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The National tribune., 1908-11-12
Widows Pensiop.

Editor National Tribune: want IN
say word to- the boys thru the onIv
medium We have of communicatjno
with each other. The National Trib.
une is as important to us now nc tbe
cracker line, was. In the davs LONG
ago. Our only means of COMMITMENT
ing with home and friends during the
war was along the "cracker line" Our
only means now is thru The National
Tribune. 'Lohg may 1t wave" One
reason why pefision legislation has heen
so slow is because the bows have had
too many irons in the fire at once An
good irons, bat c1finot he hammered
at once. l was prisoner of war near-
ly IL months I am therefore, deenIv
interested in the prisoners of war hiii
but l am willing to let that wait a little
and to jCin with OF. rs in n vieorous
effort for the widows pension. tbinI,
the position taken and talk made by
Mr.. Sulloway Is an insult To the whole
American womanhood. his own wife.
mother. sisters and daughters. If he
has any. defy him to poin. ont n dozen
well-authenticated cases of girls or
young women marrying old men In
cottage for any such purpose as he
ascribes. 1t Is mean way of dodginp
an act of simple Justice.
Now, my dear National Tribune. we
look to, thee. We have no other source
TO go for help but unto thee. Do what
you can for the widows, And your PC
utioner will. as in duty bound. forever
pray."-E. r. Reed, Co. III. 2d wis.
Madison, Wis.
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the right to say what was Democracy,
and at Denver he gave an exhibition OF
the steam roller that surpassed even
that of the same political implement in
the Republican Convention at Chicago.
He said who were and were not Demo-
Gratis, what the exact language of the
platform should be, and what issues
should be presented to the country. AS
every one of these issues has been dis
tinctly repudiated, 1t leaves absolutely
clear ground for Gov. johnson to build
upon. He need not be hampered by
anything that the conventions dominat-
ed by Mr.. Bryan have declared, and
starting with the perennial but mean
ingless allegiance to Jeffersonian prin-
ciples." he can erect for his party pre-
cisely such an edifice of belief and in
tention as in his best judgment he
thinks will appeal successfully to the
country. This is a great opportunity,
but it is a great responsibility. If he
can make successful in the Nation the
lines upon which he has conducted his
astonishing campaigns in Minnesota he
will recreate the Democratic Party and
take rank in this respect along with
Jefferson and Jackson.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

The Supreme Court of North Dakota
solemnly findsiEthat there is no legal
compulsion uBBon ffd members of the
Legislature toeSote for the candidates
for Senator elected at primaries. Ger
tainly not. Everybody has known that
Neither is there the ,siightest legal COM
puision upon the electors who VIII as
semble at their State Capitols next
month to vote for either Taft or Bryan.
The Constitution contemplates that they
shall look over the field and select for
President and Vice President such men
as in their Judgment are best qualified.
The only limitation upon them is that
both the men shall not be from the
same State. But can any man conceive
Bryan elector bold enough and bad
enough to vote for anybody but VIM.
]. Bryan? Is there a Taft elector SO
lost TO duty and honor as to even think
of voting for anybody but VIM. II. Taft
Not for an instant.
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THE MAN OF THE FUTURE.

Next to President-eIect Taft the most
interest will probably center around
Gov. John A. Johnson, of Minnesota
| Mr.. Taft will be the leader and director
of the Republican Party for the next
| four years, and its policies and course
will be largely under his direction. The
recent election has put Gov. johnson
| into the same relation to the Demo-
cratic Party. Mr.. Bryan has at last
! been thoroly repudiated as the leader
of the Democracy. For three times he
has led the party to defeat, and the
last time most unexpectedly. In his
heresies that excited the active repug-
nance of large portion of his own
party as well as of the Republicans In
his last essay he sent his peculiar tenets
as far as possible to the rear trying to
make the campaign as near as his per-
sonality and record would admit upon
the old Democratic lines Els failure
to achieve success in this new departure
was even more marked than before,
since the popular vote against him
threatens TO foot up more than In any
previous campaign. This disapproval
iss the more marked, since the party.
considered simply as a party, had a
Ear better chance to win than il has
had for many years. Everywhere the
Republicans were torn by bitter inter-
nal dissensions. 1t had a heavy load
to carry in the misdoings and compli-
cations of many of its prominent men, |
bers, and there was q strong popular |
feeling that it was entirely too much
allied to the trusts and corporations 10 |
be safe and useful for the country. Mr.. |
Bryan had all this in his favor, and yet |
he was overwhelmed by popular ma
jority that will in all probability sur
pass 100000 votes. At the same time |
that this avalanche of disapproyal |
struck Mr.. Bryan Gov. Johnson, run
ming for the third time in a Republican |
state on purely Democratic platform. |
WAS elected by 10000 or 10000 plural
ity, while the State gave the Repub-
iican National ticket more than 100. 900 |
plurality. This is a purely personal
victory, almost without precedent in
the political history OF our country,
and it stamps Gov. johnson as a man
on rare ability and personal magnetism.
No matter what his plans and purposes
may be. he cannot help being looked
upon by everyone as the Moses who
Will lead the Democratic Party ont of
the slough of despond into which Mr.
Bryan plunged 1t. All hopes for the
future of the party center arouni MIR.
Johnson. He will be called upon 10
reorganize the party on such lines as
he may indicate. and his judgment as
to what those lines shall be will be de-
cisive. Mr.. Bryan assumed for himself i
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

Next to Bryan and the Bryanites, the
worst disappointed man is Eugene v.
Debs. He was not alone in expecting a
great increase in the Socialist vote.
From the circulation of Socialist papers,
the number and activity of Socialist
agitators. everybody was led to expect
great increase in the Socialist vote.
The Republican Committee expected
that not less than 100000 would be
polled. The remarkable increase in the
recent elections seemed to Justify this
estimate. In 1895 Charles H. Matchett,
the Social Labor candidate, received
36,274 votes. In 1900 Debs, running on
the Social ticket, received 1854 votes,
while J. F. MaIioney, the Social Labor
candidate, received 39,739. Four years
later Debs received 402,4S3, while Chas.
II. Corrigan, the Social Labor candi-
date. received 31,249. The vote this
year has not been tabulated yet, but it
is known that everywhere it was sore
disappointment to the agitators. In
stead of being 100000, 1t may not
show any increase on that polled four
years ago.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

Autro -Hungary's vigorous foreign
policy has intensified the bitter internal
dissensions between the German, Slavic
and Magyar races. Each wants to rule
the Empire-Kirgdom. The annexation
of Bosnia and Herzegovina brings in a
little less than 1000, 900 Slavs, but they
will be under the administration of the
aristocratic Magyars of Hungary, in
stead of the Germans of Austria The
Slavs, led by those of Bohemia, want
their race to get together and rule the
country which the Germans. who have
ruled by dividing the people, and the
Magyars, who rule Hungary. fiercely
resent. The Austro- Hungarian Minis
ters have found the racial conflict too
fierce for them, and have resigned in a
body, but the Emperor King has COM
manded them to retain their portfolios
until he can find some men who will
undertake the task of plotting the coun-
try thru the racial breakers.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

There is a general and very saIutary
reaction against the whole farrago OF
condensed and prepared foods. The
chemists themselves are abandoning the
belief that the test. tub and the micro
scope can tell. tham all about foods
Instinct and taste are more certain than
chemical analysis. and detect important
elements that the experts cannot find.
A dried apple is chemically the same
as a green one, minus a percentage of
water. but there is no comparison be-
tween the digestibility of the two. No
condensed or prepared food can nourish
like the natural ones, and oleomargarine
can never be made as good for the
stomach as fresh, sweet butter.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12
Commanders of the 1st Mimi.

Editor National Tribune: In reply to
request for a short history of the 1st
Mimi. by Andrew johnson, of Rock
ford, Wash, you give the commanders
as follows: German, Dana,, Sully, Nor
gan, ColVille, c. p. Adams and Downie,
whereas 1 should come in next to
Adams, as I was in command during
the last eight months of the war. as
Oownie did not join the regiment un-
I'll May after the close of the war. on
our return march to Washington, long
after the surrender of Gen. Lee.
was also in command of the regiment
at the last grand review of the ARMY
OF the Potomac, May 23, 1865. Downie
was out of service since April, 1864. a
Sutler at some fort in Minnesota, and
was commissioned Colonel of the repi-
ment during the latter part of April.
1865, and did not come to the regiment
until we were about to start on the
march to Washington to be mustered
out.-C. F. Hansdorf, Lieutenant-CoI-
onel, 1st Mimi, ST. Paul, MINI.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

The number of fossil monsters they
are digging up in. Montana show that
some years ago it was no place for a
man to go around with anything less
than six-pounder field gun. The lat
est dig-up is a saurian ''varmint" 40
feet long and % feet high. There would
be this satisfaction about that sort Of
game, one days hunting would keep a
mans family in meat all Winter and
give him the rest of his time for check
ers and politics.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

The professional negros made the
mistake of their lives when they al
lowed themselves to come out in the
open and be counted. They have been
for years trafticking upon their control
OF the colored votes to get themselves
consideration and Office. They have
been threatening awful things that the
colored voters would do to the Repuh.
lican Party If these professional office
seekers We're not given good places
where they could magnify themselves
before their colored brethren. A large
proportion of these staggering fellows
lived here in Washington, whittier they
had migrated when they found their
activities circumscribed in the Southern
States. None Of them has as much real
sympathy for the colored race as the
average white man. The negro is only
a stepping stone by which they hone TO
get well-paying places: The agitation
over the Brownsville affair gave them
great opportunity. They were going to
SHOW their power and influence by turn
ing over the negros in a body to Bryan.
The result entirely discredits them. If
they really influenced any votes any-
where, it is not apparent in the returns.
They have lost their entire stock IN
trade by the test they invited.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

The victories of Hadley in Missouri
and Hughes in New York are triumphs
for every decent man and woman in
the country to rejoice over. They wers
distinctly and pointedly victories of the
decent, law-abiding elements over the
dissolute, 1aw-defying ones In New
York every man who was making his
living by questionable means-every
gambler, dive-keeper, race track sharp
and political spoilsman-was hotIy on
posed to Hughes. The Republican ma
chine in New York was almost as stern
ly against him as the Democratic
Neither machine had any use for a
man who stood upon a principle and
appealed for votes on moral grounds.
1t was the same in Missouri, except that
the Republican machine gave Hadley
a far more cordial support than Hughes
received from the Republican leaders
in New York. In addition to the vicious
elements Hadley had opposed to him
ring of unusual corruptness, which
had gotten control Of the Democratic
Party, and had beaten the decent ma
Jority of the party@by the most out
rageous classification of the results of
the primaries. Mr.. Hadley owes a large
part of his sweeping majority to honest
Democrats, who revolted against the
men and their laches who were behind
Cowherd. The people ruled most GER
tainly in New York and Missouri
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loeth PA. Wa. Never Relieved There.

Comrade Edward Davis Coe, Ser
seant. Co. II, 196th Pa, now Historian
of Ransom Post, G. A. r., st. Louis,
Mo-. writes: I'm your Picket Shots 1
notice the request of Mrs. Sallie E.
5tucky, of Beach City. O.. asking what
regiment relieved the 196th Pa. at Fort
ress Monroe in 1866. AS a member of
the 196th / desire to reply that the
ady must have been misinformed. since
hat regiment never was at Fortress
Monroe. The nearest approach to any
iervice in a fort was in November. 1854.
when we were at Fort Delaware guard
ing prisOnera'
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

The late campaign was fine object
lesson on the value OF clean living and
physical health The conditions were
probably more trying than any ever
Imposed for athletic contests Both
candidates are past their half-century
milestone, and yet the work they did.
the dairy faugues and the enormous
strain for weeks in succession, were
amazing exhibitions of physical STAN
Ina. Only perfectly healthy bodies.
preserved by absolutely clean lives,
could have successfully met strains
which would have broken down any
Drizefisiiter within q fortnight.
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now. when the term of Elmer Jacob
Burkett, Mr.. Bryan's fellow-towrisman
OF Lincoln, will have completed his first
term.
Orators Gone.
The lame ducks of the Republican
House of Representatives are almost
wholly from the Western belt Strange
ly enough. the dominant party seems TO
have suffered severely in the loss of
capable orators, especially in the de.
feat OF Col. Pete" Hepburn, of Clarin-
da. He and Gen. Grosvenor and Char
lie" Lands were the three high-class
speaking stars in the great field day de-
bates OF the National House. Gen.
Grosvenor fell by the wayside two years
ago. and now both Landis and Hepburn,
the latter Chairman of the House Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce, that
framed the railroad rate regulation bill
have been relegated. There will be big
debates in the next Congress during
revision of the tariff. and these great
partisan debaters will be missed.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

Lewis Stuyvesant Chandler is an able
man and charming fellow. but he
had been too agile in getting on all
sides of all questions TO inspire New
Yorkers with confidence. A lightning
change artist may be interesting, but
it is not an attractive talent in the
Governor of New York.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

Now. as to John D. Rockefeller's
vote. The general consensus of opin-
ion is that that much-abused but far
from as as-black-as-he's- painted old cod
ger was quite guileless when he an
nounced his intention to vote the Re-
publican ticket, and much startled at
the hubbub it created. He has been a
ing that way when he was a young,
struggling clerk. He had no idea of a
special importance attaching to his
vote, least of all that it would have any
influence on the Standard Oil fortunes
In the first place, he has been out Of
and, in the next, the Standard Oil fights
with the Government is in the hands of
an entirely different set of men. 1t is
doubtful IL Mr.. Rockefeller knows any
thing more about them than what he
reads in the newspapers. But the Pres
ident. who is the keenest politician in
the bunch, was taking no chances on
any Rum, Romanism and Rebellion"
queering at the last moment, and he
hit the vote swat that took all the
breath out of it as far as Mr.. Bryan
was concerned. This was cruel to
Bryan, who wanted to play It as his
trump card as he swept homeward thru
Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and
Kansas. Doubtless John D. is still
rubbing his bald pate and wondering
what there could have been SO explo-
sive about the vote of one elderly, quiet.
church-going man, whose main desire
is to live at peace with all his neigh
bors.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

Most of the people who had feelings
against the present Administration
seem to have taken it out in grumbling
along in the Summer. Having freed
their minds, they went to the polls in
November and voted for Taft.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

The New York Times has been
caught mapping by statement in its
columns that Samuel j. Tilden's grand
child was about TO wed. The Times
should have looked over its back num-
bers and read some Of the jokes about
Tilden's bachelorhood.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

Col. John Temple Graves found out
what his neighbors in Georgia thought
of him. Out of about 135,000 votes in
the State he got IS, not more than
enough for one company for his war
against the negros.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

Already the doubt is obtruded by
some of his envious rivals as to how
much of John A. Johnson's success is
due to his own abilities and achieve
ments and how much to the race pride
and clannishness of the Scandinavians.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

Gov. Hughes made one joke during his
exceedingly effective campaign. When
his opponent, Mr.. Chanler. compared
him 10 Oliver Cromwell, the Governor
replied that it reminded him of the
man to whom a waiter offered oxtaiI
soup, and who said, Amt that going
pretty far back for soup?"
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

Most Of the picture postals are made
IN Germany, and the number annually
printed runs up into the hundreds OF
millions. The United States buys the
largest number, followed by England
and Australia. The demand from the
United States fell of pcrceptibly last
year.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

Feb. IL. Lincoln's Birthday, there
will be unvai-ed in the High School at
Watkins, n. Y, bronze tablet bear
Ing Linceln's Gettysburg Address, and
the people are preparing to make it a
great occasion.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

They are arranging u consolation
purse for ". J. Bryan in the shape of
seat in the Senate from Nebraska.
There is no reason why he should not
make 8 valuable Senator. but the vet
Grams win regret to exchange so good
and constant a friend as Senator e. j.
BurIlett FOR him.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

The Tennessee courts are giving prop
er support to the Governors energetic
efforts to stamp out night riding by re-
fusing writs of habeas corpus to the
arrested suspects.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

The heavy white vote for Taft in all
the Southern States indicates more than
anything for years the breaking up of
the solid South.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

Making use of the steam pipes to
cool rooms i'm Summer is an idea that
is gaining headway/ Companies have
been operating in Boston, New York,
St. Louis, Atlantic City Baltimore, Nor
folk, Los Angeles. Denver and Kansas
City with varying degrees of financial
success In some cities they madesmuch
money and in others lost
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

The people of the United States are
not so tickle as supposed. Bryan's
greatest mistake was in supposing they
had changed their minds in eight years.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

We may as well begin to talk in
earnest abort Gov. Hughes, for we Will
have to do q great deal of it during the
next four years.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12

Germany is putting turbine engines
into all the torpedo boats she is build
ing. Is this to give them greater
chance to get twist on the enemy?
The National tribune., 1908-11-12
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s.

This statement is taken as conclusive
that a three-cent fare is impossible.
since more than three cents is imme-
diately absorbed by such non-reducible
items as wages of employees and main
tenance of track, cars, equipment and
motive power. The interest on the
value of the properties-that is, divi-
dends on stock-is surprisingly small,
considering the clamor there has been
over the graft in the matter of fran
chises
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WASHINGTON, d. C.. NOV. IL, 1908.
Notice.

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subscriber.
When Won renew from another post
office give former address as Well
When change of address is desired be
sure to give former address.
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Exit Bryan as Democratic leader
Enter John A. Johnson, with Gov. Fat
terson, of Tennessee, as running mate.
The National tribune., 1908-11-12
STREET RAILWAY STATISTICS.

A board of engineers has recently
made an exhaustive. analysis of the
s1s,77S,76S in nickels paid to the trac-
tion lines of Chicago last year by the
people. This calculation was with ref
erence to the question whether j three
cent fare was practicable for that city.
The board found that each 100 nickels
were finally divided up thus:
The Washington herald., 1908-02-04
SEARCH FOR GOLD ABANDONED
Americans Fail to Recover Treasure
Lost Off Mexican Coast.
Bullion Worth 100000 Is StiH In
Hold of Sunken Vessel, the
Golden Gate.

Mexico City, Mex. Feb. s.-The party
Of Americans who sought TO remove from
the hold Of the sunken vessel Golden
Gate the $SCO,O00 in gold which is said
10 be hidden there, have given up the
attempt and departed for their homes in
the United States
/ This vessel was sunk in storm of
the Mexican coast near the port Of Man
zanillo on July "a, 1864 while on its way
TO New York from San Francisco It
carried 81 $4,000 Of gold. Eight hundred
thousand dollars was recovered a few
months after the vessel sunk. but before
the remainder could be brought to the
surface the hold filled with sand.
The concession for recovering this
treasure was obtained a few years ago
from the Mexican government. II is held
by J. + Phillips, of Denver. Colo: Capt
c. r. Johnston, Of Wilmington, Del;
Z. F. Phillips, of Philadelphia, and &. F.
Phillips, of Danyille. H.
These men We're making preparations
to pump the sand from the hold OF the
vessel about year ago, when storm
swept their machinery away. This lat
est attempt has just been abandoned be-
cause the pumping machinery was found
inadequate. II is stated that another at
tempt will be made as soon as new pumps
can be obtained.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-04
MITCHELL SUPPORTS LEWIS.
New Head of Miners Declares He IL
Not Too Radical.

indianapolis, Feb 2.-Ton I. Lewis. the
anti-administration candidate for presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers of
America, was declared elected to-day, but
by vote very much lower than had been
expected by his supporters. The vote as
announced TO the convention by the tell
ers showed that Lewis had received 81
553 - votes. and William B. Wilson. the
administration. or Mitchell candidate.
62,4'2, being a majority for Lewis of
2,GSl 10 votes.
The announcement Of Lewis election
was received with loud demonstrations of
approval and in the presence of the dele
gates Mitchell and other national officers
pledged him their support In his speech
Lewis admitted that his election had ex-
cited fear in some places because Of his
supposed radicalism and said:
7 desire to set at rest any fears that
may exist. I desire to say to the Ameri-
can people thatif I am a radical I hope to
be always so. for I viii stand and defend
the just rights Of those whom I have the
honor to represent. I hope to be so con-
seryative that We may be able to decide
when to accept the things that we be-
lieve justly ours as laboring men of the
country.