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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-12

| the Civil Service had been extended to
| a very large portion of the govern
ment's clerical force. But there were
| still many offices, absolutely within the
! gift of a President. Chairman Hanna
| had made very many promises during
| the 1896 campaign, so many that the
situation proved exceedingly embarass-
ing in spite of the numbers of Demo
Gratis who were turned out of office.
Nevertheless, Mr. Hanna IS authority
was virtually final and no tother Ma
tional Chairman succeeded to such Pres
idential recognition as he enjoyed.
Since Mr. Hanna s time, the nation
al chairmen of the Republican party
! have had practically no voice in say
ing who should have Federal Offices.
There are two chief reasons for this
one, that the National Committee has
been made more of an appendage of a
campaign, than ever before, and less
of great independent factor charged
with the work of electing a candidate
to the presidency. The other is that
the amount of patronage at a Presi-
dents independent command has been
growing less, So that the offices he has
to bestow as a reward for political ac-
tivity are fewer than most people
suppose.
Under the present system, Senators
and members of the same political
party as the President control practi-
cally all the appointments in their re-
spective States. The President names
the postmasters, collectors of customs
and of internal revenue, United States
district attorneys, marshals, and even
district and circuit judges on the en-
dorsement of these Congressman. There
is little or no opportunity IN such
eases for the National Chairman to ex-
ercise authority. The President may
refuse to appoint the men the Con-
qressmen have recommended to him,
but he will make no nominations
which they do not eventually endorse.
Otherwise there would be row in the
Senate, whose members have establish
ed full recognition of the constitution
ly-grounded argument that they pos
sess coordinate authority with the Pres
ident in saying who shall hold the Fed
eral Offices.
President Roosevelt has put the con-
suIar offices under a form of Civil Ser
vice, and the spirit of this service con.
templates naming many ministers, II
not ambassadors. from the ranks OF et-
fcient coasuIs. In this there has been
marked encroachment upon the do
mains that the spoilsmen used to re-
card as neculiarIv their own. The big
n1,7us that a President has to bestow
now include the nine members OF MS
cabinet, about dozen assistants 10
cabinet officers, and about score OF
,ood disnIomatic appointments. headed
hv the Ambassador to the Court or 81.
James. He may choose these in the
first instance, whereas the tens Of thou
sands of other non;nations that he
makes are very largely on the initia-
tive of Congressman of his own party.
His opportunity for recognition of
national chairman in bestOwing places,
however. includes the South. where
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-12

there are no Republican Senators and
almost no Republican Representatives
Most of those Federal offices must 90
to local men, but it happens that the
National Chairman 3 endorsement has
often proved decisive, and it is prob
ably in that field that National Chair
man Hitchcock will most be recognized
by President Taft in saying who shall
have office
In the old days it was almost I'M
heard of that a national chairman
should seek office for himself or that
he should expect a salary for his SER
vices. National Chairman Cortelyou
and Hitchcock were poor men who
could not afford to devote their time
and energies to campaign without
compensation. Mr.. Cortelyou left the
cabinet with an understanding that he
would be invited to return. When Mr..
Roosevelt was inaugurated in 1905, Mr..
Cortelyou was promoted to Postmaster
General. Probably his service as head
of the National Committee turned the
balance in his favor when it came to
deciding who should be Secretary of
the Treasury to succeed Mr.. Shaw. For
a while the decision hung in the bal
ance between Mr.. Cortelyou and Mr..
Never, who became Postmaster Gen
eral.
1t seems to be taken for granted
that National Chairman Hitchcock will
be bonOred with cabinet place after
the fourth of next March. It also APP
pears that Mr. Taft intends to consult
with him to some extent, at least, in
appointing men to Office. Not long
ago he was invited to Hot Springs,
Va, to acduaint the President.eleet
with the names of those who had per-
formed real service in the campaign.
His immediate predecessors - Colonel
Harry New and Mr.. Cortelyou-re-
ceived small recognition indeed in the
administrations political activities.
Colonel New, of course, was only
chairman ad interim, and never had
charge of campaign.
AS Mr.. Hitchcock has been invited
to return to Hot Springs for a consid-
cradle visit with the President-elect. it
may be that he is to be more highly
favored and that he will. indeed, be
accorded some of the political privi-
1eges that the trained campaign chief
tains of the older days reasoned were
theirs of right. but which they seldom
obtained in full.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-12
WOMANLY STRENGTH and BEAUTY

The beautiful is the who well The angud
pe e of beauty popular fiction longer
heartily
Jsens her cheeks
sIetter adap to needs than
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-12
Stearns' Wine of Cod Liver Extract

taste
tmptng simple and natural since 1t builds up
e bodily appetite and digestion and ews and
depended
Ides ben the best speedily breaks hacking coughs
bronchial troubles Get searns Wine OF Goa ~ " y
chmists and be you get the genuine sTEARNS'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29
criminals Lnst the samc.

The Cumberland News will be
agreed with by most every one in
the following pointed and very neat
rebuke given the trust magnates,
when they cry out that an exposure
of their dishonesty and the order to
stop 1t will ruin the whole country;
Seems to be about time for Greene
and Gaynor to come out with a pro-
test against the treatment they have
received at the hands of the govern
meRt, arguing along the lines of rea-
soning followed by others that when
the government found out they we're
robbing it, agitation tending to
arouse distrust should have been
avoided by notifying them and re-
questing them to stop it.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29
Gaines Against Gaines.

Congressman Joe Gaines rushes
into print with strong language con-
demning members OF the State Re
publican committee of West Virginia
for declaring for Taft, and. at the
same time he openly espouses the
cause of Cannon. Has not a COM
mitteeman just as much right to de-
clare himself as a congressman has?
Mr.. Gaines has done the very thing
he condemns the committeeman for
doing and the committeeman and
his constituents have as much right
to censure him as he has to scoId
them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29
Foraker Dies Hard.

Senator Foraker's henchmen die
hard in Ohio in the struggle for po-
lltical supremacy. They first APP
pealed to the state courts, which de
cided against them, and now they
want the United States supreme
court to declare a good law invalid.
1t is dollars to doughnuts that body
does no such thing. The decision OF
the Ohio supreme court favors Taft
and the people. Foraker ought to
90 way back out of sight. And he
will, II he keeps up his present
course.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

One Democratic paper at least
talks like 1T is far behind the times,
when 1t approves an idea advanced
that the Democrats nominate candl-
dates for the supreme court at the
convention that will select delegates
to the national convention, and says
the Democrats would be taking the
initiative. The fact is the State Re.
publican committee at It's meeting at
Parkersburg several days ago pro.
vided for that plan of nominating
state Judges.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29
Petitions Against Customs.

Now that the custom of American
heIresses marrying dukes, counts and
other foreign celebrities and no-goods
has been openly condemned in Con-
gress, one may expect any day to
hear of petitions being sent by Ameri-
can bachelors 10 Congress to pass a
law regulating the placing of femi-
nine affections, and especially those
of heiresses. Congress, however,
may not have the power to do that.
though it may have passed some
laws in the distant past, by which
some were made heiresses because
OF western pork.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

Another streak of harmony has
struck the snarling Monongahela,
says the Parkersburg Sentinel in re-
ferring to an incident that happened
down at Morgantown. This is the
first time the Telegram was aware
that the Monongahela snarled.
There may be consolation in the
hope, however, that by the time its
waters reach slumbering Parkers-
burg they glide along in solemn
tranquility.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29
An Early BIRD.

The Anti-Saloou League began Its
work early in the special session Of
the West Virginia legislature, as
shown by the fact that the opening
had scarcely taken place before Dele
gate Williams from Nicholas county
introduced a resolution to sub
init the question OF a constitutional
amendment to a vote Of the people,
1t is evident the league means bust
ness and somthing interesting along
this particular line may happen at
Charleston.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

There Is no reason why any fed
eral oficeholder should apologize to
the United States senator's from this
State for Endorsing Taft for Presi-
dent, but there Is good deal Of
reason why the senators should apol-
oglze to the people of the State for
opposing. an Endorsement of Taft, IL,
in fact, they do oppose such lndorse-
ment. They and all others must re-
member that the people of West vir-
glnia are for Taft. II they do not
know 1t, the sooner they find it out
the better.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

is spending his time running over the
State saying that swisher is not go
ing to get this, that and the other.
1t is a fact, though the deluded old
soul may not know 1t, that Hearne
is going to get mighty little, and 1t
appears to the Telegram that a gem
tleman Of the caliber he processes to
be would do better to look after him
self and not dabble into the business
Of others. Right on the ievel-and
we do not mind telling Hearne so
he simply viii not get any thing,
when the time comes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

George Baker, of Morgantown, is
receiving some pretty severe news
paper roasts these dogs because of
the article he produced through the
columns of the Morgantown Post
anent the candidacy of Charles W.
swisher for the governorship and
the avowed intention of Gov. Daw-
son to support him for the place,
says the Grafton Republican.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

The annual meetings of the share
holders of the banks of Clarksburg,
both national and state, have disclos7
ed the fact that the banks made a
good deal of money the year just
ended, This is an evidence of the
character and volume of business
done in other lines in Clarksburg
and it is a pleasure to know that all
businesses have been good.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29
JESSE FLOWERS DEAD.

The funeral of Jesse Flowers, an
aged citizen and violinist, residing
at the home Of Solomon swiger at
Wolf Summit, took place Tuesday
and interment was in the Point
Pleasant Methodist Episcopal church
cemetery. He died Monday. In
earlier life Mr.. Flowers was miller
in sardis district.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

Joe Gaines says to Governor
OF New York is conceded the
delegation from that state to the ma
tional Republican convention. Where
did he get this information? 1t is
Just little more INSIDE than most
OF US have.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

The weather man changes to suit
himself and the people have to
stand for it. We are all pretty
good feelers, but helpless as child,
when the weather man comes. He
knows how to knock out our vanity.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

The Huntington Dispatch refers to
William H. Hearne as dark horse
in the gubernatorial contest. Does
the Dispatch not know that he is an
autoist, and not a horse, daSk or 9th
erwlse?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

With his message off his hands
Governor Dawson Immediately has
the state solons on them. Whether
he can handle them with the same
ease as he did his message remains
to be seen, but, We opine the task
will be more difficult.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

Even the United States supreme
court knocked a few props from un-
der Democratic contention that the
new tax system is Illegal. unconsti-
tutional and at variance with the vel
fare Of the common veal The Brax-
ton county case is cited by the Tele-
gram for the benefit of Democrats
deluded on this point.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29
MANY ARE CONVERTED.

To date there have been 40 pro-
fessions of faith at the Dun Street
United Brethren church revival
meetings. The Rev. D. W. Cum
bingham is doing the preaching now
and the meetings continue to enjoy
much interest.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

It IS intimated that another news
paper may be started in Morgantown
as the result OF the recent change in
the management OF the Daily Post
there. Another newspaper or two
in the University town and visitors
to that place will have to employ
guides to steer them around among
the publication offices.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

There is a possible chance that
GSorge Baker will now have to hunt
up paper to circulate his venom
against Dawson and Swisher in the
future, and, 1t looks as If he would
have to go out Of his own town to
find such newsnaper.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

The national guard is taking ac-
ton these days that certainly ought
to improve the service and result in
better conditions for the members.
The Telegram is glad to see it and
hopes interest in the welfare and
efficiency Of the state soldIery will
ever increase.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

What has Hearne done that he
should ask any thing from the Re-
publican party? 1t is said that he
voted for Cornwell last time.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

Before the northern Panhandle
votes for Hearne for governor. It will
satisfy itself as to the report that
he voted for Cornwell, and, II he did,
you can bet your bottom dollar that
the Panhandle is not going to vote
for Hearne.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

Senator Thorn was among the
first to introduce bill in the state
senate this session. Senator Thorn
does not let the grass grow under
his feet, He Is one of the best Of
the body.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

AT any rate Senator Adam Little
page viii have plenty OF opportunity
to remind the legislators at Charles
ton Of the apple in the Garden OF
Eden. Hear him talk some and look
at him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY %. 1908.
An Evening Echo.

Necessity OF action takes away the
fear OF the act, and makes bold reso-
luton the fayorite OF fortune.-F.
Quarles.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

Judging from expressions of
some of our esteemed Democratic
contemporaries, four dollars a day
In a remote town is stipend that
represents the supreme goal of en-
deavor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

Official opposition to Secretary
Taft may mean in this State some
official elimination. Better go slow
in opposing the wishes of the people.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

The Democratic filibuster and
campaign-platform orator is expect
ed to be very busy at Charleston for
the next few weeks. The leglsla-
ture is in session, you know.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

The Fairmont West virglnian
started the extra session one day
ahead OF the schedule in order not to
be outdone by the governor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

Fire hose or no fire hose, there
ought to be some attempt made to
keep the streets in fairly respectable
condition anyway.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

Joe Gaines is announced for Can
non. Joe Gaines's constituency is
announced for Taft. Why should
Joe Gaines not yield to his constitu-
ency?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

There is no reason why a commit
tee appointment should stipulate
what the people of West Virginia
want and what they should have.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

Why should any man who bolted
lawson for Cornwell seek the Re-
publican nomination for governor in
this State? Come, tell us.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

Perhaps, Green at Morgantown has
ascertained by this time that the
owners of a newspaper have the
legal right to run it.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

We would not say she was a
singer, but rather he was, because
winter is in the male class.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

Harrison county's representation
in the legislature is just about par
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

Both Wilson and Lewis deserve to
succeed John Mitchell. Both have
done excellent and long service.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29
HEIRESsEs ATTACKED.
ny Associated PreERl

WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 29.-
In the house McGavin, of Illinois, at
tackled the custom OF American heir
esses marrying European noblemen.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

Did Hearne actually vote for Corn
we'll? Let the gentleman answer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29

Is William H. Hearne in the en-
ploy of Arnold G. scherr? Hearne
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-29
SPRING SUITS AT $500

Excellent Heavy Bleached Sheets,
standard size, S1xsO. Hotels and board
ing houses-take advantage OF this price,
lay in a supply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-08
UNplLUTED DEMAGocY.

From the Pittsburg Post.
 Governor Conner of Alabama thought it meet to criticize in a Fourth of July ha- rangue his more noted predecessor, now United States Senator Jones. because he recently overthrow some half-baked rail- way legislation in that state. The case will be recalled because the judge an- nounced his decision three weeks after the quietus given the Minnesota statutes of similar import by the federal supreme court, though his decision had been in type long before.
 MT. Conner utters the profoundly wise assertion that it would have been better to have had some judge other than railroad attorney decide the case. It was upon all-fours with the Minnesota issue, not one point of divergence being discov-
 erable, except that the penalties were
 somewhat more of the kill-and-burn style.
 So Conner is really assailing, not Judge
 Jones, but the supreme court, and three of its judges siding with the majority are
 as firmly grounded democrats as the coun-
 try can exhibit.
 The complaint exciting some minds is
 the pTeclpltdte STdntlllB Ol lnJuHCliOis Dy
 minor judges, but if the injunction be properly issued, and then upheld on ap- peal by the final tribunal, whence arises
 the accusation against the minor judge? He is right. Some grievance Is fomented by Taft over the delay caused by ap-
 peals. Then why should an action be first confined to a state court, when its settlement must surely be- ultimately
 made by the highest federal bench? Would MT. Conner contend that the fed eral courts have no right whatever to in- terfere with some of his demagogic rail way legislation?
 As long as the plain prescription of the constitution remains unamended, they will retain such Jurisdiction, and, as Judge Jones said, 1t has no possible relation. to | the jealously guarded rights of the states These property rights are guaranteed by | the national constitution, and it Is the purest democracy to uphold these courts I In enforcing the provisions. Lawyers broadly educated enough to warrant pro- motion to the federal bench ought to in- clude railroad law among their learned branches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-08
Made In The BirmIngham District

The manufacturers association is about to publish a directory of the products of this district When this book is issued consumers will have no excuse for ignoring home products. The book will present all needful in- formation, and the home consumer who ignores it's information will put himself in a position to be charged with a lack of business sense as well as of patriotism.
 No doubt the forthcoming book will present a fine showing of goods made in this district, but there will be some discrepancies, some missing links, in the list There will be, for example, no description of plant that makes mer- chant steel and sells it on a Birming ham basis. Some readers will perhaps be amazed when they are told that the small amount Of mercnanI Sleel made in this district is sold on Pitts burg basis. It is sold as if it were made in Pittsburg, at Pittsburg prices, with freight from Pittsburg to this dis trict added. But President Corey has promised to put an end to this anomaly, and he will make good his word.
 Then again we have no plant that turns out malleable iron-no tube mlil no horseshoe factory-no bridge works-no structural plant-no steel castings-no crucibe steel-no elect rical equipment-no hoe or shovel fac tory. But Rome was not built in day, and this district is at the very beginning of its development. Fof- tunately it has acquired branch CT the United States Steel, and anything in iron and steel becomes possible where that unequaled corporation leads the way and sets the pace.