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who have seen much of the man who
does not conceal his willingness 10 ac-
cept the presidency. If II be given 10
him, that he Is an ldealist and that in
this lie his greatest strength and most
appalling weakness II was this that
first attracted Colonel Wattcrson's at
tention, and he made much OF II IN the
account which told of his discovery.
Johnson's whole life proves that his
impulses are philanthropic. While I'D
hitting that he would make an ideal
leader of a cavalry charge, some of his
biographers call attention to the fact
that he has not yet shown his capacity
to drill raw recruit into a good sob
der or map out scientific campaign.
1t has been pointed out that there h
an analogy between Johnson and
Hughes OF New York in their election
as governors ON the strength of the
popular faith in their integrity, OF
the two, johnson has made less capital
of his success reforIner. but he has
been no less thorough and has shown
as great care TO act fairly by all in
terests concerned. II is not at all dim
cult 10 comprehend his point OF view.
He doesn't get excited over H. There
is piece of work to be done. and he
does il. There are two sides TO the
matter, and both OF them must be
given a fair show.
A Serious Man.
In his temperament and spirit he Is
profoundly and instinctiyely serious II
IL evident that he IL under the direct
and constant influence OF his con
science. This cropped out expresslvely
In his last Thanksgiving proclamation.
There Is nothing perfunctory IN such
sentiment as this. an tho great civic
awakening, In the regeneration OF the
public conscience we have reason for
belief that a better day Is dawnlnE,
that there will be less worship OF self,
less love OF power, less lust OF gold.
less weakening OF faith and that the
return to honesty and honor will lead
easily to tho walk OF virtue, the way or
happiness the path OF glory These
are not the words Of a mere dealer In
phrases The heart and hope OF the
man who indited them are In them.
II ia so in an his daily life, public
and private. When he has In mind the
duty of the government 10 the governed
hts view is the same as II was when
he was a struggling young lawyer. lie
is constantly on the lookout Ia see
what those in power are doing 10
make the struggle harder for those
low down The ladder His is literally
and without modification the View
point Of the masses from whom he
has never separated himself or shown
the slightest disposition to do 40. This
is the view Of humanity that comes ms
birthrigh from the cradle, from
close contact with the llfe-and Il can
not come naturally any other way.
The following description Of GOV
ernor Johnson's present appearance Is
furnished by one who has made a
study Of him;
"de Is Just as tall as he has been
painted aud has Just the same slight
stoop, but he " tanker and looks moro
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he deals far less with the abstract that
does Mr.. Bryan and that his speech
Is practically unadorned with meta
phor, adage or fine phrase Unlike Mr.
Roosevelt, his way Of putting things is
not dashing or markedly incsive, and
he seems 10 have little command of
epigTam or apt Characterization. Like
Taft. he never INDUCES in mere YER
biage. but strikes firmly and at once
at the kernel OF a thing and states with
admirable precision and fairness the
actual condition as he finds IT,
Comparison may be extended still
further. Those who know Mr.. John
son declare that there are times when
his quiet insistence on sticking to the
point is suggestive of Grover Cleve-
land Another way in which he re-
sembles the only living es-president is
in his absolute lack of affectation
Those who have known him from boy
hood assert that he could not pose II
he wouh, even though the presidency
were the stake.
The photographers have always main
tained that Governor Johnson's sue
cess is due primarily TO his person
atty. In measure 1t is undoubtedly
true. He Is a whole man. simple in his
manner to the verge OF righteousness
He Is winning, and he holds men by
his obvious integrity and good intent
The impression he creates of "a desire
for square dealing becomes absolutely
convincing as one sees more OF him
| II may be said OF him without reserve
that he is one of those rare men whom
one likes at first meeting and CON
| tinues to like better at each subse-
/ quent encounter.
/ A Visit to tho Governor.
Perhaps II is true that most men new
to public life are somewhat awed and
self conscious when they are honored
by any considerable number OF per
CONS with q suggestion of their fitness
for the highest office In the land They
are not willing to talk Of It as II it
were one Of the practical things of life.
They are Inclined 10 pose, to make
mystery, TO act as II set apart by some
special providence. a journalist who
visited Governor Johnson recently was
impressed with the latters perfect
freedom from such an attitude. Al
though he was a perfect stranger To
the governor, except 10y reputation, tho
newspaper man was met with the ut
most frankness. and the whole matter
OF the presidency was talked over with
AZ much ease as n they had been dis
eussing game OF baseball
The journalist was no unprepnred 10
discover IN Nj. johnson an example OF
this rare type that his account OF the
interview II an unwilling eulosium
OF the man whom he had expected 10
be able 10 critlcise freely Hear HIM
considering that I was a stranger
II was somewhat remarkable eAhlDI-
ton OF perfect poise. confidence In
himself. oaaheeuce In another, r,eniy
frsnkness. the very essence Of common
sense without frills Governor Johnson
had nothing 10 conceal. nothing "a
speak distantly about. nothing TO leave
10 guessyorI, He came right out and
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BOYS SCHOOL AT TANGA AND SOME NATIVES
Photographed fort the News"b by Frank G. Carpenter


two-story hotel with roofgarden upon
it and wide verandas running around
it. There is a public school where the
pupils are black boys with shaved
heads. They study their lessons un-
der the pictures of the kaiser and kali
serln, which look down from the walls.
AS to that matter, however, the en-
peror and empress are ubiquitous in
this part of East Africa. The officials
hang their pictures In every public
building, and nearly every house. store
and hotel has cheap print of the kali
ser. There are statues and busts of
Bismark at the several German ports,
have written of the great medallion
OF Bismarck, which is on a pyramid
at the southern end of Victoria Nyanza
There is a bronze bust of him on ped
estal in the public garden at Tanga.
and rather fine statue of him at Oar
es Salaam. The streets of Tanga have
German names like the streets OF Ber-
lin, and the same is true of Oar es Sa-
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member one of my porters who was all
ways playing off sick. and whom / had
to whip almost from the start None
of my men like to walk through the
swamps after nightfall. 1t is rather
dangerous, you know; but | had to
hurry and | pushed right along. one
evening this porter refused to go far
Their. He squatted down on the edge
Of n log and said he would not move.
] had my men stretch him out and /
logged him again and again In vain.
At last the fool put one of his arms
behind him to save his back from
the blows OF the kuboka, and ! struck
his wrist and broke IT, OF course. l
could do nothing with him after that
He could not hold the load on his
head and l had to leave him there in
the swamp"
These were the words. not of n Bel
gian, a German, or a Britisher, al
though have heard equally bad stor-
les from men OF each of those national
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A THROUGH "Marse Henry" Wat
"a terson has not appeared to
- give himself up unreservedly
to the business OF exploiting
Governor John A. Johnson as his
strictly exclusive candidate for the
presidency, which he might have been
expected 10 do under the circumstances,
that gentleman has really emerged
nom the indistinctness in which the
great EDITORS discovery found him into
the self acknowledged position OF
seekar after the nomination at Denver.
More than that. he is now regarded as
the only possible candidate whose sup
porters may be able to diminish the
glory of tho walkover which the ad
herents of Mr.. Bryan have predicted so
confidently.
Apropos of Governor Johuson's tardy
consent to be listed as an aspirant for
presidential honors IL may be said that
no is not the kind of man to be car
rted off his decidedly ample feet by a
passing wave of hot air and that he
has never manifested an inclination to
dream dreams OF great and cheerful
possibilities unless they are based on
something more material than vague
political gossip, II can be doubted no
longer however. that the governor OF
Minnesota has ceased 10 be only an
amused and unconcerned spectator in
the game ana that he Is now an ear
nest participant In It.
There is no reason for any one 10
think That John A. Johnson believes
himself To be great man Many a
man who has done even less 10 de .
serve II would accept the designation
modestly, even gratefully but not so
constructed is the governor OF Mime
sofa, He does not even believe that he
Is destined TO become great man. and
that is n good sign 10 start with His
does not seem to be an unusually philo
sophie mind. II Is not In his nature
20 delve in the abstract and 10 en-
deavor TO reason out the why and
wherefore Of everything that is
brought TO his attention. He accepts
things as he finds them. thus paying
silent tribute 10 the great minds which
have gone before him. He has never
acquired the habit. so manifest among
the successful public men of today, oi
believing he has nothing to learn and
much To impart His public utteranees
show that he Is FAR inferior to Roose-
Welt and Bryan as moralist and
preacher. To continue the comparison
he may be likened 10 Taft, whom he
resembles IN his capacity for being a
good listener a talk with Taft OF
johnson is the real thing the con.
Versation is not monologue- The
governor has also been compared with
Mckinley, most adroit Of men In draw.
Ing out the opinions of others before
expressing his own.
10 Plain Spoken,
Should It happen that Governor
johnson ia given The Opportunity 10 be.
come the chief spokesman In an az
AAsive campaign II win be found thai
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FLoGGING THE NEGROES.

laam. There is no doubt about this be-
ing German territory, and no doubt
that the Germans rule 1t.
FLOGGING THE NEGROES.
| see the same fierce native soldiers
everywhere, as / saw them about in
Victoria NyanZa. and they. as well as
the European officials go about with
a lordly air. / have already written of
the logging. The colored man here has
but few rights that the white man is
bound TO respect, This is especially so
after one gets out into the wilds. IN
deed, | am surprised at the cold-blooded
way in which the traders relate their
own treatment of the natives. An Am
erican, whom ] met here was talking
the other night of trip he had made
through German East Africa, i'm which
he had employed a large gang Of negro
porters TO carry his supplies. Said he:
You can never tell whether these
rascals are shamming or no.. I re-
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Particularly good was his. n there are
5000 people IN the United States who
think l ought 20 be president am
worthy 20 he- that iE one % the great
est honors that could DO paid 70 man
like myself the son Of two poor swed
ish Immigrants. ] no esteem ~
IL is also asserted by some of those
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said what he thought every time with
out any circumlocution or ipdirectness,
He spoke of his boyhood, of his strug
giles. OF his efforts in public life. of the
complexities surrounding his present
position. The conversation by chance
touched such delicate tots as his re-
lations or lack Of relations with Mr.
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sion Of a man who has himself always
well in hand, who IL afraid Of nothing
In himself or about himself or his past
"i his life. who has an unconscious
love for truth and simplicity and
straightforwardness and who Is good
and clever politician Just because he Is
these things and for no other reason
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His modesty through It all, without his
knowing II was modesty constituted
not the smallest charm of it. He was a
little surprised that any one should
talk OF him for president, and yet
evinced not the slightest fear he could
not give a good account OF himself
were he to be chosen to that office.
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governor speak of all these things
without heat, without indirection, with
out any false modesty, without any
virtuous pretense that he had been in
suited and that it was time for him to
get on his horse and ride high and hot
to show what good man he was.
THE whole thing gave the impress
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-20

Bryan, his private finances and the
story that has been so much whispered
that Instead OF being true friend OF
the people the Minnesota governor mas
fallen under The spell of the system az
represented by one pairlnrehal ana
useful citizen Of this republic, James J.
Hill. II was delightful 10 hear the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-20
GERMAN SETTLEMENT.

The town, has n bona or fort, and a
large iron shed. which serves as n ma.
tive market 1t has a postoffice like
those of Deutschland and government,
buildings OF various kinds. There Is a
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10 Plain Spoken

Should It happen that Governor
Johnson ia given the opportunity TO be-
come the chief spokesman In an az
-"AAsive campaign It win be found that
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-27
VORYS WON'T MANAGE
THE TAFT CAMPAIGN

CINCINNATI. July 27.-Arthur I.
Vorys will not manage the Republi-
can presidential campaign In Ohio.
Mr.. Vorys is going TO meet Chairman
Frank II. Hitchcock. OF the national
committee, here and an understand
ing will be reached between them by
which the conduct OF the campaign In
Ohio will be under Hitchcock's con-
troll, just as II is In the other states.
Vorys. upon retiring from the man
agership of the Ohio campaign, Is to
become Mr.. Taft's personal guide and
friend. his chief of staff. In the field
OF politics. His work will not be con-
fined to Ohio, but will extend to any
part of the union where there is fac
tional row TO be settled. He will be
the great harmonizer, backed by
the candidates own ability as peace
maker.
Vorys will retire from the campaign
management on his own suggestion
and for the sake Of harmony.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-27
HOT? YOU BET, AND
ITS GOING To
Be HOTTER
MERCURY CLIMBS INTO SOS WITH
OLD FOE HUMIDITY WORKING
IN coNJuNcTIoN-No SHOW
ERs IN SIGHT.

There is no relief in sight from the
present hot spell. In fact. it's going
TO be hotter than ever today, owing
to increased humidity. The mercury
will probably not reach higher than
so degrees, but the heavy atmosphere
will make II seem much hotter. and
II you want TO be comfortable you'd
better dom your coat, roll up your
sleeves and seek some shady nook
There have been a few thunder
showers in the west, but they were
scattered and purely local. There are
no storm clouds within the radius OF
Mr.. Conger's observation, so the pos
sibility OF cooling showers is rather
remote.
The heat wave now extends from
the Atlantic coast TO the Mississippi
valley, with temperatures ranging all
the way from 20 TO almost 80.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-27
NEGROES LARGELY
FOR BRYAN, SAYS
T. H. WARREN
WILL VOTE FOR NEeRAskAN OR
STAY AT HoME-sEEs G. o. p.
PLOT IN ORGANIZATION OF
BUSINESS MEMS COUNCIL.

That the Business Mems council,
an organization OF colored men. is
being used as stalking horse to get
the Negro voters OF the city in line
for Taft, is the allegation made by
+. II. Warren, editor OF paper de-
voted to the interests of the colored
race In Detroit
The men who are active In organ
izing this council are Republicans and
politicians. says Warren. Many OF
them are not business men, but pro-
fessional men, such as r. j. Willis
and Walter Showers. attorneys. and
ID. j. w. Ames. They want to bring
the colored vote into line.
The published purposes Of the or.
ganization, to promote the interests
of the Negroes industrially and pro-
vide clerical employment for the
young people OF the race, are good,
but they are being made subservient
TO political purposes.
AT the present time, the Negroes
OF Michigan are not for Taft. They
VIII largely vote for Bryan or stay at
home. or course. we shall not car
ry Michigan, as this state Is as hide.
bound in Its Republicanism, as Geor-
gia Is in the Democratic ranks.
have refused 10 join the Business
Mems council as II is at present COM
posed"
A meeting OF this council was held
Sunday afternoon at No. 1853 Gratiot-
ave. No political matters came up.
President X. j. Willis Is out with an
interview. however. in which he states
that Negro sentiment is for Taft in
asmuch as President Roosevelt has
been right on seven out OF eight mat
tiers in which the Negroes were deep
ly interested. He also declares that
the Negroes cannot support Bryan
while that candidate Is backed by
such. southern leaders as Davis and
Tillman
In reference TO the subject of EN-
ployment of Negroes In clerical posi-
tons, 1t Is declared by Mr. Warren
that more Negroes have secured such
positions In mercantile establishments
owned by Democrats than by Repub-
Leans. He cites j. l.. Hudson and
Jeremiah Dryer as Democrats who
have employed Negroes in RESPONSE
BILE clerical positions.
AS an instance OF Democratic senti-
ment among the colored men, 1t Is
pointed out that rs OF the SO votes for
James d. Burns as delegate 10 the
last Democratic county convention
were cast by Negroes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-27
A FOOD DRINK
Which Brings Daily Enjoyment.
A lady doctor writes :

A lady doctor writes:
Though busy hourly with my own
affairs. will not deny myself the
pleasure OF taking a few minutes TO
tell OF the enjoyment daily obtained
from my morning cup of Postum
IL food beverage, not stimulant
like coffee
Il began to use Postum years ago.
not because wanted to- but because
coffee, which | dearly loved made my
nights long. weary periods to be dread.
ed and untitled me for business during
the day
ION advice OF a friend, first tried
Postum, making II carefully as sug.
gested on the package. AS I had
always used cream and no sugar, I
mixed my Postum So II looked good,
was clear and fragrant, and II was a
pleasure TO see the cream color II az
my Kentucky friend always wanted
her coffee TO look-'like a new saddle.
Then I tasted II critically, and |
was pleased. yes, satisfied, with my
Postum In taste and effect, and am
vet, being constant user OF II all
these years.
Il continually assure my friends and
acquaintances that they will like Pos
tum In place of coffee and receive
more benefit from It's use. have
! gained weight. can sleep and am no,
nervous" There's a Reason" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek
Mich. Read The Road to MELVILLE
in pkgs.
e.. -.a xh. .ko.. l.....7 -
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuIns- true, and full Of human
! Interest ~
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
INTERURBAS LINES.
Detroit United Interurbnn Lines.


Time table subject to change WIN
ont notice. Central Standard Time
FLINT IIMITEDs-Daily. s;15 a. m
and AIS D. m Locals for Rochester;
Romeo orion and oxford; 7 2; m ana
m and every two hours until p m.
For wyandotte and Trenton-5:3O a.
m 6:03 a. m. and every 20 MIN. 10 S'VS
A. m. then half-hourly to 1903 p, m.
then every 90 min: TO 6:os p. m. then
haif-houriy 10 s:S5 p. m. then hourly
to I1.35 %. m, but Saturdays. service Is
half hourly to 1885 D. m. Sundays
first car 1908 a. m
Fer Royal Oak. birmingham and
povtiac-s:30 A. m. then half hourly
until 7 %. m. then hourly until IL p.
m. First car one-half hour later on
Sunday
For Pennington. Worthwhile. Orchard
take and PontInc-6 n. m and hourly
until II D. m. First car one hour later
on Sunday.
RArID RAILWAY sysTEM-,Po!yt.
Huron Limited, daily 7:45 a; M 1C,iis
for New Baltimore. ,Algonac Marine
city and Port Huron hourly 7 n. m; 70
9 p. m: also p m to MarinG Ci, ~,
Clemens half hourly. $50 n. m. TO
y. m. and hourly until II p. m. To Mt
Clemens via Shore Line: hourly. s:2S a
m, p a1 s,ss p M MONROE ,Sie D, !" rorrno
SHORT LINE Ry.-Toledo Llmiteds
daily 500 a. m. 1920 Il. m, 2.20 ard
$40 d. m Locals for lockwood. New
port. Monroe and Toledo. hourly $40
A. m. 10 $40 D. m. also $50 and Il
n m for Monroe.
DETROIT. JACKSON & CHICAGO
RY.-Limiteds 7:45 p. m. l245 and
|3:45 .. IN. Locals. for Jackson, 7 a.
I'm. and every two hours until 2 p. m:
for Ann Arhor. & n. m. and hourly until
III D. m: for Saline. s:3n n. m. and
every two hours until $50 r M also
no D. m: for Plymouth and Worthwhile.
|T:ao A. m. and every two hours until
|s:ao o m. also IL p. m.
Interurbnn cars pass waiting sta
|tion. corner OF Larncd and Griswold-
|sts.. last cars awaiting the. closing OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-27
In the August Magazines

The complete novel In the August
Lippincott, THE Road TO Gr>tna
Green" by Dorothea Deakin. The title
suggests the plot. which h0s to do with
an elopement-two elopements. In
fact. The story is pure comedy all
through, and reminds one forcibly OF
the late Frank X. Stockton's work.
Among the shorter stories are Kate
Jordan's THE Quarrel" a love tale;
Inez G. Thompson THE Apple.
which narrates how young husbands
love first grew cold, then was famed
into a stronger flame; Karl Won kraft's
The Destiny OF Rip the account or
dog who refused to be given away or
otherwise disposed OF, and f. Merrie-
less "A Sister 10 Jimmy" touching
story OF the San Francisco earthquake.
"Zelphines Wedding Journey" by
Anne Hollingsworth Wharton, Is pa
per describing a young couples visit
to Haworth, the home OF the Bronte
family.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-27
POLICEMAN DIES FROM
RABIES AFTER 8 MONTHS

NEW YORK. July 27.-Bitten eight
months ago, while playing with pet
bulldog. James Phillips. a retired po-
lice sergeant, formerly OF the East
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth-st. sta
ton, died early today in the Presby-
terrain hospital of rabies
Phillips was big man, in apparent
health less than SO hours before his
death. He was stricken with pains in
his face and limbs. and physicians ad-
vised that he be taken to- the Pasteur
institute. Doctors there said he had
but that 1t had advanced
too far for them to do anything. He
was taken TO the Presbyterian hos
pital, where he died after intense suf'
fering.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-27
ROLLS FROM YACHT
|. TO DEATH IN RIVER

Albert Lapansky. 3S years old.
rolled from the deck OF yacht
anchored near the owen park dock
while asleep. early Sunday morning
and was drowned in spite of the eff.
forts of several fishermen on shore to
rescue him. , Harbormaster Ellison
dragged for the body but it has not
been recovered as yet.
Lapansky with several friends, left
his home at No. 81 Schneider-pl.. Sat
urday night TO spend the night on the
yacht and go fishing early in the morn
ing. The accident occurred about 3
o'clock. The drowning man called
loudly for help and several life pre-
servers were thrown TO him. but he
was unable to reach them. Deceased
leaves a widow and two small chill.
dren.