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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-09

Governor Hayward Tuesday ofterea re-
reward of 500 for the arrest M os o. co. ~.
7. Henderson and Alfred Free, "a od o for
INDIA county. They were wan'eu ~. ro
,ne he killing of NJ. NJ. Morse: "A. "A ar ar
ward "" has also been offered ior 1M,,i Tue Sim
rest wst Of Fred Herbert and wa Mlll ,,ilinr hing
ips ;ns they are wanted for the narter srllins re
oIoo.ivelv. OF o.i, This cluster of fugiuVes
NouhnrrV.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-09

Exnerts from Ceylon have recently
,.;s;ted inpI Tormosa to discover whether a
,,ls .,s,.se lsr,,etable imitation of Formosa
nolona laI, could be made from teas grown
~ Uoiunn mia and Ceylon at such cost tna'
II could be put on the AmslicSn so Hnrmnsa ,
tet X at lower price than the formos'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-09

The Spanisrds. with the exception
Of two who escaped on raft, were
oDn ihiIntod
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-09

A commission for a charter ro,snd sns
n,,Ie.dav ~ issued to the Westmorelaha
nmIg Manufacturing Company vi VI
Gras Grsssnville. The capital stock is to 6e p
G,eo ~ eoN The corporators named are: y.
Sz'yuU, ySlo,t ,no rnorelard and P. c. Westnore-
land A charter has also Deen a;ntIon .S NJ
the Uptown Bowling ,as Assoclae,un, pareraee %
charleston. The Blue Ridge sseSi4Se t,sss aSe
and and Extract Company has notinea I ene .
secretary of State that it mas mauv nd uit a. i
net net increase Of $4,000 in its capi'a'
ctnck
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-09
GeneaI Cotton Market.
Charlotte Cotton Market.

These figures represent prices pal
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-09

1t is believed number OF Connecti-
cut Republicans will spport Judge
Parker.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-09

# was learned Tuesday that the n,
oorsercnce for education in the soutn
will be held in Columbia next Apt.l' -.
Tho information came in a letter to
e.ata superintendent Of Education
startin stace from DR.. Edgar Gardiner Mur. .
phy, the secretary. The eAace cor a'iv Sut If
not not vet been determined upon. pur "nr,1 i
will viii probably be the last week ~ ralpn, Hp, ~.
as st this is the time which suits .Sst SotIh ,he
ni, al hes hest and is about the time that Tue
conference is usually held.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-09

Republican managers are being
wrought up into a rage by the direct
ness of Judge Parker's speeches.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-09

the bandits who killed the cashier
ci bank at Meeteese, Wyo., are sur
in the mountains.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-09

News comes from Union tnat, et
,.nown ] amongst strangers, Miss Brad
ley, le young woman apparently =, Sad 81 y
sen Sea's mornings ~ ago at the home OF a
Mr. NJ" Gibson. of Jacksonville. The sto-
,1i MI is = nitiable one for it seems tnat
10 - woman on Monday, the 17th IN
sns s.ent hod walked all the way from
r.a pnffa1o m Jacksonville. There she
got position in the yarn mill. taart rny
sicie1s said her death was due 10 hea'
failure.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09
RoosevsIt,s South American Policy.

+, The leuer by President Roosevelt
IN Secretary Root and intended 70 oe
rsas AZ the Culan anniversary dinner
On Nav 80. ~sas this remarkable IAN
~If natica shows that il knows
how ~ act win. decency in induSriai
and nolitical matters II il keeps order
and uavs it's Obligations. then u neea
fear no interference from the Onited
States"
Ioseph r. Pulitzer. taking adYan-
tare of the presidents declaration tha'
~ stands on his record" takes mp
ne south American states. shows that
tbav are continually II war and tha'
u thav are overwhelmingly IN DEBT
Then he comments on the showing a'
follows:
!, .Thns vou propose 20 make Us re
, sporsihle Tor foreign debts aggreEa'
,ng si.-sG.4l7.249-m by ~ pe'
> cent than the present bonded natioha
! aart of the United states and TN
: not counting sil9.9s4.ClS Of domesu
D DENTS billions of paper money an
!, hundreds of millions due TO toieis
!, lcitizeus and corporations for subsidies
damages and other claims. You pr
nose 10 have us keep order anon
c nearly 10000 coo people Of nike
snanish. Portuguese Indian and nesr
i blood. divided among twenty sham :
o nnllics which have had al least 81
o revolutions in eighty years. lncide'
o tally you take the chances Of emorol
J. inc rs with several European powel
y In the Caribbean and other island
al No wonder .ou want great army al
$, navy. If the people indnrse your p'
5, lev We shall need them
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09
a GRAVE DANGER. w1

Denomination OF power In the nanos
>, a few men IS one OF the great ohh-
gers 10 popular government. and ,he
defeat ~ the i. Republican machine
wonld 20 a great way toward arrestins
The f,rther development of such com
b,natioas The Republican admins
,r.tio, has taKen no real steps TO ar
rest ,ris concentration. though there
arc laws on the statute book and the
common law 10 prevent H. II rigidiy
enforced. The so-called merger
ltrset slit which Attorney Generai
Knox Instituted IS worthless uhless
l,oilo,vad bv more drastic measures
,rd .sa fact that j p Morgan has
declared for President Roosevelt ana
l,be New York sun. which he controls
is now advocating, his election. though
Formerly denonnc.ng him shows that
Emo merger interests do not fear iur-
l,her legal prose tons BY Mr.. Roose-
welt n he IS elected. Voters who
have been led 10 believe that Mr
Roosevelt is hghting The trusts. espe
lciaIly the railroad and financial com
lbinations. should rememter that he u
directly under obligations TO the grea
!, railroad corporations for tholsanes o
+, miles OF travel in sDecial trains, aa'
(. that the Republican campaign fun'
,s largely furnished by the same II
, erests
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09
THE CONGRESSIONAL OUTLOOK

Representative Babcock. chairman
Of the Republican congressional cam
paign committee. declares that his
marty Is not lighting General Apathy
in this campaign and not since 1883
have the Republicans found conditions
so unfayorable for the congressional
tickets as this year" Continuing, ne
says:
'In each If four different congress
sioual districts we have two Republi-
Gan candidates. and this division oi
strength will almost certainly result
in the elertion OF the Democratic can
di6atcs. ont IN Nebraska our oppo
siticn has ~ ed on the congressional
ticl,et and ", are liable 10 lose some
districts In Indiana we have severa
real contests. and | am not at all sat
isfled with the situation there. Roden
grow down in the East ST. Louis dis
trict and Smith down in Egypt ant
Inrimer M in Chicago may be dc
feated We are more likely 20 los
than gain strength in Illinois.
This interview ought TO stimnlat
Democrats everywhere 10 euor
Mr.. Labcock may have intended tha
those uttrrances should nerve Repn'
lica-s 10 greater exertion and the a
missions may have been made for thi
nnrposc hut. be this as II may. Dem
, crat in this state snorld leave nothir
: undone to cut down the representatic
q In congress from Indiana.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09
,,, ,~nIANA ERInAY SEPTEMBER 9. 1904
ORGANIZE.

wbateyor may be said OF other
OF a campal On. however po-
tent may be the utteTaaees 81 sii'-u
orator in awak ening enthns'aim' ho"
over canvincinr me ar meni that ~
i,,,okes tla one thinT %. prime I'M
,.r,anrn is an oreanikAtlun that
hr.na o.; the entire vote of the con"
~ whatever may ne the snrlacs ~
sications every Democrat sAoule "
taught 10 look upon the result ID ~
vemosr as depending ipon MS pef'
,onil erort in the days that preoel'
tl,. casting OF the vote. whether n
IA county. township or preclhct S'n'
mitieen,an OF whether or net ne y
connected WITH tae organization W
such capacity. the fact that ne y
democrat shnnlA be sufficient IN the
nrosant campaign TO bring into ACTIVITY
sva-v energy that Will tend tc insure
success.
There Is always a class in every par
~ that is content with voting IN
: ticket and when this is done they thihl
their whole duty has been performed
Z Many of them are men of inhuenc
= ana could add materially 70 the intel
l. est of the campaign were they 20 gl'
g their personal efforts in the wnrk
u orpanization. The trouble is that the
i think they are not needed. that thei
q is nothing they can do This Is a MI
,aks that may be fatal in a close cou
ie ~ in fact. has been fatal in coinii'
who're when the polls closed. the par
e mana-ors coula ibck back and $
II. where victory couli have been assnr'
ID II only every nan in the party n
l. done his whole duty.
r Let the present campaign prove
n execution in this regard. Let eve
no democrat from the county chairman
the preclnct worker enter Al once up
OF ,be work Of organization and push
in, til every Democrat is at work for 5
cess County meetings. to"nsl
ar meetings. precinct meetings. are
lly cient factors in sncf work Tor u
a lead TO interchanEs Of thought 20
PIC diclous partition OF the werK. anu
ind intellirent sad thorough e@prt
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

Charles A. Jewett. former speaker
OF the house Of representatives,. who
left the Democratic party in 1896. has
declared for Parker and Davis. In an
interview he said:
Parker and Davis are Democrat
and we're nominated by a Democratic
convention. and it would be very queer
II did not support them. OF course 4
shall vote that ticket. The man who
does not is no Democrat. and ] have
been one ever since ] cast my hFs'
vote for Tilden And it's the same
way with the state ticket. It's n first
class one. and is headed by the leading
Democrat OF the state. From top "a
bottom il is composed Of good men
most Of whom are my personal friends
and three from my district"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09
THE COST OF LIVING
What an intelligent Lanoringman Has
Learned In the Hard School
Of Experience.

An intelligent laborng man, who is
trying To support a family of six writes
the Huntington Ncws-Domocrat IN
criticism of the figures of Carroll y.
Wright. chief of the National Bureau
of Labor. and plainly inumates that
the figures have been juggled to meet
the cxi~encies Of the pending cam
paign gpeaking OF his own expert |
ence. he says
Last year paid s3ol.25 for clots-
ing including hats and shoes. lhlS
was for a family Of six, myself, vile
and four children. an average Of
trine oyer so each. Upon each o'
The articles OF clothing there Is
tar,n duty ayeragrg 50 per cent OF
on the to.rl amount Of my purchase
s1S075. This amount OF slSo1o was
Tho tax lev Il and paid 70 the manu-
factnrers oi the articles purchased by
mo and went TO them as a bonus.
From this slSO75 | received no value
whatever. II was an involuntary con
trlhution on my part TO the mahulao'
rurer of these articles. What had 10
do. every purchaser Of the same goods
was compelled 20 do.
81 believed in 1896 and 1900 that
high protective tariff was necessary
IN order 10 give constant employment
NJ good wages 10 the American work
man and ncnce voted as ! believed
b,t have changed that opinion So
now from experience. that was ms
tatr INC effect that II had on my
self and others situated as ! am ha
.hoon 10 increase the cost OF llVlh
without a corresponding increase
waves Wthoat the tarin woul
bove had sl.y45 Of my earninGs y
only effect has been 70 make me poo
or ont Of me promised full dinh'
nail have lost. by no reason or iau
Of my own. this very tidy sum
.s1sO75. Which in edition 10 me 10
~ 500 hours of labor. makes the su
total Of ss9075 ont Of an Scome
5000 or all hut 30 per cent. Each ye
e,a tho space between what ! g
!. soro and tho cost " living gro
* sr,ailer ard ih another four years
will take all a man can earn 20
tbe ordinary necessities OF lie lot
family.
On that event what can a man
mated As am look forward 20? J ma
~ mn, beon able 70 save anything as
cT~'f from my home for the inirmites
old age. am TO become a hurc
u,on NV chi,arcn They must beco
,bo ware-oarncrs and take my pl'
v a.. .ro ondlees chain ~ hard work. 81
do,ial fruraifty i order TO sup'
as we call g. rnrt IS neiu
cheerful nor 8 1r fnl outlook.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

A mar whose ideals are so wariiKe
that he denounces the industrious.
peace loving Quakers. and whose ao-
miration for the reckless cowboy car
ries him into belittling the farmer.
the laboring man and the mechanic. Is
not one 10 be safely trusted with the
desfinies Of sO.000.O00 people. Con-
seryatism cries out against him ana
the record Of long line OF nlustrious
presidents is a protest against ms
course
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09
Win sunnert Parker.

AB. See. a prominent elevator man
NJ New York. simply expressed Out
loud the sentim ats oi many S'her ne
nublicans who are saying nothins put
doing a lot OF hard thinking. when ne
said. Il never voted Democranc
before. but th.s year the business IN
terests Of the country demand the de-
sea, ~ Roosevelt Nh.le no one aues-
tions his persoHal integrity. stili he Is
unfortunate in the possession OF
rough-riding nature. lie is impetnous
and explosive. aud is regarded by the
hest interests in the country as un
safe If elected president BY vote o.
confidence he IS not The man TO have
,ea.~eme power at his command
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

Do.,,,lscor nro-roritv and ~ocom-
panying high prices that sc atary
Shaw thinks is SO prevalent a. mat
he says is the result OF Rep hca9
p@licies has had disastrous e ,ct 10
Iowa. when business is good peo-
ple are prosrerors It would NJ rally
-. ~ mat ,he hanks wo.4 par
ticipate in the prosperity. but u lswa
1, seems TO be the reverse. even
bankers have taken their lives II ina
state during the past seven monihs
and all their banks have been ioun'
unou examination TO be hopele essiy ID
solvent
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09
ROOSEVELT As A FREE TRADER

1rsI
President Roosevelt s''''.l gu -
politics as an art-pro. .'"l'"''s, anu -
yored The BOLTON oi " ial.n up','s
Re Joined "a free trace o'h ~
York aAd crat'alel
lurins Ell '.c inN' "
pf the assembly ana nh,i '''' "
nomination 81 Jan
1884
In the ta ri Tho res IL. hen'"H'
! hor Roosevelt VIII aih"hs
hings, in r~lrd 20 me '-F'n aS '''
lows.
political eco2om's's nave p'e'"
generally agreed ihtt p'u' e
lyicions ln lnt'r! anu 'iin4N' ?"
tice, bri u tnt mayor " "a ~"
IN interest ".sn y. ana = ais1's -.
themselves, ihe.t ia y" ''''s
Why they a1nnlh ncl N' A.ifNe" ~ E.
The exper nenl 20 'Nfr near ~ ",
tent. The troN' ie j. '''''''
does AFFECT only iAeHiS' es' .
1928 the eFil vas iseil-@i's
ed on acco NV ol ms uneH'".
4 which the proposed W" "D"'u g.. a.,
b different e ,tioAs. y bli POI ~" ~
eft the re- 81 INC couh,iE' N.' = ~
K doubta-ly ""rN''A Ieai 'h'
s. planter states. ana eH
small ground 10Y "u uiuei 'la' LII,
~ tation over w. ftS"n 'Ae''D
20 have been SO iAie9S' m +,
eo AGAIN IN speaN'n. - ''
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

John Worth Kern. Democratic nom
inoe for governor las been prominent
IN the political and business HE +"
Indiana for many years, and harn''
now needs any Introduction to th'
noo,Ia ~ this county He is native
Of Indiana. is proud of her past ana hei
strides toward future pre-cmihehcs
and when elected sovsrL y VIII lehe
the impetus of prog cssive zeal ahoI
honest state pride TO tie efort 10 brlht
4 greater development OF her resources
and make her conspicuous among he'
sister states.
Mr. Kern began the practice or law
In Howard county when nineteen year,
OF age. and surrounded by KepuDh
cans and often urged To cast his lot
tunes with the majority, he hello 'as'
10 his Democratic principles and ha'
a1wavs voted with that party fol
twelve wears he was city attorney O
Kokomo but when elected reporter o
the supreme court in 1881 he removed
$ - ludianavolis where he has sine
: resided In 1892 he was elected
7 state senator and was at once reeoe
I pized AS the leader Of his party In ina
4 bodv From 1897 10 1901 he held ~
important position Of city attorney VI
n der Mayor Tagrart. position that 81
u ahled him 10 demonstrate a proioun
IT knowledue OF the law and one whic
n ala much 10 hr'ng his talents into pu
is lie notice. In 400 he was the nomin'
II Of his party for governor and made
iy brilliant canvass of the state. NJ
* Kern Is a fluent talker. earnest IN ma
ner. bold in evpression and Jealous
u every worn that he undertakes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09
[yTFAlh0hNcE
Par,ia. Rsco.d6 sc LIST LEGISLATURE
Shows az !rclea.e u S9o.0oU tor
O,.iclal So les and Expenses.

Year by year the Rep iblicgA les'S'a
mres arc becoming more ana hois
,areless in aDpropri0tiEg the MONEY
Of the people. and the session ol l'o'
stands out with special prominence
iu This respect folr new positions
we're created. with salary Attachments
and the increases over two years DC
,ore aggregate the enormous sum %
sg51lc7S. This se.cts osly 70 oll'e'
and Office expenses and does no' 10
,lude many app oprations, the neces
sity for which may be seriously ques
toned. Here Is tho list OF increases
made al a single session.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

with the Indiana Republicans pay
Ing OF the state debt with money "niVh
comes into the treasury through law
they denounced. and the national party
polnting to prosperity when wages are
being reduced. men being thrown pu,
~ work and prices constantly ON the
un.grade. the average voter should not
nnd il difficult 20 make choice thiS
wear
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

~ ce~s.Nr h''-' N, w0re rs co..
a,.,,t ~ ~ .-,ss~ X, t.n v+"e presideact
:. re 's cerlLr thst he now has
national lob. he w I'd not wait WI
,r,or ,he election &c ros'gn. and y
s,,...rr.ssman Vamcrway had similar
c,,,rdcnce n tho 'nt"re. he would no'
he the party nominee in the First az
t,,ct but wonid crphne himself whoii'
IN lining MP feder,l ofilce-holders 10
The control OF legislative conventicri
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09
The Journal VS.. HanIy.

On January. .. 1899. when the Re-
nublican legislative caucus was..abput
- assemble 10 nominate candidate
,or senator. TIE indianapolis Journal.
which Mr.. Fairbanks afterward ac-
ouired and then sold leaving that par
~ without is old-time organ. re.erred
10 the lavish display Of money aoou,
the Hauly headquarters. ard said tha'
his claim N being the poor mans
candidate" was not genuine II me
Iour,al we're in existence today
could truly saw the same thing.
Speaking OF Frank Hanlys canal
ldacv for 'ho senatorial nomination IN
1899. yhs indianapolis Jorraal- no"
ldaf,rct through the courtesy OF Sena-
tor Fairbanks TO George F. McCMlcch.
said Devoted as 1t Is to what IL
, co,scientiouslv believes 70 be the best
interests ~ the Republicans % lndi-
ana il concieves IL 20 be its present
duty 70 saw frankly and for what "
may 10 worth that Mr. Hanlv sho'td
!, not he named as the caucus nominee
: sor senator His services 10 the mar
Nv 40 not Justify his selection. Eithe'
= n the four gentlemen who o1Dose hin
has rendered the part mNch srea,e
and longer service. HIS claim 10 %
ing the poor mans candidate Is no
Il sustained bv the lavish disnl@v bein
- made IN his behplf. His political or
:. torical and professional attainment
I. are surpassed N each case by som
= one Of his compettors. no one OF vho'
has ever demanded or received nn7
cial compensation for whatever M
II NAV have gwen in the way Of car
major, afnr. 4"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

"a vote for Republican state ami
legislative candidates is vote against
the state debt" Is the Republican slo-
ran In this campaign Yet the Repuo-
lican legislators voted against the tar
law n rssl. the state convention In
1892 denounced II and the party made
It's campaign of 'h-t year on money
furnished by corporations with the un-
Outstanding that the ~ ~"Hiid re re
pealed II the Republ c"-ne INTO
mower. This is the rur~ that they
now ask the people 70 indcFse-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

An alleged "ra.lwly Employees In
dependeni Political Ieagle of Amer
lea" affects h Ao business IT Indianap-
.ous Gre .lors sent CIT by the
league" a-e unsigned. and i has no
headquarters except II "Lochoox lle.
OF course us "a silly attempt q me
Republ,arn me~arcrs 70 get in touch
with railroad men audl attefnp. 10 In
anerce thorn ~-'fh Unsigned literature
aeuouncin- P.r.er Whether a mar
Is Een~.1 te- o- Democrat. he VII
resent sucl ,.hois 70 influence M
vote Ever, rrx~.'- siblc man. WIT
Aas an~.r,-g "a s~y cays IL over hi
signature ord c the coward am
knave ~es~-ts - Unsigned dcnnncia
ton Of caa dates.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

Senator Fairbanks is clinging TO one
office while running for another. aad
James A. Hemenway is candidate
both for congress and the United
States senate Graft mas become sucn
a fixture in the Republican party that
even It's leaders grab at the future
while holding desperately TO the pres
ent's cmoluments.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09
rndor the whin and spnr of publil

Under the whip and sprr OF public
opinion that the trusts needed cn-hing.
the 57th congress appropriated $500
900 for the department Of jus &c TO
use for that purpose Nearly two
years have elapsed since that appro-
prlation was made and less than $780,
600 has been expended. The money
spent was used by Attorney General
Knox IN having some other LAWYERS
who are notoriously not trust busters
TO fight the trusts. OF course under
those circumstances no trust has been
disturbed since the appropriation was
made. Mr.. Knox. Just before the cor
pora.ion elected him for United states
senator Of that state. said there was
no intention by the administration ol
running amuck" against the trusts
Attorney General Moody, who succeed
cd Knox. seems TO be running In th'
same rut. and the trusts are more op
nressIve than before ccTGross nrro
nriated the money TO fight n 2. !
NAV be said that President Re- evel
comrlacently approves this do-1othin
policy
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

The srst forgery OF the campairn
,ccurs ,n the use OF General John
Coburn's name to circular urging oia
soldiers TO vote for Roosevelt The
circular IS issued by an alleged Camp
Of Veterans" one Of whom. at least.
Is employed In the pension once.
General Coburn says his name Is used
uithou, authority. and the signature
IS. therefore. a forgery