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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-31
Louis Bennett Will Win
By $4,000 Majority--
"Office Holders Trust"
Will Receive Great Re-
buke.

Parkersburg. Oct. Sl.-George 4,
Neal who is in charge OF the Dem
ocratic campaign in West Virginia p
gave out an interview last nigh. in
which he claims that Louis Bennett
will carry West Virginia by at least
$1,000 and that William j. Bryan
will carry the state by good safe
majority.
The only thing which could pos
sibly keep the Democrats from car
rying West Virginia by large major
tiles at least this large Is the illegal
registration in Kanawha, Mcdowell
Cabell, Fayette. NJ ngo aud other
counties where the Republicans
have the election machinery and the
big corruption fund from which the
Republicans have been trying to get
together for use on election day"
The cry OF fraud which has been
raised by the Republicans to hedge
against defeaS they know to be In
man who remembers that I'm a large
majority OF the counties In the state
the county courts. registrars and
he majority of the election officers
are Republicans; and that to com
NIT frauds the Democrats must Ell
ther buy or bulldoze lot OF Re
publican officials to do their bill
ding
"A strong effort has been made"
he continued, Ito swing The prohi-
bition vote In the state to the sup
port of Mr.. Glasscock by infamous
ly false and silly charges OF coal
itlon between the Democrats and
the brewers and liquor interests
As Mr., Beall, treasurer OF the Dem
ocratic state executive committee,
has already stated not a dollar has
been received or sought from the
liquor interests. or the breweries
m this state or out OF II.
THE charge that ] am or have
been the paid attorney or lobby st
nr have had any official or other
connection whatever with the liquor
dealers assoc alton or the brewery
interests. or any corporations. is
absolutely and unqualinedly false,
and those making such charges
know them to be false"
The Democratic platform is
clear" Mr.. Neal went on. FOR II
says that the Democrats are in ia
vor OF the submission OF any and
every question which the people pc
tition the Legislature to submit to
them"
"It will be remembered that at
the last session OF the legislature.
with the state administration Re-
publican, with the house more that
two thirds Republican and the sen.
ate four-ffths Republican. Nlo res
olution to submit prohibition
amendment to the vote cf the peo-
pie was defeated.
This state is safely in the Dem
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-31
HONESTY AND ECONOMY !.
THE WATGHW0RD IN v, VA.

ocratic column: every Democrat on
the state ticket is sure OF his cleo.
tion. The people want change;
they want to rebuke the Elkins ma
chine, they don't want the board of
public works 10 fall prey TO per-
sonal and selfish aims. or to further
the scheme to saddle this state with
the Virginia debt; they don't want
to elect 20 the high office of gov
ernor the attorney OF Senator Ill
kins. who the Lincoln party said
was the direct personal selection OF
Senator Elkins. at his dictation ana
'or his beneHt and for the perpetu-
alton OF his machine"
BAT they do want honesty and
economy in the state administration
they want 70 stop the creation OF
offices merely to pay political debts
and build up strong personal ma
chine with which to hold anu en-
trench In power the 'office holders
trust; they want and will have
chance to smash the machine; they
want to detenl themselves and their
homes and their property against
extravaganza. corruption and party
selhshness never yet equaled in any
other state In this union. That Ia
why the Democratic candidates will
carry West Virginia. The people,
regardless OF party. have to attend
to that, and do Il now. The Repub-
licans have TO aid In the good work
to pry the control of the party from
the clutches OF the office holders
trust, thereby saving its good name
and placing II upon higher plane
Tor future work. I state confidently
and with emphasis. that West vir-
gin'a Is democratic this year.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-31
WILL TEDDY SAVE
HIS BACON?
CHARGE AGAINST THE
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
STATE-PROOFS IN HANDS OF
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COM
MITTEE.

Chicago, ILL.,, oct. 31.-The Trib-
une, Republican. today prints the
following dispatch from New Or
leans. 1t charges that Robert Bacon
assistan. secretary OF state, con-
nived with VI guel IL. Davila, pres
ident OF Honduras. in the deposition
of Manuel Bonilla as chief execu-
tive Of the republic and that Bacon
and his associates were to rece We
compensation OF concess lons worth
tn rty two million dollars. These
charges will be formally prcsentt Il
TO the national Democratic commit
tee by National Democratic Commit
teeman Robert Ewing. In return
for said concessions Bacon Is al
legged to have TN. states gun
boats to int miuate Bonilla and his
followers. II is also alleged that
Bacon loaned Davilla seVcnty-fye
thousand dollars with which to car
ry on the war and defeat Bonilla.
The charge against Bacon and his
associates Is serious and will Unques
tionably be black eye to the adj
m nistTatIoD
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-31
Mr.. Sutton
A Failure
Vardanan

as the one race wao were unwilling
to ride In the same coaches with
Their own people. This Is the ten
doncy he has for social equality.
At time OF passion and prejudice
he was given political equality and
he now desires social equality. He
sa d the northern man likes the ne
gro as a race but mates him as an
individual, while the Sou hern man
likes the negro as an Individual. is
his best friend, but does not like
him as a race. He said that he at
{ tude ithe south towards the ne
gro was necessary for his protec-
tion Deprive the negro OF being a
political factor and you take from
rim a hope for social equality.
He said that the people had never
voted to give the negro the right
OF suffrage; that the people had new
er passed upon tn matter and had
hey been given an opportunity to
nave passed upon this that the ba'-
lot would have never been placed In
the hands OF the negro.
In discussing the suffrage laws of
Mississippi ne declared that no
white man had been disIranch sed q.
We disfranchised the negro and
the negro alone" he cried. "Of
course, we could not pass law
whIcn said In terms that the ne
gro would be disfrancnised, but He
technically complied with the law.
taking advantage Of his improy.-
Gcnce in paying poll taxes TWO years
bcfore the election. and in enfran-
CHS ng all who were citizens before
! 86j and their descendants" lie
picked up a copy OF the Daily Tele-
graph which contained an ed torial
wh ch commented on the franchise
laws Of Mississippi He said that
in answer 70 that fhat he could tell
the people that there was not a SIN
gle decent white man In the state Of
Miss ssippi who was objccting TO
he suffrage laws o. that state, no
matter to what party he belonged.
We nave white man govern
ment in VI ss.syippi"
II paid a beautiful tribute to the
women who we're out in large num-
bers He declared thas a law which
allowed the ignorant and vic Gus ne
gro TO ride in the same coach with
the pure white women was an insult
TO the race, and that no decent
white man in Wes Virginia VINO
loved his family would vote against
it.
DO away with political equality
and you shut the door Of social
equality in his face. DO away with
;he negros nope for social equality
and you make useful citizen OF
him
Governor Vardaman protec ed tGe
negro in his civil rights while gov
ernor Of VI ssissippi ard not a negro
was lyncbed in that state while he
was governor.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-31

ficient weight and fneness" fills
the office OF private secretary to
James A. Hughes. while drawing
sixty dollars per month as capitol
janitor. The records do not show
that he receives any remuneration
from Hughes, or any part OF the al
lotment made by the government
for the remuneration of congress
sional private secretaries. He is as
much Hughes SECRETARY as oily
man is the secretary of congress
man. with the EXCEPTION that
Hughes GENEROUSLY lets the
government stand b~sween HIM
SELF and any financial outlay.
Thus it is shown that the white
people OF Mcdowell and other coun-
ties in the negro belt are being ask
ed to vote for a man who practices
negro equality to the extent of plac-
ing his official correspondence IN
the hands of negro. Practically
every letter or other commulica-
tion sent by MIR. Hughes TO his con-
stituents during the past three
years has been written by Ralph w.
White. negro of almost full blood.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-31
TIiUSIASM.

Governor James x. Vardaman, OF
Mississippi, addressed the greatest
political meeting ever assembled in
tfe history of BlueGeld a the ska
ing rink last night The crowd way
est mated at between $500 and g..
900 people. The governor was al
his best and for more than two
hours he held his audience spell
bound.
The special train from the Wide
mouth division was delayed and in
he meantime Mr. d. Il. French in
troduced Dr. l.. II. Clark, candidate
Tor congress. VINO made an excellent
speech, and It was the consensus
tina, the doctor will get eighty per
cent Of the white voters of BiuefelI.
Governor Vardaman was in nro-
duced by Mr.. ID. f. French. His
speech was pronounced one OF ,he
Jest ever delivered in Blueheld. HIS
speech was richly interspersed with
8itticisms winch kept his audience
in splendid humor
lie declared that me danger x
nal which the president and Mr..
falt were holding out in tne even
.oi Bryan's election was "a joke We
already have the panic" M declared
Aier scussing nat onai issues he
.aunched into the lily white planks
IN the Democratic platform.
lie paid a beautiful triDu to Mr..
bryan. which evoked immense ap-
plause Hen bring bacb the ship
OF state into tine haicyon jays Of
constltut. onai government" he de-
ciared amid great enthusiasm
GOV Vardaman declared that he
white race would never share SOW
ereignty with an IN cr.or people.
You, tle heir OF all the ages; you
the founders of all civilization, you
the author Of all literature, you
the inventor OF all he science. you
the builders OF governments are
sovereign, and you viii never share
tba, severe gnty with the negro but
few years removed from the jun
giles" me- cried.
He declared that tde white race
are supreme The Anglo-Saxon is
governmon. builder while the ne
gro Is a government destroyer. the
white man allows nothing to stand
in h g way. lie is relentless, and as
consciencelcss az cancer when IL
comes TO sharing sovereignty with
another. In discussing the Jim Grow
planks me declared tha. the negro
vas the only race on earth who
wkoulI object 20 r ding I'm separate
coaches, that the Cinnamon would
be glad TO ride with other China
men. the Jap with japanese. bu. the
negro stood out single and alone
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-31
JIM HUGHES AND HIS
NEGRO SECRETARY
Ralph White Does His
Correspondence But Jim
Gets the Governments
Allowance and Makes
Government Pay An
other Way.

Welch, w. Va. Oct. 31.-Two
weeks ago the white citizens OF the
negro-ridden county OF Mcdowell
began an investigation OF the charge
that Congressman James A. Hughes
has in mis- employ a negro. Ralph
w. White by name, who serves in
the capacity of a congressional pri-
vate secretary. Two weeks ago.
when this charge was first issued,
few people gave IL credence, and Mr..
Hughes himself entered an explain
atory denial. There was something
in the denial which amounted to a
suspicion of guilt, and the subse-
quent investigation has developed
h ghly interesting facts. These
facts, briefly summarized. follow:
Ralph w. White, a negro OF al
most full blood, attends to Congress
man James A. Hughes official cor
respondence. doing in every partic-
ular the work ordinarily ascribed to
the legally appointed congressional
private secretary.
in session attends to these duties in
Hughes committee rooms and pri-
vate office in Washington During
vacat on time he accompanies
remains during the vacation period
serving Mr.. Hughes as secretary,
spending a stipulated number of
hours daily in Hughes office in the
postoffice building, attending to his
correspondence. writing letters, and
looking after details of the con-
grassman's official matters.
Ralph w. White, while doing the
wori; OF a private secretary. Is not
on the pay roll as such. He is on
the government pay roll as a com
mittee room janitor in the capitol
building. pos tion secured for him
by Hughes, AMI for which ne draws
the sum of sixty dollars per month
while attending TO his work as sec
rotary to the congress man.
Hughes, while drawing $125.OO
per month for clerk hire, does not
disburse this sum in the regulation
way, but has his work done by a
man pad by the government out of
another fund
This fact has been established
Hughes, at present, has no legally
appo nted private secretary. Instead
negro, holding another govern
ment position discharges these du-
ties, and HUGHES BECOMES A
CRATER UPON THE GOVERN
MENT TO THE EXTENT OF SIX
TY DOLLARS THE NEGRO RE-
CEIVE5 FOR ATTENDING TO
OTHER DUTIES, WHILE ACTU-
ALIIP ENGAGEDD IN ATTEND
Ing TO THE PRIVATE AND PUB
LIC CORRESPONDENCE OF THE
CONGRESSMAN.
In his denial Hughes stated that
he had never haI but two private
secretaries, naming his brother D.
e. Hughes, as one OF these d. r.
HUGHES is on THE PAY ROLLS
As AN ASSISTANT CLERK OF
THE ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE OF
CONGRESS. HIS name does not APP
pear as private secretary to any
congressman.
Ralph w. White, negro OF suf-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-31
SK|D0O TAFT
TwENTY-THREE FOR BRYAN IN
MISSOURI

Kansas city, No. oct 31.-The
prize offered for being the head OF
the most exclusive Democratic fam
ily in Americs should be awarded
Wesley Rankce. OF Lone Jack vicin-
ity. Next Tuesday he and his de-
scendants Will go 20 the polls and
cast twenty-three vo es for Bryan.
IL will be "Skidoo for Taft"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-31

Fair tonight and Saturday; cool
n tonight.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-31

LARGEST WHITE
AUDIENCE EVER ASSEMBLED
IN BLUEFIELD--A POWERFUL
SPEECH - UNBOUNDED EN-
THUSIASM.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-31

Who enjoys the reputation OF being
the leading sketch artist on the
American lecture platform.
He will appear here this evening
at the Elks Opera House in the
Public School entertainment course
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-31

MAKE YOUR CROSS MARK IN
THE CIRCLE UNDER THE ROOS-
TER ON ELECTION DAY.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-31

MAKE YOUR CROSS MARK IN
THE CIRCLE UNDER THE RooS-
TER on ELECTION DAY.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-11

tury when French colonists on the St. Lawrence first learned, as they did from Indians, that far away to the West was a beautiful land watered by a river so long that no man knew whence it came or Whither it ended. Wonderstories were told of the monsters that inhabited it's depths, swallowing men, canoes and all, and of demons that watched along it's mysterious shores for any venture some soul.
 In the year 1873 an expedition, under direction of M. Joliet, mer- chant, and Father Marquette, a monk, cover new countries and the latter an ambassador of God to enlighten them with the gospel, left Quebec to prove the wonderful stories of the great river that coursed through the beautiful land of the West
 Sailing down the great stream, they at last by another route and for a better purpose than the Spanish had come, reached the regions of the Arkansa Indians and found the beau tiful land to which legend and rumor had led them
 After these two came La Sale, who also found the far region to be very beautiful, with abundance of peach, plum and apple trees, and vines"
 The Indians received him cordially, and in one of the best of their villages he erected the arms of the King of France and in the name of his sovereign took possession of the country.
 Leaving De Tonti, his faithful lieu tenant, in command Of Fort Saint Louis, in the country Of the Illinois, D La Sale went to France to herald his discovery and bring back colony.
 When De Tonti heard that La Sale had set sail from France he went to the mouth of the Mississippi to meet him. Failing, he sent two parties in search of the leader, and while search ing stopped at the Arkansas river.
 The country was inviting and some 
 trading post The request was grant ed, and six men were left to build q house This was in 1888, and was the first white settlement in Arkansas. It's location on the old map is the same as that of Arkansas Post.
 Thus it came about that the French government, instead of the Spanish, came into possession of the fair regions of the Arkansa Indians and began civilization which pushed the red man back-and back-and away until the last of his brave warriors 1 had crossed the Great Divide of Silence, leaving the pale race to per 1 petuate his memory in the smoothly flowing river which he loved and the pillared forest and sunny fields of maize which were his habitation ane ] inheritance.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-11

maize and groves of fruit trees were growing. Here he stopped several days, during which some of the lead ing Indians called upon him with the request that he supplicate the Great Spi it for rain, as drought was parching their fields. De Soto agreed and having a large cross set up on an eminenee overlooking the surround ing country, the whole army, headed by priests and friars chanting, moved to the foot of the cross where prayers were said.
 Fifteen thousand savages witnessed the strange performance with awe and curiosity.
 The fact that eopious showers Watered their fields the second night l after, established a wonderful awe of the pale face who had such com mand of the Great Spirit, and so long as De Soto stayed in that vicinity he received friendly treatment.
 On search for gold and glory, he could not tarry long, and so proceed ed westward until he arrived in the vicinity now known as Little Rock where he spent some time in explora , ton, but without finding gold.
 His next journey took him to the , head waters of the Saline river, where he spent a short time making salt He then took long march into the northwestern portion of Arkansas where he found some large Indian I villages unoccupied. These he took possession of.
 When the Indians returned and found their habitations occupied by strange men of another race, they donned war paint and expressed their purpose in wild war whoops impos- sible of but one interpretation.
 All overtures of friendship were re- fused by the red men, who sent a poisoned arrow into every pale face careless enough to expose himself. In addition to the havoc wrought by the Indians, sickness broke out, and before the winter had gone De Soto finding himself with but half a force harassed by savages, surrounded with trackless wilderness, began to de 1 pair Of reaching the golden country l for which he sought and determined to retrace his way to the Missis sippi, where he determined to builC two brigantines, open communication with Cuba down the Mississippi which he had discovered, and get re ] Inducements.
 During his journey back to the river he took more southerly direction
 and camped a few days in regior
 with boiling lakes" today known as
 the famous Hot Springs of Arkansas
 After a long and disastrous journey
 he reached the great river, but before
 he had crossed he was stricken with {
 deadly fever. Knowing that his houl
 had come, he composed himself fol
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-11

Florida, and to this fair country witl it's green shores fringing the sea and it's unseen reaches unknown, he made his way.
 Pizarro and Coftez had ruthlessly destroyed a civilization as old ana cultured as that of their own proud Spain. They had found temples lined with gold and a people rich with jewels. They footed the one and murdered the other for the gain. De Soto was trained to plunder and destroy. No sight of human blood could stay his hand nor no prayer move his heart if gold were to be the gain.
 But De Soto was invading a land Of barbarism, where the golden gods were mud and the temples built of trees; where the jewels of the maiden were snakes teeth and eagle claws and the riches of the chieftan was the boundless stores of nature.
 This De Soto had not yet learned and coming out upon the bank of the great river he proceeded to take possession, the first step being the erection of cross.
 Under the direction of priests with a ceremony of bells, books and censors, the sign of sovereignty was fixed, and cannon, with it's open throat pointed at the Indian village, was drawn under the shadow of it's extended arm.
 When the cross had been set and the cannon placed. the priests lifted their hands in prayer, the cavaliers clashed their swords. the trumpeters made the virgin forests ring with echoes and thus De Soto, for Charles V, King of Spain, took possession of the Valley of the Mississippi.
 The Great Spirit Sends Rain. No attempt was made by the h. dians to give battle to the Plumed Pale Face and his glittering army on the Mississippi. Completely over awed, they were only too glad to lend them canoes to cross the river.
 On the Arkansas side De Soto made his way to one of the villages of the Arkanzas. around which fields of
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-11

"A hired girl" replied Pa, promptly. Philadelphia Press.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-11

the ordeal and died as he had lived, like a conqueror.
 First Boat Built in Arkansas.
 Long before the AIayAower sailed across the Chesapeake Bay, boat had been built on the North American continent, in the wilds of the great southwest, in the territory afterWard i called Arkansas.
 After the death of De Soto his body was twice buried. Careful as they were to conceal the first place of his burial, the keen eye of unfriendly Indians discovered it. The explorers faithful followers then disinterred his body and in the dead of night took it out on the bosom of the great river he had discovered and lowered it fathoms deep.
 De Soto's effects, consisting of two slaves, three horses and seven bun dred swine were sold at auction. This was probably the first auction to be held in the new world-and the last for many years The slaves and horses brought $30,000, and the swine S200 per head, the price to be paid in gold when it should be discovered
 Then came the building of the first boat on American soil, and not one, but seven. These boats were well made, save that the blanks were thin and were not pitched nor had any decks. Instead of these, blanks were 1SiI v1-1a fl,D iTh% eff and the mariners stand to trim the sails
 Thus it happened that centuries ago the. virgin forests of Arkansas rung with the echo of the shipWright's aX and adz, and when the boats were done, the remnant of the proud army, leaving the brave leader under the waves which fioated their craft, and their comrades scattered from one end of Arkansas to the other, started hcme, after a fruitless search of two years.
 Arkansas Left to Barbarism.
 The pale face had come and gone. The cross and cannon were left, DOT tentious emblems of the peace and strife that future generations were to bring. But of this the Indian knew nothing.
 The cross rotted The cannon rust ed The chiefs that had been awed by the splendor of the white-plumed pale face, died and were put in their graves with earthen bottles and parched corn. Their sons grew to be warriors. Then they, too, passed away, and with them the memory of the pale face, and the region of the Arkansa, the Choctaw and the Ozark was left to the barbarian in which it had been found, and although De Soto had discovered the greatest of all rivers he had found it navi- gable for a thousand miles. Spain did nothing to take possession of his great discovery.
 Another Visit From Pale Faces.
 It was late in the Seventeenth cen