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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03
HE is FOR WAR.

Geo. D. Perkins in Sioux City Jour-
nal: Self interest is variable. 1t may
be in the same year for war and for
peace. To follow self interest in the
game OF politics is to meet occasion for
deception, for open prevarication, for
cheating in reaching the king row.
Self interest is resourceful in Offering
excuses for putting the knife into men,
backs, for the invention of cunning re-
ports to serve as stimulant to passion,
and it has to do with riot and hanging
OF them in effigy. 1t affords no safe
guard for the public.
A bitter war was waged in the repub-
lican party in this state twenty years
ago. Self interest was at stake. There
was violent campaign IN 1901. Self
interest, goaded by disappointment over
the Gear succession, was at stake.
"After taking" involved, under the guide
of self interest, a right about face. But,
prompted by self interest, appeal was
made to the democrats to bring up a
rear guard and save the day. A truce
was made with Capt. Hull. Judge Con-
mer was permitted to swim to shore in
the wake. Col. Hepburn fought his way
against proclamation for his head. There
was revolt. 1t was the revolt of an
army.
This year self interest dictated that
Capt. Hull should be defeated. He won
by scratch in the primary and in the
camp of his opponents suggestion is
made of an independent candidacy
against him if he shall decline dictation
in the further proceedings. Judge Bird
sail made timely withdrawal, and Judge
Conner found himself cast aside like a
squeezed orange. The dogs Of war were
turned loose on the faltering steps OF
Senator Allison. Senator Dolliver dared
defend him. 1t was the governor who
said he thought there was one more
| fight in him, and that Dolliver could
only live in the fear of vengeance. Sell
interest has sheathed the sword te
speak of peace.
What will the end be, the Register
and Leader wants to know, if presump
ton shall go so far as still to stand il
the way of self interest. will the
state ticket be involved? Will congress
sional districts be invaded? Will the
national ticket suffer- Let it be con
coded that these questions are worth,
Of consideration"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03
GREAT COMPLIMENT FOR BRYAN,

The Philadelphia Inquirer, opposed to
Bryan, in it's reason why he is danger
GUS man pays him the greatest compli-
ment he has yet received. 1t says:
"Bryan is dangerous because, with
single exception, he is the most popular
man in the United States today. After
standing for two years in the limelight
of publicity and after having incurred
the odium of two defeats, there are still
millions of voters of whom he is the
idol and the hero, millions who think
they recognize in him the heaven
appointed champion and the delverer
of the poor, the suffering, the helpless
and the oppressed and who fondly
dream that with his promotion to the
presidency new era of freedom and
happiness and prosperity would be
ushered in. This is the truth and there
is no use blinking at it. What more i'm
pressive and convincing demonstration
could be given of this mans personality,
of the hold which he has upon the
masses, than the absoluteness of his
dominion over this Denver convention?
He is only private citizen with no
way of enforcing his will, and yet the
convention was responsive to his every
wish. 1t is idle to deny that there
must be an element of the extraordinary
in the man who, without any extraneous
assistance, by sheer force of his char
acter and his ability, can establish a
supremacy so complete
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03

"There are going to be some sur
prises in New York state and the New
England states when the fall elections
come around" said O. B. Blackburn, a
soap and knit underwear manufacturer
of New York and Providence. Mr..
Blackburn made this statement to the
Washington correspondent for the
Louisville Courier-Journal. Then he
added: II think you will find that after
the votes are counted that Mr.. BRYAN
will be the man who will occupy the
White House, and not your friend Taft.
out the northeast that will not down,
and it is all for Bryan. The people
there do not look upon Bryan as they
did twelve years ago. If you notice,
several of the papers that were antago-
nistic to Bryan are slowly but certainly
turning to him. l am a democrat, but
voted for Roosevelt, and would do so
again; but l will not vote for his
substitute, and that is the way many
persons in that section of the country
are talking. Many republicans, bust
ness men-two of my partners, for in
stance-are going to vote for Bryan.
One of them said day or so ago that
he thought Taft would, in way, carry
out Roosevelt's ideas, but they were
sure Bryan would carry all of them out.
They want certain revisions in the
tariff, and will get it if Bryan is elected.
Another thing, they are tired of the
Cannon rule and feel that if Bryan is
elected it will in a measure mark the
downfall of Uncle joe as king in the
house Of representatives. In the cen
trail part of New York state, which the
republicans have always considered
strongly theirs, an undercurrent is
moving that broods i'll for the candi-
date who does not work for the farmers
and small manufacturer s. interests. In
going through that section of the state
bankers, farmers and business men are
discussing the issues and platform Mr.
Bryan stands on, and all that | could
hear was favorable. AS l have said
they do not dislike Mr.. Taft personally
but they do not like the idea of his
standing on Mr.. Roosevelt's pins. /"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03
HE SpEAKES THE TRUTH.

John J. Clark, editor Of the Bedford
Times-Repubican, one of the leading
republican papers of the state, thus eX-
presses himself over the calling of the
OK ira session of the legislature:
An extra session Of the legislature is
called to amend the law so that a candi-
date for United States senator may be
selected. This session will cost the tax
payers many thousand dollars, which
must be paid by members of every po-
litical party, and therefore every tax
payer should benefit thereby. Will they?
The democrats already have their can
didate selected. He was chosen under
a law passed by the same legislature
that will convene next week. The demo-
Gratis do not want to select another
candidate, but still every taxpayer
in the democratic party must pay his
share of the expense of the special ses-
sion. This special session can do moth
ing except to settle a difference Of
opinion in the republican party. Is it
fair to the democrat taxpayer to force
him to pay the expense of a republican
fight? 1t may be, but on the face of it,
it looks something like hold up, and
the very opposite of a Square deal"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03

The banks of Decatur county are
strong and safe, without exception are
differed by honest and competent men.
Their managers are men of integrity.
They have sound judgments, and their
institutions have plenty of money to
meet the demands of trade. They could
readily pay their depositors, and a
National Bank Guarantee law is not
needed to assure the safety of their de-
posits. This is true. 1t is also true
that the enactment of the Bank Guaran-
tee law,as proposed by Mr.. Bryan would
swell the deposits of every bank in the
county. Money would come out of
hiding, and glide into the channels of
trade through the banks. If too much
money should be offered the banks, then
the interest rates would be lowered but,
mark you, your bank deposits would be
as safe as anything on earth. Wouldn' t
you be satisfied with little less inter-
est return on your deposits if you knew
that the government was standing
ready to pay you your money in full, and
at once?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03

Francis e. McGovern, of Wisconsin,
makes rough estimate that the Ding
ley tariff takes half billion dollars a
year-or has taken 80 far five and half
billion dollars in it's whole career of
spoliation-out of the consumers that
the government gets no benefit from.
AS the domestic commerce is many
times greater than the foreign COM
merce, this is an extremely low esti-
mate; it would probably be safe to put
the figures two or three or even four
times as high. But the interesting thing
about this computation is that Mr.. Nc
Govern is republican aspirant for the
United States senatorship, and he is
making speeches for tariff reform. That
shows which way the wind blows in
Wisconsin. But if Mr.. McGoverns party
shall be successful this fall there will
be no reduction of duties. Whatever
revision of the tariff may be made will
be upward. The beneticiaries are al
ready organizing to secure even higher
rates of taxation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03
NEW YORK WORLD FOR BRYAN

The World, which has been one of the
most bitter opponents of Mr.. Bryan, and
whose proprietor also owns the st. Louis
Dispatch, practically comes out for
him as against Taft. Under the caption,
Democracy VS.. Plutocracy" the World
says:
We are nearing the end of one stage
of Rooseveltism. Its fruits are before
US. In the name Of false patriotism,
they are jingoism, Imperialism, extrava-
gance, plutocracy, Capitalization. They
are violence, usurpation, panic, depres-
sion. They are contempt for law, con-
tempt for courts, contempt for congress,
contempt for the constitution. All these
have been crystalized in the machine
made and oration-inanced candi-
dacy of a personally amiable and excel
lent proxy.
The World has sharply disagreed
with Mr.. Bryan and the democratic party
in the past. With a keen appreciation
of it's own responsibility to the public,
The World, confronted on one side by
Rooseveltism and Roosevelts proxy and
on the other by democracy and Mr.
Bryan, has no hesitation in saying that
within the limits of true democracy, the
democratic ticket is entitled to full dem
ocratic vote.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03
SAFE SECURITY.


The safest security issued in this
world is United States of America
Government bond. The Bank Guarantee
Law, proposed by Mr.. Bryan will, when
enacted, make your bank deposits equal
ly safe.
You would quickly loan your Uncle
Sam what spare money you have if he
would give you his bond, and pay you a
reasonable rate Of interest, wouldn't
yon?
Sure thing. You'd say "take it along"
feeling absolutely dead sure that when
you needed that money you could get it
quick.
Same secure feeling if the govern
ment guaranteed your bank deposit.
See anything wrong about the propo-
sition?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03

Do you favor reelection of the trust
dictated tariff schedules? The only
hope is in the defeat of the party that
wrote the present schedules. Mr..
Bryan truly said: "The presidents
close friends have been promising for
several years that he would attack the
tariff. We have the intimation that Mr..
Taft was FESTIVE under the demands Of
the highly protected industries. And
yet the influence of the manufacturers,
who have for twenty-five years contrib
uted to the republican compajgn fund,
and who in return have framed the
tariff schedules, has been sufficient to
prevent tariff reform"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03
WELL VOTE FOR BRYAN.

Not so fast dear friend speak true
These are broad facts to estimate,
I'm sired of Buckeye blood that's blue
Who voted the democrat ticket straight.
And for W. j. Bryan, stand pat
Republican, are saying vote for Bryan,
In his own town speaks we'll, don't that
And say Taft is not in their line.
Now William T. take stroll on the links
The way you'll be president we don't think.
We are not looking for fashion plate
Neither man who is versed in golf
We have man with something in his pate
Besides six swell suits and how to blow the foam,
The man that for right and honor stands off,
Bryan is the laboring mans FRIEND
Says down with monopoly in free lands,
Gives equality and justice to the end.
Now William L. take stroll on the links
The way you'll be president don't think.
Democracy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03

"The Campbells are coming" Ex-
governor Campbell, Of Ohio, who is the
Buckeye state, predicts that Ohio will
go democratic by $4,000 in November.
The New York Stats Zeitung, the great
German paper published by Herman
Ridder, says: "It is conceded even in
Republican circles that the election of
a republican governor in Ohio is more
than doubtful"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03

That the Oklahoma bank guarantee
law is popular measure is evidenced
by the fact that the National Bank of
Enid, one of the largest in the state,
has just surrendered it's national charter
and recognized under the state law,
and still the republicans say that it is
not a wise measure.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03

The activity of the democratic ma
tional committee is a good indication
that nothing will be left undone to
bring success to the ticket this fall.
The finance committee reports good
progress and there will be campaign
waged which will keep the 6. o. p.
guessing from this time on.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03

There ave whole lot of people in
Hancock county who would be much
happier today if there had been some
insurance of bank deposits about a
year ago" says the Britt News to which
the Thornton Enterprise adds, "Same
over here
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03

Kansas bankers are so we'll satisfied
with Mr.. Bryans guaranty law in Okla
homa that they propose to have the
same incorporated into the Kansas
statutes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03
WHERE BRYAN WILL WIN.

The Kansas City Post in a late issue
prints table made up from many
sources Of information which indicates
that Mr.. Bryan is almost certain to win.
This table will bear inspection and is as
follows:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03
A Sure-enough Knocker.

J. G. Goodwin, of Reidsville, N. c.,
says: "Bucklen's Arnica Salve is a
sure-enough knocker for ulcers. A bad
one come on my leg last summer, but
that wonderful salve knocked it out in
few rounds. Not even scar remained"
Guaranteed for piles, sores, burns, etc.
25c. at L. P. Van Werden's drug store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03

1t is the same way everywhere. Labor
organizations are for Bryan and Kern.
The Rocky Mountain News says that
President Hally of the Colorado FEEDER
alton of Labor and his associates are
making an active fight for Bryan and
the democratic platform. They we're
endorsed by the Federation and Mr..
Hally was reelected president.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03

Eight national banks in Oklahoma
have announced intention of surrender
ing their charters and recognizing as
state banks in order that they may
avail themselves of benefits of guar
antee -of-deposits feature of the state
banking law, such privilege being de-
MED them as national banks by a ruling
of the attorney general of the United
States.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03

Of the doubtful states the indications
are that Mr.. Bryan will carry New York,
Washington and West Virginia, their
combined votes amounting to tifty-one.
Taft is likely to get the rest of the 1879
doubtful votes. The vote in the cleo
toral college will probably be: Bryan
3O., Taft 1s1. Bryan's majority, 121.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03

The guaranty of bank deposits as adj
vocated by the democratic party is a
winner wherever it is properly under
stood. Not only do the people favor
the plan but the banker themselves who
understand the plan make no serious OBJ
lection and on an average three fourths
of the bankers favor the law. 1t is a
good and wholesome plan based upon
honest principles.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03

If Claude Porter, the democratic nom
inee, had died, Governor Cummins and
the republican legislators would have
laughed at the dilemma Of the party.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03

All the "known abuses" which Mr..
Taft says have grown up came under
republican administration. They can be
corrected only by change and the cleo
tion of Bryan.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03

Eighty per cent of the coal mines OF
Pennsylvania are idle just now and the
republican press says that it is on ac-
count of the low stage of the Ohio
river.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03
Democratic Congressional Ticket

For Member of CONFESS, Eighth District
w. ID. JAMESON
OF Shenandoah. Page County
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03
Democratic County Ticket

For Representative
+. j. SANkEY
OF Leon
For Auditor
WALTER OSBORNE
OF Burrell
For Recorder
MISS SUSIE SEARS
OF Decatur
For Clerk of Courts
j. L. MENDENHALL
OF High Point
For Sheriff
W. II. LLOYD
OF Decatur
FOR Treasurer
W. c. COZAD
OF Morgan
For County Attorney
GEO. w. BAKER
OF Leon
For County Superintendent
ELI HUTCHINSON
OF Woodland
For Coroner
THOMAS PENISTEN
OF Leon
For Members Board of Supervisors
DENNIS DAUGHTON
OF Center
II. I. RAUCH
OF Fayette
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03
Democratic Senatorial Ticket

For State.Senator, Fifth Senatorial District
DIR. FRED A. BOWMAN
OF Leon, Decatur County
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03
BRYAN'S REMARKABLE VOTE IN
OHIO.

1t is singular fact that in 1895 Mr..
Bryan got 474,SS2 votes and that in 1900
he got exactly the same vote. The Gin
cinnati Enquirer says "a most curious
and remarkable showjng-not one vote
did he lose and not one vote did he gain
in the pollings four years apart. He
polled the largest democratic vote ever
cast in the state from it's organization
until this time
Here is the vote for president in Ohio
Total vote 1885, S36,S65
Total vote 1892 S50,164
Total vote 1896 ,014, 1892
Total vote 1900 ,040,073
Total vote 1904. ,000,36S
Even in 1905, when the democrats
elected Pattison governor, he got 1,O16
less votes than Bryan got in 1896, and
many republicans who opposed Bryan
supported Pattison. What does it mean?
The late Senator Jones always believed
that in 1896 Bryan carried Ohio and that
the big vote was padded one. Inasmuch
as the Ohio vote increased only 1929
from 1883 to 1892, whereas from 1892 to
1896 the vote increased 1853, 900. The total
vote then fell off in 1900 and in 1904 it
was still much lower than in 1896. What
will the vote be this year? Do not these
figures rather indicate that Senator
Jones theory that the vote had been
padded was more than a suspicion.
If Bryan polled more votes in Ohio
in 1896 against Ohio's most popular son
than any other democrat ever received
will he not poll more in 1908 than his
republican opponent? 1t looks that way.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03
Democratic Slate Ticket.

For United States Senator
CLAUDE r. PORTER
OF Centervile, Appanoose County
For Presidential Electors at Large
JOHN E. CRAIG
OF Keokuk Lee County
c. c. LOOMS
OF Des Moines, Polk County
For Governor
FRED E. WHITE
OF South English Keokuk County
For Lieutenant Governor
ID. A. RAY
OF Humboldt, Humboldt County
For Secretury of State
JULIUS RUGE
OF Carroll, Carroll County
For Auditor of State
c. f. MUNROE
OF OskalooSa Mahaska County
For Treasurer of State
JAMES S. CUNNINGHAM
OF Knoxville, Marion County
For Attorney General
CHARLES A. ROGEBS
OF kadora, Hardin County
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
CAP E. MILLER
OF Sigourney, Keokuk County
For Clerk of Supreme Court
Ito fill vacancy
GEORGE r.. WHITTEMORE
OF Sioux City, Woodbury. County
For Railroad Commissioner
MACK j. GROVES
OF Estherville Emmett County
For District Presidential Eector Eighth District
w. Fl. DEWEY
OF Charlton Lucas County
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03
Democratic National Ticket.

For President
WILLIAM JENNINGS RRYAN
of Nebraska.
For Vice -Pres'..SNN
JOHN WORi. ii kern
OF Indiana
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-01-18

is impossible TO maintain soil I'fthly "rM-
on! lite stock. and sooner or later the South mrH
.ose 10 see IT,. wa the cattle TICK eaAerr"tnaHed
and on, Southern farmers feeding that '"'aI"aok
faAYe food, aonoms<ed meal. TO millions Vaa',y and
reef aaima rs. not only wiH the preservation Of so"
E,!l.iy be assured. bn! the prosperity Of SoSMe'"
agriculture niH be equally urH established.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-01-18
POULTRY SPECIAL NEXT WEEK.

Next week our Poultry Number 1t will be
ic-ming with articles telling just the things hun
drcds Of our RAIDERS want to know about poul-
try. And there will be some special articles treat
In. of poultry on the farm. Watch for next weeks
paper.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-01-18
THE STOCK FOOD FRAUD.

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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-01-18

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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-09
SPOKANE POLITICS.

Ii is evident from the articles ap.
pearing In. the Spokesman-Review
that the Sunday Rest Law Is not ap'
preciated as It might be In the town
which claims Wallace as a suburb and
whose ambition it is to carry through
the form alton OF new state with the
disinterssted object Of annexing thu
theCoeur d'Alenes and all the richest
territory OF the Inland Empire and
then, by the unanimous vote Of 1T
own citizens, appointing itself thu
capital.
This Sunday closing business hai
become sort Of hardy annual in Spo'
kane and the attempts to enforce Il
have invariably resulted in, failure
principally through the chief Of po
lice OF that town working In conniv
ance with the saloon interests.
u The Wallace Miner has never beef
IN favor Of class legislation of an!
sort and Is strenuously opposed t
any measure which affects one clas
Of business only but at the same tim
It II amusing to note the intricacie
that have followed the latest develop
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-09

ments, especially when the Spokes-
man-Reyiew' virtuous' attempt to
criticise our own officers Is recalled
All this tommyrot about the SpO-
kane Jail being too small for the Of
Tending saloon men Is a part Of the
game and were the Spokane officials
as Jealous in enforcing their own
laws as the Spokesman-Review has
been in enforcing those Of Idaho and
other states where the measure did
not strike home to themselves II
would not be long before means
would be found to carry out the law
to the letter.
The whole business is about on a
par with the pool selling farce at the
Interstate fair, when the Spokesman.
Review having appointed mayor op.
posed to all forms Of gambling, was
forced to send that gentleman east for
the purpose of studying bridges, a sub
ject about which he knows as much
as the average miner does about zach,
navigation. in order that the meas
IRE authorizing civic gambling might
be carried through by the city coun
I'll and the chief OF police without
he mayors knowledge"