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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
BY the G,Oroners jury IN
Session Several Days
at IIaTrisyfIle.

enfph fIIeisnirrl charged with IL {
murder Of Frank AEeldrun1s at Toll
Care. Richie county was held 70 the
grand jury at the preliminary hear
ing held at f1nrrisviJle Tuesday. with
aitt bond. There Is strong evidence.
through testimony given ut the hear
ing. that Aieldrum was brutRlly muir
dcred. and the vile OF the dead man
related a confession made BIS the dc.
Tenant soon after the killing.
Among the most important os the
witnesses who testified were tho
pf1ysfcians who conducted the Rutop-
sy They were Drs. w. g Keever,
j. n. Mcclure AID =. O. Robinson,
the latter the Wood county coroner.
The three physicians held an nus
topsy over the body or the night OF
October &c. They all testified that
afeldrun came TO his death from In
juries received by blows on the head
with {, heavy weapon
Mrs E:1nmtp AIeIdrum. wife Of tae
murdered man. was on the stand for
half an hour. and related In detail
tho circumstances surrounding the
killing 70 far as she kney0se tllcm.
Contrary 10 tho, first reuort the bod
was found on SUNDAY night. late, ana
not on Monday morning, as original N'
reported. Mrs. MelFruTn said that
she was called to Ed. EIicsSmali's
store at Toll Gate. and was apprised
that her husbands body had been
found partly clothed, at the foot Of
= elm rear the Hickmar home.
Snr testtnetl- that Ralph Hickman
told her that Nieldrum was ia his SIS
tors. room. and that he Ind followed
him. ard had hit him with clnb.
she testified that Ralph said:
Mr. Meldrun do ynu blame me
fol. what 1 ala -
She replied: ~oh, Ralph. l wish
you had ne@cr done 1t.
She said that Ralph told her ht-
had MT him hts best"
Mrs Moldrum said. with tenrs
streaming down her carc. that her
huabaud's head and face were 81
badly dfsngurcd that she wouid not
have recognized him She told her
story with much emotion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
PRUHTY DIES
But Later Composes Himself
and Will Try to Settle
Amounts Stolen.

PARSERsBuRG, Nov. $50. j.
Prunty, OF Smithburg, Doddridge
county was taken back to D,oddridge
county yesterday by Constable Bot:
son. OF West Union. to face charge
OF embezzIing S219 Of the money Of
the Mutual Life Insurance Company
of New York. of which he was the
Doddrldge county agent.
It was the intention OF the authors
ties to arraIgn him at once on the
charge ard unless matters can be
satisfactorily arranged. it is quite
probable that Prunty VIII be bound
over to the grand jury. The young
man comes of a good family and
those who know OF the case are at q
loss to understand his actIuns
iPrunty cried like child while h
jail Monday night, but yesterday 10
was more composed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
TRUSTEES
Are Named for the Collins
Company and Its Al
lied Concerns.

Contrary 10 Expectations scparat'-
Trustees wore earned Cor the Penns-
iiaro Lumber Company, and the Lick
Run Lumber Company, which with
creed COINS and Greed coulns LulI'-
sher C,onnpany-a having allied tntcr-
,.sts--4v ere Thrown trto bankruptcy
5suIne tinlr AFRO.
Attorney Terrehtc u. Stewart Of
~ 5rGsittown. was made truste,' 81 tll''
LEX 1slIn I.unlher Germany. The nI'-
orhfs.rs named verc y :. pusenhet-
Try. II r. Motifs AID ". Mckenzie. all
of Aforgantown-
For the Pcnnsborn Comnany and
Collins Company. Thomas J. Davis. OF
IarrisvIl!e, was madc trustee. The
appraisers named were ]. J. shore, OF
surkcrsburg. and c. Il. Fleming and
H. 4. Niarplc of Huntsville.
Homer adams. of Harrisvillc. was
the trustee in tho perscStal bankrupt
cy matter Of Mr.. Collins and st haf'
been thought by some OF the creditors
TO he advisable TO make him trustee
Of ~ the concerns since the affair"
of al are interviewer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
CRAZY MINER
RAVES IN JAIL
Terrorizes Mine Settlement
and Constables Have Hard
Struggle Taking Him.

Is:iv-intS and shouting that he wants
10 Kill somehodY. John Scypos. q
foreign miner, Is hcinS closely watcl:-
I'D In a Cell Of tho county jail. He
was placed therc Tuesday evening b.
CbnstabIes G. l.. Ford End WHliarn
Post. after they and several others
had had some ditIlculty il capturing
the man at Perry Mines where he
had ran :I.nIGE tearing IN things and
threatening al sIay and destroy.
Scypos went crazy at Perry Mines
several months ago ard was comfnit-
Justice George II. Gordon here. but
YUM rs cured ard he returned 10
rival he suddenly becnmc violant- or
fcrrs were telenhoncd for from this
city and the constnblcS Went ther~
and captured him. Tho officers had
cnnsitlcra bic tIoubie IL taking the
crazy man into custody and had tn
engage thc assistance o. some oe the
miners there. C'o-.stabIs Ford hah
one leg painfully skinned In the
struggle and Constable Post sustained
II sever blow In the rock that fell
al him to the ground.
Wednesday, justice Gordon tcle-
phoned to the Weston asylum author
tics ana told them about ScypOs.
They advised the Justice TO keep Scy-
pos prisoner in tho Tail for two or
three days and il at the "rd % thnt
timc-he should mt h:,vc recovered
to let them know ara they woult
send an attendant to ger him
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
TREEl BY PANIHER
Was Frank Dennison in the
Mountains According to
Letter Received Here

r. B. WillisopI today Received a
letter from A. Frank Dehnlson. his
soh-In-Iaw, who's Is on a hunting e%-
petition IN the mountains forty-two
miles back OF I<eSser with i. J. Me-
IeenzIe. of Howesvilie, this state. in
which AIR. pennison states that the
two have been slaughterlnE game in
regular pioneer fashion. There Is an
abundanee Of game there. including
quail, heasants. deer, bear, Wild cats
and palitherk Denhison had a
thrilling experience with panther.
the animal chasing him uD q tree
ana keeping him there for nearly a
whole dry. 1t was shot by McKen-
aif who came TO Denntson's rescue.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
OIL NAGN
TELLS STORY
IN a Clear Resonant Voice on
Witness Stand in the
Court Room.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1s-It was ans
nounced this morning that John y,
iRockefellef would go on the witness
stand at 2 O'Clock this afternoon IN
the governments suit to dissol5e the
Standard OIL Company Of New Jer-
sey.
Rockefeller took tho stand et
O'clock. SO spectators were allowed
.n the chamber. and an insisteni
filronE was turned from the door. Efc
gave testimony in a clear. resonant
voice.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
MAGGABEE TENT
Elects Several to Membership
and Confers First De-
gree on Two.

At Il regular meeting of Clarks-
burg Tent, 40. 10. X. o. r. NJ. IN
the Traders hotel las: night. the fol-
lowing were elected to membership:
George L. Anderson, deputy couu-
~ clerk: j. Z. Clore. glass blower;
{. w Bragg, electrician at the Wal
do: Jules a. Brasscur. glass blower;
j. Il. Watkins, bookkeepor; Liayt
NJ Gravcs. proprietor OF the Waldo
drug store; Arthur PaGuet, student:
Tnomaa Carter. cabinet maker: and
Ray Cork. clerk AZ tho Imperial res
taurant.
The first degree was conferred on
George L.. Anderson and j. f..
sClpre a; one time the Maccahce
was the largest order in the city and
II held tho sla;c hammer. An earn
est effort is being made To regain
that position.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
HnYAN sICK on I'D.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. IS
MY friends do not require me TO
prejudice the future, says William J..
Bryan, and shall MOI take the adj
vice of my opponents on this sub
ject. ! shall continue to write and
speak in defense OF things which /
believe TO he good for the American
people. hope It may never become
necessary to run for Office again, but
/ Will not attempt to decide that
question until the time comes TO uct.
n do not SEE any necessity to say
any more on the subject"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
BELMONT DRY
Another Ohio County Votes
Out the Saloons by
Big Majority.

WHEELING. Nov 1&-By a de-
clslyc ma jority, the largest yet given
by amy county In Ohio. Reimont eoun-
~ in Mondays election under the
Rose law. voted dry by q majority of
".46g. Tho heaviest vote in opposi-
ton to the saloons wa cast in the
country districts. Bellaire, Bridge
port ana Martls,s Ferry were the only
towns that vert drv st ClairsvlIle.
with five saloons went dry. while
Rcllairc with ~ saloons. Bridgeport
with II. and Martins Ferry with "a.
all voted to cturn tho saloons. The
total vote OF the tountN vas 1884.
which u, less than that Of the national
election. when 17.32a woes We're cast.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
BUILDING
BOOM IS
sTAIRE9
Architects and oiltr act9t
I Are BusiIy Enga Erect
ing Fine Dwsllile
GooB IIN ": IN e.
All These Activities Show and
the Outlook for esreater
Work IS Quite Bright

Thai qond 6fme ~ not on the
Waffe IN ciariSb mr. it 70 kle con-
tEary are groWire gsRtt 6e
shown ny The work under
Gladden. e A1exan err ne sfcflt
contractors ana build ers
ter1risfnrfZ arm has secured the 81
tracts for and are q Wpr on no
plans and construction Of the s
loRing buildings:
An eight room frame erslde
FOR Mr. and AIRS Clarence Ygaldessl
on Hickman street. to cost S9g
The construc ion contract
awarded to the JaclSsonhurg lttfn ~
Company.
A tFo-story brick additions 30 ~
60 feet; to the building on PIKE
street occupied By the Brtinsu
Billiard Parlors and the Commere
hotel The billiard parlprs VII
have room % by = 90 feet ne 1s
tlils ad ditfon Is connpteted
Plans for . new three tory bf 81
and stone building Tor the Elhr
burg Supply Company to be cree 9
on the site Of the hniIding
North Fourth street recently desire
ed by IRE, are ready for the con-
tractors estimates
Mrs Frank F'lantgan VIII nav
nice thirty room hot q 9Itil eEe
ed on West ilSe sire ana q add q
& Alexandar dlaye the Mans
for the contraetefs, i'm -.
building WI of
trimming.
Work Is IN pnogre on the piera
and specifications for . fiyess
apartment house, for ~. g. Law on
North Fourth street TO take the
place OF the recently burned Home
hotel building. The new buila4ns
will contain about 65 rooms
Plans have been completed for 2
seven room dwelling house for
GLADDEN. & Alexander to be built on
North High School street ~ the
Jacobs addition.
In addition to the foregoing work
by GLADDEN. & Alexander there y
number of other buildings planned
and in course oficonstruction III the
city. A handsome dwelling hon
for lDr. w. II. HilI IS being erected
on Chestnut street. It VIII cost
about s 600 Architect Q. b.8Elielks
man prepared the plans for 4.
A frame dwelling house for
and Mrs. Otto saTtoT. OF the Walls
Lamberd Company Is nearing com
pletion on Lee street.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
FNNIos I'M RAzED.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Nov. IS
The famous old Lookout I'm or the
crest of lookout mountain was burn
cd TO the ground late yesterday. to-
gcthcr with ~ ITS cootentS. The
owners. Messrs jung and Shammot-
uIskI. stated that a deal had iuEt baon
consumated for the sale of the inn
property for Il consideration of $125,-
900 and but for tho Ore the deal
would have been closed today. There
was but $4,000 Insurance on the hos
tel ana its furnishings.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
Author of Suppressed Article
About Emperor Of Ger
many Receives $50, 600
TAxPAYERs ARE ANGR =
Want to Know Whether
Kaiser or They Furnish
ed the NeedfuL

BERLIN. NUv 1s-The Vert Am
MontaE claims to know that the Ger
man govcrnment paid $4,000 to sup-
press the publication Of an Interview
with the Kaiser Which was to have
been printed by the Century Maya
zinc 30 Ncw York. and that the min
istEy OF fopeign affairs negotiated d.
rect wItIs William Rayztrd Hale. the
author. FOR its suppression.
The democratic parties now de-
maud 10 know whether cny OF tlsls
moucy was cnntrSbttted nv the tax
payers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
ITALIAN EMBASSY
Has Had Nothing at All to
Do With the Abruzzi-
Elkins Affair.

WASHINGTON. D c.. Nov. 1s---
Occasional references which were
made to the Italian embassy in con-
nectIon with the recent speculative
reports concerning the -Abruzat-
Elkins engagement have brought out
an authoritative statement from the
Italian Ambassador that the enbas-
sy never had anything to do with o"
ever interfered in this affair which
Is strictly private.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
RURAL CARRIER
Examination is To Be Held
at the Local Postoff1ce
on December II.

There win he an eNaminat ton held
at tho ClarksburE, w. Va. postotiic".
Saturday, December l.. 1908. Per-
sons desiring to take the examination
VIII piease call at thu clarlSsburE
postoftice or address G. L. Gardner.
secretary.
.Nll applications should be made 80
that they VIII reach the Civil Ser
vice Commission Rural Carrier pi-
visIonD. washington. ID. C.. on or be-
fore Wednesday. December .. 1905 .
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
FoRESTS
OF state Are Being Examined by
Hin Maxwell.

HUI Maxwell. who is now station
ed at Morgahtown. while making an
investigation OF the damage caused
to Vest Virginia forests during the
past summer by fires. VIII leave the
LATTER part of the week for the
southern part OF the state in order
that he may VISIT all of the counties
where losses were reported. Mr..
Maxwell, who is connected with the
forestry bureau at Washington. has
completed his examination OF Mon
ongalia, Preston and the northern
counties of the State.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
FIRE AZ salem
Burns Residence Of A.
Childers and Occupied
By LONGS Family.

The residence at Salem belonging
to A. s. Childers and occupied by the
family OF 7. z. Long turnkey at the
jail hero. was destroyed by hre early
"Wednesday morning. The IRE broke
ont about 1880 O'Clock. It started
from fire III an Clubhouse. which
was lighted there by boy for the
purpose Of keeping a dog warm. The
loss to Childers is $1,000 with $1,000
insurance. Longs household goods
were damaged to the extent OF $500,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
TAFT ARRIVES
AT Hot Springs and Tells of
His Desire to Go to
Cuba This Winter.

HOT SPRINGS, va, Nov IS
william II. Tai, reached here at
1850 o'clock this morning. Mr..
TAFT said thnt while he would like
TO go 10 Cuba this wintor to witness
thcI accomplishment of American
rule and the Inauguration of the new
Cuban governments he had no def
mite plan with this object in view
made.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
MAMMOTH HOTEL
l. To be- Dnilt 1T Grafton rs John T.
NIcCirnw.

GRAFTON. Nov. 1S-Sincc the
government has decided mon n site
for the now postofTice building here.
building activity has taken a decided
squirt and many new structures Will
be erected during the nSxt year.
John r. AIcGraw has authorized the
statement That he viii erect mann
moth hotel on his pronertY bounded
By Main ard Latrohe streets. The 2.
& o. railroad officials are working on
plans for nov passenger and freight
depot.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
DEFENDANT IN MURDER
CASE ALLOWED BAIL.

SUTTON. Nov. ls--At special
term OF the circuit court of BraXto"
county, held here. Grafton Matthew.
who was held by u Justice TO await
the action of the grand jury on thP
charge OF killing hls cousin, Harvey
Given. a. HerOld. on election day,
was permitted TO give bond for his
appear nce in The penalty OF $4,000.
Both young men stood high in their
community
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
THANKSGIVING DONATION
For the Charity Work Done
at the Hospitals is To Be
Made This Year.

Following the custom OF other cities
at Thanksgiving a movement Is on
foot by the civic Club to lleve Il
Thanksgiving donation 70 the charity
work don by the hospitals. This Is
a very commendable cause ana
should be subscribed to LITERALLY by
every citizen. Further notice OF time
and place Will he given when plans
arc Tlnttlred.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
coNvIcTs. sTART NIRE.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Nov. Is
E1ltty state convicts employed in the
miiles nj Pratt Cay formed con
splracy last night to SCI No > mine
aflra nd escape during the confusion
and result eight OF Them arc
litTiie Ito deRtn, one Is missing and
lto 81 40 safely locked In the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
BATlYs FOR PLACE

IN Interesting contest IL expected
in the American Federation % La
Dor bctween John Mitchell OK
president OF tho United Minn Work.
ors foI. second vice president of the
redcrat!on There has always been
a differences between Lowls and
Siftchen growing out Of strife IN the
United ATEnR Workers
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
A NEW TREATY
Paper D!scIoscs Ncw Rcla-
tion With Japan.

HONOLULU. Nov. IS.-The Hawaii
shimbo publishes what purports TO
be the text of "A row treaty between
Japan and the United States. the Of
acIaI announcement % which Is says.
wtli not be made until next February.
The treaty as published. guarantees
the integrity o. China.
TIC emigration OF laborerF from
either country 10 the other il pro-
hibltcd until further agreement =
rrachad.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
AUSTRIA
ON VIGIL
FOR WAR
Eight Thousand Soldiers Are
ii Readiness for Outbreak
of the confiict.
NIANY Guns MOUNTED
And An Important Pass Into
Country is Occupied by
the Regular Troops.

VIENNA, Nov 1s-.Adyices re
celved here from Cettinde. the capt.
tai OF Montenegro. declare that the
telegraph line between cettinje and
Cattaro. a seaport of Austria. have
been cut, and that Montenegro has
mounted gnn3 on the slopes dom
iHatinE Cdttaro. Furthermore Mon
tenegro has occupied lug Pass lead
ing into EIerzoE-vIn with eight thou
sand troops.
81. PETERSBURG Nov. IS
MISUNDERSTANDING today formally
nosIaed Russia that che mad taken
precautionary military measures on
tho Servian frontier. It Is not felt
thcre is reason for alarm as chances
( for peace are Improved.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
NO w a zV rs u
ON MLJRDER GA RG ii
eoI.NI lI..AN.rs cMIEnI.EN.

PARIS. France. Nov 1sZTte
herring OF the stlit bronght BY Count
Boni de Castellane against Princess
Hclie dc saEan for the custody Of
his three children today was posi-
poned until November 20
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
IW0 ARE K!LLEg
And Two Others Hurt When
Derrick Work Train Col
lides With Bridge.

NEW YORK. Nov. lS-Carl Helm.
rich aud Henry Bauman. employed
by the Enterboroush and Rapid Tram
sit Company. We're killed and two
other workmen seriously injured to-
day, when derrick work train col
lidcd VITA an overhead bridge at
33rd street.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
RUsH AT sHDRTFF's oFFIcE-

business As rushing at the oface OF
the sheriff and he and all his depu-
ties are busy as bees receiving money
for taxes paid In order to get the dis
count. constant stream of tax
payers was the order today there.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
NoT aoING 20 oHINA.

WAsHINGToN, ID. G., Nov. IS
Tite Navy department. today an
nouncetf that there Is no truth In
reports thltstbe Rhili1pine squadron
Is preparing to ESQ China ports
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
DUVALL CHOSEN.

WASHINGTON, u. C.. Nov. IS
MaJor General Duval was selected
roday to succeed Major General Wes'
ION in command Of thc troops in The
Philippines.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
MANY APPEALS
Are Pending in the Supreme
Court of the State of
West VIRGINIA.

The report OF Clerk W. b. Mat
thews. OF the supreme court of APP
geals. FOR the year ending September
80. 1908. shows 400 appeals pend
Ing on that date and further shows
tho court during the past year was
in session '295 days. The report
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
STATE eAsrs Wan psN tLsaIs

T. II. MerrIcis. Of Iuatington, 10 4
game warden. was a visitor n
city Tuesday night and NEednesd
LODGING utter bu4lness IN cn1fiectle =
with his pfhciaI position e carr
from New Mar insyil iel ana left We
nesday aEternoon tor ltlliilD el;l
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
sI-FFERs FROM FALL.

". s. Law Is suffering from a fail.
received Monday night and Is up+
able 10 leave his bed
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18

.INSsrF IfoN SNps

Pie f1int com ~
= ~ iaT been "a ns
n fons. has e6 eted
eeti6a md IS nov pafillE
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
IIrSEl= Doe ,.IcELl.

SAN FsEA2TCIsC0. cGl Noyl Z So
The condition of l1rancia EIeueya n
raotning was very actots
q. "A. Elliott liaf from Tort
Alta
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-18
CHICAGO GRAN aIARKET.

CHICAGO. III, Nov. WHel
1o3 t.s. corn 6s 1-s, oats 49 1-s.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-06-13
Hurrah for Hughes!-Hurry on to
Chicago.

The Chicago Tribune says Ne
groes are catspaWS and are being
miSI d by Foraker aud the rest
Of the anti Taft men VINO are not
sincere in their advocacy Of jus
tice and right under the constitu-
tion-yes, you said Sum- er, Lin
coin, Garrison, Wendell Phillips,
Lovejoy and John Brown were
not Slncere-nO man is sincere in
your estimation who does not
compromise. Because the color
ed people see fit to oppose TAFT,
The Tribune has no right to as
sail them and censure them and
threaten them as this metropOIi-
tan paper concludes
The anti Taft folly of the ne
gro leaders is an indul gence of
passion and unfounded prejudice
which will cost the negroes dear
Iy if they persist in it."
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-06-13
The Passing Radicals.

The South, nor any portion of
this country, is DESTROYS of radi-
Gals at its masthead Radicalsm
never won victory. Men have
been radical at times because the
onstiluency was dunno to reason.
John Brown, Sumner and CARR
son we're radical, y but the cri
ses DIT those times demanded it,
Men shut their eyes to the nor
BILE scenes of slavery and turned
a deaf ear to reason, but truth
cru she'd to earth arose for the
eternal years of God are hers.
Last week Hoke Smith was
defeated for governor of Georgia,
last summer Vardaman was re.
tired, poor Pettus and Morgan Of
Alabama, have died. Joe Bailey
has been arrested for crime and
TlIlman and Jeff Davis will soon
shake the dust from the nation S I
capitol off their unhalowed feet
and 90 back home to the hills Of
their respective native heaths,
hitch up their mules and pursue
their caiIing-pIowing cotton and
corn. 1t is written the day of
the radical is at hand.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-06-13

Ray Stannard Baker says in
the June American, by implica
ton, that the Negro cannot in d
democratic government be kept
down He shows that the aim
of the white aristocracy to keep
the Negro back, is simply what
always has been where there eX-
Isled an aristocracy and d peas
antry-but d 9clares that the
arisIocratc eligarchy has been
defeated every time where the
government was democratic and
where public schools aud colleges
dot the nil sides and PLANES.
Baker is right; educated Negroes
ike all otner educated people.
will ascertain their rights aud
nave them enforced. How do
they expect to hold the Negro III
submissive suOjugatlon; hln4 free.
II was all the south could do and
more, to hold ner slaves in IRAN
quill subjugalion. The thing to
90 is to declare allegiance with
the Negro and let Us all live in
harmony, peace and prospe Gritty.
While you on top have mercy on
we fellows, and when we get on
top (Which we will. according to
Darwin $ theory of evolution,
we will reclprOcate.