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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-10-07
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Mayer is getting along nicely.
the late nprto-date bakery goods
,chrane's. ~
,ad tickets good. for i5-cent ,loaves
chrala's Bakery. ~
70, wagon loads 9f,ladies went fish
pday. .lHowthe front will suffer.
dge Morgan is very weak. He
Fl seem, to improve as fast as his
is .wonid like to see. -.
ve those natural teeth, thereby re-
your facial expression. DR.. Gill
''the dentist. ;" Office over the; Drug
Elko . - {
3. George St0ker and children,
have been visiting Mrs Stoker's
hts and; relatives, leftifor their home
bvelock this afternoon. F..
iday night the Crescent will pro
the best picture ever before shown
bwn, The Power of Labor, a pic
every working man and woman
Id see-980 feet of film. -
i who are interested in the; organi-
bn of 'Gtood ITemplars Lodge in
are requested to meet Captain
&c. Dptton, at AIizpah Hall Thurs.
evening. this week at 1870 -
he Dumb Hero at the Crescent thetre
ght and tomorrow night is Edison's
BIT picture-9OO feet. The Vestal, Mart
Bovey's master novel, hand colored-
feet. This bill is without a doubt
best in town. Come and be con-
ed,
60. Gibson, the officer of Goldfield,
} shot and killed a mining engineer
the name of Munsell over year. ago
e and who was convicted of
manslaughter but later
N a new trial by the Supreme Court,
been released from custody upon
furnishing of a$1O.OOO bond.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-10-07

There us little need to say ANYTHING
about the public record of the Dem
ocratic candidate for Supreme Justice,
George F. Talbot, who, like the late
Judge? Hawley, spent practically his
whole life OH the district and supreme
bench.
Justice Talbot was elected in Ellzo
county to the bench of that district
where he served for many years. His
elevation to the supreme bench came
when man of calm judgemedt was
needed, and he has fully merited the
confidence reposed in him.
In all cases wherein he has been
called upon to write an opinion, that
opinion has been regarded by iurists
as the law on the subject treated.
In this he follows in the steps of the
late Judge Hawley and lawyers and
those conversant with affairs of the
courts of the State unite in saying
that Justice Talbot is Judge with
out fear, bias or reproach, and that
his decisions, especially where they
affect the peace of law abiding citizens
are eminently fair and recite the law.
In criminal matters he has decided
during his occupancy of the bench,
he has always tempered justice with
mercy.
According to law, when reelected
he will be. the junior Justice, to again
occupy the seat of Presiding Justice
four years hence, following the term
of Justice Sweeney. The State will
thus have two Democratic presiding
Justices in consecutive order. Justice
Talbot. while on the Democratic ticket,
is man who takes little active
participation in partisan politics and
goes before the whole people of Ne
vada relying upon his record as District
and Supreme Justice for Endorsement.
Democratic State Committee.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-10-07
The Republican Rally.

The big republican pow WOW came off
last night as scheduled, the attractions
being Hon. p. l.. Flanagan, who wants
to go to the United States, Hon Hugh
Brown, who wants a seat on the SUI
preme bench, and an old broken down
attraction of better days, known as
the Hon. Tom Fitch, the one time
silver tongued orator of Nevada.
Attorney Taber presided over the
ring and presented his attractions one
at a time. The first on the list was
Mr.. Flanagan. He entered into a dis
cussion Of the tariff, claiming that the
tariff and not trust busting" was the
great issue in the campaign. After
convincing his unprecedented listeners
that what he did not know about the tariff
was infinitely more than he did know,
he took up his own case and explained
his record on the eight-hour law, opDosi-
ton to Taft and the forest reserve
policies Of President Roosevelt. In all
these matters he justified his record
and nothing to retrict He created q
good deal of enthusiasm by his re-
marks on how the institutions with
which he is connected treated their
employees. He was willing if elected
to trade off great national projects for
postoffice in Elko or any other old
thing that in his judgement would
benefit the state.
During this part of his speech, to
which we listened attentively, we
could not help thinking that such q
man was unsafe to make laws for the
people of this great country. Some of
the most infamous laws ever placed on
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-10-07
SlOC Reward $lOO

The readers of this paper will he
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages,
and that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation
OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the cOnstitu-
ton and assisting nature in doing
it's work. The prOprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list Of testimonials.
Address +. j. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by all druggists, 7jc.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipatiOn.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-10-07
A Clever Capture

4ome time Monday night the Smith
npany's store twas entered by bur-
Prs and pistols, cartridges and watches
the value of about $3.50 were taken.
r burglars effected an entrance by
%nN1f an iron hasp, locked with a
tldN that fastened iron shutters
% window in the rear of the store.
foss this window on the inside,
nds the shelving on which lamps are
pit. AS the burglars crawled through
window, they found lot of lamps
their way. These they moved and
Pm had free access to the store. They
ped themselves to pistols, cartridges
I watches and then left by the way
fy had entered. Two or three pistols
sre found on the floor near the window
\ lot of cartridges were found
Uttered about on the ground outside.
The burglary was discovered by Mr..
fzgerald, when he entered the store
esday morning. The officers were
tiied and the matter was kept as
et as possible.
Constable Ouderkirk worked on tho
Pc yesterday and last night he hired
|rt Harmer to patrol the eastern part
town and placed Deputy Constable
|tant to watch the railroad from the
Pssing near Mr.. James Russell's west
town to the water tank.
About 10 o'clock two men approached
railroad track from the direction of
} red-light district. Whom they got
pr Officer Cotant, he drew his revol-
on them and orcered them to throw
their hands. This they did without
(emony, although they both carried
pied pistols. Officer Cotant marched
prisoners to town and on searching
em and q bed they carried found all
the stolen property. The men were
EN- taken to jail and locked up.
MIR. Fitzgerald Swore to complaint
Is afternoon charging he men with
rglary. They wee taken before
dge Bruce this afternoon to plead
ley gave their names as Frank Phillips
Il Harry Hills The former halls
nm Kentucky and the latter from
lnsas. They acknowledge their guilt
The bed they had when arrested was
LEY from the passenger depot. On
'rchSB the sagebrush west of town.
, officers RIM acros two stolen mail
ks: The men are yonng fellows.
lhis afternoon Constable Ouderkirk
rested G. F. Youngberg, a bartend
at the DeLamar saloon for compli-
y in the burglary. He talked to
1ch for his own good.
Constable Ouderkirk and Deputy
'tant deserve good deal of credit
this clever capture. 1t is good
irning to thieves to stay away from
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-10-07


there as the result of the system of
barter and sale that Mr. Flanagan adj
vocates. It. is the curse of our country
today.
In closing. he went over the old
story of how he had worked his way
up from a sheepherder at $50 u month
to his present position, his love for the
state and appealed to the people for
their support. He was generously
cheered throughout his remarks.
The next attraction to be brought for
ward by Attorney Taber was Hon.
Hugh Brown, the candidate for supreme
judge. Mr.. Brown is fine appearing
young man and he caught his audience
at once by his quaint remarks and
held their attention throughout
his speech. After few about
himself, his opponent and the
responsibility of the Office to which he
aspired, he plunged into discussion of
the qualifications Of Bryan and Taft for
the presidency. He spoke in the high
est terms of the"manhood and citizen.
ship of each, but in his Judgment Taft
was the better qualified for the exalted,
position of president of the United
States. His main argument was that
the next president would have the ap-r
pointment of five associate Justices of
the supreme court. It would be an
awful thing for the country, in his
judgment, if Bryan should have the
appointment of these judges. He really,
took on so oyer this mater that we be-
gan to think the cause of it all was
that Bryan would be sure to overlook a
certain young man by the name of
Hugh Brown who lives at Tonopah,
Nye county. Nevada. He was able
however to bear up under his distress
and closed his speech amid hearty
applause.
After music by the band, Attorney
Taber trotted out an old broken down
attraction of fifty years ago, Hon. Tom
Fitch. AS he took the floor there was
an air of expectancy about those who
had heard him when in his prime.
They expected one of his old time
speeches, but great was their disap-
pointment. Fitch caused q laugh by
removing two candles from the desk
and saying: When sinner dies, they
place u candle at his head and another
at his feet to drive the devil away.
The democratic party died here last
night" He then said he had been asked
to reply to Mr.. Newlands speech, but
there was nothing to reply to. He
galloped along from one subject to an
other in about the same strain, grew
eloquent as he waved the bloody shirt,
touched lightly on the tariff, ridiculed
Bryan, spoke Of past panics and called
the present one furry and closed
with an eloquent appeal to the young
men to support the republican party.
Fitch's speech was a great disap-
pointment, We listrned to him with
feelings of pity as we compared the
Tom Fitch of the past with the speaker
on the platform, Now and then the
thought would. fit through ourbrain that
I'll" iepuolcdh HldhaSerSOl thlS campaign
ought to he prosecuted for desecrating
the grave of the past for dragging this
old man from his retirement and infiict-
ing him upon the people of Nevada.
Col. Maxson, the republican candidate
for congress, was seated upon the stage,
but he was not exhibited Perhaps he
was not a part of the menagerie.
The meeting was Il big success in
point of numbers and enthusiasm. In
results it was failure.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-10-07

Limit of Endeavor.
Beyond their power the bravest can.
not flght.-Homer.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02


Rockefeller, in writing his story. seems
not to have relied in any measure upon
Ida Tarbell
Robinson Crusoe took out his citizenship
papers in Boston last week, without wait
ing for Friday.
The wealthy New Yorker arrested for
arson and burglary gives a valid pretext
for the term predatory rich.
Build now and save 25 per cent say
two current magazines-iust as forest fires
are soon to raise the price Of lumber.
Already young Mr.. Roosevelt has found
that a life of hard work has its compensa-
tons. In the office with him are ten pretty
girls.
On October 16 It will be $50 years since
Noah Webster was born. His centennial
and a half will be observed with all the
honors due to his rank and eminence In
the world Of letters.
According to the Springfield CMass.) Re
publican, unless rain comes abundantly be-
fore the dedication Of the new Hartford
bridge next week there will be no evidence
at hand to show that it was needed In
some of the Pennsylvania river beds dust
is causing an epidemic of sneezlng among
fish.
The arrest of the Wall street brokers
whose action lately caused a sensation in
that financial center had one extremely
humiliating feature. They plunged" for
millions and were arrested for the alleged
larceny of a paltry eighteen hundred. That
was a fall no frenzied financier's pride
could stand without wincing.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02
FRAMERs OF SHERMAN LAW.
Distinguished Group of Lawyers in
the senate.

Burton ]. Hendrick, In McClure's.
The men chiefly responsible for the anti
trust law were John Sherman of Ohio,
George +. Edmunds OF Vermont. George +.
Hoar of Massachusetts,. George Gray of
Delaware and James z. George of Missias-
ippi. Senator Spooner recently declared
that no greater body OF lawyers ever sat in
congress: no one would venture to contend
that there is any similar group OF five men
in washington today. John Sherman had
served almost continuously in congress
since 1854; he had represented Ohio in the
senate during the civil war and the re-
construction period. displaying especial
talent-in dealing with questions OF national
finance; and, rs secretary OF the treas
sury in President Hayes cabinet. had car
ried through With mastery success the
resumption OF specie payments. George
F, Edmonds was generally regarded as the
greatest lawyer N the senate. Starting
his career in that body in 1866, he took an
important part in framing the legislation
OF the reconstruction period, George F.
Hosr had, by 1899. represented Massach-
usets in the senate for thirteen years: his
great learning. his comprehensive know
ledge of public questions, his independence,
his genuine devotion 70 the best public in
terests had made him one of the most
commanding figures in that body. George
Gray Of Delaware, a present judge OF the
United states circuit court. and for many
years one Of the most conservative forces
in the democratic pArty-the same George
Gray upon whom many OF Mr.. Bryan's
opponents hoped to unite a few months
ago as the democratic presidential nom
inee-was also recognized as one Of the
senate's greatest authorities on the con-
stltution. Senator George had served for
many y-lrs as chief justice OF the supreme
court OF Mississippi, and was the author
and compiler of many works on law which
ARE ztill widely used,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02

live is not wholly at fault. but some
blame must rest upon those who are
administering the city's affairs under
that charter. It is not a pleasant
thing to publicly confess our shortcom-
ings. but the fact remains that for two
years last past Omaha has been in the
hands OF a city government as incom-
petent as ever misdirected the AFFAIRS
Of a community. This matter, Of
course, can and doubtless will be cor
rected at the next city election and
some alterations will have been made
in the charter, which will undoubtedly
operate to secure some further advan-
tages in the'way of economical admin
istration and improved service.
In the meantime, Omaha will be
content to watch the experiments that
are now being carried on by Calves
ton, Des Moines and other smaller
communities until they have reached
a point where their tra%nscendental
superiority is more fully established
than it is at present. We tire
Of being tolG how much better they do
things in other communities, for we
daily see business men and mechanics
migrating from those perfectly gov
erned cities and locating in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02

Diplomats who have been seeking an
explanation Of Emperor Williams re-
cent declaration of intention to use his
influence and best efforts to secure the
lasting peace of Europe have probably
found it in Bavaria's emphatic protest
against a proposed plan of h e-kaiser
TO increase the imperial revenues by
q new system of taxation. The pro-
fiscal affairs, which show that the en-
pire is already groaning under "a tax
burden much more heavysthan appears
on the surface and one which must
be largely increased if the emperor car
rfes out any of his many plans for
increasing the country's military and
naval strength.
Germany is at this time facing the
problem which confronts Great Britain,
the United States, Japan, Russia and
all Of the larger powers. The increas-
ing activities of the government have
made additional revenues necessary
and the question is how these may be
raised without adding to the direct tax
burdens of the people. Germany's pub
lie debt has increased from 1915, 000,-
900 to more han 81, 600, 600, 600 in
the last eight years. The annual in
terest charge is more than $40, 000, 900,
and this is only for the needs of the
states. The imperial taxes are an
other charge and not a small one, the
expenses for the army and navy alone
amounting TO more than $3.50, 100000
a year. In order to increase the reve-
nues the government recently sug-
gested the placing OF a duty on gas
and electricity. Bavaria and other
German states which use electricity
very largely in manufacturing have
protested so emphatically that the Ger
man government has about decided to
abandon the original plan. Back of
this is the feeling among the German
states that If the kaiser succeeds in
raising more he will ask for
more troops, as he has done in the
past, the result being a growing oppo-
sition among the states to the imperial
plan of army and navy expansion.
Faced with this condition, tho kaiser
is solemnly assuring the world that
Germany's voice is for peace.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02

geous suites Of parlors and offices there
are gatemen, doormen, messengers, floor
walkers and guides stationed five feet
apart, and they are all ON tho pay rolls.
IL is all one grand sweet song at demo-
cratic national headquarters this year.
Not a word about hard times. No battling
against the octopus or predatory wealth
Us planned from the third floor OF the
HOFFMAN house.
10 campaign managers there they have
already carried the middle west. the Pacific
coast states and most Of the eastern
states for Bryan. And IL the money
Keeps on coming in they viii make
MS election unanimous before the end OF
the month. and this is only September.
They say that the size and enthusiasm OF
the crowds greeting Mr.. Bryan ON his first
tour OF the enemy's country indicated that
the election is all over and all one way.
They politely ignore any question or sug-
gestlon that Mr.. Bryan drew even larger
crowds in 1896 and 1900. For answer they
point with pride TO the Headquarters, some
forty or more parlors. and remind the
rude stranger that, in 1900 Gum shoe Bill
Stone, who ran the Eastern headquarters
had only four small rooms. This year the
moneyJs coming Inland National Chairman
Mack fears no octopus. lie Is on good
terms with predatory wealth.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02
BRYAN'S TARIFF FOLLY.

The~Denver platform plank on the
tariff question is notable for its vague
ness, but Mr.. Bryan has come to the
rescue and made it all plain. In one
of his recent speeches on the tariff, he
said:
In all tariff legislation the true principle
is best maintained by the imposition of
such duties as will equal the difference
between the cost Of production at home
and abroad. together with reasonable profit
to American Industries.
Nothing prettier in the catch-aIl line
has been offered in this campaign. The
most hide-bound 'standpatter in the
country can accept that as satisfactory
and the rankest free trader can find
delight in 1t. The declaration means
simply nothing. An attempt to legis-
late along that line would simply open
the way to interminable wrangling as
to what constitutes "a reasonable
profit" for h%air-splitting on wages on
one industry, price of raw materials
in another, rebates and drawbacks in
a third and so on through the list of
thousands of articles that are now on
the tariff lists. Under such a PROPOSE
ton, an attempt at tariff revision at
Bryan's direction would serve only to
halt Industrial and commercial prog
ress and keep business unsettled dur
ing his term of ONCE.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02
THE CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTS.

III CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTS.
In the excitement incident to the
election of a president, voters should
not forget the fact that the election of
a congress is quite as important, and
in certain contingencies, more import
ant than the election of a president. In
the pending election, the progress OF
the government for at least two years
must depend upon the congress to be
chosen in November. Democrats are
naturally making a determined effort
to secure the control of the next house,
now held by the republicans by a ma
jority of So, and the republicans must
see to il that democratic plans in this
direction shall miscarry.
The result of the primary elections
in some districts, by which certain re-
publicans have failed of denomination,
has been heralded by the democrats
as evidence of public resentment of the
record of the last congress and partic-
ularly of the present rules by which
the house is governed. The demo-
Gratis and the public generally lose
sight of the fact that the present rules
were in force when the democrats had
control of the house and hat they are
subject to change by the membership
of the house at any time. Indications
are that the agitation of this subject at
the last session and the discussion of it
in the campaign will result in a radi-
cal change of the method of house pro-
cedure in the next congress-.
President Roosevelt does not agree
with the general sentiment that the
house in the last session of congress
was opposed to his policies. It is true
that the house was not the presidents
willing servant in all matters, but he
has given II credit for a record of
achievements that has no. been equaled
IN years, when the number and inn
portance of the questions considered
are remembered.
However, Mr.. Roosevelt will not be
president when the new congress comes
into power and the Importance of the
pOllLlSdl SOhhplSAiOh VI IhuJ uOuy Cdu
not be underestimated. If Mr.. Taft
is to be elected, 1t would be folly to
to elect a house a~ntagonistic to him.
1t would mean the postpOnement of
tariff revision, the abandonment of cur
rency reform and the obstruction of
all progressive legislation. In the
case of Mr.. Bryan's election, with or
without a democratic house, the re-
publican senate would prevent injur-
ious legislation but the country is in
no mood for four years of muddle con-
ditions that would result from the cleo
ton OF a president and a congress that
would be at odds with each other. Co.
operative, constructive legislation is
needed by the country and that can
be secured only by the election of Mr..
Taft and a republican congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02

The Omaha police force deserves an
extra credit mark for the splendid
manner in which the enormous crowds
were handled Wednesday night. II Is
doubtful il ever before SO many peo-
pie we're assembled on the streets as
watched the magnificent parade pass
and yet the order preserved was per-
feet. Some credit is due to the peo-
pie for the assistance they gave the
police. While the carnival spirit pre-
vailed in every direction, it was a good
natured spirit and the fun was not of
the sort that tended to disorder.