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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-11-17

of gratitude to those noble men and
women who accomplished the great
feat opening their own wagon road
for 800 miles as they progressed.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-14

iature; Joseph U. Kuhia and M. Il.
Silva. candidates for Supervisor; Geo.
X. Lowe, candidate for County Clerk;
and Frank II. Harvey, candidate for
Supervisor.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-14

Prepared BY Dr.. g, A,~&e., Lowell. Rs,.. u.s,h
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~-"For Rent cards on sale at
Bulletin office.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-05

Cassie. have returned fsom a most de-
ightiul trip TO Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. S Davis and daugh-
tiers. Lillian and Marguerite, are home
after an outing al the Ocean side.
Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson were
in Port this week.
Miss Martha Evcrist. oi Baltimore.
spent Sunday with her mother and sis
ter at the home OF Mr. w. X. McClena-
han
Miss Mabel Stephenson has gone TO
Baltimore, where she will teach do
nestle science in the public schools Of
that city the ensuing year. We wish
her much success.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Niblock. oi Oxford,
Pa. Mrs Emma Volkhardt and son,
Harold. OF Chester. Pa, Miss Smith
son. ni Havrc de Grace. were the
guests OF Mrs r. +. Smithson this
week
Merritt Smith. OF Philadelphia. was
home this week
Misses Mary Cummings. Rena
Holm. l.. f. Butchenhart. Margaret
McKain and McsSrs. J. n McCul-
Tough. George Campbell and James
- lhNANH'lNdIl NlNllNu tUt lIl-IphllN
Fair AT Rochester Friday. The ex-
hibits oi agricultural implements. farm
products. domestic economy. needle
and art work and general work OF the
public school were extremely interest
ing The horse racing was the excit-
ing feature.
Miss Bculah Crcswcll was a Blythe
dale visitor Wednesday.
Mr. 7, II Cummings was Por,
Deposit visitor this week.
Mrs, Grafton. 81 Ba timorc. i, visit
ing Mrs James Campbell
DIR. Mckenzie. former director oi
Tome Institute. was the guest Of Mr.
Samuel Rowland this week
MIR and Mrs. John Fails are recup-
Grating at Atlantic City.
Mrs. C. NJ. Knight has returned
alter a months vacation spent among
her many friends.
| Mrs. William Herring is spending
some time with her mother. Mrs. c
Mphrlcln
Miss Mary Rrumticld i, the guest Of
the Misses Butchcnhart
DIR. McGraw. ui Avondalc. and wife
were the guests OF Mrs \. J. Holm
last week.
Mrs Frank Alexander and Miss
Annie \lcyandcr. oi Baltimore, are
visiting Mrs. Casper Mohrlcin
Miss Emma Lcik OF Baltimore, is
the guest OF Mrs. Robert Phillips.
Miss Hannah Ortlup. Of Baltimore
was the guest Of Mrs. J Wesley Wi
liams
Mrs. Myron Miller, oi Elkton. is
,topping with her father. Mr.. J. w
Williams
The Stork in making his visit to vii.
mingtou. Del. saw fit to enter the AS
bury NJ +, Parsonage and there dc
posted 'or. Hearty congratulations
are extended to the Rev. IT, A. G.
| WcStcrfce and wife.
Miss Bcninga Holm was the guest
oi Mrs Libby in Baltimore. Monda"
Mrs Robert Phillips was Balti.
| more visitor this week
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COLORA.

Governor Crothers and Mr. John NJ.
Tucker were the guests OF Mr.. w. I.
Fryer. Sunday
The probationers OF Mt. Pleasant
Church will be taken into full member
ship next Sunday morning.
Susquchanna Tribe. l. o. r. NJ will
hold festival here this Saturday even
ing.
Miss Mary McCachran. former
assistant teacher at West Nottingham
Academy. has returned To her home.
MELVILLE Pa, after visiting friends at
West Nottingham.
Levi Balderston. I.lovd Baldcrston,
Jr. and Herbert Parker went to Nc
Calls Ferry on their wheels last FRI
day
DR. Hamilton Richards. Baltimore.
is spending some time at the home of
his father. Mr.. Granville Richards, near
Richardsmere
Mr.. Jacoby. Wilmington. visited his
daughter, Mrs William Wilson. this
week.
Mrs. Grace Willard and little daugh-
ter. Thelma. OF Palmyra, n. J.. are
visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
John Hines
Jesse Richardson returned to his
home in Wilmington Tuesday even
ing. after spending few days at the
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NORTH EAST

NJ James T.. Lynch. OF West Port,
Pa. was North East visitor this
week and is interested IN the clay in
dustry.
MIR and Mrs. ]. Lewis Minker. for
merry OF this town, but now OF Wash
ington. d. c., spent the week here
and at Zion.
Misses Marion and Ethel Hcfiinger,
oi Philadelphia ard friend, Mr.. VIII
liam Shcntz spent last week with Mrs.
Chester Harvey.
Mr.. s. s. Boyd. OF Coatcsville, Pa.
spent the early part Of the week with
relatives.
There will be a large attendance at
Court from here next week.
Mrs Catherine Turner. OF Philadel-
phia. spent the week with Mrs. James
Doak.
Mrs George o. Reynolds. Of TIen-
ton. \. J.. spent the week with her
parents.
Miss Edna Burroughs and Mcssrs
Cooling. Boyd and Jones, Of Whining
ton. spout part Of the week with Misses
Nellie and Emma Pennington
The season for shooting rail and
reed birds opened on Tuesday. There
are plenty nj birds. but very poor and
there has been no good tides so only
few have been killed
One al the most beautiful raiubows
ever seen here was that ~ Tuesday
evening just before shutdown. which
made IL, appearance in the east then
extended gradually North and south
Nj. CAME McCul'ough Of Potts
town. Pa, visited her father Robert
McCull"r-h this week
The brr-cvc. Virginia. belonging "a
Mr. NrCarthv. the expert trap shot
~ Ph'ladc'ph'a. rcp'ctc with \ p h p
gasoline engine aud a large cabin. with
AT The latest improvements. was launch
cd ru W,inc sdau aud will be- one ~,
'hc drrst IN the river
Nn effort F, hcinD made t. start 2
Urw r +. n route from here through
rnnc~ Elk Neck. q, the people arc
orrr,'v ircorvcniru-cd for mail iacil;.
tie, sine" he star route has been dis.
continued
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PORT DEPOSIT.

Last SUNDAY c;cu.ug wa, held the
last uut-pi door service pi the season
by the pastor 81 the Methodist Church
The service, have been well attended
and much enjoyed and We trust seed
ha, been >nwu which will grow and
yield bountiiul harvest for the Master
Next SUNDAY being the first Sunday
vi September, the regular fall schedule
vi GO INTO effect Nj services held
~ the church fpworth League at
90 p. m. N charge OF Mr. Adam
People, Nj are cordially invited to
welcome aud help make the meeting
such a, 90 encourage others to want to
lead Regular preaching at go p III.
by the pastor.
Mir Joseph Paxton and friends have
returned t" Philadelphia.
Mis-, Lila Gerry is visiting her SIS
ter, Mrs. IT. \. 6 Wcstcrfcld. vii.
mngton. Del
Mr.. and Mrs Robert l.. Seedlings
spent last week at Atlantic City
Nil, Margaret II McKain has re-
turned to- her home in West Philadcl-
pha. after spending a most delightful
week with the Misses Butchcnhart
Mr. and Mrs VIM. Campbell and
daughter. Malnda. spent several days
thi, week in Baltimore. with MIR and
Mrs. Philip Rocker
Mr. \ Earle IIcra. 81 Philadelphia
spent last Sunday with Mr. d \. Coe
Mr.. ard Mrs. William Todd spent
list week a, Atlantic City.
Mis-, Mabel Peoples. who has been
taking a summer course in Philadel.
phia. ha, returned 10 her home
Misses Frccia and Carrie Sours oi
lud'arapn'i,, lud. visited Miss Fran
81, V Gcrhauscr last week
Mr. William Carson ha, returned
much benefited by her visit Ia Ocean
Grove and Plaiulic'd. Y J.
Mr., Margaret Smith died at her
home Friday morning and was buried
Mouday morning at 10 o'clock. Inter
mcnt AZ Nigel Hill ccmtcry. IIayrc de
Gree
Prot George Thompson Williams,
orgaust at St Johns Episcopal Church
~ Washington. D. C., has returned to
his respective duties after spending a
most delightful vacation At the home
81 hi, father
Miss Mamie Campbell was week
end visitor in Baltimore this week.
Mrs Maggie Norris is spending
SOME time IN Baltimore
Mr. and Mrs Lewis Cummings, of
Chester are visiting Mr. VIM p Gum
m'ngs
Mr. 5 l.. Durgiu and daughter
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home OF his father, William Richard
go, L ,..,.r L ..rb

home OF his father, William Richard
son, Korncr Ketch.
Mr.. George Mccullough and sister,
Miss Harriet, will leave here next
month for North Carolina. where they
will spend the winter with their niece,
Mrs. Elsie Bond Moore.
Herbert Parke. who spent the SUM
mer on the farm OF Candy Balderston,
lett Tuesday morning to resume his
studies at West-town School.
This vicinity was well represented at
the Fan at Colchester last Friday
Miss Mary f. Tosh, OF East Not
tngham. is visiting relatives here
Mrs Woodrow and daughter, who
have lived in Wilmington for a num-
Der OF years, have discontinued house
keeping and came here this week,
whcr they will make their home with
Mr.. Prston, her son-inlaw
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home in Philadelphia on Wednesday
last after spending most OF the sum
mer with Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Lind
say.
Mr.. Oscar McMuien moved We'd
nesday last ~ No 3 in the Ten Row.
Miss Leah Wilson has returned TO
her home in Harrisburg. after spend
ing some weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Shultz.
Mr.. William Sehumm, OF Atlantic
City. has purchased the bakery OF his
brother in-law. Mr.. Jacob Schneider
taking possession August ~, lie will
move his family here soon.
Mrs. NJ. J Owens. Mrs. n. Keesey
Mrs. Henry Boyd. Messrs. a. II
Owens. T. NJ. Owens. Wallace Owens
Elmore II. Owens and Master Pau
Owens attended the funeral OF Mr.
Michael Dempster (stcp-fathcr OF the
former in Philadelphia on Wednes'
dav last.
Perrvvillc NJ. f. SUNDAY School viii
hold ti.'ir annual Rally Day on Sun
dav. So cmber 20
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ZlON.

Mr.. and Mrs. F. Norwood Pratt, oil
Springfield. Illinois, and Miss Eliza
beth Mearns. Of Asbury Park, are
visiting MIR. and Mrs. Abel J. Mearns.
Miss Eleanor Gillespie, OF Whining
ton. is visiting her friend. Miss Annie
Mearns
Mrs. Kerwin and children. OF Ches-
ter, who have been spending the sum
mer with Mir and Mrs. George Nc
Ney. returned home on Sunday
Miss Frank C9rhart, Of Rochester,
n. Y. was the guest OF Mr. and Mrs.
Austin Carhart this week,
Misses Mcarns and Minnie Carhart
and MIR Britton Carhart are visiting
the Misses Fitz Gerald. OF Philadcl'
phia.
Rev. and Mrs. Harvey Ewing have
returned to their home in Worcester,
Mass. alter spending the summer at
the home OF Mr.. William Perry
The Inspector OF Rural Delivery
Routes was in town this week trying
To arrange Route Nos l and satisfac-
torilv To all the patrons.
Mrs Matilda Carhart is spending a
few DAYS with her daughter Mrs. Ed
ward Stevens. 81 near Oxford.
Miss Ethel Lynch is visiting friends
in Fix Neck.
Mr. Fiukhincr and friend. Of Ian
caster county were guests of the Misses
Perry. on Sunday
Misses Isabel and Lucy Carhart at
tended the Ewart-Hooper wedding at
New London. Pa. on Thursday. Miss
Isabel Carhart was one OF the brides
maids
Mr. Henry Warner returned to his
home in Wilmington on Thursday after
spending his vacation with his grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs Henry Warner
Miss Isabel Carhart and Miss lsabel
Evans oi the Presbyterian Hospital in
Philadclnh;a. are socndinr their vaca-
ton with .hc farmers parents. Mr. and
MR. CLAYTON Carhart
Miss Esther Swirchart. 81 O~iord
has ben the quest ~ Mrs. Curtis Irwin
the past week.
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CECILTON

Mr.. Peacock 81 Massey, is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs, William Peacock near
town
Miss l.cona Yates ha, been spending
some time with friends IN Delaware.
Miss Mary Blackway. who has been
spending the past two months with re-
lativcs near Landlord, has returned
home
Nj, Fannie Rcdding, oi Virginia,
i the guest ~ Miss Elma Taylor.
Miss Dar'@ Smith is visiting her sis
ter, near Massey.
Levi, Freeman and brother. Wallis.
90 Philadelphia. have been visiting his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs II. A..
Black.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Blackway en-
tcr,aincd on Sunday Mrs. Bennett. OF
Landlord, and Mr.. C. Perkins, OF Bal
timorc
\. W Jones and wife, Of Massey.
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.. T.
= Jones and wife
Miss Nita Howe. al Philadelphia.
has been the guest Of Miss Frances
Griffith
Miss Mollic and Leila Mccoy were
the guests 81 Mrs ] D. Mccoy near
Cavots. last week.
Rev r {. Watkins wife and daugh-
tiers. Misses Helen and Grace, were
entertained on Thursday oi last week
hv Mr. and Mrs. Burk
Mrs John NanBuskirk and daugh-
tiers. Nissco Blanche and Pcnola. Of
Baltimore. arc the guests oi Mr. and
Mrs William Anderson
Mrs ! Rcltz entertained her sister
from Colts. ono day last week.
Misses Blanche and Pcnola Van
Ruskirk and friend. OF Baltimore. and
Mr. and Mrs = Smith spent Sunday
with Mr. Elwood Padlcy ard wife near
Earlcvil'c
Clifford and Frederick Hoover arc
home after base ball season.
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RISING SUN.

Mr.. Augustus Buckley OF New York,
visited his mother. Mrs. Isabel Buck
lev this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brauche Pasten aud
son. Emerson, spent few days OF the
week with his parents, near Liberty
Grove
DR.. +. b. Moore and wife have re-
trrred home from visiting relatives III
Delta.
Miss Ella vanneman, Of Havre de
Grace. and Mr.. Horace BETTER, OF
West Grove. were entertained by Mar
ion Pyle during the week.
Mrs. Fred Address and son. John.
OF West Grove, were guests of MIR
Charles Vandegrift and family last
week. Miss Elsie vandcgrift Is now
their guest
Mrs. Nellie Wagner and daughter.
Miss Louise, visited relatives in Balti-
more during the week.
Mrs. Elmer Vanneman, of Havre de
Grace. and children have been visiting
relatives in and near town.
Mr.. Samuel A. Taylor aud son,
Warren. have been enjoying a trip 10
Old Point Comfort. Washington and
elsewhere.
Mrs. William II. Lyons and little
son. Richard. of Gainesville. are en-
joying visit with relatives here.
Misses Mary Esher, Of Philadelphia,
and Bessie Greenfield. OF Avondale.
were the guests OF Miss Lucy Gillespie
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. r. Burlington, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Burlington have re-
turned home from short stay at
Placid Lake. in the mountains.
Mrs. Dickey. OF Port Deposit. has
returned home from a delightful visit
with her daughter. Mrs. NJ. E. Floun-
ders.
Miss Angelina Egan. OF Philadel-
phia. is visiting old friends in and near
town.
Miss Ruth Oracle. Of Perryvillc. is
being entertained by Miss Sarah Kirk.
A birthday surprise was given Mr..
James Shea. Wednesday night. at his
home near town The evening was
pleasantly spent in dancing. music. etc.
Mr.. Roger Kirk returned home on
Monday night from pleasant visit
with Ernest Sheppard in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. Linn Worthington
and daughter. Katharine. spent this
week at Ocean City. Md. and Balti-
more.
Tuesday morning. September I. was
the opening Of squirrel season and
many OF our sportsmcn started out
with their guns at almost break of day
and 50 far have had good luck.
Mrs Morris Cameron. Of Perryville
was the guest nf her sister. Mrs Johr
| Stephens, near town. this week.
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PERRYVILLE

Little Mss Grace Reynolds IS spend
,nu some time with friends IN vii
mlnptun and Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Campbell and
daughter visited relatives in York. Pa.
and Hanover. IA. last week.
Mise, Edith Cochran and ,Iyrtlc
Cole and edith Gardner spent Friday
Of Ia., week IN Washington. ID. {.
Ni., Miriam Thnm,, VAS I'm phi'a-
dclrh recently
Mr., John Ward and daughter. Mis-,
rd,,n arn ,rrnI,rp. ann, d,,. in WI
nltrct,n
Nj am. Nf. lame, Nice m'grL and
dsuoHrrr ANNA wrrr m York. Pa. las,
eek
NJ. Martin Shalt, and Mis-, Lea
Wilson cent Saturir, las, i'm Wash
ing,,r. - {.
Mr.. Gr,roc Ruirrr and children
are v..rng relative, IN pur, Deposit
Mis-, Mabel Iohr,nr and sister. Mis-,
Martha. If Harrisburg. Pa we're re-
cent visitor, AT the home ~ MIR aud
Mr.. F,rl Rcynnld.
Mr., " : lIardrss,rr and dauph
tiers. Florence and Mary. Of Chc,wold.
Del arr the guest, 81 her sister. Mr.,
Daniel yInrrrlcr
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thorrc. Of VII
mingtun. re sncniinr few day, with
Mrs Hester Rian,
Mr. George Krch, spent Sunday in
Baltimore
Mis-, Mamie Stern. ui Columbia has
hccr ,rculinr \ fcw DAYS with Mr..
AMI Mrs Trhn Dcnn,
Mrs lanes Baldwin and Mis-, +.
tcl'a Ricketts,. 81 Ilayrc dc Grace.
were the guests oi Mr. and MIR, Thps
Ricketts, Sunday last
Miss Tnscrhinc Montgomery = visit
INC relatives n Secsnc. Pa
Miss VIRGINIA White is the guest of
relatives in Wilmington
Little Miss Myrtle thompson was
given a rartv oa TUESDAY in honor Of
her eighth birthday Quite number
of little FOLDS were present.
MIR and Mrs. Harry McMulcn.
Wilmington. spcn, Sunday last with
NJ and Mrs Henri FnnnJs
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith. Of Rock
land. Md. arc the guests nf Mr. and
Mrs Harold McCommons.
Mrs Ida Sherman and Mr., Pauline
Richardson were this week N \nnap.
oils
Miss Ida Cosdcn. ni North Eas,
was the guest al Mr. and Mrs. II w
Davis this week
Mrs Martin Shurt, was philadc'
phin visitor the past week
Mrs Ernest Miller and children. OF
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25

executive ability, tact and industry of the chairman of his party's Congress sionaI Committee. He must be ace quainted with conditions in every Con- gressional, ,district-the strength Of hls candidate there and the power of the opposition. He must be tudicious in distributing his campaign fund where 1t can avail most and must assign the greatest spellbinders of his party 10 the doubtful instead of the hopeless or sure Congressional districts. Thus Congressional Chairman Babcock in 1904 sent Speaker Cannon on a stren- uous' tour through no less than nifty doubtful districts.
 Seat in Congress Looms Bigser.
 To aspirants a seat in Congress looms up bigger in this Congressional cam paign than 1t did in the last. The salary. for either Representative or Senator. is half again as large as that promised two years ago. Then It was S4I6.66 per month, $lS.70 day now 1t is S6z5 per month, $20.s5 a day $7, 500 per year, instead of $5,OO0- which Is not to be sniffed at when 1t is considered that the recipient Is taken away from home but three
 months In one year and six months in the other, and that he can continue his private business the meanwhile. The Congress elected this fall will, when 1t takes its seat. find suitable office building ready for the Senate. and thus Uncle Sam has provided hls legislators as well as the Chief Execu- tive, with accommodations as decent as those which they would expect from private employer
 Members of the Congress elected next month VIII commence to receive
 their pay March next, but unless there is a special session. they will not take their seats until a year from next December.--John Elfreth Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25

man, and certainly no wrong to their Mr. Fry's denial is sufficiently ex- plicit. It should set at rest story obviously without foundation and butte as clearly dragged out by the republicans to offset the scandalous att tacks made on the personal character and memory of Gen. Grant by Secre- tary Taft at the tomb of the dead hero and in the presence of Grants son.
 Perhaps 1t is because have been a newspaper writer for some twenty years that am neither encouraged nor discouraged by the result of so-called newspaper polls. If the newspaper, as too often happens. desire to prove Its point 1t can usually so handle It's poll as to prove that which 1t desires to demonstrate.
 But even If conducted honestly the polls are incomplete because 1t Is work involving prodigtous expenditures or money and of Intelligent labor to come anywhere near getting anything like a comprehensive expression of the poll tical purposes of the people in even one state. If the average man will try to poll the men in a street car and consider how many times he will find them sit silent or turn him aside with rtducle, he can get better idea of what polling a state by postal card  means
 I am moved to these remarks by bundle of letters which have come to me ridiculing the so-called poll of Wis consin by a Chicago morning paper One man from Racine complains that the paper reports twenty-two Taft ana no Bryan votes In that town. He says: "Racine is a laboring mans town from end to end. and democratic plurality from Racine and Racine county is not an unusual thing"
 Another man, this one from Madi- son. prefaces his letter of criticism with the statement: 'I am strong republican-that Is a Wisconsin repuo- lIcan." The delicate qualification of the latter phrase. suggests that he is a La Toilette republican. I paraphase his letter:
 Tn the poll Madison was given for Taft in tho ratio of 174 to 33. Madison is normally democratic city; even money Is being offered that Bryan will carry the city and the county, too.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25

towoc. all close or actually democratic are given to Taft by a heavy plurality.
 Without quoting further from the criticism backed by specific illustra- tions, would close these straws as to the Wisconsin poll with this statement from my correspondent:
 sThe attitude of the students in the University of wisconsin may be judged by the fact that in a republican meet ings at which perhaps 2,000 students were present the mention of Bryan's name by Senator La Toilette started a demonstration that almost eQualed that which the senator himself receiv- ed"
 And apropos of the Univehslty of Wis consin. a sensation was caused there the other day by the announcement of Prof. E. A Ross. the widely known writer on sociology that he this year would vote the democratic ticket. Prof. Ross went on to say that after care- full study of the platforms of the sever al politicial parties and consideration of the personal character and capacity of the different candidates he had con- cluded the best interests of the country would be served by tho election of Bryan and Kern, and called upon his student auditors to follow him into the democratic camp.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
BANCROFT, CONVERT
NOTED WRITER AND LECTURER 4 i, DEMOCRAT.
Writes Strong Letter. Giving Rea- sons for His Change in Polit- ical Fafth--Criticiaes
 the Repubss
By wnIIs J. Abbot.

Manaper of publicity department,
 Democratic National Committee. (copyriRf1t: 1908: By Tribune Company
 Chicago.)
 One of the notable converts to the democratic cause this year Is Fredrick Bancroft, IL. D., widely known writ CT and lecturer upon international law ana noutics. the former chief of the departrnent of rolls and the library of the state department, and historian, now engaged in completing the mem orfes of Carl Schurz, now being pup" lished in McC1nre's magazine.
 Dr. Bancroft has written letter giving the reasons for his change of political faith. That letter Is too long for me to incorporate In this article. but certain paragraphs from 1t seem to me so full of political acumen as 10 De worth quoting here:
 sWhat greater violation of civil ser- vice reform could there be than Tor the president, who holds one Of the most dignified offices on earth, and Is the nations representative and as such Is given special prerogatives and re- spect, to misapply the great powers or this public trust by pressing upon his marty the nomination of member or his cabinet who otherwise would nave no prospect of success?
 ''The president after taking dictorial control of the republican national org anizatIon and by employing his presi- dentiai functions as personal asset is trying to compel the nation to ap- prove his usurpations and to accept his favorate. The executive branch of the peoples government is given to and forced upon a party.
 "The White house, with rent. clerk hire and government resources all free has now become republican head quarters. Here the nations cabinet when It's members are not haranging from the stump-meet, not as formerly to consult solely about the national welfare, but chiefly to scheme and plot