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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01
TEDDY Is HIMSELF AGAIN.

Booted, spurred and sombreroed,
with teeth cleaning defiance and bat
tie, after an unwonted period of silence
and quietude, Theodore Roosevelt has
promulgated n letter of acceptance OF
the nomination for President, which IS
a burning challenge TO Democrats and
other citizens who have questioned
the wisdom of his administration. He
proclaims himself infaliible when even
many of those of his own party have
openly admitted lie made mistakes.
The large, respectable element of IN
dependent voters who have criticised
his acts are told to 20 TO the devil, for
all he cares. AS for the Democrats
themselves, they have proyocation
enough to rally to the battle of beat
ing this unsparing critic of famous
predecessors in Office. They will not,
forget his defamation Of Jefferson
Jackson and Polk, nor will they forget
when he was nominated for Nice-Presi--
dent his violent abuse OF al Democrats.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01
COST OF TRANSPORTATION.
MonopOlies and TRUSS Receive Re-
bates While Other Shippers Suffer.

AS a strong argument against the
trusts, which are fostered under the
Ubiquitous Dingley Tariff bill, a paper
read by Mr.. A. 3. Hepburn, President
of the Chase National Bank of New
York, before the American Bankers
Associati at the Waldorf, in New
York recently, may well be considered
Mr.. Hepburn has some positive ideas,
and among them was this:
Recurring to the initial thought of
this paper-the desirability of stable
business conditions and uniform cost
of transportation, and reasonable uni
form rates for money, we, as bankers.
entirely apart from legislative or CO.
ercive measures, can exercise great in
fuence i'll bringing about such condi-
tons"
Uniform cost Of transportation means
that one shipper must have the same
rate as another Twenty years ago
the men who control the Standard Oil
Company and nearly everything else
in the country, saw the advantage of
a rebate. They gave the other fellow
an even chance in production, but they
cut his throat in getting a cheaper
freight rate than he could. and the
competitor went out of business.
There is a coal trust that controls
every pound of coal consumed in New
York and New England. Mr.. Baer is
at the head of this. Sew raj years ago
the coal market of New York was
open. The coal trust was formed. The
members got an advantage in freight
rates from the railroads. 1t was small,
hTt if was enough If inf the CONNECT
tors out of business. This rebate killed
competition, made a coal monopoly
and coal bills appreciated about fifty
per cent.
This is but an example which could
be stretched out ad infnitum. Every
criminal trust that lives gets its life
from a special privilege, and the ma
jority of those special privileges are
given by virtue of the Dingley Tariff
Act.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01
CORRUPTION
CAMPAIGN FUND
Republican Rational Comm ttee Holding
Up Corporations Ri hi and Left.

The Wall Street Summary, thar
which there is not fairer non-parti
san financial journal in the country
says. touching the Republican efforts
to raise a corruption campaign fund:
ALREADY a number of the largest cor
porations in this country, popularity
el in many cases misleadingly. spok
eli of as trusts and hence likely to
lie under the BAT of the Sherman An
thrust law. as interpreted by the SUI
preme Court of the United States i'll
the Northern Securities case. have
been approached, yes, actually impor
tuned, by the managers of the Repub.
lican campaign or their authorized
emissaries to contribute to the treas
ury of the National Committee. In
some cases assurances have been Civ
en- in the White House, that now that
the issye raised by the Government
in the Northern Securities case has
been sustained by the Supreme Court.
certain aggregations of industrial en-
terprises would not be held as coming
within the purview of the decision
mentioned.
I'VE can state further that the ex-
ecutiyes of some of the corporations
that have been approached, as de-
scribed above. are not members of the
political party in behalf of which the
appeals have been made, yet they have
deemed it good business Judgment to
give the matter their favorable consid-
GRAFTON.
The most fragrant case of this char
acter that has come to our knowledge
is that of the executive of one of our
larger railroad systems, who has vir-
tually decided that it is for the best
interests of his corporation that in
some way a substantial contribution
should be made TO the cause represent
ed by Chairman Cortelyou. because
the Chairman is slated for the position
of Postmaster General after March 4.
should his efforts to retain his party
in power be successful This corpo-
ration, in common With all other trans
portation companies, has constant and
sometimes conflicting relations with
the PostOfice Department. 4 fact that
carries great weight with the execu-
tive referred to, as it doubtless will
with others similarly situated when
they are appealed to for campaign con-
tributiOnS.
This paper is not a political organ
in any sense of the word. but. as its
readers know. stands for what is hon
est and upright in the management of
our Governmental affairs. as we'll as
in the conduct of commercial and
financial transactions. 1t seems pro-
per, therefore, and entirely within the
province of an independent. nOn-parti-
san newspaper to refer to such facts
as they come TO its knowledge from
time to time, as have been recited
above, leaving those who read them to
draw their own conclusions"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01
Parker Pleased Hir4.

John r. Wilson. leading Democrat
of indianapolis, was in New York re-
Gently and met Judge Parker. To &
reporter, after his return home. Mr..
Wilson said:
HE is undoubtedly very impress
sive man. He is a large. well-built.
strong man physically. and is intellec-
tually on the same large scale. he inn
presses you as man with perfect har-
mony of faculties. each highly deyel-
oped. In manner he reminded me OF
Joseph f. Macdonald. He is genial
and kindly. You cannot think of his
being rash in action. There is that self
poise that shows that he thinks before
he speaks. All in all. he possesses an
exceedingly attractive personality"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01
WHERE IS THE MAYFLOWER?
Pertinent Inquiry as to the Localit
of the Presidents Yacht.

Emperor William likes Mr.. Roose-
welt sincerely for his imperial ways.
He likes him for his taking care of
his own pleasures. 1t tickles his I'm
perial Majesty that Theodore Roosevelt
has yacht, the MayAower, most lux
uriously appointed, which is somewhere
ensconced in Mediterranean waters.
The yacht is somewhere about the
the waters of the earth. The Govern
ment is paying a sum for it-that is,
the people are paying the cost. SO
remarkable has been the display of lux
ury about this American republics i'm
perial boat that it has attracted the
attention of every enterprising news
paper man in the country, even includ-
ing the pictorial artists. Yet a photogra-
pher of the Navy Department has been
ordered to destroy ali the plates and
pictures representative of the interior
of the craft. What is the fear about
this boat? Is it not Il fact that the
Administration knows that this sort Of
thing is inconsistent with a republican
form of government? And is it not
a patent proposition that it is best to
conceal all that can be hidden about
this imperial boat? There is an ex-
pensiye naval and military encourage
about this Government which is con-
stantly growing in extent and ex-
pense. 1t goes along with colonial ex-
pansion and all that sort of rotten
thing, which is contrary to a republican
form of government.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01
If you want government by the
People IL stead of government by
Trusts,
VOTE FOR PARKER!
TO KEEP STANDING PAT.
Roosevelt TO Go on rs Before, Not
Nvithstanding a Had Record.

The President. in his letter of nc
ceptance. says: 1--WE intend in the fu-
ture TO carry on the Government in
the same way that we have carried it
on in the past" That is to say that
the Government viii be carried on in
the future with that degree Of reck-
lessness and extravaganza which is a
part Of the record of his administra-
ton during the last three years.
The New York Evening Post be
lieves that too much prominence can
not be given by the Democratic and in
dependent press and speakers to this
extremely bad record. Take the sin
gle matter Of naval expenditures" says
the Post. SIN 1884 the appropriations
were SD. Csc, 437, and in 1885 less than
$40. 900. 600. BY 1890 the sum appro-
priated was So. 456. t13: in 1898 it was
So. 574. OS2; and in 1901. SJ5,623, 422.
But fhis amount is modest compared
with the expenditure since the pres
ent administration has really warmed
TO its work. In 1902 the naval estab-
Iishment called for SCI SOB. 12S; in 1903
for So SIS. 034: and the last appropria-
ton was sos. COS, 40. These figures
speak for themselves. We have
plunged into this business up to our
necks. and unless there is sharp
change, we shall be over our heads"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01
WORTH THEM ALL.
Trust Question Transcends All other
Issues In Importance.

John A. Wiston. of Lansing (Mieh).
ex-President OF the Michigan knights.
Of the Grip. has this TO say:
THE trust question is worth all the
other issues ten times over. Travelling
men are pushing that issue for all it
is worth. Particularly is this true in
New York and Indiana. Judge Par
ker's decisions are a splendid record
against the trusts. In the minds OF
the masses it is the paramount issue.
The best workers outside OF the retail
dealers and commercial travellers for
Parker and Davis are the women
They all understand the trust question.
1t is not necessary TO tell them how
the trusts have put up prices Of almost
everything and increased the cost OF
living one-third."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01

law, bind the hands of a usurping
President, as the English Parliament
has done with English kings, but the
Congress will have to be anything else
but Republican Congress.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01

The Trusts, under Republican pro-
lection, are driving retailers out Of
business. II you wan fair competi-
ton for everybody
VOTE FOR PARKERI
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01

Who would have imagined that Cor
telyou would be so reckless a chauffeur
Of the Administration autol
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01

Every family pays tribute to the Re-
publican Trusts which control the
necessaries of life. If you want TO
stop that tribute
VOTE FOR PARKER!
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01

II you wans your boy 20 have q
chance in life and not be trust slave,
VOTE FOR PARkERl
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01

If you believe in tariff that will
protect every legitimate industry,
without allowing the Trusts to rob
and Cypress the public,
VOTE FOR PARKER!
The colored American., 1904-08-27
SUMNER LITERATURE.

The Voice Of The Negro, an illus
trated monthly magazine, published at
Atlanta, Ga, il out for August. Its
pages are replets with sooa things.
Although a new candidate for public
favor, the Voice Of The Negro has al
ready won a place for itself In the lit
erary world, and each issue seems TO
Be an improvement on the proceeding 6
one. The August number is devoted
largely to the worlds Fa1r, at st.
Louis, and the National Negro Bust
ness League, which meets IN Indiana
polls, Indiana, the last Of this month
Those who would keep up with the
literary progress and development Of
the race will 20 well to secure a copy
each month, OF The TOics Of The Ne
gro. ,sA
The colored American., 1904-08-27
REGISTER LYONS RETURN.

Hon. Judson ". Lyons, Register OF
the. Treasury, and member Of the Ma
tional Republican Committee, has Just
returned from q trip TO Kansas and
other points in the West. He spoke at
an emancipation celebration at Kansas
City, Mo, on the fourth instant, where
ten thousand people turned out TO hear
him. He states that the Republican
outlook in the West is very bright,
and that the very mention OF the
Roosevelt and Fairbanks IN that sec
ton, causAS the widest enthusiasm
The people are all prosperous and hap
py, and are satisfied TO let well enough
alone. Mr.. Lyons is in great demand
as a speaker and his counsel is fire.
qUently sought By the party leaders,
and by the members Of the Republi-
can National Committee.
The colored American., 1904-08-27
LAWYER CUMMINGS COMING.

The young men from the different
States Of tha Union, moved by the CON-
mon desire to show appreciation or,
aid honor TO, the Hon. Harry Sythe
Cummings, of Baltimore, have arrang-
ed for a banquent to be given in his
al Odd Fellows Hall. From present
indications the affair gives promise OF
being notable ona
The colored American., 1904-08-27
THE cOLORED AMERICAN. :.

picture OF lfr. Charles Alexander, edi-
tor Of tie Boston ColOred Citizen in
recent issue Bfr Alexander IS q Drac-
teal newspaper man and since taking
hold OF The CoIored Citizen has
brought it up into the first ranks Of
race newspapers He is q tireless work
er and gifted speaker and has proven
already his ability 10 give the people
Of the Hub City an Interesting up-tO-
date newspaper.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

II the colored people OF the country
OF making themselves useful and as
far as possible indispensable IN the
community IN which they live and IN
the occupations in which they are En-
gagged. they viii have gone very far
toward solving the race problem.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

Hons Judson W Lyons, Register ~
the Treasury and John c. Dsncv n
eorder Of Deeds, have returned fro-.
Kansas City, No, where they -
made emancipation speeches Augrs,
The colored American., 1904-08-27
EDITORIAL THOUGHTS.

We are giving some opinions Of the
colored press in this issue Of THE Col
oRED AMERICAN anent the strikers and
strike breakers. There are some differ
ences of opinion, but the main issue
is: Does the colored man who accepts
employment in times OF strike bene
ft himself? He is merely used as .
means to an end it seems, and his job
lasts no longer than the strike lasts
He is then turned out, the strikers re
placed and the feeling Of race preju-
dice increased.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

The volunteer editor is new factor
IN race journalism He, like the car
pet-bag leader, grows out OF conditions.
He is usually a man with q snattering
OF IN education and with q number OF
axes TO grind He volunteers his ser
vices TO the elitOr and uses that ser
vice and privilege 70 fay his enemies
unmercifully; this accomplished he re-
tires, leaving the real owner of the
paper to bear the saIumny and law
suits and whatever trouble that fol-
lows in the wake
The colored American., 1904-08-27
Avery College
Trade Schools,
ALLEGHENY,'PA.

Offers superior advantages 70 young
eolored women, who desire to become
expert dressm&kers. milliners or Au-
sic teachers The instruction at Az
cry are eKcelled by 10 Negro Institu-
ton in this country Amply endowed,
under no church denomination. Inc0r-
Dorated January II, is4a. With power
TO confer degrees.
DRESSAAKING,
MILLINERY,
TAILORING,
Music. Cooking, IN connection with
the Western University. CiTil-mia-
ing, and electrical engineering Pre-
pares for Yale. Princeton and Harvard
Universities Tuition nee Boarding,
Lodging, Laundry, Material Gud IN
struments for use- Al! eIpenses. 81
per month Catalogues nov ready
Address all communication ts-
JOSEPH D. KAHoNEY,
General Manager, Allegheny, Pa
The colored American., 1904-08-27

The Jane HOseley left ths Po-o7.,
wharf last Friday evening. Augrs. .
for Baltimore, where It will spend -,
weeks running excursions out from
the Monumental City. Il EfIl ~a-,,-u
in time TO take the Bufaloes - Son
erset Beach, Sunday, August D
The colored American., 1904-08-27

Prof 6. H c. Williams % this city,
Superintendent OF Agriculture at the
Normal Industrial School. Normal.
Ala, is making a fine record at tAat
point
The colored American., 1904-08-27

The Star Of Zion contributes a very
timely editorial in its issue OF. August
4th, to the preachers, whom It denomf-
mates the 'truest leaders OF the race. .
and the StG4- Eustains it's position by
strong facts and arguments 1t is a
fact that for the past forty years no
class of men have contributed 80 much
10 the development and TO the advanc-
ment OF the race as has the preacher.
The school teacher has done his work.
the politician and the business men
have done their work; but the efforts
20 develop the race along all lines, TO
organize it into active working bodies,
has been the work Of the minister.
TheS have not all been educated, and
all of them have not lived up 10 the
tenets Of the decalogue, but their
power for good has been great and far
reaching We do not hesitate 10 say
that the most scholarly, most liberal,
most eloquent and the profoundest
men of the race, belong to that class
known a. preachers
The colored American., 1904-08-27

The man who is pessimistie about
everything, who is continually finding
fault with others, is the man to be
watched. The optomistie, well mean
ing man is too much engaged in his
own affairs to meddIe with the affairs
Of others.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

Mrs Nary A Brown. proprietor O,
the Porters' Exchange. accompanied by
her daughter and Mr.. Edward Smf,s
manager. viii attend the Fifth A2nnsI
meeting OF the National Negro Bp.i.
ness League. which meets a. Indian.
apolIs. Ind, August 81.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

The notoriety seeker is abroad in
the land and when all else fails to at
tract attention he has Booker T. Wash
ington or Theodore Roosevelt to fall
back on.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

The coIored press of Indiana and Il
linois is not at all mealy mouthed in
praise Of the National Democratic
Chairman, Thomas Taggart, Of Indi-
ana.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

AR Thos H buckingham, proprie-
tor Of the Waldorf on DruidhiH Ave.
Baltimore. Nd. spent a few hours IN
he city last Friday.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

A large delegation OF the business
men OF this city viii attend the Busj.
ness League IN Indianapolis, Ind. Aug
81 Among those who win 20 ara
Messrs- J. H Winslow, ". H. Dab1ey.
Lewis Jefferson, Mr. Frank Gaines Ed.
ward z Cooper, Jack NJ. Ryan. and
number OF others.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

Mr. Edward Williams, head waiter
at the Hotel Lincoln, Pittsburg. Pa. IS
spending his vacation In this city
He is on Old Washington boy and
found many old friends and school
mates 70 greet him OF his return visit
The success Of the reception tender
ed Mrs Mary Church Terrell By the
Committee Of 100 eoIored citizens Of
washington, at Metropolitan church,
last Wednesday night. is due very
'argely 10 the efforts OF Dr.. J. R.
Wilder and H c. Tyson, both OF whom
contributed generously OF their time
and talent TO make the arfair the sUs-
cess il wasL
The colored American., 1904-08-27
CITY PARAGRAPHS.

Nr- William L Pollard spent his va
Of in the wilds Of West Virginia.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

The Cleveland Journal. one or our
most interesting and newsy exchanges,
printed a well written sketch with q
The colored American., 1904-08-27

Mr. J. Max Barber, business mana
ger CT The Voice Of the South, is so
journing in this city looking after the
interests OF his publication.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

Mr. Jesse Gerald Taylor, = graduate
from the Conservatory OF Music, Oh
erin, Ohio, has accepted e position ss
head OF the piano department Of the
Conservatory OF Music, in this city
Nj Taylor stands st the head Of bia
profession.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

Mrs Mary I. Ross, Of this city, and
who is now sojourning in West Glover,
y Y, VIII attend the G. A R Encamp-
ment IN Boston.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

Miss Louise Aston Burleigh contri-
butes an original poem to the PhiIadel
phia Tribune, entitled, a Real Love.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

There is . little stir in G. A. r.
circles and the ripple emanates from
Kentucky, where the Whitaker Post
raises the Lily White flag and declares
it VII not march under a coIored State
Fice-Commander- There is indeed no
fool like the old fool.
The Post Office Department has de-
clined 10 name a Post Office after the
gubernatorial bully OF Mississippi
The eolored Republicans of Virginia
have very wisely decided to become a
part and parcel OF the Republican or
ganization of that State. Heretofore
they have let all OF the honors and
emoluments 60 10 the white Republi-
cans for peace and harmony sake, but
they have learned that old. old lesson
which is as old as the hills. that the
more one does for others the more he
may do.
The Cleveland Journal. one or our
The colored American., 1904-08-27

Miss Maude Flemings, a graduate CT
NJ street High School, class 1904. has
gone TO Detroit. Mich. where she has
accepted q lucrative position.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

Mr.. H J. Green, a successful insur-
ance Agent, located in Charlotte, n
&C., spent a few days in this city last
week
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14

Harry Mitchell, proprietor of the
Scotland Wooden Mills Store has Just
returned from Chicago trip, made with
the idea of improving his equipment and
fac; Titles, in anticipation Of next sea-
son g immense increase in business.
One Of the problems of the Chicago
tailoring business has always been the
sweat-shop evil, in it's various forms,
snd Mr.. Mitchell reports that there is
not tailoring establishment in Chicago
comparing with the Scotland Wooden
Mills Store in it's volume Of business
that has the equipment for. doing it's
with Mr. Mitchell g enterprise. . IA
Without exception the larger tailors
send their work out to piece-workers,
many of whom live in the slums, where
the work is finished among surround
ings that are unsanitary, to say the
| least. .-.zs ..-|- -
! And the statements Of Mr.. Mitchell
in this connection emphasize the al
most perfect conditions that exist
among the journeymen tailors Of the
Tho tremendous increase in the bust
ness of the Scotland Wooden Mills
Store is matter Of common remark,
and with the view Of enlarging the ca
pacity Of the business, Mr.. Mitchell in
spected all the large merchant tailoring
that has been apparent for some time to
men who have patronized tailors in
Minneapolis, and that is that the meth.
DDS of the Chicago merchants could not
tcach the Scotland Wooden Mills man
anything, but that his system is far in
advance of any retail tailors this side
Of New York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14

ing herself near the conductor as possible, and
when he had collected her fare she spoke to him
and said:
lis this car perfectly safer" '" .f7@
Il hope so, madam" replied the conductor.
s. .ne S E9u ever had accidents on this awful
well" replied the conductor, ''there have
only. been few small accidentsI nothing ser1-
ous.''
"Where would I co." she then inquired, ''it
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14
HOODOO ENGINE
WITH A GHOST
INCIDENT OF A WRECK ON THE
INTERCOLONIAL.

Nova scotians Believe That No. 239 Is
Under a Bad Spell and Urge That It
Shall Be Abandoned at Once Only
the Bravest Engineers Can Be Induced
to Take the Hoodooed Engine Out.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14

th,s car shqq7a get away and 20 sliding DOWN
''Well, madam" said the conductor. 'it
H you'd ; all depend on how you have lived you.
Easy Holiday Gifts.
Our certificates, issued for any
amount. Goods fitted at any time.
Save time and worry. Nickel Plate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14
For Years and Years

The NOrth-W estern Line has been
recognized as most progressive road.
It was the first to operate Pullman
sleeping cars. dining cars, compartment
cars, buffet library, cars and parlor cars
cago. The continuation of their pro-
gressive methods is evidenced by the ell
egance of the famous electric lighted
North Western Limited with it's perfect
equipment and the many conveniences
to be enjoyed on this peer Of all fine
trains