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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-23
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
q. 8. SENATE.
a.C Hensbrough........"".....Deyi Devils Lake
CONGRESSMAN.
a. y. dronna Lakota
FEDERAL OFFICERS.
q, 8. District Judge .............C. F. Amidon
Y. 9. marshal Y. Shea
S II =: Att g .i.fMa q; honeke
Surveyor General ......"....E A.: Williams
National Bank Examiner....-..;Eis; Tyler
Collector ons e + Of i Customs customs + Q co,iector: I y. N F1son
..anu ~. oIncialr
STATE SUPREME COURT.
Chief Justice. II. Morgan
Associate Justices ........ ........ =; Engerud
Clerk Of supreme Court..........R. 3. Hoskins
Reporter of Supreme Court..........F w. Ames
STATE OFFICERS
Governor. John Burks
Lieutenant Governor"..""".:aa.p :: LEWIS Lewis
Secretary of State blairsdeil
State Auditor 1. Holmes
Conf ON Of Of 1n ar;d1a1tnrs g Gil G9epaS5
Sup't Public Instruction. ......W. L. S%tockwell
STATE sSin,I Lan a.Sopa, E. E.. n Ii a csssl
State Bank Examiner..........D. K. Brightbi!l
State Game Warden. . y .TE !hien
State ~ Inspector. 8 n;:am. oh
E. stafne, Simon Westby, j. W. Foley, secy.
DISTRICT COURT.
ooaes s ssxsnsn p1s1rloe Waiter ni e; SIV Princs
y LEGISLATIVE.
STATE
Eighteenth District. G henry n Mc P1ain
Fortieth District. Chas. ". f1ain.
REPRESENTATIVES,. !,
Eighteenth D~istrict-Joseph Crawford and
Usher L.. Burdick.
Fortieth District-James MCDOWELL ana
Robert Griffeth.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
G Sseisssl A Of pseds " Altar Pinf RS%sa
County Treasurer. o Sheeha9
s c1nnty judge E. porval
States Attorney. y. 1oHh son
ssn opnt Psblie schools NJ NJ +; b S1YG@
sup't Board Of Health........D.: Jas. semp!e
Clerk of ". otorlle
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
First District ~ 4 W Wieneeke
Fourth District. Ole; l. dleV!y'
Fifth District REID
CITY OFFICERS.
Peter 2; ,hopriva.
City Auditor. E. thompson
City Treasurer u = = M araas
e eass ssfsoofrpolloe':::MHH Il: Murphy 1rdSs
City Attorney. d; Gq1don
City Justice Geo; " ;rrraiiIe
Police Justice A. farren.
ALDERMAN.
First dec. Morris Orion, Jas. Brosnahan
Second Ward.......M Morrison, A. F. Gardner
Third Ward. ..... Chas. Haugh, Jno. Crawford
SCHOOL BOARD.
Members of Board of Education-H.- D.
ALERT, Chas. Hunter, Jno. McGauvran, E. j.
Fox, j. j. Mahoney.
ALL T, Truax.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-23

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.-Meet on Wednes
day evening of zach week at the K. of P. hall.
e. H. GORDON, &C
F. w. BLEAKLEY, Recorder.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-23

10. F.-Langdon Court, Independent Order
of Foresters, meet in the Workmen hall, the
drst and third Tuesdays of each month.
W. A. FERGUSON, G. R.
J.H. Balm, Rec. sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-23

hail over Ferguson RESTAURANT. :"
JAS. HAMILTON, M G.
C. E. MAHoN, sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-23

First Ward...... Morris Orion, Jas. Brosnahan
Second Ward.......M NJ. Morrison, A. F. Gardner
Third Ward $685.. Chas. Haugh, Jno. Crawford
SCHOOL BOARD.
Members of Board of Education-H; D.
ALERT, Chas. Hunter, Jno. McGauvran, 4. j.
Fox, j. j. Mahoney.
......J. MINE
III lrua3'
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
TARIFF INI0UITIES.

IL Is possible for an American to
purchase starch In England, which
was made In and exported from this
country, and ship 1t back to the
United States at less-cost than II he
had purchased the same commodity
In his own country. Forty cents can
be saved on every 100 pounds Of
American starch bought in England
and Ieshipped to the United States.
| This Illuminating disclosure OF the
workings OF Dingleyism was made
before the ways and means commit
toe ON Wednesday, when the starch
tariff schedules were under discus
sion. According to the testimony OF
the sales manager OF the Corn Pro-
ducts Refining company olefourth of
the starch manufactured bv that
concern is shipped to Great Britain
and sold at loss of 10 cents hun
bred pounds.
There is something incongruous In
this. Whatever justification may be
found In the old story OF dumping
the surplus ON the foreigner we
believe, In the case in punt, that ex.
cuse will not hold. A surplus
amounting 70 IS per cent is, TO say
the least, reflection on the admin
istratise direction of the company
Ii leads TO the inference that the
company largely controls the domes.
tic market, in consequence of which
1t is enabled TO charge what it
| pleaseS; but, facing a different con-
dttion abroad, has to lower its prices.
Now, II the higher wages, etc, IN
this country will permit this com
pany To sell It's goods cheaper abroad
than at home, why must protection
be given here?
This revelation Is In keeping with
Others concerning steel, watches and
other commodities for which the
people are taxed heavily and uniustly
because OF an unequal ana oppressive
hariH system. If direct testimony
like this fails Co bring about a rad
teal amendment in the ningle,
ScheduleS-and we doubt it-uotbinl
short OF 4 revolution will accomplish
Il. Tariff iniqutties are worse thar
trusts. Wall Street Summary.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
TAFT PROPOSES TO
KEEP PROMISE
Tariff Revision Must not be a
Farce, President Elect Says.

John Lathrop in Capital News
Washington, d. c., Dec. Like
, fash from clear sky came the dec
I,,ation that william II. Taft was
considering warfare on Speaker Can
non If the latter did not align him
self with the tariff reylsionists VINO
puroose really to revise the schedules
and do so according 10 the unques-
rloned demand Of the people OF the
nation.
Up to the middle OF the week emo
inc November q, IL had been well
Lnown that the staudpatters had
fixed their program for the winter
and that the methods whereby the
tariff recommendations OF the ways
and means committee we're 10 DC
made 40 was already determined.
Representatives OF highly protected
interests went about Washington
boasting that they had been assured
everything would be all right; that
the committee was forced to hold
hearings and take testimony; nut
that they need fear nothing from
the Payne bill which is to be report
ed to the house at the beginning OF
the special session in March.
These statements came from
sources leaving no room TO douo'
/ that such assurances mad been given
/ TO me personally men powerful IL
their Industries and who from my
own knowledge of them In past years
usually know what they are saying
stated In express terms that theI
had received such assurances.
Furthermore, the entire newspaper
colony OF 200 men were given ik'
statements by numberless representa-
lives of the highly protected inter
csts.
Another fact which had been &C
cepted as settled was the reelection
Of Mr.. Cannon as speaker. But
when the statement was Issued iron
Hot Springs that Mr.. Taft Nigh
make war on the speaker, the at
mosphere instantly changed. Fror
that moment 1t became apparen
that there must be something el
fectual In the form Of the tariff re
adjustment, and that no pretens
would be accepted for the snbstanc
which had been demanded by tn
people Of both political parties. An
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10

handed ballot at the polls, and OF
course, there is M time to study the
thing over then. 10 many other
states such publication Is made COM
pulsory. The state press has taken
up the suggestion Of the Post in
u very satisfactory manner, and as
the measure is entirely bipartisan,
and has the merit of being the right
thing we trust that the coming ses-
sion will see its way clear to adopt
this beneficial change In the election
law Of this state. By giving publica-
tion to the list of nominations
which means publication of the
ballot In its official form-the people
will be brought into touch with the
candidates of all parties, and have
an opportunity for clear-headed
opinion on each ticket. The publ
cation is generally made two or three
weeks before election day, and the
intent of tn, law Is that at least two
papers in towns OF 1000 are required
to publish the ticket, and In smaller
towns the matter Is within the dis
cretion of the county clerk. Such a
law requires the publication of the
ballot for general and state and
municipal elections, and 1t has prov.
en- the right thing in every way. 1t
is an improvement that would be
heartily appreciated BY the people OF
the state at large, and one that is
generally In use. Idaho Falls Post.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10

-- -rs tenure of 6hs speaker be-
came quite as much to be questioned
as did the program Of standpa5 De-
come unassured.
It is not to be understood no" p
aver that all the activity was con-
8rpd to one side, for the supporters
of the speaker were busy as any bees
lining up mem bers for his reelection.
II was some bat embarrassing, out
nevertheless IL transpired, that let-
tiers we're sent to all republican men,
bers-elect asking them II they were
FOR the return OF the speaker to bis
position of headship. These letters
taken with the attitude OF the Ialt
men combined to present to mem oers
NJ the sixty first congress problem
little short OF maddening; for, IT
they committed themselves to the
sneaker, they thereby in many In
stances would offend their const1tu'
encies: while, II they antagonized Mr..
Cannon, he would probably retaliate
nv refusing them desirable commit
tee assignments II he should chance
to he again made head Of the house
II has been assumed that the "a
cific coast constituencies as mass
are for thorough revision; this has
been coupled with full knowledge
that the timber and lumber interests
oppose reduction of their lines, that
the coast hop men do likewise, and
that other special lines affected oy
the general scheme Of revision along
the Taft plans take the same posi-
ton.
But 1t has been quite universally
assumed that the far western people
OF the nation are rather disposed u
ask their representatives not to com
nit themselves too strongly TO tint
Cannon cause.
Beyond question, then, every con
gresham from the coast who IS u
sit In the coming sixty-frst congress
has bad put up to him quite squared.
the issue as to Cannon or anti-Can
non, and In that respect their ex
perience has been common with tina
of every other republican member.
| am sure that the situation jus
now favors the cause Of those VIII
demand real revision. Although an
other alteration in the status ma
; take place as 1t did the past fort
) night, yet the conditions are ripe 70
the real reylsionist winning out.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
nAFEGIAHn TiiH BALLOT.

Some days ago tne Idaho Falls POST
had a very pertinent editorial, In re-,
lation 10 the publicity Of the nom
inees OF the yariOu, parties ID an
election. In the course Of the ed
ltorlal 10 was suggested TO the mem
beers OF the legislature that Ia"
should be passed at the coming ses-
sion compelling the publication oil
the Official ballot in two OF the prln-
clpal papers Of the county for two or
more weeks before general election;
to he published In two papers repre-
senting the two dominant parties.
Unquestionably the suggestion Is
most logical. This would give the
voter all opportunity TO study men
as we'll as measures. II they did not
thoroughly understand the Austria
liam ballet system they would then
be IN position 10 gain needed infor-
nation. Ever though this system OF
voting has been In use for a number
Of years, yet there are many who can
not cast a vote intelIigently, and as a
result their vote is thrown out on
legal grounds and they Use their
franchise.
In this precinct we had several
| illustra lions In favor Of this conten'
ton. For Instance, some evidently
had an idea that by making a cross
opposite the first name on the ballot
they were voting for the entire
ticket. The result was that tnej
voted for one OF the three electors
and failed to express a preference lol
men upon the state and county tick
OF. If these voters could have seer
a sampe ballot before they went t
the polls they could have voted more
inteligently. If they were undecid
ed as TO the proper method of exer
cisine their preference some membe
of the family would undoubtedly bt
able TO give them the desired infor
nation.
1t is true such law would YER
materially increase the election ex
peDses In tire state as it would meal
that the ballot should be publshe
In forty-two papers, Ia order TO com
ply with such law. 1t is the dut
of the legislature To place every pos
sible safeguard around the ballot
and to educate the voter to a pr0pe
method Of casting his ballot is one {
the necessary methods OF safeguard
ing his ballot.
The writer has edited newspapers /
two states where this plan Of educat
ing the voter was enacted into Law
and for the interest of the more {
less ignorant voter was very bent
, fetal. More beneficial, in fact, tina
was the cost Of the publication.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
WHAT JUSTICE CAN DO.

Peter Van Vlissingen was a
wealthy real estate dealer and phil
anthropist In Chicago He owned
fast automobiles. He belonged to
many clubs. He was man OF "high
reputation and business standing"
In his real estate business he ac-
quired the habit OF duplicating mort
cages and deeds. Not having incor-
porated himself he did this person.
ally and not by dummy or attorney.
These duplicate mortgages and deeds
he sold to the amount Of nearly a
million dollars, In moment of ex.
treme folly he became careless and be
forged one little note for 81, 800 and
was caught
After luncheon Monday he was ar
rested AT ; O'Clock he was taken to
the district attorneys office. At
I3l5 he was indicted. At AIS be
was put on trial and at O'Clock SEN
tenced to fourteen years in prison.
/ 1 Ats NAt0"c "AA1N lANAAGC eau w.
Mr.. Van VlisSingen errors are
obvious, lie should have incorpor,
ated, lie should have issued inflated
binds instead of merely duplicating
mortgages. lie should have recap
italiEed himself, leased himself. guar
anteed his leases, issued stock on the
guarantees, guaranteed dividends or
that and unluaded on innocent In
yestors, WILSON'S and orphans" Ii
all these steps he should have EN-
ployed most eminent COUNSEL, a form
er cabinet uiicer and president OF tn,
bar association by preference. II,
should have contributed to the dis
trict attorneys campaign fund
Then he should have merged and re
capitalized his transactions and Von,
to Europe until after election.
/ Why will men Of shrevduesS dis
play such stupidity 10 their theft.
when the safe way to steal has beer
made So plainF-New York World
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10

The papers In the south part OF
the state are considerably wrought
up over county Judge sending chill.
dren To the state reform school be-
cause the parents were unable to sup.
port them. Some OF the papers
maintain that such procedure was
an Injustice while others think 1t
was the proper thing to do and the
Judge acted within the province OF
his ONCE. As the name implies the
school Is u reformatory and must be
looked upon by the inmates the same
as the peultentiary Is looked upon by
the conylcts. 1t does not look hard
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
WILL rULVILL PLEDGEs


The Payette Independent. ore OF
the most ably edited republican pa
pers which come 10 our exchange
table, has faith 10 believe that the
republican party will fulfill every
pledge made 10 the people In their
party platform. The editor Of that
paper takes It for granted that the
members Of the legislature from Can
yon county are honorable men. and
he has no reason TO see why the
members elect from other parts Of
the state should not be just as hon
est.
lie realizes, however, that a great
amount Of influence will be brought
10 bear TO defeat the local option
pledge. lie views the matter from
logical standpoint when he says,
Its opponents will use every pro-
posed measure as club against It's
advocates. 4" In this connection he
says, Ia substance, that the Tepubll-
can legislators are pledged to a
specific kind of local option and no
subterfuge will avail. 1t is evident
that the editor Of the Payette INDIE
pendent has too much honor to adVo.
cate the Reputation OF the party
pledges as has been the case with an.
ether republican paper which reaches
US.
This paper goes on to say that the
party Is as strongly pledged to pass
a direct primary. We can agree
With him 10 this position only from
the standpoint that the most of the
campaign speakers, with the excep-
tion Of Hepburn, advocated this
measure. But the state platform
makers repudiated this pledge. The
Recorder heartily agrees with the
Independent that In view OF the fact
that Brady and others promised the
people direct primary law the legis'
lature Is morally bound TO carry out
tbis promise.
Senator Hepburn Is mildly critl-
cIsed for "lambasting' the direct
tunlLy as well as attempted to put
a damper on local option" In this
reference the Independent asks tht
question "When he Is elected will h'
do likewise before the. legislatureY
The editor concluded the paragraph
In reference to Hepburn by saying,
"As before stated the Independent
believes honest men should keep thei
pledges but II conditions should reacl
the point where the republican mem
bers OF the legislature must sacrifice
either the direct primary or Senate
Hepburn, which do the people prefer
I 1t has been reported to the hide
pendent that Senator Hepburn ha
said he would rather defeat the di
, rect primary law than to be eleote,
} TO the United States Senate. II thi
be true ne does not concede the RICH
OF the republican party To make
pledge TO the people which he doe
I not approve. That being the cas-
/ what shall IL be-Senator Heybur
/. or the direct primary"
/. 1t Is a self-evident fact that tn
i. legislature has hard job before II
8 In Its attempt to pass the remedls
3 legislation pledged by the party /
/ the recent campaign. IL Is unfol
Q tunate that some men can be electe
Il to such an important position as I
Q represent district In the Legislature
% who are 80 lost to personal hone
o that thew will repudlate sacre
y pledge to the people. The RecordC
J. does not make this charge; but whe
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
HAVE PUBLICITY.

By the time another campaign
rolls around a bill should pass tile
legislature providing for the publiea-
tlon Of the entie list OF nominations.
including the occupation, place Of
residence and place OF business OF
each candidate ON every ticket,
Such Is the intent Of the Australian
ballot system, aud it is good. The
election law OF Idaho is detective on
that point, and very few people have
the remOteSt idea for who, or for
what they are voting until they are
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10

From Colorado paper The Re-
corder notes the fact that Tellius
Brown, editor OF the Payette Enter
prise, and his good wife have been
presented with baby girl to their
family circle. AS the writer pas
known the editor Of the Enterprise
since he was boy, who at one time
took orders from us, We naturally are
interested In the temporal affairs OF
the Enterprise editor. In any event
the most cordial congratulations are
extended to these charming Payette
people from this part OF the state.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10

a newspaper OF the sgauuiug of lla
payette independent suggests SUCH d
possibility the writer is TO BE- excused
for having some fears as well, thaI
these pledges will not he fulfilled.
IN any event It is pleasure 10
place such a paper as the Payette In
dependent beside another republican
paper, which advocates the repudia-
tlon Of these platform pledges be-
cause there are now too many laws
on tie statute books. The Inde-
pendent Is most delightful anlidote
to take in contrast ~ such nause-
atinR dose.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10

President Roosevelt has decided
that Secretary Root must be the
next senator from New York, 10
place OF appointing him to the SUI
premo bench. The progressive ele-
ment 10 the republican party will no
doubt agree with the president on
this question, as Roots Affiliations
with corporations az an attorney are
too notorious TO wish To see any more
corporation attorneys appointed t.
the supreme bench Just at this time.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10

Both Rockefeller and Carnegie
make the statement that there Is no
happiness In vast riches. Possibly
that is not what bothers their con-
science so much as IL Is the methods
by which they gained their riches.
Few OF us who would not have few
pricks OF conscience occasionally II
we bad To realize In our sober mo-
ments that our Accommodations we're
due largely To robbing the people by
atif,ing competition.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10

1T is becoming patent that the
commission &c take evidence IN the
tariff tearing is becoming consider
able Of farce. OF course the com
mission have nothing TO do with any
class OF men but the manufacturers
or the bsneficiaries and they are all
tn favor uf a reduction--in horn
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10

The raising OF sixty thousand dol
lars in this community for an cleo
trie line, In three days, Is an evil
dence Of thu boosting qualities OF our
people when they become awakened.
IT illustrates the fact that we have
class of citizenship, who are not
afraid to 20 down deep In their peck.
ct when the necessities OF the case
AFi4e
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10

An editor who is so devoid OF per-
sunal honor that he will advocate
the population Of platform pledges
OF bis party, because he thinks there
are too many laws now on the statute
books, has fallen very low Indeed.
The people vino reside In his COM
munlty should at once lock their
smokehouse door.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10

BY right that the future Of these iu-
nOcent children, through no fault Of
their own, should have this stigma
attached 10 their name. The Re-
coIder heartily agrees with the fight
the Capital News is making in the
behalf Of these children. 1t is in
onyenient, but is no crime to be
DnnF
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10

The United States supreme court
has reversed the decision OF some Of
the circuit courts that state can
not dictate 10 the railroads. This
decision Is relative TO the two cent
fare rate law passed by some Of the
states. The supreme court bases
their conclusion upon the theory that
the rate Is not conhscatory.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10

One of thg daa-
that Of aDeak,us 100
from the frequency
people give the worle
u their views on ever po
1t might be thourht 49,
qualifying for the DOst !, |.
the human raes.-chils,. !
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
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