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La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
THE SUPREME COURT.
Choice Of President VIII Involve
Har-Rsaching Consequences.
(From Gov. Hughes youngstown


Yar-Rsaching Consequences.
(From Gov. Hughes Youngstown
speech.)
mot only viii the coming election
directly AFFECT the executive branch
OF the government. but II is most i'm.
portant In Its relation to the judicial
branch Rarely has the choice OF PresI.
dent involved more far-reaching con.
sequences. for It Is not improbable that
the next President will appoint at Less.
four judges OF the United States Su-
preme Court. Upon these appointment,
will largely depend the quality Of the
judicial work OF this great court for
years to come. Congress may pass
laws but the Supreme Court interprcts
and CONSTITUTES them and determInes
their validity. The Constitution. with
its guarantees Of liberty and Its grants
OF Federal power, is finally what the
Supreme Court determines II to mean.
Upon the learning. wisdom and char
acter Of the judges OF the Supreme
Court rests not merely the Just de-
termination Of the important matters
OF private right which come before
that august tribunal. but to a very
large degree the course Of our politl.
cal history and the development aud
security Of our institutions. In view OF
the vacancies which In the natural
course of events will most probably o.
cur during the next few years we mus =
remember that we are about to choose
N fv-a NJ a tn, .h.,.
is confided the nomination of Fedora
judges. power second to none pos
ssssed by the President, the exercise
OF which calls for the highest judg
ment II We should search the cotlu-
try for delegate OF the people whp
could be conf,vDtly intrusted with this
imporiaat duty It is probable that no
one could command higher con:ideryS.
than the Republican candidate for
President. Himself Judge, learned
in the wisdom of the law. he com
manded the respect and esteem of the
entire bar Of the country, without re
gard to partisan division. BY litiganis
and lawyers alike ii was felt that when
he left his important place upon the
N'iSuit Nouit VI Appt'i's " uhu'tthhc
his difficult duties in the Philippine.
the judicial branch of the sovcrnment
had sustained most serious loss. And
he has long been regarded as one IN
every way worthy to succeed the pres,
ent chief justice of the United State.
With his fairness and acuincn. with
his wide knowledge Of the bar from
which the judges must be recruited.
with his observation-disclosures and demo
cratic sympathy and his keen interest
in all that pertains to the welfare OF
the people. we may be assured that II
he Is selected to perform this duty the
interests OF the country will be impair.
tialiy and wisely safeguardcd In its
discharge"
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
I.,..e,lo.. R..sr.,. c.pi..l.

II am against those gueriIlas who
would destroy this most vital writ Of
conscience. The court OF equity is the
keeper of the peoples conscience and
the writ Of injunction Is its most valu-
able power 1t prevents the digging
Of ditch that will damage adjacent
property; compels railroads to furnish
cars. It stays the hands OF lawless
corporations from committing acts,
which once done would work an injury
that could not be amended. Under the
plan OF the opposition you take the
bride on for lawless wealth and bid II
run wild. Scores more of injunctIons
have been issued against capital than
against labor. Name me one and will
name you. at least 100 against capital"
Senator Albert J. Beveridge.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
sry..,. D....e,..,o. of H.sa...

About this time in n presidential con-
test partisan speakers run emptyings.
As a melancholy instance OF this behold
Mr.. Bryan denonncing Gov. Hughes as
the hacker OF trusts. No man in Amer
lean life is more clearly entitled to
credit as the defender of the rights OF
the people than the governor OF the
Empire state. He is a reforlner who
has achieved results without talking
everybody to death. 1t may be added
that the voter who wants to get at the
real fact in the closing weeks OF such a
contest as Is now In progress. when
each side Is busy misrepresenting the
other. must dig them ont for himself
and very often. too. the aforesaid voter
publican
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
MISSIONARIES CAPABLE
AND EARNHsIn
Taft Speaks Well of Mission Work
in Orient


Reference to the recent fiatfering in
terview about Mr.. Taft by bishop Bash
ford OF the NJ. F.. Church in China led
the candidate into talk Of missions.
He referred to book written by DR..
G. E. Morrison. OF the London Times.
in which the missionaries are criticised
as not being Of real use, and sighting
reference is made to Rice Christians"
These. as Mr.. Taft explained, are the
natives who are said to pretend to be-
come converts only TO enjoy the bounty
OF the missions.
My own observations in the Orient
said Mr.. Taft. ''lead me to believe that
tilted. The missions are the outpos,s
OF our western civilization In China and
the other Oriental countries. and have
found the missionaries an earnest and
capable lot OF people. 1t was because Of
my observations OF the good done by
them in the East that our government
established clubs on the Isthmus OF
Panama. and put Y. NJ. C. A. secretaries
in charge We also employed seven
preachers. Protestant and Catholic. who
have built up churches. There are per
iiaps 10000 white people and 10.OOo
others brought from the West Indies In
the canal zone. 1t was absolutely neces-
sary that something OF this kind be,
done to prevent the pernicious effectsl
Of vice. which grows luxuriantly there
IL not checked."-New York World. =
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
REPUBLICAN
PLAN RATIONAL.
Nsted Finasciai Expert Advises
Axainst Ineonsidered Action.
All Glasses Interested IN Establish
Ing Sound Banking System.

Victor Morawetz. recognized as an
expert upon financial and economic
questions. says the Bryan bank deposit
guarantee plan would encourage wild
cat" banking. These nre excerpts from
a recent article written on the subject
by Mr.. Morawcfz:
II IL were true that the adoption OF
this plan would make all deposits In
national banks equally safe and there
by would inspire confidence In all ma
tipnai bank deposits, as Mr.. Bryan
claims. the plan would prove direct
encouragement to .'wildeat' banking
and would prove disastrous In the long
run. IL would enable spectators or
inexperienced persons 10 form bank
with small capital and to obtain large
deposits on the strength of the guar
anty. by Offering higher rates OF inter
est to dcJ.ositors than a conseryatively
mann -ed bank could afford to pay and
they could then use these deposits In pro-
iIosing speculative or unSpund ventures
They would only risk the loss of the
small capital which they contrib
uted and their individual liability for
an equal amount If their spcculations
should succeed. they would reap large
profits. but II their spcculations should
fail and the money obtained from de
positors be wasted. the sound banks
would have TO bear the loss
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31

letter, telling why he has quit Bryan.
In closing he says:
Many other suggestions occur 10 me,
but these I have mentioned suffice to
determine me, not to abandon Deinoc-
racy. but TO vote for n candidate for
the presidency whose election Will 90
far to insure the prosperity. peace and
happiness Of this great people
"EDWARD j. MAXWELL
New York. oct IL. 1908
Every Community IIn. Taft Converts
Efforts OF the Buffalo News to ascer-
tain the sentiment in the smaller towns
OF western New York reveal the fact
that In every community are many for
mer Bryan men VINO declare they Will
vote for Taft and the assurance Of
prosperity
Brig. Gen. Horailo O. Gibson. q. s.
A, retired. of Washington, says:
II am a Democrat. but | don't see
how the Democrats can support Mr..
Bryan. He does not seem to stand
for any OF the real principles of the
party. and II | had vote for the pres
ideucy. certainly should not cas-; IL
Tor him"
+. l.. Jones of Ardmore. Okln.. has
written TO the Ar,imorc Statesman, say
Ing that although Democrat. he will
break "a custom that has .,een fam
lily pride since the Civil War" and Will
vote for Taft Eryan's connection with
Haskell was the last straw for Mr.
Jones,
Frank RI. Jones of Chicago. who was
First Assistant Po>tmas ster General Tor
four years under Mr.. Cleveland, said !:
.Mr Bryan favors the guaranteeing
OF bank deposits and has committed
the Democratic party In Its platform
and In his public speeches to this I'M
sound and dangerous doctrine. 1t must
be admitted that on economic ques-
tions affecting the farmer. the me
chanic, business and country generally
either Mr.. Bryan IS dangerously un-
sound or he is willing 10 misiead the
people and threaten their prosperity
by advocating measures he knows to be
unsound, merely because for the mo.
ment his views seem popular.
Il do not want to see the prosperity
OF this country threatened by unsound
experimental policies such as Mr.. Bry-
ans past career proves he Is too prone
TO indulge In.
..Business confidence must be main
tained. the factories kept busy and
labor employed and the farmer mus,
not be disturbed in the prosperity he
is now enjoying.
The calm, forccful. intelligent and
conservative attitude of Mr.. Taft in
all OF the important questions affecting
the public good assures Ms OF continued
progress.
"To risk Mr. Bryan is dangerous to
our business prosperity"
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
c....s Ri.k srx..,...

The American people cannot afford to
risk the government in the hands Of
q political schemer and a professional
faker, one who Is constantly huntin.
for some stalking horse on which to
ride into power. Naturally the con-
servative, sensible voter turns in dis
gust from Mr.. Bryan to the cautious,
self poised. wise statesman, William H.
Taft. who Is a pillar OF national
strength.-Senator William o. Bradley
OF Kentucky.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
Al, c,...e. Equally interested.

All classes OF the people and all Sec
tions OF the country are equally inter
ested in establishing our system of
banking and currency upon the sound
est possible basis. The welfare of the
entire country depends upon n sound
and practical system OF banking and
currency. and the only patriotic course
is to eliminate all party feeling ana
tolitir~ from the consideration of this
great subject. We know that the pres
cnt sy stem Is not perfect and should be
improved. but we know also that we
have prospered under this system and
that there is no such pressing need for
a ciinnce as to warrant hasty or i'll.
considered action. This plan OF guar
aniceing bank deposits undoubtedly Will
he considered with the utmost care by
the National Monetary Commission. and
IL the plan can stand careful analysis
and scrutiny 1t will he adopted by Con-
gress whether the government be con-
trolled by Republicans or Democrats.
Rut il would I've wrong-inexcusably
wrong--to treat this great and difficult
question OF finance as question Of
party politics. to be dealt with by popu-
lar vote in the heat OF n presidential
campaign. Surely the American people
will not make this fnr-reaching change
in their banking system and try this
dangerous experiment. upon the recon-
mendation Of the Democratic party and
OF leader who. twelve years ago.
and again eight years ago. urged the
adoption OF the worst financial fallacy
OF the age. and. II his counseis had pre-
vailed, would have plunged the whole
country into disaster and shame.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
TAFT, 1sos, H.sA.., 1sl3.

To the Editor of the New York
World: I was not for Taft at first.
but now am. Bryan's election means
continuance OF the hard times that we
are now having Taft's election means
the return OF prosperity. shall vote
for Taft. sherman and SIemp, hoping to
vote for Hughes in 1912--T. s. Reddix,
Saltvilie. Va, Oct. s.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
w. j. BRYAN.
Bryan'. sophI.iry shown.

The American Sheep Breeder in a
recent issue exposes the fallaey OF the
Bryan contention as follows
Bryan's free wool sophIstry is knock
ed ir cooked hat by facts and figures
as far as the dear public" is con-
cerncd. Mr.. Bryan doesn't believe In
building up great national Industry
like the wool industry. at the expense
OF the general public. Really. how
much does the dear public. have to pay
to maintain the wool industry OF the
United States: Let us get down to
facts and figures. There are something
like one million men engaged In grow
ing wool. with about FIVE hundred mill
ion dollars OF capital invested. with an
annual wool production of say from
ifly to sixty million dollars. This fig.
ure Is based OH an average of IS cents
ier pound for the wool grown In ad-
ditIcn TO that. say fifteen million nut
tons are produced at a selling price Of
around siNty-five to scventy-five million
dollars. \ fair valuation OF the annual
production OF wool and mutton would
he one hundred and twenty-five mill
ions. What the annual loss to this in
dustry would be under a free wool reg
imc is well known. Instead Of the
average OF say IS cents per pound
(which is an extremely low figure for
wool under ordinary timesl and the ay-
erage of about half that price for wool
ION free trade basisl would mean
a loss to the wool grower OF at least
twenty-five million dollars per year.
Wool growing in the West. under Cleye-
lands administrator. ruined thousands
| of fiockmasters. Montana woods sold as
low as seven and eight cent per pound
under Cleveland Two years ago these
| wools brought anywhere from eighteen
to twenty-five cents per pound. and
even higher figures for exceptional
clips.
Free Trade No Benent to Consunsr.
Now let us find out the cost Of cloth
| ing. and the so-called saving to the con-
sumer. For spring suit of alI-wool
clothes, three and one-half yards OF
cloth are required. One yard Of cloth
weighs ten ounces. This would require
triie over two pounds Of wool. A
fall suit requires three and one-haif
yards at fourteen ounces to the yard,
I or forty-nine ounces The cost Of cloth
ing represents S5 per cent in labor and
Is per cent in material. The ordinary
suit Of clothing has GO per cent Of wool
| and the balance Is shoddy and cotton.
Suppose the tarin on wool were re-
moved. that wool that had been aver
aging is cents per pound fell 50 per
cent; the saving on spring suit Of
clothing would be a trifie under twenty
cents, providing the manufacturer and
the retailer cut down the price OF the
garment to the extent OF the reduced
value Of the wool caused BY q removal
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
aepa.,,can plan Rational.

The Republican party proposes 10
deal with this banking question In
rational. conservative manner. Having
regard TO the difference between savings
deposits and those commercial deposit
liabilities which are merely bank cred
its created as II means of carrying on
the business OF the country. the Rcpub-
lican party proposes TO establish sys-
tenn Of postal savings banks so that the
people everywhere throughout the
country can deposit their savings with
absolute safety. \ proposal has also
been made, and. no doubt, will be con
sidered by Congress. of authorizing the
national banks TO establish savings de
partments to be managed, under the SUI
pcrvision OF the Comptroller OF the Cur
rency. according 10 the Iuost approved
methods OF managing savings banks.
The Republican party recognizes that
the United States SHOULD have the
soundest and safest system OF banking
and currency that can be devised and
to thnt end Republican Congress has
appointed a national commission. con
sisting OF Senators and Representatives
of both the political parties That com
mission is now considering the subject
in all its bearings. and after holding
public hearings will make its recon-
inendatious to Congress at the earliest
opportunity.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
COMMITTEE or WAYS AND
MEANS.
House OF Representatives.
Washington. II. C.. Feb. q. ls9t

Washington. -. G., Feb. .. 1921.
NJ. v. NcdEian, Oakland, Neb.:
Dear Sir-Iour favor at hand.
think you are right In saying that IL
we prohibited the use OF shoddy either
directly or Indirectly. it would Increase
the price of wool 10 some extent by IN.
crelsing the demand for it. but 1t is
aot expctlient always to do everything
which IL is possible to- do. | do not
think that the taxing power qssht 10
b. used for any such purposo. am
not 50 much interested In raisin: the
price OF wool which VIII only benefit
those who raise sheep. as am in low.
ering the price OF woclen goods. which
VIII benefit all those who wear them
Yours truly,
lSignedl w j. BRYAN
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31

Anything that makes capital idle. or
which reduces or destroys 1t, must re-
duce both wages and the opportunity to
earn wages.r-Mr. Taft. at Cooper
Union. New York City.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
BRYAN AND FREE WOOL
Not Anxious to Raise Price OF Wool
for Benefit Of Sheep Raisers.
Blu. Would Lower Prices OF Woolen
Goods for Benefit Of wearers.

In 1891. while member OF the
House of Representatives, Mr.. Bryan
wrote the following letter TO constit-
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31

Bryan is an apostle Of faIlacies- His
great service TO the country consists
in being defeated.-Governoe Hughes.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31

In one OF his speeches last week Mr..
Taft remarked that The tendency Of
Mr.. Bryan's mind is toward theory
that addresses itself at once to the ap-
proval Of an audience and not one that
fits into the drafting OF n statute to
accomplish anything This view helps
explain why Mr.. Bryan gets so much
applause from an audience and SO little
support at the polls. The sober second
thought is too much for him.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
E.coar.xemen, to sv,naler..

Banks would be pretty nearly as nu-
merous rs barrooms If Bryan's scheme
for guaranteeing national bank deposits
should ever become a law" said Josiah
ID. Dinkei. Of Boston. who travels over
a large part OF the country in the In
terests of financial publication.
come into contact with prominent bank
crs all over the United States and l
have not talked with n single one who
is in favor of the scheme to guarantee
deposits. mainly for the reason that
they cannot see how anyone would be
protected. They also think that the
plan would encourage. rather than pre-
vent, dishonest methods Why. just
think how ii would work out. Any
faker who could. by hook or by crook,
get bank charter and persuade people
to deposit money in the bank. could
pack his grip with the deposits and de-
camp. The worst OF 1t is that he could
get away with comparatively clear
conscience. because he would know that
the United States government, or some
other banks. would reimburse the de-
positors for what they had put In"
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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-11

campaign harped much upon the
alleged abuses of the Republican
party when it was in power in
Missouri just after the war: the ar
bitrary methods of ''Count Rod
man" we're rung in again us repre-
senting the character of the Re.
publican party of today. These
things failed to impress the voters.
The rift in the political prejudlcies
engendered by the civil strife of
nearly half century ago has
grown into a chasm too wide to be
bridged by the mem Dry of the vo,-
ers of the present generation, aud
the few who do remember live too
far back 10 the shadows of the past
TO be force ln the shaping of the
new and virile policies of The pres
ent. Count Rodman" detracted
nothing from the honest and hon.
orable record Of the Republican
state officers Missouri has had dur
the past four years, and, while
Bro. AXE may not believe it is so,
the Count" will never again fig.
ure in Missouri elections with any
effect.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-11

The real cause Of the Republican
victory will be found in the con-
servatiye nature of the American
people, which strongly underIies u
slight national characteristic of er
raticisn. This is evidenced not
only in the decline IF Brysn's pop
ularity and in his failure to Undue
the people with his views ON social
regulations. but more so in the
fact that the Socialists failed to
make any headway in the recent
election. The American people
progress, but not by radical steps.
They are not inclined to adopt any
huiry-up panecca for their social
ailments, by which the trouble
might be enhanced rather than
remedied. In the Republican par
ty was represented the solid, con.
servative arm of real progress. LIS
promises not 10 rend the condi-
tions that have grown out of hu.
man progress, bat to regulate aud
utilize these conditions to the best
advantage of all interests involved.
In dealing with The trusts it will
move 50 as not to imperil either
the interests of capital or the sli.
pend upon which depends the liv.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-11
The Ten Business Commandments

l. Thou shalt not wait for
something to turn up, bat thou
shalt pull off thy coat and go to
work that thou mayst prosper in
thy affairs and make tue word
failure" spell "success.
2. Thou shalt not be content to
go about thy business looking like
a bum, for thou shouIdst know
that thy personal appearance is
better than letter Of recommen-
dation.
3. Thou shal, not try TO make
excuses, nor shalt thon say ,n
those who chit!e thee, Il didn't
think"
t. Thou shalt not waig 10 hc
told what thou shalt do. nor in
what manner thou shalt do it, for
thus may thy days be long on the
job which fortune hath given thee.
). Thou shalt not fail io main
tain thine own integrity, NOR shall,
thou be guilty of anything thai,
will lessen thy good respect fer
thyself..
6. Thou shalt not .oy.t the
other fellows job, nor bis salary,
nor the position which he hath
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-11

gained by his own hard labor.
| /. Thou shalt not fail to live
within thine income, nor shalt thou
contract any debts when thou canst
not see thou way clear 10 pay
them.
s. Thou shalt not fail to blow
thine own horn, for be who is
afraid to blow his own horn at the
proper occasion tinde,ll nobody
standing ready 10 blow it for him.
8. Thou shalt not hesitate to
say ''No" when ,hou meane,h
NO." nor shalt thou fail TO re-
member that there are occasions
when it is unsafe to bind thyself
by has,y Judgment.
10. Thou shalt give every man
a Square Deal. This is the last
and great commandment, and there
Is no other like unto it. Upon
this commandment dependeth all
the law and the profits Of the husi-
ness world.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-11
The Election in Neighboring Counties

Iron county went Democratic
| giving the national ticket major
ity of SO. All the county officer
will be Democratic by maioritie
ranging from S to 1Sa.
Madison county, formerly {
Democratic stronghold, is Repub
lican by a majority of nearly 200,
the latter party capturing all the
county Offices except Judge of the
County Court from one district.
St. Francois county gave Taft a
majority of 354, Hadlsy, 436, and
elected the entire Republican tick
ct with the exception Of one of the
district judges.
In Crawford county the Repub-
licans made a clean sweep. carry
ing the comfy by nearly 500 ma
iority:
jefferson county turned id a ma
jority for Taft of 332, Hadiey.
454. The Republicans take all the
county Offices but coroner.
franklin county did itself proud
with Republican lead of about
100.
Reynolds county remains true to
the Democracy, but with a dcclin-
ing vote.
Wayne county went Democratic
by less than 100. Republicans
elected one county Judge and coun-
ty survey or; the Socialists elected
their candidate for public admins
traitor and the Democrats took the
rest of the Offices.