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New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
SUNDAY WORK A NUISANCE.

To the Editor OF The Tribune .-,ns
Sir: Is It not violation OF the id"S s+rsets
this CITY that residents Of peaceful sioe so5u
should he awakened from their sumoers ,hs
after daybreak on the Sabbath mornlhs' s,bais
hideous noise OF breaking and tearing up -,rise,
pavements for the purpose Of private --,vsd
Some few weeks ago ironworker' )us' = vas
in this country. and ignorant OF us - IN bis
sent to iail for plying his trade on Sunuss vet
sbon Off the Bowery He was q poor man nnan-,rl
this morning a gang OF employees OF p nm
electric light company commenced 10 te e. sleep
norton of West 100th-st at a. m. IhSN's -. at
in the neighborhood utterly impossiole' .,.,ocs
tan+ion of the police was called &c tne
MI the protest was received with riolcuIv Iv wires
The object OF the hideous din was to. 20 ;Son +
20 am anartrnent In OF cons - 5eue o1
seems strange that such work could not Os are not
a weekday and at hour when citl%e"0 q T.
No 40 West iooth-st. Nov &c. 1905.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
A "BUNGLED" CAMPAIGN.
The Result Shows the Need of Republican
Reorganization.

To the Editor Of The Tribune , rrsssa
cir. yo,r esteemed contemporary ~ -,,,.-o
,,,4la an editorial recently in defence OF W.. -,
[IoIrir ~, the ground that 'he fought -1e
O.. The nomination of Jerome. whlch may ~
ta,t his fight proved Of no avail II - .sfss
dent of the county committee, i.7 ~ ,b Office
,si,,a mower enough TO influence su'n nd
pei ,o,5ors as Henkel Pegnsm. Lev'nso" -.
others he certainly showed a la'ei''
executive ability. -,,-- ,,or,instea
Ioo-oa sbonIa have been originally HoN--- H. -
,,a,,sa he was the logical candidate. natter
yrss the best fitted man Decausep % pCCo,,6can paTts
IaHS o. s% indnrsed good judiciary Candidates
tive OF their party affiliations -. +ion the can
PINT aside from the Jerome NON @noLliiLt' iLt'sejrnng Herr
,aig1 JTas bungIed from the very pc sit,7e when
Vas a campaign against IanIhaI'yi ,evsr was be,
that organization 1io was naTtv was hopelessy an
boneIesslv divided also. We wltIeS rom pillar
man of the county commddtjtgee Il ala not mater
70 Ptbe- ~ was Republican or DeHloCd.t. 1ss ae
Union man. or one with no a bs' TeslIta With thGe
tickefs In the field the RepuDi,ca44 ,bout tfe
emerged poor third! I Iyins oI1ty that Roosevelt
scesvaS in 1855 He was simply put r5slv u5 calls
knocked down by his own people MS
TOT & sat Hannibal once said: II would a. arTny
have an army OF stagr LED by III non eed is Moses
to lead US out of this politG5adl Tl!qeF FFTETR1CK
New-York Nov u. 1905.
rour correspondent lacks full and a''u.-i. III.
knowledge Of the facts The Republican 80 -.
zation in general supported Mr.. WINS WI" .,.t
mendable loyalty The main trouble wa "a
tens Of thousands OF Republicans went ,,s..r.
Mcclellan In fear of Hearst's election "a.
theless as to the need of Republican reo' 9..sn,
ton and new methods of party nali'e
there Is no doubt whatsoever.-Ed.I
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
THE REnOVAL OF LEIB.

The deserved dismissal Of Assistant Treasurer
Leib, of Philadelphia, for constant and persist
ent violation of the Civil Service law is
sharp lesson to spoilsmen which must bear good
fruit in all parts of the country The Civil Ser
vice law is one of the statutes which offcehoders
have persistent tendency not TO take seriously.
At the beginning OF the Civil Service reform
movement they assumed contemptuous attitude
toward the very idea of the merit system. and
when that system was made obligatory upon
them they included in their contempt for the re-
formers the law which it was as much their
duty 10 obey as it their duty TO obey the
statutes forbidding theft or forgery. The educa-
ton of otficeholders TO q proper appreciation of
the Civil Service law as something seriously to
he ,,beved IS a SLOW process but President Roose
Welt. has done much TO promote the requirement
Of that knowledge and no one act OF his admin
istration has been more effective in that direc-
ton than the removal of Mr.. Leib is likely to
prove.
Mr. Lelb is evidently a type of the oldume
spoiIsmen who at every point antagonize the
merit system. He evaded the law TO secure re
peated temporary employment for relative, ana
gave grossly improper assistance TO fayorites pre-
pairing TO take competitive examinations Tor
places In his Office. This is, no more than many
other officials DO In federal, state and city ser
vice and great good would be wrought III the
Presidents example were honored less In the
breach than 81 the observance by our mayors
and governors A very few removals by each In
his sphere would teach officeholders everywhere
that the merit system something to be
treated not as fad, but part Of the regular
order of things. The President lays down a sound
rule respecting the proper relations between Civil
G4rvtnA commissions and other public depart
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
AgeRr J. PITKIN's WILL FILED.

The Will OF Albert J. Ptkin who died IN 'niS C.'s
D-o,,er ff was fled in the Surrogate's office
,.,t.r4ov The will Is dated January g. 1877 ana
the petition accompanying the document s'aIes
+ba+ the estate is valued at above $500 Inc
+estator beoueaths 5000 each to the TheoIoglcai
Seminary of Auburn, ~ y; to founo a sChoi'll, ,i,p
,.-o-,-n as the Albert J. Pitkn Scholarship.
49, scbenactadv Free Public Library Association
he Hospital Association of the City of schenectady
and the Young Mems Christian Association OF
scbenectadv The residue of the estate IS leIe 70
,, i5ou, Annie c. Pitkin who lives at NO; ls4
sjarsIde Drive and members of the family. MIS-
Pittin and Alonzo P. Strong are appointed eA-
cen
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
LANES R, FOSTER GETS DIVORCE.

ON recommendation of Referee Charles 3 Sinp-
80 c,,,rar,e Court Justice O'Gorman yesterday,
granted anal decree Of absolute divorce to James
r. Foster from Ellen Foster. The decree gives the
father custody of the children. but allows the
mother to see them at certain times TO be agreed
upon. ~
1u,a defendant was Miss Nellie McAllister a niece
Of ward McAllster and a daughter Of Colonel
Richard McAlister of Washington She wa was mar
rIed to James Reginald FOSTER Hga AHoe' ~ tbs Sc
Warren Yacht Club. He IS connected WITH the
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
DR.. PATTON OF PRINCETON INJURED.
stepped Off Moving Car, spraining Shoulder
ord Receiving Severe Bruises.

1,,,+s1,,rp. Nov 27-The Rev. Dr. F l. Patton
nreefdent of the Princeton Theological seminary,
- t,,a tIoteI SchenIev on board a streetcar Dr.
pa+ton stepped OF the before it had fully
stooped. and losing his balance, fell 10 the ground
ha61y snrainins his shoulder, as well as receiving
severe bruises about the head and face
I4a was taken into the hotel and a physician
.rad who stated that while severe, his IN
f}res were not of serious character As SCOT soon as
{ba I2eu DR. Patton is able TO leave the hoteI ne
Iii 90 TO his home Princeton
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
IApAN,s REPRESENTATIVE AT SEOUL

Toxic Nov. 27.-Several names are mentioned tor
49,. asidon+ eereralshin at Seoul but nothing will
ha known regsrdIng the appointment until after
the return of Marquis Ito. 1t would not be sur
prise should Katsura the present be nTseP OF
shin would then go either TO Marquis Ito. now
president of the Privy Council. or 70 the MARQUIS
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
AMBASSADOR MEYER AT wREsT PARK.

london. Nov 27-George Won L. Meyer the
American Ambassador to Russia. passed through
London to-day. He will spend the nlghl as Am
Ia ssador Reid's guest at Wrest PARK and VIII
nTnceed In the morning to 81. Petersburg
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
Abouf People and Social incidents.

Commission has gone 10 Chicago. where h. ,r
remain until after Thanksgiving Day. "'n
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28

II Police Commissioner McAdoo would make
personal visit to the Manhattan terminus of the
Brooklyn Bridge some day and watch for about
five minutes the conditions prevailing in the
stairway which leads to the subway, he would
learn something that might prove advantageous
to the public. Not only do newsboys and VEN
ders Of confectionery stand much too close to
the entrance, but sometimes they go half way
down the first fight and stop there. The stair
way is now much too narrow to serve the pur-
pose for which it was constructed. and no OBJ
stacle there should be tolerated for an instant.
officers are needed at that point as much as
at the trolley loops, further in from Park Row
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
Tnden to 1drertisementS.
Business Notices.

OCTOBER LEADS
Ten Months Past
and The Tribunes
Gain In Advertising Increases.
Abundant Evidence OF a Popular Advertising
Medium
In the months ending Octoser
81. 1905. Tbs Ne~-xoTk Daily ard
Sunday Tribune printed
7.401 Lines o. Advertising
Excluding Trtpune advertisements)
more than during the period OF 1904
In other words this Is gain in months OF
Over 2.S0S Columns.
az lines g column1
An average gain OF over COLUMNS A DAY.
Circulation Books Open
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28

Mrs. Ogden Goelet and Mrs. Cornelius va,s.-
bilt. with her children who have repeatedly :.
layed their departure from England ar. -
booked to sail for New York tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28

President Ripley Of the Santa Fs Railroad
thinks President Roosevelt is sincere in regard
to rate legislation. but mistaken. It is unfortu-
nate but the same compliment cannot be paid to
all the railroad presidents who oppose the plan.
though the general opinion seems to be that they
r,fst
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
KING GEORGE ON WAY BACK TO ATHENS

London, Nov 27.-King George OF Greece left
London to-day for Vienna, on bis way TO Athena
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28

p Fenelou Collier, master OF the Meadow R-o..
Hunt. sails next week for Ireland where he -
rented Lord Athlumneys place in County Mssts
for the hunting season.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28

Kilisen Van Rensselaer,. whose marriage .. -,
Dorothy Manson took place last week -. --ss a
his honeymoon rudely interrupted by the So
death OF his father last Sunday He arrsvas =
town last night from Hot Springs. where h. m y
staying with his bride vas
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28

Senate and House will stand together against
the custom of banking the desks OF mem
bers with flowers at the opening session OF
Congress Speaker Cannon took the initiative
two years ago by stopping the flowers in
transitu in the lobbies, and this year they VIII
probably not get even so far as that Uncle
Joe" does not object to posies, but he prefers to
be able to see the honorable member when he
rises to address the chair. Otherwise he might
yield the floor to the wrong member.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28

Mrs. Elicit F Shepard sails to-day. TO spend Il.
winter abroad e
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28

Mrs. Robert Winthrop arrives in town to-6,.
from Lenox and the Governor Of Porto Ri,o =,
Mrs. Beekman will be her guests until thew 80
for Porto Rico
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28

Mr. Carnegie fails to understand why attor-
neys fees should figure part of the cost of a
library building. Doubtless an attorney would
undertake to show him why-at the usual price.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28

Mitylene and SebastopoI are historic names
and events rapidly adding to their signih-
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28

Mrs. q H. Hartman. with Miss Mary and Ne,
Cornelia Hartman. returned from North Carols,,
yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernesto Fabbr4 and Alss
sandro Fabbri have likewise returned from +ba-.
while among those who have departed for Norm
Carolina have been Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Maek,v
and Mr.. and Mrs George Jaw Gould.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28

Mr.. and Mrs. stuyvesant Fish are eeebrati1v
Thanksgiving Day this year for the last time a.
their old homestead at Garrisons-on-the- Hudson
Almost Immediately afterward the work VIII \.
begun OF tearing it down and OF erecting on IA.
site a much larger and more imposing looking
mansion OF the Colonial order Of architecture
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-15

TIE, Jueves Febrero 2 l6.
Ests vapor cooecta con los vapo.
res de esta C%ompaila para ew York.
Sc recibs carga hasta las IL del dia-
ante de sallda. Sc venden p~asajes On
Ia ofcina hasta las 4 de la tarde del
dia anterior & su salida.
Ell vapor<VASCO> llevando
solamente, saldra para todos
tos de Ia 1sla & las II de Ia noche, /
las siguientes fechas: porel ESTE, Enc
no lS, Febrero l y Is, por el OESTE,
Jueves Enero Is, Febrero %. Sc
admite carga hasta las II del dia an.
terror q Ia salida.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-15
The New York { Porto Rico Steamship Company
Bdo cnbao Postal con e. CobHo de los Eddbps4 Unhs de America

Dos vapores, el <SAN JUANs y
eARKADtAs hacen Wales regulares
entire New Orleans y Porto Rico lie.
vando pasaieros y carga.
La carga para los vaparss de Nue..
va York SO recibira en- el muelle- has
ia Il del dia antes de ssfida, no mas
tarde.
SERvICIO DE CABoTAJE. Ell
vapor <PORTO RICO, saldra de San
Juan las de 10 madrugada para to.
dos los puertos de la Isla en- las al.
guientes fechas: dor el ESTE, Mierco.
les Enero Is. Febrero ~, por el OEs-
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-03-10
Stock Farm 3
for Sale
In Blue Grass Belt Of Roane County,
West Virginia.

Assts4S 1Ssse1 ApSsAS w sSAVA4A9 sSVUntff
Vast Virginia.
Property consists OF 800 acres IN all.
IS acres in blue grass, timothy, orchard
grass and clover. Baled 65 tons Of. hay
last year. POI aSres Sfs nsw H4n1 now
ready for cultivetionls ip Rbsesp, corn,
truck, wheat or meadow. balance Of he
tract in woodland and containing 22s,-
600 feet Of ,n,erenantable timber. En-
tire tract underlain with 42 incn coal.
now opened. No broom sage ssones Or
stumps. Soil and suffaca well adapted
to raising grain, or cattle hogs or poul
try. Good dwelling, new cattle barn
md out buildings. School house all
joining land. County road tnrough the
farm. Railroad within seven miles. Cop
.tenbl6tsds route cfs apot'ls railroad II
one mile Of land. Active gas wells near
farm, and good local market-for all farp
products Land under lease TO 1gss
company ut big rental, but SHOULD prr.
fer tof reserve the oil and gas intere4tss
in the land.
SAMUEL D. LITTLEPACE,
febs Charleston, w. Va
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-03-10
'SlVIsHHR so.
#l!II0 MAJ RE SIGN
RuMoR is THAT NEW SECRETARY
OF STATE Is DIspLEASED WITH
s. 4 His 0FfiCc;Et A AND SAfsAR9.

,ssssssl u 4. i.
FAIRSfONTs W.. Va. afarch SIT Il
psssistently Iunoyssd acrs staat Ssnatop,
chssles W sgisasFi the new secretary
Of state, will resign from the Office to
which he was elected in Noysnrber. b.:
cause 81 unlocked for leg leg siasion. TIT
Montgomery Statutory attbrteys bili,
making the auditor get the attorney
daes lfet sall non.seiiisnt cspcFdticnsE
/. and The defeat of tae bill te make tiad
secretary of state member d t:ie
state :board Of public works, are .ssctib:
ed as Mr. swishcrs reasons. Il; +
& far report is hot. believed; sdespites
its persistent circulation. Mr.. Swisaer
naturally expected ito sretkive tAs for.
siggg sorperatipn etfcnage enjoyed b.
preceding Secretaries Of state, but he
is not expected to give up an: otherwisc
prominent Office Tor tits reason. He 81
knowh;tos havef si.sire tci ibesia touch
with state affairs, which the Office
would easily give, .ppd aence ne would
bS foolish to resign this piascss.
Mr. swisl,dr does not dsny any aspis
ration to 60 to the United States Sen,
aits al Senator SCOTS successor ii due
tifnes s,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-03-10
Il HO MpS ON
n BA NKRUpT
FILED HIS VOLUNTARY PETITION
BEFORE CLERK OF UNITED
STATES DISTpIcT cnrfRT

win Thompson has been aljudieateJ y
baHlsruPt. He filed his voluntary peti
ton before jasper Y Moore. clerk Of tn
Northern district of United States Court
here Monday. The schedule ACCOMPANY
ing the petition shows an aggregate
amount cf assets of $7,fiT7 and liabilities
amounting to;$lS .2o5.27. The first NEST;
pgSof stas creditors viii be held, baforci
Referee ". Frank stout at 10 o'clock a.
'''s larch q, at which time the bank
rupt will be examined and trustee ap5
poihtsN a large portion Of ais liabili.4
ties y: are IN the nature of endorsement.
for his father.inslaw j. R. Adams, wa,
nag bsen mysteriously missing since
July s list
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-03-10
OgJCE TO TAKE nEPOSI-
$ TT0NS

80 IlUNS;
MyrtlesB. Ritter, Plaintiff VS.. Enoch
\ DE- Ritter, Defendant. In the
CitShit Court of Harrison COUNTY,
Stata of West Virginia.
To EN % ClH %. RITTER:
Taka notice that the deposition 81
Myrtle 3. Ritter and Others will lie
takehSat the law Office Of Harvey Il.
Smith in the City Of ,Clarksburg,
insthe county of Harrison and State
of West Virginia, on the Seventh
day of March, 1905, between the
hours OF 8 q. M. and s p. M, to be
read in evidence on the hearing OF
the above cause, in behalf Of the
said Myrtle 3. Ritter.
If for any cause the taking Of the
same shall not be commenced, or be-
ing commenced shall not be com
pleted on that day, the taking Of the
same viii be adjourned from time
to time until they are completed.
Yours, ETC.,
MYRTLE B. RITTER.
10feb4tws
State of West Virginia,
To the. Sheriff Of Harrison County
Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to
summon BnAch. ID Ritter to anneir.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-03-10
ORDER or PUBLIC

ORDER OF PUBLIC ALTON. &
Estate f West Virginia,
\ All Rules held in the Office 81 stl,s
;Glerk pf the Circuit Court of Har
EisoA County ON The LIST Mondsy ia ii
Febislary, 1905, the following order,
was entered:
Ayrll B. BITTER s' 4
IEnol D. Ritter. ~
n ks object to the above suit il I'd
obtain a divorce a mcnsd at tlsdro.
and obtain alimony in favor 81
the hintiff against tile defendant
abovh banned. 81
And it appearing from nm ana
;dayit alcdsI in this cause that the do
fend Atst Hnoch d. Ritter, is i non.
resident 81 the State of West Viz.
ginia II Is ordered that he as ap-s
pear here within one month after
the date Of the first publication Of
this order and do what is necessary
" Protect his interest herein.
& GiSsh undepny hand this the 6Eh
day bf February, 1905. Il
5 II, W. WILLIAMS,
~. y Nill.IH Clerk.
COUNSEL. 1Ofcb4tws
.NOTINE TO lake IlMpnSi.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-03-10
W. I. vsnsy Baffled the physicians d

W. =. yancy: Of Pa,lucan. Ky. writes:
II hasl.-a sfvsra case Of kidney disease
and fire of the best physicians in Ken
tsiclsy treatet me witnout success. I
thenstooE Foley's Kidney C,irs. The
first bottle gave instnat relief and t.lree
bottles cured me permanently. ] can
gladly recommend this wonderful rem
sdyss Stone s Mercer, R. j. Criss. and
sstnrm & Wilson.
y sbwe my, whole life. to Bnrdock
Blood iBittsrs. secrofilcus sores covered
my waole body. ] seemed beyond cure.
y; s:R. y. mas made me a perfectly well
isEs9gnssn,7 Mrs. Charles Hutton, Bar.
VII, Mich.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-03-10

febs
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-03-10
KENpALL RESIGNS POSITION.

n. F .Kendali has resigned The man
aging editorship Of the Democratic Har.
rison County Herald, and he and his!
wife have gone to Grafton, where they
will reside in the future.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-02

cult, baked potatoes and coffee. He
wound up with some griddle cakes and
maple syrup, stewed prunes, assorted
cake and glass of milk, and, a few
minutes later, while picking his teeth
in the lobby of the hotel, we heard
him telling a friend this damned
hotel grub is killing me by inches"
THE MINISTRY AS A PROFESSION.
Hampton Daily Chronicle.l
The members of the Upper confer
ence which is now assembled in this
city are conclusive proof that as a
profession the ministry ranks high.
The ministers as a class are high
minded. good, and living peaceful
lives. No class of men work so hard,
see more trouble, share other peoples
bad luck more than they do. No class
of men ever take hold with a stronger
hand when 1t is a matter of duty, and
yet they live more peaceful lives than
any other men. For ridiculously small
salaries they labor in the fields to
which they are assigned and are
happy. There are many ministers in
the Upper Iowa conference who are
superannuated, men who have given
their lives to the preaching OF the gos-
pei These men have not one of them
accumulated fortune. They have no
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-02
{lmportant Decisions !
MASTER AND SERVANT.

Plaintiff was mature, able bodied,
and intelligent mechanic, who had
been in defendants employ, first as
fireman and then as engineer, for
nearly three years. In the pump room
in which he was working, were two
steam chests, placed few feet above
the level of the floor. In order to reg
ulate the steam pressure, plaintiff had
been in the habit of standing on such
chests but was directed by the chief
engineer to use certain plank in
stead. This plank was amply suffi-
cient to bear plaintiffs weight, and
thereafter he used it, without objec-
ton, resting it on the two steam
chests. About week after beginning
to use this plank, plaintiff stepped on
it, as usual, one night, and it tipped
so that he fell off and was injured.
Plaintiff then brought this action for
damages. Held, that plaintiff assum-
ed the risk of such injury and could
not recover. Matthias v. Stock Yards
Co., "a s. w. 66 (Mo.)
PERSONAL INJURIES.
Plaintiff was brakeman in the en-
ploy of defendant, and while in the
discharge of his duty as such, it be-
came necessary for him to go on top
of a furniture car to let the brakes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-02
DISHONESTY IN PRIMARIES.


the washington Post says:
The excuse for the primary is that a
poor man stands no chance in con-
yention because conventions are not
honest. Depend on it that party that
cannot hold an honest convention will
never coduct an honest primary cleo
ton.
The Post lacks precision in its state
ment The fact that the poor man
without financial backing stands small
chance under the caucus and conven-
ton system as candidate is only one
of the reasons offered not in excuse,
but in argument in favor of state wida
h primaries. The purpose of the pri-
mary is purely to bring power back to
the people, where it originates, and
provide opportunity for direct express
sion of popular will. The honesty OF
dishonesty of the expression is not di-
rectly in question. Personal dishon-
esty is as easy under the primary as
any other system of voting, but the in
dividual dishonesty that sells vote is
scarcely to be compared with the
wholesale turpitude that delivers a
county or a district in defiance of the
understood will of the majority. The
point Of the primary system is that it
: offers an obstacle to the dishonest and
designing, and makes the individual, so
far as possible, his own representa-
tive. That he may vote against the
best interests of the public, or make
nor there He has had his chance.
The primary, as its name indicates, is
a return to first principles in govern
ment.
The time is far away when money,
or its equivalent will cease to be a
factor in elections. Under the New
York law candidates must furnish d
sworn statement Of expenditures. A
prominent Lowan who spent some time
among relatives last year in a country
district of that state, came away as
tonished and Disguised with the GU
pidity of New York farmers and the
venality of New York politicians. He
found men selling their votes as they
sold calves and butter. and men of ex-
cellent standing in the community
acting as go-betweens to handle the
corruption funds of candidates, who
perjure themselves to the knowledge
of the entire community. The pri-
mary was dishonest, as any other cleo
ton would be dishonest in that dis
trict. Still the Iowan referred to came
home vastly in favor Of state wide pri-
maries. No law could make those
people politically honest. but the law
itself is an honest one. and offers the
opportunity of honest government. To