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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
Labor Vote Balks mt Bryan.

A proposition to indorse Bryan in
accordance with the policy of President
Gompcrs Of the American Federation or
Labor was turned down Sept. 24 by the
United Brewery Workers of America,
representing 10000 workers, in conven-
ton at the Labor Temple, New York
City. The English and German secre'
taries of the committee said that suc',
a resolution was a joke.
The action of President Gompers of
the American Federation Of Labor in
aiding Bryan's campaign Is repudiated
by james Duncan, second in command
of the organization, in Il letter made
public Sept. IS. Mr.. Duncan, who is
first vice president Of the Federation
and also OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the
Granite Cutters international AsSocla-
ton of America, advises laboring mel
to rely upon their own Judgment in
voting at the coming election.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

Evidence is plentiful that the effect OF
Gonpers' attempt to influence labor for
Bryan is not very productive Of results.
An illustration in point occurred at a
monday meeting in New York of the
Commercial Travellers Republican AS
ISOLATION. John w. Armstrong. an or
ganizcr for the international Brother
hood Of Electrical Workers, who was
sent to Maine by President Gompers to
make speeches for the Democratic State
ticket, came out for Taft and Sherman.
In his speech lie said
The men whom l have met and con-
versed with in h American Federation
Of Labor are. as a rule, of the opinion
that it would be unwiSe to support Mr..
Bryan. The election Of Mr.. Taft means
the resumption of business upon safe
and sound lines. | have an abiding
faith in the Intelligence and loyalty OF
The workingmen to vote for Taft and
the party and principles that made 1t
possible for our workingman to occupy
the eminent position he does, as com
| pared with the position occupied by the
unfortunate brother in the Democratic
South, where the Democratic party has
opposed the enactment Of factory laws,
child labor laws and the organization
OF workingnen-"
Vice President Philip Davis and Sec
| rotary S. 7. Ingram of the Central La
Dor Union of Terre Haute. Ind. issued
a statement r~epudiating the announce
ment that Samuel GOmpers Is to speak
in Tcrre Haute under the auspices OF
the central body of organized labor.
Vice President Davis said Members
of the Central Union are divided on
party lines, and for this reason 1t is
not lust that the union should invite
Mr.. Gompers to make a Democratic
speech. Let him come at the instance
Of the Democratic central committee
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

They tell us that a protective tariff
was only designed for infant industries,
and are no longer in need Of the duties
that enabled IS to get them started.
We have grown, 1t is true. Our great
industrial concerns are monsters now.
but let me tell you. as the boy said
who waited Il! be had grown up be-
fo7e tackling a youthful opponent. the
other fellow has grown up too.-Hon.
James S. Sherman.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
Archbishop Ireland for Taft.

Archbishop Ireland has come out in
an Endorsement Of the candidacy OF
William II. Taft for President. In an
interview the venerable prelate said he
was openly in favor OF Mr.. Taft's elec,
ton, and he denounced what he termed
demagogic attacks on capital and cor
porations. Corporations that offend
the law should be punished" said the
archbishop, "but to raise an outcry
against them simply because they rep
resent NJ and property is In my
opinion senseless and unjust"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
CONSERVATION OF
NATURAL RESOURCES
Par Reaching Policy for the Good
of All the People.
Aspublican Party Uncovering Vast
Wealth and Making Home Own
ing Easier Each Year.

Al extremely important feature OF
the constructive Republican policy is
the national movement for the conser-
vatlon of the natural esources Of the
ceuntry This measure has been orig
mated by the present Republican ad-
m:nistration and. like the homestead
law. the national irrigation act and
other measures for the benefit or the
whole people, its influence is destined
to be far reaching and productive OF
great good to the home builders OF the
country.
The National Conservation Commits
sion as it exists to-day is an outSroWtn
Of the Inland Waterways COMMISSION
this Commission was appointed by
President Roosevelt in March, 1907. In
his letter creating the Waterways Com
mission the President uses this Ian
guagc: THAT the Inland Waterways
Commission shall consider the relations
of the streams to the use OF all the
permanent natural resources and their
conservation for the making and main
tenance Of prosperous homes
Home Building Tor the TeopAe.
The inquiries of the commission along
the lines indicated led to b proposal
to the President On Oct. 3 that he call
4 conference IN the general subject of
the conservation Of the national re
sources of the nation. Among other
reasons mentioned for this movement
their letter to the President stated
Hitherto our national policy has been
one of almost unrestricted disposal OF
natural resources, and this in more law
ish measure than by any other nation
in the worlds history and this policy
Of the federal government has Deen
shared by the constituent States. Three
seuue have ensued: First, I'M
~precedented consumption Of natural re
sources second, exhaustion OF these
resources to the extent that a large
part of our available public lands have
passed into great estates or corporate
Interests, our forests are so far depict
ed as to multiply the cost OF forest
products, and our supplies Of coal and
iron ore are SO far reduced as TO en-
nance prices; and third, unequalled op-
p%crtunity for private monopoly, to the
extent that both the federal and State
soyereignties have been compelled to
enact laws FOR the protection of the
people.
I'VE are of opinion that the time has
come for considering the policy of con
serving these material resources on
which the permanent prosperity of our
country and the equal opportunity OF
sll our people must depend; we are ais
OF opinion that the policy Of conserva-
.ion has so marked an advance on that
policy adopted at the outset of our ma
ticnal career as to demand the consid-
Grafton Of both federal and State spon-
sors for the welfare OF the people"
The Conxtructive Leavs. At Work.
In his address before the Lakes-to-
the-Gulf Deep Waterways Association
at Memphis President Roosevelt an
nounced his intention OF calling such a
conference, and on Nov. Is, 1907, he is
sued invitations to the Governors of all
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
Methods COntrnsteN.

Mr.. Bryan says he would extirpate
trusts, root and branch. If Mr.. Bry-
ans language is more than mere rhet-
oric and he means to seize the prop
erty, to divide it up and sell it in
pieces, and dissemble the parts, then l
am not in favor Of his method Of deal
ing with trusts, because l believe that
such large combinations ~legitimateiy
conducted greatly add to the prosperity
Of the country.-Hon. VIM. II. Taft, at
Columbus, Ohio.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
PENSION INCREASE s1s.ss4.ssl.
Loss of 1854 Persons from nSn,
but Amount Is Largest Ewes.

NAV AS ~~6OSS
The report of the commissioner Of
pensions for the fiscal year ending On
June 30 last, shows hat during To
year there. were 1898 death among
civil war veterans who were On the
pension roll. This falling of wss equal
to about s per cent Of the fetal, aDA
left 62S,0S4 survivors On tie POLL. IT,
number of deaths was 3.1a2 greatsf
than during the previous year.
The tots number of pensioners 1T
the end of the year was 001.6S7. Dur
ing the year 1886 pensioners OF all
classes were dropped and 32082 added,
making n net loss Of M,G64. The state
ment also shows that 1sS,445 widows
OF soldiers already have taken advaA-
| tagc Of the law Of the last session q
! congress increasing to $12 n month the
pensions to widows.
The actual expenditure for the year
Oh account Of pensions was $153,V03,-
| USG. but on account Of the law increAs-
ing the rate to individual pensioaeRs
the annual value Of the POLL at the
! close of the year was $150,f8 To1, IN
Increase Of S1S,GA,S 21 over the previ-
Gus year. The expenditure was the
largest in the history of the bureau.
The total number OF applications Tor
pensions of all kinds pending at TIE
close of the year was 123.5SS, against
356,l21 at the beginning OF the year.
There are now only a little more than
onc-third as many claims pending as
there were a year ago, and these are
being adjudicated as rapidly % TIE
evidence necessary to determine Thew
| merits Is furnished.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
In Toilette on Taft.

Mature gave him poise, judi
cial temperament, great force OF
character and t~enacity OF pur-
pose" said the Senator. His
long life in the public service is
distinguishing for it's marked
ability, its wisdom, its integrity,
its patriotism. He has taken ad-
yanccd grounds on the great Is
sues that are engaging the pro-
foundest thought OF the people
of this great country.
"Now from a somewhat init
mate acquaintance with him for
the last twenty years say that
he is progressive in principle and
he is equipped most wonderfully
in experience"
The Senator then reviewed Mr..
Taft's career for the last ten
a when, he said, he had been
called on to advise by two Presl-
dents OH questions OF government
which gave them the greatest
concern
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

The panic was doubtless chiefly due
to the exhaustion Of the free capital
Of the world by reason of the over
investment in enterprises that have not
been as productive as expected. The
enormous industrial expansion has al
last tied up nearly all the worlds cap,
ital which was available and new in.
vestments had to halt. This result was
standardization. VIM. Fl. Taft, q
Kansas City, Mo.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
1000 Men Apply for Work.

Ibe announcement made by John Wal
amaker that he would give employment
TO 1000 men in the work of demol shIne
the old section Of his store on Chestnut
street. Philadelphia. beginning last Mon
dav morning, brought TO the place a
thronc of at least 5000 men, who surged
about the streets and so impeded traffic
t,at the police reserves had to be called
on, TO make way for the cars. After the
favored ones had been chosen the rest OF
The crowd dispersed without disorder.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
Not So Many Jewish Criminals.

Police Commissioner Bingham of New
York, upon complaints as to the Incorrect
ness Of his statement in an article for the
North American Review that half the
criminals of New York City were Of the
Hebrew race (mostly Russian), has for
maIly admitted the unreliability Of the
figures on which his statement was based.
This correction has satisfied the leading
Hebrews who protested against Bingham's
article,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

Company and the. American Oil Com
pany had been operated for years % in
dependent concerns, although in reality
owned by the Standard. Squire admitted
that this was done, but said it was -
take advantage OF the good will Of the
old names. Squire told how he lad dis
missed c. J.. Castle, in charge Of the
Cleveland business of the Standard, for
giving rebates to customers:
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
sehool of Sanitary Science.

Mnch favorable comment is appearing
IN the press for the proposal made by DR..
Norman F.. Ditman in the Columbia Uni
versitv Quarterly to create a school of
sanitary science devoted to enlightening
thc public upon ~preventable agencies of
death. DIR. Ditman brought to light the
fact that over 4OO. 900 lives are sacrificed
in this way in our country each year
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

The HolIand-American liner Rotterdam.
which arrived at New York recently.
brought the greatest number of cabin
Messengers ever landed by one vessel at
that port. Besides the crew of 400. she
had aboard 234 steerage and 1.OO9 cabin
passengers. Among the newcomers was
one family will! thirteen children.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

against members OF the sana union In
the Butterick case, 1906?
LAS a finni question, Mr., Bryan, ad-
dressed to you as a man, and not as a
candidate, don't you think that the
union man who votes for the Demo
cratic party until satisfactory an
swers have been given to all these
questions must be q good dea! Of a
fool?'"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

Mr.. Bryan said at Kingston that
President Roosevelt's Endorsement Of
Mr.. Taft was worthless, for it was "thc
Endorsement of a bankrupt" Why,
then, has Mr. Bryan made such frantic
claims as 'the natural herr Of Mr..
Roosevelt?-New York Tribune.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

Richard Olney, who was in Cleve-
lands Cabinet, opposes R~oosevelt's pol
icies, but supports Bryan, who says
Ro~oeeveIt's policies are his policies.
This Is q great year for Democratic
Observation-Disclosures Press.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

you can't fall out of bed when you
are already on the floor" is n Of Mr..
Rryan's latest epigrams. But that's
mighty little consolation to the Demo
Gratis who want to get back into bed
Washington Post.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

When Bryan spoke in Baltimore he
could not fail to remember that for the
first time in the history Of the p~arty~its
presidential candidate is without news
paper support in that city.-Boston
Transcript.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

1t is asserted that through the rest
less energies of the Bryan League as
much as $50, 900 has been collected in
this State for the Bryan campaign
fund. When do we get the names of
the contributors and the individual
amounts, as promised?-Philadelphia
preSx
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

The Democrats are very unfortunate
In being compelled to explain that Bry'
ans bark is worse than his bite. Just
now the people are demanding leaders
whose views are not involved in doubt
snd not men for whom excuses must
be made.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

..Rivai" OIL Trust Branches.
While Vice President Il. B. Squire q
the Standard Oil Company Of Ohio was
on the stand in the oil trust investigation
Mt New York, Lawyer Kellogg, for tAs
government, showed how the 5Toledo' Oh
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

We don't believe in free wool, and
have no use for the peerless one" who
advocates it.-American Sheep Breeder.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
81 don't care for the Presidency
if 1t has to come by compromise
with Senator Foraker or anyone
else in a matter of principle."-
William II. Taft.

A vote for Bryan, the free trader,
means a vote for free wool and the ruin
of the sheep and wool industry.-Aner-
lean Sheep Breeder.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

II Uncle Joe Cannon had never had
to de anything but talk. he might now
be as popular as Bryan.-Sioux City
ysc-nal
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
,,;,,;oD, for Boston Parks.

BY the will of the late George +. PARK
man of Boston, who died last week, thc
larger part Oh his estate 10
SS,OOO,OOO, is left 20 the city OF Boston
Tor the Improvement Of its parks.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

vote for Taft means a vote for sta
BILE, honest government and continued
Observation-Disclosures Sheep Breeder.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-01-18
TH F, WE EATH FIR.
creation

The following meteorological sum- mary of the weather conditions during the week ending Jan. 8, 1908, is re- ported by N. B. Whitfield, deputy U. 5. land and mineral surveyor:
 January l-6 a. m. to 6 p. m.-snow- storm. wind from southwest, avg. temp. 2S deg.
 January 26 a. m. to 6 p. m.-rain, wind from southeast, avg. temp. 34 deg.
 January 3-6 a. ID. to 6 D. m.-rain, wind from southeast, avg. temp. 34 deg.
 January 4--6 a. m. to ti p. m.--rain, strong wind from southeast, avg. temp. 34 deg.
 January 5-6 a. m. to 6 p. m. -snOa- storm in forenoon, rain in afternoon. wind from southwest and southeast, avg. temp. 32 deg.
 January 6-6 a. m. to 6 D. m.-rain in forenoon, clear in afternoon, wind from southeast and southwest, avg. temp. 34 deg.
 January 7-G Q. m. to 6 p. m.--rain, strong wind from southeast, avg. temp. 34 deg.
 January S-6 a. m. to 6 D. m.-rain and hail in forenoon. rainstorm in afternoon, wind from southeast, avg temp. 34 deg.
 Rainfall from January l. ..-I inches snowafll i 5i-0 inches.
 The following met neurological sum- mary of the weather conditions during the week ending January l5, 1908, is reported by N. B. Whitfield, deputy U. s. land and mineral surveyor:
 Jan. 9.-6 a. m. to p. n--Cloudy in forenoon, wind from south and southeast, avg. temp. 34 deg. January 10.-6 n. m. to 6 p. m.- Rain. wind from southeast. avg. temp. 3l deg.
 January 11.-6 a. m. tn 6 D. m.- Cloudy in forenoon. rain in a'ternoo1, wind from southeast, avg, Jm2. Fl deg.
 January P. -G a. m. to T m rain, wind from southeast, avg. temp 34 deg.
 January l3.-6a. m. to 6 ?. ID. Clear light wind from west, avg. temp. g deg.
 Janu,ry ll.--S T. m. tn 6 n m - clear and calm ia forenoon, clnrlv in afternoon, light wind from sodli,"esr. avg temp 30 deg.
 Januar, l5.--3 n. m. a ( r. i'll. rain, wind from southeast, avg. emp 34 deg. Rainfall during week, inches.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-01-18

Washington, Jan. 14.-Delegate Gale has introduced bill authorizing the refunding of seven hundred and fifty dollars to the town of Eagle. The money was paid by the town under a mistaken ruling of the surveyor gen. eral.
 Spokane, Wn., Jan. 14.-Judge Miles Pointdexter has announced that he will shortly resign his position as a judge for the purpose of becoming a candidate for congress.
 Washington, Jan. 1.-The case talk en to the supreme court, testing the validity of the anti-liquor law recently passed in Kansas, has been decided. The court upholds the law.
 Seattle Jan. 14.-Engineer Hawkins, in speaking of the progress being made in the railroad work now being done on the Cordova line, stated that in the spring many more men would be sent into the country to go to work on the line in order to rush it to an early completion.
 New York, Jan. l4.-A general ad vance in all the stocks was feature of the days transactions, and the raise is backed by d heavy demand from the public. Copper sales have been very light and there has been no change in price for ten days, the last quotation being thirteen and five eighths.
 Tokyo. Jan. 15.-Trouhle has broken out in the Japanese cabinet and dis ruption of the cabinet followed. The minister of finance and minister of commerce have rendered their resig- nations. The trouble originated over the desire of a number of the mem- bers to reduce the appropriations for the army and navy departments and increase the taxation in order to ~re- duce the enormous indebtedness of the empire. Those opposed to the meas ure were victorious and no reductions are to be made.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-01-18

ing Nichols bay where she managed to remain in safety until the following Thursday when she rounded Point Nunez and continued on her way to Wrangell, touching at all the post offices on her route, arriving at Wran- gell Saturday, four days late.
 A pretty wedding took place last evening at the residence of Mr. and Ms. H. Apsch, when Mir. Geo. F. Brown and Miss Marguerite Aloise Dennan were united in marriage hy the Rev. Jos. Chapman Friends per sent were: Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Zin- merman, Mrs. N. Kitzmiler. Mir. and Mrs. R. D. Apsch and Mr. and Mrs. Wishart.
 May Mean Wreck. Capt. Forss. of the launch Teddy, reports having picked up in the sea off Cape Cbacon last Monday, on his return from Wrangell, via West coast of Prince of Wales island. ring life buoy marked "Taku Maru, Tokio" which had evidently been last or cast over- board from Japanese ship. It is freshly painted and presents no evil dence of having been on the beach. It is just possible that it may have come from wreck at sea, though there has been no report of the loss of a Japanese vessel of the name indicate ed by the buoy, or of one being miss ing.
 The steamer Toledo. Capt. A. Malm- en, arrived from the south this fore noon, laden with about 200 tons of freight for Ketchikan, and points on the West coast of Prince of Wales. She is the ship chartered to trke the place, temporarily at least, of the Alaskan, and will remain on the run until the new ship being built for the Ketchkan S. s. company is completed and put into commission, or other ar engagements are made. She will sail from here tomorrow most probably for the West coast with her through freight. taking in addition couple of drums of traction wire for the aerial tram at the Jumbo mine, and lumber to Klinquan. From there she will go to Wrangell and Petersburg before again sailing for Seattle.
 Walter Eubank and company are hanking logs galore under shelter of Chasina island near the mouth of Cholmondeley sound, where they have a steam outfit in operation.
 The Vigilant landed the Sulzer party at the head of Cholmondely sound yesterday, without trouble. though the water was thinly coated with ice. The party found convey ance waiting to take them over the portage road and doubtless reached their destination without delay or mishap.
 The Jefferson arrived down about 10 o'clock this forenoon, and fingered long enough to embark fourteen pas sengers, and take on about 50 boxes of fresh halibut for the Seattle market. The fish were all brought in and box ed yesterday The passengers were mostly persons going to the same des- tination, either on business or for re- creation.