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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
Roosevelt Stands for Deeds.

The Detroit Free Press, a
democratic paper says: No mat
ter who is elected president the
government is bound to go on
along the present line and the
practical question, therefore, is
whether Mr.. Roosevelt will con-
tinue to be an executive in whom
the people will take more pride
and in whom they will have more
confidence than they would in
Judge Parker. They know Mr..
Roosevelt. Concealment and
duplicity are notamong his faults.
He is a certainty. The people
do not know Judge Parker. He
is to the president what a dusty
law book is to the best selling
non the month. Definite and
honorable promises are as moth.
ing when compared to the con-
Clusiveness of acts. Deeds, not
words, said Mr.. Roosevelt, and
in that trite expression is cor
tanned the difference between the
hopes of the republicans and the
hopes of the democracy. It is
no fault of Judge Parker thai
this is so. 1t is the handicap the
minority must always face. II
would be more than passing
strange If the voters of the Unit,
ed States failed to give the pre-
ference to the man Of deeds.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
WHY VOTE FOR CHAOS?
On Every important Question
Democrats Are Divided.

On what ground does the dem.
ocratic party aak the people to
trust it again? On its record, in
or out of power? Can it point to
anything achieved during Cleve-
lands two terms of which it is
proud, or to anything it attempt
ed which it is not glad, for the
sake of the country. that it did
not achieve?
And if we ignore the democrat
ic past, and consider only dem
ocratic promise, are the leaders
of the party agreed as to what
that promise means? Will any
two of them interpret the plat
form or the candidates utter.
ances the same way? will they
declaredefnitely and finally that,
if given power, they would re.
verse any policy inaugurated by
republicans and now prevailing?
The democratic platform is ST.
lent as to democratic intention
toward the gold standard. The
candidate says it is established:
but Mr.. Cleveland knows from
bitter experience the difference
in purpose that can exist between
q democratic president and a
democratic congress.
How about the tariff? How
many democrats still insist that
the custom houses should be
thrown into the sea? That was
the advice of a famous democrat
in congress a few years ago, Is
the party ''sane" on that question
now? The democratic platform
insists on cutting the tariff down
to a revenue basis; the democrat
ic candidate insists on a revision
acceptable to the republican Sen
ate; other democrats want anoth-
er period of tariff smashing agit-
tatiOn.
So it goes. Regarding trusts
the platform clamors for more
stringent laws; the candidate says
there is law enough; on the Phil
ippines both platform and candi-
date try to gather in all the anti
imperialist sentiment they can,
but neither one says anything
that indicates q definite purpose.
On every other importantques.
tion the democratic party is equal.
ly divided and uncertain. Its su.
premacy at Washington would
mean q reign of chaos and confu'
sion compared with which the
Cleveland nightmare from 1895
to 1895 would be regarded as
peaceful and prosperous times
Credit Section.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
The Nine O'Clock Club.

slack" Frost, of Portland,
Chairman of the republican or
ganization in Jay County, has a
campaign idea that has the .com-
mendation of all the politicians
who have heard ofit. He is or
ganizing among theA republicans
of his county a mine O'Clock
Club" the members of which
pledge themselves to go to the
polls before 9 o'clock on election
day, and to- induce as many re-
publicans as possible to do like
wise. Buttons bearing simply
the Inscription, SO o, clock, will
be procured, and that will be
made one of the campaign slo-
gans.
Il know that if we can get Is
per cent of the republican vote in
Jay county out before noon on
election day there'll be no ques-
ton about our carrying the coun-
ty," said Mr.. Frcst in speaking
of his innovation. Il believe,
too, that if we can get Is per
cent of the republican votes in
Indiana into the ballot boxes be-
fore noon there'll be no doubt
about our carrying the state"
'sGet the vote out early" is al
ways the first and last instruc-
ton to the party workers from
the organization leaders, but a
happier scheme than this of Mr..
Frost has never been proposed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
THE PANAMA CANAL
Something About the Country
Where II Is Situated.

We are to hear much about
Panama hereafter, and we ought
to know something of it. Our
consul-general at Panama, in a
report just published. gives much
interesting information. Pana.
ma is divided into seven depart
ments, Panama, Colon, Bocas del
Toro, Chiriqui, Los Santos, Ver-
aqua and Cocle. Each has gov
ernor- alcalde-w with other nece :
sary officials. There are several
ports on both the Atlantic and
Pacific, chief, of which are Colon
on the former and Panama on
the latter. There's is but one rail-
road; it joins these two towns. is
forty-seven miles long, cost ST.
600, 600, and earned, gross, last
year, $1,267, $40. Thirty.four.
thirty -fifths of the stock former
ly owned by the French canal
company has passed to the Unit
ed States Government,
The nsul-general says:
there are no dirt Che means
"earth'' roads leading into the
interior, and not twenty-five mil
es of road in the whole republic
over which a carriage could
pass. The area of the republic
is 81, 500 square miles. (The
area of Indiana is 33, 8O9 square
miles. The extreme length is
about 400 miles; the width varies
from thirty. five to 100 miles.
The population is about 800, 900,
of various nationalities. The
country's resources are little
known, but it is believed that the
forests have valuable hardwood
and the hills valuable minerals.
AS 10 health conditions, it is
not a paradise. but neither is it
the death pool that it is repre-
sented to be. The death rate for
the first six months of this year
was 81 to the 1000. The tenn
perature at Colon and Panama.
about the same, ranges from IS
to 90 degrees. averaging, per-
haps, 80. The rainfall is from
80 to 155 inches. averaging 125.
In the hill section it is cooler.
and there is less rain. Trade and
industry have been in an impov-
erished condition. But there is
prospect of the introduction of
machinery and modern methods
and an end has been made of
monopolies which have hereto
fore prevailed in salt, matches,
tobacco and things of that kind.
There is a sort of boom conse-
quent on the new prospects.
The length of the canal will be
forty-seven miles, and it is ex-
pected to cost not less. in round
numbers, than 5000, 900, 900.
Should it be a sea-level canal,
the cost will perhaps be fourth
more. A large part of the work
will be done by improved ma
chinery. the latest patterns be-
ing used. 1t is probable that
not more than $4,000 workmen
will be actually engaged in work
at any one time.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
A WhirIwind Campaign.

Independent political observers
and the republican party mana
gers will watch now with consid
cradle interest to see what the
democrats will do. They have
been informed that Mr.. Taggart's
visit to his home city and state
would signalize the opening of a
"whirlwind campaign" for Ind
iana's electoral vote, and they
are eager to see the first evidence
of increased velocity in the dem
ocratic wind. .sWhirlwiud" cam
paigns have been rare in the
Hoosier state. There have been
many desperately contended cleo
tions in Indiana, butno campaign
that could be described as a
"whirlwind" consequently there
is a pardonable curiosity as to
the contest in store for Indianans.
Many of the republican lead
ers feel that there is absolutely
no occasion for alarm over the
prospect of anything the demo.
Gratis may or can do and they
have good reasons for such con-
fidence, but there are others who
are disposed to overrate rather
team underrate their opponents
and they are saying that they
really expect the democrats to
put up a stiff fight and to make a
formidable showing.
It is difficult to see how the
democrats can expect to elect
their state ticket or carry the
state for Parker; but, remember
ing 1892, it is well not to bank
too heavily on what Indiana will
do at the polls, and the repub.
licans who are inclined to give
the democrats credit for being
able to put up as strong fight
as they claim will not have to eat
crow after November 8, no mat.
ter how the state goes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
Judge Parker not a Speaker

The reason for the refusal OF
Judge Parker to make a western
tour, or the refusal of his mana
gers to permit him to do so,
whichever it may have been, be-
comes clear in the light of reluc-
tant democratic acknowledge
ment that the candidate can not
make public speeches.
1t is said, though this statement
does not come from democratic
sources, that he has been a total
failure as a speaker on the few
occasions when he has attempt
ed to address a large audience.
One thing that accounts for this
oratorical disability is d voice
that is unsuited for the platform
another that he has no stage
presence. He is also said to be
obviously i'll at ease before his
hearers and to have no power OF
extemporaneous speech whatev-
er, being obliged to depend upon
manuscript.
This deficiency is great draw.
back to any American in public
life. and is. moreover, quite un-
usual, and among presidential
candidates almost unknown, at
least in the last half century.
Lincoln was an orator. and Sc
was his opponent, Douglas. Nc.
Clellan, the democratic candidate
in 1864. was not skilled as a
speaker, but could make a fair
address. Grant was called a si.
lent man, but proved that, when
necessary, he could make an ef-
fective speech. Seymour and
Greely, his opposing candidates
were both at home on the plat
form. Tilden and Hayes were
both ready takers. All the lat
er republican candidates, Gar
field, Harrison, Blaine, McKin-
ley and Roosevelt, have been es-
pecially gifted in an oratorlcal
way. Gen. Hancock could talk
from the platform. though not
with especial ease. Mr.. Cleve-
land is a forcible, though not
magnetic, speaker, and Mr.. Bry-
an has a genuine talent for ora
tory.-Indianapolis Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
Letter From Washington State.
Barneston. Wash,
Sept, Is, 1904
Editor Tribune:

Editor Tribune:
It may be a surprise to some OF
my old school mates and friends
to hear of me after many wan
derings on land and to foreign
countries. Since I left old Indi-
ana at the age of twelve years
where my parents resided on a
farm near Teegarden, l have
wanderd in many states and have
visited Japan. China, and among
the many Islands of the Pacific
Ocean; I have met many strange
people and many beautiful places
but none could cause meto forget
my boyhood days spent in the
good old sunny state of Indiana.
After all these wanderings I have
settled down and got married
and hold a good position as fore
man of the Lucas Lumber 20.
of this place.
Right here I wish 10 give the
boys 4 piece of good advice. II
you have q home, be wise keep
1t; no. matter what you hear
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
Theodore Roosevelt.

There may be many parties.
We have but one country. Sure
ly a due sense of proportion and
the fitness of things will lead US
to subordinate our pride of party
to the more important sentiment
of patriotism. Party managers
sometimes listen too closely to
the voice OF expediency. Their
consuming anxiety is with the
question, Whom can we elect?"
not whom should we elect?" In-
dividual voters may proitably
take a broader view of things.
The veal of woe or a mighty ma
ton may depend upon the bal
lots cast in this republic.
Theodore Roosevelt is not an
unknown quantity. Nothing but
partisanship can deny him the
possession of superb qualities as
a chief magistrate. He has no
secrets from the people; he hates
intrigue. He is not fearful of
his shadow; his courage is pro-
verbal. He does not play the arts
of a trimmer; his sense of duty
is without partiality. Inertia
ard lack of initiative have no
place in his physical or mental
makeup; he is the president of a
people who brings things to pass.
Ask any one who to-day best
typifes the spirit of true Ameri-
canism. Can there be a doubt
that the answer will be. Theo-
dore Roosevelt?-South Bend
Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22

The south is getting rich hand
over fist and was never so pros
porous since fernando DeSoto
discovered it. Yet the people
down there are not happy.
They look through dark glasses
and see q ''nlgger" behind every
bale of cotton as we'll as under
every woodpile. Every pros
pect pleases and only man is
vile"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
Was Once Wealthy.

Napoleon Shipley. former
postmaster at Washington D. c.,
and for years one of the most
successful and largest oil specu.
lators of the country, died Thurs
day at the city poor farm. near
Pittsburg Pa aged 65 years. Al
though the possessor of a large
fortune it was lost through pad
investments, over $500. 600 being
sunk in q single oil venture.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
Plans Great Store.

John Chess Ellsworth, proprie-
tor of the Ellsworth dry goods
house in Soutl8 Bend, has pur-
chased of John G. Wagner the
latter's property on Michigan
street in that city, and will erect
q building six stories high, to &C.
commodate an immense mercan.
tile establishment. The price
paid was &75, 00e or about 81 ,035
8 front foot.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
ARKANSAS LETTER
George K. CLANCY Writes Inter
estinsIy From the Southwest
Sloan Springs, Ark,
Sept. II, 1904

Editor Tribune.
Dear Sir: You and 1, are moi
personally acquainted, but I iiv.
ed and practiced law in Plymouth
for nearly ten years, and read
the Tribune every week. In il
| very often see the names Oh
such well known and remember
ed people as Judges Capron and
Hess. G. 81. Reeve and j. w.
Parks, Drs. Borton and Burket,
II. G. Thayer, II. Humrichouser,
and many others. with whom
was well acquainted, and the
sight of these old and familiar
names arouses within me a fer.
vent desire to see the old fami-
liar faces" once more, on this
side the rushing river. :
l saw Messrs Thayer, Humri-
chouser and Maj. Kendall (who
is now dead) at the National Re-
publican Convention in Chicago,
in 1888, but the others. not since
1880.
/ was stricken with paralysis
tour years ago this month, which
disabled me from practing law,
so l sold most of what | had in
Red Cloud Neb, and came here
to this delightful and salubrious
climate for my health. Here,
within this little city of $500
people, we have 90 springs oi
the finest and purest water that
flows from the ground, two Of
which are medicated, one iron,
and one arsenic; and my health
is improving, but very slowly
, indeed.
l see In your last issue of the
10Th inst two items referring Il
| the Arkansas election of Sept. 5
Yes this election reduced the
democratic majority about 30, 600
The state has been declining
since 1896. In 1900. Davis got {
majority of about 60, 900 for gov
ernor. In 1902 his majority was
only a little over $4,000, and this
year, it lacked a little of &c.
600, which is a decrease in three
elections, of about half.
He only carried This county
which has over 5000 votes, by
48. This city is republican by
about 200, He lost it by 1913, but
local politics cut but little figure
in a community. I am a stall
wart republican and always have
been. lived in Plymouth, when
it, and Marshall county were
largely democratic, and 1 have
never lived, where / would rath.
er live than there. It is a good
country and the people are as
kind, generous and as intelligent
as any on earth.
I lived at Red Cloud Neb., ov.
er 20 years, and it never had less
than $50 republican majority.
yet viewed from the point of To-
cation alone, Plymouth, is the
most desirable place to live.
I have not lived here long
enough to give much of an idea
of the people in general, but the
surroundings are fine indeed.
We have the finest and best col
lege, in the Southwest, the best
fruit country on earth. and the
finest climate and water to be
found any where. 1t is certainly
an ideal place to live.
This part of the country was
over looked in the grand rush
for free homes in the North and
West from 1870 to 1880, but the
tide has turned and hundreds,
yes, I may say thousands, are
now coming from the North and
West to this part of Arkansas.
1t is a mild, healthy climate, and
the average man can do as well
here as he can any where.
Hoping. some day, to meet the
good people of Plymouth again,
and renew old acquaintance, ]
am most respectfully yours.
GEO. r. CHANEY.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-26
Enjoyed Their Outing.

Four young men Of Milwaukee,
Messrs. Herbert and Henry Stark, Os-
car Forester and Fred Beals, who has
spent two weeks at Muscallonge lake,
guests of Mart Hirzel, and one week
with Harry Frank at Lac Vieux Des-
ert, returned TO their homes Friday
night. The young gentlemen were
well pleased with our country, and
they also had good luck fishing and
partridge hunting during their stay
here. While at Muscallonge lake the
boys were fortunate enough to land a
25 pound "musky," the first that any
of them had ever seen alive. They
were SO tanned during their outing
that their friends may take them for
Indians.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-26

Milwaukee Sentinel
''Sheep raising in the northern part
Of Wisconsin, where the timber has
been cut off and land is cheap, will
surely he one of the leading industries
of that section before many years,
said j. G. Eskings of South Dakota,
at the Davidson hotel. II have been
interested in sheep for many years
and have been looking over this north
ern country, taking special notice OF
its adaptability to sheep raising, and
have come to the conclusion that it is
an excellent country for that purpose.
| understand that a number of exper-
mental sheep ranches have been
started by lumberman and others
who had large tracts of land and that
they are proving successful. The ma
tural advantages of this state, the fer
tility of the soil, and the facilities for
shipping should make this valuable
state for the sheep industry, now that
the timber is pretty we'll cut and there
is plenty of land that can be used for
grazing purpose better than anything
else.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-26
Converse-Thorpe Wedding.

Regina, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Converse of this city and DR..
A. w. Thorp of Three Lakes were
quietly married last Wednesday eve
ming. The ceremony took place at
the home of the BRIDES parents, and
was performed by Rev. Geo. Babcock,
of st. Augustine's church. Only the
family and a few intimate friends
were present. The bride has for the
greater share of her life resided in
Rhinelander, receiving her education
in the local schools. For the past
year she has been engaged in teach
ing al Three Lakes, where she first
met the groom. She is a young lady
possessed of many pleasing qualities
which have won for her large num-
Der of friends. DR.. Thorp has for a
year been located at Three Lakes, in
this county, where he enjoys a good
practice. He has made frequent Wis
its to Rhinelander and is known per-
sonally to- many of our people, all of
whom claim him to be a worthy gen.
tleman. Dr.. and Mrs. Thorp will re-
side at Three Lakes. The good wish
es of their friends go with them-New
North, Rhinelander.
DIR. Thorp is personally acquainted
by many of our citizens, as he has at
tended several sociables here during
the past year, besides has made fire.
quent business visits to our city. His
Eagle River friends extend their con-
gratulations.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-26
Announcement.
10 THE REPUBLICANS OF IRON, VI.
LAS AND ONEIDA COUNTIES.

10 THE REPUBLICANS OF IRON, VI
LAS AND ONEIDA COUNTIES.
/ hereby announce that [ will be a
candidate for Assemblyman, before
the Republican Convention of the AS
sembly District comprising the above
named counties. / solicit the sup
port of the Republicans irrespective
of faction, and promise that if l am
nominated and elected that | will at
all times give my support to such
proposed legislation as is in conform
ity to the principles in the platform
of the Republican Party, and will use
my best effort to fairly represent the
interests of the people of my district.
JAS. DONNELLY,
Three Lakes, Wis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-26

The threshing machine and crew
from Three Lakes, finished the thresh-
ing in this vicinity Thursday and re-
turned to their home. There was IN
all about 1000 bushels threshed here
this fall.
People who own houses on the
outside of town, and who do not &C.
cupy them all the time, are complain
ing about their houses being broke in
to during their absence and property
stolen and destroyed. Saturday a
number of boys from town broke into
Fred Morey's place on Yellow Birch
lake, and their names are all known.
An example should be made OF this
crowd, which would be a lesson to
others. Con siderable of property has
been stolen and destroyed here with
in the past few months, and it is high
time stop was put to it. A good
lesson to those now known will put a
damper on others. If these boys are
let go without any notice, a few OF
them may end up in the reform
school.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-26
Will Start CamD.
w HHH ~|NS4A SMHHEPs
Rhinelander indicator:

Rhinelander indicator:
The Stevens Lumber Co. sent up a
crew Of men to Conover Monday I'M
der the foremanship of Sievert Chris
Hanson, one of the company's old en-
ployes. Thirty-tive men will be en-
ployed at the start and by the time
the season opens up In earnest at
least fifty men will be at work in the
camp at that point. The com pany
will put in 100000 at Conover this
winter.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-26
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Island
No. Z, in Pioneer lake, in Sec. 20, TIP.
Al NJ, r. 10 E. has been surveyed,
and the plat of survey will be filed in
this office on the Goth day of October,
1904, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and that on
and after said date we will be pre-
pared to receive applications for the
entry of said island.
JOHN w. MILLER, Register.
HENRY G. MCCRossEN, Receiver.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-26

ADDITIONAL TRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN
DULUTH AND ASHLAND ON N. P. r.
A new passenger train has been put
In service on the Northern Pacific, be-
tween Ashland and Duluth in both
directions, daily except Sunday.
This train will leave Duluth East
bound at o'clock A. M. arriving at
Ashland at HOO; beave Ashland West
bound at o'clock 2. M. arriving in
DRluth at 655 P. M.
This will give this territory the
best passenger train service it has en-
Dyed fer a long time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-26
Church Notices.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

OONUhEUAI1ONALO HURCH,
On Wednesday evening at 1880 the
quarterly preparatory lec4ure will be
held. All members of the church are
requested to be present. The choir
will meet afterwards for few min
utes.
The communion service and recep-
ton of members next Sunday morn
ing at 1920. The music and the adj
dress will be appropriate to the occa-
sion. Regular preaching service at
1880 o'clock. The general public are
invited to attend all of these services.