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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04
EVIDENCE OF WEAKNESS.

The weak side of a losing campaign
is shown by silly speeches and docu-
ments in greater degree than most
people imagine and the more desper-
ate the situation becomes the more
insistent and desperately do cam
paign managers play with absolutely
established facts and seek to mislead
voters whom they must imagine to
he weak of intellect if they think that
their arguments and assertions are
being needed A remarkable evidence
of this paucity of fact and weakness
of argument is shown in the demo
cratic management of the campaign
in the Third congressional district,
and If Mr. McKillip expects to have
any votes at all he should promptly
and effectively set about to overcome
the influences that his fool friends
have injected into the fight. They
have manner peculiarly their own
of getting at the voters, but the mat.
ter that they are bringing to their at
tention is laughable in the sight OF
intelligent men.
One of their stock documents is an
appeal for the votes of rural carriers
This must be credited with one
shrewd point. 1t is assumed that the
carriers will be for President Roose
welt because they are republicans, but
the document smoothly tries to show
that while Roosevelt is all right re
publican congress is all wrong and in
every district the carriers are urged
TO support the democratic nominee
II alleges that the republican congress
has not fairly treated the rural car
riers, but the foolish part of the prop
osition is that they should be asked
to expect justice at the hands of 8
democratic house and a republican
senate and president, when common
sense teaches them that nothing car
be done in the way of new Legislation
where different parties control differ
ent branches OF the government. Il
is urged that the republicans hav,
done nothing for the rural carriers
disregardful of the fact that the rura
delivery system was established b,
the republicans and that the wage:
have once been raised by the repub
licans since the law was passed
While it is true that the rural carrier:
are not paid sufficiently large sal
airy for their work, It is most sill,
argument to assume that their wage.
will be raised by democratic con
gress when it is proposed by the dem
ocrats to cut off the revenues by re
ducing the tariff and reduce the eX
penses of the government all alon,
the line. The republicans have beer
charged with extravaganza, and /
there is an increased expenditure
over previous administrations that in
crease comes in the money that is be
ing paid the rural carriers, in the in
creased pension money paid the vet
Grams of the war of the rebellion, 4
the money that has been set aside fo
the irrigation of the arid lands of tn
west, in the appropriations for tn
construction of a Panama canal, i
the building of the new navy and tn
construction of coast defenses. TIL
democrats are to go in for econom!
Can the rural carriers imagine for
moment that they will draw increase
pay when there are reductions a
along the line?
IN the Third district the number {
carriers have been increased from TO
10 TO 1G0 during the past two year
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04

in congress and it is everywhere ad-
mitted that this district never had a
more loyal representative. He has
his constituents. No man doubts his
ability any more than his rugged hon
esty.
1t looks very much as If Mr.. McKil-
lip is trying to obtain votes under
false pretenses.-Fremont Tribune.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04

The balance of this week should be
a busy one for the party workers and
voters who are interested in the sue
cess of the republican ticket. The
only chance the republicans have of
losing is to feel so certain of the re-
suit being right that they will not get
out to vote or work for their party
ticket.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04

Jack Koenigsten's friends may as
well begin now to congratulate him
upon his election to the Office of coun-
ty attorney in Madison county, be.
cause he is just as good as elected
right now. He has no opposition, the
democratic nominee having with
drawn from the ticket.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04

Those who look for the names Of
Roosevelt or Parker on the ballots
viii be disappointed, To vote for
these gentlemen it is necessary to
vote for the electors who represent
them in this state, and they are shown
only by the names of the party by
which they were placed in nomination,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04

When once liberated within your
system, it produces a most wonder
full effect. It's worth ones last dollar
to feel the pleasure of life that comes
by taking HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. The Kiesau Drug Co.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04

If there were many elections with
ballots as long as those of this year,
the average voter could soon supply
himself with enough to paper the
house by saving one each year.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04

not so overwhelming as to be discour-
aging, and it may be expected that
the Nebraskans will brace up for the
next contest and sweep the field clean
of honors.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04

'If' woman ever gets so home
ly" she isn't worth looking at. she'd
better take HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea. Brings back the bloom of
youth. S5 cents, tea or tablets.
The Kiesau Drug Co.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04

Fay and Morton, comedians, gun
manipulators, baton spinners, jugglers
and club swingers, cause continuous
laughter and applause with Beach &
Bowers minstrels.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04

Free trade is better for England
than any country in the world, because
it comes nearer to consuming more
than it produces, than any other coun-
try. The United States is a producing
nation as certainly as England is a
consuming nation, and protection
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04

u II. Snowden, st. Paul.-Wife was
sick for years, nothing did any good
until we used HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea. Now she's strong and
healthy. 35 cents. Tea or tablets.
The Kiesau Drug Co.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04

Farmers Of Nebraska have every
reason to anticipate another year of
splendid prosperity If there is nothing
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04

Minnesota took a game from the
Nebraska university team of football
athletes, but they didn't get it in a
walk and the score was so close as
to leave very slight margin for the
northerners. If the Cornhuskers had
possessed a little more weight, the
Gophers would certainly have met an
other defeat, such as Nebraska has
given to them a couple of times since
it sprung up into prominence in the
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04
should be its policy without doubt and
continuously

The ballot is to be about six feet
long and voters should see that every
foot Of it stands up and shouts for
Roosevelt and Republicanism. This
can be done by placing one simple lit
tie mark in the ring at the top of the
ballot where it says republican
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04

For representative, Twenty third dis
triCt-
y. w. RICHARDSON, Battle Creek
For attorney
JACK KOEN1GSTElN, Norfolk.
For commissioner, Third district
JOHN HARDING, Meadow Grove
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I Ol,nty.

For state senator Eleventh district
DIR. J. j. WILLIAMS, Of wayne,
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unrrnIICNN TICKEr.
National,

T1lGOpOEE ROOSEVELT, New York
For Vice President
CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS. Indiana
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Want ads telephoned to The News
up until 2 o'clock will get in that days
paper.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04

For Congressman Third District -
J. J MCCARTHY. ruuca.
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MrEKlN Nnws-JOUnNAL,

Entered at the postotllcc at Norfolk,
Neb., as second class matter
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-01

less to give up i'll response to the lmpe-
rious master who is responsible for their
sad condition to-day, and in whom, de-
spite their sufferings, they will place inn
plicit faith Their loyalty is marvellous.
The extent to which they have beg
CARED themselves is shown by n tour Of
that portion of Zion City in which dwell
the poorer workingmen and laborers. 1t
is bleak, desolate place i'll winter, for
the settlement rambes over q great, I'M
protected prairie that slopes to the
marshy shore of Lake Michigan, and is
open to the severe winds that come from
the north or east from over the big in
land sea.
Hundreds of the poorer families, the
persons employed in the big factories
men and women-live i'll the bleakest
part of the town, on the outskirts to-
ward the west the middle of the great
prairie The homes of many of these
toilers are mere apologies for dwellings,.
The walls of many are merely strips of
tarred paper nailed to slender wooden
frames. But, worse than these shan
ties are the habitations of other Zlonltes,
simply frail canvas tents, with barely
room for Il stove to cook on and pallet
or shakedown. Still others, and they are
fairly numerous, are combinations Of
tents and sheds, crudely constructed and
barely strong enough to withstand the
force of an ordinarily strong wind.
What contrast TO the wretched
makeshift of his lowly followers arc the
conditions enjoyed by Dowie's deacons
and leaders, and the fine luxury with
which the general overseer has encom-
passed himself! The elijah Hospine,
where some of Dowie's councillors and
leaders live. is q commodious structure,
the equal Of many OF the pretentious ho-
tells in Chicago. Shiloh House, the resi-
dence of DR.. Dowie, is a thrce-story dou-
BILE. structure Of brick and wood, man
sion that would be considered Jpropri-
ate in the most aristocratic esidence
quarter of Chicago. 1t contains over o
score of commodious rooms, furnished in
positive luxury, with all the modern con-
yeniences to be found i'll the homes of the
wealthy. Electricity and gas are used
for illumination and for other purposes.
OF servants there are fully score, all
in livery. In the rear of Shiloh House
is large stable, in which are kept sew
cral stylish carriages and six horses Of
| high breed.
Despite the threatening aspect of at
fairs, the loyalty of Dowie's followers to
the reincarnated Elijah has not weaken
cd in the least, and those who have given
up all they have weep because they can
make no further sacrifices. having strip
ped themselves of absolutely everything
on which money could be realized.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-01

precedented in the American iron in.
dustry" Yet it says that not only did
the stock of unsold iron greatly in
crease during November, but that for
the first week in December there was
still further falling off in production.
If, as has heretofore been supposed,
the iron ana steel industry is the
barometer of business, then a great in
dustrial storm will soon be upon us.
OF course, those who choose to do
so can accept the interested optimistic
vaporings of their Republican states
men and discard the disinterested
warnings Of our great trade and labor
journals and of our financial and COM
mercial authorities. This Is q free
country and n man need not put roof
on his house il he doesn't think there
will be any more rain. Time will tell
who are right.-Byron W. Hall.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-01
Our perplexed President.

When the tariff Is being discussed
everywhere and when it is expected to
be the question at issue between the
two great parties next year, we should
naturally expect to find some recon-.
incubation on this important subject
in the Presidents message. 1t con-
tains not word to guide us; it does
not even mention the word tariff"
Why? Has the President no opinions
or ideas on this question, or is he
afraid to talk on it? Is he undecided
in his mind and is he hesitating to
jump either towards protection or free
trade?
\ year and a half ago he was talk
ing tariff revision and tariff commits
sion. Last spring he left off talking
on both of these subjects and was re-
ported to have joined the "stand-pat-
ters,' after conference at the White
House with representatives of the Pro-
tective Tariff League, just before he
started on his western trip. Is he 81
lent because the protected interests
told him then that If he continued to
talk tariff revision they would defeat
him for the nomination next year, as
was reported?
Back in the eighties Mr.. Roosevelt
was a member of the Golden Club Of
England and of the Free Trade League
of New York City. 1t was said that
in some of his speeches he expressed
Il willingness to die for free trade. Is
lie silent because his free trade ideas
are returning to haunt him and to
make him undecided? Is it not clear
to him that, with the great protected
trusts of to-day preying upon us, pro
lection is now far more Of q curse than
it was fifteen or twenty years ago? Is
the great steel trust making itself SO
obnoxious that he is silently consider
ING n special message advising the re-
moyal of all tariff duties that protect
it? This would be grand. We could
forgive the apparent oversight III his
message if he is saving up big blow
for this hated robber trust We could
not forgive him if the omission was
due to overwork with his White House
incubator Of South American repub
lies. We care but little for abroad,
but we are much concerned about the
steel trust right here at home. we
want to see its plundering career
stopped. Free trade in steel will &c
the business. Why, Mr.. President
don't you talk tariff revision again.
Byron w Holt.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-01
Perpetual BlackmaiI.

SO long as it was believed that the
government of the United States would
observe the treaty of 1916 the isthmus
route was in perfect security.
The moment the Panama conspira-
tors got from Washington assurance
that the administration would violate
the treaty the isthmus was menaced.
Menaced it will remain until the con-
spirators are convinced that the Unit
cd States will return to observance OF
the treaty of 1876, which alone assures
the peace and progress necessary for
construction of the canal.
The fake republic of Panama can
guarantee neither peace nor progress.
Its purpose is continuous hlackmall OF
the people of the United States.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-01
ALL OVER THE STATE
OF INTEREST IN BADGER
DOM.
h2rine Shoe Firm Wins Case-Suicidc
In Deserted Resort Cottag e-Grain
Case Dismissed at Snperior-Goes In
sane in Church-Mysterious Death.

A decision in favor of the Racine Shoe
Manufacturing Company against the
Badger Manufacturing Company was
hled by Judge Belden in the Circuit
Court in Racine. The plaintiff brought
suit for 81. 123, claiming that amount due
for shoes manufactured for the defend
ant and sold to the United States gov
eminent. An agreement had been en-
tered into by the two corporations to
offer bids for the manufacture Of shoes
for the United States army. Profits were
to be divided. About 10000 pairs of
shoes were manufactured. The defend
ants, in whose name the bid was offered
received the money for the shoes manu-
featured. The shoe company year ago
demanded Il settlement from the Badger
Manufacturing Company, but they de-
MED the claim on the ground that money
had been paid on various other claims.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-01
ZION IS AFFLICTED.
WANT AND WOE STALKING
THROUGH DowIE's CITY.
Officers Are Living in Luxury While
the Poor People middle in Flimsy
Structures, with Little Food and
Less Fuel.

Want and woe will stalk through Zion
City this winter unless money comes in
literally to relieve the situation, writes
correspondent. The fuel supply Of
many families has run out entirely and
the food stocks in the general stores are
low. Few of the working class among
the Zionists have any money other than
the scrip issued by Dowie in lieu Of
money in payment of wages, which Is
redeemable only at the Zion general
store. But with the store stock exhaust
ed the unfortunate persons will be ut
terly unable to procure the necessities OF
life. Then will come the desolation and
suffering of Dowie's faithful.
The wellto-do among DR.. Dowie's fol-
lowers, though sore perplexed by the
present trials and tribulations Of the
head of their church and community, will
probably come out of the ordeal with
only the experience of Inconvenience to
remind them that they have been dis
turbed for once in the even tenor of their
contented living. But this is not SO of
the rank and file of the Dowieites. They
have nothing, no money to live on, much
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-01
otto spengler Kills Himself.

Otto Spengler. % years old, left his
home i'll Menasha. saying he was going
to visit Dale and Hortonsville. Three
days later his body was found in an UNI
occupied cottage at Waverly Beach sum
mer resort with II revolver ut his side. a
bullet hole through his head indicated
that he had committed suicide. His wife
found note saying he would end his life
and she sent the coroner out after his
body. He was ut one time cashier or
the bank at Hortonsville and later owned
large store at Dale. He sold out his
store at Dale and moved to Menasha to
live. Besides his wife, he leaves two
children
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-01
Rrief state Happenings.

Fire totally destroyed the home of ia
cob Emmett III the town OF hossutl''
crentinc Il loss OF 1,o0O. The falnliy
narrowly. escaped.
Anpleton Knights of Columbus VIII
make an effort to get the next Dleuiii"i
Stote convention of the Catholic knights
of Wisconsin, in 100
Ruel Russell. Il typewriter operator III
tho La Crosse office of the X. u Duii
Company. lost the end of his finger whlie
writing on his machine
Considerable excitement was caused IN
Rorohoo nv HI. Alexander attempting 10
l,;dpon his two sons He was chased
a,v.v hy two of Mrs Alcxander's board
erS.
rba 3-year-old child of NJ. Leveque
of the town of Somerset was burned ~
aeoth. His clothing caught ire ana ne
was fatally burned before assistance
came.
Henry Cheer. IL years old, was struck
nv Milwaukee road freight tram III ap-
nle,on and fatally injured. lie was car,
rvine dinner to one of the paper mn
amnloyes when it happened.
A new company has been orsanlZeu ~
local capital to be known as the la
,,rosse Interurban Telephone Company
which consolidates the la crosse ana
Southeastern and La Crosse County Ieie.
phone companies.
corl;ss is oyerran with tranlps ana
,Ls Rnrglaries are frequent and the
ras;dants of the village are aiariaeu.
- ,,a .utter was stolen from the
49,, of Iobn f. Rowlands. In the even
90. BURGLARS broke into the barber SHOP
=" .~s coa-ye 0,Haire and stole barber tools
and money. There Is bst one ON
csr = constable. at Coriiss-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-01
Roosevelt at Gettysburg.

Mr.. Roosevelt has accepted an lnVlta-
ton to deliver next years Gettysburg
Memorial day address. His bounuiess
egotism does not shrink from compa1-
son of his literary style, jejune. banal'
diffuse and often ungrammat1cal as II
habitually is, with the classic Simple
itv and flawless precision of one OF the
greatest masters of English.
or Lincoln and the silent dweilers on
that vast field he should have the can
dor to say: What you died TO accom-
plish, the perpetuity of free repuDile'
have striven my best to undo by aD'
rogating the principles upon when Tue
Union was saved. Chicago Chronl'
oil
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-01
Loses Reason at Prayer.

While at prayer before the altar of
st. Patrick's Catholic Church in Madi-
son. James Linden, commercial col
lege student, became in an instant a raw
ing and violent maniac, bent on destroy
ing whatever his hands could seize upon
and determined to strip his person of ev-
cry thread OF wearing apparel. Inc
Young man is about II years old, came TO
the commercial college from Fitchburg
and was a devout attendant upon church
services.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-01
Death Proves a Mystery.

The body of Thomas O'Connor, an EN-,
ploye OF the county poor farm, was found
i'm the river at Milwaukee. O'Connor
was last seen III Il saloon the night OF
Nov. I and stories that he had been muir
dered were scoffed at by those who knew
him best. They insisted that he had
left the town on account or hnahclai
difficulties. His wife and children were
left penniless, O'Connor was wen
known in politics and his brothers nave
some local prominence.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-01
snnerior Grain Case Dismissal.

The case of the State against the Min
nesota grain inspectors was dismissed
by Judge Haily in Superior, and the
twenty-three defendants were discharged.
The court held that there had been no
violation of the law, that the Superior
Board of Trade had fewer members than
the law requires, III order to be compe-
tent to make the complaint, ana further,
that even if the board had been i'll good
standing. that Homer Il. Fowler, the
complaining witness, did not have the
support of the board.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-01
MARINES RUSHED TO COLON.
Dixie Sails with 600 Men and Five
Months Supplies.

Months Supplies.
The auxiliary cruiser Dixie sailed from
the League Island navy yard, Philadel-
phia. the other day Ell route for Colon,
carrying GOO marines and five months
living and fighting supplies for 1000
men. Six companies of marines divided
into two battalions sailed on the Dixie.
Company \ is composed of men from
Boston, Company B Washington, Com
pany C Annapolis, Company d Phila-
delphia, and Companies L and L Brook
lyn.
Nearly a train load of army supplies,
hospital tents and blankets has arrived
at San Francisco under rush orders, hav-
ing been expressed by the government
from Omaha to the superintendent of the
transport service i'll San Francisco. The
consignment had been carried on the fast
est trains through the West.