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The Delta independent., 1907-07-12
But Not By Sitting Around.

1t was fine address, rings true and
in the main is not to be questioned, but
when Banker Hemming Of Colorado
Springs told the farmers of Fort Collins
that all they have to do is to "open the
flood gates and sit in the shade Of
beautiful trees and await the certain
and always bountiful harvest" he
rather over did good thing. The Col
orado farmer can come closer to doing
that very thing than any other on earth,
but he cannot quite reach the mark.
He needs to be doing little hustling
on his own part while the flood gates
are open and the harvest getting ready
to be bountiful.
1t all sounds poetical enough, the
thought that nature does the business
for the farmer, produces his crops and
empties its cornucopia into his granar-
les, but the farmer generally knows
pretty well how the harvest got into
his bins and how smart are the blisters
that put it there. He knows that he
did not sit around under any beautiful
trees and have things happen. He was
out at daybreak every summer day
with a long-handled shovel looking
after those flood gates and from then
on until sundown never felt the shade
of a tree unless maybe there was one
along the ditch bank where he kept his
water Jug and he managed to get over
to it now and then for swig of that
which makes things grow.
Those envious of the bankers life are
fond of citing the fact that their money
works while they sleep, just like the
alfalfa and beets of the farmer work
the night through to make him rich,
but Mr.. Hemming would be the first to
deny that all there is to successful
banking is to open the flood gates and
sit around under beautiful trees while
the ticker marks up interest on the
notes. The banker has a bit of hustling
to do while that interest is growing.
That "moral worth is the best asset
of any man" is not due to man sitting
around under beautiful trees and watch
ing things grow, but to the necessity to
raise blisters in helping on the growing.
Who wants to sit around under trees,
anyhow? That sort of thing may fit in
for few minutes now and then, par
ticularly when it is vacation time and
one has been looking forward all year
to vacation, but little of it goes q
long way and is enough to last the av-
erage American until next vacation
time. Man acquires assets through
hustle and the moral worth kind has to
be hustled for just as hard as any other.
Sitting around don't gather anything
but moss. and moss in turn Is only good
to stuff pillows to sit on.
We will give better than bookmaker's q
odds on favorite that both Mr.. Hem
ming and the farmers to whom he was
tossing bouquets are downright glad
that things don't come from sitting
around. They would all rather have
them bit hard to get, because when
you get things that way there is some
satisfaction in having them and know.
ing that you hustled to get them. Isn't
that right? Denver Republican.
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The Delta independent., 1907-07-12

Walking up the business street
of Salida, recently, where it
seems that every other door is
a saloon, we could not help but
compare the general appearance
of the buildings with the busi-
ness houses of Delta. The paint
looked so old and the fronts of
the buildings had such worn
and dirty appearance. They
looked just as one would expect
them to with a lot of sloppy beer
guzzlers leaning around day after,
day. We could not help but feel
thankful that Delta is not sa-
loon town, at least not over-run
with them like Salida. The aver
age country town saloon is, after
all, a tough looking place. Salida
would do we'll to reduce the num-
ber it has by about three-fourths.
The Delta independent., 1907-07-12

upper side Of the leaves.
Begin in time, be thorough,
and do not let the slugs destroy
your trees or roses.
c.. P. GILLETTE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07
MR.. ROOTS BOOM
NIPPED IN THE BUD BY HIS
PROPOSED RETIREMENT.

The boom for the republican presidential
nomination for Secretary Root started by
Senator Scott of West Virginia has been
ntpped In the bud by the Secretary
of State himself. To inquiring friends he
has stated that he will shortly retire from
public life and again go back to the legal
profession, in which he distinguished him.
self for many years,
The retirement of Mr.. Root from the
State Department and the probable selec-
tion of Assistant Secretary Bacon as his
successor has already been forshadowed
in these columns The fact that Mr.
Root will not now permit his friends to
make any efforts to secure the New York
delegation to the republican national con-
vention- points to his permanent retire.
ment from the political world, with which
he has never been delighted He would
never had re-entered the cabinet but for
the urgent insistence of President Roose-
welt, who has long recognized his emil
nent abilities. Retiring from the position
of Secretary of War in January. 1904,
after he had been with Presidents Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt five years, he fully
intended never to go back into public Of
fee. The death of John Hay caused Presi-
dent Roosevelt to urge Mr.. Root to be-
come his right-hand man in international
matters. In January he will have held
the position two years and a half and that
is about much as he wants. If he can
get out of the cabinet before January he
will do SO. but he will not remain any
| longer than he can avoid. He has told the
| President Of his wishes in this respect,
| and the President will reluctantly consent.
| Mr. Roots health and his disinclina-
| ton to remain In public life are the basis
| of his present intention to retire as quick
| ly as possible. He is not sick man in
| the sense of being organically unsound-
| He has, however, worked SO hard that
I his nervous system is in anything but
satisfactory condition. Rest and exercise
| for month the last summer benefited
| him much, but resumption of arduous
mental work has brought on a return of
| the symptoms His closest friends have
| Informed him that he needs rest at any
! ter advantage in his law offices than any
| other way He Is of the same opinion.
| Elimination of Mr.. Root from the con-
| test for New York. delegates to the
| next national convention narrows the
| fight down to Hughes ard Cortelyou, as
will permit his friends to go into the
| scramble. The President, 1t may be
stated on excellent authority, Is by no
means averse to Cortelyou having the
| delegation if he can get 1t without such
| fight as would be detrimental to the
party. The President will not try to force
| his Taft preferences upon New York,
where, strangely enough, he apparently
| has less influence than in any other state
| In the country. If Taft cannot be nomi-
mated in the next convention he WILL as
1t now looks, have no objections to Cor
telyou, and the latter would make Il
splendid start with the votes of New
York back of him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07
Wachter Cries Fraud"

BALTIMORE. November 7-Ex-Repre-
sentative Frank c. Wachter said:
I'VE were absolutely confident of VIC
tory, and no man was more surprised and
disappointed at the result than myself.
Mr.. Crothers was beaten to a standstill
until the polls were opened.
while i dislike to use the old cry of
fraud. ! cannot but believe that manipu-
lations inside the polling booths went far
toward bringing about the democratic vic
tory. Again. the democrats had more
money in each precinct than the republi-
cans. do not mean to insnuate that they
USED any of 1t Illegally, but from my prac-
ucal experience in politics l have learned
that the man who spends the most money
n a campaign usually wins
Inc republican party was In the best
possible shape-perhaps better than for
years-which makes the defeat all the
more surprising. There were no evidences
of any factions or disgruntled voters, and
We mad every reason to expect decisive
victory However, we are game and will
take the defeat philosophically after we
regain our equanimity."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07

Many persons who can't
drink coffee without lying
awake at night, find Postum
Food Coffee agrees with them
perfectly.
The important thing is to
boil the Postum at least IS
minutes SO that its flavor and
full food value may be OBJ
tanned. When made right and
taken hot with good cream
and sugar to suit ones taste,
Postum is delicious as Java
coffee.
Made OF wheat, it contains
no drug or other harmful sub
stance.
Try Postum 10 days, while
you leave off coffee with its
drug, caffeine. There's a
Reason"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07

for the people to divide. knowing and
believing that both the nationalist and
progress parties have the interests of the
government at heart, the question of
which shall control is settled only by an
election sometimes casting party inf1u-
ence one way and sometimes another.
THE first principle of party politics
necessary to learn is that defeat must not
cause encouragement. The first lesson
in Enforcement that voters have to
learn is to be good losers. and, when that
is learned, to be good winners, because
self-government composes restraint on
both sides.
The minority must not strive to strike
down the work of their opponents e.
cause they are not in control, and the
majority must conduct affairs as to
show that the people have part In the
government. Nothing has given greater
pleasure or more confidence in the sue
cess of what we are doing than the &C
ton Of the assembly. All matters up to
date have been treated in conservative
manner by both the minority and the
majority. All I ask is that the minority,
while pointing out the faults Of the ma
pride. so as to show the assembly is a
success"
The Secretary referred to mistakes of
the Cuban government, due to lack of In
terest in public affairs on the part of the
legislators of that island, and declared
that the Philippine assembly showed a
difference in this respect.
Secretary Taft told the Associated Press
today that he expected to return home
over the Siberian railway. He thought at
first that the troubles at Vladivostok
would keep his party away from there.
He has received no replies to dispatches
Of inquiry he sent. but he regards 1t as
extremely probable that he will stick to
his original plans.
A meeting in Manila Tuesday night OF
nationalist radicals members of the
assembly being present adopted a mo-
ton censuring the majority of that body
for inaction In regard to propositions In
favor Of independence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07
Larceny Of Schooner Alleged.

Fred r Reh. tr., arrested yesterday,
was today held by Judge Kimball. IN the
Police Court. for the action of the grand
Jury. on a charge of taking a schooner
valued at 500 from Abraham Greenstene
of Norfolk, Va. He furnished $500 bond
for his appearance in the higher court
If required.
The owner of the boat testified that
Reh made an offer to buy the boat, and
paid $40 on account, to have the owner
hold the boat for a few days pending
completion of the sale. Reh. it was tes-
titled then went to the captain of the
schooner and told him that he had bought
the boat The captain then sailed under
orders from Reh
After the disappearance of the boat the
search was taken up by the United States
revenue service, and they located the
boat at this port. Mr.. Greensteine came
here and procured a warrant for Reh's
arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07
TAFT TALKS TO FILIPINos.
Secretary Gives an Academic Discus
sion on Party Politics.

MANILA, November 7.-Secretary Taft.
in an address at banquet given by the
progress party Tuesday night, spoke of
the history of a party division, and de-
clared that their existence was a neces-
sary part Of the changes Of the Philip
pines.
The only method of conducting popu-
lar government" he said, is by political
parties The federal party at the time
of it's organization was in no sense po-
litical When 1t existed 1t was the only
party organized to convince the people to
accept the promises of the Americans 1t
worked bravely and faithfully to this end,
and to such an extent that much of the
success of the early government of the
islands was in no small measure due to
the federalists. They sought peace and
taught the people to seek peace.
After the firm establishment of the
government had been accomplished q
change was natural In elections for
members of the assembly it was natural
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07
BURTON ON HIS DEFEAT
REPRESENTATIVE ATTRIBUTES
IT TO MANY CAUSES.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, November REP
resentative Theodore e. Burton, discuss
ing his defeat in the mayorality contest,
said yesterday:
The victory Of Mayor Johnson was due
to wide variety of causes.
First A feeling that the street rail-
way question can be settled by the mayor
In such a manner as to secure cheaper
street car service. This, coupled with
feeling which in some quarters was bit
ter against corporations, especially the
Cleveland Electric railway.
Many voters could not be led to take
dispassionate view Of the situation.
With longer campaign it is more Tlan
probable that the people would have be-
come educated in this regard and a differ
ent result reached.
Second. No man can appreciate the
The work of thousands Of men, their po-
sitions at stake, trained to political serv-
Ice, and many of them with friends and
relatives equally interested, Is factor
strong enough to determine any election
under ordinary circumstances. This ma
chine manifested its power TUESDAY. NO
volunteer organizations could equal 1t In
| efficiency. 1t was like contest between
regular troops and raw recruits.
Another factor was the almost united
| support given Mayor Johnson by the
liquor interests Of the city.
| lone great advantage which lay with
| Mayor johnson in this campaign as com
| pared with others was the operation OF
| lines carrying passengers at three-cent
| fare and the impression that a 400 sys-
| tenn would be established on which a
| three-cent fare would be charged, and
| which would include this whole city
Mayor Observation-Disclosures.
Mayor Johnson, referring to his re-elec-
ton. said:
Through all the confusion and SANDER
these people kept their minds fixed upon
the real issue, so that today Cleveland is
free city.
ut was the peoples fight 1t Is the peo-
pies victory.
| THE right may lose a battle, but II
never lost war. Our seven-year war Is
won Cleveland will go on with it's great
work. 1t will recognize all the lawful
and equitable rights Of the defeated mo.
nopoly but 1t will reserve and preserve
all the rights Of all the people"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07
Gather Content With Verdict.

BALTIMORE. November 7-Undaunt-
ed In spirits at his defeat, Mr.. George
r. Gather. the republican candidate
for governor. received number Of
callers yesterday at his law Offices in
the Gather Estate building
He stayed up until 4 am receiving
the returns. After conceding the cleo
ton of Judge Crothers. he went to the
home of his mother. Mrs. George r.
Gather, sr.. $40 Cathedral street.
Mr.. Gather said he was content with
the peoples verdict and declined to
make any comment on the result. Early
In the afternoon he went to his sum-
mer home at Gainesville to get some
much-needed sleep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07
SANG WARTIME MELODIES.
United Daughters Of the Confed
eracv Convened at Jamestown.

NORFOLK, Va, November with q
large attendance. the opening ceremonies
Of the annual convention Of the Virginia
Division, United Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy were held in the auditorium Of the
jamestown exposition yesterday. The
Confederate colors and the flag of the lost
cause were conspicuously displayed. A
feature of the exercises was the singing
Of wartime melodies by the combined
Confederate choirs Of Norfolk and Ports.
mouth, accompanied by Phinney's United
states Band Mrs. James Y. Leigh, pres
tdent of Pickett Buchanan Chapter of Nor
folk, presided and the exercises were
opened with prayer by Rev. George E.
Booker, pastor Of Epworth M. E. Church.
Norfolk.
The address of welcome was delivered
by J. Taylor Ellyson. lieutenant governor
of Virginia. The response was by Mrs. W
r. Mckinney, president of the Virginia
division, United Daughters Of the Con-
federaCy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07
Straus Says That Real Statesman
ship Is Needed

BALTIMORE, November 7-Mr Isaac
Lobe Straus. attorney-general-ele says
Il am, of course, greatly gratified at the
splendid triumph of the democracy in Tues
days election, and personally 1 desire
to thank the party as we'll as my non-par
tisan friends for their generous support.
The supreme lesson of this victory lie
responsibility. The democratic party must
now thoroughly arouse itself to an the
possibilities and obligations of it's present
situation. The general administrative
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07

work of the state should be continued In
accordance with the excellent standards
of the present administration in the in
terest Of the whole people. The pledges
which the democracy has made to the
people must be strictly, scrupulously and
faithfully carried out. both In spirit and
to the very letter The party must main
tain and extend the popular methods of
management by which in the last few
years it has been distinguished. We must
look to the people as our political man
ayers as well as the source of power"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07
Fire Loss Statistics

NEW YORK, November THE losses
by fire in the United States and Canada
during the month OF October as compiled
by the Journal of Commerce. aggregate
s13350,25O, or about half million less
than was charged against the same
month last year. Total losses by fire the
first ten months of 1907 reach the sum of
$50 49,, 300, as compared with s424 400, 200
for the same period in 1906. but of that
sum San Francisco was responsible for
$3.50 600 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07
Conservative Duma Leader Coming.

NEW YORK, November kellogg
Durland, the American whose release
from the Russian police was recently OBJ
tanned by intercession of the State De-
partment at Washington, reports the sue
cessful completion of arrangements in ST.
Petersburg with Paul Milyoukov. conser-
vative leader in the duma. to speak in this
city before the Civic Forum in January.
Milyoukov will start for New York imme-
diately following the dumas adjournment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07

Thomas Henry, the native of the
Quaker city who stated in the Police
Court that he had been shanghaied in
Baltimore recently and cruelty treated on
an oyster boat, will be released from the
workhouse this afternoon and sent to his
home This was accomplished through
the efforts of c. A. Massie, agent of the
Prisoners Aid Society. who will help the
young man to obtain the necessary trans
portat1on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07
VIEWS ON MARYLAND
GoVERN0R-ELECT Is GRATEFUL
FOR HIS ELECTION.

ELKTON, Nd. November Judge
Austin L. Crothers, who was elected
governor Of Maryland. is yet too weak
to go out doors, and did not venture
out to vote Tuesday. His illness. which
began about the middle of September.
caused the governor elect to lose a
| large amount OF flesh. To a newspaper
correspondent Judge Crothers stated
that he was very much pleased with
| what the people Of Maryland had done
for him. and hoped to be able to prove
himself worthy Of it by filing the Of
flee to which he had been elected to
| their satisfaction.
It will probably be a week or ten
days before Mr.. Crothers will be able
| to go down to his office.
"Of course" he said. II am greatly
pleased at the result OF the election.
take no delight in the triumph over my
opponent. whom 1 have known for sew
am pleased because the victory is VIC
tory based on good sound democr attic
principles. Our party must demonstrate
by it's conduct that we all recognize that
people believed that IL successful we
would by every means In our power give
to them a continuance Of that good gov
eminent which they have heretofore en-
joyed under democratic rule.
For my own part, I think it more than
likely that my political career will t rmi-
nate with the end of my term as Gov
ernor. II l shall be spared to live 80 long
have not the means to support polftt-
cal life, and I shall enter the guberna-
torial office with a firm and conscientious
determination to do my duty toward the
whole people in the state as fully as any
man who ever held the office.
The campaign is over. and any differ
ences or political bitterness that have
been engendered, II any, should be forgot
ten. and we should all Join hands for the
purpose of accomplishing the greatest
good for the old state we all love so we'll.
The party and the party leaders made
a great fight in this campaign. by those
who ably and eloquently espoused the
cause Of democracy upon the hustings.
The work in this regard of Senators
Whyte and Rayner. Gov. Warfleld,. STATE
Senator German and others has put the
party under great obligations to them,
and as for myself take this opportunity
to express to them my deepest thanks for
,the Invaluable services rendered by them
to myself and the other candidates. They
were united and enthusiastic" a..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07
Mayor Mahool Expects Benefit.

BALTIMORE. November II feel that
both the city and state have been greatly
benefited by democracy sweeping vic.
tory" said Mayor Mahool yesterday
That the state will have officials com
petent to discharge with credit the respon'
sibilit,es placed upon them is, think, be-
yond question Every man elected has
demonstrated his ability. and it is vel
known that each successful candidates Is
desirious of making every effort to ad.
vance the interests Of the state
Altogether, 1 consider the success o.
the democrats a great tribute from voters
to the caliber of the men on the ticket.
expect Baltimore to be materially aided by
the democratic legislature, and l am sure
that Judge Crothers will see that Balti
more is given all the recognition due her,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07

The thousands Of shoppers who
are familiar with the buying ad-
vantages OF Green Ticket day at
Kings Palace will need no invita-
ton to make the most OF tomor-
rows phenomenal values.
The small minority who have not
leaned the Importance OF our
weekly clear-up of remnants are
invited to a practical demonstration
OF its opportunities tomorrOw-after
that We can count them regular
Friday visitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07
Frizzell Says Prohibition Ballots
Were Thrown Out.

BALTIMORE, November Mr.. ]. W.
Frizzell, the prohibition candidate for
governor. said that he would make no
comparison of his vote with that of
former candidates Of his party until
the official returns had been compiled
or at least until all of the precincts
were in.
Our party suffered a great deal by
having it's ballots thrown out because
they were not marked to the satisfac-
ton OF the judges. In the third pre-
cinct Of the twentieth ward, where
live, l know there were at least eigh-
teen votes cast, and by the returns 1
see that at least seven OF these were
thrown out. Five were thrown out In
the fourth precinct Of my ward. I
came near losing my vote by making a
mistake. Some one put me on the look
out for blunders."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07

lima and eastern Virginia and Mary
land to succeed John r. Walker. re-
signed. w. T. Currie of Enfield, N. C,
succeeds Mr. Morris as chief inspector
of the pine association
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07

NORFOLK, Va, November 7.-R H
Morris of Norfolk was last night elect
ed secretary of the North Carolina Pine
Association, controlling all the leading
lumber mills in North and South Caro-