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The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
DO NOT WANT A CHANGE.
People Are willing to Continue the
Present Ad In istration.

The constitution of the United States
requires an election for President and
Vice President every four years. The
provision is mandatory and cannot be
escaped. Under it the people are called
upon to vote for President and Vice
President every fourth year without re-
gard to politics. the record, or the work
of the administration in power. The cleo
tion must be held whether a change is
desirable or not.
There is reason TO believe that a large
majority of the American people do not
desire change in the national admins
tration at the present time. and that if
it were n matter of choice with them no
election would be held this year. A ma
tional election always interferes with
business more or less. and as the business
of the country grows the feeling increases
that, in the absence of any reason for
n change. n presidential election is n dis
turbng factor that might well be dis
pensed with if the constitution permit
ted. That is the situation at present.
The great mass of the people are so
well satisfied with the present admins
tration that they do not desire a change,
and if the constitution did not require Al.
election to be held they would regard it
as unnecessary.
Who wants a change? Not the farm
ers. for they never were more prosper
ous or better satisfied than they are at
present. Not the business men. for busi
ness is satisfactory. Not manufacturers,
for American manufacturers are outstrip-
ping those of all other countries. Not
wage-earners. for there are more men
employed Mt good wages to-day than ever
before in the history of the country. Not
railroad men, for the transportation busi-
neSs has grown enormously during the
last few years and still gives promise of
future growth. In short. no large class
of ouI varied population can be named
bnr has good reason TO desire a con-
timuance of present conditions. If it
Were not for the constitutional require
merit the people would have preferred
that no election took place this year.
The only exceptions are the Democrat
ic party leaders and those unfortunate
people who have not the sense to let
well enough alone.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
Totals
benefit. of the Service.

Much has been said as to the benefit
of rural free delivery to the farmer anl
much more could be written. Speaking
on this subject. Representative Arthur
l.. Bates. of Pennsylvania, said in the
House OIL March IL. 1901:
1t is EGy belief the 21,OooDo appropriat-
ed In this behalf brings more direct benefit
TO the Inhabitants of this Republic whom
1t affects than almost any other appropria-
tion made by the general government,
Forty years ago everyone went sent
to the post"tiice for his mail, and the farm
"r In the busy season. when his horses and
teams were working In the fields. could
sometimes only receive mall for himself
aud family possibly once n week-on Sat
urday afternoon. Now 1t is not only de-
hvercd several times daily at the homes
and places OF business of the Inhabitants
Of NOR" than thousand cities. but for the
last six months Of the fiscal year. lJanuary
to June 30 1909 there were delivered
hy the carriers Of this service some 3lo.-
uOUS pieces Of mail rural routes
throuehout the United States to farmers
aud Inhabitants Of sparsely settled regions.
Increased facilities always bring increas-
ed use and enjoyment ut-more letters are
written and received: morr newspaper and
magazines are subscribed for While 1t is
not true In every part OF the country. yet
the official report shows that quite num-
ber OF rural routes already pay for them
selves by the additional revenues they oc-
cHsion.
The Testimony adduccd from all over the
country proves that by reason of rural free
delivery the actual value Of our farm lands
has been Increased. Many farmers state
that they would not dispense with the serv-
Ice for so even 500 per nnnum. 1t
has been estimated that the value Of farm
lands has risen by this means as high as
81 per acre In several States A moderate
benefit to the farm lands Of the whole
country would be from 81 to 50 per acre.
The producers. being brought Into daily
touch with the state Of the markets, and
In better communication with those who
buy their products. are able to obtain bet
ter prices for all that the farm produces.
More definite knowledge of trade conditions
is always Of great advantage
Good roads have been built and induced
as an incentive for rural free delivery estab-
lishment and to better encourage their
maintenance.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
PAY OF RAILROAD MEN.
Wage Farmers Have Proflted Because
of Republican Policy.

The last report of the Interstate Com
merce Commission shows that the total
compensation paid to railway employees
of al! classes in the United States in
creased from $3T. .S23.O21 in 1896 to
81 ,S2S,555 in 1902. This in itself would
indicate general railroad prosperity dur
ing six years of Republican rule, but still
more significant is the fact that the
greatest increase was among the wage
carners. In fact, there was a decrease i'll
the salaries paid general officers. The
decrease in this item was from ,O96,
in 1896 to $T2O.6S in 1902-a decrease
of S42,4l6 in six years.
On the other hand, the total yearly
compensation of station agents increased
from 81 1865 in 1896 to 81. .4G2,S ,ST4 in
1902; the yearly compensation of en-
gineers increased from s3,O21 ,5S4 in 1896
to $3.451 ,0SS in 1902; that of tiremen
from 81 .733, ,057 in 1896 to 81 .946.246 in
1902; that of conductors from $1,91S, 165
to S2.539. .466: that of other trainmen
from $3.7OO.063 to S4,697.272; that of
machnists from 81 ,12S, ,634 to 81. .422. 500;
that of section foremen from S1,2G0, ,634
to 81 81 .364: and on through the
whole list. The figures show that the
daily wage earners in the railroad busi-
ness profited largely by Republican pros
perity.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
HINDS SIGHT.
O1s of the Strong PecuIiarities of the
Democratic Party.

The Democratic party has been aptly
compared to a man sitting in the last
seat in the last ear of railway train.
and riding backward. He never saw
anything until he had got by it. This
striking peculiarity of the party is as
conspicuous to-day as it was in the SIX
ties. seventies. eighties and nineties.
The Democratic party lives to pro-
test. to warn, to oppose. 1t never ap-
preciated what the war for the preservn-
tion of the Union meant until it was all
over. Even now large section of it
has not arrived at the civilized view of
slavery. 1t takes about half century
TO get any great event into correct focus
for the Democratic eye. OF late. some
of the Democrats have begun TO realize
the greatness of Abraham Lincoln, but
these Democrats are men who have re-
ceived their education in Republican
communities, so obtaining the benefits of
up to date schools. colleges and churches.
The full significance of the American
occupation and control of the Philip
pines has not yet dawned upon what
takes the place, in the Democratic make
up, of understanding. Neither has the
open door in China affected the same
set of nerve tissues and atoms. in the
least, because of some constitutional lack
of power in the combination to compre-
hend what is going on at the time when
the thing is happening.
For the same reason the immense i'm
portance and significance of the estab-
lishment of the new department of Com
merce and Labor with Bureau of Cor
porations, has not dawned upon the Dem
ocrntic mental machinery.
Well. never mind, When the living,
thinking. working world has whirled by,
the Democratic brethren will see, in a
hazy manner, from their perch at the
end of the train. And they will, as us
ual. protest, warn. oppose and then
dream on,
The Democracy always wears long
distance glasses and looks backward over
the track. If by chance it takes off its
"far-aways' and looks ahead. it turns
into Republicanism. This happens. some
times. Witness the many recent CONVEX
sions
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
PARKER AND THE TRUSTS.
No Likelihood that the Democratic
Candidate MouId AntnGonize Them.

Candidate " ould Antngonizc Them.
If Parker should be elected President.
what would he do about the trusts
those gigantic institutions which the
Democratic platform says should oe
prohibited and punished by law, but the
prohibition and punishment OF when
would involve direct personal loss TO
some of the Democratic candidate
trusty Wall street friends-including
gentlemen like August Belmont, George
+. Peabody. Daniel $. Lamont. John X.
Mclean. Thomas $. Martin, Col. James
NJ. Guffey, John ID. Crimmins. James
Smith. Jr., and Thomas T.. Ryan!
The Democratic position on the trust
question is grotesquely illustrative of the
saying that politics make strange bed
fellows.
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 for mo-
ment that he would do anything to inJure
the trusts with which they are connect
ed should he be elected President. They
know Parker too well to think 1t possi-
BILE 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 ito have and to
hold"
Despite the Democratic platform de-
mand for n law to limit corporations to
the States where they originate, Alton h.
Parker thinks the common law is all
the law necessary the subject of
trusts. The common law has been well
tested in Democratic times well as
Republican-and it never proved itself
anything of a detriment to the trusts
hence it is easy to understand why Par
ker prefers il to statutory regulations
like the Sherman antitrust law. which
might force him into the embarrassing
position of some time having to decide
whether to violate his sworn oath as
President to uphold the laws of the
United States. or to make things un-
pleasant for Wall street friends, who
would thereby be forced to consider him
n traitor and migrate to their interests.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
ROOSEVELT FOR PEACE
President Is Now Negotiating New
Arbitration TreatIes.

Charles Cheney Hyde. lecturer on in
ternntional law Mt Northwestern Univer-
sity, Chicago. says:
During his reception to the members of
the Inter-Parllamentary Union on Septem
Der "a. President Roosevelt made n state
ment which vitality interests Intelligent
citizens Throughout the country, Irrespective
are even now taking steps to secure nrbi-
trntion treaties with all other governments
which are willing to enter Into them with
us Those who oppose him Will admit that
way II he were not making the attempt
In good faith to conclude with friendly
nations trenti"s which provide for the set
tlrment by peaceful methods of differences
fall to adjust Those who admire him are
rcJoiccd to hear him express In no uncrr
tain tone his desire to substitute hrbitra-
tlou for the sword means of settle
mcut OF disputes to which the Emitted
States may he party.
Equally significant was the Presidents
promise to The nter-Pnrliamentarlans to
call another conference Of the powers at
The Hague. The whole world knows that
that promise will he kept and that repre-
meet again at The Hague. possibly In 1905.
In order to solve some problems which still
vex civilization and alarm commerce. The
results to be anticipated are far-reaching
to what constitutes contraband OF war may
be secured. also the rights Of neutral ship
pers may he established. In short. the
law of nations may be clearly determined
where now there is vagueness. and the
rights of states fixed where there Is still
uncertainty. II such work he accomplish
ed through the direct efforts Of Theodore
Roosevelt not only the United States, but
every other civilized nation as well, will
have just cause to be profoundly CRATE
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
He ohexed His Orders.

John was the new English butler in
the employ of a Philadelphia family.
When John first came he was told by
the mistress of the house that she was
always at home to her sister, who
was a frequent visitor to the house.
The sister in question was pointed
out to John on her next visit, and
the mistress was satisfied in her mind
that John would obey orders.
Every time the sister called John
would ADMIT the welcome guest with
reverent respect. 1t was her custom
to ask him before entering II his mis-
tress was in, and 1t always happened
that she was. SO John would nod and
profoundly bow her in.
But one day 1t happened that his
mistress was out when the sister
called. When John went to the door
she, as usual. asked IL her sister was
in, to which John nodded in the
affirmative and bowed her in. Johns
business at that moment took him out
in the yard, and he left her in the
parlor.
Divesting herself of her wraps, the
visitor began to look for her sister,
but seeing no signs OF her downstairs
concluded that she was on one of the
upper floors, and went upstairs. OF
course. she failed to find her, and,
thinking that the butler might be
mistaken, went downstairs to inquire
of him again. She found him out in
the yard, and calling to him. asked If
he thought his mistress had gone out,
as she could not find her in the
house.
John, after meditating a moment,
replied:
Yes, mum. she his h'out."
"Out!" exclaimed the sister; "why,
I thought you said she was at homer"
"Yes. num-" came the solemn re-
ply, 'but she-tol' me that she was al
ways at 'ome to you!'-Lippincott's
Magazine.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
Districts.

"'You seem 20 know something
about music said the organist in
condescending way. III let you dis
miss the congregation If you'd like
Why. yes said de Koven, I
would like that very much.
Accordingly, at the end OF the
recessional. he exchanged places with
the organist and began to play Men
delssohn's Spring Song He played
beautifully. The Dayton people. en-
thralled by the wonderful music, re-
fused to depart. They sat in rapt en-
joyment, and after the Spring Song
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
HAD HEARD OF HIM.
Name Brought ReeoIIeetions Of Good
Book to Grinnine Youth.

Name Brought RecoIIections Of Good
Book to Grinnine Youth.
Because my name is Lord fre..
quently have not few funny exper-
iences," said j. G. Lord of Muncie,
Ind. One of the most amusing Incl
dents I ever had by reason of my
name happened while l was driving
from town to town in Colorado. While
on the road one day, driving very
slowly. for | had plenty of time, |
CHANGED to notice by the roadside
young fellow about 16 years old.
dressed in as ragged a fashion as any
one you could ever conceive of. He
had on a pair of his fathers worn
out trousers. which were cut off at
the bottom, and which extended far
up on his body, almost to his shoul-
ders. More as a matter of personaI(
amusement than for any other reason
I asked him how far it was to the
next town.
bout six miles. reckon he re-
piled.
II reigned up my horse.
do you have any fun out here?'
asked.
"'What is your name?' asked him.
him.
"'Willie,' he replied: Willie
Hawks
Il started TO drive on. but he called
after me. asking me to stop.
Say, mister he said, and what
mout your name be?'
Lord answered; Mr.. Lord
And then he grinned. He grinned
all the way to the armholes of his
fathers pants.
Why'd you smile?' asked. Have
YOU ever heard of me?'
Sure; I've heard pop read of yer
in that good book; but never saw
yer afore.'
And he continued to grin as
drove on" Louisville Herald.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

In 1850 when the Republican party
first 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 he the gran
ary of 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
ufactured 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.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
WANT A REAL LEADER.
Dem ocrats Finally Realize that Par.
ker IL a 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 a
man who is capable of arousing enthus-
iasm or we are beaten" Democratic edi-
tors are crying. eve don't want Hill,
Sheehan and Belmont kept in the fore
ground, while Parker is muzzled 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 nonenity, with such
willy politicians as Hill and Sheehan In
charge of party affairs. Truly, the Demo-
cracy is not more of happy family"
than it was four years ngO 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 n national CAM
paign hampered 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-
ducting exactly the campaign that his
twenty years on the bench gave pro-
mise of. If the campaign is failure.
let the men who planned it bear the
blame. Judge Parker has deceived no.
body, and is acting his part in the polti-
cal drama exactly as it appears in the
play book"
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

ure which Hoar was anxious to have
brought up had been referred to the
library committee. and there seemed
doomed to sleep forever. Evarts
when pleaded with would promise to
call the committee to consider the
measure and then forget all about IL.
At last one day toward the end of the
session Hoar, annoyed and irascible,
met Evarts in the cloak room.
Whenever you are ready to call a
meeting of the library committee" he
said. with biting sarcasm. II wish you
would notify my executors"
II shall be most happy to notify
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
LABOR CONTROVERSIES.
Republican LeRislation Providing for
Arbitration.

The only national legislation providing
for the arbitration of labor controversies
and recognizing organized labor was en-
acted by the Republicans. On June /,
1898. President Mckinley signed bill
passed by Republican Congress entitled
An Act concerning carriers engaged in
interstate commerce and their employees"
1t should be understood. of course that
Congress could not legisiate for employees
in general. but il has authority to regu-
late interstate commerce. The act re-
ferred TO provides that whenever a con-
truversy arises between an interstate
railroad and its employees the Interstate
Commerce Commission shall first offer
mediation. and. that failing. shall en-
deavor TO bring about arbitration of the
dispute. The act provides that if arbi-
tration is agreed to, ''oue member of the
board of arbitration shall be selected by
the employer. one by the labor organiza-
ton to which the employe belongs. and
a third by these two" Another section
of the law makes ii n misdemeanor for
any interstate railroad to dismiss an
employe or threaten him with loss of
employment for belonging to union.
This law is still in force. and it is the
only piece of national legislation that
recognizes organized labor. Democrats
have talked. hut Republicans have acted.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
PROBLEM OF OLD AGE.
Question for Political Economists tc
Puzzle Over.

question TOR Political Economists to
Puzzle Over. 4
What the country shall do with in
ex-presidents is not nearly SO vital a
problem as what it shall do with its
old men.
According to the new gospel of bus
iness economics a man is "old" at
fifty. That is to say. he can no long
er remain an integral part of the
industrial machine.
Young men are in demand every
where. Old men are in demand no.
where The commercialism of the
age feeds upon young blood and re-
jects everything else.
Most of the railroads have placed
an age limit upon their pay roll ac-
count. II is tacit rule that no man
over forty-five years of age shall be
employed. even at clerical work.
One of the great steel companies OF
the country. employing thousands OF
men, recently adopted a rule that in
certain departments requiring expert
knowledge and skill no man over thir
ty-five years of age should be given
employment. Other large industries
are following similar policy.
Practically the same thing is true
in the professions. Except as
counselor the old lawyer is not in de-
mand. The churches are calling for
young ministers, and the schools give
preference to young teachers. When
a man reaches the age OF fifty he is.
supposed to have crossed the dead
line.
1t is strange commentary on our
modern civilization that while medi-
cal science is bending every energy
to prolong the span of human life
to people the world with old men
the tendency of our economic system
is to drive them out of business-to
make them charge upon the world,
which is said to owe every man liv-
ing.
Here is a question for political
economists to digest, il possible, for
the benefit of the coming generation:
What shall the world do with its old
men?-Chicago Journal