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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-10

He attempted to answer Judge Jud-
son Harmon. tho Democratic guberna-
torial candidate. who, in a statement
issued Friday night. showed the posi-
ton of his party on the local option
question. Judge Harmon directed the
attention OF the voters 70 the fact
that when the county local option
bill was passed by the Ohio Iegisla-
ture last winter. the senate was Dem
ocratic and that the bill. therefore,
would have failed IL they had not ap-
proved 1t.
He insisted that the question has
been settled and that it is not an is
sue at this time. Mr.. Harmon declar-
ed emphatlcally that If elected he
would enforce ali laws. but that he
would not be dictated to by the Anti
Saloon league nor the Personal Lib
erty league.
Realizing that the liberal element
of his party was drifting away from
him, Governor Hughes decided to go
to the extreme on the temperance
question. After paying tribute to the
high character of Judge Harmon, he
declared that the latter would not
be free to do as he pleased, If elected,
as the brewery interests had indorsed
him.
Governor Harris referred to the de-
feat of the gallant Foraker" in 1883.
and said: Foraker will never be
forgotten as the champion defender
of regulation by taxation" This tri-
butte to Foraker brought forth liberal
applause.
Senator Beveridge insisted that in
the past seven years more important
laws for the safety, comfort and well
fare of labor have been enacted than
in any two decades since the govern
ment was founded.
He declared that straightout reve-
nue. tariff is ancient and that single
protective tariff is out of date. He
advised double-barreled arrange
ment with a minimum and a maxi
mum tariff.
Governor Hughes informed his audi
ence that he was supporting Taft be-
cause "the army opposing us cannot
pass muster as one of defense or of
salvation, and we may well pause
before we permit it, despite It's boast
of fidelity, to garrison out institutions.
In the election this fall we will choose
men, not distractions"
The governor declared emphatically,
however, that there should be fed
eral law demanding publicity of cam
paign contributions and that there
must be a revision of the tariff. The
function of the law, he insisted, is to
define and punish wrongdoing and not
to throttle business.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-10
WHO ARE PRoTEcTEo7

The steel industry is perhaps the
most heavily protected and certainly
has produced the largest group of
millionaires of any of the privileged
group. Here the protection to Amer
lean labor fallacy has been most in
dustriously preached. Incidents like
that disaster at Homestead, ought,
however, to show the American lab
orer the fraud that is being practiced
on him.
The casualty list published contains
names the majority of which are for
eign. They are preferred for OBJ
vious reasons in these great indus
tries. They are easily handled and
less fuss Is made if some get hurt,
though their lower plane of intelli-
gence renders them more liable to in
jury. The tariff protects the Amer
lean manufacturer, but it doesn't pro-
tect the American laborer from the
"pauper" competition of Europe. If
an American wants to see how pro-
lection is protecting him let him see
who are being employed in these
mills and how they live and where.
Let him try now to get job at any
of them and see how the foreigner,
willing to live meanly and be treated
worse, is preferred to him. Let him
investigate the system whereby this
cheap foreign labor mysteriously, and
in spite of laws, responds to demand
in these protected industries. Then
he will see whom protection is pro-
tecting. and why the heads of these
industries contribute so much to the
Republican campaign funds
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-10
WRITES PLAY
ON AFFINlTIES

Bridgeport, Conn, Sept. 6.-The
Rev. Ernest ]. Craft, rector of the
fashionable Christ Episcopal church
of this city, has written a play which
is based upon the matrimonial ex-
periences of Ferdinand Pinney Earle.
the artist, The plot deals with the
marriage question and afinities. Mr..
Craft says he had finished writing the
play when he read in the newspapers
of the arrest of Earle for beating his
affinity, a conclusion which he says
he foressw. The play is ready to
stage. the stage manager of a local
theatre having given Mr., Craft con-
siderable information regarding the
practical work.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-10
FARMERS
Get the stIngy End When Appropria-
tions Are Made.

Lincoln, Sept. 6.-Speaking about
HIS army service in his speech at the
state fair. Mr.. Bryan said that he
learned more clearly than ever before
or anywhere else that beneath the
differences that separate us there is a
patriotism that will be sufficient for
every time of need. Continuing he
said:
I'VE are more stingy in making ap-
preparations for the farmer than for
any other large class Of our people.
I'VE are the greatest agricultural
country in the world, and agriculture
is the greatest industry in our country
and yet almost hundred years elapsed
before the farmer got a seat around
the presidents council chamber. What
will you think when l tell you that for
every dollar we spend on that depart
ment we spend more than $25 on the
army and the navy. More than $25
spent in getting ready for war we ought
never to have than we spend on agri-
culture"
Mr.. Bryan declared that the farmer
was inadequately represented in the
national congress, and said:
Man as he lives close to the soil
lives close to God. II is easy to teach
religion to one who sees the miracles
performed.
"As l Travelled around the world tho
conviction grew upon me that the
greatest root of all the trouble was
that the rewards of society were not
adjusted to the work the people did.
THE landlord system, the tenantry,
the law Of entail, all these have
helped to overturn the natural law and
substitute an artificial standard of re-.
ward. AS l have come into contact
with the farmer as I have seen him
earning all that he enjoys, and not per-
nlitted to enjoy all that he earns,
have felt that the world must learn
that Gods plan is the only plan that
can be permanently successful, and
that If we make our nation what it
ought to be, we must model the law
of society to the law Of God and apply
1t to him who asks only Of man that
he must have what he earns and be
permitted to enjoy it."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-10
Would Strengthen the Army.

Washington, Sept. 6.-The report
was renewed here today that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will in his regular an
nual message to congress next Decem-
Der recommend a substantial increase
in the strength Of the army. At pres
ent the army consists of about 10000
enlisted men and 1000 officers. 1t is
believed that the president will rec
ommend that the enlisted force be In
creased to about 100000. A board of
high officers has for some months
been working upon the question of re-
organizing and increasing the army,
and their report will probably be COM
pleted within the next few months
and submitted to the president before
he writes that part of his massage
dealing with the military organization.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-10
MANY SIGN PETITIONS
Reports Show That Voters Want
Liquor Election.

Columbus. O., Sept. 6.-Late last
night Wayne B. Wheeler, superinten-
dent of the Anti-SaIoon league, re-
ceived reports showing remarkable
results in the circulation of petitions
for county local option elections.
Meigs county has a total Of 1900
votes. More than 1000 have signed
since Monday for a "wet" and dry"
election. In Warren county 5000 have
signed out of total vote of but 500.
In Morrow and Union counties more
than so per cent of the voters have
signed.
In Meigs county the workers report
they are going to make an attempt
to get the signatures of every voter
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-10
SUMMIT FARMERS DEMAND
OPEN COURT HOUSE.

Akron, Sept. GA new political
movement in Summit county, non
partisan in nature and vigorous in
quality, has recently been growing
with remarkable rapidity and it will
probably be heard from at the fall
election.
The new movement has for it's
slogan can Open Court House."
Every year thousands of farmers
in Summit county come to town to
do business at the court house.
Usually their affairs are wound up
about the noon hour. If they have a
trip to make to the court house be-
fore going home, their day is invar.
iably spoiled by reason of the fact
that a number of the court house Of
fees are closed, with locked doors
and absent employees, often until as
late as 1870 p. m. The busy farmer,
who would do his business and be on
his way, must impatiently wait upon
the digestion and the convenience of
court house officials and attaches
until 1t suits them to return to the
court house and reopen for business.
A great many persons who have
had their days work spoiled because
of lack of promptness on the part
of the county officials, have made up
their minds that they will vote this
fall for no officials at the county cleo
ton who will not pledge themselves
to have their Offices open continuously
during business hours for the trans
action of business. This movement is
more general than might be imagined
and will be heard from to the extent
that candidates for Offices this fall
will doubtless be asked to put them
selves on record as to whether they
will have their offices open or closed
when the people desires to transact
business on the court house hill.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-10
CONFESSION IN
RUSTIN MYSTERY

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 6.-Mrs. A. B.
Rice, the woman taken into custody
for the Rustin murder mystery, broke
down and made an extended and min
ute confession and explanation which
goes far towards solving the mystery
Of the murder. OF this confession the
police refuse to make public a single
line, County Attorney English says:
"The confession does not entirely
clear up the mystery"
Chief of Police Donahue, however,
says, Eat the end of the inquest Tues
day the public will know who killed
DR.. Rustin."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-10
Lid Tight Again.

Atlantic City, N. j., Sept, 6.-Gover-
nor Fort won another victory over
the Atlantic City liquor sellers today
and the lid was kept tightly down to-
day. Visitors found the resort arid
from the closing hour last night and
until midnight tonight and the few
drinks secured by the more daring of
those with pulls were secured at risks
that would have decided the majority
thousand to go thirsty instead.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-10

ard bearer after long trial. Even
the greater number OF those who op.
pose and will vote against him see in
Bryan q patriotic and dignifed char
acter who must be reckoned with as a
real force in American politics.
Bryan enters upon the contest of
this year decidedly stronger than he
was In either of his previous candi-
dacies. And 1t is fortunate for the
country that the campaign of 1908
has gone forward thus far with COM
paratively little of the acrimony
which marked the contests of 1896
and 1900.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-10
Thinks It's Harmon.

Sandusky o., Sept. 6.-James P.
Carruthers, prominent in Republican
politics, here on his way home in Port
Clinton, after tour of the state, said
that Governor Harris cannot be re-
elected. "Judson Harmon will carry
all of the big cities, l believe" said
Mr. Carruthers, naming among others
Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, To
ledo, Akron, Springfield. Dayton and
Lima.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-10
Another Bank Closed.

Pitts5urg, Sept. 8.--The Cosmopol-
itan National bank Of thi city. located
at Liberty and Sixth avenues, suspend.
cd operations yesterday. A notice post
ed on the door reads: CLOSED by the
order OF the comptroller. John b.
Cunningham. examiner in charge"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-10

Gallipelis-o is 50 low that nav
igation between Pittsburg and CIncin-
natl is closed fol- the first time in
five years
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-15

TIPPED THE YOUNG ARIsTocRAr.
condescension of Customer Displeased
the Lordy Chauffeur.

Since II has become usual for young
er sons Of the English sristocracy to
engage in the automobile business, It
is extremely difficult for the ordinary
purchaser to distinguish between the
professional chauffeur and the aristo-
cratic driver who occasionally ex-
hibits a car to a client There are at
least 80 young Englishmen OF noble
families studying the fine points of
motoring and taking customers for
trial runs, with the result that some
amusing mistakes are made, =
Recently a young cousin of the duke
of Beaufort was instructed by his en-
ployer 10 exhibit car to one of the
LoRdon newly rich, the wife of a re-
tired tradesman. The young man made
himself agreeable. and when the car
returned to the big house in Belgra-
via, the customer alighted and, press
a half-crown upon the chauffeur, said:
There, my lad! and take care not to
spend it foolishly,"
The young man drove back to his
employer. son of Lord LlangattoChs
and Indignantly recounted his expert
ence
We'll. you can consider yourself
jolly lucky" was the consolIng re-
ioinder "rhe last time | saw the
lady she gave me only shilling. -
Exchange
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-15
Biography.

James keir Hardie, NJ S. and ;
prominent socialstic labor leader il
England, who will shortly visit Amer
lea, was born in Scotland August Is
1856 the son of Scotch working pople,
He bean life as an errand boy aud riv-
ct heater in a machine shop when only
eight years old In his ninth year,
not being able to make sufficient
money to aid the family eXcheQuer
he left his position and began work
as a donkey" boy in coal mine. At
the age of g he emancipated himself
lro--- the work in the mines by becom
lng secretarr If the miners union, de.
voting his spare time to writing for
the newspapers. At the age of TWEEN.
ty-five he began his carer as a labor
leader. In 1883 he tried to become
elected for Parliament, but was de
feated Four wears later however. he
was elected by large majority He
was defeated again in 1900 He is
now recognized as the leader of the
Radical wing of the Labor Group in
the British House of Commons and is
one of the most powerful
men representing the laboring classes
IN England.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-15

They were sitting ON grassy bump
down by the water front. The moon
had done wonderful things for the
gray wharfs and dump-like shore line,
and the river was SO much quicksilver,
ripping into a silver dusk sky
They were, undoubtedly, John and
Mary edition of Romeo and Juliet
and they were havi-, the moonshine
end the breezes and the silence all to
themselves when another man and
woman. oh, so much older approached
them from the power house Perhaps
they appreciated the tender little tab
lean, for as they neared the grassy
bump. the man smiled at the woman.
and the woman smiled at the man.
II was their tribute to loves young
dream.
And as they tripped along the path
at the back of the unsuspecting
couple, they were near enough to see
Mary Juliets rapt young face and to
hear John Romeo declare in a fervor
of passion.
Yes. sir; if that umpire hadn't been
rotten, we'd scored a run"
Then the woman smiled at the man
and the man smiled at the woman.
Bat the real question to be consid-
cred was:
What must the moon have thought
Of John Washington Core.
spoldence New York sun.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-15

by their vacations teachers imperative Coming into daily
with the unru children makes the school teacher primarily
woman whose desires expressed commands And this the fond
husband eagerly avoids
The sald Of the house doesn't want boss for wife lie
baby He doesn't the refinement and which
school teacher might bring into his home.
Man holds his liberty and Of mind to be of greater
than piece of mind from his domestic partner matter how well
equipped that mind may be-
school teacher must her own living after marriage perhaps
we'll c living Of the drono who captyated hrw,
school maau, should she not be with single bliss:
Again the school teacher equipped for the married She
rule, Teachers usually pretty and
seldom be called 'aufu The mind of the school teacher
lomad curling iron, roug and cosmetics Her factor
determining her fortune peagoue beauty will change per-
untage her teacher has no time for e
caizing in dr'.sua5ing and millinery.
The "rd girl has better chance home hap
py than has the teacher
And want right here that the average hired girl
OIL than the average school teacher.
The salary of the average school teacher mouth or $500
She work only months and for three
months each year The salary of the average $; week or 1854
The cook is in demand than the school
much for she her board board too ad.
don to her salary She has her nights off while teacher must work
nights we'll days to handle her papers ana get M her
work for the coming days lessons, tell YOU the world wrong
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-15

Probably il Is safe to assume tina;
not over one half the Democratic
voters of this county voted last Satur-
day. There was no contest to SPEAK
OF to induce them to yote-none at all
except In the race for member of the
general interest. In 1904 the last
presidential election, the Democrats
of this cornty east $50 votes One
half of this would be S43. The high
est vote cast at the recent primary
was on candidates for the legislature
which was 575 These 575 Demo
Gratis voted the Democratic ticket and
subtracting them from the S43 who
probably voted at the election leaves
26S who must have voted the liz,
publican ticket-26S who probably
succeeded In voting either for Mayor
Parsons or for Capt Thistlewood for
congress, as both men have somo
strong friends among the Democrats
Mayor Parsons received 1853 votes
and assuming that he got majority
of the Democratic votes that We're
cast for the Republican candidates,
say 1853, his total Republican vote
was 1915. This is very respectable
proportion of the Republican voting
strength of Alexander county to be
srast for him, under all the circum-
stances.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-15
Observation-Disclosures,
! Today N HISTORY /
August IS,

17i1 Behring, the navigator, discov
cred East Cape.
1863 Napoleon Bonaparte was bora
Died May 5, 1921
'1771--Sir Walter Scott, novelist, born
Died September q. 1892
1S02-Bonaparte vested with power Il
nominate his successor as ruler
of France.
1804-Work begun on the first public
road between Georgia and Ten
nessee.
1S07-FraHcois Jules Paul Grevy
President of France, born
Died September 2, 1891.
1SS4-Mme. Patti sued for divorce
from Marquis de Caux.
1Sg3-The Behring Sea arbitration
award was delivered
l9O7--loseph Joachim, the celebrated
yiolinist died. Born 1891.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-15

The proposition by the wholesale
merchants association of Cairo. to fur.
nish free transportation to all buyers
from surrounding territory who will
purchase 5000 worth of merchandise
from members of the association. IS
probably but one of the methods this
association will devise and carry out
TO build up their trade. 1t is suggest
ed by some one that this proposition
viii not attract very many buyers, be
cause comparatively few are prepared
to lay in $500 worth in one pur.
chase, most of the purchases being
from $50 to 800. However, the whole
salers have doubtless thought of this
objection and will meet it in some
way. More than likely, the 5000
worth does not have to be bought
from any single firm in one line of
merchandise. but If the buyer orders
$500 worth all told, from dealers in
different lines who are members OF
the association. he will be entitled &c
the free transportation. Or there may
be. other Inducements offered for the
smaller buyers. as the citizen sug
eesfs. scale of discounts on pur
chases ranging from 5 per cent up &C
cording to the amount. These mat
tiers will adjust themselves very short
" ami viii very likely be taken care
q BY the association. whose members
are all long-headed business men who
can see as far through a grind stone
a. any ene.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-15
Natures
Hints
of I'm
mortality
! By WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.

al spirit Of man suffer humiliation after it has paid
brief visit like a royal guest to this tenement Of
clay:
Rather let us believe that He who, in his APP
parent prodigaty, wastes not the randrop the blade
Of grass the evenings signing zephyr, bur makes
them all to carry out its eternal plans, has given i'm
mortality to the mortal, and gathered to himself the
spirits Of our friends. Instead of mourning let us
look up and address our departed in the words of
the poet:
Thy day has come. gone:
Thy has Fisen not
Thy life is beyond
The reach of death change,
Not onded-hut begun.
noble soul, gentle heart!
Hail. farewell"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-15

conspicuous out on that simmerinS eX-
panse of asphalt and | started to the
rescue. | didn't know what was the
matter, but it did seem that when a
lady stopped and did fancy steps In
the hottest spot in Washington il was
plain hurry up call of some sort.
LAS | hotfooted II TO the rescue
and you can bet 1t was hotfooting all
right, all right spied the young
woman's shoe sitting up all by itself
and looking like empty is the cradle
baby's gone.
Il thought it was just case of a
dropped pump, and | was going to hike
back to the shade, whore the Their
mometer was below a hundred al any
rate, when the girl made a dab at her
shoe with her stoCkinged foot and
then began to do more fancy steps.
What do you suppose was the mat
ter? Give it up? Wen, the asphalt
was 80 hot that 1t was about like
boiled down molasses candy for stick
mess The high heel of the girls shoe
had gone through the crust and there
it stuck.
Shed slip her foot into the shoe
and try to lift it out that way; but nay,
nay, Pauline, the asphalt just boiled
down a little tighter Finally she took
hold with both hands and gave that
shoe a yank which fetched it; but it
never faxed the grip the asphalt had.
She got her shoe, but the heel stayed
behind, and she went off with three
inch limp that was heartrending
That's what | mean by losing your
heels over the heat. was telling a
Washington man about the shoe Incl
dent, and he said pshaw. that was
nothing.
He said that n few years ago folks
down there got to talking about the
facilities for enjoying a hot time in
Washington, and Just to show what
could be done somebody fried eggs on
one of the iron plates that abound
along the electric car tracks.
Il believe it took half an hour to
finish the frying, but from my expert
ence | should say that if that was true
the man wanted his eggs fried on both
sides and very hard.
II think that man had a wellstored
memory anyway He was telling how
damp It gets in Washington some
times, and he said that he knew lady
who once shut up her apartment for
the summer and when she came back
she found mushrooms growing In one
Of the cupboards.'
Down cellar, | suppose"
Say, you make me think of an old
woman who used TO delight in telling
me what an awful poor success her
son was at farming. You know it
strikes me that this supposing bust
ness can't really he your strong point
When you talk about down cellar, for
instance"
"Oh we'll; the basement them"
Basement nothing 1t was on the
sixth floor Mushrooms in the cup
board and long flowing whiskers on
the gas tube for the drop Tight in the
diningroom. Sure. Whiskers of mold
two or three inches long.
But the mushrooms were what
caught my fancy. Those and the fried
eggs. If | was going to try your favor
tie stunt Of supposing. would suppose
that a climate which would fry eggs in
the sun and would grow vhiskcrs on
the cas tubes and mushrooms in the
cupboards was Il sure enough wonder
And guess you'll have to SIT up nights
and do whole lot Of overtime sup
posing before youll beat that for hit
ting the nail on the head"