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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-01
NEW YORK HERALD PREDICTS RESULT OF K
 BALLOT BATTLE
HOW ELECTORAL CoLLEBE
 APPEARS TO HERALD.

V c Reasonably sure Republican. z . California. 10: Colorado. 5: Con. . . necticut, I. Delaware 2 Idaho. [ . 8: Illinois. q; Indiana. IS: Iowa. ( . l3; Kansas. IS: Maine. 6. Massa- [ | ehusetts. Is: Michigan, IA: Minne- { . sota. Il: Montana. 3: New Hamp- q shire. 4: New Jersey, 12: New q York. 80: North Dakota, {: Ohio. . 23; oregon. |; Pennsylvania. 34: q Rhode Island. (: South Dakota, ( . {; Utah. 3: Vermont. {; Washing ( ton. 5 West Virginia. !: Wiscon- C sin. 13: wyoming. 3. Total ao6. . Reasonably sure Democratic, q Alabama. II; Arkansas. 9; Florida. q 5: Georgia. 13: Kentucky. i3: c Louisiana. Q: Maryland. 8: Mississ- ( ippi. 10; Missouri. IS; Nebraska. { . ka. g.: Nevada. 3: North Carolina. . I2; Oklahoma. q: South Carolina, { . 9: Tennessee. F; Texas. IS: Vlr- { ( ginia. 12. Total TIT. 1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-01
IS NOT sHERLIFFR.
wife of Bandit cOnasent He Is At

pes Moines, Ia, oct s1-"It must be A mistake. co not belle Frank has been caught. He Is too shrewd for a thing like that. I shall not believe it is he" said Mrs. Frank SherlifTe. wife of inc alleged bandit fugltive who was reported last night to be under arrest at Knoxville, Tenn.
 She declare today she believed the man hEd by the Tennessee authorities was not her husband.
 st. Paul authorities are expected here en route for the prisoner. Sherliffe says he will. n resist extradttion to St. Paul. but refuses to go to Colorado. where he is u. 1e- sentence for murder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-01
TAFT SUPPORTER
KILLs BnYAN sUPPoI

KILLS bIth lAN SNFFUkNAEFt'
 ! Clarksburg. W. Va, Oct. 31.- ! During Republican industrial ! parade here tonight, Frank
 ! Whitehair cheered for Bryan. This
 ! was resented by Frank Lover, an { lowed. Whitehair was stabbed , to death.
 { There were many threats of | lvnching Lover and Mayor Wood | ordered all the saloons of the < eitv closed as a precautionary } measure.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-01
FOOTBALL VICTIM
CADET FEREBEE LOSES HIS LIFE
 O.. GKtIDEgRON.

TackIea While Runuing With the
 Bali as Left HaIs Back of
 V. M. I.
 Lexington. Va. oct. st Cadet c. Cook Ferebee, son of c, B. Ferebee, of Norfolk, Va. died today from con- eussion of the brain, due to an injury fhe Virginia MilitarJ Institute and RoanokS College. played here this af- sernoon on the formers parade grounds The inJur:' resulted from be- Inr tackled while running with the hs1I as left half back The game was not finished.
 The score q the end of the first half was V, M. I IT: Roanoke College, 0. The secon. half was not played.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-01
THE WEATHER.

WashinRstOn, Oct. 31.--For Alabama Fair sunday and Monday, wteh risi4S temperatureg Iight east to sOutheass
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-01

have practiced on the confdins Kepuh- lican leaders.
 He declared that 1t was fortunate for the couner. lnat -he trust magnatea had shown their ! .nds before the election He was gic I-r. Taft had them q heiieve," he added. sT ourhs 10 have the votes of those who have been vtcttmized by the trusts. for Repub- llean victory will bring no rthef to the Another favorite argument of the candidate Sday was in connection with the lpty dinner pan slogan. The Republicans deceived you eight years ago about the dinner pal" ne said "But there is no fufi dinner pail ]: the workfngmen are looking at the hole l in the bottom and making faces at the Republican leaders.
 Twenty -four speeches were delivared in Indiana. An incident of the trip oc. cured at Richmond when MT Bryan l was handed a iist of s02 RepubIicans piedging their support to him. By the breaking down of the engine of Mir. Bryan'a special at Macy. Ind. his nrrlv. l al ct Chicago was delayed He will ] proceed to Kansas and @on Monday speak ln the northweeteFn portion oi the state. those engagements beine
 concluded .p time to perfnit Of his rb.
 turn fo Lincoln thaf night xFbere hs
 wili be accorded honie coming dsmon, stration.
 pkoSrnm Abandoned.
 chicago. .{ov. William J, Bryan arrived in Chicago thirty min. l utes after midnight this morning. I His train was exactly i've hours late
 and all the preparations made for 6
 spectacular k.ad up in Chicago of tht Democratic candidates campaign hat
 to be abandoned. On arriving, Mir,
 Bryan drove directly to the Andito. l rum Annex and retired for the night. Charles W. Bryan. brother of tho
 Democratic candidate. received the fol. lowing telegram dated at LaPorte, Ind.
 at II p. m.
 "As cannot reach Chicago until af l ter midnight. please cancel Chicago I meetings I do not care to talk politics on Sunday. Present my regrets to thu 1 audiences. | tsigned) william J. Bryan" a. ...
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-01

fcaptlpHei ~s Paa'@ Tss'apag.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
By Clarence L. Cullen
Drawings by Harvey Enrich

this luncheon group were not SNUG Individuals mar
tinets in morality, precsians in ethics. They
just decent, self respecting, broad gage Americans
1t will be observed, however, that their curiosity
concerned only the other fellows 'sidestep
ping The matter of their 'sidestepping, y
doubt, did not to them at all. Thus
they sidestepped' doubly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
A Subject for Speculation

A another table not far removed from this
lunching group of every day men, lolled mag
nifCently municipal politician of notoriety,
rounded by of caniney fawning henchmen.
The politician looked pretty well satisfied with
himself. His FURNISHED rubicund bald head his
barbered and powdered, overhanging fat jows;
his sharp, beady, greeny gray eyes, the deep
creased roll of fat in his neck; his waxy, pudgy,
frecked hands, with several stubby fingers encr-
cled by enormous diamond studded hoops,-all of
these things seemed to unite, to the view of those
who knew the man, in proclamng the profound
satisfaction with which he patiently regarded him
self.
His parasites sitting at table with him he treated
with sort of beaming, overlordly condescenson,
tossing careless, ru1nbling word to of
them, to another the holder of many fiefs,
while at meat, might toss the stripped bones to
his expectant dogs. Throughout the meal sort
of oily grin fckered about the of the
politicians faccid, yet cruel, mouth; perhaps it
a sheer than grin-a sheer, conceiv
ably for the inveterate simplicity of the eector-
ate of city that he had looted, with unbroken
munity, for nearly quarter of century.
Every in the restaurant knew that this
jowly politician had. without performing
day work of any kind in his life, bourgeoned into
millionaire. The ootful, rapacious municipal Jobs
in which he had figured the main swag getter had
been publicly told about time and again Every
of our lunchng party of every day men knew
that this careless long, patronizing, fat politician
was to employ the short and ugly but perfectly
truthful and applicable word, thief.
And so, their cigars, the every day men
men of the world who nevertheless were welded to
ways of honesty and right livng-studied the
splendiferous, bejowled municipal CRATER
Il wonder, said one of them rehectively, what
that fellow really thinks of himself? 1t would be in
teresting-wouldn't TITO know just what intro
spectve view he takes of himself when he is alone
with his ego; when, for example. he turns out the
light and places his head on the pillow,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
Sidestepping Ourselves

Thus the discussion began.
The corruptionist's cool
arrogance was pointed to
by several as sufficient
testimony that he held him
self in perfect. unpunctur-
able esteem. Others con-
tended that his exterior
assumption of complaisance
could be only a mask, and
that. deep in the nidriff of
his consciousness, or con-
science, he must perforce
rate himself as the world
rated him. In the end it
was deemed by all that the
municipal plunderer was, in
a charitable way of speak
ing. a creature of circum-
stance and environment, a
pre- duct Of an illiterate and
immoral heredity, a more or
less absolvable beneficiary
of a corrupt system erected
before his time and ready
MADE to his hand,-a sort
of sinister, irresponsible, an
innate fungus characteristic
of the period.
All Of which, examining
into the matter, was let
ting the corruptionist down
pretty lightly. Yet it would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27

others see US 1t Burns did not believe that 1t
could be done, and evidently he did not,-un-
uuestionably he had good for his mellow
cynicsm.
1t is this determination not to ''see ourselves
others see u.s. that virtually requires the employ
ment of the word 'sidestep." Probably all of
could see ourselves others us, if we really
wanted to; if made deliberate effort to do
But the truth seems to be that don't want to.
Perhaps fear the effect upon propre of
such a self mirroring Perhaps vanity won't
let Perhaps we are Opaque to the llumlnings OF
conscience.
fitness nor our wrongfuness The simple of
the query is this Do not rule. naturally
seek to square behavior in the teeth of
tory conscience, and usually succeed In doing it
Have not an instructive, and occasionally cult
waited tendency to smooth things over for
selves?
Chiefly and fundamentally, however, don't
want to " see ourselves others see US Conse-
quently, spend large portion of time in
'sdestepping ourselves.
The Other Fellow"
V/E wonder necessarily however why it is that
w the other fellow fails to see himself " as
others see him. His blindness with reference to him
self quite battles How does that other fellow
square his conduct with himself? Isn't it
traordinary-we refect-that he appears to be
wholly unable to turn the light of introspection
upon his doings? Why doesn't that other fellow,
for his own sake the sake of his family the sake of
society,-why doesn't he make honest pious
attempt, anyhow, to see himself others
him ,?
Thus mediate concerning Grant neigh
Dor. While in the very article of meditatng upon
his sad case, however, busily engaged in
"sidesteppng" ourselves This is human, but
humiliating to think upon Because, while we sim
ply will stand off at proper surveying distance
and take good, helpful look at ourselves expect
the "other fellow" to do it, and condemn him
because he doesn't We cut lots and take
the fences and the hurdles and the water Jumps
in eagerness to reach the goal post of Self
Conformation, which is planted in the sod of
Self Complaisance. But when the other chap
does precisely the thing, marvel over it.
In fact, consider it decidedly caous his
part.
This subject up for discussion awhile ago at
the ordinary lunch forgathering of a group of
every day American men The every day man,
it will be remembered, is pretty fair type of
citizen; else he would not be an every day
man. but every week every month
only occasional man The men comprising
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27

seem that no other verdict could Justly have been
reached; for there is mode in morality, there
modes in millinery and the science of ethics ap
pears to be interpreted, conveniently in accordance
with the spirit of the time There Individually is
such a thing as being calloused by custom.
This CRATER reasons said of the party of
every day men, that if he didn't get it, others
would get it No doubt his argument is that he
would be a fool take advantage of footing
opportunities of which others would eagerly avail
themselves Reducing the matter to the terms
that he derives from his code of logic, he has to-.
He is a public plunderer because he has to be-.
This view, which he unquestionably entertans, lets
him out when he places his head on the pillow and
all that No need to worry about the state of his
conscience He's all right with himself Didn't
somebody say something about that chaps mo-
ments of introspection'? One can just as easily
fancy a cinnamon bear Of the Sierras being intro
spective. | leave it to anybody here, Does that
fellow look ntrospective?"
The Grafter's Apology
A WRITER who for years addressed him
self to Investigating the underlying causes of
municipal state and federal corruption and for his
pains got himself called muck raker by the stung
ones has given in article that he calls AN
Apology for Graft, many curious examples of how
detected corruptonists, driven into corner, will
resort the amest, feeblest and most frazzled
sophlstr1es in order to convince, not only their ac
cusers, but actually themselves well, that the
corruptlons they confessed were thrust upon
them"
The receiver of brides for votes municipal privi
leges and franchises declares with moisture believing
the corners of his eyes that he had string along
with the rest of the bride takers: that he couldn't
stand out when he we'll knew they all
getting it that he had hestated about taking
the brides at first but that, the more he thought
about it, the it was borne in upon him that,
since this sort of bribery had always been and all of
his colleagues fattening' on the coughers.
for special municipal privileges he would be simply
cheating himself unnecessarily and getting credit
for it and at the time be doing injustice to
his family note the dragging in of the pathos here!
if he did not avail himself of the corrupt opporun
ties to put himself beyond the likelihood of ever
being in want
One of the most discouraging nubs of this super
structure of sophistry is that it embodies one de-
cided truth; namely that the incorruplbe servitor
of more or less corrupt municipality rarely does
get any credit for it when he declines to join his
fellows in grating practices. Discouraging, be-
it proclans rather sardonic and widespread
public view to the general that who
will permit himself to with thieves must of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
0IDESTEPPING," side
- walk Americanese for

CIDESTEPPING," side
- walk Americanese for
lodging" has a Keen
er and more humorous shade
of meaning than the latter
word. Generally its appli-
cation is humorous. 1t de-
notes a certain stiffness.
an agility in hopping out of
the range of responsibility,
which more polite and more
legitimate words of the same
general essence cannot in
dictate. You dodge y trou-
BILE; you sidestep' a Dor
rover. You "evade a
bore; you " sidestep" the
consequences of folly.
These differences may cast
a thin shade; but they are
differences.
1t would imply unheard
of gymnastic ability to say
that we dodge" ourselves.
To sidestep' ourselves,
however, is very simple; SO
simple that most of us pos
sess the knack and practise
it constantly, even if I'M
consciously.
Robert Burns twanged
memorably upon that theme
Of seeing ourselves as
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-25
Woodmen Memorial Service.

The Modern Woodmen met at their
hall Sunday afternoon and marched
to the Methodist church for the Memoir
ial Services. Worthy Advisor White
had charge OF the exercises. The mu.
sic was furnished by.a male quartette
composed of Mfrs. w. w. Smith, G..
w. Marlin, DR.. Don Drake and Frank
Sampson with Estelle Prouty at the
piano. The sermon was preached by
Rev. p. V. ID. Vedder from the text,
go Thou and do -Likewise". Mr..
Vedder read and commented upon the
story of the Good Samaritan and the
worthy example he set for all time
and all people. He noted the differ
ence between the charity of the church
which Is not confined to its members
and has no limit and the lodge which
enters into contract with its members
for definite assessments and certain
returns in life as necessities may re-
quire and Life Insurance'at death for
those who are dependent. He very
strongly commended the good work
done by the lodges, believing it the
duty of every man to provide for his
household not only while living but so
far as possible after his death. The
service over, the members marched to
the cemetery and decorated the graves
of their members who have passed
away. ~
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-25
OUR CANDIDATE

Our candidate for President is we'll
born, we'll bred and we'll educated both
in the studies of the schools and the
battles of life. His father was man
of ability and distinction. He was a
graduate of Yale, an eminent lawyer,
a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio,
and Secretary of War in the Cabinet
of General Grant. The son has fol-
lowed in his footsteps. He is gradu-
ate of Yale, has been successful law
yer, Judge of the Federal Court and
Secretary of War in Roosevelt's Cab.
met He has made good in every po-
sition he has held and will make an
aggressive and popular president. In
September he will be tifty-one years
of age. He is aman of the most friend
ly and genial nature. AS boy he
was big good natured fellow but a
hard student, holding second place in
class of one hundred and twenty at
Yale in the class of 1878. In the Ian,
guage of Eugene Field he was boy
whose
Mother calls me Willie, sister calls
me Will
Father calls me William; but the fell
lers call me Bill"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-25
THE PRIMARY LAW

Much comment is being made in the
newspapers concerning the primary
law and what should be done with it.
A few seem to be positive that it should
be repealed but the large majority are
of the opinion that with few modili-
cations there will be no serious objec-
tions and it will give general satisfac-
ton. One objection raised is that it
gives the candidate whose name comes
first a decided advantage. If this is
correct the objection can be met by a
change in printing the ticket. Another
objection is the expense of providing
tickets for those parties SHAT poll but
few votes; but this can be removed
by requiring ten per cent of all the
votes cast to get on the primary bal
lot, all parties having less than that
having the right to nominate by petit
ton or convention. Another objection
is the opportunity to nominate men
with only few votes by writing the
names on the ballot; but this can be
obviated by requiring reasonable
per cent of all the votes to nominate.
The law should also be amended to
have separate box for the tickets for
delegates and members of the central
committee, which would be much more
convenient.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-25
OFFICIALPAPER OF AUDUBON COUNTY
AND OF THE TOWN OF AUDUBON.
NOTE THE DIFFERENCE

Ohio had bitter fight For aker
and his friends were on one side with
Taft and his friends on the other. The
latter won but Foraker kept up the
skirmish till Taft was nominated at
Chicago. Then he quit and sent a
message to Taft saluting him as " My
Dear Secretary extending congratu-
lations and assuring him of his sup
port. Taft replied, addressing him as
"My Dear Senator" thanking him
and reminding him that he had not
forgotten that Mr.. Foraker had given
him his first start in public life Now
that's the way big men do. But some
little fellows who are defeated go into
the woodshed and sharpen their knives
to scalp their successful rivals and
knife the ticket generally, Note the
difference.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-25
THE AUDUBON REPUBLICAN
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
BY ALBERT G. ROSS

Entered at the postofiice at Audubon, Iowa, al
second class mail matter.
Subscription Price, 81 90 per year
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-25
LIST OF nrI.EdArns

STATE CONVENTIONS:
DR. A l. Brooks. George Scott,
Fred Reynolds, DIR G Newton,
Thomas Law, $ S Wilson,
II w Wilson, j G Bonwell.
JUDICIAL CONVENTION:
II j Mantz, John Renftle,
Frank Jenkins, Niels p Hoegh,
Ernest Powell, Elvin M Cole,
O B Train, George e Kellogg.
After an announcement by the chair
man that inasmuch as no candidate
for sheriff had received the thirty-five
per cent required by the Primary law
it would be the duty OF the convention
TO nominate d candidate for that office,
Mr.. s. M. Gardner presented the name
OF Joseph w. Elwood In few we'll
chosen words, moved that the rules be
suspended and that he be nominated
by acclamation; which was done by
unanimous vote. IL will be remember
ed that long before the Primary the
candidates for sheriff agreed among
themselves that, so far as they were
concerned, the one receiving the high
est number of votes should have the
nomination. And IL was so ordered
by the convention.
II. b. Herbert was named as the
member of the District Congressional
Committee; John Weighton for the
Senatorial COMMITTEES; and Joe III.
Ross for the Judicial COMMITTEES; and
the convention adjourned.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-25
TAFT AND SHERMAN

The Republican National Conven-
tion completed its work at noon on
Friday and adjourned. 1t nominated
a great ticket Taft and sherman has
a pleasant sound. No stronger ticket
could have been named. No better
combination could have been made.
Ohio and New York are big states.
Taft is big man every way. He will
grow in strength and popularity every
day from now until November. Sher-
man is a good running mate, lie is
fifty-tnree years ofage; lives at Utica,
New York; has been in Congressional
ty years, and for many years one of
the leaders in the party from his own
state. In addition he is good cam.
paigner and will preach republican
doctrine and republican success from
the Atlantic to the Pacific before the
close of the campaign.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-25
Here And There
Summer days are now complete,
Long and balmy, warm and sweet.

Summer days are now complete,
Long and balmy, warm and sweet.
Mrs. Anna McNutt spent the week
as a guest in the Grant Kness home.
Mrs. Copeland is lying very i'll at
the George Gill home. Doctor Brooks
is in attendance.
Mr.. Jake Warner is enjoying a visit
from his sister, Mrs. L. e. Bryan, of
Guthrie Center.
James Bradley returned on Sunday
from Anita where he had been visiting
old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Drury were
Sunday visitors in the vicinity OF Old
Hamlin.
At this writing Ed Jayne, of Gree
ley is very ill, of lung fever.
Doctor Newton, of Extra, was sum-
moned to the Lou anciaux home, be-
cause of the serious illness of Mrs
Anciaux.
A black noisy cloud disgorged itself
upon this community on Wednesday,
madening the streams and damaging
the corn.
Mr.. Cameron, of Burr Oak, Kansas,
is here visiting his sons Mark and
Arthur Cameron, over in Greeley.
The Jones residence is rapidly near
ing completion and will certainly be
home of comfort and beauty.
Don't criticise the world from self
righteous view point, Deacon, you
make yourself so poisonous to the
good work. :
w. S. Armstrong came up from At
lantic, Thursday morning. He spent
several days lin that city doing bust.
ness.
The people of Greeley township re
greet very much to see Mr.. S. S. Berry
making preparations to move his fam.
lily to Canada.
"What is so rare as day in June
When we sit on the cool green grass
With a dish of strawberries, cream
and a spoon,
Out where the sweet winds pass?
Wednesday mornings train, June
II, 1908, brought Charles Spencer and
of Sac City, to Hamlin to visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs George r
Spencer.
HIDEoUS RHYMES OF FEvERISH TIMES
Taft laughed and boarded the craft,
Then gale set in from the east, a
Cried Teddy All ready, heave tol
now, go steady"
He'll answer for ballast, at least.
BY THE CLOVER
| stood beside clover field
And unused, one soft June day.
1 slipped long at the sweetness
That the breezes brought to me.
The bumblebee and butterflies
Were as happy as could be
And all my troubles persisted
In flood of ecstacy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-25
Audubon Can Beat That Record

The town of Kent, Iowa, is boastful
of a girl who has attended school there
for five years without being either tar
dy or absent. That's nothing. Council
Bluffs has a boy with like record for
nine years. Other precincts will have
to be heard from yet before Council
Bluffs will take back seat in this
matter. Thomas O'Neil is the name
of the Council Bluffs boy with this
creditable acknowledgement.
Audubon, Iowa, beats that record
by nearly fifty per cent. Miss Jessie
Hoover, who graduated last year, had
attended school just Thirteen Years
and all that time without being either
absent or tardy. Next