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The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
THE UNDERGROUND LINE.

Virtue reigns supreme to-day about
EsopuS;
1t is purged Of all that jars the proper
mind.
The thing that's most conspicuous round
Esopus
Is the absence of the peanut eating
kind:
And in all the air that circulates at Rose
mount
Not a plutocratic odor can be found;
But the public still suspects there's
something doing
In the subway 10 Esopus, under
ground.
In the cold and shady distance they're
remaining,
Willy Dave and wicked August all
alone.
Their base presence no more casts a dark
reflection
In the limelight that descends around
the throne;
For the candidates declared he never
knew them;
He repeats it while the white robed are
around:
Then he coyly turns one ear to earth md
listens
To instruction from the subway under
ground.
And August smiles s~erenely Ger at
Davy.
And Dave looks back and winks the
other eye;
And all the while they keep right on ar
ranging
The place and style of each plum in
the pie.
Eyes, it is a trifle lonesome, this seclu-
SION
Says August, but you bet the plan is
sound.
For Dave and l amt longin' to be hoo
dOOs.'
Then they hit the trail for Rosemount
under ground.
-Garret Smith in New York Tribune.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
DEMOCRATS ADMISSION.
Parker's Party Afraid to Stand on Its
Past Record.

John B. Stanchfieh. one of the leaders
Of the New York Democracy, said in a
speech at Schenectady:
They (the Democrats do not stand on
their past, but they present a live inter
probation of live issues
Truly, the Democratic party does not
stand on its past. 1t dares not stand
on its past-on its advocacy of free
coinage of silver, on its demand for the
hauling down of the flag in the Philip
pines. on the business paralysis that
marked the last period during which the
Democratic party was in control of the
government; on its declaration that the
war for the preservation of the Union
was a failure: on all the laundering OPP
position of which it's history is a con-
tinuOus record.
The Democratic party does not and
dares not stand upon it's record, because
its record would discredit the most en-
ticing promises that it could make.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
OF TRUST.
Gold Democrats Stunning the Hill
Sheehan Combination.

The Gold Democrats of Indiana are
unwilling to trust Judge Parker's spon-
sors. They are willing to contribute S10,-
600 to the campaign fund, but the money
will not be sent to the Hill-Sheehan
combination. They have asked Parker
himself to take the money. If the Demo
Gratis are unwilling to trust their leaders.
how can the mass of the people be ex-
pected to take any stock in the profess
sions and promises of the party? If the
Gold Democrats are correct in their esti-
mate of Parker's managers, the latter
are no better thar Il gang of sand-baG-
gers. Sterling L. Holt. one of the lead
ing Gold Democrats of Indiana, said Il
few days ago: The Gold Democrats
are not going to be coaXed behind a
barn and relieved of their money and
then driven to the polls and voted"
1t is gratifying to learn that such a
man as Mr.. Holt entertains the same
view of Hill and Sheehan that Repub-
licans do, but it is somewhat remarkable
that Mr.. Holt does not realize that Par
6er is merely the creature of his man
ayers, n that any money given to the
judge will find its way. through some
channel, to Democratic headquarters.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
The Party for YOuuC Men

Edward Hoch, Republican nominee for
Governor of Kansas, in an address at
Marion. in that State, said:
But now these vociferous gentlemen
have suddenly discovered that the gold
standard is all right. and their candi-
date for President blandly
that that question is 'irrevocably set
tied Young men should join a party
that espouses good principles and poll
cles at the beginning, and not a party
that oppose every good thing until it is
'irrevocably settled against it, and then
tags along with a belated approval of all
that it had %stubbornly opposed"
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
A Rear Guard Action.

Already in the presidential campaign
Of this year the Democrats are fighting
a 'rear-guard action" The Russian
Gen. Kuropatkin has his troubles and
has been fighting ~rear-guard actions for
some time, but his condition is good as
compared with the condition of the pres
ent leaders of the Democratic party.
The Democracy is fighting a rear
guard action and about the only tyou-
BILE the Republicans have in the premises
is that there will not be fun enough in
the campaign. Even the "rear-guard ac-
ton appears to be about over.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
Democrats Admire Roosevelt,

Radical Democratic newspapers are
forced TO admit that President Roose-
velt's letter of acceptance is a strenuous
presentation of the issues from a Repub-
lean standpoint. Even the New York
World and Denver Times commend the
Presidents keynote" The fact is, there
is not a Democrat in the land who does
not admire Mr.. Roosevelt's direct way of
going at things, and all would vote for
him if they could at the same time re-
tain their party organization. There
will be nc real regret among Democrats
when Mr.. Roosevelt is elected. He is
ten times more popular with the mass
of Democracy thar Judge Parker is.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
Retail Merchants BUSY.

Reports from every city in the country
tell of great activity among the retail
merchants, who are laying in stocks and
preparing for Il lively fall and winter
trade. When the retail merchants are
busy the country is prospecting, for they
depend largely on the working people for
custom. Democrats who are bowling
calamity and hard times should retire
TO the Halls of Silence at Esopus and
immune themselves until the campaign
is over lest they be engulfed by the Re-
publican wave of prosperity.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
RAILWAY MANS VIEWS.
Country Is Prosperous, and Roosevelt
Will BE Elected.

Z. II. Hartman. one of the best in
formed railway officials in the country,
says a continuation of national pros
perity is assured. Recently he said to
a New York Herald reporter:
Conditions which in other years
caused panic and national distress do
not now exist. In all localities-in Ne
braska and Kansas, in the East and the
Far West-the local moneyed interests
are conservative. 1t is possible to in
vestigate with accuracy any financial or
industrial question. The small money
centers as well as the large Ones are
well supplied with funds. and this fact
iisures careful investment and mini
mixes risk. There has been 4 slow,
steady enhancement of values, and it is
still going on."
When asked for his opinion on the
probable outcome of the election. he said:
1T will be Roosevelt and uISirbanks.
Every one wants them. No~ can af-
ford to change"
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
We Have Our Troub1es-

This is the attitude of the Republican
party in the present campaign.
1t is "spoilin' for a fight" it is "blue-
mouldy for want of a batin':;" it is the
Crested ~Jayhawk of the Mountain" and
can find no "Bald-headed Snipe Of the
Valley 1t wants to take the bull by
the horns." and can't find the ball; it is
trailing its coat-tails on the ground and
can't find anybody to step on them. 1t
yearns for a Kilkenny Fair and has dis
covered only a "Sociable."
We have our troublesi
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
CATHOLIC PAPER BOLTS
Sunday Democrat, of New York, Pre-.
fers Roosevelt to Parker

The Sunday Democrat of New York.
one of the oldest Irish-American and
Catholic journals of the United States.
has declared for Roosevelt. 1t says edi-
torially:
For more than thirty years. in political
storm and sunshine, the Sunday Democrat
has supported the Democratic party. adyo-
Gated its principles and sustained its can
didates. During all that period it has
rendered valuable service to the party.
To-day, believing that courage to carry
out the constitution and laws of this coun-
try in u fearless and just manner should
be realized and appreciated. and feeling
confident from his actions in the past that
the interests of our people will be best
served by his election, this journal has
concluded to lend its support to Theodore
Roosevelt for President of the United
StateS.'
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

Mr.. Parker, Democratic nominee for
President, has never journeyed west of
Buffalo, \. Y. What does he know of
the great West. its people, their achieve
ments, their possibilities. their needs?
How a he reconcile the demands of
the different sections, and decide great
questions properly and for the good of
the whole country? OF limited expert
ence. a narrowed horizon, he is not COM
parable with Theodore Roosevelt. who
has Travelled the country over. lived east
and west, knows the people, the country,
and is a President of the people. not con-
trolled by Wall street and its influences.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
Many People sfrom Mis,ouriv

1t is now said the Parker gold tele-
gram is a myth, that Parker sent no
such message to St. Louis, and that it
was cOncocted by Sheehan and Hill in
the hope of winning the support of gold
Democrats. There are a great many
people from Missouri who will have
to be shown the original telegram before
they will believe it was genuine. but
they are mainly Bryanites. However,
if the telegram was not a myth, it GER
tainly was an afterthought.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
Perkerites Alarmed.

There are n large number OF Bryan
Democrats in New York State, and
their present attitude is viewed with
alarm by the Hill Belmont-Sheehan or
ganization. 1t is said every follower of
W. j.. Bryan will vote the Populist Ma
tional ticket. The Populists have put
a State ticket in the field. the first in
many years. and a Bryan Democrat has
been placed at its head. The Parkerites
are charging Bryan with bad faith. as
sorting that the detection of the Bryan
Democrats will cost Parker at least %
GOO votes.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
rarker's Political Conferences,

1t is announced. with a flourish Of
trumpets, that Richard Olney, who was
in President Cleveland's cabinet, has Wis
tied Judge Parker. spending two hours
with him at ROsemount. Nothing is
said about the visits of ''blue-eyed' Billy
Sheehan of Tammany fame, who is a
near neighbor of Judge Parker, and who
can run i'll any time. 1t would take many
pounds of Olneyism to cure one ounce
of Sheehanism.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
SUGGESTIONS TO DEMOCRATS
Great Thoughts of Great Democrats
Shouid Re Widely Circulated,

The Democratic party is bOasting of
the fact that in this campaign it is
sending out a great number OF tons of
literature. though why literature should
be sent out by the Democratic party no
one can understand. Upon second
thought, though, it must be admitted.
as Il matter of fairness in speaking of
people who vote the Democratic ticket,
that quite Il number of them can read.
However, this is merely a suggestion
to the men whose business it is to handle
the Democratic campaign of education.
To be consistent they must keep up
the campaign lies. In their tons of lit
erature they must first reiterate the
falsehoOd of Senator Bailey of Texas,
when he declared in a recent speech
that the President advocated lynching
as a punishment for stealing.
They Should issue a few million
pamphlets advocating the attitude OF
Champ Cles in assuming that when
some one in the audience ~disagrees with
the speaker on the platform it is the
prerogative of the speaker, ~ his
speech is over, to cut the throat of the
obJector from ear to ear.
There is an old saying that a lie well
stuck to is as good as the t4e.e 1t
is not a sound proposition, but there is
in 1t a suggestion as to what the Demo-
Gratis mightT r. with their money in cir
culatlnS camSaign literature.
1t is to be hoped that they will be
grateful for these suggestions, but the
chances are ten to one that they won't.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

When we increase our population we
increase our national revenues in pro-
portion. Unless we reduce the rate of
taxation we would double our national
revenues if we doubled Ii population.
As President Roosevelt said in his mes
sage: The western half Of the United
States would sustain a population greater
than that Of our whole country to-day. if
the waters that now run to waste were
saved and used for irrigation"
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
The Real Question.

On the day Of the issue of President
Roosevclt's letter OF scceptance-the day
OF the Maine election. by the way--the
press reports noted q long visit to Judge
Parker by David Bennett Hill.
1t is probable. if not certain. that the
two friends who have drunk from the
same cantcen'' throughout more than one
campaign, discussed, thoroughly, ona in
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
PARKER'S DEFICIT SCARE.
1t Is Easily Exploded by an Appeal
to Facts and Figures.

The Ulster County candidate, labor
ing hard over Judge Parker's speech to
the faithful Democratic editors, scissored
out some statistics with. which to ham
mel the Republican administration. But
empty sentences,
Ills cositative faculties immersed
In cogibundity of cogitation,'
his aptitude for figures went on a vaca-
ton and he prepared, or accepted, some
very queer conclusions, which he gave
to the admiring editors with much pomp
and circumstance.
The trouble is that the Ulster County
politicians deficit is not a deficit at
all, when it comes to realities. The Re
publicans delightedly accept the chal-
(enge of the Democratic candidate. for it
gives them a chance to show a few sta
tistics themselves.
Judge Parker asserts" SAYS a Wash
ington dispatch to the Chicago Chron-
icle, that there is now a deficit of $40
100000. instead of a surplus of SSO.OOO.-
600, which Mr.. Roosevelt found on be-
coming President. Both statements are
reckless, as a careful examination of
the records of the treasury will show.
In regard to the deficit, the receipts and
expenditures for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1904, show an apparent deficit
of S~40,0OO,OO in round numbers. but
during that time the United States paid
S5O,0GO,00 for a Panama canal and adj
vanced S4,50O,OOO to the Louisiana pur-
chase exposition, which latter amount is
to be returned to the government. II
Mr.. Parker will deduct his apparent def
cit of $42.O0O,OOO from the $54. 500 900
paid for the purchase of the Panama
canal and the encouragement of an ex-
position of worldwide scope and impor-
lance. he would find a balance of S12.-
100000 and upward on the other side of
the ledger"
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

second administration the public credit
had been lowered, the revenues were de-
Ginning, the public debt was growing, Ia
Dor was unemployed and business was
paralyzed. The election of Mckinley
in 1896 transformed this condition into
n of universal prosperity which has
continued till the present time. Why
invite another period of business depres-
SionI
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

The annual report on the coal industry
of Illinois, furnished by the State bu-
reau Of statistics, shows that miners were
never so prosperous as under the McKin-
ley and Roosevelt administrations. The
coal output of the State now is nearly
twice what it vas under Cleveland; -
600 more men are employed than six
years ago, and wages are fully 80 per
cent. higher than in 1897.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

eve are not urrnindful of the i'm
measursbie contribution which our
EoreiGn-b,rn population has lad t.
h u~pbuiidiuE of the Republic. It's
work anil influence have been felt
throughout the cOuntry, and much of
all that 10 great and splendid about NJ,
is the fruit of its Gsuius and indus.
try Senator Fairbanks in the Senate, Janu-
AIRY IL, 1898
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

A young man about to cast his first
vote should identify himself with the
party of progress. Why should he ally
himself with a party thst has to go
back q hundred years to find something
to talk ahoutf
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
The Policy of Silence.

A German proverb says speech is
silver, silence is gold" The Democratic
party certainly has come out for gold
if that means silence on the money ques-
ton, and it certainly has gone back on
silver, if that means any speech positive
ly committing it to %friendliness to any
sane system of finance.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

The value of farm lands has been ma
terially enhanced by rural free delivery.
This increase of value has been est
mated as high as IS per acre in some
States. A moderate estimate is from
81 TO IS per acre. For the rapid de
velopment Of rural free delivery the
farmers are indebted to the Republican
party.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
The Astute Mr.. Watsou.

Candidate Watson knows a thing or
two. He calls Roosevelt the genuine
article" and Parker the spurious sub
stitute." Rollicking Tom need not be
alarmed for the republic. The voters
will never be fooled by something "jusr
as good from the pack of the itlnerant
statesman of Wolfert's Roost.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
Sure Sign of Confidence,

The price of railway shares on the
New York Stock Exchange is steadily
advancing, which is a sure Indication
that railway traffic is good. 1t also is a
sign that holders Of stocks are confident
there will be no change in the national
policies which have made good times
Tor the whole country.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

"It may we'll be that oar opponents
have no rea1intentioa of putting their
promise Ito give FiIipin oe independ-
encel into effect. If this is the case, if,
in other words, they are %insincere in
the promise they make. it is orIy nec-
essary to say again that it In I'M wise to
trust msn who are false in one thing
to deal with ."-Roo.evelt's let
ter OF acceDtance.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
rirst Voters Clubs,

Roosevelt and Fairbanks First Vot-
erS Clubs are being organized in every
State in the Union. Ii you are a first
voter and intend to cast that vote for
Roosevelt and Fairbanks this fall, you
ought to join one OF these clubs. For
detailed information apply to the Chair
man of your State Central COMMITTEES.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

Thomas Jefferson, namely:
IF A DUE PARTICIPATION OF
OFFICE IS a NATTER OF RIGHT,
HOW ARE VACANCIES TO BE
FILLED? THOSE BY DEATH ARE
FEW; BY RESIGNATION, NONE"
This is, indeed, for the Democrats, "a
hard saying!r'
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
He HASN'T Loafed.

The American Secretary of State has
accomplished about all that has been at
tanned by the great diplomats of the
world within the last four or FIVE years.
In other words. John Hay hasn't done
any 'loafn' round the Throne
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

Under the Republican policy Of pro-
lection our manufactured products have
become oue-third of those OF the civil
lied world, and American workmen Sc
cure almost double the pay for their
labor that similar labor receives in 9th
or countries.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

A sound and stable currency, good at
par in all countries, is a badge Of ma
tional honor and q source eff individual
profit. For this condition the American
people are indebted to the party that has
always stood for maintaining the public
credit and q sound currency.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

Democratic claims of carrying New
York this fall do not appear to appeal to
the class of men whose money talks in
he betting ring. The 100000 hung UP
by a wealthy Broad street broker to
wager that Roosevelt carries New York
has scarcely received a ten per cent nib
III.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
Democrat, BeIieve Roo,-ve1t.

During the last session of Congress a
Democratic Senator arose IN his place
and said: When the President afirms
that this government had 20 part in the
revolt OF Panama. that settles it, so far
as he is concerned. l believe him"
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
FIockins to the Popu,i.t Candidate.

Bryan's bitter denunciatiOn of Par
ker is bearing fruit. Dispatches from
several States report that the Nebras-
kan's admirers are flocking to the Popu-
list standard. Some of Judge Parker's
close friends are accusing Bryan of di-
rectly inspiring the desertion of such
men as Melvin G.. Palliser, the New
York leader of the Bryan forces.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

When the industries Of the country
prosper coal is in demand and miners
get their full share of the general pros
perity. When the mills and factories
close or work on short time for lack of
orders, railway traffic falls off and the
mining industry suffers. Miners are as
much interested in maintaining the Re
publican policy of protection as any other
class of workinsmen.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
Trust Magnatc. for Parker.

A Millionaire club will raise a Parker
and Davis silk campaign banner at
Great Neck. N Y. The club is COM
posed of Wall street and trust magnates.
Cord Meyer, chairman of the New York
Democratic State Committee, is Il resi-.
dent OF Little Neck.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

Experience mas shown hat the public
credit and the national currency are
absolutely safe in the hands of the Re
publican party. Why risk entrustins
them TO a party that has never shown
capacity for managing them?
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

If Democratic promises were Of value
it would be proper to insist upon less
expression Of woe" and q little more
light"
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
WhrS

The LAST four years OF Democratic
rule that we had should be 4 warning
te the people not to repeat the exper;-
nent. At the end Of Mr.. ClevelaHd's
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

AIU IIpptCI1Ot, anu IyItT, 100.
And so in this year 1904 she has gone
this Maine of ours-on the side of the
Republican party, and oh, hasn't gone
half way yet! 1t is good to contemplate
the manner in which she will conduct
herself in November.
Maine is peopled with Americans, with
the descendants of those who wrenched
the wilderness into civilization on this
continent. Very acute and sensible are
the great-grandchildren voters of Maine.
They have expressed themselves.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

is one of things done and pledges full
filed; that of the Democratic part7 is
one of the things promised and pledges
broken.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

And did you hear the news from Maine?
From Maine, Maine, Mainei
She went hell ben for Governor Kent,
And Tippecanoe, and Tyler, too.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-18
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