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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-18

Capt. B. F. Rollins of Plymouth, wa.
among the towns business visitors, Fri
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-18

Lewis Anderson returned. Thursday
night. from a business trip down river.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-18

r. B. Jeffrey of Detroit, was among
the out-of-town people noticed on our
streets, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-18

Charles Taylor from California, IL the
guest of his sister. Mrs. Curtis Clark.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-18

DR.. and Mrs. f. P. Goodrich of Ply
mouth, We're in town, Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-18

but the doctor says that she will be
all right in few days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
(communicated.) THE REAL ISSUE.

From The Montgomery Journal,
 MT B. B. Conner and his friends Q tween the railroads the peoples ing posing the object of attack lar sympathy and popularity he general confidence hostility the
 Alabama stake be ceved by such app allow itself which it's
 claiming You the fighting me- Mr. Conner guilty of committing the "baby act'
 
 be down which meant railroad bankruptcy nothing Now, railroads resist the "That aint fair" sympathy foolish policy
 This between people and the railroads It fight is trying action which he thinks wud the hand and the conservative hand who that the great body producers possibly profit by Mr. Comer schemes from his radio and reckless fact Mr. Conner proof that ce election thing the State than the fact that M railroads m to keep yellow proof that yellow fever is
 
 thing for the people-1t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
(Communicated.)
RAILROAD SUPPORT.
Erom The Montgomery Advertiser, April sth.

Montgomery Advertiser April
 claims Smith, If the Hon Thn Smith, defeat Comers Smiths Conner has railroads will dvOr defeat they doing gnfy love for the other candidate.
 many occasions that Mr. Smith deciding against and in Last the united all he brought about reductions which re- dueed the of the railroads favorable attitude not duo their friendiness him. Smith obligations such sum- It has unsolicited and untameed
 Smith to of the sa will degrade making decisions made private will pledges his mp airminded justice aI
 is elected he will business interests promises the extent he his long standing dct against all the railroads the the of the railroads himself has brought
 stake to be vndicve MT simply methods have omnsd the railroad interests him.-It
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
GRAY HAIRS IN CONGRESS.
Allison Will Soon Break senate Rec
 ord for Long Service. Maahoington Snecial tn PhIladelnhia Rec-

ord for Long Service. Washoington Special to Philadelphia Rec
 ord.
 It is now certain that Villain Boyd AL lison of Dubuque, Iowa, by birth an Ohian, will soon break the Senatorial long tenure record. On Friday, March 4. he had been continuously thirty-one years a United States Senator.
 Ir another year he will already have broken the records of both Sherman and Merrill. AS his present term does not expire until 1909. it goes without saying that if he lives so long, and does not re- sign, a most improbable event. he will have served thirty six years continuously. This will give him the record belt by margin of over four years,
 In the impulslve judgment of the fledglings of two decades or so MT. AL lison Is now quite an old man. On March ? last he was 75, but that he will survive his present term is a well-as- sured certainty, for he Is as tough as an old oak and as hearty asa first baseman. After looking Allison over at close range no gambler would risk a wager that he would not live to be elected to a seventh term in the Senate, except at long odds. That he will be returned is almost more certain than his survival to achieve the unprecedented honor
 In resecpt to age, Allison stands but little above q group of twenty-five elder Senator's, whose average age is a fraction under 73 years. There are seven Sena- tors older than he, one by more than elsht years, and another by more than tive.
 Has Alradly Beaten Sherman.
 As q matter of fact, MT. Allison has already beaten MT. Sherman in the par ticular of continuous membership. al though the latter was Senator, all told, thirty-one years, eleven months and seventeen days. the longest aggregate record. but with a four-year break, while he was Secretary of the Treasury in the Hs"es Administration.
 Justin s. Morrill,, of Vermont, mace the longest continuous service record in the Senate-thirty-one years, nine months ana twenty-two days Morrill's public record was in every respect most remarkable
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
HON. JOHN V. SMITH ISSUES
 ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE
Gives Account of His Official Record and Makes Pertinent Statements Touching Rail- road Freight Rates.
Flour in barrela
 VA. AAI

F%r Flour in barrela rro,,, per bbl.
 cry birmingham and Selma with
 .ne local rate for forty miles out auoeo ...... .... .... ... eo [ From Louisville to Atlanta. Ga. with
 the local rato for forty miles out rs" ...;,..: .:..., .~...."... s4.S from Louisville. Ky, to Augusta.
 Macon and, Columbus with tho local
 rate TOT forty miles out added ss from Louisville, Ky, to Montgomery. birmingham and Selma, with the
 local rate added for forty miles out ! on corn. oats. meal. etc., per cwt. .ao i From Louisville, ky. to Atlanta, Ga, with the local rate for forty miles 1 out added on corn. oats. meal. etc., w .'.. :."' .. .... ..,. .......... M.k From Louisville, Ky, to Macon, Au-
 gusta and Columbus, with the local . rate for forty miles out added, on
 corn, oats, noal, etc ..........a a.u
 Alabama should not be hampered in it's upward march Of progress by mon who seek to build up their own political fortunes by appeals to passion, and prejudice. Our State Is fast becoming one of the greatest in the Union; year by year millions Of dollars have sought Alabama for Q field for investment; our mineral resources have developed in A most marvellous manner; our agricultural districts. as a whole. have made much greater strides than any Stato in the South. Our towns and cities have grown In wealth and population until the eyes Of the whole country havo been turned < upon us with wonder and amazement. Our people and our railroads have been upon the most friendly terms, co-operat- ing with each other in the upbuilding and f prosperity of our State. That man who !, seeks to disturb the harmony which pre- walls, and to bring strife, i'll will, and hatred between the people and the rail-s roads is not only an enemy to progress, 2 prosperity and peace, but an enemy tol the great State of Alabama. A All conservative citizens may well look with alarm upon the present situation, and unless the thinking, conservative eie-s ment of the State shall speedily unite and : strangle in its incipiency this movement, mot to lower freight rates." but to foist a man Into political power, with per- sonal grievances to avenge, and with . prejudiced opinions, we may indede ex- pect a condition of affairs that will. not only retard progress. but leave in it's trail strife and antagonism that will take a decade to overcome & If elected I promise to decide all cases fairly, impartially and according to the law and evidence, and to make the ,bur@es dens of transportations as light upon thdS people as may be possible, under the rules which the law provides. 2
 Respectively, x S
 John V. Smith.-1t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10

Richard F. Bland, Missouri ..'''''''' = = John Randolph, Virginia ..'.''''''''' a, aS Alexander H. Stephens, Georgla '''''' 70 z, Thomas B. Reed, Maine ......'.''-'''' A ]- Robert R. Hitt Illinois ....'.''''''''' S, S, William FindIay, Pennsylvania '''''' a aa Joshua R. Giddings, Ohio '.''''''''''' aa oa David B. Culberson. Texas ''''.'''.... -- ..,.,L.,.S Cs0non Ketcham. Bingham and Litt All the others are dead.
 Take observation of these suggestive facts. John T. Morgan. Senator from AIahama who has distinguished himself tnr stavine powers, If for nothing else, In h1s f,ght against the Panama Canal, r,,,i ba sO next June. He Is really learned and able. Mir. Pettus, his colleague, is nearly s. Alabama's pair hold the age" in the Senate
 Hawley and orville H. Piatt' the former 7S and the latter only a year younger. Senator Platt is one of the strongest mental forces in the Senate.
 MT. Allison. for twenty-two years chair man of the great Appropriations Commit tee of the Senate, is 75, and Is apparent ly as efficient as he was in 1882, when he arrived at It's head.
 MT. Bailey, of Texas, Is the youngest Senator; he will be fl next october. Beveridge, of Indiana. is exatcly one year older. both being born on Oct. 6. There are other similarlties in these two youths. Of the present Senate member ship, almost precisely two-1fths are a or upward
 The House averages to be far more youthful, but they are not children over tkere, by any means. The increasing length of tenure in recent years is bring ing into that body many gray heads, or rather Keeping good heads therein until they get gray. The oldest member Is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
fConmunicated.) ,pia of Alabama.

'SohnmuHicaSco.t
 To the People of Alabama:
 I have served you for three years as President of the Railroad Commission I went into this office unpledged to any faction. with no personal grievances to avenge, and no prejudged opinions to en- force.
 During my term I have devoted my entire time and attention to the duties or this office. It Is gratifying to know that many reforms have been inaugu- rated, and many discriminations correct ed, and more than three hundred thou sand dollars (3oo.O0o.oo) annually have been saved to the people as the result of the work of the Commission during my administration.
 have always believed and still believe that railroads like individuals should be given fair treatment and have their cases tried according to the law and evidence.
 The duties of the office should be per- formed by men of judicial turn of mind, no partisan of any faction, no man with pre1udged opinions, no man with per- sonal grievances against the railroads should be entrusted with this office The interests of the shipper, consumers, and the railroads are reciprocal, and no good can ever come of an effort to array either against the other.
 The law lays down the rule that a rail- road must be allowed to yield a fair and just return upon the value of It's proper ty, appurtenances and equipments-to declare otherwise would result in con- fiscation.
 The cry raised that the rates on the necessities of life to the consumer in Alabama are 30 per cent. or oven 10 per cent. higher than in Georgia Is mislead- ing and wholly incorrect. It is a fact known to all who understand the ques- ton that the rates to the consumers in Alabama on the necessities, such as sugar, meat, grain, all grain products and flour are approximately ss cheap and in many places cheaper than in Georgia, and the man who states tho contrary must be guided by no higher motive than the hope of building up his own political fortune upon the prejudices of the people.
 The following table demonstrates the truth of this assertion:
 Louisville, Ky, to Montgomery
 Birmingham and Selma, flour
 per bbl.. .... .......... 70 cents Loulsville, Ky, to Atlanta ...... 4S cents Louisville. Ky. to Macon, Au-
 gusta and Columbus ............ 52 cents Louisville. Ky, to Montgomery
 Birmingham and Selma, corn
 oats and meal. per cwt ........ 20 cents LouisViiIe' Ky, to Atlanta ...... 2 cents Louisville, Ky, to Augusta,
 Macon and Columbus ....... 2e cents
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10

Nehemiah D. sperry. of Connecticut. who Is T. Livingston Is P, Grosvenor and Hepburn T; Hit, 70; DalzelI. 59; Rich aicson of Tennessee, d; Marsh. 65; Meyer, 62; Payne, 6l; Hull. 6s. and so on. Tho average House age apjproxi- mates to ~.
 The Democratic leader, Williams, is %. The youngest member is Burton Leo French. of Idaho. who will be S next August. Sheppard, Of Texas, will be g in May, The speaker. MT. Cam non. is one of the oldest men in the body. yet he is one of the most active physical ly. He is 6S. his keenness and parliGmen- tary ability are simply marvellous.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
DNSERvATIW DEMOCRATS SHOULD CONCENTRATE
 UPON JOHN V SMITH FOR PRESIDENT 0F COMMISSION
(Oomnunicafed.l
(communicated) THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS

From The Birmingham Age-Herald, April
 The charmanshp Railroad Commission the fight satisfied they handle they the line against railroads general in order accomplish this In the specific these complaining correct in their contentious Three negotiable and might unjust prevailing Alabama tuned within the few The Ageerad has made complaint through otherwise
  The prevailing changed changed properly to the charge But The Age-Herald n huabaoo put upon them like would handle obspsoas mule them ae and have their and tails simply dictated price few who want profits profits of the vested Q huild
 Mr. B. Conner the by shippers cheaper rates and thereby profits and warrior railroads He has fought them against charges against railroad
 
 charges counter into They mens of tEe statements presented to him.
 Age-Herad say most forceu language at it's enemy any interest whether
 
 placed quasiudica existing anything acting attorney practically prosecuting fight for the office which he aspires platform against the raroadsto The AgeHad building up-not tearing on rights privileges and prejudicsd neither years persisty battering c destruction.
 good though in all
 
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  Tia before Railroad Commission bench grievances all cases pre- vented and decide m ear or vor-1t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
(Ccmmunicated.)
COMER'S CAMPAIGN MANAGER

Montgomery Journal, April 4th.
  wcrke Corners a InthewoOl Republican information circulated in Montgomery days  voud right bower in his
  do to throughout plenty! Is this disrupt Party in Ala hnaP Is it not opening wedgeP-1t4
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10

Small Boy (to grocer)-If you please. MT Wellby. my mother wants to know lt you will give her an almanac? Grocer Qeaning over the countrl-But, my littlc man, your mother does not get her gro- ceries here Small Boy-No, Mir. Wellby. but We borrow your wheelbarrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10

Prior to his long service fin the Senate he had been in the House continuously for twelve years. making a combined con gressional record onIy little short of forty-tour years, the longest since the be- ginning of the Government. MT Morrill, survived to the great age of SS, and died In the Senatorial harness.
 Since the beginning there have been thirty Senators with a tenure of twenty years and upward. The following is the record as 1t stands today, in round years. There Is in some asces a slight varia- tion, owing to various obvious reasons. Notably. as appears above, neither Sher- man nor Morrill, served quite thirty-two years:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
Notable Records.

Years
 Senator and State Tenure. Jchn Sherman, Ohio ................... g Justin s. Merrill, Vermont ........... 32 William B. Allison, Iowa. 3l William R. King, Alabama ........... 30 John F. Jones. Nevada ............... 30 Thomas H. Benton, Missouri .......... 30 Franisc M. Cockrell. Missouri. ........ 29 George F. Hoar. Massachusetts .. 27 John T. Morgan, Alabama ........... 27 William M, Stewart, Nevada ........ 27 Henry B. Anthony. Rhode Island.... 26 Hannibal Hamlin. Maine .............. 25 Crville H Platt, Connecticut ........ % Henry M. Teller, Colorado ......... 25 George r. Edmunds, Vermont ...... "A George G. Vest. Missouri .......... 24 Charles Sumner, Massachusetts ...... Z
 Matt w, Ransom. North Carolina 9 Joseph R. Hawley. Connecticut ...... 23 Eugene Hale, Maine .................. 3 William P. Frye, Maine .............. 9 Nelson w Aldrich. Rhode Island .. 2 Nehemiah R. Knight. Rhode Island. 21 John Gaillard, South Carolina . H chn II, Mitchell, Oregon ........... N SLeloy M. Cullom, Illinois .......... 20 John J. Crittenden Kentucky ........ 20 lsham G Harris. Tennessee ....... 20 Danlel w. Voorhees,, Indiana ...... 20 Don cameron. Pennsylvania .... 20
 Eleven of the foregoing are sitting me moers. Besides Mir. Allison, Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, will also most prcoaoly pass the record of Sherman and McrrlH Unless the Missouri Legislature IS lost this fall by the Democrats he ia almost certain to be reelected to a sixth term It is incredible that he will de-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
Campaign Headquarters. JOHN V. SMITH,


 
 
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 of suffer Repub1 Of dominate nominations dtsrt : ;s: .: : @ p ohm v: April iSt. remain " " ~ ~ ~' N ''' ''
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10

cline. He will not be 70 until next oc- tober, being more than five years younger than MT. Allison, the. father of the Sen ate. No others In sight are likely 10 pass tho thirty-two-year record.
 John P. Jones, of Nevada, was running neck and neck with Allison for the dis tiIguished honor until Mir. Newlands put him out of the race entirely year or so ago, making Allison safe winner in q walk. as 1t were.
 Ketcham Dean of the House.
 General John H. Ketcham, the veteran New York Congressman, has at last broken the long-standing Holman thirty year record of House tenure. Speaker Cannon also is almost sure to pass the Holman high-water mark; the close. year hence, of his present term will tie 1t. Unless. by an unexpected turn in Illinois politics, the Democrats should revolutionize Cannon's district, he Is measurably certain to represent it as long as he lives and will probably make a new and, perhaps, lasting record.
 It will be a closer race between Ketch- am and Cannon for the honor. Ketcham has two years the advantage now in the service. but he Is 72 years old, whereas Cannon is four years younger. Their districts are about equally safe Republi- can Ketchams tenure will hold the rec ord a long time. unless Cannon passes 1t. He Is now the only threatening fac tor. The next nearest tenure of a sitting member is that of Henry H. Bingham, of Pennsylvania, twenty-five years, as six years short of Ketcham's present record.
 Since the formation of the Government only twenty Representatives have had tenures of twenty-two years and upward. Up to date this is the record of their tenure:
 Record of the House.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1904-04-28
Give Them 70 Jesse.


The st. Charles Banner says; sin
the judicial convention here on June
30, Audrain county will cast her seven
votes for Hon. f. r. Jesse; Montgom-
cry her four votes for Judge Barnett;
Lincoln her six votes for Hon. e. b.
Voolfolk. In that convention Warren
will have one vote and st. Charles,
five. There will be % votes In the
convention, IL necessary for a choice.
1t is evident from the above that a
deadlock is very probable. II Audrain
and Lincoln should support their re-
spective candidates "first, last and all
the time,n the ten votes Of the re-
naming counties cannot nominate. 1t
is to be hoped that deadlock will be
avoided. The people are more vitally
interested in the circuit judgeship
than In any other Office, and scramble
over the nomination would be I'M
seemly and deplorable.n There is no
reason why there should be dead
lock. Just let those "ten votes of the
remaing countless" or even half of
them go to Mr.. Jesse, and the thing
will be done In 'less than no time"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1904-04-28

VIM. MARION REEDy, OF the st.
Louis Mirror, Is a thoroughbred Dem
ocrat. He is lighter, but when the
battle is over stands like a man for the
right. You don't hear OF his sulking
or predicting defeat because he can
not get his friends on the ticket. Mr..
Reedy is one OF Harry Hawes best
friends and was the leader In his fight
for Governor and now In a signed ar
ticle appearing Thursday in his ST
Louis Mirror, says: "Mr. Joseph W.
Folk appears TO be winning his race
for the Democratic nomination for
Governor. The arguments against
him are Ineffective. The opposition
is demoralized. He has, to all appear
ances, won his battle In fair fight.
Any effort to trick him out.of the
fruits OF victory must end In disaster.
No one has fought Mr.. Folk harder
than / have fought him. But my
fight Is done. I've gone the
distance and through some heavy mud
for some friends OF mine in this fight
We're licked and licked good and
hard. II nominated, Mr.. Folk will
carry the State by 100000 majority,
and when he is elected nobody but
crooks will be shown the way to the
brldge.'n
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1904-04-28
Saves Two From Death.

"Our little daughter had an almost
fatal attack of whooping cough and
bronchitis" writes Mrs. W. X. Havi-
land, Of Armonk, N. Y. "but, when all
other remedies failed, we saved her
life with DR.. Kings New Discovery.
Our niece, who had consumption in an
advanced stage, also used this wonder
full medicine and to-day she is perfect
ly WE'LL" Desperate throat and lung
diseases yield to DR.. Kings New Dis
coyery as to no other medicine on
earth. Infallible for Coughs and Colds.
50c and sl.O0 bottles guaranteed by
Woodbridge s. Purdy. Trial bottles
FREQ
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1904-04-28
BURLINGTON CUTOFF.
May be Ready for Kansas City Traffic
June 10.


The Burlington management Isrush-
ing work along its new St Louis
Kansas City line to complete 1t and
have 10 operation full complement
OF passenger trains between st. Louis
and Kansas City for the volume OF
Exposition business 10 move after
June 15.
Technically speaking, this new line
is going to permit Of d very successful
operation OF through trains, Its maxi
mum grade is but twenty.six feet To
the mile, the maximum curvature one
per cent and OF the new line sixty-four
miles In length between Old Monroe
and Mexico, Mo-, of The total align
ment 92 per cent is tangent. The road
has eighty-iive pound rail- steel
bridges, concrete culvcrts and crushed
rock ballast.
The new line between st. Louis and
Kansas City is approximately 270 miles
long, the Atoms track being used be-
tween Mexico and Kansas City.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1904-04-28
T.;hartv school Clo.es.

School closed at Liberty Friday with
Miss Eva Kanatzar as teacher. A
large crowd listened to pleasing pro-
gramme rendered by the pupils.
Several prizes were given for attend
ance, three pupils having not missed
during the term. A ring was given
to Linnle Watts, cuff buttons to Clar-
ence Huff and Jesse Watts for attend
ance.
Pictures were given to those excell-
ing In composition and copy book
work.
Miss Kanatzer has taught In our
district two years and has given entire
satisfaction.
She has proven to be an efficient,
painstaking teacher. The board would
do well to employ her for another
term. A PATRON.