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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-24
CUBA AND THE PHILIPPINES
How We Freed the Former and Our Work
the Latter.

How We Freed the Former and Our Work
in the Latter.
The speaker then took up Cuba and
the Philippines. He told how we had
freed rhe Pearl of the Antilles from
military occupation after establishing
government there, and declared the
Plat amendment the sheet anchor of
Cuban independence" and credit and
read President Palma's dispatch OF
May 20, 1902. expressing the profound
gratitude of the Cuban people to the
United States for what the United
States had done tor that people.
lie said of the Philippines: The
last vestige of instruction has been
complished. over $4,000 American
troops have been brought back across
the Pacific. Civil government has
been established throughout the
archipelago. Peace and order AM
justice prevail" Then he enumerated
the different laws enacted. for the
archipelago which he said challenge
comparison with the statutes of any
country"
AS To the future he said: None can
foretell the future; but there seems no
reasonable cause TO doubt. that under
the policy already effectively inaugur-
ated the institutions already implant-
ed, and the processes already begun in
the Philippine islands, if these be not
represSed and interrupted, the Phil
ippne people will follow in the foot
steps of the people of Cuba: that more
slowly indeed, because they are not
as advanced. yet as surely, they will
grow in capacity for self government,
and receiving power as they grow in
capacity, will come to bear substan-
TALLY such relations to the people Of
the United tSates as do now tile pro-
pie of Cuba"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-24
SPEECH OF ELIHU ROOT
Gives History of the Achievements of
the Republican Party.


The temporary chairman. Hon. Elihn
Root of New York. was then intro
duced, and WAS enthusiastically up
plauded As soon as quiet was re
stored he proceeded with his opening
speech. He began by saying: The
responsibility of government rests
upon the Republican party" He de.
clared that difficult problems press
upon the government. and said that,
when the course of the next admin
istration is but half done the Repub-
lican party will have completed the
first bali century Of its national life
OF the eleven administrations since
the first election OF Abraham Lincoln.
nine--cOvcring Il period of thirIy-siA
years have been under Republican
presidents. For the greater part Of
that time. the majority in each house
of congress has been Republican,.
History affords no parallel in any
age or country for the growth in ma
tional greatness and pOwe: and honor,
Alt W i'tt hti uoiOii VI Ailf NOlll'Di - 81
life. the uplifting Or the great !ndss
of the people above tue hard COudii,ous
OF poverty, the comno1 opportunity
for education and in1ividual udvanre
ment. the universal POSSESSION of CIV ii
and religious liberty, the projection OF
property and security for the rewards
of industry ana enterprise, the cult
walton OF national morality. respect tor
religion, sympathy with humanity and
love of liberty and justice. which have
marked the life of the American poo
pie during this .ong period o. Rcpub-
lican control
Enumerating the reasons why the
Republican party will ask "A renewed
expression OF confidence from the peo-
pie he said they were because its
principles were right: because the
party has been faithful To its prom
ises: because the party character gives
assurance of good governments be
cause it's candidates are OF approved
competence and patriotism; because its
present policies are beneficial, the peo-
ple's business is being we'll done and
should not he interfered with. He
asked IL we have not had a good, safe,
effective, honest, and conservative
government, and referred to the re-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-24
HE STANDS FOR PROTECTION
Chairmsn's Speech Is Plea for the Party
to "Staud Pat"


Chairman Cannon began with the
declaration that the Republican party
was national always i'm its policies,
and summarized its history from the
beginning of the war for the Union to
prove his claim. He said that when
the party first came into power, find
ing bankrupt treasury it went back
to the policy of Washington-protec
tion-and that policy had been the
shibboeth Of the party since. This
policy, he said had raised the country
from insigniticance in n manufactur.
lug sense to more than the first in that
sense.
He eulogiZed the benefits of pro-
lection. giving figures to show the
enormous wealth which, he alleged.
was its result He referred To the
value of our home market, which he
credited to protection, because, he said.
protection enabled the people to buy,
as 1t made them prosperous 1t was abb
solutely necessary to uphold the pol
lIgs Nv Shihs ehuh 'hhbitH US w uOull-
nate our own markets and continue the
present and growing wage to our own
people.
Our progress was illustrated by fig
ures showing the increase i'm wealth
per capita from 1907 i'm 1850 to 81 ,235
in 1900; by the increase in the total
wealth from $16.Oo00Oo.O 600 in 1860 to
500. 1000 100000 or more. at present.
and by statistics from the postoflice
department In fact, the chairman's
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-24
our STANDING AMONG NATIONS
Something To BE Proud of Tributes To-
Mckinley, Hanna and Roosevelt.

Mckinley, Hanna and Roosevelt.
After summarizing the foreign pol
icy Of recent years-includes our ac-
ton i'm Panama, which was unreserved-
ly approved; our action as to China
protecting China from dismember.
ment; also at the opening of the Rus
so-Japanese war limiting the field Of
action; the settlement of the Alaskan
boundary dispute; establishment of
The Hague tribunal; the recent arbi-
tratiou of questions between Vene-
zuela and several European govern
ments-he said
"All Americans who desire safe and
conservative administration which shall
avoid cause of quarrel, all who abhor
war, all who long for the perfect sway
of the principles Of that religion which
we all profess. should rejoice that un-
der this Republican administration
their country has attained potent
leadership among the nations i'm the
cause OF peace and international jus
tice."
This. however, required backing up
by an adequate army and navy. and
he told what has been done in that
line. After summarizing the work
done by the first Mckinley admins
tration and that done by the present
government. he said:
I'VE challenge judgment upon this
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-24

record of effective performance i'm
legislation. i'm execution and in admia-
istration. The work is not fully done;
policies are not completely wrought
out; domestic questions still press con
Equally for solution; other trusts must
be regulated; the tariff may presently
receive revision, and if so, should re-
ceive it mt the hands of the friends
and not the enemies of the protective
system
He closed with an eloquent tribute
to the late President Mckinley, de-
claring that his successor followed his
policy; to Senator Hanna. and TO
President Roosevelt of whom he said
incapable of deception, he has put
aside concealment. Ii is no
campaign of sounding words and spe-
cious pretenses, for our President has
told the people with frankness what
he believed and what he intended.
No people can maintain free
government who do not I'm their hearts
value the qualities which have made
the present president Of the United
States conspicuous among the men of
his time as type OF noble manhood.
Come what may here-come what
may in November. God grant that
those qualities of brave true manhood
shall have honor throughout America,
shall be held for an example in every
home, and that the youth of genera
tons to come may grow up to feel
that it is better than wealth, or office,
or power, to have the honesty, the
purity, and the courage of Theodore
RnosaValt -
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-24
GarfieId's Son "a Delegate.

Among the delegates from New DER.
sey is the only son of former presi-
dent officially attending the conven-
ton. This is Professor Harry A. Gar
field, who occupies the chair Of politics
at Princeton university. James b.
Duke. the millionaire tobacco manu-
facturer was elected a delegate from
the Fourth district of New Jersey. but
his inability TO be present leaves Pro-
fessor Garfield with a seat AZ dele
gate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-24

Lansing, Mich. June 23.-The state
military board has decided that the
quartermaster general shall issue ra-
tions at the state camp at Ludington,
instead of having each company con-
duct its own mess The difference be-
tween the cost per man aud the usual
allowance of - cents day will be
paid the men in addition TO per diem.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-24
Horses and Berries Poisoned.

Grand Haven, Mich, June 23.-The
sherif1's office has been informed of a
most dastardly wholesale case of horse
poisoning from Peach Plains. three
miles south of the city. Horses on
the farms of Harry Deremo, James
Payne and John Kieft were found
dead evidently from the effects of
paris green. In front of each barn
a note was found stating that the ber-
ries had also been poisoned.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-24
COLISEUM BUILDING PACKED
Henry C. Payne Opened the Con-
vention and introduced Tenn
porary Chairman Root.
Speaker Joseph g. Cannon OF the
National House at Representa-
tives Made Permanent Chair
man Of Convention.

There was tremendous crush
at the entrances OF the COlisuem.
when the doors were opened at 1890
a. m. Tuesday to admit the people who
held tickets of admission TO the ma
tional Republican convention; and
there was n rush to get in after the
doors were opened For an hour at
least the ticket takers and ushers had
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-24
The stand Pat" Button.

At the hotels the "stand pat button
made its appearance. 1t showed a
hand holding respectively sound
money" expansion" protection"
and prosperity
1T is a good hand to stand on" re-
marked an Iowa delegate. land | sup
pose the president will not object TO
the poker term. He has been in the
west enough to be familiar with it, if
he does not know it from personal ex-
narience"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-24

duc;ion OF taxation a. soon a the war
with Spah WAS enied.
lie said on the point OF honesty
"Ths vast and complicated transac'
tions of the treasury, which for the
last fiscal year show actual cash re-
cepts of 81 25O. 290. 262 and disburse-
ments of ST. IL. l99.4l4. have been
conducted with perfect accuracy and
fidelity, and without the loss of "a dol
lar"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-24
Kalamazoo River gsr.ists.

Otsego. Mich. June ga three
days meeting Of the Kalamazoo River
BAPTIST association is being held at
Otsego Officers elected are: Presi-
dent. l.. s. Monroe, South Haven:
clerk, G. \. Hemingway. kalamazoo;
Rev. j. T.. Smith, Kalamazoo, gave the
annual address.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-24

Muskegon. Mich. June 23.-Fire at
Fruitport. twelve miles south Of this
city, destroyed Conley's dry goods
store, drug store and an empty build
ing. The total loss is about $4,000.
with some insurance. 1t is believed
that the blaze was incendiary.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-24
unLnst His Brain Eood.

Charlotte. Mich. June 23.-Editor
George \. Perry, of The Tribune, who
owns big farm i'm Brookfield town
ship has held his bean crop of 300
bushels over for flush market price"
and as a consequence has lost the en-
tire crop which became heated in the
hins
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-24
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS
Chairman Cannon Tells the Convention to
stand for Protection.

Temporary Chairman Root on We'd
nesday called the secand days SEES
sion of the Republican national con-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-24
NAT TER WAS BR00MS
Couldn't Be Had---Ladies Have
Quit Work on a SpotIess
Town Kalamazoo.
CITY DADS CONTINUE CHEERFUL
Newspaper Man Sucked into Steam.
-r's Propeller and Nearly
killed-State Items,

Kalamazoo, Mich. June 23.-Inabil-
ity to secure brooms for street sweep
ing, which, it is minated is due to
the unfriendly feeling OF Alderman
Ralston, chairman of the committee
Oh streets and bridges, has brought To
close the experiment in street clean
inc DcSun The LIST of May by the Won.
ems Civic Improvement league. under
the direction of Rev. Caroline Bart
lett Crane. chairman of the health
committee In "a communication To the
city council the full board of the i'm
provement league stated that il had
been decided To abandon the street
cleaning experiment.
hed Tape Presents Itself
Mrs. Crane said the street commits
sioner had been notified three weeks
ago that new broOms were needed.
The commissioner was tardy in order
ing the broOms from New York, and
about week ago Mrs. Crane sought
PNi W Duy DlOolllS W USE
until the New York brooms arrived
The commissioner said he had not the
authority and referred her to the chair
man of the streets and bridges com
mittee, who said he would call the
matter 10 the attention of the supplies
committee.
Suggestion "Cheerfully" Accepted.
The Mrs. Crane, in disgust, pur-
chased broOms at her own expense,
but they proved unserviceable. OBJ
viously," said Mrs. Crane. the
streets cannot be swept without
brooms and we will abandon the
work" Mrs. Crane says the chairman
of streets received this suggestion
"cheerfully." The work done by the
Civic Improvement league for six
blocks in the heart of the city has
been very noticeable The streets have
never been in such clearly condition
and it was hoped that the improve
ment begun by the women would be
continued.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-24
All Saem of One IeNeI.

The picturesqueness of dress and
manner OF conventions of other days
was gone from this one. The delegates
seemed TO be singularly all Of one lev
ell. Judging from standard of dress
and manner ii was impossible to dis
tinguish senator from congressman,
and congressman from plain attorney,
and attorney from merchant Years
ago a glance at the hats alone would
reveal the part of the country from
which delegate had come The style
of whiskers also was indicative. In
this gathering the Kentucky colonel
wore the same straw head cover that
had been chosen by the New York
banker. 1t was impossible TO tell the
Californian from the resident OF Maine.
few men from the plains states Of
the west showed a tritie more Of tan
on their cheeks than did those from
the seaboard states. And now and then
wide hat OF the old familiar west
ern" style appeared. But the rest OF
the make up of the wearer showed
nothing distinguishing. Some of the
men that at first glance seemed pict-
uresQue were found to be delegates
from Illinois and Indiana, and the most
that could be said Of them was that
they chung 70 styles OF few years ago.
No test was worth anything.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-24
woman'- Republican Club.

Members of the Woman's National
Republican club opened their head
quarters at the Palmer House. and
nearly 200 delegates and wives Of del
egates to the national convention WIS.,
tied the quarters, which were in
charge Of Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, presi-
dent of the organization Miss Helen
V. Boswell, chairman of the Woman's
Republican club of New York. was a
prominent figure ut the headquarters.
During the time of the convention
some of the Chicago women under the
leadership of Mrs. Ellen NJ. HenrOtin,
Mrs. Gertrude b. Blackwelder, and
Mrs. Catharine Waugh McCulloch,
kept open house at the Chicago Won
ans club rooms. 203 Michigan avenue,
where they were at home to all dele.
gates and alternates and women
friends who accompany them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Foushee Cash Store-Announces a big
Special ribbon sale for Monday, Feb.
%, and quotes prices to give an idea.
Ferguson &. Clinton-Invite you to call
on them for groceries, and say they
have the best flour, bought before re-
cent advance In prices.
]. L. Guy, Blaney, S. C.-Wants to sell
100000 shingles at So per thousand
delivered in Yorkville.
Opera House-Announces presenta-
tion Of For the Sake Of an Inheri-
tance" at the opera house Tuesday,
Feb. %, benefit monument fund.
Henry B. James-Says he will be here
early next week with carload of fine
mules, on which he will offer extra
low prices. Carroll's stables.
Officio Probate Judge-Gives notice
that R. R. McCorkle has applied for
letters of administration on the es-
tate of Col. w. H. McCorkle, de-
ceased.
Jas. M. Starr & Co.-Print a letter
from R. N. Plaxco. which testif1es to
the good qualities Of the Macmurphy
fertilizers which they sell.
J. j. Keller & Co.-Have a carload OF
sash and doors at right prices. They
also have new supply Of paints, lime
cement and shingles.
D. Wyatt Neville-Has 10000 Oconee
shingles on hand and wants to see
you before you buy
Foushee Cash Store-Wants you to cell
ebrate Washington's birthday by at
tending its ribbon sale.
Louis Roth-Has Heinz pickles In bulk
including chow-c chow, mixed and
sweet pickles at rs cents a quart.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19
The "Brice Bill"

Senator Brice has made a splendid
fight in behalf of local f-government;
but the whisky interests have proved
too strong for him for the time being,
and his task instead Of being complet-
ed, is to be regarded as only fairly
commenced.
The object Of what was known as
the "Brice bill'' was to allow the peo-
pie of community who should find the
dispensary a step backward rather than
forward in the scale Of morality and
public welfare to vote it out. There
was no effort in the bill to take ad-
vantage of anybody, or to interfere in
the least with the fundamental rights
of the citizen. On the contrary, Mr..
Brice's idea was to guarantee an effect
i've expression to the desire of the ma
jority and to establish beyond question
the active force Of what we are pleas
ed to believe are the inherent principles
of local self-government.
That alleged representatives of the
people-men who, on the stump, are
wont to represent themselves as SER
vants-shouid see proper after being
vested with authority. to assume the
role of despots and dictators, seems too
preposterous for belief. But that is eX-
actly what has happened. 1t is true
that the ajority of the general assem-
bly, did not have the honesty or cour-
age to come out and kill the bill. They
knew too well the effect of such Il chal-
lenge: but in the most cowardly man.
ner imaginable. they did what was CAL
culated to accomplish the same result,
with less danger to themselves. They
so amended the Brice bill as to make
it's effect the opposite of what was in
tended.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. w. o. Rawls and children, are
visiting relatives at LESLIE, S. c.
Miss Strauss Walker returned to
Winthrop college yesterday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Ernest Heath have
moved into the Ashe cottage on
Church street.
Mrs. Rhoda L. Ferguson returned
home yesterday afternoon, after an
extended visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Smith in Charleston.
Mr. ]. j. Scoggins, who has been liv-
ing at Lockhart for about four years,
mas returned to his old home at Smyr-
ma, with a view to giving the farm an
other trial.
Kings Mountain Herald: The COM
munity is very much interested in the
coming marriage Of Mr.. Luther Ware
of. this county, and Miss Emma Brown
Of Yorkville, S. c., which takes place
next Wednesday, Feb. oath. They. will
reside at the home Of the groom near
Elbethel.
w. w. Lewis, Esq, was in Balti-
more, a few days ago and says that
the ruins are simply indescribable. He
heard business men arguing as to the
location of the lots on which their
houses stood. The people generally
however, were holding up bravely un-
der their terrible loss. Large sections
of the burned city are roped off and
closely guarded by the police and state
troops, because of the many valuat les
among the ruins.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19

The new commissioner Of the dis
pensary and one Of the newly elected
board of control were the chief spokes-
men in favor Of the Brice bill with Its
tax and profit bludgeons. Then, In ad-
dition to these who are already active
ly connected with the ,dispensary TAX
ing part in the discussion in the inter-
est Of the bill, 1t might be said that
there are in the general assembly a
more or less constant following OF
those who hope some day to have
something to do with the dispen-
sary. Why this is, it is hard to
say and, of course, it may be proper
to say that they may really believe
that everything that the dispensary
says or does is all right, but some peo-
pie, 1t seems, are now voting FOR the
dispensary and all Of its wishes, who
have never heretofore done so. The
Charleston delegation was about the
only delegation in the house that voted
solidly against the tax proposition be-
ing saddled on the Brice bill, or, ir
other words, they thought that the
governor should be the judge of as to
whether or not this tax should be I'M
posed and that after he decided 1t was
necessary to collect this sta: tax, ther
would be time enough to collect 1t.
This bill and the franchise tax bill
have been probably the two most I'm.
portant measures that have been pass
ed at this session Of the general as
sembly. All Of the other proposition:
Of the tax commission frazzled out
with the exception Of the bill which un.
dertakes to sandbag corporations anc
excuses all other classes of property
from this special burden Of taxation
The corporations interests seem how
ever, to take the thing gracefully
and to take the. view Of it that wha
can't be cured must be endured, ant
are making the best Of the situation
and their only effort was to get th'
levy down to as low basis as posi-
ble 1t Is altogether likely that som'
of the corporations will throw the ta'
into court and this may deprive th'
state Of the revenue for the presen
year as under the bill it Is contemplatet
that the state shall get some portion o
this fund during the present fiscal year
The appropriations this year hav'
been very much larger than last, II
fact those who have figured on the ap
preparation bill say that II 1t Is final!
passed as it now stands In the senat'
that the appropriations will be NOR
than $4,000 in excess Of what the!
were last year. AUGUST koHN.