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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-03-01
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By PROF. CHARLES R.. HENDERSON,.

H HE necessity for providing industrial insurance has become
by the absurd employers liability laws, have followed a policy
LA g 81 OF c0ncealment as. by a universal instinct. Of occupational
n&*HA accidents we gain suggestive glimpses, but of the causes of dis
TX M ease and premature age and death in industries we have in
1EA68&l this country little information either from government OF
OG~ insurance companies.
~ "fhe best government is that which governs least" has
been a popular proverb. It is true that the logic has been for
gotten when a railroad company asks from the government half the land
along its right of way, and a large cash bonus to reward its enterprise and
make dividends secure; or when a city council has special privileges to
be regulated, workmen to be protected or lives of citizens to be safe
guarded,
The state whose indItres take best care of its men will swiftly and
surely attract and hold the best workmen. The unconscious assumption Of
our captains of industry is that Intervention of government is necessarily
evl-unless they happen to be in a council asking a franchise, or in a
lobby asking for a protective tariff for some infant: industry.
When it is shown that obligatory insurance does not mean absolute
control of employers, but union of effort in which both sides are fairly rep
resented in local management; that the interest in collective bargaining
remains untouched; that voluntary organizations are recognized and made
secure by suitable state supervision and control and that taxpayers so far
from being asked to increase burdens, will be substantially relieved from
many charitable demands, it seems likely that Indifference and antagonism
will change to approval.
The aim of social insurance is not only to "keep the wolf from the
door" but to keep him so far away that he cannot destroy sleep with his
howls. It is for the vast majority of those who live on small wages or
salaries, and who, in a struggle to live decenty and educate their children
have difficulty in making ends meet.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-03-01
AROUND THE CIRCLE
KEEP THE DOLLARS MOVING IN
YOUR OWN COMMUNITY.
1T MAKES WEALTH FOR ALL
Buy OF the Mar Who Will Buy
Of You and Your Dollar
Will Come Back
Again.

Copyright by Alfred G ClarK)
AS on the western p~rairies In
pioneer days, the trapper's camp fire,
kindled to prepare his frugal meal or
to a him from the biting wind,
famed into renewed vigor, spread,
first on the tiny blade of grass to
neighboring blades, and thence to the
tangled masses all around until the
broad plains were one vast sea of
seathing flame destroying all before
it, so the mail order business, started
In the eastern cities on a small scale,
famed by the breeze of judicious ad-
yertising, has spread until it now coy
ers the length and breadth of our land
and threatens disaster to the smaller
dealers everywhere. The note of
warning has been sounded, the light
is visible in the sky, and yet, appar-
emily oblivious to 1t all, the ones
whose safety is being endangered,
heed not the alarm nor the signal of
disaster. The country merchant and
the farmer, whose combined efforts
can stem the tide OF destruction that
threatens to engulf them. are alone
unconscious of the approaching devas-
tation, that, like a great sea of con
Stunning fame. is threatening to engulf
them.
The country merchant and the farm
er-the simple. honest jewellers in the
rural districts, are the victims this
gigantic peril is reaching out for to
fill It's rapacious NAV. Each year its
grasp becomes firmer, its power
greater. Only a few short years ago
the catalogue house was a thing I'M
heard of. to-day it stands as one of
Americas greatest Institutions. And
with great fortune great pow
err, so now the mail order business
may well be classed among the powers
of the nation. Its efforts are already
being felt at the national capital,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-03-01

where our laws are made, and unless
a check is administered the passage
of the parcels post bill will mark one
of its greatest triumphs.
But let us look at a few of the
simple reasons why the farmer should
%patronize the home dealer. In the
first place their interests are cen
tered in each other. Every season of
plenty on the farm mean a prosper,
Gus year to the country merchant. So
in the prosperity of the farmer does
the country merchant expect to gain.
The farmer finds, therefore, in the
country dealer, a staunch and loyal
friend and a defender Of his rights.
They pay taxes together, live side by
side, their children play and go to
school together. When the crops are
poor or misfortune comes, to whom
does the farmer look? Not to the
mail order magnate, but to his neigh.
Dor, the country merchant. How
often does the mail order concern
take any interest in the political ques-
tions or legal measures beneficial to
the farmer? Yet with their bright
hued catalogue Of pictured bargains"
they reach out an open hand for the
farmers hard earned dollar. And
does he get value received? Not
often. The first order he may, but
that is only a bait. The business is
not founded on principles, 1t Is not
builded on honorable methods, its
mighty walls are erected on graft.
The goods are shop-worn or shoddy,
or perhaps many kinds Of goods have
defects 80 cunningly concealed that
the naked eye a scarcely see a diff
ference between these articles and
those of a much higher grade. You
are expected to send cash with the
order or have it ready when the
goods arrive with the big c. o. d.
mark on the package. Your crop fail
ure, or shortage of money doesn't in
terest the mail order house, your
credit with them is good only so long
as your pocket book is filled. Your
order Is made out and you pay for
goods you never saw, put up and Sc
lected by men you do not know. II
these goods do not prove to be worth
the money, If the shoes do not wear
we'll, or the suit Is shoddy goods, will
the mail order firm make them good?
Not often. Yet the local dealer will
do this. He knows his honesty is his
best drawing card. So much for the
advantage of dealing with honest men
and not with grofters.
Still other Issues present them
mass ~sub.stations or branch houses
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-03-01

progress would labor ever have achieved to-
ward the realization Of its admitted rights if
there had been compulsory arbitration during
the years that organized labor has been
developing.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-03-01

bring comfort or necessary improve
ments in the country places? Then
why should the farmer ~patronize
them? BY actual test it has been
found that the same goods can be pro-
cured as cheaply, if not at more rea-
sonable prices, at home. Trade with
your %neighbor, whose interests are
your interests, whose hand is always
ready to assist you in time of trouble.
Patronize those who patronize you.
Use the f1ashy catalogue of the mail
order house to help kindle the kitchen
fire, and keep your money at home
where it will benefit you and your
neighbors over and over again. The
farmers dollar, earned by honest toll,
should not be added to the blood
money OF these great mail order cor
pOrations. The farmer must join the
local merchant and the country editor
In battling this great peril that Is
creeping, creeping onward with great
rapidity, and unless these forces are
combined and their efforts prove in
creasing, the day Is not far distant
when the chance will be gone forever
the power will be too great to con.
quer.
IVER H. SMITH.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-03-01

"Well?" said Dickey. He concealed
a grim behind his hand, and tried to
look modestly expectant.
We'll" repeated Mr.. Rembert
brusquely, 81 have accomplished the
very unpleasant Office you asked me
to undertake for you. And the young
lady assures me-" He paused. and
Dickey had a brief temptation to ex.
ecute a jig or any other rapid stem
which would relieve his feelings. "She
assures me-" continued Mr.. Rembert
deliberately, that she feels honored
by your love, and that she accepts your
offer"
Dickey's jaw dropped and he groped
aimlessly with n hand. When he
recovered, Mr.. Rembert had gone. and
there was an echo in the back parlor
as though a door had just slammed
He was alone in a huge, blank world
which was all n vast mistake. When
he recovered again Miss Garner was
sweeping gracefully down upon him.
"You dear old Dickey!" she cried.
why didn't you tell me long ago? And
why didn't you tell me yourself, you
silly boy%
She was close to him--her hair
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-03-01

selves In this connection. With the
rapid growth of the mall order bust.
are being established. These large
firms are daily reaching out for new
sections OF trade. What will be the
result along this line? With the
growth Of the catalogue house comes
the death OF the rural mercantile
trade. Let them once destroy the
country merchant and the markets
Of the world will be in the hands of a
few wealthy capitalists. Their branch
houses will appear in all the country
towns and the farmer will no longer
be independent. His friend, the coun.
try dealer, who through competition
was forced to pay the value Of the
butter, eggs, etc, will be a thing Of
the past. and in his place will appear
the fat, gloating face of the capitalist,
in whose benumbed conscience there
is no thought of pity, whose breast
contains instead Of q heart a great
lump of cold stony gold, whose one
ambition is to build up a greater for
tune than the world has ever seen,
and who cares naught for the tears or
trials, woes or weeping OF his victims
so long as he IA squeeze a little more
of the coveted glittering treasure from
him.
Again, the dollar spent with the
local dealer stays in the community
where It blesses the spender over and
over again. The merchant pays it to
the butcher for meat. the butcher gets
his bread OF the baker and therefore
drops the dollar into the bakers till,
the baker pays 1t to the miller for
-four, and the latter buys his grain
from the farmer, so the dollar ono
more jingles merrily in the farmers
trousers pocket. But spend it with
the mail order house and 1t is gone
never to return. 1t goes to build up
the great commercial interests of New
York OF Chicago. Does it pay the
farmer to send his money to help
beautify and build up these great
cities? Has he not more interest in
identifying and building up his W
section of the country? Ii not, he
should. If a place IS good enough for
a man to live in and to make his
money in, 1t is good enough for him to
spend his money in. Who helps build
the churches, school houses, streets.
bridges, etc? Does the mail order
house help? VIII they give a dollar
to educate the farmers children, or
donate anything to support the farm
er's widow or orphans? Do they help
to pay the taxes, or add anything to
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-03-01
Uhr Eutl nj
&nrplna mralth
BY DR.. FELIX ADLER.

that to-day. Some American citizens are worth more than the Persian
king, who was called in the ancient world the king of kings.
There may be some fortunes cean-I don't know, but the majority
of the fortunes are unclean. The faint of what theologians call the orig
nal sin is in them.
The commercial spirit displays itself most naturally when free from
the restraints of civilization. The doings of the rubber syndicate in the
Congo NAV be cited as an instance. The desire TO hire child labor cheap
is one of the taints of original sin.
How hard it is, how insane-this commercial instinct
The men who deliberately sit down and devise ways of cheating their
neighbors by adulteratlng food so as to enrich themselves are mean, mis-
cradle creatures.
Yet how many fortunes are built up in that way.
Of the evils that appear after great fortunes have been born is the
corruption of our politics. But tina. is inevitable.
No matter what the form of government those elements of the popu
lation which have been a power are the rulers. You can't help it. TIL,
facts of government reflect the power. In an ohgarchy of wealth tn,
power is in the oigarchy, although ways may be devised to ave appear
ancs. The only way in which we may preserve our democracy is to bring
about an equitable determination of wealth. The distribution of power
determines what the actual government shall be quite apart from the
ostensble government. To-day we have an oligarchy subject to the power
Of thu masses.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-03-01
IVER H. SMITH.
Snakes Reared for Their Skins.

The idea that snakes are useless
creatures and should be exterminated
wherever found, will have to pass
away, says the Shoe Trade Journal,
as in Australia they are now being
Systematically reared for the sake Of
their skins, which have a considera-
BILE commercial value in London,
Paris and New York. Snakeskin Is
the fashionable material for slippers,
belts, bags, purses, jewel boxes, card
cases, dressing-table accessories, etc.
Rabbit trappers supplement their
leans considerably by catching young
snakes and extracting their p%oinson-
GUS fangs. The blacks are also ex.
pert snake catchers. To them the
snake is an agreeable article of diet.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-03-01

touched his cheek as she bent towar
him. Dickey vas shaking as with
violent ague.
When Dickey escaped to his owl
room at last, and had put bolt and bal
between himself and a too-hilariou
world, he shed tears of bitter repent
ance. 1t did not ecu to him thai
there was anything to do but stand b.|
the bargain he had made, The queer
Of the house party was hls-alas, his|
fatal attractiveness had been his ruin
for he had been for two long weeks
busily constructing a future for him
self, through every nook and corner OF
which moved a little girl called Fan.
And Fan was an heiress. 1t was so
easy to love Fan. And she would
never forgive him. She would not
ever wait for him until death or some|
unforeseen calamity should set him
free. Perhaps she would even marry
the hated Rembert, the tooeloquent
Rembert, who had had a hand In his
undoing!
For some weary days thereafter
Dickey was led about and shown OFF
by his ~fiancee. manfully trying to look
as little miserable AZ possible, even In
a dim way to make love. That he did
1t badly he knew, and 1t did not help
him In the least to see her pause and
look at him with interest at such
times. 1t was a telegram that broke
the spell and proved the signal for the
breaking-up of the house party. Miss
Garner read 1t at the breakfast table.
and twisted the yellow slip thought
fully.
TOO bad!" she said, with regret. Il
suppose | must go. It's my lawyer.
you know. How tiresome! Dickey.
will you drive me down to catch the
twelve-thirty train?"
In a few moments Mrs. Arnaud knew
that her house party would be fitting
before another day had closed, but she
smiled. 1t had been a great success.
Dickey's nerves thrilled a little as
he gathered up the reins. They were
all crowded around her and could not
let her go. How popular she was,
after all-and how stunning! At least
1t was something that this splendid
creature was going to be his wife, and
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-03-01

she had been unable to resist him!
Dlckey sat up a little stralghter, and
gave the bay thoroughbreds a flick
that they instantly resented by nearly
pulling his arms from the sockets.
They were less than half a mile from
the station before he had them under
control again. Then he glanced side
ways at the face under the slanting
hat-brim. 1t was all over with Fan,
and he might as we'll make the best
of 1t. He put his arm around her.
Il wouldn't do that, Dickey dear, IL
I were you," she said, sweetly, restor-
ing the arm with decision to It's proper
place.
I'D like to know why?' said Dickey,
much injured. What's the use OF be-
ing so stand-ofish with a fellow when
we're ~engaged?'
Because we're not engaged, Dickey,"
she said, with a charming smile. BE
it's all off, and you're going back
to the little Deering girl and be a good
boy all the rest of your natural life.
There is the station, Dickey-and drive
carefully now"
Dickey was still gasping when she
huttered up the platform beside him.
Not engaged?
But what do you mean?" he cried.
Aren't we e~ngaged?"
mo, we're not engaged, my son."
she said, with a little motherly air.
you know you talk SO loud when you
are plotting, Dickey-and the truth Is.
| was In the summer house that night
you made it up"
Dickey shrunk visibly. His smart
outing suit became suddenly a misfit.
He pressed his hand to his forehead.
But Rembert!" he groaned. Good
heavens, he'll never get over IT."
Miss Garner laughed. He's going
up on the same train with me. It's
four hours from here home, and IL I
can't manage a little thing like that
In four hours I don't deserve to sue.
ceed."
She had gone into the car, and was
leaning from a window. ooh. Dickey!"
she called, sweetly, Il forgot to tell
you that Mr.. Rembert was In the sum
mer house, too"
And Dickey leaned against the red
wall Of an unsympathetic railroad sta
ton and wept.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-03-01
The Fortune Tempted.

A we'll known British nobleman was
actually engaged to Miss Coutts, but
on her challenging him one day wheth.
er 1t was her personality or her great
fortune which appealed to him he
frankly acknowledged that although
he wal much attached to her, her vast
property had been his special induce.
ment in b%etrothing himself.
Her reply was characteristic: Let
US then remain the best of friends In.
stead Of being the poorest of lovers,a
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-03-01
Wbat Compulsory
Trbiration WoMld falean
By JAMES DUNCAN.
First Vice President, American Federation of Labor.

compels acquiesccne. i'll its DECISIONS That is true only in a limited sense.
Society compels obedience to law, but society does not pretend to
establish legislation on many matters which are recognized as the sole
business of the individual, and society does recognize certain inalenable
rights"
One of these rights is formally announced in the declaration of indie.
pendence as ~"ibey" Now compulsory arbitration would destroy the
right of the individual to the liberty of disposng of his labor by voluntary
agreement in the market that he chooses to enter. That, Of course, would
be slavery.
There is yet another-"nalenabe right which is mentioned in the
declaration of independence; it is the right to "te pursuit Of happiness.
Compulsory arbitration would destroy this right by compelling the indi-
vdual to dispose of his labor at a price and under conditions which he
might regard as entirely improper. Under these circumstances he could
not very effectively engage in the pursuit of happiness.
Government by Injunction and compulsory arbitration would sue
coed in crushing our liberties. The wage Garner would be doomed tC
that serfdom from which he has toled up so painfully and slowly through
the long and bitter centuries.
When we talk about compulsory arbitration we need only ask: What
progress would labor ever have achieved to-
ward the realization of its admitted rights if
there had been compulsory arbitration during A1AHWuxzu
the years that organized labor has been
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-03-01

By surplus wealth is
meant in excess of the
needs and deserts of b
man. History records.
that Alexander found an
increditable treasure
something like $75,OOO,.
600 belonging to a Per.
sian king.
Some of us smile at
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-03-01

Compulsory arbitra-
ton would not be arbi-
tration at all. There is
no arbitration n d e r
compulsion.
1t may be said that So
ciety arbitrates the dis
putes Of its members in
matters affecting every
h uman interest, and
The Dickinson press., 1907-03-16

In another column appears the
bill providing for the organiza-
ton of Hettinger county. Peti-
tons will be ready for Gov. Burke
on April l and it is not likely
there will be any delay. Mott is
an active candidate for the county
seat, expecting to secure more
names of actual residents to its
petition than can any other point.
We are informed, however, that
the people of New England
Buffalo Butte, Horswill and Black
Butte have united in selecting a
location in 134-95 for the county
seat. If all these unite upon this
or some other central location and
an effort is made to get all resi-
dents to sign the petition, it will
undoubtedly carry.
The Dickinson press., 1907-03-16

The new PRESS maps are very
satisfactory and are in great de-
mand. The first sheet is a fine
map of North Dakota, showing
accurately the Milwaukee survey
and new t~owns-Horswill, Dag
lum, etc. The second sheet is a
good map of South Dakota and
the third of the United States.
They are printed in colors and
are very clear and distinct. To
supply the demand, we have
placed a large order and, buying
in large quantities, can quote a
very low price. To all paying a
full year in advance to the PRESS
we will make the price of the map
Is cents; to others, 50 cents.
The Dickinson press., 1907-03-16
II LAWS.
Light and Santa
ito r.. 3 a.c k to Old
Method Of Taking Gen.
sus. High School Aid.
Increases Limit Of Com
puIsory Attendance.

The following are some of the bills
passed by both houses in the interest of
advance education
House Bill No. III gives to the county
superintendent of schools and county
superintendent of health supervisory
control owe the erection of school
houses in common school districts, es-
pecially with regard to plans for light
ing, heating, ventilation and sanitation.
The superintendent of public instruction
is authorized to prepare plans for one or
two-room school buildings, which are to
be used as models. A board of inspec-
tors is created in each county whose
business it is to recommend to school
boards changes in school buildings which
will render the same sanitary and fit for
school purposes. This is a long step in
the right direction.
House Bill No. 3o1 is a measure de.