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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

The President 10 showing Arm feeo.
tuition to keep his decks clear OF the
ruck and dunnage Of the factional fights
In the States In this he displays real
practical acumen. He has built up
great personal strength and popularity
in the country. but 1t Is a vital question
how much his political ship can carry
of the personal burdens of the Senators
and Governors who are claiming to be
in the same boat with him. Has his
ship buoyancy enough to tote" all the
load Of opposition In New York, Penn
sylvania. New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana. IL
linois and Iowa?
Every candidate before the people
Republican or Democratic-is appeal
ing to the people for support because
he is identified with the Rooseveltian
policies. AS to how sincere are these
claims the people themselves must
Judge.
In the States where selfish. domina-
tive party-injurious rings are alleged and
there are revolts against reputed bosses
these are trying to save themselves from
overthrow by securing aid from the
President He has refused to give it in
sylvania, to either Of the factions in
Iowa. and it is likely that Senator Dick
will fail to get 1t in Ohio. The situa-
ton is simply this: Senators Penrose
Dick and others have been rolling up
opposition to themselves personally.
with limited entries on the credit side.
They want to draw large drafts on the
Presidents big fund of credit to make
their accounts balance. To continue
the banking phraseology. the President
seems disinclined to carry them"
The fight In Ohio, for example. Is
against Senator Dick personally. against
the men with whom he has surrounded
or not done, as Senator from Ohio and
manager Of the Republican Party. The
men who are fighting Mr.. Dick claim to
be as warm and unqualified supporters
Of the President as the junior Senator
from the State. Senator Dick appeals
to the President to aid him in main
tanning his ascendancy in Buckeye poll
tics.
Why should the President take on
board heavy load Of Mr.. Dicks purely
personal troubles? If Senator Dicks,
why not Senator Penrose's, Senator
Platt's, Senator Depew's. Senator Dolli-
ver's. and so on? How much has he
cargo room for. and why should he
espouse one mans side against anoth-
er's who is just as earnest and valued a
friend Of the President as the Senator?
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

We have heard so much in the maya.
zines and papers about the brilliant sue
cess OF municipal ownership in Glass
Cow. Scotland, that 1t comes as q pain-
full check to learn that the city has de-
cided to sell its telephone plant. It es-
tablished this six years ago at a cost OF
more than s1.000.000. and it has been
a losing business for the city ever since.
Finding it necessary to expend $500. 900
more in order to properly develop the
plant. the canny Scotchmen have de-
cided that it would be much more prof
table to let the Telegraph Department
run the telephone. and have sold their
plant out to that institution.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

There are not at present the symp.
toms Of the wild rush for the shoshone
lands that was at first expected. Mat
ters are going along IN a more quiet
and businesslike way than at any pre-
vious opening. So far the@number is
not 50 large as at previous openings.
and, thanks TO the discussion of the
country by the press. the homeseekers
are pretty well advised as to the char
acter OF the land they are going into.
The railroad men say that a great many
are waiting longer than usual on ac-
count of the length OF time to which
the low rates extend. There are no free
homesteads TO be distributed. but. the
land Is to be sold TO those drawing
claims at the rate OF $3.50 an acre, OF
which SO cents must be paid by the set
tier when filing. There has come some
increase OF interest in regard to copper.
owing to the discovery OF ore which Ia
said TO be worth as high as s125 a ton.
This is found in the Copper Mountains.
Amid the crowd now gathering is plen-
~ OF the riff-raff that usually attends
those places: the ''sure-thin2" man. the
fakir. the gambler and the "know-it-
air pioneer. who Is ready for a consid-
Grafton TO pilot homeseekers 70 wonder
fully rich agricultural lands.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02
The veterans of Missouri are excee

The veterans OF Missouri are exceed
ingly indignant at the antics OF a Mr..
Simpson Ely. OF Joplin. Mo-, who was
made Temporary Chairman OF the re-
cent State Prohibition Convention. held
at Cameron, Mo. In taking the chair
Mr.. Ely denounced everybody who used
tobacco or liquor. declaring that none
such was thoroughly q man. and then
he launched into a TRADE against the
Government for its base cooperation
with the liquor dealers for the defraud-
ing OF the people," and advocated the
pulling down OF the Flag from every
staff In the country. He said that he
was most proud that on that day, which
was Flag Day. there was one spot which
was not desecrated by the American
Flag. He wound UP by saying:
Had I my way would tear down
from every Flagstaff in the land the en-
blem of a corrupt Government for
whom the Stars and Stripes have long
since lost their significance"
Mr.. Ely seems to be the whole 81
varieties Of hopeless fool.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

Ohio is reaping the benefit OF the
high license law Of last Winter, which
raised the tax on saloons from $3.50 to
$1,000. In 1905 there were 1894 IA
looms in the State. In the first six
months since the law went into opera
ton the number has been reduced to
9.S5S. decrease of % per cent. The
States revenue from the tax has been
100000 more for the first six months
Of the year than for the whole of last
year. Let her make the tax $4,000. and
cut the number OF saloons in half. The
fewer the better they can be managed.
and there will be an unspeakable re-
duction In the damage they do.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

The epitaph which Russell Sage d.
rected to be placed upon his tomb Is
remarkable for its simplicity and ap-
parent sincerity: II have done the best
that I could by the light OF the day."
This. of course. Is the utmost that any
conscientious man can say Of his lifa-
work. and the probability is that Sage
lived up to this ideal as nearly as most
men do. There has been a great deal
OF abuse showered upon Sage. especial
ly since his death. but most, IL not all
Of it. is wholly unmerited. 1t is true
that he accumulated an immense for
tune. but so far there is no evidence
that he used any unfair, illegitimate or
dishonest means. He went into the
ruck Of Wall Street with an abundant
supply of ready money. which he lent
to the best advantage to the gamblers
and spectators. 1t Is not on record
that he ever took unfair advantage of
any Of them or that he ever did to one
of them what they were doing to one
another and would have done to him
IL they had been shrewd enough. He
gained no portion of his money by OPP
pressing poor people or making hard
terms with the needy. He simply kept
his money ready to lend upon any good
property that was offered him, and
when the wolves and sharks in Wall
Street were driven to bay they could
always get money from him upon what
ever property they had that was Of
actual value. He lent nothing upon
gambling prospects or hypothetical
gains. This is what made him so thor
oughly disliked by the feverish gam
blers. He simply pursued with them
the policy he had followed as a shrewd
country merchant. No glittering pros
poets Of great gains could tempt him
into wild kiting. He knew the value of
every property that was on the market,
and had hard sense enough to realize
when a value was legitimately advance
ing and when 1t was being worked to
catch suckers. He was in none of the
schemes or corners. but was from first
to last in Wall Street what is found In
every town In the country, hardheaded,
cool-tempered. practical business men,
who live strictly up to their obligations
and make others do the same.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

Senator Dick naturally talks quite
confidently as to the outlook In Ohio.
He says that there has never been more
general harmony in the party than to-
day, which is an utterance that requires
confirmation outside OF the Senator's
dictum. The party Is making no apol-
ogies for what has not been done. It is
on the defensive: the Governor ard both
The Senators are in complete accord.
end every vestige OF the old factionalism
has disappeared. He has secured Sec
-etary Shaw to make several speeches
in the State. and expects to get the
President to send a message to the Ohio
Republicans to swat the Democrats
good and hard. All this is highly I'M.
portant, II true.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

After giving some small requests to
near relatives. Russell Sage's will be-
queaths his vast fortune, now stated at
between $70.o0o.000 and $4,000. 900, to
hts wife. with whom he lived for IS
years. and who II now 70 years old.
This makes her possibly the richest NO.
man In America. The exhibition OF
love. affection and confidence exhibited
by the hard old money lender in this
unlimited, bequest 10 startling In its sur.
prise. It 10 generally believed that both
husband and wife had agreed to give
the millions to charity. and that the
husband had unlimited. faith that the
Win woaide daststhnts q wiseiys ana ps~-
fcsrsd to have her have the whela
ersdit
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02
THE CHIEF OF STAFF.

Commander-in-Chief Tanner made no
mistake when he selected Maj. Frank
Butts has all the qualities requisite for
a successful officer Of that rank, and
his tact energy and thoughtfulness have
gone great way toward making the
brilliant success which Commander-in-
Chief Tanner has achieved during his
year of administration. Maj. Butts has
a fine record as soldier. He enlisted
In the 4Sth N. Y. and came home it's
Major. being one OF the youngest Majors
in the army.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

It Is officially stated from Dresden.
Germany, that during the first three
months OF this year over $500 dogs
were used as meat ana sold from popu.
lar places. There 10 probably no reason
beyond prejudice why dog meat
shouldn't be AZ wholesome and nutri-
tious AZ other forms Of meat, and tho
Germans take to 1t kindly. owing to the
high price OF beef and mutton. II eat
Ing dog meat could be made popular IN
tho South II would rebound greatly 10
the bouelst OF that section. which d
cursed by millions OF absolutely worth
scss ours.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02
SCORED A VICTORY.
The Obnoxious Valuation System
to Be Properly Modified.

Special Dispatch to The National Trib-
une.
Minneapolis, July 81.
The National Tribune has scored a
victory. It was announced last night
that valuation of tickets may be made
any time during day Of departure. The
veterans have written the committee
that they would not come If the valida-
ton was to be as stated In The Ma
tional Tribune. The committee then
announced that time would be given.
l. w. B.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02
ESCAPE FROM LIBBY.

The recent account of the Streight
raid In The National Tribune brings up
in memory very wildly the remarkable
escape made by Col. Streight and his
officers from Libby Prison. We have
been able to secure from Maj. L. p.
Williams. 73d Ind. very interesting
account OF this. which viii appear in an
early number OF The National Tribune.
Maj. Williams. who 10 one Of the Clerks
OF the Supreme Court for the District
Of Columbia, Is one OF not more than
Ave or six men now living who succeed.
ed In making their escape at the same
time that Col. Streight did. He tells
the story very simply but wildly.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

Again the willopus-wallopus. as Sam
Jones would say. OF leaden-footed JUS
tice gives some big financiers terrible
swipe. Geo. p. Brock, cashier OF the
Doylestown. Pa, National Bank. hax
been sentenced to Ave years hard labor
In the penitentiary for misapplyins
funds. and his President. Harry Leas.
who Is under a similar sentence. has
"Misapplying funds" begins to b quits
- ugly term a. Stealing
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02
Ex-Gov. Frank Black, OF New Yorl

will have 1t understood that his feelings
are not to be trified with with impunity.
He made a very good Governor. and
was regarded as New York's foremost
Republican until Roosevelt shot up
meteor-like from San Juan Hill, when
unhappy conditions in the State have
turned attention to his availability, and
he has been talked to about taking the
Senatorship. He gave the suggestion
germ-killing frost. He said he would
not accept the nomination If the Legis-
could have the election without a con.
test.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

Capt. Edwin p. Walker, Co. A. goth
Ill, State Department, Washington. D.
c.. has Bible which was given him
on the field of Stone River by Cor
poral In hts company. IT had been
taken from a brick house between the
lines The house was occupied by
sharpshooters, who were picking on our
cannoneers and were finally driven out
by shells. The Bible was printed In
1875. and the family record II torn out
Capt. walker Is willing to return x 20
the owners II they can be found and
dezire It. ~
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

The Republicans OF Tennessee seem
TO be wasting away one OF their best
opportunities by the bitter internal fight
which Is still going on between Evans
and Brownlow. Evans. who succeeded
in getting the Republican nomination
for Governor Of Tennessee, was not con.
tent with this. but has put up candi.
date In Brownlow's District against him.
This seems to, end all hopes OF harmony,
The veterans desire the re-elsction Of
Brownlow. who has been their friend
thsosghsut. and has been OF signal scr.
the HATS -ofs Congress.
55s deserves well at their hands. and we
hops for his re-siectaon.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

The Retail Grocers' Association.
which numbers 100000 members. is
wise for It's day anc generation. and
cordially approves the Pure Food law.
The Executive Committee Of the Asso-
citation has formally thanked President
Roosevelt for his efforts In behalf OF
President OF the Association. says that
his Association not only started and
helped mair tain the campaign. but they
will now make one In each Of the States
to secure laws consonant with the Ma
tional law and to make prosecutions
and secure convictions. He predicts
that within two years the manufacture
OF impure food will become Impossible.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02
MINNEAPOLIS WAKING up.-
Returain9 Elks From Denver Give the
Commercial Clab q Hunch-Things
0etttag Much Lfvelier.

Commercial Club . Hunch-Thinga
0sttsag Much Livelier.
Special to The National Tribune.
Minneapolis. July 80.
Minneapolis Is certainly waking up
to what is before her. Returning Elks
who have been enjoying the hospitality
Of Denver are bringing back splendid
reports OF the manner in which they
were treated there. and OF the decora-
tons. and they are urging the Com
mercial Club to wake up and the peo-
pie Of Minneapolis to get hustle on.
The first time that have seen a line
In the newspapers about feeding the
immense throngs OF people who
will be here appeared Saturday. just
two weeks before the Encampment
opens. 1t is stated that Mr.. Nye. Sec
rotary of the Committee. will be very
glad IL those organizations that are In
the custom OF giving lunches during
conventions will do so now. as II Is
thought 1t Will be needed.
1t will This town is the very poor
est off for restaurants of any town /
ever saw That speaks volumes for
Minneapolis as a city Of homes. Her
population Is evidently largely one OF
homekeepers. and restaurants are not
necessity. The fingers Of one hand
will number the good restaurants, and
only two or three OF these are large.
The prices are. so to speak, pretty we'll
up In the air. for an Encampment
crowd.
Mr. Nye has given q very carefully
worded and gentle admonition to the
people OF Minneapolis on decorating and
the quantity Of courtesy that should be
extended to the city's guests. an adj
monition which was not needed, for the
citizens Of Minneapolis are bending ev-
cry energy to make this Encampment q
success. Mr.. Nye says: 1.-THE real sue
cess az the National Encampment rests
with the people Of Minneapolis"
The National Tribune has felt all
along as though IL Mr.. Nye had said
this In the beginning and let the people
Of Minneapolis go ahead things would
have been all right.
Mr.. Nye, just as The National Trib-
une has said, has fallen short in his
conception Of what the Commercial
Club had to do for the Encampment 1t
was the duty Of that organization, since
1t shouldered the job. willingly or un-
willingly. to get to work and create a
sentiment. Wake up the newspapers
and have them full OF the Encampment
from the very start. Wake up the peo-
pie. and fill them full Of enthusiasm
from the first jump. This Is what the
club Is trying to do. In a perfectly gen.
tlemanly and conservative way now
just two weeks before the meeting Of
the Encampment.
People are like sheep; they want a
leader. If somebody with some enthu-
siasm In him had gone at this thing
and reused the city to its duties and its
opportunities Minneapolis would be
ready now for her visitors. The Com
mander-in-Chief told the Commercial
Club when he was here last that 1T must
wake up and get hustle on itself or
the Encampment would run over it, and
several distinguished veterans from a
distance. notably from Wisconsin, said
to a meeting of the committee that 1t
was not alive to what it had invited,
and would find itself swamped if it did
not get to work.
l. w. B.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

The English continue to be alarmed
over what they claim to be unmistak-
able manifestations Of the physical de-
generation Of their people. The recruit
ing officers ind that while there are
thousands willing to enlist. not one IN
three has the physical stamina to pass
the examining surgeons. 1t is claimed
that this decay Of the race In due 10
lack OF proper food and sanitary sur
roundings. 70
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

The Group Of Toll will be satisfied
with nothing less than the free distribu-
ton of all the lands In Russia among
the people. Those who now own lands,
great or small. are as resolutely deter
mined that this shall not be done. SO
there's your first great crisis.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

When Tammany says that it freely
forgives w. r. Hearst for his opposi-
ton to 1t last Fall, a look comes into its
face like that a woman gives a motor
man who refuses to stop for her.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

Now 1t Is the Westinghouse Co. which
Is under fire. The stockholders Of the
Company accuse George Westinghouse.
the President, Of building the Lacka-
wanna & Wyoming Valley Rapid Tran
sit Line out Of the Company's money.
but appropriating a large part OF the
stocks to his own rse
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

1t Is hard to keep a good man down.
When Alton b. Parker finally crawled
out Of the debris OF 1904 he found peo-
pie quite willing to listen to what he
had to say on other topics than the is
sues Of the last Presidential campaisn
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

SO far from fighting the new two
cent-a-mile law In Ohio the Pennsylva-
MIA lines are now selling round-trip To-
cal tickets on Sundays at three cents a
mile. or one and a half cents each way.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

Texas tried a primary elections Law
for the first time last week with more
satisfactory results than an experiment
she made some years ago, with tha
Minority Representation plan. when
that was the political fad. Then every
man who was running on any old ticket
was found to be elected. and she gave
up Minority Representation In disgust.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

The Federal Grand Jury OF New York
has returned three indictments against
the American Sugar Company for re-
batting. which adds to the record of 1905
being bad year for the trusts.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

Toledo. o.. makes bid for fame by
being the first city to return a portion
OF an appropriation to the United States
Treasury. Congress appropriated $780,.
900 to buy site for public buildings
and the property was bought for $685..
600. making $4,000 returnable to the
Treasury. Is there any likelihood tina,
Toledo's example will become conta-
gious?
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

During May we exported more than
$2,000,000 day for each business day
Of the month. or an aggregate for the
month Of s56.o00.0O0. 1t does not seem
that the Stand Pat policy is sitting our
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

We are promised the Democratic key
note Sept. 4. when Bryan is to make a
speech In Kansas City to open the cam
paign. Will II be radically-conservativ
or Observation-Disclosures
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

The Denver papers say that the Elks
Convention left s1.o00.ooo In the city.
and they got Ii wonderfully cheap,
only spending $4,000 to entertain the
Convention. The National Encampment
will leave more than twice that sum In
Minneapolis.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

1t cannot possibly be true that even
in the Cannjbal Islands they are now
refusing to eat American missionaries
because of the Chicago meat scandals.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

Congress seemed to think that the
popular feeling for the Pure Food bill
was SO strong that the law would exc
cute itself No appropriation was made
for carrying the law into effect
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

Eight wicked murders in New York
City last month make reasonable sus-
picion that the electric chair Is not the
crime preventive its advocates alleged
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

A Chicago Professor says that society
In this country will not bear close scru-
tiny. Neither will the college profess
sors.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

From the way Congressman are flock
ing into Maine 1t might seem that the
adjournment sine die meant a recess
to the banks Of the Kennebec.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

What can the airship sailors possibly
devise to make themselves as conspicu-
GUS. as annoying and dangerous to the
public as the automobiles have done?
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

A new remedy for cancer has been
discovered. and, OF course, It's going to
work wonders. The last infallible cure
for cancer had life Of about one
month
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

A Southern paper speaks Of the
Hearst men as "Boll-weevil Democrats"
Is this because they are so fond Of other
peoples 'long green?"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

The question arises, why, IL kerosene
Is so good to make the hair grow, John
d. Rockefeller does not use It?
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

Bryan will not be home until Sep
tember This gives 81 days more to see
which way the cat will likely jump.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02

Will Oklahoma take the place OF
Kansas as the country's political expert
ment station?