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The Jewish outlook., 1905-09-15

consider him an artist revealing III the
grotesque, the bizarre and the uncanny
in the Jewish makeup. He has not been
taken very seriously. His sincerity for
Zonism was doubted. His marriage out
side of the fold occurring at about the
time when his ZiOnistic order was at its
height did not strengthen confidence IN
his ferfd enthusiasm for the Jewish
race Mr.. Zangwill's active participa-
ton in the Basic sessions looked very
much as though he were anxious to
stand in the lime-light because coveted
opportunity again offered itself for fur
Their exploitation OF the jew.
But Mr. Zangwills latest manifesto,
as president of ''The Jewish Territorial
Organization is replctc with surpris-
ing logic and sober practical suggestions
After deploring the misery of Il hun
bred thousand homeless Jews, the press
ure produced by mere annual increase
of population without possibility of eX-
pansion in Russia, he depicts the immi-
grants in the unsanitary congested
rhettoes of the United States and Eng
land.
"'Thc spiritual ills which must inev-
itably accompany the confusion of ideas
hopeless alienation Of parents and chill
dren; the great economic waste
il, these migrations, the enormous taxa
ton entailed upon the Jews OF the Unit
ed States, sums sufficient TO
run Il small state are expended IN char
ity without any permanent solution OF
the Jewish question. The stream
of emigration following the line OF least
resistance flows into countries with the
least anti-Semitism, till saturation-pOin
is reached and the immigration is re-
strained by law.
''The obvious consideration suggests
itself: Is it impossible for Jewish labor
and capital to create the desired land OF
refuge! The world still holds-though
it will not long hold-vast tracts of COM
paratively unexpected or neglected ter
ritory. British East Africa is only one
instance And the stream of Jewish
emigration, though it contains elements
that would be useless and even clOgging
if turned upon virgin soil, yet also
contains all the elements necessary for
pioneer purposes. 1t includes farmers
and artisans herdsmen and eX-soldiers,
miners and rough laborers, and if these
elements were sifted and handled by
leaders conversant with Jewish ,psychol
ogy they could soon prepare the terri
tory for the reception of the general
mass of emigrants.
ct had been imagined that the es-
Enlistment of such a settlement fell
The Jewish outlook., 1905-09-15
EDITORIAL

Zangwill's To a''T Territorial Or
n anifestO ganization' on the fer
tile plains of Uganda as a haven for the
oppressed Jew, holds note of appeal
even for those who have not highly re-
garded Mr. Zangwill's earnestness or
enthusiasm for Judaism. 1t breathes a
spirit which is not Enthusiastically
Zangwillian. The Jewish public had
grown accustomed to Mr.. Zangwill s va
carries caricatures, oracular exposltlons
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-05-01
A Patriotic Event
Major j. B. Merwin, LinCOln's Friend and
Counselor, Coming TO Minnesota. elm
coin as a ReiOrmer" His Topic.

Interest in the lab ,rs and views of
President Lincoln isl on the increase
rather than decrease with the passing
years. Every word from the tongue
or pen of those who knew the real
man thrills with interest for Ameri-
cans. Nearly all of the great Common
er's compatriots of anything like equal
years have passed away and even his
younger counselors are beginning to
retire from active life. 1t is the more
fortunate therefore that one who pos
sesses the ability and force of Major j.
B. Merwin is on the lecture platform.
His many "reminiscences of him whom
the people loved will be awaited
eagerly by a great number of patriots,
both young and old and of all classes
and parties.
Prohibitionists have been especially
interested in what Major Merwin has
said from the platform from time to
time, about Lincoln's relation to the
Prohibition reform. The State Com
mittee has greatly desired to bring
him before the people of Minnesota
and it is with keen delight that we
are now able to announce that he has
been definitely secured for the month
OF June anu IIldC Ills UdICS dAC ilOW
being placed by Secretary CalderWood.
Major Merwin first met Lincoln
when, as a young man, he came from
the East to speak in the Capitol at
Springfield, ILL.,, on the prohibition
issue then pending. At the close OF
his address the audience called ior
Lincoln and the friendship then begun
continued until the close of the Presi-
dents life They compaigned togeth-
er for prohibition in more than rs
Illinois counties in 1854-5. Mr.. Mer-
win was called to the White House on
the day preceding the assassination
and on the morning of the day of the
awful crime Lincoln said to him:
CATER RECONSTRUCTION, THE
NEXT GREAT QUESTION WILL BE
THE OVERTHROW OF THE LIQUOR
TRAFFIC."
This gives the merest suggestion OF
Major Merwin's thrilling story. He
carries the most cordial words OF ap-
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-05-01
Spending a Billion
Money Spent for Liquor Well Spent II
il Brings Satisfaction. An
Editors Query.

Mr.. Gushing addressed some eight
or nine hundred people at Red Wing
on the 10th ult. On the following day
the Daily News of that city contained
the following editorial
ut is nothing against the liquor traf-
fic that we spend billion dollars
year for it. When we buy shoes we
spend the money to get satisfaction
in foot comfort. When we buy food
we spend the money for satisfaction OF
appetite and hunger Pictures, books,
theaters, churches, clothes, whatever
we spend money for, it is to get salts
faction.
"Now if we can get more satisfac-
tion spending billion dollars year
for liquor than we could spending it
some other way, it is a profitable out
lay. Satisfaction means, of course,
qualification of a desire that accomp
fishes benefit.
"The fact that SO many men are en-
ployed in the business makes no diff
ference one way or the other. Ii we
did not employ them doing that we
would employ them some other way
If we get satisfaction for our billion
dollars they are profitably employed.
But it is not the liquor traffic that en-
ploys them. We employ them in that
way. If the trade is not profitable,
they are not profitably employed.
'Now this drink bill is the sum OF
it's parts. If the man who contributes
toward it gets more for his money
than he could in some other way, the
total is a desirable item and not a
detriment It comes back to the indi
vidual.
$50 this billion dol1ars-if those
who make up the amount find their
minds clearer, their bodies stronger,
their health better, their souls purer,
their lives happier, if they could not
attain the same result for the same
money any other way, the billion dol
lars is we'll spent, would be if it was
twice as much. On the other hand
if, as we sometimes suspect, it does
very little in that direction, the fact
that many men are thus employed,
argues nothing for it.
"All who believe the money is fru-
gally, beneficially and satisfactorily
spent, hold up the right hand"
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-05-01
Quincy Lee Morrow
This Convincing and Thrilling Orator
Secured. June TO Be Month
OF Victory.

Quincy Lee Morrow, the famous Pro-
hibition evangelist is now well known
to many Minnesota Prohibitionists and
they will welcome the announcement
that the State Committee has engaged
him for the month of June. He has
made four tours, longer or shorter, of
Minnesota and always to the delight
of those who have been SO fortunate
as to hear him and always to the
strengthening of the party and cause.
He is a direct, forceful, kindly vote
maker.
In his fifteen years of service as a
lecturer upon literary, religious and
reform topics, in lecture courses, at
Chautauqua assemblies, churches and
colleges, Mr.. Morrow has visited near
ly every state in the Union and, al
though still comparatively a young
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-05-01

The saloon devil has been unusually
busy showing his horns and hoofs in
Minnesota this month.
Mic Smith stabbed Fred Matthews to
death in an Anoka saloon April 9th.
The Kalderwit trial at Anoka repeated
ly brought out the beauties of the legal
saloon in glowing colors. Even on the
testimony of the defense the boys under
indictment and their female companions
were very beery crowd.
Henry Boge, laborer, living in the
little village of Mantorville, Dodge Coun-
ty, in a drunken condition beat his poor
wife to death with club. The murderer
was steady worker until a year or SO
ago when he began to patronize the sa-
looms authorized by Mantorville and Min
neSota.
Henry Poppenberger, st. Paul saloon
keeper, is certain that the men under
arrest for robbing the johnson. Lumber
verify hung around his vicinity and were
in his saloon on the day preceding the
hold-up. We wouldn't question the gentle
mans testimony for minute. He keeps
the kind of a place where such villains
get their inspiration.
Frank Dings, a ST. Paul liveryman
shot himself instead of taking his en-
ployers advice to quit drinking. Such
advice is easier to give than to take with
a saloon on every corner.
THE BLOODY SALOON!
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-05-01

sofa.
man, he is easily in the front rank of
our platform champions.
We append a few testimonials out
of hundreds which could be furnished.
Pennsylvania. Second to none.'-Dr.
S. G. Swallow, Harrisburg.
Arkansas. "The platform seems to be
his natural element. Daily Press, Little
Rock.
Texas. Entertaining in powerful ar
gument, keen sarcasm and sparkling
wit."-A. A. Everts, Dallas.
Illinois. "The audience was carried
away with his eloquence. ."-Evening Jour
nal Decatur
Massachusetts,. .Mr. Morrow's lecture,
under the auspices of the Christian En-
deavor Union, was highly satisfactory.
He is one of the foremost orators of the
tor Christian Endeavor World, Boston.
For terms and dates address Secretary
Calderwood. The Committee is strongly
disposed to help those who help them
selves, especially the legislative districts
elect Prohibitionist to the Legislature.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-05-01

Anton Wirl, st. Paul stone mason,
came home intoxicated, turned his
wife out of doors and, when his son
expostulated, shot him. He is now at
the city hospital at the point of death
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-05-01

Heather parents throw their child
rem to the crocodiles. License voters
throw theirs and their neighbors to
the saloons.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-05-01
EE,PRoHIHlrloN SPREADS.

> 'Rhode, Island Prohibitionists tendere6
"a. h}6st. ihsniring banquet to National
Chairman Jones on the 18th ult. Mr..
JopeS declared that :lie. believed the senti-
mont .of. the .1fajoEity. of the voters in
the y. S. tod9y is in favor of prohibition.
"'We are making our gains, said he, ''in
sections where candidates for all the
local offices are being nominated" The
best banquet eyer held by New, Eng
ton on the 10Th ult. Nearly 200 were
present. National Chairman Jones was
one of the speakers and received an ova-
ton. He urged Prohibitionists to go in
to elect somebody Chicago Prohibition
lists banqueted on the 2Sth. w. A. Bru-
baker will take charge of the city and
county work.
The intercollegiate Prohibition ASSoci-
alton will hold three interstate oratoricaE
contests this year, one at Portland, Ore.
one at Lincoln, Neb., and one in the
east. Cash and scholarship prizes ag-
gregating $400 in each case will be given,
and the winning orators will enter a
grand national contest one year hence
The college boys hold Prohibition Train
ing Conference at Lincoln June $50.
The report of the Bureau of Statistics
just issued by the government, shows
that Russia leads the world in the amount
of whiskey consumed, France i'm wine,
Germany in beer, Great Britain in tea,-
and the U. S. in coffee.
Mr.. Cushing's thirty day engagement
in Minnesota closed with three excellent
meetings in Minneapolis on Sunday, Ap-
ril 30th. He is at work in Iowa this
month and is booked for Nebraska in.
June and South Dakota in July.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-05-01

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probation by such men as Sumner,
Ramsey, Yates and Trumbull and his
reputation as a lecturer upon variety
of topics is a sufficient assurance of
the great treat in store for the people
of Minnesota.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-01-13
Mrs. WiIcek Entertains SaIesiadies.

Mrs. Leo. Wilcek entertained the
salesladies of the New York store at
a delightful six-o'clock dinner Wednes-
day night at her home in the Fourth
ward. Those present were Miss Anna
Meek, Miss Florence Zutavern, Miss
Stella Allison, Miss Daisy Allison and
Miss Lulu Moore. After the lengthy
and substantial dinner had been dis
posed of, the guests enjoyed them
selves by playing games, telling
stories, and indulging in vocal and
instrumental music. The girls report
the finest kind Of time imaginable
and one and all vote Mrs. Wilcek a
most charming hostess.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-01-13
The Whist Club .

The Wednesday Night Whist Club
met with Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Fits
on the 11th. The guests of the club,
to fill the five tables, were.sMr. and
Mrs. Bert Barnett, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
G. Langham, Mr.. andEMrs. Seward
Moses and Mrs. A. E.. Rowell, The
game was fast and furious until the
hostess "rang off" and produced re-
freshments. In the series of sgames,
Mrs. Rowell led, with 10 credit marks
and won first prize. CA. Hooper
and w. E. Stoke tied for second, or
gentlemen's prize, with>9 each, and in
the draw the druggist salivated the
printer man and took::the spoils. The
club meets at the Hooper residence
next. on the 25th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-01-13
The Retiring Commissioners.

AT noon, Monday, Jan. 9th, two of
as faithful and hard working county
commissioners as Barton county has
ever had, retired from their official
duties. Sam Shattuck and Tom
Brown did what they believed their
duty under the law and their oaths of
Office. They may have made some
mistakes-who does not? Let him
who is without flaw throw. the first
stone. They have been sactuated
throughout their official careers by a
desire to do the most good to 3 the
largest number of people. In acting
upon this impulse they have made
some bitter enemies-not as indi-
viduals we hope, but as officials-and
many criticisms have been made iof
their course in conducting county
affairs. Some of these criticisms were
made by political enemies, for Ipurely
political effect, and in the course of time
the public will realize this fact.
In this connection allow US to also
say a word concerning the sretiring
county clerk, Fred Lutschg. We say.
without fear of successful contradic-
ton that Mr.. Lutschgss has for the
last four years filled the position of
county clerk as one of the ssbest the
county has ever had. He has been
careful and painstaking, conscientious
in his Official duties to the point of
personal unpopularity in some cases;
but at all times actuated by a desire
to fill the ofice tothe best interests
of the whole people.
The very best thing that we can
wish for the incoming commissioners
and county clerk is that they may
prove as efficient as the above named
gentlemen.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-01-13
GRAIN LETTER.
By A. H. McDearmott Commisson
Co.-Ohhce Over Crescent Grocery

Chicago. Jan. 2.-Wheat-The
wheat market held withip a range of 1
cent per bushel throughout the en-
tire session, although it displayed ex-
treme activity, advancing::and declin.
ing frequently between 116a and 1171
for May. The pit traders who have
been endeavoring to follow..the opera
tons of the big easternEbull clique
and the armour interests have been
badly whipsawed during the past two
days, selling on every break only to
be run to cover few minutes later
The cash situation : showed less
strength today than heretofore. The
mills at Minneapolis are holding aloof
from the cash market demanding a
concession of 1 cent per bushel fro m
yesterdays prices. Cash sswheat was
fractionally lower here and Kansas
City. The southwest were heavy
sellers of wheat today influenced by
the heavy snow fall through the win
ter wheat belt.
Corn-Was snot very active and
closed fractionally lower than yester-
day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-01-13
WOULD REGULATE THEM.
Burkett, of Nebraska. Pledges to Sup
port R. R. Legislation.

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 12.57In the
House here today letter from Con
gressman Burkett was read, in which
he pledges himself to support Presi-
dent Roosevelt in his campaign for
the regulation of freight rates. Bur
kett's declaration comes in response
to inquiries from the House members,
and practically insures his election to
the u. S. Senate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-01-13
NEIDRINGHAUS
IN GRAVE DANGER.
Tho Caucus Nominee, He May
Lose Senatorship Yet.
COCKRELL MAY BE CHOSEN.

Kansas City, Jan. 12,-The ssug-
gestion that the proposed investiga-
ton of Thomas K. Neidringhaus may
cause him to lose the Senatorship
from Missouri, despite the Republi-
can caucus nomination, is being wide
ly and generally discussed. In con-
nection with the bitter feeling among
the republican legislators who sup
ported other candidates, and have
caused the publication of the rumor, it
is said, that they may bolt the nomi-
nation.
1t is pointed out that it takesSeighty
nine votes TO elect SENATOR while
the republicans on joint ballot have
but ninety three votes. IF five of the
republicans do not follow the caucus
decision, Neidringhaus can not be
elected. Also. if FIVE republicans
vote for Francis Marion Cockrell,
the latter will be returned. The
situation is without precedent in the
State. The house and senate investi-
gators propose to start to work:r.in St.
Louis tonight.
The senate made the Neidering-
haus investigation still more serious
today by extending it's scope to in
clude inquiring into promise and
pledges of federal offices. said to
have been made in return for support.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-01-13
The Little One Vas Candid.

Every once in a while a child will
say things which in their simplicity,
honesty, and unconscious humor
makes us wish more than ever that it
might always stay child. A little
girl bounced into the room where a
motherly old woman was visiting her
mother. A wealth of golden locks
surrounded the beaming happy face,
which at once took the visitors eye.
"Hello, darling" she cried. hold
ing out her arms, ''come here and
tell me where you got all those pretty
Curls." "Mamma made them,' -
answered the little one, as she nestled
into the strangers embrace.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-01-13
Eight O'clock Whist Club.

Miss Florence Dean entertained
the eight O'Clock whist club Wednes-
day night at her home on west Broad
way. A most enjoyable evening was
spent by the guests. Delicious re-
freshments were served and at late
hour the young. people departed for
their homes, pronouncing Miss Dean
an excellent hostess.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-01-13
PERSONALLY READS MESSAGE
Governor LaFollette Addresses the Wis.
consin Legislature on Reforms.

Madison, Wis. Jan. 12.-Governor
La Toilette personally read his third
biennial message to the Wisconsin
legislature today. 1t favors the govern
ment control of railroads and trans
portation rates, the taxation of public
service corporations on the value of
their stocks and bonds, the taxation
of life insurance companies and oust
ing of the lobby system, and rigid re-
strictions on the influence of corpor-
ations in politics.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-01-13
OBSERVATIONS BY BUNNY.

1t appears that Stoessel was as
badly fooled about the true state of
affairs as some of we democrats last
November.
John Wind is dead at Emporia, but
Harry Breese is still murmuring
among the pines at Larned.
1t may look easy to write this kind
of stuff, but just try it once.
A great many people are good to
me, whom / know have no axes to
grind. However this is not wooded
country.
1t is my observation that a country
correspondent is bigger celebrity in
his community that any other public
official.
A man who steals glancesgenerally
pays the penalty in the end.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-01-13
Why Democracy Failed.

Cincinnati, O., Jan. 8.-John Tenn
pie Graves, of Atlanta, Ga, was the
chief orator at the Jackson day BAN
quet of the Duckworth Club tonight
speaking on "Defnite Democracy"
In the course of his speech, he said:
'In its nature and its mission, the
Democratic party has been, and must
be, a reform PARTY and la radicalparty.
Intheconditions which surroundit it now
this mission and method become the
price of its popularity and thenecessity
of its life. We havealways failed and
always will fail as party of negation
and party of opposition. We have
failed because we have been unfaithful.
"We have failed because we have
trimmed and hesitated and straddled.
We have failed because we have COM
promised with the apparently sue
cessful doctrines of the Republican
party and surrendered to men whose
interests and convictions were so
nearly akin to our political opponents
that they ought, in common honesty,
to espouse the Republican party to
which they belong. We have failed
because, in our political hunger for
success, we have initiated the plat
forms and pandered to the powers of
the opposite party that held the
government.
"Mr. President, the Democratic
party never had clearer mission or
brighter promise than today. De-
feat is discipline and disaster is edu-
cation. Out of the wreck of our for
tunes we will build nobler and more
enduring usefulness. The Democra-
tic party is going to be reborn. re-
formed and re-consecrated to the con-
stitution and to popular rights and
liberty. We cannot afford any longer
to be party of mere negation, a
party of opposition or servile imitation
of the party in power. We are going
to believe something and we are
going to do something. We are
going to be party of creeds and
not merely party of hungry desires
"We are going to quit crawling on
our bellies before the juggernauts of
power and we are going to quit truck
ling like towards to the shadow of a
merely temporary success. We are
going to find and to follow. real leaders
if we have to smash every slate and
annihilate every politician that has
fattened upon our suffrages for forty
years. We are going to make a
platform that will be an even opposi
ton and bold challenge to the Re
publican creed everywhere.