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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-05-21
SENATOR TELLER's ENDORSEMENT

United States Senate, Washington.
=. G.. April %, 1908.
Mr.. ;. J. Cory, Sioux Falls. s. D.,
Dear Sir:-I have felt considerable
coEcer ~ the report in the news
papers that Senator Kittredge is
meeting with serious opposition to
his reelection.
hope these reports are without
foundation, and that IL there Is q
basis for them. the senator will be
able to overcome all obstacles and
that he will be triumphantly return-
ed.
Ny interest In the subject is based
upon direct observation OF Mr.. Kit
treGge's career as q senator and up
or my desire that the western states
should keep their strong men in
Washington. a. western man myself,
I take especial pride In seeing the
states of the west properly repre-
sentea here. where all those states
have common interests In the promo
ton Of which they often meet with
much antagonism, lave always
found Senator Kittredge not only
loyal to every western interest. but.
O 8CCOuuL OF MS 10IellS0Nt Pip
hension and standing as 2 senator,
capable Of promoting those interests
to q degree quite beyond 9 less loyal
or less influential man.
That he has done faithful and ETA
Gent work for hts state. and In q
broader sense, for the nation, I also
II know to be trne.
III word have found In Senator
Kittredge faithful and afective
representative OF all interests which
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-05-21
WHAT CRAWFORD STANDS FOR

The reform bunch two years ago,
with a great flourish Of trumpets, fill
ed the air with all kinds Of good
promises. Result-passenger rates
have lot been lowered, freight rates
are higher, telephone and telegraph
rates are higher, taxes are higher and
the peoples money is being spent for
the purpose Of keeping in Office a lot
OF hangers on who would subscribe
to any--old party declaration that
would give them a chance at the pub
lie crib"
The Iroquois Chief is becoming
facetious, but the quotation from it's
columns contains a great amount of
boiled down truth of a di-sagreeabie
character when viewed by those who
hold personal probity above political
consideration.
MI. Crawford's career Is marked by
a pathway strewn with broken pledg-
es and failure to fulfill public duties.
His advent in legislative responsible
ity dates from the time when he went
to the territorial capitol under a
solemn promise to support the princi-
pie OF equal taxation. Before the
session was over he was found hand,
posing antitrust bills, fighting meas
ures to compel railroads to pay double
damages for property DESTROYED
through the negligence of the COM
panles or their employees in case set
lement is not made within sixty days
he!Ding to exempt the Northern Pa
c1ic from paying taxes on vast hold
ings OF realty, explaining in the
morning why he couldn't do it, and
again explaining in the evening Of
the same day why he did it.
later, when Mr.. Crawford became
the attorney. general of the state, by.
virtue OF which he was also a member
of the state board of assessment. he
manifested the same tendencies to ex-
tend special favors to the railroad in
terests, and did, in fact, extend them
TO the Northwestern company, secur-
ing reductions in it's assessments and
making himself SO useful to it that
almost Immediately upon retiring
from the public office to which the
people had elected him.
Later still, Mr.. Crawford stood for
years before the state board of as
sessment, using his influence as a
former emb ! n pleading for lower
Still later, the official records dis
closed that Mr.. Crawford used his
infiHence to induce young men to VIC
late the spirit Of the homestead laws
4 h country In order that he might
q q Iew Worthless" acres. as he
terms them, to his stock ranch IN
Walworth county, and while thus &C.
cretely adding to the iniquities 81
human nature, he was proclaiminR his
individual virtues from the housetons
IN an enort to be restored to public
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-05-21

in all the hard work that goes to for
mulate and prepare legislation and
as active, efficient, and energetic as
any member of this body. think
your young state is very fortunate,
indeed, in having such an able repre-
sentative in the senate as Senator
Kittredge. Yours truly.
-Knute Nelson.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-05-21
THE ROOSEVELT POLICIES

49,
The principal measures that have
come to be known as the distinctivel3
Roosevelt policies, in the furtherance
of which the president threw the full
weight OF his strong personality, are
the following:
]. The railway rate legislation o.
June 20, 1906.
q. The meat inspection act of June
80, 1906.
8. The pure food act of June 80, 1906
4. The employers liability act Of
June IL, I1vo.
The denatured alcohol act Of
June z. 1906.
In addition to the foregoing the
Roosevelt administration has warmly
approved the following legislation:
The oleomargarine act Of May 5,
The reclamation act Of June II,
3. The act OF February III, 1903. for
giving preference to and expediting
anti-trust ~easessins the federal courts.
y The act OF February 2S, 1903, es.
tablishing the department Of com.
merce and labor.
!. The railway safety appliance acts
OF 1902. 1903 and 1906.
s. The act OF -4arch 2, 1907, for re
ducing the cost of the transportation
of the mats.
I. The coUvright law.
8. The trademark law.
All Supported BY k~ittredge.
Senator Kittredge's imprint is upon
each and everyone of these measures,
Is the author of the copyright law and
OF h trademark law.
Senator Kittredge took an active
part In he preparation OF those fea-
lures OF the principal measures above
enumerated which have thus far sue
tnnGnFvr11yA ~ wrf fhrfnn1 - fInr - Anrf - IL
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-05-21

Below are the figures representing
railroad taxes for 1906 and 1907, show
ing an increase Of 1921, 1885, as dis
closed by the records of the state audi
tor:
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-05-21
THEN LOOK ON THIS.

Below are the figures representing
farm land taxes for 1906 and 1907,
showing an increase Of $~751,544.53, az
disclosed by the records Of the state
auditor:
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-05-21

The Crawford managers ave been displaying a statement OF the increase
Of railroad taxes for 1907 over the taws paid by the railroads In l9oo, sne
insurgent state auditor certifying to the figures
But why did nt the insurgents furnish a table showing the increase o1
farm land taxes for 1907 over the taxes paid by Farm lands in lSoo
Simply and solely because thec comparison would have been disastrous to tins
cause Of Crawfordism.
Increase If farm land axes for 1907 over 1906 $75154453
Increase If railroad taxes for 1907 yer 1905 $221T2355
Net Increase of farm land taxes overi ncrease Of railroad
taxes FOR 1907 over 1906 $52982098
Railroads were required to pay less than a quarter of a million more, all
told, in the way of taxes for 1907, under Crawford's assessment, than they
pad. in 1906, under the EIod administration. t@
But farm lands paid for 1907, nde TIT Crawford assessment more tina
three quarters of a million more than they paid in 1906 under the Elrod d
mnistraton
The attempt of the present banker administration to jugge the figures
is so obvious as to need nc comment.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-05-21

The following are extracts from
speeches delivered by Senator Kilt
redge in this state since his campaign
for denomination formally opened:
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-05-21

$2,527, 6e9.2e $3,279,a43.79H
Excess of 1907 over 1906, $751,544.53.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-05-21
LOOK ON rHIs TABLE-

so obvious as to need no comment.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-05-21

"In the railway rate legislation o
two years ago, | was from the be
ginning with President Roosevelt il
favor of it's enctment."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-05-21

"As long as / remain in the senate
my. voice shall be raised and my vote
shall be given in favor of the purity
of the American home"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-07-09
THE JEFFERSONIAN.

work which, beginning at home, as it
should, contents itself with the beginning.
The drunkard is a leper who, in most
instances, can no more cure his malady
than the consumptive can heal his perish
ing lungs. To ignore this aspect of the
case is to take the wrong road in dealing
with it. The world is ready with help
for the leper, and the soul of humanity
is being nightly moved for the pal1id
victims Of the Great White Plague-but
what are we doing for that infinitely pitt
able wreck, the dpunkard?
Is it enough to cast him off? Is it
enough for his sisters to draw in the
skirt, or his brothers to veer to one side,
as we meet him in the street, lest we be
contaminated by his touch? Is it enough
to close the bar-room which made him
what he is, and force him to the side
street where they spike near beer" with
villianous hell-fre?
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-07-09
The Preacher Killed Him.

''There was one man called upon
Monday night who could have saved my
life with few kind words. Instead [
was rebuked and politely told to get out >
This was the written statement found
in, the room of Charles Phillips, who put
an end to his life in Newark, N. J., last
Tuesday The zone man" to whom refer
ence is made, is Rev. F. c. Mooney,
Minister of the Gospel of Christ
Phillips had become drunkard-a con-
firmed and apparently hopeless drunkard.
In other words, one of the most malig-
nant diseases that can seize human crea-
ture had become his master The Chris
tian Churches have been SO busy found
ing and maintaining elaborate and expen-
sive Missions, in China and other unre-
deemed portions of the globe, that they
have not had time to systematic charity
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-07-09

Oh, my brothers! Shall we never have
Houses OF, Refuge, along life's reef-bound
coast, into whose open doors the ship
wrecked mariner can 60 for food when
hungry, for shelter when homeless? The
sot should not be allowed to go at large,
nor should he be treated as criminal;
HE SHOULD BE CONFINED, HUI
NAMELY SUPPORTED, AND GIVEN
CURATIVE TREATMENT.
Consider the case of Charles Phillips
for it is typical. He had spent what
fortune he possessed; he could not hold
job; his family had cast him off; and the
night which covered him was clark as
the pit from pole to pole"
But he yearned for HUMAN sympathy.
He hungered for kind word. THERE
FORE HE WAS NOT BEYOND THE
REACH OF THE LIFE-SAVERS. And
it came to pass that as he looked about
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-07-09

was personal consolation. He was red
headed, he was freckle-faced, he was
ugly, and he was plainly incapable of ad-
justing himself to human miscellany.
Said he to me, LET us go out of this
.crowd'-it was in the Kinba1l House
lobby, where human miscellany is apt to
be very miscellaneous, indeed and 60
to sotile place where we can talk.
But we couldn't manage it; and SO we
never did get the chance to have that
soul-to-soul talk, which could only be
possible when just we two were together.
Ali the world acclaims Uncle Remus
and his folklore stories, and his high
place in literature as a writer of stories
is assured; but to my mind he never did
any better work than the poems and fugi-
tive pieces which appeared long before
the day of Uncle Renus.
~~ Those Gypsy children" have natural
grace and beauty that "is JOY forever"
In the last letter | ever wrote hinl-a
letter which told how much | had always
admired and love him urged him to
make a collection of those early sketches,
i'll order that they might be preserved as
a book His health began to fail soon
after the letter was written, and | never
heard from him again.
In formal studied phrase, the profess
sional men of the world of letters will
eulogize the dead journalist and author
the pre-eminent Southern litterateur
I-who am nothing more than a tenant
by sufferance in the realm where |
stumbled because of the force Of relent-
less circumstance, and where | claim no
title to a foot of earth-come in all hui
mility and sorrow to put wild flower
upon his grave.
He loved the birds-may they sing
sweetly where he rests. He loved the
trees and aowers-may the leaves Whls-
per while he sleeps and the flowers bloom
above his couch.
He loved his fellow mall-may every
heart he tenderer and nobler because he
lived; may every eye be wet with tears
because he died.
D. b b
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-07-09
PAGE NINE

him in his Indebtedness, he saw in the
distance the light of what he took to be a
House of Refuge.
So he made his way toward the light,
in the belief that there, at least, he
would not be scoded, Stunned or re-
PEELED.
For the house to which he went was
the Parsonage, WHERE DWELLS
THE MAN WHOSE BUSINESS 1T rs
TO BE KIND-the minister of the re-
1igion of Jesus Christi
What divine compassion of the Master
that was which yearned over those who
were anhungered, naked, friendless, sick
and in prison! What splendor of cour-
age that was which thrust it's FURNISHED
shield between that fallen woman and
her tormentors! What boundless human
sympathy there was in Him who would
not suffer the marriage feast to embar-
rass the host and disappoint the guest
for lack of wine
Yes, it was the Parsonage to which
the friendiess drunkard made his way
the parsonage where dwells the SHEP-
HERD, WHOSE BUSINESS IT IS TO
TELL MANKIND OF THE RE-
JOICINGS WITH WHICH HEAVEN
RINGS, WHEN THE LOST SHEEP
IS FOUND; the Parsonage where dwells
the man who celebrates the Last Supper
of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, by
lifting to his consecrated lips a cup Of
wine!
God What is it that is hardening the
hearts of men-all the while that we ela-b
crate our pretenses, vOciferate Our pro-
fessions and multiply Our offerings?
All the world was black to the man,
Charles Phillips, and he said to himself,
in that bruised heart of his, Il will not
vet despair. Friends have forsaken me
my own brother has told me not to come
to his house. there is no friendly face
anywhere; let me seek the Minister of
Christ-of Christ who loved the poor, of
Christ who pitied the weak, of Christ who
saved the lost The minister will have
a kind word for me:
Poor fellow At the parsonage, he did
not get the kind word he sought He got
lecture, instead. 1t isn't difficult task
to lecture a drunkard almost anybody
can say to him, I'm better than you, for
| am sober, while you're drunk" Charles
Phillips did not 60 to the preacher for
sermon; the unhappy sot went to the
Reverend F. c. Mooney for crumb of
comfort, AND HE COULDN'T GET 1T.
Perishing of thirst, in a desert which
his infrmity had made for him, he
turned to the parsonage for drink of
water-and it was not given him.
And as he was turned away, he said to
the preacher "Well I'm done | shall be
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-27
SAD DEATH OF
LITTLE Girl
sHINNsToN MOTHER is TOO ILL
TO KNOW HER cHILo's
DEATH.

The death of little Doris Carder.
which occurred yesterday at the home
of her parents. Mr. and Mrs, Quillan
Carder, at shinnston, brings, connect
ed with the circumstances, sad story
which will excite the sympathy of the
community. Mrs. Carder, the mother
Of the little girl. is very dangerously
i'll of typhoid fever. the disease from
which her child died. For the past
five days she had been in an uncon-
scious condition and does not know
that her child has passed away. \
young baby is in the home and the
father is grief stricken over the co!~n.-
ity which has befallen his family. The
Carders have visited in this city on
several occasions.
In the Immediate neighborhood in
which the Carder family resides are
eight cases Of typhoid fever, and it Is
thought the cause is traced to well
OF impure water from which the FAM
lilies have gotten their drinking water.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-27
WERE TAKEN TO
MGyNDSv!LLE
SAMUEL mecAsE AND MARY Will.
I-lAMs ARRESTED ON CHARGE
OF ILLICIT coHAslTATIoN.

Samuel McCabe and Mary Williams,
of Moundsyille, were arrested yester-
day afternoon at Monongah. charged
with Illicit cohabitation. The warrant
was sworn out before Justice Riggs.
of Moundsyille and was endorsed by
Justice II. W. Boydston. McCabe and
Mrs. Williams lived as man and wife
for some time at Bellaire, Ohio. Nc
cabe left his wife and then kid
mapped his four year old child to live
with Mrs. Williams, who left her hus-
band. Mrs. McCabe found out that her
husband was living With the Williams
woman q; Bellaire. She swore out u
warrant for their arrest. McCabc got
wise and they left Ballaire and cane
to Monongah. Ills wife ToCnd out
where they were and had warrant
sworn out for their arrest Constable
John s. Walker served the writ.
McCabe told the officer that he and
Mrs. Williams were living in the same
house but that he had hired her as his
house keeper. Common report at Mo-
nongah was that they were living as
man and wife.
The officer brought them and the
child to Fairmont and placed them in
jail. Justice Riggs, of Moundsvllle.
was notified of the arrest and came
here last night This morning he left
on the early train with McCabe and
Mrs. Williams taking them to Mounds
vile where they will be given hear
ing on the charge named in the war.
rant.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-27
10 HANG ELoRIpA NEGRO.
(By 8. ". Press Associations

lby b. w. Press AsbocldLluH.J
ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla, Feb. 27.-
Charlie Powell. colored, will be hanged
in the county jailyard here tomorrow.
unless the governor grants reprleve,
which Is considered unlikely. The "un
written law" was urged in Powells be-
half at the trial, but without avail.
Powell was tried and convicted at
the last term of the circuit court and
sentenced to death. The crime for
which Powell is to forfeit his life was.
committed at Bunnell last summer,
when Powell shot and instantlykilIed
John Rogers. also colored.
The two men had quarreled, Powell
accusing Rogers OF having slandered
his wife. Rogers denied the allega-
tion. whereupon Powell leyeled his
ioublebarrei shotgun and fired.
Rogers fell and died almost instantly.
After Committing tho crime Powell
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-27
Little
Red Riding
Hood
Arrested For
Stealing Money
CBy United Press.)

PITTsRURG. Feb. 27.-Attlred In a
red cloak. red hood and ribbons to
match. Little Red Riding Hood. .
who in real life is Johanna Happy. IA.
was arrested here last night at the
Grand Theater She tightly clutched
basket in which she had new
baby doll that would open and close
its eyes, $175 in gold and two gold
watches. When told she must so with
the detectives she burst into tears.
not because she was under arrest but
because the officers would not allow
her to see the rest OF the performance.
isn't 1t just grand?" she smiled
through her tears. please let me
stay" Little Johanna is an orphan re-
Gently taken in the family by John
Negley. a Tarentum tax collector. Yes
terday he missed $3.50 and two gold
watches. The child had deposited $50
in a local bank in Pittsburg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-27
BLACKSMITH
SHOP BURNED
CONSIDERABLE BLAZE AT GAS.
TON MINE YESTERDAY
EVENING.

The blacksmith shop and haulage
engine house, consolidated building at
Castor mine. about two miles ,south
of this city. was completely destroyed
by fire last night Night Watchman
William Dillon discovered the blaze
at 1906 O'Clock. He had passed
through the plant about half hour
before that and everything seemed to
be all right. On his return he found
the blaze licking up the plant and be.
fore an alarm could be sounded the
flames had spread to all parts of the
building.
The local officials were notified and
soon General Manager L. L. Malone
and Superintendent ]. c. Gaskill were
on the scene. Chief Reed went out
and rendered valuable assistance. The
surrounding buildings were saved by
the fire protection at the mine, but
was inadequate t. combat the flames
of the burned building
The origin of the fire is not known,
but following the Berryburg fire which
was Of mysterious origin, 1T looks
as If some one We're busy.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-27
Fine Programme
HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR BAND
CONCERT AT FIFTH WARD
SCHOOL TONIGHT.


This evening in the Fifth ward
school auditorium omen's First Regi-
ment Band will give a benefit concert
for, the Fifth ward band. The band
has prepared a fine programme of se-
lections which includes ''The Merry
Widow" waltzes, Love in a Grave
Yard" etc. Miss Minnie Fleming will
sing "Just wearyin' for You" and
Clarence Kinsey will sing "That What
the Rose said to Me-" and the Kinsey
Quartette will render number Of se-
lections. Miss Morris will be the
reader Of the occasion. The pro-
gramme is an excellent one and the
enterprise deserves patronage.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-27
Big Labor Party
Being Formed
NATIONAL LABOR PARTY WILL
EMBRACE ALL LABOR Or
GENERATIONS AND
FARMERS UNION.

CLEVELAND. O.. Feb. GA ma
tional labor party, which is to embrace
the American Federation Of Labor
with 100000 members. the unattach-
ed national and local labor unions of
the country with 100000 members,
the National Farmers Union with l.
100000 members. the Socialist party
with 100000 members. and the Ameri-
can Society of Equity with 100000
members was launched at the meet
ing of the United Trades and Labor
Council last night.
Similar action is to be taken by the
Central, Labor bodies of other big Am
erican cities.
The movement will come like a
bombshell to the politicians of both
old parties. AS union labor has $4,000
votes in cuyahoga county and controls
the balance OF power in Ohio. its ac-
ton is likely to upset the calculations
of a lot Of politicians on this falls
elections.
The new labor party is being form
ed because OF three recent supreme
court decisions:
1-Legalzing the blacklisting Of
employees by employers.
2-Declarlng tnat labor unions
cannot conduct boycotts.
3-Knocklng out the employers la
bility law, decision which brought
prompt message from President
Roosevelt demanding new legislation
for the protection of labor.
Last nights resolutions call for a
national conference on May /. at some
central city to effect political organ
ization Independent of either of the
dominant political parties.
In case the American Federation Of
Labor refuses to issue such call. the
United Trades and Labor Council Will
issue cali for a national conference
to be held in Cleveland July 4.