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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1908-02-27
The "Bryan Map"
Houston, Tex Post.)

Houston, Tex Post.)
The New York World continues
to inflict it's "Bryan map" upon
the country as an argument a.
gainst the nomination OF Bryan,
but indications are that it will
have no influence upon the Dem
ocratic voters who do not bolt
tickets. Mr.. Bryan himself point
ed out how unfair the map'is sby
showing that it was the cam
paign OF 1894 rather than that
of 1896 that inaugurated the sea
son Of Democratic defeat and in
1894 Mr.. Bryan was not even ra
ted as one of the party leaders.
The fact remains, in spite Of
maps, that Mr.. Bryanin 1S06re-
ceived by far the the largest vote
ever polled for a Democratic can
didate for President, and it is
just as certain that he will re
ceive at least 1000, 900 votes
more in.19OS than he received in
1898. Newspapers that make it
O point to proclaim Bryan's
weakness and to demand t he
nomination OF some other candi-
date are strangely blind to III e
real situation as regards the De-
mocracy. To publish maps indi-
eating Bryan's strength as only
in the South is utterly mislead-
ing. Mr.. bryans greatest strength
is in the North. Relatively speak
ing he is stronger in the North
than in the South. The Southern
Democrats honor and respect
Mr.. Bryan, but it is true that
any formidable movement for
some other candidate for some
other candidate would have re-
ceived considerable supportin the
South. Texas would have been
glad to offer Senator Culberson
and no one doubts that other
Southern States would have raj
lied to. Culhersons banner but the
fact is that Mr.. Bryan has held
in tact his support among tn e
masses OF the North. and thelog-
lc OF Mr.. Bryan's condidacy is
that he is stronger by far
in the North than any other
Democrat.
Another mistake the World
makes is assuming that party
alignments this year will be the
same as in 1895, 1900 or 1904.
The conditions are wholly differ
ent. Even the Republicans recog-
nize that. There is going to be a
vast amount of independent vo-
ting, especially in the North, and
the Northern people are going to
Judge the Democratic party by
it's platform. Nobody doubts1the
character or patriotism Of Mr..
Bryan, and he has plainly declar-
ed that silver and railroad own.
ership are not issues, go far az he
is concerned. The country knows
that Mr.. Bryan stands Tor the
good politics which Roosevelt
has preached ,ssbut which the Re-
publican party has rejected, and
besides he stands for tariff re-
form by the friends If thepeople.
II Roosevelt could in 1904
sweep the North because of his
attitude toward sprogressive re.
form, how can newspapers de.
clare that Mr.. Bryan is weak in
the same section? II the World
is genuinely in favor OF Demo-
cratic success, it is destroying it's
capacity to aid any movement
to that end by constantly depre-
eating what is now the unques-
tionable determination of h {
Democratic masses throughout
the country.
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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1908-02-27

"Auntie' Eliza E. Bliss aged
103, died at Pueblo, Col, recent
ly. She distinctly remembered
four American war periods.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1908-02-27
Mr. lIlark Discusses the President.

Mr. Glark Discusses the President.
In the House Of Congress last
week Representative Champ Clark
OF Missouri, discussed current pol
itics and in the first part Of his
speech paid extended attention
to President Roosevelt, sayingin
part:
Colonel Roosevelt laughs to
scorn the words OF the great Car
dinal:,
Glove tllyself last; cherish those
hearts that hate thee;
Still in thy right handcarry gen.
tie peace,
To silence envious tongues.
"0n the contrary, he acts up
on the theory of the bellicose l.
rishman, when you see a head,
hit it, and he whacks Republi-
can heads with such abandon
that many 'reactionary' leaders
are in the political hospital for
repairs, and still Others are per-
ambulating the earth with poul-
tices adjoining their craniums.
Personally / like him. said
Mr.. Clark. "He has treated me
well and l have tried to treat him
we'll. After the manner of strong
men, he has pronunced virtues
and glaring faults of character.
l have never abused him. ! have
never grown hysterlcal in admi-
ration OF him. When he is right,
l cordially support him; when he
is wrong, | fight him tooth and
nail.
at is claimed that Col. Roose-
welt is better than his party
which he can easily be without
running any imminent danger Of
being translated after the man.
ner OF Elijah in a chariot OF fire
by reason of his goodness.
Whatever his virtues. whatev.
er his faults, whatever else he
may be. he is not a Democrat
for Democracy means the least
amount of government the peo
pie can get along with consistent
with the fullest enjoyment of the
rights Of life, liberty and the pur
suit of happiness, while Republi
canism means the greatest am
cunt Of government the people
will Standard he, of alt men, i.
the apostle of the maximum
quantity OF government.
Occasionally, very much to th'
delight OF Democrats and theco
fusion Of Republicans, he appro
PIRATES or absorbs, borrows Of
seizes, a Democratic idea, ant
from his high coign Of vantag'
urges it with tremendous force
for he obeys to the letter atleas'
one scriptural injunction, What
soever thy hand findpth to do
do it with thy might, and it il
the heavy hand Of Theodore
Roosevelt or his big stick which
has driven 80 many into tn,
cave OF Adullam, where there il
weeping and wailing and gnash
ling of teeth and much profan
swearing. So far as he has advo
Gated Democratic ideas, so far al
he has mauled wicked Republi
cans with hismailed fist or thuml
led them with his big stick, he hat
deserved the unstained praise O
our country.
"Whether he is a great man
lido not know. You, Mr.. Chair
man, do not know. No m q !
knows. There is an old saying
Count no man happy until he
dead So, it is q safe and san
rule to pronounce no man grea
till he is in his grave. We hav
not the prospective necessary Il
fix his status in history.
Individually | wish the Presi
dent well in the White House un
til March 4, 1909, when | hopeh
will leave it forever; for no Pres1
dent will ever be elected to
third term till the republic is O
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1908-02-27

Of kidney disease.
While kidneydis-
orders are tho
most common
diseases that prc-
vail, they are
almost the last
recognized by
patient and ply
sicians, who con.
tent Memselp0
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1908-02-27
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never SUSPECT Il

Most people do not realize the alarm
ing increase and remarkable preyalcncy
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1908-02-27

psWTT's eASSCllEED WITCH HAZEL
SALvE For piIoo, Burns, sorss.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1908-02-27

J G. Fletcher, Atty.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-20
a CONVINCING CERTIFICATE

That Every Voter Should Read Who
Relieves That Bank Deposits should
Be Guaranteed Against Loss.
The Democratic PLATFORM fayors Sc
cured bank deposits. The Republican
platform is silent on the subject and
Its leaders, Mr.. Taft notably, op-
pose it.
The following certificate published
IN The Commoner is distinctly inter-
esting at the present time:
Guthrie, Okla, June q, 19OS.-The
Qepositors guaranty law was passed
Dec. II, 1907, and was made operative
Feb. II, 1908.
Bank reports show that the effect
was In actual operation.
There are now sol banks under the
law in this state, including "a national
banks. There are 255 unsecured banks
(all nationally in the state.
The dates Of statement calls were
as follows:
'For national banks, Dec. 3, 1907;
Feb. 4, 1908, and May IA, 1908.
For state banks Dec. IL 1907: Feb.
20, 1903. and May IA, 1908.
"From Dec. 3. 1907, to Feb. IA,
1908, the deposits in the unsecured
banks decreased about an even half
million. The secured national banks
for the same period gained in deposits
about $52O,OO0. State banks (all Sc,
cured for tie period from Dec. III.
1907, to Feb. II, 1908, show an increase
In deposits Of $711, 749.47.
For the period ending May IA, se-
a naI niS oh In
in deposits of $645, 413.61
state banks Tall securely for the
period ending May IA, show AN in
crease in deposits of s., 355, GO2.l4
For the period ending May Il the
unsecured banks (all nationally lost In
deposits $500, SO7.S6.
Deposits OF state funds show de-
crease In both classes Of banks as fol-
lows:
In secured banks ..........$ 21. 533 80
In unsecured banks 1900. G69, 919. IS
Total Increase in deposits IN all Sc
cured banks. December to May, per re-
ports, $4,237, 7G5. %.
Total decrease OF deposits In all I'M
secured banks, December to May, per
reports. 81, 1OO,SO7. $50.
Total decrease of deposits Of state
funds in both classes of banks last
period $691, 1926.
$50 it is apparent that there are
$3.S2S.410t;2 more Individual deposits
in banks in Oklahoma than before the
depositors guaranty law was passed
and the secured banks have been
beneficiaries.
'The above is correct,
ROY C. OAKES.
Secretary State Banking Board.
GEORGE w. BELi.AsiY.
"Chairman State Banking Board.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-20
TWO practical MEN"
The Whiteness of the Pot and the
Blackness of the Kettles

The Whiteness of the Pot and the
Blackness of the Kettles
From Theodore Roosevelt's letter Of
Oct. 4 1904, to Edward II. Harri-
man.
Now, my dear sir, you and | are
practical men, and you are on the
ground and know the conditions bet.
ter than do. If you think there is
any danger of your visit to me caus-
ing trouble or IL you think there is
Aothing special should be informed
about, or no matter In which | could
give you aid, why, of course, give up
the visit for the time being, and then
q few weeks hence before write my
message, l shall get you to come down
TO discuss certain government matters
not connected with the campaign.
From Edward H. Harriman's contiden-
tial statement to Sidney Webster.
About week before the election in
the autumn of 1904, when it looked
certain that the state ticket would go
Democratic and was doubtful as to
Roosevelt himself, he, the president,
sent NE a request to go to Washing
ton to confer upon the political condi-
tons In New York state. complied,
and he told me he understood the cam
paign could not be successfully carried
on without sufficient money and asked
II l could help them in raising the
necessary funds as the national com
mittee, under control of Chairman Cor
telyou, had utterly, failed of obtaining
them, and there was a large amount
due from them to the New York state
committee. We talked over what could
be done for Depew, and finally he
agreed that If found necessary lie
would appoint him as ambassador to
Paris.
With full BELIEF that he, the presi-
dent, would keep his agreement,
came back to New York, sent for
Treasurer Bliss, who told me that
was their last hope and that they had
! exhausted every otLer resource. In
his presence l called up an intimate
friend of Senator Depew, told him that
1t was necessary in order to carry New
York state that 100000 should be
raised at once, and If he would help
would subscribe $4,000. After a
few words over the telephone the
gentleman said he would let me know,
which he did probably in three or four
hours, with the result that the whole
amount, including my subscription,
had been raised
The checks were given to Treasurer
Bliss, who took them to Chairman Cor
telyou. II there were any among
them of life insurance companies, OF
any other like organizations of
course Cortelyou must have informed
the president. / do not know .s@ho
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-20
REPUBLICANS INCENsED
Longworth's Speech at Rock Island.
Ill. Arouses Wrath.

No utterance Of the campaign has
attracted more attention than the pre-.
diction of Congressman Nicholas
Longworth, the presidents son-in-law,
who, in speech at Rock Island, ILL.,.
declared that after eight years Of Taft,
1t would be Roosevelt In the White
House again. This utterance has caused
Republican campaign managers no lit
tie annoyance. The Republican view
of the incident Is well set forth by the
Chicago. Inter Ocean, one of the lead
ing Republican papers In the entire
west. The Inter Ocean said:
"The Hon. Nicholas Longworth pro.
posed to 10000 American citizens In
Rock Island on Friday that Mr.. Ia 1
should be made president of The
United States for the next eight years
and Mr.. Roosevelt for the eight years
following Mr.. Taft's second term.
"As Mr.. Longworth Is President
Rooseveft's son-in-law, his words are
accepted usually as semi official for
the White House This is the unfprtu-
nate feature Of his utterance ia the
present instance.
THE American people are not look
ing for q lord protector. Even the
most ardent admirers Of Mr.. Roosevelt
would not care to make him another
Diaz.
with some eight years Of the presi-
dency behind him next March and
with eight years Of Mr. Taft before
him, Mr.. Roosevelt, according to his
| son-in-law's ideas, would be able to
celebrate on March 4, 1925, nearly u
quarter of century Of personal rule
over this republic
such a program Is not one to be
announced just now. incredible and
impossible as it reems. Especially II
il OF one to be announced from the
bosom Of Mr.. Roosevelt's family.
Good politics aud good taste are, both
against such Utterances.
aside from Mr.. Longworth's plain
assumption that Mr.. Taft's two terms
YOU'D not constitute even substan.
| tiul interregnum-wfth which no real
friend of Mr.. Taft can agree--such re-
| marks regarding the Institution of Q
Roosevelt dynasty are not eAly shock
ny but absolutely damaging to the
Republican candidate and the Repub
lican party
Speaking of the Longwortr incident
Mr.. Josephus Daniels, ebairSan of thu
publicity bureau at Democratic head
| quarters, said:
THE people may take it In theil
heads In November to knock MIR. Long
| wOrth's nice family arrangement iI
the head by going outside the close
l corporation AMI family monopoly oil
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-20

very trusts you have prosecuted con.
vinces the people that the trusts arr
superior to law, or as Woodrow Will
son, president of Princeton university,
said last week:
THE most striking fact about the
actual organization of modern society
is that the most conspicuous the most
readily welded, and the most formida-
Bile power Is not the power of the gov.
ernment, but the power OF capital. Men
of our day In England and America
have almost forgotten what it is to
fear the government, but have found
out what it is to fear the power of
capital, to watch 1t with Jealousy and
suspicion, and trace to it the source
IF every open or hidden wrong
submit that the collection OF fines
from trusts aggregating a million dol
lars, If you had collected so much,
which has not been done, would be no
punishment worth the name Of pun
ishment to the 2S7 trusts with an ag-
gregate capitalization Of $6,972, 448,-
SoloO. The timing process in trust
prosecution is analogous to those fines
imposed by police justice upon per-
sons keeping illegal resorts in towns.
Ihese lines often operate as sliding
scale OF license lax-so may dollars
whenever the aroused moral sense of
the community will no longer be silent
While the lawless dive debauches the
people. What the people wish to know
IS thls: How many trusts have you
compelled to dissolve-in truth, and
not merely to officially dissolve, and
then continue to fix the price, as the
f,.,, I ss1 rrSs.f
meat trust paid fine and soon put up
the prices of all that men must eat by
some ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
sleight of hand that seems to escape
further prosecution while continuing to
levy tax upon all the people. No
prosecution Of the trusts Is effective
That Is not felt by the public in re-
1eving them Of trust imposition in
what they buy. Your department says
the paper trust was prosecuted and
dissolved, but the publishers know that
the mills in the trust have combina-
ton now as injurious to them as before
your prosecution. You say you have
prosecuted the tobacco trust, but that
trust has put up the price Of the manu-
featured product 1t sells and nut down
at Will tie price of the raw material
1t buys from the farmer. You do not
claim, believe, to have ever even in
stituted proceedings against the steel
trust, and only last year, In the teeth
of the law, your department acquiesced
IN the complete monopoly Of that giant;
Of trusts when 1t took over the only
large company able to compete with
1t in any line Of production.
Ii your department In seven wears
mas nrnSQnl1fQd nj vii
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-20
DAWES FOR GUARANTEE
Comptroller OF Currency Under Mo.
Kinley Favored Insurance of
Bank Deposits.

Charles g. Dawes was comptroller
of the currency under Mr.. Mckinley.
Since 1902 he has been president of
the Central Trust company at Chi
cago. Writing in The Public. Louis
f. Post calls attention to the fact that
several years ago Mr.. Dawes wrote
book entitled 1.-THE Banking System
Of the United States" The following
is taken from Mr.. Posts article: =
In describing In that book the pres.
ent need of our national banking sys-
tenn" Mr.. Dawes distinctly argues for
the insurance idea that Bryan advo-
Gated in congress and upon which his
campaign is now advancing in the
west. Referring to q proposed law,
advocated by Bryan in congress,
which would have levied tax upon
national banks for the purpose of Gre
at.Dg fund for the Insurance of de-
posts, Mr.. Dawes wrote:
National banking statistics show
that fund O. the necessary amount
would soon he created by compare
lively small tax upon each national
bank.
8. 1t must certainly be ad-
United that TIL. establishment of such
fund would lave tendency to pre-
vent the mad PUSHES Of small and
large depositors during times of panic,
for money which they hoard away in
safety deposit boxes or other hiding
places.
"s II the effect of such
law would be to render bank deposits
more stable under ali conditions, as in
,, our judgment would be the case. no
law could be of more vaue and i'm.
portance to the debtor, or to the cred
itor, or 10 the community at large.
Besides the great Importance
Of the law, as related to the general
prosperity Of the country, it is meri-
torious as preventing the keen suffer.
ing in those localities where bank fail
ures occur, and where the hard earned
savings of the community, under our
present laws. are often swept away.
BY such law, losses are distributed
rs by insurance. the beneficial effects
| of which need no argument. To the
passage of such law in proper FORM
| we trust the efforts Of congress will
DC directed"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-20


President. Nv. J. BRYAN
Vice President. w. KERN
STATE TICKET.
United States Senator. CLAUDE r. PORTER
Governor .............. FRED e. WHITE
Presidential Electors at Large
..................J.E Il. CRAIG; C, C. LOOMS.
Lieutenant Governor. ..,..........D. A. RAY
Secretary of State RESPONSIBILITIES UGE
Auditor of State. C. l.. MUNROE
Treasurer of State. JAMES CUNNINGHAM
Attorney General. CHARLES A. ROGERS
Superintendent of Public Instruction
...........................- CAP Il. MILLER
Clerk of Supreme Court
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. GEO. B. WHITTEMORE
Railroad Commissioner. MACK j. GROVES
Judges of Supreme Court
...............A. j. HOUSE; D. w. HIGBEE
DISTRICT TICKET.
Congressman. .................M Nj. e. GEISER
Presidential Elector. F. H. HOWARD
COUNTY TICKET.
Representative. ......... HERMAN KULL
Auditor...-....... IS. "A. MILLER
Clerk of the Court. ...........W. F. CARTER
Recorder. .......-...............W. +. SCHOLZ
1 County Attorney JOSEPH GRIFFIN
County Superintendent
..8............ :. EMMA FALIsGATTER
Sheriff ...--.............W w. @. LENTH
Treasurer. .CIIAS. p. McNALLY
Coroner. .....................C ID. ROOME
Member of Board of Supervisors, End Dist.
.......................M. J. CHYLE
Member of Board of supervisors, Bird Dist,
...............,.....C. II. WALLACE
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-20

the presidency. That would be SAD
for the son-in-law,. but good for the
country. The remark of Mr.. Long
worth shows that long tenures In Office
for one party makes those In power
thank they own the government. II
fol no other reason u.an to teach the
son-in-law and others near the throne
that this Is republic the voters will
decide upon a change in November"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-20
Had a Close Call.

Mrs. Ada L. Groom, the widely known
proprietor of the Groom Hotel, Vaughn,
Miss, says: For several months suf-
fered with severe cough, and con-
sumption seemed to have its grip on
me, when friend recommended DIR.
Kings New Discovery. began TAX
ing it, and three bottles affected com
plete cure. = The fame of this life saw
ing cough and cold remedy, and lung
and throat healer is world wide. Sold
at ?. A. Clemmer's drug store. SOC
and 81. 90. Trial bottle free. T.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-20
JoSEPHUs DANIELS.
Chairman Press Bureau.
TRUSTS ARE NOT HURT
But Business in Other Lines Has Beer
Seriously Affected by the Panic
That Still Hurts.

Mr.. Taft says that the panic is about
over, and that conditions have about
reached normal That does not CORE
spond with the view Of the Chicago
board Of education that 1900 children
go to school hungry, partly because
their fathers cannot get employment
and because of the increase In tie
cost OF living.
The Saturday Evening Post, Of re-
cent date, contains more statistics
showing that according to the reports
of the New York savings banks, the
number of accounts opened for the
year ending July was 1900 less
than for the year before, while the
number of accounts closed was 4S GOO
greater than the year before. The
amount deposited was $35. O0O, COO less
and the amount withdrawn $41 100000
more. This shows large shrinkage
In the savings of tie people Of that
state. And now comes New York
wholesaler with the statement that on
July % the firm addressed q letter to
the wholesale grocers. biscuit bakers
and confectioners Of the United States.
asking for figures showing trade CON
dltions at that time compared with six
months before. The following are the
statements for the eastern states,
southern, states and the middle west;
"Staple groceries. 10 per cent less In
the eastern states, II per cent less In
the southern states and per cent. in
tie middle west.
Sales OF groceries classed among
the luxuries. 16 per cent. less in the
eastern states. IL per cent less in the
southern states and IS per cent less
in the western states. The falling off
in biscuit and bakers articles and in
confectioners' trade shows substantial
ly the same per cent"
To show how the trusts can escape
from the evils that aftiict others. Mr..
Bryan recently called attention to the
fact that O. recent issue of the Wall
Street Journal shows that the Interna-
tional Harvester company made larg,
er net profits last year than In any
preceding year. and the directors OF
| the International Harvester company
are largely the same as the directors
Of the steel trust.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-20

The letters from Standard OIL mag
mates prove that the people do not
rule. The party the trusts own is the
party that gives them tariff bounty
and has let them defy the law-the
party which controls the federal gov
ernment. 81
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-20

New York Evening Post.-It has
>een shown that the Democratic COM
mittee got not cent and that Mr..
Roosevelt gave currency to false
charge. He admitted that Hartman
raised $4,000 for the Republican
campaign fund in 1904. Then they
were both practical men" and were
working together.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-20

They are ..all" for Taft. Who?
Every trust magnate In America. 1.-THE
OK knoweth his owner and the ass his
masters crib"