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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
SECRETARY SHAW ASSA,LED.
A Republican Says His Statements
Are "Iiserable Cntruths.''

Are ssNIiserable Untruths.''
The report given out from Republic
an sources that Secretary Shaw is soon
to retire from the cabinet should he
true if the charges made by General
III. II. Thomas are substantiated. He
accuses Secretary Shaw Of violations
Of the civil service law and of playing
politics in his CThomasO removal from
the Office Of appraiser of the port Of
Chicago. In a letter to Secretary Shaw
General Thomas says:
ION the 18th Of December last you
wrote, ostensibly by direction of the
president, requesting my immediate
resignation on the preteXt Of secure
ment of more vigorous administrations
Had you stopped there l might have
had some respect for you. but you evil
IDENTIFY thought a little taffy would
sweeten the bitter dose, so you told me
the resignation was not wanted for the
purpose of giving somebody place
and that there was no politics in it. l
will not characterize the statements as
lies, for that might be constructed as
supplementary, but 1 will say they
are miserable untruths, and you knew
them to be and must have known that
I knew them to be. Had not you
agreed with Senator Hopkins in Au-
gust to appoint Hoy and haven't you
carried out the contract?
But I have other and more serious
charges to prefer against you. The Re-
publican party prides itself upon it's
devotion to the civil service law, and
you have sworn to enforce that as well
as other laws. Let us see the perform
ance In April last there occurred a
vacancy in the tobacco examiners Of
fee which carried a salary of $500.
There being no eligibles to select from,
you appointed Mr.. Lahann for thirty
days term at $40 per day. You reap
pointed him each month until Sept. g
when competitive examination was
held, in which he participated and
failed to pass. A half dozen applicants
did pass and some of them we'll up in
the nineties, and the law made it one
Of your duties to appoint one Of the
three highest, but you set aside the
law and have appointed Lahann five
times SINCE"
Secretary Shaw has appointed, in
place Of General Thomas, Luman I.
Hoy, who was manager of the cam
paign which resulted in the election Of
A. j. Hopkins to the United States SEN
ate, SO it seems that one charge is
proved, for there certainly is politics
in it,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
sGet rhere.y /. the crx.

The gentlemen who are managing
the affairs of the Republican party are
more for policy than for principle.
They do not allow matter Of faith or
doctrine to stand in the way of adopt
ing harmony platform and nominal
ing harmony ticket. The party is d.
vided ON the tariff, on the Philippines,
ON the Panama revolution and on near
y every other leading question. The
party champions are walloped nearly
every day In congress. They stick to
one line Of action, though. When any
man Of consequence shows an indie.
pendent deposition oleaginous mission
aries are sent after him, and he Il
speedily brought hack to the fold. ''Get
ths1e!' = the party Gy. Not much
80 = lpsnt n pAalosop6y and di0QHk
ne1nno6 1n0te.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
BROKEN PROMISES.
Accumulated Prees That n.,,,,,..
ans WIN Not Reform the TariR.

Aseemalatea Proof That Republic.
ans WIN Net Reform the TariR.
A good many Republican newspapers
are coming to their senses about the
fallacy Of protection. they now say
that 1t was never intended to perma-
nently adopt the system, but as a
means to an end. That end. says the
St Paul Dispatch, was the establish
ment of our manufactures upon a basis
mat would make them secure against
the assaults Of foreign competition.
When that was accomplished, when
they would he able to meet that COM
petition successfully, then protection
had served its end, fulfilled its mission
and could and should be discarded
In spite Of this newspaper evidence
that large class Of Republican voters
have become tired Of paying tribute to
trusts and protected monopolies the
Republican leaders. including Presi-
dent Roosevelt, have determined to
stand pat rather than abatc lot or
little Of protection. Thus we have the
American Protective Tariff league
through its organ. the American Econ
om1st, denouncing any Republican who
favors revision Of the most obno1-
ious schedule Of the Dingley law or
who even favors reciprocity to enlarge
our trade with any nation that is will
ing to reciprocate. The result of this
Republican league with monopoly is
the great increase in the cost of living
and the decline Of wages, so that near
" every one is paying tribute to the
trusts. and even the skilled labor en-
ployed in the protected industries is
obliged to accept a smaller income and
pay higher prices for many necessities.
Both these great classes Of consumers,
the workingmen and the farmers, are
being bled from every pore and are
paying a tax to both the government
and the combines, but much the great
er tax to the favored monopolies.
During the last campaign for the
election Of congress the revolt of Re-
publican voters in many districts was
only stayed by promises of reforming
the tariff in the manner the Dispatch
suggests. but those Republican con-
gressmen who declared for reform have
found it impossible to override the de-
cree of their leaders to "let we'll enough
alone" The emissaries of the Pro-
tective Tariff league threaten political
humiliation to any Republican con-
gresham that even talks reform. Most
Of those who promised to curb the
trusts by reducing the tariff duties did
not honestly intend to try to do so, re-
lying on the normal Republican major
ity in their district and an ample cam
paign fund, provided by the trusts, to
carry them through in the coming cleo
ton.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
pepeM sound. ..Kexnote.,

The promise Of some of the Repub-
Ncan leaders to their constituents that
the tariff will be revised after the cleo
ton does not seem to have any chance
of realization. Such talk is evidently
merely to quiet those Republican vot-
ers who have become FESTIVE under
high trust prices and declining incomes.
Senator Depew Of New York was put
forward by his political associates to
sound the keynote Of the coming
campaign to the association Of Repub-
lican editors who lately met in the city
Of Washington. He echoed the cry Of
.'1tand pat on the tariff without any
suahncatiorsy' I'VE accept the phrase
with al that It msans," said Senator
Dspsw. e9
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
FORAKER TO THE RESCUE.
Makes the Ro,.evelt ND Fer rr...
Contribution to Canpaign Fund.

Makes the Roosevelt hid Fer Trust
Contribution to Campaign Fund.
The bill introduced into congress by
Senator Foraker to modify the inter-
state commerce law SO that it will per-
init combinations in restraint of trade
when such combinations. are reasonable
must have been put forward for pur-
pose. As the author Of the bill is one
Of the leading campaign managers for
President Roosevelt it is not difficult
to believe that, IL not inspired from
the White House, it was ut least as
senteO to. The supreme court has now
before it the celebrated railroad merger
and beef combine cases. 1t may or
may not reafirm two former decisions,
in which the majority of the court de-
clared that ANY agreement or arrange
ment or understanding which has the
direct and natural effect of placing re-
straint upon competitive action is, in
contemplation Of the law, q criminal
ofense, punishable by indictment or
preventable by injunction" The ex-
traordinary news has been sent out by
some of the best informed correspond
ents at Washington that members Of
the supreme court are seeking to modi-
II their former decisions and decide
that if the restraint of trade is reason
able it is not contrary to the law and
public policy. If the court adheres to
its former sweeping decisions against
all restraints Of competition nearly all
railroad combinations will be over
thrown. The Foraker bill would pre-
vent this and, in fact, nullify the anti
trust law.
It is very singular that at this time
one of the principal attorneys of the
merger, j. w. Blythe of the c., b. and
9. railroad, should visit President
Roosevelt and declare that, although
he had been formerly opposed to his
denomination, he now favored him
and is alleged to have assured him that
the railroad combine is not against him
on account of his attitude in prosecut-
ing the Northern Securities merger.
From another source it is stated that
Morgan and Rockefeller have both de-
clared they are not opposed to the re-
UOlulllullOu 1lCS1OCAI 1lOOSCNClI Ouu
will make their usual liberal contribu-
tons to the Republican campaign fund.
Politics makes strange bedfellows,
and it is quite possible that the ext
gencies of the coming campaign have
made the political managers of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, if not the president
himself, agree, if the supreme court
decides against the corporations, to aid
the passage of the bill Senator Foraker
has introduced directly congress meets
after the election. The parts of the po-
litical puzzle all seem to fit together to
form that conclusion, and the supposed
weak place in the Roosevelt political
armor--that the corporations will not
put up the money to elect hints GER
tainly enough inducement for the Re-
publican political managers to fall into
such an arrangement.
The Republican political workers
have been so used to being literally
paid for their services that a campaign
without ample funds would be tiasco.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
SOCIETY," DIRECTORY.

1onGEoF pERFECTION.-Langdon No. 8
holds reenlar communications on tho first ant
Third third Thursdays of each month at the Masonic
Temple. M vM
ROBERT Work, Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18

when sold for export and when sold for
home consumption. Nearly every num-
Der Of the Iron Age contains informa-
ton Of this kind. Some time ago it
contained letters from manufacturers
complaining that goods exported to
Hawaii or Porto Rico were being re-
imported and sold here at prices lower
than those charged here for the same
goods by our manufacturers. The writ
ers blamed other manufacturers for
giving export prices to these countries
which now fly the American flag and
which therefore should pay full pro-
lection prices for our goods.
On Nov. IL the Iron Age quoted
American steel bars in England ut 50
shillings, or less than $50 per ton, and
in America at $1.4211s, or 1912 per
ton. Thus the independent manufac-
turer Of tin plate in America who has
to buy his bars of the steel trust must
pay more than so per cent more for his
chief raw material than is paid by his
foreign competitor. This is protection
to home industries" with vengeance.
The same number of the Iron Age
tells us that American steel beams,
plates, angles, channels and rivet steel
are being sold in Canada at from 50 to
S11 per ton less than the prices charged
here.
The Iron Age Of Dec. IL enumerates
great number of articles Of Ameri-
can make wse.ch are sold largely in
South Africa. Nearly all are sold
there at prices far below those charg-
ed here. Thus it appears that shovels,
which our shovel trust sells here at
80 cents each, are sold there at 36112
cents. This Iron Age also contains in
formation showing that the United
States Steel corporation was early in
January offering steel billets in Ian
AYRSHIRE, England, at Is shillings per
ton. Deducting SIS for freight and 9th
er transportation costs, the trust gets
about $14 per ton for billets for ex-
port, while it's price to American con-
sumers is $23.
The American manufacturers, most
~ in big corporate trusts, guard their
export prices so we'll that it has be-
come next to impossible to obtain ex-
port price lists or catalogues in this
country. In 1902 the Democratic con-
gressional committee, having failed to
obtain certain important export price
list, advertised Offering 500 for it. In
this way it obtained the list from a
foreign country. Its 1902 campaign
book contains fifteen pages of photo
graphic reproductions showing scores
of important articles on which the
home price is from 20 to 300 per cent
above the export price.
Recently the literary bureau of the
Democratic congressional committee
received letter from Henry Rossell
& Co., limited, Sheffield, England, large
manufacturers and dealers in files and
tool steel. This letter says:
"As an illustration of the unfair
manner in which the home buyers Of
files are treated by the U. S. A. man.
ufacturers / inclose you herewith
comparison of the prices charged to
the buyers in U. S. A. with those Of
fered by the same manufacturers
here"
Some of the prices on the list inclos-
ed follow:
COMPARATIVE PRICES OF AMERICAN FILES
IN AMERICA AND ENGLAND.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18

AF,&A. M.-Lebanon Lodge holds, regular
communications at the Masonic Temple on the
second and fourth Fridays of each month; \,
s0e0A>> '' JOHN RYLANCE, w. NJ.
ROBERT Work, Secretary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18

OE s.-Langdon Temple holds regular COM n
on the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month at the Masonic hall: XVI AZ
JAS. II, BAN, MRS. h. WORK, w; ~: u
Scc'y. JAS. 5. LoYSEs' W. T.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18

A. O. u. W.-Langdon Lodge meets in the
Workman hall the first and third MONDAY S q!
each month. w
THos. SHEEHAN, Recorder.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
GREAT BARGAIN SALES
Our Big Trusts Marx GoodsWav
Down to Foreigners.
one OF THE PRICE LISTS SHOWN

sAeAeld Firm Quotes Fisures On
American Files Sold In Eneland At
One-thtrd Of Home Prices-Reduced
American Goods In England, Can.
aAa and South Africa.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18

ALDERMAN.
p;,s+ Ward M. L. Sullivan, F. ]. Hodgins.
S Eacs. Ward M Kelly: NJ Morrison.
T TS;pd Ward $685.. Chas. Haugh, VIM. Haverty.
SCHOOL BOARD.
Nombors Of Board of Education-H: D.
Alert n. l.. Sullivan, Jno. McGauvran, E. A..
Farrell Vim. Flumerfelt. TN ur,,o
Treasurer. .......".......'.. ''''''y' Tr,nx
Clerk ............... i1'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18

DEGREE OF HONOR.-Meets in the Work
man hall on the first and third Fridays OF cach
month.
MRS. JAS. LoYNEs, G. H.
Mrs. BELLE BIRMINGHAM, Recorder.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18

RATHBONE sIsTERs.-Langdon Temple,
No. 5. meets every Thursday evening at the n.
Of hall.
MRS. JAS. LoYHEs, NJ. i. G.
MISS LILLY SHAW, NJ. of R. e. G.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18

CO. +. No. sos-St. Alphonsus Court. meets
On the first and third Wednesdays OF each
month in their hall over the Mooney STATE
Bank. EDMUND A. MCCAY, q. H.
JAMES ]. MOVER, Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18

.YilE0MEN.-Meet in the X. of P. hall, on the
nfst and third Thursdays of each month.
THOs. SHEEHAN, Yeoman.
G'C. CRAWFORD, sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18

|,h n. y; A.-Langdon Camp, No. $3.50 meets in
|| Tn,s Moodman hall the second and fourth
|Aonoay's of each month.
40. VOID, Clerk, Ao- ~
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18

LADY Observation-Disclosures Hive Of the
Lady Ia Maccabees meet in the Workman hall,
ne second and fourth Thursday OF each month
n, MRS. BELLE BIRMINGHAM, Commander.
MRS. NJ. L. SULLIVAN, Record Keeper.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
orF1cIAL DIRECTOR n ],
o. 9. SENATE.

.a Devils Lake
r CONGRESSMAN.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18

LADY c o. Est Mary's Court, meets at
the Forester hall on the second and fourth
Tuesdays of each month.
MRS. E. A. FARRELL, c. R.
Mrs. Jos. POWER, Rec. Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18

No. W,-Excelsior Lodge No. 81, meets on
II III re second and fourth Tuesdays of each month
FEE B. MERCER. c. c.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18

K. o. T. M.-Langdon Tent of Maccabecs
~ meet in the Forester hall the first and third
thursdays of each mouth.
q. Il. MoELLR1NG, X. of R.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04
w by

Don't you give your heart the same chance yon
do the other organs? &
Why? Because when any other organ is in
trouble it refuses to work, and you hasten to
repair It.. IL
The heart, the ever faithful servant, never
refuses as long as 1t has the power to move, but
continues to do the best it can. getting weaker
and weaker, until it is past repair, and then
stops 1t is just as sick as the other organs,
but because it will work you let it. f
However, it's not too late for 'change OF
heart. ., so Remembers
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Department of Insurance.
Whereas, the Mystic Workers Of the World
corporation organized under the laws Of Illi-
nois, has fully complied with the requirements
of the laws of this state relating to cooperative
or assessment insurance.
Commissioner, do hereby empower and authorize
the aboye-named society to transact it's appropri-
ate business of cooperative or assessment fra
ternal insurance in the State Of Minnesota. ac-
cording to the laws thereof until the 31st day of
revoked Or otherwise legally terminated prior
thereto
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my seal of office at st. Paul
this 30th day Of January, A. d. 1904.
ELMER II. DEARTH,
Insurance Commissioner
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04
Dr.. Miles's Heart Cure

VIII give your heart strength and vitality to
overcome Dizziness Palpitation, Short Breath.
Faint Spells, Pains in Heart and Side, and all
other Heart Aches and difficulties.
.'My heart would ache and palpitat, terribly,
and at times could hardly breathe. DR.. Miles
Heart Cure has restored me to perfect health,
and am very grateful
MISS EMMA j. BARTON,
No. i Sill st, WATERFOWL, N. Y.
The first bottle Will benefit; IL not the drug
giDt will. return your money
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

Ha sGgEpI q EHE s Mg
Hornellsyille, n. Y. John J. Hynes, president;
july qy
to accept service in Minnesota: Insurance Com
Net assets December 81, previous
year $99S 80
INCOME DURING 1903.
Dues for expenses .............. $1S,2S4 10
Mortuary and reserve assessments 1,27S, O63 80
Total paid by members $3.50. 1926, 34s 90
From all other sources ........... 4797493
Total income ............... $1,844, 1923. O2
DISBURSEMENTS DURING 1903
Death and permanent disability
Commissions, salaries and expenses o0''@
of agents and organizers 80. s,14s.2s
Salaries of officers, employees and
examiners fees 40. ..:..........s ses7e 80
All other disbursements 21,773.37
Total. disbursements :..:..... s1,1s2,12e.51
Excess of income disburse-
ments observation-disclosures. 16O,1e6.51
ASSETS.
Value Of real estate ........... SIG, 5oo.O 90
Bonds and stocks ,;. owned :.... ss1 1os 90
Cash i'll office and in bank ...... 313,37O.O
Assessments in course of collection 1O5, 500. So
All other admitted assets 135, 900. 90
Total admitted assets - 81, 399, 2s5 "a
Assets not admitted $14,451.4S.
LIABILITIES
Losses adjusted and unpaid...... Silt 900 90
Losses unadjusted ............... $4,000. 90
Losses resisted .................. 5000. 90
All other liabilities .............. 115, 1866. &c
Total liabilities ........... S252, 1866 sc
Balance to protect contracts. -. 1,147119.2 %
EXHIBIT OF CERTIFICATES OR POLICIES,
BUSINESS OF 1908.
Total Business
In force Dec 81 beginning
Written nd during the year.. 1861 4,24e, 900
Total ............... e4.4es 500, 437 ,ooc
Ceased during the year. 1922 1921, 600
In force Dec. 81 (end of
claims shian' unpaid Dec. 81 on''40 9oinoo0O
ginning Of year, 49,. ...5. flO3 167, 800
Claims incurred during the
year .....................l5 754 1,2ss5oo
Claims ne'at settled during the - l4Ooov'
unpaid seatd Dec. 81 lend Of years 1so IL
| Business in Minnesota.
Number Amount.
IN force Dec 81 beginning
of year, .................. 81 Sol, 0C0
Ceased d during the year LOO Loo
In force Dec. 81 lend of
Collected from members during year, se5e.oo
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
| Department of Insurance.
Whereas, the Supreme Council Of the Catholic
| Mutual Benefit Assn, q corporation organized
under the laws Of New York, has fully com
piled with the requirements of the laws of this
| state relating to cooperative or assessment in
| surance.
Now, therefore, T. the undersigned, Insurance
4 Commissioner. do hereby empower and authorize
i the above named society to transact Its appro
i pirate business of cooperative or assessment
/ fraternal insurance In the State of Minnesota,
4 according to the laws thereof until the 31st
i day of January a. D. 1905, unless said author
4 ity be revoked otherwise legally terminated
4 prior thereto.
4 In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
Il hand and affixed my seal of Office at st. Paul
4 this Both day Of January. A. D. 1904.
4 ELMER 81. DEARTH,
Insurance Commissioner.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Department of Insurance.
Whereas, the Grand Fraternity corporation
organized under the laws of Pennsylvania, has
fully complied with the requirements of the laws
of this state, relating to cooperative or assess
ment insurance.
commissioner, do hereby empower and authorize
the above named society to transact Its APP
fraternal insurance. in the state of Minnesota,
according to the laws thereof. until the 31st
day of January A. n. 1905, unless said author
ity be revoked otherwise legally terminated
prior thereto.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand. and affixed my seal of Office at st. Paul,
this 25th day Of April A. d. 1904.
ELMER H, DEARTH
tf9 Insurance Commissioners.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-11-10
FL GQbernadOT teIici-
Ia al COTOnoI HamllI.
Dignos son de Ia mayor alabama
dice-su cello infatiEable v au
devotion leaI.

El Honorable Gobernador Win
throp. ha diFigi1o una expressive carta
de Congratulaci6n d Coronel Hamill,
por los buenos serVicios que tanto 81
como los cficiaIes & sus 6rdenes, han
prestad0 dursnte Ell periodic electoral.
He aqu1 Ia carts:
San Juan. NOViembre 10 de 1904
CoroneI Terence HsmilI,
Jefe de ID Policfa InsulaF.
San Juan. Porto Rico.
Se10r:
Deseo signifcar p6blicamente I'd.
asi como tambien & los ofciAles y
guardias de Ia Policfa Insular. mi pro-
fonda estimaci6n con motive de los SER
vicios prestado durante los dfas de ms
cripci6n y election. conservando y sos-
teniendo el orden. Sa cello infatiga-
BILE su devotion leal en- ell cumpli-
miento de su deber. son dignos de IL
mayor aIsbanzs y les hacen screedores
ID gratitud de toda Ia isla de Puerto
Rico.
Me permito felicitar & I'd. por Ia
efciencia que ha demostrado ell cuerpO
bsjo su mando.
Respetuosamente..
BeeIn109a W5nthrOp.
GObernRdor.