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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-14

Ex-Governor Richard Yates, candi-
date for the republican nomination for
governor again, and Governor c. S.
Deneen. who is seeking chance for
reelection, hurled hot shot at each
other yesterday, the former doing his
firing at Pontiac and the latter at
Greenville. The following press dis
patches indicate the extent of the car
mage:
BIames Yates for Accidents.
Greenville, ILL.,, April 14,-In an ad-
dress sat the Arnory here last night
Governor Deneen poured some grape
and canister into the camp of the leg
islative investigating committee which
had been harassing his campaign
march, surprising his audiences with
the statement that every attendant
connected with the accidents in the
state institutions over which such a
cry has been raised either was appoint
ed by Yates or was retired during the
Yates administration, with single ex
ception.
Regarding the charges of financial
extravaganza, Governor Deneen gave
figures showing that the increase il
receipts for the first two years of his
administration over the last two years
of Governor Yates administrator
amounted to $3,3S9,314. OF this sun
$1,529,S65 was made up of increased
tax receipts and $1,S59 ,449 of increased
receipts from other sources. He point
ed odt, however that during the same
period there was an increase in ex
penditure of $1,1OO.00O. leaving a ne
increase of taxes over expenditures o
only $429,S55. =
Governor Deneen also stated that HI
could have reduced the tax rate below
80 cents per 500 had not extraordin
airy expenditure on state charitable in
situations made such a course inadvis
able. He declared that it was the re
ceipt of $1,065,302 in civil and Spanish
American war claims that enabled
Governor Yates to reduce the tax rat,
in 1902 from SO cents to 40 cents OF
the 800. The average rate of taxes
under the Yates administration wa!
really 51s4 cents on the 500, compar
ed with so cents under the Deneen re
gime.
Large Sums in Back Fees.
The governor asserted that as a re
suit of more efficient auditing of de
partment accounts under his admins
tration there has been paid into TIL
state treasury s15S,903 and 1851, 420 il
back fees, or a-total of $916,324
Mr.. Deneen branded sgextrayagan
the language of former Governor Yate
in reference to the auditing of publ
accounts, being particularly sever
with the reference to the sinstitutio
auditor as a spy. He said the pr,
tended showing of economy under tn
Yates regime was misleading and fl
titious. @
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-14

Noes not answer. because II you VIM
rake this 3l45 900 and subtract IT from
the $307 800 appropriated under Cover
nor Deneen's administration you VIII
still find that the maintenance OF the
Governors office and mansion cost the
State, under his administration. $162.500.
as against $4,000 under Yates, and
$4,000 under Tanner. In other words,
these objects cost the State under the
Deneen administration So. 600 more than
under the Tanner administration, and
S67, 600 more than they did during the
Yates administration
Difference in Tax Rate.
"In every department of the state
government expenses have been In
creased to material extent. Had 1t
not been for the very great increase III
such items of receipts as the fees from
different departments, such as the IN
surance department and Secretary Oh
State, and particularly the Increase IN
value of taxable property which went
UP from 1898. O0o, 900 in 1901 to 81 ,261.Oo0
600 in 1867, the tax rate under the pres
ent administration would be greatly In
excess of what it has been heretofore.
As 1t is, the tax rate Is in excess OF
what it was under the previous admin
istration The total for the four years
of the present administration is 200
cents, while the total for the -four years
OF my administration was 1876 cents.
Why Was Rate Kept UP?
..These calculations might be contin-
| ued indefinitely, but / will not continue
them further than to point out that
| even when in 1907, as shown by tne
State Auditors official report, the tax
| able property in the state jumped up TO
| 81, Isl 000, 900, a full one-hfth more than
| Yates $1,000, coo, 000, Deneen still went on
| levying a 50-eent tax rate.
/ syEbv WASN'T the rate reduced 10 4U
cents? 1t would have raised five mil
lion dollars.
Increase in rabbit Shepherds.
| II cannot possibly in this connection
| and at this time analyze (and thus
make public) the causes for these va
rious Increases. although l will do sc
before the primary election august 8
next, but l will take the time to call
i attention to the increased expenses oil
i one department presided over by Tie
i State Game Commissioner. q think II
| will be remembered that the reform
newspapers and other politicians sup
porting Mr.. Deneen in his attack upor
i my administration in 1908 and 1904. had
| a great deal of fun in discussing whai
1 they called the rabbit shepherds.
| Well, the rabbit shepherd is still alive
! and he is not only far more numerous
| but he is far more hungry than before
Here are the figures land don't for
| get that l went out of. office the frs
week in January 1909:
! April 8. 1908.
| Hon. Richard Yates, =
4 Springfield, Ill. 81
Dear Sir-In reply to your letter OF April 2
beg leave to advise that the salaries fan.
| EXPENSE of game commissioner. deputy gam
| wardens, office expenses, ETC., are paid from
the Game Protection Fund received iron
hunters licenses and fines for violation o
| the game laws. No part of this is paid iron
the revenue fund. The payments were a
1 follows:
For 1903 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 ,0350
For 1904 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. sc. 1880
For 1905 ..................... III .2l7.7
For 1896 III .020. 8
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-14
Factory Inspection Expensive

Factory Inspection Expensive
"Still another illustration is the pay
roll and expense account of the State
Factory Inspection Department. Here
are the figures:
April 3. 1908.
Hon. Richard Yates
Unity Building. Springfield, Ill.
Dear Sir-In reply to your letter OF March
"a l have to say that the following amounts
were paid for salaries and expenses of fac
tory and workshop inspectors in the State
during the time specified:
From Oct. 1, 1885. 60 Sept 80, 1888, sLszsss.
IL inspectors were paid for salaries
and expenses Observation-Disclosures. se7, 42s IS
From Oct. l, 1898, to Sept 80, 1900,
II inspectors were paid for salaries
and expenses Observation-Disclosures. 3O.515 1s
From Oct. 1, 1900. to Sept. 80. 1902
IL inspectors were paid for salaries
| and expenses ............... 81, 73L4o
From Oct. l, 1902. to Sept. 80, 1904.
20 inspectors were paid for salaries
and expenses 81, oil. 81
From Oct. l, 1904. to Sept. 80. 1906,
20 inspectors were paid for salaries
and expenses Observation-Disclosures. &C, 3O2. 81
The appropriations for salaries and ex-
| penses of factory inspectors for 1907 and 1908
l were:
:. inspectors. salaries. 69 COO
ror expenses $4,000
Making total of ...............$ 1872 600
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-14

And today this THING In Its power, the
Chicago newspaper trust, swollen and drunk
with power fnds itself indicted At the bar.
of pul3ic opinion to answer for the misdeeds.
not of Yates. but Of Its own machine. :,
And, acros1tng TO the strange apl mystic
rious law of cenpensSNon. behold. IL IL the
same things that tina THING invented against
me which are now proved against It: false
then; true now.
Fellow citizens. you know yc9 we're. many
Of you. yourselves, made bitter seatnst me
and talked against me and voted agasas& me.
"YoV know that since then the mzchTaS has
Kept III Office q host of my Appliances wH5m
It had said were bad and the THfNG-TEE
TRUST-haa appointed to once insChfcago
most Of the men whom you condemned me
for appointing, and economy is asnegfected
virtue. and Improvement in Sfiiciency u, q
joke, and humanity has become ghsstly
farce, and the civil service Law and the pri-.
mary law are hypocrftically pdmfppfered epd
yaciilation and procrastinatioQ ana espionage
ana o mates attorney policy Of trying to
catch somebody are all enthroned insthe S3ep'
House-and the Republican party is forgotten.
you hold in your hand the ROD Of correc-
ton:
There II q weapon surer yet,
Il And better than the bayonet:
II 4 weapon that comes down 40 still
II As snow nakes tall upon the Sod, -
And executes Z freeman.s will - 'V
Al lightning does the will Of Qed, ~
a weapon that no bolts Or locks sT
Can baT-it u The ballet bex.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-14

tee Of the Republican party. begins and ends
with abuse. invective. epithet and iAsu): d.
rerted at the Republican state legislature OF
Illinois. because it dared to appoint an in
yestigatng committee and stfll dares to carry
On such uyestfgations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-14
Deep Waterway

Oeep waterway
''There are other and minor claims of this
present administration which We deny: We
deny their claim Of superiority as to econ
and also thei; claim that they are keeping
the rivers open for navigation to Chicago
This Is a most absurd claim, and most
misleading one, as well as a most mysterious
one. -. {. -
congressman Rainey and Lorimer. who
ought to know, assert that the deep water
way plan is simply plan to dig ditch to
connect the Illinois river with the drainage
channel.
"Mr. Depeen is reported az saying that II
to cause a company by the name Of the
Economy Light & Power Co. to tear down a
dam erected at the mouth of the Des PLANES
river he will advise the people to vote
against the proposed 10000, 900 deep water
way bond issue. He will advise that the pro-
posed bond issue be defeated.
81 believe this position to be absolutely
wrong. This question cannot get through the
courts until the fall election; and even II the
courts decide that the dam cannot be re-
moved. the deep waterway project is stili
There are two routes besides the Des
PLANES river and both are good. The only
water which will make the way deep 10 the
water that comes from Lake Michigan. II
does not have to come through the Des
| .'The deep waterway advocates have simply
J proposed 70 canalise the Des PLANES river
, and IL they are prevented by dam they viii
simply dig ditch where II 10 best.
i IF you are digging a ditch along the bani
OF stream, you can dig 1t where you please
"The Economy company can claim no vest
g righ0 In the watsr cofnink from LAX
This Sropa.iusa u % anpas that I =
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-03

The only only kind we make Every shoe has solid of leather toe to the sole sole @ This en the shoe just where the The
 always been used by all custom shoemes the that found a Full Shoe Q ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-03

Uncle Sam has the following to say on the s Service he had this clause: tAll shoes to be Would the United States Government insist
 Can you, MT. Consumer afford to buy what t When you spend your money for shoes you this when you buy shoes that are guaranteed There is only one complete line that is made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-10

against the action of the delegations
spokesman last might in yielding the
states place on the presidential .nomi-
mating roll to Utah. he was ruled out
of order and Governor Vardaman of
Mississippi was recognized to move that
the convention proceed to the nominal
ton of a vice presidential candidate
The motion was carried with ap-
plause. -
Senator Stone of Missouri asked for
information regarding the rules for
nominating speeches. He was inform
ed that there was-ne= rule and made a
motion that all nominating speeches be
limited to 10 minutes each, and that
seconding speeches be not more than
two for each candidate and not longer
than five minutes each. %
( Chairman James in putting the mo-
tion did not state that part of the
motion holding the seconding speeches
to two and the motion as adopted was
in accordance with his statement and
limited the speeches in time, but left
them unlimited in number.
Acting Chairman James directed
the call of states to proceed.
ALA bama.''
alabama yields to Indiana" re-
piled the chairman of the delega-
ton from that state and the follow
ers of John W. Kern cheered Justify.
Thomas H. Marshall. Democratic
candidate for governor of Indiana,
was sent to the platform to offer Mr..
Kern's name as the first on the list.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-10
HIS MIND GIVES WAY.
Bishop Potter No Longer Recognizes
Those at His bedside. -

Cooperstown. n. Y. July 10.-While
it is believed that Bishop Henry c.
Potter's death is not iminent, his
condition was such TO-DAY as to cause
grave apprehension. message has
been sent to his son. Alonzo Potter.
to return at once to Fernligh.
Until yesterday the eminent prelate's
mind had been active and his dis
position cheerful. In the turn for the
worse he lost strength and it was re-
ported that he failed to recognize
those at his bedside. His physicians
in a bulletin stated that the progress
was. not so favorable as. on the day
before as the bishop was much
weaker than yesterday morning. The
heart trouble and the patients age
caused his condition to he regarded
as critical as ever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-10

Of society is going forward with re-
sistless force. We can not stop the
triumph of the truth. We may ac-
ceierate it: we may retard it; we can
not stop it.
But if I were to talk too long on
principles like these I might be tempt
ed to apply them to conditions Qaugh-
ter and applauSe) and to the issues and
that is not my purpose this morning.
"A great honor has fallen to me. The
voters OF a great party have made me ,
their standard bearer. 1 need not tell
you that 1 did not buy this nomina-
ton. / need not tell you that l had
no way of coercing people.
Why, my friends, 1 have no way of
ceorcing the people who live about me
no way of coercing the people of Nor
NAL or of Lincoln or, of Lancaster or
of Nebraska, much less of the United
States. 1t is not for me to say whether
they have acted wisely at Denver or
not. I am glad that the, responsibility
is theirs not mine. haughter)-
Free Will Offering.
This 1 know: 1 appreciate it be-
cause 1t has been a free will offer
ing presented by some six million of
nv countrymen. We are going to
do the best we can to present to the
public the issues of this campaign.
We are going to meet you as we can
and then we are going 10 believe that
whatever the result is on election day
1T is going to be good, and II it is for
us we will feel that we are going TO
be permitted to put into practice the
principles which will be presented;
and if it is against us we Will know
that we can learn by the manner in
which our opponents apply their
principles whether they were right in
advocating them or we were right in
opposing them. Al
"You have come out at the begin
ming of the campaign. come out just
a often as you will. And there rs one
thing about it, the pleasure of sue
cess will be moderated by the fact
that it will take us from you and the
sorrow of defeat will be softened by
the. fact that 1t will leave us with
you. (Great applause.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-10
R. J. KEARNEY INJURED.
Assaulted by Robert Pigg and Pain
So fully Hurt.

According to r.; ]. Kearney. head OF
the employment agency at sol Kansas
avenue, he was the victim of a most
brutal assault today at the corner Of
Third street and Kansas avenue at the
hands of Robert Pigg, head of the To-
peka Employment Agency. DR.. Keith
took is stitches in Kearney's head in
dressing the eight wounds the latter
had sustained in the encounter with
Pigg. -
Kearney went direct from the doc
ney and swore out a complaint against
his assailant. The police are looking
for Pigg. who disappeared after the
fight.
Kearney declares that he had had no
trouble at all with Pigg. He said he
was walking down Kansas avenue
when he met Pigg. without word
the latter grabbed him. he says, and
saying, I've got you now, you
- proceeded to draw some
weapon from his pocket and hammer
Kearney's head into a mass OF cuts
and bruises.
The police believe that there had
been some previous trouble or rivalry
between the heads of the two employ
ment agencies.
The county attorney decided not to
issue a warrant.
Pigg came to the county attorneys
office with a black eye and a towel
tied around his head and declared that
Kearney hit him first. Il was trying to
make peace with him when he hit me, .
said Pigg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-10
GEORGE AND WILLIAM.
Resemblance Claimed by Democrats
Between Washington and Bryan.

Denver, July 10.-The friends of
William Jennings Bryan, nominated
for the presidency here, will have as
one of the campaign arguments be-
hind his canvass the resemblance of
the eminent Nebra skan to George
Washington. Ii is said that the coun-
try will now be flooded with postcard
folders proving the resemblance be-
tween the Democratic Joseph and the
Father of His Country. John NJ
Jones. a New York artist, has taken
out copyright on a special design
tending to prove beyond shadow of a
doubt this striking resemblance.
Artist Jones device shows three pic
lures. First. picture of George
Washington in powdered wig: second,
a picture of Bryan: third. a-picture of
the powdered wig without the face of
washington. When the powdered wig
from the face of Washington is fitted
over the benign counteance of Mr..
Bryan it is difficult to tell.the differ
enoe between the duplication and the
original. There can be no question
that there is a strong facial resefn-
blance between Bryan and Washing
ton: the same eyes. the same nose. the
same lines at the mouth and the same
strong chin are common character
istic between them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-10
FINAL PROCEEDINGS.
story of the Last Session of Democrat
Convention.

Convention Hall, Denver. July 10
At 1 o'clock the hour to which the
convention adjourned this morning
not one-fourth of the delegates were
in their seats and they were coming
slowly into the hall. '-s-- q
The long, hard session of last night
conducted as 1t was. in great heat.
and the excitement caused by the
physical work of the two great demon
STATIONS in honor of Mr.. Bryan, all
combined to make most ample excuse
for late arrivals.
Today the heat was even greater
than yesterday and the temperature
inside the hall was high and uncom-
Portable. The public, however, SEEM
ed to have as much interest as ever
in the convention and the galleries
were packed long before any consid-
cradle number of delegates had ar
rived.
Among the first delegations to reach
the convention was that of Texas and
when L. Irving Handy of Delaware,
who last night placed George Gray in
nomination. walked into the hall, the
Texans who had prepared a banner
for vice president bounced upon
him.
IF we nominate your man will you
make him accept?''
I'll do my best replied Mr.. Handy
and the Texans highly pleased with
his reply set themselves to doing mis-
sionary work of the most energetic
character for the man of their choice.
1t was arranged that Charles p. Ball
Of the Lone Star state should make a
speech in favor of Judge Gray.
The Virginia delegates after their
arrival in the convention hall. declared
that they would cast complimentary
vote on the first ballot for William G..
Conrad Of Montana. There was,
however a strong feeling among the
Virginians in favor of Charles A.
Towne of New York, when it came to
serious work
Gray Movement Checked.
J. The Texans in their enthusiasm for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-10
LOCAL MENTION.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry F. Guthrie Of
1870 Harrison street. are the parents
of a daughter. born this morning
Dr. A. B. Jeffreys returned today
from Chicago where he went last Nom
day to take his baby boy to the Pas
-teur institute, for treatment for a bite
inflicted by dog supposed to have
been suffering from rabies. The doctor
left the little fellow in Chicago with his
mother. The physicians at the insti-
tute. after an examination of the dogs
brain. which DR.. Jeffreys took there
with him. declared that the animal had
all the symptoms of the rabies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-10

Judge. Gray encountered strong dis
coura cement when they met Josiah
Marvel, the campaign manager for the
Delaware man. He gathered a num-
Der of them about him in the aisle in
front of the chairman's rostrum and
urged them to cease their work in be-
half of Judge Gray.
II beg of you" he said. that you
will not make it necessary for me to
get up in the convention and declare
that Judge Gray will. not take the
place. $500
HE will not do 1T tell you posi-
lively that he will not take the nomi-
nation if it is offered him and in my
opinion he will not take the place if
he is elected --s
The Texans however, remained un-
convinced and refused to discontinue
their efforts to bring about the NOM
nation of Judge Gray.
Judge George Gray has written a
letter to the Delaware delegation
which was shown to the Texas delega-
ton by Irving l.. Handy, when the
movement in behalf of Gray for vice
president began. to develop strength, in
which he said.
you. of course, know from my let
ter to the Democratic state convention
were appointed delegates to the Dem
ocratic national convention of my abb
solute' unwillingness that my name
should be presented as a candidate for
the presidency. Since then 1 repeated
~ in the public press and otherwise
stated that 1 would not be candi-
date for such nomination and / now
write to you. and through you to the
Delaware delegation my unqualified
and peremptory. refusal to have my
name considered.
81 suppose ] need hardly add that
all l have said applies equally to the
suggestion of my name to the vice
presidency and that under no circum-
stances could I accept the honor of
such nomination. ...
Called to Order.
1t was 1:40 p. m. before Chair
man Clayton raped ror order. Vice
presidential conferences were in
progress all over the hall at the time
and it was some little while before
the delegates gave their attention to
the chair. Mr.. Clayton was too
hoarse to make himself heard and
spoke to a reading clerk to introduce
1.-THE Rev. Father Martin ]. Corbett.
! of westfield, n. Y, who delivered the
| Invocation.
The priests mention of the name OF
that God fearing leader. William Jen-
nings Bryan" called out a ripple of ap-
plause which was renewed when he had
Isconcluded.
Mr.. Clayton's horseness soon became
so serious that he yielded the gavel tC
Representative Ollie James of Ken
lucky.
| A member of the Massachusetts dele
cation arose and began to protes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-10
WHO SENT HIM POISON.
Mystery i'm the Death of DIR. Wilson
Is Still UnsOlved.

Philadelphia, July 10.-The delayed
inquest in the case of DIR. William II.
Wilson. who died June rs. after drink
ing bottle of ale containing cyanide
of potassium was held today and the
jury rendered a verdict that the physi-
clan came to his death from drinking
the poisoned beverage sent him by
persons unknown" The mystery
therefore remains as deep as ever.
The principal witness at the inquest
was Mrs. Wilson, the wife of the dead
man who testified that her husband
had quarreled with a man who had de-
manded money from him. Her hus-
band. Mrs. Wilson said. gave the man
the money and she identified a receipt
in court said. to have been given by
the man to her husband.
The name Of the man was not made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-10
SHERMAN NOT WELL.
His Physician Still Visits Him Twice
Every Day.

Utica. n. Y, July lot is stated
today for James S. sherman. the
Republican nominee for vice presi-
dent. that no arrangement has been
made as to when he will undergo an
operation. His physician visits him
twice daily and is carefully observing
his condition.
1t is said that Mr.. Sherman has
recuperated more slowly than after
any previous attack and his condition
is such that it would not permit any
great strain