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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
THE NAUGHTY WEE 'UNs.

dislike Sunday because it is lonesome day. It
Is dreary because there is around and have
to lie abed till o'clock and then have to dress It
is o'clock before dressed and then go outside,
but is out, I in, and almost all the
ing I. read; then in the afternoon little children
come in with their mothers. They pull hair while
am reading, and take my book and lose my place.
Their mothers say them, "Dollies, don't that
And if go into the other they after
They give rest go outside, while they go
their zmothers dreary that like hiding
Fifth Grade, s White Bear MINI.
Fiftht Grade White Bear MINI.
Webster School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
A DELIGHTED OUNCE CAP.

The dread the Monday.
day when we'll prepared lessons treats
of and that is the way it is with me.
When Friday night I pleased because
have lessons to get, and put them off done
next afternoon. When the next afternoon comes I
have a friend to entertain enjoying call at
friends house and do not prepare them.
ing do not have much time study and so my les
not prepared.
When go to school Monday morning I
almost the Ounce cap walking toward if
'Now has your time come to me- and
must In this begin the week.
Eighth Grade Mabel Hardy,
Wing, MINI.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-13
State Development
League to Be 0
gained
Special Correspondence Com
mittee of the Salem
Commercial Club
Created

The meeting of the Salem CONNER.
cial Club, at the city hall Tuesday ev.
ening, to encourage the organization
of a state development league, was
well attended, about 200 being pres
ent, and a great interest and enthu-
siasm were shown for the new lines
of work presented to bring more peo-
Pile to Oregon.
The principal speakers were w. E.
Conan, the popular manager of the
Hartman lines in Western Oregon,
and Thos. Richardson, late of New
Orleans, who has been secured by the
Commercial Club of Portland to or.
ganize a state development league.
The gentleman delivered an earnest
and at times eloquent address of nea
ly an hours length, and at several
places he was heartily %applauded. The
meeting demonstrated that that the
business men and property owners of
Salem are thoroughly alive to the ne
cessity of encouraging all methods of
promotion and development that come
into reach, and a vote of thanks was
extended to the distinguished visitors
for their presence and encouraging ad-
dresses.
Correspondence Committee.
After the meeting the officers Of the
club introduced Messrs. Richardson
and Conan to many of the most prom
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-13

KEEPERS
APPEAR

The Salem saloon men who were arr
rested, appeared before Justice Tur-
ner this morning, and asked to have
their time extended in which to plead
until next Tuesday, July 18th. The
applications were granted and at that
time the pleas will be entered, and a
date for trial set. The continuance
was asked for in order to give the
attorneys representing the defend
ants time to finish their work In the
circuit court, which is in session this
week.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-13

tional Bank, of that city, and Is proud
of the fact that he halls from an en-
terprising, u~p-to-date place.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-04
6tasen seeen ute BATH 0eiea=
f&aft.

Sn Griebensri&ter Smod's Tribunal
fOlts asftern Na9mittaa iiber bic 2lase
perbanoeIt tperben, tuslhe bic Sentinel
printing 60. gegen Robert @rau, ben
Smpreforio Der MoeIina potti, eiuge.
rei&t bate. gs banbslte ii9 UNI ben
Wstrag bou.S36. rs fir aelieierte2 idets.
Grant WeRsige, Der S&abmeitsr Der
gefenfnaft. nollte bieielbs ni@t bs3ab.
len, neil fis ibus au e~yorbitant DOrtam.
Die Sentinel Go. sos ibre Qlase surnd.
ba lie f9 mittlsrtueiIe nit benz Wers
tlaeten seeiniat bate.
Die Detroit Gree preb Co." bat
geoen Robert @rau ebenfdlIs sine alaoe
tusser 3abluna bon s248. 98 fix &c.
lieferte Drudia&en einesrei&t. Der
Gal iol am IA. Mdrj Dor Ri&tsr Geo.
TIERS berbanbelt tperbsn. Der Sheriff
tuurbe beauftrapt, ben S@atmei5er
MeRsias feRsunstmen, bamit osrielbe
cine Hnroi&aft fur isia gri&einsn CUR
Notwithstanding fele, a1ein Der.
ielbe ionnte ni&t sefunbsn tusrben.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-04
@dr,s@stter.

Rad ben propbgeibun9en oes 0rn.
Soel q. Odds bat bic erffe etorunes.
periobe bss W sats Mdr3 fbre 0aupt'
ta9e am l.. 2. unb 8. Ssbr tpobrs
i9einli9 III Elm pisoerer Barometer.
fano, uno tuenr bob, 9emperatur ba.
3utommt, bann oarf man Stirme Ct,
tuartsn /; Defenders In iioatlantii4sn
unb @olfgeaenben. SIN Sanern fisbt
fdusrsr Rsssn uno aud S9nee in
Musf9t, i'm Norben fosar Elm Big.
3arb. 9ana3 made man i1 auf cine
fir bic Sabres3eit i9arfe talte wsne
gefaBt.
Die 3usite (eine nresuldre") pertooe
bon Si0rungsn ftelt f4 am s., g.,
z. uno 8. elm. sic bsginnt mt. biffe.
rem Wettsr. Damn ipirb ss trdrmer
unb Is seiaen f& Wolten, S9nse unb
Rsssn; gum s&luB uber bOaer garo.
meterfano, adlte uno Worbmino. Die
Rsnetion ssist iid am beutli9ftsu am
H., IL. unb Is.
Cine iu,iters .rsauIdrs" StOrunss.
psriobe tritt bonn l6. biz 81. elm. I'm
Den IL. berum foll es nod 0ids beOeu.
teno mdrmer rerben, rab bas garo.
meter raid finisn. Damn tritt itir.
mii9es Wsttsr Elm, nit Rsgen, Winb
unO Do1nsr. Sn nianden 96silsn
oes Noroens unb Wefens ffellsn f9
Dor G9luB bis!sr piertsn psriobe
gIiMaros Elm. @latt:is ohrfte au&
taum tiberrai&en.
I'm 90. unb "a. iinb bic mittleren
1aae elmer oreaetiondren" periobe.
gu erparten III tpGrmeres Wetter NIT
inienoem Barometer an ben mittIsrsn
9asen Der periobe.
Nuf bisie St6rungen fola. banrl
nod cine fosenannte resuldre psrioOe,
bic am q. bseinnt urb biz In ben
april hineil Oouerf. Sie bsrlduft In
beiunnisr WsiIe unb brInet Rsgsn,
Winb unb @eiuitter I'm etben, uno
ID WolOsn, m0sli9erueiie nod siner
Hliuarb.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-04
Wisse-Altar-Grab.
q { 5 + n

W { " v ! { IL
Greb uno Wap 9amiltOn, 422 g.
Morris, 4nabs. - glmer uno 6rau
Sbaner. 1923 g. 49,, Wdoden. =
Wm. uno Qlnna 6orbep. 500 1iab'
lamb Mbe., 2nabe.-Grant uno glpis
Doune. 1909 gnaliib gUe., 2nabe. =
Wm. unb gla wlinsr, 1925 y. Rural,
2nabe. -Steuart uno Barbara Bepis,
319 u. Sberman Dripe, Wdo4sn.-
Rarl unb Carolina Ghiffsrosder, 23e
q. 0abibIon, 2nabs. - Glem uni
gfber S6oualter, 8O4 6. Wi&isan,
MdO&en .-@eoree uno g1a Green.
Wdbdsn.-Jobn uno Wars Rane, 4s
g.. 9emple 9Ipe., Mdb&en.-Wm. uni
glan2s 2esrics, l07 g. G%oncOroia.
4nabe.
@etraut:
gbmarb 8 2euis-Sba u. ganto.
Mmos d.. Gaobis-Mittie g.. Rssb.
@eforben:
Sames &. Bills, Won., 1907 Soc,
Struggling 6amilton, z Gage, 42s
g. Morris. - Catherine WeDcnalb.
II, ITO g. Weribian. - Wart
@&eer. 90 Sage. 207 g. 2epiton'
albs.-Sobn @ap. Al, 1880 glDorO.-
Soiepb Stodoals. 80. 23C6 Wbselsr.-
gli3abet6 Gtanlsp, rs, 1882 Belle
fontaine.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-04
Der Capt. 0arrp ". Tranflim
6aq.
Cine Gnti@sibans bes ariess ssri4ts wirb
bsute eripartet.

Das Qrieasaeri9t. Dor melHem
Capt. Darn W. Grantlin bon gnmp.
8. 2. Regiment Der Snbiana Milij our
3eit pro3siirt ipirb. pirb aler Watr.
fHeinli&teit mad beute 9bsnb ieinsn
Wabripru@ abeebsn. gs belt geitern
icwobl am WOrmittoa, als aud am
NaHmittag uno Nbeno Sibunsen OBJ.
Wie es i&eint. bilbtten eiferfudt
.lno Ribgunf bic 0aupttrisbfsosr Eel.
tens Der @ameraoen oss Granllin 3ur
grhebun9 Der Mnilaee.
Der l. 2ieut. Der Co.. gilbert g.
Smith, fat MeuBerunssn fallen laFsn,
bab ibm bic ioeiale Steluna, tpel9e
fsin Captain (0arrp Grunilin) Elm.
nebms, ni9t ssfale.
gr wiirbe natirli&. iolte bic gnt.
f8eiouns sesen GrantIin a%usfalsn,
gum Gaptdn abaneiren. Der 3peite
2ieutnant Der Gompusnie D., @eorse
6. 0ennp, iuel4er bic bireete MniIaee
gesen Grantlin, @eloer Der Gompaanie
fur ii& berbrau&t 3u baben, erboben
bat, mar fir ben Stnat bur9aus tein
gutter 3eu9e, ba er aini&tlin Der Mrt
unb WeiIe, ME bic @ef&dite Der Com.
pngnie ~pertualtet uurben, cine grobe
Sgnorana 3siste.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-04

2oeakWstterbert6t.
Ibeilmeiie bew0Iit beite gbenb unc am
Samitae f; pdrmer.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-04

3 auerIaubn ibf9eine.
Rate Weper, GIat, WaInut, 3pifaen
GIabama uno Egosn, $16, 000.-g.
g. Wntberus. Wobnbaus, 203l q.
aIabama.-S. y. Jorban, Cottage,
bintsr 1923 gepils Npe.. S1000.-
Jobn 9eier, ST., Wobnbaus, 9afota,
;uii9en Worris unb 0anfas, $780,
u. 8. Wafon, Reparaturen, 1905 n.
Dslaipare, S2535.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-04
Zoe @olOteraer.

llmsgcsen pon 400 Naf. Npe. mad 800
WaH. Npe. nit einem ~pcuitdnbisen yorratb
feiner Rleiber fur rerren, 3noben unb 2inber
ebenic cine groBe Nusruabl Don Stuben,
Siiten unb 6errens 9rtifeln III ben niebrigiten
preiien in Der Gtabt. Vile 6reunbe iinp 3u
einem Beiuh eingeIaben. Die Rutnnler nift
gu persenen 359 Waha8uietts A1e.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-04
$4,000 Meni&en
gsaisseu i'm Iestsn Sabre bas @Onumens

Betiesen i'm Ietten Sabre bas @onument
Mus benz Sabresberi4te bes @ufos
oes Soloaten.W Documents gebt berpor,
bab udbrenb bss Jabres 1908 ri4t
weniger aIs $4,000 Wsnf9en ibre
Hlide bon benz boben Balcone an Der
Spibe bss Wonuments iibsr 6taot
uno 2anb i&weifen lieBsn. Gina 4
biefer 3abl ertletterte bic Spibe per
Wenoeltreppe. bic a.loeren benubten
Zen GabrfubI. gtpa IS procent Der
geiu9er tuaren Tusudrtige.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-04

@aftim n. 4. Mdrs.
5ar Snbiana; 2[ar beute Gbenb, ssfoIet
bon s~unebmenber gsipSIitbeit am eamitas ;
fteisenbe Temperatur.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-04
s4ms Gtabt= mno gonntp=T er=
~ipnltmug.
Der 10 f
Str.sgarlinte.

Str.s@ rlinte.
Sn Der Office Der gebSrbe fir off,.
Werie tpuroe asftern cine pstition um
Wsrldngeruna Der Wef Ctr. .Gerlinie
bon Der IA. Strabs, ibrem bisberigen
gnopuntte. iibsr ben Canal unb n0rb.
LID In Der Wortbmeffern Mue. Bis our
81. Gtrabs, no ie nit Der Noro
Snbpls. : 2inis gerbinoung erbulten
IoQ, eingsreiGt.
0amub ITO Sober eIber
beIfen.
Sn 1eantmortung mehrerer Bel ibm
singelaufener BsI9weroen iiber ungeb.
lid runreine" Barbierfuben. in oenen
mar, fd alerlsi 0auttranibeiten, ME
Barriers Std" etc. holen tonne, er-
lldrt Or. M. s. Spencer, Der ftdbt.
@sfunebsits.B Beanie, DAB ibm leioer
Elm yorgeben In oteier Nngelegenbeit
unmO9li9 III, neil bstrsfs osrielbsn
abioIut ieine gsiebli9sn gorI&riften
bier bethlehem. st rdtb oesbaIb Sober.
mann, fid sntpeber ielbh su rafrsn.
ooer absr fi& ei9'ne .Shaum'ghrffe
unb geHer an3ufaafen, tpennm0sli&
aud eisnss Wsier, uno oann oarauf
3u a&ten, baB Der betr. Barber bic
Sa@en IcrupulDs rein bdlt.
Die radens Neparas
turen.
0ie @oQier Bridge 60. tpirb. iobalO
fe bas nOtbiae Bacterial aur STEELE
bat, NIT ben 1ridsn. @sparaturen be-
einnen uno 3uar In folssnoer Orb
nung: Weit Wafbin9ton Ctr. .pfahl.
bride; @iper Nps. . Bride, Worris
Str. Bride unb 3ulsbt Wef Wi&i9un
Str. Bride. Die Reporaturen mii.
len binnen 80 9aesn bolenoet iein.
NaHoem Die Gepitternutbsn Der Dliit'
mod Nadt ben Glub bon iesIi&em
gissange aeIdubert batten, IAien ge'
fern ieins @efabr mebr fur bic griden
porbanoen.
WudIiQe StraBen.
t.Sngsnieur Soup ianote sefiern
feline Snfpsctorsn aus, url cine geiaue
llnteriu&ung aIer uerbeHerten Stra-
Zen In Der Gtabt bor3unebmsn, no.
msntlia Der nit 0ol3blbden aepflaffsr.
ten. 9
Weri9isbene bisisr lsbteenannten
etraBen, !. 9. bic Noble Ctr. BON Der
Ohio bis 3ur Wi&i9an, BADEN fi& udb.
reno bes Winters tbabrbaftise Wudsl
3uqeIeet, auf bene, man gals unb
1sin bse9en Tam. Oenn bic Hlods
pHaferung bat fi9 bon untsn 9eboben
unD nod ober sepblbt. Nufgabe Der
Snipsetoren III Is, ale WdngeI i'm
GtraBenpaafer su eonfatiren, unb no
bic bstr. @arantie nod In Rraft 1T,
tulro BET betr. Contractor bic GtroBs
repariren miiRen. uno omar binnen 10
3aasn. 2ommt Der Contractor bieier
Muforoerung ni4t mad, 10 tuirb bic
Reparatur bon Der Stabt ausgefibrt
unb benz betr. Contractor an9ere9net
tperben.
Der Wir9iniaM bs.sy iabuct.
Die fdbt. estrabenrsparatur.Yr i.
gabe begann gefiern nit Der Wieosrber.
feluns oes Gabrrsaes iibsr ben Dir.
sinia Mbe. .wiabuet, Der negsrr Der Re.
paraturen unb tuegen Der Reulegung
Der Strabenbabn.@ eleiie wO&snIana
aufseriRen setueien mar. uebriesns
bat bie Union Rp. 60. ben Stabt.Sn.
senieur bena&ri&tigt, bab In Der ndd.
fen 9ireetoren.w % rfammlung, Nitte
oss Wonatss snbenttiee pIdne fur bic
psrmanenie Rsparatur bes Diaouetes
defoEf ruerben fofIen.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-04

@eber'S @tttbIMaft,
20. 764 RET &pstb etx.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-15
WHY THEY ARE POOR.

Their ideas are larger than their
purses.
They think the world owes them
living.
They do not keep account of theft
expenditures.
They are easy dupes of schemer
and promoters.
They reverse the maxim-"Duty be.
fore pleasure.
They have too many and too ex-
pensive amusements.
They do not think 1t worth while I'd
save nickels and dimes.
They have risked a competence In
trying to get rich quickly.
They allow friends to impose upon
their good nature and generosity.
They try to do what others expect Of
them, not what they can afford.
The parents are economical, but the
children have extravagant ideas.
They do not today what they car
possibly put off until tomorrow.
They do not do today what they can
put contracts or agreements in WRITE
ing. u,
They prefer to incur debt rathef
than to do work which they considet
beneath them.
They do not dream that little morts
cages on their homes can ever turQ
them out of doors.
They have Endorsed their friend'(
notes or guaranteed payment just fok
accommodation.
They risk all their eggs in one bass
ket when they are not in a position
to watch or control it.
They think it will be time enough
to begin to save for a rainy day whet
the rainy day comes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-15
THE PANAMA CANAL.

1t is the opinion of expert engineers
that from fourteen to twenty years
will elapse before the work of digging
the Panama canal will have been com
pleted and the waterway opened for
the passage of vessels. 1t also seems
to be the opinion that it will be sew
eral years thereafter before the bene-
fits of it's completion will be felt by
industry Before the big ditch has
been completed it is estimated that
the United States will have expended
over S300000,000. The probable cost
of actual construction will be about
$146 100000. The amount to be paid
to the French company S40,000,000 and
to Panama $10,000,000 aside from a
large annual rental to that country.
The Panama canal will have a wind
ing channel fifty miles in length. 1t
will be $50 feet in width and of suf-
ficient depth to accommodate all YES
sells of the size now afloat. There will
be three locks at each end. The heav-
lest grading will be done at the Celu-
bra cut, where the maximum depth to
be dug will be $50 feet for a distance
of from nine to twelve miles.
There is much speculation now be-
ing INDUCED in as to what portion of
the worlds comm cree the Panama,
will take away from the Suez. The
Suez canal will continue to remain the
shortest route from the principal ports
of England, Germany, France and
Spain to Asia, including Japan, the
Philippine islands and the west coast
of Australia. New York's shortest
route to the west coast of Australia
and to India and Indo-China will also
be through the Suez canal. But to
New Zealand, Polynesia, the islands of
the Central Pacific and to the east
coast of Australia the Panama canal
will be the shortest route for both
Europe and America.
These differences of distance will
of course have much to do with the
partition of the trade and commerce
of the Orient between Panama and
Suez. So it would seem that for a
long while to come the Suez will carry
the heavier traffic. But it must not be
overlooked that the Panama canal
will open a new territory of it's own.
The South American trade and the
coastwise trade of California, Oregon
and Washington with the eastern part
of the United States might in the
course of time. assume such enor-
nous proportions as to make the canal
across Panama the busiest in the
world
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-15
DISGRACE ON DISGRACE.

The mob at Springfield, Ohio, is
adding disgrace on disgrace. Not sat
isfied with having disregarded the law
and justice by forcibly taking from
the jail a man under the ban of the
law for numbering another, the mem.
bers of that maddened throng have
with fire and bullets sent terror to the
colored people of that city. The fact
that the wheels of justice had been
started to mete out judgment and pun
ishment to Richard Dickerson, colored
for the killing of a policeman
had no influence with these men
to stay them from committing
public murder. Needless of the
fact that their acts have brought
shame and disgrace upon the name OF
their city and state, these men have
added 10 the blackness thereof by per
scouting the race of which Dickerson
was a member. The savagery display.
ed in the killing of Dickerson HAS been
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-15
THE DINeLEY TARIFF LAW.

Ringgold Record.-Hon. ]. S. Craw-
ford, formerly editor of Atlantic Tele-
graph, and now filing a responsible
position at st. Louis in the exposition
buildings, writes to the Burlington
Hawk-Eye and presents his views
strongly on the tariff discussion. In
reference to the Dingley law he says:
"Only seven years ago. the Dingley
law. the most nearly scientific and the
most beneficial protective law ever
enacted, went into effect. 1t protects
the investments of thousands of CAPT
talists and the wages of millions of
workingmen. Its benign influence
touches every producer and every man
who sells in the domestic markets. The
Peel act has stood in the United King
dom for sixty years. Must we have
an Industrial revolution every seven
years? If so I'VE can deny the charge
of vacillation, of weakness, of cow
ardice. of disloyalty, of lost faith in our
own party? No manufacturing plant
can be established Tor less than $780,
900. What prudent man will invest his
money when it is to be jeopardized
every seven years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-15
THE OTTUMW-A COURIER.

70 - d d
continued in the race war against the
colored people OF Springfield.
There is but one thing to be done
The state authorities should take i'm.
mediate steps to bring to punishment
the persons who had hand in the
killing OF Dickerson as well as those
who have taken a hand in the persecu
ton of the negroes. 1t is to be hoped
that the substantial citizens of Spring
field will urge upon Governor Herrick
the need for such action and will as
sist the state authorities in every pos
sible way to accomplish this end. The
mob has been guilty of crime greater
than that of Dickerson's and unless its
expiation is found in the punishment
of the guilty parties the disgrace will
be to the entire state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-15
A CHANGE IN OPINION.

Late advises from St. Petersburg in
dictate that there is a better feeling
toward Russia in the United States.
Almost from the very beginning Of the
war between Russia and Japan the
Russian press has been showing con-
siderable bitterness against this coun-
try. This has been due to the fact
that the American papers have ex-
pressed sympathy with Japan and have
pointed out wherein the course of Rus
STA was Objectionable. This popularity
seems to have been taken at the Rus
sian capital as rejecting the feeling
OF our government, and led to the be.
lief that Secretary Hay was the bitter
enemy Of Russia. Such feeling is
entirely wrong and could have been
gotten only from the vigorous manner
in which our secretary Of state has
guarded American interests in the far
east. This especially in the matter of
securing treaty with China for the
open door for the commerce Of the
world. This treaty cannot be said to
be in the interest of Russia and the
manner in which it was secured ap-
pears to have been startling to the
government Of the czar.
The negotiation of this treaty, how
ever, implied no hostility to Russia.
Secretary Hay was merely conserving
the rights and interests of the United
States, and thereby faithfully perform
ing his duties. His later action regard.
ing the neutrality and integrity of
China was not inimical to Russia, but
was taken in, the interest OF the worlds
peace. This move has been heartily
commended by the governments as
wise. In fact nothing is more certain
than that he will continue to preserve
a strict neutrality between the belli.
gerents while the war lasts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-15
TALK OF ACCIDENTAL PREsI
DENTS

There is miscellaneous lot of mis-.
information being circulated through
the country these days regarding the
so-called accidental presidents or vice
presidents who have come to the ex.
ecutive chair by reason of the death
of the president. The fact that none
of these men have received the nomin.
alton for the presidency is being
pointed to as an indication that the
coming campaign will witness the
same result. This, however, is the
height of follys because tho con.
ditions that have heretofore existed
We're altogether different from the
conditions of the present day. Com.
menting on this matter the st. Louis
Globe Democrat puts quietus thereon
in a most effective way:
We are told that Tyler after the
death Of Harrison, began to realize the
Wings waning power, abandoned them
and sought the democratic candidacy
but the democrats preferred Polk;
Taylor was in office only a month and
was succeeded by Willard Fillmore, a
mediocre man. who abandoned his par.
ty in 1856 and ran as the presidential
candidate of the Know-nothing or
American party; Andrew johnson
seeing no prospect for a nomination
from the republicans. followed Tyler's
and Fillmore's example and deserted
the party that placed him in power;
Arthur built UP strong faction in
favor of continuing him in the presi
dency, but before the national con.
vention of 1884 met his strength melt.
ed away"
There is a good deal of queerness
about all this. Tyler's party abandon.
ed him after he vetoed the two ma.
tional bank bills. The democrats nom
mated Polk after a hard contest be-
tween bigger men, Polk not being
thought of at all in connection with
the nomination at the time the con.
vention met. Taylor was in office a
year and third instead of only a
month. Fillmore. the man who sue
ceeded him, abandoned the whig party
in 1856, after the whig party had died.
The Know-nothing party, which nomin.
ated him for president in that year,
was largely composed of his old asso.
ciates, but they had ceased to be
wings. because virtually there were no
wings as such left. Arthur's strength
melted before the convention of 1854
because he had a rival for the nom
nation, the biggest and most popular
man in the republican party, James G.
Blaine. ss''4
Of. course the talk about Andrew
Johnson DESERVING the republican party
because he saw no chance that it
would nominate him in 1868 is rub.
bish. johnson never was a republican
never pretended to be republican
never was voted for as republican
and was not considered a republican
by Lincoln or any other republican
leader of 1864. He was put on the tick.
ct as war democrat in recognition
OF the aid for the union which that ele.
ment was contributing, in the armies
and in congress. The situation with
respect to present conditions is widely
different in every respect from that
which prevailed when the other pro
NOTED vice presidents were in office.