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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-02-27
TROUBLE IN INDIA

Lord Elgin secretary of state of the colonies.
is accused by the British press of being respon-
sble for the latest ferment in the Transvaal by
allowing the colonial legislature to treat British
Indians criminals and send them to Jail IL they
refuse to register their finger prints and other
marks of identification. Many of the proud-spirit.
ed high caste Indians have gone to Jail rather
than submit to such an indignity, and in few
days their "martyrdom' will be known all over
India
Just as the stories sent home by Indian resi-.
dents of the Transvaal before the Boer war of
the powerlessness of the British there brought
on several uprsings and two rather serious wars
on the northwest frontier, the story of the
treatment of these Indians now NAV ha tho couea
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-02-27
CHANCELLOR MAY RESIGN

Chancellor Won Buelow, finding that 1t re-
quires a man of more than the average attain
ments to fill the shoes of the late Prince Bis
marck and to conduct the affairs of the German
empire, is said to be the point of retiring to
private life. His uncompromising attitude to-
wards the socialists, who rapidly gaining in
strength has been the means of blocking many of
the emperors schemes and has caused the ut
most difficulty in his getting the money he wants
for an immense army. He has won for himself
the hostility of some of the court favorites, be-
cause he has denounced their scandalous be-
havior and he has even made enemies in the
kaiser's household by his opposition to the
marriage of the crown prince to the beautiful
CeCilie because she was the daughter of Rus.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-02-27

o troubles
Elgn explained
Tranaa but i
to bring the dsuhes which
Lord Elgp although Scotch nbman
OF King Robert the Bruce born Monkand
Lord Elgin family the British din
omac service " generations and the
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-02-27

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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-02-27
IN THE PUBLIC EYE
HANDLED GOTHAM PANIC

William A. Nash, president of the Corn Ex-
change bank, probably did much any man
in New York to put a stop to the recent panic,
j. Pierpont Morgan alone excepted. When the
furry came he was made chairman of the
clearing house committee and it fell mainly to
him to pass upon the securities offered by banks
in need of assistance, to decide which should be
aided and which suspended He was regarded by
the other bankers as the balance wheel Of the
Wall street situation. Nor is this his first ex-
perience of a panic for in 1903 he one of
five men who, executive committee of the
clearing house, had that panic in charge. His
sound common sense, his keen business meth
DDS and his far-sighted mental vision in each
case SnYcd him from making any very grave
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01

can continue the exploitation of the
American people.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01

noted that these 100000 are paid on
an average of $1.30 per day, which
is below the average for the many
millions of wage earners engaged in
industries not protected. The average
railroad worker gets $1.75 per day.
1T is claimed that the tariff enables
the employer to pay more for wages
than is paid abroad.
1.-THE fact is, the American workman
is the poorest paid man in the world,
for the work he does.
1.-THE average American produces
about twice as much as the average
Englishman in similar industries, and
gets considerably less than twice the
wages, while the necessaries of life
have gone on increasing until it takes
an American 225 working days in the
year to support his family with the
necessaries of life. while it takes an
English workman only $50 days.
1.-THE truth is, the employer only
pays the employees what he has to pay
for their labor as determined by the
labor market, the price being fixed by
the law of supply and demand.
1.-THE employer naturally undertakes
to get labor as cheaply as possible,
and, with this in view, encourages emf
grafton, not only from Europe, but
also from Asia. Dominating the Re-
publican platform, he causes the omis-
sion of any reference to the exclusion
of the Asiatics.
Secretary Taft has expressed himself
as encouraging the coming in of the
Chinese, and President Roosevelt has
recommended to congress that Japa-
nese be naturalized and receive the
franchise in America.
Furthermore, the manufacturers do
not hesitate to close down their plants
and curtail the demand for labor.
'When a tariff is maintained after
an industry grows large enough to fill
the home market in order to get the
benefit of this tariff, the manufactur-
ers come together and form trust, and
then at once the industry ceases to ex-
pand.
1.-THE Steel trust curtailed $100000,00o
of it's plant the year after the trust
was formed, making enormous profits
in the home market.
"The manufacturers care little for
the foreign market and turn their at
tention to maintaining their position
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01
Conuress Put in Irons

can continue the exploitation of the
American people.
Congress Put in Irons
''The legislative branch of the gov
ernment belongs peculiarly to the peo-
pie themselves, and should reflect the
popular will. This applies particularly
to the lower branch of congress, to
the house of representatives.
"The party in power has so shackled
this house that it is no longer the will
of the people, but the will of the speak
er that prevails, and here most ef-
fective check has been placed upon
any movement for reform.
"The upper house of the legislative
branch, having a tendency to encour-
age interests that are able to gain
access through the legislatures. calls
for reform along the line of having
senators elected by the direct vote of
the people.
1.-THE overwhelming majority of the
Republican party, as well as the Dem
ocratic party, desire this reform, but
the reactionaries in full control at the
Chicago convention defeated the prop
osition by a vote of to 1.
at is proposed to curb the extern
sion of government by Injunction; the
party in power has prevented this.
"It is proposed to purify the ballot
by publishing campaign contributions.
The party in power has prevented such
reform.
"It is proposed to modify the system
of taxation by a more even distribu-
ton, through an income tax. The party
in power opposes this.
"It is proposed to revise the tariff
by reducing duties, and particularly
those on articles controlled by monopo-
lies The party in power proposes to
stand pat.
1T should be noted that this is the
most SocialistIc and paternalistic prop
osition ever made by a great party.
1.-THE fact is that the cost of pro-
duction in America generally has fall
en- below the cost of production abroad,
but still the tariff rates are main
tanned.
at is claimed that these tariff sched-
ules increase the wages paid to labor,
but it is noted that only about 1,0OO 900
wage workers are employed in pro-
tected industries, and it should be
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01

Mr. Hobson spoke in part as follows:
I'VE are soon to exercise the highest
privilege possessed by man on this
earth, that of voting to determine the
chief executive of a great nation. IL
is only in our country that the masses
of men have this privilege. and the
privilege is so fundamental that II
should be cherished and safeguarded
in every way.
IAN American should resent instant
Iy any attempt, direct or Indirect. &c
influence by coercion or intimidation
the free exercise of his franchise. All
Americans should resent threats on the
mart of employers to influence votes OF
their employees.
ut is ridiculous to imagine that inn
mediate results can come from the elec-
ton of either party, and the Republ-
can party claims that no results in re
form could come from a Democratic
president and house of representatives
How then could policies result lmme-
diatelv that would disturb business and
destroy prosperity?
EVERY movement, direct or indirect
to influence votes by threats OF CLOSING
down, reducing hours of work, or re-
ducing wages; and every move to place
fictitious orders contingent upon the
result of the election, like all the argu-
ment pretending that prosperity Woulo
vanish in case of the success of either
party, should be resented by all Amer
leans, who realize that an untrammeled
ballot is the chief difference between
an American freeman and European
serf, and the one privilege that enables
him to hold his head up and look the
world in the face, no matter how num-
BILE his station in life, realizing thai he
is a free man.
I'VE are concerned in this meeting
with the great question of self-govern-
ment
at is the experience of mankind that
human liberty, to be permanent ana
enduring, must have definite instru-
ments known as constitutions. IN
America our whole form of government
was determined by the instrumer
known as our constitution. We should
teach our children to look upon the
constitution as the most sacred OF sec
ular documents.
This constitution established dual
form of government, that of state gov
ernment and a federal government, anu
from the outset, beginning with WASH
ington, our wisest and most patriotic
men have warded against changing this
instrument in any way.
Capitalization Danger
TT is a most dangerous thing for the
secretary of state and the president oil
have advocated publicly. the extension
of the powers of athe federal govern
ment through Interpretation and con-
struction, instead of through amend
ment of the constitution-action more
dangerous because the president ap-
points the Judges that would do the
constituting and interpreting.
''The constitution provides for three
coordinate branches of government
legislative, to make the laws; judicial
to interpret them, and executive, to en-
force them. Each branch is supreme IN
its own clearly defined sphere.
In time of war the danger comes
from the legislative branch, which has
q tendency to encroach upon the othe'
two. But in time of peace the danger
is from the executive encroachlng upor
the other two, and from the judicia
encroaching upon the legislative.
''There have been during the present
administration. more than under any
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01

OF the interests whose interests are en-
tirely against the interests of labor.
ivan Clexe and his colleagues of the
corporation, labor-hating stripe are not
behind the Republican party and Mr.,
Taft because they are Republicans, but
because of their opposition to Mr..
Gompers and the grand army of labor
to which he has given his life, his for
tune and his sacred honor
"They have no more use for political
principles than they have for the rights
of labor. They are not partisan. They
are simply and soley selfish.
IF Mr.. Bryan and his party promised
more for the fostering of the corpora
tions and less for the advantage of the
toiler than Mr. Taft and his party,
these 'saviors of their country would
be arrayed for Bryan and Democracy.
''They are never Republican. They
are never Democrat. They are always
Us And that doesn't mean United
States.
"The Republican party is against
labor. Mr.. Taft, no matter how hard
President Roosevelt tries to convince to
the contrary, is one of the greatest
menaces labor has ever had to face In
all its hard history.
THE Sherman antitrust act, resur-
rected by the supreme court of the
United States at the instigation of the
corporations as a weapon against labor,
fostered by a Republican congress and
indorsed by the Republican platform
and its ponderous occupant, Taft, is the
i greatest istrument of tyranny ever con-
ceived in the history of the American
people.
"By its provisions labor is shorn of
everything that enables it to exist.
If an employer can prove that he has
been financially damaged by means of
a strike or boycott, that employer can
take from the treasury of the organl-
cation prosecuting such strike or boy
colt three-fold the damages claimed
to have been sustained. And if there
is not sufficient sum in the treasury
to meet the amount, then the members
of that organization must make up
the deficiency. Thus the home of every
working man in the country is endan-
gered
rs it any wonder the corporations are
aligned with the party that has prom
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01
BANNER MEETING OF CAMPAIGN HELD AT
BRYAN WlGWAM GREAT TfiRONG APPLAUDS
toostinued from Page one)

, ised to preserve to them the sherman
antitrust act?
Father of Injunction
"Mr. Taft denies that he is the
father of the Injunction: we'll, he can
not deny that he has been a most duti-
ful foster parent. He does admit his
use of the Injunction in labor disputes
and defends it industriously as an in
strument of law. Under the guise of
maintaining the integrity of the courts,
Mr. Taft and his party, to the tune of
the applause of every enemy of labor,
boldly affirms their attachment to that
assailant of American liberty and JUS
tice.
THUS the Republican party publishes
its partnership in a perfect program
for the subjugation of the laborer to
the souless employer.
'Taft can be defeated. And even if
he were sure of success, that would
not excuse any worSingman for cast
ing vote for him. A vote for Taft
from a workingman, and especially a
union workingman, is nothing better
than treason. But he can be defeated.
Ask Mr. Roosevelt why he Is so great
" alarmed? It's because he fears
Taft's defeat. ASK the Republican
campaign managers why they are
scratching around like hop-headed
hens. It's because the skeleton of de-
feat refuses to keep under ground.
There is only one way by which
Taft can be defeated, and that Is by
electing Mr.. Bryan. 1t is within the
power of labor to elect Mr.. Bryan
1t is the duty of every workingman to
bestir himself to that end.
"'The defeat of William Taft and his
pernicious platform would be the
greatest victory labor has ever
achieved"
Captain Hobson at this moment was
escorted to the stage amid cheering
and he kept in the background until
amid great applause Mr.. Wilson fin
ished his eloquent address. He was
Immediately swished away in an auto
to Simpson auditorium.
Hero of Santiago Talks
DR.. Platt introduced the hero of
Santiago as a man who believed in vot-
ing as he fought-for the right.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01
McLachlan Never Did Work
luring the twelve years that ha-

During the twelve years that have
elapsed since that time a total of
s663, 900 has been appropriated for har-
Dor improvements in San Pedro har-
Dor, very little more than $4,000 a
year, and so far as the record discloses,
Mr.. McLachlan never worked one hour
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01
Utah Democrats optlmlstIc

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 21.-At state
Democratic headquarters pluralities of
$500 for Bryan and 5000 for the state
ticket are claimed, with the qualifying
statement, however, that the alleged
action of church officials all over the
state in urging Mormons to vote for
Taft may have an effect.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01
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Humphreys Seventy-Seven
breaks up Grip and
col E)S

Lassitude is the first sign of
taking Cold; before the Cough or
Influenza, Fever or Sore Throat,
there is feeling of weakness as
if exhausted from some great
physical labor. If you will real
ize that this is the precursor of a
Cold and take "Seventy-seven"
the Cold will be prevented and
the vitality, vim and vigor re-
stored. 25c at Druggists.
Humphreys Homeo Medicine Co. cor.
william and Ann streets. New York
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01

In careful and analytical editorial
published in Los Angeles Herald Sat
urday, October 81, reasons were given
why voters should favor the adoption
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01

ised to preserve to them the Sherman
antitrust act?
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-16
WNehsa 9tlil Believed IN

neglected by the powers. "itrnc:
ceased to be SO notorious hut the he
Eef continued to exist. and docs cXj =:
now, In rural parts of Sro;laud and
England. and In England and ftali..,
even In the towns. fortune telcrs
whether they charge Il guinea or 9
shilling for their advice. are witches
under the terms of the old statutes
and flourish abundantly. but as they
are not burned they are supposed by
superficial observers to have been ex
terminated by school boards and cleo
trio lighting. The blacker sort of witch
who "overlooks' and casts spells OF
man and beast may be found In many
rural regions north and south. One OF
them was brought before squire and
Justice of the peace Of my acQnaint.
ance as dangerous nuisance. He
said to her solemnly, You know. Ert
V, the Bible says Thou shalt not sui
fer witch to live in the parish
And she migrated. under certain condi
ions Of compensation, to another par
uh.-London Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-16
Definition Of q Box Car.

Not all the instruction given to young
railroad men is intensely serious. The
following definition was recently Of
fered to a beginner: "A box car he
longs to the fowl family. During the
spring and summer months 1t can be
found In nearly every part Of the coun.
try, its favorite haunts being railway
tracks. and 1t Is easy to capture. In
the autumn. however, like certain 9th
er fowls, 1t goes into Information OF
hies to other chimes. Scattered in.
stances are known where specimens
are captured during the autumn
months. :. lasso or well creased
switch crew is sometimes used in snar-
Ing the box car. but main strength is
the best weapon. In any case the
hunter must he very wary, as any
noise like the fiuttering Of a waybill
will make the quarry disappear. Some
railways own large f1ocks Of domesti.
Gated box ears. but they are carefully
guarded during the closed season. The
wild box car when caught and fairly
well loaded becomes perfectly station
ary. San Francisco Argonaut
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-16
Gladstone Spoks IN the Rain.

One day as Mr.. Gladstone was speah
Ing from the terraces. rain began to fall
With the first few DROPS came a voice
from the crowd put on your hat, Mr.
Gladstone" No. blandly responded
the veteran; some prefer their hats
on; l prefer mine Off AS the raiu
fell more heavily Mrs Gladstone step
ped behind her husband and held en-
umbrella over his bare head. He was
over eighty at the time. Mr.. Glad.
stone went f1uently on, expounding the
merits Of rabbit farming, but after q
time even he noticed the rain and the
umbrella. Turning to Mrs Gladstone.
he said Il will put my own up. my
dear" and he did SO. Again the elo
quent voice galloped on. while the rain
became heavier and heavier. Present.
~ Mrs. Gladstone threw light mackin.
tosh over her husbands shoulders
The moment he felt it he turned quick
" round and with some asperity said,
II won't have it, He shrugged his
shoulders, the macintosh fell, and
Mrs. Gladstone stepped back. For five
minutes more in deluge Mr.. Glad
stone went on; then lie stopped, and
we all fied.-Manchester Guardian.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-16
Saving a Cab Fire.

Here's pretty tale Of domestic
economy from an English paper. He
had been brought up In the lap Of
luxury and extravaganza. and when
bad times came and he had to 90 down
10 the city and look carefully after his
shillings It was his pretty and tender
little wife who helped him and enco,!y
aged him by example in small savings.
One fence he never would face.
He baked at taking bus. 1t
might pass the club, you know, dear.
and the fellows at the windows. "
One evening, however, he returned ca
diant to dinner. Tenderly embracing
his life's partner he murmured: "I've
done 1t, darling! All the way for three
pence" Love and gratitude were in
her eyes as she said: MY brave boy!
Did you mind it very much?' With at.
|fectionate cheeriness he made answer:
mo, dear! Got box seat; real good old
sort. the driver. Told me lots of stories
and was quite chatty. Capital chap!
lOAys him big cigar and half crown
~ himself when I got down"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-16
Wa This a Trimmed Mad ooof

Not long ago telephone call wa.
received at the Flora avenue police
station requesting, that an officer be
sent to house to kill dog supposed
" mad. When the officer arrived he
met negro.
There's dog under them steps. an
he's shore mad" the negro said excl,
eddy.
The officer fired one shot without hit
ting the dog. The animal started to
run away.
Gimme that gun quick. III xii!
him." the negro shouted.
Saying which he reached for the OF
acer's revolver and got it. He then
pursued the dog, aiming the revolver
at 1t as 1t ran yelping down the street
The policeman waited, expecting the
negro to shoot at any moment. The
negro and dog-and the revolver-went
round Il corner and never came back
The officer has bought another revolv
err. He says he thinks the dog was
Observation-Disclosures City Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-16
Changing His CoIors.

Every Sunday Il young .hootblack In
New York attended mission school
This school. through its we'll meaning
teachers. decided to hav" u Christmas
tree. The gifts Tor the pupils were
provided for them Ivy the teachers and
some patrons Of the school
Jimmy. the hootHlack. WAS there
Christmas eve. but was much disap
pointed when his present proved to be
copy OF R:ownii,g'S Ioe:as. He fold.
ed it carefully in the paper IL which
he received it :n,. took II home
The next Sunday the superintendent,
Of the mission school announced that
any child WHO was disappointed with
bis or her git could exchange it.
Jimmy marched boldly to the from,
with his.
what have YOU there. jimmy"
browning. sir"
And what do you want in ex
changer
"Blacking, sir
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-16


Plants do not freeze to death in win
~, but perish from thirst The proc
- Is simple. The cold causes the
withdrawal Of the water from the cells
q the plant. forming ice crystals out
lde Of the cells. The frost, cooling
nd contracting the surface, acts rs q
brt Of pump. and as soon IA the cell
emptied OF Its life giving fluid the
ant dies. The truth Of this theory
Is been proved 10y numerous careful
perimcEtS. Great variation Na.
llnd IL the amount Of cold necessary
cause the death OF vegetation. Some
mis- Cry OF; GElrk!y and are Killed
fore the f,eczii.: point is reached.
Any plants vii! >,,::.s';,. zero .,.;,;llc;
some &C ui=fS .; - degrees he.
Certain ve.t.t:i,le grnwt..s ne, E.,
re. There H.c forms of hartcrla
even when iniIiters ed in ic5..,i mir.
IVA in,enscst cold aya.ialllt c.:..c ul!:
heir bitter bath Is clipper and live
lNs ever.-Chicago Tribune
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-16
The Onion Eater.

Most Of u.s. said a man who eats
plenty Of onions, "eat too much meat
and grease and butter and bread and
not enough vegetables, and the conse.
Quence is our systems get clogged up
with grease and starch, our livers get
out Of order and we grumble at our
wives, and scold our children. and fuss
when the baby cries. and quarrel with
the street car conductors. and get into
rows at the Office and lose our jobs,
not because we are naturally sulky or
quarrelsonle. but because we are bill
ious. Why are we bilious? Because
we don't eat onions. You never saw
dyspeptic man eating onions. He
thinks they are poison. bit. in fact,
they are the medicine that he most
needs. Whenever you see an onion
eater you see whole sou,atl. open
hearted. Jolly good fellow. who knows
what he ought to eat to keep him good
humored. Talk about the staff Of life
why. bread is only y Irutch. There Is
more n",lrishlnent il an onion than
there is in :. roll. 'rhe cnicn lovers
keep the world 's1.H,! :. e say nu.lii,l.
of rroviGin. il With A.t=eti OF it's fnn"
ST. Louis Globe I.Mucrat