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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04
Reciprocity With canada.

A movement is on foot to promote
reciprocal trade relations with Canada
which shows much vigor.
Heretofore it has been New Eng
land which chiefly desired freezer COM
mercial dealings with that country,
but now the most urgent demand
comes from the northwestern states.
Northwestern Canada, or as it is COM
monty called, British Columbia, is
rapidly becoming great wheat-grow-
ing region, and the dealers and millers
of the Dakotas and Minnesota see the
desirability of having free access to
the crop
Wheat is competitive product, to
be sure. but they are willing to have
a mutual remission Of duties, because
they foresee the time when they may
wish to export their own crops and
products TO Europe oyer Canadian
railways
Cattle raising is also great in
dustry in Canada, and much the same
conditions exist in regard to cattle as
to wheat.
Whatever MAJ be said as to the
merits of free trade as general pro-
position, it is plain that the develop
ment of both Canada and our own
northern states will be fastened and
their general interests advanced if
closer commercial relations are es-
tablished. Their geographical situa-
tion is such that more liberal tariff
arran yements are really essential
Indianapolis Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04

The effect of Tom Taggart's selec-
zion as chairman of the national COM
mittee will be that Indiana will wit
ness an exceptionally lively and vigor-
Gus campaign. But this need not be
expected to be one-sided. The Re-
publicans will simply put on'a little
more steam than they would have
done had the national chairman OF
the democrats been selected from
some other locality. So, after all, the
outcome Of the November election
will depend upon the trend of public
sentiment. Should this be in favor
of the democrats, Parker will be like
ly to carry the state; if in favor Of the
republicans. Roosevelt will he the
beneficiary South Bend Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04
An Annrversiry.

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Osborne enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Thompson,
Miss Olive Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. H. Wiley, Mr.. and Mrs. A R. Un-
derwood and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Mcdonald Tuesday. A number of
friends and relatives called in the
afternoon, among them being Mrs.
Jane Mosher and Miss Flora Morris.
July Goth, being the anniversary of
the arrival of the Thompson family
upon the banks OF Maxinkuckee, they
have established a custom of visiting
the lake and old homestead at that
time.
Mr.. Osborne, Mr.. Thompson, Mr..
and Mrs. Wiley spent the forenoon in
driving along the lake front. MANY
pleasant as we'll as painful incidents of
early life were broughl to mind. They
returned with sharpened appetites to
join the others in doing justice to the
bounteous dinner prepared by Mrs.
OSBORN. A very different scene greet
ed the weary pilgrims sixty-elght
years ago. Instead of covered car
riages laden with produce for the
summer visitors that now line the
lake, statuesque Indians peered from
behind the popIars. Instead of the re-
veille the song Of the mosquito, the
hiss of the rattle snake and the howl of
the wolf was heard, from the marsh
land since converted into the grounds
Of the Military Academy. Instead of
the white winged cutter and commo-
diuuS steamers Of today, only the H.
dams log canoe rippled the surface of
this, the most beautiful of lakes
Culver Citizen.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04
How They Got Their Start.

Grover Cleveland helped his family
before he was sixteen by working 10
a country store. Later he studied for
the law, at the same time supporting
himself by clerical work. After he
was admitted to the bar he was soon
given full charge of the office ip which
he worked at salary Of 5000 per year
William A. Clark taught school and
studied law at Mt. Pleasant until he
was attracted by the gold discoveries
10 Colorado. He went Central City.
worked In quartz mines for a year.
and then went to Montana, where he
began his mine operations.
Albert j. Beveridge was called up
on to earn the living of the family at
the age of u. AT fourteen he became
a railroad laborer, and at sixteen welt
into logging camp and was soon put
in charge of the men. With $50 which
was loaned to him he entered DePauw
University.
Charles w. Fairbanks learned the
trade of carpenter, so that he might
earn money to pay his college expenses
and support himself while taking his
course. Later while studying law, he
did newspaper work for the ASsociat-
ed Press. He began to practice in In
dianapolis and refused to enter poll
tics until be had become thoroughly
established.
Alton b. Parker began teaching
school at the age of sixteen, with the
hope of going to Cornell. He entered
law Office instead at Kingston, at
tended law school at Albany. and re-
turned to Kingston to practice twelve
wears later with partner named Ken
yon. He was elected Surrogate Of vi.
ster County during this time, and be-
came power in politics, and was
nominated by bis party for the Su-
preme bench, with the unusual exper-
fence of the republicans refusing to
nominate an antagonist.
Benjamin b. Odell went into the ice
business with his father when ne was
fifteen, and began by delivering ice
from the wagon. He used the oppor-
tunity to win vot, for his father, who
was running for county office.
and from that time became a
campaign organizer. Hesoon extend
ed his own business activities to all
sorts Of public Improvements in his
home city of Newburgh, and began
his own political life as leader OF a
ward in the legislature.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04

Benton Long has paid the full penal
ty Of the law BY dying Inside the walls
of the penitentiary at Columbus o.
The penitentiary has practically been
his home allof his life. and while he
was out he was menace to every per-
son who owned a horse and wagon of
anYkind. he has completed his eighth
term behind the walls. and every one
of them was for horse-stealing. He
served five from DeiewareN one from
Butler. one from Licking, and the
lest from Franklin county. When be
was on tgial he made an address in
his own interest, and claimed to be a
minister, lawyer and physician. He
was 70 years old at the time Of his
death.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04
Where Money Was Burned.

The Scientific American says with
American control of the Panama.
canal zone We inherit a graveyard Of
wrecked hopes and lives, with monu-
ments strewn from ocean TO ocean.
There is no richer digging in the ruins
of ancient Rome than here. More
than $4,000, 600 worth of decaying
machinery, buildings. and imple-
ments are buried in the moist soil. In
the palmy days Of the French regime
small fleet was kept constantly
bringing goods, machinery Of the cost
lest kind, much of which was never
intended to be used. Machinery by
the acre was paid for and then allow
ed TO rot. The old company left 243l
buildings of all kinds, but they could
not hold all the machinery. The soil
is so soft that many Of the buildings
sunk until only the second story is now
visible. To make the houses more Sc
cure many of them used this machinery
for foundations. There are houses on
the iSthmuS that stand on $50, 900
worth of machinery, which was never
used for the purpose intended. In
parts of the isthmus this machinery Is.
found ten and fifteen feet below the
surface. Unearthed. it is found as
soft and porous as cheese. In some
mysterious way the soil and climate
aave disintegrated the metal, so that
its hardness has disappeared, and
while retaining its outline and appear
ance, it can be cut like an apple. There
are miles upon miles of steel rails,
piled six feet high. sinking into the
soft soil and rusting In the moist at
moSphere. Rows upon rows OF car
wheels, locomotives, steam hammers
scoops, lathes, all representing i'm
mense expenditure, were simply
dumped here and never used. The
soil is moist and damp, and when dis
turbed releases dense white mist.
For generations past luxuriant vege-
tation has been decaying. and when
the surface of the soil is scratched,
strange, poisonous gases arise. For
tunateIy nature holds most of the
deadly exhalations in close prison
walls: but when man GENES along to
disturb the even balance. trouble be-
gins. When the Frenchmen were ex-
cavating for the canal men died like
beasts in the field. They were stricken
at their work, in their tents, in their
beds, and at the gaming table.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04

Thomas Taggart was chairman OF
the democratic state committee in
1894 and on the eve of the election
that year be sent kilograms all over
the country. predicting that the DEM
ocrats would sweep Indiana by a
whooping big plurality and would
gain at least three or four members of
Congress. When the votes were
counted the biggest republican land
slide the state has ever known was
recorded and we bad elected every one
OF the thirteen members OF Congress
10 the State. The same Cleveland
wing was running the democratic par
tv In that campaign that is in control
now. All things considered, it looks
Is II Tsggart's friends have been
rating him trifle high
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04

Archibald Grimke in an article In
the Atlantic magazine on the disfran-
chiSement Of the negro in the South
says: $50 far as the negro is con-
cerned, then, to disiranchise him will
not settle the negro question. 1t will
do anything else better than that.
For it will make trouble, and no end
of it. 1t will certainly make trouble
if he rise in the human scale in spite
of the wrong done him. Does any
one think that he will ever cease to
strive for the restoration of his rights
as an American citizen, and all of his
rights, il be rise in character, proper.
ty and intelligence? To think the
contrary is to think an absurdity.
But if be fall in the human scale in
consequence of the wrong done him
he will surely drag the South down
with him. For be and the South are
bound, the one to the other, by liga-
ment as vital as that which bound to-
gether for good or bad, for life or
death, the SiameSe twins"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04
The PARTY Press.

The burden Of the campaign must
be carried by the local party press.
The metropolitan papers become mere
manufacturing concerns whose busl-
ness to collect and sell news. They
are bound to no set principles. They
are answerable to no platform. They
are guided solely by whatever is of
benefit to them. We do not blame
them for this. 1t is the trait OF hu-
man nature to them. But they should
not arrogate to themselves superior
virtues and superior wisdom. The
honest paper of the land is the par
tisan paper. Itstands for something.
1t is no better and claims to be no
better, than the party for which it
stands, tits fair, is manly, is patri-
otto. And the county paper is the
most sincere of all papers because its
editor is always in the "great white
light" He must be honest and. be
it said to the honor of the fraternity,
he wishes to be honest. In the cam
paign at hand the work Of presenting
argument and principles viii fall to
the local party press. Orators will
address their thousands, but each is
sue of a paper reaches far more people
than any orator can address in single
meeting, while the orators facts and
figues have already been gathered
from these party papers. The orator
simply clothes them in the beauties OF
speech. 1t is the duty of every citi-
zen in this land to be partisan. Like
wise it is his duty TO stand by the par
tisan press. Exchange.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04
The Presidents Speech.

The Indianapolis News an indepen-
dent paper which has very often criti-
cized President Roosevelt, says his
speech accepting the nomination is
the ablest utterance the country has
ever had from him and is the best
presentation Of the republican case
that has yet been made. The News
especially commends the following
paragraph: 1--WE are more fortunate
than our opponents, who now appeal
for confidence on the ground, which
some express and some seek to have
contidentially understood, that, If
triumphant. they may be trusted to
prove false to every principle which in
the last eight years they have laid
down as vital, and to leave undistur-
bed those very acts of the admins
tration because of which they ask that
the administration itself be driven
from power. Our oppO.
nents, either openly or secretly. accor-
ding to their several temperaments,
now ask the people TO trust their pres
ent promises in consideration of the
fact that they intend TO treat their
past promises as null and void. We
know our own minds, and we have
kept Of the same mind for sufficient
length of time to give to our policy
conference and sanity"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04

The South Bend Times thiHks 1t
strange that a democrat in Marshall
county and a democrat in Laporte
county should make the same remark
about Parker'S certain defeat in No
vember, but if the Times editor will
travel over st. Joseph county and
keep bis ears open he will no doubt
hear more than a hundred democrats
saying substantially the same thing.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04
!. MORTUHRy - :
Mrs. George Eckert.

Emma j. wife OF George Eckert,
died at her home at Linkville, Friday
evening. August 30, aged 80 years.
Deceased was the daughter Of Lew
is Davis, and was born in Hancock
county, Ohio. Sac came with her
parents to this county twenty-five
} ears ago, and resided fUrseveral years
with them on the farm just east of
Paramount church. Her death came
after an illness of two years which
baffled the skill Of physicians,
Funeral services at FairmOunt Sun
day at ii 100 a. ID. and interment in
the Paramount cemetery.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04
People who are figuring on the pre-

People who are figuring on the pres
idential election should not lose sight
of the fact that the electoral college
now consists of 476 votes as against
447 in 1900. This means an increase
of % votes. New York, Illinois and
Texas each gain three votes; Mime
sofa, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
each two; fourteen other states gain
each one vote. The states that voted
for Bryan gained total of nine votes;
the Mckinley states 20. The total
vote Of the electoral college will be
476; necessary to elect 239.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04

slack" Spencer, Of Evansville. Will
liam n. Stillwell, of Princeton, and
G. j. Kohlmeyer Of Columbus are
three democrats whose names men.
toned in connection with the .attor.
ney-generalship nomination in the
democratic state convention. 1t is
probable that Attorney General Mil
ler's opponent will be chosen from the
trio.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04

Comptroller of the Treasury Trace
we'll rendered a decision in Washing.
ton Thursday that while the general
spirit and purpose Of the Constitution
is applicable to the Panama Canal
zone, that domain is not part of the
United States, and therefore the Presi-
kent and the commission will control
affairs until Congress prescribes some
other course.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04

"For several years my wife was troubl.
ed with what physicians called sick
headache of very severe character.
She doctored with several eminent ply
slams and at q great expense, orly to
grow woree until she vas unable to do
any kind OF work. Abont a year ago she
began taking Characteristic Stomach
and Liver Tsblets aud today weighs
more than she ever did before and is
real we'll" says Mr., Geo. E. Wright Of
New London. New York. For sale by
ell druggists-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04
Western Canada, an exchans

Western Canada, an exchange
states, is Boosting loudly about its
wonderful wheat crop and its general
prosperity. 1t is but few years
since this great area was opened for
settlement. but people are now pour
ing into it at the rate of Toe, 900 a
year, so, 900 of whom are Americans.
This year they expect to harvest So
900, 900 bushels and claim the yield
Will be % bushels to the acre. The
government has been Offering many
inducements to settlers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04

Red Calvin, the St.5Louis news
paper man who started the exposures
of boOdling in St. Louis that made
Joseph w. Folk the democratic nomi-
nee for governor. expired suddenly at
st. Joseph, where he was attending
the Missouri Republican state con-
yentiOu.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04

President Roosevelt was formally
notified of his nomination for the
presidency by committee of Us from
every state and territory In the Un-
ion.. The simple ceremonies took
place at Sycamore. Hill, the notifca-
tion address being delivered by Speak
er Cannon. The president in his ad-
dress OF acceptance sums up the issues
of the campaign and defends the Pan
anna canal negotiations.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04

When you 60 to buy Witch Hazel
Salve look for the name Dewitt on
every box. The pure, unadultered
Witch Hrzel is used in msking De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. which lie the
beet salve in the world for cuts, burns
bruises boils, eczema and piles. The
popularity of DeWitts Witch Hazel
ssIve. due to its many cures. has caused
Numerous worthless copnterfeits to be
placed on the market. The genuine
bears the name E. G. Dewitt & Co.
Chicago. Sold BY ]. W. Rinard.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04
Regulates HiII.a Deal.

The Western Laborer at Omaha, an
influential journal which supported
Bryan, has declared for Roosevelt.
The attitude of the paper is explained
in a three-colmun editorial One par
agraph is: af
I'VE cannot remain in party which
we have seen pledged to turn the gov
eminent over to man who dare not
state where he stands on public policy
until after David Hill and other man.
ayers for Wall street. the banks,
trusts, and corporations, had duped
the party and stolen the nomination
for him."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04

The Indiana democratic managers
at indianapolis are considerably en-
barassed on account Of the difficulty
experienced In constructing platform
broad enough for all factions of the
party tostand on and yet strong enough
not to sag too much under the weight
it will have to carry.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04

q. E. Cartor leading democrat and
prominent labor man OF LoganspOrt,
announces that he will vote for RooSe-
velt and Fairbanks. He says the
democratic platform and its candi-
dates are not in harmony with his
views. Mr.. Carter was the democratic
candidate for mayor of Logansport in
1898.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04

The name Of Hon. Otis L. Ballou of
LAGRANGE will be presented before the
democratic convention in indianapolis
as candidate for governor and it is
said the entire Twelfth district
delegation will vote for him. Henry @.
Colerick of Fort Wayne, has declared
war on the gubernatorial candidacy Of
William c. Cullop of Vincennes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04

j. Frank Hanly. republican candi
date for governor of Indiana, is plan
ming for an aggressive campaign. He
has been for years regarded as one of
the most effective political speakers of
Indiana. Several other candidates
on the state ticket are orators of
more than ordinary ability.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04

Neither Theodore Roosevelt nor
Alton B. Parker is rich man, though
both are in comfortable financial cir
cumstances. AS to the vice. presiden-
tial candidates it may be said that
both Fairbanks and Davis started out
as poor boys, both have been singular
ly fortunate in accommodating proper
ty. Both are millionaires, Davis
largely in the lead. Fairbanks ism t
anywhere near as rich as he was be-
fore he engaged IN politics and became
United States senator. Davis quit
politics Is or 20 years ago and made
more money; Fairbanks quit business
add exchanged much Of his wealth for
gIory.-South Bend Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04
WHAT BRYAN SAYS
Nomination Of Parker Is Triumph
of Wall Street.
ANTITRUST PLANK is NULLIFIED


ods"-His Candidacy Was Plain
and Deliberate Attempt to Deceive
the Party.
In the first issue of "The Common
Mr.. Bryan makes a statement with
reference to the Democratic national
ticket and platform. 1t constitutes
the only editorial reference to Judge
Parker in the paper. Mr. Bryan says
in part:
"A Democratic victory will mean
very little, if any, progress on eco
nomic questions so long as the party
is under the control of the Wall street
element Nothing good can
be expected of him on the money
question.
"On the trust question the Demo-
cratic platform is very much better
than the Republican platform, but the
nomination of Judge Parker virtually
nullifies the antitrust plank.
so far as the labor questions are
concerned we must await Judge Par
ker's letter before we shall know
whether the laboring man has any
thing to expect from his election The
labor plank as prepared by Judge
Parker's friends on the subcommittee
was straddling, meaningless plank.
In the full committee planks were
in of rhf f-af no
eight-hour day, and against govern
ment by Injunction also a plank on
the Colorado situation. If Judge Par
ker is silent or ambiguous on these
subjects it will mean that the finan-
cial influence back of him will not
permit him to take the labor side on
these disputed questions.
"On the tariff question some little
progress may be hoped for, but the
Parker men on the committee were
nearly all in favor of a very conserv-
alive tariff plank, and it remains to
be seen whether Judge Parker will
carry out the positive and definite
plank which was submitted by the full
committee. This is the situation.
Judge Parker stands for enough
things that are good to justify me in
giving him my vote, but as / have
the triumph of the Wall street ele-
ment of the party denies to the coun-
try any hope of relief on economic
questions. | have nothing to take
back, have nothing to withdraw of
the things that | have said against
the methods pursued to advance his
candidacy. 1t was a plain and DELHI
crate attempt to deceive the party.
The New York platform was vague
and meaningless and purposely so,
because the advocates of Judge Par
ker were trying to secure votes from
among the people who would have op-
posed his views had they known them
If he had sent to the Albany conven-
ton the telegram that he sent to the
st. Louis convention he would have
had very few instructed votes from
the Scum and no possible chance for
the nomination. But he and his man.
ayers adroitly and purposely con-
cealed his position until the delegates
had been corraled and the nomination
assured. Then his friends attempted
to secure gold plank, which was
overwhelmingly defeated in the COM
mittee. After the party had rejoiced
over the harmony secured by the omis-
sion of the question, and after he had
secured the nomination, he injected
when he could not be taken from the
ticket without great generalization.
The nomination was secured, there
fore, by crooked and indefensibIe
methods"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04

The republican plurality In Indiana
in 1896 was Is, Isl, says the Indiana.
polls News. In 1900 the republican
plurality was %, 4s9 In 1902, which
was not presidential year. the re-
publican plurality for secretary Of
state was 1924.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04


While the president in his resspone
to the committee which notified him
OF bis nomination by the republican
national convention promises to dis
cuss "more at length and In detail
the issues of the campaign and some
future day. he does not fail to take
full advantage of the divided condi-
tion of the democracy and to call at
tention to the fact that it appeals for
confidence on the ground that 1t may
be trusted "to leave undisturbed those
very acts Of the administration be-
cause Of which it asks that the admin
istration itself be driven from power. -