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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06
MANY DEMOCRATS ATTEND
DRUIDS' HALL MEETING.
Cheer Their Candidates and Dis
play Unusual Enthusiasm

The Democracy of the Fifth and Four
teenth wards turned out en- masse TO the
Democratic rally last night at Druids'
Hall. Ninth and Market streets, and in
tense enthusiasm in the success of the
ticket was apparent.
Every speaker was applauded to the
echo, and the crowd was unwilling to de-
part long after the list Of speakers had
been exhausted.
The hal was decorated deliberately.
Great stretches of streamers of red, white
and blue bunting ran from the corners of
the gallerT and concentrated in the center
chandelier. The walls were decorated with
pictures OF the Democratic candidates,
while above the chairman's desk was a
huge banner inscribed Vote the Demo-
cratic ticket. and vote 'er straight"
Thomas J.. McDermott was elected chair
man of the meeting. and when he called
it to order every seat in the hall and gal
lery was filed. and standing room was at
a premium.
E. e. Wood. candidate for Congress in
the Twelfth Congressional District, was
the first speaker. He devoted the greater
portion of his speech, which lasted an
hour. to the Importance of securing Fed
eral aid in the improvement OF the chan
mel Of the Mississippi River, to the end
hat the commerce of the Mississippi Val
ley in general and st. Louis in particular
might find a highway to the sea.
7. J. Ward succeeded Mr.. Wood, and
brought Town the house by declaring that
every Democrat ought to vote for him.
il for no other reason than to keep fifty
or sixty offices in the Democratic party.
Carl Otto. candidate for Circuit Attor-
ney. won rapturous applause when he de-
clared that, il elected. he would exercise
the powers Of his office to. see that no
guilty man escaped justice and no inno-
cent man was prosecuted.
Virgil Rule. James R. Kinealy. John A..
Blevins. Christy Bryan n Moses N. Sale
We're introduced to the audience. and each
was enthusiastically received.
The closing speech OF the meeting was
made by Mr.. W. L Mason who made a
stirring appeal for the Democratic ticket,
national. State and city.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06
LOVING CUP PRESENTED
TO ARTIST E. J. AUSTEN.
Criterion Concession Company En-
ployes at h Fair Honor "Galves-
ton Flood" Producer.

Ninety-one employees of the Criterion
Concession Company at the Worlds Fair
gathered in the auditorium Of the Gal
weston Flood yesterday morning at 3
o'clock to do honor to Edward ]. Austen.
the artist and producer OF Galveston Flood
and the general superintendent Of the Cri-
terion Concession Company.
They brought with them a massive sill
yer loving-cup. and when they had as
sembled Mr.. Austen was ushered into the
room and the token presented to him.
]. P Wild. the chief lecturer Of the Gal
weston Flood. made the presentation
speech, alluding gracefully to III honor
and respect entertained for Mr.. Austen
by the employees, from the Office boy UP
to the higher officials.
Mr.. Austen responded briefly and feel
ingly. and the band played a selection.
The loving-cup is Of massive silver. beau
TRULY engraved on its three sides with
raised reproductions of the Galveston
Flood. Battle Abbey and New York to the
North Pole buildings, which are controlled
by the Criterion Concession Company. IL
is a ~three-handled cup. and stands twenty
two inches high and Is nine inches across
at the top.
The base Of the cup has an inscription
Austen by the employees of the concession
company. and a portrait of Mr.. Austen is
engraved on the CUP.
Mr.. Austen Is a native Of Newark. n.
J.. and has followed expeditions since the
Worlds Fair at Chicago.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06
LOVING CUP PRESENTED
TO REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN.
Onice Force First '.Roast" Him and
Then e How Much They
Love Their Chief.

Thomas X Niedringhaus was a very
much surprised man Yesterday afternoon
when the workers at the headquarters OF
that they did not intend to put UP with
bis methods any more. and that he was
deposed from Office in favor of Secretary
Charles d. Morris. who has been in charge
OF the speakers bureau.
n member of the cabinet after the
other stood in front OF the other workers
same speech to the silent chairman. Be-
g.rning with Secretary Joseph Mccoy of
Kansas City, Mr.. N~iedringhaus, who had
been invited into the largest room at
much time looking over the shoulders at
letters and making impertinent inquiries.
Secretary E.. c. Brokmeyer followed with
another reminder that the cabinet had
nnally come to Its senses and had selected
Mr.. Norris in his place. 1t was a solar
plexus for N~iedrinshaus, and not until Mr..
Morris brought forward a big package and
showed a handsome loving cup in testi-
mony. Of the real esteem in which he was
held by them did he come to-"
Altogether the presentation was an at
fecting scene. Mr.. Morris told him Of
the headquarters had for him and that
whether the campaign was lost or won
they would know that he had done his
lul DUTY.
Mr.. N~iedringhaus replied briefly that
references to his ways was hardly mop
perfume as his wife after seventeen years
confessed the other day that she had be-
u to know him. He thanked the force
heartily for the cup and told them how
much he appreciated their loyal n self
sacrificing work.
The cup is finished in dull silver with
the following inscription: Presented to
Honorable Thomas K. N~iedringhaus,
chairman of the Republican State Com
mittee. by his colaborers in the campaign
Of 1901"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06
new YORK TIMES LAUDS
PARKER'S Temperatures.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Nov. 5.-The Times this
morning. under the caption Tho Presd-
dent Answered. says editorially:
Again. at the close of the campaign. AL
ton B. Parker rises to that high moral
level pom which he placed himself at its
beginning. The gold standard telegram
n the statement made last night of his
refusal to profit by contributions from
trusts and corporations stand together as
incidents unmatched in the career of any
other presidential candidate. and without
a parallel in the history of our political
campaigns.
mo American upon whom a party's
choice has fallen ever before with so sure
a foresight pointed out at the beginning of
his campaign the chief issue of the con-
test. for Judge Parker's prohibition of the
acceptance Of gifts OF money from corpo
rations was imposed when the National
Committee organized for its work. The
country is beginning to appreciate the
candidate.
"As a reply to President Roosevelt's un-
fortunate attempt at denial, Judge Par
ker's calm and temperate statement Is not
merely effective-it is crushing. 1t pre-
sents the two candidates standing as far
apart in their neral Judgment as they
stand in respect to the political opinions.
1t was a lGckless day for Theodore Roose-
welt when he gave Judge Parker the OPP
p%ortunity to say to him: Instead of join
Ing me in an effort to stamp out the 81
gantic evil Of the attempted control of
elections by the expenditure of money. you
have been SO consumed by the desire to
be elected that you consent to profit by
the evil practices you used to condemn
and punish
1.-The Cortelyou scandal was but a
symptom of the sore malady Judge Par
ker promises to cure if he be elected. 1t
is a disease hat Is undermining the politi-
NaI mi aaroI cfrnnofr nj the roffN-
ITO any man of ordinary sensitiveneSs
the digniied and impressive words OF re-
buke spoken by the Democratic candidate
must carry conviction of his sincerity, OF
his courage. and of his fitness for the
great office he Is trying to rescue from the
degradation of the auction block"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06

Northern Securities Company. He does
not deny that he opposed, through his At
torney General, an application to have the
decree in that suit so amended as to COM
pei the return Of the stock OF the two
railway companies. which it holds, to the
original owners of the same. and that in
consequence OF this action by himself n
his Attorney Genera the Northern Securi-
ties Company still controls those two
competing corporations. His only denials
are that Mr. Cortelyou's demands for
money from these corporations who were
subjected to criminal proceedings which
have not since been instituted can prop
erly be described as blackmail. and that
there has been any promise Of a return
for the contributions thus levied.
mo policeman who collected 400 a
week from q R~ambling-house on his beat
ever promised that in return for the money
he would make no arrests or complaints,
No proof Of any such promise was Of
fered before the Lexow Committee nor in
any criminal prosecution as the result Of
which the officer was sent to Sing Sing.
In every such case the patroIman has
been vociferous in his denials that there
was any such promise or understanding, but
ourts n juries. as we'll as the public,
have universally said that the inference Of
a corrupt understanding was inevitable In
such cases
Finally. President Roosevelt has not
denied that he has demanded and re-
ceived. while in the White House, free
transportation from every company sub
ject to the interstate commerce act to
an amount in excess Of $4,000, and that
both HI ofncials who gave this to him
and he who asked for and accepted 1t thus
committed violations Of penal statutes pun
ishable by large fines and long imprison-
mani
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06
WISCONSIN,.
MAIN STRUGGLE FOR GOVERNOR.
LsFoiIctte. ScoffieId and Peck Cor.
tending Candfdnfes

LaFollctte. ScofleId and Peck Co,.
tending Candidates.
milwaukee,. Wis. Nov. 5.-The main
struggle for supremacy is over the guber-
Material and congressional tickets. Gov
ernor LaFollette has made the most active
canvass In his career. and reports received
at the Republican State Central Commit
tees headquarters give the LaFollette off,
Gals every reason TO believe that the Gov
ernor Will be reelected by a plurality
ranging between 5000 and 1900.
On the other hand. the Democrats nsurs
state from 5000 to 1000. They fieI,re that
the dIssension in Republican ranks Will
cost LaFollette 5000 Yotes.and they ada tn
tnlS about 1900 votes which they claim
would formerly go for LaFoliette. hut Will
now be cast fo- the Social Democratic
uchet- me Democrats will also lose heav-
ny by the Social-Democratic votes.
Inc Republican National and State CON-
mittees nave had speakers in the field
LOT inc last " months working in the
interest OF LaFollette and Edward SEQ
field for Governor. but it is generally con
ceced that a majority of the Scofield fac
ton will cast their ballots for Peck. Jude-
ing from a registration from about 1000
voters In milwaukee,. which Is considered
aonormaliy large, the interest is intense.
In the congressional fight the Republic
ans are practically sure of carrying sig OF
the eleven districts and the Democrats
one.
The Legislature. which is to elect a rJn;-
ted States Senator to succeed Senator I
V. .Quarles, will probably result in a dead
lock.
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itics. and Vet the President says in his
statement:
Z chose Mr.. Cortelyou as chairman OF
the National Committee
IF VOTERS FAIL IN DUTY
THEY WILL RUE THE ACT.
Now that this intended crime against
the franchise has been exposed in time
now that the contributions of this money
by these great monopolies looking 70,
the continuance of old favors, or seek
ing new ones. stands admitted, now thai
tnese contributions have been made in
such sums as to induce and permit the
most lavish expenditures ever made. we,
az a people, will fall in our duty IL W.
snaii not rebuke at the polls this lates,
ana most fasrant attempt to control the
e~lection-not for legitimate business con-
quoted Tor proper ends-but in order that
the few may still further strengthen theiI
hold upo our industries.
W. shall rue II. AS a people. il we do
not make this ebuke so emphatic that
the onense Will never again be repeated.
but this Is not enough. We shouid take
every possible p~recaution TO secure both
assure legislation which will remove this
Illegal business from politics.
All along the line of our official life
the purpose should be avowed. and II
should be pursued with unrelenting fidel-
lty,. to procure legislation which shall
MAXI 1t a crime for theofficers OF a trust
or corporation to contribute money for the
control Of an election of any kind. and.
II 1t should do so, to provide for their
punishment In the most effective way.
This Is not the time to consider the
details of such a remedy. but one is. needed
which shall be so far-reaching and so
drastic as to dissolve all partnership be-
tween corrupt business interests and the
Government. and 10 make their renewal
forever impossible.
As this Is a Government of laws and
not OF men, 1t does not seriously matter
whether one man OF another holds the
great office of President of the United
States, but the opportunities in that place
for doing a great good are so apparent
that they should be employed for the high
est purposes.
Great as are the problems before us in
the near ~future-political. Industrial and
socialism my judgment. none is so pres
sing as this, the greatest Of moral oues-
tions.
1T includes all other issues; it lies at
the foundation OF all other problems, and
Its settlement by the absolute and final
exclusion Of bribery. or the threat of bri-
berry, or of the raising of money for this
foul purpose. Is to my mind the most I'M
free and moral people.
1T my countrymen shall call me to take
up this work. l will. God helping me. use
every faculty OF my mind. enc will employ
every. power that legally and constitu-
tionally inheres to that great office, to ac-
compllsh this most beneticent result"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06
G0RMAN GIVES FACTS
ABOUT CORTELY0U MEETING.
REPUBLIC

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Baltimore. Nov. Ex-senator German
in a speech here tonight, closing the cam-
paign in Maryland, discussed President
Roosevelts statement concerning Judge
Parker's charges. Mr.. German said:
II am not here to c~riticise the President,
but whenever the President of the United
States transgresses it is the right of the
American people to %criticise lin.
THE President says that it is not a
question whether corporations have con-
tributed to the campaign funds. That
fact seems to be conceded. The question,
says the President, is whether favors
turn for favors.
There is not a single one of the great
corporations that is not supporting Mr..
Roosevelt. This has been q sudden con-
version. I must admit.
What has brought 1t about? ASK any
of them privately. Why did j. Pierpont
Morgan and Z. H. Hartman. one of the
owners of the Union Pacific Railroad and
n of the partners in Northern Securities
Company. which was dissolved by the
courts. change front and become sponsors
for Mr.. Roosevelt? There is but one an
swer. 1t is the power of the administra-
ton, which by an act of Congress has the
authority to examine the accounts OF
these corporations.
THE President says that he and Mr..
Cortelyou would be covered with infamv IL
they made promises to the corporations.
The President evidently believed Mr.. Cor
telyou. But ask Mr.. Cortelyou. ask Mr..
Bliss. the treasurer of the Republican CAM
paign. IL they did not call a meeting in a
Wal street Office four weeks ago. Ask
them If Mr.. Hartman, the railroad mag
nate. was not there. Ask them If Jacob
Schif. the banker and railroad hacker.
was not there. Was not the president ut
the Rock Island Railroad there? Was not
Mr.. Stillman, the great New York banker,
there?
After hearing Mr.. Root say that the
President is not as strenuous as he used
to be, that II elected President business in
terests would not be interfered with, they
resolved to finance the Republican cam
There was not the ordinary passing
around of the hat. Did Mr.. Cortelyou
promise anything? No. Nc promise was
necessary. Somebody winked with both
eyes. and t<ey accepted the wink. Their
loyalty to-day is unquestioned They are
supporting Mr.. Roosevelt. The money is
on the other side. not on ours.
THE President asks. Where Is the evil
dence?' Why. it is one of those cases that
point to the Individual. Open your cam
,paign books n let the public see who
contributed Your funds" shouted 0r. Cor
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06

Marine Intelligence.
Plymouth. Nov. 6.-Arrived: st. Paul
from New York.
Queenstown. Nov. L-Arrived: Umbria
from New York.
New York. Nov. k-Arrived: La Tou.
raine. from Havre-
New T).k. Nov. k-Saiied: PHILADELPHIA
Southampton, Via Plymouth and Cher.
bourg; iceland. Antwerp. via Dover; Cam.
pania, Liverpool; Nectar. Naples; Siberia
Kingston. savanilla- etc.: Minnehaha, Lon.
don. ID Souti ampton; Astoria, Glasgow;
Patricia. Hamburg. Il Dover.
Liverpool. Nov. 5.-ArTived; Celtic, New
York.
Liverpool. Nov. 6.-SaiIed: Devon;an,
Boston: Victorian. New York: Lucania,
New York
Antwerp. Nov. 5.-sailed: vaderland,
New York. via Dover.
Southampton. Nov. 6-Sailed: New York
for New York. via Cherbourg.
Genoa. Oct. 3l-Sailed: Corea, New
York; November /. Nord America, New
York.
Boulogne. Nov. 4.-saued: Hamburg,
New York.
Bremen. Nov. 6.-sailed: Cassel, New
York, and Baltimore.
Havrc. Nov. 5.-saiicd: La Lorraine. New
York.
Naples. Nov. 2-Arrived: siciian Prince,
Marseilles.
Hamburg. Nov. ARRIVED: Belgravia,
New York.
Hong-kong, Nov. 5.-Arrived previous-
iy): Siberian. San Francisco. via Honolulu,
Yokohama, etc.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06
WANTS RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS,
Uncle Sam Will Examine Appli.
cants on November %

The United States CiviI-service exami-
nation for the position of railway mail
clerk will be held at the Federal building
November u. 1904. The examination is
open to legal residents Of Missouri and the
age limit is IS to IS years.
The applicants must be at least S feet 6
inches in height, weight not less than 1s5
pounds and have no physical defects. The
subjects for examination viii be spelling.
arithmetic, letter writing. p~enmanship.
United States. systems Of railway trans
portation and reading addresses. Appli-
cants may obtain from the United States
G.. or the secretary of the Board OF Ex-
aminers in ST. Louis application form No.
.of. which should be properly executed ard
nled with the Commissioner at Washing
ton.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06
TYRoLEAN DAY SET AT FAIR.
Austrian and Bavarian Societies I,
Take PART I'm CeIebrnfaon

Tyrolean Day at the Fair has been
fixed for November l.. 1t will be cele-
brated by the Austrian and Bararian So
cieties of 81. Louis. and under the auspices
OF Archbishop John j. Glennon of st.
Louis. II win begin with a memorial serv-
Ice Is Andreas Hofer, to be held at the
Tyr6lean chapel, at the Exposition. at ii
O'Clock c. m. Admission to this win be
free.
One Of the Interesting numbers of the
programme will be a Tyrolean wedding
procession on the Plaza ST. Louis at 4
p. m. organized by the societies and par
ticlpated in by about $50 persons in ma
tional costume. including Tyrolean sing
eTs. musicians and dancers.
national Tyroiean dance will DO given
ID the plaza.
j TIE evening there win be living pic
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06
FOOTBALL PLAYER KILLED.
Henry Loding Dies From a Kick
in the Head.

Detroit. Mich. Nov. 5.-A telegram from
Greenville, Mich, says:
Henry Lodins. right guard for the
Greenville High School football eleven.
was killed in a game with the Harvard
High School at Harvard to-day. Death is
supposed to have been due to a kick in
the head. Loding did not recover con-
6cld-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06
PARKER ANSWERS ROOSEVELT;
CONTROVERTS PRESIDENTS REPLY.
Continued From Page One.

contributions to the Republican campaign
fund. 1t is almost in terms OF admission
| that the trusts have contributed to the
Republican fund
elm coupling the Democratic CAM
ruiEn fund with the Republican
campaign fund the President at
tempted to so associate the two that
a denial of his assertion could not
be made without duplicating b
Democratic Committee. He Ia in q
position to know what contributions
have been made to h Republican
National Committee by the trusts. II
there had bee no trust cOntribu-
lions, he could easily have said 80. He
did not say SO. He cannot say 80. He
has waited until the closing hour of
the campaign to make easier h pre-
nm answer. 1t IL q confession with
n plea in avoidance addressed to q.
kindly and generous people.
ROOT ADMITS TRUSTS
ARE HEAVY CONTRIBUTORS.
"If there was any doubt Of the source
of this great campaign fund it is no longer
a matter of suspicion. for Mr.. Elihu Root,
former Secretary of War, frankly admitted
last night that trusts and corporations
were heavy contributors. He denied only
that the tstll amounts thus acquired or
utilized was as large as in previous years.
Moreover. the Republican candidate him
self denies ONLY that definite immunity
| from prosecution has been promised trust,
for their assistance.
He declares that he is merely to give
them a square deal. as the terms NAV he
interpreted, not by the laws of the land.
but nv himself. It is plain that when the
time shall come to determine what q
.souara deal between the Government of
The limited States and the contributing
trusts really is. the beneficiary of the gem
erositv Of the latter must either recop-
ntze their service or confess himself guilty
Of base ingratitude.
"Tbe Presidents areumen. and his M.
s,.;on COON 70 ,ustifv ,,,,zt contributions
.na tbo Inference NE x,ou,d have. tho NH
uc dr.w f,on, h;s utterance in. or course.
.h.t ,on.rihu,;one beye been made by the
,r,s+s IN the Democratic National Com
mittee A. this fine therefore. am
,,s,,sed In waking . statement which I
I'D No. intended To mako
nEMOCR r MN NOT TAKE
Firms FROM CORpORA TIONs
az requested the Democratic ma
tic nal campaign Mr.. Pres
tdeut. TINT they should not receive,
d,rectly. or Indirectly, from any
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me for venturing to ~cr!ticise the attempt
of the trusts IN control the eIection He
oid not answer the charges OF attempt TO.
He did attempt to divert public attention.
7 reoret tn saw IN Won that Il then seemed
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aipateh. " me- nAf' ieSuent' that you
regarded the election Of moro importance
than tbe checking If tbis evil
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