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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-09-19
PERFORMANCE VS.. PROMISE.
Response Of Republicans to Peoples
Wishes Contrasted with Demo-
cratic Proposals.

(From Gov. Hughes Youngstown
SPECIFY
"When we consider the Inevitable
conflict Of many opinions and the i'm
portance of the questions involved the
record of progressive legislation is ex-
traordinary. The creation Of the bu-
reau of corporations. the railroad rate
bill, the employers liability bill and
the laws passed for the better prOtec-
ton of labor constitute a record of
legislation which no just critic can nf-
ford to minimize, and which attests Ia
q marked manner the response Of the
Republican party under its forceful
leadership to the demands Of the people.
III all that Mr.. Bryan has favored
enacted into law we should have been
overwhelmed with disaster, and would
regard it as our chief business in the
future to find a way of escape from
the meshes of Ill considered legislation
In which we would have been entangled.
II is fortunate for him as well as for
us that he was defeated. and whatever
may be his present political potential
ity may be ascribed to the fact that
hitherto he has not been permitted to
carry out his program. No doubt much
remains to be accomplished In the way
of necessary reform, but the record
already made by the Republican party
is a noteworthy one, and we must make
further advances with care and needed
reflection. Our progress will be in
trusted to safe hands, and we shall be
fortunate in having a sailing master
who knows his chart and who will take
quite as much account Of reefs and
shoals as Of the speed Of the vessel.
We have got our direction, we have
a most precious cargo. and we must
have a safe and experienced pilot"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-09-19
Minor Mention.

What is Mr.. Bryan's real para
mount issue?' asks reader. Don't
know. Have not heard from Mr.. Bryan
for several hours.-Omaha Bee.
Democrats who had been thinking
rather well of Senator Foraker will
have to revise their opinions.-Sioux
City Journal.
Mr.. Taft may not DO as much talk
ing as Mr.. Bryan during the present
campaign, but this will not prevent him
from saying quite as much.-St Louis
Globe-Democrat.
After all, this issue will suffice Taft
or Bryan? The country does not want
Mr.. Bryan at the White House. II
will now discover no new reason for
intrustng him with the great respon-
sbilities of the Presidency Boston
Herald.
The bank guarantee most of us want
is that our checkbook stubs will tally
with the banks figuring of the balance
New York Mall.
Real tariff reformers seem unani-
mously agreed in their refusal to take
Mr.. Bryan as tariff reformer New
York Tribune.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-09-19
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT.
A Man Who Has Done Things.


Responding to the call of the m
ton for man equal to the emergen-
cies confronting the Republic, the
people themselves have found him and
presented him to the electorate.
Naturally, the people sought among
themselves for one truly representa-
tive to the highest ideals Of American
citizenship. Their misunderstanding
and correct valuation of men led them
to the individual who more thoroughly
than any other fulfilled their require
ments-and that was William Howard
Taft.
William Howard Taft. Of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, probably is the way ne
would designate himself. That desig-
nation, however, is grossly inadequate.
For while Mr.. Taft Is an American of
Americans. he is also u citizen of the
world who, as invited guest, counselor
and adviser of foreign governments.
has exerted an influence for peace and
International good will unsurpassed by
living or dead.
The dignity of private citizenship,
which he enjoys today, is In perfect
accord with his temperament and in
clination. There never has been, nor
will there ever be, anything in official
honor sufficiently alluring to draw Mr..
Taft away from his lifelong identity
with the plain people.
As a boy in Cincinnati he was ready
to give and take in all the stirring
which give effect to the law of the
survival of the fittest. AS n student
at Yale he displayed all the qualities
of wholesome young manhood which
have made that university famous, and
the endearing traits of his character
were honored at the reunion Of MS
class during the recent summer by a
celebration more delightful to him, per-
haps, than any other demonstration of
public favor possibly could be.
In the frank. fearless, boyhood and
college life Of William Howard Taft
nest, generous, upright manhood.
That promise has been completely and
splendidly fulfilled. The serious af-
fairs Of life appealed irresistibly to the
young collegian after his graduation,
and at the early age of twenty-four he
appeared as Assistant Solicitor In his
home country.
Mr.. Taft's professional advancement
from the position of Superior Court
Judge and Solicitor General to a seat
on the bench of the United States Dis
trict Court was due solely to frank
recognition of his proved integrity, his
diligence and impartiality In the ad-
ministration of justice and MS loyalty
To the Hottest standards Of judicial
conduct. 1t is said of him by one who,
as a lawyer, knew him well: HE was
the gentlest, fairest and most upright
of all Judges before whom have prac-
ticed. He was as incapable of doing an
unkind or an unjust thing as snow Is
of turning into SCOT"
1t is, however. in his career since his
voluntary = though reluctant - retire
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-09-19

uIlu private, may Oe summer up III u
single sentence:
Il dare to do all that may become a
man; Who dares do more is none"
The call Of the people is for Will
liam Howard Taft. They know him.
He Is one of them. There is need this
year of 4 leader of practical eXper-
fence in public affairs whose principles
and policies are not subject to change
over night, and whose record In high
Office is sufficient guaranty for dis
future performance. Mr.. Taft fulflls
that requirement in every detail. His
record is an unbroken story of accom-
plished results for the public welfare.
No act or utterance of his requires
apology or explanation. He is Meth
err Il dodger nor trimmer. He has
encountered many difficulties and mas
! tered them ALL His cheeriness, broad
humanity, integrity and devotion to the
principles which have made the Re
public great and powerful distinguish
him as an ideal of American citizen
ship.
In the great pOlltlcal campaign upon
which the country is about to enter no
body will have the slightest excuse for
misunderstanding the attitude or
the purpose of William Howard Taft
The record of the Republican nominee
is an open book in which there Is
neither evasion nor contradiction. He
stands by the party platform and by
the history Of the party's achievements
The Republican party presents him tc
the people as Il statesman and patriot
| worthy to rank in succession with the
| great leaders of American progress
| whose names, from Lincoln and Grant
to Mckinley and Roosevelt, are unsep
arably associated with the noblest tri
| umphs of the Republic.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-09-19

ment from the bench that we shall find
the most remarkable evolutions In Mr..
Tefts development as an American
statesman.
The country had gone through an I'M
sought war, the successful outcome OF
which imposed new and enormous re-
spOnsibilities upon the National Gov
eminent, and placed the United States
in the attitude of first class power
obliged to face the perils of permanent
contact with Old World nationalities.
Momentous problems arose-partly ra-
cial, partly religious, partly constitu-
tional-all complex and urgent. They
required an immediate revision and en-
largement of American foreign policy.
They required also the services Of a
new school of American statesmen and
diplomats, who should be constructive.
sefreliant and capable of dealing with
grave conditions in manner creditable
to the National honor and just to in
ternational interests.
Among the patriotic, broad-minded
statesmen whom this changed condition
Of international affairs called into the
service of the United States none has
eXerted SO wide or SO wholesome an in
fiuence as William Howard Taft.
Porto Rico and the Philippines had be-
come American territory, requiring
american treatment. Cuba, an indie
pendent nation by the grace of the
United States, had become an object
of kindly solicitude to the Government
at Washington and has been ever since.
The Republic of Panama came into ex-
istence, bringing with it the terrific
rial understanding essential to the con-
struction of the isthmian canal. but
with 1t also came enlarged possibili-
ties of discord in Central America
against which the United States is of
its own volition the guarantor.
That these yexatious problems have
all thus far advanced toward an hon
orable solution Is due more to William
Howard Taft than to any other indi-
vidual. He has been the builder and
exemplar of the new American policy
lie has given to the inhabitants of our
Ills uldI DUSScSSlOuS Il convincing dSSuF-
ance of the integrity of American pur-
pose. To the Philippines, to Hawaii,
to Porto Rico and to Panama he has
gone as a messenger of American good
will and fair play-and in all those
territories he is gratefully recognized
as their friend and protector. In him
they have an advocate of the forces
and methods that make for peace pro-
gress and brotherhood under Ameri-
can sovereignty.
Mr.. Taft is many-sided man. He
works hard and plays hard. He radi-
ates geniality and sunshine. As a
Judge he was both just and gentle.
AS Governor of the Philippines his
courtesy, tact, sympathy and forbear-
ance gave to the people of the Orient
an exalted ideal of American dignity
and American manhood. AS Secretary
of War he elevated the standards of
the military service and gave increased
security to the National defenses.
He combines the executive faculty
with the judicial in the highest de-
gree, and his rule Of life, both public
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-09-19

From the Republican National Plat
form-The American Government, In
Republican hands, has freed Cuba,
given peace end protection to Porto
Rico and the Philippines under our
flag, and begun the r auction Of the
Panama Canal.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-09-19
Another Labor Leader for Taft.
New Britain Record.)

Ben Chaplin, editor of the Railroad
Employe, labor organ, is out for
Taft This will no doubt call for ad-
Nuitional explaining from the Great
Samuel Gompers, who promised to de-
liver the solid labor vote to William
Jennings Bryak
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-09-19
Rate Law Amendments.

The rate law does not 60 far enough
The practice under 1t has already dis
closed the necessity for new amend
ments and will doubtless suggest more.
Such Is the true method-the empirical
and tentative method-of securing
nroper remedies for new evil.-Hon
VIM. RI. Taft. at Columbus, Ohio.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-09-19
MISERY AND p1sHoNoR."
Andrew d. Whites Picture Of VIVA,
Would Follow Bryan's Election.

Just as was again free came w.
j. Bryan's effort to capture the Pres
idency, which, In my opinion, would
have resulted in widespread misery at
home and In dishonor to the American
name throughout the world."-From
the Autobiography Of Hon. Andrew D.
White, LID, former President of Cor
nell University and Ambassador to
Germany and Russia.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-09-19

Mr. Bryan might get further If h.
could explain to the country how it
lost anything by de{rA ing him in 1896
and 19OO.-Omat jM'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Benton and Barton.

In the Thirty Years In the United
States Senate" by Thomas Hart Ben
ton, Missouri's famous United States
senator, there is scant mention of Ben
toms colleague from Missouri, David
Barton. The only place in which his
name occurs is where Senator Benton
gives the roll call of the senate, and
Barton'S name of course is therein
contained Benton undertook to pun
ish Barton by ignoring him and thus
relegate the first United States sena-
tor from Missouri to oblivion. Barton
had brought about Benton's election to
the senate. Barton was first named by
the legislature, and there was a long
contention as to the second senator
ship. Finally Bartons friendship for
Benton brought about Benton's cleo
ton. Later the two quarreled over the
appointment of an Indian agent in the
far west and drifted further and fur
Their apart. Finally the relations be-
tween the two senators became such
that they scarcely spoke to one an
other when they met.-Kansas City
Star
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
The Number Fourteen In France.

So far as France is concerned, it is
the number fourteen that has played a
conspicuous and generally portentous
part in her history. On May IA, 1854,
the Rue de la Ferronnerie was enlarged
by order of Henri H., and four times
fourteen years later Henri w. was as
sassinated there by Ravaillac-namely
on May A. 1910, Henri had lived four
times fourteen years, fourteen weeks
and four times fourteen days.. e., fif
ty-six years and five months. Then
Henri's son, Louis XIII, died May IA,
1913 (the same day and month as his
fathers. And 1913 added together
equals fourteen, just as 1868 the year
Of the birth of Henri IV.) equals four
teen. Louis XIV assembled the throne
1913, which added together equals
fourteen and similarly the year of his
death Q715) equals.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Three Queer Things.

The curious things which occur In
the world ON a given day would no
doubt if collected excite the wonder of
the most incredulous. Yet in a single
newspaper there was recently found
an account of woman who was
guilty of SO infamous proceeding as
going to sleep at shop while the as
sistant was in the act of showing her
some dress stuffs. accompanying the
exhibition with the usual eloQuence of
these individuals.
The second related the acuteness of
two tramps who conceived the idea of
going to a fancy dress ball in their
ordinary attire. AS may be imagined
they devoted the best part of their
time to serious inroad ON the re-
sources of the supper room, much to
the amusement of the whole party,
who naturally thought they were
guests who had been invited to the
entertainment and who having made
themselves up with exceptional skill
for their assumed parts, were carrying
out the idea of the characters they
represented for the purpose of the jest
The third story was that of an alb
sentminded young woman who was
playing with a pair of scissors and
proceeded to trim off her eyebrows
quite unconscious Of what she was
doing. Weekly.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
FLEET IN MAGDALENA BAY
Evans Great Battieship Journey Is
Within 400 Miles of its End
Festivities Preparing.

When the battleship fleet under COM
mand of Rear Admiral Robley d.
Evans steamed into Magdalena bay
which it did Thursday, the great nav
al cruise Of more than 1900 miles,
begun at Hampton roads less than
three months ago, practically came to
an end. There remains to be made
the trip from Magdalena bay to San
Francisco, the destination originally
announced, and matter of some 1 100
miles, but it will not be begun until
after target practice is concluded and
fleet drills are done
This last stage of the journey will
be tour of holiday making. with
stops at San Diego - Angeles, Santa
Barbara and s&n MO Z. where recep-
tiOl committees aiming all man
ner of ENTERTAINERS. for officers and
men.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
The Blackboard.

There are few persons who know
how the name of blackboard came to
be applied to vehicle" says a writer
ut was away back in the twenties,
when the transportation of goods,
wares and merchandise was almost
entirely by wagon. A DR., Buck was
then in charge Of military stores en-
route to army posts in the southwest,
In east Tennessee much difficulty was
experienced by reason Of the rough
roads, and there were frequent mis-
haps, mostly from wagons overturning
DR.. Buck overhauled the outfit, and
abandoning the wagon bodies, long
boards were set directly on the axles
or hung below, and the stores were
loaded In such q manner that there
were no further delays from break
downs, and the stores safely reached
their destinations. In special emergen-
cy, too, the load could be shifted or
taken off in hurry. Or. Bucks ex-
ample was followed, especially when
roads were rough, and soon much haul
ing was done by the use Of wheels,
axles and boards only. Now we have
the blackboard, both in carriage and au-
tomobile forms, conforming closely to
the original idea, though few suspect
the source Of it."-Chicago News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Technical Swearing.

The late Sir John Millais was a very
keen fisherman. He used to tell a
story of an old man who was his at
tendant during a days sport in the
north of England. The old man was
full of local gossip and small scandal
and where the natural supply failed
him he was clearly able to manufac.
ture enough of his own to go on with.
81 were out with the bishop yester-
day." said the old man, referring to
popular church dignitary, who is also
a good fisherman. "Ah," replied Mil
lais, ''he's a good man!' ''Well," con-
tinued the old fellow, "'e may be, but
e do swear a bit when 'e's fshin'."
ooh, nonsense replied Millais. 81
don't believe that" The old man in
sisted that he was right, however.
''I'll give you an instance" he said
II was standin' 'longside O. the bishop,
same as / might be aside o. you, and
ED got big fellow at the end Of is
line that was pretty nigh pullin' i'm
off is feet, and | turns to lis lordship
and I says, ''E pulls - 'ard, don't
he? and the bishop says, Yes, e do
Well, now, amt that swearin' Y'-Lon-
don M. A. P.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Cant Be Separated!
Some EdgertOn People Have
Learned How to Get Rid
OF Both.

o1 kSOtn.
Backache and kidney ache are twin
brothers.
You can't separate them.
You can't get rid of the backache I'M
til you cure the kidney ache.
If the kidneys are well and strong, the
rest of the system is pretty sure to be in
vigorous health.
Doan's Kidney Pills make strong,
healthy kidneys.
John Pollard, Edgerton, Wis, says: 81
have used Doan's Kidney Pills at differ
ent times for several years and from the
good results received, have DO hesitancy
in recommending them to others, I suf-
fered for some time from dull pain in
the small of my back and endured a
great deal Of annoyance from a disorder
ed condition Of my kidneys. When
Doan's Kidney Pills were brought to
my attention, [ concluded to give them
trial and procured a box at Stangl's
drug store. They gave me relief in a
short time. / continued using them and
was soor free from the trouble Since
then, whenever feel any sy "a otoms of a
return, / at once appeal to their use and
they have never failed to Danish the
complaint. | know Deans Kidney Pills
to be a reliable kidney remedy"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo. New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name -Doan's and
take no other.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
CHINA CLIMBS DOWN
Will Recognize the 'FOrce MaJeuro"
and Release the Jap Ship-Japs
Wrong, Though

This statement has been issued by
the Chinese government with regard
of the seizure of the Tatsu Maru: '.Ihn
Tatsu Maru, which is of deep draught
anchored first off Chun Chow, OntSid9
Of the Portuguese limits. but changed
her anchorage within two hours to Kin
Chow The Chinese naval police. ac-
companied by the customs foreign off
Ger, bearded the ship and found hci
holds open and crane in position
ready to discharge the cargo, which
consisted of ninetyfour cases OF rifles
and forty cases of ammunition.
The statement then says that nautl
cal observations proved the ship 10
be in Chinese waters, and that '"The
Japanese captain twice offered brides.
or the surrender Of the cargo, prOyid-
ed the ship was not seized and con
cludes as follows: China. fearing that
Japan was seeking a preteXt for trou-
bic, apOi0giZeu for hauling down the
Japanese flag. and proposes to release
the ship, only recognizing force ma
jeure.'"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Thousand Men Laid Off.

A reduction ofgthe shop force OF
the Queen and Crescent railroad has
been made effective. resulting. it is re-
ported, in the laying off of a total of
1000 men. The road now has just a
sufficient number of men at work in
the shops of the system to make the
necessary repairs. Forty eight men
were dropped from the shops in Chat
tanooga including foremen, machinists
etc. The order applied to Ludlow. Ky;
Somerset, Ky; Oakdale and Chat
tanooga. Tenn, and Birmingham, Ala
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
JUDGED GUILTY OF GRATING
Men Involved in Supplying the Furni-
ture for the New Pennsylva-
MIA State Capitol.

At Harrisburg, Pa, Friday the
jury in the first Of the capitol conspir
acy cases to be tried gave a verdict of
guilty as to every one of the four men
who have been on trial here for the las
seven weeks. The men found guilty
are John FL. Sanderson. contractor
William P, Snyder, exauditor general;
W. l.. Mathues. eX-state treasurer. and
James NJ. Shumaker. ey superintendent
Of public buildings and grounds. Mo-
tons for new trials were made in each
case.
The four men were convicted of de-
frauding the state in furnishing the
new capitol. which cost the state about
$13,OO0OOO instead of $4,0O0,OOO, the
figure at which the contract was esti-
mated.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
st. Patrick and the Boosters.

ST. Patri:k's reputation as snake
charmer is known all the world over,
but what he did to the ROSTERS is bit
of history less disseminated. There is
a small district in the heart Of County
Sligo it seems, which strenuously re-
scented the intrusion of the Scotchman.
Succat (St. Patrick) had become ex-
ceedingly domineering, and it was de-
cided to put a damper on his progress.
He said to his hostess, ''Wake me
when the cock crows" When he had
gone to bed she whispered this COM
mand to the neighbors, and all tho
populace concealed their ROSTERS I'M
der small creels so they could not lift
their heads high enough to crow. In
consequence thereof the saint oversight
himself and was furious when he dis
covered the trick that had been played
on him. He laid his everlasting curse
on the roosters of that district and
they have never crowed since-Ex-
chonOo
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20

Raymond Hitcnco"k was acquitted
on motion Of Assistant States Attor-
ney Caravan, by direction of Justice
Blanchard in the supreme court on
one of the indictments against him as
a result of charges brought by sew
eral young girls. The acQuittal was
on the Indictment growing out of
charges made by Helen Won Hagen
There are several other indictments on
similar charges still pending. The ac
ton of Justice Blanchard came aftel'
a crushing surprise to the prosecu
ton
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Many REQUESTS from c4tarrh suffer

Many requests from c4tarrh suffer
ers who use at omizers have caused
US to put up L quid Cream Balm,
new aud convent. Mt form of
Ely's Cream Balm, The only rem
edy for catarrh which can always be
depended on In power to sllay inflam-
nation. To cleanse he cIogged air pas
sages, to promote FREE. natural breathing
the two forms of Cream Balm are alike.
Liquid Cream Balm is sold by all drug
gists for 75c including spraying tube.
Mailed by Ely Bros, Sc Warren Street,
New York 20
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Lilley Makes His Charges.

At Washington Thursday representa-
tive George l.. Lilley presented to the
house committee under oatn his accusa
lions against the Electric Boat com
pany. to the effect that it had tried in
various ways to exert undue influence
to obtain legislation for submarine
boat construction. Mr.. Lilley made a
carefully prepared statement on the
matter before the special committee
of the house appointed several days
ago.