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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-31

ance and courage should abide in the
halls of legislation, the chambers OF
judicial decision, the centers of execu-
tive power and with the dominating
mass of the people as that sons of the
Union should have bathed with their
blood these fertile fields.
The strength and power of this
Nation does not rest upon the fact
that it is federation of States, but
that it is Union of States, based up
on a Constitution formulated by the
people, adopted by the people, de-
tended and preserved here by the peo-
pie. No object is so important that
we should sacrifice the very nature
and glory Of our systems to accom-
plish it.
1t cost us nearly a million lives,
untold millions of treasure and un-
speakable anguish, to prevent the
States from destroying the Union
created by the Constitution.
This Government is not seriously
threatend by anarchy, which is the
cause espoused by the wicked, malic-
ious and envious and by ignorance
and perverted degeneracy.
The highest and most patriotic am
bition you and | can entertain is to
seek to understand the fundamental
principles in American National life
and understanding them to defend
and protect them. Defend them
alike against those who would mar
rowly restrict them and those who
would destructively expand them.
The individual skirmisher out along
the far-flung Union line beyond this
crest served the cause as we'll as the
commander OF crops orarmy directing
aggregate movements from head
quarters. And often the private sol
der has saved the day and retrieved
disaster due to a commanders folly
or perversity dying an inconspicuous
hero. In that spirit of vigilance and
devotion, let us serve in this army OF
the Union, which is always in the
field. We may not be able to make
our service conspicuous, we can GER
tainly make it useful.
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forces of disunon for almost two
years on many battlehelds and be-
cause the guiding minds of the nation
were endeavoring to save the nation
and at the same time save the favor
ed institution of those who were in
rebellion against the nation, God so
prevented the triumph of the Union
arms that the cause of the Union was
well nigh lost
Man in his weakness thought that
this government, founded on the
eternal principle of freedom to all,
could exist half free and half slave.
But the Almighty, guiding the des-
TIMES of the nation, frustrated the
weak plans of man, and as the God of
battles brought those entrusted with
the nations life to see that the nation
could only survive wholly free. And
so Abraham Lincoln, realizing that
the time had come to bow TO the Su-
preme will-to that Divine power
which had been so ordering the af-
fairs of this nation that the crisis must
come. issued the Emancipation Proc
lamation, declaring that all should be
free
Then the nation took on new life,
then her warriors, thrice armed be-
cause they had their quarrel just"
inspired by their holy cause, that of
union in which every man was free,
fought on the side of eternal justice
and supreme equity and became an
invincible host
What inspired the four score and
ten thousand men of the Union Army
to meet in the dreadful shock of bat
tie the hosts of disunion9
What inspired them to rush into
the Imminent deadly breach?" What
sustained them as they met the on
rush of the enemy? What but that
love of country that made it glorious
to die, that love of liberty that made
the patriots grave his country's
shrine?
And so there died upon this field
of battle twenty-three thousand de-
tenders of the Union-twenty-three
thousand patriots-twenty-three thou
sand heroes, who offered up their lives
a willing sacrifice that this country
might be in fact, as in theory, wholly
free.
The great victory was won. Eter-
nal justice prevailed. Supreme equity
reigned.
Today we survey this field and see
with clarified vision all that its traged-
les meant. We see the Union saved,
the nation established upon the i'm
movable rock OF freedom.
Splendid and terrible were the con-
conitants of the mighty struggle,
They were fit accessories to the stu
pendous issues involved
It may seem at times that the over
throw Of some particularly vicious
manifestation Of evil threatening the
national life marks the ultimate vic
tory
This is not true, The conflict never
ends, 1t is going on now. We are
in the ranks and shadowy hosts and
forces are contending all about us.
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On one side or the other of thes,
bloodless battles all of us must be
We are either supinely submitting to
or courageously combating, insid
ious assaults upon our national life
Armageddon is present fight which
will be waged until the end Of this
world and then will eliminate. Ath.
ems and Greece won the glories oi
Salamis and Marathon and perished
miserably and enslaved because Hell.
lenism no longer meant vigilance, pa.
triotism and righteousness.
1t may be said with truth that fol-
a nation the dangers OF peace may be
worse than the dangers of war and
this is peculiarly true of our nation
Our governmental system has
secured certain advantages which
could not have been obtained with.
out making it complex, and for that
reason more liable to become disar-
ranged than are simple democracies
and simple monarchies or autocracies
| If we are to retain these advantages
and prevent dangerous disarrange-
ments Of our plan we must jealousy
guard its distinctive characteristics
against the natural tendency towards
their elimination and reversion to
the rejected but simpler types The
simplest form of government is alb
solute autocracy and it is the worst
All power is centered in one man, his
will is the supreme law, he rules with
undisputed sway.
Our governmental plan was con-
structed so as to resemble in a way
the solar system where the finger OF
| God spins the planets in perpetual
harmony; but our system is the work
of human wisdom and must depend
upon human wisdom for its success.
Recently this tendency seems to me
to have threatened seriously to dis
turb the just relations between the
State and Federal governments. I'M
patient of the difficulties and delays
which must attend the action of sep
arate States in the accomplishment
of their objects, some of the people
have seemed to feel that by an as
sumption of Federal power, or by
ignoring State power, their aims
could be speedily and fully obtained,
But the genius of our Constitution,
the supreme equity of our form Of
government, the balance wheel of our
system is that each of the dual gov
ernments shall keep within its own
sphere, untrammeled and uncontrol-
led by the other.
Let us guard against dangerous
encroachment upon this system; let
us stand courageously, persistently
and eternally by our ancient rights.
In this way shall we show our graf
itude to those who perished here and
preserve the principles for which they
died.
II this Union is to survive it must
be maintained as constituted or as
modified in the way provided by those
who constituted it.
If it is to survive it is necessary
now and always, that wisdom, vigil
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MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS
Continued from page y

nineteenth century. Another series
of facts we're preparing in which Ma
poleon had no place. The ill will OF
events had long been announced.
1T was time that this vast man
should fall
"The excessive weight OF this man
in human destiny disturbed the equil-
ibrium. This individual counted oil
himself alone more than the universe
besides. These plethoras of all hui
man vitality concentrated in single
head, the world mounting to the brain
OF one man would be fatal to civiliza-
ton if they should endure. The mo-
ment had come for incorruptable SUI
preme equity to look to it. Probably
the principles and elements upon
which regular gravitations in the
moral order as we'll as in the mater
ial depend, began to murmur, Reek-
ing blood, overcrowded cemeteries
weeping mothers-these are formid-
able pleaders When the earth is suf'
fering from a surchargc there are
mysterious meanings from the deeps
which heavens hear,
Napoleon had been impeached be
fore the Infinite and his fall was
decreed.
ale vexed God.
"Waterloo is not battle; it is the
change OF front of the universe"
And so at the battle of Waterloo,
Napoleon on the one side in opposi-
tion to the incorruptible and supreme
equity must go down before the great
ethical law. which destroyed him be-
cause by his ambition and his power
he was disturbing the equilibrium of
the moral world Napoleon and the
despotic empire were crushed to liber-
alize monarchy and to establish con-
stitutional order through the counter
revolution which followed Waterloo.
Just such a crisis forty-four years
ago came into the life of this nation
upon this field, and it was just as in
evitable and necessary as Waterloo.
Our forefathers had set forth in the
Declaration of independence in l776
that:
"All men are created equal that
they are endowed by their Crea-
tor with certain inalienable rights,
that among these are life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness"
Fighting for the establishment of
this principle the Revolutionists were
successful and the nation was born,
In 1887, forgetting this principle of
universal liberty, the founders and
the people of this nation, while they
declared in the Preamble to their Con-
stitution that their purpose was to
secure the blessings Of liberty to our
selves and our posterity," recognized
and permitted the enslavement of hui
man beings
The soldiers of the Union met the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-31

Il Mrs. 8. Joyce, lSO Sullivan St.,
Claremont, N. H., writes; "About a
year ago l bought two bottles Of
FoIey's Kidney Cure. II cured me Of
a severe case Of Kidney trouble Of
several years standing. 1t certainly
lis grand, good medicine, and !
heartily recommend it."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-31

The many friends OF Lawrence Hol'
man in this city will be pleased to
hear of his marriage TO Miss Grace
Nicholson OF Portland which will take
place in the near future in Portland
Mr.. Holman is a prominent young
Portlandcr and has an interest in a
nice little steamer running between
Portland and St, Helens. The young
couple will make their home in St
Hclens.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-31

Miss Amy Rannals gave pleasant
little evening at home to few OF her
Ngirl friends on Friday evening at her
pleasant home in East Astoria. Music
was the principal enjoyment OF the
evening and a delicious little luncheon
was served which was thoroughly en-
joycd by all.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-31

The officers and their wives at Fl,
Columbia are going TO give little
dancing party on Monday evening at
the Fort Several Astorians have re-
ceived invitations and the Major Guy
Howard will convey the guests 10 the
pretty place,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-31

On last Saturday evening an enter
tainment was given in Soumi Hall by
some ladies of the Temperance So
ciety OF Uniontown for the benefit Of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-31

About 40 people were present at
the Dorcas Society social which was
given at the parsonage on Friday
evening. Rev. Gustave E, Rydquist
and Mrs Rydquist entertained the
guests in a charming manner. 1t was
decided to give a moonlight excur-
sion on the 18th of June and the
steamer General Washington will
take the party on the trip and they
will stop at Flavel and have
1unch
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-31

Miss Maudc Van Dusen gave a
piano recital on last Saturday after
noon at her home on Harrison ave
nue., Besides her pupils there were a
great many friends present and nice
musical program was enjoyed by
those present,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-31

At the regular meeting OF the Read,
ing club on Monday evening, the fol,
lowing officers were elected 10 serve
the ensuing year: President Miss ]
Gertrude Hulse; Vice President Mrs
p. A. Trullinger; Secretary, Miss
Dora Dadollet; Treasurer, Miss f, c
Warren.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-31

The w. c. y, u. held called meet
ing on last Friday afternoon with
Mrs. R. NJ CASTOR at her cozy home
on Commercial street near Sixth.
Twelve ladies were present and after
the business meeting refreshments
were served by Mrs CASTOR and the
remaining hours OF the afternoon
were happily spent in conversation,
N A
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-10-26
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2d7 ~OUTH FIRST STREET
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a 49, a


on the positive guarantee
that if it does not give sat-
i~sfaction we will return the
entire amount of money paid
us for it.
We ask all those who are
rundown, nervous, debili-
tated, aged or weak, and
every person suffering from
stubborn colds, banging-on
coughs, bronchitis or incipi-
ent to try Vinol
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PlPE-CLEANlNG.

and repairing Is one or our specialtles
Making elbows II joints is another.
We are expert Plumbers In all
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good work thoroughly. IN a reasonable
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only tho best materials and employ
only the most reliable help We
should be pleased II you win favor Us
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UNDERWOOD pplNRtTEES
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SCOTS Emulsion

clothes the nerves and
muscles with warm fat, fills
the veins with rich blood.
1t makes children rugged
and hardy and fearless of
the cold. 1t fills the whole
BODY with warmth and life
and energy.
Thin people sometimes
gain a pound 4 day while
taking it.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-10-26
TAFTDEC|S|ONS
DEFENDED BY
ROOSEVELT
PRESIDENT COMES TO
RESCUE OF CANDIDATE
Ringing Declaration Of Repub-
lican Attitude Toward Labor
Contained in Letter to
Trainmen'S Leader
Especial Dispatch to the Morning Journal

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10 4 letter from J. II. trace " mem
her Of the Brotherhood o. Railroad
Troinm,n. inouirme about Mr.. Tafts
ro,orl i'm resncct Ia iniuuctIons ana
l,hor matters in general. President
Doosovelt has written to Mr.. Grace.
r@.ytcvtna Mr. Tart'e attitude toward
,hor and ,xDIafninr the work of the
"t,fristrotion tougard amolforating
tnarstrial conditions Tho co~rrcspon-
a"noa ro1,oyye.
Tn,to, ~ tho President
pra.harhaaa of poIrn,d Tratnmon
pt~,ahana+a ~ oct If 1q02.
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InlrncGon Abn-c, Corrcctcd.

The great importanc, OF this op.n-
ion is that it currects abuses that
have crrpt into iniunctions and labor
disputes in the federal as well as the
state courts. This decision goes far
to protect the rights Of working men.
and il doc, so because il is explicitly
based upon tn" labor decisions of
Judg' Tart. ana this decision was Sc
cured only in consequence OF follow
ing tine advice given 10y Judge Taft as
10 tho proper course of procedure. /
speak from fir-t-hana knowledge. aa
/ WAS personally copnizaut Of an the
Facts. y more striking instance could
not nn imagined of the Jealous effort
OF q public servant, which Judge Taft.
was then. to secure Justice Ton work
ing men 10 whom he hought injustice
had been done, although tn. matter.
was not within his i"uNncdiat. control
~ the time. In this on, instance Mr..
Tat rendered to labo. a great and
signal service, q practical service.
which shared the pe,ullrip of Nj.
latt's other services. for his services
TAX" the form Of deeds rather than of
mere words.
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mas -nst done.
'a~' OF IRON Moldcrs Union.
a year or 50 ago the editor OF ne
paper sPecially devoted TO the IRON
Moldcfs union called upon me TO say
ina q decree haa peeh entered IN the
I nll'd states circuit court AZ
kee IN IN" summer oil I9o6' Whlcn ne
regarded as grossly UNJUST ana nm
proper ana as pra'tlcaIIN iatai t'
tIad'S ullollsll' inc case WAS lh'I
OF the IRON Mo'aers UNION against the
blHs-ChaImcrs company, OF Mll"au-
k9s. INC members o. lne union NAY
ing mad" certain demands Tor lhN
p~rtterment of their conditions "l SET
vice. which were refused went on II
strike, and an Injunction suit followed
IN the United states circuit court n
late employees were enjoihed from al
legged Illegal Interference. The linaI
decree Wad 90 the most hIastlc ana
tar-rrach, ~ & tractor, and besides
'~nlotnlng % late employees from do
ing acts which were clearly Illegal II
also onjoinod them from amy form "i
pickcting, from inducing employees to
+ leave the services of the Alits-Chal-
mors company by persuasion or 9th
orNiso. and from any kind of Interior
cnce with the company direct or indi-
rect. So sweeping were the terms OF
this injunction that il practically for
bade the union from making any et-
fort, no matter how peaceful and
proper, Ia maintain their position i'm
this trade dispute. The editor of the
Iron Moldcrs' Journal" Mr.. j. =.
Fry. brought the case before me, KAT
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-10-26

law, and therefore he had really con-
tractcd 10 take an the chances of be-
ing hurt. This conclusion, to my mind
a cruelty iniquitous conclusion, had up
to that time been sustained by most
of the courts. including the New York
State Court of Appeals. Nevertheless
Judge Taft refused to follow the New
York case. stating that the manifest
Legislative purpose was to protect the
cmploye by positive law, for The very
reason that is had proved impossible
for him to protect himSnlr by contract,
and that the entire putoosc of thr law
would be defeated if the cmployo was
allowed by amy form of contract TO
exempt the railroad company f1oin the
consequences of its fail.te &C. observe
The law.
Tafts Decision an \uthoritN.
This ease has been cited all over
the United states by couusol for work
mon injured through the failure of
their employers to furnish the protco-
ton required by statute FOR theW safe
ty. Judge Tafts decision Was that
WHOM 81 law is made applying to a
dangerous business. in which four
thousand men are killed and sixty
five thousand mcu are injured every
year. the intention is hat the rail-
roads shah obey the law and that it
shall not be nulliied by judicial con-
structiou. Very many judges, unfor-
tunately, have failed To follow his rc3-
soniug, but other judges, and the law
making bodies as we'll, have followed
ii, and this great decision marks one
of the longest strides taken in the ef-
fort to secure for wage workers full
protection against. and fun compens5-
ton for injuries received by them IN
the line Of their duty. Here again
Judge Tart rendered one of the great
est services that has ever been rem
dorcd the cause of labor.
The two cases to which | have re-
forred have further importance when
it is remembered that the President
now to be chosen win probably him
self choose a majority of the Jus
ticcS of the supreme Court during thu"
next our years. II would be a dread
ful calamity to have these justices
chosen by a man OF less han Mr..
Taft's high purpose, great knowledge
of he needs Of the people and firm
resolution to do Justice to every indi-
viduaI and every interest. This is m
of the vital questions now before the
American people.
Labor on Panama Canal.
Furthermore, / ask you to consider
what MI. Taft has actually done ~
administrator. The Panama canal has
come enrriHcgII, under tho direction
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EXCELLENT ROOM AND
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White-Lessley.

Miss Bessie LESLEY, the love-
ly and estimable daughter OF DR..
w. W. LESLEY of Caiencro, and
Mr.. Byron M. White, a promi-
nent business man of Leesville.
were united in marriage Christ
mas evening at the home of the
brides parents, Rev. J. l. Ken
drick officiating. The wedding
was a quiet affair and only i'm
.mediate friends and relatives
were present. The happy cou.
pie left the same day for Lees
vile, their future home. The
ADVERTISED tenders it's best
wishes t. Mr.. aud Mrs. White
for a long and happy life.
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SURPRISE PARTY.

Last Wednesday evening
number of young folks sur
prised Miss Lillian Chapman
of Lake Charles at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Lacoste.
The gay young people came in
jolly and rollicking and that they
had good time goes without
saying. After the games and
lots of innocent pranks the
hostess led the way into the
dining hall where all were served
delicious refreshments. Those
present were: Misses Lucille
Broussard, Horta LON bard,
Marie Louise Mouton, Hazel
Comeaux, Efie Montgomery.
Hattie Clark. Henrietta Lacoste,
Mines. J. P. Colomb and f. III.
Comeaux. Messrs. Leo Bour-
geois, Antoine LacOste, G. Co
lomb, Henry Voorhies. L. Gan
kendorff, Geo. Lacoste, Pierre
Mouton, G.. Bougval, Todd Mar
tin, Wartelle Sales, Jim Lacoste
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1ETTE. LOUISIANA, TU. U.ssDAY. DECEMBER 2e 1908.
METHODIST XMAS TREE.

The Methodist Sunday School gave
a pretty Christmas tree on Christmas
eve and the church was crowded with
happy children and very fair sprink-
ling of grown folks. A large holly
tree beautifully decorated and laden
with presents of every description ex-
cited the admir- atiou of every one.
When old Santa (Mr. M. L. Langford)
made his appearance the JOY and en-
thusiasm of the little ones knew no
bounds and they crowded around the
jolly old fellow, poking fun and guying
ing him numerically. Supt. D. P.Upton
called to order after which the follow
ing program was rendered: Song
Joy to the World, Prayer-Supt. Up
ton; Song Ring the Merry Xmas
Bells; Recitation, Ben Gordon Hop
klns: Duet-Katherine and Elizabeth
Langford; Solo-Mrs. c. Girard.
Old Santa then distributed the presents
and the generous old soul allowed no.
body to suffer for want of the nice
things which seemed to multiply as by
some magic 9ouch. Supt. Upton pre-
sented Louis Langford with a gold
medal for scholarship, attendance and
bringing in new pupils, and to Miss
Maydelle TRAY he also presented a
gold medal for bringing the largest
number of pupils to school.