The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-12

pnblished every Thursday at Skowhegan, Me
BY ELMER Il. McNEELIE
Roosevelt goes out of Office COM
paratively poor, man. This is to
his credit.
-he foreign press and leading
prblic men all unite in rejoicings
over the result of the election in this
country.
What is Bryan going to do now?
We don't know; neither do we care.
Our true, inward desire is that he
will continue to be the Democratic
candidate for President. The people
have got sort of used to him, and
know just how to beat him.
Judge Taft made significant
speech, the other night, before the
Cincinnati Commercial Club, in which
he outlined somewhat his policy,
stating that every honest enterprise
need have no fears, but would be in
sured square deal, and that the law
of the land would be enforced.
A burglar with some idea of the
fitness of things, has been found.
While the residence of very wealthy
man in New York, Mr.. Daynton, was
being burglarized, one of the burglars
standing guard over the family spoke
up: "Don't take those wedding
rings. / am a married man and have
some sentiment about wedding rings
The rings were left.
The great Cuban patriot and states
man, Thomas Estrada Palma, passes
out, with hardly three line notice i'll
some of the papers. Great in his day,
really giving his life to his country,
the malcontents prevented him from
holding the office of President more
than one term. His relatives re-
ceived messages of coincidence from
President Roosevelt and Judge Taft.
The National Grange, with three
thousand farmers as delegates hailing
from 80 States, began its 42d annual
session in Washington, yesterday. a
concerted movement will be inaugur-
ated among the three million mem-
bers of the organization to secure the
in OF ifc
sion of postal banks and parcels post
legislation, to- which the National
grange is committed.
Some curious person wrote to Pres
ident Roosevelt asking about Taft's
religion. The reply, i'll brief is, ''none
of your business!" and that is Just
right. That is purely a matter be-
tween the individual and his God.
When it comes to the bigoted point
of considering mans religious be-
lief in voting for him for Office, it is
about time for another old Baptist
like Roger Williams to rise and do
business.
Ever since election day the Repub
lican victory has grown in magnitude.
Previous to the election Chairman
Hitchcock of the Republican COM
mittee, who by the way is one of the
brightest young men in the country
gave his forecast that Taft would
have 325 votes in the electoral col
lege. As the case stands Taft has 321
votes and would have had 327 had it
not been for the split in Maryland.
Democratic chairman Mack, who in
his forecast predicted that Bryan
would have 333 votes, has taken to
the woods. The national House will
be comprised of 21S Republicans, and
175 Democrats.
Charles w. Morse, formerly of Bath,
the sky-rocket financier, is down in
the hollow of the receding financial
pillows. He has found it a most
serious matter to monkey with the
barking laws of the United States.
He has been convicted i'll the courts
of New York of misapplication of the
funds of the Bank ofs~North America,
of which he was Vice President, and
of altering the books of the bank, and
has been sentenced to fifteen years
in prison. A stay of proceedings and
an appeal will put off the eYil day, but
it will probably come. The former
President of the bank, Alfred Fl.
Curtis, was also convicted, but he was
let go, as he had furnished important
testimony, and appeared to be only a
tool in the hands of Morse. Morse
hasn't yet been admitted TO bail and
fingers in Prison.
All the country is feeling the
pulsati ons Of a new life since the
election. The railroads OF the country