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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29

The Republican-Eoo panic
has nut the whole country in a frame
Of mind TO impartially investigate the
truth of history in MS belrlhE upon
the relation of national adminlStfa-
lions to good times and hard times
and this investigation is bringing d
wonderful, if belated. Vindicatlon OF
The Democratic record.
II has been abundantly proven. ana
is not denied that all the panics in
our history since the war have come
nnder Republican administrations. eX-
,ept the one of 1899, and it has been
wen established that this one had ITS
beginning under Harrison's admins
tration.
Farm products have been the last
to feel the effects OF this present
Roosevelt panic; but. with the pflce
of cotton tumbling to near cents, IN
4 storm smitten. shOrt-crop year, al
fcCting most seriously the farming
interests of the South, it should pre-
pare the farmers Of the South to give
careful consideration TO the facts OF
history as to the relation of national
administrations to the great staple
crop of the South
Hon i. \. Woodland. Of wilson. y.
e, has furnished tn" compilation OF
prices of cotton under ClcNciands and
under ckjuIcv'S auminiStTd ton
which is given below, and these prices
should bt. read and considered i'll the
light OF the fact that the price ot cot
ton cannot possibly be affected by
protective tariff, a. the price L. fixed
in the markets OF the world. while the
cost of producing cotton has been very
largely increased by the eXactiOns of
:, high tariff and the rObbericS of
tariff created and Roosevelt protected
trusts.
The figures compiled by Mr.. Wood
ard. from the highest statistical au-
thpritV. are as follows,
Wilson. n G, oct. -. 1908.
Upon examining the prices of cot
ton from the Years 1S93 to 1900. in
elusive, J find that the New York pri-
cCS for these years cover the admin
istrations Of Cleveland and Mckinley
Cleveland was inauGurated March
}. 1898. The highest price reached by
cotton during the year WAS 15-16
cents per pound; the lowest price was
~ cents per pound. In 1894 the
highest price was SO. the lowest
was 5 9-16. In 1895 the highest price
was 9%, the lowest was 9-16. In
1896 the highest price was =, the
lowest was 1-1G.
Mckinley was inau9uratod March
!, 1897. The highest price reached
by cotton for that year was 81 cents
per popnd, the lowest was ) 1916. In
1898 the highest price was 9-16. tho
lowest was $40. In 1899 the highest
price was : 1916, the low, ST was ) *
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29

clnploNt.
ITO have prosperity we must pro-
tect the depositors and thus induce
them to take their money out of hid
ing and restore it to the channels of
trade. The Republican party does
not promise protection OF deposits.
The Democratic party does. The
Democratic party promises legisla-
ton which will insure depositors. The
man who puts his money in Il bank
must know that he can withdraw it
at any time, and this security would
be given by the banks, because the
banks make their money out of their
depositOrS. If We are going to have
prosperity we must have a reduction
of the tariff. The people recognize
the tariff is eXtortiOnate. Even the
Republican leaders are forced to ad-
NIT this and yet they are deliberately
planning to prevent any real revision
| by electinS a stand-pat Congress-
| while the Republican candidate is
talking about revision, without giving
any assurance that revision Will mean
q material reduction. If the Republic
! can party wins, it will not revise the
| tariff in the interest of consumer and
| that means that the present agitation
must continue for four years longer
| DO the business men want bust
! ness unsettled? Do the husinss men
want an extension of this agitation ?
! DO they want business to be unsettled
! - a. . VI oioI u7oioil oNcf LftI1il
rates? If the Democratic party wins
| there vii! be an Immediate reduction
| OF the tariff which will satisfy the
public demand and remove the tari0
question from politics for Il number il
years. Democratic victory means
! prosperity, prosperity to all the pco-
pie. Il prosperity that will be pcrma-
nent. 1t means the remedying of
abuses; until abuses are remcdied
there can be no peace and the sooner
abuses are remedied. the more easily
can the remedy be applied
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29

Statistics compiled by Dunn's Com
merciaI Agency show that wages have
increased 10 per cent during the OPP
eratiOnS OF the Republican Din@lcN
tariff law. Statistics compiled by the
same authority show that living en-
penScS have increased i'll the same
time fOrty-nine per cent. No wonder
the dinner pail was but Scantiiy fill
ed before the Roosevelt panic knocked
the bottom out of il. How can You
support an administration that has
given you 10 per cent Of prosperity
TO carry 10 per cent of burden?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29

You can't ar@y a@in success"
and reduced passenger fares in North
Carolina have been so completely sue
ccsSfui that it is shown by sworn re
ports Of railroad officials that railroad
earnings from passenger fares have
been greatly increased under the low
rates, which are at the same time saw
ing to the people OF the State Il hun
drGd thousand dollars Il month.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29

II IT were possible to draw Il prac-
teal tariff bill so cquit;i bic in its terms
That 1T would benefit every american
citizen exactly alike its effect upon
one would correspond exactly to the
benefit which the father conferred on
his son by giving him penny to go
10 bed without any supper and then
took ii back from him after he had
gone TO sleep. If its benefits were
conferred with exact equality then
then there would bc no benefits. There
Is no S1ciGht OF hand method by
which the government can put a dol
lar into the treasury OF the steel trust
which ii has not earned without TAX
ing ii ont OF the pocket OF some one
else. 1t is the very inequalities OF
protection which give it strength,
Those who get millions more than
their share out OF it contribute Of
their unequal gains to keep in power
the party which gives it to them. Is
it any wonder the Republicans are
afraid to let the people know before
| their ballots are cast from whom they
are getting the money to buy the cleo
ton. and i'll what amounts they are
getting it?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29

Some day the sober sense OF the
people will awake to the fact that Il
wall of protection around the country
is as cfrectuaIly il block to American
manufacturers from marketing their
products in foreign countries a. il is
against foreign manufacturers reach
inc. our markets To be sure there *
no exact tax on exports. No one
would stand for that. We all rccr@-
niZe the necessity for finding foreign
markets for the surplus OF our manu-
features. But the wall Of protection
under which the trusts have organized
adds at every turn 10 the expense o!
tile manufacture and thus handicapS
the American manufacturer in his eff
forts to get Il fair share of the bust
ness in the worlds markets quite a.
cflicctually as would 4 tax OH exports.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29

"Om Republican friends may be
confident that every vote cast will be
honestly counted as cast. but aS far
as carrying the election in North Caro-
lima is concerned. they had as well
put their ballots in the rural free de-
livery box W. kitChin.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29
BRYAN'S SEPARATOR SPEECH

The Hit of the Campaign Are the Cows TO Go Dry
for -Four Years if Bryan is Elected? The Bryan Scare
Bluff of One Manufacturer is Called by Another
Who Tells Employees of the Intimidator. Come
Over to Ny Factory and Get Work if Bryan is
Elected
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29

Mr.. Farmer: In the production Df
your cotton, the great staple crop of
the South, You are taxed at every
turn by a protective tariff 50 high that
even the Republicans admit the need
OF revision, but the price of your crop
il fixed in the markets of the world
where protective tariffs cannot posi-
bly, affect it. Haven't You paid enough
OF tribute to the trusts?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29

The Republic nWU, m
Carolina has uu u.an ul dln
il in 1905. mdrr tn laadr,
Spencer adams ilmu IL had d
when "thc RAPE ,NteHWlu.
was delivering stump -pnde
the bench. Thc addition mI d
French Toms aud lredrll Mean
not pcrccptiblN Increased no.
average.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29

"Taft-tiIc moon which rHIu
light of the Roosevelt >ul =
sharpe Williams.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29


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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-30
LOCAL GOSSIP.

John Ireton, formerly one of the
owners Of the Marsh and Ireton ranch
at Horseshoe Bend, was in Caldwell
Thursday.
He made his escape on May 9th
and had not been heard from since.
McGarbah was sent to the peniten-
tiary from Nez Perez County for two
years for embezzlement.
Professor Lewis will open a night
school for the purpose of teaching
bookkeeping and If there is sufficient
encouragement he will establish a
permanent school. In the meantime
he will teach class here and his
ability as teacher can be tested.
DR.. ]. A. Simpson OF Middleton
will move into Caldwell next week.
He may perhaps decide to locate per-
manently in Caldwell. DIR. Simpson
is a surgeon of great ability. In
case he decides to locate in Caldwell,
he will not open up an office until
after the meeting of the State Medi-
cal Board, which will be held In Oc-
tober.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-30
THE OPERA.

IL Appears to Have Originated In italy
In the Year 1900.
The way Streatfeild, author Of 1.-THE
Opera" traces the development Of op-
era through the centuries is most clear
and concise and leaves you with the
impression that upon the matter Of
history, at any rate, he is master Of
his subject. Opera, 1t Ia shown, was
the result of an attempt made by
some Florentine amateurs to revive
the lost glories Of Greek tragedy. They
failed to get back to the conditions Of
Athenian drama, but in failing they
unconsciously laid the foundations OF
q new art form which soon worked
itself into the affections Of the peo-
pie. The beginnings of opera might
be said to date from the year 1900,
when public performance was given
In Florence Of Peri's "Euridice" In
honor Of the marriage Of Maria de-
Medici and Henry Nv. Of France. This
work consists almost entirely Of &C.
companied recitative, which was the
Invention of these Florentine reform
by "violin, chitarone "a large GUITAR,
Ira grande, Into crosse and gravicem.
balo or harpsichord, which Allied In
the harmonies indicated by the figured
bass" 1t is interesting to know that
in this very primitive work the com
poser tried to follow as closely as pos
sible In his music the ordinary infiec-
tons Of the speaking voice. Monte
verde, who was a contemporary of
Peri, but whose first opera was pro
duced some seven years after "Eurid-
ice," made a similar effort to recon
Gle music with speech, and many
years after Gluck and still later Wag.
ner tried to do 50, and It is amusing
when one knows how far in other di-
rections music as an art and opera as
convention have progressed since
1900 to think that old Peri was prob
ably closer to the Debussys and Rey-
naldo Hahns Of our day than all the
great men who have come between
New Age of London.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-30
L,andon L. Downing.

Last Saturday in this city Landon
l.. Downing ceased to live. His death
will not concern many people, FOR
he was quet, unostentious man; he
never sought for any notoriety, he
never pretended to be the sterling
man that he really was. Men saw
him every day for years. noted only
his quiet, genial ways, and never
dreamed that he was In native man
hood and great-heartedness one of
ten thousand. When stricken he
was on his way to carry relief to a
poor, obscure family on the outskirts
of the city. That has been a habit
with him all his life and what he did
was only restricted by the limita-
tons of his income.
His death is a great loss to the
circle he moved In; 1t Is a great loss
to those who, in their distress, lean
ed upon him. He was shrewd and
broad in business, he had the I'M
questioning confidence Of those with
whom he was associated; but to him
life was sacred trust and every time
he felt that life's books must be bal
anced every night. that not one re-
proach should follow him to his pill
low and that the final summing up
should be such hat not one reproach
could follow him to the beyond. And
tho he had no notice that his sum-
mons was close at hand, he was pre-
pared for it and with loving words
to his wife on his lips he was, in an
instant translated. May his sleep
be sweet and may God comfort his
little family.-Goodwin's Weekly.
L. L. Downing was we'll known in
Caldwell having been for years trav-
ling freight agent for @. N. & st. p
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-30

The Interurban Fair Association
is busy on arrangements for the
Boise Fair which will be held Oc-
tober 10 to "a. The premiums Of
fered on livestock, poultry, etc.,
amount to $4,000 and $4,000 will be
offered in racing purses.
Strobels Air Ship, winner of the
International Air Ship Races at St.
Louis, Mo-, Oct, 1907, will appear
at the fair all thru the week and will
make two flights each day, weather
permitting.
The racing events to close June
25 are as follows:
Monday, October 19,-trotting,
2.1S, $500; pace, 2.0s. $500.
Tusday. October 20-trotting, g.
year-olds. $500; pace, 3-year-olds,
2.2O, $3.50.
Wednesday, October 21-trotting
40. $1,000; pace, 2.05. $500.
Thursday, October %. pace, 2.35,
$500; trotting. 2.30. $500.
Friday, October 23-pace. ais,
800; trotting. ais, $500.
Saturday, October 24-trotting
consolation, 2.O9 class, $500; pace
consolation. 2.Oa class. $1,000.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-30

The brain usually stops growing At
about ffty, and from sixty to seventy
it is more likely to decrease. 1t has
been related by Canon MacColl that
Mr.. Gladstone's head was constantly
outgrowing his hats. As late as the
Midlothian campaign, when he was
nearly seventy, he was obliged to have
his head remeasured for this reason.
Canon MacColl's conclusion that this
continual growth of brain contributed
to Mr.. Gladstone's perennial youthful
ness appears not unwarranted.-Lon-
don Spectator.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-30
N0AH'S RAVENS.
a knotty Question Answered by
Blacksmith Preacher.

tSaStVEs
Many years ago there lived in one Of
the mountain counties of Tennessee a
blacksmith who to his reputation for
honest work during the week added
that Of being powerful exhorter on
Sundays. Held in high esteem by his
neighbors, possessed of a suff1ciency of
this worlds goods fof that primitive
community. he seemed to have solved
the question of terrestrial happiness.
but the thorn In the flesh" is indigo
nous to all chimes and conditions, and
for the blacksmith it grew In the per-
son Of one Tom Bradley, tall, lank
mountaineer, who was the wit and
wag Of the neighborhood and who also
occupied the unenviable position of
skeptic in that orthodox community.
Tom delighted to prod the smith with
certain inexplicable Biblical state
ments, and these encounters sometimes
resulted disastrously for the exhorter,
causing him much humiliation and
making him, as he said, "wrassle in
prayer and cry to the Lord and spare
not"
Once at the yearly camp meeting the
old man was giving his experience
In the tone and manner that were con.
sidered devotional in those parts. my
brethren, ah," he said, "as was
a-standin' In my shop an gittin' ready
to shoe Billy Hite's old gray mare, ah,
long come that son of q gun Tom
Bradley, ali. He asst me eff believed
everything in the Bible, ah. said
everything from kiver to kiver, ah.
Believe that yarn about Noah bein'
shet up In the ark with all them diff.
ferent sort Of critters. ahr sezze. Isl
done swallered Jonah an the whale
ah, an want a-goin' to gag at Noah
ah.' WE'LL sezzc, ali, EFF that raven
Noah sent out got lost, ali, where did
all these here ravens come frum, ali 2
Brethren, thought fer q minute, ah,
that old Satan had got the underholt
on me, ali, an was about to thoe me
ali; but, thank the Lord, ah, I jest
thoed back my head, ali, an the sperrIt
Of knowledge plum filed me, ah, an ]
sez sezzi 1T was the old he raven, all
that got lost, an the old she raven
was a-settin' on five eggs in the nest
ah, an that's where these here ravens
come frum, ah.'" @
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-30
LIKE THE INFERNO.
Graphic Description Of a Climb Over
Volcanic island.

Graphic Description Of a Climb Over
Volcanic island.
A climb over a volcanic island In
Boring sea is thus described in Outing
Magazine by Robert Dunn:
'Cliff sank away into chaos. Up
right fans of tuffa, crevices like salt
crusted wounds, chasms with leprous
edges-breathed all like mad. Less
steam, but more crinkly and venomous
gases. Parched white and red and
ocher In their depths, they seemed al
most to whistle-yet they did not
whistle-a furtive. ambient, high
pressure 'Zjsssho-ooor Was it sound?
Then would pause and catch only the
horrid, overburdened silence.
"The thing seemed more friendly.
The sulphur no longer choked. You
could have passed burning bunch of
miners matches under my nose and l
would have gulped the fumes like
fresh air. But the invisible venom
still belched out everywhere, secret
and furtive; now from jaws and
gashes four feet and more across, no
longer red yellow, but with fangs
crusted white or brilliant green and
bristling with rapier-like stalagmites.
Heat tremors pulsed, as the whole
were vast roof too close under the
eye Of the sun. And below on the
blasted acre under the beak the pant
Ing steam flashed out the supreme des-
olatlon-crumb1ing, clinkery and over
parched; trailed away its smear of the
dull rainbow hues Of sulphur from
grotesque mosaics. 1t was a pudding
Of Stag fresh from that great furnace
Of the unknown fusing point, and how
alien to the cold waves and winds Of
the subarctic!'
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-30
ROSWELL
Roswell, June 2Sth

While Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. McCor-
mick were being entertained at a 6
a merry party of a hundred guests
came as surprise party and an
nounced that it was their silver we'd
ding anniversary. Many beautiful
silver and china presents were given
the couple who had bourn the bur-
den and heat of 80 years of married
life. At 1880 an elaborate lap sup
per was served, which was enjoyed
by all present. After wishing the
couple many years Of happiness all
departed for their hhomes.
g. d. Paine made a swift trip to
Payette to-day with his fine auto car,
starting at 1880 a. m. and returning
shorty after noon.
There Is petition being circulated
for a rural route from Roswell to the
Big Bend country, which we hope to
see In effect soon. There is nothing
too good for Roswell and Big Bend
w. F. Howard has changed his
mind about purchasing a flying ma
chine, and has purchased a fine stan.
dard bred mare to mate the one he
already had and now has something
more reliable than an air motor.
The hay and grain crop looks good
for large yield on the bench; also
We will have a great plenty of fruit
Mr.. Paine reports a prune crop Of
not less than 500 pounds. of green
prunes to the tree. How is that foi
Idaho?
Decoration services will be OBJ
served at Roswell next Saturday
Several appropriate songs will be
sung by the Roswell choir, also al
address by Rev. Hawkes. Of Caldwell
after which the children will be takei
to the cemetery on two wagons
drawn by one of Towards draft
teams. followed by what few soldier,
that are left with us and a larg,
crowd Of patriotic people, who hav,
great respect for our honorable Of,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-30
A Bio Mistake

A fool, barber and a baldheaded
man We're travelling together. Losing
their way. they were obliged to sleep
In the open air, and to avert danger
1t was agreed to watch by turns. The
first lot fell on the barber. who for
amusement shaved the poor FOOLS
head while he was sleeping. he then
woke him. and the fool. raising his
hand to scratch his head, exclaimed:
Heres a pretty mistake. You have
awakened the baldheaded man instead
Of me."-Liverpool Mercury.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-30
Jubilee Singers.

A treat Of old fashioned melodies
was enjoyed by all those who at
tended the last number Of the Y. M.
G. A. course on Saturday evening at
the opera house. There was no at
tempt at any operate effort by any
of the singers but they followed close
ly to the program, as announced. OF
giving only plantation melodies and
on account of this they carried their
audience with them as each number
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-30
Oratery.

what am oratory. Brudder Jack
sonf III
"Brudder Simmins, will elucidate
If you says black am white, dat am
foolish, but II you says black am white
an bellers like bull an pounds on a
table wifi bofe fists dat am oratory,
an some people will believe YOU
Atlanta Constitution. :.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-30

necessitated an encore. The char
atcer song, "Old Black Joe," was well
rendered and very effective. in fact
the whole concert was a treat in its
line from start to finish and must
have been for those unacQuainted
with the true negro peculiarities a
revelation as it was certainly true
nature.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-30
Getting Closer.

when | first knew that man." said
the observant waiter, HE couldn't have
been making more than $1,000 a year
I'll bet it's $4,000 now"
"How do you know" asked the 9TH
or.
HE used to give fifty cent tip, but
now he only gives me a nickel.",-Phil-
adelphia Press.