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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-27
COMMENT.

The can paign in Monmouth county
is warming up, One republican
speaker referred to certain democrats
as pickpockets, and a democratic ora
tor retaliated by characterizing the
republican sp%ellbinder as an assassin
and a coward. Money must be scarce
for political purposes in Monmouth
this fall 1t isn't cftel that cam
paigners down there descend to such
contemplate methods. They usually
hlnd out the "long green" like
Newark Evening N.ws.
Where q few years ago it was reoes.
sary to print and distribute at q large
cost one, two or five million copies of
a single document, today five million
people can be reached daily through
the morning and evening newspaper
which is delivered by rural mail de-
livery but a few hours after ppblica.
ton. This not only illustrates q new
method of campaigning, hut it en-
phasizes the boom which the republi-
can party has granted to the rural in
habitants of the country. 1t is but
one of the many acts which republi-
can administrations and Legislation
has given to the people of this country
in tho way of making more important
their WORK, more pleasurable their
labor and more happy their homes. =
PlaiDfield Courier News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-27

outward sign of life next Monday
wien their candidate for governor Wis
its this city. Whatever has been done,
if anything, up until last night, to
arrange for a parade or any great de-
monstration. has been kept STRICTLY
quiet. In the meantime the republi-
cans continue to whoop it up with
banners, red fire and drums. Tie
issues of the two parties are not very
far apart and the question arises,
WHY SHOULD THERE BE A
CHANGE?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-27
STOKES VERSUS BLACK.
(From the Trenton Times).

(From the Trenton Times).
The burden of the democratic cry
against Senator Stokes is that he is
not in favor Of their particular brand
of "equal taxation;" that he is not
a spendthrift; that he has been a dir
ector in the West Jersey Railroad
Company; that he is now Clerk in
Chancery and president of a bank.
AS to the first charge, we nave MIR.
Stokes declaration that he fayors the
enactment of laws that will tax every
dollar of property, whether owned By
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-27

II you want to realize the greatness
of this country. and, i%ncidently the
greatness Of the republican party.
you should hear Hon. Joseph q Can
non, of Illinois, speaker of the House
of Representatives, tell about it.
There is not the slightest doubt that
every man who heard. "Uncle Jon"
in New Brunswick, Tuesday night,
whether democrat or republican. left
the hall feeling that although we
differ on the proper way of man
aging the government, each one has
duty to perform and that all are
s oyereigns in the greatest nation on
the globe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-27

BOSTON. Oct. 81. Announcement
was made of the formation of the EN-
ployers association of Boston by about
500 wholesale and retail merchants,
manufacturers, teamsters and others,
the purpose of which is to prevent in
reference with business by labor con-
troversies and to guard against OPP
pressive and unfair legislation and dis
elimination"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-27

| corporation or individual, equally.
fairly and justly and no u has ever
charged him with failure to keep his
pledges. On the otior hand, recent
history shows that the democrats who
carried the State in 1899 on the tax
issue repudiated their pledges after
election. If those pledges had been
kept there would be no need for legis-
lation now.
Contrast with the democratic ar
raignment the many important services
which Mr.. Stokes has rendered to the
people of New Jersey during the thir-
teen years that he has been a figure in
State politics:
His fight ase in { the ia3e track leg
i%slation in 1893;
His conspicuous part in the contest
in the Senate in 1894, when the ace
track influences tried to make ten a
majority of twenty ont senators;
His opposition to the infamous Goal
combine bill, that threate ned such
hsrdships to the neople; @
His part in the investigation of TIE
State House frauds in 1896, when SO
many of his traducers of today were
exposed;
His reformation of the unbusiness-
like methods of spending the States
money, that made those frauds posi-
BILE;
His part in removing New jerseys
educational, charitable aud penal in
situations from partisan control;
His work increating a non partisan
State Baord of Education
His work in preparing the nsw
school law;
His efforts in occurring the passage
of the act under which $1,000, 600 is
annually paid back to the school dis
%tricts, thus reducing tile burdens of
the taxpayers;
His advocacy of the improved roads
law, which has given to our State the
best roads in the country:
His primary reform law, which
gives us purer elections and enables
the voters to s lect their candidates
And his part in securing the passage
of tile franchise tax act, which com
psls certain corporations to pay a
ia rer share of the munic p | taxes..
These are not the acts of q selfish,
dishonest, commonplace tool of o
poratlons, but the work of o patriotic,
able and conscientious Statesman; and
there is not q man in New Jersey who
would not proudly point to such o
record.
And nov contrast with he record of
Senator Stokes that maze by his COM
petitor,for the governorship, Charles
O. Black, who entered the public SER
vice at about the same time. What
has Mr.. Black to show for the thirteen
years he has held Cfice?
As q member of the State Board of
Taxation Mr.. Black has made not q
single effort to reform the law which
he has repeatedly said was the best
that has been devised, and in which
he could find no flaw until after lie
was nominated by Messrs. Smith and
Davis for the governorship.
BY their fruits ye shall know
them Now is the time to get above
campaign abuseRand examine the re-
cords of the two men who are con-
tending for the g%overnorship of New
Jersey. Mr.. Stokes can point to acts
accomplished; Mr.. Black to promises
made which he cannot fulfill.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-27
WILL COMPLETE THE MAIN.

The new twenty four-inch water
main is to be laid after all. When the
Board of Chosen Fountains, as Presi-
dent d Convery, of the water board,
has dubbed the freeholders, turned
down the city regarding the Bridge
street approach. unless the city pay
the firm ofiRue 6 Fountain, the latter
a brother of Asbury Fount ain, direc-
tor OF the Board of Chosen Fountains,
the neat sum of SO, 500. the water
board determined that the contractors
on the south side of the river would
new er fatten their pockets at the ex-
pense of the city in that manner, and
accordingly set about to get around
the difficulty. With tie consent of
Mrs. Fouratt, OH tho south shore. this
lias been accomplished II the Board
of Chosen Fountains has been out
witted. The negotiations have been
kept O secret for there were well
founded rumors that the Officials of
Madison township, of which Asbury
Fountain. director Of the Board of
Chosen Fountains is n resident, had
a movement on foot to further block
the rogress in laying the main.
1t seems that the Board of Chosen
Fountains is elected only to represent
that section which is favored by Mr..
Fountain and, as Perth Amboy has
fallen under the ban, the thousands
of dollars in taxes this city is paying
the county, about one-third of the
total, does not entitle this city to any
consideration on the part of the Board
Of Chosen Fountains. AS MIR. Con.
very say the water boarl heretofore
had O right TO suppose that Perth Am
boy was a part of the county and was
entitled to some consideration, hut
a big mistake was made. Perth AM
boz, 1t seems, has no claim on the
county whatever, and therefore it re-
NAMED for the water board to correct
the mistake. This they have now
done.
But the taxpayers of Perth Ambov,
who contribute to this big fund the
city rays into the county treasury,
are going to have something to say
at the coming election whether or not
they shall be ignored in this mann er.
An opportunity will be given to vote
this B oard of Chosen Fountains ous Of
Office. Every taxpayer should make
sure that he votes for q commission
in place. OF the freeholdeis.
The enthusiasm in the campaign
seems to be increasing. There are
even signs that the democrats are
waking up and intend to make a
hustle for votes. The republicans
have a good lead, however, and are
not going to lose any of the advant-
age gained. 1t is to be regretted that
many are resorting to mud Singing
as thescampaign draws neal the close
1t is evident by this that there is
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-27
Marx Appeals For Mercy.

NEW LONDON, Conn, Oct. 27.-No-
tice of appeal in the case of Gershon
Marx, convicted last week and sentenc-
ed to be hanged in January for the
murder of Pavol Rodecki in Colchester,
has been filed in court. No statement
of the grounds for the appeal is made.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-27

= THURSDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1904.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-27

An independent newspaper is one
hich is free to take whichever
de it chooses and does take sides.
)EPENDENT NEWSPAPER.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-04-10

Capt. Jack" Crawford formerly chief
OF scouts. L. S. A, has written an article
entitled. The Truth About Calamity
Jane" for the Dubois Journal. in which
William Matthewson of Wichita, is men
toned Capt Jack is well known in
wichita and ii will be good news to his
many friends to hear that he is being
honored throughout the country. Every
where he is receiving fine complimentary
notices from the press and those who
know and have heard him lecture will
agree that he is deserving of them. The
article in the Journal follows:
The methods Of yellow" journalism
may make money for its promoters. but
1t is doing a vast amount of harm TO the
people. Because truth is often stranger
than fiction barefaced lies are unpardon-
able and among the most fragrant are
those. which for years. have been printed
about the woman who IS the subject of
this sketch Since Martha Canary. known
as Calamity Jane. died some weeks ago
these old 1ictions land many new ones)
have been going the rounds OF the press
all over the country. II the writers Of
such stuff are held accountable for the
lives they ruin. by il, the pathway to
hades must be oyer-crowded. Journalism,
In some instances, is being used indis-
criminately and by many who are not fit
to demand the confidence OF the public.
which newspaper writer should do and
deserve. In the pursuit for the mighty
dollar the truth is either forgotten or
prevented and the result is the reform
schools and penitentiaries are filled with
men and boys who would have been good
citizens. had il not been for the nislead
ing stories printed Of people. who, while
they actually lived were never the heroes
the press has made of them.
Women have been CLOSED over with
glamour Of romance, whose lives, in
reality, were wretched and dissolute and
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-04-10
Barker's County's First.

q. A Buckiln, son or q. \ -BCcklln or
Elm Mills ownship. has entered Yale coi-
lege holding the distinction. the Medicine
Lodge Cresset believes, Of being the first
Barber county boy 10 become student in
that famous educational institution. Mr
Bucklin graduated from the Oklahoma
university last June. and the following
item from the Yale News. announcing
his election as secretary of one OF the
college societies, shows that he is getting
on for a first termer:
The second meeting of La Sociedad
Espanola was held in Byers hall last
night and was addressed by Senor Obieta
a graduate Of Ia Universidad de Santo
Tomas. About forty members were pres
ent and the interest taken insures the
success of the society. and bids fair to
make il an important organization in the
university.
AT the close Of the address the follow
in goiscers were elected: Alexander Cum
rnings. president; ]. Oheita, vice-presl-
dent; 6. A Bucklin. secretary. The next
meeting will be held on April 18th"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-04-10
RICES HAT.

Apache Review:
A few weeks ago Newt Ceven came to
town one windy day hatless. his sky
piece having said good bye TO him ard
departed on q through ticket 10 Kansas
He drove into Rice Wass & COS lumber
yard and y. l.. Rice, seeing his condition
and realizing that a great loss had be-
fallen him, took the hat from of his
head and gave IL freely 20 Mr.. Cowen.
The latter greatly appreciated this gen.
erosity and thanked Mr.. Rice profusely.
and has been wearing the hat ever since.
The other day Newt came To town and
calling Us of TO one side informed us
that there seemed to be something wrong
with him: that ever since had had been
wearing the hat in question he had been
given to strange and unwonted flights
OF oratory: that often when working
in the field he would suddenly become con
scious that he was earnestly harrangue-
ing his mules in an effort 10 convince
them OF the sOundness Of the principles
Of the Democratic party; that he has
been given TO preaching with cottonstalks
and Jack rabbits FOR an audience and that
il the effect OF the hat continues We may
expect 10 hear that he has announced
himself as a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for delegate 10 congress at
any time Before telling Us all this batch
Of trouble he swore US 70 eternal secrecy.
saying that he would not for the world
and a business lot IN Randletle have Rice
hear Of it as he nigh; think him un-
grateful.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-04-10
The Truth About
Calamity Jane

in consequence many 4 ySung girl who
has started out in the world full of lofty
ideals nd high aims. fired by the iilu-
sion that has been placed before her in
the papers and books. ends. like the sub
ject OF the story herself If the truth were
told.) in shame and sorrow. When the
newspapers take the trouble to ascertain
II they are printing the truth and dis
card all that is not, the world will be
better and more men and women Will be
living the free honest lives Heaven gave
them as their birthright.
The writer was one Of the earliest
pioneers OF the Black Hills. and as as
sistant marshal Of Custer City in 1876
was under the painful necessity of arrest
ing Calamity Jane for intoxication and
disorderly conduct, yet this is the woman
who figures as heroine in the dozen
dime novels and yellow" newspapers
She was never employed as a scout by
General Crook, who gave her no recogni-
ton whatever, except to order her out
of-camp when he discovered she was q
camp follower.
1t is doubtful II General Miles ever
saw Jane, despite the claim that he too,
had employed her as a scout.
The writer was chief of the Black Hills
scouts in 1876, and later in the same year
was appointed chief Of scouts by General
Wesley Merrie in the campaign against
Sitting Bull and was we'll acquainted
with every scout employed by the govern
ment. Calamity Jane was not with the
command at any time, but was in and
around the new mining camp at Dead
wood: she was never employed as a mail
carrier stage driver or express nessen-
ger. To a real frontiersman such state
ments written about any woman are
absurd and would be funny were it not
for the harm that accrues from them
and other dime novel monstrosities.
While Calamity Jane lived no one cared
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-04-10

ought to be cut out. What do you think
would be the eject if Stubbs should run
the campaign on perfectly open and above
board principles. Let the enemy know
just what the Republicans are doing If
they care to find out. No whispered con-
ferences no ear-chewing. no dark-lan-
tern schemes. Just going before the peo-
pie of the state with a plain. straight
forward proposition OF Republican princi-
pies and Republican candidates. Organic
ing the state by open methods and taking
the entire people into the confidence Of
the committee. Would il mean greater
success or less? 1t sounds revolutionary,
doesn't it: But Stubbs is a revolutionary
sort of fellow.
Clay Center Times: The Times is feel
ing powerful bad in q personal way over
the whole Burton business. Without
knowing where OF how to locate them, il
feels that circumstances and conditions
were blisteringiy unkind. That he was
the victim of force hard to describe
and harder to overcome. Orders for the
original investigation. it is understood.
came directly from the White House and
ity- Il was in the air in the atmosphere,
understood from one end Of this big coun-
try TO the other. that his conviction was
desired because il was Burton and for
the salutary effect it would have no other
senators and representatives who might
be guilty of similar practices in order TO
piece out meager salaries. Guilty? Prob
ably he is guilty a rair jury presided
over by a fair court has said that he is
and that viii settle il in the heart and
mind of the country And yet the court
seemed unnecessarily harsh. 1t seemed
from the start that the court was eager
to convict, and its last talk to a juror
who was slow to capitulate was manda-
tory as 10 him. On the same evidence a
Charitable court, a charitable Jury,
jury probably in any other city in the
United States. would have given the de-
fendant the benefit of the doubt and ac-
quilted him
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-04-10

When Mark Coffin OF Harper returned
from the south a short time ago he
brought with him youns alligator. A
very young one. in fact. for il is only a
little more than three weeks old at the
present time. Mark gave the young ga
tor TO L. L. Garris and il is now on ex-
hibition at Garris butcher shop in the
small tank that has been especially built
for his gatorsfip
This infantiie saurian Is about ten inch
es lang and does not partake Of regu-
lar diet Of food. as yet. owing TO the
shortness of the time that he has lived
on earth, but he did manage 10 sample
the finger of Les Garris the other day
by closing his dirninutive jaws hard
enough thereon TO bring blood. Garris ex-
poets 10 raise him into a full grown alli-
gator and is successful, viii have a pet
that Will be a rare and curious one for
this country.-Harper Sentinel
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-04-10

two days before his death. he said:
Agnes, darling, IL such should be that
we never meet again en- earth. while fr-
ing my last shot l viii gently breathe the
name of my wife-ray Asnes-aad with
kind wishes, even for my enemies. l viii
take the plunge and try TO swim To the
other shore
And Yet there are people who would
make this brave. kind hearted -yirgiuian'
land ne comes nearer Owen Wisier 5
hero than any / have ever metz an out
law and desperate. that they might shine
1ftcr taking credit for what they dill.
And now they have even gone so far as
70 link his name with "a woman he did
not ever know, nor wish 10 know
They called him wild, yet little child
Could bend his iron viii.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-04-10

actual service and danger and took more
desperate chances in the discharge of his
duties as an officer than any other man
who has lived in the last fifty years or
who may live today. He was the soul of
honor. and although he killed many men
while an officer. all but one deserved their
fate, and that one was accidentally killed
Hickock was good man and law abid-
ing citizen de hated hypocricy and
fraud and that was why he said he would
rather go hack to the west and get killed
than accept 500 per week and play in q
dime novel melodrama which was libel
on the west and destined only TO ruiz.
creGulous boys. He had wife TO whom
he was devoted and she idoiized him. In
ore OF his last letters 20 her, written only
border men Of his day and saw more
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-04-10
RIDING THE SKYLINE.

Sedan correspondence in Mountain View
Republican:
About O'Clock Sunday evening a merry
crowd OF Sedan young people. mounted on
ponies. started for Longhorn mountain.
and without any Hisbaps finally reached
the east end OF the mountain near the
beautiful mountain stream which lay be-
fore them ike Silver ribbon. Here they
halted. their trusted guide dismounted.
and about ten minutes were spent tighten
ing Up their saddle girths ard seeing that
everything was safe Then the guide
mounted and gave the command to single
fle and follow him. The very horses
seemed 10 understand what he said. for
they started up the mountain. and then
commenced The most terrific ride q their
lives. They reached the top safely and
the guide turned and addressed Them.
saying Yea are brave girls. for you
have come where no other white girls
have ever ve1tured 10 ride Then they
waived their handkerchists, gave three
cfseers and rode the skyline q Longhorn
mountain.
The party consisted Of the following
persons: Mr. J. w Morris. Miss Evah
Beechne-. Miss Birdie Ferguson and Mss
Rosa Kern.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-04-10
Scandals on
Peerless Princess

Atchison Globe: We admire Wichita SO
much that We regret 10 learn that some
Of its women lately burned Reed srnQot
in efigy. Dave Leahv il not in wichita
any more. and the story must be true
Lawrence Gazette: some wosnsa down
at Wichita burned Senator Snsoot il
efTigy. Which IS a might silly thing 10 DO
However. Srnoot would rather they would
dc it that way than 10 make real thing
cut of il
Atlanta Constitution: !; Is said the
number Of barber shops in Kansas has
increased out % an proportion &c the in
crease Of population since the populistic
era
e Dorado Republican: An eastern get
rich-cuick pateat breakfast food concern
has closed q contract with the Wichita
mills for all their bran. shorts and other
horse feed which they grind NJ with c7rn
ana oats and sell az big prices to s5cksrs
as patent health breakfast food.
Topeka Herald: At = cenosrt given re-
Gently BY Fsirnount college talent At
Wichita -.NeIIfe Was a LADY. Nanny 5
I-i:tls Honey" Bun Frog zs7d "She-e :
My Lap Dag we're consecutive numbers
81 the program Evidently Paramount
IS college where the remarks q Ger
tzfa Ceuncl Grove minister REGARDING
huggiag would Be app,aSd-d 20 the echo
Topeka Hsrald; The wichita Eagle
reaches over a pile q beer KEGS and wils-
ky Jugs - point TIE finger CO seorz AZ
Topeka where there were ass iiGuor sales
during last mcrth- Il = estirrssee TIA
during TIE same month there we're
tri5= less than sa,aS liquor sales h wsch-
ita- And Wichita Is about half as large
as Topeka. - p