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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-01

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The following editorial from the New
York World will probably be great
eye opener to many denizens OF cities
and to a majority of the ruraltes:
The last census of poultry of the United
States showed that the total number of
chickens was 233, 59S, ,0SS turkeys 6599, ,367,
geese 5,676,S63 and ducks 4S07,35S. Eighty
eight and one-eighth per cent of the farms
of this country had poultry as an asset.
At least 25O,0OO,OCO chickens to say nothing
of other kinds OF poultry, are consumed
each year.
According to the government authori-
ties. "egg and poultry earnings for one
recent year amounted to $3.50, 100000. The
total value of the gold. silver, wool and
sheep produced in America during the
year in question was s272, 434.3l5.
The sugar production of the country the
same year was but s20,000,000. That part Of
the wheat crop used at home. which many
consider the most valuable of all our agri-
cultural products, was worth 1929 900, 900,
The great American hog. as consumed at
home and abroad brought $lS6,520,0So.
The value of the cat crop was S78 9Si, 800.
Potatoes grown in the United States were
valued at nearly as large a sum as were
the oats. The product of tobacco planta-
tions was estimated to be worth $35 $40. .225.
Cotton. the dethroned king of staples,
could show only s259. .16l,640 as against the
magnificent earnings of its feathered
rival. The crops of flax, timothy, clover,
millet, and cane seeds, broom corn, castor
beans, hay, straw and so forth couldn't.
all told, come within a measurable dis
tance of many millions of the poultry
earnings,
The hens eggs produced in this country
annually would fill 31127,O0O crates, each
of the latter holding 800 eggs; also a train
of refrigerator cars to carry these eggs
would be nearly 800 miles long; further
more, 1t would take 107,SlS such cars to
make up this train.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-01
asrmany's View Of Its New Tariff.

0ermany's View OF Its New Tariff.
The following extract from the Wash,
ingtOn Star will demonstrate clearly
the view held In Germany as to wheth-
er the new German tariff, to go into ef-
feet in March. will put up the price OF
American products to. German con
Sumers. 1t demonstrates beyond all
question that it will put. up the price
to the German consumer, thereby re-
ducing the amount he will consume
from this country. The Star says:
There having been considerable criticism
OF Secretary Wilson In some OF the east
ern papers owing TO his request on con-
gress for an emergency appropriation OF
ns6.0O0 for microscopists for the depart
ment OF agriculture, he was asked by the
Star today for the facts In the case He
said. in part;
The whole emergency consists I'm the
fact that the German importers wanr 10
set In about 10000. 900 worth OF American
meat products, principally pork, ahead of
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-01
Democratic Stand Point.

The democratic newspapers and politicians rejoicing
in the probable downfall of General Grosvenor in the
ing congressional convention The old political wizard has
for twenty years been much for the democracy of this
district. few times in all these years of battles
had the old General skinned alive, but
how he would wgge through and so in the past sew
era years have but hoped that he would time
out in his party convention and thus give chance
fellow that stout or so tall in national
politics.
Grosvenor not only has tremendous personal following
but he has always had way of raising money for q
campaign and making that campaign vigorous than we
had hoped for and the usual result maintained He
stout for and long he rendered the nomination.
just so long he will be elected so it seems
But now the dawn of a political day comes upon
We ray of hope that the sage will be relegated by
his own party, and if so, we will sing glad hozanas
We believe we know what talking about
with Grosvenor of it, Democratic We believe if any
up that is not acquainted with the ropes
that the Democratic party may easily elect strong like
Mike Daugherty Charley Peoples We hope the Repub-
cans will be unfortunate nominate the Hon. y
John f. White and then the Democratic hounds will be let
with Grosvenor in the Republican conventions and we will
do the rest Every Democrat should his influence in
the republican convention at Lancaster defeat renom-
nation of General Grosyenor Once get the old man out
OF the road we can do the rest most beautifully.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-01

the new German tariff law that goes into
effect on March /. We are debarred by
law in the department from creating a
deficiency. and IL the meat is not inspected
il cannot get into Germany owing to the
law of that country. | have simply made
the recommendation to congress for the
money. and that Is all there is to 1t. Some
of the packing houses have been asked to
defray all the expenses OF meat examina-
tion under government supervision to
cope with the present emergency but we
cannot under the law accept the money
from them that they are willing to fur
nish. If the force of inspectors Is not
furnished we will have to lose this amount
of exports, but l have made my recon-
mendation on the subject and have moth
ing further to do with it,
The truth is that the price Of Ameri-
can meat OH the hoof and of American
breadstuffs will be UP until this rush ~
over: then it will go down with a thud
and stay down.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-01

not dollar more be appropriated
than is honestly expended. And
he takes this stand in the interest
of G cd roads, for no man in Ohio
can doubt that his heart Is in the
cause. 1t is sensible view, for
it will build up sentiment in favor
of state aid to roads.
OF course, when it is shown
what state aid can do, there Will
be an increase OF money provided
for the work. The progress will
be sure and steady, if the impor-
tant work is begin right. One of
the things to show the people is,
that the roads they tuilt by the
local methods have been costly,
and they didn't get good roads
either. One speaker said that
Ohio had spent four millions of
dollars for roads and three mill
lions of it were practically thrown
away So, state aid is matter
of economy. IL is the intelligent
application of public money to
very useful purpose, which Ia the
most that can be eAfd of any pro.
ject. --Statc journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-01

Democratic Syndicate Letter,)
LGENERAL @. II. GRosvENoR
Recently the Washington Post con.
tanned this remarkable news item:
For the first time in the history
OF the congress of the United States
the officers and leaders of that pody
have interceded in bshalf of mem.
Der who is threatened with defeat.
The unique spectacle was witness
ed yesterday of the circulation of
petition or appeal TO the voters of
the Eleventh Ohio district, urging
them to stand fast and send Charles
II. Grosvenor back to congress.
This petition recites the great SER
vices Gen. Grosvenor has performed
in behalf of the Republican party not
only in his district and his state, but
the nation at large. 1t calls attention
to his influence in the House. a
position won after years of experience
and service, and declares that to de.
feat him would be to impose national
loss upon the Republican party. This
appeal to the voters Will be clrcuiat-
ed in Gen.. Grosvenor's district,
where the primaries are to be held
this year earlier than usual 1t is an
unusual procedure, and indicates the
popularity of the Old Ohio Republi-
can wheelhorse with his associates In
the House. y
This hit of news is not only re-
markable because of the un precedent
ed action of the officers and leaders
OF congress- but more -remarkable be
cause there should be any necessity
for 1t. or course Gen Grosvenor is q
Republican and some folks may say
that inasmuch as it is Republican
fight it Is none of my business but
nevertheless am going to have my
say. And here it is: The district is
overwhelmingly Republican. There
IL no earthly chance for a Democrat
to be elected from it, For these rea-
sons it Is to it's creuit and for the
country's credit that the ablest Re-
publican within its borders should
be elected. OF course my acquaintance
in that bailiwick is limited but
think it is thousaud.to one shot that
Gen Grosyenor is the ables tsmsn in
1t Ii there Is an abler man, he is a
wonder. worth journey across the
continent to see and hear. This is
not fuisome tiattery. 1t is the PLAIN,
sober, unVarnlshed truth Taken all
In all, the good. grey general Is the
most dangerous debater on the Re-
publican side to tackle am not say
ing that he is the ablest man. That
| might appear invidious and then
every person has his own standards
and ideals as to the sum total of abh-
ity but there is only one standard by
which to judge debater and that Is
what Bob Fitzsimmons calls "tne
punch" and what Tom Sharkey de-
nominates the wnlIop' - Gen Gros-
venor has more punches and twal
lops' in stock than any of the parlia-
mentary Republican heavyweights L
know by both oh ervation and exper-
fence, for first and last have tried
them all. Sometimes Col, Hepburn
of Iowa, or Mr.. Dalzell, of Pennsyi
vania, or Uncle Joe Cannon when he
was on the floor or perhaps some other
has hit as hard as Gen Grosvenor
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-01
Champ Clark, Though Democrat Tells OF
Grosvenor's Ability.
STRANGE FREAK
In Party That Would Turn Down So Able Repre-
sentative of the People.

can hit but nobody else on that side
enters the arena of debate so frequent
ly nnd runs so many risks. lt would
constitute n most interesting and in
structive chapter IN parliamentary
literature to eotlate all the fierce de-
bate episodes in which he has engaged
with Democrats, Republicans, Popu-
lists and what not and 20 calculate
the number of times he has landed
squarely on his opponents solar plex-
us.
grizzled old warrIor-he receives
hard blows without fllnching and
without whimpering. He is willing
to accept the fortunes of war without
a murmur or a tremor.
| wish to be understood. Gen.
Grosvenor is not an orator. He is
debater. In that branch of pub blio
speaking he is terror. The man who
engages him takes his life in his
hands, so to speak: In his great
speech on the Philippine Tariff Dill a
few daTs ago, several of us had been
badgering him frequently and .persis-
tently. Towards the close l asked
him a final question, prefaoing it
with the statement that 1 wanted to
Interrognte him before he reached his
preoration. He said: $50 on;
never have a preoration;" and it was
true. He qnits as abruptly as he
begins No flowers of rhetoric for
him any more than for John l.. Suili
van.
His Republican enemies in Ohio
claim that he has had enough and is
too old-havtng served 30 years aud
being 72; but he spoRe for two hours
and half on the Philippine Tariff
bill two weeks ago, interrupted oease-
Iessly by the crack debaters on cur
side and he came out OF that ordeal
fresh as daisy apparently good for
two hours more. IL is said that Re
publics are ungrateful; so 1t seems
are buckeye Republicans. General
Grosvenor instead OF having any
trouble about o nomination now,
orght to have been sent to the senate
instead of Gen Dick as the successor
to Marcus A Hanna. That was the
consensus of opinion in the house
where Gen. Grosvenor ls better
known even than at home. This feel
ing was not due to any animosity to-
ward Gen. Dick or to any under
rating of his abilities; but all men
thought that Gen. Grosvenor had
fairly and thoroughly earned the
position
One word more When came to
congress in 1893, most of the Demo-
Gratis hated Gen. Grosvenor intensely,
but one by one they Rave formed his
personal acquaintance socially and
found him a charming and obliging
man. There is no man in Washington
who will go farther or take more
pains to do one personal favor. AS
the upshot of all this, the general has
come to be popular even on the Demo.
cratic 81 de; and strange as IL may
seem the men who fight him most
fiercely and most frequently like him
best. 1t is the feeling which the Ro-
mans describe as Gaudium certa-
minis which Sir Walter Scott rem
ders into
"The stern Joy which warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel. -
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-01
The Pennsylvania Republican Ring
Redivivus,

Our pleasures are like poppes spread:
We grasp the flower, the bloom is dead;
Or like the snowflake in the river,
A moment white, then lost forever;
Or like the borealis race
That fits them ere we AK their place
Equally evanescent, so 1t appears, Is
the triumph of the reformers in Phila.
delphia Last November they won
sweeping victory, and. Mayor Weaver
was looked upon as the coming man in
the keystone State. but already the old
ring has recovered its wind and last
week, with Senator BOies Penrose at
its head, showed Mayor Weaver and
his Republican refOrmers under The
contest was for delegates to the state
convention to nominate candidate for
governor, with candidates for all state
offices. Penrose and his crowd bagged
a majority of them, which puts Mayor
Weaver out of the gubernatorial run
ming unless the country Republicans re-
peat the performance of the rural
Democrats in Missouri In 1904. 1t will
be remembered that Joseph w. Folk
was the circuit attorney of st. Louis
and candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor He lost ST.
Louis. but the country Democrats forced
his nomination. Nevertheless Weaver
may have the same luck, though it is
not likely. The men opposed to him
are veterans at the game, understand
all the tricks thereof and will defeat
him for the gubernatorial nomination
at any cost. They are not so wise as
the late Senator Matthew Stanley
Quay. When he saw that his candi-
date, Judge Elkins, then attorney gen
eral now member of the supreme
court. was unpopular he promptly
abandoned him and brought out and
nominated the present governor, Pen
nypacker. True, it was not Il happy
selection, as Pennypacker has got into
all sorts Of trouble SINCE. his election
and since Quay's death, but his n0mi-
nation enabled Quay to win. Penrose
ct al. may nominate their man and get
him beaten, as happened twice before,
when the Democrats nominated Rob
ert Il. Pattison and elected him both
times. Weaver has. only one chance
TO be governor and that is for the re.
form Republicans and Democrats to
join hands and nominate a mixed tick
ct. Even then the allies would have a
tough job to elect their ticket. but Il
might be done. One result would GER
tainly be that we would bag dozen
congressman, perhaps more, though the
state has been outrageously 9erryman-
dered by Republican legislature
Perhaps we might also get Demo
cratic legislature, which would redis-
trict the state fairly and also elect n
Democratic United States senator in
place OF PhIlander @. Knox.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-01

prices, and predictions are frequent that
such are to be expected. These predic-
tions, however, are usually inspired by
self interest on the part of large holders
who stll have stocks to sell or are en-
gagged in important negotiations which
would be facilitated by rising market.
They are usually based, moreover. on
conditions which have been amply dis
counted, such as large earnings of the
railroads and especially of the industrials,
which. through high prices and u large
volume of Business, are unquestionably
making very unusual profits. On the other
Hand. natural conditions which for some
time have been kept out of view are work.
ing with increased force toward reaction.
Chief OF these influences Is the money
market. 1t Is quite evident that monetary
supplies the world over are none too large
for present extraordinary requirements.
and this in spite of the great increase In
the gold supply and other forms OF cur
rency. Firmer rates than usual have pre-
vailed in all International money markets.
but at New York the advances have been
extreme for two reasons-first, the In
elasticity of our currency system. which
prevents either expansion or contraction
according to requirements, and, second,
the highly artificial manipuatons OF
those who control the local money market
The question now is. What are the pros
poets for building up our bank reserves?
Unfortunately, they are not very brilliant
at the moment. The period is approaching
when funds which were used for crop
moving purposes should return to the east
In degree these funds are now being re-
turned, but not very freely, to New York.
For instance q very considerable amount
of money is being held in Chicago, tied
up as a result of recent bank failures In
the ordinary course of affairs these funds
should now be in New York. Again the
activity of general business throughout
the west and even in the south tends not
only to delay the return movement of our
rency, but to IL permanent detention of
those funds in the interior. In conse-
quence it Is very unlikely that New York
will receive the usual amount of relief
during February and March that is gen.
orally experienced, and probably before
the 1st of April the local money market
will witness renewed spasms of strin-
gency. Contraction In loans may thus be-
come imperative to maintain, If not to
strengthen, reserves. We have been able
to secure some relief by borrowings
abroad, and in case of emergency such
loans could, no doubt, be materially ex-
panded. Just at this juncture, however
the export season for merchandise begins
to, wane and the prospects for gold ex-
ports are correspondingly increased. In
all probability we shall very. soon be ex.
porting the precious metal, and, while this
need cause no alarm, ii is anything but an
argument in favor of easier money.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-01
Danger eianals.

In thelr last weekly letter Messrs.
Henry Clews & Co, Wall street bank
ers gave warming OF coming events in
these words:
The strain between natursl and ARTIFICIAL
influences In the stock market grows
stronger each week. Artineial conditions
Are all ranged on The sids Of stil hisass
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-01

The Republican state senator who
introduced resolution in the New
York legislature asking United States
Senator Chamcey Mitchell Depew TO
resign must have felt very lonesome. rs
not another Republican voted with him.
The Democrats, under the lead of Sen,
ator Grady. decided that it WIS none
pf their fight that as they never helped
to elect Senator Depew they declined to
vote
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-01

The much exploited rebellion OF the
beet sugar Republican insurgents went
up in smoke. They talked bitterly and
volubly. but when | offered an amend
ment to cut OFF half OF the profits OF
the sugar trust-the only chance they
had to overthrow the Republican ma
chine-they faltered and voted solidly
with the machine leaders. 'The mill
will never grind again with the water
that has passed
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-01

The senate appears to be in frame
Of mind 10 antagonize President Roose-
velt as TO many things. especially with
reference to his modus yivendl with
Don Carlos Morales, the fugitive presI-
dent Of Santo Domingo The senate
will probably win ~ that proposition,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-01

That great aggregation of talents
known as the Penrose legislature is
now in extra session at Harrisburg to
enact reform legislation. There has not
been such a stupendOus farce on earth
since Old Hornie fell to quoting Scrip
tire. All the reforms that gang viii
work will be a minus quantity.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-01
:. j. Champ C2ark,s F:
Resuh Of Engiph Election
n DffON~ Warning to Stand Paffeys q
4 <FZZKf Handwriting fbe WaM
a MS The Nsv German Tariff a
d I. o. 81 o. 81 q Is "a a. a. w d. a. ss a

Especial Washington letter.
1HE astounding news comes to us
from across the sea that Hon.
Arthur j. Balfour, Tory EXPIRE
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-01
GENERAL O. H. GRosvENoR

(From Champ Clark's Washington Weekly
Democratic Syndicate Letter)
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-01
Missouri Republicans pi.sruntlsd.

In. 1904 the Missouri Republicans
elected nine representatives in con.
gress, all the state officers except the
governor and legislature which elect
ed Republican United States senator,
Still they are not happy, as. the follow
ing excerpt from the Washington Post
shows:
Republicans in Washington who. private
ly, are willing to bet that the state will
go Democratic In the next congressional
election.
The Missouri Republicans were patted
on the back when the polls were closed
last November, and party leaders all over
the country gave an exultant shout when
they We're told that that rock ribbed DEM
ocratic stronghold had cast off from its
ancient political moorings. Then 1t was
that thousand or more Missourians went
office seeking.
The "ins," who had been named by
referees wanted to stay in, while the
'outs" started on a rampage against the
incumbents of all the federal offices in the
state.
Senator Warner, the first Republican to
come to the upper house of congress from
Missouri since reconstruction days. is an
unhappy man. He has gone up against
the rule of the administration that post
masters shall De appointed on a basis OF
merit and not because of political infiu-
ence or pull.
In the case OF the postmastership at Co.
lumbia Mo-, Senator Warner made gal.
liant fight. Nearly every Republican poll.
ticlan of prominence in Missouri supported
the senator's candidate, who was Edward
A. Remley. Remley was turned down, and
Samuel II. Ekins, Il brother. of Senator
Elkins of West Virginia. was named for
the third time. To add to the new sem
ator's misery he has been informed that
his recommendations in half a dozen other
cases will not be followed.
At Maryvilie NOdaway county, the peo-
pie are up in arms. The majority of the
citizens In that city and county threaten
that II a certain man is not made post
master Nodaway county will secede from
the Union.
1t was at Maryville that boycott on
the federal government was successful q
few years ago. The people there wanted
a new pension examining board. but the
commissioner OF pensions refused to GUST
the old board. A boycott on the incum-
bents was begun, and finally the commits
sioner Of pensions had to give In.
Senator Warner is planning to remain
away from Missouri for an indefinite
period
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-05-01
Abril 30
CARTAS DtIENIDAS

En la Administrscion de Corrsos
do San Juan, 90 hAllAn dslentdas las
siguieDses cArIas;
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les, Howard Bsk9r, Jlans BArnoAs,
John Blsk ,slu, VihlJno Borghese,
Sc ma BrosIrop, Luisa BurcharJ Juan
Cabrera, LeoCAdlo CarrAsqulllu, Flo
RI Castro, g hllermo CAs1ersran, r.
wing Chase, Vlctoriano CordovA, gu.
Oesores de Cows Il Co, DelhnG Cruz
James q. David, Juan Rodriguez Fe
liciano, Carmen Fsliciauo, Santiago
Fellera, AuA Ma Fsrn&adsz, MAnus
M, GarcfA, Me cedes G Ar>iA, Conrsdc
6 lmeuez, RsfAe, G Jmez, Ant)nto 60
mez, Pedro GouzAlez , Mendrz, Ena
clio Grsspo, B llbino Gonz 4Iez G ,zmsc
2csrtas, JoSetA q rosndsz. JuA4 Her
>ndss, Jssds Maria de Jssds, Enri
Gus Jlmsnt z, John c. Jordan, MAUri
clio j h .uneIenlg, ]. yrnAndez Lar
rlaaAs, HArrls1 Lowsry, Carmen L6pez
ClAudina Lopez, Antonio Lucsno.
tContinuarG mafians,