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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-03-22

So long as our present road sys-
tenn continues we will have no roads
worthy of the name. Heretofore
most OF the road surveyors or bosses
have been appointed by the county
commissioners because they had
some influence over a few votes or
a little pull about election time and
had been promised the job to work
for a certain candidate for the
county court or could control some
votes in his neighborhood. 1t made
no difference whether the fellow
appointed knew enough about
road building to construct a sheep
path through huckleberry patch.
The newspapers report that Judge
Henry Brannon and Judge Frank
Cox Of the Court of Appeals Of this
State, are both contemplating re-
signing from the Bench and retiring
to private life at an early date, but
it is all idle gossip, as you couldn't
knock 'em off the bench with ten
foot club. Judge Brannon even
turned over Republican after a
long life Of Democratic usefulness
in order to hold on to.the job, and
Judge Cox worked his advertising
bureau harder than any man ever
did in The State ia order 10 get the
delegates to throw up their hats for
him and shout, "Bully for Cox q"
and get him the nomination. Re
sign Not till after the ice-gorge
breaks up on the Nights Plutonian
Shore"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-03-22

Have you ever noticed that the
ARGUS makes specially Of pub
fishing special articles from differ
ent authors and various sections Of
The country. This week we give
you the history Of the Ku Klu1
klsn. Last week our special srti
Gle vas by Hon. Ed. Bennett Of
Huntington, who used TO live In
Kingwood and dealt with tax com
mission report made way back un-
der Gov. Jacob y. Jackson. The
week before we gave a sketch Of the
late Hon. John J Brown and ex-
tracts from his speeches.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
Reflections on the Mule.

Solomon said," remarked the
weary pilgrim, "that there were three
things he didn't know-yes, four thet
was too hard fer him. AM none of
them four was about mules, which
goes to prove thet Solomon was a
wise OF king, jest as it says.
"When l fust went west l he'd
never associated with a mule. You
know the way they shave a mules
tail an leave dOuble-barreled tassel
on the end? l thought thet was some
religious rite, but feller tOle me it
was left thet way because it was
handy to tie knot In mules tail,
then eff he should walk through the
collar he'd fetch up on the knot.
ga mule is composed of gall, whale
bone, rawhide, sweet simplicity an
cussedness. You know, of course,
thet a mule never dies. The original
pair is in Milwaukee haulin' bottled
beer wagon.
ga mules chief charm is his inno-
cepce. He looks like dern fool, but
you bet he knows more in a minute
than a hoss knows in a week. A hoss
don't know nOthin'. don't know his
master from hitchin' post, an eff he
runs away he's just as apt to fetch up
in a barbed wire fence an saw his
leg off as not. But a mule will run
away all day an never upset the
wagon nor harm fly. Yes, sir, if
mule want powerful wise he'd make
a mistake an get right once in
while. But he never makes no sich
blunder.
81 see a soldier once tryin' to hitch
two mules to a wagon. He he'd a
mule in each band an every time he
hauled in slack an come about them
sweet critters was a facin' the wagon.
The soldier was gettin' blue in the
face an frothin' at the mouth,
but the mules didn't care. They was
havin' too much fun. Pretty soon
the soldier tied them together, got
fence stake an broke it over the nigh
mules ribs. Then they both skipped
into place as clipper as eff they he'd
been insistin' on that all along.
can, too, mule is musical. Did
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
$3.50 PER ANNUM.

you ever hear him sing? I think my
self it's mighty sweet. He jest ShetS
his eyes, kinks his head to one side,
calls up a dreamy, reminiscent smile,
an says, Baw-aw-aw-aw-aw-aw
Then his breath comes back with a
hiccough an he says, 'Wa-a-a-a-hic-
wah hickwalk. Then he waits jest
long enough, breathes a little sigh
an says, Wa Then he's thru till
he feels it comm again.
81 was in Georgy in '9S with the
battle-scarred veterans from Illinois
loadin' fer Cuby. They he'd got their
commissary mules all in cars 'cept
long-legged OF gray, an he he'd an
nounced his undyin' aversion to
cars, an he'd refused duty in time of
war. Them Chicago boys mauled an
pryed an cussed an hurrahed fer
about an hour, when a captain comes
along. 'Wot the inflammable, tropi-
cal humidity is the matter here?
says he. Mule won't go? Shucks!'
says he.
"lle began to shed his clo'es as if
mouse was down his back. "Get out
of my way" he yelled, an he frothed
round an grabbed a pole by the mid
die an hit himself on the shin with
it. Well, sir, l never did hear a mill
tary gentleman break more of the
army rules regardin' language, not to
mention the ten commandments
He spent half an hour breakin' the
pole to the proper length. Then he
comes chargin' to the fray.
" You measly, lop-yeared, sway
backed, cat-hammed, slab-sided
skate says he, III show you, says
he. An jest as he got within good
reach, the mule walks up the plank
an into the car, an the cap never
got lick at him.
"Any one thet thinks a mule don't
know .notlin' hes lots to learn his
self" C. A. Thompson.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24

There IS a prejudice against wealth
acquired by trick and device, by the
favorit ism of Ia ws, by the misuse of
public franchises. That wealth and
its requirement is under the ban Of
every honest man. 1t is predatory
wealth, as ravenouS as wolf and as
much without a conscience, against
which the people protest and wage
war. They will continue to protest;
their war will grow and may go even
to excess. Should it do so our woltish
capitalists will have themselves to
thank. There are those who cry out
against Investigations and disclosures
where great corporations are con-
cerned. They deplore them as in
furious to commerce l have to say
to these good, timid, deprecatory folk
that a business which cannot survive
the truth is bad, wretched business.
That which the truth will kill should
die and be destroyed"
"ln repairing the evils spoken of
are our present laws sutlicient?"
"Amply So" returned Judge Gay
nor I'VE have laws enough. Our
need is for public officers who will en-
force them"
"And what should be the cOnstitu-
ent elements of such an officer?
What should the public look for, in
the way Of trait or attribute, when it
goes picking him out?"
"For a man." said Judge Gaynor,
"ftly to fill a public Office his intelli-
gence should be affirmative, his hon
esty aggressive, his vigilance Sleep
less, his courage without flaw. In
brief"--this with smile that lighted
up the grave face like torch-''he
should be Roosevelt
"Do you know the President in
timately?"
81 never met him in my life," said
Judge Gaynor simply. 81 know only
of what he does"
"And you are not even of the same
school of politicS!"
"There is nothing in name, not
though it be a party name. l am
of something better than the RoOse-
velt school of politics. l am of the
Roosevelt School of Americanism."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
Judge Gaynor's Interesting Interview
SsS0S;;SS

ren and servants lie and say they did
not know where he was? And yet all
this was done by an eminent person
age who has lately put the ocean be-
tween this country and himself.
| Would, an honest man, Knowing his
testimony was wanted, hurry aboard
ship and put to sea, or Skulk to an
other State to escape service Of a sub
poena? Is such man fit to mingle
with law-abiding people? No; he is
dishonest, disreputable. No amount
of church or Sunday-school teaching
can make him respectable. And it is
such as he who cry Anarchist!
against honest men. I say that it is
he and such as he who are the anar-
chists: and they will destroy our
Government unless checked in their
criminal career"
"You spoke," said 1, "of the peo-
ple's objection to being plundered.
Can you give me a concrete example
Of such plundering?''
"It lies open," returned Judge Gay
nor, sin hundred, nay, thousand
instances. Take specimen case; the
traction roads of New York City.
Their story is the story of most of
the railway and gas companies and
other public service corporations
throughout the nation. Also, you
should not forget that public service
corporations are on vastly different
footing, in the eyes of the law, than
are trading corporations, such as dry
goods companies and grocer compan-
les, which possess no public element
and are not in their foundations
based upon public grants A trading
corporation is entitled under the law
to make what honest profit it can.
A public service corporation is legally
entitled to no more than fair return
on it's Investment, which fair return
should be what interest per cent. is
usual on loan.
REBATE, MOTHER OF TRUSTS.
| Leaving street railways l carried
the talk to railways proper, and
brought up the subject of rebates.
"Rebates!" repeated Judge Gay
nor ''Once npon a time man
named Havemeyer said, Protection
is the mother of trusts He was
wrong. Rebate is the mother of
trusts. Protection may be their
nurse-may rock their cradle and
warm their milk, but their mother is
rebate. ''The EXTENT" continued
Judge Gaynor, ''to which railway
corporations have violated their duty
and the law of their being by carry
ing the freight of some at lower
rate than is exacted of their rivals,
enabling them to undersell and ruin
said rivals and establish a monopoly
in themselves, forms the most Grim
inal chapter in our history. The
railways are the public highways
they should be open to the use and
service of all on equal terms. The
principle which underlies railroad
is the principle OF the old toll-rOad
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24

Alfred Henry Lewis, one OF the
ablest writer's of the day, recently
interviewed Judge Gaynor concerning
the trust and machine problems
which confront the American people.
We quote from that interview as fol-
lows:
With Railroads and Insurance and
Sugar and Standard Oil and Steel and
a score or more of kindred trust eX-
pressions in my mind, asked Judge
Gaynor how far, if at all, these crea-
lures of vulture commerce spread
their dark wings over legislation.
"This may give you some hint, y
said he. "We will not say New
to name any state when describing
conditions which surround the legis-
latures of many States. You ask if
these great corporations influence
legislation Think Of a State where
the chairman of the legislative COM
mittees on railroads, on insurance, on
any or every thing that have to do
directly with these corporations, and
after the chairman the influential
members, are paid salaries by those
particular interests which the COM
mittees have in charge! Think of the
railroads paying their committee so
much year-the chairman, $25, 900;
the insurance companies paying their
chairman similar sum; and so on!
Their committees l said. Certainly,
they pay them, although the people
elect them.'
There is deal being printed and
said" | observed, "about the public
being educated to hate wealth. What
is your opinion of the public feeling
toward wealth and those who possess
it?'
ROBBERS THAT CRY "ANARCHIST''
'There is no popular hatred of
wealth-h II e s wealth." replied
Judge Gaynor. "The public honors a
man who by honesty and industry
piles up a fortune. The public has
been just in every age. 1t seeks the
injury of no man, no company. 1t
robs no one, pillages no one. 1t op-
poses none, makes war on none, save
the criminal man or criminal cOrpOr-
alton found plundering the people l
have been both angered and amused
at the brazen tactics Of these Grim
inals. They pillage and loot and rob
! and plunder, and take the public into
their villain laps and pluck it as a
Dutch woman plucks goose. Then,
when the pillaged goose protests, they
Cry 'Anarchist.' 1t is they, robbing
the people in the teeth of law and
justice, who are the anarchists. They
fill their thievisb pockets and fly to
Europe with the swag. If an investi-
CATION is ordered, they secrete them
selves from the officers of the people
What would an honest man do if he
heard that an officer Of justice was
looking for him to subpoena him tC
give testimony? Would he hide in
mis- house and have his wife and child
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24

DR.. Lewis says he can ride mile a
minute on railroad but when you
are getting that speed, as passenger
on an auto, you don't need any hat
You need eye blinds and something
to hold onto. The Doctor was sit
ting behind Will Storie the other day
as Will was driving his big auto down
from Sioux Falls. They found nice
bit Of road and the Doctor said: 'let
'er OUT" and Will let 'er jump, and
the auto was half mile away before
the Doctors hat landed in the road,
and the speed was such that the sue
tion through the cooler caught a
hawk and held it fast for three miles.
1t was a very pretty bit of speeding
and the Doctor says there is nothing
SO exhilarating.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
|SEEIY S1 TANK, uci3S:RhT5 ciC2R4aS

| Suppose some tollgate of the Olden
| time had charged some particular
farmer five cents and every other
farmer ten; what would have hap
pened? The ten-cent farmers would
have torn that tOllgate down. What
is the difference between the five and
ten-cent tollgate and a railroad that
carries one mans Oil for one dollar
and charges every other oil man two
dollars? Succeeding ages will look
back upon us as a generation lost to
moral sense for permitting it,"
SIN what way are rebates ar
ranged?"
"The ingenuity of criminal man
has exhausted itself in their multi
plication.
A recent railway investigation de-
veloped that the cars of one recipient
of rebates we're billed over the road
as each carrying $4,000 pounds, when
in fact they carried $4,000; that's
one way. AS l say, this freight fav-
oritism is the mother of trusts.
Standard Oil, that first and greatest
trust, was created and maintained by
it. No, our railway companies are
not private corporations, conducting
private business and free to do as
they please. They are created by
Government. given a franchise to
build and operate road for public
FNlo Cnuo lands I
great right of eminent domain. Our
iron roads are as much public high
ways as our dirt roads. Before the
coming of railroads, the Government
owned and maintained it's highways.
1t let the railways in their owner
ship pass into private hands. None
the less they are public roads. They
have no right of freight discrimina-
tion-the right, as Cromwell put it,
'to make many poor, to make a few
rich. And now the Government is in
a struggle with these corporations, to
prevent them building up and foster
ing trusts and monoplies by favorit-
ism in freight rates. If such prac-
tices cannot be stopped in any other
way, then the Government must take
back those franchises it granted. If
all the rebate evils arising from the
private ownership and control Of
these highways could have been fore
seen, the Government would never
have turned them over to private in
dividuals."
sLAUGHTERING COMPETITION.
"Freight rates control the market.
BY discrimination, competition can
be killed, and monopoly or trust be
produced and protected. There is
talk of referring disputes over freight
rates, rebates, and freight discrimina-
tions to the courts. We have enough
of the laws delay already. The evil
demands summary executive treat
i ment, instead of the slow process of
| judicial procedure. One ounce of ex-
ecutive prevention is worth pound
of judicial cure. You asked as to a
public prejudice against wealth.
There is a public prejudice against
rebates, and the wealth that flows
from them. There is no prejudice
! against honestly acquired wealth..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
A Wife Deserter.

A travelling man named Ensign,
who represented an Omaha packing
house, was nicely taken in by Sheriff
Opsal last week. Ensign, it seems,
lived in Grand Rapids, Mich, where
he has wife and one child, and for
some reason or other he deserted
them and came out west to grow up
with the country. Ensign was aware
that Michigan officer was on his
trail and fleeing from Mitchell came
to Canton and was comfortably
seated in a passenger coach for a
journey to Sioux City, when Sheriff
Opsal got phone message from
Mitchell to arrest man named En-
sign. 1t was near train time and the
Sheriff nabbed his man who was sit
ting behind a big newspaper reading.
Ensign was brought up town and he
learned from Mitchell that he was
wanted in Michigan for wife deser-
tion, a penitentiary offense there.
He at first concluded to fight requisi-
tion papers but was soon convinced
that he would have to go back, SO
consented to go without requisi-
tion. He seemed to enjoy his Dako-
ia freedom and the smiles Of "for-
tune" that followed him from town,
to town but his return to Michiga an
may call for sorrow and sadness at
Sioux Falls, Salem, and other points
where loving embrace shall no long,
er greet the sunrise Of hope and the
monday of glorious expection. Mich
igan wife deserter and Dakota heart
smasher is bad combination.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Dean returned
from their Illinois visit last week.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-29
STEAMERS GOES DOWN
EVERYBODY ESCAPES

>~~ YORK Dev - TAe t~rr,
t1aas Pases>on. of sh~ Este nme. was
sunk la a e~Atltsaon wi&h u freight
hgh'er In th~ HaA~om river while on
the ~at I" The T~*nsy third street
N'"~ Y"Tk clip snsm nnhoken early
To-day All passe'ngsrs and members
Ut The crew acre saved. but eighteen
horses wer~ ayownet Ouly a fpw
passengers acre on she ferrya.aat as
The time sa The aeciaema, The collia
aon occurred whiIe the tao beats
acre in nalA~stream and ths. big ferry
bs'at MAS almost cua In tao and nj
once began 10 sinh The passengers
and crew weFa taken abnaFti th.'
lighter. but thene VAS nat sufficient
time Z" r~li"Te The horses before the
Paterson went down
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-29
SANTA CLAUS IN
WALL Street

New York. Dec. a9.Santa Claus
paid his customary visit to Wall street
at the close of business today. Ma
stockings were overlooked. from mana
gers and confidential men with salar,
les exceeding that of the president o:
the United States to youthful clerks
and office boys who hope that some
day their names may appear In gold
Iatters on prssentious office windows
with the words banker aud broker
underneath. II has been q prosperous
year In the financial district and as a
consequence liberal largesses were dis,
tributed among the employees.
In some cases the rewards given TO
day amounted TO as much as 80 pe.'
cent. of the yearly salaries Of the
employees. But the most of the banks
and trust companies distributed bon.
uses on the yearly salaries of employees
on the following basis; Those in the
employ Of the institution for ten years
or longer. Is per cent. those employ
ed less than ten years and more than
five years. 10 per cent: those employ
ed less than five years and more than
one year. per cent In addition to
these percentages some of the big
firms. owing to the prosperity OF the
past year. granted an extra gratuity
OF per cent to everybody. including
new employees.
In this manner hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars were distributed 10
the workers in Wall street today. but
In size of bonuses the year did not
compare with the Christmas season of
1909. when j. p. Morgan & Co. and
I.azard Freres gave to each employe
check for the entire amount of his
years salary. and other houses were
almost equally liberal.
Without exception all the big bank
ing interests expect 1907 to be one of
the most prosperous years in the his
rory of the country.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-29
CRIMINALS RUN To
EARTH IN field

Pueblo. Dec 29-Worh was recciv
ed from Sheridan lake early this NOR
ming that the two alleged murderers
of City Marshal Frisbie Of Lamar are
now surrounded In a cornfield a short
distance east of Sheridan lake. Aft
er a running fight with the posse
about midnight, the men separated
but later met again. One of them is
wounded and 1t is supposed the other
Is trying to aid him and does not
wish to desert him. A heavy rain is
falling in that vicinity and has delay.
ed operations. but it is expected that
the posse whict started from Sheri
dan lake at daylight will overtake the
figitives and another running fight
will take place. A posse has also
started from Towner. ten miles east
to cooperate with the one from Sher
idan lake. All avenues of escape are
closed and 1t is believed only short
time will elapse before the men ar.
either captured or killed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-29

iag iacense % the support of the courts
Ut the territory an4 p1aeang the direct
taxes now levied for the support of the
courts I'D the support of the schools,
Resolved. That w~ arp strongly 0p
passed so licensed gambling and urge
mIon The neat legislative assembly
the abolition Ut this ytre from umr
land
Resolved. That since the experience
at other states has proved the superior
1'Y "f the system of leasing the lands
given b. congress foT Ghe support of
public schools and educational institn.
taons oSer that NJ selling thess. lands.
and investing the proceeds I'm bonds.
MORTGAGES. etc. therefore. Ne most
heartily endorse the system nov in
amgmTaaed In New Mexico. and urge
upon all public officials Of the terri.
fury the necessity VI using all possible
effoFt 10 deveiop and perfect the leas-
Ing system ~ that il will be just 10
b"sh tenant and territory
Resolved. That We are glad TO know
thar certain boards Of education are
realizing the value OF this association,
aud Ne hereby extend 10 the boards OF
education Of the city Of Albuquerque.
Old Albuquerque. Ration. Gallup and
Las Vegas, Belen and Santa Fe.
our thanks and appreciation of their
generosity In contributing toward the
expense Of the large delegations from
these places.
Resolved. That We realize and ap,
preciate the excellent work done for
the cause Of education by the New
Mexico Journal of Education. and W.T.
do hereby extend 10 said Journal our
most hearty cooperation. and continue
II as the official educational organ OF
the territory.
Res0lSed. That We express our
thanks 10 the railroads of the territory
that have so kindly granted reduced
rates to the members of the assocIa.
ton.