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The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-12-16

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The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-12-16

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quality II work.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-12-16

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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-10-26
Nobody Scared.

Parker says if he is elected he will
cut off the old soldiers age disability
pension by revoking Order rs. But the
old soldiers don't seem to be the least
bit scared!
Parker says he is in favor of proceed
ing with due diligence in constructing
the Panama canal, but he thinks the
Roosevelt way was a source of regret
to many" But Roosevelt is not trou-
bled.
And Parker says that the management
Of our foreign affairs has excited serious
apprehension" in some quarters. But
the American people are not among the
a~pprehensive.
Then, Parker is in a bad way about
Imperialism" but the citizens of the
United States only smile when they hear
that word.
Also, Parker is distressed over the
poor F~ilipinos, but the Filipinos continue
to learn to read, write and cypher, while
they live on three meals a day and talk
American"
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-10-26
Benefits of the Service.

Much has been said as to the benefit
Of rural free delivery to the farmer ana
much more could be written. Speaking
on this subject, Representative Arthur
l.. Bates. of Pennsylvania, said in the
House OH March 10, 1904:
1t Is my belief the $21,000,0O0 appropriate
ed In this behalf brings more direct benefit
TO the inhabitants of this Republic whom
1t affects than almost any other appropria-
t!oG made by the general government.
Forty years ago everyone went or sent
to the postoffice for his mail, and the farm
err In the busy season, when his horses and
teams were working in the fields, could
sometimes only receive mail for himself
and family possibly once a week-on Sat
urday afternoon. Now 1t Is not only de-
livered several times daily at the homes
and places Of business Of the inhabitants
of more than a thousand cities. but for the
last six months of the fiscal year January
/ to June 80, 1909 there were deliveNd
by the carriers of this service some 3d.
100000 pieces Of mail on rural routes
and Inhabitants OF sparsely settled regions.
Increased facilities always bring increas-
ed use and enjoyment-more letters are
written and received; more newspaper and
magazines are subscribed for. While Ii is
not true In every part Of the country, yet
the Official report shows that quite q num-
Der OF rural routes already pay for them
selves by the additional revenues they oc-
casion.
The, testimony adduced from all over the
country proves that by reason Of rural free
delivery the actual vaIue of our farm lands
has been Increased. Many farmers state
that they would not dispense with the serv-
Ice for $50 or even S100 per annum. It
has been estimated that the value Of farm
lands has I;sen by this means as high as
SIS per acre In several States. A moderate
benefit to the farm lands OF the whole
country would be from 81 to 80 per acre.
The producers, being brought into daily
touch with the state Of the markets, and
In better communication with those who
buy their products, are able to obtain bet
ter prices for all that the farm produces.
More definite knowledge Of trade conditions
Is always or great advantage.
Good roads have been built and Induced
as an incentive for rural free delivery estab-
lishment and to better encourage their
maintenance.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-10-26
ROOSEVELT FOR PEACE.
President Ia Now Negotiating New
Arbitration Treaties.

Charles Cheney Hyde, lecturer on in
ternational law at Northwestern Uniyer-
sity, Chicago, says:
During his reception to the members of
the llter-Parliamentary Union on Septem-
Der "a, President Roosevelt made n state
neht which vitality interests intelligent
cltlZens throughout the country, irrespective
or their party affiliations. lie said: we
are even now taking steps 10 secure arbi-
tration treaties with all other governments
when are willing to enter into them with
us. IhOSe who oppose him will admit that
the President would not have spoken I'm this
way III he were not making the attempt
III good faith to conclude with friendly
nations treaties which provide for the set
tlenent by peaceful methods Of differences
or a serious character which diplomacy NAV
fail to adjust. Those who admire him are
reJoiced to hear him express In no uncer-
tain tone his desire to substitute arbitra.
ton for the sword as a means of settle
ment Of disputes to which the United
States may be a party.
Equally significant was the Presidents
promise to the Observation-Disclosures to
call another conference Of the powers at
The Hague. The whole world knows that
mat promise will be kept and that repre-.
sentatiyes from the several nations win
meet again at The Hague, possibly in 1906,
in order to solve some problems which still
yeX civilization and alarm commerce. The
results to be anticipated are far-reaching
and practical. international agreement as
to what constitutes cOntraband Of war may
be secured, also the rights OF neutral ship
pers may be established. In short, the
law of nations may be clearly determined
where now there Is ~yagueneSS, and the
rights Of states fixed where there is still
uncertainty. If such q work be accomplish
ed through the direct efforts Of Theodore
Roosevelt not only the United States, but
every other civilized nation as well, Will
have just cause to be profoundly CRATE
full tc him.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-10-26

In 1860 when the Republican party
FIRST came into power this was almost
exclusively an agricultural country and
the policy Of the Democratic party was
to keep it so. That party said the
United States is destined to be the gram
airy of the world, but a manufacturing
country, never. The Republican policy
was to make it a great manufacturing as
well as agricultural county, and It has
done so. In the year 1900 the United
States produced one-thrd of all the man
ufactured products of the world and
shipped them broadcast to foreign mar
kets. This never could have been done
under the Democratic policy of free
trade.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-10-26
PAY OF RAILROAD MEN.
Wage Farmers Have Profited Because
of Republican Policy.

The last report of the Interstate Com
merce Commission shows that the total
compensation paid to railway employees
of al! classes in the United States in
creased from $37, S23,021 in 1896 to
ST., 2 1855 in 1902. This in itself would
indicate general railroad prosperity dur
ing six years Of Republican rule, but still
more significant is the fact that the
greatest increase was among the wage
carriers. In fact, there was a decrease il
the salaries paid general officers. The
in this item was from $I63, 096.
in 1896 to $720,6S0 in 1902-a decrease
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-10-26

People Are Willing to Continue the
Present Administration.

The constitution of the United States
requires an election for President and
Vice President every -four years. The
provision is mandatory and cannot be
escaped. Under il the people are called
upon to vote for President and Vice
President every fourth year without re-
gard to politics, the record, or the work
of the administration in power. The cleo
ton must be held whether a change il
desirable or not.
There is reason to believe that q large
majority Of the American people do not
desire a change in the national admins
tration ut the present time, and that if
it were a matter Of choice with them no
election would be held this year. A ma
tional election always interferes with
business more or less. and az the business
OF the country grows the feeling increases
that, in the absence of any reason for
a change. a presidential election is a dis
turbing factor that might well be dis
pensed with if the constitution permit
ted. That is the situation at present.
The great mass Of the people are so
well satisfied with the present admins
tration that they do not desire n change,
and II the constitution did not require an
election to be held they would regard it
as unnecessary.
Who wants a change? Not the farm
ers, for they never were more prosper
Gus or better satisfied than they are at
present. Not the business men, for bust
ness is satisfactory. Not manufa cturers,
Tor American manufacturers are outstrip-
ping those Of all other countries. Not
wage-earners, for there are more men
employed at good wages to-day than ever
before in the history of the country. Not
railroad men, for the transportation bust
ness has grown enormously during the
last few years and still gives promise of
futurc growth. In short, no large class
OF oui varied population can be named
has good reason to desire a con-
o. present conditions. If it
were not for the constitutional require
merit the people would have preferred
thnt no election took place this year.
The only exceptions are the Democrat
ic party leaders and those unfortunate
people who have not the sense to let
well enough alone.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-10-26
IHINDSIGHT.
One of the Strong Pecullarities Of
Democratic Party.

The Democratic party has been aptly
compared TO a man sitting in the last
seat in the last car of q railway train,
and riding backward. He never saw
anything until he had got by it. This
striking popularity of the party is as
conspicuous to-day as it was in the six
ties, seventies, eighties and nineties.
The Democratic party lives to pro-
test, TO warn, to oppose 1t never APP
preciated what the war for the preserva-
ton Of the Union meant until it was all
over. Even now Il large section of it
has not arrived at the civilized view of
slavery. 1t takes about a half century
to get any great event into correct focus
for the Democratic eye. Of late, some
of the Democrats have begun to realize
the greatness Of Abraham Lincoln, but
these Democrats are men who have re-
ceived their education in Republican
communities. so obtaining the benefits of
up to date schools. colleges and churches.
The full significance of the American
occupation and control of the Philip
pines has not yet dawned upon what
takes the place. in the Democratic make
up, of understanding. Neither has the
open door in China affected the same
set Oh nerve TISSUES ouu atoms, III the
least, because of some constitutional lack
of power in the combination to compre-
e what is going on at the time when
the thing is happening.
For the same reason the immense inn
pOrtance and significance of the estab-
lishment of tie new department of Com
merce and Labor with a Bureau of Cor
poratiOns, has not dawned upOn the Dem
ocratic mental machinery.
Well, never mind! When the living,
thinking, working world has whirled by.
the Democratic brethren will see. in a
hazy manner, from their perch at the
end of the train. And they will, as us
ual, protest, warn, oppose and then
dream on!
The Democracy always wears long
distance glasses and looks backward over
the track. If by chance it takes off it's
''far-aways'' and looks ahead, it turns
into Republicanism. This happens, some
times. Witness the many recent CONVEX
SiOnS,
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-10-26
The Imperial" Bog.y-Man.

The country has outgrown the witch
craft frenzy, the spirit-rapping frauds,
the blue-glass cure, the greenback and
free silver craZes, and it is rapidly re-
covering from other more or less harmful
fads. These forms of popular enthusi-
assn having had violent and almost I'M
DISTRACTED sway for a time, have, like
certain acute diseases, made their run,
departed and left not a wreck behind"
But the Bogey-man, Imperialism,
haunting but few, and not seriously in
conveniencing wen that few, stays longer
with us than any Of his w~ild-eyed and
more commonplace brother phantoms, de-
lusions and bugaboos.
Washington was accused of a wish to
create an empire, and was roundly abus-
ell during his Presidency for his alleged
ambition. He was described as a men
ace to the country he had fought to make
into q nation. He only smiled and went
on bis glorious way.
Washington, to begin with, and since
Washington every President of powerful,
firm and just mind who has ever sat in
the executive chair has been accused of
imperialism" Jackson, Lincoln, Grant,
Cleveland, Harrison, Mckinley and
Roosevelt-against every one of these
Presidents the same wild, foolish and
g~roundless cry has been raised.
1t is the cry of babies and weaklings
in civil government, not the utterance
Of men of experience and sense. How
long will it be before we hear the last
howl over the long lived Bogey-man,
imperialism 2"
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-10-26
Rural. Free Delivery Service Of IncaIculable Ben
eft to Farming Communities.
DEMOCRATS WORKED HARD AGAINST It
Flatly Refused to Obey the Mandate Of Con-
gress to Establish Routes, but Are
Now Claiming Honor-Rec-
ords Compared.
population should share In the improvement

| population should share In the improvement
OF this service.
R~ooseveIt's Recommendation.
In his last annual message President
Roosevelt again called attention to the
importance Of the rural free delivery
service, saying:
The rural free-delivery service has been
steadily extended. The attention OF Con-
gress Is asked to the question OF the com
pensatlon or the letter carriers and clerks
engaged In the postal service, especially on
the new rural free delivery routes. More
routes have been Installed since the list OF
July last than IN any like period in the
to economy must be kept In mind In the
establishment or new routes, yet the ex-
tension OF the rural free-delivery system
must be continued for reasons of sound
public policy. No governmental movement
or recent years has resulted In greater i'm
mediate benefit TO the people OF the coun-
try districts. Rural frec-delivery, taken In
connection with the telephone, the bicycle,
and the trolley, accomplishes much toward
lessening the isolation of farm life and
making II brighter, and more attractive.
IN me immediate past the lack Of Jast such
facilities ms these has driven many OF the
more active and restless young men and
women from the farms TO the cities, for
they rebelled at loneliness and lack of
mental conpanionshfp. 1t Is unhealthy and
undesirable for the cities to grow M the
expense OF the country, and rural free de-
livery Is not only a good thing In itself,
but is good because IL is one OF the causes
which check this unwholesome tendency
toward the urban concentration of our
population at the expense Of the country
districts.
The foregoing quotations are sufficient
to show that Republican executives real
lied the Importance of the rural delivery
system to the farming communities and
did everything in their power to extend
il. During President McKinley's first
term establishment of routes had been
given such an impetus that by 1900 the
service bad passed far beyond the expert
mental stage and Congress had approp-
rated $4,000 for maintenance of the
routes then in operation. These routes
numbered 1876 at the close of McKin-
lcy's first term, but many others had
been surveyed and were ready to be
established The service became so pop
ular that farmers flooded the postohice
department with petitions for new routes. |
Corps Of inspectors were appointed, divi-
were created, superintendent plac-
ed in charge and the service was put on
n merhodical business basis.
Routes Now In Operation.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-10-26
THnKEH IN T1fE fHVV1Ss
No Likelihood that h Democratic
Candidate Would Antagonfze Them.

Candidate would Antngonize Them.
If Parker should be elected President,
what would he do about the trusts
those gigantic" institutions which tho
Democratic platform says SHOULD be-
prohibited and punished by law" but tho
prohibition and punishment Of which
would involve direct personal loss to
some of the Democratic candidates.
trusty Wall street MISUNDERSTANDING
gentlemen like August Belmont, George
+. peabody, Daniel s. Lamont. John r.
Mclean, Thomas s. Martin, Col. James
NJ. Guffcy, John ID. Crimmins, James
Smith, Jr., and Thomas Il. Ryan,
The Democratic position on the trust
question is grotesquely illustrative Of the
saying that politics make strange bed.
fellows.
August Belmont and the other great
Democratic promoters Of trusts do not
seem to feel a bit nervous standing on
the Democratic platform with w. j.
Bryan N other great Democratic trust
busters, They, have too. much confidence
In the candidate whose campaign they
are managing to ever believe for a mo-
ment that he would do anything to injure
the trusts with which they are connect
Ell, SHOULD he De electeu PRESIDENT. 1ney
know Parker too we'll to think it possi-
bic that he would turn out to be an in
CRATE. and attempt to ruin his PERSONAL
friends and benefactors.
They are quite willing that the Bryan.
trust-busting faction of the Democracy
should ave the Democratic platform
just the way they want it, so long as
the Democratic candidates who stand on
this platform are theirs Ito have and to-
hold"
Despite the Democratic platform de-
mand for a law to limit corporations to.
the States where they originate, Alton B..
Parker thinks the common law is all
the law necessary on the subject of
trusts. The common law has been well
tested in Democratic times as well as
Republican-and it never proved itself
anything of a detriment to the trusts
hence it is easy to understand why Par
kcr prefers it to statutory regulations
the Sherman antitrust law, which
might force him into the embarrassing
of some time having to decide
to violate his sworn oath as
President TO uphold the laws of the
United States, or TO make things I'M
for Wall street friends, WHO
would thereby be forced to consider him
a traitor and migrate to their interests.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-10-26
LABOR
Republican Legislation Providing for
Arbitration.


Arbitration.
The only national legislation providing:
for the arbitration Of labor controversies
and recognizing organized labor was en-
acted by the Republicans. On June /,
1898, President Mckinley signed a biz
passed by a Republican Congress: entitled
IAN Act concerning carriers engaged In
interstate III and their employees"
1t should be understood, Of course, that
Congress could not lcgislate for employees
in general, but it has authority to regu-
late interstate IN The act re-
ferred to provides that whenever a con-
troversy arises between an Interstate
railroad and its employees the Interstates
Commerce Commission shall first offer
mediation, and, that failing, shall en-
deavor to bring about arbitration of the
dispute. The act provides that if arbi-
tration is agreed to, zone member of the
board of arbitration shall be selected by
the employer. one by the labor organiza-
ton to which the employee belongs. and
a third by these two" Another section
of the law makes it Il misdemeanor for
any interstate railroad to dismiss an.
employee or threaten him with loss OF
employment for belonging to n union.
This law is still in force. and it is the,
only piece Of national legislation that
recognizes organized labor. Democrats,
have talked. but Republicans have acted.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-10-26

On the other hand, the total yearly
compensation of station agents increased
from 81, 1866, 925 in 1896 to 81, ,SI4 i'll
1902; the yearly compensation of en-
gineers increased from $3,027, 5S4 in 1896
to $3,451 ,OSS in 1902; that of firemen
from 81, 133,057 in 1896 to 81 ,946, 24G in
1902; that of conductors from $1,97S,1G
to $2,539,4G6: that of other trainmen
from $3,700,0G3 to $4,G97, 80; that of
machinists from 81, 12S, 634 to $1,422,S 800;
that of section foremen from $1,260,G34
to $1,377,364; and so on through the
whole list. The figures show that the
daily wage Farmers in the railroad bust
ness profted largely by Republican pros
perity.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-10-26
WANT a REAL LEADER.
Democrats Finally Realize that Par
ker Is n Nonenity.

ker Is n Nouenity.
Democratic newspapers continue to de-
mand that Parker withdraw from his
shell and play the role of leader. Sage
of Silence" sounds well, they say, but
the phrase won't win votes. Give us a
man who is capable of arousing enthus-
iasm or we are beaten Democratic edi-
tors are crying. I'VE don't want Hill,
Sheehan and Belmont kept in the fore
ground, while Parker is muzzled at
Esopus." The editors should have
thought of this before Parker was nomi-
mated. They might have realized, had
they given the matter thought, that
Parker would be n nonenity. with such
willy politicians as Hill and Sheehan in
charge of party affairs. Truly, the Demo-
cracy is not more OF . -llppy fa@ilys
than it was four years ago when it had
Bryan as an aggressive leader. Com
menting on the demand that Parker as
sumo the leadership, the Des Moines,
Register and Leader says:
mo man ever entered 4 national CAM
paign hampercd by advisers SO diametri-
cally opposed on every vital issue. He.
might as well expect TO make Il pair Of
SiameSe twins out of Cleveland and
Bryan ac to assume that he can an
nOunce an aggressive, affirmative and
positive program that will not at once
be set upon by an influential element
of his following.
Judge Parker was nominated to play
the role he is playing. 1t is unfair of
the men who foresee defeat to begin
at this early stage to saddle the blame
on him. He is just the sort of leader
he was held out to be, just the sort of
man he always has been. He is con-
Quoting exactly the campaign that his
twenty years on the bench gave pro-
mise of. If the campaign is a failure,
let the men who planned it Dear the
blame. Judge Parker has deceived no.
body, and is acting his part in the politi-
cal drama exactly as it appears in the
play book"
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-10-26

tended under President Roosevelt that
Congress this year appropriated $21 ,000,-
600 for the service. which now m
braces approximately 1880 routes,
either in operation or about TO be estab-
llshed. These routes are scattered over
all the States and territories, as will
be seen by the following table, which
gives the total number of petitions re-
ferred for examination and investigation,
the routes in operation on September
10, 1904, and the number of petitions
pending on the same date:
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-10-26
Popular Chorus.
While David Bennett Hill
Prepares to make his bow,
The people with a will,
Shout: "You can quit
right
nowv'

A vote for Judge Parker in the coming
election will be a vote of censure on The
odore Roosevelt, 1t is inconceivable how
any patriotic, fair-minded American can
take chat position toward a man Of Pres
ident Roosevelt's character and record.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-10-26

Is the fifth presidential campaign in
which Mr.. Schurz has assailed Republic
can candidates from the unscalable
heights of his own colossal egotism. 9th
er men now and then have a suspicion
that all the rest OF mankind differing
from them may be right. Carl Schurz is
never troubled by m such weak mis-
trust in his own omniscience.