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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25
Evans Quits the Race.

West Planis, Mo-, June % Judge
W. N. Evans, OF this city, gave out a
statement In which he formally wish
drew as q candidate for the bemo-
cratic nomination for governor. IN
his statement Judge says:
81 have Withdrawn from the con-
test for the Democratic nomination
for governor and have just sent In
my formal withdrawal to the secre-
tary OF state. l find that the metro
politsn press and the brewers have
systematically been at work iorsome
time to force the race between Ball
and Cowherd, either OF whom would
be satisfactory to them In the city oi
st. Louis, where Cowherd and Ball
each have some OF the very best
citizens supporting them.
"The boss rule politicians are d.
vided between Ball and Cowherd, the
Hawes element for Cowherd and the
Butler crowd for Ball. / have q larg.
or following In St. Louis than hss
been accredited to me, consisting Of
the very best citizenship who are not
noisy In politics. l wish to express
my thanks to them and the thou
sands Of good citizens throughout
the state who have voluntarily tend
cred me their support. To the many
thousands Of persons who have sign
ed my petitions I am also thankful
and hereby release them from any
obligations to me.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25
mr.. DooIey" Writes a Plat
form for the Democrats.

Mr.. Dooley" writes about tie
democratic party In the July Amer
can Magazine. Here is part ct
what he says about the doings At
Denver on the 7th OF July:
at takes all kinds iv men to make
up th' Dlmmycratic party, an shin
there are hardly enough. They come
to th' convinteon ir'm ivry corner "
til earth, ir'm tn pine,clad bills IL
Maine, where th' close season fr u
Dimmycrat is on'y two months, 50
th' banks iv tn Rio Grande, where a
Republican has to 20 over to Mexico
to vote. They'll all be there.
"They'll be ivry diH'rent kind iv a
Dlmmycrat liver seen. There'll be
Dimmycrats who believe tn protic'
tive tariff shud be destroyed, an
those that believe Is shud be tickfet
TIL Dimmycratic party has nive'
altered In its opposition TO a protic
tive tariff. It recognizes in this sys
tenn tn soorces " preedytory wealth
an NANNY iv th' Ills that our body
polytick is subiick to, includin' th
happiness iv tn few 1t recognizes
thin an Is glad to recognize thin
How dye do? How are ye?'
Following are few OF the gems
from the platform, as "Dooley" sees
Is. !
1--WE favor an income tax, an In
comes suitable TO support tn SAM
In proper state"
I'VE believe In rural free delivery
Ivry farmer shud have his bills or
tn first iv this MONTH
"On til currency question we hav'
Oh impression shat we have sale
enough. Annywan who wishes tt
know our opinyons on this moment
ious question can lookt him up In tn
files iv th' papers iy twelve year.
ago, an may he lose his eyesighr
doin' 1t.
AN in'lly, an this is where VI
come in sthrong, We denounce an
deplore ell an siv raj tn policies I,
th administration now dhrawin
to close. Undher this rejeem pov
erty has increased ontil It is nov
powerful beyond th dhreams IS
avarice IN laborer is no longe'
worthy " his hire, or wasn't ontil I
little. e..;wnife ago; fortunes have-be
come swollen ontil they bust; th
coorts are no longer til refuge iv I'll
poorIsnd opprissed, bus what she.
we're intended to be-"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25
Mr.. Ball and the Primaries.
! Jefferson City Tribune,

Jefferson City Tribune,
Recently Lieutenant Governor
John b. O'Mears, OF st Louis, wrote
an article to the Republic, claiming
shat Col. Dave Balls defeat IN HE
numerous candidates. for state office
was because oi the old convention
plan OF making nominations. pr Z.
) Cave, chairman OF the Democratic
county committee OF Audrain. which
is one OF the counties In Mr. Balls
senatorial district, replies 80 Mr.
O'Meara IN the following statement;
To the Editor Of The Republic:
Former Lieutenant Governor John
b. O'Meara in Saturdays Republic
attributes David A. Balls defeat IN
former campaigns to rings, chques
and combinations" which oaLnot
avail In this campaign, nov that We
have the direct vote by primary.
Mr., O'Mears is unfortunate in rais-
tug this question OF primaries IN Mr..
Balls behalf. At the close Of MIR.
Balls term In the state senate he be.
came candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor. His senatorial district then,
as now, was composed Of the coun-
ties OF Audrsin, Lincoln and Pike.
School district primaries were held
IN both Audrain and Lincoln, and
mass convention was held IN Pike.
Mr.. Balls record in the state sep-
at4 was an issue In his campaign for
lieutenant governor. He secured the
delegates from Pike, but was over.
whelmingly beaten in the primaries
In both Audrsin and Lincoln by q
compare tive stranger In the district,
5 II. Claycomb, OF Jasper county,
who had served In the same sessions
With Mr.. Ball, and Loyalty stood by
Governor Marmsduke IN his tightior
proper railroad regulation. Files OF
The Republic covering both the regu
lar and extra sessions of 1857 will
show where both Senator ClhyComh
and Senator Ball stood in that
mamorAhle contest.
Afterwards, when Mr.. Ball became
, "A candidate Tor governor, prima aries
we're held In Audrain and Lincoln for
direct vote on candidates for state
offices, and MIR. Ball was badly beat
IN.
ltwould seem shat where Mr. Fshs
.ecord was best known he has Jared
40 better in primaries than in con
yentiOns. Possibly Lieuten6nt GUv-
4rnor O'Mesrs Is not aware o! these
'acts, but the Democratic voters OF
Senator Balls home district are
familiar with them. S. E GAVE.
Mexico. Mo. June 10.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25
A Novel Lure to Church.
From Leslie's Weekly.

FROM Lesne's weekly.
A novel scheme for attracting men
to religious services on Sunday has
been advised by the Rev. Sydney
Goodman, OF Atlantic City, whose
example pastors In general are not
likely to follow. Mr.. Goodman has
establishe d what he calls the "Men's
Church." and besides preaching a
sermon, he provides an entertain
ment consisting Of moving pictures,
stereopticon views and singing by
professionals. During the entire pro-
ceedings-even the sermon-the men
present are permitted to smoke,
Ngars and pipes being furnished by
the preacher. Naturally the meet
ings are so we'll attended thst alarg-
)er hall may soon be necessary. Mr..
Goodman is the assistant pastor OF
a regular church, and he has had to
undergo criticism for what savors
too much, in the opinion OF many OF
his parishioners, Of salvation army
ways. But some conservative church
members who at first strongly op-
posed Mr.. Goodman's methods are
said now to have been won over to
them
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25

Hon. Thomas Gale, VINO was elected to
Congress from Alaska, is well known
on the Pacific slope, where he has re-
sided. His Washington address is 1912
Ninth street, n. ", Washington, d. G..
Congressman Gale writes Of Peruna:
81 can cheerfully recommend Peruna
as very efficient remedy for coughs
and colds"
Some people prefer to take tablets
rather than to take medicine in fluid
form. Such people can obtain Peruna
tablets, which represent the medicinal
ingredients of Peruna. Each tablet is
equivalent to one average dose of Peruna.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25
wcheerfuny recommend the PREPARATION Peruna,
as heaIhfuI tonic and successful remedy for ca
farrh i'm its various FORMS "..HOn w. E. Andrews.

Hon. G. Slemp, Congressman from
Virginia, whose homo address Is Big
Stone Gap, Va, writes:
81 can cheerfully say that have used
your valuable remedy, Peruna, with
beneficial results, and can unhesitst-
ingly recommend your remedy to my
friends as an invigorating tonic and an
effective aud permanent cure for CO.
tarrh."
Mr.. Boss Craig, Fork Vale, Tenn, had
catarrh OF the head for two years and
had abandoned all hope of being cured,
but to his surprise Peruna curnd him
sound and we'll.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25
Judge Waller W. Graves,
(Bates County.)


Judge Waller W. Graves, present
member of the Missouri Supreme
court, who Is the leading candidate
for denomination at the hands OF the
Democratic party, is native Mis-
sourian and was born in Lafayette
county on farm near Higginsville.
When young man he moved with
his father to Bates county, where he
taught school. Later he attended
theSt University where he studied
law and has ever since followed that
profession. He served his county as
county school commissioner, having
been appointed by Gov. John s.
Marmaduke. He engaged In the
practice OF law at Butler and from
the first enjoyed an extensive prac
tice. He has ever been recognized as
one OF the most learned iurists In the
state. His first political office was
that OF City Attorney OF Butler.
Later ct the earnest solicitation Of
bis friends In the district he became q
candidate for Judge OF the goth
Judicial Circuit and was elected by q
handsome majority. After serving
one term as circuit Judge, he return.
ed to the practice of law until bis ap-
pointment to the supreme bench in
April, 1906 At the Democratic
State Convention held at Excelsior
Springs be was nominated for the
two year term as supreme Judge to
succeed Judge VIM. c. Marshall, re.
signed.
Judge Graves, prior to his election
to the supreme bench, had ever been
q faithful and active party worker 10
the Sixth congressional district and
the state, and his splendid counsel
and his knowledge OF men and affaire
was felt In every contest. He has
made an enviable record on the Su'
preme bench during bis term Of Of
fee, and his many friends In this die
trict as we'll as throughout the state
want to zee him re.nominated and
elected.-Wsrrensburg Star.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25

attention to Is. 1t was referred to
the Sent te Committee on Claims, OF
which | hm not q member. The com.
mittee is made up OF both Republi.
cans and Democrats, and It is the
duty OF such committees, In such
cases, to carefully examine into the
facts and merits OF the claim and
make report. l assumed no obligs.
tion to support the bill because ]
presnted Il. As to that, | would
have been governed entirely by my
judgmentas to the justice andequlty
OF the claim after the facts had been
ascertained and stated. The bill was
not acted upon by the committee
during that Congress. Is died while
still In the committee when the Con,
gress fiaslly adjourned. On the as
sembling ci the next, or Goth Con.
gress, Senator Warner himself intro.
duced a bill having she samepurpose
In view, but with that bill | have had
no connection. The statement which
has been made In some quarters that
l voted for the bill Is not true. did
nothing OF the kind.
A Sin liar bill was introduced In the
House, and was referred by the Com
mittee on Claims, OF which committee
Congressman Shackleford, Of Mis-
souri, is a member. Sometime sub
sequent to the Introduction OF that
bill, during political debate In the
House, Judge Shackleiord referred to
the bill, and stated In substance that
he would Insist upon a rigid and
thorough examination into the case,
and that until such examination was
made, aud all the facts discovered, be
would not be prepared to say what
action he ought to take when the
bill came before the House. In this
position Judge Shackleiord was cor
rect. As a member OF the committee,
# was his duty to see to 1t, as far as
possible, that the case was thor
oughly investigated and all the facts
relating to II discovered. I under
stand that bill is still pending before
that c0inmittee enacted upon.
Senator Warner, | understand, is
now in Chicago, where he is likely to
be detained for some days yet. I'm.
doubtedly, II called upon, he would
corrobsrate my statement.
That is all there is to this much
exploited affair. II this is the only
thing In my official record as Con.
gressman. Governor and Senator
that my opponents can find to criti.
else, then, indeed, must they be hard
pressed for material. 1t furnishes 9
fine picture OF the drowning man
grasping at q straw.
Respectfully,
WM J. STOVE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25

When you need to take something
take It promptly for the stomach,
but take something you know is
reliable-something like Kodol. For
Dyspepsia and Indigestion. Kodol
is pleasant TO take, it is reliable and
is guaranteed to give relief. 1t is
sold by C. W. Hess.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25

II the innocent bystsnder had been
attending to bis own business II
probably wouldn't have happened
Superior Telegram.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25

II you should chance to see well.
dressed man walking barefooted
through . park with q broom over
shoulder, don't get alarmed. He is
probably In training for an election
bet.-Indianapolis Star.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25

DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
are prompt and thorough and willin
q very short time strengthened the
weakened kidneys. Sold BY G. W.
Hess.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-12-18
GOOD TANNERS.

1t is an old adage that "GOOd
manners is rather to be chosen than
riches" Yet in this busy age OF
selfish greed and CONNIE, ciatism the
American people are inclined to
neglect this good old adage, bu,
let our race revive this idea of
good manners, good morals and
civil respect and practice it and BY
doing this we will win the respect
of the world, the parents of today
are neglectful of the care and
proper ,rair ing tf their children
and they grow up with no respec
for good manners or for OLD age,
and they become noisy and abusive
and obnoX Gus on the street, IN
public places and on the street cars
thinking that because they ale free
that they own the whole world whe"
in fact they own nothing not zen
good manners. We who are Lad
ers of our race and know our faults
or we aknesses must call the races
attention to this, and remedy these
faults. | again say the .beauty in
man is good manners, good morals,
and good bree ting.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-12-18
A NEGRO At OXFORD

In accordanc, with tn, provisions o
Rhodes will, the Rhodes scholars are
Annually entertained at dinner b. tn!
trustees. Now one Of the American
scholars in Oxford at present is NJ
gro, man Of ability and general eX-
cellence Of character. Naturally, he
was invited with the rest to the annual
dinner. To the amazement of Oxford,
some Of the Americans from the South
ern states refused to attend the friend
ly function! I'VE had heard of race
prejudice and rae, problems in Amer
lea. but Oxford is not America, and
the Negro undergraduate Is in a po-
sition of perfect social equality with
the white man; he is one Of us. We
did not perhaps openly blame the men
from thu South; but we did feel that
it was altogether wrong to introduce
into Oxford prejudic,s o. this kind,
ard be felt further that the influence
of Oxford could not have penetrated
very deeply into the minds Of at least
some of her American students. 1t is
the business Of educated gentlemen to
overcome prejudice, not to foster 1t;
and most assuredly Oxford is not the
place in which to display TEX.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-12-18

be told and the OPPOSITE N it had
among other denominations of
our own race. Yet in the face
Of all of this the little band of
faithful workers led by the in
vincible aud determined chris
tian pastor, Rev II w Porter,
who has done more actual work
on this church than any other
one person, he had laid brick
helped work in every step of its
progress, he has raised more
money than any minister that ever
came to Iowa, and Sunday if
they raise sl4OO will dedicate
this church free of all indebted
ness building costing about
10, 900 dollars begun S years ago
without one cent of money and
have property practically paid
out of debt is phenomenal and
will stand as wonder for future
generations, the old adagc is
that eff God be for us, who can
be against u.s." God and one is
majority for the accomplishment
of ri things good.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-12-18
A REVIEW OF THE VARS PRO-
GRESS.

Let us briefly take retrospect OF
the closing year, and see if our race
is not progressing. If our forefathers
a generation ago, could but take a
glimpse at us today, they would be Ut
race riots, lynchings, jim crow carlsm
and race prejudice. and the low, ig-
norant, whisky drinking class to con-
tend with, yet we must not falter or
stop with, yet we must not falter or
all of these acts are but relics Of pre-
historic savagery ard Christian civil
ization will soon drive that into obliv-
ion. Today we have more colored
girls and bows in the high schools and
colleges, academies and universities
than at any other period of our IS
tory. Today we have $4,000 colored
people employed in the United States
government, drawing SS,OOO,OOOOO.
This does not include those employed
by the different states elsewhere. I'm
der Race Echoes we give you a brief
idea of our progress. Today we have
more, colored men. in skilled and scten-
tific labor, and more modern churches
than at any other time. In nearly any
city in the United States you will find
nice, good, moral and industrious
class of colored people, living and help
Ing to make the world better.
In field Of battle, in fields Of SCI
ence, In the field Of music, in the field
Of art and literature, in the profess
sons, in the f1eld Of athletics, in the
field OF learning, we have often LED
our Anglo-Saxon brother, now let us be
patient, be honest and continue on to
the better things. Let us rejoice as this
year passes and be fully ambitious to
enter the New Year and reach the
goal
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-12-18
THE PRESIDENT STILL WRONG.

THE PRESIDENT STILL WRONG.
he best way to judge Of Presd~ mt
Roosevelts latest recomm -ndatIon con-
corning the colored soldiers at Browns
Vile is to apply it to the ordinary
course of administering justice.
The president first disnlsses three
hundred men, when at the worst not
to exceed twenty were involved IN the
Brownsville affair-the white olfcerS
of tn, companies express the OPINION
that none of tn IN were involved ana
having used the most severe penalty al
iu.. command he thvn says that all VINO
will confess their guilt and assist in
convicting 9th rs will be renStated.
In the administration OF civil JUS
tice this is the particular practice that
has been discouraged for two hundred
wears. 1t puts a premium on perjury,
offers an iniucem-nt to weak men TO
convict the innocent. judges the &C
cussd guilty and PRACTICAL! precludcs
an opportunity to prove innocence, and
puts into the executive hands arbitrary
powtr never exercised by the infamous
star chamber.
President Roosevelt has bccn wrong
all the way through in this Browns
Vile affair, never more wrong than IN
this final commentator. The Browns
Vile companies should have been sub
iected to court martial, the members
found guilty should have been pun,
ished as they deserved, and those founo
innocent should never have been hu-
inflated. To publicly disgrace inno-
cent men, and then offer the men prem
jum for convcting themselves or their
fellows. is so un-American that 1t
reads like the sevent :enth century.
1t should be the duty of congress to
reinstate at once the colored compan-
les and then proceed in orderly fash
ion or fix responslblllt? 1or ''o
Brownsville raid. Let the innocent be
unmolested and let the guilty suffer:
There is no other m:rcan' method OF
doing justice Register and Leader
Des Moines.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-12-18
Defeating THE NEW
CHURCH.

On next Sunday december goth
the dedicatory services Of the
New Union Congregational
church will be held at their
church. All day next Sunday
three big meetings will be held
the dedicatory services proper
will be held in the afternoon at
3 o'clock, special music will be
furnished. This will be the fin
est church owned by the Colorrd
people in Iowa, in fact the most
modern of any in the northwest.
The terrible struggle, the hard
labor, the earnest prayers Tor the
success of this church will never
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-12-18
IOWA UNIVERSITY TAN
SUCCEEDING

In these days when the peO' G
are watching the Progress Of the
Color, d people who graduate, :" e
are Geliy hted to note that Luther
l.. Henderson "A graduate from
Lincoln Institute in jefferson
City, Mo, then c,me to Des
Moines, la, and entered Drake
Univ r>ity where he made fine
record both with University stu
dents AID among the Lolored
people, receiving the degree #
Ph. B., then went Immediately
to Langs,on City, Okla and
t ok a chair as bead of the vocal
music and pedag"g> in the Agri
cultural and Normal University
of~whichDour "ld"ftiend 1nman"E.
Page A. NJ, is President. Mr..
Henderson came back to Iowa
about two years ago and married
one 1owa's lea ing young girls
Miss Black OF College Springs,
who also Was teacher in the
UNIVERSITY, and four weeks ago a
little girl was born to them
named ihA'm l,Aa henderson so
W. might caI\r H. an Iowa m n
HI is buy i"g NC HON i" La =
stOn. He >enh his lest wishes aud
k'ud regards 10 Iowa friends.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-12-18
TAFT ENDORSES FRAN
CHlSE RESTRICTION.

President. elect William II.
Taft in 4 recent speech before the
North Carolina Society of New
York City, endorses any elective
laws prescribing proper qulaiica'
ton that does not conflict with
the 18th amendment but such re.
suictions must apply with exact
equality and justice to both races
alike, below is what he said:
In all the southern states it is
possible by election laws pre-
scr'biny pr per qualifications for
the suffrage which with the fifth
tenth amendment, and which
shall be equally administered as
between the black and white
races, to prevent entirely the
possibility of domination of
southern state. county or NUM-
cipal government by an ignorant
electorate, white or black. :
The sooner such laws when a.
dopted are applied with exact
equa ity and justice to the tw"
RACES the better for the moral
tone Of the state and communi. y
concerned "
The most advanced and better
thinking people of my race have
never nor do we now object TO any
honest and tair restrictions placed
up n the franchise, provided IT APP
plies with exact equality and JUS
tiCe to all citizens and races alike.
We welcome equal competitor,
and want to be freed from the
rule in affairs by the ignorant,
lazy AMI irresponsible class OF
both the black and white. The
white south should take warning
at this hint that Mr. Taft has
given them and the further warn
ing in our recent Republican Ma
tional platform and so amend their
present ubn 'xious election laws
to comply with the 18th amend
ment. The present situation in
s me of the southern States is in
tolerable, the grandfather clause
and the civil war clause is unfair,
unjust, unreasonable and inv!ola-
ton to the American law and
American principle. They are
monster inequalities, and are the
work of injustice and cowardice
upon the part of Anglo-Saxon
c:viliz atiOn. We believe that the
next four years human rights
will be an issue, and the liberties
our fOrelathers a generation ago
fought and died for will not be
Abandoned nor suffer in ust &C
without mighty conflict by the
sons of these men.