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The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-28
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN AMMUNI.
TION.

The democrats of Anson had a big
time on Saturday. Messrs Kitchin and
Craig spoke to large audience. The
formers speech was chiefly defense
of himself He challenged Mr. craig to
a Joint canvass of the state The latter
afterward said TO a reporter of The
News and Observer that he did not see
any good that could come from a joint
discussion which, he said, would tend
to divide the party and hs referred to
the personalities in the days debate,
saying they We're Dot conducive TO
producing harmony in the party.
That papers report of the discussion
says that there was no feeling dis
played by the audience in the person
alities of the discussion" and that ito
say the occasion was interesting would
be putting 1t mildly; there were fea-
lures that were sensational" These
statements would indicate that Mr..
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-28
BENAN MD ONLY BRYAN

The New York World is still pull
ing for Governor Johnson for the dem
ocratic nominee for president. bu, hat
paper is wasting its time ana It's s! ace
Nothing can prevent the nomination
soing to Mr.. Bryan. We do not b lieye
the Bryan advocate would give him
up il they had positive assurance
elected. II looks as il ley I'D rather
have MIR Bryan nominated and defeat
cd than some other dCmOcra. nom nat
cd and elected. They are SO fnfat lated
with the twice defeated candidate taat
they are willing To again thrust de-
feat on the party in order 10 crafty
The ambition of tina man as tho third
time candidate OF his party. We can
not believe that Mr.. Bryan can for a
moment think he can be elected. We
give him credit for being "A man OF too
much sense and OF being too well ac-
quainted with conditions aud public
sentiment in this country to think that
he would have any chance of success ~
the democratic nominee. His insist-
ance on the nomination-which his
course really amounts to-ls purely
selfish and amounts TO nothing bu,
desire for personal gain.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-28

Craig was right in opposing n joint
discussion with Mr.. Kitchin for the
reasons he gave.
The Charlotte Observers report OF
the speaking says that Mr.. Kstchin
carefully avoided any reference TO tho
now famous letter to the Fifth district
committeeman and rs some explana-
ticn was expected there was notice
able disappointment"
NJ Ashley Horne. the other candi-
date. who was expected 10 be present.
was compelled to cancel his engage
ment. but sent a letter defining his
attitude toward the leading questions
Of the day, which was read and well
received by the large audience. Mr.
Horne has strong hold on the peo-
pie" in that they consider him one OF
themselves and not mere politi-
clan.
On The whole. We reckon It would
have been better for the party had
that joint debate not been held. We
arc told h. z person present thai each
speaker INDUCED in quite sensational
personalities against the other and ~
times the affair was very exciting. all
of which was simply furnishing sam
raign ammunition for the republicans.
What other reasons Mr. Craig may
have for declining a joint discussion
with Mr. KitcAin- I ha has auy-we
think the ore siren i sutiio.ent.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-28

gro vote in this and other southern
states than has been poiIed since the
adon.ion cf the franchise amendments
ia the constitutions OF those states
1t is well. known IN this state that
there are a great many more negroes
qualified to vote than who exercise that
privilege, and there are some thought
tul people VINO expect 10 s4e Il iarse
number of qualified voters Of that race
exercise the privilege in the November
election
There is NJ doubt that the national
republican party has got to do some
thing favorable to me negro of the
south in order to piacate the negro
vote in those states Of the north whore
the negro holds the balance o. power,
and they % So in several OF The IeaG-
ing republican states.
/ tremendous effort IS being made
TO str up animcsity among the re9roe5
OF all sections Of the country against
Mr.. Roosevelt and any man he adyo-
Gates for president The Brownsy II
affair is being worked for all it is
worth, and it is going to have is
weight, as can be seen in the reso.u-
lions of the negro church convention
in Washington few days ago. The
southern negro will play q more i'm
rortant part in republican national
politics than he has in many years
and the consequence viii lie that mo e
OF them will vote in the presidential,
election than at any time since tie
adoption Of the franchise amendments,
and consequently We think there ar
some surprises in store for certain
democratic politicians n November
next.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-28
GLENN AND THT: sENAToRsHIP

In Yesterdays Charlotte Observer
we flrd the following in that papers
special correspondence from Washing
ton:
It has been an open secret for sew
eral years that Governor r. B. Glenn
would run for the United States SEN
ate. No one who knows the governor
has doubted that he would run, or was
running. bat not until within the last
few days mas 1t been certain that he
would enter the race at this time
That Mr.. Glenn has made up his mind
to go for the scalp OF Senator over
mau no one need doubt. One or more
letters avowing that he would run are
said to have been written by Govern
or Glenn to friends in the state. The
report about the letters will be news
to many, but the fact that the govern
or is running will seem an old story.
The campaign will be Interesting
Mr.. Overman declared himself 20
years ago on the liquor question and
Governor Glenn has preached i'll every
quarter OF the state on it within the
last few years. There Is but little, Il
any difference in the views of the ewo
men on that score. Overman was in
he thick of the fight when the people
were against him; Mr. Glenn is with
him since the people curned and faced
about There can be no issue there
Mr.. Overnan is making a good sena-
tor. He is liked here and Is able to
accomplish something for the state.
The North Carolina delegation will
watch developments ut home. The
runor OF the ietters does not come as
a surprise
Mr.. Glenn was quoted only q short
while ago as saying that because OF
the press of Official business he had
not been able to decide whether or not
he would be a candidate for the SEN
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-28
SOME POLITICAL SURPRISES

Mr.. Roosevelt ana his candidate
have new force in opposition to them
in the negro element Of the south.
They seemed to count on the south
ern negro being dormant because of
the franchise amendments to SO many
OF the southern states constitutions,
but this year the negro vote in select
ing delegates to the republican nation-
a. convention is going to count if it
has no weight in the elections. The
negro vote of the south is being work
ed for all he is worth by the opponents
of Mr.. Roosevelt and his candidate
for the republican nomination for the
presidency. This Importance given to
the negro in political affairs is going
to spur him up to exercising his right
to vote, and we look for a larger ne
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-28

! II the 1v5,ci +. d m 1T Of L {
/ house IL --g-1.-- a..vca 2hoG.a de
eide with Congressman Hac..etr, q
the Eighth district, that tie Appala
CHAN park bill is unconstitutional.
no doubt. Speaker Cannon will feel
much easier over his chances cf s.
curing delegates to the national con-
/ vention from North Carolina ana otlei
/ south Atlantic states. 1t viii relieve
! LIN Of the odi~m among the people
! Of those states Of beng the one man
! Who stands N the way Of securing &C
| ton by the house ON that bill W. icl
is considered OF 50 great Importance
tc. this whole section of the country.
Mr.. Cannon has all along been vio-
lently opposed to the measure AMI as
used his despOtic power as speaker
! the house and chairman of th2 c m
nJittee on rUleS---ccmpCsed Of o lly
two other members, appointed b. hin
self-which mas almost absolute c u
troll Of legislation in that body, o
prevent the bill being report ted to ,hc
house For this conduct he has been
severely criticised. Now there IS
chance of his throwing the TesDorsib.1-
ity for defeat of the bill Oh other
shoulders; for, Of course, should t,
house Judiciary committee report the
bill to be an unconstitutional meas
ure that would be the last of it. 1t
is said that some of the leading law
yers of the house agree with Mr.. Hack
cit in his views as tc the unconstitu
tionality of the bill
It should be remembered, however,
that Speaker Cannon's opposition to
the bill was not based on such ground;
il was purely from general cussei-
ness and-seemingly-fr general
and emphatic antipathy to the
south.
The friends of the bill are now
awaiting the report of the Judiciary
committee on the question of the
constitutionalty of the bill which
question has been referred TO it for
investigation and decision.
It is rather peculiar that the agents
in the south of Candidate Cannon have
become much more active since this
question has been raised and referred
to the law committee of the house
Evidently they are preparing to make
the most possible out of an adverse
decision by that committee.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-28

Tileston Topics. the monthly maga-
zine edited and published b. the stu
dents OF the High school Of cur city.
in its last number published the fol-
lowing. written by Miss Mary Owen
Green OF the class Of 1909. which In
a very amusing manner shows up some
~ the pecularities of the English Ian
guage:
Wen begin with oox. and the plu-
raj Ia boxes
But ;hc plural oc OK should oe oxen.
no. boxes.
-Chca one fowl is soose. bu, two are
geese.
Yet the plural of mop~c should never
bc mccsc.
You maN hnd a lone mouse. or a whole
lot OF mice,
But the plural of house Is houses, not
hcc
u t." plural Of man il always called
why shouldn't the plural OF ran sc
called pen?
The Cow in the pluraI may tc caHcs or
kline
But q COW Il repeated s. never called
AMI the prura, o. vow o. vows NOT
vine.
IF spoke Of "a foot ana you show mc
your feet,
Shpu!# ; give you boot. would a
Tu- h- called beet?
lf ou" is tooth aul a whole yo; or,
teeth
WHY shouldn't r.. plural ot lnosa br
called hr,-h
n .he s.nrular's this ana me nlnrnl ig
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-28

The mistake rbe News and Observer
makes-and presumably willfully SO,
for IL knows better-is TO class all op-
ponents OF the so-called state prohi-
bition act as opponents OF temper
ance" as 1t did in an editorial yestsr-
day. There are many men in the
state who are a. strongly In favor
OF temperance and are as temperate
In their habits as the editor
of The News and Observer
and who. yet. oppose the ratiacat ON
oil that bill on principle-men who
are just as good citizens and just as
good christians also as he is or claims
to be.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-28

atorship. Unless the letters above re-
ferred TO were OF very recent date
they must have ante-dated that state
ment- It's perfectly plain 10 every
one who has given the matter any
attention that Mr. Glenn has for a
long time contemplated being a can-
didate for the Office and. as The Mes
senger has already said. IL would lie
much more manly under the c.rcum-
stances for him 10 come out In the
open and say whether or not he Is
or is going to be an opponent 10 Sen
ator Overman. That there are such
private letters in existence referred 10
by The Observers correspondent we
have no doubt, for he would not have
made the statement were he net sure
OF his facts. So it may as we'll be
taken as fact that Mr. Glenn IS now
an avowed candidate for tie zena
ship-though not 50 p-blicly annouuc-
Cd by himselI-and n being tn C Sc
j. IS time the friends Ct Senator over
nan and all those who are in G. est d
in the state being represented in Il e
senate BY the most fitting aid dis
tinguished representative she has haj
in that body since tie days of Il a-oA
and Vance 10 rally around A. Over
man AMI see that h.s rc election -ua- r.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-28

and declare himself? Why does he not
tell the people whether he favors Mr.
Overman's reelection or opposes IL on
the ground that he thinks he will
make the people better senator? IL
he IL a candidate for the place LET him
say SO and openly oppose Mr. Over
mans reelection That would be the
more manly course for him 10 pur-
sue
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-28

This liquor qG5s io1 h Oh j. % T
asitadng tie people f No til c lol Il .
and several other southern ST. il
most peculiar ore ana cne in
many sides to it. &l.h gugn We kn N
tfat those who take oily \ surc-Ec ~
view Of it on either side vii q at
i is q single question wlch In, no.
/, TWO sides to it, as II IS sal al, q e ions
have. Here is one Of the = uliar
features Of tho contes; which hrs r.
Gently been var2G in several It te les
i2tures and is still cn tef-re the 60
pie in some states ana in tie na in !.
congress: A certain "h l1salo Ii 10
dealer recently expressed t." hope tn 4
the Littlefield bill, now p-nIing n the
house OF Representatives, CT 20 & 81 H.
liar bill prohibiting the tr2nspar atiol
Of liquor from one state into mo her
where prohibition prevailel wo Id e
come a law. His ;dea was that II
such bill became a law it WOl Ut
a check to the prohibition mlvemCnt
Low invading several O. the states
because there would not be nea~
many prohibitiOnisrs in thoe Q sta.ts
il it was understood that ? oAiDtion
would prevent those men .r--n ct.
Ting their supply secretly ~ Who'll.
sale from across the state he whJ
we're able to secure it in that way, IS
well as taking it from the fellow who
had to buy il by the drink or the h a.
pint from the dealer in his cwl %, u
Some strange arguments aze N d
On both sides Of this question and
there are advocates earnest ones, 20
of all kinds CT plans in reference 10
the liquor traffic.
It strikes rs that the best solution
OF the liquor question and the surest
way to put a stop to the evils CT drink
is for all persons who are proh.bition-
lists to show their faith by their
works and practice what they
preach" II every advocate OF prohi-
bition in this state would become
total abstainer 'in fact" many deal
ers in the ardent would have to 20
out of business for lack of customers,
and then if they would add earnest
moral suasion'' in favor of temper
ance to the good examples they SCI
or rather conditions it is
intended to bring about would not be
long in it's establishment But how
can you expect prohibition to accom-
plish it's desired purpose When so
many men advocating it claim that it
is a great moral question and not one
that involves politics but at the same
time say because they are in favor
of prohibition in their town o. state
that does not by any means mean
they shall stop taking their usual
dram? Men who talk and act that
way can have no influence for good
over those poor, unfortunate devils"
whom they claim to be trying TO wean
from their bad habits, and their advo-
cacy of prohibition is weakened by
their position that prohibition
is to prevent the ''other fellow and
not himself from taking his today
whenever he feels like it.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-28
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
WILMINGTON \. C.
POPULAR SENTIMENT ON THE
PROHIBfTTOS ELECTION.

II another col,iTnTi We pnbf;ga let
Ter from subscriber living in DuDlin
county in which he gives his reas 3rs
whv he ana . great many other dem
ccrats OF his township will no. vote
for the ratification If the prohibition
act.
rh;l n>,.ea,ona.n+ ,,,a indoa f-o77
4,o town or hi. 1ottsr g nr,binitior
let or rotrer q local onti3ntss-a m Il
,,lho ie onnosod T. aa,oons in his oyga
caction b17+ who At ,he same tine 1e-
cocnizos the fact trat + j. a que .Ltgn
which the people Of each community
should be allowed he privilege OF e
Ting themselves ana while this man
would vote prohibition were the Qu7a-
tion TO be made a local issue, h viii
vote against the proposition that he
and his neienbors be given the risn.
to dictate TO the residents o. otner
towns and communities iii the state
AS he says, it is undcmocratic; it
is in direct opposition to the fundament
al principles OF OR government that
the will Of the people shall be the rule
of the nd-undemCcratic IN the LTOad
sense of the word as applied 20 the
form OF our government, Synonymous
with republican, as we'll as in dir c.
violation Of The declared prin Iples OF
the democratic party Of the state rs
set forth in its platform.
The sentiment whi2h exists IL ROCK
fish township Of Dup1in county, we be
lieve. will be found all over the state.
are ALWAYS Jealous Of their rights
will look unon this nronosrtion In the
proper wav. ana thew will be unwilling
nv their votes to dictate tn tho citi-
1<. 80 o+hor snottons cf tho state
;, . r,.ttor nnralv local which thew
,,,>,,,, ,osor+ heino forced rnon them
so1voe 4o,ipe+ +boir will 1v vo4ers in
ot,or seotione of tho safe
Look ~ no matter in this way: Sup
,.ose tho bi11 70 ha voted on in Nav
had heen drawn in sucb q wav that
were the result of the election to be
in favor of anti-nrohibition ALI those
towns which had heretofore voted
against saloons would be opened to
tbair establishment would It he con-
sidered fair and lust that the will of
tho naonIa IF those towns should be
q, erridden bv the votes of the people
in other sections of the state? Should
Wilmington have the ri.nt To declare
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-28

When prohibition sweeps the whole
country and the government loses Its
hundred and some odd million dollars
year revenue from this source ana
the farmer and other land owner is
called upon to make up the deficiency
In government revenues by a direct
tax some folks will begin to make ex-
plantations as to why there is a heavier
tax than heretofore on the people. The
government has got to raise a certain
amount of revenue. and IL 1t cannot do
so by excise tax 1t will have to do
1t by direct taxation, and the latter 10
the kind that the people feel the most.
Cut of internal revenue tax and di-
rect taxation will surely follow.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-28

ing OF the Guilford county executive
committee. Five votes were cast
against the Cannon --soIutiSa. instead
Of three. and IL Is probable that had
there been a full meeting VI the COM
I'm ttee no resolution OF any kind
would have been passed.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-07-22
Notices
PROBATE AND GUARDIANSHIP NOTICE.
csssslt csssty C,ssk q ths Respective S'es.
on tse fsetAss lstseastlss.
10 the District Csurt. Prsosts Oivisles 10 go
Ss CscAs Csssty. Stste Of utsA
PROBATE AND GUARDIANSHIP NOTICE.
In the District court Of the First Judicial dis
trict OF the state Of Utah. In and for the
county OF cache.

trict of the state OF Utah. In and for the
county OF cache.
NOTICE.
A. A. Blixt. Plaintiff. VS.. The Board Of
Home Missions of the Presbyterian
church in the United states Of Amer
lea. corporation. John NJ. Cathcart.
The Presbytery Of Utah. corpora
ton. John W. Barrett. and Smith
Brothers Lumber company. q corpor-
alton. Defendants
Notice Is hereby given that the above
named plaintiff has began an action In the
above entitled court TO foreclose three GER
tain liens aled and claimed upon the follow
ing described premises for labor and mate
rails furnished in the construction OF build
Ing thereon. to-wit:
Beginning At the southeast corner Of lot
seven. block twelve. plat "A" OF Logan city
survey. cache county. Utah: thence north
Ave rods; thence west fifteen rods; thence
south Ave rods; thence east fifteen rods to
the place Of beginning.
Also. beginning at the northeast corner of
lot eight. block twelve Of said plat; thence
west nine rods and twelve feet: thence south
nine rods; thence east nine rods and twelve
feet; thence north nine rods to the place of
beginning.
Notice is hereby further given to all per-
sons claiming or holding liens upon said
premises under the provisions OF chapter one.
title forty six. of the compiled law OF Utah.
1907. to be and appear before the above en-
titled court on the Goth day OF July. 1908. at
| 10 O'Clock .. m. Of said day. at the court room
Of said court. In the court house At Log an
city. Utah. and to exhibit then and there the
proof Of such liens. II any there be.
| Dated this 3oth day OF June. 1908.
A. A. BLIxr. Plaintiff.
| A. A. Law. Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-07-22
|e''Swap Jobs


List. all we troubled ones who have
been or are expecting to be ditched
from the matrimonial wagon! Mr.. and
Mrs. "Joe" Whitcomb of Winsted.
Conn.,. have solved the problem. n
you get tired OF domesticity or the Of.
Ace just swap Jobs with your hus-
band. or vice versa. Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitcomb did. and it's simply great.
He Is mill worker and kicked about
his job. She kept house and was
equally obfuscated with affairs. So Joe
said he'd. swap and Mrs. Joe agreed.
She goes to the mill every day and
earns the bread and Joe stays home
and bakes It, He also sweeps, takes
care Of the children, makes beds; and
when Mrs. Joe comes home at night
she finds hubby sitting on the steps
with white apron on awaiting her.
And nice. cooked dinner is on the
table. Both are happy--so what's the
use! Mr.. and Mrs. Whitcomb have
solved the marital riddle and lodged
the divorce court.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-07-22

Always the mysteries of dressmak.
Ing establishments have been reli.
giously guarded. In the last few
weeks another star chamber secret has
been added to the list Of subjects of
which q wondering public Is kept in
ignorance.
I'VE have to guard with exceeding
care the measurements Of our custom
ers," said one dressmaker. "rhe fash
ion Of small waists has necessitated
that extreme caution. Again, every
woman who makes any pretensiOns to
elegance Is trying to reduce her waist
to the smallest possible dimensions.
As a result of that anatomical rivalry
among women the size of waists Is
again a subject productive Of infinite
discussions and arguments. Almost
every woman, no matter how truthful
she may be In other matters, remorse.
lessly lops on two or three inches
conversationally, from her waist line
Her friends and enemies know this
and In order to verify or disprove her
statements efforts are made to consult
her dressmaker's measurement book
which. In the interests of well.httins
gowns, cannot lie. In the last month
have gained several new customers
who. am positive. were lured to my
shop in the hope Of learning some
other woman's waist measure"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-07-22
HER PRAYERS TOO EFFECTIVE.
Woman's Supplications That Resulted
In Twofold Yves.

During, and for many years after
the civil war, there lived In Franklin
county, Missouri where the old state
road, built before the days OF rail.
roads, crossed Boeuf river, Mrs.
Samuel Hutton who met with the mis-.
fortune of having two of her prayers
answered, and thereafter, her neigh.
,bors used to say. she never prayed
again. And this happened during the
civil war.
Sam being away In the confeder-
ate army" was the way she used to
tell 1t, 81 got lonesome among so many
Dragging. stay-at.home .northerners
that one day got down on my knees
and prayed for the southern boys to
come and clean out the neighborhood.
And II wasn't week before along
came Gen. Pap Prices army. and 1t
being near dark, the whole outht
camped along the river, confiscated
all my stock feed. robbed my chicken
roost and burned half the fence rails
on the place without asking my per
mission. AS didn't know where Sam
was, to tell him what the scamps had
done, ] prayed again. asking the Lord
to send the federals to chase Pap
Price to the jumping of place. II
was about sun down that day when
looked up the road and saw my an
swer coming. And the union boys
stopped at the river for the night, ate
what food the confederates had left
me and destroyed the balance OF the
fence rails" - illustrated Sunday
Magazine.