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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-07-29
AMERICAN DISPLAY IN THE
ORIENT.


mer SpIendor Of the Chinese Court"
In the August Century,
In the Orient, where strength, social
status in fact, everything that counts
in favor of man or country, is esti-
mated by exterior show, it is certainly
shortsighted of our government not to
provide adequate display for its repre-
sentatives. A few American soldiers
suitably mounted and equipped as
special legation escort would go far to
impress American prestige upon the
minds of these Orientals. This may be
avowedly opposed to Jeffersonian sim
plicity and our democratic ideas, but it
| is an established fact which other
countries quickly recognize and act up
on, thus securing favors for their repre-
sentatives that are hesitatingly grant
ed to people less well provided for.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-07-29

Women love a clear, healthy com
plexion. Pure blood makes it. Bur
dock Blood Bitters makes pure blood.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01
SAMPLE OF SHIFTRESSs
Teldy hikes a Qll:a Tarl in peIil;,
to Affect Massachusetts,,

In his letter of acceptance Preside.
Roosevelt boasts that his party ,Ea.
is. himself, cannot be accused Of s,,is.. a'
ness:
The picked sheepskin' episode !.
causing the administration ns esd as
trouble. On the 25th of August tnaa
the Assistant Secretary of the Tress'
urer, having been advised that fbeSa
skins were being admitted by the Col
lector of Customs at PHILADELPHIA fye.
of duty. under paragraph 664 OF he
Treasury Act OF July "a. 1871. os
skins raw, picked or salted," gava
instructions to the Collector to c,assif,
such skins at the rate of 20 per cent
ad valorem, under section 6 of the act
of July "A. 1897. as articles not sne.
cially provided for, wholly or partly
manufactured" On the 7th of Sen.
tember, 1904, the Acting Secretary of
the Treasury revoked the order Of
August 25th. and instructed the Col
lector at Philadelphia to revert to his
former practice and admit picked
sheepskins free of duty.
This surprising change of front was
made by order of President Roosevelt.
who had received a letter from Senator
Lodge. of Massachusetts. which, az
cording to the Boston Herald, raa
somewhat as follows:
Dear L. R.-What is Shaw or the
Treasury Department thinking about
in bringing up at this particular time
the matter of putting a duty on picked
sheepskins. which are used i'll Drac-
tically all of the shoe shops of this
State? The duty on hides has been
severe burden to carry: and if it had
been imposed by law shortly prior to
an election it might have made MaSSa-
chusetts a Democratic State. But this
present piece of foolishness comes just
in the middle of Il campaign. and has
not even the Justification of congress
sional authority. What with reciproc-
ity and tariff reform. | have, in view
of an approaching election. about all of
the political burdens | care to assume
without having this load of idiocy
dumped upon me- Some one should
call halt or read the riot act.
Yours.
H. C. L."
Commenting upon the Presidents ex-
traordinary order. which was issued
almost Immediately after the receipt OF
Senator Lodges letter. a correspond
ent of the New York Evening Post
says:
IF the ruling of the Treasury De
partment under date of August 2oth
represented the mature judgment OF
the Treasurer. why should not the i'm
porters have been left to their remedy
by appeal to the Board of General APP
praisers. and to the Courts! Or why
could not the question of reversal have
been at least left to the Secretary 'ot
the Treasury and the Attorney Gen
eral. in accordance with law? why
should the President interfere?
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01
COST OF LIVING.
Deceptive Figures Put Out by the
Republican Campaign Committee.

Concerning the alleged statistics"
put out by the Republican Campaign
Committee purporting to give the aver
age wages earned and the cost of living
in this country, one who signs himself
"A Wage Garner" contributes a letter
to the New York World giving some
actual experiences of wage earners
which does not correspond with the
statistics" given out by the National
Bureau of Labor
He very pertinently asks if anyone
can name five principal trades or .oe-
cupations i'll which the average earn
ings per annum of the wage earners
therein are as great as they were ten
years ago in proportion to the cost of
living; he defies any one to assert that
the wages earned are as great in pro-
portion to the cost of living as they
were ten years ago in any one Of
the following trades:
Common laborers, farm hands, min
ers, cotton mill hands, wooden mill
hands, workers in iron and steel, work
ers in shoe factories, railroad employees
such as engine drivers, conductors.
brakemen and clerks, clerks i'll COM
mercial houses and corporations, sales
men and saleswomen.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01
THE AUTHOR or Tu LETTER.

Roosevelt's Letter OF Aceertanss
Recalls HOeseyeft's HDa9h
Riders In Cuba" ana Other
Works,by the Sams Author.
The letter Of acceptance strikingly
resembles In style Rooseveits book,
''The Rough Riders In Cuba" The
ingenuousness Of the two-the Roose-
Yelt brand Of ingenuousness-is quite
notable. In both the author tells OF
what I'VE" did. as though other peO-
pie concerned in the affair were not
worth considering.
1t was in the book that the author
told how he brought down a fleeing
Spaniard after two shots at pair OF
them who had broke from cover. The
althor also tells how when the negro
troopers in the trenches before San
tiago showed signs of restlessness. he
strobe, pistol in hand, up and down the
line and threatened to shoot the first
man who went to the rear. He said
he threatened to shoot with the pistol
which had been given him by his
brother-in-law, Captain Cowles, of the
Navy
The author of the book is the author
of the letter who declared 1--WE" in
tend to go on doing what "we" have
been doing in the past. The author of
the letter is the author of the book
who shot at It fleeing wretch and
frightened regiment of cOlored troop
ers before San Juan Hill. A great
many people believe he will go on do
ing as he has been doing. 1t remains
to be seen whether they like the pros
pect.
The author of the letter is the author
Of the "big-stick" gem of foreign policy
The author of the letter is the au-
thor of the idea that it is all right to
lynch horse thief, but allows no ex-
cuse for lawlessness in any other di-
rection.
The author of the letter is the au-
thor of n book in which he abused
Thomas Jefferson as 1.-The most incap-
able executive who ever filled the
Presidents chair"
The author of the letter is the au-
thor of an opinion expressed in a
speech before the New York Wool EX-
change that the farmers were "the
-basest set in the land"
The author of the letter is the author
of speech before the Republican
Club of New York. in New York,
in which he said:
"If we ever grow to regard peace as
a permanent condition, and feel that
we can afford to let the keen, virile
qualities of the heart. mind and body
sink into disuse. we will prepare the
way for inevitable and shameful dis
aster in the future. The peace which
breeds timidity and sloth is curse and
not a blessing
The author of the letter of accept
ance is the author of his own newt
able political destruction.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01
BANKERS HAVE CONFIDENCE.
Have No Doubt That the Country
Will Be Safe If Parker is Elected.

1.-The country will surely be safe if
Parker is elected; possibly if Roose-
welt is elected" This was the opinion
expressed by many leading bankers of
the country assembled in convention in
New York City recently.
This fact was adduced notwithstand-
ing that a straw vote was taken among
the visiting bankers by direction of
the Republican Committee. An official
statement was issued from Mr.. COrtel-
you's office that an agent of his had
interviewed one hundred and sixty of
the bankers-there We're more than five
hundred present at the time-and that
out of one hundred and sixty whose
opinions were sought, forty-six de-
clared themselves as favoring the elec-
ton of Judge Parker.
1t may be confidently assumed that
the agent from Republican headquar-
ters only sought interviews with bank
ers from Republican States and care
fully avoided the Southern men; but
even then he was obliged to ac-
knowledge that more than twenty-five
per cent. of the bankers interviewed
were for the Democratic ticket. When
it is remembered that in 1896 and 1900
1t was impossible to find a banker who
was not for Mckinley, this showing is
significant.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01
Wall fR0l WALL STREET.
The New York Republican State
Ticket a Disappointment.

Under the above caption the Wall
Street Journal, which favors the elec-
ton of Roosevelt and Fairbanks, prints
the following significant editorial:
For ten years the State of New
York has been in control of the Repub-
lican party. 1t came into power in
1894, as the result of the popular re-
volt against Hill and Maynardism. 1t
will go out of power in 1904 as the
result of popular revolt against Odell
and Odellism.
''No man, however able and person
ally worthy, can this year be elected
who carries the brand of Odell The
nomination of Frank W. Higgins is
fatal to the Republican party so far as
its State ticket is concerned. Even
the popularity of Roosevelt cannot, we
believe, carry Higgins to victory. 1t
remains to be seen whether it may not
even cost Roosevelt the electoral vote
of New York. Fortunately. he can be
elected without it.
Benjamin r. Odell, in order to pre-
serve his machine. has been willing to
run the risk of party defeat in the
State. and so far as his attitude is
concerned. it is that of selfish indiffer-
ence to the fate of the National ticket
In saying this, we do not wish to be
understood as rejecting upon the char
acter of Mr.. Higgins. Under different
conditions he might, indeed. have made
an excellent candidate. but we remem-
Der that Judge Folger was a good man.
and yet, under some such circum-
stances as now exist, he was beaten by
nearly two hundred thousand votes"
The Wall Street Journal unqueStiOn-
ably voices the opinion of wall
Street." regarded us Republican
party institution. and at the same time
correctly represents the position of
self-respecting members of the Repub-
lican rank and file Its fear that
Roosevelt as well as Higgins will lose
New York at the coming election is
well grounded.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01

antitrust movement are asked to join
AS no printed form of application Will
be used, you are requested to write
the secretary at once on receipt of this
by doing which you will perform an inn
portant service to the party. Please
write your name and address plainly,
adding any sentiment in favor OF
Parker and Davis you feel like ex-
pressing; also please send copies or
this communication to any CONNER
cial travellers or business men, who
are opposed to Trusts and who are
Democrats, and suggesting that they
write to me- The committee is ready
to supply these people with special
literature direct from headquarters,
and we depend upon you to render us
this service
Your prompt and immediate atten-
ton to this matter will be fully ap-
preciated by the committee.
WILLIAM HOGE,
Secretary National Committee OF Com
mercial Travellers and Business Men.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01
Big STICK BLUSTER.
British Statesman's Utterances Con-
trasted With Roosevelts Blutling.

trasted With Roosevelt's Bluning.
AS illustrative of how great men may
differ, comparison between utter
ances made by President Roosevelt i'll
sDeeches which he has delivered within
the past five years, and speech made
by Richard Golden more than fifty
wears ago, furnishes Il striking ex-
ample.
President Roosevelt said at Chicago
on April 10, 1899:
The army and the navy are the
sword and shield which this Nation
must carry is she is to do her duty
among the nations of the EARTH
Again in Chicago on April =, 1902,
he said:
.There is a homely adage which
runs: Speak softly and carry big
stick: YOU will go far If the Amer
lean Nation will speak softly and yet
build and keep at pitch of the highest
training a thoroughly efficient navy the
Monroe Doctrine will go far"
1t was in 1850, before Mr.. Roosevelt
was born. that Richard Golden said of
this Nation:
Il sometimes quote the United States
of America, and l think in this matter
example. Does anybody dare to at
tack that Nation? There is not more
formidable power in every sense of
the word although you may talk of
France and Russia-than the United
States of America, and there is not
a statesman with a heaa Oh his shoul-
ders who does not KNOW it, and yet
the policy of the United States has
been to keep 4 very small amount OF
armed force in existence"
A comparison between these strik-
ing utterances naturally gives rise to
the query: Have conditions changed
to such an alarming extent since 1892
We had no Republican President when
Mr. Golden spoke the respectful words
of the United States. And also, there
had been Democratic Presidents whom
Mr.. Roosevelt abused whose names
filed high places on the National honor
roll
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01
A DREAD POSSIBILITY.

Discussing the letter Of acceptance
of President Roosevelt. ex-senator
Charles A. Towne, of New York, made
a public declaration recently showing
a careful scrutiny of the epistle. He
said, after analyzing the principal feat
ure of the document:
"A careful reader of this letter will
dread to contemplate the possibility of
its authors accession to the Presidency
of the United States under circum-
stances which he can with apparent
Justice .construe as carte blanche to
rule during the next four years accord
ing to the will. caprice and impulse of
the most wilful. capricious and impul-
siye of men,"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01
PARKER WILL SPEAK
Grover Cleveland and Other Great
Democrats to Take the Hastings.

Since the announcement that Judge
Parker would make several speeches
in various sections of the country has
been officially made from National
Democratic headquarters, interest in
the campaign for the Chief Magistracy
of the Nation has beer greatly en-
hanced.
Mr.. Daniel McConville. chief of the
Speakers Bureau at headquarters, has
perfected the itinerary for the many
speakers who are TO address the voters
of the country in behalf of Democracy,
and his list of orators includes some
of the best known and most eloquent
men of the country. While Judge
Parker's name heads the list, more in
terest attaching to his utterances than
to those of any other Democrat in
the country, the Speakers Bureau has
arranged for public appearances of
Groveqr Cleveland, William ]. Bryan,
Senator John w. Daniel, of Virginia;
Senator Ben Tillman, of South Caro-
lima; Senator Joseph w. Bailey, of
Texas; Senator Money. of Mississippi;
Congressman Bourke Cochran, of New
York; Edward NJ. Shepard, of New
York, and many others of lesser note.
1t is estimated that by the last week
in September the Democratic party
will be represented in the doubtful
States by more than 1000 men who
will have taken the stump champion
ing the cause of Democracy and advO-
eating the election of Parker and
Davis
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01
IGNORING THE FIGURES.
Where Is the Money to Come From
For Inevitable Deficits z

1t is time-honored Republican habit
to rely upon the Bureau of Statistics of
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor for figures to prove that the coun-
try is prospecting and to insist that it is
all due to Republican policies. Not
withstanding Senator Fairbanks and
others are still talking about the beau
tiful condition of business and trade
generally, and insisting that we did
it all. the Bureau of Statistics for Au-
gust shows continued falling off in
the sales abroad of domestic products,
the decline reaching S4,00O00O from
August of last year, Notwithstanding
the increase last month i'll cotton eX-
ports.
The New York World, touching the
situation, says:
The record for July had previously
shown Il decline in this class of eX-
ports-breadstuffs, cattle. etc, pro-
visions. cotton and mineral Oils-of
$9,661 900 in the single month. Since
January 1. i'll spite of an increase of
$S.o00,000 in exports of that oil which
the generous Mr. Rockefeller sells
cheap abroad and dear at home, the
total of these exports has dropped
Sb5,UUt,boU.
The two months of July and August
begin Il new fiscal year. During them
the Governments deficit, which was
S1,O0o0O0 last year. became S24, ,000,-
900. Mr. Roosevelt says that I'VE in
tend in the future to carry on the
Government in the same way that we
have carried it OH in the past''-more
and more mounting expenses for the
army and navy. constant growth of
needless and costly war prepara tons.
Where is the money to come from
In the past it has come mainly from
the tariff upon imports paid for in in
ternational exchange by the American
farmers wheat, cotton and hogs.
With these exports and with all i'm
ports ut the present low figures. where
is the money in sight?
The World has asked these questions
before and no Republican has an
swered. Where will Mr.. Roosevelt get
the money? Will he reimpose the
Spanish war taxes? Will he sell bonds
to pay current expenses" thus
swollen by senseless extravaganza?
Where will he get it?
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01
CARTOONIST OPPER'S HIT.

eve intend in the future to carry on
the Government in the same way that
we have carried it on in the past"-
From Mr.. Roosevelt's letter of accept
ance.
This boast of the President is put into
pictorial form by CartoOnist Opper, of
the New York American, who exhibits
a hilarious, if not badly intoxicated,
elephant labelled &c. o. p" jumping
upon the party pledges already broken.
In one hand the beast holds a di-
minutive silk hat, at least a hundred
sizes too small for its swollen head.
while in the other it grasps a bottle of
the stuff which is responsible for its
sorry condition, the label indicating
that its contents are a sort of Trust
Tonic" The title of the cartoon is
'Drunk and Glad of IT.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01
M:KINLEY'S ATTORNEY GENERAL.

New Jersey Republicans are loath to
believe that one of their popular idols
and powerful debaters, Hon. John w.
Griggs, is opposed TO the election of
Roosevelt. but the New York Herald
AYERS that he is, evasive statements of
certain Republican politicians to the
contrary, Notwithstanding Mr.. Griggs
fights shy of newspaper notoriety, but
to several of his friends he has stated
without reserve that he cannot and
Will not support Mr.. Roosevelt.
Mr.. Griggs was Attorney General of
the United States under Mckinley and
nad previously served as Governor of
New Jersey. AS constitutional law
yer he has few if any equals in his
State. Politically he can, if he win.
exert greater influence there than
any one of his Republican eontem-
poraries.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01
CONNECTICUT'S CAMPAIGN.
Democratic Prospects Aided by
Contrast of Candidates For Gov

In choosing Lieutenant-G Governor
Roberts to head their State ticket the
Connecticut Republicans have light
ened the work of the Democrats in
that State. Mr.. Roberts is distinctively
the representative of the Republican
State machine. and moreover he is not
popular with the rank and file of his
own party. Personally he is as re-
spectacle as Judge Robertson, the
Democratic nominee. but he is lacking
in those qualities which distinguish the
popular leader and vote getter. In this
respect he suffers by comparison with
the Democratic nominee
The outlook for Democratic success
in Connecticut improves steadily. even
Republican politicians now asserting
for publication that the State is
doubtful. Privately they must know
that it is almost certain TO swing into
the Democratic column.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01
MILITANT MORMANISM.
Republican Candidate For Governor
Has Five Wives and Support of
Senator Smoot.

The Republicans have nominated
John G. Cutler, the Mormon with five
wives. as their candidate for Governor
of Utah, and Senator Smoot, one of
the twelve apostles, was IAN open and
active supporter of Mr.. Cutler" which
is further evidence of the alliance OF
the Republican party with the Nor
mon Church. And yet some people will
not believe that compact has been
entered into between the Republican
leaders and the Mormon hierarchy to
deliver the electoral vote of Utah for
Roosevelt in exchange for support in
seating Smoot as Senator, and. from
appearances, Cutler for Governor. That
viii make the Mormons quite powerful
politically, and the propaganda for
polygamy can go gaily on.
Does crafty Mr.. Cortelyou know any
4h;.,p IF this nme2
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01
STIFFNESS DEFINED.

Men may differ from us. but they
can not accuse us of stiffness of in
sincerity" was an expression which
was. incorporated by President Roose-
yelt in his letter of acceptance where.
upon the Evening Post, of New York.
led to observe, WAS it not shift
ness that caused the issuance of the
pension ukase when it was found that
Congress would not pass bills having
the same purpose il yiew?"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01
REPUBLICANS POINT TO PRUNEs

The increase in the price of flour as
shown by the statement sent out by
the Republican National Committee is
1853 per cent, but realizing that this
is a very bad showing for the Repub-
lican party and the Dingley tariff the
tabulator proceeds to show that the in
crease in the price of prnnes has been
less than sixty-eight per cent. Heads
of families who live on prunes will APP
preciate this.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01
Because the Republicans and the
Trusts Advocate the Practical
determination of the Con-
-. merciaI Drummer.
100000 HAVE LOST POSITIONS

The Text of Remarkable Letter Ad-
dressed by William Hoge, Secretary
of the National Committee of Com
mercfal Travellers and Business Men
to the Statesmen of America-A Pro-
test Against Calling That "Progress"'
Which Throws These Men Out Upon
the Streets and Pour s the Money Thus
Saved Into the Pockets OF Other Men
Already Too Rich.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01

uUuUics uiuCICuCc.
The cost of painting is by the gallon.
Weak paint costs most; most gallons.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01

On application, it is ordered, this 26th day of
September, 1904, that the sale of the Real Es.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01
NJ. THEODORE YEISER.

Geo. l.. Stocksdale, Atty. Trustees.
/ N o Smith and John " Reaxer Ancts
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01

Try Flour Sc Horse Cattle
Powder, 1Oc package.
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