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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26
THE DEMOCRATIC MIXTURE
Amazing Spectacle Presented by "A
Once Great Party.

The Democratic party, while engaged
in trying to lift itself INTO power by its
own boOt-straps, is an interesting and
amazing spectacle. It's contrasts, contra
dictions and compromises are pictur-
esque.
First, look at its leaders and their pc
culiarities. There is Parker, the neutral
in ideas and convictions, the active prac-
teal schemer Then President Cleveland,
with his present pose of conservatism
and e-aavored doctrines, A direct OPP
posite is Tillman, the flamboyant noun
tebank. half savage, half clown. Aud,
to give variety, there il Hill the cold,
selfish autocrat Of the Empire State
Democracy, not hair of whose political
head is honest. Contrasting him is Bry-
an. the ma ieStic taking machine, int
passioned. slnguine. and equally crafty
politician Of the West Then look IT the
Tamuauy group of tigpr-cltS, Sbeehan,
Murphy and the rest. 1t is tel -ringed
circus for dazzling displays Of contrasts.
One thought. enc purpose alone, a'imdtes
this heterogeneous crowd: To get into
power.
Back Of them there are no prinri les,
nor even interests, upon which they are
agreed Parker is Mr. Facing Both
Ways Cleveland is MIR Facing Back
ward Tiilman sufferer from negro
phobil. Hin a believer in the gold stand
ard. and Bryan the apostle Of free sill
yer. Sheehan and his kind are hut dpvo-
tees Of Tammaay, the most corrupt polit-
icai organization in the world.
Can any man believe that these Lead
erS with the rank and f'e which fol-
lows them torn into still more factions,
can win a national eltctio9 without a
single national issue to bring before the
people? What can be their fate at the
polls?
The whole mass of retrospection in
competency. dishonesty and weakness
known AS DEMOCRACY is doomed to de-
served disappointment this fall. Slowly
TeorganiziRg it must secure TO itself Il
set of principles, something ta live for,
something to work for, before it can com
mand the allegiance of even one-fourth
Of The people of the United States
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26
DEMOCRATIC UNTRUTH.
Both Parker aud Bryan Guilty of Ia
excusab1e classification.


1t seems that Judge Parker is not
more veracious than d. L. Hill and other
truth-shaders Of the Democratic party.
In his speech Of acceptance on Aug 10,
Parker made the amazing statement that
the cost of mai" tanning American rule
in the Philippines mounted to $3.50. 00O,-
600. This sum is so far from the true
amount that it was expected the Demo-
cratic candidate would explain his error,
but it does not seem to be his policy to
make corrections. Secretary of War
Taft. who has had more to do with the
government of the Philippines than any
other man, waited nearly two months for
an explanation from Parker, but none
came. Finally, on Oct. 6, Mr. Taft, in a
speech at Indianapolis, showed the utter
falsty Of ParkeF's statement. pointing
out that the sum named was a gross ex-
aggerati0n Instead of $3.50 100000. as
stated by the Democratic candidate. the
cost of the Philippines to the United
states has been only S169,000.0O0. besides
the S20O000O0 paid To Spain. making
the total cost SfS9,00O0O0 Mr. Taft
added that the cost a year for maintain
ing courts, and the additional cost of
maintaining 1900 troops in the Philip
pines instead Of in the United States. all
taken together, do not exceed $4,000 600
year
Three weeks have passed since Sec
rotary Taft publicly called attention to
Parker's misstatement. but Parker has
remained silent completely ignoring the
correction. Now comes w. i. Bryan.
who mas been too busy trying to- straddle
Parker's gold telegram and 16 to / to
learn facts abous anything, and repeats
the Parker statement. Bryan is talking
anti-imperialism, and. in trying to
strengthen his arguments is telling the
people that the Philippines have cost
SGj0,O0o000-the same untruth uttered
by Parker. II Parker made mistake
aud was too cowardy to correct it. it i'll
becomes Bryan, who has nothing to gain
by lying. TO ape the New Yorker.
This Incident is merely fresh evidence
that Democracy is conducting a cam
paign Of Misrepresentation and deceit
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26
An.ner to nemoeratic contention.

The national banks of the United
States hold in cash to-day $661,000,000,
against $500 10000 in 1896, and show
a total Of loans and discounts Of $500,
0OO.oCD. against 81 .SOO,OO0,O00 in 1886.
These figures show the fallaey of the
present Democratic contention that large
bank deposits aud cheap loaning rate
for money Indicate contracting business
and ,ioor demand for money 70: invest
lsent purposes and industrial uses.
The legitimate business demands for
money-implying business expansion
are more than double what they were
eight years ago. The banks of the eoun-
try would not be able to meet them. and
rates Of money would be excessively dear.
except for the fact that Republican pros
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26
non,t Rencnt the ninn1er Of lss

In ls92 the Democratic. party fooled
The Iabor'r out OF job. the farmer out
of prosperity and the manufacturer out
Of 81 market With golden opportunity
of containing prosperity 10y re-electiu-
Beaj'ujn Harrison the people committed
the stupendous blundcr 81 rejecting hin,
for Grover Cleveland. They ltaid dearly
for their folly by four years of disaster
and distress. The election of Mckinley
in 1896 brought in another era of Re
publican prosperity which still continues.
WIN tue people repeat the saupendous
bluuder of 1922
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26

Democracy's leading man. Judge Par
ker. has said that if he had the power
he would give independence to the Fill
pinos Mt che earliest possible moment
when they showed their ability to take
care Of themselves That is Demo
cratic would-do The Republicans are
already educating those people to that
end, and anything their opponents might
do would only he a continuation of the
sagacity and labor of the Republicans.
The Filipino matter should not be a
question in this campaign, as our party
is doing what the other promises to do.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26
Let We'll Enough Along.

The bank cleariugs at the principal
cities of the United States for the first
week in October afford a striking critic
rion of Republican prosperity, and show
how every section of the United States
is beneficiary of Republican policies.
The total clearings, as compiled by
Bradstreet, show a gain of 1873 per -ent
over the corresponding week last year.
Following are some of the cities where
during the week there were specially in
teresting evidences of Republican pros
perity:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26

"Tf they lour opponentsl are sincere
In t,iis matter abolition of the tariff,
then their advent TO power would mean
loIuestic misfortune aud misery as
widespread and far-reachInE as that
which we NV ten years ago. Roose-
yelt's letter Of ,ceptance.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26

often it locks horns with the inevitable
and opposes irresistible forces. Then i
gets hurt. 1t opposed the war for the
preservation of the Union, opposed the
emancipation of the slaves, opposed the
resumption of specie payments. opposed
the national bank system, opposed the
gold standard opposed the acquisition of
Hawaii, opposed holding the Philippines
and every time it got hurt 1t needs
d guardian.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26

The trouble with the Democratic party
Is that it insists on opposing accomplish
ed facts or irresistible forces. Its was
dom is about on a par with that OF the
misguided bull that tried to butt loco
motive off the track. Il would have been
much wiser for the bull to have waited
ill the train passed and then taken his
revenge in believing. The Democratic
party does that frequently. but quite as
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26

perity has brought about enormous in
crease in deposits. and the victory of the
gold standard in 1896 and again in 1900
has resulted in large accumulations of
gold in the United States, which made
it safe for the banks. with increased cash
reserves, to increase their loans so as not
to restrain the rapid business expansion
which came with the election of William
Mcknlay.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26
Ben TiIImnn,

Tillman is still in state OF eruption.
"Many encomiums' are pronounced upon
his utterances by the descendants of the
bulldozers and the ku hlux Khan. The
nearer he is to the Gulf of Mexico the
more lie is appreciated, this same Till
man VINO, through some night-marish
trick of fate wears the toga Of United
States Senator.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26
Increase over

Let well enough alone" is a motto
that should surely be potent in com
munities which see such pronounced evil
dences OF Republican prosperity.
Why should any section of the United
States entertain the slightest laundering
for Democratic policies which brought
desolatiou and depression when they
We're last experimental with, from 1898
to 1897?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26

II Parker is the Democratic Moses. as
Mr.. Bryan says, the Judge might as well
retire from the race. Moses, the Bible
says, WAS permitted to gaze ON the Prom
ised Land bnt not to enter it. Moses
Parker may view he White House from
distance until Nov. s when he can
accept that $4,000 a year job provided
for him by the big corporations.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26

If the American people really want a
change from the present conditions to
those which prevailed before Mckinley s
election in 1896, they know how to get
it. Every vote for the Democratic par
~ is a vote for such a change.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26

"If protection is indeed robbery, and
If our opponents really believe what
thev say, then IL is precisely to the de-
structiou and uprootiuE of the tariff,
aud therefore of our business and i'm
dustry, that they are pledged. - oose-
Yalt,s leftnr of .er.tAnca-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26
Hay viii Stay.


fNdl+
Did you hear that Hay
II a-going to stay
A. Secretary of State for the U. s. A. +?
That's n move that will pay
We viii know every day
That the L. 5. A.
VIII move along in the proper way.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26

It's wrong TO bet, but lots of men
Would bet all that there is in their
banks
The winning side is mentioned when
You speak Of Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26

''The two industries farming and
manufacturing have become, under
the economic policy of our Govern
IN, Mt, so closely lnterwov~ =, go mutu-
ally interde pc ndeut, thaf neither can
hope to maintain itself at the high
water mark of progress without the
other. Whatever makes to the advant-
age of one is equally to the advantage
of the other. ''-Rooseyelt' letter OF accept.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26
Adnlternteti Ginger.

The ginger" Parker puts in things
Seems to have been at fault
Because the people took his words
Each with grain of salt.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-05-13

money from the various funds In his
care an investigation of his conduct
has been ordered by Postmaster Gen.
eral Payne
Sheep shearing is about half over,
taking Umatilla county as a whole,
and the results of shearing so far
have justified early expectations OF
what the clip would be. The grade is
high, the texture fine.
At an expense of from 80 cents to
81 per front foot to the property hold
ers, Athena is grading, guttering and
putting crushed rock on block after
block of it's streets, all work done un-
der supervision of the town.
The biggest real estate deal OF re-
cent years was made at Pendleton
when w. F. Matlock purchased the
Ladow building and six residences OF
the Pacific Realty company for $500,
600 cash. The money was paid and
title transferred within two hours from
the time the deal was closed. Mat
lock is now the heaviest real estate
owner of Pendleton, his holdings be
ing valued at 100000 or more.
James L. Murray. a civil war vet
eran, met a horrible death in Portland
recently by falling from the high rail
road trestle at Second street anC
Hawthorne avenue. His body wa
found in three feet of stagnant water
Apparently the man had been stun
ned by the fall and strangled in thu
shallow water. The old veteran wa
dressed in his Grand Army uniform
The death was thought to have beel
entirely accidental.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-05-13
General Notes.

Wardner, Idaho.-ln April the Bun
ker Hill & Sullivan Mining company
shipped between $500 and 5000 tons
of concentrates and ore, which is the
largest monthly shipment ever made
by this wonderful property, and prob
ably has never been surpassed by any
other mine in the district. The only
other property in the Occur d'Alenes
that approaches the Bunker Hill in
the quantity of ore produced is the
Morning, at Mullan.
j. c. Ralston of Spokane has taken
a bond for $4,000 on the Sandstone
property, the original discovery at
Goldfield, New.
Kennedy ]. Hanley of Wardner, Ida,
is entitled to $685. from the EN-
pire State-Idaho Mining company, ac-
cording to the findings of Judge War
rem Truitt of Moscow, Idaho, in the
famous Skookum mine case. Judge
Truitt was appointed special exam
liner in the case.
G. o. Bradley, a mining machinery
man, is back to Spokane from trip
to the coast. 81. H. Conrad ofq Kalis-
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-05-13

pell. Mont. has sailed for the White
Horse country. in Alaska. in the in
terests OF some copper property he has
there" said Mr. Bradley.
The outlook is bright for consider
able activity in mining and smelling
circles this summer.
Thomas Greenough Of Larson &
Greenough, owners OF the Morning sill
ver-lead mine at Mullan, Idaho, is.
giving his personal attention to the
development of the mine. 1--WE are
making 200 feet a month through slate
in driving our lower tunnel, which is
in 5000 feet" said he. High water
has delayed the millmen, who were
getting out lumber for our new con-
centrating plant. However, they ex-
pest to commence saving Monday, and
as most of the machinery is on the
ground, we may have the new plant
running in 60 days.
The Snowstorm, a copper property
at Mullan, is getting out a good deal
of copper ore from its upper workings
The mine crew is 60 men. and it has
shipped about 5000 tons to Tacoma
Shipments are expected to continue
at the rate Of so IONS a day. but the
output has been about $50 tons daily
in order to build a reserve at the smell
ter The product runs high in silica
and low in iron.
George II. Waterbury Of Denver
Col, is still planning to install BIZ
teaching plant at the Snowstorm t
handle the low grade ores, which rui
from 4 to per cent copper and from
6 to ounces in silver. His system
gives promise of success"
A. S. McNulty, late foreman at tn
Northport, Wash, smelter, is on hi
way to Berkeley, Cal, to take tech
nical course in metallurgy.
The management of the Gold Bug o
Rabbit creek in eastern Oregon col
template a number of important in
provements at their property.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-05-13
IDAHO ITEM S.

Installing new telephone lines into
the country is being rapidly pushed.
The first graduating exercises of the
Wardner high school was held We'd
nesday
The Idaho Lumber Dealers associa-
ton has disorganized and its members
have joined the Western Retail Lum-
bermen's association.
The first shipment of cherries of this
season will be- made from orchards on
Snake river, about May rs, and ship
ments of that fruit from the Vineland
orchards will begin by June l.
The new Troy council has ordered
an ordinance drawn providing for a
special election to submit to the voters
proposition for bonding the town to
construct a system of waterworks
The board of trustees of the Pres
byterian church let the contract at
Juliaetta for a $4,000 church at that
place. The building will be 20 by 40
feet, with a gallery and bell tower 65
feet high
y Paul Clagston of Athol, Idaho, one
of the wealthiest young ranchers In
the northwest, and Miss Cora Kirk
daughter of a multimillionaire soar
manufacturer of Chicago, were mar
ried recently in Burlingame, Southern
California.
At a recent meeting Of Wallace
citizens it was decided that an endeav
or should be made to have all the
veterans Of the civil war and the Span
lish-American war in the Occur d'Alent
to participate in the observance OF
Memorial day. There will be music, {
parade, speechmaking and banque
to the visitors.
The proposed electric line from Lew
iston to Grangeville and Nez Perez
has been carefully examined. by A.
Wiley, an expert in electrical railwa,
construction. Mr.. Wiley expressed
himself as entirely satisfied with tn
feasibility of the proposed road, ant
expressed the opinion that it could b.
built and operated at reasonable eS
pense. He will probably recommen
that the road be built
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-05-13
MONTANA NOTES.

George Hliboka, convicted of muir
der in the first degree in the district
court at Great Falls, Mont, has been
sentenced to hang on June II, in the
county jail yard, between the hours
Of and 10 a. m. The condemned
man is a Slav and came from CleElum,
Wash.
Charles Wickes, stationary en-
gineer of Deadwood, S. D., who came
to Helena eight days ago, committed
suicide in the mountains back of Hell
ena. Wickes shot himself through the
head His body was found on the side
Of a hill by some women.
Bonnie Price, well known colored
club leader of Butte, died from the
effects of three bullet wounds infiict-
ed by Cordelia Mason, also known as
Daisy Price. Price declared the wo-
man shot him as he lay sleeping, while
she claims she acted in self defense.
William Parks was shot and killed
near Stevensville by John w. Good
son, while the former, it is alleged
was in the act of stealing some pro-
visions from Goodson's cabin. Charles
Jensen, the boy companion of Parks
escaped unhurt while the bullets were
flying past him. Goodson is hermit
living about three miles from Stevens
vile.
Judge William Clancy of the district
court of Silver Bow county has made
an important ruling in the noted Peter
Peterson boycott case, wherein it was
sought by the defendant to enjoin the
Silver Bow Labor and Trades assem-
bly, from displaying boycott banners
and flags of the Western Federation
of Labor and American Labor UnioI
by refusing to grant the injunction
prayed for. The decision is a sigma
victory for unions, and they may con
tinue parading the streets with then
boycott banners and drums.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-05-13
MARCELLA SEMBRlCH
Famous Queen of Song at Spokane,
May 16.

r dmOuS GuCCU OI OOIA dt 0PONdhcI
May 16.
Madame Marcella Sembrich, the ia
nous coloratura soprano, will be heard
in Spokane on May 16.
For the first time. an Inland Empire
audience will have the opportunity OF
hearing the woman whose voice is as
delightful in its sweetness as Melba's,
with the added grace of a winsome
and enchanting personality. So cap
tivating is the singer not in voice
alone, but in her sunny and sparkling
nature, that she casts a spell by the
witchery Of her presence over the au-
dience.
The tour of the prima donna on the
coast has been a successful one, and
it is claimed that her voice at present
seems even fuller and richer than ever
before. The present tour was begun
after finishing the season with the
Grau Opera company, the famous ag
gregation of stars. During the season
the claim is made that the personality
of Madame Sembrich entirely eclipsed
that of the other members of the com
pany, and eastern critics have been
lavish in their praises of her. Write
Manager Weaver for seats.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-05-13
BRITISH REPULSED TlBETANS.
They Carried Fort by Bayonet
CHARGE.

Karopass, Tibet, May 6-Via Kalat-
so. May 9.-Colonel Brander with 300
men, about two-thirds of the Gyranges
garrison, reached mere yesterday after
a three days forced march and attack
ed the entrenched Tibetan position and
carried it after a bayonet charge.
The Tibetans had been stationed
here to oppose Colonel Younghus-
bands progress and Colonel Brander
had been ordered to clear the way. The
1lbetans were completely routed de-
spite the fact that they outnumbered
the British more than three to one.
Their loss was $50 killed and many
wounded. The British casualties were
Is, including five killed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-05-13
British Columbia Notes.

Machinery for a rs ton experimental
concentrating plant has been purchas-
ed for the Velvet-Portland mines on
Sophie mountain near Rossland.
Machinery for a rs ton silver-lead |
concentrator has been bought by the
Alice Broughton mine near Creston,
B. C. The property is controlled by
Britishers. A tram will be put in by
Spokane tram makers.
Barney Layton, who represents the
eastern stock of the Sullivan company,
said recently: 1.-The deal for the sale
of the bonds and the raising of enough
money to complete the smelter, is prac-
tically through" That means that
Charles Sweeny will take up the bonds
and the bonus of stock offered by the
company to secure the funds for COM
pleting the smelter.
Judge ]. q. Moore of Spokane is in
Victoria urging the government to
grant coal and petroleum rights ap-
piled for by himself and associates in
southeast Kootenay. He represents
what is known as the Spokane syndi-
cate, which has about Sc claims of
$40 acres each.
S. F. Parrish, manager of the lie Roi
mine at Rossland, is still in Spokane
and is making slow recovery from his
recent operation.
Joe Founder, a pioneer miner and
prospector, fell six feet onto pile
of rocks at Grand Forks. He broke
his back and several ribs one of which
penetrated a lung. He can not sur
vive He is "a years Of age and single.
i Lacking but a few tons, the CRANKY
mines alone have shipped 900 tons
of ore thus far in 1904.
Paul S. Couldrey, manager OF the
LIE Roi No. company's mines for Is
months, has left for London. He goes
, to Australia or Mexico to take charge
of larger interests controlled by the
same capitalists.
Unsecured creditors in the Lenori
, mine, on Mount Seeker, have by {
majority vote agreed to the proposed
, changes in the agreement made b!
Iiquidator Matson, now in London
, England, by which an English com
!, pany agrees to take over the Lenor;
, mine, Breen & Bellinger's Croftol
: smelter and Lloyd's mill. 1t will nov
be laid before judge Of the suprem
court to decide action. Under tn
o changed proposition the capitalization
of the company is placed at 275,OO
y pounds, with 1879, 597 pounds as frs
! preferred shares, 5O,463 pounds as sec
q ond preference to unsecured creditor
of the Lenora and $4,000 pounds con
q mon stock to Henry Crofton, the orie
> inal owner Of the Lenora. OF the frs
A preference shares S2,726 pounds goe
to the mortgages of the Lenora i
shares, and $4,000 pounds to H. {
Bellinger, in shares. James Breen
= Spokane is to get in cash $1,000 pound
t and Lloyd 2066 pounds for the saw
n mill. The fiotation is to absorb 5000
e pounds and the working capital is
8 be 10000 pounds, leaving 1455, the di'
d position of which is not clear in cable
J. grams which have passed.
Ore shipments from Rossland fo
J. the week were 1858 tons.
O A start has been made at the Jumb
d mine at Rossland on carpenter work 8
/ the ore bins, which are to be double
o in size. The mine will resume shil
q ping on the 10Th inst. The deman
for iron ores has stimulated the Jumb
d tinto shipping earlier than was at frs
e expected