The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1908-09-19

Cromwell and Sheldon and their associates de-
tailed above, whom Taft has selected to run the
republican campaign in financial executive and
advisory capacity have list of trust connections
probably unsurpassed by any other set of men of
like number within the bounds of this country.
They should be able to do equally as good work in
national way as is being done by Fred w. Upham
IN Chicago. Upham who is the assistant treasurer
of the republican national committee, is member
OF the board of review which passes on the amount
OF taxes corporations and large estates shall pay in
the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois.
Upham has been busy during the past month ad
dressing letters to corporations whose property he
will assess, in which he makes urgent appeals for
campaign contributions to the republican national
committee. Several copies of these letters which
Upham addressed to Chicago corporations, at least
one of which is a quasi-public enterprise, now
in possession of officials at democratic national
headquarters.
The vineyards throughout the champagne dis
tricts of France have been devastated by midew,
and the output is estimated at 43 900 600 bottles
less than usual. The suffering which will be en-
tailed in this country may cut down some of the
republican campaign contributions.
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What is it? In some sections the republicans are
fighting Mr.. Bryan's system for guaranteeing
bank deposits, while Governor Hoch and his ad-
mnistration in Kansas indorse it. The republican
national convention voted it down, while the South
Dakota and Kansas state conventions indorsed it.
Republicans in Iowa are divided on the question of
electng senators by the direct vote of the people,
as we'll as being divided on the tariff question and
almost every other issue. The Chicago convention
overwhelmingly turned down the plank for phys-
cal valuation of railroads, but in Montana, North
Dakota, Colorado Kansas and South Dakota the
state conventions indorsed it. President Roose-
welt has been pleading for dozen more re-
forms, but the convention which nominated his
man Taft would listen to none of them Senator
LaFOette urged congress to pass some OF the
measures asked by President Roosevelt but the
Wall street republicans asked congress not to DO
so. The American Federation of Labor, whose
leaders have always been republicans, is fighting
Joseph Cannon, and the harmony banners have all
been taken in out of the mud. The Roosevelt ad-
ministraton holds the anomalous position of favor
ing democratic doctrines while supporting the
nominee of those who are against them.
And there you are!
With the republicans of the state pleading for
harmony, the public should remember that the re-
publican state administrations have ever been in
harmony with the present national administration
in the matter of depicting the treasury.
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The truth of the whole matter is that William
Howard Taft is trying to inject some of the Roose-
welt policies into his campaign speeches. while the
republican platform and the republican campaign
managers are not standing for anything of that
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at large in this campaign which would be of any
benefit to the people, which explains why the Wall
street interests and the predatory corporations are
boosting the Taft campaign fund Seattle Times
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Professor E. E. Elliott of the Washington State
College has accepted the position of dean of the
college of agriculture and superintendent Of teach
ing in the University of Idaho. He will have
charge of the teaching of agriculture in the uni
versity, but will not be connected with the expert
ment station staff Professor French, director of
the station will devote his time to the experiment
station at Caldwell The action securing Professor
Elliott was made necessary account of the
growth of the agricultural college. His work will
be similar to that which he has done at Washing
ton State College for several years.
The meanest bear of record has been discovered
by hunters near Portland. The bear climbed a tall
fir tree and when the mighty nimrods surrounded
the tree with guns and dogs, the bear fell on a
$500 dog and killed him and then got away.
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The coming campaign will be perhaps the most
exciting contest ever held in this state. Voters
and taxpayers should be accurately informed re-
garding the merits of the contesting parties. The
Washington Democrat is the only political weekly
published in this state 1t is boiling over with