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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28

that the Gold Standard being settled
it was not considered an issue: Will e
at the same time Senator Blackburn,
the Democrats of Kentucky the hope
that Mr.. Bryan and his doctrine Will
yet prevail and Free Silver win. Mr..
Watterson is supporting Mr.. Black
burn. The editors, the opponents OF
Democratic thought ii the country,
sustain Mr. Watterson, and all sup.
port Judge Parker, who ind@rses their
views and accepts their support.
I repeat there is no safety for til e
and no hope for a settlement of the
money ques ton, SO vital to our pros,
perity. Even were Judg, Parker to
be friendly, he could hot handle his
party. Barely ten days ago Mr.. Bryan
publicly proclaimed that he had not
given up the idea of fighting for Free
Silver. but expected that plank TO be
restored to the party platform: that
his submission to it's exclusion from
a matter of eXpediency-
therefore, our duty is pam We
should stand by our friends and sup
port Roosevelt, the constructive
Statesman, good citizen of lofty i'm
pulse and ideals, to whom our young
men can look for guidance with con-
fidence; whose past record is an
earnest of his future position in sup
port of the honor, integrity. safety
and Advancement of his country;
man with convictions and the courage
to maintain them.
FOR THE PRESENT SHALL he
MAIN A ROOSEVELT DEMOCRAT
AND ASSIST IN PRESERVING THE
ANCIENT FAITH
Respectfully,
~ H.. JNO. BYRNE.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28
HE WILL ExHlBlT
MORE FREQUENTLY.
Judge Parker Will Appea: oftener In
PubIic-campaien Fund For
West Virginia.

NEW YORK, Oct 26.--This was an
off day for the Parker managers here.
Chairman Taggart is in tho West, and
Vice Chairman Delaney Nicofl, who is
in charge, carried none of the doubt
ful States through his press bureau
He announced, however, that Judge
Parker's visit to the East Side theatre
last night had aroused SO much Dem
ocratic enthusiasm that henceforth
the Presidential candidate is to show
himself oftener in public. Senator
Germans headquarters in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel were deserted, and the
callers at National Headquarters were
limited to local Democrats.
Election betting in Wall stl eet suf-
fered from the extraordinary activity
in the stock market. G. H. Smith bet
$4,000 on Roosevelt against $3.50
Allen McGraw and Co. bet $1,000 on
the curb at evens with Sheffield &
Mccullough that Roosevelt's plurality
in the State would not be $4,000. Was
serman Bros. bet $1,000 to 1925 on
Roosevelt this afternoon with j. j.
Judge and So 900 to: $50 With Ennis.
g. Stoppani:
The am cunt of money which the
Democratic Matt na1 conami Il tee ms as
thrown into Test irgfnia be dis
trfbutedS by the party Leaders OF that
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28
THE ST. LOUIS
ENDANGERED
MYSTERIOUS FIRE DESTROYED
VALUABLE PATTERNS ANDs
MENAcED NEW CRUISER.
(By Publishers Press.)

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27.-Fire of
mysterious origin that started in the
brass foundry of Neafie & Levy's ship
yard last night, destroyed valuable
patterns. menaced the cruiser ST.
Louis, in course of construction, and
caused a loss of 100000. It cannot
be learned as yet whether the fire
was of incendiary origin. There are
suspicious circumstances. and the city
officials have begun a rigid investiga-
ton. The government, it is said, will
carry on an Independent investiga-
ton.
The brass foundry is only one hun
bred yards away from the ST. Louis
Near it, and between it and the cruis-
er, is the paint shop and three other
structures that made train. like that
of powder, to the big vessel.
The two fire tugs played streams
constantly on the wooden supports
Of the st. Louis and the building be-
tween it and the flames. The fire
spread through the brass shops and
into the pattern shop with terrific
speed. Most Of the patterns and
plans of the ST. Louis were saved,
but those of torpedo boats and tor
pedo boat destroyers We're consumed.
Marines from League Island were
guards. It was only by the very
hardest work that the ST. Louis was
saved.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28

State is said at Democra tic atIonaIs
headquarters. here toni gnt to Be $780,
900. The amount was designated sby
the Hon. J. NJ. Guffey OF Pennss,y7iS-=5
vania who stated that the
toned would necessary theRtDena
ocrats hoped to carry thea StatesG
fey is especially Interested in Eha.
West Virginia fight The money as
said to have been sent into West RIrS
ginia Sunday night last Whic Was
about the time that NJ fSIffeys IeEt
New York for Pennsylvania.
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80 ~ "a
NOTICE

II you see nice l .oking
couple driving around with a
good stylish horse, elegant harness,
hobby run-a-bout, carriage or trap.
with nice clean robes, and everything
to match. you can wager ten to one it
was hired from the Jackson Livery
Barn, as we put out only that kind
FRED S.. JACKSON, Manager Open
day and night. z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28
BY THEIR FRUITS sHAE-L
KNOW THEM -READ WHAT
coRNWELL HAS DONE.
HIS POSITION AND TfA oFStils
PARTY SHOWN UP IN ITS
TRUE LlGH r.

L. - - - Z q ii 3p Z
Amy one listening TO the Speeches
Eof State Senator j ohm j. Cornwell, the
tsDemocratic nominee for governor,
would think he had been an advocate
of the bills of the Tax Conlnisslon
Mr.. Cornwe11 claims that he was an
toriginal tax refornar. He asserted
this in his speeches at C1arksburg and
at Wayne, and doubtless elsewhere.
He bases his record as an original
tax reformer on two facts. First, that
he voted for a bill in 1899 to tax ex-
press companies. The bill was IN
constitutional and was vetoed blythe
governor. The bill was copied from a
law passed in Kentucky ten years ago.
which was declared unconstitu tioial
by the Supreme Couro Of the United
States. The same law was passed in
Indiana and also declared uncols tt
tutiona by the same high court.
Second, that he introduced a reso-
luton in the Senate in 1855 request
ing some committee to inquire wbeth-
er any State taxes could be taken off
He was so in earnest about It that he
says lie never heard of the resolution
after that.
So, Mr.. Cornwelf's record as a tax
reformer resulted .n-nothing.
In 1901 the Republican Legislature,
against the solid opposition of the
Democrats, including Senator Corn
well. passed the Dewson Corporation
Law. This law greatly increased the
license tax on the charters of corpo-
rations. The most the Democrats ever
collected in any one year. from this
source was less than $4,000. Under
the Dawson Law $3.50, ooo is collected
yearly from the same source. Sen
ator Cornwe1l opposed this law.
The same session of tie Legislature
created the West Virginia State Tax.
Commission. Everybody nearly adj.
smittedt the necessity of the amend
1nent and revision Of our taxation
laws. Thare We're only six votes IN
'She entire Legislature against the ere
ahsp Of the Tax Commission. One of
u Bx votes was that of John J.
FELL. Evidently he wanted no
.'easa551 dment of these: antiquated and
.inequitabIe laws.
In the Legislature of 1908 one day
Mt. eCornWell8 -Voted N 1aNor@ OIL scoti-
sidering the bills of the Tax Commits
sion. The very next day he voted
against consideration and voted to kill
the whole matter.
On August &c, 1909, Mr.. Cornwell
made an elaborate. speech to his con-
stituents of Jefferson county on the
bills of the Tax Commission Cover
nor White was present and advocated 4
consideration of the bills bv.the Legis-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28
THE REGG0Rl0 IDHIII
YELL QUESTION

| lature IN hat speech@S Senator Corn
Wen said that he had been studying
these bills for nine months pouring
over, them and he said:
q MUsT8sAY>s,T - IMPORTANT
PROVISIONS CONTAINED in THEM
ARE tMPRAcTIc iFAPOssl-
BE AND #uNcoMsTiTuTloriAL.,,
OF the proposed license Ak Of one
third Of a cent on "a ton Sof coal Mr..
Cornwell said:
Il say to YOU that in levying the tax
upon the producer Of coal ard not
upon the owner in fee Of the mineral
lands they have caught the wrong rat.
They are placing this AK upon PEG
pie upon whom it Gnould not be
placed and exempting the very people
that ought to be taxed. 2"
In this same speech Mr.. Cornwell
quoted from the decisions of a mum
Der of courts to prove that the pro-
posed license taxes or coal, gas and
oil We're UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Yet in the special session of the
Legislature Of August, 1904 Mr.. Corn
well, on his oath as State Senator,
voted to "take up, consider, and pass
thesetvery bills of the Tax Conmissi
which he had denounced as inpossi-
Bile, impracticable and unconstit,-
tiona1."
Thus Mr.. Cornwel1 voted against
creating the Tax Commission; voted
for considering their bills. and voted
against consd erings them and to skill
them; then he denounced these
bills as Impossible, impracticable
and unconstitutional and voted to
pass them.
1t should be remembered by the
reader, that, every important feature
and provision of the new tax laws
were contained in the Tax Commits
sion bills and were advocated and rec
commended by Hon. Henry G. Davis,
Democratic nominee for Vice Presi-
dent, and Hon. John Fl. Holt, Demo
cratic nominee for governor in 1900,
who were members of the Tax Com
mission, and who still stand by them.
The Democrats in the special SEES
sion of the Legislature prevented the
submission Of constitutional amend
1ature authority to abolish all State
taxes. They fought the taking off of
the 80 cents that was taken off and
they prevented taking off the remain.
ing 5 cents.
:. Mr. Cornwell stands on the Demo
cratic State platform, Which declares
that nothing important can be done
in tax revision unless and until new
constitution is made.
A vOTE9FoR JOHN j. coRNWELL
FOR GOVERNOR is A VOTE IN FA-
voR OF THE REPEATING OF THE
NEW TAX LAWS AND THE PUT
TING BACK ON THE PEOPLE OF
THE STATE TAXES, AND is A
VOTE IN FAVOR OF A NEW CON-
AND THE POSTPONE
MENT OF TAX REFORM UNTIL
THEM.
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DEMOOR RAT

Tried to lead 7it TO even a negative
Esdeclaration in that direction, but the
majority elected to refuse TO do SO,
and now we are asked 10 accept prom
Uses and vague assumptions as against
the express refusal of tie convention.
Neither the action of Judge Parker
E5cumstance Of IFS acceptance by the
I.convention mean anything tous. We
cannot entrust our, cause to- any but
Fits true and tried friends:
Judge Parker may nave 1ecome a
convert to the Gold Stanlfrti .,ne
correspondent says he has always
been as good a God Democrat, as
am. This cannot believe. for while
II have not the Confidence in Judge
Parker to justify me in conscent ions-
1y supporting him, would respect
him for his private character AID be-
cause he is the choice OF a large Body
of the American people: Which |
could not do, did i believe. as my cor
respondent asserts, that when IS he
voted for Bryan in 1896 and 1900 he
violated both principle and c,lsciencc.
This Irefuse to believe. and measure
Judge Parker as mar of weak it:dg-
ment on public questlons-such a
slave to party that he permits others
to supply the political principles
upon which he exercises the sacred
right of suffrage Without question.
and is so honestly wrong on vital pub
lie issues as to be unsafe for SO great
trust as the Presidency. II Judge
Parker were the great man his
friends claim he is, he would have,
at st. Louis, placed ..ne Democratic
party back on its foundation, Invested
of its wild heresiesf and isnis, and as
did Mr.. Tilden and Mr.. Cleveland,
see the flag so down in honor and in
tegrity rather than seek success on
the questionable grounds upon which
the party, with him at its head, is
now seeking control of the COVERT.
ment. regard DEMO CRAZY 5asz In
volving a higher ideal than 1pe1e
possession Of power: $50. ss5Tvilog
principle to be mais Solate,
for the preservat 5es,
which which. z VI e pa Ne
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28

given by the juices OF luscious fruits,
ripe and fresh. makes Jlna Martini
soda so popular. The fact that all
these syrups are absolutely pure ap
peals to everyone's good sense who
values health. The water used is pure
also, and there is no Summer bever
age so wholesome and delicious. Try
a, glass OF soda with his delicious ice
cream at the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28
BURGLAR USED cHLoRoEo Rnr9
Man Climbed to Third story o.
Building and Got JevveIry a

CHICAGO. Oct. Reaching
third floor window IN the rea of an
apartment building by climbing the
and Mrs. M. H. Newman IN heir he'd
room Wednesday nj and pea
with more than $1,000 wort il f 88jjeW-
elry, clothing and currency :. heIoss
was not discovered until EhIrssI
morning when Mr.. and M RS FycW
regained consciousness. clotlE
with which the ch1oroEorm had been
administered was found on The
by the bed: 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28
"eirls viii Be eirlsp tonight.
JUDGE PARKER ON WAGES.

~ thinks that dollar day is
enough for any man, provided that his
work is steady. Any man can live on
that, and that is all unskiIled labor is
worth. ] am sorry to have to pay
more than that, and wouldn't if We
had better supply of labor here
abouts.ca ndidate Parker two years
ago. u ne VS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28

tffaVoEab1y wi b1-Zek feszseri, a l-tssc
!. Cleveland linen W no would raT her he
right on Democratic principles than
have political success on party Eeresy.
We owe it to the rising generation
of citizens, upon whose shoulders
soon must rest the responsibility of
government, that we leave it to a
party based on sound principles. com
mitted to the higher ideals of polit-
ical thought and action, Which will in
spire the citizen to lofty impulse in
exercising his rights as citizen, and
inculcate in the public mind code
of political morals, patriotic spirit,
and sense of duty worthy of, and nee,
essary to, the preservation and adj
vancement Of our country rather
than the present structure labeled
Democratic party, composed of
Heterogeneous mass OF conflicting
thought and purpose, embracing ev-
cry ism" and wild radical issue that
for twenty years has found birth and
life in our body polite unanimous
only in greed for power with which 10.
exploit wild theories. The policy of
the party since 1896 seems to, have
Deeu, anu lIol11 lJS GeclaraLlOnS- yet
to be. to place it's principles ans pol
icies on level with the lower STRAIT
ification of public thought, simply
to catch votes We must hay bal
warks of safety; we canno1 secure
them by educa ting our people on
lines of public duty to the lower lev
els of the radical elements in our So
cial structure, and in the doctrine that
anything that will win power is
right; and thoughtful patriotic men
will not do it; therefore, until the
Democratic party returns to the Dem
ocratic faith and the ancient creed
and ideals of true Democracy, we
should not give it support 1t would
but prolong the debauch upon which
for eight years it has terrified the
country. When it has adopted the
policy of lifting the people up to the
plane of true Democratic thought
rather than. as at present, dragging
them down to low levels OF schis-
matte thought we will gladly resume
our place in the ranks, under the lead
ership whose Democracy will require
neither apology nor explanation.
Search the entire record of public
utterance by the supporters Of the
Democratic party, press and people,
since the nomination of the candi-
dates, and you Will find no argument
based on tangible facts that will JUS
tify the Cold Democrat, or any other
Democrat, in supporting the party
this fall Abuse of President Roose-
welt, misrepresentation, and false as
sumption. without a thread offact to
sustain them, are all we get. No ar
gument, pledges or assurances are
given upon Which we car rely; GER
tainly nothing to warrant our conf
dence. All is destructive in#po1icy |
and purpose; nothing constructive.
+ Mr.. Henry Watterson, Of Kentucky.l
a few days ago boldly proclaimed to
the assembled Democratic editors
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28

We carry complete line of wood,
iron, and Cincinnati bucket pumps.
j. l.. Halls Hardware Store. K
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28

Your want is not Importantly
anyone but yourself-until it has been
"put into type"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28
FORTUNES SFAYoRss

are Of your own making. hose m
try to win them by reckless specnlat
are most often Unsuccessful.
mate methods of acquiring
founded on the most solid OF nnansfaE
principles are offered by the Sss
Ns,DoLLAR SAVINGS sBAl1lG.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28

have some good bargains "a - ass
mont avenue. Cal and seeszas.
H. 5Lanham.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28
JOSEPH .ScHusTER.

Contractor for Cement Sidewalk
Cellar Floors, Yards, RetainingSV1aIID5
and Steps Stable Floors andsC Gala
made water tight, specially
Residence--Spence street, near 1Ta-8
pie avenue F.. 6 M. Phone, 5yAlR
o. Box, 476. Fairmont,, ". va
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28

Visit our epartnlen Of granite
galvanized, alumni m and queensRars
and kitchen utensils on second 1oor:s
in Jacob crimson block ana
viii find theses$l lines COM lete nd
spricesslo low d. IIaIl's IzardWaras
Store.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28

It is easy to get guesses BY aaatna
friend to subscribe for the Wasts r. H
ginian six months So
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28

See the line of Banister Shoes.
$1.99- 1t beats them all. G. F. Ran
dali e Co. x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28

Some person viii getthe 10epIeces
Hayiland dinner set. Coal City House
Furnishing Company.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28

Try your luck doesn't costt al ~
thing. Coal City House F'urnlahInsglssSs
Company.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28

We are agents for Oliver ChFlIahs
and Syracuse pIows. ,. HaElB
Hardware Store.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28

SOUTH SIDE PHARMACY.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-28

Some person will get the chair Coaa
City House Furnishing Company.
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..eIrls VIII .ae eirls y, to:nIaht.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05

I in the amount made.
 In my judgment, sorghum silage Is just as good for beef cattle as corn, and, if anything, more satisfactory It has some great advantages over corn in the South in that it resists drought better, will make larger yield than corn, and is not so difficult to make into a good quality of silage. Corn be- comes ready for the silo almost in a day and if not put up immediately, 1t dries out so rapidly that 1t frequently has to be wet to preserve it or else it will flrefang, Sorghum, on the other hand, retains it's juices with wonderful persistency and can be put In the silo any time within a week or ten days. or longer, without injury. If the sor. ghum is allowed to practically mature before being cut for silage. it makes sweet silage which Is eaten with the greatest relish by all classes of stock On objection to 1t from the dairyman'a standpoint Is that it sometimes tainta the milk, though If fed after the cows are milked, there is practically no dan. ger from this source. We have also observed that if the cattle received a small quantity of hay along with the silage that the milk Is not likely to be tainted. Some have argued against sorghum for silage purposes because 1t is so hard on the land. It Is not hard CT on the land in proportion to yield than corn. In our experience. sorghum has yielded about twice as much as corn and, therefore, the total draft on the soil Is much greater than with corn. but if the sorghum is brought into a rotation of crops on land that is prop erly fertilized once in three to i've years, 1t will not injure it in the least Prof A. M. Soule, In Southern Agri- culturist
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05

| fly. no doubt as to the damage he does and no wonder that means are sought to minimize the effects of his unwel- come presence.
 The hornfiy is one of the unsolved iarm problems. The fact that they multiply prodigiously in the droppings of animals furnishes a hint as to the means to be adopted to lessen their numbers, but this pest seems to be per- manent. The hornfiy and the common fly may readily enough be circumvent- ed by the use of the various fiy-repei- lants or fy-removers or shoo-fiies that are on the market, to be applied with spray pump. This form of preven- ton is reasonably effective when care- fully and persistently applied. In small herds that are stabbed their use is en- tirely practicable. Moreover, much an- noyanoe>and suffering may be spared the work teams and the driving horses by the use of these sprays. Perfection has not yet been attained in the manu- lecture of these fiy-repelling com pounds. but if Judiciously used they are well worth all they cost At milking time the ordinary sized herd of dairy cattle may be expeditlously sprayed and comparative freedom from the flies secured for some hours thereafter. snow herds may be readily shielded from this annoyance by the use of the spray and young stock in yards or pad docks may be similarly treated But such treatment is not practical with large herds that run at pasture.
 The ideal summer treatment of cat tie. whether dairy or feeding cattle, is to give them access to a darkened barn or shed in the heat of the day when flies are most troublesome. Most farms afford the means for the adoption of this simple and helpful treatment. Gunny sacks hung over the windows shut out the light without interfering materially with the circulation of air and the doors may be draped with this material. With such a retreat the cat tie may fight the flies with a marked degree of success. Every farmer who has witnessed the discomfort and dis tress caused by the hornfiy and the common fly at the height of. the season In which they exercise their pernicious activities to the limit will appreciate the humanity and economy of provid- ing darkened quarters to which the stock may retreat and free themselves in measure from the attacks of these relentless little bloodsuckers-Texas Farmer and Stockman in Breeders Ga- Zette.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
soil would be conserved to greater

soil would be conserved to greater advantage.
 The selection of cottonseed for planting in a locality where apthrac- nose occurs. is of i<e greater im7 portance. Two courses. are open in the use of seed. One is for the plant CT to secure for next years planting, cottonseed from a locality where the anthracnose does not occur, as 1t has been clearly demonstrated that the spores of this disease are frequently retained in the lint upon the seed. and are hence ready to infect the young plant as soon as it splits the seed- coat.
 The other course would be for the afflicted planter to carefully select resistant seed from tho diseased areas upon his own plantation. In al- most every badly diseased field. a plant will be found here and there which shows no indication of anthrac- nose upon its bolls. This plainly indi- cates that there is something about that indlvlual plant that enables 1t to resist the disease successfully. If seed be selected from this resistant plant. the plants grown from this seed will to a considerable extent, show the same resistance. Selection of seed can be made from the most resistant of these plants during the second sea- son and if this systematic seed selec- ton Is carried on carefully for a few years, the planter will have developed a strain of cotton resistant to anthrac- nose and will have solved tho problem at a very small expense. In case the planter for any reason. does not carry out this plan of seed selection. he had best be sure to obtain his cottonseed from some locality where the anthrac- nose does not exist.
 Atlanta. Ga, July 30. 1904.