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AS ROOSEVELT SEES BRYAN.

You say that you have advo-
Gated more radical measures
against private monopOlieS than
either | or my party associates
have been willing to undertake.
You have. indeed. advocated
measures that sound more radi-
cal, but they have the prime de
feet that in practice they would
not work. should not in this
letter to you discuss Your .,tti-
tude on this question if you old
not yourself bring it up. but as
you have brought it up, answer
you that in my Judgment the
measures you advocate would be
wholly ineffective in curing a
single evil, and so far as they
had any effect at all, would mere
ly throw the entire BUSINESS of
the country into hopeless and ut
ter confusion. put MI. raft's
deeds against your words. ask
that you be judged bolh by the
words you wish remembered. ard
by the words that seemingly you
and your party now desire to
have forgotten. hold ii
entirely natural for any great
law-defying corporation to wish
to see you placed in the rresi-
dency rather than Mr.. Taft. You.
plans to put Il stop TO the abuses
of these corporations are wholly
chimerical. Theodore Roosc-
Welt"
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To the Editor of The World:

W tNe EullOT VI Inc w Oflu.
Because of the present condition Of
our government we must have i; man
with the ability OF Mr.. Taft to keep
the wheels of progress turning. so that
more respect shall be shown on the
Part of Europe.
Our government has been progress
ing ever since its birth. The Monroe
Doctrine will be iii great danger. In
stead of Japan being our friendly
neighbor il will become our foe. There
fore all parties should unite in electint
Mr.. Taft by IL big majority, and with
the big Stick he should carry out
President Roosevelt's policies.
LOUIS SHAPIRO.
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BRYAN UNLIKE LINCOLN.
Attempt to Compare Continuous
Candidate to Great Statesman a
Miserable Failure.

Miserable Failure
The present canvass shows again
the folly OF The ASS that put ON n
lions skin. The managers of Mr.
RrNan's press bureau are attempting
to coljure votes for him by the use
OF the sacred name of Lincoln. .\eSop
declared that when the ass lifted up
his voice and brayed. every one knew
him and his owner came up and gave
him a sound cndgeling. The warning
falls on deaf ears. The partisan who
tries the same tricks invites like shame
and punishment. The audacity of the
device may capture some of the UNI
wary. Insofar as he has party be-
hind him, MIR. Bryan is the candidate
of those who malgned and ridiculed
the first and greatest President the
Republican party has given to the ma
ton. Mr.. Bryan relies for support on
the forces which ut every step opposed
Lincoln, which INSTRUCTED the meas
ureS of war and peace OF that savior
of the union, and pronounced the proc
amution of emancipation IL monstrols
crime. Vice Presidential Candidate
Sherman at Rock Island, III
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A sentiment That win Live.

Judge Taft's 81 do not care for the
Presidency if it has to come by com
promise with Senator Foraker or any
body else in IL matter of principle. is
one of those qnotable sentences that
will stick in memory and in politics and
be recalled in campaigns many years
hence as one OF the virie utterances OF
American history. Topeka Capital.
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The Public welfare.
(From Governor Hughes Speech a
South Bend, lnd)


IF Bryan had been elected in 1896
the disasters that would have followed
would have prevented him from ever
being II candidate again.
I'VE are devoted to line of progress,
ST aighiforward. honorable atlministra-
ton above every selfish advantage,
against every attempt to exploit the
people for private interest. We are de
voted To The pnblic welfare in establish
in.s the stability of honest enterprise
We serve the Republican party because
we believe that through it these things
can be accomplished. In the heat and
turmoil of political campaign it is i'm
portant that we should preserve true
and proper sense of proportion
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Big Western Bank Deposits.

The deposits in the State banks of
Kansas on Sept. |. the date of the last
call. were greater than ever before in
The history of the State;l total of
over eishty-three million dollars. and
this within ten months after the panic
During The eighty days between the
last and next 10 last calls the deposits
increased at the rate of 100000 Il
day. The net increase for this period
was eight million dollars. The ma
tional banks will probably show an
equal gain for the same period. To
peka Capital.
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TAFT's PLEDGE.
Mr.. Taft at ST. Paul:

WI. nut AT N. TU1
IF | am elected, rs | expect
to be. | have the greatest pleas
IRE in pledging. in the presence
of this grand audience. all the
energies and all the abilities OF
which am capable 10 continue
the Roosevelt policies. TO make
business honest and TO keep every
man within the law, be he humble
o. rich"
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Mr.. Taft should hold to his original
resolution not to answer every state
ment made by Bryan. Give Mr.. Bryan
time enough and lie will deny them all
Philadelphia Ledger
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BRYAN THE FREE.TRADER.
Stands To-day as He Did When in
Congress for Free Trade.
He Pronounced the wilson-Gorman
Free Trade Bill Just and
Honorable.

In the record of Mr.. Bryans public
career he is officially identified with
just one important measure of federal
legislation. and that the Wilson German
tariff act of 1894. AS member of the
House Committee on Ways and Means
during President Clevelands second adj
ministration Mr.. Bryan assisted in pre-
pairing that measure. and in its com
plcted form it bore his unqualified APP
prevail. His advocacy of the bill drew
sharp and Gear the dividing line be-
tween the Democracy of Organism and
the Democracy of Grover Cleveland.
Mr.. Bryan pronounced the measure just
and honorable. President Cleveland de-
nounced it as the creature of pertidy
and dishonor,' refused to sign it. and it
became law without his approval.
The distinction thus drawn between the
Bryan Democracy and the Cleveland
Democracy continues to this day
Free Trade DISASTROUS,
lnaSlnuch as Mr.. Bryan is posing
this year as the special friend and
champion of the farmers. it is worth
while to point out how their interests
were affected by the only important law
he ever helped to create. The WILSON,
German act repealed the duty ON wool.
On January |. 1893. two months after
President Cleveland's second election
the sheep in the United States. accord
in,r tn official Stn a
2I5,5;13 and were valued at $l25, 9O9.2
At the close of Nh Cieveland's term
thanks to the baleful influence of the
free trade act which Mr. Bryan had
helped to force upon the statute book
the number of sheep in the country had
fallen to 36.SlS,643, having Il value of
$60,020,942 In other words, the sheep
herds had suffered loss of more than
lo.GOo.oOO or nearly % per cent, and
the wool clip of the United States had
nearly 80 per cent, all through the op-
GRAFTON of law which found one of
Its most ardent supporters in the per
son of 1.-THE farmers friend,' William
j. Bryan
In 1898, under the fostering care Of
tariff projections. the wool of the couu-
try amounted to 303,OOOOOO pounds ::
in 1899. under the blghting effect of
free trade, it fell to 209.O0O.OOO pounds
In 1891. with the tariff restored it
rose to 3o2,0oO,0OO pounds and to :sl6.-
oOo.NO pounds in 1902 During the
four years of President Cleveland's sec
ond term the measure which he de-
nounced as 1.-THE creature of pertidy and
dishonor." but which Mr. Bryan never
theless enthusiastically endorsed, sad
died the American wool growers with
losses conServatively estimated at $780,
0OO,COO
But the wool growers We're not the
only victims of the Wilson-G German
Bryan perfidy Every branch of Ameri-
can industry suffered. Ii lowered the
duties on imports of manufactures and
thereby forced the closing of important
native industries and drove their en-
ployes into idleness Wages in every
branch of industrial activity declined,
the demand for every variety of farm
products fell off, and the workinymen
OF the country were subjected to uni
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Haskell in himself amounts to moth
ing, but he is valuable as showing with
what kind of men Mr.. Bryan is willing
to surround himself.-New York Globe.
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versal hardship and distress. The OPP
GRAFTON of Mr. Bryan's pet measure
robbed the farmers. brought hunger and
misery TO the wage-earner and bank
rupted the treasury. 1t WAS indeed, rs
Mr.. Cleveland said, n creature of per
tidy and diShOnor''
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Bryan for Free Trade.

William Jennings Bryan stands to-
day as he stood in 1891, for free trade
ana all that it means to American la
Dor and American enterprise. He can
not get away from the record, and
there are no indications that he wants
to get away from it. He is committed
to free trade as distinctly as he is to
free silver, and his own words show
that he will fasten those twin deviltries
upon the country if he gets the chance.
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turn!p he declared. II have never
won The incubus yeti"
Hsathfew 18! The others ex-
claimSi Mr.. Cavanagh stepped
back IRON the throng and gritting
his teetM threw out his clenched
hands with gesture of savage
abandon. There" said l to myself,
lis a man who wishes more pas
sionately to win than the rest, but
why?" "
The, artists face was chalk
white as he took up the box. You
tremble!" cried Sir Charles in
hooking tones.
Hahtt.rexclaimed Mr.. Cavanagh.
and he threw.
"EiSht6en!" shouted DR.. Fulton.
Sir Charles flushed crimson and
swore beneath his breath. But Mr..
Cavanagh uttered cry of triumph
that had yet in it a note of agony.
l watched him attentively thence
forwrd, because it suddenly &C.
Cured to me that he would better
repay such trouble than the others.
His passions were least well con-
trolled of any there. His was the
weakest face and most ingenious.
I determined that he should be my
key to the mystery wished to
solve.
(To be continued.)
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THEATER
SPOKANE

The glad hand to "The Time, the
Place and the Girl" which opened
last night. After a years absence
the musical comedy returns, i'm
proved in many ways. 1t carries
with it no particular lesson" but
If for nothing else than to pro-
woke hearty laugh it justifies It.
self. But it has it's serious sides,
and an occasional recess to give
one a chance to admire the good,
clean work of Messrs. Young, AL
berson, Kinslow and Wight. There
doesn't seem to be room for a
leading man or leading woman.
Those titles might well be handed
to any of them. Tonight will close
the engagement here.
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MUST EARN HIS BOARD

Justice Mann yesterday SEN
fenced George Guyette, who stole
pair of trousers SO he would be
locked up and get something to
eat and a place to sleep, to 80
days on the rockpile. Guyette,
who was starving when arrested,
accepted the sentence in evident
good spirit after pleading guilty to
the theft.
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| and heard that night. Sir William
seemed worn out. and he got into
bed Immediately. But as l was
about to extinguish the gas, he call
ed me to him. We'll, Brown" said
he. what do you think of my
luck?"
Wonderful, sir" replied.
He nodded, and sneer curled
his lips. In this life, Brown" he
muttered, the things we neither
need nro desire are oftenest show
cred upon us. Be good enough to
count my winnings"
l obeyed him, cycling him covert
ly the while. But he had turned
his back.
Seven thousand six hundred and
thirteen pounds" announced at
! last.
He glanced around at me, a smile
upon his face. Il am glad to see
that you are an honest man,
Brown" he said quietly.
l had been bitterly tempted, but,
well, he had turned his back upon
me. Charmed with the result of my
astuteness, left the room and
sought my own. There l occupied
myself for few minutes with my
make up box. and when quite salts.
fed with my appearance. tip-toed
! down stairs to the pantry.
Butts was in the act of opening
a bottle of champagne.
Butts" said /, when did give
you permission to drink my cham.
pagneT
He sprang to his feet uttering a
cry OF terror, and the bottle toppled
over the table.
"Sir William!" he gasped, "oh,
sir. oh, sir!"
His eyes almost bulged out OF his
head. rs there anything In my ap.
pearance? demanded (which
might lead you TO suppose that
am the sort of man to allow my
servants such indulgence?"
'Oh, sir, Please forgive me, sir!"
he mumbled, shaking like a leaf
| "Is-I-"
Dishonest in one thing, then in
another" interrupted sternly
How much did you steal In pro.
viding tonight's dinner?"
Not penny. sir-so~-help me /!
The wine man gave me e2 com,
mission on the order, that Is all
sir--so help met"
Hand II over to me at once. and
let this be n lesson to you," ! com
handed.
IN forgive you this oncs!" !
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in MANY VA | 7
|(,lJISE.S'


do you understand French,
Brown" demanded my master, as
,eoon as the door closed behind me.
Not word, SIR"
Very good. Serve the sweets,
please"
A murmur of approval went
round the table. The gentlemen
ate their dessert in silence, and
washed 1t down with champagne. !
was about to resume my old place
behind my masters chair, when he
fixed me with his eyes, and ad.
dressed me suddenly in French.
Brown" cried he, leave the room
this instant!'
halted and looked at him with
stupid air. beg pardon, sir. Did
you speak to me, sir?"
He smiled and answered In Eng.
lish. Yes, Brown, fill my glass,
please. forgot that you do not
understand French!"
you should have tested the fell
low beforehand" said Sir Charles
Venner in French. 1.-The closer you
approach your tomb, Dagmar, the
more careless you become!"
What does it matter" said my
: master YEARLY. "Pardoe, kindly
present your report"
Mr.. Pardoe got slowly to his feet,
and marveled to see for the first
time, his lean ungainly frame. A
rightly fit of coughing preluded his
speech. When he had recovered, he
began:
Gentlemen, this is our 18th
monthly gathering, and we are all
still above ground, although we
were all condemned as incurable
before we first foregathered. Dur
ing the period l have indicated not
one of us has flinched from his bar
gain, and as your latest secretary
gentlemen, l am pleased to an.
nounce that l have duly received
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Bile you for s700 at your leisure,
Fulton" he said quietly.
I'll post IT," snapped the doctor.
MAY the furies seize your luck!
That is the fourth time in success
sion you have fleeced us!"
The other shrugged their shout
ders and sought chairs which they
drew about the board. A moment
later each had pile Of bank notes
and gold before him. The game was
draw poker. They played with a
rigid affectation of Indifference,
that poorly concealed their under
lying eagerness. They only spoke
to bet, and the stakes ran high.
From the first Sir William Dagmar
won. Twice running four queens
were dealt him. Each time he won
considerable sum. and each time
six pairs of wolfish eyes detested
his good fortune. Twice again he
drew for a flush, and made 1t. On
the latter occasion two of his op-
ponents held good hands. Half an
hour later the game broke up. Sir
William had despoiled the last OF
his guests.
1T is an omen!" he declared. II
now believe that shall be the first
to go! Fate is fond of such little
ironies! Brown" he added in Eng
fish, help these gentlemen to don
their cloaks. My friends, good
night"
They replied with the curtest of
mods, and l attended them from the
house.
While l was undressing my mas
ter | racked my brains to try to
discern means of turning to my
own advantage what / had seen
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said. and swinging on my heel,
1nfk fhA s%o :. f,x1

said. and swinging on my heel,
left the pantry.
Ten minutes later Butts poured
into Nv ears 9 wild tale Of how Sir
William Da.snar had caught him
opening a bottle Of champagne, and
Of the row that they hae had. But
he told me nothing about t.ee two
sovereigns reposing that instant "a
my pocket.
! went to sleep that night per-
fectly self satisfied and reconciled
with my position as Sir William
Dagmar's valet. had formed a
fine plan to enrich myself, and I
determined to abandon the stage
for ever. ".'s
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from each member the weekly con,
tribution fixed by our rules. The
amount at present standing to my
credit In trust 70 rthe order is
$1,000. You will find in that book
gentlemen, a check for the amount
marked good by the bank. / have
the honor now to tender you my
resignation. Mr.. Cavanagh should
believe, be my successor"
He sat down again, coughing ter.
ribly.
Sir William nodded. 1T is your
turn, Cavanagh," he said quietly.
very WE'LL" replied Cavanagh
tugging fiercely at his mustache as
he spoke. you fellows can forward
your subs. direct to my studio
without waiting for notices"
Sir William arose, holding the
check above his head. Whose shall
It be. this time. friends?" he de
handed. Remember, that have
won three times running. VIII any
give me odds?"
II" cried DR.. Fulton sharply
I'll lay you seven to one in hun
lreds, Dagmar, that you do not win
onight."
Done! Come, gentlemen"
They trooped out of the room
and I. ablaze with curiosity, made
haste to follow them, carrying q
'ilver tray Of coffee and liquors.
found them standing around
he larger card table, in perfect
Iilence. Nevil Pardoe shaking the
lice box. Upon the middle Of the
10th lay the check for $1,000 face
upwards, which Pardoe had given
70 Sir William. No one Needed
ne, SO ! put down the tray and
Watched them Presently Pardoe
catered the dice upon the cloth
Five" said Cavanagh, picking
p the dice. "Your turn, Sil
,harles."
Sir Charles took up the box.
"Six." said Cavanagh, "Dr. Full
pn."
The doctor threw II, Husband s
humphreys 10 and Cavanagh 16.
When the latter's fortune was de
Jared. DR.. Fulton rubbed his haads
5gether. "He! he! he! beat that
Pagmar!" he chuckled.
Seventeen" said Cavanagh in q
Lifted voice. He had evidently
lade sure Of winning He sank in
a chair and began to cough sc
olently that bloody foam soon
aimed the handkerchief he held
sf0re his mouth.
Sir William, with curiously
ank smile, took up the check and
tpped II into his pocket, I'm tYou
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sovereigns Of which / had pre-
viously despoiled him.

V1OuSly deSpOiled him.
I felt truly sorry for Butts, but
he had to 60. He stood in my way.
My philosophy is embraced in the
maxim, First person paramount"
l may be thought inhuman' by
some of the people who read these
memoirs, but dare swear that
none will consider me fool.
When l had half dressed Sir Will
liam on the following morning,
broke my fixed habit of silence.
eff you please, sir" I said very
softly, 81 have something to in
form you which I fancy you should
know"
What is it?" he CURLY demand
ed.
Butts left this morning, sir,
soon after daylight. His closest
living relative is dying. l believe;
l persuaded him not to trouble you
last night by asking your permits
siOn."
What a cursed nuisance!" cried
Sir William with frown. II ex-
pect guests to dinner here tomor-
row night. When will Butts re-
turn?"
Il don't think he will come, back,
sir; he has expectations of Inherit
ing little fortune. He has, how
ever, given me minute Instructions
regarding the dinner, and If you
will be good enough to confide the
matter to my hands l think l can
promise that you'll not be disap-
pointed"
You are an invaluable fellow,
Brown" said my master in tones
of great relief. Certainly, take
charge of everything. l know that
can trust YOU"
had not studied my masters
tastes for nothing. The breakfast
l prepared comprised every dainty
that he cared about.
why, Brown" said he, as he sat
down, you are perfect treasure.
If Butts does not return l shall
feel inclined to double your duties
and your pay. Some years ago l
had valet who managed the
whole house without assistance"
81 could do that" assured him
quietly. There is really only
work here for one man, sir"
"Wen, well, we shall see." he re-
piled. I felt that had gained my
point and l said no more.
l made four pounds in spot cash
by way of commission in ordering
the dinner. 1t was really very
easy. .
The dinner passed off much as
the first had done. Similar grisly
jokes were interchanged in the
French tongue and many bets were
concluded between Sir William
and his guests. They toasted the
tubercle bacillus again, and after
had served dessert, Mr.. Cava-
nagh handed a check Of $1,000 to
Sir William and then resigned his
office in favor of DR.. Fulton, just
as Mr.. Pardoe had done upon the
former occasion. All looked worse
than they had before. but Mr., Par
doe had outstripped the others.
and he was mercilessly rallied on
his appearance. Sir Charles Ven
ner laid Mr.. Humphrey six to four
In hundreds that Mr.. Pardoe would
die within the next month. I shall
never forget Mr.. Pardoe's face as
he listened. AS for me. confess
that their laughter sickened me.
| and had to slip out OF the room
In order to recover my nerve.
The same formula was observed
In the card room as upon the first
occasion that | had witnessed. The
check was placed upon the table
aud all gathered round to watch
nj throw dice.
Sir Charles Venner. as no ratified
The box locked about him with a
sort OF snarhng smile Ny all tho
laws oil chance II should be my
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and three times and still enjoy it.
The street urchins have taken up
one of the expressions in the motor
car act, in which the college boy
says, Hello, Papa" and this can
be heard drawled out a number Of
times during the day.
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AUDITORIUM

Aside from thrilling tales of the
cattle raising belt, can Old Sweet
heart Of Nine" by the Shirley com.
pany, carries with it a PLEASING 70.
nance, a story of reunited lovers.
The company presents the usual
good evenings entertainment.
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Willard Mack and Maude Leone
will appear at the Spokane Friday
and Saturday In ION Parole" a
play that has appealed strongly to
the lovers of dramatic art. They
possess talent and are ably sup.
ported by a superior company, it
is announced. A Saturday matinee
will be played.
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The state board of dental exam
liners will be in session in Spokane
all of next week at the Eagles hall.
The board is composed of s. c. IT.
win, Vancouver; H. d. Prand, Ia
coma; e. b. Edgers, Seattle; A.
w. Burns, North Yakima; c. G.
Mann, Spokane.
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oRPHEUM.

People are still laughing over the
fun developed in the two one act
comedies introduced in this weeks
show at the Orpheum. A few peo-
pie have gone to see the show two
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A THRIVING INDUSTRY

The matrimonial industry in Spo-
kane is certainly thriving. The
marriage license record reveals
the fact that in the last year and
seven months 4,674 licenses have
been issued in Spokane county.
The greatest number in one
month was 246.
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PANTAG ES

McCloud & Melville, singers and
dancers, are thoroughly entertain
ing, and McCloud does a laughable
imitation of Coster singer.
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WASHINGTON

Payne & Lee expert dancers and
good singers go long way towards
up a strong bill this week.