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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-29

The Davis City Lariat, whose editor
is staunch republican, has the follow
ing pertinent remarks touching the
;slurs cast by the editor of the Leon
Journal at L. A. Brown, the democratic
candidate for auditor: 81. A. Browns
Integrity has never been brought into
question by those who know the man,
and none but narrow, bigoted partisan
would adopt as a campaign argument to
encompass his defeat, the fact that he
made an assignment. Some of the best
of business men, by unforeseen condi-
tions, have been forced to adopt like
measures to protect the best interests
of their creditors, hence, it does not
signify that an assignor is either dis
honest or lacking in business acumen."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-29
he trans-continental railwaysp

the trans continental railways?
The Iowa farmers know something of
the difficulties of securing legislation to
regulate railways. They have felt the
Inconvenience Of high freight rates. Do
they.s stand, in the present conflict be-
tween the supporters Of the Nicaragua
canal on the one side and the friends of
the trans-continental railways on the
other, with the canal, or with the rail
ways?
If they are friendly to the canal, these
farmers are misrepresented by Mr.. Hep
burn. He has prepared canal bill in
plain violation of the provisions of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and he is urging
it's passage in defiance of the fact that,
under his bill, no canal can be con-
structed as matters now stand. While
he is urging the passage of this bill,
moreover, he is opposing the ratification
Of any new treaty to supercede the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty and open the
way for canal work. The logic Of his
efforts is the defeat of all measures for
Nicaragua canal under government con-
troll.
To be consistent, Mr.. Hepburn should
urge the passage Of his canal bill, and
at the same time insist that the Hay
Pauncefote treaty be amended so as to
eliminate all reference to the Suez canal
and European concert; so as to provide
that England shall not fortify points in
Central America; so as to limit the
treaty to the relations of the United
States and England. Then he should be
as jealous for the ratification Of the
treaty thus amended as he pretends to
be for the passage of the house canal
bill. Then his constituents in the
Eighth Congressional District of Iowa
might believe that he is honest in his
attempts to promote the early COM
pletion of the canal.
But as long as Mr.. Hepburn urges the
passage of a bill in conflict with the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and at the same
time opposes the ratification Of new
treaty to supersede the old one his con-
stituents in Iowa cannot believe that he
is in earnest, any more than can the
rest of the people in the United States.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-29
HEPBURN SHOULD ANSWER.

The Marshalltown Times-Republican
one of the leading republican papers Of
the state, demands in emphatic Ian
guage that Hepburn should answer
Henry Wallace's open letter. In it's
issue of Sept. 20 the Times-Republican
says:
s'Just now the cattle growers of the
west, through the secretary of their
interstate association and aided by an
open letter from Henry Wallace, the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-29

James Cozad, of Morgan township,
was nominated for clerk of the courts
by the democrats of Decatur county at
their convention Sept. 10th. Jim is en-
tirely competent to fill the Office, is a
very popular fellow and will run like a
scared wolf in this part of the country.
-Lineville Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-29
HEpBURN'S ANTI-CANAL CAM.
pAIGN,

editorial Daily Inter Ocean, Feb 81, 1900, Page 6.
Column a.
w. P. Hepburn represents in congress
eleven counties in southern Iowa. The
district is peopled mainly with farmers.
The questions therefore suggest them
selves: Do these farmers oppose the
early completion of the Nicaragua canal?
Do they countenance their representa-
tive's tactics to protect the interests of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-29

ex-governor Larrabee opposes the
constitutional amendment which would
provide for biennial election, as he says,
eslowa's annual elections are part of
it's educational system, and they ought
not to be abolished, even if little
money could be saved by the doing so"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-29
COUNTY TICKET.

A fortnight ago the president issued an
order forbidding heads of departments
and bureaus to give out their big esti-
mates for next years appropriations. A
few days later he published his letter of
acceptance in which he exclaimed, 1--WE
have nothing to conceal''
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-29
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.

For Congressman, Eighth District.
JOHN V. BONNETT,
of Lucas County.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20
THE WORLDS COMMERCE,

The following figures are taken
from comparative. table of the
worlds commerce by the bureau OF
statlctics: United States. exports, 81,
591, sG2, 277, imports, sl1lT529,320;
Europe, exports, s6.f9S. 100000, i'm
ports. 1891 100000; other countries.
exports, $2.425127,77S, imports. 81
800. 4T0,7S0; total exports sl0,5lb.-
0Oo, 600. total imports, $ll.S09, 900, 600.
The exports of the United States ex-
ceeded the imports by $i74,333.0o7;
while the exports of Europe exceed
the imports by only $34,G6G,993. The
bureau calls attention 10 the fact that
the export and import commerce OF
tht whole world is not in excess OF
the inland commerce of the United
States, which exceeds s22.4o0,000, 600,
the total international commerce OF
the world footing up $2232i, 100000,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

ties the special committee appointed
to consider resolutions condcmning
lynching, presented by J. II. Stosen'
burg of Indiana, reported that as the
church has stood for law and order
az all times, action on the resolutions
was not necessary, Mr.. Stosenburg
offered a substitute resolution, which
condemned The brutal murder OF col
ored persons apd atrOcious assassina'
tion by hanging. burning and fiend
ish mutilatIon
Ii Is not easy to understand why
The same objection does not apply 10
the substitute as to the original reso.
luton. Tie church stands for law
and order at all times. and there IL
no more reason that II should make Il
special condemnation of a peculiarly
barbaric form of hynching practiced
on a special class than that II should
condemn lynchings in general. IT,
however, Mr. Stosenburg's substitute
resolution should be favorably acted
upon, 1t should be accompanied by
another which censures that 100 fire.
quent crime among colored persons
that has In so many instances brought
on them this awful vengeance Of an
outraged public.
The Episcopal church In the United
States stood the shock OF civil war
without sectional division, and has
never been disturbed by those phases
of the race question which have kept
estranged other northern and south
ern brethren OF the same households
of faith.
This substitute resolution offered
by Mr.. Stosenburg of Indiana Will
hardly have such disagreeable eff
feet. All God-fearing and law-ahiding
people, of whatever faith, condemn
lynchings in general, ana especially
abhor that most brutal form of mob
violence, the burning of the criminal
at the stake, but the insertion OF the
phrase "colored persons" trenches on
the race problem and opens the way
for a great deal Of discussion on con
comitant lines. in which sectional feel
ing would very likely be displayed.
The original resolution would be pref
cradle as il makes no distinction ana
condemns lynchngs in any form,
whether the victims be white or black.
Nashville Banner.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20
CARL SCAURz IN DEMAND.
The Venerable Germaa-American
Statesman Earnest for the
Democratic Ticket.

German-American voters in all parts
Of the country are eagerly awaiting the
appearance of Carl Schurz ON the
stump. Germany has given to this
country many able and distinguished
men, but Carl Schurz is the most
famous of all. AS a political guide he
is careful and courageous, not because
he belongs to any party, but because
when he announces his course in politi.
cal crisis, every citizen who knows tho
record of American politics, knows that
he does so because, as a statesman of
intelligence and conviction. he believes
that course will be the better oae for
the welfare of the nation.
Mr.. Schurz will be of great service
to the Democracy in New York, New
Jersey, Wisconsin. Indiana and Illinois
States, which owe their greatness in
large measure to the enterprise and
l0yG.ty of COMMUNICATIONS In each
OF these 8 KS Il blast from out his
bugle-Eora were i.erth ten thousand
mca"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20
THE COST OF EMPIRE.

The fact that Judge Parker persists
in saying that the Philippines have
cost us $G70.00OO00, instead Of accept
ing Mr.. Taft's assertion that they had
cost only slG9,000,000 up to May, 1902
enrages the Roosevelt organs They
say that Mr. Taft, "of all men now
living. is most competent TO instruct
Judge Parker concerning American
relations to the Philippines" and In
innate that the democratic candidate
is impadent or dishonest in ignoring
his authority.
All of which is palpable nonsense.
Judge Taft knows all about some
things in the Philippines. but as TO
the financial operations OF the United
States government he knows no more
than anybody else who has access TO
the figures, which are open to all.
The whole question is Il matter ~
opinion. In the six years preceding
the Spanish war our war and navy de-
partments spent 1883. G09.692. In the
FIVE years and ten months from Sep.
temher /. 1898, when the fighting with
Spain was all over and the Philippine
troubles were beginning, TO July l.
1904, these departments cost us ST.
214 l00.3S9-an increase of $730,49e,
GAL II is open TO Mr.. Taft to say
that we should have sluandered near.
ly as much on military and naval iniia-
ton IL we had not been engaged in an
imperial venture in Asia. II Is open
to Others to say that we should not
New York World.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

W. L. Douglas, the So shoe man.
will spend thousands OF dollars adj
vertising his candidacy for governor
Of Massachusetts. He will send broad
east over the state large posters CON
tanning photographs of himself at diff
ferent stages of his career and under
meath win be his views on the labor
question and other issues. Besides,
he will make free use OF the adyertis-
ing columns of both Democratic and
Republican papers This Is a novelty
in practical political campaigning, but
there Is little room 10 doubt its ef-
fec.iyeness. Advertising of every de-
scription pays and Mr.. Douglas, who
has become a millionaire by his intel
ligent use of printers ink-~and by
having good shoes 20 sell-will make
good use of il in his campaign. His
race will therefore be watched with
much interest and If he is elected. -
or greatly reduces the large Republic
can majority in Massachusetts, il
viii be another victory for adyertis-
ing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20
THE NEW YORK SITUATION.

Former Governor Campbell Of Ohio
has been speaking to crowded houses
at Syracuse and other places in New
York, driving General Apathy before
him and arousing the democrats TO
an interest in the approaching cleo
ton. Arriving in New York, he said,
TO a reporter OF the Cleveland Plain
dealer that 1t really looks like a
landslide for Herrick." In response to
the direct question: How is New
York state going?" he replied. There
is no doubt as to the democrats carry
ing the state on the state ticket, and
there Is a chance Of their getting the
electoral vote also"
II there Is a Landslide for Her
rick" there Is a reasonable hope that
it may be accompanied by a victory
for Parker. Mr. James H. Kennedy,
the Plain Dealers correspondent. com
menting on Ex-Governor Campbell
view Of the situation. says: Gov.
Campbell was right about one thing.
Roosevelt is no longer the paramount
/ issue in New York II is Odell And
Odell Is handicapped by that which
all men call odellfm. The word is
not to be defined. But IL has latitude
enough for several definitions"
II is characteristic Of New York po-
ntics that local issues take prece-
dence Of those OF the nation al large.
That those issues favor the democrats
will necessarily prove Of advantage to
the democratic national ticket. Mr.
/ Kennedy further says: The solid
vote Of Tammany will be cast in New
York City for Parker and for Herrick.
This will give the democrats a start
that leaves but little 70 be done north
Of the Harlem river"
These statements are made without
partisan bias. The Plain Dealer man.
TESTS no marked leaning towards ei
/ Their presidential candidate. and ita
/ New York correspondent seems tc
aim at impsrtiality.
As the election draws near, the
democratic prospects seem to be
I frightening. The republicans are boast
/ full and the gamblers give large Odds
on Roosevelt. but a survey Of the sim.
alton gives room for encouragement
% democrats. and much may be a.
oompiished before election day.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

istence In 1876. In 1869 the Clncln-
nail Reds. then the most famous and
the strongest ball team In the world,
made tour Of the country and won
100 straight games II Is far cry
from a game with a score of 80 TO ~
to contest OF 1904 with scores OF
/ to 0 very common. The game has
undergone many changes since then
and If the players who constituted the
NJ. Vernon and Alma teams thirty
five years ago shold go on the dia-
mond now they would hardly recog'
nl2e the game.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

Entau las! lie Democrats are deriving
considerable pleasure in figuring ,ver
the reeeat aocratic gain in Maine.
The rctGrna shoa Democratic gain
OF 80 per eeat. and Republican gain
of Is per cent over the vote of 1902.
Similar changes elsewhere would give
New York to Parker by a plurality OF
$1,000, New Jersey by 5000, Rhode
Island by 5000. Maryland by $4,000.
Nebraska by 5000 and Utah by 800.
These, with the States carried by
Bryan in 1900, would be exactly enough
to elect. In addition. Delaware, West
Virginia and Indiana would be In
doubt IL these percentages OF gain
were to prevail.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20
SHEARS AND PASTE.


Johnny (s.udying civil government
Pa. what is the party IN power?
Father-The party in power is com
posed of those patriots who have the
offices.
whats the opposition"
1.-THE opposition party. consists Of
those patriots who want the offices. -
Mrs. McFlub-I see that a New
York physician claims that early ris-
ing is conducive TO madness
Mrs. Sleeth-Oh. it is. You ought to
see how mad il makes my husband
when he has 10 get mp early
On close Investigation
OF airships you will fini
While here are many Of them.
They're all the h0t-aiT kind.
Client TO Lawyer-Dont you think
you beloved a good deal in your
speech to the jury
Lawyer-Yesi but you see my ar
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20
THE BoYAEARr.

The boyheart! The boyheari,
II Hes within your breast,
An ready 10 go lelping when your
soul is al its best
When on the street there comes a
whistle or call,
Or but the echo of song whose hap
ply measures fall
Upon the chords of memory, and
rouse them into life,
Until they send surging thrill as
rich rs drum or fife.
The boyhoart! The boyheart.
II may be but rose,
That mods in careless glee at one as
idly on he goes;
But instantly he sees street that
wanders up and down
Between the sleepy fences Of the
quiet sleepy town;
Or maybe tbs country road where
swaying branches spread
And build an arching canopy of
branches overhead
w. d. Nesbit, In Reader Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

a man who died III an insane asy
lum Id Indiana had the heaviest brain
on record il weighing N ounces, The
average brain weighs 47h ounces.
Daniel Webster's weighed 81. The
dead man was an attendant at the in
stitution. and powerful physically.
He was fairly well educated. He wore
an 81 size hat. The brain will be
preserved and the discovery record
ed in medical annals.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

The above is correct statement OF
the circulation of the Cairo Bulletin,
daily and Sunday ON the dates stated,
month of September. 1904
A. J. BENEDIC,
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed to and sworn before me
this first day of October, 1904.
ALFRED COMINGS.
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20
John Brown was city clerk,
OLD MEMORIES AT WORK.

Mr.. Henry G. Davis, of West Vir
ginia, the democratic candidate for
vice president, used to be brakeman
on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. It
is said, or guessed, that he is worth
$40 ,00O, 900. You can hear young
clerks in every boarding house. yon
can hear old loungers at every coun.
try grocery and railroad station, de-
claring, with all feryor Of conviction,
that nobody has a chance to rise nm.
less he has a pull" Well. Mr.. Davis
must have had pull" bur 1t was
inside of him; 1t was industry, II
was intelligence; il was adaplahil.!y,
il was pluck.
As he Is now q candidate for p.lit.
cal office, il will be necessary 20 tel
lies about him. Meanwhile, lct us
hope fervently that one tale told
about him is true This says that one
day when he was a member of the
United States senate. where he re-
NAMED for two terms, he paid an in
evitable compliment to the eloquence
of a distinguished republican col
league. who was making a short
speech for four hours, by going to
sleep. He was snoring placidly and
loud, when Allen G. Thurman, the
"old Roman" of Ohio, arose to make
reply TO the venerable bore.
Mr.. Humans red bandana was as
famous in its day as the orifamme of
Henry of Navarro. Applying the red
bandana to his nose of power, the old
Roman blew two mighty blasts. MIR.
Davis thought that he was on a steep
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

As an indication Of the develop
menf Of the great Anerican game OF
baseball il viii be- noticed in the
coiaun. -Thirty-lye Years Ago To-
day. from The Bulletin Of Oct 20.
1858. tnet the an pa team defea ed the
team frotQ Mt v4rnon at the Contra
ia countyfair hy score Of 50 to 81
This vas SIS ysars efore any profess
rienaI h<sebaH iess vas organlze1.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE

f. ]. vawter Of California has the
most extensive garden for raising car
nations Of any man in the United
States.
DIR. Z. J. def Browne. late pastor
of the Pilgrim church at At.lebOTo.
Mass. will go on the stage His first
appearance will be In the character
Of Hamlet.
Admiral Baron ron spaun viii re
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

countrymaM out OF $40 by al old
game Upon the persons Of the conf
dence men, when searched, was found
a large sum Of counterfeit money.
The ST. Louis and New Orleans
packet w. B, Arthur during a dense
fog struck on the rocks ten miles be-
low Cape Girardean. The steamer
Bismarck came to the Arthnr's escue
and II is thought that she can be
saved.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

grade on his West Virginia noun.
tains, and that the engineer had whis-
tied down brakes. He jumped up, got
stern grip on the top Of his desk and
tried TO twist II Off.
Politics apart. one likes to think of
the brakeman senator, young STILL by
the way, ut 81. Frank Leslie's Month
~
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20
q YEARS AGO TODAY.
From The Bulletin of Oct. 10, 1869.


The negro population Of Cairo are
greatly exercised over a repot that
a band of medical students intended
to kidnap and XIII negroes for the
purpose of sending the bodies to ad-
jacent states 10 be dissected.
Negro women. in consequence of
these reports would not venture out
of their homes az night. and the men
would only take the risk when &C
companied by three or four Of their
race.
A suite for S325.O00 was filed
against the Cairo and Vineennes rail
road in the Pulaski county circuit
court by Dodge, Lod & Co.
The Lone Star baseball club Of Al
ma was defeated by the Great West
ern club Of Mt Vernon at the Contra.
liza fair by the score of so 10 50.
John Hyland. city treasurer. pub
lished a notice 70 the taxpayers Of
Cairo fixing the timo and place where
be will receive payment Of taxes due.
Sheriff L. II. Myers assisted by Joe
Arnold effected the capture Of three
confidence men who had muicted
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

Carl Blind, the noted German reyo-
lutionist. who has lived in England
for many years, celebrated his Seh
birthday last week. lie was leader
in the revolution OF 1913, for which
he was condemned to death. af'er-
ward being reprieyed. However, he
suffered eight months solitary con
finement
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

a woUl6-be cOlored patron Of
Pitisfeld. Mass. barbershop presided
over By a white barber. has had the
white tonsorial artist arrested for re-
fusing TO shave him. 3he color line
hobs I'D even in Massachusetts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

tire from command of the Austrian
navy shortly and will be succeeded by
Vice Admiral Monte Cuccoli who
has fine reputation among he ma
val men of the world.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

This campaign promises to be ex-
tremely prosperous for the voters Of
New York II is said that Secretary
Cortelyou will spend IS per cent Of
his slush fund in that state.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

p. II. Leslie of Helena, Mont. has
entered his sixty-fourth year of the
practice of law He once was COVER
nor of Kentucky and later President
Cleveland appointed him territorial
governor of Montana.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

Cairo has entirely outgrown the
central station. The volume Of the
city's freight and passenger business
entities Il 10 something better.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

Persons occupying rooms In the
tweniy-second story Of that hotel to
be built In Chicago will be giving a
touch of high life
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

The Canadian Maritime board Of
trade recently passed a resolution re-
questing the government to place
such restrictions on manufactures as
will compel them TO mark plainly all
wooden fabrics with the proportions
Of pure wool and adulterants contain
ed In .hem.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20
For Commissioner.

The bulletin is authorized to announce that
James Muleahy 10 a candidate on the Demo
cratic ticket for election 10 The Office OF c0un-
~ commissioner.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

Everybody has had a day at the
Worlds Fair except the st Louis
boodlers. Suppose. as closing event.
they be placed on exhibit.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

Uncle Sam has sent an Indiana man
a check for three cents. To VIVA
straits has the government come
under republican extravaganza.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

She-Papa is preaching a sermon
today on Love One Another.
He-And we are staying at home
practicing what he breaches, arenE
we?
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

An extraordinary nickname has
been given TO King Peter of Servia.
The name is Peter Provoviencani,"
meaning Peter the first-crowned, a H.
tie which was assumed in 1895 by
stephen Uros, who was really emit.
tied to 1t, being The first seryian king
to be crowned.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

The Rolletin is authorized 10 enAounce that
Alexander Wilson Is candidate on the
Democratic ticket for re-eiection To- the once
OF states attorney.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

Lord Curzon's writing Is said to be
so bad that few can read it. He wrote
TO a friend regarding relatives
shortcomings. The letter by mistake.
came to the relative, and the latter,
supposing /. to be request for mon
ey. sent a check at once.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

Average daily and Sunday for
nine months. ending September
30, 1904 -................,. 1873
tverage daily and Sunday for
month of September. 1904. FIGS
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

The new Pacific Mail steamship,
Manchuria, which runs between San
Francisco and Oriental ports via Hon
olulu, is too deep in the water 10 On
ter Honolulu harbor. The Hawaiian
papers all comment on the failure Of
congress to provide for the deepening
OF the harbor.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20

Experiments by T. +. Doubt justify
the conclusion that increasing the in
tensity of light 100000 times docs not
alter its velocity by so much as two
feet per second.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-20
A N nee M E N I S
For circul, CLERK.

The Bulletin Il authorized TO announce mat
lee "A Davis is a candidate on the democratic
ticket for reelection 10 the Office OF circuit
eli