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The Delta independent., 1904-10-21
PARKER AND THE TRUSTS.
No Likelihood that the Democratic
Candidate Mould AntaRonize Them.

Candidate wouId AntaRonize Them.
If Parker should be elected President.
what would he do about the trusts
those gigantic" institutions which the
Democratic platform says SHOULD lie
prohibited and punished by law but the
prohibition and punishment Of which
would involve direct personal loss to
some Of the Democratic candidates
trusty Wall street friends-including
gentlemen like August Belmont. George
+. Peabody. Daniel s. Lamont John X.
Mclean. Thomas :. Martin. Col. James
VI. Guffey, John D. Crimmins. James
Smith. Jr.. and Thomas E. Ryan:
The Democratic position on the trust
question is grot.>lu.ly illustrative of the
saying that politics make strange bed
fellows.
August Belmont and the other great
Democratic promoters Of trusts Il" not
seem to feel bit nervous standin: on
the Democratic platform with w j.
Bryan and other great Demo- ratio trust
busters. They have too much confidence
in the candidate whose campaign they
are managing TO ever believe for II ni"-
mcnt that he would do anything t" I'M jur"
the trusts with which they are connect
ed, should he be elected President. They
know Parker to" well to think il p">-i-
bic that he would turn OUT 10 b. an in
crate. and attempt t" ruin his personal
friends and benefactors.
They are quite willing that III" Bryan
trust busting faction of the Democracy
should have the Democratic platform
just the way they want II. :" lon: as
the Democratic candidates WHO stand "lI
this platform are theirs TO have and to
hold"
Despite the Democratic platform de
mand for law rr limit corporations L"
| the States where they originate. Alton Il.
Parker thinks the common law is all
the law necessary on the subject of
trusts. The common law has been we'll
tested in Democratic times we'll a.
Eepublican-and ii never pruv-'! Itself
anythin: Of a d"trim-nt to the trusts
hence it is easy to understand why Par
ker prefers it to statutory regulations
like the Sherman antitrust law. which
might force him into th.. embarra s-in:
position of some time having to decide
whether to Violate his sworn oath as
President TO uphold III" laws Of the
niiei States. or Ia make things IN
plea SAINT for Wall Sfre"t friends. who
would thereby be forc.-l to consider him
a traitor and migrate TO their interests.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

a conservative estimate Of the amouus
that viii accrue to this fund from the
sale of public lands during the next
twenty-five years il based at between
sf;n. 0n0,0 aud S15.00O00O.
Father of National IrriKatiou.
T'n,l"r the caption. Roosevelt Is It..
tn" Garland Guard. published at Gar
land. Big Horn County. Wyoming, among
other things says:
"\llhorgh Mr.. Mnnd,ll. Senator War
rem and Senator \-wlanis and others de-
serve credit for what they did in Con-
grrss. nil their efforts in behalf Of the
National Irrigation Act would have
failed had it not been for the fact that
President Roosevelt championed leGisla-
t"n "f this kind for the benefit of the
arid region He recommended in his
first message to Congress the enactment
of such a law. aud it was his indorSe-
m"nr more than anything els" which So
cur'-l approval for il anon: the Sen
at"rs and Representatives from the Fast.
What chance can any I'em~'rat think
this measure would hav" had if Mr..
tlev"lanl. instead Of President Roose-
welt. had been in til" Whit" House at
the tim. it was pending in Congress? 1t
WAS Mr. Cleveland who spoke of some
Of the Far Western States as undesirable
communities. and il is well known that
with This part Of the country he had n"
sympathy. II was the influence of Pres
ident Roosevelt. who lived in the West
anil knew its needs. that secured ia
v"rnhIc hearing for the proposition AMI
resulted Mt last in the passage of the bill
under which national reclamation work
i--ll"w progressing. Therefore President
h., Of fha
Irrigation Law.
Irrigation's Part In Civilization.
In some parts of the country politi-
clans have stated I" the people that the
question If irrigation is comparatively
new. THIS statement i wholly untrue.
Irrigation is as old as the human race.
Agriculture is the most ancient art OF
which We have any IT cord. 1t was the
bt ginning Of civilization. The first agri-
culture was accomplished through irriSa-
ton. II was commenced. according to
scientists who have sought the records
of primitive man. under conditions of
great ari,iity. ami the civilized cities OF
the anc.mts were either on the edge Of
or in. the desert. The earliest civiliza =
ton Of America has indelibly stamped
its impress on Arizona and New Mexi-
co. where to-day are to be found the
remains of the cities and great irrigation
works which f1ouriShci thousands OF
years before Columbus discovered Amer
lea. Almost all the ancient civilizations
which history records were based upon
irrigation. and irrigation is to-day prac-
ticed by more than half the people in the
world. ndcr the workings Of the Ma
tional Irrigation Act it is estimated that
what is now the arid West can be made
to support sO.OUO.UUO of people.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21
PAY OF RAILROAD MEN.
Wage Farmers Have Profted Because
of Re mn bliean Policy.

The last report of til" Interstate Com
merce Commission shows that the total
compensation paid I" railway employees
of al! classes in tn. nit.,i StaIcS i'll
creased from $37 .S,2.r1l in ism; l."
81 .S2S.:sIj in 1902 This in itself would
Indicate general railroad prosperity dur
ing six years of Repuhi.raH rule. but still
more significant is the fact that the
greatest increase was among the wage
carnerS. In fact. there vas a decrease III
the salaries paid general officers. The
decrease in this item was fron' .GA;.
in 1896 t" s12O.6SO in l:I2-a decreas Sc
of s42.4i6 in six year
On the other hand. the total yearly
compensation Of station agents incres sed
from 81 .3tij.g2., in $50; To 81 iiH.SI4 in
1907: the yearly compensation Of On
rinecrs increased from S3,r2I .tS4 in ISM
to 81. 451 .nSS in 1902: that of fr"mcn
from 81. l.1:3ss.G51 in 1S.; t" Sl.!4G:i6 in
1902: that of conductor from Sl.J.S. l'E'
to S2.:ss:i. .iti: that of other irainmrn
from S;.IOo.O63 to $I.CoI.:I2a: that of
machinists from s1.12s.Gs4 to S1.ic.S .S.3:
that of section forcmcn from 81 .aG0. GA
to S1,3I7.36i: aud 70 On through the
whole list. The fEurss show that the
daily wage earncrs in the railroad busi-
ness profted largely by Republican pros
pcrity.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

sorted to sweating. purging. vomiting
and bleeding. and finally. when all
remedies seemed to be Intellectual,
the medicine man was called In to try
his amulets and iucantations on the
patient
These methods OF cure are still 70.
sorted to among blanket indians who
are removed from the influences OF
civilization. But before we smile or
condemn these practices We should
consider our own history. It was on
ly = few generations ago that our
ideas of medicine were almost a.
crude a. those Of the Indians. Tho
more intelligent Of tho white people
then. of course. did not resort To
magic and incantations. but tho con
coctions which they manufactured IN
cure diseases almost pass belief. Oil.
yer Wendell Holmes, In his Medical
History Of Massachusetts." has mada
= permanent record Of some OF ths
practicss then prevailing emoag ~
I cnlouists. Governor winthrop waA I
devout believer IN the sfhcstf ~ ieeNt
bugs. whila the Rev. cuttn9 lsntH1I
used upon hin sick fstsntx nN1A q
Rurd and faul peliets ntA Ho10
msHtS q ~ iadlaa syee 6seo104 &
4. xs1sags sltt3 nt9E, !. K / VI 81 Z
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

In 1870 when til" Republican party
first came into power this WAS almost
exclusively an agricultural country and
the policy of the Democratic party WAS
to keep it 81. That party said tho
United States is dr>i lnci to be the gran
AIRY Of the world. hut a manufacturing
country. never. TIE Republican Is,i"y
was TO make il a great manufacturing as
we'll as agricultural country. an! L has
done 50. In the yrar 1900 the United
States produced "r"third of all III" man
ufartur,~i products II the world ami
shipped them broadcast to foreign mar
kct~. This never could have h,-'u done
under the Democratic policy of free
trade.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

"'You seem % know something
about music said the orxanist In =
condesccndlng way. ri let you dis.
miss the congregation II you'd like
why, yes. rsid de- Kovsa. I
would like that very muoh.'
Accordingly, at the end Of the
rscessional, he exchsnsed places with
the organist and hssan 10 plsy Msn.
delssohn's spftns Song He pisyed
beautifully. The Dayton people. Ia.
thrsilsd by the wondNrtul musio, n.
fused to depart. They sat In rsye -.
,toyment. and after The '1pttnE Uoas'
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21
DEMOCRATS WITH THE TRUSTS.
The Showing Made when . Vote Was
Taken In the House.

The Showing Made When . Vote Was
Taken In the House.
The present laws, which place whole
some restrictions vn the trusts were put
on the statutes by the Republican party
and not Icy the Democratic party. Loud
ly as the Democrats have always talked
against the trusts. and seriously rs they
have from time to time awakened apprc-
hension in all business circles by their
threats that they would destroy all large
corporations whether good or had. yet
never once have the Democrats accom-
plishe.i or even aided in the accomplish
ment of any salutary effort to control
the trusts along lines of public safety.
The rulings nf the Supreme Court hav-
ing shown that as the constitution now
stands. Congress can only regulate trusts
engaged in interstate commerce. the fol-
lowing amendment was introduced in
the House of Representatives and press
ed to a vote on June l. 1900: -..
Section !. All powers conferred by this
article shall extend to the several Statea.
the territories. the District Of cosnmbea
! subject to the Jurisdiction Of the United
States
section = Congress shall have power
{" .sfne. regulate. runt rol. prohibit. or dis
solve trusts. uouopollss or combinations.
whether EXISTING in tn. form Of . ronibtua-
ftun or ofb#'rWt>f- >fNtr8t StuteA NAV
| ""ut Inn. to exercise Surh power In any man.
rsr no: In runaict with the laws Of the
United States
Section = Congress shall have power to
snforrc the prov isions OF this article by
aiT rnriate Legislation.
The clause saving all rights Of States
was inserted in the hope of inducing
S;ate-richts Democrats to support tho
amendment. Nevertheless. the vote stood
liS Republicans for and 1D Democrats
against. and the measure failed OF ~
nerSSary two-thirds ma jority. =
LOUDLY AS THE DEMOCRATS
| TALKED. WHEN IT CAME TO \
VOTE THEY WERE FOR THE
TRUSTS. NOT AGAINST THEM.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21
WANT A REAL LEADER
Democrats Finally Realize that Par.
ker l. Souenity.


Democratic newspap"r cout!nr" to 'ic-
mand that Parker Withdraw from hs
shell and play the role of leader. ''Sa 90
Of Silence" sounds well. they say. hut
the phrase won't win votes. Give us a
man who is cnpahle Of arnusinc enthm>-
iasm or We are beaten democratic .n!I-
tors are crying We don't want Hill.
Sheehan and belmont kept in the fore
ground. while Parker is muzzle1 at
Esopus" Tn" editors should have
thought of this before Parker was noni-
mated. They might have realized. ha'.
they given the matter thought. that
Parker would be n"nenity. with such
willy politicians rs Hill and Shcehan III
charge of party affairs. Truly. the DEM
cracy is not more of happy family
than it was fou: years ago when il had
Bryan as an aggressive leader. Com
mentiur on til" demand that Parker as
sumo the leadership. the D.-s Moines
Register and Leader says:
No man ever entered a national cain
paiGn hamperei 10y advisers ~ diametri-
cally opp"S.-l on every vital rssue. H..
might as well expect Z" make n pair of
SiameSe twins out of Cleveland and
Bryan as to assume that he can an
nounce an aggressive. affirmative and
positive program that will not Mt once
be set upon by an influential eiemeut
of his following.
Judge Parker was nominated TO play
the role he is playing. Ii is unfair "f
the men who f"rc>.>, defeat TO begin
at this early stage {" sai,lt" the HAM"
on him. lie j. just the sort of leader
he was held "ut 1" be. just the sort Of
man he always has hsen He is con-
dlctinc exactly the campaign that his
twenty years an the hehCh gave pr''-
misc of. II tn" campaign j. failure.
let the men VIII" rlanne'! it bear the
blame Iudc. Parker has d,-NciveI no.
body. and is acting his part in the politi-
cal drama exactly as it appears in the
play book
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

when your filtration plants shall be
completed, will have larger water
supply than London. notwithstan nding
tho big difference In the two citius'
populations"
The reporter explained new sys.
tenn for pumping water.
What do you think OF that systom.
Sir William! :" no concluded.
Il think It Is a slow. roundabout and
awkward way Of remedying impure
waters evils" said the scientist. 1T
reminds mo Of tho way parlor maid
Of mino once tried to remedy the evil
Of q wrongly sot table.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

says that no lobster shall be sold that
is less than ten inches In length. The
poachers say that all are Holsters that
come into their nets. and they find a
market for them. somewhere. Prices
have risen to scandalous extreme.
and tho fish arc not worth half SO
much. nor are they third SO large
as when prices were half rs high. The
fact Is. the lobster Is threatened with
determination. like the buffalo, the an
telope. and Havana tobacco. 1t is n
law In nature and economics that one
cannot forever take away without add.
Ing something to DO taken. The time
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

This maid was left.handed. and In
laying tho cloth for certain party
she put tho knives on the left of tho
plates and the forks on tho right. All
wrong, you seo.
"The housekeeper. coming In to look
the table over. noticed tho error at
once.
"'Why, Harriet. she said, you have
placed all tho knives and forks left.
handed
"'Ah. so have sighed Harriet,
Would you be kind enough now.
ma'am. to help me turn tho table!'"
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

ure which Hoar was anxious to have
brought up had been referred to tho
library committee, and there seemed
doomed 10 sleep forever. Evarts
when pleaded with would promise to
call the committee to consider the
measure and then forEcs all about Il.
At last one day toward the end Of the
session Hosr, annoyed and irascible.
met Evarts In the cloak room,
Whenever you are ready 70 call .
meeting OF tho library Committee" !" be-
said. with biting sarcasE. II wish ycu
would uotity my exscntd =
= sAAll . na6t O. y notity
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

was finished Mr.. De koven began
Chopin's Funeral March .....-l.-
Suddenly = heavy hand was laid on
bis shoulder and ho was pushed Oh
the music stool. sl. ..4-.
"'You can't dismlss congregation.
said tho organist in,pstiently, Watch
and 500 how soon III set them out "
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21
"SwiuS Low"

Swing Low. Sweet Chariot" Swing
low over New York aud New Jersey aud
Rhoir Island. We know you will swing
L"w ru"uch I" brush the clover blossoms.
hut We want just t" remind You that it
i your bu>iucS<-for the good OF the
United States AMI FOR the good Of the
worii-,hat You swing low enough to in-
sure A Republican success in the States
jus, named: Swing how Sweet Chariot"
And We know you will swing,
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21
.AyEp ALTOGETHER roo WELL

bolnald % xovsn Not q success at
Diminishing conurspatlon.
"Reginald de Koven was touring the
|untry with one OF his operas" said
Now York musician. "nnd +. certain
kndsy found him In tho town Of Day,
fsrhey told Mr.. Dc Koven that an
blacopSl church 10 The nstghhoyhood
q, = sppsrb organ. Accordingly no
6hk church, ascsndsd to the
1sa at beptds ths prsAniSt
SipE's service III
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21
ou,po.,. Around sIukden.

They are getting cl'>e in New York.
There is III, question abrnt that. and on
which rvs7 side the nutp"sts are. they
have grt IN. politically. That's all right.
They are past the unierhrn~h anal they
arr close tn-eth-r. The political Srapple
will h- 4 fierce uu-. hut il can <" but
one way The vute on Manhattan island
cannot overcome the vot. ot th. farm
er~ and thinkers upstate. New York
will su Republican.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21
THE LoNaER WAY ROUND.

eisntIs&s Comparison In condsmnlno
New System Of Pumping.
Sir William Ramsay visited Phila.
blphia recently with tho Society OF
iemicAl Industry, and during his visit
reporter questioned him about tho
linking water Of tho worlds great
ties. ,@s. DID,.
"f.ondon's drinking water 10 most
bpure," tho scientist said. "They hold
at tho English take more baths than
BY other nation. but Il ID ne,ertho.
10 q fact that you Philadalphians,
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21
PASSING OF THE LOBSTER.

Dspredations Of Poaehers Threaten Il
With Extinction.
There was time when call for
Holsters at a dining.room would pro.
duce specimens that might be viewed
by the naked eye. but II the poachers
continue their depredations on the
breeding grounds It VIII not bc long
before microscopes will be needed to
see them-the Holsters. not the poach.
ers. for the latter arc In plain sight.
and arc doing their work under tho
nosea OF tho authorities. Tho law
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

for the egotism Of his personality. This
Is the fifth presidential campaign in
which Mr.. Schurz has assailed Republi-
can candidates from the un.calahle
heights of his own colossa, egotisn. 9th
er men now and then have 4 suspicion
that all the rest "f mankind differing
from them may be right Carl Schurz is
never troubled by any such weak mis-
trust in his own "mniscience.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

The French bantam Iluh i> rrcpsrins
for great rrn>trr-crtwiUc ,rNut,'St.
" hirh Is &" take place IN lar!> newt
month The training ~ r,,~irr> for
Growing is al art in Franz" The n~ms
cratic party has uuair"niaily riI"mrtu
{" make rr,Ster-''r,wim: fN.pular "a 'e
United States. hut has ~i-us,ly fail,.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21
The Melancholy Days

The melancholy days have come. the
SaddeSt "f the wear.
When II. r. Hill's machinery is sadly out
of gear.
When Parker finds thst E>npus is where
he'll have To stay
And when no longer they will let Cne
Henry SaSSaway.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21
Dse,iue TO Bs Led by aiu and sheehan

The Peoples Democratic party" a
new political organization in New Jcr-
scy. will support Thomas f. Watson. o.:
the Popuiist party. for President. Tn"
new party Is composed of Rryanitcs and
ucarstitcs. who holte,l the Hill -Shechan-
Parker party. Here is what the new
party's platform says:
I'VE decline to follow the lead Of com.
mcrcial politicians into the camp of Wall
street. and refuse TO recognize the Hills.
the Shcehans and the Brlmonts as proper
cxponcnts Of popular rights"
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21
Last Australian Convict.

Tho last OF the cld.time convicts
transported from Great Britain to Aus
tralia has Just died. His name was
Frederick Clarke, He Was born in
Yorkshire in ls:a and was sent To-
Tasmania under 4. ten years sentence
IN is&7. Between then and bis death
he rscsived sentences amounting In
the aggregate TO stghty>nys years and
ssvsn moaths FOR huahranslnS. bank
sohhinx And cthse o3saacss
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

Likewise. Parker has heard something
about illegal and dishonest trusts, but he
doesn't know that thcrc 10 anything t"
I've done about them. And nobody cares
about his ideas on that question. He'll
never aet any river afire In his indigna.
ton over the trusts: not even a river of
petroleum would he iguitcd by such 4
match,
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21
Curious Maine Elm Tree.

Over in South Brewer. Me. there is
\ curious elm tree. The tree is but
twelve feet high. with large spreading
branches reaching very near to the
sround and tho most remarkable part
Of the great leaves measuring six and
a half by ten and a half inches. which
Is considered to be of remarkable
size.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

"Oar forsi9a policy has been sot osiy
highly sdvsata 4eous to the United
statss. bat hardly lees ad~antaRso1s
to the world a. . whole. Peace asd
good viii havs folio we'd In its foot =
steps, '-Rooseveivs letter Of Acosptaucs.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

A r,tc for Judge Parker in the coming
election will he q vote ~ ceusur~ on The.
o,iorc Roosevelt. IA is incunccivahle how
any patriotic. fair-mindc! American can
take THAT I.n>iti"u toward a man Of Pres
iicrt R,,osrrrlt's character anL recori.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

1t Is denied that Judge Parker was
sr~n trying to set fire to the Hudson
River at Es"pus with a sulphur match
Without taking the preliminary pr,S,au-
tinn to smear its surface with PINK
Of kerosene.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

The question as to where Judge Par
kcr would apply the pruning knife to
national expenditures. whether in the
Fo<tufiirc Depa rtnrnt. the army. the
navy or on pcnsious-iscms covering
more ,knn 81 per cent Of the national
cNpcuditurcs-has not been answered.
and won't he. because national honor.
safety and mail facilities arc dependent
on the Appropriations for these purposes.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

Totals .,....... raj -, sa6 S,<o4
Sotc.-of tho A.tIt petitions pending, 6ss
have hccn fa,onhly copNdcrrd and ordered
established. effective either October lst or
10Th. 1904.
Rautss by 0tasss.
The snhjoincd tables give more details,
ns they show what has been done Ia the
congressional districts. The States nam.
ed H. tho tables arc fair examples Of tho
progress made by Republicans In cover.
Ing the whole country with rural mail
rputcs:
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

Wooaen.
Ashs should DO celebrating her
wooden weddins,s
what are ,yous talking shpatis She
was only married The other day..
'lRell. ahs nessasd : blccAAssa." i.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

Parker declares that the American MT.
.;nn is cxtravaEnnt in its expenditures.
Rut the people know what they want,
aud they mean {" have it. They are
working hard 10 earn more money; that ;
the way they meet necessary hills.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21
EvARrs SCORED ON AoAR.

Had Pat Answer Ready for Wrathful
otatesman.
He and Evarts wero implacable on.
emies when It came to q passage Of
words. and the honors were about
even. One day, however. toward the
end OF the New York senator's career.
Evarts. cams Oh with nying Aolors.
He was chairman o. the library com
mittec and Hosr was minor mem
ber. Nvartai was laSy. and would not
Gail his commtttee together from be'
gtnning %; end q sssaion. \ msas'
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

AZ every turn the Democrats continue
To prvvr themselves the best asset the
Republicans have in campaign. and
this year their candidate comes fully up
TO tho tradition OF the party.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21
I. rb,. n Campairu Lie.

q. this may l." Important
You'd better keep il dark
They say that tnrl" Henry
Was with Noah "u thu ark.
They say he ran for "dicr
While living IN that h,Ai-
And thai. just ~ to-day. hr fallri
To get thu fNatin, vote
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

L, looks as il tn" cr,aksrs who are
furetsllinc ruin 10 the Republican iirkct
in New York State We're badly scared
without being able /" tell what >.'ar"d
them New York will =" for Roosevelt.
and with no uncertainty will its verdict
I've given. Roosevelt is New iork's "fav-
orite snu."
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

has almost arrived Tor the Holsters
vacation, II he is not permitted to
rccuperate now he will le no more
tomorrow.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

Froin his chosen seat among the cata-
combs Cav; : .hmrs has dictated n io.Opr
word letter d.luuiug Throlorc Roosevelt
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

II there il citizen OF til. United
States anywhere VIII, has too much bust
ness aud tor much employment. and
h.ng< for the stsguition that prevailed
from lSs.si To ISM, h. can contribute To
that end by vr;ius tae Democratic ticket
tal> year.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-21

your executors" said Evar,s. with u
smile.