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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-02-10

Columbia.
Only ten days more in which
to make your tax returns without
the penalty. You will find the
Auditor at his office.
Married, on Sunday last, by
Coroner j. N. Caskey, Mr.. James
Watson and Miss Sallle Beckbam,
daughter Of Mr.. G. w. Bsckham.
Married, at this place, on
Sunday last, Mr.. Rufus Pate and
Miss = Robertson, daughter of
MIR. j. r. Robertson.
Senator Hough and wife
came up Monday from Columbia
and are spending several days at
home.
-211 acres, Q miles North of
town, good two story dwelling,
outbuildings, etc. Apply to
t. S. Carter, Agent.
-Rev. I. A. Dabney has tho
agency for a very useful and vaIu-
able book, "Business Guide"-a
cyelopadia of business rules aud
legal forms adapted to every class
of business from tho banker to
the farmer His price is very
reasonable.
We are informed that a tsle.
gram was received at Kershaw
Sunday stating that MIR. Julius
Jordan had been killed by Mr..
James Sykes in a difficulty in
Georgia. These mon moved from
the Ksrshaw section to Georgia
about four year-ago.
The students of Tabernacle
High school will render "Ten
Mig hts in Bar Room" in their
school building an Friday night,
10Th inst. and cordially invite
>ihe public to attend. Admission:
Adults, 15 cents; children, 10
cents. The proceeds will 90 for
school purposes.
We are glad to learn that
Mr.. Blake l.. Robertson of Oak
hurst, who was so seriously in
jursd while stepping from street
car in Charleston about two weeks
ago, has very much improved.
He is now at Oakhur.t, having
sufficiently recovered to accom-
pany his father home last Satur-
day.
"A pretty heavy wind and
rain storm visited this county last
Sunday evening, bat, SO far as
we have heard, the only damage
of any consequence done was the
blowing down of the dwelling of
Mr.. Milton Duncan near Heath
Springs. The family ran out of
the building just before it fell and
none Of them were hurt. Their
furniture WAS completely demol-
ishsd.
The timely discovery of
fire in the drug store of Crawford
Bros, about 9 o'clock Sunday
morning, by Mr.. Frank Hunter
who in passing noticed smoke issu-
ing out from under the front door,
no doubt saved Lancaster a big
confagration. The alarm was
given, bucket brigade formed,
tho doors broken open and within
a short ii inc, after heroic work,
the fire, which was in the rear
part Of the building, was soon ex
tinguishsd. The origin of the
fire is unknown, but was undoubt,
edly due to rats and matches and
must have started in box of
lamp chimneys packed in straw
where rats frequented. The loss
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-02-10
Local NJ alters

APPOINTMENTS OF REV. ]. NJ. WHITE,
Unity, lst and Sd Sabbath.
ellis reek, 2d and 4th Sabbath II
q. m.
Pleasant Hill, 3 and 4th Sabbath,
p m.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-03-05
Casualties.

~ g.
The Minor Fire Brick plant at To
ronto, Ohio. was destroyed by fire.
The loss is $4,000. ~
Sixteen persons were hurt in the
wreck Of a runaway trolley car at
Chaigron Falsl, Chic.
The schooner Dorchester was ram
med and sunk at New London, Conn.
Five men were drowned.
John Couch and J.. J. Ross were
killed and seventy-fve persons were
injured in q trolley car accident at
Frostberg, Ind.
The death roll of the Iroquois thea.
tor has been increased by the demise
Of Leo Pinkus. q musician employed
at the theater.
The factory Of the Berlin Felt Boot
company at Berlin, Ont, the largest
Of the kind in Canada. was totally de.
stroyed by fire. Loss, $50 1000.
Walter King, q well-known young
man Of Norfolk, Neb., disappeared two
months ago. His body has Just been
found In the refrigerating room Of a
creamery. Winding up a drunken
spree, he had entered the room and
was locked In by q spring lock. He
VA unable 20 escape and froze to
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-03-05
Notes From Abrosd.

VOUS W0SO8 pFOm ROfV00s
Disturbances are reported e
broken ont 1T Reval. tae fort'
aed seaport On the coast Of Finland.
The failure Of William Rae Morrt'
son, q jobber in American securities,
was announced on the London stock
exchange.
In the British house Of commons.
Chancellor Of the Excheauer Richie
stated the government had no inten'
ton at present Of reimposing the corn
laws Of last year.
J. Carnival festivities at Rome have
resulted in disorder and bloodshed in
Southern Italy and Sicily. Troops and
police interviewed and Q score or more
persons were wounded.
Frau KrupD observed the birthday
Of her late husband by giving 425 each
to 1000 workmen who had been TWEEN.
ty-ive years in the service Of the
company, and by donating 312s, 900 to
the workmen's hospital.
A treaty Of arbitration between Den
mark and Holland has been signed at
Copenhagen, to become effective when
ratifleations are exchanged. It con-
'tains no limitations as to questions
which can be decided b The Hague
court.
The Giornale Di Italia Of Rome says
the approaching visits to Rome of
Archbishop5 Farley Of New York and
Archbishop Quigley Of Chicago are
connected with the appointment Of an
American primate. This statement,
however, is authoritatively denied at
the Vatican.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-03-05

kPSpf. Charles Emerson, Beecher,
&e,z. S~.S,F701essor of palentology and
,4--1lrator of Peabody museum at Yale,
~ 1dead.
uSseo Robert Collins, colored, the oldest
couraeBident of Christian county, ILL.,, died
can hfhis home in T%aylorsville at the age
TheI 105. He knew Abraham Lincoln
and t%ersonally.
,,,,sarl Leo l.. Loeb, the hero of the paul
1; 90 r}evere ride" at Manitou, Col, on Aug.
1902, that saved the lives Of 1000
lax ~u44rsons from the flood, is in New York
worth submit to a second operation.
whole Dir Henry Irving made a speech on
mining stage of the Illinois theater in Chi.
North TO, criticising city officials because
mold ny refused to allow him to use q
Tot light" in his production of "Ths
may o3ls."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-03-05
The news RESUME
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A
CONDENSED FORM.
From the Capital.

From the Capital.
Rear Admiral Cotton has been 70
tired at his own request.
A warship has been sent to Puerto
Plata, where natives are reported tc
be destroying American property.
Rural free delivery routes will be
established April 1 at Bowerville
Hawley, Litch1sld and Ornsby, MINI
w. Cameron Forbes of Boston has
accepted the Office Of Philippine com
missioner, vice Gen. Luke Wright,
promoted to be governor.
A hearing will be held 5000 On Rep
res%entative Martins resolution direct
Ing an inquiry into the relative prices
Of cattle and dressed beef.
A report is in circulation to the ef-
feet that Justice Harlan, who is writ
ing the decision in the Northern Sc
curities case, will hand down his de-
cision Feb. 20.
Secretary Taft has sent to congress
an estimate amounting to about $lo,-
OO0, 900 submitted by IN engineer OF
the board Of improvement of the kaw
river at Kansas City. 49,
Senator Beveredge will occupy the
seat which Senator Hanna's death
makes vacant. For the past four
years Senator Beveridge has had a
seat on the Democratic side of the
chamber.
The general land Office ordered the
temporary withdrawal of 10000 acres
of land in the San Francisco, Cal,
land district, pending an investigation
of the feasibility of the establishment
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-03-05
Draying a Speciality.

If you have anything in the
line Of heavy drayine, such as
pianos. safes. ETC., give me a
trial.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-03-05

So on a new road, not wholly !,
red for such angry bursts Of ma
oas have been frequent the past
months. and while the expense
s5ant to maintaining the line has
d enormously above the normal,
Bismarck, Washburn and Great |,
railway is solvent. 1t is owned |,
Ir. Washburn and despite all
LOrs and statements to the con-
kry Mr.. Waahburn: does not contem.
ate REIMBURSEMENT Of It's absolute
|ntrol. The fixed charges Of some
Ing like $1,000 a month tackled onto !,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-03-05
IL CARE OF YOUR DOG.
CITY DRAY LINE

Light draying Of all kinds
done on short notice, Careful
attention given to household
moving.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-10-21

than the Republicans, but both stand
practically for a protective tariff. It
was the Democratic party under Cleve-
land that averted the evils of the Nc
kinley bill which well nigh wrecked
this Territory in 1890, restoring the
duty on sugar and abolishing the boun-
ty system established by the Republi-
can party.
1t Is claimed that we must elect a
Republican IL we expect to get appro-
priations. AS matter of fact we got
more in the way of special appropri-
ations while Mr.. Robert Wilcox was our
delegate to Congress than during the
period when we were represented by a
Republican, and it is a matter of fact
that outside of the Fire Claims we have
got little or nothing but what is given
as a matter of course to any Territory.
The action of the National Republican
Convention in reducing the representa-
tion of this Territory in the National
Convention was a distinctly unfriendly
act and was, we contend significant
outgrowth of the fixed and ayowed
sentiment in the Republican party that
this Territory never shall enjoy state
hood. We believe 1t would be a whole-
some evidence of our sentiments on tile
subject and of the spirit Of our citizens
to return a Democratic candidate.
HOW STATEHOOD WILL COME.
If we ever get statehood we shall get
1T through the Democratic party. Sena-
tor Jones, recent Chairman of the Ma
tional Democratic party, said to me
personally: 1.-THE Democrats of the
United States were opposed to the an
nexation of Hawaii but now that you
have been annexed the Democrats pro-
pose that you shall be given every
right and privilege, political and other
wise, enjoyed by your fellow citizens
on the mainland"
1t would be n fitting response to the
picayune attitude of the Republican
party towards Hawaii;in reducing it's
representation in the National Conven-
ton, to return wholesome Democra-
tic majority for our Delegate to Con-
gress, both as rebuke to such narrow
prejudice and as a protest against the
stripping of this Territory through
taxation for the benefit of the National
Treasury without any adequate recog-
milton in return in the way of special
appropriations for public improvements.
DECLARES CAMPAIGN OPENED.
With these preliminary remarks we
declare. the campaign of the Democratic
party for this election duly opened.
the ground lost to the citizens of this
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-10-21

public school system, SO as to en-
brace a comprehensive course of
manual and agricultural training
and an elementary course in civil
government, thus instilling into the
youth of this Territory the princi-
pies of industry and good citizen
ship upon which the future welfare
of this Territory so much depends.
Republicans shirked Sworn Duty.
We charge that the Republican
majority in the last Legislature
avoided its sworn duty by abstain
ing from reapportionment of Ter
ritorial Senators and Representa-
tives as required by Chapter 2, Sec
ton S., of the Organic Act.
Money for Molokal.
We favor establishing under Fed
eral control and at Federal expense
appliances at the Leper Settlement
in this Territory;
The employment of scientists for
the purpose of careful inquiry into
the nature. cause and possible cure
of the disease of leprosy;
And for the treatment of those
afflicted with that disease and there
detained.
Active Support Invoked of All.
Relying implicitly upon the
soundness and integrity of the prin
ciples above set forth, and upon the
justice and intelligence of the mas
ses, we present this platform to the
people of the Territory and earnest
ly invoke the active support of all in
its vindication and success, cordial
ly inviting to full and equal COM
munion, all those of whatever poll
teal creed who recognize the JUS
tice of our cause in the doctrines
we profess, and who desire to par
ticipate in their triumph.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-10-21
Kinnsy's Great Speech.
Continued from lat page.)

to try and stop it. Its leaders are Sit
ting by helpless while the fundamental
rights of free ballot and the right
of open public criticism and comment
are slipping away from their constitu-
ents and already are nearly out OF
sight. 1t is conceded that the Home
Rule party was counted out the last
County election, and then 1t was found
that no provision had been made
whereby the election could be tested
before the courts Whose fault was
this? Manifestly that of the Home
Rule leaders who ought to have known
in taking part in the drawing of the
County Act that they could not ex-
pect the election under that act to be
fairly conducted by the Republican
leaders where no provision had been
made to contest the same. The Ha-
waiian people themselves now realize
this and unquestionably have lost con-
fidence in the ability of the Home Rule
party to protect their rights or other
wise to hold their own against the
aggressions of the Republican Exc
cutive.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-10-21
MEANING OF DEMOCRACY.

Now what does the Democratic party
propose to do; what does it stand for?
In the first place 1t stands for no a.
bridgement of the franchise and no set
ting aside of the Hawaiian and Is
against any legislation looking to that
end. 1t stands for free, untrammeled
vote and fair count in the elections,
first, last and all the time. 1t proposes
at all times, to resist intimidation and
coercion of citizens and Office holders.
1t proposes to resist domination by the
Executive OF the Judiciary or any
branch of 1t, and it demands search
ing Legislative inquiry, this coming
session Of the Legislature, into the
methods and means used by the pres
ent Executive of this Territory whereby
men. against their conviction and bet
ter judgment, are led and forced to
support it; and having thus recovered
Territory by Home Rule incompetence,
the Democratic party proposes to pro-
mote and support Legislative measures
i'm keeping with and in promotion of the
principles of the Democratic party.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-10-21

been done to the Home Rule party with
impunity cannot be done to the Demo-
cratic party of this Territory. Already
the open stand OF the Democratic party
against the Republican Executive has
done much to clear the political atmos-
phere. Open criticism of the Republic
can Executive was about smothered
when the Democratic party took the
field and openly declared against it.
The Democratic party proposes to
criticise the Executive with perfect
freedom whenever and wherever they
think the public interests require it,
and the Territory is better off for that
fact.
Individual criticism or resistance to
machine politics counts for nothing it
is always beaten down or swept aside
by the push of the machine; but when
q properly organized party takes a
stand it presents a different issue and
there is hope that something can be
done. The Executive of this Territory
has gone to astounding lengths, and
this without the public being consulted
and without any public demands there
for.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-10-21
for complete local self-government.
Loan Fund Expenditures.

We deplore the present distress
ed financial condition of the Terri
tory, brought about by the Repub-
lican element in part, by withhold
ing from circulation large sums of
"loan fund" moneys that might
heretofore have been made available
had the departments used due dill
gence in prosecuting the several
works comprised in loan fund APP
preparations;
Warrants In Place of Cash.
And in extravagant adnninistra-
ton, resulting in the issuance of
government warrants to employees
and supply men, a preposterous
course whereby the taxpayers are
being daily mulcted in the amount
of interest paid on unproductive
loans on the one hand and the loss
Incidental to discounting warrants
on the other.
Productive Works only.
In this connection we favor the
policy of making loan appropria-
tons for productive works only and
within these restrictions advocate d
comprehensive system of public
works throughout the Territory
To Revise Tax Laws.
We pledge our candidates to the
Legislature to a revision of Our Tax
Laws;
An adjustment of our other
sources of revenue, including the
Excise Laws, and providing for the
substitution of Toll Bill for wharf
dues, thus doing away with the
present conditions whereby the gov
eminent pays exclusively for the
expense of maintaining the harbor
and private wharf owners reap the
fees;
Forced Sales for Taxes.
An enactment covering forced
sales of property for taxes SO as
to provide for redemption of the
same;
And an appropriation bill SO
framed that the annual expendit-
ures of the Territory shall not ex-
coed its income, believing that any
administration incapable of SO limit
ing its expenditures is unworthy of
the support of the people.
Pension the Queen.
We pledge our candidates to the
Legislature to a renewal of the usu-
al appropriations for Liliuokalani
and our Delegate to Congress to
the introduction and support of a
measure looking to permanent APP
preparation for the same purpose.
Labor To Be Protected.
We favor all reasonable measures
looking to the amelioration of labor
conditions among the citizens of
this Territory and to the upbuild-
ing of permanent homes within our
borders.
We favor a more strict enforce
i,ent of the citizen labor and eight
hour laws, coupled with minimum
wage on public works and an ex-
tension of this provision along rea-
sonable lines to embrace labor re-
quired under valuable franchises or
ether special privileges granted by
the Legislature of this Territory.
We favor also dispensing with
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-10-21
WHERE DEMOCRATS STAND.

1t is contended that the Democrats
stand for free trade and, therefore, for
free sugar. This is, as we submit, nom
sense. AS a matter of fact neither
party stands for free trade; the Demo-
Gratis desire a more moderate tariff
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-10-21
NO MACHINE WANTED.

Many good citizens of Hawaii excuse
the coercion and corrupt manipulation
of voters on the plea of necessity, but
they forget that the machine once
established may and likely will be
used against the very men who have
built it up. 1t will not do to excuse
bad methods because they are USED
in your favor; the day will come when
they will be used against you. In the
long run the machine can be counted
upon to gravitate towards bad govern
ment and against good government,
and it would be very short-sighted
policy for the citizens of this Terri
tory to acquiesce in the wholesale
bribery of native voters with official
patronage and the coercion and I'm
timidation Of native and foreign office
holders simply because things happen
to be going their way Just now. The
safe course in the long run Is to resist
coercion and intimidation, to resist the
abuse of official patronage and to
stand always, even under most trying
circumstances, for free and untrans-
meled vote and for fair and honest
count
The one thing that will discredit and
check improper methods is a wholesale
rebuke at the polls; failing that the
Democratic party proposes to put itself
in communication with the Democratic
party in both Houses of Congress and
with our National and Congressional
Committees; but we believe that moth
ing of the kind will be necessary; we
have great faith in the independence
of this Territory.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-10-21
HOME RULERS NO STATUS

Much of the inefciency of the Home
against the aggression of the Republi-
can party is due to the fact that it has
no recognition or support on the main
land. This is not true of the Demo-
cratic party Hawaii is represented in
the National Committee of the Demo-
cratic party. It's officicial representa-
tiyes in this Territory have the ear OF
the Democratic leaders or the main
land, and the Democrats of this Terri
tory propose to use this right of fellow
ship with the Democrats on the MAIN
land, in Congress and out of 1t, TO resist
and combat any attempt to infringe
upon the fundamental rights of the
people OF this Territory. What has
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-10-21

free as citizens to go and register
their conviction on the issue thus rails
ed between the Executive and Cecil
Brown. And this they do, not for Mr.
Cecil Brown or to help him out in
dividually, but because his fight is
also the fight of the Democratic party
his defeat means our defeat; his Vic
tory means our victory; 1t aids the
Democratic party in its plan to resist
the interference by the Executive with
the Legislative branch of the Govern
ment.
Coercion works evil both to the men
who use 1t and to those against whom
1t Is used. A party using coercion has
to keep using 1t and generally has to
extend it's use to hold it's own and with
coercion comes intolerance of public
and private criticism. Men who are
using coercion and intimidation to Sc
cure the support of office holders, who
are using the public patronage to
bride and demoralize voters, naturally
dislike to have the light turned on,
naturally dislike investigation, r1atur-
ally dislike open criticism. How many
times during the last year have we
found Republicans criticising the Exc
cutive in whispers and with the en-
phatic injunction that you are not to
mention their names? How many
times have we found them looking
around to make sure that nobody was
standing by to play the part of tale
bearer? The existence of such condi-
tons are offensive to every right mind
ed, self-respecting citizen, and all
should welcome the advent of the
Democratic party which proposes to
turn the light on to everything and
to declare It's convictions in regard to
Executive aggressions in the broad
daylight and before the eyes of all
men, which is the privilege and duty
OF American citizenship.
There is no cowardice equal to the
cowardice of a political push when
riding down in combination any one
individual who dares to differ or OBJ
ject. The violent and personal abuse
of Mr.. Cecil Brown by the Republican
machine is the time honored method of
the machine in attacking independence
of thought and is in marked contrast
to the we'll known complacency of the
machine to corruption and bad men
and bad citizens, provided those bad
men and bad citizens stand pat with
the machine.