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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-09
HILLS UNTRUTHFUL CHARGE
sfabrication with Which He Opened
the New York Campaign.

To line up TO his own record and that
of his party associates, David Bennett
Hill opened the Democratic campaign at
the Agricultural Fair at Deposit. New
York. with a plain, common, or garden
falsehood OF the ''pusley" variety. This
fabrication is to the effect that Theo-
dore Roosevelt declared when he took
the oath, after President Mckinley's
assassination. that he would not look
for the Presidential nomination from his
party.
This story is not true. At the time
when President Roosevelt was taking
upon his shoulders the heavy duties laid
upon him by Mci\inley's tragic death he
was thinking only of the immediate re-
sponsibilities of the moment, and, as all
observed who saw him, he was talking
not at all The crafty old schemer OF
Wolfert's Roost, looking, in vain. for
some weak spot in the Presidents career,
has had to fall back upon bald untruth
for his first shot at the candidate whose
character for aight-forward- probity
all men admire.
And if the story were true, what OF it :?
Nothing that has been said or done
marks so clearly the weakness of the
Democratic assault upon Roosevelt as
this pueriie charge of Hill. 1t would
be too trivial for comment except for
the poverty Of material it indicates. \
popgun is not a dangerous weapon. eX-
cept TO the man who uses it. and thus
reveals how ridiculonsiy inadequate are
his arms OF defense and offense.
Hills speech, after he had fired his
popgun at Roosevelt. was shutting and
haltiag enough, touching the tariff and
gold standard issues, to form tit CON
FINANCE Of his opening shot. When
he charged upon the Republican party a
tendency toward socialism he reached the
climax OF absurdity. With few maun-
derings over the questions already set
tied by the Republican party, and fran
tic claiming of credit for such Democrats
as have worked with the Republicans in
default of ability to do anything in their
own party. the Wolfert's Roost nissan
thrOpe brought his speech to a close.
What the farmers and townspeople OF
New York who listened to Hills speech
thought, and said, can be imagined. How
they will vote will be shown early next
November. Ii anything can weaken the
cause of the Democrats it is such
speeches as the one with which Hill has
opened the campaign.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-09
ONCE is ENOUGH.
Country Wants No More Disastrous In
reference with Beneficent Policies.

Rochester IN. " Post Express.)
"We can't do any harm because there
is Republican Senate" pleads Judge
Parker
The same plea was made by the Demo
Gratis in 1884 and very unwisely the
country made favorable response
There was then a Democratic President
Democratic House, and a Republican
Senate; consequently divided response
bility and an unsatisfactory administra-
ton. In 1888 Cleveland was beaten be-
cause OF mis- free trade message In 1892
he made another appeal to the country
He didn't have a fair chance before; the
Senate was Republican, and blocked
these glorious measures for the relief Of
the common people which Democratic
craftsmanship had planned if the
electors would only put the Democrats
into full control of the Federal govern
ment a reign of unparalleled prosperity
would be inaugurated. Again the people
responded. and a Democratic President.
Democratic House, and Democratic
Senate were elected For the first time
since the Civil war the Democrats had
the opportunity TO do as they pleased.
What was the result? Blunders in every
direction. the greatest of which were
increases in the public debt, issues of
bonds 10 pay running expenses, and
such a crazy revision OF the tariff as
plunged the country into a tremendous
industrial panic, closing shops and fac
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-09

tories and throwing hundreds of thou
sands of men out of work.
Now the Democrats are trying to play
the old game. They want the Presidency
to begin with. Ii they get it, there will
be an inharmonious administration with
divided responsibility. Then the Demo
cats will plead for full control. and If
they get it there will be another dis
astrous Interference with the policies I'M
der which the country has prospered,
and another industrial panic. We can
judge of the future only by the past,
and the past shows that ii is unsafe to
trust the Democratic party.
The American people have good
memories. They gave the Democracy
full swing, made an experiment. and
paid an awful price. They are not go
ing to do it again.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-09
AS TO WAR LORDS.
Roosevelt Has Courage to DO Things
that Should BE Done.

From sheer want Of political ammuni-
ton the Democrats. lacking other re-
course. are abiding to President Roose-
welt as War Lord" and undoubtedly
will do SO until the end of the campaign.
All right. We HAVE WAR Lord !"
from one point of view--that is, we have
man who takes the initiative and does
things.
Our WAR Lord is going to built a
canal across the Isthmus of Panama,
with the enormous machinery at his com
mand now. aud which we are going to re-
new to him again for four years after
Nov. s. He is going to dig a ditch be-
tween the oceans and add SO enormously
to the welfare of the American public
that words may not well express it. They
call him a WAR Lord because he does
things Through his initiative such leg
islation has been accomplished that with
in the next four years vast regions, now
deserts, will be great farms upon which
American people will be prosperous and
happy There is your WAR Lordp'
BY the way, speaking of WAR Lords, 7"
who was it who had the keen perception
OF individuality which sent Dewey to the
Orient when the Spanish war cloud be
gan to have a certain denseness? Who
was it that exhibited the remarkable per-
ception, almost violating the orders Of
his superiors. in directing that the swift
and strong cruiser Olympia should be re-
tanned where it could do the most good
We are under the belief that our War
Lord" is called a War Lord simply
because he has tact and perception and
far-speing good sense and that when he
sees a thing ought to be done he does it.
Quite aside from all this it has oc-
CURED to several million American citi-
zens that Theodore Roosevelt is. at bot
tom. a sound. conservative and thought
ful American-perhaps at heart the most
conservative OF all of our men of affairs.
but having the nerve and courage to do
at once what he thinks ought to be done.
AS TO his charge at San Juan Hill,
Republicans have no apology.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-09
Voter. win Have to Guess.

Judge Parker's letter OF acceptance Is
promised on or about September IL
some seven weeks before election day.
The American voters WILL therefore,
have less than two months in which to
make up their opinion as to a presiden-
tial candidate "plucked from the worm
hole Of obscurity," by David b. Hill,
and then only from statement of views
whose authorship they can only guess.
Nothing he has ever done, said or writ
ten affords the slightest inkling of his
capacity to write State paper, choose
A cabinet or steer a canatboat. much
less the ship OF State of the greatest
republic on earth.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-09
A WORD TO RAILROAD MEN.
Republican Policies Brought Employ
ment and Good Wages.

hfCut anu 1OOu w ages
On Oct 20. 1898, in the second year of
his administration. President Mckinley
delivered an address to the allied organ
izations of railroad employees in Chicago,
in which he said:
What you want, what we all want, Is
business prosperity. When we have that
you have something to do. When we have
it not. then you Idle There few
'empties now on the side tracks so there
are few railroad men unemployed The
more you use the freight car the oftener
you see the pay car.
The year preceding the election of Mr..
Mckinley was period OF the hardest
times ever experienced in this country.
Never was there time when the peo-
pie of the United States We're sutferin;
under greater financial. commercial and
industrial distress than during the period
named This condition was the result
OF a Democratic administration and
Democratic policies.
The railroad business suffered with
every other. Many roads went into the
hands OF receivers. The transportation
business fell off as never before. Ths
side tracks We're filled with empty cars
and the roads competed for the littls
business there was at ruinous rates. More
railroad men We're out of employment
than ever before.
The election of Mckinley and the pas
sage of the Dingley tariff law was fol-
lowed by a wonderful revival of pros
perity in which the railroads shared In
October, 1898 when President Mckin.
ley delivered the speech in Chicago from
which the above quotation is made, rail.
road employees We're more fully employed
and better paid than ever before. The
railroads We're unable to carry the freight
that was Offering and were earning more
money than ever before. This is not an
unsupported statement Here is what
Dun's Review of Dec. 81. 1898, said:
Gross earnings of all railroads In the
United States reporting for the year 20 date
are 81. l03. O10. 595. or 40 per cent over
last year. Roads reporting include all tue
large systems for the greater part OF the
year, and embrace a total OF lo2. la3 miles,
more than four-fifths of the mileage Of the
country. The last preceding big year was
1892, and then rares were on Il much higher
scale than this year. and the same volume
of earnings represented relatively smaller
volume of tonnage. Earnings this year ara
nearly per cent over 1872.
This prosperity, the result Of Republic
can policies and Republican admins
tration, continued year after year. There
was not a railroad in the United States
that did not experience the benefits of
it. What railroad man would bring
back the times that preceded Mckin-
ley's election?
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-09

The farmer gets the benefit Of protec-
ton in the improved home market. With
general prosperity in manufacturing, in
mining. in transportation and in all lines
Of business, the consumption among all
classes OF consumers is increased, and
the farmer gets good prices for all his
products. Silent mills and factories and
general stagnation of business cause de-
creased consumption and the farmer suf-
fers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-09

the election Of William Mckinley. They
naturally support Theodore Roosevelt,
the man who was McKinley's associate
in that campaign and who has carried
out his policy with honest fidelity More
Democrat newspapers are coming and
with them a host Of men who have the
courage Of their convictions and follow
the flag
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-09

At one time the politicians were involv-
ed in a dispute as to whether the con
stitution followed the flag or the flag
followed the constitution. The question
is no longer worrying the people of the
United States or those of the Philippines,
Porto Rico, Hawaii and Cuba. 1t has
been demonstrated beyond a doubt that
peace and content follow the flag. aud
this, after all, is more important to the
people concerned than any constitutional
audible
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-09
REPUBLICAN RECRUITS.
Democrats Deserving Their Party Be
cause of Its Managers.
(Grand Rapids Herald

tOIdnu ho PihS AAci
New accessions 10 the Republican
newspaper ranks are always welcome,
and they are coming this year thick and
fast, notable among them being some of
the oldest Democrat papers in the land.
1t is another Of the omens that bode i'll
to Judge Parker and his party, not be-
cause he is personally incapable. but be-
cause his managers who muzzled him
before nomination and emasculated his
speech of acceptance later, are men
whose records reek with incidents they
dare not openly avow and could not
themselves carry If made the nominees.
Millions Of the noblest men in Ameri-
ca are Democrats, patriots good and
true, who respond to their country's call
In emergencies and hasten to its defense.
These men place principle before party
and back up with their voices and votes
the newspapers protesting against dan
serous conditions when in any party
they appear. Such Democrats aided In
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-09
Combines All that Is Great and Good

(Fr0m Ehhu ROOTS Convention Speech.l
Honor, truth. courage. purity of life,
domestic virtue, love OF country, loyalty
to high ideal, all these combined with
active intelligence, with learning, with
experience in affairs, with the conclusive
proof of competency afforded by wise
and conservative things already done
and great results already acheved-al
these we bring to the people with an
other candidate, Theodore Roosevelt"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-09

SO David b. Hill has announced his
intention OF retiring from politics Jan
uary /, 1908. regardless of the result of
the National or State elections" David
Is only sixty years old, but this deter
mination indicates that he is already
weary of the Sisyphean labor OF rolling
dead weight up the White House hill.
'"Tis the sunset of life gives us mysti-
cal lore,
And coming events cast their shadows
before"
But a sanguine soldier never begins
unbuckling his armor on the eve OF a
battle.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-09

philadelphia Inquirer9


But even granting that Parker tags
along behind Roosevelt on the gold issue,
how safe is he on that great question OF
the tariff? He is neither safe nor
sound. He might not turn the country
upside down on the money standard, but
he would tear ii from end to end when
IL came TO revising the tariff.
Cleveland was perfectly sound on gold.
but he was unsafe and insane on tariff
reform"
Cleveland stood for the free soup
house on every corner to keep the work
ingman from starvation.
Parker stands for precisely the same
condition.
What is there in the closed mill and
the suffered factory that should so APP
peal to the people as to send manufac-
turing States like Connecticut and New
Jersey over to the Democracy and render
Illinois and Indiana debatable?
The evidences of an insane stampede
to Parker are not visible.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-09

eve are neither the friend of the
rich man such, nor the friend of the
poor man as suchJ and we intend that
all men, rich and poor alike, shall
obey the law alike, ana rec live it's pro-
lection alike. From Rooseyelt's address st
Cincinnati September Both 1909.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-09
First Voters.

Have You read Secretary John Hays
reasons why the first voters should vote
the Republican ticket this fall? II not.
send for it. Apply to chairman of your
State Committee or direct to Republican
National Committee, Auditorium, Chi
capO
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-09

In an address before the Ohio Society
OF fiew York on March 3, 1900. Presi-
dent Mckinley said: "They who allege
the existence OF policy of Imperialism
are simply men who have no confidence
in the virtue or capacity or high purpose
or good faith of the American people"
This is as true now as when it was first
ntfared
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-09

The best appeal the Democrats are
making to the country is based on their
promise not to disturb the Republican
legislative achievements.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-09

nOur country 80 growing better, not
worse. Hon. G. w. Fairbanks, ~ Baldwin,
Kas., June Z, 1901
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-12
Justice Of the Supreme Court.

The only aspirant for associate JUS
tice for the supreme court from this
county is Henry Clay Selheimer, who
was a valuable member of the con.
stitutional convention of 1901. Sec.
tional or district lines cannot readily
be drawn II the case of nominations
for our highest court, but no Alabam.
ian will cast vote he will regret il he
votes for Mr.. Selheimer. There are
other good aspirants, and Mr.. Sci
heimer is the peer of any of them.
It should in fact be a matter of con-
graduation that good lawyers, thirteen
in number, are aspirants for the seven
nomination to the supreme court to
be named in April It is a dignified
contest, anu the best il the state are
none too good Tor places in our CHIEF
court. Mr.. Selheimer of Birmingham
is a worthy member of the list of thir
teen--a good lawyer wherever he sits
and man who would be an honor to
the state IL he should be selected to
sit in our supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-12
TEE TWO wILEYs.

From the Washington Post
Representative Ariosto A. Wiley of Ala
bama refers to Representative William H.
Wiley of New Jersey as his cousin" and
indeed 1t Is not certain but what the two
congressman are relatives. They often
have interesting exchanges in correspon-
dence and conversation. arising from the
fact that their mail sometimes gets mixed.
The following letter. dated February Z,
was received yesterday by Maj. Wiley
from his Alabama cousin:
Inclosed letter from Mr. -, herewith
submitted, is self-explanatory. AS I have
not introduced a bill to make diploma
in dentistry valid in all the states" you
must be the enterprisng and diplomatic
Wiley who knows how, with "a fine Ital-
ian hand" to pull the votes of the den
lists in your district without pay while
they are pulling the teeth of your con-
stituents 'for hire and reward"
Say. what sort of a fellow are you? Do
you want the earth? 1t takes nearly all
my time answering letter about matters
which you have stirred up in the house.
With kind regards.
Devotedly. your cousin.
A. A. WILEY.
The bill referred to is the one which
Mr. Wiley reported from the District of
Columbia committee, and which passed
the house. 1t provides for uniformity in
the requirements for admission to the
practice of dentistry in the states and the
District of Columbia, and for an inter-
change of licenses, etc.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-12
Maps of the Far East.

Maps of the far east are very much
in demand these days. said a man who
observes current affairs. Nearly all the
papers are devoting space to charts sup
posed to give a correct idea of the scene
of operations In the far east so there Is
no excuse for anyone remaining ignorant
of that particular part of the globe where
the eyes of the world are now conferred
But maps are small matters compared
to the names of battleships officers and
towns. In the course of a day one hears
one port pronounced half a dozen ways.
while Russian ships are simply out of the
question Most people pronounce at them
and let 1t go at that. The Tsarovitch and
one or two other ships in the Russian
navy are not so very hard to pronounce,
but it is best not to attempt the name
of Japanese cruiser.
"At best the war will be very educa-
tive for persons on this side Of the world
and 1t Is safe to say that people in gem
eral know more about Korea and Japan
now than they ever did before. From the
looks of things the war is also teaching
the Russians few things. among others
that the laps are fighters to be reckoned
with only after due elaboration"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-12
Triumph of Pie.

The Black and Tans walked over
the PROSTATE forms of the Lily Whites
at the recent meeting of the Alabama
Republican State Executive committee,
and the power of pie again stands ex-
emplified, not to say indicated. In
Alabama the pie counter Is potent, and
it has been said that it is not alto
gether powerless in other states. How
ever 1t may be in other states, it in
sures a walkover in Alabama when
ever showdown is brought on. The
Lily Whites were present, but they
were as tame and spiritless, as they
had once been fierce and boastful. The
war spirit had departed from them.
The resolutions passed endorsing
President Roosevelt and his board of
esteemed referees were not nearly SO
important and significant, as was the
resolution taking from Chairman Well
man the power to receive and super
wise the credentials of delegates to the
May convention, and comforting that
power upon Secretary Steele and
committee Of six, every member of
which is Black and Tan, as is Secre-
tary Steele. Long live the republic:
The glory of the Lily Whites has de-
parted, and the triumph of the pie
counter is complete and final
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-12
MONUMENT FOR EMMA LAZARUS.
From the Memphis Scimitar

from the memphis Scimtar.
America as a general thing takes so
little interest in the erection of monu-
ments, and especially of monuments to
women, that the movement now on foot
to commemorate in marble the life OF
Emma Lazarus is as commendable as II
is unusual. The fact that the idea orig
mated with Memphis women gives the
plan an added interest and awakens in
the hearts of Memphis citizens pardon
able amount of pride in the progressive
spirit of the gentler sex. The Salon Circle
is composed of many of the most cultured
and ambitious Jewish women of the city.
and the broadness of their spirit finds its
best proof in their recognition of the abll-
ity and goodness of another woman.
1t has been several years since Emma
Lazarus, still young and strong and full
of hope for the amelioration of the hard
life of immigrant Jews, laid down her life
in the interest of her work in New York,
but her influence is still potent. her exam
pie still alive, her philanthropic plans still
palpitant in the hearts of her followers.
Her writings were as firm. as virile as
her charity work, and are. too, monu-
ments to her great character. But last
ing as these are, they have not the force
fulness in imparting lessons that chiseled
marble has. nor do they leave as lasting
Impressions upon the young mind.
Though the location of the monument
has not yet been decided, the Salon Circle
is sanguine of success, and their rendi-
ton of THE Mikado' Wednesday even
ing will fulfill the twofold mission of
helping on a good cause and at the same
time give the Memphis people an artistic
treat