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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28

answering it he said he was satisfied
| that the Prairie co. would not violate
| the law
"BctWecn tho 22d of April and th'
| "a Of July. Governor Haskell received
~ advice from me as his legal advis-
| or as to the matter and if he ha? re-
ceivcI advice from his assistant attor-
| ney general he did not do me the hon
or of submitting the same to me.
"When he heard of the bringing oi
the suit he directed the acting COVER
nor to order nc to dismiss the case
and indulgcd in insolcnt language to
the effect that he would not tolerate
! any proceedings by me except at his
direction. The use of this insulting Ian
guage regarding me. together with his
sudden change of heart between April
and July, evidence some controlling
motive of positive nature was back
| OF his action.
THE only person that the prohibit
tions could help was the Standard Oil
Co, and that he hazarded as mucE as
he did for them, as he did after his
sudden change of heart, supplies the
necessary factor for any intelligent
man to reckon whether the governor
Of Oklahoma has Il leaning tow ard the
Standard Oil Co. and therefore the
Presidents statement seems to me q
very mild rebuke
"CHARLES f.. WEST.
"Aitorncy General of oklahoma"
The national government obeying
both the law and the principles Of
sound morality Disseminated neither
f,r -
or its rivals Gov Haskell against the
law and against every principle of
honesty and fair dealing Disseminated
in favor Of the Standard Oil Corpora
ton Failure to sec the distinction be-
tween the two cases indicates moral
rather than mental obuseness
/ believe in radical reforms and the
movement for such reform can be sue
ccsSful only if it frownS on the dema-
COG as it does on the corruptioniSt or
all corruption the most far-rcaching
for evil is that which hides itself be
hind the mask of furious dcmagogia
seeking to arouse and to pandcr To the
baScst passions of mankind No bet
ter exemplifcation Of this type of cor
ruption could be found than in the
case of Gov. Haskell.
You have uttered no word OF con-
demnation Of Haskellsm as we thus
see it. That you consciously sought
to bring it about do not believe That
it was the natural result Of the effort
to apply in practice your teachings,
have no question.
Yours Truly,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Hon. William Jennings Bryan, Lincoln,
Neb
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28
- CHOLERA IN MANILA
10 Gaining, Owing to Lack OF O's'n'
tectants to Fight Disease.

Manila, Sept. 2s.-There were "a ne"
eases Of cholera and three deaths report
ed for the "A hours ended at O'Clock ms
(Monday) morning. The entire stats OF
the bureau of sciences and of tie local
medical schools have been drafted to light
the disease A serious situation is caused
by the small supply of disinfectants. The
bureau Of sciences is experimenting with
electricity and sea water to produce cflo-
rine for use until new supplies of disin-
fectant arrive. Enormous quantities of
ylistnfestants have been used in the vigor-
ous efforts to cleanse the city.
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Alleged Neglect to Children.

Deputy Sheriff Martin Burns was
called Saturday to a house on the
Tugus road. Wh"r" it was claimed by
the neighbors, who complained to the
officers. that the children were being
neglected. The deputy sheriff stated
that he found the parents more or less
intoxicated. a little baby on the bed
nursing from a bottle containing sour
milk and a boy about years OF age
and Il girl nearly . running around III"
premises in Il neglected condition II"
notiticd Mrs. Hunt of Augusta. agent
Of the Humane Society. and Il hearing
will be held in the case today before
Judge Larrabcc.
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Funeral of Late Thompson S. Keenan,.

The funeral of the late Thompson S
from the residence of his daughter
Mrs. Edward oBricn at South Gardi-
nar Rev Robert Lawton ofticiatrd
ana there was a large attendance of
ncighhors and friends. \ delegation
from Edwin Libby Post, G. ~ r.. was
in attendance" and members of tn" Post
acted as pan bearers. The intcrment
was in Mt Hope cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28
Mrs. Grace w. Davis.

Mrs. Grace w. Davis died SATURDAY
at the home of her mother, Mrs. En-
ma Lint in Manchester. Her age W Is
Is years and the cause of death WAS
consumption Funeral services will be
held at 10 a. NJ. Monday from st
JoScph's church. Gardinc".
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28
Mrs. Sarah j. Erhart.

Mrs. Sarah j. Erhart died Saturday
afternoon at her hnmc|Turner' Corner
North Whtcficid. aged - years. Her
death was the result of a shock. Pm
cral services will be held Tuesday at
10 A. NJ lrnHl ~" frrNi'-' $751;. - nee
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DIR. II. f.. Donncll will leave th,s
morning for Hanover. \. H., where he
will attend the goth annual reunion Of
the Glass of 1883 Of the medical de
rartment of Dartmouth College
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28

Rev. j. r. Clifford preached before .
good sized congregation in the RAN
Golph Methodist church Sunday morn
ing Mr. Clifford took for his text
John 21:22 His sermon was most
interesting and helpful
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Huff of freeman.
who have been visiting Mr and Mrs
$. w. Boyd for Il few days. will return
home Monday. They will go by way
Of Augusta and call upon friends there.
Mrs. Boyd will accompany them To
Augusta
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28

immigration into the United States con-
tinues in very small v0lumc-the July
figure of 27.57G arrivals representing Il
yearly. rate Of only about 3s0.NO coinpa. ed
with the rate Of over a million prevailing
hoSQre the panic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28

The Misses Katie and Lizzie Kcrns
are enjoying a vacation from their
duties at the Commonwealth shoe fac
tory and will attend the Brockton fair.
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GARDINER.

The Young People Of the Fist Bap-
fist Society will hold a social Thurs
day evening at the vestry
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28

Tic Oil Cos. His legal practice is chiefly
with the big corporations and his firm
is counsel for the United Railways Co.
and the Northern American interests
in st. Louis. Judge Priest is credited
with originating the phrase: Bribery
is conventional offensa. which he
used in an argument at the trial Of +
NJ. Snyderk. the Kansas City million
aire now dead"
You say that the trust magnates
know their own interests and are sup
porting Judge Taft So far as their in
terests are simply in the interests of
the business community and especially
of the wageworkers l believe they will
support Judge raft. So far as they
have special interests which are to
them more important than the general
business welfare 1 believe they will
support you. l base this belief on
what happened in 1886. Your success
would, in my belief, would have been
a calamity for the country from a
standpoint of the welfare of the bus
mess man. farmers and workingmen.
lust as, in my belief. your success now
would be calamity to the country
both from the standpoint of business
land especially of the interests of the
wage worker) and from the standpoint
OF morals.
zone of your supporters. the New
York Herald. in February last printed
a list of contributions to your cam
paign fund of 1896. containing the
names of indi, iduals and corporations
owrine silver mines. who made con-
tributions to the aggregate amount o.
S.SS. coo one oi these contributions be
ing OF sl59.0G0 and another Of $t'.aeo.
etc. etc. Now all the great financial
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-30
HITCHCOCK
IS ROBBED
PRIVATE OFFICE LOOTED OF
STAMPS AND MEMORANDA
SUSPICION THAT 1T WAS NOT
- WORK OF ORDINARY THIEF


New York. Sept. 3o.-The pri-
yate office OF Chairman Frank H..
Of the Republican ma
.tiohal committee IN the Metropoli-
tan Tower has been looted accord
ing to his first assistant, Victor A.
Mason, and many letters of impor-
tance which have been placed in
his private file carried away win
some notes and memoranda which
Mr.. Hitchcock had made for his use.
It was found that abuot SIS worth
OF stamps had disappeared also,
with private memoranda which Mr..
Hitchcock had kept for his own us q
The theft OF the stamps led to the
inference that the robbery had
been committed by an ordinary
thief but it is the belief OF Mr..
that the stamps were TAX
en merely to cover up the real OBJ
ject OF the robbery.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-30
PARAMOUNT ISSUE IBEFoRE
THE VOTERS OF MCDOWELL
COUNTY.

Canebraxe. Mcdowell county.
sept. 2s.-Voters OF .IcDowell
county, We are now facing one OF
the most difficult problems that has
ever come before us. In fact
throughout West Virgin a, the cues
uon Is the Negro. and the white
man who puts himself upon an
equality with him.
In Mcdowell county we start
with the mixed jury box. who, or
what, is the father of this? We
must look to the Grand Republican
Party and our county court. What
good old farmer who has nice.
clean feather bed to lie down on at
might and rest his .ired and weary
bones, who has a nice clean table
10 sit down to filled with we'll cook
ed food, cares to sit down in the
Jury box beside the ill-smelllng Az
rican who serves on our juries. or
eat and sleep with him when serv-
ing on venire? ~
Going from The jury box dfrwefoh
TO the Police court at Keystone
How does this same farmer feel
when he sees the blue uniform
which he loves, a uniform honor
ed by our soldiers everywhere, COW
ering an Ethiopian member of a
political and social club patronized
by blacks and whites alike, an Of
hcer without character or manners
and without any regard for the law
OF the land? Does he not feel that
the blue has been dishonore1 and
disgraced? And who is at fault?
The honorable CD Mayor, DR.. G.
II. Epling, who uses the criminal
element OF the negro race TO hoist
himself into office. The same DR..
Epling who forced his nomination
on the Republican party for the
house OF delegates by fraudulently
4 carrying one hundred of these same
worthless and criminal negroes
from one district to another and
using them to Instruct the several
delegations to the county conven-
zion for his candidacy. DR.. Epling,
the friend of Calhoun, owner iYf
dives and houses Of i'll fame whfsh
the colored police frequent. The
horrible disclosures in regard to the
lawlessness under your administra-
ton, DR.. Epling, have gone unchal-
lenged and you stand convicted be-
fore the bar of public opinion. l
fear your career as a politician will
end on the headwaters of Salt River
November 3rd.
We look a little further and we
find the same discredited and Grim
. inal negroes acting as members of
the school boards, justices of the
peace, constables.. deputy sheriffs.
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CAUGHT AGAIN

functions and enemy of organised
labor as President OF the United
States. The American people have
expressed righteous indignation
over the attempt OF ono man 10
name a successor. thereby dss.roy-
ing the very germs OF democracy
and establish q plutocracy lastsad.
But why postpone invsstisatSoA
OF the charges against DsnAnn
UNTIL AFTER THD INJECTION.
IL Republicans cant be relied upos
to -eli the truth before <he election
will the same men tell tho truth
after tho elections ',Can the leo
pard change his spots or tho Ethio-
pean his skim" II 90 tho RApubai-
can State Machine can clean ks
skirt OF debauchery AMI fraud and
the truth be told In tho Denham
investigation.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-30
BTyan'S Defiance
TO Roosevelt
NebraShan Makes Vigorous Reply to Prest
dents Sunday Leter--Hs Record Suffft
cfenf oAnsqoer to Presidents Lasinuahons-
Charges hnsincerdy-Mr. Roosevelt Shifts
LsSues.

Rock Island, ILL.,. Sept 3O.-"1
have lived IN vain IL your accusa4
tions have lost me a single friend !"
said William J. Bryan. in a letter
addressed today TO President Roose.
welt. replying to that OF the pres
ident written Sunday. last.
Mr.. Bryan points to his record
and declares that It is suffcien. an
swer to- the insinuations OF the chief
executive that he is in sympathy
with,or controlled by the trusts.
Reverting 90 the charges against
Governor Haskell, Mr.. Bryan says
that the president in response 10
his request did. not delgn to sug-
gest a tribunal which could deter
mine those eharges. but'instead pro-
cesded TO pas judgment upon him,
and he lhFotms the president that
the occupant Of that high office can
not deny 10 the hmmDlest citizen
tha right to pr6tecS his reputation
and vlndicate his name in the court.
MR.. BRYAN's LETTER.
The letter is as follows:
Rock Island. III, Sept. 20, 1908.
Hon Theodore Roose4-4t. prssi-
dent OF the United states.
Washington, d. G.
Dear SIR
"A brief reply 20 your last letter
Is all that IS necessary to call at
tention 70 your attempt to shift the
issues raised. If your letter attack
ing Mr.. Foraker, you inserted an
attack upon Governor Haskell and
attempted 10 use the charges
against him to connect the Demo
cratic party. and me az its candidate
with the trusts.
II asked you TO name your trib.
unal before which the charges could
be investigated. or, ~ you would not
do thai offered to. leave II to you to
say whether. in your judgment, the
charges justified Mr. Has$ell's with
drawal from the organ zation. You
DID not deign to suggestla tribunal
but proceeded to pass judgment up
on him
He Immediately resigned his po-
sitlon that he might be more free
to prosecute those who brought ac-
cusations againsS hfm. Thus his
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MIXED JURIES--
SOCIALEQUALITY

registrars. etc. And IL the Demo-
Gratis fail to save the state from the
gang now seeking TO control 1t we
may see other offices in the hands
OF the negroes for :hey are getting
more clamorous for recognition"
every day.
There Is not a good. honest white
man in Mcdowell county. whether
he be Democrat or Republican. who
would not hail with JOY the removal
OF the negro from .he jury box. as
well as from the police force at
Keystone. where white officials ad-
NIT the lowest element to the clos
est intimacy in order to control
their votes and for the tainted and
filthy money they can make out Of
the foul connection. 1t is a burn
ing disgrace that houses OF i'll fame
are run under the guise OF private
boarding houses. right under the
eyes OF our boys and girls, who are
thus early taught to become famil-
lar with vice. Good men, whether
Repu blicans or Democrats. should
shudder to think of the result on
future generations.
Come out on the right side on
November 3rd and show 10 your
God, your neighbor and your family
tnat' you have the good Of the com
muntty at hear. Down with such
conduct and such rulers as we have
for the past ten or a dozen years.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-30
NH00P|NC IT UP
COLLEGE MEN TO BE APPEAL.
ED TO IN INTERDsT OF TAFT.

New York. Sept. 3e.---Collegs
men in institutions OF learning All
over the country are to be appeale
to between now and election IL
"whoop 4 up for Taft"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-30
CHANGE Of
PROGRAM
MIR. BRYAN HUIHIEs TO HIS
HOME IN LINCoLN-ABAN.
DoNs SPEAKING TOUR THRU
IOWA FOR PRESENT..

Rock Island, Ill, Sept. 9O.-will-
lam Jennings Bryan has suddep1y
changed his schedule after q secret
conference with his brother. Charles
w. Bryan. and Is hurrylng 20 his
home IN Lincoln. Mr.. Bryan had
planned a speaking tour thrOuga
Iowa. beginning tomorrow, but aft
ar comforting with his brother he
er conferring with his brother he
suddenly announced a reversal OF
program. Last night Mr.. Bryan is-
sued statement in which he said
that he would leave for Lincoln to-
day.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-30
sACRlrICE PRINCIPLES roa "po-
LITlcAL ExPEDIENCY" AND
oAN'r BE RELIED UPON. SAYS
PosTorFICE DEPARTMENT..

Some time last summer Congress-
man William p. Hubbard of the
Third district made personal ap-
peal TO President Roosevelt to re-
move Sherman c. Denham. postmas.
ter at Clarksburg. for "pernicious
political activity" Tho president at
onep .uspdrded Dsnham and APP
noint . successor In his place. pend
Ing investigation. The Republican
newspapers OF the state that have
been supporting tho Lincoln Repub-
lican ticket have been branding
sherman c. Denham and Virgil
Highland OF Clarksburg as corrupt
poffrfcians beyond description. even
chasing them with George b. Cox.
OF Cincinnati. Last week Com
gressman Hubbard renewed his re-
quest that DenhAm be removed from
Office for "pernict aua political activ-
ity." The case was again taken up
nor Investigation, Presto. 1t de-
velops that Denham threatened that
II no In dismissed ho will publish
a letter written 10 him by Chair
man Frank II. Hitchcock, request
ing him TO secure instructions be-
FORE the state committee of which
no 10 a member for william Howard
Taft for the presidency. Denham
secured the instructions and declar-
ed that this was the extent of his
"pernicious political activity. In
the face OF Denham's threat to pub
lish the letter writtsn by Chairman
Hitchcock, who resigned the third
assistant postmaster generals place
TO accept the position OF getting In
struotioAs for Taft before the Re
publtcaa national convention met I'm
Chicago, the following report comes
out from washington: THE post
master general has decided not to
take up the case OF Sherman C. Dem
ham. postmaster at lClarksbu &, w.
Va. charged with perniclous po-
litlcaI activity" UNTIL AFTER THE
ELECTION. A successor to Den
ham was named, but the charges
were reinvestigated and factional
feeling ds said to be Bo intense at
this time in West Virginia, accord
Ing 20 the postoffice department, IL
is impossible to secure reliable tes-
timony." HOW is THAT? CAN'T
REPUBLICANS BE RELIED ON TO
TELL THE TRUTH EVEN If FAC
TIONAL FEELING DOES RUN
HIGH? NO. They have told the
truth on each other In making
known the corruption and fraud
that now oIists In the ranks OF the
Republican machinery and now they
wiil tell lies in an endeavor to cover
up what they have already said.
DENHAM WAS A SWISHER SUP
PORTER AND HUBBARD WAS a
SCHERR SUPPORTER. Hitchcock
wanted instructions for william
Howard Taft for the presidency and
wrote TO Denham TO deliver the
goods, and for his faithful work was
snubbed al a "pernicious political
activity" postmaster. Was Den
hams work moro pernicious than
President Roosevelt's I'm demanding
that oil postmasters line up for
Taft or lose their jobs? Republi-
can office holders from President
Roosevelt down have regarded their
positions ss party assets and have
endeavorsd TO force upon the nation
che heir apparent" father of in
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-30
OUST|NC
A PASTOR
DYNAMITE USED WHEN LESS
EFFECTIVE MEANS FAILED.

Houston, TeI., Sept. s0.---HaN-
ing failed with every other means
to make their pastor resign, the ne
gro members Of the Good Hope Bap-
tist Church tried the efficacy of Two
dynamite bombs, one placed be-
meath the pulpit and the other In
the collection plato as II was being
passed around. The one beneath
the pulpit exploded and Rev. Fred
Morgan, who sat there, was severely
cut about tho face and head.
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Confined on page fve)
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WANTS HER
CHILDREN
WIFE OF CAPTAIN HAMS. sTAY.
ER OF wM. Il. ANNIs. APpEALs
TO COURT.

New York, Sept. 30.--Mrs. Clau-
dia Libbey Hams. through her coun-
sci. Franz Wild. today appealed 60
Justice Stapleton In the supreme
court. Brooklyn. to grant her thu
custody OF her two children Who
have been in the custody OF Gener-
al Halns. father Of her husband. shs
slayer OF VIM. 70. Annis. stnce he
has been In the Queens county jaii
charged with murder.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-30
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS.

There Will be no fife works allow
ed In the city OF Blueheld next
Christmas. The risk OF fire is too
great to permit 1t. Notice is given
early so that you may avoid loss.
]. E. CROCKETT.
Recorder
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-30
BIC FIRE
IN DALLAS

Dallas, Tex. sept. so.--Oas Gre
man killed and -four injured. one
seriously. with properly ioss Of
between s15o.ooo and 100000 was
the result OF a Are which broke out
here at midnight last night and
RACED until nearly three O'Clock this
morning.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-30

connections with the organization
ended had no authority to sub
NIT. and did not sumbit. to you the
question Of his guilt or innocence
for final decision. Even the pres
ident cannot deny to the humblest
citizen of the land, the right to pro-
tect his reputation and vindicato his
name in courts established for the
purposes where witnesses can be
examined and evidence submitted
according to the rules of law.
RESENTS INsINUATIONS
In my first letter to you, I re.
sented the imputation that any
charge made against Governor Has.
kell could be justly construed as
connecting the Democratic party or
me as rs candidate. with any trust
or law-defylng corporation. You
replied that the charges were mat
ter Of general notoriety, and / asken
you why Mr.. Taft did not mention
them when he made speeches
against Mr.. Haskell in Oklahoma.
You at once endeavored 20 confront
me with new matters which arose
after the Denver convention and,
conscious that those charges were
insufficient, you have since given
wings to accusation that no disin-
terested party would make against
another without Investigation.
II am willing that all your
charges against me shall be submit
ted TO the voters OF -hc country and
with your charges I submit my de-
NAL OF any knowledge or informa-
tion that could, I'm the remOtest
way, connect me with any trust mo-
noDoly or law-defylng corporation.
Ny record ls sufficient answer TO
your insinuation.
HAVE LIVED 1N VAIN. IF
YOUR ACCUSATIONS LOSE Me A
SINGLE FRIEND challenge
you 20 name a trust official who Is
supporting me, and after searching
the country. you produce the name
OF one man, not a trust official, but
the local attorney OF trust. with
out inquiring whether he votes for