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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

There seems TO be one tie shat binds
New York's judicial candidate for the
Presidency and the Democratic candi,
date for governor OF New York-they
both voted for free silver IN 1896 and
1900. Neither OF them apparently would
have conscientious scruples about voting
for yellow dog. provided he had the
regular emblem of his party branded on
both ears and wagced his tail without
the consent OF any other patton.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07
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MAKE Rooscvclrism the ISSUE de-.
ocratS, big and little began barking andl
STARTLING at che heels OF the President,
hut the more they barked the more.
friends they made for Roosevelt. Now,
Judge Parker, having seen the effect Of
the Il-advised Issue, has asked his man.s
ayers TO drop RooseveltiSm, but his Gd.
monitor comes too late. Republicans
will see that the issue is not lost sight
os.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

The last few years of Republican adj
ministration have added untold millions
to the agricultural wealth OF the country
by opening new markets for farm pro-
duets Mt constantly improving prices. The
beauty OF the Republican policy of pro-
lection is that j: develops manufacture
ing and agricultural interests on paral-
lei lines.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

1--WE do not have to Suesa ut our com
vietions, and then correct the <uess If
il seems unpopular. The principles
which We profess arc those in which
We believe with heart and soul and
strength. Men may differ from us,
but they cannot accuse us of shiftinea,
or insincerity."- RooseVe!rs letter OF Ac-
ceptAnce
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

number of their employees hns remained
practically stationary, as Il shown in the
following table:
Number and Compensation Of employees OF
eight representative railways:
June So No. employees. '-0D t .ionsA
1919 .................l 0l.344 SGG.Sa0. GGT
~" .loa.Sy1 6O,2sJ.Og7
ii.ciss per cent. % o'-l'i ia
Here at last We see truly reflected the
eject OF the horizontal raise in the wages
OF railway employees made as the result
OF the widespread labo- agitation In the
summer OF 1903. The advance was
viiripusiy estimated at the time as from
y 10 10 per cent. and any statistics
that fail 10 show it must he distorted
by the Introduction OF some factor, such
as dispropOrtion of low price labor
tending 10 reduce the average.
In connection with the above proof
OF the 10 per cent. advance in railway
wages in one year. il should be remern-
bcred that the decline in prices begun
in 1903 continues.
III the Democrats are willing to &C.
ccpt the pay Of railway labor as the most
accurate barometer OF wnges. the Re.
publican party can call to the witness
stand 1,3l2,33T railway employees TO
testify 10 the fact that. measured 10y
what it will bug. their income of 1904
IS higher than il was in 1897. ana near
iy half a million OF them can truthfuny
affirm that they received no compensa-
ton whatever in 1897 where, according
to the above system Of average .ompen-
sation, they now divide some S27J. oOO.-
oOO among them, or about $56S apiece.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07
Grotssque Attempt by Democrats to Twist Facts
for Campaign Consumption
GROSSLY INACCURATE STATEMENTS
Country Is Not in Throes OF a Disastrous
Business Depression, and Wor<ngmen
Continue to Prosper -What
the Figures Show.

Nothing could better illustrate the in
finite capacity of the democratic party
for doing the wrong thing at the right
moment than its attempt to outfnce
acknowledged industrial conditions with
fhe bald statement OF its campaign text
book-"that business depression Of this
year Is greater than was that OF 1893 and
1894"
As there are as many million Ameri-
can voters as there are millions engaged
in industrial pursuits whose experience
spans the decade, and who know this
90 be most fortunately false, there il NO
need 10 waste time in refuting it. The
Democratic depression that prevailed
from 1893 TO 1897 paralyzed industry in
every section of the United States, and
Its pinch was felt in every home. The
business depression of .nis year" is so
largely a Pigment OF Democratic imagi-
nation that it requires n magnifying
glass TO be seen. and what there is OF
d is rapidly fading from sight as the
prospects of great Republican victory
become more certain.
But the Democratic campaign book is
not satisfied with this grotesque generali-
Eation, so it attempts to controvert the
Republican claim of prosperous times in
farm. office and workshop with the as
eertiou that no one is better off by rea-
son of increased incomes, because the
cost of living has increased dispropor-
tionately.
How utterly and irrationally absurd is
this contention is proved by the fact that
ar prices were advancing more rapidly
than the earnings of the great mass OF
the people, the great mass OF the people
would soon be irretrievably insolvent or
their purchases wou.u be so curtailed
that the volume OF business would be
enormously reduced.
There is no possibility OF making a
scientific comparison OF tue relative in.
crease in wages and the cost OF living
because they are controlled by different
factors. The rate of wages is controlled
by Industrial conditions; the cost Of liv.
ing is controlled ny the individual No
man can fix his income ut will: any man
can limit his expenditures. Let cond-
tiOnsss provide sufficient wages 10 the
workiagman, and it rests with him to
say By what margin he will live within
his inc6tue The larger that income the
larger his pessible surplus II better
wages breeds extravaganza. the result.
in the language of Micawber is misery /;
u they are expended with economy, the
result is an accumulation of wealth and
happiness.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

simply because there may 80 some com
motion caused BY the steps lie has taRen
and yet almost invariably the develop
De1t OF events proves, concInsively. that
he IS right, and acting with wisdom and
prudence.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

Judge Parker. judging from his CON
duct aud the company he has kept.
stands for Hillism in politics. which
means that any INSCRIPTIONS act is jus.
tifahle if the end be gained. He is the
very opposite OF President Roosevelt, for
his cvasiveGcss shows that he lacks
courage and decisiveness-two requisites
that should not be found wanting III
aspirants for the Presidency.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

"Theexpendi.ures of the Nation have
been managed IN q spirit of ecenouy
as far removed from waste as from.
niEsartlinesst and In the future every
effort will be continued TO aecrse an
economy as strict as is eonristent with
RtostveIt's letter of aerep,snce.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

According to astronomers it is abou:
- trillions Of miles. as tho crow lilies.
from the earth to Alpha Centauri. thc
nearest fixed star. 1t is about the same
distance from Esopus to the White
House 10y the Democratic route.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

Edward NJ Shepard in 1897 denounc-
ed Tammany as "A foul blot on civili-
zation." and in 1908 Tammany tore
hole in the Shepard boom 50 ragged that
the special favor OF Judge Parker and
Chairman Shcohan cnald rot initiate it
sufficiently 10 justify nominating
specch.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

Talk about political economy. The
Democrats OF Massachusetts are con.
sidering tbs adIisabilty of nominating
Douglas, the Brocktoa shoe man. in or
der TO save money on campaign litho-
graphs. because the pictures of Parker
and Douglas are as like Us two wooden
shoepegS.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

Perhaps the policy of protection has
made business prosperity more dependent
upon politics than il would have been
otherwise. hut it certainly has contribut.
ed more largely than anything else 10
our extraordinary and unparalleled pro.
cross
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

The last four years OF Democratic
rule left the country oppressed by mis-
fortune and doubtful OF the future Why
should any patriotic American wish 10
repeat that experience?
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

People who say combinations OF capi-
tai are due 10 the tariff should explain
why free trade Britain is ridden With.
trusts. British manufacturers generally
have been for years organizing combina-
tons. ana they have no tariff to protect
them.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

Prosperous times are more truly re-
Elected in the increased number earning
wages than in any statistics of average
wages. for the obvious reason that the
ranks OF labor arc recruited from the
bottom.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07
Whnt thc FIrnrcn Provc.

1t will he observed that these six dis.
tinctive classes of railway employees. en-.
hracinI almost half OF all the railway
employees in the United States (591.475
in 1903 against 3G3.5G3 in 1897 were
receiving an average daily COMPENSATION
during the year 1923 more than 10 per
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

Polls of the first voters In various. por-
tons of the country indicate that 90 per.
cent. OF the young men will vote for
Roosevelt. There is something attractive
about the President and his career that
appeals strongly to the youth OF The
land
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

1t should be remembered that under
irrigation agriculture becomes almost an
exact science. Twelve inches OF water.
in;el!iscntiy distributed At the proper
time. is sufficient 10 insure on the arid
lands an abundant yield OF the ordinary
farm crops OF that latitude.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07
Convincing Testimony

Good times under Republican admin.
istration has provided the better wages.
and the economy Of she American PEG
pie has piled up the means Of content.
Inent aud happiness. as is evidenced hy
the following statement of the number
of depositors and deposits in the savings
banks of the United States for the eleven
yenrs from 1899 to 800. inclnsive:
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

What does it mean to the ration to
have millions of people gradually pass
from Servitude of the town to the SOW
ereiSnty OF the country? Ii means the
enlistment OF new army for the defense
of the republic in every hour OF need.
This will come. under the workings OF
the national irrigation act.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

lily, or 1884 per cent. of the average
expenditure for all purposes. This data
was corroborated by other information
in less detail form, from 25,450 families,
and so is entitled TO be accepted as rep
resentative.
The most cursory examination OF the
above table reveals fhe fact that the
purchasing power of wages. measured by
retail prices of food, was per cent.
greater in 1903 than in 1893. and this
in spite OF the fact that the hours per
week had been reduced 81 per cent.
But more conducive TO the wide dis
seminatfon of the prosperity than these
proofs OF the increased purchasing pow
er of wages is the fact revealed in the
column giving the relative number of
persons employed in the establishments
investigated. Between 1894 md 1903 the
increase in the number OF employees re-
ceiving these wages with increased pur-
chasing power was 34.3 per cent, while
in the meantime the population OF the
United States only increased 81 per cent.
Democracy's Last Resort.
Disheartened and disguised with the
wide distribution of prosperity in the
homes. workshops and bank accounts of
American wage earners, demonstrated by
these figures, the Democrats appeal to
railroad labor as affording the most nc
"te Va1'AeteI VI wages. mere. tuey
say a large proportion of the employees
are union men, whose wages are com
paFntively steady"
Then the compilers of the Democratic
campaign book begin to jingle with the
very averages and percentages they af-
feet to despiSe. They institute COMPARE
sons between 1892. when railway wages
were at high tide md 1oo1 when thev
III u.s.1S,4 .tuS, A"a ."Vi' Wien 'H.S
rocossio,, e 1coo Jcoi. ,,,i. - -
recession OF 1855 lSJu. 1hey suppress
railway wages was less affected by rho
H' "N U.s. heStsN ny 1he
democratic hard times than the average
Oh oUner industries. Tor the obvious rea-
son that as forces were reduced in nun.
bers the proportion OF high priced EN-.
ployes retained because Of their expert.
ence was greater.
They also conclude their comparisons
with the year ending June Both, 1902.
well knowing that the statistics Of the
| Interstate Commerrc corn,,;ss;nr, 90
,ha+ go ~, e. Sot1iii'!ssioH lor
49, SeAt oh'y Fcnect month or two
OK tue advance in railway wages Of that
calendar year. which did nor roach annd
| .;5,- .:1 80, ~ ny F'ach Hood
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

At one stroke of his pen Abraham
Lincoln freed 100000 black men. With
one STROKE OF his pen Roosevelt has
made it possible to reclaim more than
l0o.000,00o acres CT land TO agriculture.
adding millions OF American farm homes
with their vast volume OF agricultural
products which will flow from this rich
area of land redeemed from the desert
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

But for the Republican party .he gov
ernmcnt would not have survived the
storm OF civi! war uor taken any Of the
progressive steps that have marked our
history STAGE tie war.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

Three words in the Democratic Plat
form are Sufficient 10 defeat that party
Protection IS robbery" is a phrase that
Is helping the Republicans more than 81
hundred speeches by campaign orators.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

With both Republican factions guar
anteeing the electoral vote TO Wisconsin
to Roosevelt. another iridescent rainbow
dream OF che democracy goes glimmcr-
ing into the realms of perpetual night
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07
sc for is00- S00.l1.(O

~ p-sAS P'" 81 weekly cummings relatively
LGe.alxs mnu. na...a
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07
Pre.ident 80. Right.


What now is the result? In compari.
son with the situation few weeks ago
when the editorials III the local news
papers, the discussions in the public
plazas, and the kilograms to the Demo
cratic papers in the United States. all
criticised the President and said that
he was acting arbitrarily, WE NOW
SEE THE LEADING MEN. NOT
ONLY OF THE GOVERNMENT
PARTY But OF THE OPPOSITION.
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE
PRESIDENT is RIG HIT; we hear peo-
pie in the plazas and public meetings
commencing the United States: we note
the editorials in the Panama press pray
ing for the election of President
Roosevelt. and Mt a banquet given on
Sept. > in the American legation by
Minister Barrett in honor OF tile Minister
OF Foreign Affairs. this latter official.
Don Tomas Orias, one OF the abieSi and
most influential men in Panama, toasted
in eloquent terms the health OF President
Roosevelt and expressed the earnest
wish. on hcl::lf OF his government and
his people. that THE PRESIDENT
WOULD BE TRIUMPH %TIY
ELECTED IN NOVEMBER, SAYING
THAT THE REST INTERESTS OF
PANAMA AS WE'LL AS THOSE OF
THE UNITED STATES. AS INvoLv-
ED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF
THE GREAT CANAL. REQUIRED
THE CONTINUANCE OF THE AID
MIEISTRATION OF PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT TO CARRY FOR.
WARD THE WORK.
And so il is with most of the criti-
cisms OF President Roosevelt. whether
they refer to his home or foreign policy.
AT fsst IT is alleged that he acts rashly
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07

The FIRST. last and only claim made forI
Judge Parker Is that he is safe. So 81
n grave safe. II also resembles Iudgel
Parker in lacking enough anil 81
run campaign 20 constable
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-06-17
Joyp or COMFY ISLAND.
How the Wearied New-Yorlker Reere-
ates by the Seaahore.


How the wearied New-Yorker Reere-
ates by the seashore.
In no place Is the search for pleas
ure marked by more strange eccentri-
cities than at Coney Island. On the
very hottest Saturday afternoons in
August thousands of the city toilers,
exhausted with the heat and worn out
with the weeks labor, pack themselves
into steamboats, and trolley cars and
come hurrying down to enjoy breath
or the cool sea air. Arrived at the
world-famous ocean beach, one would
naturally expect to see them plunge
without delay into the refreshing salt
waves. But the habitual Coney Island
visitor pays scant heed to the ocean
breeze or the refreshing salt waves.
lie hurries from railroad depot and
steamboat landing to the heart Of the
densely populated region of chowder
pots, photograph galleries, variety
shows, fortune tellers and other char
acteristic Coney Island attractions.
once within the limits of this en-
chanted territory, the perspiring citi-
zen plunges with animation into the
whirlpool of enjoyment that lies be-
fore him. The lung tester claims his in
slant attention; and, placing filthy
rubber mouthpiece to his lips, he blows
until his face turns purple and his
lungs threaten to split, in an insane
attempt to force the pointer on a dial
10 the HnQffQfno r.
yield him an unavoidable cigar.
Having had all the fun that he can
with the refreshing lung-tester, he
passes on to the sister device known
as the ry-your-strength," and by pay
ment of a nickel secures the privilege
Of pounding with an enormous mallet,
in the hope of reaching number
which lies only within the powers of
the proprietor Of the machine.
Cheered and invigorated by these
two forms of exercise, the amusement
seeker next proceeds to the photo
graph gallery and secures a tintype
Of himself that his own mother would
fail to recognize, then on to the for
tune teller, where a soothsayer, who
Is also a chiropodist, pictures for him
a future state which he knows he can
never realize. These forms of amuse-
ment exhausted, there still remain the
variety shows in which the worst acts
in the world are performed by the
worst serio-comic and played-out song
and dance men known to the modern
stage; the hot corn spread with rancid
butter; the loop the loop" In which
enjoyment is favored with the pun
gent spice of peril; and the thousand
and one opportunities for stalking and
losing money on reputed games of
chance that are really the surest kind
of sure things.-Leslie's Monthly.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-06-17
DOCTOR ADVOCATED OPERATION.
PE-RU-NA MADE KNIFE UNI

Mre. Eva Bartho, 1888 East 18th st.
New York City, N. Y, writes:
II suffered for three wears with
leucorrhea and liberation of the womb.
The doctor advocated an operation
which l dreaded very much, and
strongly objected to. 90 under it. Now
| am changed woman. Peruna cured
me; 1t took nine bottles, but / felt 90
much improved I kept taking it, as /
dreaded an operation SO much. / am
today in perfect health and have not
felt 50 we'll for fifteen years. Mrs.
Eva Bartho.
Mrs. Senator Roach. Of lar,more
=: OAK; mrs. Senator Warren, of
cheyenne, Wy0.; Belva Lockwood
snd mrs. General Longstrect, of
asnington, ID. c., are among the
prominent ladies who endorse Peruna.
Miss Helen Rolof, Kaukauna, Wis,
writes:
Several times during the past two
years or more my system has been
greatly in need of tonic, and at those
times Peruna has been Of great help in
building up the system, restoring my
appetite and securing restful sleep. ~
Helen Rolof.
Miss Muriei Arimtage, SO Greenwood
Ave., Detroit, Mich, District Organic.
er of the Royal Templars Of Temper.
ance, writes as follows:
II suffered for FIVE years with utter.
inc irregularities, which brought on
hysteria and made me q physical
wreck. ! tried doctors from the differ.
emit schools Of medicine, but without
any perceptible change in my con.
dition. In my despair called on an
old nurse, who advised me to try Peru
ma, and promised good results If
would persist and take it regularly.
kept this up for six months, and stead,
lily gained strength and health, an6
when | had used fifteen bottles I con
sidered myself entirely cured. am 8
grateful, happy woman today"-Misl
Muriel Armitage.
Miss Lucy M. Riley, 33 Davenport
St., Cleveland, Ohio, writes:
81 wish to add my endorsement t.
thousands of other women who have
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-06-17

been cured through the use of Peruna.
suffered for five years with severe
backache, and when weary or worried
in the least ] had prolonged headache.
l am now in perfect health, enjoy life
and have neither an ache or pain,
thanks to Peiuna. Lucy M. Riley.
IT is no longer question as to
whether Peruna can be relied ON to
cure all such cases. During the many
years in which Peruna has been put to
test in all forms and stages OF acute
and chronic catarrh no one year has put
this remedy to greater test than the
past year.
If all the women who are suffering
with any form Of female weakness
would write to DIR. Hartman, Column
bus, Ohio, and give him complete
description of their symptoms and the
pecuiiarities OF their troubles, he will
Immediately reply with complete di-
rections for treatment, tree Of charge.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columhus,~
Ohio.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-06-17
Old Soldiers story.

Sonoma, Mich, June l3.--That even
in actual warfare disease ia more ter
rible than bullets is the experience of
Delos Hutchins of this place. Mr..
Hutchins as Union Soldier saw three
years of service under Butler Barke in
the Louisiana swamps and az a result
got crippled with Rheumatism SO that
his hands and feet got all twisted out
of shape and how he suffered only a
Rheumatic will ever know.
For twenty-five years he was in mis-
cry, then one lucky day his druggist
advised him to use Dodd's Kidney Pills.
OF the result Mr.. Hutchins says:
"The first two boxes did not help
me much but l got two more and before
1 got them used up was great deal
better. l kept on taking them and
now my pains are all gone and feel
better than / have in years. / know
Dodd's Kidney Pills will cure Rheuma.
tism."
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-06-17
catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease, and in order to
cure 1t you must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh Cure is not a luack medicine.
1t was prescribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years. and is a regular pre-
scription. 1t is composed of the best TONES
known, combined with the best blood puri-
fiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces.
The perfect com ina ion of the two ingredients
is what produces such wonderful results in
curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials free.
F. J CHENEY d CO.. Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-06-17

NO" said Colonel Stillwell. "these
new flying machine devices. however
interesting in theory, will never be
of practical use"
why not?'
How is man going to think of
words like aerodrome and tetradedraI
kite when he wants to get home from
the club after midnight? What civ
ilization will continue to demand is
something simple and incisive, like
cab. '"-Washington star.