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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20
WANT A REAL LEADER.
Dem ocrats Finally Realize that Par.
ker 70 Nonenity.

Democratic newspapers continue to de-
mand that Parker withdraw from his
shell and play the role of leader. Sage
OF Silence" sounds well, they say, but
the phrase won't win votes. Give us q
man who is capable of arousing enthus-
iasm or we are BEATEN" Democratic edi-
tors are crying. 1--WE don't want Hill,
Sheehan and Belmont kept in the fore
ground, while Parker is muzzed at
Esopus." The editors should have
thought of this before Parker was nomi.
mated. They might have realized, had
they given the matter thought, that
Parker would be a nonenity with such
willy politicians as Hill and Sheehan in
charge of party affairs. Truly, the Demo-
crazy is not more of a "happy family"
than 1t was four years ago when it had
Bryan as an aggressive leader. Com
menting on the demand that Parker as
sumo the leadership, the Des Moines
Register and Leader says:
mo man ever entered national cam
paign haInpered by advisers so diametri-
cally opposed on every vital issue. He
might as well expect TO make pair Of
Siamese twins out of Cleveland and
Bryan as to assume that he can an
nounce an aggressive, affirmative and
positive program that will not at once
! be set upon by an influential element
| of his following.
Judge Parker was nominated to play
the role he is playing. 1t is unfair Of
the men who foresee defeat to begin
at this early stage to saddle the blame
on him. He is just the sort of leader
he was held out to be, just the sort of
man he always has been. He is con-
Quoting exactly the campaign that his
twenty years on the bench gave pro-
mise Of If the campaign is a failure,
let the nen who planned it bear the
blame. Judge Parker has deceived no.
body. and is acting his part in the poIiti-
cal drama exactly as it appears in the
Dlay book -
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20
PARKER AND THE TRUSTS.
No Likelihood that the DsHoc' Ifis
Candidate weuId Lntagonize Them.

No Likelihood that the Dsnoc' Ihe
Candidate weuId Lntagonize Them
If Parker should be elected President,
what would he do about the rusts-
those Gigantic" institutions \ Itch the
Democratic platform says - ould DO
prohibited and punished by Ia y" but the
prohibition and punishment OF which
would involve direct pers nal loss to
some of the Democrats candidates
trusty Wall street fr2.ds-includins
gentlemen like Augr- -,elmont, Georgs
f. Peabody, DAME s. Lamont, John n.
Mclean, Thomas ;. Martin, Col. James
NJ. Guffey, JOIN d. Crimmins, James
Smith, Jr., and Thomas E. Ryan?
The Democratic position on the trust
question is grotesquely illustrative of the
saying that politics make strange bed
fellows, r.r
August Belmont and the other great
Democratic promoters of trusts do NOT
seem to feel bit nervous standing on
the Democratic platform with w. j.
Bryan and other great Democratic trust
busters. They have too much confidence
in the candidate whose campaign they
are managing to ever believe Tor mo.
ment that he would do anything to in]ure
the trusts with which they are connect
ed, should he be elected President. They
know Parker too well to think it possi-
bic that he would turn out to be an in
CRATE, and attempt to ruin his personal
friends and benefactors.
They are quite willing that the Bryan
trust-busting faction of the Democracy
should have the Democratic platform
just the way they want it, so long as
the Democratic candidates who stand on
this platform are theirs ''to have and to
hold"
Despite the Democratic platform de-
mand for law to limit corporations to
the States where they originate, Alton b.
Parker thinks the common law is all
the law necessary on the subject of
trusts. The common law has been well
tested in Democratic times as we'll as
Republican-and it never proved itself
anything of a detriment to the trusts
hence it is easy to understand why Par
ker prefers it to statutory regulations
like the Sherman antitrust law, which
might force him into the embarrassing
whether to violate his sworn oath as
President to uphold the laws of the
United States, or to make things I'M
pleasant for Wall street friends, who
would thereby be forced to consider him
a traitor and migrate to their interests.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20

In 1850 when the Republican party
hrst came into power this was almost
exclusively an agricultural country and
the policy of the Democratic party was
to keep it so. That party said the
United States is destined to be the gran
airy eff the world. but manufacturing
country. never The Republican policy
was to make it a great manufacturing as
well as agricultural county. and It has
done so. In the year 1900 the United
States produced .one-third Of all the man.
ufactnred products of the world and
shipped them broadcast TO foreign mar
kets. This never could have been done
under the Democratic policy of free
trade
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20

for the egotism of his personality. This
is the eth presidential campaign in
which Mr.. Schurz has assailed Republi-
can candidates from the unscalable
heights of his own colossal egotism. 9th
er men now and then have a suspicion
that all the rest OF mankind differing
from them may be right. Carl Schurz is
never troubled ty any such weak mis-
trust in his own omniscience.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20
Decline ia h. Led by niii.nd she.h.r

The Peoples Democratic party" a
new political organization in New Jer-
sey. wIil support Thomas f. Watson. of
the Populist party, for President. The
new party is composed of Bryanites and
Hearstites, who bolted the ll-Sheehan-
Parker party. Here is what the new
party's platform says:
Eve decline to follow the lead of con-
mercisl politicians into the camp ,'f Wal
street. and refuse 10 recognize the Hills,
the Sheehans and the Belmonts as proper
opponents of popular rights
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20

The French Bantam Club is preparing
Tor great rooster-crowing contest.
which Is to take place IN Paris merit
month The training c. ROSTERS for
Growing Is an art in France. The Demo-
cratic party has quadrenialiy attempted
10 make rooster-crowing popular In IN.
United States, but has sigaally failsS.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20

A vote for Judge Parker in the coming
election will be vote of censure on The
odore Roosevelt. IL is in,sonceivable how
any patriotic, fair-minded American can
take that position tow ard a man OF Pres
ident Roosevelt's character aud rerori.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20
lie This a Campaign LieY

U, this may be important
You'd better keep it dark.
They say that Uncle Henry
Was with Noah on the ark.
They say he ran for Office
While living on that boat
ana that. Just as to-day. he failed
To get the floating vote.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20
Likewise. Parker has heard somethir

Likewise. Parker has heard something
about Illegal snd dishonest trusts. but he
doesn't know that there is anything TO
he done about them. And nobody cares
about his ideas on that question. He'll
never set any river attire in his indigna-
ton over the trusts: not even river of
petroleum would be ignited by such
match
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20

The question as TO where Judge Par
ker would apply the pruning knife to
national expenditures. whether in the
Postoffice Department. the army. the
navy or ON pensions-items covering
more than SO per cent of the national
eSpenditures-ha not been answered
and won't be- because national honor.
safety and mail facilities are dependent
on the appropriations for these purposes
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20

Parker declares that the American ma
ton is extravagant in its expenditures.
But the people know what they want.
and they mean 10 have il. They are
working hard to earn more money: that
the way they meet necessary bills.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20

1t is denied that Judge Parker was
seen trying 10 set IRE 70 the Hudson
River at E>opus with a sulphur match
without taking the preliminary precau-
ton to smear its surface with a pint
of kerosene.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20

At every turn the Democrats continue
to prove themselves the best asset the
Republicans have la campaign. and
this year their candidate comes fully up
TO the tradition OF the party.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20

From his chosen sest among the cata-
combs Carr S,hurz has dictated 1900
word letter damning Thsod0re Roosevelt
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20

While David Bennett Hill
Prepares To make his bow,
The people with a will.
Shout: You can quit
right
now"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20

The suhjoined tables give more details,
a. they show what has been done in the
Congressional districts The States nam
ed la the tables are fair examples of the
progress made Sy Republicans in cover
ing the whole country with rural mail
routes:
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20
NEW YORK.


'From the second to the seventh and
from the nlrtt to the eighteenth districts.
Inclusive, Of the State OF New York, no petit
lions have been tiled, as they are city dis
triCts
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20
what Mckinley Said.

President Mckinley, in his MESA &c
TO Congress in 1900. speaking of the
postal service. said;
It's most striking new development Is the
extension OF rural free delivery,
This service ameliorates the isolation OF
farm iife. conduces Ia good roads. aud
quickens and extends the dissemination %
general information, Experience thus far
has tended TO allay the apprehension that
II would be So expensive as TO forbid Its
general adoption ar make Il a serious bur
den Its actual application has shown that
IL increases postal receipts aud can be ac'
companied by reduction In other branches
of the service. so thar the augmented rev
enues aud accomplished saving together
materially reduce the net cost
When President Roosevelt assumed
oi.see he vigorously championed extension
of the service. In his first message TO
Congress he said;
Among recent postal advances the success
OF rural free delivery wherever established
has b,ea so marked and actual experience
has made its benefits plain that the de-
mand for It's extension ~ general aud ur-
gent. IL 10 just that the great Agricultural
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20

Note. or the 4. s6+ petitions pending. tss
have been favorahly considered aud ordered
established. effective either October list or
18th, 1904.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20
Rural Free Delivery Service Of Incalcu able Ben
eft to Farming Communities
DEMOCRATS WORKED HARD AGAINST IT
FIatIy Refused to Obey the Mandate of Con-
gress to Establish Routes, but Are
Now Claiming Honor-Rec-
ords Compared.
Roo.eveIt's Recommendation.

population should share In the improvement
Of This aprviee
The progressive farmer., 1904-07-19

Washington dispatch sent out last week
comments in an interesting way on these figures
The Solid South, it will be seen, gets an increase
of nine electoral votes, which will go to the Dem
ocratic nominee, while the the admittedly Repub
ican States-California Illinois, Iowa. Kansas.
Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Ne
braska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio.
Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota Utah. Yer
mont, Washington and Wyoming-get total in
crease of II votes.
The following States regarded as doubtful:
New York. with increase of 3 votes; Connecti-
cut, increase of 1; New Jersey, increase of 2;
West Virginia, increase of 1 Wisconsin, increase
of 1; Colorado, increase of !; Indiana, Rhode Is
The progressive farmer., 1904-07-19

Tuesday. From the first Mr. Bryan vigorously
almost bitterly, opposed the candidacy of Judge
Parker, and in his convention speech he declared
that he rose to second the nomination of every
candidate save the New Yorker. But while stand
ing squarely by his attacks on Judge Parker, Mr.
Bryan announces that he will support the Demo
cratic ticket for the following reasons:
First because the Democratic ticket stands
for opposition to imperialism, while the Republi-
ticket stands for an imperialistic policy. On
this question: the convention was unanimous, and
I have no doubt that the candidate will carry out
the platform.
Second, Mr.. Roosevelt is injecting the race
issue into American politics, and this issue if it
becomes national will make it impossible to con-
slider economic questions that demand solution.
The election of the Democratic Party will put a
quietus OH this attempt and permit the race ques-
tion to work itself out without the bitterness
which Mr. Roosevelt's conduct has engendered
"Third, Mr.. Roosevelt stands for the spirit of
war. The Democratic ticket stands for peace,
for reason and for arbitration rather than for
force, conquest and buster.
Fourth the Democratic platform declares in
favor of the reduction of the standing army, and
there is reason to believe that Democratic sue
cess on this- subject would bring some advantage
to the people"
For these four reasons, in spite of the CROOKED
and indefensible methods" used by Judge Parker,
Mr.. Bryan puts himself in line with his party.
"But 1 will not misrepresent the situation" he
says "On the money question Mr.. Parker is as
thoroughly committed to the side of the fnan-
ciers Mr.. Roosevelt. Nothing can be expected
of him on the money question. On the trust ques
tion the Democratic platform is very much better
than the Republican platform, but the nomination
of Judge Parker virtually nullifes the anti trust
plank"
The progressive farmer., 1904-07-19
Elect the President by Popular Vote.

While on this matter of doubtful States, safe
States' ETC., must express our surprise that
the Democratic Convention did not couple with
its demand for popular election of United States
Senators demand for the election of the Presi-
dent too by direct vote of the people, The. fact
that twice in the last thirty years the man having
a majority of the popular vote has been cheated
out of the Office by the electoral system would
alone Justify a change But there are even
stronger arguments against the present method
1t puts a premium small in doubtful
States, while of superior ability in 'safe"
States never thought of in connection with
Presidential nomination. John Sharp Williams
said two weeks ago, was about the ablest
man in the recent Democratic Convention but he
was from the South, but because he was from a
State which needs recognition to make it
Democratic A modern Andrew Jackson could
not now go from Tennessee to the White House.
because the party leaders know that Tennessee
would vote the ticket if a statesman of her
we're rejected for a peanut politician from New
York But worst of all, the electoral system en-
courages political stagnation. In States assured1y
Democratic assuredly Republican, there is
healthy political discussion, and the leaders of
neither party receive proper recognition from
the national organization. Then, too, the leaders
put forth little effort to inform the masses to
the issues, the opposition party knowing that the
popular vote for the losing candidate counts for
nothing whatever, and the dominant party know
ing that it's candidate will get much benefit
from a policy of inae etivity from the most
strenuous campaign work. The electoral system
has failed completely of the purpose for which
The progressive farmer., 1904-07-19
CURRENT EVENTS: THE DRIFT OF THINGS AS
WE SEE IT.

Convention and the Parker telegram ana Squareu
itself for the coming Presidential campaign.
There were no National events of the first mag
nitude reported, unless we except the meat pack
ers' STRIKE which promises to be promptly set
tied by arbitration. And from the Far East the
only notable news was that early Russian report
of 10000 Japanese losses Sunday, 10th-whereas
the official announcement Friday gave the number
as only $500.
Judge Parker's Famous Telegram.
The chief topic of discussion was the famous
telegram of Judge Parker, printed and comment
ed on in last weeks Progressive Farmer And
as yet we hardly know enough of Judge Parker's
real character to feel positively whether his
course was very reprehensible very commenda-
BILE. If he had expected that the gold standard
would be accepted, then his was a very coura-
geous act, while if he foresaw that the Conven-
tion would ignore the issue, then it was unmanly
to wait till after nomination to express his views
But in this latter case it was more coura-
geus for Judge Parker to declare his views before
the Convention adjourned than to postpone them
for announcement in his letter of acceptance.
We cannot better express here the conflicting
opinions of the Americsn people than to quote
two representative 4tterances. VIM. j. Bryan,
while announcing his determination to support
Judge Parker, severely denounces the methods by
which the Ne~ York jurist obtained the nomina-
&as,' he says "a plain and deliberate at
tempt 20 deceive the party. The New York plat
form vague and meaningless and purposely
so because the advocates of Judge Parker were
trying to secure votes from the people who would
have opposed his views had they known them
If he had sent to the Albany convention the tele-
Il
he would have had very few instructed delegates
from the South and no possible chance for the
nomination. But he announced his managers
adroitly and purposely concealed his position un-
til the delegates had been corralled and the nomi-
nation assured Then his friends attempted to
serve a gold plank, which was overwhelmin-
defeated in the committee After the party had
rejoiced over the harmony secured by the omis-
sion of the question and after he had secured the
nomination he injected his views upon the subject
at time when he could not be taken from the
ticket without great Generalization"
On the other hand, the New York Evening
Post. paper which has refused to support Bryan
but will now urge the election of Judge Parker,
almost goes into ecstasies over the Parker tele-
gram. Says the Post: "Such clear and shining
courage. was never before seen in a Presidential
candidate. In Judge Parker's person the old
Joke about the man who would rather be right
than be President expires That man actually
exists. Taking his political life in his hands
Alton b. Parker put away the Presidency unless
1t were offered to him on terms squaring with his
own convictions. No wonder the country was
thrilled No wonder that Europe rubbed it's eyes
man had risen, towering above the puny pol.
cians"
MIR. Bryan's Candid Statement
The progressive farmer., 1904-07-19

it was designed, and it ought to be abandoned as
speedily as possible. There is no other way by
which vote in North Carolina can be made to
count for as much vote in New York, and
no other way by which statesmanlike qualities in
a Southerner will win as much recognition as
statesmanlike qualities in Northerner or West
ener. The South may bring up new Jefersons,
Clays and Jackson for a hundred years to come,
but though the last trace of sectional bitterness
vanish, not one of these win the nomination
for President until by some change a Southern
er's vote comes to much to the party
New York mans vote.
The progressive farmer., 1904-07-19
How the States Stand at the Beginning of the

And now the politicians are beginning to make
estimates to the probable result of the election.
Four years ago there only AL electoral
votes, but by the apportionment under the census
of 1900 this number is increased to 476. The fol-
lowing table shows how the different States voted
in 1900 as between Mckinley and Bryan and also
the number of votes each State will have in the
electoral college of 1904 under the new appor-
tionment with the increases noted:
The progressive farmer., 1904-07-19

We have just referred to Mr.. Bryans remarka-
bly, candid address to the public published last
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-07-14

led in 1900 124 900 more votes than
Parker received in 1897. Parker's
vote was far below the tyerage of
that OF the head of the Democratic
state ticket in the decade in which
he was elected There were no other
state candidates than chief judge
elected in 1897. except members OF
the legislature. and in fifty-one of the
fifty-five counties outside of New YORK
city Parker ran behind the Democrat
is legislative candidates, his loss of
votes in that part OF the state. as com
pared with the other Democrats elect
ed that year, being 1900 This shows
how Alton B. Parker stood with the
people of his state in the only canvass
In which he participated for state
elective post. Yet because the Citi-
zens' Union fusion in New York held
1876, 900 votes away from Wallace. his
Republican competitor, and thus al
lowed Parker to get lead of 60.ooo
in the state, his admirers imagined
that he was strong with the people.
and began to couple his name with
the governorship. and ultimaely with
the presidency. The rise and devel-
opment of the Parker popularity myth
will. by the historian of decade or
a century hence. be classed among the
most fantastic political hallucinations
of this -Globe-Democrat.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-07-14

has been captured by the japanese.
Fighting is proceeding along the hills
between Ciungtao and the fortress
proper. A report says the battleship
Retzivan and another battleship are
missing.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 11.-Gen-
eral kuropatkin cables that 1t is no
use trying to check the Japanese and
that he will not attempt it. New
Chwang is therefore doomed, and the
Russians VIII steadily retire to q
point of safety without giving battle.
NEW CHWANG, July 1l.-Japan-
ese torpedo boat destroyers are sweep
ing the Gulf of Liao Tung, and with
other vessels are doing damage and
nightly bombarding Port Arthur.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 12-It is
conceded in official circles that Port
| Arthur Is doomed. and the Russians
will have to give it up ultimately. they
| acknowledge, but will hold on as long
as possible, and when the fortress
does capitulate Russia will lose her
tremendous prestige with the powers
| of the world.
| TOXIC, July 12.-Admiral Togo re
ports that his torpedo boats attacked
Port Arthur yesterday. The result is
| not known other than that the Jap
anese vessels were unharmed.
| CHEFOO. July 12.-It was reported
here today that the Russians had
| blown up the big vessel Retvizen and
another battleship, which was badly
damaged
ST. PETERSBURG. July IA
strong Russian army under Count Kel
Ter is lined up facing an equally strong
Japanese force under General Kurok
on the heights across the Liam XII
river in Central Manchuria. A bloody
battle is momentarily expected
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-07-14
DEATH OF MRS. q. N. FREEMAN.

1t Is with the deepest sympathy
that The Herald is called upon TO
chronicle the passing away of Mrs.
B. n. Freeman at midnight. July 18th,
in Chicago the husband and daugh-
ter. Miss Helen, being at the bedside.
For several months deceased had been
in poor health. A few weeks ago the
end was thought to be near. but she
rallied, and then hopes were enter
tanned of recovery. and Mr.. Freeman
returned to Durango to look after
business requiring attention. A few
days ago he started for Chicago in re
sponse to telegram announcing
sinking spell, arriving in time to spend
the last hours before death.
All Durango will mourn with Mr..
Freeman and his daughter in their
great loss. Mrs. Freeman was n lovely
character and numbered among her
friends all who knew her. Accomplish.
ed, her sweet and amiable disposition
We're qualities that endeared her
wherever she went. Mrs. Freeman
left Durango in February, feeling
poorly and she continued to fail un-
til the angel of death claimed her
At this writing no word has been
received by Durango friends regard
ing funeral arrangements.