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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-06-03


care to reserve to the states the rights
to govern their own internal affairs
while delegating to the federal govern
ment such functions that could not well
be performed by the states. Two
things were all-important, a strong
and an enduring government. To Sc
cure the one, Congress must have the
power to protect and control commerce
with foreign nations, and between the
several states.
To make permanent government
the sovereign states must be main
tanned with the right to control their
own internal affairs including their To-
cal commerce.
It was therefore provided in Article
l, section 8 of the Constitution, that
Congress should have the power to
regulate commerce with foreign ma
tons, among the several states and
with the.-rrIndian tribes. Under this
provision Congress has the exclusive
right TO regulate all the vast amount
of commerce that is carried on between
the states, and the states have no right
to place any burden on or in any man
ner to regulate it. The states have,
however, the exclusive right to regu-
late all commerce that is strictly with
in the state and with such. commerce
Congress has no right to interfere.
This is the plain reading of the Con-
stitution, and it has been so construed
by the highest court of the land for
over hundred years.
Withsthis protection thrown around
state and interstate commerce, this
countryEhas grown and prospered, ev-
cry one feeling safe that his rights
were being protected under the con-
stitution.
In the last few years there has been
an attempt to create sentiment for
the Capitalization in the federal gov
eminent of all power to regulate COM
merce and to take away from the states
the rightsso far as commerce is con-
cerned togovern their own local affairs,
and it is proposed to, not in the regular
way by amendment to the constitution,
but by obtaining from the federal ju-
dietary construction of the constitu-
ton which would take from the state
the right guaranteed to it, and turn it
over to the federal government.
The practical effect of such construc-
tlon will be if citizen of this country
wanted a sidetrack, increased depot
facilities or have any grievances against
the railroad, he would have to take it
to Washington instead of to our state
commission.
This is one of the most dangerous
attempts at Capitalization of power
that has ever been made since the
foundation of the government.
Fortunately, although some individ-
ual federal judges off the bench have
declared in favor of such usurpation of
power, the United Statee supreme
court has nee lctie' I'd tie doctrine.
It has, no. hsid has su:7g the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-06-03

ak oilloC OppA OoolOIi, oO yOu CdIIlc
forth and gave your best to this
great cause; so you came forth, and
assisted in the shop and in the field,
at the pillow and at. the loom, in the
hospital and in the tent, that our
country might be preserved. Your
sisters, too, have gone before you,
and the flowers strewn on their
graves today by your hands have the
blessing of mighty country.
Your work continues. For the
care of those living who fought you
are engaged. The time has now ar
rived when your labors and their
labors in that direction should cease.
The time has now arrived when
every city or village council of a city
or a village wherein body of old
veterans or Relief corps is located
should maintain, heat and care for
hall, where the meetings of your
bodies or the camp-fires may be
held. And if there is village body
unpatriotic enough not to carry out
this feeble tribute there should be a
legislative enactment compelling
to do so.
Then, too, comrades, it is time
that the States should care for your
transportation and for your enter
tainment when you gather around
the department encampments. The
expense would be small, and cannot
last long. There is no one who will
dare to contest the validity Of such
an act. AS for me no more inspir-
ing lesson in patriotism could have
been given than when | stood on an
old bench down in Minneapolis for
three hours and witnessed the an
nual parade of your National en-
campment two years ago. No great
er lesson of patriotism could have
been given than the sight witnessed
by thousands on that day and l
want to see you march, if only
half a block, until Father Time has
gathered in the last one on this earth
and gives you a position in the grand
army above.
1t is pleasant to observe that a
grateful government, although heinously
slow in many of its pension awards, is
now making amends for many of its
past refusals, and that the age limit
award has been made. Too frequently
was some old veteran refused merit
ed pension owing, to his inability to
prove his case before technical COM
missioner, and too frequently has the
old veteran passed to his final home.
without receiving this recognition from
a country which he fought to save.
Let thanks be given to those in pow
er who have enacted such laws as
practically provide for a pension for
every old Union soldier of the Civil
war. Where disability cannot be prov
en- the age service pension can be Sc
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-06-03
F. G.. HUBBARD O. COMPANY

whether this country was one of the
people or one controlled by some sc
financial kings in the streets of one OF
our big cities.
The attacks of the criminal wealthy,
those leaders in huge corporations,
either Though their servile tools who
are brought to stoop to the greed Of
money, or through their venile press,
or their skilled retainers, on the en-.
forcement of the laws of the land, has
been one of the glaring pieces of eff.
frontery of the past year. In the at
tempt of the government to punish
offenders, rich and poor alike-in its
successful attempt to place behind the
bars men engaged in corrupting men
In public places, men engaged in the
stealing of the public domain or the
public purse, men engaged in corrup-
ton through public contracts, in prose-
cutting corruptions like Standard Oil
and the Chicago & Alton, in their at
tempts to place themselves as the rich
es of the nation above the nation, those
in charge have been subject to the
most cunning and vicious attacks that
money can purchase. Courts upholding
the laws of the land, upholding the
constitution as they see it, upholding
the future of the Republic have been
victims of these sinister influences. [
thank God that we now have in the
administrative chair at Washington a
man who will see to it that the laws
are enforced against rich and poor alike,
a man who will see to it that the hon
est business man and the honest laborer
shall be given an equal chance with
those who, through their wealth, seek
by dishonest motives to control the
commercial world and the destinies of
this Republic.
Let no one think that the financial
stringency of few months ago was
the result of honest motives; that it
was the result of any serious initiation
of commercial affairs; but believe that
it was the direct result of lords of dis
honest men in Wall street who control
the financial situation of the country
in order that the public confidence in
their government at Washington might
be lessened. and that a check would
occur to those reforms which have been
going on during the past six years;
check, which, if made at the present
time, would require this American
people fifty years to overcome, and
fifty years before the forward stride
was again taken. That these men, in
their greed for wealth, have so far
lost sight of their duty as American
shows money mania which
must be cured in the enforcement Of
the laws and by the American people
in one solid phalanx back of
those officers who have in charge the
of those laws.
/ am firm believer in the rights of
the state to legislate and control the
affairs within its boundaries. do not
believe that the railroad problem was
one for the national government to
solve.
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gressional Record where the lower
house of congress recommended fol
passage over 100 pension bills in a sin
gle day, where the awards were fol
$50 month or more. Well, may we
aef the younger generation, say thai
we are glad you have got it. They
barred their breasts to canister anl
ball at time when they were needed
and petty, indeed, would we as a gov
eminent be, if we did not care fol
them at their present age.
The number of pensioners on the rol
June 80, 1906, was 985, pensioners
of all wars, men, women and children
The number on the roll at the close Of
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1907
was 967, 371, the net loss for the fsca
| year amounting to Is, 900 pensioners,
the greatest net loss for any year ir
the history of the pension bureau. The
number of pensioners was then the
smallest since 1893.
The high water mark was on Jan.
81, 1905, when the number was 1904
1876, ard since that time there has been
steady decrease, and the commissions
er of pension estimates a decrease at
the rate of 1900 month for 1908 de-
crease by Old Father Time.
On March l, last, there were $50, SCI
on the pension roll. AS an illustration
of the passingin to the Great Beyond
of the old veterans, the commissioner
Of pensions informs me that in july
1907 there were 2,972 deaths; in Aug
ust, 3,074; September, 3,421; October.
1864; November, 1850; December.
1881; January; $3.50 and February.
APP.
1t may be interesting to know that
there were three revolutionary pension
ers on the roll on June 80, 1907. de-
scendants of soldiers granted pensions
by special acts. The last surviving
pensloned soldier of the was of 1872
was Hiram Cronk of Ava, N. Y, who
died May Is, 1905, aged los and Is
days. The names of $50 widows of the
war of 1872 remained on the pension
roll at the close of June, 1907. The
last survivor of the war of the Reyo-
luton was Daniel F. Brakeman, who
died in Cattaragus county, N. Y, on
April 5, 1869, aged 100 years, six
months and days.
It would indeed be passingly strange
if this country, after such a struggle
which this day, in a measure, serves to
commemorate, struggle out of which
grew the foundations of fortunes for
base men, could have remained at the
high tide of morals which is laid down
in the Book of the Law. Graspinp.
avaricious men, in high and low circles.
seized upon every opportunity to ac-
cumulate fortunes at the expense Of
the government, and at the expense of
the people. In their tentacle acts they
saw no wrong, they overstepped every
bound of decency and propriety, they
corrupted most splendid men to gifted
serfdom, and during the past few
years the question has arisen as to
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-06-03
For Sale.

Sealed proposals for the purchase
of Mill Lot No. 10 will be received
by the undersigned until May 18th,
1908. The right to reject any or all
proposals is reserved by the seller.
w. J. SMITHERs, Adm.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-06-03

attorney general is not suing the state,
and allowed our own attorney general
to be enjoined from enforcing freight
rates fixed by the legislature Law
yers say it is within the power of con-
gress to correct this by providing that
suits shall be entertained by the feder-
al court. So in time, no doubt, this
evil will be corrected.
The late Senator Davis of Minnesota,
as chairman of the foreign relations
committee of the senate, was impor-
tuned at the White House the evening
before the resolution was offered in
the senate declaring Cuba free, to with
hold the same on account of CONNER.
clalism. He arose to the occasion and
informed the President and his advisers
that the resolution would be offered
and would be adopted, and through
this act the people of innumerable is-
lands are free from Spanish thraldom
of half a century, look to
the east; TO the west; the rorth, the
south. 1ou see around ycl a vast
united and homogeneous raG0n-a na-
ton which was made by two genera
tions-those of '76 ard those of 81.
The happiness in the thought that each
OF you did his part in saving that ma
ton must make life sWeeter and when
you enter to join your brethren in the
Great Beyond your eyes will close on a
world that is better because you have
lived; and they will open in that light
of life eternal with the knowledge that
you have earned all that is good in that
undiscovered country from whose bourne
no traveller returns.
And think not, sirs, that you win be
forgotten. These young faces that
you see before you, those of a later
generation will glory to tell their chill
dren and their children's children what
was done by you and through you, and
on each recurring Decoration Day, they
too, will be proud to march to the fife
and drum over yonder road to the Gem
etery, and scatter springs most beau
tiful floral offerings over your graves
and say: These fought and died, these
fought and lived for our country"
X.
Nature has provided the stomach with
certain natural fluids known as digestive
juices, and it is through these juices that
the food we eat is acted upon in such way
as to produce the rich, red blood that flows
through the veins of our body and thereby
makes US strong, healthy ard robust, and it
Is the weakening of these digestive juices
that destrsys health. It is our own fault If
we destroy our own health, and yet it is 50
easy for any one to put the stomach out of
order. When you need to take something
take 1t promptly but take something you
know is reliable-something like Kodol for
dyspepsia and indigestion. Kodol is pleasant
to take, it is reliable and is guaranteed to
give relief. 1t is sold by E. A. Lus che r. June
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-12-13

NINE. Wales LINIMENT is a new
conner and said to have magicIike
influence IN curing muscular af-
fections, such as rheumatism, neu-
ralgia, sprains, etc. Price I0o
Soc, our price. .-...-..... TOS
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1t is gossiped here that William Jen-
nings Bryan has finally become con-
WINGED that there is nothing in store
for him, so far as straight out, simon
pure Jeffersonian democracy is con-
states has convinced him of this. But
that he has by no means abandoned his
presidential ambition is evidenced by
his recent editorial remarks in the
Commoner. He warns republicans that
they may boast of their victory" but
that Just as the populist party grew
until it compelled consideration of the
abuses that led to its organization, SO
the socialist party will grow until it
forces those at the head of the gov
eminent to look into the wrongs that
are done and to apply remedies"
Mr.. Bryan has apparently been ana
lying the returns of the recent presi-
Dental election, and. like others. has
been deeply impressed with the rand
growth of the socialist vote, which in
the last election was between $50 900
and 100000, a growth of about 1900
per cent in about an eight year period
Recent editorials in the Commoner and
that he may throw off the mask Of
conservatism and boldly proclaim the
rabid socialistic ideas that his init
mate friends know he entertains. but
has suppressed in catering to the BUSH
ness interests.
Some of Bryan's friends here believe
that he could hold the bulk Of the
democratic vote. and at the same time
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01

as if baby grew so big in thirty days that he
would want the Singer building for plaything
and would be able to sit Staten Island and
paddle his feet In Coney's surf. Consider these
things carefully, oh. cats. and you will under
stand the Importance of keeping birds on the
Job to check the activities of these rampageous
insects. Yet they say you eat the birds.
Before you are outlawed, hunted by small
boys chased trapped and skinned, 1t would be
well for you to call cat congress and solicit
the aid of the spinsters Of America. They may
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01

be able to avert your doom by suggesting a
night muzzle or a period of seclusion during the
bird nesting season. Perhaps they will be able
to teach you the immortality of eating birds; at
least the wckedness of being caught with feath-
in your whiskers. Mary Wilkins Freeman
may say a good word for you, since her rural
characters apparently could not exist without
cats in their laps, and Agnes Repplier. of Phila-
delphia, might write neat essay IN your favor,
declaring science to be nuisance, but dish
Of tea a curled cat and an open book the best
part If existence
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01
CONSPICUOUS ECONOMY.

Willie Hoppe the billiard champion, was talk
ing In New York about the conspicuous re-
trenchments that the money panic has caused
many to make
1T is conspicuous, this economy we see on all
sides now" said Mr.. Hoppe lit is ike tht
economy in the family of Jim Bartholomew, the
pool player.
"Bartholomew's two boys turned up at school
one morning dressed exactly alike in suits of
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01
THEIR OUN GROCERS.
G0ccrnmCnt Clerks Share CO-Oper.
atiUe Store Profits.

Utopia to the extent of escaping from -.
thraH of the grocer and butcher Is being reaL
lied by the government clerks AZ Washington
They have started a cooperative store md fxed
the rules that the profits 90 o. tha DR.
chasers who are also stockEoIdcrs- Yen do!a-g
and the status % a government ernr'aye make
a stockhoIder and the vote goes Wit. the nz-
instead OF with the stock The Fh.l-tines ara
welcome to buy goods az the Derar-rrr-taI Co
operative Guild. as L IS called IT, fact they
number 10 per cent Of the cuetoue-- but ttev
cannot expect 70 be included in the quarterly
cutting Of the profit melon The clerk need the
profits 20 fulfil their social duties i- -he sty.s
70 which Washington has accustomed them.
Some time ago one clerk. snatchIrg moment
from his feverish and exhauetinS labor Of writ
ing a monograph on the reasons Why q SeninoIs
Indian didn't get a pension check for S1I44 IN
the administration Of President Van Buran-
considered how ne and his fellows were being
wronged every Gay by the extortione of petty
tradesmen- He read about the success Of CO.
operation IN England. where the Army and NAVY
Guild does an annual business Of SI0O00O60
and he started al agitation among dsrart-1ertaI
employees. The store was opened II three rooms
last November, and though there was no adver-
tising the scheme became popular 50 quickly
that IT almost scared the promoters During
the first week "dignifed officers and directors"
drove around Washington IN CABS delivering
pounds OF butter and baskets OF potatoes Then
a number OF delivery wagons were employed and
the floor space doubled and now there viii be
four times the original space 70 accomnodate
the expanding trade
Shoes and mems furnishings are called for By
the clerks who like TO look well al social flnc-
tionS and soon there Will be a ribbon counter
and line of millinery. The cooperative uner-
chant-clerks know full well that they are On
the road 10 establishing a complete modern de-
partnent store, with bargain days which viii
yet they are not afraid They even hint az
future when they VIII have their OWN mills and
factories for the production Of all commodities
supply gas 70 the city OF Washington and the
members Of Congress. and presumably get so
rich that they VIII give up their government
jobs or allow their relatives 20 take their posts
Official precedent is turned upside down al the
meetings of the stockholders and board Of d.
rectOrs- A Treasury clerk IS president OF the
board. whose members are elected for a year.
and under him sit such officials as the chief OF
the bureau Of animal industry and the deputy
commissioner OF fisheries 1t may be imagined
that the animal industry expert viii see that
the steak is tender the law allows and
that the sausage does not transgreSs the bounds
of decorun. while the fisheries sharp viii keep
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01
CONFUSING ENGLISH.

ct see one of battleships reported fast in
the mud"
-'Weu?'
81 was just thinking that ship fast IN the
mud ought 70 be 4 record breaker the open
sea'-PicI Me Up
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01

bright green cloth 1t was a startling costume,
and at first the neighbors were puzzled All
was clear to them though when they learned
that Mr. Bartholomew. the week before. had slit
the cloth in a pool game at Mike HeEnessey's."
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
LIABILITIES:
GEORGIA, Lee County.

= ~ OOu'ItF'
Before me- came Robt. F. Butler. cash er
Bank Of ! eesburg, who being dulv sworn,
ayS lhai he above and eresoiag staie-
msn S true ]: ss Il OF saiyt i5anss ID
shown ty the books Of 6is in said bans.
Rot. L. Bucler.
.sNc'n to srd s,b>eri oe,l before me. this
9Th day Of Dec. 1858.
' II. e, stovall, N. =.
Lac Co. Ga.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
Casualties Exy.sssed.

During ono OF Speaker CanncS's biz.
ter political Gghts IA his district in Iiii-
nois the opposition resorted to Geaper-
are Tactics. Among other things friends
OF Urcia Joe wore suT1naaIily tlisraiss-
ed from positions they held Ia the pub
&c service. SOME Of his friends be-
came alarmed at this. and one OF then
called on tho speaker at his rcgS6encs
and raid. somewhat oxcitedly:
"Joe. Smith and Jones have just lost
their positions in the pCStomce. What
nrV We going to do about ttT'
Uncta Joe took cpOtheT puR as his
Cigar aud then answered. Wits tarev'
@lent snilp: Nothing. II yeu so into
battle. goa have got to expect TO haSS
eOnna dsa6 and WOnnti@G."
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
n. prsserred musoa.

One az the pet hobbies Of Ss0asOa
Christopher lfagee wGs his newspaper
the pittsburg Times. he kels the pa
psr we'll to the front. aud It was c
credit to modern jOsssnalism. One
r.ornIn: the Times had been scoop3d
on a railway wreck.
Senator" asked TN intimate ac-
cuaintance, how do yea coals9ie yossr'
self On the loss Of that wreck story
tAts morning.
by cOngratulstae: ourselves" ne az.
swe<ed cuic;ly. that we are HAaop1
ths number who missed that " fatsi
train
On another occasion ~ the seCa:pi
was apFvoaching the TiTaos b.;icinS
On Fourth avenue he noticed crowd
gathered about wagon watch was
di:ed with kuss rolls Of newspaper, A
Eiicei wes cauEh@ Ia deep rut In tbs
paIeraRnt and could not be boIy.;l
Senator laughed friend. ..the:
Esaaaged at last to set your paper Int
a rs1t"
, eyes" answered sir. l:a2ce. his eyes
twtatilrE with goc.i huInor. and Tn
not trusting 10 men TO get It Cas asGin
bat to mlrles philadelphia Prsac.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
v.nisy Of Hs..

In Q w0nan's club, over tea. and
cigarettes. a group of SacioS cited
many. many iassanccs OF tie fOolk.a
vanity u males.
TAKE the case OF BEES ono SAID
''3ecaHse the Gueca bee ru.eS the hive.
bec3nse SHE iS ths absolute miStrGss
SS mtllions OF subjects. lEaa Up TO, q
few hundred yscvs ago 6ScEed her ssS
lie called her the king bee.
"PllEy wrote soinawheTs. Tbs king
bee Is the only male. eli the rest 01InS
females. and Mssss Ets1SGsn. becxGeS-
es to Charles H.. stouay denless. in or-
der to please hlS royal maSsaG. that tae
large bee, he ruler Of tie hiyAs. As-
lonaed to the GeuthsT sex. 49
Even, shakespeare couldn't k:Ar to
tbtnk tint the 'beesof bees. the larGest
and wiseas ard 'talrest. thS hivs's AZ
spkxe lord. w&s fsroa.a. No. al tie
proofs Notwithstanding. Sh4xespeays
cal,cd hsy q male, Don'E ,ycu reSnesa-
he. tie lines
"GrAatuRca that ny Enls IL nature teach
2 ne act OF order. 10 . geQYlcd kfnCcevn. 4
'thss have king and nsiearE Of sorts : +
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
For Administration

0EoEGlA,.Lee Cohnts
oralnPry's Office sail Counti', Nov q,
1893,
70 ~hop i nay coneern. j. Max c.
wood has dIel application is this Office fir
rerma tnt LISTERS Of a1nAis rain on
estate Of S'ide /. ChaPp II, la'e i ssi,i
county, deceased. All perSo \, Interested
are notified that VIII pas, upop The same
on the 6rst Monday in DECEMBER next, al
N, Aee IN Lsssbura.
Geo. Z, Edwards. Ordinary