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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16

Henry stayed away, but last eve he be-
came slightly flld with some foreign
substance, and desired to spend a few
shekels with the tired looking sharks
on the second floor of 10. So he blew
in. But, at a signal from the boss gam
boiler, he blew out again, closely pur-
sued by a Congo-colored porter. When
he got to the street Henry decided to
fight, but, being in at least respect
a true gentleman, he refused to fight
the Ethiop by the -1st-and-cOco method.
He drew a pocket knife and cut the sus-
penders of the smoked porter. Then
officer Duncan hove in sight, disarmed
the scrapper, and ran him in. At the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16
To Oman M ora Land.

Cheyenne, Wyo, Feb. ia agent of
the interior department has left Wash
ington for the Wind River reservation,
Wyoming, where he will treat with the
Shoshone Indians for about two-thirds
of the reservation. The government
will purchase the land and throw it
to settlement, probably before the
end of the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16
Low Rates to the Southwest via
Frisco System.

On March 1 and March Is the Frisco
system will sell from Kansas City one
way tickets at rate of $500 and round
trip tickets at rate of $500, to all
points in Texas east of and including
Amarillo, Quanah, Vernon, FIT. Worth,
Brentwood. Brady. San Angelo, Waco,
San Antonio. Houston, Galveston,
Corpus Christi and Rockfort. Call on
your nearest ticket agent for detailed
information, or write
J. C. LOVRIEN,
Asst. GenI Pass'r Agent,
Kansas City, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16
Lawrence Gets the Cow.

Blanche Boise says thai the bid of
the Lawrence w. c.. T. U. of $50 for the
COW donated to Miss Boise by General
Hugh Cameron, the Kansas Hermit, is
the highest she has received General
Cameton donated the COW to be bid on
and the money to be used in paying the
ines against Miss Boise for joint win
dow smashing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16

William Franklin, a negro wife-beater
who was recently handle a bunch by
the court, escaped from durance vile
the other day while engaged in the
pleasant task of sweeping the main
stem. William did not desire to stay
away, but he felt the need of physical
exercise, which he could not get with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16

Miner c. Keith and other capitalists
and railroad men, also the United Fruit
company, nave acquired the Guate-
malan railway, a line running from
Port Barreos, 125 miles inland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16

who was rather the worse for booze,
made dire threats against the Royalties.
said that he had seen gambling in
the place. and that it was going on last
night. He was full enough to keep all
night, but he was mysteriously missing
this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16
Successor to Luke Wright.

Washington, Feb. 16.-It was an
nounced after the cabinet meeting to-
day that Cameron Forbes of Boston,
accepted the office of Philippine
commissioner, vacated by the resigna-
ton of Governor Taft and the promo
ton to the governorship of General
Luke Wright.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16
Quatemalan Railway Changes Hands

Mobile. Ala, Feb. 16.-Robert Manner,
manager of the Union Fruit company
at Belize, British Honduras, who is in
Mobile, says that if there is a revolu-
ton in Honduras he does not know of
it. Mr.. Manner states that an Ameri-
a company, including Sir William
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16
Viotims of Bic Sire.

Baltimore, Feb. 16.-Application was
today for the appointment of re-
of the Baltimore Fire Insurance
mpa and the Home Fire Insurance
company, both of this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16

Opposite his name was written the
word, Released" a word which is per-
missible on the police docket only when
written by the hand of the judge But
this was not in Judge Hamilton's hand
writing, and he did not see the man.
Perhaps-quien sabe? Hupp may have
been released to avoid complications.
Mayhap his threat to 'turn-up'' the
Royal had a great deal to do with it..
The fact that the gambling department
of this notorious dive has never been
moIested by the present chief indicates
well, SOMETHING.
o. Kempton, boss bung-bruiser of the
Capital joint, got his. He don't be-
long to the regulars; he's only a volun-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16

welcome at the Royal" flim-fiam par
lors which are run wide open on the
second floor of 40 Kansas avenue.
Henry called at the strong-arm estab-
lishment about supper time last night,
and they s.trun him out" Some time, IN
the dim, dusty past, the king of the
establishment became sore at Hupp and
told him never ~toEdarken the door of
the poker parlor again. For a long time
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24
MONEY IN CIRCULATION.
Daily Increase Of e352,3O4 for
Eight Yeara

During the last eight years of Republi-
can administration the increase In the
volume OF our currency has amounted
to $3J2,30 per day. or more than $1O,-
OOO,OOO per month-thc total increase
being $1.O14,71G.561 This increase has
been chiefly and directly due to the poll
cies of sound money and protection.
BY the act passed Dec. ls. 1899. by q
Republican Congress 142 Democrats vot-
ing against it and only IL voting for it
in the House of Representatives and %
voting for 1t and ? against it in the SEN
ate), and signed by President Mckinley.
the gold standard was sanctioned by law.
and according to Alton B. Parker was
then firmly and irrevocably establish
ed" Just as free silver would have
driven gold from the country according
to the famous Gresham law that bad
money drives out good money" SO this
positive committal OF the country to the
gold standard resulted in a large gain
OF gold to our currency. The increas-
ingly large output of gold from Alaska.
California, Colorado and other Western
States remained in the United States
instead Of being driven out. as would
have been the case had free silver tri-
umphed in 1896 or 1900. Not only this.
but the United States gold standard drew
to this country much OF the gold produc-
ed in South Africa and other parts of
the world.
The policy of protection also contribut-
ed to our ability to keep our own gold
and get more gold from other nations, for
it made the balance of trade favorable.
since it tended to increase our exports
over our imports. Instead of sending
gold out of the country as in Demo
cratic times. TO pay for goods that Amer
lean labor at home might just MS well
have produced. the Republican policy has
been to cause gold to be distributed at
home for work done just as well at home.
OF the present amount of money in
circulation about 4S per cent is gold
which mostly represents money saved to
the people of the United States by the
Republican policies OF sound money and
protection.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24

power aad prestige under the sponsor
ship OF the Republican party was moth
ing short Of marvellous.
The great victory for the gold stand
ard cured the uneasy, panicky conditions
that had prevailed in the money market.
1t was possible in 1897 for great i'm
provements to be financed by railroads
and other corporations. The investor
came ont Of the woods where he had
been during Democratic times and
bought bonds that represented cash to
be expended in more rails, more bridges.
more cars, more machinery more sky
scrapers and more other things that re-
quired enormous consumption of iron and
steel. But the increasing ability Of the
country to buy more iron and steel was
met BY increasing necessity for larger
consumption. The railroads suffered
from car shortages because they could
mot buy new cars fast enough to keep
pace with che increasing business that
came to them. In almost every line
Of industry the calls In the iron and steel
industry for material increased 20 rap
idiy that il was q di5cult matter for
the iron and steel manufacturers to hire
new men fast enough for the additional
work to be done, and to Otherwise keep
mp with enormously increasing c0nsump-
tion. But the Republican policy Of pro-
lection not only operated By its general
business effects, to stimulate the increas-
ing eonsumption. but also 70 force the
increasing consumption to b met, not
By iarSes foreign imports Of iron and
steel. giving more work for the foreign
ers to do. but By increasing domestic
psoduction. giving more work for Amer
lean labosiDsmen TO do At continuously
6dsasing wages.
cssssapsiss asa frsasetiea. :.
Hers are The figures ~ TO how both
eonsumptjoa and production Of pig Iron
almost srshisd between the Democratic
year 1904. through the Mckinley and
Ro6SsveJt adninistrations, up to the year
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24
THE PRoDIeAL PARTY.
Biblical Story that Fits the Deoseses0
81 Today.

'Ortlnnd Orcgopian..

The Democratic party is like certain
son which wandered OF into q far eoaa-
try and filed his belly with the husks
which the swine did eat. But when -
came to himself he said, will Ariss al
20 back to the home Of sense and honesty
which l left and will ask to b tAkoo
back as hired servant ON probation. .
will admit that l was wrong and have
now seen the light and hope to b ~
stored through good behavior to ny 6se.
mer place In the confidence Of the Mr.
at home and decent people gsniralIy.. w.
That Is to say, the Democratic Sifty
could be conscientiously+ likened II -
prodigal son II 1t had acted on III 08se
just laid down. But the attitude II -.
tually assumes is something entirely ~.
ferent. Without explaining or repro&s1-
ing his actions OF 1890 and 1900 WA6df
he voted for Bryan. Judge Parker as1s
the support and confidence Of al sso1=
standard men because he somewhat patr
ronizinRly recognizes the gold stab6aE1
as 'irrevocably established" He ~
not aniuadvcrt upon his own eos1uet -
leaving home or even upon the l0An&v
OF the nutriment which the far cooutsy
Of popuiism afforded the Demoerafie
paunch.
As near as We can make II est. t.
Democratic idea is that the Elder BretA-
er should be thrown ont on the weee0
and the Prodigal Son installed - 49,
ager OF the estate.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24

has csrefuny picked cot Of their sef-
tings the ~ Nenty->ix most bellicose. sb
solstist. inaperisiisiic sayings Of which
l'resident Roosevelt has ever Aeliv ered
himself. These are the quintessence OF
his bl,odthirsty expressions. Nothing
that he has said has ever gone farther
on the road to military l.spotism than
these twenty-six things
Ex Parte A. ,,i,rat.
OF course. as eres. r-asonable be-
ing knows. such ea porte argument is
not fair. II were easy by choosing out
all of Jederson's sayings on one side TO
prove him an ardent expaasionist, or By
picking out OF sll his writings on the
other side TO prove him = bisoted con-
tractionist. He could be shown up as
a protectionist. il all that he said in
favor Of that principle were collected to-
gether. while all that he said against It
We're omitted. Or by reversing the pro-
cess il could readily be demonstrated
that he was an absolute and perpetual
free trader. 1t could be shown that
he was a practical anarchist. advocating
revolution every twenty years, that
the tree OF liberty might be kept well
watered with blood. Or by emitting this
class of his writings and combining the
as constantly enjoining implicit obedi-
ence TO the law.
1t Is useless to multiply examples. BY
such a narrow scheme of special plead
ing the wise man could be shown a fool.
because wise men sometimes are fool
ish. The most foolish man could be
shown q sage, because foolish men some
times are sensible. The gutter drunk
ard could be proved n tcetotaler. for he
has occasional periods of complete So
briefly. Such a method is wholly false.
The World knows it and resorted to it
only because its case was weak.
1t You would judge what kind of .
President Roosevelt would make the
fairest method is to consider what kind
of a President he has made. But IL you.
for some reason which 1t is not easy
to conceive. refuse this test. and pre-
fer to judge him on what he has said.
do not read merely stray words and
sentences gathered and arranged by his
| enemies. In all fairness read these
words in their proper contexts. Read as
much OF Roosevelt's writings as you have
time for. You will find them the express
| sions not OF a bloody and despotic intel
lect but Of clean. strong, honest mind.
instinct with patriotism.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24

The iron and steel industry IL often
referred to as tae barometer OF gen
eral business" II reflects conditions OF
depression or prosperity throughout the
country in a remarkably sensitive way
for there 10 no business nor industry
IL the country which docs not share
closely in the various conditions which
make steel either king or 'pauper."
and. As Andrew Carnegie once said.
''steel is always either king or pauper."
When times were hard. as during the
period OF the last Democratic adminis-
tration. 1893 1896, there was indeed an
open door into the palace Of King Steel
for the wolf OF poverty to enter and
make Steel q Pauper.
IL was shown then that when panic
and depression visit the country. steel
feels the effects the most sharply and
the most quickly OF almost any COM
modify.
THE RESULT OF DEMOCRATIC
POLICIES WAS NOT ONLY TO
HEAVILY CuRTAILr THE ANERi-
CAN CONSUMPTION OF IRON AND
STEEL. BUT TO GIVE AN OPEN
DOOR TO TILE FOREIGNER TO
SUPPLY WHAT DEMAND THERE
WAS LEFT. In two years. from 1892
" AoS1, tepEecrhttu W Inc cuaukc HUM
Republican to Democratic rule, the pro-
duction Of pig iron in the United States
dropped FROM 0. lo7 600 tons to 6.CJ1 ,3SS
tons. ID. .l
The financial depression that existed
through the Cleveland administration
made II dificult for railroads to float
the issues Of bonds that were needed to
raise money for new rails. bridges. cars
and other equipment involving large
consumption of iron and steel. The same
was true OF the building trades. and
other industries which can use iron and
steei only az their business can expand.
and. whose business instead OF expanding
during the last Democratic administra-
tion. was forced to contract.
Remarkable Change Occsra.
After the election Of President Nc
Kinley the enormous gains both in our
consumption and our production of iron
and steel. attracteS the attention Of busi-
ness interests throughout the world.
Steel. which was Pauper under the
Democratic administration, once again
was King, and like King Cotton and
King Corn, the growth OF his worldwide
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24
SUGAR TRUST POLITICS.
CIose Relations Of Wall Street and the
Dem ,cratic Party.


Dem ,cratic Party.
(Ncw York Letter in Los Angeles Times. ],
When New York State was being got
into line for Judge Parker, Havemeyer
put on guard for Parker one Of his own
men, Cord Meyer by name. Cord Meyer
is the sugar trusts representative in
Democratic councils. The Republican
party Is able to get along without having
a sugar trust representative in its coun-
cils, but IL Democrats come into power.
it will be Cord Meyers happy duty to
make sugar stock go up and down on the
New York Stock Exchange and to let
it be known to anxious statesmen when
it is going up and when it is going down.
Do the people out West know that In
New York, when the Democrats desire to
carry an election, they 60 out and tell
the district leaders that a certain stock
on the New York Stock Exchange, say
Manhattan Elevated. will 60 up $15 per
share in case of Democratic success :?
That is what they do, and 1t does 20 up,
too. and that shows how close the Demo
cratic party is to Wall street in New
York. where Parker and his cohorts come
from. They buy elections with stock
tips, and Cord Meyer, Billy Sheehan and
Belmont are extraordinarily good tip
sters.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24
DemoraIizins Effects Of Democratic Policies vs..
Beneficial Effect Of Republican Policies.
KING TO PAupER and PAupER TO KING
Phenomenal Rise of the Industry Since 1904
Accurate Barometer of General Trade
Conditions-Wages Increased.

TURN OFT THE REST TYPES on
THE SHORTEST NOTICE, AND AT
THE LEAST COST. TO PEACE
ABLY INVADE WITH IRON AND
STEEL THE MARKETS OF THE
WORLD. DURING THE TWELVE
MONTHS ENDING WITH JUNE.
1904. THE TOTAL EXPORTS OF
IRON AND STEEL AND THE MAN
UF 4 C IT L RES TIER + + II o NJ
A NJ q u y T ED TO $11l.9iS.5 $50.
AGAINST $co.:20. .o6a DURING THE
DEMOCRATIC YEAR 1894.
During the last eish, years the Brit
ish newspapers have been forced to dole
fully notice a continued succession of
American industrial! triumphs over Great
Britain. Now IL is an American firm
that gets the contract Ia build the great
Atbara bridge across the Nile in upper
Egypt Now it is an American loco
motive that supersedes the British loco
motive on a, leading English railroad.
Now II ID an American electrical COM
pany that gets all the orders for the cleo
trical equipment for the great new Lon
don underground railroad system. And
thus episodes of American commercial
conquest during the last eight years
could be repeated until they would grow
wearisome to read. The continued tri-
umphs Of the United States in the steel
md iron trade. at the same time that
this industry In Great Britain has been
in process OF decline. led 20 the creation
recently Of n British Commission of bust.
ness experts to investigate the sit
nation. This commission in its first re-
port on the iron and steel trade presents
information of the highest value from
firms employing over 81 per cent Of the
labor in this combined frade-231 900
out of an aggregate OF 26J.OOO workers;
and it has ascertaineI that while this in
dnstry has been advancing rapidly In
other countries it has remained almost
stationary in Great Britain. The i'm
ports have increased 200 per cent and
the exports have declined 7ik per cent,
and foreign competitors. protected in
their own home markets, have made II
the basis for the conquest OF the British
market. The masters OF the trade have
been consulted. md only 8 per cent of
them are content with free trade and
policy Of inaction. The employers of
81 per cent OF the labor are convinced
that neither masters nor men can expect
equality Of conditions unless the home
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24
Latest Rsp.blics. O.tree.,

( On Aug. % 4 fall Of snow. the 6rst
Of the season, occurred In Minnesota.
and 1t cannot be denied that It occurred
under the Roosevelt administration.
Crops, flowers and garden produce were
Pay generally.
The Republican party cannot deny
that this thing has happened under q
Republican administration. but Il can do
this: IL can promise another snowfall
on Nov. 8, 10 vast chat the memory Of
all preceding snowstorms will be lost
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24
Price pl.csa on R.p..ta.e..

Gold Democrats who bolted tie 1syD'
party will be permitted to join ths H1o-
Belmont-Parker organization. psssbaa8
they pay big entrance fee TIE D.
cratic State Committee Of Indiaua =
gold Democrats who wish to voes ~
Parker. In other words. the ues ~
have been reviled no bitterly By 21&
Bryan for supporting Palmer Or NclCJo-
ley at the last two elections mase epen
their pocketbooks II they wish u -
hun,bly In the Parker baBdwasoa.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24

industries are protected. The commis-
sion itself reports unanimously that the
relative decline OF the iron and steel in
dustry cannot be attributed to natural
disadvantages or want OF skill and en-
terprise on the part of either of British
manufacturers or workmen, but is due
to the fact that their competitors in the
United States aud Germany, having se-
cured control Of their home markets by
means Of tariffs and the regulation Of
their export trade. are in n position to
export their surplus products.
lncreass In Wsges.
The value to labor and to the indus
trial and commercial interests of the
United States of the development Of the
iron and steel industry under Republican
rule will be apparent when it IL real
lied that the wages and salaries paid
In iron and steel manufacture in the
United States have increased from $50,
278.956 in 1900 to 1892. 100000 in 1900
The growth and importance to labor Of
the iron and steel industry II illustrated
by the following table. the figures being
. part Of the Official report Of the United
States Census Of 1900:
Iroa Ore Regions Get BessAts.
The extraordinarily good dnss which
came to the iron and steel Industry of
the United States brought exceptional
prosperity to our iron ore regions, the
United States soon assuming . greatly
increasing lead over Its closest competi-
tors. Great Britain and Germany.
From the Democratic ysars, 1895 TO
1901. the latest date where onIcial data
u available, the production Of the three
c9uutries was.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24

In 1901 tha 2S,S67 .470 tons of ore pro-
dncsd by- the unjted States exceeded, By
12023 tons the combined output Of Great
Britain and Germany. which amounted
only TO 266l5. .l56 tons.
The high record Of production IN this
country wss reached In 1902, when the
total was 56.564, ,135. In . combfpsd
world output Of shout 87,OOO,O0O tons.
Germany reached its highest record IN
1900 with 1S,084.20x tons, and Great
Britain its maximum in 1850. when its
total was 1856, ,1O6 tons.
In 1901. the year when this country
for the 6rst time produced more orc
than Great Britain and Germany COM
bined. the total world output of ore was
% 0961 ,0o5 tons. leaving only 61.004.A5G
for the entire world outside the United
States, WHOSE prediction was 26,687. .A7O
tons.
For that year the omcial figures With
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24

1t II sometimes well to consider what
might have been. Where would our gov
eminent finances. our revenues. our do
nestle Industries and our foreign trade
be now il the Democracy had succeeded
in 1906 or 1900?
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24

President Roosevelt snid ia kia qpseeA
of acceptance: "A party 4 81 YeelA
only In so far a. II promntes the natjenaD
interest" Measured by this stAn&af1
what is the Democratic party worth1
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24

The average weekly rate Of wages In
the United States IL 1S0 per cent and In
Great Britain 100 Per cent II marks
the diherencs between protection snd
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24

Ths cosntry Il is1ebted 10 Tie Repub-
lican party for The natioaal bank sys-
TEN. ths resumption of spscis payments
and the establishDsnt Of he gold stand
ard. Il can ven afford TO point with
pride to these and other achievements
opposed and denounccd By the Demoe-
racy.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24
WAITER OMAN Nall'
THIS TIME IT'S r OsEvEIT THAT
HE'S AFRAID OF.

1he csssasAsa sf Aosvseso Peeosaas
Uttess Disaal UoWls oad Dtso9ao
Predictions Aboss Resssvsas oo1
Repubiicaas.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24

I'VE wass ~ 1sws isspirsd By pas-
oiess nss 1o We Waat thsa aAoiase-
esro1 by osl1shasss 0S iocapacity. The
best 1aws, wissSy eAoiaistered, aso
WHIST ws demand, asa they eaa be -.
cared ~ - bae - oae aatys Aaty
cooDas1s1 ~ che oaesiAes sf tbooo
whe slssD - thss Asl1s aaA b. sse swa
laseeesss ao1 the ineesests - thsoo
VIE shall fel1sW -. ."-ssnat-s Faishanks
~ vssshs,A. ,. J.. June n. iseA