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Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-02-14

A correspondent from Great Falls
contributes the following:
Il would like to add another kick
to the list of heavy objections
against the primary law. Hoping
to run for dog catcher on The only
ticket sometime, / haven't got the
nerve to ask an employe of a cor
poration to sign my petition with
address attached when said corpor-
alton is plugging for man of its
own for the position. The court
may literally construe this law. May
they not so construe it that the 8
per cent of voters signed in the pc
tition must have been registered at
the last presidential election2 If so,
by the time we we're ready for the
next presidential election methinks
the candidate would have to buy
tickets to all parts of our free ma
ton. lam against anything that
will interfere with the secret ballot
before, at, or after the primaries, OF
before. at or after the elections.
&c. w. McDERMOTT."
The News issues a challenge to
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-02-14

From Father McGrady's st. Louis
speech during the Worlds Fair:
''There is great question presented
to the people of Missouri in the con
stitutional amendment providing for
free text books for the children of the
public schools. Socialism stands for
universal education; for free books,
free food and for free clothing for all
who are unable to pay for them. 1t is
true that we have free schools, but the
majority of our children are compelled,
at the age of 12 years, to leave the
schoolroom and answer, instead of the
school bell, the factory whistle, and
take their places among the toilers in
the uneven struggle for existence.
"Why should not the children of the
poor, as well as the children of the
rich, be given an education to fit them
for the duties of life and citizenship !
The child Of the hovel is entitled to
all the privileges of mental and moral
development that is accorded the child
pf the millionaire, We stand for the
uplifting Of humanity and for the high
est degree of mental and moral devel.
opment that glorifies the dawn Of
twentieth century civilization.
Criticises Archbishop. =
"The archbishop Of this city has an,
nounced his opposition TO the adoption
Of the amendment to the constitution
Of Missouri providing for free books
for the children Of the poor, and has
called upon the pastors of the churches
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-02-14

and ask what you will take for it2
Not on your life. You go to him
and ask what he is paying. When
you 90 into a store to get suit of
clothes or a pair of shoes does the
merchant say what will you give
me for them2" Not much. You
ask his price. Does the factory
hand, shopman or miner who con-
sumes your product set the price he
pays for it2 Nit. Do the men,
women and little children whose
lives are ground up into the cloth
ing and shoes you wear put the price
on their product1 They own no
product. They own nothing but
their labor power which they have
to sell in a market controlled by
hunger and they are absolutely at
the mercy of the men who own the
machines. r..
But are you so much better off
than they2 Can you get along with
out the use of machines1 Let the
railroads stop for one month and
you would see. Don't talk about
getting out your old bull teams. As
well talk about going back to cave
dwelling. Yesterday is gone for
ever. Evolution don't work back
wards. You can grow an oak tree
from an acorn but you can't force
the tree back into the old shell.
Our present civilization cannot exist
, without machines, much less the
future one. oh but | own my
own machines" you say. Yes, you
own your reaper and mower and
pillow and harrow (provided they
are paid for) but your machines
are made by vastly greater machin-
es which you do not own and which
you cannot use to make your mach
ines with, except by permission of
and on conditions dictated by, the
man who does own the greater mach
inc. And the man who owns the
greater machine-the factory-fixes
the wages of the man who makes
the mower and also fixes the price
the man who uses the. mower has to
pay for the mower, sect Then how
about the machines that you have
to use to get your product to mar
ket-the railroads, grain elevators,
etc, and that most perfect machine
called the beef trust that controls the
Continued on page y
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-02-14
1ndep

Say Mr.. Montana farmer, rest
from your labors a minute and let
me have a word with you. II is not
concerning the welfare of your soul
and the chances of enjoyment in a
future would, but il is in regard to
the welfare of your body and the
chances you have of getting more
enjoyment out of this world here
and now. You have been working
too much with your arms and back
and you must be tired, SO just sit
down with me and work a little
while with your brains and let us
see if we cannot figure out some
way to get little more pleasure out
of life than we are getting at pres
ent.
Strong in the arms and weak in
the head" is an old saying. Whether
that be true or not you have no
doubt noticed that the man who
works with his brains generally gets
more out of life than you do. He
is generally a doctor, lawyer, mer-
chant, banker, gambler or preach
er. He most always lives in town
where he can enjoy the pleasures
of social intercourse. You live an
isolated life on the farm where So
cial pleasures are few and far be-
tween. He lives in a good house,
with bath room, electric light, steam
heat and other modern conveniences.
You live in a poor house, without
sufficient room and no modern con-
veniences. His wife goes to the fair
at Portland, or to California to spend
the winter, or back east to visit the
folks while your wife works hard the
year round on the ranch. While
his wife is attending lawn parties or
enjoying carriage drives in the long
summer evenings. your wife is milk
ing the cows, making butter, tend
ing to the chickens, or working in
the garden. In the long winter
evenings his wife goes to the theatre
or to the Women's club, or some
literary society to brighten up her
intellect, while your wife spends the
evening darning socks, patching
overalls and mending your overalls
so you will not freeze to death doing
the chores. He sends his boys to
high schools and teaches them a
profession. You find it hard to
spare your boys from the ranch, ex-
cept for few weeks in the winter
and most of them grow up with
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-02-14

There is much to be said about
the tricks of trade" in all depart
ments of industry as we'll as in poll
tics.
There is no exception in the pre-
paration of food for consumers. For
several years was an emplove of a
wholesale grocery store in an east
ern city, and learned something of
the methods used in that business
in the way of fixing food. Low
grade roasted coffees are subjected
to a treatment of liquid starch,
spanish brown and venetian red. The
latter are well known pigments used
in paints. Liquid starch is an al
most translucent, semi-huid prepar-
alton, known, / suppose, to the
trade only. These are all boiled to-
gether, and while hot, sprinkled over
the coffee, which is in a cylinder
that is put in motion for twenty
minutes. This compound gives the
desired color, and the glaze. Thus
we have a four-fold blend. Liquid
stock, spanish brown, venetian red
and-coffee.
From two to four grades of coffee
thus colored are put into a hopper
having four compartments, the con-
tents going through a common spout
to the man below, who fills coffee
orders. 1t is weighed into fifty
pound cases and branded to suit the
kinds ordered. If the order be for
fifty pound Morning Dew" it is
so marked on the box, if for An
gels Favorite," then Angels Fav-
orite" it is. And thus up to five
different names of coffee, all out of
the same batch.
Green unroasted coffee is treated
with paris green and arsnic, both
deadly poisons. Paris green is
used for initiating the greenish tint
of certain grades of Mexican coffee;
the arsenic for bleaching. 1t is claim
ed, however, that when the coffee is
roasted, this paris green burns off
the poisons were in stock with the
other medicines, but / did not see
them used.
Prunes are known to the trade by
numbers; so many to the pound,
and so up to 40 to 1870. 1t will be
understood that the latter are the
very small ones, the price diminish
ing as the number to the pound in
creases. For instance, 10 to Sc
prune is to be reduced to 90 to &c
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-02-14

Finland, the foremost in civiliza-
ton of the dependencies of Russia,
still retained a considerable measure
of independence until the year 1899,
when the cars manifesto deprived
the upper classes of Finland Of
what little political freedom they
had hitherto possessed. AS to the
lower class, the workers, these have
never known political rights. A
numerous class of Office holders
drawing high salaries and always
supported by the bourgeoisie, have
been permitted to suck the blood Of
the lower classes at will.
But now, the revolution having
broken out in Russia, the Finnish
people demand for themselves-that
is, for the people-equal suffrage
for every man and woman of age;
a representative body to consist of
one chamber only, freedom Of Union.
assembly, speech, and press. a ~-.
eral law prohibiting the sal. e."-
toxicaring liquors; and Other I'll, - IN
ant reforms. port-
Nc0n'inued on page ,.y
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-15

Matchmaker So II may be that a repre-
sentative OF organized labor, simply by
virtue or being In sympathy with the la
Dor cause, cannot necessarily be success
ful as legislator I'm the interests of la
Dor.
Labor union men are at the same time
citizens, with the same interests as other
citizens; and very often they find men
not OF their own number having as much
sympathy with their purposes and more
ability To effect them than any represent
ative from their own ranks
There are several thousands OF voters
In the labor unions OF Providence: and
the Democratic party must be made up
In great measure OF this class OF voters.
When they get together as laSor union
men and select as peculiarly fitted certain
men as candidates for Democratic nomi-
nations, IL Will be wise for the Demo-
cratic party to give such men respectful
consideration.
when such selections are made the
good judgment of labor men can be de-
pended upon TO put forward men who will
not only receive the support OF organized,
labor. but command the support of every
public spirited citizen. because when
the great body OF organized labor chooses
its representatives for political positions
IL will not lower its dignity TO the small
task OF elevating place-hunters
Until organized labor unites In such
demand for the nomination OF its rep
resentatives, any one VINO seeks a noml-
nation from the Democratic party on the
ground that he represents organized la
Dor acts simply as an aspirant for office
on his own initiative. When ne declares
that he speaks for organized labor. he
must be understood as meaning not that
he is the authorized spokesman OF the
thousands OF labor men, but simply that
he is I'm sympathy with the cause OF or
ganized labor
standing in that position, he is nothing
more nor less than a Democrat. because
every Democrat is moved by the same
sympathy. The political association OF
labor men who are demanding places on
the Democratic ticket for certain OF their
number are either Democrats who must
Gratis only or they are enemies OF the
Democratic party, and entitled 10 no con-
siteTation at its hands
Organized labor in Rhode Island has
learned that its only hope lies I'm the
Democratic party. which recognizes the
fact that without the support OF organ
lied labor its task is hopeless of accom-
pishment. With this mutual recognition
OF mutual independence, there is no oc-
casion for discord between the two ele-
ments.
When organized labor furnishes men
capable OF legislating not only for the
benefit OF labor interests, but for the
whoie people who put their trust in the
Democratic party. the latter must give
such men a place.
When the Democratic party gives or
ganized labor men who can protect its in
terests In common with the interests OF
the whole people. organized labor must
support the Democratic party
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-15
BOYS SUSPECTED
Of ONE CRIME
FACE ANOTHER

William Fleming. James Larkin,
Frank Miersch and Charles Bromley
four boys were arraigned i'm the juven-
ing and entering on Wednesday night
the shop OF George A. Sharpe and the
larceny Of cake, pies and money.
All but Miersch pleaded guilty and
were bound over To the grand jury I'm
$500.
Miersch pleaded not guilty and was
held In $500 for trial next Saturday.
The boys were arrested I'm Olneyville
last night in the vicinity Of tho .ecent
incandiary fires, on suspicion that they
might be able TO explain the cause OF
them. and II was here that their con
nection with the robbery Of Sharpe's
store was discovered.
About IL o'clock last night +. H.
Tracy. an employe at the Olneyville car
house on Hartford avenue. looked to-
ward Plainheld street and saw lllmes
I'm a house on Edna street He souule I
an alarm and when the firemen arrived
the entire rear OF the buIlling IL I
the roof was blazing briskly. fhe fire
had worked through the walls and II
was some time before the FIRE was cx-
tlnguished
Soon after flames We're seen above
the roof Of a l y story house In the
rear of 16S Hartford avenue. This
fire was soon put out and an investiga-
tion started.
The building had been fired from the
outside. near the foundation, by burn
ing papers which were found close TO
the house
Fifteen minutes later the department
was called TO a blaze in the freight
house OF the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad. II was found
that the platform close to the Plain
field street station Of the railroad nan
been set afire by incendiaries.
While the fire was in progress Pa
trolman Wilkinson saw the three boys
in the neighborhood, and, suspectiag
that they might know something con
cerning the origin OF the blaze, had
them sent 10 the station house.
The boys deny absolutely that thew
had anything to do with the fire at the
New Haven road yards, or at the Hart
ford avenue and Edna street houses
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-15

Machine politicians in the Brayton
camp say they are anxiously awaiting
the return OF Col. Colt, the rubber mag
nate. from New York. where he says he
IS ''out OF touch" with affairs political In
this state. as they understand he desires
now more than ever To represent II In the
United States senate.
There are many who are anxious for
him TO openly declare himself. being not
disposed TO take at their face value the
representations that are made by some
persons who have been working profess
sedly in the rubber kings interests.
The colonel. however, who spends half
the week in New York when he is not in
Europe. but still expects TO find all the
time necessary for serving the interests
he would serve IL elected 10 the United
States senate. is expected home tonight.
He has not announced his route. possi-
bly,. lest there may be a riotious demon
stration by enthusiastic and eager sup
porters who wish 10 know wsen the cam
paign barrel is to be opened.
After he has looked over the field care
fully, IL not prayerfully. he Is expected to
take a few more OF his friends into his
confidence and TO proceed along the
course that has been mapped odt for hina.
II is known definitely. even now by the
News Democrat that he expected that be-
fore his return from Europe the question
as 10 whether he or Senator Wetmore
would be the peoples choice" would be
definitely settled: and II was with consid-
erable annoyance. not TO say dismay. that
he learned at quarantine that Senator
Wetmore was still in the field and eight
ing mad"
Voicing the sentiments that are held I'm
the vicinity Of the Industrial Trust build
ing, a prominent Republican who is allied
with the Aldrich- -Colt-Perry combine.
said:
1T has been only the poorest kind or
management that has resulted I'm the
present political mix-up i'm this state.
Here we have two eminently respectable
Republicans who desire 10 represent us
fn the senate OF the United States Either
one would serve us with honor and profit
and would be satisfactory to the great
majority OF Republicans: and yet neither
openly claims TO know whether he is to
be the choice or not
Il do not believe that n single man I'm
the state. outside OF the inside managers,
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-15

knows. though Gen Brayton may think
he knows, which OF the two will be the
candidate.
Mr. wetmore, the present senator
has declared his candidacy for a third
term. Col. Colt has by his actions
though not by word Of mouth. indicated
that ne desires the nonor The whole
matter ought 10 have been settled long
ago; and IL would have been, with proper
management
Every day THAI passes without the
voters IN the party knowing which man
is 10 be the party's choice means a gain
OF votes for the Democratic Independent
alliance
IF II were not for the present chaotic
state OF affairs there could be no possible
doubt that the Republican choice would
be the choice OF the people Of the state
As IL is. nobody can say"
At the nominal Republican headquar-
ters In the Butler exchange there was
little indication this morning that the
campaign Of aggression had yet start
ed. general air Of gloom hung over
the place; and the solemn faces Of the
party leaders on three walls OF the room
took on an extra doleful appearance.
In the centre of the side wall. facing
the visitor 10 the outer room. hung the
picture OF Col Samuel Pomeroy Colt,
who was looking toward the right wall,
where a smaller picture OF Senator
George Peabody Wetmore was hanging
Each of these candidates had his eyes
apparently fixed upon the capital at
Washington, where the Inauguration OF
President Roosevelt was pictured
On the oppCs tie wall, next 10 Col. Colts
likeness, was one OF Gov. Utter from
Westerly. a town which is believed TO be
for Wetmore; and, curiously enough, he
WAS he Only vyhn 70 he
gazing toward Senator Wetmore.
Senator Aldrich was looking toward
Col. Colt or I'm the same direction where
his sympathies and enorts have been
directed for some time.
The Republican elephant. standing uh-
der the picture OF the capitol at Wash
,ngton diin'i ike his company at all and
looked az II he was staggering under the
load he row hears and is expected 10 bear
,his fall and was preparing TO bolt the
whole bu iincts. He was headed for the
front door.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-15
LABOR AND DEMOCRACY
HAVE A COMMON CAUSE

The organized effort In certain wards
to create division between certain
members OF the Wage Farmers club,
representatives Of organized labor. and
the Democracy appear to have fallen
fiat
Not only do the labor men look with
disfavor upon the transparent efforts
OF the disturbers, but the Democratic
leaders understand the source and in
spiration OF the efforts being made
and are outspoken against them
Edward NJ. sullivan, formerly secr".
'ary OF the Democratic state central
committee, a friend of labor, whose
exhaustive and convincing opinion on
the POWER ~ ne city TO grant the
eighth our day 10 city labo waS
recently published I'm the New '-Demo-
crat was asked today what he thought
OF the efforts to embroil labor men
and Democrats and the attitude OF rep
resentatives OF organized labor who
might have political ambitions should
take toward the coming party eau
cuses He said;
"As understand It, anyone who
seeks a Democratic nomination Tor
office thereby declares that he is a
Democrat. and any member OF lab )r
union who seeks a Democratic nomina-
tion for Office thereby declares that the
Democratic party is In full sympathy
with the objects OF organized labor.
"a member OF a labor union who
seeks Democratic nomination for
office. therefore, puts himself in the
position of any Democrat who is
candidate for nomination, and has no
greater claim on a Democratic nomina-
tion than any other Democrat, because
by his own candidacy for a party nomi-
nation he admits that the Democratic
party intends TO promote the interests
OF organized labor just as much as ne
can do.
"The basis of any claim on the part Of
q representative OF organiged labor for
Democratic nomination must be that he
has a pecular fitness for the position by
education and training. The demands OF
labor within the realm of politics are not
technical labor matters. They are just
and equitable laws.
Labor In Rhode Island has been denied
such laws by the Republican machine at
the behest of the special interests VINO
have commanded the highest talent. II
there is a representative Of organized la
bor who is able not only TO draft such
laws as labor wants In such way that
the enemies OF labor cannot pick any
flaws in them but can also detect the
pitfalls to the interests OF labor In the
laws proposed by the enemies OF labor,
the Democratic party will gladly recog-
nize and honor such a man with It's sup
port.
IF there is a John Mitchell I'm tine tabor
unions OF this state. the Democratic party
would hail him with enthusiasm.
THE labor unions have a rule that
member of one craft cannot DO the work
of another craft. A blacksmith cannot be
entrusted with the repair of a watch, al
though he may Intend to do as well as
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-15
SP|NNERS' UNION
CLOSES SESSION
WITH ELECTION

Boston, Sept 15.-The annual con-
vention Of the international Spinners
union. which has peen i'm session hero
for the past three days. close tJ"ly
with the election Of these off>crs:
President Urban Fleming. Holyoke: :
vice president. Charles Wade. Lewis
ton, Me; secretary. Samuel Ross, New
Bedford; treasurer, Thomas O'Donnell.
Fall River
Executive council, Thomas Gormman.
Waltham; George Conley Lowell; Will
liam Garner. Augusta, Me; ]. Kennedy,
Adams u. Mnehan, Taunton: j. II.
Conroy, Pawtucket, r.. l.; Edwin John
son. New Bedford; Charles Heddon.
Baltic. James Holland. Manchester, n.
II.
Delegates TO the United Textile CON
vention. which opens I'm Paterson, n.
j.. oct. 49, Edward Johnson, New Bed
ford: Urban Fleming, Holyoke; George
Copley, Lowell.
II was voted to meet in Boston in
September, 1907.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-15
MRS. {. F. SULLY
SUED FOR OLD
BILL Of $4,000

f. Donovan & Co have sued Emma
Francis Sully TO recover $500. The firm
does business In New York and Is made
up OF Ellen Mcnamara formerly Ellen
Donovan, Margaret NJ. Smith and Annie
Duffy. To this firm Daniel j. Sully was
In 1904 Indebted In the sum Of SZ40, IL is
alleged.
tiff assigned to her alt their claims
against Mr. Suly, she paying $500 and
agreeing TO pay the balance within a rea-
sonable time The balance has not been
paid c. NJ Van Slyck is attorney for
the plaintiffs.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-15
HEAD WAITRESS
MISSING FROM
BURNED HOTEL

ottawa, Ont, Sept l3.-There is no In
stance i'm ottawa OF a fire which gained
so much headway on so short notice as
that which destroyed the Gilmour early
this morning. The guests lost everything
save what they wore. There is nothing TO
add TO the list of injured. except that
Mrs Archibald Blue. wife of the census
commissioner OF Canada had her left
shoulder broken and was burned.
Miss O'Neill the head waitress, whose
room was alongside the elevator, is miss
ing. She had been rooming out for the
previous three nights on account of the
hotel being crowded with fair people. but
told her brother that she was 10 stay In
the hotel last night.