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New-York tribune., 1907-09-27
BIG 34TH ST. LEASE.
TERRI RENTAL S42O, 1000.
Deal Establishes, 1t Is S0id, Nc7t
Record Price for Store Space

The Bankers Investing Company, Of when
Ninturn Post Collins is president. has leased '.o
westerly store of its building No. west Sflh 81
tnoun as the Century Building, for term OF
tpventy-one years al rental OF apoN' -
,.a ,e.r This is said TO be the record for space
in II important thoroughfare- The store al-
.oins the new establishment OF James McCFee'S |"
Co and is directly opposite the NaldoTl-As'oil@
Hotel The eas:erly store in the century Do.i"is
,s rented last June at $4,000 year TO the Mirror
-s,a,, r-ornnauy Both are IS feet in width
7-,,e name Of the occupant OF the store VIII be
announced ir A few days. Il VIII be occupied as
an exclusive speciality store for millinery neck
wear and furs The lease negotiated through
Julian Benedict, who largely Instrumental IN
tj, 5e,lopr,ent Of this block of 34th st real es-
tate He was the broker in the sale or the Henry
Clevs property the lease OF the eleven story prop
ety Revfilion Freres and in many other deals in
the section
The premises No sos 5th ave. adjoining the Sey-
uaour Building. was yesterday reported to have
been leased to company which will erect 4 twelve
story office and store structure the site The
property is owned by afrs. Eliza Parsons.
According TO another report yesterday, which
wes not confirmed, the Ritz Hotel Company, Of
London. Is seeking to purchase the property of r.
T. Wilson the southeast corner OF 42d st and
9Th ave. site for big hotel.
Robert r. Rainey and Edward IcVickar have
sold for THE Rcsen Streter Estate No. 269 Green
Dich st snd No $ Murray st. being the north
east corner Of those streets. The property COM
prises five story and four story building
Plans fer the home of the Lotos Club. which
& 10 be built in West 57th st. near Carnegie Hall.
have been approved by the building committee Of
the club. and Il Is expected that by September :.
1sos. the new building viii be available TO mem
hers
The contract for the building. which is to cost
t44a0ao has been awarded TO Mark Edlitz & Sons.
who 70 erect eight story building, accord
ing plans laid out by Don Barber. the aTchi-
sac or clubhouse will ne
set apart for the OF members wives and
women folk including handsome dining room for
sheir use.
On the top floor viii he the banquet hall and art
gallery combined. 4 fine measuring 75xI0o
feet On other upper floors will be forty bedrooms
each with d bathroom
New-York tribune., 1907-09-27
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS.


Southampton Sept 26-Teutonic Gr. New York via
Genoa. sept eI-Reg1na d,Itala dtan. New York via
Naples: 23d louisiana GtsD New York via Naples
Trieste sept 21-Gerty tAustl New YORK. Via Naples and
Iau sept 22-Estonia Russ,. York via Rotterdam.
Para Sept :-Naderense tI}rl New Via barbados.
Rio Janeiro sept 24-Ryron On New York
lTavre. 25-Nexicr HTrl New York.
Port said, 26-fanet Mars tBI) New York for
srangbai Sept 2s"RiTer Forth Gr, New York via St
Vincent and Durham
SAILED.
Cherhourg Sept 2-Krorprinz Wilhelm 0er), New York
Hamburg Sept 24-PhHbUs Ger. New York
Narcotics Sept 23-RhU6esian ftrl, New York.
Antwerp Sept 25-St Andrew C3rp. New York; Chester
Dutch. New York,
Gibraltar sept 2fBechuana O3l Cfrom Bombay.
delphia Baltimore and New York.
Ba-ry. sept q Hawk Bay fBrJ New York
st Michaels. Sept 24Gbratar tBr) 0rom Penang
New York
Swansea Sept 24--BroosSlyn City O3rl. York.
Trieste 21-I odov'cs (Aust). York
AElers sept 22-ArEenfels fGer) Nrom nd
Colombo. Boston and New York
Lizard. Sept 2S-Nieuw Amsterdam Dutch New York
q RouoEne and Rotterdam
QueerstowrH sept 26Adriatc Cr). Smith Crou South
-herbours3.
Liverpool Sept 26-Cedric CBrl New Queens
Barbados. SEPT 25-Ornooo CBrl Langrnaid from New
York via Kingston. Colon. etc for Southampton.
PASSED.
Gibraltar. Sept 25-Lovstakken tNor. for New York.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-27
m THE AUCTION ROOMS.

parcels listed be sold by GoIdsein
They Will be on October 10 They are a
plot. 75xs911 feet.
10 feet OF Le1ox ave- and adjoining plot, T3x
a911 feet The properties be offered In foreclosure
proceedings brought by the American Mortgage Company
against L A. other persons. The
each parcel $1,000 There IL a
prior mortgage each plot OF about $4,000.
James ]. Wells in foreclosure No 3I5 to 523 West
e9h three six story brick fathouses stoTes
plot I24 sxloo.5 feet. IN action brought ty A H
against AritabIe persons Tho
rla3ntif got property about SiO8 The amount
about s24 soc
Bryan L Kennedy viii offer fo- sale to-day the
auction Nos 53s East asth st d story
brick factory. a plot 50sx1G0.1 Tx irregular.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-27
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

Ae following petitions in bankruptcy were bls I
yesterday with the clerk of tine United States DIS
tr5ct Court 80
Marie Peterson, also known as Clare T Peter
ton- doing business the Peterson Heating Cow,
pany. at No s34 East 18th street filed vonntaT, =,
tetltion showing debts Of s13z73 assets s5Te Tho
rifcl5a creditors are Bertha Pollack s. OIL Amer
.san Radiator Company. Si.f71; 23d Ward Rank
.I-.-l The assets consist Of accounts Spga FOOLS
VI; personal property, siGG ' iS'
hapian, No II East 18th street bv R9,1scb g -
WIZ a claim for s7Ss Transfer of assets is alleged
-Sicholas w Ryan. builder OF No 1870 Boston
road h4e5 a voluntary petition showing debts Of
s.o-o"s assets sSe The principal creditors are the
New Amsterdam Bank. s7s.eo secured bv assign
-1aent Of payments contract with Arrno-v
New Amsterdam National Bank $500 secured
fv assigned payments from Caritn C-anstr,,ctiou
company; Peter Laverty. sielS5; CITY of New
S.2sA -
New-York tribune., 1907-09-27
TaANSpACIFic MAILS.
TO-DAY

Destination and Close in New York
1euces To-day 500 m
Hawaii. japan Corea and China
san FraDcsco)-America Marr,-....-. To-day 500
Hawaii. Guam and Philippine Islands
san Francisco)-C < transport Sept 80 600
Hawaii via San Francisco)-Alaneda sept 80. eo0
Hawaii japan. CO7ea. China and Phil
ippine Islands via Francisco
Australia except Wes1. New Zealand
Islands Fiji Islands and New
Caledonia tvia Vancouver and VIC
toria CD-NoaI1a. -.......-.......oct g. 6.c0p n
Tahiti and MzrGUesas Islands via San
Francisco Mariposa Oct r. eco m
New-York tribune., 1907-09-27
m THE PRIVATE SALES MARKET

Samuel weGk has bought from Helen D. Meyers no.
es5e Bainbridge ave. d story frame dwelling
house Z 26x73-5 feet.
l-leck s Brown have sold for Albert E. Lowe 10 A
Bennett No 312 East 9th ST. a story double tene-
1ert house & lot 2Jx97
Shaw & Co have sold Margrot J Ellis No 1850
se6gwick story brick family dwelling
house d lot 25x100 feet. The buyer viii occupy
The premises
Arthur c. MuhIker has sold Nina Muth ana Albert
Lccher No. 57a East 14oth four story Aathouse
a lot o5xToo feet
New-York tribune., 1907-09-27
WIRELESS REPORTS.

The Baltic which reported SiasConset at lV5o a
yesterday, when S0 miles OF Nantucket Ls-lsF "
expected 10 doc1 about II 80 a. to-day -. . eo
The New York, which reported 70 cape rae az is
a. yesterday. geo miles east o! >ahoy tN' "
expected TO dock about 11:30 a. SATURDAY - ,,o
The kaserin Auluste Victoria which repcNeu 20
cf thst station IS expected 10 deck about '-'o O. 49,
Saturday. -,
La Savoie. which reported 1s3 miles Ca -
Sable Island 5:55 a yesterday. is expec'eu u ~
about 7:30 a. m. Saturday. e-c ILL., o,s.
The Campania which reported as 60 70 doct
about A Saturday. r,..o q. 7an
The Caledonia which reported Cape Race q a.
Yesterday, when miles east ~ that slaI40i+ -
eypected 10 dock S a IN Sunday. - ...
The New York, which reported to same tsiao 60 "a
ing that station 6:3o yesterday, Is eA'S''oO -
a Saturday
New-York tribune., 1907-09-27
FOUR DEALS IN WESTMINSTER.

plot 1oexI5o feet IN the Scarsdale Estates
At Soarsia1e TIE broker has also sold three
plots forming acre. Scarsdaie Hill
client house the combined parcels
,fr. EHrha-t also solo for Nj Stewart
Justice Edward s. Clinch. plot IN o-awampum
White adjoining the property recently sold
Edward \ CIinch ir
New-York tribune., 1907-09-27

Plans have been fled with Buildings Superintendent
MaFphy for =emcdeHs The four story loft and store
building No Iss William into an annex tn the old
J3cnner Building ~ tire northeast William and
Spruce SITS which is beinP a new home o~
fhe Sfaats-Zeitung. The viii be utilized az
storage house ana mailing Office for the newspaper
New-York tribune., 1907-09-27
An $50 900 a4TH ST. LEASE.

Th. McVickar. GaiIlard Realty Company leased
1z5 4sth the International Geneva AS
socstioB Jesse c. Huffman. The lease Is long
Of years at aggregate rental Of $4,000
building viii extensiTey reraodeled and occu-
pied by lessee.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-27
SALES IN EDENWALo TRACT.

The Edenvald Land Company has sold two lots in
Wright ave. feet south ave- Thomas
Banks and three lots in Jefferson and lot
Wilder Samuel r Mishkfn. There has
been considerable activity IN the EGenwsld section
The Brcrx n the four months.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-27
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC

MINIATURE ALMANAC
Moon 93s Moons age -
HIGH WATER.
A-AE--Sandy GOV Island Hell Gate
PMSan5y Hook il:55 Island I2:02 Hell Gate A'V'
New-York tribune., 1907-09-27
Instruction.

For Boys and Young Men-Clty.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-27
Real Estate.
SECOND MORTGAGE

TUX SALE.
10000 purchase money mortgage on high grade
value $3.50 600: best in city
dress NEWARK $50 Columbus ave
New-York tribune., 1907-09-27
For Young Iades-City
FRIENDS Seminary Friends SCHOOL

-" 10 rs East 18th St. 10 f1s Schernerhoru
Ne" YORK Brooklyn. " =
NDEftciARTEN and PREPARATORY SCHOOLS FOR
GIRLS and BOYS Individual instruction. Regular
course Sr ineIudes LANGUAGES. MUSIC. ART. MANUAL.
IttAiNINCi Large Fairgrounds.
Fan term begins September 23rd 1907
CATALOGUE SENT ON REQUEST
New-York tribune., 1907-09-27
S'arkey Seminary
School Agency.

AMERICAN AND FOREIGN TEACHERS AGENCh
supple, Professos Teachers Tutors. socs
Colleges. Schools and Families Apply 10
IOUNG-FIrLToN % Union SuuarA
New-York tribune., 1907-09-27
Dancing academies.
Mr.. and MRS. OSCAR DURYEl

West 62I2
and children in (2hysical dancngl aos
fancy dancing in social dancing department
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-29

undertakings-inte railroads. mines.
banks. traction companies, gas COM
panies, real estate and the like. The
profits from these investments are in
turn ~reinvested until a whole people
Is laid under tribute in half a dozen
lines Of industry to a single coterie Of
men who set themselves above the
law. above the government, above
every consideration except their own
ends.
II this economic d~espotism Is to find
its Justification in the hypothesis that
oil Is a cent or " a gallon cheaper
than It would have been had the
standard oil company not ruthlessly
and iawlessly destroyed ali its COM
petiors then saws the World, the
country needs the broadest possible
of Standard oil over every
branch Of commerce, finance and in
dustry. II would be better If Mr.
Rockefeller aud his associates owned
All the railroads. alfthe bqnks, all the
mines. all the manufacturing plants
all the farms and plantations. and the
American people became a nation Of
hired servants.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-29
onGANIzISG ron wonN.

Governor Curry Is rendering vaiu-
able service 10 the territory by his ac-
tive efforts ln behalf of o thorough orr
ganizauon ~ our people 10 Tho End ~
making "a strong pull. q long pull aud
n pull AN together in favor of statc-
hood for New Mexico 3t the coming
session ~ congress
We ARE sorry To- learn ss ve do
through dispatches from Westminster.
that the president fears thero Is uu
chance for us at the coming session.
IA with his active assistance nf
which we afro assured. aHA tae utltai
efforts of our own people. u, Wly
succeed m bringing the measure o. th,
front Notwithstanding ihr iudiffri-
cnce of q large portion of the members
~ congress aud iu the meantime uo
can feel assured that while there IS
everything 10 gain There BIZ nothing o.
lose. and if wo do NOT succeed in ert-
ting an enabling aet ec VIII at least
get r. good dei of first rtto adtur-
Using. bl bringing % the notice or tho
people nf Che Uuntrg mann of the
advaHtaEes aud attractions of New
Mexico as place flf h1me-seckcre
and in this connection 3D. i- NOT out
~ place o. eau Gao attention 81 the
people 90 DE-, territory "a. thc Fact that
thc republican rsrs ~ Hetnauiio
county. which has been Cor some
rcafs past in T. raihtf chaotic ,0ndi-
ion. has now pulled Itself together.
and organized Tor business cur
news columns yesterday morning gave
q report ~ the forming ot regularity
chosen delegate ffam et precinct
hn the county of an orea alton @
b. known 49, Roosevelt League
which 81 merely another name Cor rec
publican paftl -and making provision
I'd the same time Tor the org atiou
~ subsidiary leagues In $50 fna a[ier-
ent p@fecineis of uae county ThIs ssh
stc iht republican parts m Eeruai-
lla county an orsanlzed existence
uhkh. - ue have minated above b.
has asf had l~f.s~ - a. ASA nt 81
SIX sears aud aHu pnt iu nghtiHF
Trim Ter The nexi general eiceusu
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-29
THE DISEASE
Is DURABLE

tDaily Times, Eureka, Cal)
Tho disease which ranks second tp
consumption FOO Qualities and which
has been deemed equally fatal is
Brlght's Disease That 81 is now pos
itivoly durable q, known On compar-
atively few people. unfortunately, the
new specific fnr Bright's Disease
comes under tho head Of proprietary
preparations an8 medical ethics for
bid "a recognition ~ its merits. The
Herald takes the view that having
positive knowledge Of cures effected.
fts duty 10 lis readers and 90 human
itv Is ia state the facts Tho publish
ar knows ~ tNn eases Ia which IL
has effected permanent cures aud of
two others who had practically ahan-
doncd hone. hut who are now regain
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-29
Touching Tribute TO
The Watermelon


iu thls latitude September is the
month when the tribes who people this
aetiau cBrbuse and nah merry with
the Wauton watermelon. They 60
Forth to- the patch iu the early morn
iu1 while The dew ciistens on its green
abdomen when il says pink pink.
th,y pass Go another but when they
tuI one from whose heart the mellow.
.uurnus ratund. PUNK. pluuk comes
fhrt pluck h. from the parent "a Zee
g.. some <eQuestcred nook and he gods
Mount olympus never toasted on
-ueh nectar.
The biz. cool red-cainfed water
melon il she u-uintessence ~ luscious
ness DC s. the c~senC IT gastfuuomlc
rapture BE Is the elimination 81 cpl
curian ECSTASY The rich red Juice b.
e. balm Ut Gilead to the troubled heart
he satmrates tire whole soul and raAl%h-
eS the Vcty being wtth the Rapture ot
if~ cares ft b. "a liquid Establishment
swect henrdlctium that falls Ike the
dew ct Hermpu upon the troubled
mind auu De- pcIfurhrl spirit. In
other hfl~ : tir rire caHt ref-
corded watermelon f defned good
eating
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-29
ALI EYES ON CLEVELAND.

Not Grover Cleveland. but Tom
Johnson's Cleveland. The telegraph
told US yesterday morning that the
registration OF voters which closed
saturday night was about 10000
greater than that Of last year, and the
greatest ever knoWn In the history Of
the city. Evidently the people are all
alive To the Importance Of the mayor
atty contest They should be. A good
deal is involved. Originally the az
The question related to the johnson
administration. Had It been satisfae-
tory2 And should Mayor johnson
have another term Then. Of a sud-
den. Nj Burton announced his candi-
daey and state politics and national
politics were dragged in. II was pro-
posed to make the control Of Cleve-
land a factor in the effort to defeat
Mr.. Foraker for recollection to the
senate. and 10 strengthen the Taft
boom in Ohio. Since then the cam
paign mas been waged with those two
aims well understood. Does the big
vote mean Burton or Johnson? Are
the voters responding to the call Of
the president 10 aid his plans, or Is
their Interest in Mr.. Johnson the
greater by reason Of the politics In
iectcd into the race? lie has carried
the republican own three times by
substantial matorities on issues peril
nent to the towns business, which
shows that. when 50 disposed, the
Cleveland electorate can take a non
partisan view Of local needs and du-
ties
Thc election to lake place next
Tuesday viii have an effect upon the
presidential situation. II Johnson
be reelected, under the circuin-
stances. In a republican town, and
with the national administration do
ing it's best against him, II VIII be IN
terpretcd. and properly so. az an ad-
ministration defeat, and very bad for
TAFT. whereas II Burton shah win, u
VIII be regarded not only as an adj
minfstratlen victory. but also as Q
shelving Of Senator Foraker
as a matter of fact. It is more a
between TAFT and Foraker.
Than between Johnson and Burton,
and tho country viii await the result
1f the issue with a good deal more
han ordinary interest.
-
II Is open season the next few weeks
for shooting stars. However, as they
be observed at home, they are
practically useless as excuses for the
niduighter.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-29
AFTER THE BATrLE.

The financial furry Of last week rs
now a thing Of The past, and the eX-
uorioneed We gained during the few
DAYS that II lasted may serve to teach
us q few business lessons which may
he of value to us IN the future.
In speaking Of the unfortunate re-
suits which are inseparahle from a run
on the banks, the Sew York Herald
lsa.s;
AS everybody knows a %protracied
RON calling Tor enormous amounts Of
currency can cause the temporary
suspension Of evon the strongest lnsti-
tuition, unless as n the case of the
Trust Company of%America, it has ok
coptionat means Of obtaining practi-
cany unlimited quantities of ready
cash. The most unpleasant feature of
the situation " the fact that so many
.timld |dcpositors hoard the funds they
Withdrew. thu creating "a scarcity of
currency at a time when 81 les most
needed.
"It would hc "a good plan to Induce
these dcnnaltors where possible 60 aC-
cept unccrtired checks, which thcS
would be- likely 10 deposit In some oth-
er institution. thus preventing th<
lock an Of funds Where the dcpos-
li.or Insists upon receiving cash it
would be wcll TO pay him DO gold. I'm
Hike notes OF large denomination, he
could not conveniently carry the specie
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-29
N WAS 4 MISTAKE.

The spasm of nious zeal which led
10 the resurrection and enforcement
or the long obsolete Sunday law. last
sunday. was a mistake. True. the
Law Is stlll on the statute book. but
II has beer q dead letter 80 long thai
tho people generally had become un-
conscious of IT'S existence. Like the
old Hblue laws of Connecticut. It may
have been we'll enough in IT'S time. but
the world has moved on away beyond
it. and ii Is folly 10 attempt the en-
forcemcnt Of such laws at this time.
because IT merely serves 10 drive poo
pie away from our town and docs no
good whatever, But atill. II We are
going to enforce a, then let as en-
force II. and not make any hair way
job Of II. Let Us be consistent In the
matter. and treat an alike. let US not
make fish Of one and flesh Of an
other. The only exceptions made by
the law are works Of necessity, mcr-
~ and charity" and nothing elise
should be permitted. The street ears
n the electric light works should be
stopped. the clerks in the railway Of
flee and the telephone office should
be arrested none of these are works
Of necessity. mercy or Charity they
are merely modern Injuries. aud our
forefathers got along well enough In
their way without them n It is "a
crime to sell a cigar to q man who Is
addicted to the habit Of smoking and
VIII be miserable without II. tffcn Ger
tainly II is "A greater crime to sell
postage stamps to q man who can just
as we'll wait tili tomorrow
Let us be consistent. and n the Law
is TO be enforced, let Us enforce an Of
IT. a distinguished doctor of divinity
once ssfidi Orthodoxy Is my doxy.
and hetcrodoxy Is some other mans
doxy." In the matter OF sunday OBJ
servance. the harmless things are the
things we want to do. and the harm-
fnl things are the things sotuo other
man wants TO do. General Grant said
the best way 10 secure the repeal Of "a
bad law was to enforce 81 rigidly. And
that Is what We should do with this
old blue law ~ has 10 place In O.
Christian country. because the great
Prophet of Galilee, upon whom Nc
profess 20 found our religion treated
Just such statutes with contempt. and
when rcbukcd Tor doing so he dee
clarcd. ''The sabbath was made for
man, and not man for the sabbath"
American shore resorts are dcmor-
Hilzed bA the news from the Chinese
pent is IN total eclipse By The fame of
"a China coast sea onstcr which at
ticks human beings.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-29
indications
There Is No End
CFarmihgton Ttmes-Hustler

IAfftltEttN ilNfn~i ttA0tN'Nt
Really. gentlemen OF the Pluuehar~
.bund press. this y~indication business Is
getting confusing. You should adopt
.spmp system of enumeration 50 we can
keep up with o.. VI will put most OF
us in an embarrassing position n some
mathematicaliy Inclined person should
arise aud suddenly ask ms now mauA.
times this man Bursum has been viz
Dictated.
Let as see: when Bursum was
elected chairman of D. territorial
central committee. the plunderbund
press iuhilantly announced that he
had been indicated When ne was
commended ia thePlatfurm ot the trt-
aoriai convention We were informed
that he had been vindicatcd.
When ne was elected mayor of So-
zorro. these same authorities We're
dead sure hd was VindtCatcd.
When Saford's report was made
public they knew they had "iust plum
gone and done it, and Hursum
was indicated.
When Hagcrmau was removed Bur
sum was again held az To IA as a vim
dictated man
When Trelford was tried and dis
charged We were again informed, as
though II was an entirely now sub
ieCt. that Bursum was sure enough
indicated this time.
Then. the past week on two pur cX-
changes have been rolling IN on IA
with the same familiar headline,
"Bursum indicated. Sanord's report
approved. etc.
Nerily. thk man Bursum is "a much,
INDICATED man.
And by the way. u question arises ia
our mind ana we viii bet p Plum
lrrbund press can answer b.: How Of
tom does "a CRATER have To he Vtndi-
to make him appear an honest
mans
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-29
NOT A POLITICAL QUESTION.


No fact IS more ~palpable or signifi.
cant than hat there has been no poll
tics In tho marvellous spread Of term
perance sentiment and the party pro-
! hlbitionists can not claim the credit,
as a political factor, for the tri-
umpha of the moral issues they have
helped to raise. and for which they
have commended The people who have
voted the saloons out Of Georgia ana
Oklahoma. 1who have voted the
liquor traffic out Of county after coun-
~ IN Missouri. who nave closed the sa-
looms in the big cities of Missouri and
have all but driven the joints out Of
Kansas-these people have not been
The party nrohibitionists. They have
been republicans and democrats and
populists and rrohibitionists combin-
ed. The movement has been utterly
independent of the political propa-
eandl, and the results whiGh have
been accomplished are vastly out OF
proportion to the political Importance
of the prohibition party. II has -been
a moral and not a political revolution.
and II rs very doubtful If the prohibit
ton vote next wear will be materially
larger than II has ever been. The
men who voted the saloons away did
So. not because they were members %
any political ar religious organization
but because they were opposed to a
continuance of the liquor traffic.
There Is no reason To believe they VIII
forsake their party affiliations, and
there is no good reason why they
should.