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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-15

burning of a city because fire is essen
tial to human comfort, or to praise
tempest because air Is necessary to
human life.
Man Needs the Spur Of Competition.
In comparing indiyidualism with So
cialism, it is only fair to consider indi-
vidualism when made as good as hu-
man wisdom can make it and then to
measure it with Socialism at Its best.
1t Is common fault Of the advocate to
present his system, localized. in con-
trast with his opponents system at its
worst, and it must be confessed that
neither individualist nor socialist has
been entirely free from this fault. In
slider man as he is or as be may rea-
sonably be expected to become under
the operation Of the system proposed,
and 1t Is much safer to consider him
as he is than to expect radical
change in his nature. Taking man as
we find him. he needs. as individual
lists believe, the spur Of competition.
Even the socialists admit the advan-
tage Of rivalry within certain limits,
but they would substitute altruistic
for selfish motives. lust here the indi-
vidualist and 1.-The socialist find them
selves in antagonism. The former be-
lieves that altruism is spiritual quail
ity which deies governmental dein!-
tion, while the socialist believes that
altruism will take the place of selfish
ness under an enforced col.ectivism.
Ruskin's statement that govern
ment and cooperation are in all things
and eternally the laws CT life; anarchy
and competition eternaliy and in all
things the laws Of DEATH" Is often
quoted by socialists, but. as generali-
cations are apt to be, it is more COM
prehensive than clear. There is q
marked distinction between voluntary
cooperation upon terms mutually sat-
isfactory and compulsory cooperation
upon terms agreeable to majority.
Many Of the attempts to establish vol
uDtary cooperation have failed be-
cause Of disagreement as to the distri-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-15
NUMBER AS.
Hold Your Cotton
For Ten Gents, the Minimum Price
Fixed bu Southern Cotton
Association.
Natchitoches, Sept. 7. 1906.

Natchitoches, Sept. 7. 1906.
TO Louisiana Cotton Producers:
The Southern Cotton Associa-
ton has fixed the minimum price
for this years crop at 10 cents per
pound. We call Oh every farmer,
planter, and business man in the
south to stand by us in demanding
that price. If the bears should
raid the market and force the price
below 10 cents we ask everybody
to withdraw from the market and
refuse to sell single pound of cot
ton until the price advances to 10
cents per pound.
1t must be remembered that ten
to fifteen days holding our cotton
off the market win nearly always
advance the price to our minimum
figures and We ask you to stand by
us in this fight. See that every
newspaper in your parish publishes
this appeal.
Yours truly,
PAUL NJ. PorTs,
Pres. La. Div. s. g. A.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-15

Mr.. Walter Lay. r. F. d. No. l. For
est, Miss, says: Our baby was treated
by two doctors Tor four months for Ind.
gestion and liberation Of tho bowels
Still he grew worse. We thought he
would die anyhow, 80 stopped using the
doctors medicines and began giving him
Panel. He was almost dead when We
gave him the first dose. 1t relieved hin
almost Instantly, and cured him CON-
pletely. : He is now fat and WE'LL"
For Teething, Summer Complaint end
thoee peculiar troubles of children that
are sometimes almost impossible to I'M
derstand and treat successfully, Pxnol
is as nearly specific as can be found. II
makes no mistakes in diagl OILS, does nu
harm. and seldom fails to cure. And il
is just as good for ailments OF weak
women. Pleasant to take as lemonade.
30 cents. 0 for $3.50. For sale by DR..
w. j. Roberts and Crescent Drug Co.
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Wheat is ten cents bushel lov

Wheat is ten cents bushel low.
er in price than last year, although
it is still protected by the tariff
rate of IS cents q bushel. The
price of all the farmers ars buying
is, however, at the top notch, and
in fact the price of all trust pro-
ducts protected by the tariff 10
higher this year than last. Puz-
zle, why do some farmers support
thu Republican tarif-trust policy
that plumbers them?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-15

According to the statisticians the
Democrats are certain to win in 81
Congressional districts that are now
represented by Republicans, and
hare more than nm even chance of
capturing the 20 other districts
necessary for majority. If those
independent and Republican voters,
who want the trust fostering tariff
revised, vote as they talk, the stand
patters viii hardly have a log to
stand on.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-15

Because lier stomach was so.weakened
by useless dragging that she could not
eat, Mrs. Mary ii. Walters, OF st. Clair
ST., Columbus, o., was literally starving
to death. She writes. "My stomach was
so weak from useless drugs that. I could
not eat, and my nerves 80 wrecked that
could not sleep; aud not before I was
given up tn die WAS induced to try
Electric Bitters; with the wonderful re-
suit that improvement began ut once.
and complete cure followed" Best
health tonic ON earth. SIC. guaranteed
by Crescent Drug Co. f7t
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-15

It's significant fact that the strong.
est animal Of Its size, the gorilla, also
has the largest lungs Powerful lungs
means powerful creatures. How to keep
the breathing organs right should be
mans chiefest stndy. Like thousands
Of Others, Mrs. Ora A. Stephens. of Port
Williams. D., has learned how to do this.
She writes: Three bottles Of DR.. Kings
New Discovery stopped my cough OF two
years and cured me Of what my friends
thought consumption. ., it's grand for
throat and lung troubles. Guaranteed
by Crescent Drug 90. Price Soc and 81
Trial bottle free.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-15

There would never have been
any Trust magnates, if Republican
laws had not fostered them. There
fore change the laws instead of
standing pat as the Republicans
declare il their intention. The is
sue is 50 plain that "way-faring
man, though q fool, cannot err
therip."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-15

ton to serve their own interests at the
expense of their fellows. Will social
ism purge the individual of selfishness
or bring nearer approach to justice?
Justice requires that each individual
shall receive from society reward
proportionate to his contribution to so
ciety. Can the state. acting through
officials. make this apportionment bet
ter than 1t can be made by COMPETE
ton? At present official favors are
not distributed strictly according to
merit either in republics or in mon
arches. Is II certain that socialism
would insure a fairer division of re-
wards? II the government operates
all the factories, all the farms and oil
the stores, there must be superintend-
ents as well as workmen; there must
be different kinds Of employment.
some more pleasant. some less pleas
ant. Is 1t likely that any set Of
men can distribute the work or fix
the compensation to the satisfaction
of all or even to the satisfaction of
a majority Of the people? When the
government employs comparatively
few Of the people it must make the
terms and conditions inviting enough
to draw the persons needed from pri-
vate employment, and if those employ
ed in the public service become dissat-
isfed they can return to outside occu-
patious. But what will be the result il
there is no private employment? What
outlet will there be for discomfort II
the government owns and operates all
the means OF production and distribu-
ton?
Individualism Has Been Tested.
Under jndividualism a mans reward
is determined in the open market, and
where competition is free he can hope
to sell his services for what they are
worth. Will his chance for reward be
as good when he must do the work
prescribed for him on the terms fixed
by those who are in control of the gov
eminent?
AS there Is no example Of such So
cialistic state as Is now advocated, all
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-15
Standard Oil H0cus POcls.
The Standard Oil COMPANY ha

StSsuOhTU Ot8 ftOCuS FOCUS.
The Standard Oil Company has
been indicted for violating the law
prohibiting rebates; but no indi-
vidusl is to be punished. The cor
poration may be fined a few thou
sand dollars, and the price of oil
put up n cent or two on the gallon.
That's all. The people will pay
the bills. If tho men guilty of
the nineteen separate offepses
charged in the indictment were
prosecuted and sent to jail, as they
should be, the people would have
less to par. and less canse, to com-
plain at favoritism in the ndmiuis-
tration of Justice. If there were a
Democratic President, the crimi-
nails would soon be serving their
country in striped uniforms, and
there would be no such actual JUS
LITIGATION of the sociaIistic propa-
gsnda. What do monopolists care
for fines, when they can fecoup the
money SO paid by increasing Che
price of their products? The whole
proceeding at Chicago is only a BIT
of electioneering hocus pocus.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-15

The Army scandal in the Phil
lipines. which is now being inyes-
tigated, shows that army officers
and civilians have made it q prac-
tico to have their furniture made
and repaired at the government
shops. Many officials are involv-
od, and it is said there Is q bill Of
$1,000 against Gen. Corbin. When
will the scandals under this Adj
ministratiou have an end? and not
one-half has been told yet, and
perhaps never will he, unless .
Democratic Congress is elected
and investigates all the Depart
ments.
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CoLFAx, GRANT PARISH La SATURDAY SEPTEMBER To- 1906

button Of the common property or In
come, and those which have succeeded
best have usually rested upon reli-
gious rather than upon an economic
basis.
Co.operation Must Be Voluntary.
In any attempt to apply the teach
ings Of Christ to an economic state, 1t
must be remembered that his religion
begins with a regeneration Of the hui
man heart and with an ideal of life
which makes service the measure of
greatness. Tolstoi, who repudiates So
cialism as substantial reform, con-
tends that the bringing of the individu-
al into harmony with God is the all inn
portant thing. and that. this accom-
plished, all injustice will disappear.
1t Is much easier to conceive OF q
voluntary association between persons
desiring to work together according
to the Christian ideal than to conceive
of the successful operation Of system
enforced by law wherein altrulsm Is
the controlling principle. The attempt
to unite church and state has never
been helpful to either government or
religion. and 1t Is not at all certain
that human nature can yet be trusted
to use the instrumentaiities Of govern
ment to enforce religious ideas. The
prosecutions which have made clvili-
cation blush have been attempts to
compel conformity to religious beliefs
sincerely held and zealously promul-
gated.
Human Selflshness EVER Present.
The government. whether 1t leans to
ward individualism or toward social
Ism. must be administered by human
beings, and its administration will re-
feet the weaknesses and imperfections
of those who control it. Bancroft de-
clares that the expression OF the uni
versal conscience In history is the
nearest approach to the voice Of God.
and he is right in paying this tribute
to the wisdom of the masses: and yet
We cannot overlook the fact that this
universal conscience must find gov
ernmental expression through frail hu-
man beings who yield to the tempta-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-15

A bath cEeansss tho skin and rids the
pores Of refuse. A bath makes ior better
fellowship and citizenship. Not ONLY
should the outside Of the body be cleans.
ed. lint occasional use of laxative or
cathartic opens the bowels and cIcars
fh6-system 1t eRete matter. Best for
this are DeWitt's Little Early Risem.
Pleasant little pills that do not gripe Or
sicken. Sold b n. B. Faraldo.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-15
Shreveport State Fair
To be a Great Success, and Elk
1lbits Expected from Near
II Everu Parish.

Shreveport, La, Sept. IL, 1906. =
There is every indication that the
Louisiana State Fair Associations
efforts for the establishment and
operation of a State Fair here this
fall, from Nov. 18th to 25th, and
every succeeding fall, are going to
be very successful.
Ever since actunl preliminary
work was commenced nothing but
encouragement has been met with,
and the management has been Civ
en- the most satisfactory kind of as
surmces that powerful assistance
lie going to be furnished from many
of the parishes in the State to hid
the representatives of the Fair in
accomplishing what they first in
tended-the operation of success
full Fair, which will mean the adj
vertisement and advancement every
year OF Louisiana's many products
and resources. .
Committees have been at work
several weeks and the result of
their labors are going to mean that
the visitors to the fair will be treat
ed to unusual sights and pleasures.
All of the officers, directors, COM
mitteemen and others representing
the association are interested and
the manner in which they have
participated in the preliminaries
is considered an evidence that the
people here realize the benefits to
be reaped from the exhibition. One
of the most vigorous workers of all
is Colonel Charles Schuler, Com
missioner of Agriculture, whose
efforts to very large extent were
responsible for the assistance fur
nished by the General Assembly in
appropriating $500 for an exhi-
bition hall and the premiums for
agricultural exhibits. Col. SCHUYLER,
while in the city recently was as
enthusiastic as ever. and said lie
was sangaine the fair would be a
big success.
From all over the State there have
been reports of activity. Parishes
that meyer before formed fair asso-
Citations will have exhibits here, to
compete for tho handsome prizes
to be awarded. Big planters, rep
resentatives of the mineral con-
Germs in the State, superintendent
of parish fairs, and other infuen-
tial men have expressed a willing
ness and desire to help the Fair as
sociation, aud these different indi-
cations of interest in nearly every
section of The State have removed
any possibility Of doubt that the
Fair is to be a great event for
Louisiana.
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PAUL NJ. PorTs,
Pres. La. Div. s. g. A.


A little child of Michael Stranss, OF
Vernon. Conn.,, was recentlyin great pain
from burn on the hand, and as cold APP
plications only increased the inflamma-
ton, Mr.. Strauss came to Mr.. James N.
Nichols, local merchant. for something
to stop the pain. Mr.. Nichols says: Il
advised him to use Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. and the first application drew out
the illumination aud gave immediate re-
lief. l have used this Iiniment myself
and recommend 1t very often for cuts
burns, strains and lame back. and have
never known it to disappoint." For sale
by Valley drug store.
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Price of Farm Products Falling
How will the Republicans, iusti-


How will the Republicans justi-
fly the stand pat doctrine? The
farmer who votes the Republican
ticket is scratching his head aud
thinking seriously that something
is wrong with the protective tariff.
He finds the price of wheat in the
Chicago market has fallen IL cents
a bushel in less than six weeks, he
also finds the price of cotton. corn
and oats falling, and that all he
buys still continues at top prices.
He has been told by the Republic
can leaders and the Republican
newspapers that protectionism is
thesalvation of the farmer, because
it increases the home market for
bis products and keeps up prices
and therefore produces prosperity
for the farmer as well as for the
protected trusts. As long as the
wheat crop was only a moderate
good one in the United States,
with short crops abroad, protec-
tionism seemed to work out as the
standpatters said it would. But
now comes a bumper crop of wheat
weighing over 60 pounds to the
bushel and good prospects for
crops abroad and down comes the
priceto the export basis-that is
the price the Liverpool market,
where all other countries compete,
is willing to pay--and the beauti-
full theory Of protectionism is
found lacking. The farmer finds
the tariff on wheat of rs cents a
bushel is a delusion and a snare,
for of course no wheat is imported
when We raise more than can be
consumed here and have to hunt a
foreign market for the surplus.
1t will be rather awkward for
Speaker Cannon, and the other Re-
publican speakers, in the campaign
to elect q Congress, to explain to
the farmers how the tariff protects
them when they have to sell in the
cheapest market aud buy in the
dearest. There should be no such
trouble in explaining why oil the
farmer buys has increased on the
average 48 per cent because the
Republican speakers cnn point
with pride to the prosperity of the
trusts and combines who are pro-
tecied by the tariff.
tits evident that these compar.
atively few protected interests are
of more consequence to the Re-
publican managers, who declare
they will stand pat on the tariff,
than the great agricultural inter-
ests that are the chief basis of all
the wealth of the United States.
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As the Republican leaders .,

As the Republican leaders are
only asking for dollar from their
active supporters for campaign
purposes, they must have deter
mined to reduce the price for
votes in the close districts to about
the same figure. Rather . come
down from the usual price.
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Buy your salt from McNseIy.
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Iradix,idtlulisn1 Versus
@ocfalfSn
BY WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. in Century Magazine

copyrishs. 1906. by tn. Century Co.
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button Of the common property or In
come, and those which have succeeded
best have usually rested upon rel-
gious rather than upon an economic
basis.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-03
THE SALEM OF THE FUTURE.

The Capital City is looking forward
to great material growth and expansion
OUR PRINCIPAL STREET IS BE
ING PAVED IN A SUBSTANTIAL
MANNER, and many new residences
are being constructed.
Under a popular and enterprising
management Willamette University is
adding new buildings and growing into
a great school
Maintaining an upso-nOw progress
sive high school Salem has every in
dueement and advantage to induce rapid
growth Of homes and family population.
When the city has its first mile Of
well.paved street there will be a de-
mand for general street improvement
THE ERA OF MUD IN WINTER AND
DUET IN SUMMER WILL BE AT AN
END.
The construction Of an electric line
10 Portland will double transportation
facilities, and rapidly increase the
population OF the city. THE FIRST
ELECTRIC LINE WILL PROBABLY
GO VIA OREGON CITY.
Another electric line will go north
through the Champoeg and Butteville
country and probably via Newberg.
McMinnville. Forest Grove and Hills
borO to TillamoOk
We have referred to material expan-
sion. There must first be an expansion
of ideas, spiritual expansion so to
speak, to make it a greater Salem.
God made the country. Men make
'eities. But men must have the mind
10 create to be creators. 1T Is MIND
ALONE THAT IS CAPABLE OF
GREATNESS. AND MEN OF SMALL
MINDS NEVER BUILD GREAT CIT
les.
Salem needs an enlarged mutually
a consciousness Of possibilities
awakening Of ideas. Village eoncep-
tions must give place TO metropolitan.
ism.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-03

Notice is hereby given to parties
holding bonds l, ., s, and 4, issued by
school district No 6. Of Clatsop county,
Oregon, mat the same have been called
in, and viii be paid within thirty days
Of this date, at the Ofiee Of the county
treasurer, 559-565 Commercial street.
Astoria, Oregoa.
Dated Astoria, Oregon, this LIST day
of May, 1900.
CHAS. A. HEILBoRN,
County Treasurer. clatsop COusty.
.5.s.3ot
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-03
THE VOTERS HAVE BEEN DOING
A GREAT DEAL OF READING AND
THINKING ON THESE LINES. IN
TIME THEY WILL ACT.

Whether they will act with the Re.
publican party depends upon the i'm.
preston made by the leaders put for.
ward by the party.
DR.. Withycombs' platform is dis
tinct'vely a reform platform. He out
lines specific demands for progress.
Mr.. Duniway, for state printer, made
a reform campaign for his nomination.
II he carries out the pleadings Of re-
form made in his primary campaign, and
makes good his exposures of graft in
state binding and printing he will help
the whole ticket
There is no reason why every Repub-
liean candidate for a state office should
not stand sggressively for reforms and
business administration. That is peo-
ple's Republieanism. That is Roose-
welt Republicanism. 1t is what the peo-
pie expect of any party they put in
power. To merely pay high taxes and
get nothing in the way of reform and
progress is not worth any voters time
going to the polls.
The future Of the Republican party
in Oregon depends on the attitude. the
idaas. the vigor and the earnestness of
its leaders, and on their making the
people understand that they mean bust
nsss.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-03

Interest Of the people viii enter into
the new state government remains to be
seen.
The Republican candidates for gov.
ernor, treasurer and secretary of state
WILL HAVE TO TELL THE PEOPLE
NOW THEY PROPOSE TO RUN THE
STATE GOVERNMENT.
What policies shall be pursued in the
administration Of the school landsi
Shall there be a state board of con
troll to reduce the expense Of managing
state institutionsi
Shall taxation be equalized so that
corporations. millionaires, franchises
and capital will bear a more just share
Of the burdensi
Shall the taxpayers get the full ben
eft Of the operations of the state
treasury
1t must not be overlooked that the
Republican machine in Oregon has
not formed the habit Of looking at state
administration from these standpoints.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-03

should not be measured by the effect
of the world upon us, but by our effort
upon the world. The future lies before
give to the world your best efforts and
receive your just reward, remembering
ever,
"We are living, We are dwelling
In grand and awful time;
In an age on ages telling,
To be living is sublime"