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Chariton courier., 1908-08-07
REPUBLICANPUBLICITY.

There is to be publicity OF
campaign contributions and ex'
penses, law or no law. Will
liam Nelson Cromwell, Harri.
mans lawyer, has fixed it.
Taft, the candidate, says 80 and
laughs.
Sherman will say: Me, too.
Hitchcock looks wise and
smiles.
George Rumsey Sheldon de-
clares: Il have always been in
favor of publicity"
We know it must be all true
for after Mr.. Taft had ordered
and the committee had elected
Hitchcock for chairman and
Sheldon for treasurer, Mr.. Taft
and the committee seemed rath-
er doubtful how Mr.. Sheldon, the
banker Of Wall street, New
York, would be regarded by the
voters, so the following certificate
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

BANKER SHELDON of Wall street,
who is to collect the Doodle from
the trusts and corporations for
the Rupublican campaign, has
the bump of innocence largely
developed. He estimates he
would not know trust if he saw
it and as he has ''never heard q
satisfactory definition of the
bugaboo." 81 don't know
whether I am connected with
trusts or not" The Baa lambs
that visit Wall street will eat this
Republican treasurer if he is as
green as he tries to have US be.
lieve.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

THAT was a good cartoon in
the Philadelphia Record which
depicts Roosevelt trying to open
the prosperity safe of which he
has lost the combin alton. Taft
stands near in evident perplexity
and q hard times calendar has
the months from January to June
marked with q cross.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

A PENNSYLVANIA man died the
other day from the effects Of
swallowing a table knife. This
should be warning to the Re.
publican managers of Minnesota
to watch Jacobson, their candi.
date for governor, whose great
est claim for election is that che
eats pie with knife"
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

Mr. SHELDON, Taft's choice for
treasurer of the Republican com.
mittee, believes money from the
trusts and corporations is not
'tainted." We expected as much,
and later on expect to hear there
are no malefactors of great
wealth if they contribute freely.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

ONE would think that the Re.
publican party could have select
ed some one as their candidate
on the national ticket who was
not known as "Short Weight
Jim" Yet Mr.. Sherman earned
that sobriquet by defending
short weight in his jam pots in a
speech in the last congress.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07
THE average price of all con

The average price of all com.
modities has advanced 1.2 per
cent from June 1 to July 1, but
the decline since July 1, 1907, to
July 1, 1908, has been 1874 per
cent. Eighty-seven cents, there
fore, buys as much now as one
dollar did a year ago. Thus the
Republican panic has added 13
per cent to the incomes of those
who have aa large incomes now
as they had year ago, but to
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

The New York stock market is
so entirely in control of the Har.
riman and Rockefeller interests
that everyone else should let it
alone. Let the frenzied finan.
ciers fight it out, for with them, it
is a case of "dog eat dog" but
for others it is dog eat lamb.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

The ''piazza politicians, "whose
thoughts center on campaign
fund collecting, are laughing at
the Republican treasurer's lack
of knowledge of the federal law
against corporations "organized
under any law of congress" be-
ing allowed to contribute.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

In Southern Virginia the tariff
on peanuts is the issue in the
second congressional district.
One Of the candidates is advo.
eating an increase of the tax to
two cents a pound, the present
tax being one.half cent pound
This can surely be called peanut
politics.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

ALTHOUGH Treasurer Sheldon
has not yet made it public, it is
reported that Rockefeller has
given his cheek for $1,000, 900,
and the Standard Oil directors
have ordered $4,000, 900 to be
paid to the Republican cam.
paign fund. It is, of course,
understood that the suit for the
$40, 100000 fines will be nolle
prosed.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

ALL at sea in Ohio the head
lines say. But Mr.. Vorys de-.
clares the Republicans are
cemented and determin ed to elect
the ticket by 100000 majority.
But how about Foraker and the
colored brethren and the labor
vote?
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07
A REPUBLICAN, FAKE.

That eminent Wall street bank.
er, Mr.. Sheldon, who by the
grace of Candidate Taft was
made treasurer of the Republican
national committee, is said to be
having great success in raising
campaign Doodle. It is under
stood that Mr.. Sheldon does not
stir from his Office at No. 2 Wall
street, but just sends word to the
trust and corporation managers
that they are expected to call or
send their check for q treason.
able amount" These contri.
buttons are for what Mr.. Sheldon
calls the ''legitimate campaign
fund .,of S3,OOO,O00." Whether
Mr.. Hartman is to undertake
the collection of the "boodle
fund" as he did in 1904. at the
request of President Roosevelt, is
yet uncertain, but probably some
one residing outside of the state
of New York will be selentea to
collect this extra campaign fund,
80 that the publicity of that state
will not apply.
Since Candidate Taft has been
driven to the necessity of de.
claring that no contributions
from trusts will be accepted there
is u great desire to know wheth.
er nIr. Sheldon will return those
contributions from the trusts he
has already received. There is
an evident feeling abroad that
all this fuss about publicity
,"after election" and the refusal
of trust contributions is a Repub-
lican fake.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

TWELVE mysterious checks
were received by Treasurer Shell.
don when he was conferring with
Taft at Hot Springs, but you will
have to wait until 'after election"
10 know the names of the male.
factors of great wealth who thus
contributed.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

THERE is no getting away from
the fact that the Republican pol
iticians can evade publicity of
campaign contributions if they
want to and no one doubts they
will want to.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07
BOLSTERING UP PROSPERITY.

The St. Louis and Pittsburg
Sunshine clubs must have miss.
ed connections somehow. Their
tales of prosperity do not seem
to bear inspection at close range.
John T. Milroy of Jersy City
writes to the New York Post
that:
tNine weeks ago [ lost my
place in the business office Of an
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

IF there is any truth in that re.
port from Atlanta of a deal be-.
tween the Democrats and Tom
Watson to throw the electoral
vote of Georgia to the latter, it
had better for all concerned be
reconsidered.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07
of character and promise o.
publicity was given out officially

of character and promise oj
publicity was given out officially
s'Mr. Sheldon is selected OF
the recommendation of Corneliu
N. Bliss. He is president of tn !
Union League club of New York
and was the treasurer of the Re
publican state committee durind
the campaign of Mr.. Hughes TO
governor of New York and rem
dered a complete statement un |
der the publicity law of that stat
of the receipts and expenditures
of the campaign.
"This was one of the reason
that induced his selection, as th /
law of New York regarding pub
licity will apply to his action q
treasurer of the national com !
mittee,'
What the other 'treasons'
were that induced Candidate
Taft and the committee to selec
Mr.. Sheldon as treasurer of tn |
Republican national oommitte
can be judged when we inspec
the list of trusts and corporation
of which, according to tn /
DIRECTORY of Directors" he i
actively connected with.
Mr.. Sheldon is director in th
following trusts and corporal
tions:
American Locomotive Co.,
American Locomotive Auto |
mobile Co.,
Bethlehem steel corporation
Detroit Edison Co.,
Electrical securities corpora
ton,
Laclede Gaslisht. Co.,
Locomotive and Machine Co
of Montreal (limited).,
Locomotive Security Co.,
Metropolitan Trust Co.,
Milwaukee Light, Heat an :
Traction Co.,
Milwaukee Electric Railwa
and Light Co.,
National Copper bank,
New Jersey Terminal, Doc
and Improvement Co.,
North American Co.,
Republic Steel & Iron Co. 4
New Jersey,
| Rogers locomotive works,
st. Louis Transit Co.,
Union Bag and Paper co. d
New Jersey,
Union Electric Light an
Power Co.,
| Union Electric Light, He'd
and Power Co. of st. Louis.
That Candidate Taft dotes oj
publicity as a matter of polio
lis, of course, natural; ths|
Hitchcock will publish ever
evening what he has receive
and expended is doubtful, BY
that Sheldon will not rest an
night during the campaign und
he has given to the newspaper
just how much Rockefeller, MOI
gan, Hartman and the oth@
malefactors of great wealth an
the trusts and corporation mag
mates have paid and the amour
and to whom he has distribute
the hcodle is certain for does d
not say "he is and always nd
been in favor of pubiicity?"
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

The exported interview be-.
tween an emissary of Mr.. Hearst
and Hitchcock, the chairman of
the Republican national com.
mittee, would indicate some
phony politics this year.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

iron company on account of dull
times and about two weeks ago,
after searching in vain here for
work, 1 went to Pittsburg to look
for work. I was led to make the
trip by a newspaper dispatch
which said that $4,000 men had
been put back at work 1 thought
that if this was true, 1 would
surely be able to get a place.
"When 1 got to Pittsburg, 1
found the newspaper report to
have been absolutely untrue.
There are thousands of men out
of work in Pittsburg, and 1 was
told by two factories when 1 ap.
piled for work and made inquiry
about the calling back of the
workmen that it made people
feel better to have the newspaper
print sunshine news. May be
this is sunshine news to many
people, but it cost me $28. 80 that
l could not afford to spend. 1
am back here and still cut of
work. If the newspapers would
print the truth I think it would
be better or at least if they can
not set forth the real situation
they might better remain silent"
For the benefit of others who
may be deceived like Mr.. Milroy
was, it is necessary to say that
the stories emanating from
Pittsburg and other centers about
resumption of work by factories
are much exaggerated. There
has been q slight improvement
in some lines of business in the
East and some factories have
started up, but there will be nc
general resumption until after
the crops are assured and the re-
suit of the coming election is
known. In the agricultural
states, west of the Mississippi
there is comparatively good times
in consequence of the big prices
of farm products.
The sunshine cluos are in
spired from railroad sources anc
are said to be instigated for po-
litical and stock jobblng pur-
poses, it being necessary fol
Hartman and others to bolster
up the Wall street speculative
market and for the Republican
politicians to lend hand to off
set the effect of the panic ant
business depression on the voters
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

Mr.. BRYAN has very effeotually
spoiled Mr.. Taft's "after cleo
ton" publicity. The only thing
left for Taft to do is to order the
publication of all contributions
Immediately upon receipt.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

The oolored men of New York
have organized q s'Negro Anti.
Trust and Reform league. In
this they seem to have more po.
litical sense than tho white voters
have as far as heard from.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

HON. Tom WATSON will lose
what few Populists remain if he
attacks Mr.. Bry an for not doing
things which the official record
shows he did do, namely, vote
for Mr.. Crisp for speaker.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

THE United States treaeury
officials. if they have not joined
the "Let Us Alone society,"" still
it appeals to them as strongly as
it does to all the Republican pol.
iticians.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

The failure of the Roosevelt
administration to bust the fer
tilizer trust will hardly help the
Republicans to break the solid
South.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

JUDGE TAFT says there will be
real publicity s'in" the campaign,
but Treasurer Sheldon Gays "af-
ter" the campaign is over. But
Taft, of course, will know moth
ing about campaign contribu'
tons.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07
MEDICINE,

ONE of the candidates for the
Republican nomination for vice.
president is ill from eating lob
ster. All the Republican candi.
dates will be sick from eating
GROW next November.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

You have probably noticed
that the Republican platform is
silent in regard to an income tax.
Republicans, like Rockefeller,
Hartman, Morgan ct al are op-
posed to such q tax.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

THIS is the silly season in pol.
itics, and the wife man will only
believe what appears reasonable
and appeals to his common
sense.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

CANDIDATE SHERMAN does not
seem to join in the chorus for
publicity, but then s'Short
Weight Jim" always was a re-
dictionary.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

IT must jar the "Sunshine
club" to hear the report from the
labor leaders that 81, 900 men are
still unemployed in the building
trades.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

THIS extreme anxiety of the
candidates that the dear people
shall know all about campaign
funds must delight the soul of
Mr.. Roosevelt and ssMy dear
Hartman"
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

THE artful colored brother has
a good opportunity in this cam.
paign to bunko the astute Re.
publican politicians.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

CASTRO sees President Roose-
velt's bluff and has recalled his
minister to Washington. Let US
have peace, or we may get the
bubonic plague.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

those who are out of work, in
consequence of the Republican
panic and have no income, it
spells disaster.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07

Marshall's big Chautauqua be
gins August %.
Chariton courier., 1908-08-07
CHARLTON COURIER


THE romancing on the political
outcome should be confined to
the doubtful states.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-03-14
Springfield on a Boom.

Springfield people are awak-
ing. buying property and beauti.
flying their homes, going into
business of all kinds. making
jobs for themselves. This is a
promising sign. Our preachers
are all in unison with each other
and our churches are progress
ing. We have three lawyers,
two doctors. one undertaken,
three papers, two first class res
taurants. two lunch rooms. three
or four first. class grocery stores,
one livery and feed stable, sever
al real estate men and so on A
spirit OF race consciousness as
Mr.. Baker says, Is here. Our
people are feeding on good
wholesome literature The peo.
pie are pstronizing their bust
ness fairly well, and will do bet.
ter as soon as they learn the in
dispensablity of the same. In
politics we are learning sense,
not any too fast, but are learn.
ing.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-03-14

The greatest of all newspapers is
the daily Globe-Democrat, of st. Lou
is. 1t has no equal or rival in all
the west and ought to be in the hands
of every reader of any daily paper. II
costs by mail, postage prepaid, daily,
including Sunday, one year, $500;
6 months, $500; 8 months, $3.50;
daily without Sunday, one year, $500:
6 months, $780,. 8 months, $1.00. Sun
day edition-a big newspaper and
magazine combined, 48 to rs page.
every Sunday, one year, $500;
months, 81. A subscription for thu
Globe-Democrat, at these prices, lie
the best possible newspaper invest
ment. Send your order today or write
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ing company, st. Louis, Mo. See sps-
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sue of the GLOBE-DEMOCRAT
Two Years for SIPS, elsewhere in
this paper.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-03-14
The Clubs, Social and Otherwise.

Ladies' Sunlight Social, meets every
Wednesday at the residences of its
members, discusses art, culinary, and
home circle questions.
st. Paul Sewing Circle meets every
Thursday at Lecture room of st. Paul
church, discusses all important home
circle questions.
Mothers Literary, meets every
month, auxiliary to st. Paul Sewing
Circle.
The Woman's Club, meets every
week, is the Oldest club-has been and
is rescue club for the fallen,
philanthropic agency, this club has
social and juvenile section, Mrs. c.
H. Morgan is president, Mrs. Higgin-
botham is chairman, of the social sec
ton; Miss Clara Blackwell is press
reporter for this club.
The None-Such, is social club
among the younger society folk
meets every Thursday.
Don't Worry Twelve" is composed
of the elderly married ladies-meets
weekly.
Lodges and their meeting nights
and place of meeting will be carried
for Csc the month We have all man
ner of lodges here.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-03-14

When it comes to buying and
reading good books, papers and
magazines. there are too large
number of ,lored men who say.
Il don't have time to read, [ am
not able to buy such, etc. But
let some fake come along or a
low show and the same fellow
will spend 81 so in money and a
whole half day. Say what you
please, but show us a race or
C immunity that cares not for lit
erature, and we will show you a
SEQ e OF shlftless. lakewood, un
informed, extravagant worthless
people. Intelligent people read.
You have no excuse. If you are
not able to buy the magazines.
go to some of your white friends
and they will give you plenty =.
What are you standing around on
the street corners all tue time
for?
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-03-14
To the coIored People in the South.

AGAIN we warn the cOlOred
political contingent in the south.
ern states, to not be bought as
you are accused to have been at
every National Convention of the
Republican party for the last
three decades. We do not accuse
the. Southern colored delegate of
being so handled, and rather be,
lieve that the accusation is ex.
aggerated. We do not say, how
ever, that colored men are not
bought, but we do deny the
allegation as a who.e. In this
exhortation, we only say, if you
have been purchased for the 30
pieces of silver, repent and never
again be so accused. A white
man may be bought politically
and sold likewise without muir
muir, but if a few colored men are
hypnotised by the gIaring efful-
gent radiance of gold and silver,
and takes his price, the whole
ten million Negroes are not reli,
able. The reflection of the buy
er is as bad as that of the bought
but what does the Aryah or white
race care for reflection in big
pOlltlcs-you see they control
the papers and magazines and
pay the editors. most of whom
have their price But what we
desire to impress on the mind Of
the co!ored delegates who come
to Chicago, is to stand true and
tried, if you are for Foraker or
Hughes or Taft, stand fast, be
hot again entangled with the
yoke of bondage-do not let It be
said that Taft bought the south
ern Negro delegates He re is
the o ~ place here the SoLthe n
colored brother has more political
power than the Northern color
ed man We have no delegations
from the North, to National
Conventions. So we hope that
every colored delegate will stand
on his integrity at Chicrgo and
show the world what manner of
men they are. Don't let any
walking de, egate for Taft fool
you Let the North know once
for al that none Of these things
move you-that on the rock you
have your foundation, and the
gates of hell cannot prevail
against you.
If Taft is nominated and Bry
an is rem minated on the demo.
cratic side. of course the coIorad
poop e. as a whole. will supp ,rt
the Republican party. but if
Hughes, Forrker or Fairbanks
gets the plum the solid phalanx
such as The nation has never
seen, will spring forth from the
ten million sab.e sons, crying
Great is Diana of the EpheSianS
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-03-14

Ma or Franklin A. Dennison
assistant ,rpO alton counsel. re-
celved this week a substantial
recognition of his valuable ser
vices from Corp pration Counsel
Brund 'g4, IN The sh pc of brief
but cOurte 'uS note. telling him
of an lcreaSe IN hi, Sd AIRY 10 thu
handsDln, sum of 1000 dol
lars ptryear. This is high
compliment To The ma jDr aud the
Negro people No assistant
ranks higher in point Of SD airy or
ability than Maj)r Dennlson.
He has special charge of all work
in relation to The committee on
finance of the city council and is
more frequently referred TO in
the city nall as The finance com
mlttee S attorney than as aSSls
tant corporation counsel. Every
time we hear of Negro men in
high pubic place III 'kiug bril-.
liant records such as is true Of
Major D9nnison, we take that
much more hope in the future Of
the race Chicago ConservatUr
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-03-14

1t is very essential among our
people the minister should re
Duke this unnecessary pride in
dress, Too many questionable
things are done among our PEG
pie for the purpose of getting
fine things SO wear. The man
that is proud Of the rustling of
his silks and broad cloths is like
a mailman who laughs at the rat.
tling OF his feal hers. Fine
clothes ought TO be our reminders
of our lost innocency; besides.
why should any man boast of
that which is only borrowed?
Should the ostrich snatch off the
gallanL's feathers, the beaver
his hat the goat his gloves, the
sheep his suit, and the silk worm
his stockings, he would be left IN
a cold condition. And yet it is
more pardonable to be proud
even Of clean y rags than of
affected slovenness. = National
Baptist Union
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-03-14
Prominent
Colored People

G. Il EIlis-Mr. Ellis owns
good valuable property at l4l7 E
Monroe, and is thrifty aud in
uustrious man. He came here
many years ago and attended
school here for mum Der of
years he was Il tried and true
mail carrier. He is educating
his children lie head and hand
teaching them work Mr.. Ellis
is a member of the Harlan law
class aud he is determined to fin.
lsh the course. He is now en-.
gagged in express and teamster-
ing aud real estate business.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-03-14
CONSOLIDATED STREET CAR
ROUTE.
Points of Interest
Cnr;p off o1dto Attra ofiOpc and How RI
CAR
ROUTE
Points of Interest

Springfields Attractions and How to
Reach Them.
Lincoln home-Corner Eighth and
Jackson streets-take South Eighth
car.
Lincoln Monument, Oak Ridge Gem
etery-take North Fifth street cars at
Fifth and Monroe streets.
Parks and Pleasure Resorts.
Washington Park, southwest of city
take South Second or Lawrence ave-
nue. cars. Reservoir Park, northeast
of city-take North Seventh cars.
Camp Lincoln. The permanent
camp grounds of the Illinois National
Guards. Take Rutledge or Camp
Lincoln cars. State Fair grounds,
north of city. Take North Seventh
cars. White City Park east of the
city. Take East Capitol avenue cars
at Fifth and Monroe.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-03-14

oh, Douglas! Thou hast passed BE-
yond the shore,
But still thy voice is ringing Ger the
gale
Thou'st taught thy race how high her
hope may soar,
And bid them seek the heights, nsr
faint nor fall"
Paul Laurence Dunbar ON rPsA
Douglass.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-03-14
Chicago, Ill.

The Forums staff.
E. L. Rogers, Editor-in-Ch and
Business Mgr.
Will H. Barbour, Asst. Editor.
w. L. EDWARDS, Political writer.
Miss DAISY DONALDSON,
Proof Reader and Stenographer.
v u Office Clerk, Book
keeper ~
Mrs. e. L. White, Contributor.
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MISS BLANCHE HOAGLAND,
Bloomington Agent and Correspondent.
Address matter for the paper to The
Forum, 305h So. Sixth st.
Matters of business or information
to e. L. Rogers, Mgr.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-03-14

Don't wait to hear what the public
thinks before you express your opin-
ion. Say what you think IL you believe
you are right.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-03-14

Hays bill has been signed by Gov.
Deneen, and is good law.
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PRICES For POLITICAL

PRICES FOR POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
State and National Offices. $1,000
County offices ................ 500
Mayor of Springfield .......... 500
Regular write-ups, 10 cents per
line. Ten-line notice one time. with
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-03-14

Eugene Rice has been quite i'll for
the past week with the grip