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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-27

collected IN one place, and six times
as large as the amount in the pos
session Of the government in 1894.
Our exports exceed imports by more
than 81 90, 000,O 900 a month; another
record exhibit. me crop outlook is
favorable. In this great country a
general crop failure is scarcely fear
ed. American farmers are better
able than formerly to deal with ad-
verse, features of lne season. EX--
ports Of manufacturers are at the
highest point. The realestate stu
alton is excellent. The country is
at peace and p]eaceable, but not un,
prepared. Business IN 1908 ought
to be good on the face of the facts
regardless of the political campaign
Globe-Democrat.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-27
Aliens and Treaty Duties.

The bill to insure better protection
the United States, attention to which
has heretofore been called in these
pages, has been favorably reported
to the house by the judiciary com
mittee. This action may not remove
the constitutional doubts and objec-
lions of some congressman, but it
strengthens the case for the bill.
The more, indeed the subject of
alien protection and alien treatment
is discussed the clearer energies the
necessity for the proposed legisla-
ton. AS things stand, the federal
government, which is the sole treaty
making power, is. utterly unable to
discharge the duties it takes upon
itself as regards the lives, the safe
tv, the property Of foreigners. 1t
cannot do unto others what it very
theoretically insists they must do
unto it. 1t holds foreign powers to
a degree of responsibility which it
cannot and does not impose upon
tself.
In a recent speech Secretary Taft
stated the case very forcibly. He
said:
Fancy the feelings of a secretary
of state who is obliged to say to a
foreign country:
1T is true we agreed to protect
your citizens or subjects if they came
over here and conducted themselve:
D~eaceably, but under our form O.
government and laws, while We made
hat promise, and had a right tt
max it. we have no means Of com
lgil with it. All we can do is t.
aak a respectful presentation t
he tate authorities, and ask then
a ayor to us to enforce the laws.
Yet this is actually the situation
IS i has existed since the founda
ION Of the government. Severa
secrctaries of state have urged legis
tee designed to remedy thi
glaring fault, but congress has hesi
ated. It should hesitate no longer
E tie proposed legislation is incor
sonsnt with the constitution, the ST
rerle court will SO hold, and n
arm will have been done. If
Us Constitutional, it ought to be Ell
sctel and enforced. There is reall
no rom for doubt as to its gener;
4 merits.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-27

The bill reported to the house
merely provides that the federal
courts shall exercise jurisdiction over
cases affecting the treaty rights Of
foreigners and arising out of the VIC
lation of the criminal laws Of the
United States. At present the state
courts have jurisdiction when the
offense against an alien is COM
mitted within a state, and the federal
government can do nothing but plead
with the state.
Since able lawyers like Olney,
Taft, Root and others relieve the
bill valid, congress need not fear to
pass it and leave alleged close and
nice points to the supreme conrt.--
Record-Herald.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-27
Written by Republicans.

The truth of history demonstrates
that the great organizations, the
great power that saved the Union,
was the republican organization. |
remember a few years ago when my
genial friend from Ohio, James b..
Campbell, was a member Of the house
he took the floor to prove hat there
was no republican party in 1864,
when Lincoln was reelected, and he
brought in a copy Of the Tribune Al
manac which showed that the votes
for Lincoln were given under the
caption Of Union Republicans and,
he claimed, showed there was no re-
publican party. The argument of
my colleague the other day brought
back the fanciful argument of James
e. Campbell, | Think way back in
the Forty-ninth congress. The repub-
lican party in behalf of Abraham
Lincoln appealed to the Union men in
the United States to strike down
that party, which in their platform
declared the. war a failure. MIR.
Chairman, from the sixties down who
can name an important piece of legis-
lation for the good Of the people OF
the United States that was not writ
ten on the statute books by the re-
publican party?-Congressman Pay.
lie.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-27
That Handy Surplus.

Silly free trade writer's are harp
ing on the treasury surplus as one
of the causes of the existing stu
alton. They never stop to think that
because of this very surplus the gov
eminent was able to rush S25, 000,-
900 of currency to the relief of banks
which would otherwise have been
compelled to suspend payment and
close their doors. That treasury
surplus has proved an anchor of
safety, a fortress of financial strength
The government had no surplus with
which to help out the banks in the
free trade regime Of 1891. 1t was
instead issuing bonds to the extent
sof 100000, 600 to cover treasury
deficits. Protection surpluses ard
sometimes handy things to have.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-27

Union Office for job printing.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-27
Appropriation of Water.

Office Of State Engineer, Pierre, S.
D. February 18th, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that j. l..
dress is Rapid City, Pennington
County, South Dakota, has made an
application in accordance with the
provisions Of the Irrigation laws Of
South Dakota for a permit to appro-
pirate for beneficial use 100 cubic
feet OF water per second Of time
from Rapid Creek through the Gate
City Water Power right, the point Of
diversion of which is to be located
| upon the left bank of said stream in
the northeast quarter Of the north
west quarter of section s township
/ north, range 6 east, said water to
be used for the purpose of general
ing electric power for manufacture
ing, and returned to Rapid Creek up,
on the northeast quarter of the south
east quarter section s, township
north, range Z east, B. H. NJ.
This application will be taken VI
w tHC oLdLO SLl6lIlCSl d I HlS ollkC II
Pierre, for consideration and appro
pirate action upon the 18th day o
April, 1908, at 9 a. M, at which TIM
all persons who believe that the
prior rights would be injuriously af
fected, or that the allowance of tn
permit would be detrimental to pub
lie welfare, and also parties maxim:
the application, and to be benefited
are notified to be present either b.
sworn affidavit or in person for TIL
purpose of presenting any relativ
testimony.
Samuel H. Lea,
State Engineer.
Ivan E. Goodner,
Applicants Engineer.
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Moth patches, frccklcs and other
facial blemishes are given short
shrift when Bleach Cream is used.
Hanah r. Knapp, Room 8, Flormann
Block has it for sale.
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Vale to Have Commercial Club

s"'S " If"sV CIuD
Granville Jones, secretary of the
State Federation of Commercial
Clubs, went to Sturgis Tuesday fore
noon. The commercial club at Stur-
gis on TUESDAY and Wednesday
evenings will attempt to revive en-
thusiasm in the club work and start
a boost for Sturgis. On Thursday
evening Mr.. Jones will assist in the
organization of a commercial club
at Vale, in Butte county, and on
Friday evening he will attend a COM
mercial club banquet at Belle
Fourche.
Union Office for job printing.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-27
Opening of the Cheyenne Reservation

olSilIS u NIIt SIlSyS1iiiS lASoSA sio
Major Mclaughlin, government in
spector in the Indian service, has;
just come out from Washington to
investigate conditions on the Chey-
enne and Standing Rock Indian res
ervations with a view to opening up
that portion Of each of the reserva-
tons bordering the newly construc-
ted Milwaukee Pacific Coast extern
sion, or possibly a greater portion
Senator Gamble some time ago in
troduced a bill providing for this,
that had the endorsement of the in
terrier department, but opposition
to this bill has developed in the nor
thern part of the state on the ground
that it did not include all the Chey-
enne reserve. The ground of oppo.
sition is stated in an article else.
where published from Watertown,
showing that it springs, partially, a
least from the business rivalry o.
ambitious cities of the north. No
having eel a copy Of the Gamble
bill the Press and Dakotan is IN
able to state how large a portion O
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Lost.

Gray horse, branded half circle S
0 left hip, weight between 100
and 1900 pounds. Last zen east Of
Blackhawk. Willing to pay $40 for
information or return of horse to
Sawyer's barn in Rapid City.
fheo. Johnson,
Box 81. BlackhaWk, S. ID.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-27

For fine job printing call at the
Union office.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-27
Choice Cows and Calves.

Choice Cows and Calves.
The Martin Valley Stock Company
will sell 100 head Of high grade
Shorthorn Cows and Calves.
Enquire of VIM. M. O. Banion,
Manager, P. O. Buffalo Gap.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-24

tinued until Ohio was reached, the
convention broke into an enthusiastic
demonstration.
Representative Burton was unable
to begin his speech nominating Taft
for some three minutes, while the
cheering and flag-waying continued.
In placing the name of Secretary
Taft before the convention. Represent
alive Theodore Burton said:
f"This convention enters upon the
grave responsibility of, selecting a
presidential candidate with the serene
assurance that the Republican party
will continue to rule this people. What
assembled multitude in any land has
ever pointed the way to such benefi-
cent results for home and for progress
of the whole human race as the re
curing conventions of this grand old
organization? Yet we. do not rely
alone upon the record of that which
it has accomplished. We emphasize
even more its supreme qualification
to solve the problems of the present
Since the day when. less thansthirty
years of age, MIR. Taft denounced, with
burning words. a member of his pro
fession who had been guilty of fla
GRAVITY vicious practices and had de
moralized the community, he has ever
been associated with the cause of true
reform.
mo one has ever yet assumed the
presidential chair who had received a
more ideal preparation for the duties
of that great office. AS Judge in state
and federal courts. as solicitor-general
as governor of the Philippines, as sec
rotary of war. which has included the
work of colonial secretary and director
of national public work, he has re
ceived his training and has always
shown himself master Of the situation
and competent to make more honor
able and beloved the American name
There have been no years of inactior
in his career. He has been continu
The Lamar register., 1908-06-24
Sherman Congratulated.

Observation-Disclosures Roosevelt,
sent telegram to Representative
Sherman congratulating him upon his
nomination. saying: Accept my hear.
ty congratulations and my earnest
good wishes for the success of the
ticket of Taft and Sherman"
Secretary Taft sent a telegram to
Representative Sherman Immediately
upon hearing of the nomination as
follows: Il sincerely and cordially
congratulate you upon your nomina.
tion FOR vice president We welcome
you as a colleague in the contest and
iook forward with confidence as to the
result of the joint struggle
The Lamar register., 1908-06-24
WILLIAM r. TAFT NOMINATED FOR RN a
PRESIDENT ON THE FIRST BALLOT

side of a few seconds. Here and
there throughout the hall a flag or a
kerchief was raised, six or Sc zen of the
New York delegation joining in. ILL
nois cheered in loyal fashion. but its
following was scant, and the entire
demonstration was over in almost ex-
actly two minutes.
Representative Fordney of Michigan
made the seconding speech for Speak
er Cannon taking the platform imme-
diately after Mr.. Boutelle had conclud-
ed his tribute to the candidate of ILL
nois as the strongest and bravest ally
of President Roosevelt" E
Mr.. Fordney concluded amid some
applause. Silence soon was restored.
Indiana" called the clerk, and with
an upshot of colored bunting the dele
gates of that state were on their feet
with cheers for Vice President Fair
banks. A delegate In the Connecticut
delegation was practically all the out
side moral support that was given the
Hoosiers.
Gov. j. Frank Handy of Indiana.
who was to present the name of the
vice president to the convention,
mounted the rostrum and was greeted
by chairman Lodge, who asked him
what his name was. The governor in
troduced himself and the chairman
presented him to the convention.
Governor Handy is tall. black
haired, clean-shaven man with a clear
ringing voice. His words were DELHI
crate and clear. He drove home the
points of his address by jamming the
air with the first finger of his right
hand and by nervous sharp jerks Of
his head.
Mayor Bookwalter of Indiana sec
onded Fairbanks.
When New York was called, Gen.
Stewart l.. Woodford was recognized
to nominate Governor Hughes.
When the roll call of states was con-
The Lamar register., 1908-06-24
Republican Platform.

Here is the Republican platform in
a nutshell. as adopted at the Chicago
convention. The complete platform
makes n continuous strip of typewriter
matter fifteen feet long.
PROSPERITY-Roos and the
the Republican party given credit for
wealth of nation.
CONGRESS-Democrats blamed for
do-nothilg policy at recent session.
TARIFF-Special session for revi
sion advocated.
CURRENCY-New law commended
and more elastic currency advocated.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS-Advo.
Gated in platform.
TRUSTS : Platform advocates
amendment of the Sherman law.
RAILROADS = Platform promises
more legislation. more power for inter
state commerce commission and better
safety APPLIANCE laws.
LABoR-Platform denounces child
labor and advocates preference of wage
claims in bankruptcy.
INJUNCTIONS - Anti Injunction
plank as outlined by Taft supporters.
NEGROES-Equal rights advocated
NATURAL RESOURCES-Conse
walton plans of President Roosevelt in
dorsed.
ARMY AND NAVIGATION of re
cent Congress commended.
ENSIONS-Increase made by re
cent Congress Endorsed.
MINING-platform favors creation
of bureau Of mines and mining.
ISLANDS - Platform advocate.
friendship with Cuba, citizenship fol
Porto Rico and the continuation Of the
Republican Filipino policy.
OCRACY-Platform conclude.
with an attack on the Democratic par
"
The Lamar register., 1908-06-24
IMPRESSED THE LITTLE ONE.
Department Of coiored Gentleman a
Matter Of Admiration.

Little Elsie. who had recently re-
turned from visit to Washington,
was describing to her companion some
of the wonderful things she had OBJ
served in the Capitol City.
"One evening"" said she. breathless-
ly. papa took me to have supper at
a grand hotel where the dining room
was awfully big. and at the tables
around us sat great senators and rep
representatives with their wives, all
drinking champagne!"
Il suppose the manners of these
great persons were perfect?" ventured
her companion. with widened eyes.
Yes" returned Elsie. But" she
added. with a sudden burst of enthusi-
asm. the department Of the colored
gentlemen who served the wine was
perfectly beautiful!"
The Lamar register., 1908-06-24

ously engaged in weighty tasks and
each successive service has been char
acteriZed by an increasing influence
upon most vital questions.
with his ever-ready skill as pa.
cificator. he restored tranquility in
the fertile island of Cuba. SO often dis
tracted by civil strife. In the far-ofi
Philippines. under blazing tropical
sky. he found people OF many races
and tribes, degraded by centuries OF
misrule and oppression, and there, too
he not only established the rule OF
law and local control in place of con
fusion and bloody strife, but showed
the way to self-government and a new
recognition OF the rights of man. For
peoples and races, like individuals. un-
der the inspiration of a friendly guide,
may lift their faces heavenward and
seek to climb the great worlds altar
stairs to nobler heights of liberty and
opportunity. 1t is to his lasting honor
that his desire was not to be known
as Taft, the proconsul.' but as Taft
the father of the Filipinos,' who
brought to them the light of modern
civilization.
In the larger sphere of world poll
tics we are entering into new and clos
err bonds with all the nations of the
earth. Who is better qualified than he
to lead America to her true position
in this later day when the boundaries
established In the centuries past are
becoming less distinct and Kingdoms
and races are beginning to realize that
they have all one common destiny?
And SO today. in the presence OF
more than 10000, and with the inspir
ing thought of the well-nigh 10000
times 10000 who dwell within our
borders. nominate for the presidency
that perfect type OF American man
hood. that peerless representative of
the noblest ideals in our national life,
William II. Taft of Ohio"
The Lamar register., 1908-06-24
The Roosevelt Yell.

Chicago.-The second day OF the Re
publican national convention brought
the long expected Roosevelt yell. a
whirlwind of enthusiasm which ragged
within the vast amphitheater of the
Coliseum for fully forty-five minutes,
for time presenting to the timid the
specter of a Roosevelt stampede.
This demonstration was decidedly
the feature of day otherwise notable
for a stirring speech from the perma-
nent chairman of the convention. Sen
ator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachu-
sets; for much practical procedure
in placing the convention on a smooth
running basis, and for final defeat for
the plan to reduce the representation
of Southern states at future national
conventions.
Probably the most important act OF
the day. and the one having greatest
Significance, was the adoption of the
report of the committee on credentials
seating the Taft delegations practi-
cally in toto. II there has been any
lingering doubt of the Taft strength
1t disappeared before this decisive &C.
ton, which in effect placed more than
700 delegates in the Taft column.
Equally important and even more re-
markable was the final acceptance OF
this result of the allies" without the
Formally of a dissenting minority re-
pert and without carrying the question
to the floor of the convention for the
open fight which has long been threat
ened.
The report on permanent organiza-
ton was then presented by Chairman
BROKER of Cincinnati. The announce
ment that Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
had been chosen for permanent chair
man called out applause. especially
from the Massachusetts, delegation
The report, save in this particular
made permanent the temporary Off
The Lamar register., 1908-06-24
London Times on Nomination.

London,-The news of Secretary
Taft's nomination for the presidency
was received too late for editorial COM
ment in the morning papers except the
Times. which says: ut is the greatest
and most striking of all Roosevelt's
many victories. By the unfinching
exertion of his personal will President
Roosevelt defeated the undoubted will
of the Republican party and what is
hardly less certain. the will Of the
American people. He has chosen to
sacrifice his personal ambition to his
sense of duty as a citizen"
The Lamar register., 1908-06-24

Mrs. Blank. vile Of prominent min
lister near Boston, had in her employ a
recently engaged colored cook as black
as the proverbial ace Of spades. One
day Mrs. Blank said to her:
Matilda. wish that you would have
oat meal quite often for breakfast My
husband is very fond of 1t. He is
Scotch. and you know that the Scotch
eat great deal of oatmeal"
"Oh, he's Scotch, is he?" said Ma
tilda. We'll, now, do you know, 1 was
thinkin' all along dat he wasn't des
like us."-Woman's Home Companion.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-24

washington. - President Roosevelt
ooes not desire and would not accept
eIection to the United States Senate
from the state of New York. While
.he PRESIDENT has found public service
III price most conSenial. he will have
nau On March 4th next enough of SER
NC ce Oh ms particular character for
ttngency now unforeseen to nnt b;n, a.,
the United States Senate. The De-;
dents determination was learnea b,,
friends who are closest him. as soon
as the campaign for the nomin,t;o,,
OF Secretary Taft was over.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-24
Minority Leader Resigns.

Eufula. Ala.-Announcem of the
resignation OF Congressman John
Sharp Williams from the minority
leadership of the House was made to-
day by Congressman H. d. Clayton
chairman of the Democratic caucus.
Mr.. Williams in letter to Mr.. Clay
ton declares that his retirement is ac-
tuated solely by the belief that 1t is
best for the party. He resigns thus
early in order that there may be plen.
ty of time for the members of the par
ty to decide on his successor before
Congress again meets.
The Lamar register., 1908-06-24

Lincoln, Neb.-William ]. Bryan re.
ceived news of the action of the Re-
publican National convention at Chi
cago Thursday and evinced consider
able interest in the result. The nomi-
nation Of Secretary Taft was SO appa-
rent that it. of course, occasioned no
surprise. Mr.. Bryan asked to be told
the vote on other candidates and was
especially interested in that for Sen
ator La Toilette. He said he had no
comment to make on the conventions
work, but would soon prepare a state
ment Of his views on tho platform