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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-10-05

Come one, come all to Marks big
horse sale, the last one of the sea-
son. The date is Tuesday, Oct. s.
The place, Fargo, N. ID.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-10-05

Second hand goods bought and SOLD
J. G. Lally. 510-51a First avenue
north. Fargo. Phone AJAX
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-10-05
The Weather
TUESDAY PARTLY CLOUDY.
North Dakota: Rain tonight.
Tuesday partly cloudy.
Miles Standish-
Finest ana mTIdesc Io-cent cigar.

The Shoe Hospital ror sick shoes.
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Coming Events

N0te-AIi meetings are evenings Lnlcss
stherwtse specified. These annoUncemenlS
will be kept standing, and we shall be glad
teFest.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27

is probably just as we'll. rho character
OF the modern national convention
makes It largely incapable of dlscharg-
ing the two duties to which 1t nomi-
nally attends---nainelY, defining It's
party's principles and agreeing upon
It's party's leader. Mr.. Bryce has left
on record his surprise at the size and
unwieldiness of bodies intrusted with
such difficult and delicate tasks: and
conventions have grown, not dimin-
irhed, since "Thc American Com
monwenlth'' was published. damned
into a vast building, over which only
tho most powerful vocal chords can
mako themselves effective ovcrrun
with swarms OF sight-seer and money
makers, the centre Of incessant shout
ing and din indescribable, the conven-
ton finds itself much moro spectacle
than an intelligent machine for the
efficient transaction of business. The
into such an atmosphere
of an unknown of merits so over
whelmlng and so easily demonstrable
that he could carry all before him be-
comes all but unthinkable.
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n1Mnnnc AND THE CANDIDATES.

One OF the foremost political
prophets of the day has Just passed
on into the beyond. His fun name
was Bimberg the Button Man, but
among his friends, and they were many.
he responded without embarrassment
to foreshortened BIN" Bins business
success hinged upon his ability to pick
as he was in It, was that of manufac-
turing buttons bearing the craven
faces OF approved candidates. These
buttons. as every one knows, are manu-
countless coat-lapels during the months
preceding grand new deal at tho
ballot box. Especially are they in evil
dence at the national conventions and
Immediately thereafter.
Now the very pith, meat and soul or
the button business is to get the right
face upon the buttons. 1T would OBJ
viously be the pinnacle of reckless
million gross of Knox buttons on a
lot OF men who have Just come home
from nominating Leslie NJ. Shaw. No
man living is a good enough forcer for
that. Nor will it do to wait until the
convention has named its man and
then proceed to grease up the wheels
OF the button factory. A bolder rival
who had staked his money on the ac-
n T..
ment. would, in that case. certainly
have stepped in and skinned off tho
very cream of the trade. No, in the
button business a man must be good
That BIN was superlatively such a
Guesser is indicated by the fact that he
long ago retired from industry and
had of late given his time wholly to
the care OF his real estate Investments.
But Bins predictery. sharpened in
the duress of competition, worked on.
His telescope still swept the windy
horizon. His mortality tables still!
evolved the irresistible @. L. d. BIN.
in short, though retired capitalist.
sun determined the destiny of buttons.
few days before his death he sent his
fiat forth. Mr.. Roosevelt was to be
nominated at Chicago, and Mr.. Bryan
was not to be nominated at Denver.
That was the tip which he passed on,
gratis, to his old competitors. We are
confident that they will think long be-
fore rejecting It, Unfortunately the
hand of death has circumvented them.
and BIN can never tell them now what
they are to put on those buttons which
are not to bear the portrait of Mr..
Bryan. The view will undoubtedly
prevail in certain quarters that he in
tended these buttons to be left blank,
symbolic, as it were. of the present
expression on the face of the Demo-
cratic party.
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Faultle.. Beauty Of W. j. BRIAN.

Editor of The Times Dispatch.
S1r,-Napoleon ordered David to paint
portrait of him in which tire features
were to be made more agreeable than
they actually were. Other artists of
the period. anxious to curry favor with
the vain monarch. outdid David In this
particular, and painted portraits of Ma
poleon in which every feature was i'm
proved upon. For instance. Napoleon's
forehead was somewhat low and reced-
ing. But the famous snuff-box portrait
represents him as having a very high.
broad and nearly perpendicular fore
head The difference between this
forehead and the actual forehead of
Napoleon was something wonderful to
knew 1t; But not possessing ideal
beauty he wished to impose on pos
terity the belief that he was as hand
some as he was intellectual. Now. I
rather approve of this idea. II we are
to choose representative men to rule
over us, why not select a man Of the
Washington type, physically speak
Ing? Why have great. fat blunder
spire awe in foreign diplomats? Why
have little chunky. sandy haired man
like Roosevelt trying to look dgntied,
and only five feet five inches tall?
If, on the other hand, it be possible
to find man who, like Washington, is
almost perfect in manly beauty. as well
as far superior to all others in mental
power, why not pick him out to be oe
our ruler! SuCn a man VIII inspire
respect, even though he be seen and
not heard" The question is, Is there
such a man eligible for the presidency
of the United States? The answer is
yes. W. j. Bryan fills the bill. He is
six feet one inch tall. and intellectu-
ally is unequaled; is we'll proportioned
not too fat: has the sort of forehead
Napoleon admired--that is, perpendic-
ular. high and broad. HIS nose Is al
most as we'll shaped as was Napoleons.
and his mouth and chin are we'll shaped
and sufficient in size to back up the
forehead and to give an expression Of
Intelligence and power thus enhancing
the beauty of the almost perfect fea-
lures.
Now Mr.. Editor. for this cause will
you not throw aside your antagonism
to Bryan and support him for his ply
steal advantages? What boots govern,
ment ownership of railroads, provided
we have a man at the throttle who Will
inspire respect and admiration on the
part Of every one who beholds him?
Caesar told the craven boatman: Fear
not! Thou earliest Caesar and his
fortunes" So say I, with Bryan as our
ruler we will brave every fate, know
ing that history will record the glo-
rious fact that he was man Of almost
faultless beauty. PATRIOT.
Richmond, Va. March 22, 1908.
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REPLYING TO ours.

THE Richmond Times Dispatch thinks
its baseball team will occupy the most
ilustrious tail-end position of any team
In the country this season. OF course.
Washington has prescrlptive rights to that
place, but it will not urge them.-Washing-
tor Herald
The Richmond Times Dispatch suggests
that the logical result OF the White House
policies is the empty dinner pail and the
full baby carriage; II my policies" are
carried too far. statues of r. Il. will have
u be erected In the graveyard and in front
of the orphan asylum.-Houston Chronicle.
Henry Sydnor Harrison is much bothered
about tho Detroit lady who values her
kisses at $4,000 per. We fancy that the
lady is worried. too. It must be awful to
have such tremendous stock OF COM
modify with the market stone dcad.Hous-
ton Post.
A nolseless gun is nothing, observes the
Richmond Times Dispatch. What Tie
country wants is a noiseess son of gun.
Franklin Pa) Spectator.
Virginia lumber for Virginia alone" is
the Richmond Times Dispatch idea. This
doubtless means that Virginia Will not have
any presidential timber to spare.-Atlanta
Constitution.
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Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir,-Ploase allow me a small space
in your paper. I see they are trying
to stdetrack ]. w. Daniel as a delegate
at-large to Denver. Why not send him
as our candidate for President? He Is
a conservative man, and that Is the
KIND of man we want.
Wo do not want a man like Bryan.
He Is too radical. He wants to OPP
press the railroads and large corpora
lions too much, and you see what 1t
mas done already. Look at the misery
1t has caused
The Northern States will stand by
Major Daniel, but they will not stand
by Mr., Bryan.
stand better chance Of winning than
MT, bryan, a pNMOCRATs
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Prnlac for Dnniel.

Editor Of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir,+-There is at present no man in
the country who is more popular and
universally esteemed in the South than
is Senator Daniel, Of Virginia. Espe-
cially do North Carolnians delight to
honor him for his great ability and
sterling worth; therefore they would
deplore his exit from the councils Of
the nation, as 1t would be an ire
parable loss, not only to the South, but
to the whole country; hence it Is with
anxiety they witness the unnatural
contest now being waged against this
great statesman. North Carollnians
think the Senator has the right to
exercise his judgment, and they know
he has the boldness to express his
opinion. He is the only man who has
had tho courage to beard the lion In
his den, and there are thousands OF
loyal Democrats who entertain his
sentiments, ard who will follow in his
footsteps. In sporting circles a horse,
however we'll groomed, cannot inspire
confidence IL it is known he has twice
been unsuccessful on the turf. But the
horse whose mettle has never been
tested and ability exhibited is sure
more favorably to Impress the minds
of the sporting fraternity than the
other, whose failures are prominent 20
the world
NORTH. CARoL1NIAN.
Henderson. N. c., March 90, 1908.
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the manner demanded by every
consideration of policy and ex-
pediency, not to mention the necessity
OF the case, is to the writer what
Bismarck called ian incomprehensble
anomaly"
II. The bill providing for a legisla-
tive tax commission to act with the
Auditor and AttorneyGeneral for the
purpose OF devisng a uniform and
equitable system of taxation" Can the
necessity Of this act be made more APP
parent than has already been done by
the able and exhaustive arguments OF
The Times-Dispatcn?
III Primary elections" Is the
Democratic party In favor OF honest
elections or not? For the fourth time
an act looking to the accomplishment
of this laudable and necessary result
has been defeated by the old time poll
ticians. who have turned their atten-
ton from packing and dominating po-
litical conventions to manipulating our
present farcical. loose and illegal prl-
maries. Those patriotic gentlemen
who stuffed the ballot box to keep the
American gentleman Of African de-
scent out OF the saddle are still at the
old stand doing business. Why SO
much juggling? We are in the midst OF
revolution and an evolution There
Is great disaffecton among the masses
of the people on account of the sins
of omission and commission OF the
Democratic party. Should the Repub-
lfcan party carry the State this fan
which is not at all improbable, who
will be to blame IL they reap where the
democrats have sown, and gather
where they have strewn?
Recollect Democrats, that there Is no
Iartarus for political parties-thcy
nave to eat the fruit OF their own do
ings in this world. Verb. sap. sat.
RICHARD V. GAINES
Mossingford. Va, March 20, 1908.
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n class, have few friends, and large
portion do not present strong lnvi-
tatiun to our interest or sympathy.
The state, however, should take
practical view OF the matter, and
should spare neither pains nor expense
to prevent our jails becoming hot
beds of Vice or schools for crime.
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THE ELIMINATION OF THE DARK
HORSE

Did the so-called dark horse ever
cut much of figure in the history of
national political conventions? A we'll
informed correspondent of the Boston
Transcript argues that he did not.
Zachary Taylor. he admits, was "a new
man in politics." and so might be placed
in the rank of surprise candidates.
But he utterly scouts the notion that
William Henry Harrison could be so
called, with apparently ample ground;
and lays 1t down as a general truth
that neither of the great parties mas
ever selected standard bearer so OBJ
scure as to make his name positive
novelty to the electorate Even Polk"
he says, ION whom humorous stories
as to the surprise OF his nomination
concentrate. was al least as we'll known
Is to the American people of to-day
Polk was Speaker of the Twenty
fourth and Twenty fifth Congresses,
but probably the latter statement Is
oren to serious question. Moreover,
Folks nomination was surprising for
the excellent reason that his name had
been so little associated with such a
contingency. Carnon's nomination
would be surprising merely In the way
that any unlikely event is surprising.
But surely his name has been asso-
| ole tod y,.tti, u
| body who reads newspapers knows that
he Is the owner OF boom and that he
might be his partys nominee were
! there not so many other candidates In
the way. Cannon could in no sense
| be called a dark horse now In tact
whatever part the dark horse may have
played in past history, It seems plar
4 that his activities have now been pretty
:, definitely eliminated from national con
) vention possibilities.
Nowadays, for many months befor,
} presidential election, the press o
tho entire country is centred full upo1
every conceivable phase OF the pros
poets and probabilities OF 1t. The field
OF both parties are raked as with
: fine tooth comb. The Chances" OF
every Thomas, Richard and Henry VIII,
has the remotest Imaginable claim
three times removed are daily dis
cussed and calculated with varying
degrees OF seriousness and hopefulness
Thus. when the convention meets, sly
eight or dozen names have long bee
familiarly connected with the potentia
occurrences OF the momentous day.
man who was dark equine enough no
TO be among that coterie would be
poor, pitiful fellow, indeed. Further
= the holding of the various State con
yentiops for the election OF delegate
i has enabled every one to sec plainl
y which way tho wind IS blowing, TIL
r newspapers have kept everybody VIII
Is in the least interested thorough!
y posted on the number OF delegates tha
e Smith, Jones and Robinson respective
c ~, have instructed for them, Thr
d the result Is often a foregone cor
II clusiou. and the possibility OF eithe
d upsets or upstarts Is largely eliminate
s Under existing conditions. all TIL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27
to Amelia Court yesterday, and spent
the day in meeting the voters.

Governor and Mrs. ]. N. Gillett. of
California, who have been at the JEFF
ferson for the past ten days. left last
night for Florida. where they will re-
main for several weeks. They ex-
pressed themselves as highly pleased
with Richmond and declared that they
hoped to visit the city again shortly.
During his recent visit to the city.
Hon. w. 7. Bryan heard through Sem
ator N. B. Early Of Greene. of the Ill
ness OF former Senator w. P. Barks-
dale. of Halifax. and he wrote him a
letter, expressing the hope that he
might soon be restored to health. Mr..
BRYAN has long entertained strong
feelings of personal regard for Mr..
Barksdale, who was one Of the pioneer
silver men in Virginia, and who was
Bryan delegate to the Chicago con-
yentfon in 1896.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27

Hon. Robert Turnbull OF Brunswick,
who is a candidate for Congress from
the Fourth District, was in the city
last night. He says that he proposes
to make vigorous canvass of the
district, and Will begin by making. y
speech at I.uenburg Courthouse on the
second Monday in April. Mr.. Turnbull
he stands a good chance to win. He
Will notify Major Lassiter Of his APP
pointment, and hopes that he will be
The Brunswick candidate, who heard
Mr., Bryan here WeduasdaX night. Went
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now no CALL rlMrs-D1srArcn

Persons wishing to communicate with The
circs- Dispatch by telephone will ask cen
faai FOR "lo2i" and on being answered from
che office switchboard. Will indicate the de-
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70 speak.
i when calling between a. NJ. and
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tor mailing and press-rooms.
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Voice Of the People.

The Times-Dispatch will print
signed letters on all questions which
relate to the public welfare. Such
articles should not exceed in length
100 words, except under exceptional
circumstances, should be signed
with the full name of the writer.
and should bear his or her address.
The name of the writer Will be
withheld If desired.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27

"A man claiming to be prophet"
says the Houston Post. has arrived in
Houston and declares he has returned
from hell" Such of our readers as are
In the know will have no difficulty in
guessing that the poor prophet, plain
ly a man with no bump of locality, has
gotten his directions sadly mixed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27

Frank Hitchcock repeats that Mr..
Taft will be nominated on the first bal.
lot. And thus with noiseless footsteps
and many a hasty swipe at the spy
glass, does Frank continue to stalk tho
Postmaster Generalshlp Of the United
States.
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Rhymes for To-Day.
THE DOTry DIALOGUES.
10. The Case OF the IIibcrnian Grand
Nnstcr,

10. The Case OF the Ilibcrnian Grand
Muster.
sent his mai -law to bed,
Provided with muzzle;
She picked another chop and
u dearly love to guzzle"
DO try" she coaxed, this luscious
slab
or eXtra-speclal salmon
But he responded: STOW your CAB
I'm off to play backgammon"
She ate till nearly IL that night
With hunger hyperbolic. ).
The doctor came. his face turned
Said he: II fear It's collie"
He gigsled long and hard at that
II hate to net the shady"
Shrieked he, "but 1 won't stay-thats
To nurse sickly lady,"
The doctor cried: But, man-my feel
You're never going to shirk us?"
Laughed he: 1.-THE lass is naught to
Just send her to the work'us."
He bought long red beard that day
And striking palegrecn goggles,
And lived for years in Paraguay
AS Ezra Hiram Scroggles.
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OF course, cynical Democrats cannot
refrain from regarding the tariff as
the Mr., Micawber of political Issues.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27

"a Swiss lecturer says Esperanto
can be learned in week." notes the
Washington Post. However, most peo-
pie have something better to do with
their weeks.
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And vet again, if money did not
talk, something just as bad certainly
would,
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-Four years ago to-day"-so says
tho New York Mall-"who gave
name of Alton B. Parker serious
considerations" Why lug in the four
years qualification, with white paper
al Its present quotations?
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Are we to understand that the Wash
ington Post would stormy oppose the
Appointment OF Dam Ii, the st. Joseph
yellowman, as chief of the laundry
bureau at the Ananias Clubhouse?
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"a famous Russian terrorist has died
naturally" says the Boston Herald.
Naturally
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27

However. the Annie OF Old Virginia
is far gentler than any Armies we have
noticed elsewhere,
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Let the news that meat prices are to
go up be accepted by the dubious as
conclusive proof that they We're once
down.
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A high power Calling gun Is the only
thing we know Of which can make as
many reports In day as Mr., Herbert
Knox Smith
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1t is a fact worthy OF mention that,
though the members Of the Legisll-
ture returned here to attend the en-
tended session at their own expense,
there are only six absentees out OF Ia
total of lao members Of the Two
branches. Ninety-six House members
and thirty-eight Senator'S are IN me
city. The absent Senators are Messrs.
McAleXander, Of Floyd. and Parsons.
Of Grayson, both RepubiicanSsi es ana M NJ
M, johnson, OF Warren; Rogers OF
Rockingham; LoWry Of Re 1emocr ats
MI. Jennings is visiting relatives IN
the South, and the other House louise az,
sentecs are III at their respective
homes. 1.,
George, has the distinction or being
the first out ot- town memberto arrive
the for the ne axtef Sa he ex
nacted to be the first to leave.
the clerks pqRftS th nnd a othe dra OF
Ing their regular pay. The members
draw only mileage.
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Heard and Seen in Public Places

Mr.. Evelyn Harris. special agent of
the Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph Company. with headquarters in
Atlanta. Ga, was among the ativals
at the Jefferson yesterday. In speak
ing of the prohibition law In Georgia.
he stated that the business men of
Atlanta began the new year with q
concerted effort to overcome any de-
preston that might be caused by the
removal of such large business in
terest. and as a result the city Is
apparently not feeling any of the ef-
fects that were predicted.
There have been no gross violation
of the liquor laws, and state and city
officials are strictly enforcing the law
he said. THE opponents Of the meas.
ure are reconciled to the situation. and
there seems no Indication that the
law will be repealed by the Legisla-
ture this summer. The feeling seems
to be that prohibition should be given
fair trial.
81 am pleased to note that the South
ern Bell Company Is furnishing such
excellent telephone service in Rich
mond. We have recently completed
some very extensive and costly i'm
provements, and are prepared to take
care of the telephone growth OF the
city for many years to come. Rich
mond is one of the largest cities in
our territory, and the plant we have
installed here is one of the finest in
the country"
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Hon. r. Walton Moore, a prominent
lawyer Of Fairfax, was in the city yes
terday.
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Daniel For President.


Henderson. N. c., March 90, 1908.