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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-10-08
OLD TIMER
PASSED AWAY.

The death of Joseph Kahel-
LEX. Senior which occurred at an
early hour this morning takes
away another early settler Of
this city. The end was not un-
expected as he has been grad
ually wasting away for more
than a year though he had
been confined to his bed for
only about ten days. He was
sixty-five years old and leaves
a wife and eight children, Mrs.
Kahellek Sr., Mr.. and Mrs. I. p.
Kahellek, Mrs. F. Peterka of
Wahpeton, and Miss Rose Ka-
hellek were here at the time uf
his death and the others with
the exception of Peter. who
lives in Eros, Louisiana, and
could no. be reached, will be
here for the funeral which waa
held Saturday.-Breckenridge
Telegram.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-10-08
THE REASON WHY

Why is it that the Steel
Trust can conspire annually to
fix the price of its product and
determine the share which
every plant in the country shall
have in the market, in direct
violation of Federal statutes,
and still escape Federal pro-
secution?-Buffalo Republic.
Because Teddy Roosevelt is a
millionaire and all his family in
New YORK are millionaires and
they have their money invest
ed in the Steel Trust, the Steel
Trust is one of those "good"
Trusts that perhaps you have
heard about.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-10-08
SAY HANSON
IS ALL RIGHT.

Dear Mr.. Editor:
We have been waiting for
you editors down there in the
city to begin talking about the
candidates. But maybe that
you are willing to hear from a
common man before things get
too hot. We people up in this
north end of the county think
we have a first.class man for
superintendent of schools this
year. Some of the neighbors
think he may be on the wrong
ticket which may be right to
their thinking and used to he
to mine, but we are not all sure
we want to be on the band
wagon which the big elephant
draws this time. Mules are
pretty good power when the
driver is right and anyway we
don't see how national politics
has much to do with choosing
a man to head our school sys-
tenn.
Just in passing 1 want to say
it is about our turn to have a
superintendent from up this
way. We have had just one in
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-10-08
SHALL THE
PEOPLE RULE?

"I'hese campaign is su 8
underlie Mr.. Bryan's PROPOSE
ton that this year as hereto.
fore it is a question Of: "Shall
the people ruler"
1. Popular election of sena
tors.
2. Publicity of c a m p al g n
contributions before election.
8 Valuation of railroad pro-
perties by the government.
4. Lowering of the tariff.
5. Injunctions.
6. The trusts.
On No. 1 the Republican
platform is silent; the Demo.
cratic favors.
On No. 2 the Republican
platform is silent; the Demo
cratic is for publicity before
election.
On No. 2 the Republican
platform is silent; the Demo
cratic declares for it, besides
covering every commendable
point set forth in the Republic
an utterance.
On No. 4 the Republican
platform is silent; the demo.
cratic iavors.
On No. 5 the Republican
platform makes vague prom.
Use; the Democratic offers pro-
lection to labor by prevention
of issuance of DEGREES when in
other than labor disputes they
would not issue.
On No. 6 the Republican
platform actually proposes to
lcgalize trust; the Democratic
to prevent monopoly.
If the foregoing omissions be
endorsed and the Republican
party returned to power, these
issues having been openly
raised. what complaint can the
people make if their rule be
further prevented. as it has
been in the past7
Could conclusion be plainer7
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-10-08

gold. Oakleigh Thorne went te
Morgan for financial help and
Morgan told him he would lend
him enough money to help the
Trust Company of America out
[of the hole if the trust company
would sell it's Tennessee Coal
& Iron Company stock to the
Steel Trust. This was agreed
to provided the Steel Trust
could get Roosevelt to consent
to permit the trust to take over
the Tennessee Coal & Iron
Company.
President Corey of the Steel
Trust accordingly made a trip
to Washington and saw Presi.
dent Roosevelt. He told the
president that Morgan would
stop the financial panic in New,
York if the Steel Trust was
permitted to absorb the Tenn.
essee Coal & Iron Company.
We can't do it without
violating the antitrust law,
but this panic is charged to
you and we are the only ones
VII % can stop it," said Corey.
The president assured Corey
that if the Steel Trust took
over the Tennessee Coal &
Iron Company, the Street Trust
would not be prosecuted, and
Corey went back to New York
where the deal was made.
An interesting feature of this
incident is that the money
used by the Steel Trust to buy
up it's big competitor, was the
money Cor.elyou, the Secretary
of the United States Treasury,
had deposited in Morgan's
banks.
And the most interesting
feature of the whole deal is the
fact that our own president ie
a millionaire and the rest of the
Roosevelt's are nillionaires and
they are pert of the owners OF
the Steel Trust.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-10-08
IT'S A GREAT
COMBINATION,

President Roosevelt and w
K. Hearst seem to be on very
friendly terms-so friendly, in
deed, that no great stretch oi
the imagination is needed tc
make one think they are work.
ing together for Taft in pursu.
ance of personal understand.
ing. This shows to what ex,
treme means, regardless Of
their character, Mr.. Roosevelt
is willing to go to help the
man that he forced on the Re.
publican party by using the
power of his office. Two years
ago, however, Mr.. Roosevelt
sent Elihu Root, a member oi
his cabinet, into New York
state especially to attack
Hearst. Among other things
Secretary Root said in a public
speech:
"Mr. Hearst is guided by the
turmoil of inflamed passions,
selfish motives and is NOT
GUILTLESS OF McKIN.
LEY'S DEATH. What public
servant, honored by the peo.
pies trust, has he not assailed
by vile and vulgar epithets?
It is not the spirit of Washing.
ton aud Lincoln; it is the spirit
of malice for all and charity
for none; it is the spirit OF an.
arclly, of communism of Kish.
ineff and Bailystok."
But now Mr.. Roosevelt
seems willing to accept
Hearst's help in the campaign
Mr.. Bryan is fortunate in h4v.
ing Hearst's opposition.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-10-08
TAFT AND
HIS BACKERS.


As to the corporate interests
and the representatives of
trusts that are back of Taft, it
would be difficult to enumerate
them all without very careful
and extensive investigation
and 50 The Republic will men
tion only few of them.
Mr.. Rockefeller of the Stand
ard Oil Company has declared
for Mr.. Taft, but if he is active
in his support of him, that fact
is being carefully concealed.
George r. Sheldon, the trea-
surer of the Republican nation
al committee, is a director aud
stockholder in about seventy
corporations and trusts. In
fact, Sheldon's corporation re-
cords are so notorious that six
years ago. Governor Odell, of
New York, refused to have him
on the ticket with him for
lieutenant-governor.
President Corey of the Steel
Trust has declared for Taft and
predicts his election. There is
u very good reason why the
Steel Trust should not desert a
candidate for President picked
by Mr.. Roosevelt. Up to last
winter, the only important COM
petitor the Steel Trust had was
the Tennessee Coal & Iron
Company. The trust for years
had been trying to secure con-
troll of that company, but with
out success
When the financial panic
came last year, the tt ust Com.
pany of America controlled by
President Oakleigh Thorne,
had in it's possession the
majority of the stock of the
Tennessee Coal & Iron Com
pany of America was hit by
the panic and needed several
millions of dollars to tide it
aver its difficulties. Just at
that time Secretary of the
Treasury Cortelyou deposited
in New York banks controlled
byJ. P. Morgan, the organizer
of the steel trust, $4,000, 900 in
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-10-08
HE IS OWNED
BY THE TRUSTS,

Chicago, ILL.,, October
Special.-Francis S. Monnett,
former Attorney General of
Ohio, who has fought Standard
Oil with vigor and earnest
ness not surpassed by any in
dividual in the nation, is going
to take the stump for Bryan
and Kern. Although a Re-
publican for years and elected
to the Office of Attorney Gen
eral in Ohio by the party of the
Republican candidate for the
Presidency, Mr.. Monnett will
support Bryan and Kern in
this campaign. The inveterate
foe Of Standard Oil called at
Democratic headquarters to
arrange speaking dates in the
states of the middle west,
where he will make a vigorous
campaign for the Democratic
national ticket from now until
the date of election.
While in Chicago, Mr.. Mon.
nett scored Judge Taft for his
failure to proceed against
criminal trusts. He based this
conclusion on the public record
of the Republican candidate
for the Presidency.
Mr.. Monnett said: "What
we want in the White House is
a prosecutor and not a Judge
Mr.. Taft is honest and has
judicial temperaments, but nc
initiative. He let the trust
weeds grow in his own front
yard while he was Judge in
Cincinnati. In my opinion lie
would do nothing to destroy
the trusts if elected President
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-10-08

the memory of the old settlers
and he was good one, too.
Well, since primary time I
have been looking up this.
man, Charles Hanson, a little
more. find he comes from q
Wisconsin family that have
been there for two or three
generations at least. This
young Charles had to work his
way through school and
graduated from the normal
school. He has been at the
University since then. He
did chores for his board when
going to the normal school and
at one time worked on the
railroad to make expenses meet.
He is not at all ashamed of work
but can get right down and dig
like my neighbors and 1 have
to. He came up to this state
five or six years ago aud
taught school over in Cass
county. They say he was a
fine teacher. He, came to Wal
colt three years ago and has
been much liked there. Ny
neighbors have sent children
to school to him and they all
think very highly of h.m as a
teacher and as a young man
of honest and good character.
If 1 couli write like some of
these newspaper men 1 could
tell you people in great big
words the kind of man he 10.
but 1 want to say that we who
know Mr.. Hanson he is all
right. We believe in him and
will stand by him. He is, q
good teacher, man of clean
habits, a first-class citizen and
the kind of man we like TO
have our children associate
with. He isn't much of a. poii-
tician, but whole lot of US up
here are going to vote for him
good aud strong. We expect
to see him win if he is on the
minority ticket, for we know
another good man who won on
the minority ticket when some r.
of us voted against him, and he
has showed us what a good man
can do as county superintend-s
ent. We can't have him any
longer, so lets make another
good choice of a man fresh and
up-to date in the school work.
If any one wants to know about
Mr.. Hanson just inquire of any
body who knows him. L
challenge anybody to find q
thing wrong with him. This
is the kind of man want to
vote for, so Mr.. Editor, count
us, and whole lot of us-a
good clean majority-for the
winner for superintendent, Mr..
Charles Hanson. He's all
right for US.
One of the Old Timers.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-10-08
OHIO GOES RE-
PUBLICAN STRONG.

Two more Ohio banks have
"gone Republican" and Ohio
depositers are left in the lurch
because they had no protection
or guarantee on their deposits
The First National bank OF
Niles, Ohio, closed it's doors
September 8 with a capital OF
100000. A receiver has been
appointed, and the usual notice
posted that it was thought de-
positors would be paid in full!
How much more satisfactory
it would have been to deposi-
tors if a bank deposit guaran-
tee law had been in force. Mr..
Bryan and the Democratic par.
ty are in favor of such a law
while Taft and the Republican
party are opposed to such a law.
on the ground that it would
place all banks upon an equal
footing, large or small, one as
safe as another to the deposit
ors!
Tue private bank of c. S.
Strong at Prairie Depot has
also made an assignment, clos
ing it's doors on the third. The
liabilities are over $50, 600, and
Mr.. Strong thinks he can pay
about 80 cents on the dollar!
If a depositors guarantee law,
as advocated by Mr.. Bryan and
the Democratic party, was in
force, how different would he
the result, and how much more
satisfactory it would be to the
depositor. Within.a few hours
after the closing of the doors of
the bank he would be handed
his money in full! No think.
ing or quibbling about it.
Every bank depositor. be he
Democrat or Republican,
should vote with the party
advocating a bank depositors'
guarantee law. Mr.. Bryan ad-
vocates such a law, and it was
the Democrats who inaugural
ed a guarantee law in the new
state of Oklahoma, where the
results are most satisfactory to
the banks and the depositors.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-10-08
DAWES FOR
GUARANTEE

Charles G. Dawes was comp
troller of the currency under
Mckinley. Since 1902 he has
been president of the Central
Trust Company at Chicago.
Writing in The Public. Louis
F. Post calls attention to the
fact that several years ago Mr..
Dawes wrote a book entitled
"The Banking System of the
United States" The following
is taken from Mr.. Posts
article:
In describing in that book
the "present need of our ma
tional banking system" Mr..
Dawes distinctly argues for the
insurance idea that Bryan ad-
vocated in congress and upon
which his campaign is now
advancing in the west. Refer
ing to the proposed law advocat-
ed by Bryan in congress, which
would have levied tax upon
national banks for the purpose
of creating a fund for the in
surance of deposits, Mr.. Dawes
wrote:
National banking statistics
show that fund of necessary
amount would soon be created
by a comparatively small tax
upon each national bank.
1t must certainly be admitted
that the establishment of euch
a fund would have a tendency to
prevent large depositors dur
ing times of panic, for money
which they hoard away in
safety deposit boxes or other
hiding places.
IF the effect of such a law
would he to render bank de-
posits more stable under all
conditions, as in our judge
ment would be the case, no
law could he of more value and
Importance to the debtor, or to
the creditor, or to the com mum.
ity at large.
Besides the great import
ance of the law, as related to
the general prosperity of the
country, it is meritorious as pre-
venting the keen suffering in
those localities where bank
failures occur, and where the
hard earned savings of the com
munity, under our present
law, are otter swept away.
BY such a law, losses are dis
tributed as by insurance, the
beneficial effects OF which need
no argument. To the passage
of such a law in proper form,
we trust the efforts of congress
will be directed"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-10-08

1 have opened dress making
parlors at 2l5. End street South
also agent for a fine line of
ladies suits,-particular work
for particular people. 2w
MRS. MAUD CLEMENT.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-10-08

Ohio, where the mother of all
trusts was growing up corrupt
ing the state courts and the
Legislature, and he did nothing
to prevent it, although as Judge
instructing grand juries he had
more direct power than he
would have as President. For
fifteen years he has been social
ly intimate with the men that
ran trusts; has wined and dined
with them.
"In this respect he has not
been different from other
federal judges, whom they
overwhelm with social atten
tions-private cars, yacht trips,
hunting trips, dinners, etc.
Some judges, like Judge Gros-
soup, have to ask for them;
others get them without.
While Mr.. Taft was at the club,
the trust weeds grew up in hie
front yard. He did nothing to
cut them down, and his record
gives me good ground for pre-
dieting that he would do moth
ing as President"
Mr.. Monnett ST t ed that
while on the bench Mr.. Taft al
ways had at his command at
least two federal grand juries
and that it was his sworn duty
to prosecute every crime of
which he was cognizant. In
such a capacity, Mr.. Monnett
said, he had more power to
down trusts than President
Roosevelt had at the White
House. He charged him, how
ever, with having dissolved the
Addison steel. pipe trust and
then with having permitted it's
reorganization under the name
of the U. S. Cast Iron Pipe Co.,
and finally it merged into the
steel trust. "This steel trust
was formed under his very
nose out of the wreck of the
Addison Com pany," said Mr..
Nonnett, "yet he never lifted a
finger"
Mr.. Monnett then declared
there was law enough in the
land but the trouble was no.
body was enforcing it. Taking
the present Standard Oil case
as an example, he said that a
Federal injunction could be
secured in sixty days against
the operation of the trust, aud
that Federal indictments of
it's owners could be secured
any day by presenting the
evidence before a grand jury.
1t wouldn' take any more eff
fort than it does to run down a
man who makes lead nickels
or the frecklefaced boy who
knocks the stuffing out of the
mail box, he said. "Why don't
they indict under the evidence
already taken in st. Louis?
The weakness is in the execu.
tive department. Roosevelt
does not draw the rein taut
and will not do 80 until the
cart is crowded upon his
heel"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-15
PLAN TO RATIFY CANDIDATE
Leagne Of Republican Clubs to Hold
Big Outing.
Marshall Hall Selected as Scene of
Celebration and sherman Ex-
pected to Speak.

With addresses Iaudatory Of Taft,
Sherman, and the Republican party. the
League Of Republican State Clubs OF the
District Of Columbia. through its execu-
tive committee. last night completed
plans FOR the ratification outing to be
held at Marshall Hall on August 10
Henry n Camp. president, made a
brief address in opening the meeting at
the Garrick Club. outlining the purposes
OF the league in sending 2J.000 voters.
residing in the District. home 20 their
respective States at election time, and
urged all 70 use their influence in this
regard.
The outing, 10 be held at Marshall Hall
viii be among the first public ratification
meetings held in the country to ratify the
candidates and platform elected by the
Republican national convention. and II
promises TO be the largest affair Of its
kind ever held in the vicinity OF Wash
ingtOn-
Addresses viii be made by two men Ct
national prominence, whose names VIII
be given out later, and a brass band viii
aid a select glee club IN dispensing Re
publican anthems
Following the business session last
night a deIectable repast was served
Among those present were Henry N
Camp. William l. Symons. Gus A
Schuldt. Milo Shanks, William s. OdeH
old boys. c. 0. Buckingham. R s Jack
son William Il. Richardson, N r Speel-
MAJ. c. W. Paficw. Edgar C. Snyder.
Middleton Smith, T. NJ Sullivan, T Lin
coin Townsend. L H Burton. Philip
Buettner. Charles H Becker, Charles Z
Golden. and Noble y. Potts
The Washington herald., 1908-07-15
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.
Price quoted are Hholesale.l

Prizes quoted are wholcsaIel
The wholesale market yesterday was fairly active.
with prices unchanged and steady. Demand was q
tFife better than the day before. and Commission
houses nearly cleaned up their supplies late the
afternoon. Produce continues 10 move 20 this mar
ket IN fairly liberal supply and ali that cones IN
frst class condition is vel taken care of.
BUTTER Creamery fancy. 2ia3i57s do Western
frsts Z23 do. seconds. SAD; process fancy 2zaz3
DO fair to good lsa2o; dairy. choice. isals; gooa.
Is. store-racked. fresh. Is
CHFEsE-New Ycrk state factory. large. I2alZss;
do, snail. old. iiaiiz; do. sumner. small. l2izal5;
Virginia. 70.
EGGs-Near-hy fresh, Virginia loss on. I7al7ss;
average. l6l.al7: West Virginia and Southwest Viz
ginis. i6iz Tennessee. I6iz; North Carolina. Is
LIVE POULTRY-Chickenss fancy. spring lsa20 !.
hens. l2tzaI3 roostcrs. ducks. spring Iia15 do
large loali do. snail. 8 geese. 3as' turkeys. toms
per H. 70: do. hens. 2; DO. thin. 8; keats. 10
DRESSED POULTRY TURKEYS. hens. undraEu
per H.. HaI5; do. average. undrawn. Il. do. thin
l0al2; toms. l3ali; chicEens. sDrng large. lsals;
snail. i7alss hens. ch0ice Izs ROSTERS. g: ducks
loal2; geese. eaio
DRESSED MEATs-HaHs. country. sugar cured
EsH
VEGETABLES Potatoes. home grown. per b-shel
soa75; new. per bbl Io0a2 %: North Carolina per
bbl. zoo; Norfolks. 200- McCcmack. per huslel
40aso: cabbage. Per hbL. 5oa75s do. Early York per
Dbl, ieeaL25 new south Carolina, Sa5o each; Gel
ery. Florida, per crate 2e@2as de- per bunch. l0a
co. curmbers. Der basket. 75aL01. CErp.auts per
crate L25a200 kale per bhl. 6oa75; lettuce. home
grown. per basket. l0lal-50; 0uiCns. Bermuda per
.
MARYLAND and Virginia bbl. l5lai.75: PEAS per has
ket 5Cai .; home grown. Ier bh- 25u3o1; radishes
Ter 10 soalo0. string beans green. per BASKET. 5a
% tomatoes. ncar-oy. Per crate 75al25; squash
Florida. per basket. Sails. green coru. pr doz.
I2als
GREEN FRUTTs-OTanEes. per box. 25o2a90;
DO California nareis. 5G1si9o; grzge furt. per
box 25o8o0: peaches. per sIxhasEet Garner. L0oa
rs. do. Georgia. - rTatc. LG5aLT5; do. box
Sal 90. cluta0upes. Ter cate. Lola2 %. pineappies
per crate Z50a35G: hucklcbe-Tes. per quar- sal2;
blsekbe-ries per quart, sal2; apples new. per bhi
Z50a400: do. per bushel. s9a75; plu1ns Der crate
25al 50: watermelons. each. 4a5o; peas, per bbi.
3ooa45o
sUNDRIES-Beeswax. p talloW (; honey. white
clover l-Ib. new. -; do. 2l5. new. loal2: ginseng
pr H.. 5e0a6o0: Seneca. Ter h. 90. Golden Seal
s0as5. Pink. PAN Mandrake. 2a5: snake Root. s.
DRIED FRUTTS-Apples, siiced. fancy. 6a7: do.
slicsa bright. g.
Z GRAIN-Wheat. Southern on grade 75ass; ne
75a30. cIn. sheiled white seas d. yellow. s1as5
do. car 575a4 %: oats Westen white. No. . Ga
8. do. mixed. 5sa6o.
WOOL AND HTDES-Wool. washed. free q
bgrs. Der h. 31a22. do. uuwashed. free q burs.
Der H. %; do. bury. Der h.. lsalT; hides F-een.
pr d.. 6a7; do. DRY. pr H.. sas sheepszius.
green. each. 75as5; do. dry. each. a69 clfskins.
Ereen. each Lel2l-25