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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-30
ODDS ON TAFT AND HUGHES.
Election Betting Takes a Squirt IN
New York Financial District.

New York, Oct 29.-The Sun today
says: The betting last night at the
Hoffman House turned in favor or
Hughes. Since the beginning of the
week the betting on Chanler and
Hughes has been even, but last night
about $4,000 was wagered on Hughes at
odds varying from 10 to 9 to 10 to 8.
The odds on Taft as against Bryan
still remained at about to !. There
was very little betting yesterday on
the Taft and Bryan fight and the total
amount of the bets made during the
whole day by the commissioners at the
Hoffman House was not more than
$1,000.
Election betting was livelier in the
financial district yesterday, especially
on the Presidential race. Odds ranged
all the way from 10 to to Az to l on
Taft. On the curb these bets We're re-
ported on Taft: $4,000 to $1,000. 5000 to
5000 and $500 to $400. Many small bets
were made at average odds of 10 l. III
the lobby of the Stock Exchange there
was a bet of $1,000 to 5000 on Taft
On the state election odds ranged
from even money to to on Hughes.
There were many reports of large
amounts of Hughes money to be placed
at evens, but the Chanler people stead
lily demanded odds. On the Consoiidat-
cd Exchange $4,000 Hughes money
was offered even, but only $500 was
taken. Several bets of a few hundred
were made elsewhere at 10 to ,. Cka,i-
Ter money did not seem as plentiful as
on previous days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-30

so much of criticism for Mr.. Taft and
Governor Hughes.
1T gives me pleasure" he said, TO
come here tonight, especially because
I am permitted to advocate for lit
tie time the cause Of one who has
ideals, lofty character and exalted
Notwithstanding Democratic standard
bearer for the Presidency"
The great crowd cheered itself
hoarse when he had concluded this
tribute to Mr.. Bryan.
In his principal remarks, Mr. Bryan
called attention to the fact that the
campaign now was drawing to close
and that the Republicans were resort
ing to threats of a panic in case he
should be elected. He referred to the
presence in the city of Mr.. Taft and
expressed wonder that Mr.. Taft had
not been able to stave off the panic
of 1907, when he was in Mr.. Roose-
velt's cabinet
Mr. Bryan caused storm OF ap-
plause, when. in discussing the guar
anty of bank deposits as provided for
in the Denver platform, he quoted, In
refutation of Mr.. Taft's statement that
the guaranty of deposits would weak
en- the national banking system, an
excerpt from a United States coun-
sular report was as follows:
1.-THE ell-known thrift of the Ger
man people has it's foundation on
facts. The savings banks Of Germany
have some 100000 pass books out
and their deposits amount to $3,213,-
900 900. These deposits are practically
1>,, iii H..
cipalities of the empire, and the con-
dition forms bulwark of confidence
in the security OF private wealth ana
earnings that cannot be shaken by
hard times, bank failures, etc
Here is a fact" said Mr.. Bryan,
which | present in answer to Mr..
Taft's opinion. The German people
cannot be accused of carelessness in
their banking business any more than
they can in other business. Here is
testimony to be found in a consular
report printed by the present admin
stration, completely answering the
arguments that Mr.. Taft has been
making against the quarantine of de-
posits."
The only question, he said, was
whether the deposit should be guar
anteed by the banks or by the COM
munity. I'VE believe" he declared.
that the banks have advantage
enough from the law to justify them
in furnishing the security themselves"
The other issues of the campaign
were taken up in turn by the Demo-
cratic candidate who again insisted
that Mr.. Taft request his congress
sional committee to make known the
source of it's campaign contributions.
Mr. Taft's position with respect to
labor was roundly scored. and once
again Mr.. Bryan charged that a high
protective tariff was the mother of
panics.
A feature OF the meeting was the
fact that it was presided over by
Thomas W. Meacham president of the
Syracuse Chamber of Commerce.
Throughout the day, the Democratic
candidates theme principally was
honesty in government and the Re-
publican claims for prosperity
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-30

scoundrel who can raise $4,000 to start
a bank under our free banking system
and borrow money through receiving
deposits on the credit of all the bank
ing capital of the United States.
"A candidate who is ready to SWING
away from the old American plan OF
individual enterprise and put all the
great railroads Of the country IN the
hands of the government so that an
executive officer at Washington
through the hordes of Office holders.
controlling and managing our rail-
roads. shall control our business from
East to West and North to South
and leave every producer and shipper
at the mercy Of the Washington gov
eminent.
"A candidate who is ready to swing
away from equal laws for all and take
away from our courts the power to ex-
ercise jurisdiction for the protection OF
any mans right to carry on his bust
ness, upon the ground that the right to
carry on business. the right to buy and
the right to sell ones goods is not
property right, therefore is not to be
protected by the law.
Every one OF THESE propositions u
new things, for the sake OF which we
are asked to turn out the honest and
effective administration, to reject the
honest, efficient, capable candidate, the
proved and tried candidate; every one
appeals to some section of the people.
1t appeals to some section of the peo-
pie therefore it was framed for that
purpose; because all these new pro-
posals are goods made to sell and are
advertised generously and attractively.
THE skilful fisherman has whipped
the stream with black flies and red
and yellow and white and brown, these
many years. What wonder that the
silly fish are not all caught. All, 1t is
a mistake to think that the American
people as whole is gudgeon.'
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LADY'S WINE CAPACITY.
Mrs. Howard GouId's Friend Says Pint
Of Champagne at Dinner.

New York, Oct. 29.-Elijah w. Sells
of this city, a cousin of Mrs kath-
crime Clemmons Gould, and a distant
relative OF her husband, Howard
Gould, testified today before Edward
G. Whitaker as referee at hearing
in the suit for divorce instituted some
time ago by Mrs. Gould. Mr.. Sells and
his daughter, Miss Marjorie, are going
abroad for six months and Justice
Bischoff of the supreme court. order
ed the hearing now because the action
N'ill not come to trial until early next
year. Mr.. Sells and Miss Sells APP
peared as witnesses to the good char
acter of Mrs. Gould During the hear
ing, Mr.. Sells said that he was friend
~ with the Goulds for years and that
in June and July, 1906, after serious
differences had arisen between Mrs.
Gould and Mr.. Gould, he tried to eff
feet an arrangement involving the
Goulds living according to definite
domestic and property plan. Certain
stipulations were laid down by Mr..
Gould to govern his wife's conduct.
Mr.. Sells said. but Mrs Gould reject
ed them. shortly after which the
couple separated.
witness said was that his wife should
abstain wholly from the use OF intoyi-
cants. On this point. on cross-ex-
animation, Delaney Nicoll who ap-
peared for Mr.. Gould, asked Mr. Sells
to tell just how much wine he thought
a lady ought to drink
Mrs. Could the witness replied
drank only as much as lady should
well, what is lady's limit" quer-
ried Mr.. Nicoll.
Well | should say that the limit
for lady is a pint of champagne at
dinner said Mr.. Sells.
Clarence j. Shearn, who represented
Mrs. Could asked the witness prior to
the cross examination by Mr.. Nicoll:
Now, have you ever observed in Mrs
Gould's demeanor any evidence that
she had been drinking to excess"
"Oh, never" promptly said Mr.. Sells.
The hearing will be continued tomor-
row.
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that one of the great reasons for the
selection of a party Is its proved eff
ficiency, it's proved courage, it's proved
experience with reference to all issues
of government that may arise.
Now what of the Democratic party?
They had power for four years. but the
minute they got into power they began
to quarrel over what they should do. They
passed free trade bill through one house
and then in the next house they made it
a kind Of sectional protective bill and
before they got through 1t assumed such
a phase that Mr.. Cleveland, the leader of
the party. for whom we all have the high
est respect. pronounced the bill an act of
perfidy and dishonesty ard that broke up
the party and they had to divide between
free silver and the gold standard. In
other words, they showed plainly them as
they would show now il you gave them
power. that the only cohesiveness that
they have is a cohesiveness of opposition
to tire Republican party. They lack eff
cheney, they lack responsibility to the
people for carrying on the government
AS 1t should be carried on, and this, my
dear friends. without any reference to
their principles and when you get to
their principles their acts are even
worse"
At Geneva where Judge Taft had
large and interested audience. composed
largely of those interested in labor. he
talked a half hour longer than his sched-
uled one hour. After giving the history of
the writ of injunction, to show that it was
a court process devised to prevent the cx-
IT,;
he had this to say on the attitude of the
two parties and of Mr.. Bryan in the mat
ter.
THE Republican party recognizes
that injunctions that are too broad
have sometimes been issued in labor
disputes. That puts labor at a dis
advantage and therefore it ought to
be discouraged as much as possible.
The party passed a resolution regard
ing the best practice with respect to
injunctions, specifying the instances in
which injunctions shall issue without
notice. and Offering an opportunity for
a statute which shall make injunc-
tons without notice operative only for
4S hours, Sc hours, and then cease to
be operative. The Democrats on the
other hand don't pay any attention to
injunctions without notice. What
they say is that injunctions ought
not to issue in industrial disputes I'M
less they would issue under the same
circumstances in any other disputes.
Nobody ever said that they ought to.
That is one of those meaningless
declarations. What Mr.. Gompers
claims it means is to me vague, be-
cause Mr.. Bryan has not answered the
questions put to him by the President
on this very subject and because he
skips over this part Of the platform
with an agility and cleverness that en-
ables you not to catch him in any
declaration that is definite. But what
say to you is that, as laymen you
are able to see that if an injunction
should issue to protect property rights,
it would also issue especially to pro-
tect business rights"
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ROOT DESCRIBES BRYAN
And It Is, Politically, BY No Means
Favorable Description.

Cincinnati, Oct. 29.-In his speech
under the auspices Of the Citizens
Taft Club at Music hall Wednesday
night. Sec. of State ElihU Root de-
scribed Mr. Bryan as follows:
"A candidate who is ready to swing
away from the guarantees of honesty
in banking and to require every hon
est banker at the expense not only
of stockholders but of depositors and
borrowers. to guarantee the debts of
every dishonest banker; to swing away
from the old plan under which God
Furnishes the man who is not honest
and helps the man who is. and to put
honesty and dishonesty. prudence and
recklessness. conservative business
and speculation all on the same basis
by allowing any and every speculative
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CAN'T STAND HEARST.
J. L. w. Merrill of Kansas Resigns
As Independence Natl. Committeeman.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 29.-J. l..
Woods Merrill Of Kansas City national
committeeman for Missouri of the In
dependence party, resigned that po-
sition today in letter forwarded to
William r. Hearst, national chairman
In his letter Mr.. Merrill says:
This is to notify you that I with
draw all relations or connections as
national committeeman for Missouri,
with the executive board of the indie
pendence party. not wishing to have
my name connected with any party
or persons who purchase or otherwise
obtain correspondence stolen by other
persons, for publication, to the detri-
ment or downfall of other persons. for
the upbuilding of yourself or the In
dependence party. Also l do not wish
,av name connected with party
whose affiliations are so closely con-
nected with other parties and whose
only aim is to help defeat Bryan. Taft
wanted Foraker put out of business
and you played the part of 'le!nover,
and with a grandstand play to keep
up appearances, went after Haskell
With no proof of guilty, to down Biy-
an, and in my belief the independence
party receives it's campaign money
from Republican sources. was led to
believe the Independence party's plat
form was to advocate the principles Of
Jefferson and Lincoln and to build up
from the better class, from all parties,
and stand for the best interests o. the
common people and not aifiliat. with.
nor favor any party"
Mr.. Merrill asserts that the Indie
Eendtnce party has not kept these
promises and adds
Bryan and Standard Oil have been
its only campaign issues"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-30
NEXT HOUSE REPUBLICAN.


parties. Mr.. Hitchcock is still Of the
opinion that Nevada will be very
close but he is quite confident Of
Montana. Information from leaders in
Kentucky and Tennessee continue to
reach headquarters and is to the eff
feet that the Republican candidate has
more than a fighting chance in these
two states. While he feels sure about
Maryland, he thinks the fight will be
close there.
Mr. Hitchcock said that Mr.. Taft
was feeling unusually happy last night
as he was leaving the city, over the
result Of the meetings which he had
addressed here yesterday and particu-
!arly the great meeting which was held
in Madison Square Garden last night.
Mr.. Hitchcock said that he had never
seen any meeting equal to that OF last
night
The forecasts were made at Republi-
can headquarters today:
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts:
New England will give about the same
plurality it gave to Mckinley, $1,000. l
have been upstate in New York and
am confident that not only Judge Taft
but Governor Hughes will receive large
majorities in this state"
Secretary Straus of the department
of commerce and labor: Judge Taft
will carry the state of New York by a
majority ranging between that received
by Roosevelt in 1904 and Mckinley III
1900 Governor Hughes will receive a
larger plurality than has been sup
POSED"
Former Governor Murphy O. New
Jersey: 1T is a question of majority
only for Taft and Sherman in New Jer-
sey."
General Streeter of New Hampshire:
Taft and Sherman will come out
about $4,000 ahead in my state"
Congressman Hawley of Oregon:
Taft will carry every state west of
the Mississippi, with the possible eX-
ceptions of Missouri. Oklahoma. Tex
as and Arkansas: Taft and Sherman
will carry Nebraska by from 5000 to
10000.
Chairman Woodruff of the Republi-
can State committee: From The can
vass made up the state. l predict that
Taft's plurality will he over 123.00G and
Hughes will not fall below 15.oG0. l do
not hesitate to say he will poll a big
ser vote in Greater New York than
his most sanguine friends now think"
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POLITICAL STRAWS,

Among the contributions to the Demo-
cratic national campaign fund received
Wednesday and made public at national
headquarters Thursday was: Maine
Aroostook BRYAN ard Kern Club 800.
Broughton Brandenburs, who WAS ar
rested in Dayton. Ohio. in connection with
the publication of the disputed Grover
Cleveland letter. arrived Thursday in New
York in custody of a detective attached
to the district attorneys Office Eranden-
burg waived eNtradition in Ohio and re-
turned to New York voluntarily. He was
taken to police headquarters where he
was LINED up before the detectives with
other prisoners ard. after his photograph
and measurements had been taken, he
was taken to the court of general SEES
sions where. when arraigned. he pleaded
not guilty to a charge of larceny in the
second degree. He was released on S15eO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-30
GOOD FOR
RESULTS YEARS

Carmel, Me-, 1906.
I'VE have used IL. F." Atwood's
3itters in our family for twenty years
u more, always with good results.
Yours truly, Mrs. Cyrus Wilson.
When good health reigns in the fam
", happiness is supreme. The Il. F."
ltwood's Bitters are the ideal family
'emedy, because they are absolutely safe,
ure and reliable i'll their medicinal, &C.
ion. 3ooC. at druggists,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-30

and Roosevelt the large audience
cheered apd applauded.
New York oct. 29-That the one over
shadowing issue in the present campaign,
important rs are the other questions, is
which of the two candidates, William II.
Taft or William J. Bryan, is best fitted
to carry forward the work OF the govern
ment was the declaration of George b.
Cortelyou, secretary Of the treasury, in an
address at Murray Hill Lyceum tonight.
Mr.. Corteyou asked which of the two
candidates will carry forward the work
which the government has undertaken
particularly with regard to the regulation
of great corporate enterprises: which
more likely to rally round him the ele-
ments which will make his administration
a success. whether it be in dealing with
labor or capital. with white man or black
man. with rich or'poor. with high or low.
Granting sincerity of purpose and
worthiness to motive of each, is not
candidate whose life has been given to
each, is not candidate whose life has
been given to solving great problems, and
to large accomplishments more likely to
deal forcefully and successfully with the
manifold questions of government than
one who, however lofty his aim, however
attractive his personality, has given no
evidence of capacity or training for such
work." asked Sec. Cortelyou
Mr.. Cortelyou reviewed at some length
the records OF Judge Taft and Mr.. Bryan.
The speaker declared that in all posi-
tions Mr.. Taft has manifested the posses
sion of judicial. executive and even leisis-
lative ability of high order Few men
ir ouP history have had such opportunity
To do things. and fewer still have done
what was entrusted to them as we'll as
he" Mr.. Cortelyou declared Mr.. Bryan
has supplanted his issues of government
ownership of railroads for the guara nty
of bank deposits but that. too, he said. is
going into a decline. Looking over Mr..
Bryan's record the speaker said he
thought he could understand this over
whe'mine ma jorities against his doctrines
when they have been put to the test Of
the ballot-'the p .ople don't want the
White House turn ID into an experiment
station when we pass from The rec
ords of the candidates to the records of
the parties they represent" said the sec
rotary, I'VE find the wealth OF achieve
ment on the one side and the same rov-
erty of results OIL the other He said
that the history of the world may well
be challenged for evidence of greater adj
vancement made by any nation than has
been made by this country since the Re-
publican party came into power. After
asking what has become of the once virile
Democratic party of Tilden and Gle veland
under its present leadership, Mr. Cortel-
xnu wnntnd to know IL his audience
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-30
COMPARES TAFT AND BRYAN.
Strong Speech by Sec. Cortelyou at
Murray Hill Lyceum.

New York, Oct. 29-George B. Cor
telyou, secretary of the treasury. ad-
dressed large mass meeting at the
Murray Hill Liceum tonight, making
a plea for the election of William Fl.
Taft and the entire Republican ticket
At every mention of the name of Taft
and Roosevelt the large audience
cheered apd applauded.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-24
eANisHED
cof,ss Finally Had to Go.

The way some persons cling to cof.
fee even after they know 1t is doing
them harm, is q puzzler. But 1t IL an
easy matter to give 1t up for good,
when Postum Food Coffee is properly
made and used instead.
A girl writes: Mother had been
suffering with nervous headaches for
seven weary years. but kept drinking
coffee.
"One day I asked her why she did
not give up coffee as q cousin Of mine
had done who had taken to Postum.
But Mother was such slave to coffee
she thought 1t would be terrible to
give 1t up.
FINALLY, one day, she made the
change to Postum, and quickly her
headaches disappeared. One morning
while she was drinking Postum SO
freely and with such relish asked for
taste.
THAT started me on Postum and
now drink 1t more freely than I did
coffee, which. never comes into our
house now.
"a girl friend of mine, one day, saw
me drinking Postum and asked II 1t
was coffee. 1 told her 1t was Postum
and gave her some to take home, but
forgot to tell her how to make it.
"The next day she said she. did not
see how l could drink Postum. found
she had made it like ordinary coffee.
So I told her how to make 1t right
and gave her a cupful made, after
boiling 1t fifteen minutes. She said
she never drank any coffee that tasted
az good, and now coffee is banished
from both our homes" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Michigan.
Read the little book 'The Road to
Wellville" In pkgs. There's Reason" /"
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-24
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Never stir cake after final beating.
Beating motion should always be last
used.
1t Is said that II little borax is put
in the water it will remove fruit stains
from the hands.
The rollers of clothes wringer may
be easily and effectively cleaned by
rubbing them with a cloth which has
been dipped in coal oil.
In order to be sure that the cocoa
nut for pies and candy is perfectly
fresh 1t is well to buy the whole fruit
and shred 1t in the meat chopper.
1t is said that II an onion is cut into
small pieces and placed about q room
1t will absorb many disagreeable
odors. including fresh paint and tur-
pentine.
A few economical housewives have
tried grinding their tea leaves like cof-
fee, and they declare that the result
is excellent, only about half the usual
quantity being used. OF course, the
tea strainer must be as fine a. can be
bought.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-24
Truf6 and
Quality

appeal to the Wen-Informed in svesy
walk Of life and are essential to permanent
success and ereditable standing. Aceor-
ingy, it is not claimed that Syrup Of Fln
and Elixir Of SIENNA is the only remedy Il
known value. but one Of many reasons
Why it is tho best of personal and family
taxatiyes Is tho fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any debilitating
after effects and without having to increase
<he quantity from time to time.
It acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co, only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-24
Dainty Dresser Scarf.

When handkerchiefs are cheap buy
four embroidered ones with the plain
hemstitched edge and sew them all
neatly together with strip Of torchon
lace insertion about an inch and q
half or two inches In width between
each handkerchief and on the edge
of the one at each end. When this
has been neatly done sew lace, which
should match the insertion used, on
both sides and ends little full. Now
make plain cover to go under this of
some delicate color, pale yellow or
pink being especially pretty, and you
will have dresser cover of which you
may Justly be proud. II a commode
cover be desired to match this, use
three handkerchiefs instead of four
to make It shorter and proceed the
same as before.