The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-10-13
CHATS BY The WAY.
Thursday. Oct. Is. 1904.

thabJudge Parker will be elected Pres.
ident OF the United States by a good.
safe majority of the Electoral College.
To my mind there Is no question as 10
how the Empire State will 60. II
looks TO me as IL this state was as GER
tain to so Democratic as is Maryland.
New Jersey. Connecticut. Illinois and
Indiana are all. SO far as eau learn.
more than reasonably certain to cast
their votes for Parker and Davis"
Republican prosperity talk, or
what shall be said Of the increase un.
der Democratic rule in our export OF
agricultural products from S25,OOO.O 900
I'm 1900 to $3.50, 900 900 In 1860, to SS2a..
OOO,OOO In 1900. an average of only
hfty-slx per cent. per decade? -Edward
NJ. Shepard.
President Roosevelt delivered an adj.
dress at the Auditorium, in Chicago,
ILL.,. In the year 1884, in which he made
use OF inilammatory and extreme Ian
guage, that strikers should be shot, as
follows ANY man who engages in
a strike, or any man who goes where a
strike is on should be shot"
Hon. Harry Rusk, Chairman of the
Democratic City Committee. of Balti.
more: "rhe State Of Maryland will Just
as surely cast her electoral vote for
Parker and Davis as viii Texas.
have also received the most cheering
news from West Virginia and several
of the smaller States in the Far West.
The first named State. am told by
leading Democrats there, will unQues.
tiOnably be redeemed for Democracy
and Unconstitutional government. Friends
tell me that Colorado and Montana
will surely so Democratic, and we also
have a good fighting chance in Wash
ingtou and Utah"
\ man who cOngratuates an aSSaS-
ain. as Roosevelt did Governor Tay-
.or, OF Kentucky, the day after Gov
crnor GoebHl. was asSaSsinated. at the
Kentucky State capital, is not a nit
subject 10 be President of free Amcri.
ca
Albert b, Meekin, of Chicago: The
nity Of Chicago will be carried by Far
ker and Davis by from $1,000 to 30
'NU majority. l look for the State OF
Illinois to go Democratic by good.
safe majority. | also hear the most
iatt,+ing reports from Indiana"
To police the world will be rather a
stiff .job for even Uncle Sam to under
take, and yet that seems to be the hope
OF President Roosevelt il the proposed
Hague Peace Congress will give him
the appointment Of Chief Police Com
missioner.
Former Senator Henry c. Davis finds
have grown from $500 per capita in
1892 10 S714 in 1904, an addition of
$40 year for each average family.
These figures are a faithful index of
Republican eXtravagances.
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When the Republicans last year held
back the investigation of frauds in
postal affairs, the Democrats of the
House clamOred for opening the books.
Judge Herriek challenges the New
York Republicans to open the books.
1t is the only possible way effectively
10 answer charges affecting the iuteg-
-rity Of a business administration.
Where is the administration going to
get money to defray expenses and meet
an inevitable recurrence of a deficit
IL oil hnn 10 =
aiorc taxes! 1t might do both.
Carl Schurz only reflects sound. pop
i,lar judgment when he says there are
Two ROOsevelts, the ideal, the legend
airy Roosevelt, as he once appeared,
apd the real Roosevelt" The real
Roosevelt is the man who wants to
ne President for an indefinite indul-
gcnce Of his ambition.
The people-ail the people-pay the
bills of Imperialism and constantly
increasing military establishment.
Judge Herrick said in his speech of
acceptance: "My election as Governor
will mean the restoration to their ap-
propriate sphere Of all the different
powers of the government, instead of
Ill being centralized in the hands Of
the Executive" And that, too, Is what
the election of Judge Parker as Presi-
dent will mean for the Federal Gov
eminent.
Republican campaign managers are
assessing both parties IN Alabama who
are represented in Federal Offices.
There are a few Democrats in under
the civil service. They are asked to
make "as liberal contributions as DOS
sfbie."
Senatsr. Isador Rayner. OF Maryland:
Take Maryland out Of the doubtful
column. Our State Is certain to 20
Democratic. l believe the same Of
New York and West Virginia. The
general outlook Is all that any Demo-
crat could wish for"
Like Lodge Also.
There 10 something In the Roosevelt
letter Of acceptance which, with all
its rough rider attributes. suggests
the rancOus bumptiousness Of Henry
Cabot Lodge. The Junior Massach
sets Senator was among the first of
fha -ofo nd no ttora H.. had a vyov 80