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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-06
DECLARED WORSE THAN CANCER.
o. the Two, Pangs Of Toothaohs Ar
Less Easy to Bear.

"You of the younger generation" )"
said the dentist, severely, don't appre-
ciate the importance Of the conquest
Of toothache that dentistry has made.
"Toothache is the worst torture that
ever aflicted mankind. Its pains
7ancinating' they are technically called
ARE worse than the pains of cancer.
Worse than cancer; that is the truth;
have heard 1t from physicians, /
have heard it from three old people
whom cancer finally killed. They all
said that the pain of cancer at Its
worst was mild beside the pain Of the
worst toothache.
"Toothache drove DeQuincey to
epium-eating. DeQuincey., too, says
in his Opium Eater'-like all dentists
I have the passage by heart:
"'No stronger expression OF tooth
aches intensity and scorching fierce
ness can be imagined than this fact
that, within my private knowledge
two persons, who had suffered alike
under toothache and cancer, have pro
nounced the former to be, on the scale
of torture, by many degrees the worse
In both, there are at times lancinatint
pangs-keen, glancing, arrowy radia
tions of anguish; and upon these thu
basis of comparison is rested
paroxysm against paroxysm--with th'
result that ! have stated"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-06
Death of Mrs. Fliehman

Emma d. Fiiehman, beloved
wife of George j. Fllehman of
st. Louis and mother of Elizabeth,
Henry, Emma, Clara, Emelia
Ruth, Edith and George Flieh-
man entered into rest November
4th at A p. m. age fourty-seven
years. Mrs. Fliehman was born
and raised at High Hill and is
well known and highly respected
by many friends in this County
Messrs. Henry and Fritz Wagner
of this City are half brothers o1
the deceased. The funeral was
held at the family residence, 2O22
Rutger Street, st. Louis, Friday
Nov. 6 at 2 p. m.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-06
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Happenings of Interest in
and About Montgomery

Mrs. DR.. Graves is the guest of
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Knox visit
ed here Sunday.
Cbas. Nuns of Kansas City
spent Sunday here.
HerndoD Whiteside was the
guest Of homefollSs this week.
Mr.. e. E. Moore Of st. Louis
was in Montgomery this week.
Herbert Sharp of Columbia was
home for few days this week.
Harry Ham of st. Louis came
hon to vote and was taken sick.
Miss Katie Hunter entertained a
mum Der of her friends Tuesday
night.
Miss Ethel Gilliland of Wells
vile is the guest of Miss Pauline
White.
Miss Clara Vogt returned We'd
nesday from q two weeks visit in
st. Louis.
Misses Maggie and Celia Cow
ington were shopping in Mont
gomery Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Garrett of Americus
visited her sister, Mrs. Lucy
Kidwell this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McLaugh-
lin of Buell. were shopping in
Montgomery Thursday.
MI. and Mrs. james Elder are
visiting Mrs. Elders brother, MIR.
Mudd in Marling this week.
Monte Nuns, who is student
OF the University of Missouri was
here several days this week.
Dorset Graves and Hugh Woods
of Columpia and Booker Graves
of Ottumwa, Iowa came home to
vote.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Garner
and little daughter left Thursday
for Mercer, Mo. for two weeks
visit with relatives.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-06
TAFT CARRIES
MISSOURI
The Entire Republican State
Ticket is Elected
THE LEGISLATURE IS IN DOUBT
T he Republicans Elect Six
Congressman

The GLOBE-DEMoCRAT of this
morning says: Taft's plurality in
Missouri grows 18th the complete
and official returns or each county
that come in, and the election of
the entire Republican state ticket
by safe pluralities seemed certain
late last night. AT the Republican
State Committee headquarters
Taft's plurality was estimated
close to 1000, with twelve counties
yet to be heard from, among
which were banner Republican
districts. Estimating the chances
of the chances of the state ticket
on the Taft lead, Secretary Rush
G. Lake, in charge of Republican
headquarters during Chairman
Dickey absence, elaine the en-
tire state ticket will go through.
The Democrats claim the election
of their state ticket, with the ex-
ception of the governor, but base
their claims on a system of addi-
tion and substraction, in which
they juggle the vote of Bryan and
Taft beyond all recognition.
According to special dispatches
to the Globe Democrat last night
inclu ding both official returns and
estimated pluralities from every
county in the state, Taft has a lead
of 3419. Taft's total vote, partly
made up OF pluralities only, is
04,323. Bryan's total is SOC, 1904
1t is thought official returns from
the counties on which an estimate
only has been made, will cut down
Taft's lead, probably not more
than thousand. The counties
yet to be heard from officially are
scattered throughout the state. anC
are claimed by both Republican,
and democrats. The Republican
Committee claims gain on tn.
late returns, however.
OmeIioh Second to Hadley
The Republican state ticket is
running behind Hadley, but clos'
enough to Taft to overcome thu
vote of the opposition. The Dem
ocratic candidates are running
with or little behind Bryan. tn
Old Guarders claim, but it i
! thought no candidate will hav
enough to elect him on the oficia
count. Gemelich. for lieutenan
governor, is probably leading tn
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-06

Republican ticket, except Hadlty.
Painter, his opponent, yesterday
admitted to friends that he was
probably defeated. Painter told
a reporter for the Globe Dem ocfat
that the claims being made by the
Old Guarders that they would
elect the entire state ticket was a
joke.
Legislature in Doubt
I The complexion of the legisla-
ture was unchanged by the returns
yesterday. The vote on repre-
sentatives and state senators are
coming in more slowly than
the others and no changes have
been reported. The Republicans
will control the House by three or
four votes, according to the pres
ent situation. The state senatorial
situation is unchanged and that
branch of the Legislature will be
Democratic. The Republican
State Committee received the
official report from De Kaib
County yesterday announcing the
election of Finley Mcclure over
John H. Kimmett, Dem mocrat for
the State Legislature. This knocks
off the tie reported yesterday
and gives the Republicans ma
jority of two. Other doutful
Counties claimed by the Repub-
licans are expected to give them
a majority of three or four. The
results for the Senate will not be
definatc'y known until the official
count, il is thought. The Demo-
Gratis have eleven hold-over Sem
ators and claim the election OF
twelve. The Republicans have
six hold-overs and claim five
m ore by the election. The figures
of both parties are only guesses
however, as the districts out are
still doubtful and an official count
may be needed to make the re-
suits certain.
Six Republican congressman
The congressional situation is
unchanged the Republicans hav-
ing carried the Tenth, Twelfth,
Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Six
teenth. The successful candi-
dates are :Richard Bartholdt, Tenth
Harry M. Coudrey. Twelfth; Pol
lite Elvins, Thirteenth; CA. Grow,
Fourteenth; G. H. Morgan, Fiji
teenth and A. P. Murphy, Six.
teenth.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-06

The candidate for sh- Legisla-
ture w. Q. Goshorn, Republic an
and E. P. RoSenhnrger, Ormo-
crat were both aole men and
made complete canvasses of tn :
County. Mr.. toSenberger was
elected however by majority of
105 votes.
Charles w. Covington, the Re-
publican candidate for County
Judge in the second District de-
feated Judge Logan by the ma
jority of II. Judge Walz the
present incumbent from the first
District is again victorious.
Judge Lichte holds over. The
County Court is Republican
VIM. Constance our candidate e
for Assessor defeated the Demo-
cratic candidate, w. T. Worland.
In another column will be
found the unofficial vote of the
County by precincts as far as re-
ported at the time of going to
press. The official vote will be
published next week.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-06
Sans Souci Farm For Sale

For the next thirty days we
offer this elegant stock farm at a
bargain. Apply to
ct. @. L. CLARK REALTY Co.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-06
GOVERN NoR-ELECT~HE 5. HADLEYI
PROGRAM

Meeting to be caned to order
by Pres. j. B. Shores at 10 am.
In ocation.
Address of we,com by w. w.
Worley, Pres OF Commercial
Club.
Response by Pres. J. b Shores.
Appointment of committees.
Report and Sc retary and
Treasurer.
Report of committee on enter
tainment.
Friendly greeting
Adjournment-noo hour.
Benefits to be derived from our
cunyention-G E Higdon, Rich
mond, Mo, and Ava DeFord,
4 tcmOnt. Mo.
Asses ments-Freluency, Man.
ner cnG rate r. s2me-E. S.
Californian, " arrensburg, Mo,
and NJ X Curtr. Tnt. Paris, Mo.
Many reasons Why prefer
Mutual to O.d Line ius urance-
{. F. Eau, StewartSyi e, Mo,
Report of county mutCais.
Adjournment-supper hour.
Adjournment-surper hour.
Where, when and how shall 1
insure my farm propcrty?-Chas.
W. Steiman, Dalton. Mo. and w.
b. Flowers, Meadville, Mo.
Is it wei to limit the amount
of insurance written on a build
ing or an animal and allow con-
current insurance with an old
lire company?-G. G. Harness,
Bunceton, Mo, and Thos. j Rice,
Shelbina, Mo.
Report of county mutuals, con.
tinued.
Adjournment.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-06

The Republicans of Montgomery
County are to be congratulated
upon the splendid victory of last
tuesday. The fight was a hard
one and the Democratic Com
mittee and Parry workers contest
ed every inch of the ground. The
Repu bucsu, riscted six of the
nine candidates ON the ticket and
carried the County for Taft and
Hadley by u small majority.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-06

j. M. Hufstuttler, maker of high
grade umbrellas and parasols,
will be at Mr.. G. P. Thomas to
do all kinds of umbrella and par.
asol work from Nov. 9th to the
14th.
Word was received from Paul
Gill, who is working in a Piano
Factory in South Haven, Mich.
The Secretary of the firm says
that he will be we'll fitted to tune
anyones piano by Christmas.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-06

Mrs. Georgia Brown of Ethlyn;
Mo. is the guest of her grand
father, John Cockrell, and the
family of DR.. G. E. Nuns in
Montgomery this week.
After three weeks visit with
Gerty Flood, Ivy Moran returned
to Mt. Pulaski, Illinois, Thursday.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-06
AstonIshed.

F.! "Just think" exclaimed the sweet
Boy graduate, Il have secured a posi-
tiOn already and the head Of the Arm
mas promised to pay me what ! am
eTorth."
'Well, what of it?"
II did not think there was that much
lneney In the world. Houston Post
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-06
Death of Mrs. Geo. Black.

Mrs. Geo. Black, beloved wife
OF George Black passed quietly
aways.last Friday evening at 8
o'clock at her home near this
city. The funeral services were
conducted at the Catholic church
by Father Gross. The remains
were laid to rest in the st. Mary's
Cemetery.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-06
NOVEMBER 18th.

Legisla ation-W l.. Shouse,
Shelbina, Mo-, and H. F. Stapel,
Rockport, Mo.
naccounted for or mysterious
fires.-Geo. w. Frey, Trenton,
Mo-, and G. E. Higdon, Richmond,
Mo.
Round Table-Conducted by
Hugh Tudor, Dawn, Mo.
Report Of county mutuals, con-
tinued.
Adiournment.-n hour,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-06

STRAYED-A red, Irish setter
dog, with light breast, white spot
on forehead. Finder please notify
the undersigned and receive re-
ward. LEE REED.
Montgomery City, Mo.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-06

Importance Of q uniform sys-
tenn of mutual insurance.-John
c. Ray, Bethany, Mo-, and H. K.
Rhoades, Carrollton, Mo.
Best plan of insuring live stock
and adjusting losses on same
l.. ID. Mudd, Montgomery City,
Mo-, and j. E. Six, Warrensburg,
Mo.
Report of county mutuals. con-
cluded.
Election of officers.
The selection of time and place
of next convention.
Report of committees.
Unfinished and new business.
Adjournment.
j. B. Shores, Fayette, Mo-,
w. l.. Shouse, Shelbina, Mo-,
Program Committee.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-06

The fight Cor Office of County
Treasurer was u close one, both
parties putting forth every effort
in behalf .of their candidates but
our candidate won by the small
margin Of ten votes.
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SUBSCRIPTION, $3.50 PER YEAR.

that naval, colonial and general for
eign policy under which the United
States have become in the last
decade a real world power.
Mr.. Bryan aud his policies have beon
especially obnoxious 10 the conservative
business men Of the country. From the
start he has been everywhere actively
opposed by this element, except In those
parts OF the South where tho race oues-
tion has operated to maintain Democrat
lc party solidarity. Its opposition 10
TO him in the populous and powerful
states Of the East and Middle West
active, deep-seated and persistent has
turned tho tide Of battle overwhelming.
ly against him In every one Of his can.
paigns. Even In the South his election
has never been desired by the bulk of
conservative business men. Nor has he
ever hecn regarded with favor by the
conservative agricultural vote OF tho
states OF the East and Middle West.
So far as platitudes and generalitics
are concerned Bryan Is sound enough.
Indeed no one takes Issue with him upon
them. Bnt his concrete proposals are
often utterly inconsistent with them,
showing that In reality he has no fixed
political principles or convictions. While
proclaiming himself disciple of Thomas
jefferson, whose cardinal doctrine con-
cerning our federal system was opposi-
tien to Capitalization, llryan has at the
same time champoned schemes that in
volve Capitalization In the EXTREMIST
form, o. e., government ownership of
railroads, federal license for corpora
tions doing an Interstate business, pro-
hibition of Interstate commerce In ar
ticles manufactured by child labor, and
the establishment OF federal scheme
for guaranteeing bank deposits that
would inevitably bring state banks un-
der stringent federal supervision and
control-a programme the mere annun-
citation OF which as "Jeifersonian' would
cause the bones Of Thomas Jefferson to
bnrat out Of their cerements, were such
a miracle possible.
Some Of his proposals are no poorly
thought out M schemes OF constructive
craftsmanship AZ to be positively ridic-
ulous.
For instance, what could be more abb
surd than his device for 'exterminating
trusts, viz, that the federal government
prohibit the control by any corporation
doing an Interstate business Of moro
than 50+ Of the total amount Of any pro-
tit~uorJ was uuoVIo n't' 80 } 49, .'"'--- ----
an eloquent orator and preacher OF re-
form, but not as a statesman. His place
will be with Wendell Phillips and Will
lam Lloyd Garrison rather than with
Jefferson, Lincoln and Cleveland.
But Bryan lis not the only one at fault.
With him are to be found largo numbers
Of Democratic politicians in all parts Of
Continued on Page Four.l
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utterly inconsistent with his wei
known political maxims. Though
claiming to be "Jetfersonian" it con
tained snch pro Capitalization, anti
states rights proposals as federal Ii
cense for manufacturing and trading
corporations engaged in inter-stat,
commerce, and a federal law com.
pelling national banks to guarantees
each others deposits in a scheme
that would include state banks ant
necessarily bring the latter undel
stringent federal supervision and
control. Though protesting devo
ton to the principal Of equal rights
for all, special privileges for none :
it contained a plank which. if il
meant anything at all, meant the
legalization of the secondary boycott
by exempting ones right to carry on
his business from protection by in
junction. and so placing any busi-
ness man in the country at the mer-
cy Of labor organizations at war with
their employers, though such busi-
ness man had no connection what
ever with the matter in dispute.
On this platform and on his rec
ord Of twelve years Mr.. Bryan ran
his third race for the presidency.
and with what result? A worse de-
ieat than in 1900, both by popular
vote and in the electoral college,
though in 1900 he had been worse
defeated than in 1896.
Under twelve years of Bryan and
Bryanism the short Parker as
tendency existed by the suiferance Of
Bryan--the once certain Democratic
States Of Delaware and West Virgin
ia, the once doubtful States Of Connec-
ticut, New York, New Jersey and In
diana, and the States Of Illinois and
Wisconsin ichCleveland carried in
1892, have become strongly Repub-
lican; while Maryland and Missouri,
and even Kentucky, all once a part
Of the Solid South have become
doubtful. The Democratic party as
national organization has been
practically DESTROYED in every im-
Dixon's line, no states being now
certainly Democratic except Tennes-
see, and the Gulf and South Allan
tic states. The Republican plurality
against Bryan this year wasl 100000
as against $4,000 in 1900 and 6OO,-
600 in 1896; and his vote in the cleo
toral college was only 1852 as against
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32l for Taft In the Eastern states
and the states Of the Pacific Coast
he Jared worse than in 1900. Hi.
nois he lost by $4,000 more votes His
defeat this year is in a significant
sense unprecedented in that for the
first time in our history the people
have returned to power the party
that held office during panic and a
serious business depression--assum.
ing that Tilden was elected in 1876.
That under his leadership the Dem
ocratic party is much weaker as a
national force than in state contests
is shown by the fact that the aggre-
gate pluralities Of the Republican
over the Democrat state tickets this
year were only 100000, as against
Taft's plurality over Bryan of L.
100000 Democratic governors
we're elected in Ohio, Indiana, Min
nesota, Montana and North Dakota,
oil of which Taft carried, and by
tremendous pluralities Except Indi-
ana and Montana. Democratic gov
ernors were nearly elected in Michi-
ga and Illinois, which we're carried
by Taft by puralities Of 100, 900 and
$50, ,OoO, respectively; In New York
Bryan ran 10000 behind the state
ticket; in Illinois, 10000; in Mich
igan, nearly 100000. The state
tickets led him in Connecticut, Cali
fornia, Montana, Nebraska, Tennes-
see, and in short in nearly every
state.
He has spoken of this election as
"the mystery Of 1909. The plain
truth is that the American people
are unwilling to trust in the presi-
Dental chair man Of Mr., Bryan's
type OF mind and temperament
They have no confidence in his
judgment in matters Of statesman
ship and government, even though
they may admire him as a man Of
sincerity, pluck and brilliancy in
politics, and of purity in private life,
Nor have they any higher regard for
Organism than they have for Bryan.
II ia not likely thew wdnld alact N
stands for those financial and eco
nomic proposals and those relating
to labor and the courts, that have been
the paramount issues on which
Mr.. Bryan made his three races for
the presidency, TO say nothing of his
doctrine OF "anti.imperialism' which
would require the abandonment OF
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coin" The platform on which he
was nominated contained the fol-
lowing:
We denounce the Republican
legislation known as the Sherman
act oi 1890 as cowardIy makeshift
iraught with possibilities of danger
IN the future which should make ali
q Its supporters, as well as its auth
Or anxious for its speedy repeal"
A resolution favoring tie free and
unlimited coinage of silver by the
United States alone was presented
to the Convention and rejected by a
viva voce vote of about ten to one.
Five months after his Inaugural
tlon President Cleveland called Con
gress together in extraordinary ses-
sion and submitted to it a message
urgently recommending the repeal
OF the Sherman Act, the country be-
ing then in the throes of severe
financial panic, attributable in his
Judgment largely to the compulsory
imitation of the currency with the
Sherman notes and the consequent
heavy boarding and expectation of
gold. The message precipitated a
fierce struggle between the friends
and opponents Of silver in Congress,
and an even fiercer one between the
President and those Senators and
Representatives of his own party
who favored the liberal coinage of
struggle that lasted con-
tinuously for three months and end
ed in complete victory for Presi-
dent Cleveland, who secured the
passage of the repeating act. By
this course the President incurred
the bitter resentment of the friends
of silver" including the pro- silver
Democrats, many of whom Joined in
the savage denuniciation of him as
a "turncoat," a traitor to his par
ty and a tool of Wall Street" In
June, 1905, a non-partisan conven-
tion of silver Democrats, Populists
and silver Republicans was held in
Memphis, the result Of which was a
general movement by silver Demo
crafts for the nnrnnsA- of nfnn.''s .
to quote their language thr-
ough organization OF the Democrats
Of the several states favoring the free
and unlimited coinage of both gold
and silver on terms of equality, at
l6 20 |, as a necessary and proper
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means of controlling the action o
the National Democratic Convention
OF 1876 upon this vitality importan
question. When the National Con
vention met the next year the Mem
phls programme was carried thor
ough, the silver Democrats securing
complete control Of the national OF
ganizafion of the party, and adopting
a platform which called for the free
and unlimited coinage of both gold
and silver at l6 to independent Of
any other nation. William J. Bryan
was chosen to lead the crusade for
financial Independence The free
silver" question was made the para.
mount issue with the triumphant
proclamation that the party had at
last returned to its ancient faith;
though upon what grounds this
claim was made it is difficult to per-
celve, when we recall that the Dem
ocratlc party, nor any considerable
element Of it, had ever shown espec-
lal friendliness for silver until more
than a decade after the Civil War.
The law providing for the free coin
age of both gold and silver was en-
acted during Washington's admin,
lstratlon, before the Democratic par
ty was born. The first Democratic
President, Thomas Jefferson-foun-
der Of the Democratic party-s soon
after his first Inauguration, by exc
cutive order arbitrarily stopped the
coinage Of silver dollars, making a
dead letter of that part of the law
which permitted their coinage. This
order remained in force for thirty
years, until, during the administra-
ton of Andrew Jackson, another
great Democratic president, it was
ratified by an act Of Congress
changing the ratio so as to prevent
the coinage of silver to any consid-
cradle extent This legislation was
achieved under the leadership of
Thos. II. Benton, Jackson's great
lieutenant in the Senate. Its avowed
purpose was to supply the country
with a oold-instead of silver a curren-
cy, and SuCIr was ,.i.~~-. - .---
suit of this policy of Jefferson, Jack
son and Benton-which was further
carried out in the Coinage Act Of
lS53-only 100000 silver dollars
were coined in the 50 years from