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The state herald., 1908-10-16
Kern Lost Ills Pass.

o me, o myl John Worth Kern. had
Big Four pass
Tra'la! Tra.la! lie lost thu dingei
thing. Alnsi
From tho TROUBLES Of a Candidate" {"
John Worth Kern. who In bringing
up the rear for the Peerless oue" In
their race toward the White House. Ia
now explaining. too. lilo stubbcd his
toe when II was taken TO his knowl-lsp
that a Big Four Railroad pass bearing
his name Ind been found at Connsrs.
vile. Ind. where he had dropped II.
with several other similar bits Of trims.
portation. In q little red leather pocket
book.
VERY simple" he said. with a wave
OF his hand. "vsry simple, indeed. A.
matter Of fact the simplest thing In
tho world"
The reporters stood on tho other foo,
and waited.
"You sec. II was this wny very aim.
pie. you know. was attorney for the
road and was given a pass TO 70 10 an.
other place 10 defend n suit. Very
simple. ! am sure"
The pass found at Connsrsviiis 10 an
annual
The state herald., 1908-10-16
TAFT STRIKES BANK INSURANCE
Shows the Glaring Fallacies Of the
Scheme by Plain Reasoning.

tFrom Taft's Minneapolis Speech
Two objections are made to the con
clusion that an enforced guaranty sys
ten would lead TO recklessness and
disaster In banking. One Is that the
government examinations would pre-
vent, and the other is that It is an
insult to the banking community to ms
slime that the national bankers of the
country. In view OF their present higl
character would yield 20 the teinpta
ton TO recklessness presented by thc
system.
IL answer to the first objection thai
the government examinations do nyt
now prevent banks from falling; that
1t Is difficult for a bank examiner 10
discover the unwise recli'essncs, md
speculative loans, and that often such
loans are made between government
examinations, and then the evil Is done
and cannot be remedIed by strict super
vision.
Second. while ! fully concede the
general high character Of the bankers
throughout this country. my point Is
that the opportunity TO obtain deposits
and invest them on very little capital
afforded by the guaranty security will
attract into the banking business men
OF no experience and OF speculative
tendencies, and will distinctly lower the
tone OF the banking business.
Zone. OF the great merits claimed for
the enforced guaranty Of deposits Is
that It will prevent panics. II is sun.
Client TO say that the plan proposed
cannot prevent panics. A panic is moi
stayed by the promise that money will
ultimately be forthcoming. II can only
be- stayed by the production OF tho
money itself. When financial strin.
gency Is on. It Is the cash the man
needs. and to say that he win get II
boxt week certainly does not assist him
The state herald., 1908-10-16
THE "poLLAR-A-pAYn LIE.
Judge Taft Brands tho Statement al
False In Burning Words.

tJudec Taft at Table Rock, Neb.)
"Now some ordinary cheap common
liar has devoted himself TO tho business
OF running around the country and say.
Ing that am In favor OF paying a Ia.
boring man n dollar day and that |
have said that that was enough. was
nt the head OF the Panama Canal for
four years and we pay stcamshovel men
down there $3.50 month. As figure
that out II makes little moro than q
dollar n day. Anybody that says !
ever made that remark is liar and the
mnn who believes him In fool. for
why under heaven should say that for
! cannot understand. or In what con,
nection or under what circumstances. y
The state herald., 1908-10-16
Nation Need. steady Head.

Governor iIughca nt Dotroit)
W. do not fear the result OF the cam.
ppign II we can mako the situation
clear TO the people n We are to have
genuine progress We must have at tho
head OF the nation discrimination. judg.
incnt, not Just honesty OF aim. We
must have analytical power. stendincar
aud soundncss OF conviction. The nn.
ton will not go far unless tho nation
has a steady hend. Tint In tho Issue
In this campaign. And we prcsen,
for the head Of tho nation man
OF rare equipment. rtcndy man
with whom we can safely intrust the
progress OF tho country. William H.
Tnft
am satisfied 10 leave his judicial
record TO tho worklugmen OF tho coun,
try. confident they will recognize that
In the sort OF Judge which be was lie,
the best protection which labor car
have
The state herald., 1908-10-16
STRIKING UNAN1M1TY.
Bryan Wanted In Certain Quarters
on the Plea That He Can Do
Nothing an President.
(From the Chicago Tribune.)

(From the Chicago Tribune.)
hold II entirely natural for any
great law dcfying corporation TO wish
10 see you placed In the Presidency
rather that Mr.. Taft. (From the lcf-
ter Of Mr.. Roosevelt to Mr.. Bryan VI
Sept. 23.)
The full force and justice Of this
sentence may not be felt without the
following verihcntlon from the pen Of
the most conspicuous recruit TO the
Organized Democracy from tho ranks
OF tho conservative. or Cleveland Dem
ocrncy.
Whoever believes In tho prevailing
policies and tendencies Of the Republi.
can party will. OF course. act with that
party In the pending Presidential con.
test But whoever believes those poll.
cies and tendencies to be vicious and
Injurious can record his belief aud
make II effective In no other way than
by acting with tho Democratic party.
Not to take that course is TO give more
or less support to the very policies and
tendencies he condemns. Neither should
he bo deferred from II because certain
policies. once thought TO be peculiarly
Democratic and so described. do not
command his approval. They eau now
DO described ns Republican with equal
propriety because they nrc policies
which are common TO the extreme
wings OF both parties. trrom tho fiv.
column open letter OF tho Hon. Richard
olncy TO the New York world.)
Tho full force aud significance of
these sentences are no, appreciated un.
III II II recalled that their author ssrv.
ed ns attorney general in the Cleveland
cabinet. during which time his depart
ment did virtually nothing to disturb
tho peace he and others are so anxious
TO enjoy once more.
II is confidence In Mr. Brynn's futii.
ity that rallies an oiney and q Parker
TO his standard.
The state herald., 1908-10-16
Political snapsh OTIS.

Mr. Bryan II making strenuous ef.
fort TO connne the discussion Of issues
In this campaign 10 the declarations OF
tho Denver platform. His attitude In
this matter is sadly inconsistent with
tho claim which he has made for twelve
years that he is the fearless champion
n m. people. when he pleads lmmun.
ity from attack ON amy issue which IN
not In the Denver platform he comedies
That hc In n statesman afraid OF his
own record. But Mr. Bryan cannot cs.
cape from his baltimore Sun.
Mr.. Bryan Is not on trial for what
he has done. but for what he proposed
to do, what he did his utmoA, 20 nc.
complish and what he would have done
II the people Ind given his a chance.
And his new propositions must be con.
aldsred by tho light OF his record
Kansas City Star.
when frst began running for
president" rnys W. j. D.. II dldn',
have TO wear glasses" II ho keeps on
running he viii have 10 use a micro
scope 10 see the Democratic party
81 Louis olobs Democrat
The state herald., 1908-10-16
POLICY FRAMED
AGAINST BUSINESS

Governor Hughes at Detroit.)
II do not regard II tbank de-
posits guaranteed MS vital Issue
when contemplate other dan
gcrous proposals which Mr.. Bry.
nm makes. We want. before we
have n guarantee for our de-
poslts. to have the deposits. A
policy which is framed against
business and that makes It ain.
,ult TO get deposits cannot be
,elpcd by guarantee OF do
,osiis, Already In Oklahoma nd-
icnturers are taking advantage
Il the guarantee law TO open
,nnks nnd entrap the unwary.
I Is unfair TO propose TO saddle
pon prudent and conservative
mnks the losses OF lmprndcnt
mnks over which they have no
pntroi."
The state herald., 1908-10-16
Iai. wo,l~.. ..s nvy...

tBeveridge at Terrs Iiauts. tnd.)
''supposs Mr.. Bryan should b elect.
cd president. Does any laborsr think
that would help the rapidly recovering
business OF the nation. on which the
employment OF labor dependsi How
many mills would Mr.. Brysn's election
opepi How many Idle worhingmsn
would II send back 10 factory and minsi
lot the worklngmnp discus. with his
family this practical question Of their
daily bread. and then vote 40 the In.
tsrests Of his own nreslds tell hin b
vote"
The state herald., 1908-10-16
sp.sLinu OF ki..bip,

Nobody was ever pictured 80 numer.
ously In the public press as Mr.. Roose.
welt, unless Il bc Mr. Bryan; yet here
Ia what II NIL comes 10. ms related by
a New York World reporter accompany.
ing the Bryan campaign outit at Cum.
bcrlnnd. Md:
Mr.. Brynn was standing on the porch
or the Queen City hotel this morning
when sweetfaeed old Indy stepped
up TO him and. holding out her hand.
said "why. how do you do, Mr.. Roose.
yclti nm 40 glad 10 see YOU"
There's some mistake" said Mr..
Bryan, smiling and shaking her hand.
"My nnmc ls Bryan"
"oh." said the old lady, taken nbaca ;
swell. you do look like Mr.. Roosevelt
The state herald., 1908-10-16
An uHsouHD PaoPosAL
Bryan's Dangerous Bank Guaranty
and It's Weak Spots. y
(From Golfers Weekly

(From Golfers Weekly
Mr.. Bryan has made bank deposit
guarantee his most distinct issue Of
this campaign. He has pressed It hard,
and our mail is flooded with inquiries
about its soundness. No foreign gov
ernment has ever adopted It The
countries Of the world have been busy
with banking and Insurance . hong
time, and when an earnest but not very
thoroughly trained politician comes for
ward with q revolutionary proposition
the burden Of proof lies heavily on him.
Regarding Mr.. Bryan's past record In
this field, Gov. Hughes has said:
"If all that Mr.. Bryan has favored
during the past twelve years had been
enacted into law, we should have been
overwhelmed with disaster and would
regard 1t as our chief business in tho
future to find way of escape from
the meshes Of ill-consldered legislation
in which we should have been en-
tangled. 1t is fortunate for him as
well as for US that he was defeated.
and whatever may be his present polit-
ical potentlality can be ascribed to tho
fact that hitherto he has not been per-
mltted to carry out his program"
That judgment is severe. and will
hurt the feelings of many of Mr..
Bryan's friends, but who can doubt its
accuracy?
Mr.. Bryan's scheme. which he calls a
guarantee. is an insurance proposition,
and 1t is entirely mutual in its nature.
The government does not stand back OF
1t. There are no stockholders who
pledge their resources. There Is moth
ing, except n certain definite and lim-
tied fund. This fund Is to be used to
insure risks which are not selected. It
is to Insure all alike, good or bad. and
all at the very same rate. The real
working Of the scheme amounts to this:
the stockholders Of an Indiana bank
guarantee that the assets (which they
are not allowed to see) Of. say, an
Idaho bank are and shall continue to
be good; and that the directors of tho
Idaho bank (over whom they have no
control) shall always be men Of recti-
tude and sound judgment. Mr.. Bryan
thinks that this little Idea of his will
prevent panics. In 1893 the existence
Of gold fund to guarantee the pay
ment of government currency In gold
many times larger proportionately than
the deposit guarantee fund would be
was Of no avail In preventing a gold
panic. In 1907 currency and specie
reserve fund In the national banks.
equal to about I3 per cent Of their de-
posits. did not prevent one Of the
most frantic currency panics In the his
tory OF the national banking system.
What reason is there to think that, in
times Of stress and uncertainty. a fund
OF few millions TO guarantee deposits
Of $4,000 100000 would have any more
reassurlng effecti The scheme b worth
little or nothing rs protection. II
would greatly increase the number OF
failures by the encouragement Of reck-
less banking. II would not help to meet
panics. II would help greatly to bring
them about.
The state herald., 1908-10-16

Bryan has become distinctly and
desperately personal In his latest
speeches. His attacks upon Mr.. Rooss-
vel, and Mr. Taft give warmth and
heat 10 the campaign, but they DO not
contribute TO logic aud reason,-Dalti.
more American.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-30
THEY CAPTURED MANY FISH
PORT PAYNE AND BEN DOOLEY
BREAK RECORD.
Brought Back From this Potomac a
Fine Bunch and a Number Of
MIRACULOUS Yarns.

Nes5ra Iohu b Payne and Benia-
min II Doaley Of this city, were the
chief members Of fishing party tina.
made descent upon the anny tribe
az Failing Waters Wednesday. and
they returned in the evening With ans
pie evidences Of their skill with thu
rod and line and some miraculous
tales Of the ash Thar got away
A total Of dozen fine ash was
proudly exhibited by the anglers, one
Of The ash Weighing nearly three
pounds The balance ranged from one
@ two pounds and was the incest
bunch exhibited thus far this season.
Nj Dooley declared that he hooked
q 2o-pound carp bat was unable to
lend him Cd account 81 the breaking
9 the hook Mr Payna stated that h {,
eaught g mud turtle larger than Mr
Dooley's carp. aud that if Ills state
ment IS not believed be can offer con
elusive proof by showing the doubter
Che exact spot az which he caught it
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-30
Consignment For The Street PAVING
Has Arrived.
THE WORK WILL SOON COMMENCE
Of Paving Square.

The first consignment 81 brick for
the paving Of North Queen street be-
tween Martin and Race arrived here to
aay, and IS being hauled to the corner
q Martin where il win be piled pres
paratory TO paving the intersection Of
the streets Later conslgnments wll
be distributed along the street upon
she completion Of The concrete side
walks, now in course Of construction.
The brick was shipped from Fmt-
mont a contract for suBclent
number to complete the work having
been made with company There
oral months ago owing 70 tbo fae
that an early contract was made The
price i somewhat lower tbau neigh
boring cities are now compelled 10
5 pay for the same paving material
u IS hoped To Pc able io begin the
actual work Of paving in a few weeks
The grading Of the street is such that
very little work Of this character VIII
be required and as The big Iron water
mains we're placed . year ago, There
viii be 10 delay because q this
Thai section If Queen street now
presents a scene Of activity long
stretehes 81 concrete sidewalk BEING
II eearse ~ esaefr,etiea aim aeerg
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-30
VIII Continue al Head Of The
Bureau Of Fisheries.
HAS MADE A WONDERFUL RECORD
Martinsburg Man Has Made His
Department One Of the Most I'm
portant In Country President
Asks Him to Continue.

a special dispatch from Washing
ton states that Mr.. George Nj Bow
ere, Of this city, who for the past 12
years has been at the head Of the
United States bureau Of fisheries has
been re-appointed by President Roose-
welt for another term Of four years.
and that the senate has confirmed the
appointment
The disappointment was in the ma
ture 81 formality, as Mr.. Bowers
position is like that Of any head Of
"a department Of government service
and is not fixed for any specified time.
Mr Bowers was recently asked by
President Roosevelt to continue ia Of
fee, and as the fish commissioner is
devoted to his work, he readily agreed.
During the years that mr.. Bowers
has been at the head Of his depart
nent the bureau Of fisheries has made
wonderful strides until It now ranks
as one q che most important depart
meuts Of the government tie WORT
extends to an parts q The United
states and Alaska, and Is being extend
ed to all che waters Of these sections
Mr. Bowers Is regarded as the most
efficient man ever at the head Of the
fisheries bureau and by his splendid
work has brought this department Of
government service from an obscure
ana practically useless place to one
Of the highest Importance.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-30
TELLS OF BIG CONVENTION
MR.. BARBEHENN TALKS OF SUN
DAY SCHOOL MEETING.



one 81 he delegates from perkelsy
county % the wst virginia state sun.
day school convention which was re-
Gently held "a Falrmopt delivered Ill
interesting aadrcss before isrso Il,
dience IA 81 lobn,a ratboran nh,r.e
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-30
syanor F. Henry.

sydnor +. Henry far many years 3
papermaker at the American straw
board Co.'S min Id Winchester, died
in Winchester Wednesday Of diabetes,
aged 81 years He leaves one daugh
ter, Miss May Henry and his mother,
Blrs NJ. G. Henry.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-30
MnIer SIN Improves.

DIR Miller The shippensbarg man,
who was shot bY Edna Hall hia step
daughter Tor beating bis wife VIII
soon be discharged frnm The hospital
at chamberaburg the young girl q
JET Ia jail awaiting trial al court two
weeks hence
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-30
FANS ARE GREATLY PLEASED
AT PROSPECT OF BASE BALL
GAMES THIS SEASON.
Game On Monday Next with Charles
tended and Interesting.

Local base bali fans are Greatly
pleased at the announcement that the
season here Is to commence Monday
afternoon next with game between
Martinsburg players and a strong club
from Charles Town, and Il is expect
ed that good-sized crowd VIII wit
ness the contest.
The line-up of the Martinsburg clua
has been about completed, and u
boys Will put p few evenings x
bard practice before the game. SONS
Of The best players in the city win
take part ID the contest Tie Charles
Town team il made Tip mostly Of col
lege boys and is said to be the strong
est amateur club in this section
It Is hoped by those IN charge of
the game to arrange series with
neighboring teams and thur secure the
money for the lease Of the ground teF
another year-
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-30
Evidence Shows That Trust Con.
trolls Output Of Country.
PUBLISHERS HAVE BEEN HELPLESS
Mills Combined to Fix the Price Of
Print Paper, and Quotations We're
Arbitrarily Changed OF With
drawn BY Owners.

hddencc tending @ Show that there
lids been unity 81 action among paper
mills IN ths matter of avuE no price
d papar as ven a an understanding
.hst none 81 them shalt gem he Gus
toner 81 another that contracts for
paper could not De obtained foe pe-
riod longer Cham one year ana chat
tho mills had arbitrarily shut down of
restricted their output was presented
Monday BY John Norris 81 tha Amer
lean Newspaper Publishers assoeia-
lion, before tho elect house commit
tee Investigating The price p print
paper IS aAectcd bg the tariff ane
lhe question % whether OF not there
81 q combination in restraint 81 trad
Mr Norris was On TIE stand tic en-
tire dag rhe hearing was abruptly
ended shortly before O'Clock 81 4
cali o. he house and as Chairman
Mann announced adjournment unta ~
O'Clock Tuesday be said % ir NOT
r
Your Allies referring to Mr Wli-
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-30
aMoNnM a HNNoINnINEN-
ranstnhle 10 ] l.ranalalher.

Constable Wila Of this CITY, u the
proud and happy possessor Of d healthy
and strong-lunged grandson which re-
GENTLY arrived al the home 81 his son.
Mr. John w Wild d conaelisviile.
ga The grandfather Is even more
pleased over the arrival than the ta-
Their
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-30
Vest Virginia Republican COlVaO-
lion InslPuCis For Him.
ROBINSON FOR SUPREME COURT
Grafton fudge Nominated By Accla-
nation, and Miller and Williams
Also Selected Four Dele
oates st-I,ar0e Named
gates at-Large Named.

The republican state convention at
Petersburg Wednesday selected dele
gates Of large 70 the national con-
gention AZ Chicago. nominated three
candidates for judges Of me supreme
Court and adopted the following reso-
ia'i2A'
Resolved Chat we recognize 10 WIN
liam 2. Tart Of Ohio, me logical sue-
cesaor e Theodore Roosevelt in ne
presidency q the United States we
believe HIS great record as q iurist
administrator ana 9 stateaman pecaii-
aflg mark him out as safe. abie YET
progressive leader and we Instruct
Re delegates e large nomiuatedby this
convention g vote for him for she pre-
sideutIal nomination and 70 use their
most earnest efforts ln his behalf
Resolutions also we're adopted il
dorsng tie administration Of PFost
dent Roosevelt the West Virginia deli
cation Ia both houses of congress and
he state administration 81 Governor
Dawson.
rhe delegates II large chosen are
George Il Laurhlin. 81 Wheeling. d
R Teter. Of phnipp c w. Dillon. OF
Fayetteville. and Iaaae q Mann. Of
8ramfen rbe alternates are prof
Jones, Of Kan8wha county, W Z. Arm
strong d TYLER T A. Norris. d Ohio.
md j. a. salisbury
For Judge o, the Supreme uri
Judge ira e Robinson. OF Grafton. waa
nominated IS reclamation For tie
other two nominations there was an
Interesting contest which resulted "a
Tire aiming u Judge W y. Mlller 8
ssrebars. and i & WHl8ms. 81
fseebrier county
rbe convention was called to order
- Congressman Harry q woodward
chairman Of Inc state executive com
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-30
hospital Notes.

Mick Faudo an italian employed
ia repairing the Baltimore & Ohio
tracks between here and Weyerton.
Nd was taken 70 the Kings Daueh-
ters hospital Wednesday to 30 treat-
ed for typhoid fever Or Ifenshaw. the
oompanys physician. IS attending him
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-30
Got Carload Of Cattle.

w. r. Kline and T R. Kline, this
city. have received carload Of fine
beef cattle from Pennsylvania
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-30
RECEIVED ANNUAL PASS.
Retired Railroad Man VIM Travel
Free over aIllmore 4 Ohio.

James Baxter who began as 3 track
man between Harpers Ferry and Mar
t.nsburg IN 1si7 when string track
was ia use and ia 1867 was transferr-
ea 70 The Washington county branch,
where Re had charge Of section Of
men up to 1900, and several years ago
was put on tho pension list, recently
received an annual pass 10 travel or
the main line and all it's branches
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COMMON SENSE, NOT APATHY,

All this cry of apathetic conditions
In the political campaign is overdone
except as clarion call to bring voters
to the polls in November. There is no
occasion to be alarmed at what appears
to be apathy. Men are thinking even
tho they do it quietly. There is an In
difference toward any danger from the
outcome of the national election be-
cause men do not fear commercial ruin
from the success of either party, hence
there is lack Of heat in the argu-
ment but what men mistake for apathy
is poise, somewhat recently acquired
by the American voter and the AM
erican people generally Men have
changed with changing conditions.
What we mistake as apathy Is the
absence of partisan hystera. True
enough, we do not now organize into
marching clubs and parade to exhaus-
ton carrying torches aad Transparent
cies, wearing olcloth tabards and
drinking more than is good for us We
don't get together in mobs and yell as
we used to do But that is an evil
dence or common sense not of apathy
What we do is much better and
stronger evidence Of our claim to be a
strong and self governing people. We
take the daily newspapers on the farm
as in the city; we inform ourselves as
to the relative merits of candidates and