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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08
No Sunday in New York.


Even Sunday had no influence in
quoting the New York political bat
tie. For the first time in the history
of American politics, we believe,
meetings were held, and the public
effort at election results continued
Sunday has long been day when
the managers put in the heaviest
work by reason of the facilities that
we're not found on week days. BUT
this is zone of the first" times at
least in which the public work of a
campaign has been carried on on
Sunday. Both sides think, of course,
the end justifies the means. 1t is al
ways strange that the other side"
thinks it is under the protection OF
the same providence that we think
we are.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08
A Notable Campaign.

1t must be admitted for the Re
publicans that if they are lulled into
confidence by large majorities and
long, continuance in power they do
not becorie bourbonish; they do not
reach the stage where they can learn
nothing. They learn quickly The
present campaign has given an ex-
ample of rapid acquisition of knowl
edge. Campaign speakers had not
gone far into the campaign before
they saw the temper of the people
was different from what they had
supposed. AS result their speeches
changed; and it is admitted now by
them that there will be tariff reform
if the people want it. 1t is this quail
lty of response, of elasticity, that
has given this party its hold. 1t is
the quality of life. When party
reaches the point that it is unable
to respond to the changing impulses
that move a people it becomes use
less. 1t is the constant recognition
of change and the courage and abil-
ity to act on it that gives a party life
and force and makes it an instrument
fit for government.
Sometimes-like most things in
life-a party runs its course and dies
We do not see evidence of death in
either of the old organizations. GER
tainly not in the Republican party.
Today's result will show what the
mandate has been. In this remark
able campaign, during which the
deeps have been stirred as they hav
not been often, it should not be for
gotten that we are living under pros
porous times. If times had been
hard" we could understand disconS
tent and upheaval But with times
good" we have been having great
searchings, and it is significant
means that the "old order changeth.'
The people are demanding new
deal and square deal If the Re-
publican party gets the mandate
there, is hardly a doubt that it will
be obeyed.-Indianapolis News
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08
Many a Slip For the Farmer.

Raising wheat is no easy task" re-.
marked farmer "One year | had
500 acres of as beautiful wheat as ever
lay out of doors. 1t stood breast high
and it seemed good for forty bushels
to the acre. That meant to me a
profit of 81 ,OOO l had the teams Id
harvest hands engaged and expected
to begin cutting on Monday. On FIR
day afternoon there came out of the
northwest a greenish gray cloud. Fol
lowing heavy rain, the hail fell. Ia
ten minutes the wheat was flatten ID
to six inches from the ground. We
cut little of it for hay The renal
der rotted on the ground. The mort,
gage on the farm was foreclosed, and
| hired out by the day to support my
family. Do you wonder that the
wheat farmer is not boastful of his
crop until he has it in the granary"
Outlook.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08

Wholesale criminal prosecutions
are to be begun by the department oil
justice against high officials of the
Union Pacific railroad and of the
Union Pacific Coal company and 9th
ers, who are alleged to be mixed up
in the fraudulent acquisition of vas,
coal lands in Utah and Wyoming.
President Roosevelt has interested
himself personally III the land fraud
cases, and after careful examination
of the report of the interstate com
merce commission, which was made
direct to him, he has turned over the
papers to the department of justice
with instructions to act, and act Wig
orously, against all who were shown
to have been concerned in the frad-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08
Railway Men Dissent.

A special from Cleveland, Ohio,
says: Discussions between rival rail-
road unions have complicated, be-
yond all unraveling, the entangle-
ments between the unions and the
railroads of the country over the
work day and wage disputes.
Willie word came from Chicago
that unless important concessions
were made to the switchmen's union
in the matter of wages,a strike would
be declared Wednesday night on the
tail of it arrived fresh reports of an
tagonism between the switchmen's
organization and the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, which itself has
% 900 switchmen enrolled. There is
every reason to believe that what
ever the outcome of the negotiations
of the two unions with the railroads,
it will be war to the knife between
the two labor organizations.
If this embodiment were not suffi
cient, it transpires that the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen has fall
len afoul of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers. E. B. Harris.
chairman of the fremen's joint pro-
tective board on the Lake Shore and
leased lines, announced that if the
engineers vote to go on a strike to
enforce their demands for higher
wages, the fremen are ready and
willing to I'LL their places. There
are already some 10000 fremen in
the engineers union and many more,
it is claimed. have passed the engi-
neers' examination.
Arrogance on the part of the engi-
neers' organization is given as the
reason for the row.
Whatever the outcome of the wage
dispute, Cleveland and Chicago seem
to be destined as the storm centers
On the Lake Shore and Big Four
railways the switchmen's union
which is loudly talking fight, has a
majority of the yardmen and the full
force of strike would be felt most
here In Chicago the officers of the
contending unions and railroads are
centered, and on the action taken
there will depend the course OF the
unions all over the country.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08
The Result in Indiana.

Republicans of Indiana should
thank God and take courage They
have carried the state by majority
of 10000 and have a small majority
in the legislature in spite of the foo
management of the state committee
Without any state committee Indi-
ana would easily have given a major
ity of 10000 Never in the history oil
political parties were two such politi
cal fools as James P. Goodrich and
Carl Riddick placed at the head of a
great political party in great state
like Indiana.
Goodrich succeeded, many think
Intentionally, in disrupting the party
in almost a score of counties and
caused such a commotion in the
Eighth, Eleventh and Thirteenth dis
tricts, that all three of these. great
Republican districts elect Democrat
ic congressman.
A Democrat was also elected in
the Twelfth district; but as that dis
trict is usually Democratic we will
not charge the election to the mis-
management OF Goodrich. He has
sin enough to answer for anyway.
This gives the Democrats sis
congressman and the Republicans
seven in Indiana. Pretty bad, but the
only wonder is that it is not much
worse. Let us have sensible men a,
the head of our state committee ir
the future.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08
The Currency Board.

In accordance with the resolution
adopted by the recent St. Louis
meeting of the American Bankers
Association, ten active and represen-
taive bankers have been appointed
to serve on the national currency
commission, whose task it will be to
agree upon satisfactory financial
measure embodying sonie provision
for an element of elasticity in our
bank note circulation The other
members of the committee, nine in
number, represent the New York
Chamber of Commerce, which has
been studying the question of cur
rency reform, and the legislative
committe of the bankers association.
When the whole committee assem-
bles to take up its work it will find
an abundance of raw material and a
variety of plans and suggestions TO
digest and sift. Some contemplate
the mere addition of an emergency
circulation feature to our complicat-
ed system; some favor asset cur
rency" under certain guarantees, and
others go so far as to advocate the
repeal of the law permitting all ma
tional banks to issue circulating
notes and comforting the note issu-
ing privilege on one great central
bank, to be known as the Bank of
the United States.
AT a meeting of the New York
Chamber of Commerce the other day
the report of its special committee
on currency, which Endorsed the cen
trail bank proposition as theoretically
the best of all possible solutions
while intimating that, should that be
deemed too revolutionary by Cong
ress and the business community, an
alternative solution might be found
in a cautious form of asset-based
currency, was adopted with few dis
senting votes, although several dis
oPtahOio WdinNQ thc
chamber that throughout the country
any suggestion of central note-issu-
ing bank was certain to excite dis
trust and antagonism as a New
York monopoly scheme"
Seeing that the adopted report it
self recognizes the existence of such
opposition and puts forth a more
conservative scheme as an "immedi-
ate" alternative the action of the
chamber does not, it would seem,
have the effect of committing it to
the advocacy of the central bank
plan The national committee should
and will endeavor to evolve a cur
rency bill that the great majority of
the bankers and Congress will be
able and ready to accept as prom
ising basis for early legislation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08


The second annual seed corn spec
ial train will run over the Lake Erie
& Western railroad, November Ia
IL, 1906. This train is equipped and
run free of expense to the state.
Through the courtesy of the L. E.
& w. officials this train is furnished
to Purdue university experiment sta
ton for the extending and project
ing of the results of the station in
ves.igations in the selecting of seed
corn
Stops of 30 minutes will be made
and a chance to ask questions given
Comfortable seats in well heated
coaches will be provided for all. Let
every farmer arrange to be present.
This train will reeach Plymouth
November IA. at 10 o'clock a. m. and
will remain here 40 minutes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08
Through Child's BODY.

The two-year-old child of II. H
Myers was operated upon Wednes-
day and rusty needle two inches
long removed from its left side. Two
weeks ago the child fell from bed
sustaining a fracture of rib on the
right side. At the time of the acct
dent puncture was noticed above
the fracture, but as nothing was
found little was thought of it at the
time. Several days ago the child
gave evidences of experiencing great
pain in the left side and an irritated
swelling was noticed on the opposite
side and slightly below the former
injury. The operation revealed the
fact that the needle in entering the
child's right side some time ago was
the cause of the puncture wound, and
it is quite mystery to the attend
ing physician as to how the instru-
ment passed across the. abdomen
without puncturing the bowels-Elk-
hart Review.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08
Reformers-Real and Sham.

Reform is the great word of the
day, and indeed, there can be. none
greater. For reform is always need
ed and. should always be going on
should be a steady and progressive
thing. But. it is, important that a sem
sible people should never in their
disgust and dissatisfaction with ex-
listing conditions, mistake sham for
real reform. We must all learn, to
test and judge men by. their perfor-
mances rather than by their pro-
fessions-by what they do rather
than by what they promise. To come
at once to concrete case, we must
put our trust in such men as Ethan
Allen Hitchcock. the present secre-
tary of the interior, rather than in
such man as Hearst. Mr. Hitch
cock represents the best type of pub
lie servant He is the sort of man
whom Americans should be proud to
honor. He has never posed as a re-
flor r, has never told what he was
going to do or bcasted about what he
hal done. On the contrary, he has
gone quietly about his business,
which was the peoples business, and
as a result we have had one of the
greatest departments of the govern
ment administered with an intelli-
gence, courage and an honesty
(which it would be hard to match
With the utmost quietness, and with
as much self-effacement as possible,
he has accomplished the greatest re-.
suits, 1t is not intended to discuss
the two men here. Rather the pur-
pose is to use them simply as types
to. illustrate by contrast those quail
ties which the American people, if
they are true to themselves and their
traditions, will require in a public
servant What we ought to want is
practical Tin a good sense), perma-
nent and institutional reform, rather
than reform of he demonstrative
kind. The former stays the latter,
even if it arrives, may soon depart.
Only through a steady unyielding
pressure along right lines can any
thing of value be accomplished-un-
less, indeed, we aee ready for revolu-
ton, which, of course, is unthinkable
There are many who believe that of
late years the American people have
developed a spasmodic quality which
makes them incapable of prolonged
effort. We are told that they are
easily reused, but that they soon
quiet down and forget all about the
evils that stirred them for a time so
deeply. If this is so, they have
greatly deteriorated But it would
not be easy TO prove it. Undoubted-
ly in the face of great evils they of
ten show flaming Indignation. as they
should But though their wrath
cools, their purpose to cure the evil
persists 1t is as difficult as it ever
was TO drive them or lead them into
courses of which they disapprove.
But they do need to be on their
guard. For the yellow papers and
other influences are seeking to edu-
cate them in the very direction which
many suppose they have finally TAX.
en-. M
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08
After Eight Years.

October Goth was the 4sth ami
versary of the birthday of Theodore
Roosevelt, and was quietly celebrat-
ed at the White House Eight year.
ago his birthday was celebrated by a
little party on Pullman car as he
was approaching Seneca Falls during
a whirlwind campaign for governor
of New York, in a contest that was
felt TO be doubtful, and, as the result
was demonstrated, was extremely
close. He had been nominated re-
luctantly by the party bosses be
cause they felt that his popularity
was the only thing that could save
the Republican party from defeat II
this they were doubtless right, but
it is also true that they have Since
regretted the Pyrrhus victory, that
in its final result has brought de-
struction to their craft
What momentous changes have
those eight years wrought From a
ca3iidate for governor of a state by
grace of the party boss, Roosevelt
his become president of the nation
by grace of the people and in spite
of the bosses. More than this, he
seems to be an instrument in the
hands of Providence for enabling
this great people to free themselves
from bondage to grasping greed
which their own carelessness had
permitted to be fostered upon them
The celebration on the 4Oth birth
day eight years ago consisted in the
presentation of a cane to Mr.. Roese-
welt. Was it the forerunner of the
big stick he has since welded?
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08
Gigantic Engineering Scheme

Hugh L. Cooper, the New, York
civil engineer who designed the pits
and tunnels by means of which the
sater power of Niagara is utilized
has worked out a plan for Harvesting
the Mississippi. By means of a dam
5000 feet long at the foot of the Des
Moines rapids, near Keokuk, Ia, he
proposes to develop over 100000
available; horse power. The plans
are completed and the capital enlist
ed and it is expected that. the work
will be finished within three years.
The power will be used to generate
electricity which can be transmitted
to distant cities.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08
THE ELECTION.
Republicans Sweep the Country and
Will Have Large Majority in
Next Congress.

Returns from tuesdays election
show that the people of the country
endorse Roosevelt and Republican
policies There were no losses any
where except where political bosses
had organized machines and attempt
ed to defy the will of the people
Hughes defeats Hearst in New
York by plurality of about 6O,O0O
The upper state goes Republican by
10000 and the greater city Demo-
cratic by 10000. The vote for Hughes
is considerably less than that given
Higgins and the Odell faction is &C
cused of treachery.
Iowa reports show losses for Gov
ernor Cummins which if maintained
throughout the state will cut his plu-
rality from 10000 to $4,000 as COM
pared with 1908.
John B. Moran, fusion candidate
for Governor of Massachusetts, is
defeated, Governor Curtis Guild Jr
and the entire Republican ticket be-
ing reelected by plurality of about
81 900.
Governor Davidson and the entire
Republican ticket win in Wisconsin
by an unusually large vote, McGovern
the Independent, breaking the slate
in Milwaukee by being elected attor-
ney.
Republicans sweep Illinois, elect
| ing their entire ticket by great pln-
ralities, Smulski's advantage being
estimated at 100000.
Sweeping Republican victory over
the fusion ticket in Pennsylvania is
indicated Old Republican organiza-
ton, headed by McNichol, returned
in Philadelphia.
Indiana gives a Republican major
| ity of 10000 which is truly phenom-
email when we take into considera-
ZION the fact that the chairman and
secretary of the state committee are
both political fools. Indiana's major
| ity would have been at least 10000
| if Republicans had given sensible
men the management of the state
campaign. Republicans will have a
working majority in both branches of
the legislature.
Democrats carried the new state
of Oklahoma consequently its state
constitution will be written by Dem
ocrats.
The following is the official result
of Tuesdays election in Marshall
county:
Cox, Democrat, for Secretary of
State 2s77; Sims, Republican, 2476.
B. F. Shively for Congress 3Os2, A.
L. Brick 22ss.
]. A. Molter, prosecuting attorney
2s32; S. J. Hayes, 1861.
Daniel Mcdonald representative,
$3.50; Schlosser 25ss; Paul Logan so
Joseph Whitesell, democrat, clerk
2917; Martin 2349.
c. NJ Walker, Democrat, auditor
2s42, N. H. Sheppard 2425.
Fred Myers, treasurer 2s14; Jones
Grant 24S1.
Daniel Voreis, sheriff 2931; Frank
Thomas 1886.
DR.. Kizer, coroner 2s65; Fuller
1852.
Percy Troyer, surveyor $3.50 w. NJ
Morris 1880.
W. T. Leonard, assessor 2s61;
Wise 1865.
VIM. Troup. commissioner 1st dis
trict 2s5s; Hickman 1860.
James Severns, commissioner 3rd
district, 1850; VIM. Yantiss 1855
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08
Many Millions Made By Gum.

DIR. Edward Beeman, the former
chewing gum manufacturer, died at
Cleveland Tuesday. Beeman CON
ceived the idea of using pepsin as a
human medicine and first manufac-
tured it, This made him million
aire- He then conceived the idea Of
making persin chewing gum. Five
years ago he sold out to the Ameri-
can Chickle Co., making him a multi
millionaire
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08
BRICK PROBABLY ELECTED.
But Margin Is Very Narrow. Official
Count May Be Required.

1t seems that Hon. A. L. Brick is
reelected to Congress, but it will
take the official vote to decide.
The majorities reported are as FL
lows: Shively carries Marshall coun-
ty by 794, Kosciusko by So, and Pull
ask by 113.
Brick has a plurality of 216 in St
Jos 1h; 749 in Elkhart with pre-
cinO.s to hear FROM: TIA in Starke
and 67 in Fulton. These figures elect
Brick by PIT plurality.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08

New York, Nov. 1.-THE visible
supply of grain Saturday, November
3, as compiled by the New York
Produce Exchange, was as follows
Wheat, 1894, 900 bushels, increase
sos, 900; corn, 3;750,O0O' decrease ST.
900; oats, $780, 900, decrease $4,000,
rye, 1914, 900, increase $1,000; barley,
3,446,000 increase 100000 j.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08
Mr.. Talcott to go East.

State Senator Thad NJ Talcott, OF
South Bend, will go to Philadelphia
about Nov 10th, to attend meeting
of the divorce congress. Mr. Talcott
is a member of the Indiana COM
mittee on divr-ce by appointment of
Gov. Hanly. He has taken deep
interest in the need of better divorce
laws and will use his influence in the
Philadelphia congress in that direc-
ton. -
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08

Generally debilitated for years
Had sick headaches, lacked ambition
was worn-out and all rundown, Bur
dock Blood Bitters made me wei
woman Mrs. Charles Freitoy
Moosup, Conn.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08

Congressman Brick was elected
two years ago by plurality of 6907
and this great majority was given
him almost without an effort on his
part. This year he and the state COM
mittee have spent more money in the
district than in all previous cam
paigns combined since Brick was
first nominated in 1898. Fairbanks,
Beverage, Hemenway, Hanly, Secre-
tary Shaw, Speaker Cannon and
John L. Griffiths were all brought
into the district to save Mr.. Brick
from defeat. This was made neces-
sary by the congressman's foolish
ness in advising his followers to or
ganize a bolt in Marshall county be-
cause the county committee did not
elect one of his machine men, that he
had selected county chairman. In
every county in the district the very
best Republicans said a candidate
who will advise Republicans to Sc
cede from the regular organization is
not worthy of support
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08

Indiana's fool Republican state
committee furnished real sensation
last Wednesday by sending out in
structions to the Republican voters
of the state to stamp the rooster and
vote the straight Democratic ticket
This is only one sample of Jim Good
rich's political intelligence, and is not
the worst blunder he has made during
the campaign
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08

Democratic papers have been pub
fishing the names of Republicans who
will vote for Shively. Several Demo
Gratis have asked us if we intend 20
publish the names of three prominent
Democratic leaders and officials in
this city who work for the election
of Brick 1t is not necessary to pub
lish their names.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08

The decision of election commits
sioners is a blow TO the Democratic
party of Marshall county from which
it will not recover in many years, and
the worst of it is that Democratic
leaders who are honest and in no way
responsible for the decision, will suf
fer most.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08

No Republican State chairman or
Republican congressman will ever
again be able to organize a bolt to
destroy the Republican party of Mar
shall county. Their followers have
had an object lesson that they will
not soon forget.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08

When Bricks's machine from St.
Joseph county went to Warsaw to
nominate him for congress, the name
of Charles o. Merica was presented.
Mr.. Merica in nice speech asked
to withdraw it, but the machine
wanted to humiliate him and they
yelled vote, vote, vote" Kosciusko
county voted Tuesday
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08

I'VE would rather see the Republi-
can party in hell than to have Hen
bricks rule its. E. Boys. Guess
they will.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08

State Chairman James p. Goodrich
will be known in future as the great
est political fool that ever occupied a
conspicuous political position. 1t is
probable that Jim" has just sense
enough to be proud of achieving such
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08

An attempt has been made to de-
ceive the Democratic papers of this
district by sending out a report that
the supreme court held that earn was
county chairman. Neither the SUI
preme court nor any other court has
made any such decision The deci-
sions of the courts have all been fav-
orab1e IN Hendricks