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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-08

and other of their cherished rights and
privileges ruthlessly abolished. They
were indeed men of nerve and honor
and their own and the nations p-s-
terity owe them debt of gratitude it
will be hard to repay.
1t was to tell this part of the story
of the South, of its helpless condition
after the war, of the pilla9ing, the cru
city and the disgraceful doings of those
who ought TO have been ministering
angels to fallen, yet honorable foe,
that MIR. Dixon took up his trenchsnt
pen.
Thomas Dxen, Jr, whether or not
he has written the great American
novel, has at least happened upon a
theme that is tender to millions Of
hearts and has given it a human
touch that puts n more harmonious
framework to the picture few artists
can paint. Whatever the public de-
mauds it can get, and it will be inter
estiug to watch the course of the
Clansman. Nowadays the fever of
the war times has passed away and
we can now see things calmly that
twenty years ago would have set people
at one another's throsts. There is
nothing rahid or ranting about the
play and its >omber features are strik-
ingly relieved by humorous situations
of much delightfulness. 1t is a play
with q strong moral, and as such
should be received by the public.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-08
Democrats Elect Governor in
Oregon.

George Z. Chamberlain dem. J
has been re .elected Governor of
Oregon by a majority of not less
than 1000, and perhaps as much
as $500, over DR.. James With.
combe (Rep.)
Jonathan Bourne, Jr., Rep. J,
has received the | opular nomina
ton for United States Senator by
probably little over 5000 ma.
Jority' W. r. Ellis Rep. has been
electedCOngresSmani in the Second
district, and w. G Hawley REP
has a safe leaa over c. V. Gallo
way in the First district.
Woman sugrage was defeated
by large majority.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-08
THE DEMORALIZATIONO F
NEGRO LABOR-REPUBLI-
CAN LEADERS RESPON
SIBLE.

The decentralization ofthe negro labor
throughout the country by efforts ofse,-
fish political combinations to use this
element flr selfish political ends cannot
but be attended without but unfortunate
results The negro vote OF this county
holds the balance of power, its identii-
cation with either wing Of the Repuhli-
can party means victory to that element
of the party Both sides play for this
vote, merchants, lawyers, mechanics of
good stauding-aIl forget their preiu.
dies against the negro on the day Of
the primary, he is pa'ted on the back
bought up by the side having the most
Doodle. goes home with his whiskey
bottle, is drunk and unfit for work for
two or three days before and after the
primaries. Then he has s-ige al the
County Convention. then still another
during the campaign and until after
the election be is in an absolute state If
utter decentralization. In the county
he is out at all hours Of the night. his
drunken yells can be heard along the
county roads, half the day he sleeps of
his drunken debauch and the farmer
waits in vain for needed work on the
farm. This condition OF affairs is grow
lug worse, the negro labor is getting
more demoralized each year. The
farmer experiences more difficulty i'm
getting negro help and yet selfish po-
litical leaders seek this support to win
their fights. 1t is surprising to see
prominent citizens looking after this
vote at Republican primary meetings,
hobnobing with these people at County
Conventions and keeping them in line
until after elections; yet in their own
hearts condemning the methods which
brings about this decentralization to the
negro laborers. What the ends will be
is unpleasant to contemplate
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-08

THE NELL repor. has been trans
milted to Congress aud its revolving
details are now before the public
Nothing it seems has been exaggerated
aud credit must be given to certain
muck aker> who got in ahead Of
the government and made good. Thu
biz meat packers stand convicted Of
the gro>se>t crimes against deceucy and
health, aud il Congress does not make
some stringent law to protect the users
of canned beef and pork the
people themselves will uu 'n in self
protection. The truth is naovn, now
let action follow. General Nelson \.
Miles says the "embalmed beef during
the Spanish-AmerIcan War caused
the death Of three thousand sold ers,
and the impairment in health of Il far
greater number. We are having how
what should have followed up the
beef scandals IT eight years ago But
it is never too late for good results to
follow. Publicity is the cure-aIl for
national diseases.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-08
P U RE MILK AND CLEAN
DIARIES.

The Sanitary Commission of New
York have arrested number of milk
dealers in New York for selling impure
milk. At this season of the year in
fants live to great extent on milk and
the greatest care should be taken to see
that every dealer sells nothing but the
p1re article. Sanitary inspe C ton
should be made Of every dairy from
which milk is sold. You cannot have
clean and pure milk from filthy stables
yet the people seem only concerned
about cheap milk, they kick when
people who keep clean and sanitary
dairy's ask cent more per quart than
those whose cows are in filthy places.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-08
SENATOR GORMAN.
Senator German is dead :

The above paragraph brings to our
tebellious minds the sad intelligence
that many had feared for some months,
but from which trying ordeal they had
hoped fervently to lie spared. TIE end
came peacefully on Monday morning
last, af er an illness lasting nearly half
year, and for which he himself seem
ed resigned and ready. To his devoted
family, his warm personal and polit-
zeal friends, his associates in Congress
and his acquaintance of high and
low degree all over the country, the
shock Is great and the poignant grief
felt at the sudden termination of his
busy and useful career can only be as
sauged 10y the thought that lie at
best could have endured but Il limited
time owing to the gravity of the DIS,
ease affecting him. and that now he is
at rest In the mercy Of Divine Provi-
dence, on whose power he always de-
pended and in whose might he had
an abiding faith. The removal of this
prominent figure in state and National
politics from the field in which lie
ever displayed so much skill and ac-
tivity aud in which he was so well
known and esteemed, comes with
telling force and leaves vacancy
most difficult indeed to fill. Identi-
fled with national affairs since early
bOyhood, and later representing his
State in the Legislature and the
United States Senate, he turned his
talents in the direction of political at
fairs and has since been practically
master of the situation. Few men
possessed his astute power of leader
ship and fewer occupied such a unique
position in the realm of political en-
deavor Enemies the Senator had in
PROFESSIONALISM no man in public life,
who creates and carries out important
policies affecting great interests aud
the mighty public can go ahead
without sometimes falling into error
or whose judgment is always infal-
lible-but in the present sad event his
political adversares pay tribute to
his memory and from none more than
these come higher praise for his exem-
plary personal characteristics and his
admirable domestic proclivities. Sen
ator German believed in party regu-
larity and always stood untlinchingly
by the organization. In return he
was made the beneficiary ofmany party
favors and during his entire career he
had the reputation of sticking to his
friends through thick and thin. In
assuming aud modest in manner he
exhibited when the occasion called for
ii the most determined persistency in
pursuing program, and on the floor
OF the Senate was a master hand in
debate aud parliamentary tactics. He
occupied the position of minority
leader since the ascendancy Of Repub-
i can principles, and few men had
greater sway or influence with the ma
J rity than he had. Some of the most
impressive tributes come from his asso-
GATES on the other side. His counsel
VIII he missed in many spheres, but in
none more SO than i'll Democratic poll
tics in his own State. By his works
he will be remembered, and by those
who knew him best will he be
the deepest mourned. His memory
will long live and all men can read
his virtues on the vaults of high
heaven and look for his faults upon
the shifting sands.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-08
THE CITIZEN,
FREDERICK CITY. MARYLAND.
(RE-EsrAsLlsHup ,s7o.)

A Dem rcratic weekly newspaper edited by
BAUGHMAN BROTHERS. successors to J. WIN.
BAUGHMAN.
The price OF THE CITIZEN is sl.00 the year,
strictly in advance. This price has prevailed
since August Srd. 1894.
Whilst THE CITIZEN is first OF all poltl-
cal newspaper. and the recognized organ OF
the Democratic party in Frederick County, II
also aiu- to give all the important local news
and selec I'd miscellaneous reading matter OF
interest 10 all members OF the family.
Communications on interesting subjects are
always desirable and especially local news
from the county.
Sign name in full for confidence and write
only on one side OF paper. sample copies
gladly sent to any address.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-08

CONGRESSMAN GEORGE A. PEARRE
has zig fight on his hands in Ale
ganey and he will remain in that nec,
of the woods until the primaries are
over. It il to b" bitter fight there
betwee Lowude- aud Pesrre and the
primar e. are ON Ju.e2 -.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-08
Old Soldiers EzperVD'

NJ. NJ. Austin, a clVh vi 4
eran, of Winchester, ina, 10 }
"My wife was sick a iO a,satp
spite of good doctors ' 1''l h
but was wholly cuTe t,l, Il
Kings New Life Pins ,lI 's,lI
worked wonders for a nsan'
They always do. Try Iu ",s's
% cents at A. L. Peari''
store.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-08

Platform" was defeated not "be'
cause right is right and God is
God but because the corporation
managers. already enjoying undue
favors and seeking new privileges
contributed other peoples money
to the Republican campaign fund
and thus mad possible the pur-
chase of the election.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-08
Yellow Springs.
June 6, 1906.

June D, lJO6.
A pigeon that was migrating
became so exhausted on last
Monday that it dropped nearly
dead into the yard of Mr.. Geo. D.
McLane from where the children
picked it up and are still feeding
and caring for it, 1t is of the
carrier species. Its collar is blue
with little white. 1t has a band
around each leg, one is of yellow.
the other of white metal. The
yellow one is plain, the white one
Is stamped thus (By 5S9O3) a
capital B. and small Y. There is
no knowing from where it came
OF to where it was going, but from
the plight of the bird it must have
come from a great distance.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-08

SEVERAL State Conventions Of the
Western States have endorsed Bryan
for President in 1905, declaring that he
VS. defeated 10y corrupt campaign
contributions by trusts. aud tina, his
principles are now being advocated Toy
Roosevelt.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-08
TAX LEGISLATION.
A Graduated Income Tax Most
Equitable.

The true reason for the proml-
nence of the tariff question and
other tax questions lies in the fact
that taxation is always with us,
go where We Wilt is like a
shadow that clings to US until we
reach the grave. President Madi-
son, writing to John Adams, in
1918, about the discussion of the
taxing power in the convention
which framed the Federal Consti.
tuition, said:
'The attempts to distinguish
between legislation on the subject
of taxes and other subjects termi
mated in the disclosure that no
such distinction existed"
Taxation, therefore. enters as
an element into all legislation,
and is the basis of all. fit bears
equally upon persons in proper
ton to their ability to pay, it is
lust. If it discriminates in favor
of any person. corporation, or
class, against any other person,
cOrpc ration, or class, it is unjust.
A protective tariff necessarily and
avowedly makes such discrimina-
tions. and is therefore unjust. 1t
can only he sustained upon the
ground that injustice is right, be-
cause it results in prosperity to
certain individuals and corpora
tons. Piracy. high way robbery,
and larceny could be sustained by
the same argument. If a few men
were privileged by law to loot
every ship and every city they
could find, and rob every person
they met, the privileged class
would soon become as prosperous
as the trusts and monopOlies which
have grown up under the Dingley
Tariff. and for the very same
reason they would get something
for nothing under the operation OF
law. The law i'll the one case
would be the shelter of rugged
and bloody men, and the law in
( the other case would be, and is,
a shelter for soulless corporations
and trust magnateS; with the
same general result-the accumu
latiOn of all wealth in few hands.
A law licensing highwaymen,
pirates and thieves to take all OF
! every mans property above a GER,
tain amount in the name of tax.
alton, would he more direct and
more honest than the tariff law
which the stand patters are sc
/ strenuouSly defending. The PreSi
dent is, therefore, more honest
than the majority of his party,
! when he boldly advocates contis-
cation as a refuge from the effects
/ OF the Dingley Tariff, which the
stan patters seek to perpetuate
And the abuse of power in the
name Of taxation, which he pro
/ poses, violates the constitution nc
more fagrantly than the protec
tive tariff does. But between the
two evils, the honest man will
choose neither. Both schemes
prove by their glariug iniquities,
that a graduated income tax,
which would take only from those
who are able to spare something
from their surplus revenues, and
only in proportion to such ability,
is, after all. the only Just solution
of the federal tax question, and,
therefore, of all other questions OF
legislation; there being at the
bottom no distinction between
legislation on the subject of taxes
and on other subjects,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-08

The Lowndes crowd in Allegany are
bold in their claims of being able to de-
feat Pearre in his home county; they
contend they will carry the county by
big majority and that Pearre's day is
at an end. Even il nominated it is
claimed he will surely be defeated.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-08
FRIDAY, JUNE S, 1906.

II WILL TELL JUDGE DOUG
LASS FRANKLY I AN NOT IN
FAVOR OF NEGRO CITIZEN
SHIP"
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-08

Advertise in the "Citizen. 4"
the BEST RESULTS are GER
tain.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-08

STEAK OF being "a malicious con
splracy against the honor and in
tegrity of the nation" it was an
organized defense of the republic
as the fathers founded it. They
know that instead of gaininy its
growth from IAN aSsiduous cnl.
ture Of the basset passions" it
owed its progress to the cultiva-
ton of high motives and the
awakening of lofty sentiments
They know now, what they did
not know then, that the most con.
splcuous OF those who in that cam
paign posed as "defenders of
national honor" were engaged in
roguery upon an enormous scale
and that they had no more CON
Germ far the honor of the nation
that they had for their own honor
They know now. what they did
not know then, that the movement
represented in that campaign by
the New York Tribune was an
organized conspiracy against the
very lives OF the people. They
know now that the men who in
that campaign posed as monopo.
lists 10 honor, patriotism and in
telligence were seeking "a monopo-
~ III the wealth of the country.
In the right to frame it's laws, in
the privilege of fixing prices
seeking. indeed, as complete On
authority in public and in private
affairs as was ever dreamed of by
the most imaginative of monsrchs.
Ihey know now that the move
ment represented by the "Chicago
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08

Who IS jgaFe when Ftittng editor
liais and very meek when "a the pres
ence q tAs rsnt illFy s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08
AN HONEST DEMOCRAT.

A prominent Democrat Of Worth
.ington' told a Republican of equal
standing the other day that he was
sorry the Democrats had let the Re-
publlcaus get ahead of them in taking
up the cause Of tax reform. He sees
1t is a winner and will entrench the
Republican party more firmly in pow
er than ever. The Democrats were up
against 1t so far as national issues
were concerned, but had they beaten
the Republicans to the tax reform is
sue, they would undoubtedly have re;
gained control Of the State. But as
usual they missed their opportunity
and the Republicans went wagging 1t
Off right before their eyes, leaving
them stand open mouthed to be filled
UP with wind, nothing but wind, and
they have been blowing hot air" ever
since.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08

member the discussion at McClelland
school house will recall the facts in
the case. 1t can be seen now who
was nearest the truth. The levies in
The country are near the fifty cent
mark, the county levy being only IS
cents. To show how taxes are re.
,duced in spite of increased valuations,
let us take a few examples chosen at
random from Lincoln district. One
mans property was valued, at $3.50
in 1904 and his taxes for that year
were sS2.22. In 1906 his property
vas assessed at $2,7OO and his taxes
for this year are $500. While hi,
property valuation was a little more
than doubled his taxes were consid-
erably less than half. Another mans
assessed valuation in 1904 was $3.50
and his taxes were 1854, while in
COG his property was assessed at SILL
1876 and yet his taxes were reduced
10 $t2,53 Another mans assessment
in 1904 was $500 and his taxes were
1885, while in 1906 HIS assessment
was $2,4SO and his taxes only 1854.
These cases could be multiplied in.
definitely, showing the falseness Of
the position taken by Democratic ora,
tors and papers two years ago. One
wholesome fact backed up by the fig
ures is worth whole cart load of
argument unsupported by evidence.
The tax ticket argument is simply
unanswerable and our Democratic
friends are we'll aware Of it.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08

and suppress I'm copies q Is paper
which could he found giving its Vel.
son 81 III and ga sSnents in
Marion county? F'airmont Times.
Both Of the above statements Of the
Times are absolutely and pnquallifect
~ false and we challenge the Times to
support the same by proof. No edi-
ton Of the West virgn.an mas eyei
been suppressed and no intimatiop Of
the recall Of an issue ever suggested
to the management. We make this
positive statement in absolute knowl.
edge Of speaking the truth and here;
by challenge the editor OF the Times
to support his charge by proof or
affidavit, as any one connected with
the management of the West Virgin
ian stands ready to swear to the truth
of the statements here made. A pa.
per must be pretty hard put to IT that
feels called upon to manufacture such
falsehoods as those found in the Times
and publish them in all seriousness
and ask the people to believe them.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08
A CHANGE ro MAKE GOOD.

The Times has at last "sat up and
taken notice" that the West Virginian
is publishing long lists OF tax pay
ers whose taxes have been decreased
this year, 1t says, however, that We
are not publishing the names Of all
the people in Lincoln district whose
names appear on the BOOKS; in fact It
states that we are publishing only
about 90 per cent. OF them. So far,
so good. We have never pretended
that we were publishing all, but we
could do so and not hurt the cause OF
tax reform in the least. If the Times
doubts our statement and means to
intimate that only 80 per cent. Of the
peoples taxes have been decreased, 1t
has the best chance ever a paper had
TO score an unanswerable point against
us by publishing the other 81 per
cent. Now, come right along with the
goods; show up or shut up. We will
acknowledge that you have defeated us
in this contention II you can make
good. Now is your chance. II that Is
too stiff for you, suppose you give us
the per cent. whose taxes have been
increased. If that is not to your lik.
ing, the West VirginIan stlll has an.
other proposition: we viii publish the
name of every tax payer In Lincoln
district showing his taxes this year
as compared with his receipt of two
years ago II the Times will do the
same. Now, don't just smile and say
you were only in fun. We are desper-
ately in earnest and challenge you to
any one of these propositions, Can
you make good? What does the Times
say?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08
HEFAIRMONT WEST YIRGINIAN
PuBLlsHEp DAILY EXCEPT SUN
DAY BY THE .FAlRMoNT WEST
vlRGINIAN PUBLISHING
COMPANY.

GEO. M. JACOBS, President.
iiyRoN CARLETON LoueH, Editor.
is ~. DAVIS; Business MANAGER.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08
III yon noticed 1t the Times steered
clear Of the court.honss proposition
this morning,
SO Speeches the
First Week

4 !. =
It looks Ike q shame to rub 1t IN
on our poor dlsheartened Democratic
friends, but the Republican side Of
the case is SO strong this year that
the boys all want chance to tell
the people about it. In order that ev-
erybody may have a chance to hear
The issues discussed, the Republicans
will begin a campaign Of public speak
ing on next Monday week, october
fifteenth.
Below are given the places of meet
ling and names of the speakers for the
entire week:
Monday, Oct. Is, 1880 p. m.-Worth,
Iinston, Harry Shaw, John L. Lehman.
Downs. Kemble White, L. NJ. Davis;
Upton, ]. A. Meredith, John Henshaw;
Watson, John P, Arbenz, Howard N.
Ogden.
Tuesday, Oct. 1G, 7:aO p. m. =
sturms Mill, A. S. Fleming, NJ. W.
Ogden; Pennington. Harry Shaw, H.
N. Ogden; Barrackvtlle, John P, Ar
Benz. NJ. c. Tough; Colfax, J, A. Mere
dlth, L. NJ. Davis.
Wednesday, Oct. II, 1880 p. m. =
Rivesville-H N. Ogden, John P. Ar
benz; Evansville, John L. Lehman, N.
C. Tough; McClelland, T. N. Parks,
M. Earle Morgan.
Thursday, Oct. IS, 1880 p. m.-Lit-
tie Btngamon, John P Arbenz, DR.. ].
N. Devore; Rymer, John l.. Lehman,
NJ. w Ogden; Fairvlew, H. N. Ogden
Harry Shaw; Mt. Nebo, NJ. C. Lough,
NJ Earle Morgan.
Friday, Oct. IS, 1880 p. m.-Pleas'
antvllle, John p. Arbenz, Harry Shaw;
Hoodsville, ]. A. Meredith, Ira Smith;
Kingmont, Kemble White, 7. N,
Parks.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08
OFF THE TRACK AGAIN.

The Times got It's information very
much twisted when It states that We
tried to suppress our issue Of last
Thursday containing the assessment
Of the oil properties of the county.
If the Times want sto know What
the ".yirginian" thinks of the article
In question 1t can find that 1t has been
repeated in our editorial columns since
its first appearance and we still have
ltin type and expect to repeat 1t sew
oral times before we get through with
the subject.
For the information Of the Times
land we do like to keep 1t informed)
we will say that we did gather up
next morning all the papers of the
Thursday issue that was left at the
news stands to fill out the balance
Of our mailing list as we distributed
500 extra copies Of the paper that is
claimed to be suppressed. 1t Is I'M
possible to go to all the news stands
we supply and get over hundred
papers.
A short time ago we had an order
from Baltimore from a firm asking
for 500 copies Of the paper containing
the advertisement of one of our lead.
ing merchants and we gathered up all
the papers that could be found at the
news Stands and could supply them
only 100 copies. Our circulation is
demanded and sold out this close e.
cry day Of the week. We have no
out Of town news stands to which we
can send hundreds of papers as so
much waste circulation.