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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-09-10
BRYAN AND THE SOLDIER.

Recently Hon. Thos. E. Watson
charged that Mr.. Bryan, when a mem
Der of Congress, voted against Crisp
for speaker and gave as his reason
that he was a Confederate soldier.
Mr.. Bryan indignantly denied the
charge.
In letter to the editor of The
Peoples Paper, Of Charlotte, Mr..
Watson renews his charge against Mr..
Bryan, as follows:
''There is no doubt whatever that
Bryan made the reark about his re-
luctance to vote for an ex-Confeder~
ate soldier. He is lodging the issue.
He did vote for Crisp, but that was
after the caucus nomination had
made it imperative that he should do
so.
cit was during the contest between
the candidates in the caucus that Bry-
an threw away his vote on Springer,
who was no longer in the race, telling
Mr.. Lewis that he did not care to
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-09-10
DANGEROUS ALLIES.
"Thos. E. Watson. y

Ii the negroes vote the Democrat
ic ticket" remarks The Anderson, S.
c., Daily Mail, "they are going to
expect political rewards, and if the
negroes are to be taken into the Dem
ocratic party there will be no excuse
left for the South to remain solidly
Democratic any longer. Every negro
Democratic vote cast in the North and
West thist year will mean hundred
Republican votes in the South in the
next election" Which, except the
obvious overstatement at the close, is
all quite true. If the negro s present
trend toward the Democratic party
were inspired by less unworthy mo-
tives than desire to punish Repub-
lican President for not ignoring mid
night murder where negro troops COM
mitted it in Southern town, some
thing quite different might be said,
but facts like these are hard. We
feel certain that the Democratic party
can derive no ultimate benefit from
such an alliance. The mass of South
ern voters have at least some little
spirit, and they will not submit to
any and every imposition even at the
hands Of the Democratic party
0bo r1of+a Ohc AWAY,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-09-10
THE INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE
AND HIS COHORTS.

Wonder if that negro Hearst had
at his convention will, also, come to
Georgia, along with William Ran
dolph Hearst and John Temple
Graves to help Mr.. Yancey Carter
speak?
It is said that Willie Hearst will
deliver two addresses in Georgia this
year during the campaign, one IN
Atlanta and the other in Macon, and
you know, John Temple Graves will
spend about two weeks delivering adj
dresses in our state-John s Windy!
Just how many the Hearst negro
will deliver is not yet knoWn-that
Hearst negro is the one that John
Temple Graves had with him and the
other hirelings Of the Hearst news
papers, at that so-called convention
Of the Independent League (which is
copyrighted by w. R. Hearst). Don't
you know they all felt good, listen
ing to the negro!
If the negro takes good in Geor-
gia, William Randolph Hearst may
make four speeches instead Of two,
it all depends upon the negro. At
these Carter shows in Georgia, there
will be four. actors, viz: Yancey Car
ter, William Randolph Hearst, John
Temple Graves and the negro, all
side by side-all in a row-speaking
to us Georgians of the Independent
League (copyright) Party.
Go your route, John Temple
Graves, you and the African!
Speak, John, hollow, negro, you
all belong to Hearst-Hearst is MAX
ing tool Of John Temple Graves and
Mr.. Graves is making an ass of him
self, in braying for Hearst, to keep
his job, that's all.-The Fitzgerald
Leader.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-09-10
THE HEARST CONVENTION.

A full-blooded negro at the Hearst
convention made riproaring harangue
in favor Of social equality. The well
trained payrollers cheered the Afri-
can orator Justify. The two Geor-
gians who were on the stage while
the negro was speaking manifested
no displeasure. They took their med
icine dutifully, just as the delegates
from the other Southern States took
theirs at Denver, when the Bryanite
band pranced around the Georgia del
egation playing Marching Through
Georgia. "-Davie IN. CO. Record.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-09-10
C5bJ
Public Opinion Throughout the Union

face old soldiers of his district with
record of having voted for an ex-
Confederate.
'sMr. Bryan will not deny that he
used the language.
HE shirks that question altogeth-
er.
''Yours truly,
Thos. E. Watson. -
To this, Mr.. Bryan has made no
reply, and as Watson says, we don t
think he will, because he can't.
And judging by the action of the
late State Decorate Convention,
the Confederate soldier stands no
higher with the present Democratic
leaders in this State than with Bry-
an.-The Caucasian.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-09-10

It has been reported that Mr.. Bry-
an has said his committee will not
accept over $4,000 campaign fund
from any one man. Now, those who
desire to contribute to the Bryan
campaign fund should be careful not
to send over $4,000 at any one time
as it would be rather embarrassing
to have the contribution refused and
returned to you.-The Caucasian, Ra-
leigh, N. G.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-09-10

The negroes are vowing vengeance
on the Republican party and are turn
ing in crowds to the Democrats, ac-
cording to authentic information.
It's not the Negroes nature to turn
away from the unprotected hen roost
unless he spies something through the
open door of the kitchen. Put that
down and figure out the answer, Mr..
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-09-10
15be . effersonton

political interest Yet there are still
some who pretend to think that Bry-
an is something more than mere
scheming politician. He will be when
papier mache becomes wood-when
bricks of brass become bricks of gold.
The Peoples Voice, Norman, Okla.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-09-10
FRIENDS OF TARIFF HEDG-
ING ON PROMISED
REVISION.

AIfeduy IHo (hepuOI1Cdn) If1enQS
of the protective tariff who admit,
under compulsion and the influence of
fear, the expedience Of revising the
present scandalous schedules-after
the election, of course-and under the
leadership Of Chairman Payne, of
the Ways and Means Committee, are
collecting, or are supposed to be col
lecting, data for the information of
Congress when it reassembles, are al
lowing information to leak out that
indicates there is little to hope for
in the way of revision from them.
We have never had any faith in Sc
curing real revision from this source.
We are, therefore, in no wise sur
prised or disappointed.
Now the treasury deficit and the
necessity Of providing sufficient rev.
enues to meet the increased expendi-
ture Of Government is being used as
a more or less plausible pretext for
exercising "great care" in the matter
Of revision.
1t seems to be assumed by the pro-
tectionists that the public does not
understand and cannot be shown that
an important duty that is prohibitive
while ideal as a. creator and protect
or Of democratic monopoly, yields
not one penny of revenue to the pub
lie treasury.
It enables the few individuals who
own and control the monopoly to levy
heavy tax on the people of this
country; but the proceeds of this tax
goes to these individuals, not to the
Government. It is also obviously
true that the higher the duty on a
given article that can be produced in
this country, the less importation
there will be, and, consequently, the
less revenue to the Government.
The obvious policy of the protec-
zionist is to becloud the issue and pre-
vent true understanding Of the prin-
ciples involved
They even have the effrontery to
pretend that a reduction in the Ding
ley tariff means a reduction In the
public revenues, whereas every mod
erately intelligent protectionist knows
that the reverse is true.
The expedience Of revising the war
taxes is even being gravely consider
ed by the Republican leaders, it is
reported, in order to replace the loss
es that they pretend to think a revis-
ion of the present tariff will entail
upon our revenue.
Whether these things are allowed
to be made public in order to calm
the fears of the benefciaries Of the
tariff, and also to prepare the public
mind for only a pretended revision,
we do not know, but it has somewhat
that appearance.-Richmond Evening
Journal.
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Southern White Democrat. Meigs
(Ga.) Review.
THE BRYAN THAT I HAVE
KNOWN.

How much longer will William j.
Bryan be able successfully to impose
on the credulity Of any considerable
number Of his fellow citizensq How
much more evidence will be necessary
to open the eyes of those who remain
deluded? These questions naturally
arise after reading the monograph of
Colonel Guffey, Of Pennsylvania, on
"The Bryan That T Have Known"
The Guffey conclusion that Bryan
is quack is not new. For many
years it has been evident that beneath
Bryan s thin plating of pretended po-
litical virtue was the base metal Of
a person exceedingly selfish and
greedy.
Bryan attacked Gufey and ap-
pealed to the Pennsylvania delega-
ton not to re-elect him national COM
mitteeman on the ground that Cuff
fey is corporation man. In 1900
Guffey was exactly the same kind Of
a corporation man that he is now, yet
Bryan was on his knees to Gufey
begging for secret contributions to
his campaign fund. AS Guffey says,
referring to himself, w. R. Hearst
and the late Marcus DAILY: "Bry-
an not only accepted gratefully, but
beseechingly sought our aid; and we
gave secretly thousands and thous-
ands of dollars. " Guffey sent stained
glass windows to decorate the luxu-
rious home that Bryan has erected
since he entered politics, and Bryan
was glad to have the gift until Chi
cago newspaper published the story.
When the transaction was found out,
Bryan became angry and accused
Guffey Of talking.
The following statement is unchal-
iengeable: Bryan has considered any
man clean, any money clean, that was
obedient to him; he has attacked as
unclean any man or money that was
in his way. He denounced Roger G.
Sullivan,s of Illinois, as a train rob-
Der, as a political corruptionist and
tool of selfish financial interests, and
then went into partnership with Sui
Ivan when the latter agreed to give
him the Illinois delegation. Bryan
denounced Croker and Tammany poll
ties and then rode around the streets
Of New York in carriage with Crok-
err, shouting "Great is Tammany, and
Croker is it's prophet" Bryan de-
nounced Thomas F. Ryan, yet Bryan s
brother-in-law and his national COM
mitteeman from Nebraska secretly So
licited and received Ryan money to
be used to carry Nebraska that Bry-
an might have a chance to come the
senate. Pretending to be an opponent
of the trust, he has VIGOROUSLY been
a pensioner on the bounty Of Wet
more, the tobacco magnate of st.
Louis.
Bryan has supported the cause of
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-29
PERSONAL MENTION

Capt w. H. Whitcomb, accompanied
by his wife, are in the city from
Portland the guests OF Mrs. Whit
combs sister, Mrs. P. Jordan.
Mrs. ]. Simons and her son Stanley
have returned to Astoria from their
visit with relatives in Willamette val
ley.
Miss Edith Morris from Portland
is a visitor at the home of Mrs. H..
Groin for week or ten days.
Miss Belle and Agnes Comedian of
Oakland, Cal, arrived on the Spencer
yesterday for few days visit with
Sister Superior of St. Mary's hospital
The young ladies are on an extended
pleasure trip which will include
Portland and the Sound cities before
their return to their home at Oak
land.
Kenneth O'Loane, the well known
drummer who has gone out of
paper" and the carpets" arrived in
the city yesterday, and will remain
here until he is ready to take hold of
his new road assignment.
C. c. Hancock, of Cornelius, Ore,
a kinsman of County Assessor 7. ].
Cornelius, and his guest, is on his
first visit to Astoria, and is thorough
ly pleased with the city, its environ
ment, climate, etc, etc, and those
who have met Mr. Hancock, are do
ing what they may to return the COM
pliment.
A. P. Pincus, who was a resident
Of this city and section about 50
years ago, and who retains very
definite interest in the city and has a
host of acquaintance here, is on a
visit from Idaho, and thoroughly en-
joying his vacation
Leone F, Baer, one of the Oregon
ian's artists, and its Seaside cores
pondent, was in the city for few
hours yesterday, and domiciled at the
Occident.
J. w. Palmer, general manager of
the Westport Lumber Company, was
business visitor in this city yester-
day.
Mr. and Mrs, Charles Schmidt we're
passengers for the metropolis on the
$40 express yesterday morning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-29
"Pat, Farrell Taken

Pat Farrell, who recently escaped
from the state asylum for the insane
lat Salem, was again taken into Gus
tody yesterday afternoon, He had re-
turned to his home in this county and
it was learned that he was there.
Two guards from the state institu-
ton came down to Astoria yesterday
and accompanied BY Sheriff Pomeroy
went out TO the Farrell home He
was found there and brought into the
city last evening. He is looked upon
as dangerous man when under the
influence OF his mental arrangement,
but was taken without difficulty yes
terday Farrell was working on one
Of the roads, having been employed
by contractor and was apparently
entirely in his right mind. Sheriff
Pomeroy had learned that Farrell had
reached home and so notified the
two guards from the asylum when
they arrived here at noon yesterday.
They had come down to take Kahn,
the German who was adjudged in
sane, to the asylum, and both Kahn
and Farrell will be taken to Salem
this morning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-29
Court House Yard

At last after many vexatious de-
lays, the court house yard is practi-
cally filed with earth to the requisite
height and soon il will be possible to
plant grass seed though probably
that will not be done until the side
walks are all laid Judge Trenchard
said yesterday that the matter OF the
concrete sidewalks would be con
sidered at the next session Of the
county court.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-29
Good Prospects Ahead

]. A. Fastabend is back in the city
IRON his mining property in the Bo-
hemia district up in the Santiam
country. and says that he has been
building over an old road into his
mine, the "Mayhower," and is now at
work on a mile and a half of new
road, which will be done in few
weeks, when he expects to move his
stamp mill in, set it up, and go to
work on some of the best ore ever
found in that district, He leaves to-
day for the Sound country and will
return from there to his mine, where
ii is hoped he may find all that he is
hoping for
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-29
Expecting a Teacher

Gus Groonel, who lives out Neha-
lem way, in the Elsie school district,
No. S., came TO town last evening
looking for school teacher for the
Groonel school, which is only short
distance from the Elsie school. Mr..
Groonel was expecting to find a
teacher here waiting for him, and he
may find her in town yet before he
leaves. Miss McCreevy, OF Seattle,
who has been teaching there, left re-
Gently to take better paying posi-
tion in Montana, and the district then
set about securing the services of an
other teacher, and engaged Miss
Ncwland, also of Seattle, who is sup
posed to have left Seattle for AS
toria several days ago. Mr.. Groonel
says the district had an excellent
teacher in Miss McGreevy and they
were sorry to lose her. A teacher in
the Groonel school district receives
$50 month and has only a few
pupils. If Miss Newland does not
appear some young lady may find an
excellent chance to teach in this dis
trict, as they deal we'll with their
teachers out there, and board is only
10 per month.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-29
are Doiyo ]. George and Saima II.
Nicmi
HeavyweIghts In Collision

One Of the monster trucks belong
ing 20 Ross, Higgins & Co, and a
car ON the A. H. line came into col.
lision early yesterday morning, on
Bond street, and il looked for d
moment as II something was about 70
give way but there was no glaripg
signs oi demolition apparent after
they were pried apart and each went
It's way practically none the worse
for the contact and impact.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-29
viii Arrive Soon

The machinery for the Astoria
Product Company should arrive in
this city in a very few days. Accord
ing TO advice received by President
Staples oi the new concern, the equip
ment should have arrived in Seattle
yesterday, and il good railroad con
nections arc made it should reach
Astoria no later than tomorrow, at
which time it will be Immediately in
stalled at the plant where everything
is in readiness TO turn out bricks after
the machinery is erected.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-29
mr.. HINES MISSION
In CLATSOP
THE INDEFATIGABLE HISTOR-
IAN OF OREGON PLAYING UP
THE GIANT FRS OF COUNTY
AND GATHERING DATA.

/
George H. Hines, the well known
pioneer, historian and busy citizen, ef
Oregon, is in Astoria again much to
the delight of his many friends here.
He comes down at fairly frequent IN
tervals. and always has something Of
interest to the State and its people
to come after.
When he was touring Clatsop
county some seven years ago he had
an eye out especially for the finer
specimens of the Clatsop frs, and as
he found the bigger trees he made a
note Of their girth and height and
Icondition generally, against future
use and record. AT that time he
found one great yellow fellow, just
west of Clatskanie, which measured
Is feet in diameter, and in convcrs-
ing recently with NJ. w. German,
superintendent Of the Forestry Build
ing, at Portland, he mentioned this
tree, and Mr. German expressed
desire to see the Clatsop woods that
contained this tree. So they are both
here, and yesterday went out to the
spot and took particular note Of the
monster.
The tree is splendid type Of the
yellow fir, and for over 100 feet from
the ground is free of limb or pole.
1t was carefully photographed BY Mr..
Keiser, the Portland artist, who was
with them, in fact several different
views, and they will be scheduled at
the Forestry department on their re-
turn. In the group to which this
tree belonged, there were over 50
trees of ten foot diameter.
Mr.. Hines, who has a peculiar and
successful faculty Of ferreting out all
manner of historical data, has just
come across a letter from the
martyr president, Abraham Lincoln,
addressed to James F. Thornton, at
Urbana, in Clackamas county, and
will have the document photographed
and duly fled at the office Of the
Oregon Historical Society, in the
metropolis.
He leaves up today on the Spencer
for a visit with some old friends at
Cathlamet.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-29
Special Meeting Tonight

A special session Of the city coun-
eli was yesterday called by Mayor
Wise, TO meet tonight to consider
the granting OF a franchise to the
Northwestern Long Distance Tele-
phone Company, to install an auto
matte system in this city. The meet
ing Is called for the purpose Of put
ting the ordinance in charge of a
committee and to prepare the ordi-
nance so that il can be properly sub
mitted to the next regular meeting Of
the common council, next Monday
night, at which time the council will
take definite action.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-29
Probate Order Made

An order was made in probate court
yesterday appointing Howard NJ.
Brownell as attorney ad litem in the
case OF the minor children Of Jafet
Niemi, recently deceased, Mrs. Mary
A. Niemi is the administrators and
she petitoncd for the appointment Of
a guardian for the purposes OF the
probate proceedings. The children
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-29
Yakima Indians To Come

There is to be an unusual and de-
cidedly interesting features added to
the alluremcnts OF the Astoria Re-
gatta this year, II Chairman Wise
can successfully conclude the negotia-
tions he now has on foot with the
chief OF the Yakima Indians, now at
North Yakima. II is thought that
number OF them, the most skilful
riders OF the band Car be induced to
come over and be the guests of the
city and take conspicuous part in the
big regatta program. But the details
must be waited for.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-29
III with Typhoid

J. II. McLin, who is employed as
stcnographer for the Foard & Stokes
company, and who is one OF the
popular young men around the city,
is at the hospital at the advice Of Dr..
Fulton, his physician, The young
man is suffering with a slight attack
OF typhoid fever His case is not
serious however and il is expected
that he will be out and able to re-
sumo his work in a short time.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-29
Battalion To Come

1t developed yesterday, that as a
result Of a pleasant correspondence
had lately as between Hon. Herman
Wise. mayor of this city, and Captain
Lamereaux, commanding at Fort
Stevens, in which Mr., Wise, as chair
man OF the Regatta committee, ex-
tended cordial invitation to the Off
GERS of the posts at the mouth of the
river to attend the Regatta as the
guests of the committee, that full
battalion of the troops stationed
there, will be despatched to this city
at the proper time, to make one OF
the leading features Of the regatta
parade. This evinces a hearty and
appreciated interest in the coming
event by the officers and the conces-
sion will be long remembered here.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-29
Got Terrible Beating

To go on a spree, to get beaten up
badly by police officers club, and
then to be fined $40, was the rapid
series OF events that befell Gabriel
Mithaelovich, fisherman Mithaelo-
vich appeared in police court yester-
day in frightful condition. His
hair and beard were matted with
dried blood, and during the progress
OF his hearing he sat there and picked
clots Of blood from his mustache and
IRON his hands, Mayor Wise sat on
the judicial bench in the absence OF
Police Judge Anderson and imposed
the fine. That the prisoner, who is
not large man, had received a ter
rible beating, was evident
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-29

and failed ID apply the brakes IN
time. The wagon crowded the horses,
and they became frightened and ran
away After they had gained good
start they became uncomfortable, and
the rapid pace over the rough roads
threw Mr.. Brooks from his seat He
was Immediately brought to st.
Mary's hospital where Dr. Estes set
the compound fracture and dressed
his other injuries which are more
painful than serious.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-29
Buried Yesterday

The funeral OF the late Annie
Peterson was held yesterday after
noon from the funeral chapel Of the
GiIbaugh establishment A large
number Of the deceased friends and
relatives attended the services, which
we're conducted by the Rev. Gustave
T.. Rydqus, and Rev Cornell, The
interment was in the Greenwood
cemetery.