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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
DEMOCRATIC DECLARATIONS.

Editor Herald; ~ The democratic
state convention held at Waterloo is
a real object lesson in progressive pol.
itios, II endorsed about everything
under the heavens, great and small.
except the present governor of Iowa,
They assert Ae fails to enforce the
law. Just in what particular in.
stance is net stated of course. Pos.
sibly this is along the usual lines OF
harmony, a sort Of ghttering general.
ity.
They also assert tney are In favor
OF tariff for revenue only. What
does that statement mean? Wher
they assert they are in favor of free
coal, free iron, free lumber and such
other commodities as made by trusts
we must naturally conclude that the
present "robber tariff as they term
it, would be inadequate to produce the
needed revenue to run the govern.
ment. 1t must naturally follow that
instead of giving the dear people the
great benefit they claim they would
have to increase the present tariff
schedules on every commodity not put
on the free list, or else they would
have to resort to the usual fiscal pol.
icy of democracy, issue more bonds,
la Grover Cleveland.
1t is not supposeable thing that ii
the democratic party was in full pow
er with president, senate and house
of representatives, they would even
consider the slightest form of re,
trenchment. They are not built that
way. AS matter Of fact, tariff for
revenue only is a misnomer or a
catch phrase to fool the voter that
expects everything and everybody to
be benefited by something that differs
from the established and proven bust.
ness plan of republicanism. 1t is
not reasonable superstition that the
expenses of this government WAL
grow less as we increase in popula.
ton and advance in all other pursuits,
as we do not propose to take any
backward stop. Hence, the revenues
will necessarily be increased to meet
the legitimate demands.
So democratic doctrines as promul.
gated by the Waterloo convention will
not pan out as predicted, but fortu.
nately there is no immediate danger
Of the ascendancy of the negative
party. This one negative covers fully
the party action of the democrats, for
they do oppose any and everything
advocated by the predominant party
that has semblance of politics in it.
The bid for the labor vote is really
cute, and that, in conjunction with
their declared opposition to govern
ment by injunction, is supposed to
meet the long-felt want. The per-
sonnet of the state ticket is above
the average and the sacrifice these
gentlemen make for their party is
something along the lines of the he.
roic. Oskaloosa, never last in the
"push," furnishes her pro-ratio Of the
victims, but our Charley is philoso-
pher, hence will not mourn over his
defeat Il IT r
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

IF c. Billings, engineer of the
pumping station in West Union, has
figured out that each man in that city
gets away with a barrel of city water
every twenty-four hours. He does not
put it in exactly that way, but he
knows he is pumping about $4,000
gallons of water out of four deep
wells, and, dividing this by 1000, the
approximate population of the city,
the result is about barrel of water
a day to each person. 1t is evident
that there is leak somewhere and
it is not underground.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
Of as probable candidates for the po.
sition of chairman.

lit is interesting in these troub-
lous times to know that there are sew
eral American women at the Russian
court Princess Bellosolsky, wife OF
the adjutant of the Grand Duke vlad-
imir, was a Miss Whittier of New
York. The Baroness Ramsey, whose
husband is master of ceremonies in
the winter palace, is a granddaughter
of the late Bishop Whitehouse of Chi
cago. Baroness Huenne was Miss
Annie Lathrop of Detroit.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

-Des Moines Mail and Times: The
Iowa delegation in congress received
it's full measure of credit from the
convention and from Governor Cum
Minis in his speech for the splendid
achievements during .ue last session,
when it stood nearer to the president
in his rate bill fight than the delega-
ton of any other state. NLet us hope
that it will always ne impossible to
raise hue and cry in the state
against these men who have done so
much for the state and tne nation,
merely because some state issue
arises upon which we do not all agree,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
DELIBERATE MIsREPREsENTA.
TIoNS.

In the heat of political campaign
no one expects Democratic news
paper to tell the truth and little heet
is given to what it may say. Blu
when the party itself is led astra!
by few conniving. politicians anC
gives its endorsement to misrepresen
tation, the situation must not go un
challenged.
In the resolutions adopted at thu
Democratic county convention is the
statement:
"We assert that the financial
and business affairs of this coun-
ty are in deplorable condition
when no attempt is made by the
county officers to comply with
the law requiring publication of a
financial and business statement
of the affairs of the county each
year; when records that are re-
quired by law to be kept in the
auditors Office showing the condi-
ton of county affairs are quietly
and carelessly thrust aside and no
attention paid to the legal re-
quirements thereon"
That whole statement is entirely
false.
At the January meeting of the
board of supervisors settlement wa!
made with all the county officers ant
their written reports were made G
matter of record. In the interim be
tween the January and April meet
ings of the board Auditor Doak pre-
pared the matter for publication, anC
one of the first matters attended tt
at the April session of the board was
the review of this matter before II
went to the printer. Some time about
the middle of April the copy was Civ
en- to the Herald office. The job is
full of tables and figures, and its prep
aration, as any printer knows, is nee
essarily slow. The completed, job
however, was delivered to the court
house about the Sth of May. There
were 500 copies of this report printed
IL pOOh 1OAAh anu bhdI IlLlO IL
May they have been available to any
taxpayer or anyone interested.
These financial reports are requir
eu by law under an act of the 29tn
general assembly passed in 1902
The law says they shall be printed for
distribution, but 1t does not make any
provision for the distribution or say
how they shall be distributed. I'm
mediately upon receipt of the com
pleted books Auditor Doak delivered
copies to all who had asked for them
and at his own expense sent copies
by mail to parties whom he thought
might not have business at the county
seat soon. More than half of the
books are still at the auditors office
and are available to any one inter.
ested.
In this connection also it should be
known that several copies of the
printed report were delivered to D. G.
Waggoner, and we're lying on the ia,
BILE in the very room in which the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
THE HORSE TRADE CASE.
Defendant Is Finally Discharged BY
Justice Bacon.

In Justice Bacon's court today was
held the trial of the State of Iowa VS..
James Front, of Evans. on the charge
of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. The verdict of the court was
in favor of the defendant and he was
released. The incident occurred
about July 4, when Front sold Otto
Ademite. of Beacon, horse for SIS.
In few days the plaintiff returned
the horse, claiming 1t was not worth
the price paid. as 1t was wire cut, etc.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
No Horse Suicide,

There were as many if not more
vehicles around the park Saturday
night than ever before on like occa-
sion. The fear that the auto is to
cause the horse to go out of business
was dispelled by the appearance on
the streets Saturday night. The pro-
gram by the Iowa Brigade band was
unusually pleasing and the park was
full of people.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

Toledo has turned back into the
national treasury $4,000 of the $780,,
900 appropriated for a postoffice site,
with the statement that the property
desired was obtained for $4,000
Uncle Sam is doing as we'll as could
be expected after such a surprise.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

Henry Butler, of Scott township
has lived in Iowa SO years, has lived
in Mahaska county 5S years, and has
worked in the harvest field 90 years
We challenge any other county in
Iowa to produce Mr.. Buffers equal.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
INGALLS, ON GRASS.

Next in Importance to the divine
profusion of water,light and air. those
three great physical facts which rem
der existence possible, may be reck-
oned the universal beneficence of
grass. Exaggerated by tropical heats
and vapors to the gigantic cane con-
gested with its saccharine secretion;
or dwarfed by polar rigors to the q.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

The Sixth district democrats
Jared well at their convention at Wat
erloo Tuesday. Dan Hamilton of Sig
Quincy was temporary chairmani
Fred Townsend of Abba, was nominal
ed for attorney general, and Chas. E
Munroe of this city for auditor Of
state
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
THE cigarette is the KEY to blu

THE cigarette is the key to but
two futures-the penitentiary or the
grave" This was the expression of
Judge Howe in the district court at
Des Moines when Marion Marsh, a
young man Of 10 years of age, was be-
fore him on the charge of inebriacy.
His parents claimed he smoked as
high as $50 cigarettes a day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

The attention of nurses is called
to the item of news that Miss Flor
ence A. Irving, who went to Panama
to nurse fever patients. was married
on July IS to a physician, presumably
of the United States hospital at Co.
lon, where she was at work.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

st. Louis Globe Democrat: DEM
ocratic newspapers are beginning to
admit that the Iowa republican plat.
form is one for protection. They are
not satisfied with it's tentative refer
ences to arrangements of schedules.
What the democracy wants is wide
open ports.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

The German emperor owns the
most valuable checkerboard in exist
ence. The light and dark squares are
made Of silver and gold, each having
a diamond or ruby in the center.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

The state tax levy for the year
has been reduced by the executive
council from 80 mills to mills. The
3.2 mills levy brought in an income
of approximately s2,O96,O0O under the
smaller valuations while the new
levy will net the state 1898, 900.
which sum, it is thought will be am
plelto care for the expenses of the ad-
ministration.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

The business of the life insurance
companies is heavier than usual fol
this season of the year, according tc
the statement of those in touch with
the situation, and the temporary sci
back which followed the wide public
ity given life insurance companies
earlier in the year is being overcome
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

The hospital proposition is near
ing the end of the subscription race.
1t is believed that if all who intend
to give would do so at once the entire
$4,000 would be raised. , If you are
one who has not given, won't you do
so at once and remove the block from
the wheel of progress.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

The Marshalltown Times-Republi,
can has discovered that many man
who finds a seat in church intolerably
hot in the morning finds the temper.
ature on the bleachers in the after.
noon peculiarly adapted to his needs,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

Gear Bryan insists upon writing
the Democratic platform, debating
the members of the national commit
tee, and naming his running mate for
1908. What's the use of having con-
Vention?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

The society for the prevention of
cruelty to children in Philadelphia
has many children committed to its
care from the Juvenile court, and a
number of operations have been per-
formed, the theory being that physical
defects are often responsible for
criminal instincts.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

Alaska, on August IA, will elect
her first delegate to congress. II
will, in fact, choose two delegates on
that day, one to serve through the re,
mainder of the present congress,
and the other to enter the congress
which begins on March 4, 1907, and
lasts to the end of the present presi.
Dental term.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
-Grinnell Herald. M was

-Grinnell Herald; 1t was simply
impossible that the republicans of
Iowa should split and name two tick
cts. That sort of thing may happen
in Wisconsin but it was impossible In
Iowa. The good wisdom Of cooler
heads was bound to prevail at the
critical moment and Bernard Murphy's
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

Railroads are cutting down their
standing orders on coal from one.
fourth to one-half of the amount
which they have been taking all sum.
mer, and the big mines along the
railroads are now finding opportunity
to store reserve for the rush of fall
and winter.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

st. Louis Globe-Democrat: lowa's
Oyster Bay platform, which disap-
Joints and angers the democratic cam
paign leaders, is the rign under which
the republican party will couqler in
1905.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

plea for the anti-Cummins delegates
to support the report of the Creden-
.tials Committee but emphasized the
fact that down in our hearts we are,
all republicans first.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

-R. H. Spence, retiring chairman
Of the Republican state central COM
mitee, has announced that the new
committee will meet in Des Moines
at 10 o'clock on the morning of Aug
ust Is and that the organization of
the committee will be made at that
time. D. ]. McColl Of Perry and w.
@. Mccoy of Clinton are both talked
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
Cedar RAPIDS Republican

Cedar Rapids Republican: The
standpat Republicans can at least
comfort themselves with the thought
that through their efforts they finally
succeeded in righting the progressives
on the tariff. To MAKE the progress.
ives themselves standpat is some
thing of an achievement.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

--one bank in Naples handles re-
mittances of $5OO,0OV a year from the
United States. The army of Italian
immigrants vie with the Irish in re.
Numbering the folks at home.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

of course it was an Irishman who
said to his physician: Doctor, yer
stuff me so much wild yer drugs OF m
sick a long tonne after OF git WELL"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

1t remained for Major Lacey to
suggest that the doctors ought to
have beaten the farmers, because they
are in practice all The time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

The Burlington Hawk-Eye sug,
gests that it may be timely for the
republicans of Iowa to remember that
they "have a good deal of hay down,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

st. Louis GloDe-Democrat: To
find what is wrong with the world,
look in a mirror.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

There are 5,4S3 republican papers
in the United States, and Of these
Iowa has 4ai, This no doubt accounts
for the big republican majorities Iowa.
voters roll up.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
sixth Iowa District.
Mahaska County.

For Representative,
A. F. N. HAMMBLETON.
For Clerk of Courts,
LEROY E. CORLETT.
For Auditor,
JOHN w. DOAK.
For Sheriff,
ED l.. VALENTINE.
For Attorney,
JOHN N. MCCOY.
For Recorder,
U. GRANT DECK.
For Treasurer,
GEORGE THOMPSON.
For Superintendent,
CdAS. YOUNG.
For Coroner,
CHAS. F. FOEHLINGER.
For Surveyor,
E. H. OWEN.
For Supervisor 1.-TWO Years)
JOHN M. PRICE.
For Supervisor (Three Years.
W. F. McVEY.
r. w. MOORE.
oskaIoosa Township.
For Justices of the Peace
HENRY R. KENDIG.
CAPT! c. WOODRUFF.
For Constables
AL M. JONES.
GEORGE ANDREWS.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-26
Hon. John HALEY Refuses
Request to Stump the
State for Fred

Desertions from the democratic
ranks in Idaho have been frequent of
late. The leadership Of Fred T. Du-
bois iSdriving scores of prominent
democrats into the republican, ranks.
Prominent among the democratic de-
serters Is Hon. John HALEY of Boise,
who fatty refuses to stump the state
in the interest of Dubois.
Following Is the correspondence
which passed between Fl. w. Lock-
man. chairman of the democratic state
central committee, and Mr.. Haley.
The letters speak for themselves: /,
Hon. John HALEY. Boise. Idaho-My
Dear Sir: The campaign in this state
is going to be a very interesting ore.
The greatest question to be submitted
to the voters of, Idaho is whether or
dot the Mormon hierarchy is going to
dominate in political affairs or wheth-
er the people of this state are going
10 settle the question this time by
making 1t plain that the good people
Of Idaho Will never submit to church
dictation in politics, and the practices
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-26
Writes Letter Pointing Out
Insincerityof Party on
Mormon Issue

paigns If they chose to do SO.
While / am democrat and believe
in democratic principles. fail to find
any democratic principles, as under
stand them, in your platform or your
letter. The universal custom with all
political parties has been for all can
didates who accept nominations from
any convention to indorse the platform
adopted by the convention which nom
mates them; and take 1t for granted
that the candidates on your ticket all
indorse and approve the platform
adopted by the convention at Coeur
d'Alene. Believing as I do. that the
convention that adopted the platform.
their candidates, and the managers of
their campaign. are making a mistake
in the course they seem to be pursuing,
that it will be detrimental to the party.
and against the best interests of the
people of this state, most respectfully
decline your invitation to speak on the
lines indicated in your letter, or to
support the candidates indorsing your
platform. Respectfully.
JOHN HALEY
Boise, Idaho. September 10.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-26
ARE YOU A COOP?
IF 50, LOOK OUT

Are you a COOP? Are there any
goops in Lewiston? The city librarian
would probably say yes, for she has
them on the list.
What is goop?" A "goop," ac-
cording to the state librarian of Ore
gon, is one who has to wet his fingers
to turn the pages of a book, leaving a
dirty imprint on the white paper A
good also has the habit of turning
down the corners of a page to mark
his place and leaving other imprints.
In order to break the coop of his
bad habits the state library commits
sion is sending out thousands of book
marks with the volumes consigned to
the various circulating libraries
throughout the state, and the book
marks carry the interrogs ton, Are
YOU a goop?" with a poetic effus1on
telling what a COOP is.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-26

of those vices which are against the
moral sentiment and the law Of the
land.
We are very anxious to enlist In this
campaign the services of those who
believe in advocating strongly
straightforward fight, along the line Of
on-interference in politics by the
Mormon church, and the eradication
of the practice of polygamy and un-
lawful cohabitation. We desire very
much to have the services Of such as
speakers of this campaign. ana cor
daily extend to you. on behalf Of the
committee. an invitation TO speak a!
such places and at such times as tine
committee can avail themselves Of
your services. and we would appreciate
it very much IL you would kindly re-
spond to this letter ateyour very earl
lest convenience.
Thanking you for your prompt re-
sponse, / remain. your truly.
H. w. LoCKHART.
Chairman Democratic State Central
Committee.
Boise. Idaho. September 1. 1906.
Following is copy of Mr.. Hailey's
letter to Mr.. Lockhart:
Hon. Fl. w Lockhart. Chairman
State Central Committee. Boise. Idaho
Dear Sir: Yours of the 1st received
on the 7th. in which you extend me an
invitation to speak in the present cam
paign on certain lines indicated in
your letter, and also on the platform
adopted at the late democratic con-
vention held in Occur d'Alene. JuGg-
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-26
SENATOR DUBOIS RUNS AhAUCK HARD LUCK IN SOUTH

ing from your letter and the platform,
YOU seem to have but one issue to
present to the voters of Idaho. and
that is a charge against the Mormons
Of church intereerepce in political af-
fairs and the practice of polygamy.
and of unlawful cohabitation. We
have laws upon our statutes which
make the practice Of the two latter
crime. If there is any man. or II
there are any men in Idaho who know
of any man or men in Idaho who have
taken plural wife or wives or prac-
ticed unlawful cohabitation since the
head OF, the Mormon church announced
more than 10 years ago that the Nor
mons had stopped the taking of plural
wives. and the practices of unlawful
cohabitation, he or they should, as
good citizens. go before the proper
officer and swear to a complaint
charging them with a crime. Have
the person or persons who have vio-
lated the law arrested, tried by the
courts, and II found guilty. punished
as prescribed by law. / do rot know
of any violations in Idaho or else
where Of the law referred to. Nor do
know of any Mormon church. or of
any other church organization. as a
church, interfering or meddling in
politics in Idaho. If a man or woman
belong to church, care not what
church. their paramount duty is to
have no laws which prohibit either
male or female citizens who are quail
fed voters. from participating in cam
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-26
JEROME WILL
FIGHT HEARST

BUFFALO, Sept. 26.-"If they NOM
mate a decent republican at Saratoga,
the defeat of Hearst" declared Dis
trict Attorney Jerome of New York to-
day at the adjourned session of the
Albany conference of anti-Hearst
democrats. He also declared the Buff
falo convention is not democratic in
any sense of the word.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-26
CUBAN REPUBLIC
Down AND OUT
Island is Without Govern
ment==Interventi0n is
Now Certain

HAVANA, Sept. 26.-Cuba is today
practically without a government. The
moderat or governing party have de.
cided to abdieate everything in the
nature of national, provincial and mu-
nicipal government and to compel the
United States to interfere a second
time in Cuba. The government Off
ciais all admit that they prefer Amer.
lean Intervention to seeing the liberal
party in power.