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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-14
NO. 20.

four years: how its benefits have be"a
distributed among farmers. wage earn
ers. manufacturers and all classes of
the community. how the farmer has
prOspsF.d immensely from the adyan-
tass 0f having big consuming mar
k.t at his door. ready tn take and pse
good prices for his farm products. in
stead Of being compelled Ia ship Ia
foreign markets at lower prices, Well
employed and well paid artisans have
good appstit.s. and the farmer has
ampi. reason to bs thankful that ho
caters to the most liberal CONSUMERS
that the world knows
one expression in III. letter Of ae-
eep,anec should command careful at
t.ntion. Says the President:
1T is u matter OF regret that III.
proteeiiy. tarin policy. which. during
the last forty odd years. has become
part of the very fib"r Of tho country.
Is no, now accepted as definitely es-
tablishcd. Surely wc have u right TO
say that II has passed beyond III. do
main Of theory. and right To expect
that not only Its original advocates.
but thoS. who at ON, time diH,ruRted
II on thcor"tic grounds, should now
acqnicscc In III" results tha, haNo
been proved over and over again by
actual experience. These forty odd
years have been the most prosperous
years this nation has ever seen: more
prosperous ycarE than any other ma
,ion has ever seen. iicyond question
thia prosperity could not have come
II tho American people had not pos.
scss.d the necessary thrift. energy
and business Intelligence to turn their
vast material resources To account
hut II IN no less tru. that II In our eco
nomic policy AZ regards tn. tarin and
finance which has enabled uH M ma.
iion to make such good uses Of tho In.
dividuai capacities Of our citizens.
and the natural resources of our coun.
try"
No more Important recommendation
than this has ever bccn submitted To
tho Judgment Of the American people.
That the question Of protection to do
nestle labor and industry should be
settled finally and permanently M =
fixed principle Is OF vital consequence
to all labor. all industry. all business.
Then. indeed. could the tarifI be taken
out Of politics. II iS only kept In poll.
tics to-day by tho persistent nntar.
onism Of wron.. headed theorists and
INSCRIPTIONS partisanH. In tho victory
OF the Republican national ticket this
year Il is to be hoped that the Dem.
ocratic party will recognize rcbukc
and nm admonition. and that never
again Will u Democratic national plat.
form be made to declare that "protec-
ton is n robbery" II the Democratic
party could only forget enough and
learn enough to enable It to quit be.
Ing foolish on the tariff question II
would be n great and permanent gain
to the country.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-14

me-" asserted the magnate. Erimly.
Il know you're all right. and III bet
n million on IT, Don't tell me. my
boy, II you run any risk by doing So"
There Is no reason why ! shotSd
not tell you" said John. after n mo.
;ncnt's pause. Here is an advertise.
incnt recently ran across in n San
Francisco newspaper. Read it."
John Hawkins adjusted his glasses
and real the following:
ITO John Burt of bingham. Mass
All rewards offered for your arrest by
Randolph or Arthur Morris are hereby
withdrawn. and you are exempt from
prosecution at our hands.
"(Signed)
Randolph Morris.
Arthur Morris
John Hawkins read 1t slowly and
looked searchingly into the face of tine
young man.
so your names Burt? Ever have
relation by the name of Peter
Burt"
My grandfather's name is Peter
Burt" replied John.
Was he whaling captain?'
He was captain and part owner of
TIE whaler 'Segregansett.' answered
John.
Hawkins vented his surprise in
strange exclamations, and John Burt
was silent. in puzzled amazement.
John Burt. grandson to old Cap.
tain Pete Burt! This is too rich My
hoy. there's a fcud between the houses
of Burt and Hawkins. but II shall not
extend to your generation. Well bury
It right now! Did the old man ever
mention the name of Jack Hawkins
to you?"
Never
81 suppose not. It isn't likely he
would" and again Mr.. Hawkins seem
ed vastly amused. "Well. was his
first mate on the Segregansett. Cap.
3urt was nearly sixty years old then.
and | was about twenty-six. There
was an idea abroad that no man who
trod n deck beneath an American flag
could lick Jack Hawkins. and, barring
one man, guess they had the facts
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-14
WAGES OR cHARiTYf
Better to Pay Out Money for Labor
Than to Give u Away.

Under date OF August 20. from Hull.
England. n prominent American. trav-
cling abroad. writes:
II receive the American Economist
regularly and always look II over with.
interest. I feel sure you are doing n
good work through its columns and
that the result will be evident In tho
coming presidential election. SEQ
free trade hero in full operation. When
I 20 down town and buy derby
hat for six shillings that would have
cost So In America. imagine that
free trade is fine thing: but when.
on my way back. I am solicited for
aims by n score of paupers and asked
to subscribe to all sorts OF charities
for the relief OF the poor. and prob.
ably find myself 'out" six shillings
more before I get home. wonder II IL
would not have been better to pay
twelve shillings for the hat in the frs.
place. and let the workingman take
care OF himself have no doubt that
you have been impressed in the same
way during your visits to Europe"
In the United States. where Ameri.
cans make hats for Americans
10 wear, you may also Duy
derby for s1.50. the equivalent
of six shillings. but 1t will not be
much of derby. Americans are the
best dressed people in the world. and
their dcrbies cost them from $l.50 to
So. or an average of about 50. Tho
difference in cost is cheerfully paid
for the extra money goes to the work
men in the shape of wages. In Great
Britain 80 per cent of the population
Is out of wo,x and in need of charity:
in tho United States. not ! per cent
Which system works the better, free
trade in Great Britain. or protection
in the United States?-American Eco
nomist
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-14
Should Be Taken Seriously,

The Boston Advertiser thinks tho
Democratic attitude on the tariff
that of immediate revision, without
disturbance to business"--is not like.
ly to be taken very seriously. because
the whole proposition Is so contradic.
tory and nonsensical. For ,dat very
reason It should be taken seriously. A
party which Is capable of promising n
general ripping up of tho tariff that
will cause no disturbance to business.
which depends upon tariff stability as
a prime requisite. is not fit to be
trusted with the tariff. Ignorance and
incapacity may prove more dangerous
than intentional destructiveness
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-14

returned John. looking Blake frankly
in the face. The laItsTs eyes dropped
In confusion.
Well say no more about it, added
John. TAX. your bath. and by tho
lin. you are ready. ! will zee that
Roberts has dinner served"
During and after the meal John led
the conversation back over the years
they had spent together. Blake was
strangely silent. A. rule he took
the lead over his quiet companion on
Eueh occasions. but this evening when
he attempted Ia Join In the conSersa.
lion. something arose In his throat
and ehokcd him.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-14
MANLY AND VIGOROUS
PRESIDENT RoosEvGlT's LET
TER OF ACCEPTANCE.

Own Ground and Challenges Them
on the Issue Between Free Trade
and the Republican Policy Of Pro
lection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-28
A Mob Takes Possession of the
City of Morocco.
Makes an Attack on the Chris.
tian Cemetery.
PARADED THE TOWN
With Heads of the Dead Stuck
on Poles.
Looted Jewelry Shops, Robbing
and Wounding Jews.
Trouble Started Over Issue of
Debased Coin.

Tangier, Morocco. Jan. 2S.-Morocco
City has been the scene of serious dis
turbances in consequence of the at
tempts to force the circulation of new
unpopular copper coins, on which the
government placed an artificial value
and which it refused to receive in
payment of taxes. business was para
lyzed, provisions became scarce and
starvation was threatened. A mob
therefore rose and first attacked the
Christian cemetery lately given by the
sultan to the foreign missions, burned
down the gates, desecrated the graves,
exhumed the bodies, cut off their heads
and paraded the town with the heads
stuck on poles. The rioters proceeded
to the Jewish quarter with the object
of destroying it, but they found the
gates closed and strongly guarded. The
Jews We're panic stricken until they
found that the protection of the auth
critics was effective. The rabble sub
sequently looted the jewelry shops, rob-
bing and wounding many Jews. The
governor attempted to queI the dis
turbance but he was stoned, pursued
and obliged to seek refuge in the pal
ace The authorities finally induced the
rioters to withdraw on the promise of
the temporary withdrawal of the OBJ
nOxiOuS coinage.
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HAzEN FOR JUDGE.
Movement to Give Him NOmina-
tion for Supreme Bench.

The friends of Judge z. T. Hazen are
preparing to advance his name as a
candidate for the nomination for asso-
oiate justice of the supreme court at the
Republican convention at Wichita
should the proper opportunity present
itself
Judge Hazen has been urged by
friends in Topeka and by lawyers and
district judges in all parts of the state
to announce himself as a candidate for
the supreme bench. Judge Hazen has
declined to make such an announcement
or to make an active canvass for the
nomination. Should the nomination be
made, however, he would accept it
During the meeting of the State Bar
association a good many attorneys have
talked of Judge Hazen for the supreme
court. It is likely that the Shawnee
delegation will be ready at the Wichita
convention to nominate Judge Hazen
should there be a fight on any of the
supreme court judges who are after
denomination. The First district has
no judge on the supreme bench, and
there is no other candidate mentioned
from Shawnee county except Hazen.
Under the law no district judge can
assume any other appointive or elective
office during his term as judge. Should
Hazen be nominated and elected he
would not become supreme judge until
after his term as district judge eX-
pired.
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IN LEAVEN WORTH.
Both Sides Working Hard to
Garry Primaries.

Leavenworth, Kan, Jan. 2S.-Repub-
ican primaries are being held in Leav-
enworth county this afternoon and even
ing for the selection of delegates to the
Republican county convention which
will meet tomorrow to elect delegates
to the state and congressional conven-
tions.
There is a great deal of interest in the
contest, especially in the congressional
fight. The Curtis people are putting up
a ticket in every ward, and the impress
sion prevails that they are simply pre-
pairing to bolt the convention tomorrow
and send a contesting delegation to the
congressional and state conventions, as
was the programme in Jackson county,
and as will be done in Atchison
The primaries in the city will be open
from to this evening AT the Sol
diers' home they are open from 2 to 5
this afternoon
The contest is close at the Soldiers
home, and both sides are putting forth
their utmost efforts to carry it. A
dozen men from Topeka are reported in
different parts of the county, and it is
rumored that considerable money is be-
ing spent.
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BURTON GIVES BOND.
His Case Is Set for Trial on
Monday, March z.

St Louis, Jan. 2S.-U. S. Senator J.
r. Burton of Kansas was admitted to
$5, 600 bail late Wednesday afternoon,
to answer in the United States circuit
court March for trial on the indict-
ment charging him with accepting
money for the alleged use of his in
fluence with the postal authorities to
prevent the issuance of a fraud order
against the Rialto Grain and Securities
company.
When arraigned before Judge Adams
he pleaded not guilty to the charge
His sureties are Ernest H. Kaster'
George w. Adams and Herbert A.
Vrooman.
Arthur F. McIntire, who is under
arrest on a charge of using the mails
in a scheme to defraud his patrons
while manager of the Merchants Bro
kerage and Commission company, has
offered to be a witness for the proSecu-
ton against Senator ]. R. Burton OF
Kansas, charged with accepting money
for representing the Rialto Grain and
Securities company before the post
office department.
Burton's brother was formerly in the
employ of the Merchants Brokerage
and Commission company in the ca
paeity of bookkeeper. It is said that
McIntire became alarmed when the
government officials began to inveSti-
gate the get-rich-Quick concerns, lest
claimed that Mr.. Burton, the book
keeper, suggested that u. r." mean
ing Senator Burton. could fix it all
right for $3.50. McIntire is said to have
refused to consider the matter at the
| time, but some days afterward gave in
structions to his subordinates to &C
ahead and have the matter fixed"
The Merchants Brokerage and Com
mission company afterward got into
trouble. The first proceeding against II
was by William Wilmerton. whC
brought suit in the United States dis
trict court to recover $4,000 that he l:
alleged to have lost in dealings witt
the company. When the United States
1narshal took charge of the effects o
the company. the books showed, it il
alleged that among the disbursement
was an item of $3.50 paid to ]. R. Bur
| ton for attorneys fees.
United States District Attorney Dye
has been consulting with McIntire rel
ative to testifying against Burton. Nc
Intire was arrested in Chicago abou
ten days ago and brought back to thi
| citx-
an early trial. United States Distric
Attorney Dyer stated that an earl.
trial was satisfactory to the govern
ment.
Judge Adams said that the next tern
of court would begin in May, but late
qualified this by adding that he may b.
able to try the case early in March
Senator Burton was then ordered t.
appear in court on Monday, March Z.
When asked whether he had anything
to say in regard to the case, Senator
Burton stated that he had retained
Judge Krum and Mr.. Boutwell, as coun
! sci and that all statements would b.
made by them. Further than to sa!
that their client was ready for an earl!
! trial counsel refused to discuss the case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-28
SEIZE THE ARMORY.
Colorado Militiamen Try to Col
lect Pay by Force.

Pueblo, Colo. jan 2S.-Over forty
members of company q, Colorado Ma
tional Guard. have taken possession cf
the armory building and contents and
are holding it for salary said to amount
to over $1,000 due them for service in
the Cripple Creek strike. What action
will be taken by the authorities has
not yet been determined.
The statement of some of the SOL
diers that they have been turned out
of the armory and allowed to starve,
after suffering the loss of their cloth
ing by theft while away, is denied by
Adjutant G. =. Carlisle of the Second
Colorado, and Col Lew Barnum, of the
same regiment. who stated that they
have furnished the returned militia
men ample funds for their board while
waiting for their pay.
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OVER $500 PER MEMBER
What the Kelly Senate Spent
for Employees.

One of the things on which the boss
buster movement is based is that the
house in the last legislature had an
army of employees. 1t is conceded by
everybody that the employe business
was greatly overdone last winter In
fact, the State Journal was the first
paper to wage war upon the legislature
for its great number of employees.
But the boss buster leaders never say
anything about the senate which was
controlled by the faction which is lined
up with them. T T. Kelly had a far
tighter rein over the senate than Gov
ernor Bailey had over the house. The
senate never failed to do just what
Kelly wanted done, and the Kelly
senators, who We're in the majority in
the senate. are now all lined up with
the Hoch movement.
The senate was not only far more
prOf11gdte In its appropriat tionS than the
house, as has been repeatedly pointed
out, but it had far more employees in
proportion to the number of members
than the house.
The books in the state auditors office
show that tie house, with 125 members,
spent $38, sos for employees, or $309. 80 per
member, while the senate with 40
members, spent $25, 582 for employees, or
$639. SO per member.
Not only did the senate have a null
titude of doOrkeepers, sergeantS-
arms. janitors and clerks, but each SEN
atOr had a personal clerk of his own.
The senate spent S639. SO per member for
employees, while the house spent 5000. 30.
Both were outrageously wrong, as the
State Journal declared at the time but
not a single boss buster senator or mem
Der of the house protested against it
Instead they reaped the benefits of the
employe graft wherever possible. Now
they are telling the people that Cover
nor Bailey is to blame for it, and the
farmer who paid his taxes last month
and paid more than he did the year be-
fore was led to believe that Governor
Bailey was responsible for it because OF
the large number of employees the house
had last winter
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MAKES new RECORD.
CIark's Special Beat loves
Time 25 Minutes.

Chicago. Jan. 2s-The Santa Fe spe-
cial on which Charles w Clark start
ed in a record breaking ATTEMPT to
reach the bedside of his dying wife in
New York, reached Chicago at 1:50 p.
m. today. Mr. Clark had been notified
of his wife's death.
The special, which left Albuquerque,
N NJ, at 5:45 a. m. yesterday. made the
trip to Chicago. 1877 miles. in 30 hours
and minutes, which is four hours and
55 minutes faster than the time of the
Santa Fe's fast California Limited, and
25 minutes faster than the time of the
west bound Lowe special of last Aug
uSt-
Mr. Clark went from the station to
the auditorium annex, and at $50
O'Clock this afternoon he will take the
Lake Shore limited for New York.
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of cheers which was repeated vocifer-
ously by the crowd gathered outside.
Governor Taft, with General Chaffee.
and Colonel Edwards. both in full uni
form entered one carriage and General
Oliver followed in another and led by
Troop E, Fifteenth cavalry, from
Fort Myer, which had been drawn up
in the plaza in front of the station, they
were rapidly driven to the war depart
ment where Secretary Root formally
welcomed his successor. From there.
the new secretary was driven to the
Arlington hotel, where apartments had
been reserved for him.
Governor Taft looked the picture of
health. He said he had had a splendid
trip. and that he was in excellent
health. Mrs. Taft and their children
did not accopany the governor but will
remain in California for an indefinite
time
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MRS. CLARK is DEAD.
Santa Fe Special Continues Its
Record Breaking Run.

New York, Jan. 28.-Mrs. Charles
Walter Clark of San Mateo, Cal, died
in this city last night. Mrs. Clark had
been under medical treatment here for
about six weeks. but was not consider
ed to be critically i'll until Monday when
her sickness took a dangerous turn and
her husband and other members of her
family were notified to come. Charles
w. Clark, who is the senator's eldest
son, is on the way east from Arizona
and is expected to reach this city Friday
morning. Mrs. M. L. Cunningham,
Mrs. Clarks mother. will reach this city
today and others of the family are on
the way hfther. The funeral will take
place on Sunday either from the resi-
dence of Senator Clark or from St.
Thomas church and the interment will
be in Senator Clark's mausoleum in
WoodlaWn cemetery
Mrs. Clark was married June 80, 1896,
at Butte, Mont. There has been no is
sue of the union.
If the special train chartered by Chas.
w Clark, son of Senator Clark of Mon
tana, from the Santa Fe at Albu-
querque yesterday morning maintains
the speed reached between A Albuuueruue
records held by the Santa Fe and will
reach Chicago several hours in advance
of the time set by Santa F'e officials.
Mr.. Clark while at Phoenix. Ariz.,
1
New York city, was critically i'll and
he Immediately chartered a train upon
the conditions that 1t would reach Chi
cago al noon today. in time to make
connections with the Limited to New
York. The train consists of engine,
private car and coach and left Albu-
querque on it's trip of 1877 miles at 5:45
o'clock yesterday morning.
Between the starting point and La
Junta it broke all records, reaching La
Junta, BAT miles from Albuquerque, at
2 p. M. hours and IS minutes after
starting. The mountainous district is
a great time-killer and it was expected
that much better time would be made
after reaching the Kansas prairies but
just west of Newton an engine failed
and the train was delayed for over an
hour 1t reached Newton at 1915
o'clock last night and made the run be-
tween Newton and Topeka in two hours
and fifty minutes, reaching here at l. 55
this morning.
The average speed between AIbuquer-
which is much better time than was
made by the Low special last August
or the run of the Peacock special in
1900.
The special has right of way over all
trains and stops only for coal and water
and to change engines at the division
points
Engines, steamed and ready for serv-
ice were stationed at Usage City and
Topeka to be used in case of accident.
but were not needed. and the train
morning at the rate of 40 miles an
hour
At S:35 this morning the special
cached Fort Madison.
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ANOTHER COLD WAVE.
Temperature Again on a Slide
in Kansas.

The cold weather in the north and
northwest on Wednesday was felt in
Topeka today to a lesser degree and
the government thermometer registered
degrees above zero between 8 and 8
o'clock
The wind was northwest, but at 9
o'clock shifted to the west. blowing 10
miles an hour. The forecast for Kan
sas sent out today was Generally fair
tonight and Friday. Warmer Friday
and west portion tonight" The mini
mum temperatures reported from the
north Wednesday We're as follows;
Duluth, "a degrees below zero; Huron,
20 below; st. PAUL, % below, and Min
nedosa. 40 below. The hourly tempera-
lures recorded today by the govern
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TAFT ARRIVES.
New Secretary of War Has
Reached Washington.

Washington, Jan. 2S-W H. Taft,
the former governor general of the Phil
ippines and new secretary of war, ar
rived here over the Pennsylvania road.
His train was the regular connection
of the Chicago limited. He was enthus-
iastically welcomed by a large crowd at
the station Lieutenant General Adna
r. Chaffee, chief of staff of the United
States army; Assistant Secretary of
War Oliver, and Colonel Clarence Ed
wards. chief of the division of insuIar
affairs formally greeted the new head
of the war department. Governor
Taft was escorted down the long train
shed by General Chaffee, and Assistant
Secretary Oliver and as they reached
the gates and passed through a lane
formed there was prolonged outburst
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ARE FOR BAILEY.
County Attorney Williams Statement
About Cherokee.

County Attorney Williams of Cherokee
county is IN Topeka today. He says he
believes Cherokee will elect a Bailey del
egation to the state convention, regard
less of reports to the contrary circulated
by the boss busters.
Cherokee will not, of course. instruct
for anybody for governor said Mr.. Will
liams, because we have a candidate of
our own, George Wheatley, and the dele
CATION will be for Wheatley for railroad
commissioner. The sentiment of the
county, though, is for Bailey. Dick Blue
lives down there and his home standing
is such that when one mentions the fact
that he Is mixed up with the Hoch move
ment the majority of the people are
against it right away