much
as the suggestion of undue influence
In any of his numerous decisions,
which, by their even-handed justice
and evidences of judicial ability, have
commanded the respect and admira-
ton Of lawyers and laymen without
regard to party utilization. Under the
circumstances the Republican attack
upon Judge Parker is base and unwor-
thy, and throws the lime light upon a
trait in Roosevelt'sI character which
ordinary discretion would have kept
from public view. 1t has opened up a
campaign of direct personal attack
which the Democratic candidates
well-known dignity and sense of pro
priety may resent. but from which nei-
Their he nor the Democratic campaign
ers need shrink. 1t means that Ter
rible Teddy is out for broiling, and
he will get 1t to degree that win give
him a new and surprising view OF the
strenuous life.-New York News.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-11
LA TOILETTE is VICTOR.
Supreme Court of Wisconsin Decides
for Governor in Contest.


By vote of 3 to / the Supreme Court
of Wisconsin has decided that the la
Toilette State ticket was the regular
Republican ticket. and that the nominees
of the La Toilette convention should be
placed on the election ticket as regular
Republicans BY this decision the entire
machinery of the Republicans in the
State for the present campaign is placed
IN the hands of the Ia Toilette faction
The struggle between the followers
of Gov. Robert NJ. La Toilette, who ara
known as the ''half-breeds," and the
"stalwarts,' who are headed by Senators
Spooner and Quarles. originated some
Tune prior TO the holding of the State
convention ON May IS, 1904, when tha
open rupture between the two factions
occurred. The State central committee.
which issued the call for the convention,
was composed of a chairman and twenty
two members, sixteen of whom were adj
herents OF Gov. Ia Toilette. The State
central committee in its call for the con-
vention announced that 1t would act as
a committee on credentials and determine
what delegates were entitled TO seats in
the convention hall
The Stalwarts assert that the State
central committee, acting rs a committee
on credentials, excluded from the conven-
ton many properly accredited delegates
who were antagonistie to La Toilette and
substituted men favorable TO him. The
La Toilette followers and the majority
Of the State central committee declare
this assertion of the stalwarts TO be UNI
true, and say that no properly accredited
delegate was denied a seat and that the
delegates who were finally admitted to
participate in the convention were the
only men from the contested districts EN-
titled to the privilege.
When the State convention met the
stalwarts withdrew in a body and held q
convention of their own, nominating
Samuel A. Cook. Both conventions nam
ed the same presidential electors. AT
the national convention in Chicago the
stalwart delegates were seated. Then
the stalwarts asked the Supreme Cours
to enjoin Secretary of State HOuser from
certifying the candidates named by the
half-breed convention and placing their
names on the Republican ticket. On this
issue the decision was rendered.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-11

The Populists Of Idaho have nominat-
ed a State ticket headed by Z. w.
BARLEY of Moscow
Francis B. Harrison, Democratic nomi-
nee for Lieutenant Governor Of New
York, gives $4,000 to the campaign
fund.
Owing to pressing business in Wash
ington Secretary Of the Treasury Shaw
has Cancelled his Wisconsin and Illinois
speaking engagements.
Charles A. Towne is slated by Tam
many for the place in Congress now held
by W. X. Hearst, who IS reported as not
candidate for denomination.
Wilnam E. Curtis writes of the polit-
zeal situation in Colorado, which really
is campaign to win a popular verdict
on Coy. Pelbody's strike policy.
The Moutans labor and PopuIist CON-
ventions Endorsed the Democratic State
ticket, Gov. Toole promising not To ac-
cept an election for United States SEN
ator
The alleged '1etter" from Pres;dey.
Roosevelt to Michael DonneIly on the
meat strike proves TO be a farce instead
~ q AD- - Originally appeared In
the New York Evening Post with \ mrs.
face which explained that such a LETTER
might have been sent by the President.
President Roosevelt brands as false
statements made by the Democratic can
didate for Governor Of North Carolina ar,
the Presidents attitude toward Confed-
crate veterans. Southern people ia gen.
sSal and negroes
David B. Hill. former Senator VIII
liam P. Whyte and Senator Daniel of
Virginia viii accompany Henri Case
away Davis on his speaking tour az
West Virginia.
Roosevelt must decide the controversy
over the proposed change in tie imported
cigar stamps, which has become q MOTT
ical dileguma, with the abor union ele-
meut playing prominent part.
Former Mayor A. A Ames Of Mime
apolis, indicted for alleged corruption.
was a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Congress IN the Fifth
District primaries. and drew heavy Dem
ocratic support, but was defeated By
Loren Fletcher.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-11
CARES FOR FIRE HORSES.
Equine Veterans of Philadelphia n
Rich Woman's Hobby.

Equine Veterans of Philadelphia n
Rich Woman's Hobby.
Horses of the Philadelphia fire de-
partment that are literally worn out in
loyal service to the city have found
friend in Mrs. George Crump. When tho
city discards them and puts them on the
auction block this young woman, through
her husband or through some of her
friends in che fire department, outbids
the hucksters and truckers who crowd
the fire department corral and rescues the
faithful animals from a doom of hard
work and abuse in their old age.
The docility, courage, loyalty and In
telhgence of fire horses have appealed TO
Mrs. Crmp for years. She loves all
animals but these the most. Absolutely
no profit comes to her from her pur-
chases. She does not need il, being "a
woman of wealth. She either sends the
fine old cripples out to the Fox Chase
farm of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, or gives them out
right to former fremen who are eager
10 care for them in their declining years.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-11
Rr;ef Comment.

The picture Of Roosevelt as silent.
retired. quiet citizen OF Oyster Bay is
attractive enough TO induce the Amer
lean people TO keep him in that situa-
ton for the remainder of his -ife.-Ma-
con Telegraph.
The very thought of John Sharp
Williams being Speaker Of the next
House is giving the Republican cam
paign managers a lively case Of the
ricketts,. Macon Telegraph.
The Republican party" in Missouri
is not making a campaign in the usual
sense. II is simply lighting with Dem
oeracy over the division Of Republican
yotes.-St. Louis Republican.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-11
DESERT BECOMES GARDEN.
Wonderful Effect of Artesian Wells on
the Pecos Valley, N, NJ.

Wonderful Effect of Artesian Wells on
the Pecos Valley, ". NJ.
Residents of the Pecos valley in New
Mexico are excited by tie discovery that
underlying mole than 100000 acres of
desert land is an apparently inexhausti-
BILE supply of water. The famine of the
region has spread throughout the coun-
try, and even to portions of Europe.
The water gushes from the ground
wherever borings are made, and pours
over thirsty land, transforming it into
a garden of almost remarkable fertility.
Nowhere in the world has such an
artesian belt been found. 1t is a table,
land, encircled by hills and mountains,
fifty miles long by some eight miles wide.
1t is destined to become one of the richest
gardens in the United States, and at the
present rate of settlement all the land
will soon be valued at fancy prices. Re-
Gently Dunkards from Indiana and other
States have purchased 1900 acres of
land near the town of Dexter, paying
from SO to $50 an acre. More than TO-
600 persons have bought hoznes in the
valley since early spring. Each purchase
carries a guarantee, backed by the Santa
BE railroad, that water will spout from
an iron pipe, no matter where it may be
driven into the ground from a depth OF
800 to 1000 feet
From one end of this valley to the
other along the line Of the Santa Fe
railroad town sites have been staked out
and many of them are filling rapidly One
of the most important AIDS to colonial
ton is the unrivaled climate The valley
is a table-land averaging about $500
feet in elevation and is one OF natures
perfect sanitariums. One of the most en-
thusiastic converts to the valley is Jerry
Simpson, "Sockless" Simpson, formerly
of Kansas. Jerry lives in Roswell, and
when asked what he thought of the Pc
cos valley and its prospects, he said: Il
have only two regrets, and they are the
bitterest of my life. One is that l did
not discover the Pecos valley fifty years
ago and the other is that | have not
fifty years more to live in it,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-11
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BADGER.
DOM.
Wants Law to Stop Arson-Boy Acct
denta11y Kills Playmate = Charged
with Murder of Madman Cap
tured-Sire May Thrash Son.

Insurance Commissioner Host an
nounced that he will recommend to the
next Legislature the enactment of more
stringent anti-incendiary laws and law
creating a State fire marshal, with the
object Of lowering premium rates. The
Legislature should enact effective laws,
such as the fire marshal law. for the dis
coyery and punishment Of incendiarism,"
he says. for fully one-third of the fires
which occur are of inoendiary origin.
Many fires are kindled by over-insured
parties as method Of stealing from the
insurance companies. and in making rates
the companies must take this fact into
consideration
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Let Iudge Parker Alone.

Efforts are now being made TO force
Judge Parker TO adopt and father this
and that pet theory OF some OF his
supporters. Particularly is this true
of some OF the independent papers In
New York and elsewhere. The mere
fact that they are cordially and ear
nestly supporting Judge Parker does
not give them the right TO dictats To
him. He cannot hope TO do all tbat Is
demanded OF him. They should let
him alone. He has the ability and the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-11
a HAVEN FOR HooDLUMs,
New York Is Crime-Ridden While the
Police Seem Asleep.

Never before in the history of the
American metropolis has crime been more
rampant. more defiant and less interfered
with than at the present time, says
New York correspondent The police de-
partment seems to be under an hypnotic
spell which renders it absolutely supine.
Authority is somnolent, if not actually
dead. Thugs, thieves, burglars and
hoodlums prey upon society unchecked
In some sections of the city the people
are terrorized to an extent that women
dare not appear on the streets after dark.
Within six weeks there have been y
murders. followed by less than half
dozen arrests; there have been no less
than II cases of felonious assault for
which no arrests have been made; in
Manhattan and the Bronx alone there
have been 81 cases of burglary and high
way robbery followed by no arrests. This
astonishing record is in addition to the
many crimes for which the police have
made arrests. So unbearable have con-
ditions become that public Indignation
meetings are being held.
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19o4-19o5 1903 1904

At the University of Michigan the
greatest increase this year is in the en-
cheering department, which has I'D
more students than registered for instruc-
ton last year Wisconsin will have the
largest freshman class in the history of
the institution, and the total attendance
in all departments will run above 5000.
The figures given in the table are for
the academic department.
An average increase of 20 per cent in
ali departments is reported from the Uni
versity of Iowa The University Of Chi
cago figures for 1903 include students
registered In the summer schools.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-11
Boy Killed by Playmate.

Roy Shaw. aged Is. son of George
Shaw, died in Beloit as the result of a
blow from piece of board thrown at
him in play by Willie Flick. school
mate, a few hours before. At the re-
quest of the Flick boys father there was
an inquest, although Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw
concede that their boys death was pure
" accidental The boys We're playing
near a pool of water on the way home
from school, and the Flick lad threw a
piece of barrel head at young Shaw, sup
posing he would dodge it. but it struck
him ut the base OF the brain
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-11
BIG GAINS MADE BY COLLEGES.
Students Are Flocking to University
Towns in Increased Numbers.

Naturalization days at the universities
are bringing students into the college
towns in larger numbers than ever be-
fore, and reports from nearly all the
larger institutions indicate that the Ell
rollment this year will break all records.
The entrance time has not expired as
yet at most of the universities and the
students will continue to arrive until the
hour for first lectures, but estimates
from registrars and deans give the fol-
lowing comparative table Of attendance:
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Held without Bail.

Case of State versus Hugo Bonner
stag, charged with the murder of his
father, near Woodboro. will be tried be-
fore the Circuit Court in Rhinelander
in November The defendant was bound
over to appear without bail. Sadie
Slack was discharged by Judge Browne
as accessory. but held in $500 bonds. to
appear as witness for State. Nothing
new developed at the examination be-
fore the municipal Judge, although the
court room was crowded. Pail was not
furnished for the Slack woman. A. w.
Shalton has been retained to defend Don
nerstag
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-11
Can1ure a Mad Man.

Sheriff Tozer and Deputy Sheriff Hoar
captured mad man near Timberland,
southwest of Shell Lake. He has been
wandering around the country for several
days with a gun and when arrested tried
to shoot the officers. The bullet did not
take effect. The man refuses to give his
name. He seems III constant fear of be-
ing lYnchnd