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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16
The GIidden Tour in Maine.

The fifth annual contest under the
auspices of the American Automobile
ssociation-commonly called the
Glidden tour-is now under way and
speeding over the 1900 mile route of
which about 300 miles are in Maine.
The start was from Buffalo, July 9,
and the finish will be at Saratoga
Springs next Wednesday, July %, af-
ter the party has visited Pittsburg,
Philadelphia, Albany, Boston, Poland
Spring, Rangeley and the White
Mountains. The run from Boston to
Poland Spring, 154 miles, will be made
next Saturday and the party will
spend Sunday at New England's great
est hotel
On Monday the party will go from
Poland Spring to Rangeley by the fol-
lowing crcuitous route, Auburn, Lew
iston, Greene, North Monmouth, Win
throp, Augusta Vassalboro, Water
vile, Fairfield, Norridgewock, Mercer,
New Sharon, Pennington. Strong and
Phillips This days run will be 142
miles and no stops will be made at
any of the places mentioned, except
at places along the route designated
as checking stations. THUS, except
at Poland and Rangeley, Maine will
sec little of the party except a cloud
of gasoline-scented dust as the half
hundred big cars speed over the roads,
or long string of the automobiles
lined up at the checking stations
which cannot be passed before a given
hour. Probably such a checking sta
ton will be established in Augusta.
These tours are less pleasure trips
for those who participate than they
gre endurance tests Of the different
makes which are offered to the
steadily swelling host of automobile
buyers. The selection of this State as
a section to be visited is a tribute to
the roads of Maine whose good con-
dition proved a most pleasant sur
prise to the party two years ago
These runs, however, blaze the way
which many other automobilists on
pleasure bent will surely follow later
in the season. During the present
run five mountain ranges are crossed
and the best lake and country scenery
in the eastern part of the United
States will be viewed 1t helps to adj
vertise Maine, and those along the
route next Saturday and Monday
should give the tourists all the road
they need and not complain if the
speed regulations occasionally ap-
peared to be fractured
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16
New Use for Waste Paper.

The writer gathered together num-
Der of cid Sunday supplements. Shaoe
of Julius Caesar, famous for laconic
dispatches, what verbosity character
ICES our literary efforts of today. Those
Sunday supplements, var-coloreu'
voluminous, formidable according 10
avoirdupois measure at least, rose
mountains high in kitchen corner anu
in cellar. The cry of the housewife
was burn 'em up, for PHYS sake.
But a more poetic fate was in store
for the Sunday sups. They were des-
tined to be soaked and ground to pup
and transformed into picturesque oe-
signs for the home.
1t took a lot of soaking to soften
those Sunday sups, to the required
consistency. They had to be lett III
water for three days and nights De-
fore it was deemed desirable to con-
tinue the experiment with them. Al
tor this prolonged soaking the pape,
was found to be in shape to permit u
it's being pulled apart into shreus
small enough and soft enough 70 pe
passed through the domestic meat
grinder. e@f
This was the second process. Atts'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16
The Prospects of Victory.
detroit ,JOurnal.)

BRYAN to win must carry the states
OF New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, California.
Cleveland carried al these. In every
state he found Republican unrest and
Democratic confidence. He took In
diana from Harrison; he took five OF
the IA votes Of Michigan; he took New
York by his strength with the people.
How different stands Mr.. Bryan. In
every doubtful state Democratic dis
union or lack of confidence faces q
party enthusiastic from repeated vic
tories ana solidly organized. The cor
ceded south, with Maryland, Kentucky
and Missouri. cannot elect him. He
must win in the east or the north. He
cannot win New York, for there are
too many to oppose, too few to help.
Tammany will be fighting for its very
life after extraordinary extravaganza
in local government. Tammany will.
as it always does. trade the national
for the local victory. The state will be
held by Sherman by $4,000 majority
at least, and New York city cannot
ovcrbalance this. Moreover, New
York enthusiasm is already paralyzed
by the iteration in the great metro
politan newspapers: Bryan cannot
be elected-anybOdy can defeat
Bryan" And Bryan needs New York,
Cleveland had no more need Of New
York than Of Delaware or Rhode
Island
Bryan cannot win Ohio with Foraker
and Taft men fighting side by side for
the regular party, as all knew they
would, and the pride of the state
aroused Indiana is full of political
leaders of national prominence with
higher ambitions, and Fairbanks
Hemenway, Watson. Beveridge, Crum-
packer, simply cannot afford to lose
There is more motive for Republican
zeal in Indiana alone than for Demo-
cratic zeal in the whole country.
Illinois can be easily held by the
Republican giants, with Roger Sulh-
van. the Democratic leader Inundated
and browbeaten. In Chicago was the
center of the Johnson movement and
no johnson man wants Bryan elevated
it kills off the Minnesota candidate.
And after the Denver proceedings the
state of Minnesota, with no grave
Democratic effort to prevent it. will
rush to Taft. In Wisconsin the anti
La Toilette Republicans We're for Taft
from the first and La Toilette himself
is not 4 man to seek political damna-
ton by half way or lukewarm support
of the party ticket.
State by state the west looks like
Taft. Taft means prosperity. quick
encd industry, to the voters. CHANGING
back eastward one can see no hope
for Bryan in New England.
Bryan is not Cleveland. Taft is not
Harrison. Cleveland had an advan-
tage i'll personality. in popularity, in
party confidence. Today all that ad-
vantage is on the other side and Bryan
has personal disadvantages.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16
The Democratic Platform.

NhansaS City JouTnal)
me simple credulty with which Mr.
Bryan and his advisers have been "a
ing about the making of the Demo-
cratic platform reminds Us Of ina
Httle boy who has been persuaded that
the way To catch bird il first 10 mi
salt on its tail. With ingenious dis-
regard Of the INDUCTION to the fowler
20 beware Of spreading his nets in
SlShl OF the bird these anything-to-
win democrats coolly discuss the
propabie effectiveness Of this and that
'usStSted plank in catching the votes
vi me working men, the business men
the conservatives and the radicals. lust
as IL the Intelligent voters Of thc
country did not already understand
that the making of L Democratic plat
form Is purely a threatening process
intended to pull wool over the voters
eyes during the campaign. but having
no relation whatever to the admins
tration Of the nations affairs in tho
event of Democratic victory. A
Democratic platform is about al dI1r-
aole as an old-fashioned paper collar
made to be worn once. durin, III
campaign. but not to wash The
- tllc DclnoCfatlC party since
the civil war shows that even when The
party Is entrusted with power its
heterogeneous. warning elements
mostly cranks-can not agree among
themselves upon any great measure
pertaining to the public welfare. The
only legislative matter Of national i'm
portance that the two Democratic
administrations since the war sue
ceeded in passing through congress-
the Wilson tariff bill. was such
crazy quilt patchwork that the Demo-
cratic president denounced it as
measure Of 'perfdy and dishonor,' and
refused to sign it.
however, it doesn't matter what sort
OF a platform the Denver convention
may adopt The American people
nave discounted it in advance at the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16
Notifying Candidates.

In discussion of the development
of the custom of sending committees
to presidential candidates to break to
them the astonishing news of their
nomination, the Boston Transcript
tells story of the good old days
custom of notifying the nominees by
mail. The present custom has at least
one advantage of that of former times
in that there is an assured certainty
tina. the nominee is officially aware of
the action of the convention, and will
make dae acknowledgement thereof
1t is related of Zachary Taylor that
his long silence following his nomi-
nation for the Presidency occasioned
much anxiety among the Wings of the
country. and not a little curiosity on
the part of the general public. The
the ordinary acceptance is peculiar
both with reference to the incident
itself and the primitive postal ar
rangemnnts of those days.
The presiding officer of the conven-
ton wrote a letter of notification to
General Taylor addressed to him at
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he
resided. In those days letters might
be either prepaid or postage paid on
receipt. The chairman, either being
of thrifty mind or thinking that
General Taylor would look out FOR the
missive containing the official infor-
nation, neglected to pay the postage 1t
80 happened that General Taylor had
become the target of so many freak
letters and 50 much gratuitous advice
that he had issued orders to the post
master at Baton Rouge to send to
the dead letter office all letters on
which postage had not been paid
Among the letters thus consigned was
that notifying General Taylor Of his
nomination. When it was discovered
that the notification letter had
been sent to the limbo of unpaid cor
respondencc there arose the humor-
Gus necessity of notifying him the
second time, postage paid in advance,
and the acceptance was forthcoming
Since then we have made such prog
ress in internal development, thanks
to the telegraph, that a candidate
knows when he is nominated as soon
as anybody else and sometimes SOON
er. and has ample leisure in which to
prepare an acceptance that shall he
unobjectionable to any element of his
party.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16

less that is said the better. The line
of presidents Of the French republic ia
too short to afford material for com
parison, and the tendency III the
French seems to be to select cons.r
vative, safe men rather than striking
characters. 1t is a striking testimonv
to the average good sense and sound
morals of the American people that
they have never chosen man of eyi,
life nor Of empty head, and only once
man Of violent and unreasonable
temper, for Jackson, though strong
Willed, was arbitrary on the great
questions where he was convinced-as
we are now-that he was right
Hartford Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16

The traditional English spirit of fair
play is chiefly in evidence in England
when the English are winning over
their foreign competitors. When they
are losing or in danger Of losing there
is often very different spirit in the
air. This latter spirit has been promi-
nant for years at the Henley regatta
and is cropping ont at the Olympic
games where the American team, rec
ognized as the strongest team of visit
ors. has been given imperor quarters
and shown scant courtesy in the ar
rangement of the events and in the
privileges of the field. This condition
of things naturally makes the Yankees
more determined to repeat their sue
cesses at Athens, Paris and ST. Louis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Start the Ball a RoIIinu,
Lewiston Journal)

We look to see Mr. Tafts election by
greater popular majority than even
that Of Roosevelt Let Maine start the
ball rolling. We have a candidate
for governor in September who stands
for the square deal, in State affairs.
Every Republican can support him and
the ticket Of Taft. Now organize. Get
together. Let every town be raliying
place. Lei every Republican be a Re
publican committee!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16

The W atcrville Sentinel is now dl-
recting its batteries of mud and mirth
against Mr.. Fernald This Will mean
an increase in the vote for Mr. Fer
maid in Septemhcr--not large or
general increase. Of course, but still
very noticeable wherever the Sentinel
manages to circulate. Attack from
such a source cannot fail to help the
Republicans in rolling up rousing
majority for their candidate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16

Panama did itself proud in its pres
idential election, conducting it in or
derby fashion with no suspicion of the
usual Central American methods.
There is Il feeling however, that things
would have been done differently had
it not been for tho watchful eye of
Uncle Sam
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16
Daily kenneber Journal
ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will bs taken Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return of re-
jected communications.
Address all commune ations relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Pub
fishers. Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16

Washington puts i'm a bid for the
next Olympic games which Will be
held i'm 1912. The mid summer climate
of the national capital is hardly one
to allow athletes to do their best, but
probahly ii is AS good as that of Lon
don where the games are now being
held
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16

The enthusiasm at Bangor over the
nomination of Obadiah Gardiner was
almost as great as that with which
the Maine Democrats received the
glorious and inspiring news of the
third nomination of Bryan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16

Evidently the tail of the Democratic
ticket is as iiuttering and Eighty in
his political beliefs as Bryan himself.
There is scarce public question be-
fore the American people which he
has not both opposed and supported
Early in 1896 he was a gold Democrat
Later in the same year he was shout
ing for Bryan and free silver. He has
been against hauling down the flag III
the Philippines and for hauling 1t
down. Three weeks ago he issued
statement in which he said: Il am
not in favor Of a plank declaring
against injunctions. and do not beileve
the Democrats will incorporate such a
plank in the platform" Now Kern is
particularly pleased because there IS
an Injunction plank. 81 -
sAA asiaaaT ssseS re
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16
At the convention of the Prohibition

At the convention of the Prohibition
party at Columbus, Ohio, the chair
man predicted that the candidates
would receive record breaking vote
in November. hasing his claims on the
assertion that the number of people
in prohibition territory has grown
since 1874 from 2o,ooo. 900 % lr,o05, 400 -"
The spread Of the pr ,hibticn area IS
not to be denied, but the existence of
the Prohibition party has had little or
nothing to do with ii. There are mil
lions of prohibitionists in the country
and the number is fast increasing, but
very few of them are IrohibitioniSts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16

Alcohol and whiting makes a good
silver polish and is excellent for pol
ishing plate glass or mirrors
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16

The first frost of the season is re-
ported from Bangor where the
Democratic hopes of success in the
1908 campaign were hopelessly
blighted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16

The campaign for the congressional
nomination in the Fourth district does
not appear to be quite as lively as il
was in the Second.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16

The oldest couple in Franklin are
Mr.. and Mrs. w H. Card, aged SO and
IS respectively who recently celebrated
the 61st anniversary of their marriage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16

A good delegation of Maine Elks ar
at the national convention at Dallas
Texas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16

The showers have relieved the
situation, but long soaking rain is
needed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16

Gov. Hughes of New York, as the
guest of Dr. Heber Bishop of Boston,
will make tour of the Rangeley and
Dead river regions in q few days and
will stay for a brief time at the
Rangeley Lake house Gov. Hughes
will be the guest of the fashionable
Megantic club for several days prior
to touring the Rangeley region. He
will spend several days after salmon
and trout in the Megantic preserve.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-16

The grand old man of Peaks Island.
Captain Smith c. Hadlock, nearly 80
years of age, is enjoying good health
the present summer and bids fair to
reach the century mark Capt. Had
lock is one of the most interesting men
in the State of Maine, his vivid recOl-
lection of the early history of the
island, Portland harbor and the marine
interests of so years ago is worthy of
perpetuatiOn.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-04-10

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BRYAN.

The platform on which John A.
johnson was reelected governor in
1905 included the following plank
Eve cordially join in the home
coming welcome that has been OK
ended to William j. Bryan. We con-
graduate Mr. Bryan and the nation
upon the present recognition Of his
worth. For ten years the loyal
Democrats of Minnesota have &C.
knowledged his leadership in the con-
test for the establishment of the COM
mon rights of all people as against
vested wrongs the special interests OF
the few We now view with satisfa-
ton the approach Of the logical
results of that leadership in the
probable election of Mr.. Bryan to the
presidency of the United Staets. -
What has occurred since 1905 tc
change this opinion in the minds Of
some democrats of Minnesota? The
men who are now going back on the
things in which they profess to
believe, the men who Willingly OF
unwittingly are doing the work of the
Eastern monopolists, can perhaps
answer. But the great bulk Of Mime,
sofa democrats feel as they always did,
that William j. Bryan is the logical
and the most desirable representative
candidate the party can offer to the
people. ..
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-04-10
Democratic County Convention
OFFICIAL CALL

"A Democratic delegate convention for
the county of Morrison, state OF Minnie
sofa. viii be held on Saturday. May 9,
@ at O'clock in the H Of ssia
deieaates to the democratic State Con-
e held IL 5a the City Of ST. Psp
choosing tw enty-two delegates and twen-
tytwo alternates to tse M, Mntio ~ h Demo
July Z, 1908, to nominate candidates for
president and vice president of the
Also for the purpose of designating, a
resident of eaid county who shall be
recommended to the state convention
for election as q member of the state
central committee. and transact such
other business as may properly come
Lefore the said convention.
The basis of representation to the coun.
each q votes or major traction thereof
cast for Governor John A. JOHNSON at the
last general election and one delegate at
large from each precinct.
In accordance with the above apportion,
ment the several precincts will be entitled
to the following number of delegates:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-04-10
Bids w anted on
Road Work

Notice is hereby given that I, the
undersigned, Will receive bids for road
work on the road as laid out begin
ming at the west end of Sullivan Lake
and running in a westerly direction
for three quarters of mile through
sections II and 10 in Township ~,
Range %; also bids will be received
for road work upon the road between
section Is in Platte township and
section 80 in Pulaski township
Specifications will be given at time
of letting contracts, April 20, 1908, at
one p m To meet at the dwelling of
Frank Froncak in Pulaski township,
and right is reserved to reject any and
all bids.
Dated April 2nd, 1908.
... r. Andrew johnson,
SIT County Commissioner.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-04-10

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TIMBER,

81 Fred Sauer and John AnderlY Of
Buckman were arrested Tuesday by
Deputy Sheriff Christ Crest, on the
complaint Of Grover e. Zeglin Of the
Germania Land & Improvement COM
pany, charged with stealing pine and
tamerack logs to the value Of about
$40 from some property Of the com
pany, and were taken to this CITY.
Sauer made settlement with the com
pany Wednesday and the case against
him was dropped, but Anderly says he
will fight the case. He appeared in
Justice Gaudet's court Wednesday, at
which time the case was continued to
next Tuesday, so that witnesses could
be secured
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-04-10

The editor of the Wall Street
Journal in all address last week, said {:
with the volume of business 25
per cent under normal with heavy
reductions in railroad earnings, with
depressed markets, and with 1000, 900
people out of work and the wages Of
many others reduced, what effect will
this state Of things have upon the vote
to be taken next November?''
Past history shows conditions of
that kind do not help the party in
power.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-04-10

Monticello Times: Nearly all the
eastern newspapers and the bulk of
the leaders who are supporting
Governor johnson tor the presidency
bolted the democratic nominee in 1896
1900. These men and these news
papers are almost without exception
organs of the trusts or mouth pieces of
the same. It requires two-third and
thus prevent Bryan or anyone else
holding his views-from being
nominated. If he is nominated by
these New York and New England
corporate influences he would be worse
beaten than Parker-and this is where
his strength lies.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-04-10

The Albert Lea Standard claims to
be friendly to Bryan, yet it is assist
ing his enemies in trying to ac-
complish somethi ng to lnjure him.
Such friendship is too apparently a
subterfuge. The Standard needn' t
worry over what Bryan thinks of
Minnesota democrats. He is much
better informed as to friends, true or
false, than the Standard imagines.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-04-10

Here's some good stuff from the
leading democratic paper of Norman
county, the Ada Herald:
''How do the people of Minnesota
like the idea of Dick O'Connor, of st.
Paul, telling them how they shall vote
for delegates to the National con-
vention O'Connor is one of the rankest
1nanipulators of machine politics in
the nation and the people are safe in
opposing anything and everything
that he favors.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-04-10

Thos Lowry says that Governor
johnson is the choice of the business
interests" of the country for presi-
dent 'Business interests is simly a
ynonym for 1.-THE System. It is not
perhap that the System loves the
governor, but it does hate Bryan.
Confirming this, the Boston CORE
spondent Of the Springfield Republican
says that a section of the democrats
want the governor nominated imagin-
ing that he would be milder official
than Bryan toward the tariff and trust
magnates, the railroad rebaters and
the Standard Oil benefaction -