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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-11
Returned the Goods

An evening party was Delng held
at DR.. Blanks house the other eve
ming, when the servant ushered in
two little boys carrying between
them heavy basket.
What have you here, boys?"
asked the surprised physician.
ooh, please, doctor, Jimmy an
have brought back the baby, and
we want to know if you'll give us a
puppy dog instead" y
Tommy Burns and Bill Squires
are discussing articles for fourth
fight. The affinity germ seems to
be spreading.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-11

Population OF Mexico is 1857
259.
It's better to be baldheaded on
the outside than on the inside.
No city or county in United
States is named after Shakespeare
Census shows there are 1913,
women dressmakers in United
States.
Some folks are thinking of pawn
ing their automobiles and buying
furs.
HiX-I always have DR.. Emdee.
When my mother in law was at
deaths door he pulled her
through.
Dix-Which way did he pull
her?
Life is real! life is earnest!
And the grave is not it's goal;
Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul.
-Longfellow.
Women have complete suffrage
in Australia, New Zealand, the
Isle of Man, Iceland and Finland
Passenger Con streetcar)-Don't
you always SILVER when you pass
this cemetery?
Conductor-Not me; I'm going to
be cremated.
The bone frame of average whale
weighs about As tons.
Mississippi leads all other states
in value of oysters canned an
nually.
Total attendance at worlds
championship games in 1907 was
7S,0S6; average, 1857.
and one of the best is made with
the aid of an Irish potato. The
potato must be large and old. A
new potato is not sufficiently
mealy.
1t is cut in two and is used upon
-
of soap. 1t makes a fine, starchy
lather, and the water speedily be-
comes milky. The skin is then
rinsed in tepid water and the
bather energies feeling that he or
she has taken a nerve bath.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-11

"Millie," said the young man, as
he slipped the engagement ring on
her finger, ''have you told your
mother about this?"
"Oh, you Innocent" exclaimed
Miss Mile. "Why. Clarence, mama
knew it six months before you did"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-11

Total attendance at worlds
championship games in 1907 was
7S,0S6; average, 1857.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-11

Mississippi leads all other states
in value of oysters canned an
nually.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-11

Women have complete suffrage
in Australia, New Zealand, the
Isle of Man, Iceland and Finland
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-11

Life is real! life is earnest!
And the grave is not it's goal;
Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul.
-Longfellow.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-19

concluded or Third Fage.)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-19

growth and plenty. The story of his
achievements will make up one of
the brightest pages in the history OF
this or any age, and will prove that
today as in any critical hour of s..
cial unrest or Of danger. the man will
appear who can grapple with tn
emergency
! Who is fit to take up the tasks
which this wondrous generation dc.
! mands should be wisely and impair
TALLY performed as his great War Sec
retary? Since the day when, in Ben
| iamin Harrison's administration
/ these two first met--thc one as
solicitor general. the other as a mem.
/ ber of the civil service commission
| they have been bound together by
| like ideals and aims, by close ties OF
! friendship, and by the exchange Of
mutual counsel. each with his own
individuality and characteristics kee p
! ing constantly in view the ennoblins
/ vision of a better and greater
/ America. They have not been sat S.
fed that the Temple Of Prosperity
should be decked alone by the jewels
of the fortunate and opulent but ha .
insisted that It should sill more
abound in trophies which commemo-
rate tho enforcement of even-handed
Justice and the maintenance of that
eurals opportunity which spread
hope and blessing even to the humh-
lest home Since the day when, less
than thirty years cf age, Mr.. Taft
denounced with burning words, a
member Of his profession who had
been guilty of fagrantly vicious prac-
tices aud had demoralized the com
mruitv. he has ever been associated
with the cause of true reform-with
that reform which will not content
itself with academic dissertation or
hollow words He has been imeued
with the spirit Cf action. His at
yocacv Of souuder Condit ems has
never arisen from a desire for tie
evploitation of himself. Il has a.
wavs been base upol answering in
tcgrity and the courage to speak TIE
truth. as he understands It on all
occasions. no matter how influential
nr powerful the evis which he may
attack.
NO one has ever set assumed the
presidential chair who had received a
more ideal preparation for the duti IS
IF that great office As Judge in
state and federal courts. a. soil itor
general as governor Of the Phi III
pines. as secretary - war which has
included the work cf colonial se~re-
tarv and director of national pubic
works he has received bis training
and has always shown himself master
Of the situation a7d competent II
make more honorable and believe
fConcluded on Second page)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-19
BURTON NOMlNATES TAFT


: but a subordinate pace In the great
current of the worlds events. but
when represented by one of forty-six
f. bright stars on n field Of stainl s.
blue, every one forms part of an
emblem Of union and of strength
more beautiful far than the most bril-.
lian constellation in the heavens.
we welcome the friendly rivalry
of candidates from other states from
! the great Empire state, the keystone
state, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin,
/ forming with Ohio broad expanse
extending in unbroken sweep from
old ocean to the uppermost bound Of
! the greatest inland seas. Each of
these presents a leader among lead
| crs whose achievements and renown
| of a single commonwealth. Today
! with fervid earnestness we wage a
contest for the prize. Tomorrow.
united for the fray and quickened by
common fiery zeal, the champions of
all the candidates will go forth with
mounting enthusiasm to vanquish the
/ foe
"Thc most perpiexing questions of
today arise from the bountifu de-
velopment of cur material wealth.
such development can not occur
without the creation of inequalities
and dangers to the social fabric.
most strenuously deny that the
American Business man or the Ameri
can citizen cherishcs lower standards
than the citizens of any other coun-
try The American people are bv no
means depraved. But by reason Cf
their busy absorption in varied pu--
suits and of the glamour which at
tends success in great undertakings.
questionable methods have ben a ie
to cngraft themselves upon the bus.
ness of the country Rich rewards
have too frequently been gained by
some who are none too scrupu Gus.
Monopoly. dishonesty and fraud have
assumed a prominence which calls
for the earnest attention and con
demnation of every man who trr'y
loves the Republic.
Against all these abuses and in
the work for restoring old ideals o.
honesty and equality, as we'll "a f~r
higher standards of civic duty, tne
man has stood preemineut aud that
man is Theodore Roosevelt Agar st
corruption in ever yform he has se5
his face with grim determination.
prompt and fearless in actinn and
with that intelligent leadership vi len
has assured the establishment oil
better era In which the strong and
the weak alike mnst submit t1em-
selves to the impartial execution CT
the law. There was need Of strong
courageous spirit to restrai1 those
destructive forces which have as
serted themselves in this time oil
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-19

Congressman Theodore Il. Burton,
of Ohio, placing Secretary Taft in
nomination, spoke as Follows;
This convention enters upon tho
grave responsibility Of selecting a
presidential candidate with the
serene assurance that the Repub' lean
party will continue to rule this people.
| What assembled multitude in any
land has ever pointed the way to
such heneficcnt results for home aud
| for the progress of the whole human
race, as the recurring conventions OF
this grand old organization? Yet we
| do not rely alone upon its record OF
that which it has accomplished. We
| emphasize, even more, it's supreme
qualification to solve the problems Of
! the present.
at is especially appropriate that
| this gathering should be held in this
marvellous city of Chicago, whence
| the steel bands of commerce reach
out in every direction, over plain
| and river and mountain. to almost
boundless distance bringing the rich
est treasurer of a continent to lay
them at your feet Here it was that
the righteous uprinsing against slav-
cry and Bourbonism sprung from the
nations conscience, raised its first
triumphant voice when Abraham Lin
coin was nominated. And here, again,
with notes of thunderous acclaim, Ell
raptured throngs greeted the naming
of Garfield. of Blaine, of Harrison, and
of Roosevelt.
Again Ohio presents candidate
~ the national Republican conven'
tion. In seven stubbornly contested
residential campaigns, sons of her
sacred son have led the embat'led
Republican hosts 20 victory. The
Ruckeve state has assuredly con
tributed her share of statesmen and
generals for the upbuilding of the
nation. But that of which we ar
,,~ouder still is her stalwart citizen
ship-the mightiest bulwark of the
Republic in every commonwealth
made un of Americas free yeomen,
ever TednN 10 ItSpObh w ti' ''''iAA -
alarm in days of peril, or to crush cor
ruption whenever it raises It's men
acing head. From this citizenship
Ohio, in the supreme emergency OF
the Civil war. went forth more than
two hundred thorsand soldiers a
formidable array easily SURPRISING IN
numbers the world-connuering legions
OF imperial Caesar. and even larger
than any army ever mustered bN
Britain fer the tented field. But
transcendent above all is the fact
that Ohio is one of mat"hless rnion
of states linked together in everlast-
ing bonds OF amity and constituting
an empire wonderful in rover and al
most fmmeasurahle in extent Each
sovereign state alone would occupy
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-19
ROOSEVELT SATISFIED.
Lauds Taft ot the Skies--Thinks he
VIII Make Good Executive.


Washington June iS.-Immsdiate.
nomination of Taft, President Rooses
welt said
Il feel the country IS indeed to be
congratulated upon the nomination Of
many years and have peculiar feel
| Ing for him because throughout that
| time we worked for the same object
with the same purposes and ideals.
do not believe there could be found In
all the country man so we'll fitted to
be president, He is not only absolute
~ fearless, absolutely disinterestei
and upright, but he has the widest ac.
without and within, and the broadest
sympathies with all our citizens. He
would be as emphatically president
of the plain people as Lincoln. yet
Lincoln himself would be freer from
the least taint of demagogy. the least
tendency to arouse or appeal to class
hatred of any kind. He has pecu-
liar and Intimate knowledge of aud
sympathy with the needs of. all our
people-of the farmer, the wage work
or. the business man, and the property
owner,
mo matter what mans occupation
or social position, no matter what his
creed color or section of the country
from which he comes. If he is an hon
est, hard working man who tries to do
his duty toward his neighbor and to-
ward his country, he can rest assured
that he will have In Taft the most up
light of representatives and the most
fearless of champions. Taft stands
against privilege and he stands pre-
aminently for the broad principles OF
American Citizenship which lie at the
foundation of our national well being
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-19

mission employers and government
liability laws and measures for the
greater efficiency of army and navy.
! increased widows pensions and tha
child labor law.
For Tariff Revision.
Declares unequiyocally for tariff
revision at special session to be
called in March.
Fayors the establishment Of maxi
mum and minimum rates to be ad-
ministered by the president within
laws and limitations to meet the dis
ordinations of foreign countries, the
purpose being to protect American
manufacturers, farmers and producers
land maintain a high standard of wage
carners
Currency System.
The party is committed to the de.
velopment of a permanent currency
System which will be automatic in its
operation. Favors postal savings
banks and the amending of the anti
trust law to give the federal govern.
ment greater control and secure
greater publicity Of affairs of corpor,
alton. in interstate commerce, amend.
ing the interstate commerce law tn
allow railroads to make traffic agrc
ments subject to the commissions an.
proval,
Declares fer national supervision
to prevent over Issue of stccks aud
bonds by interstate carriers.
Pledges are made for continu-
ance of the policy TO tighten the bur.
den and increase opportunities for
these who toll
Anti injunction Plank.
The anti-iniunction declaration is
that Willie the Republican party wifi
uphold at all times the authority and
of the courts, both state and
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-19

federal and ever insist that the pow
/ crs To enforce processes and protect
! liberty and property shall be pre-
served inviolate. 1T is believed, how
ever that the rules or procedure in
federal courts with respect to the
| issuance Of the writ df injunction
should b. more accurately defined Ey
statute and no Injunction or m
porary restraining order be issued
without notice except where irrepara
BILE injury would result from delay,
in which case a speedy trial there
after should be granted"
The platform favors extending
rural free delivery to every ccm
munity,
Race Problem.
The negro plank demands Justice
for all regardless OF color. uphold 'ng
the thirteenth, fourteenth and ff-
tecnth amendments to the consttu-
ton. Favors conservation of natural
navy equal to the defense and pro-
lection of American interests abroad
and the extension of foreign com
merce. Favors the ratification of the
Hague conference treaties, the re.
yiyaI of the merchant marine by
legislation and establishment of Il
bureau Of mining. Advocates the al
mission Of New Mexico aud Arizona
as states and praises the adm nistra
ticn in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines
In conclusion the platform con.
trasts the records of the Democratic
and Republican parties and declares
that while the trend of Democra y Is
toward socialism the trend of Repub
licansm is toward a wise and con
sdrvative fndividua'ism The support
Of all voters Is asked on the declara-
tion of principles,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-19
SECRETARY WILLIAM H. TAFT WILL BEAR G. O. P STANDARD
BY UNANIMOUS CHOICE OF GREAT CHICAGO CONVENTION
SUMMARY OF G. o. p. PLATFORM

The preamble declares that the
party that destroyed slavery pre-
served the union, restored the nation s
credit and established a sound finan,
cial system meets new problems Of
government with the same courage
and capacity with that which solved
| the old question.
Praises Roosevelt.
! In this greatest era of American
advancement the Republican party
! has reached its heighth of service
under the leadership Of Theodore
| Roosevelt and in no other period
since then ational sovereign was won
under Washington or preserved under
Lincoln, has there been such mighty
progress. Roosayelt's accomplish.
ments have been the brave, impartial
enforcement of law in the prosecu-
tion of Illegal trusts exposure and
punishment of evil doers in public
service, the resolution of rates an
service of transportation lines. the
arbitration of labor disputes and the
amelioration of conditions Of wage.
earners.
Adherence to Policies Promised.
we declare our unaltering adher
ence to the policies thus inaugurated
and pledge their continuance under a
Republican administration.
1--WE congratulate the people Oh
the safe passage Of the recent finan
cial disturbance and the outlook is
for complete restoration of pros
perity.
Legislation Commended.
CommeHds the following legisla-
tion despite the Democratic filibuster,
the emergency currency bill, the ap-
pointment Of national monetary com
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-19

confirming the nomination was =.
eeiyed and was followed soon
ward by confirmation froiu
quarters. Mrs, Taft rose from n
at the secretary's desk and III III
her husband who was standing
right. "A
Taft Congratulated. N
II was an eloquent handclas
gave each other Mrs. Taft wa u
bling over with happiness. Al n
dence Of nervous strain which
been In her face during the entirM
ternoon had disappeared The Sc
tary himself, laughed with Joy al
hoy, Around both secretary aud Mr
Taft their friends came forward ta
offer congratulations, Secretary Root
was the first cabinet officer TO extend
his congratulations on the nomination,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-19
HOW FORAKER FEELS.

Washington. June S.-'Untt the
convention made a nomination every
Republican had a right to have bis
choice" said Cenator Foraker ton grit
after hearing Of the nomination Ct Tat
for the presidency Bet new II Is
no longer a question Of men. but a
question of party In this way Tia :
becomes my candidate for the presi
dencv. aud. while under all circum-
stances | can probably do but little.
vet | shall do all can to help ele'.
him. The Republicans will now quit
contending among themselves and
turn all their guns on the comm n
enemy"
=.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-19
CANNON coNGRAruLATEs

Chicago. June lS.-Before the cal
ing of the roll on the president al
nomination had been completed SAeas
sr Cannon had sent this message to
TAFT:
You've been nominated as candi'
date for president by the Republican
national convention. | heartily CON
cratulate YOU. You will be elected 'oy
the people in November Illinois VIII
cast her electoral vote for YOU What
ever | can do for your success ana
that of the party will be done " q
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-19

As the Buckeye state was reached.
the tall, gaunt form of Theodore L
Burton, with student-like face and
severe black clerical gaTb, advanced
TO the platform to nominate Ohio s
candidate. He spoke fervently, with
the singing voice of an evangelist,
which went ringing through the
great building The close of his
speech of nomination was the signal
for the loosing of the long pent up
feeling of the Taft legions. Instantly
the Ohio delegates were on their feet,
other Taft states following, while
the convention hosts, in the gallery
and on the floor, broke into mad
demonstration.
Twenty Minutes Cheering.
Taft. Taft, w II. Taft came in
a roar from the Ohioans."
Megaphones seemed to spring from
concealed places and swell the Taft
tumult into thunder, A huge blue silk
banner bearing the familiar features
of the tatesman-secretary was
swung before the delegates awaken
ing a fresh whirlwind of enthusiasm.
All semblance of order had been
abandoned and the delegates arena
was a maestrom of gesticulating
men. guidons of states snatched up
by Taft enthusiasts or borne under
the storm of disorder. The band was
inaudible-a mere whisper above the
deafening volume of sound. For ten,
fifteen, then twenty minutes this up
roar continued. 1t was repetit on
of the scene of yesterday when the
name of Roosevelt threw the conven-
tion into frenzy; repeated in in-
tensity and almost in duration. But
there is a limit to ,ae physical re-
sources of throat ind lung; relays
had not been established and at last
the tired voices died down to harsh
shout and then subsded.
Knight Seconds Nomination.
This lull now gave an opportunity
for the speech seconding Tatts nomi-
nation by George H. knight, of Cali
fornia. his big, round face beaming
forth on the sympathetic multitude,
and his splendid baritons voice swell
ing forth like the tones of great
church organ. CALIFORNIA; tribute to
Taft was brief and fervid Now there
was another lull in the Taft move
mont. while the remaining candidates
were placed in nomination
LaFollette Demonstration.
II was late in the afternoon before
the convention. now literally swelter-
ing with the intense heat and weary
after nearly seven hours continuous
session. reached the end of the HOOD
of eloauence and the decks were az
last cleared for the eliminating act
But now. Just as the last SWEEP OF
oraiory. the seconding speech for La
Toilette had died away. like a cyclone
from a clear sky burst La Follette
demonstration which swept the con
vention from its very bearings.
It was the same deafening wave
of sound that had greeted Roosevelt
Yesterday and Taft a little while be
fore. intense and maddening and
with the vital ring OF genuine en-
thusiasm. II seemed as though Wis
consin had suddenly peopled every
foot of the galleries. The delegates
sat calm and waiting. except frantic !
Wisconsin, but the convention for
the time being was in possession of /
the galleries. Now a single trans |
formation occurred. gradually wee ing
from La Toilette to Roosevelt A
banner bearing Rcossyelt's portrait
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-19
DEMONSTRATION EQUALLED
THE ROOSEVELT OUTBURST
End Was Arrived at After Almost Continuous
Session of Eight Weary Hours--Ques-
tion of Vice Presidency Will be
Decided Today

Chicago 1S-F president the States William
of
by by choice
of
Such the record the eliminating day of the Republican national
O
a
enUciated,
a
echong through the country.
picture walls the when
o
waiting
other had been named Knox and La Toilette and
tho nrniI1.a 1.an Qhin-n