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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-15
MR.. TAFT ON THE AVOID
ANCE OF INDUSTRIAL
STRUGGLES.

There Is a class of capitalists
who look upon labor unions rs
vicious per Sc, and a class Of rad
zeal labor unionists who look
upon capital as labor's natural
enemy. believe, however, that
the great majority Of each class
are gradually becoming more con-
ciliatory in their attitude the one
toward the other. Between them
is a larger class, neither capital
ist nor labor unionist, w.o are
without prejudice, and l hope /
am one Of those. The effects of
the panic are not over. We must
expect industrial depression. This
may be fruitful of labor contro-
versies. l earnestly hope that
more conservative and conci Ia
tory attitude on both sides may
avoid the destructive struggles OF
the past.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-15

Best Kind of nm Investment.
Have We appropriated hundred
millions for increase and support of
our navy, whose benefits are great in
maintaining our peace with all ma
tons? Having done this, shall we
say we cannot appropriate so much
as the cost of two battleships for ru-
raj free delivery? Shall we not ex-
tend the benefits of this system and
pay it's carriers living wages, when
such extension would do more to keep
the nation protected against foreign
foes, by increasing the intelligence,
and therefore the efficiency Of the peo-
pie, who must finally man our ships,
than all the navies built by all our
millions expended? The people de-
mand this service, and 1t is not safe
to say that the thousands Of petition
ers who have asked a Republican Con-
gress to extend it, do not want it.
There is no government employe who
brings so much satisfaction to the peO-
pie who works as hard, everything
considered, and who receives so little
pay, as a rural letter carrier.
Makes Country Life Attractive.
Rural free delivery taken In connec-
ton with the telephone the bicycle
and the trolley, accOmplishes much to-
ward lessening the isolation of farm
life and making it brighter and more
attractive. In the immediate past the
lack of just such facilities as these
has driven many Of the more active
and restless men and women from the
farms to the cities, for they rebelled
at loneliness and the absence of men
tai companionship. 1t Is unhealthy
and undesirable for the cities to grow
at the expense of the country, and
rural free delivery is not only a good
| thing in itself, but it is good because
it is one OF the causes which check
the unwholesome tendency toward ur-
| ban concentration of our population,
| at the expense of the country district.
Championed by Republican Party.
Under Republican rule this service,
| fraught with so much good to the
been nurtured and cared for until it
! has become one OF our permanent in
situations, against which no really in
telligent citizen should dare to raise
his voice. In his message to Congress
in 1900, referring to this service, Pres
| ident Mckinley said:
This service ameliorates the isola-
ton of farm life, conduces to good
roads, and quickens and extends the
dissemination of general information.
Experience thus far has tended to al,
lay the apprehension that it would be
so expensive as to forbid it's general
adoption and make it a serious burden
Its actual application has shown that
it increases postal receipts and can be
accompanied by reduction in other
branches Of the service so that the
augmented revenues and accomplished
savings together materially reduce the
net cost"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-15
watter.on,. Ex-opInion OF Bryan.

watterson's Ex-OplniOn OF Bryan.
In 1896 this is what Henry Waiter
son thought of Mr.. Bryan:
"Mr. William j. Bryan has come to
Kentucky and Kentuckians have taken
his measure. He is boy orator. He
is distinguished dodger. He is a
daring adventurer. He is political
faker. He is not of the material Of
which the people of the United States
have ever made President, nor Is he
even of the material of which any
party has ever before. made caIdi-
date for the Presidency.
This youngster, who has set himsaf
up as the financial teacher Of the
American people, travels over the land
with tlreless tongue and volnIni-
nous vocabulary bland!y telling the
people of the impossible things that
will happen in the future with free
coinage Of silver when he IS utterly
ignorant Of the simplest facts Of orr
past financial history"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-15

But is it necessary that the system
should be self-supporting to entitle it
to the support of the Republican par
ty? Do we maintain schools, found
and support colleges because they are
self-suppOrting? DO we not provide
general education because that people
is greatest and most prosperous which
is best educated and that state most
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-15
Mr.. Bryan's Unsafe Record.

The Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent is doing his best to allay the APP
prehensions of thoughtful men Of his
own party, as well as the people gen.
orally, caused by his advocacy for years
of various and dangerous issues.
He seems entirely incapable of real
izing that when the people come to
weigh Presidential candidate they
must, and do, take him for what he has
been as well as for what he pretends to
be. No man can be candidate for a
high Office in this country without hav-
ing his record taken into account. If
that record has been erratic in adj
.yocacy of visionary and dangerous
schemes, 1t fixes the character of the
man and no one with such record can
be safely trusted with the administra-
ton of the government. Mr.. Bryan has
that record. -Philadelphia Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-15

1t must be admitted that Bryan ad-
vocating Roosevelt policies Is a much
more attractive proposition than Bryan
advocating his own policies. Peoria
Herald Transcript.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-15

1t was Gov. Haskell who devised the
scheme of guaranteeing bank deposits.
government guarantees of political rep
utations-New York World, Sept. %.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-15

enduring which rests on the founda-
ton of intelligence? And yet no edu-
cational influence is more far reaching
in its effects, more practical in its re-
suits, than that Of rural delivery.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-15

President Roosevelt has earn
; ed the right to be heard in the
present campaign. The people
have given him that right and
he has accepted it and exercised
it.-Kansas City Star.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-15
BRYAN STICKS TO
SILVER FALLACy.
Declines to Let the Public Share His
Present Monetary Beliefs.
Unpublished Correspondence Re-
veals Him Still Tenacious to
tho Theory Of 10 to 1.

w. J. Bryan, Democratic candidate
for President, would. If he were elect
ed. and II the conditions of the coun-
try seemed to him to become the same
as they were in 1896, favor the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver at a
ratio Of 16 to /, just as he did in 1896.
At least so he said In a personal letter
written some months ago to Capt
James Ross, of Columbis, Ohio, and
now for the first time brought to the
attention of the public.
But strange though it may seem to
the unsophisticated Mr.. Bryan most
emphatically does not want his con-
victions on this subject made public.
He not only refuses to discuss the
question, but he also refuses to allow
his former discussion of it to be
printed.
Answer to Taft's Inquiry.
However, the problem which puzzled
Mr.. Taft in his speech delivered last
Monday in Cincinnati now is solved.
And thereby hangs tale and five inter
esting letters. Four Of the letters
throw much light on Mr.. Bryan's atti
tude toward free silver" though the
most important of all, the letter which
Mr.. Bryan marked personal" cannot
be printed unless he gives his permis-
sion.
Mr.. Taft said Of Mr.. Bryan:
''He does not now say whether he is
still in favor of the free coinage Of
silver. He does not now answer the
question whether, If he were President
and an exigency should arise in which
he would be called upon to exercise his
discretion affirmatively to maintain tie
parity between silver and gold, he
would exercise that discretion"
Capt. Ross Letter to Bryan.
Last March Capt. Ross was ponder
ing on the same question, and his
wonder took form of letter to Mr.
Bryan. which in part is as follows:
ut is said by some that during fop-
mer campaigns in which you were Il
Presidential candidate that with equal
eloquence you argued in favor Of free
coinage of gold and silver at the ratio
OF 16 to l. but since you have changed
your mind and intimate that you may
In time change your mind in regard to
the question Of guaranteed banks.
Were you right then, and II the
conditions were the same now as then
would you favor free coinage Of gold
and silver at the ratio OF 10 to /?
JAMES B. ROSS"
Mr.. Bryan's reply was delayed until
May. Then he wrote letter marked
Personal" which Capt Ross refuses
I to publish unless Mr.. Bryan consents.
But Mr.. Bryan refuses to consent.
Not satisfactory to Ohioan.
The tenor Of Mr.. Bryan's reply how
ever, Is revealed in the second letter
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-15
Disxenters Hard to Find.

1t is difficult to find in Chicago or
anywhere else for that matter, Swed-
ish clergymen who are opposed to Judge
Taft. The Rev. NJ. G. Ranseen, of 10
West Huron street, Is particularly
strong advocate of the Republican can
didate, believing that Bryan cannot be
depended upon, and that he will seize
any issue to win votes. In his support
of Taft. his brother churchmen in Chi
cago include such men as the Rev. DR..
s. Pearson, the Rev. G.. A. Ellicott, the
Rev. Anders Andre, the Rev. G. s.
Ohslund of Bethel Church. Engelwood.
the Rev. Joshua Oden Of Irving Park,
the Rev. Gottfried Nelson Of Trinity
Church, Lake View; the Rev. John
Lundeen OF Irving Avenue Methodist
Church. the Rev. P. A. HELM Of the
Swedish Baptist Church, and the Rev.
Oscar y. Olson of st. Paul's Church.
The Rev. Andre, in vigorous express
sion, says: Honesty and fidelity are
inherent in the heart Of every North
man. We have no use for Bryan be-
cause he breaches class hatred and his
principles are otherwise untenable.
Should he win our country will receive
setback"
"Mr. Taft is man of the people,
says the Rev. Oden, with great expert
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-27
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL
 AND COOPERATIVE UNION - OF AMERICA --
LEARNING BUSINESS METHODS.
The Farmer is Taking His Cue from
 the Business Men.
oF AMERICA

The Farmer is Taking His Cue from
 the Business Men.
 The Farmers Union is the only great farmers organization that does not delegate it's law making power to representative bodies, but adopts the referendum system. In this it diff fers from any other farmers organiza- tion that has ever existed Kindred or ganizations, such as the Farmers Al liance and the Grange, delegated their law making power to representative bodies and this gave willy politicians and spread-eagle orators a chance to 'infuence' the body and inject into it schemes in which were hidden self ish and designing purposes-to gratl- fly the personal ambition of the said politicians. Other kindred organiza- tions were also wrecked upon the dan gerous rocks of partisan politics. With these bold facts standing out pronii. nently as danger signals, is it any wonder that those who conceived the idea of the Farmers Cooperative and Educational Union wisely enacted in to the constitution clause that pro- hibits even a discussion in a Union Of anything of partisan or religious na- ture, and that any member guilty of such offense shall be expended from the Union after a second offense.
 The referendum system is the safe ty valve that protects the Union from the swaying influence of stump speech" oratory that creeps into and controls representative bodies clothed with final power delegated to them by their constituents. It is true that the Farmers Union has it's state and na- tional meetings, but these bodies must submit to referendum vote all impor cal Unions before they can be called law of the Farmers Union. The farmers are learning business methods from business men. They have learned that when business men cooperate for the protection or promotion of their interests, they don't let political senti- ments enter into their deliberations. Two or three good cotton warehouses in each county in the south, owned and controlled by Farmers Union men, will be of more benefit and value to the farmers than anything they have ever received or ever will re- ceive through any political source Even one good warehouse in your county will be worth more to you than a dozen of your best politicians could be worth to you in the legislature. If it were our privilege to select the best investment of the peoples money in the south for the next six years we'd put all the expense money of the legislature into cotton warehouses ang let the politicians stay at home.-Our Home, Nashville, N. c.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-27
EXPLOSIVES IN DAILY USE.
Danger in Many Things That Are Con-
 stantly Handled.

Among the many things in almost constant use are some that are more or less dangerous from their explosive
 properties, properties often entirely
 unknown to their users.
 For examples, chloride of potash
 lozenges if accidentally brought in contact with an unlighted phosphorus
 match are dangerous. Bicarbonate of potash if mixed with subnitrate of bis muth, the latter remedy for indiges- tion, will explode. Iodide of nitrogen is highly explo- sive and is often combined with other drugs. It's use by those ignorant of it's danger is a menace. Salvolatile and chloral hydrate are,
 under certain conditions, as dangerous as dynamite.
 Tincture of iron and dilute aqua regia when mixed, as they often are in
 medicine, throw off highly explosive gas, which has frequently shattered the bottle in which the mixture was kept.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-27

One often finds bottles of medicine in which the cork has not been tightly pushed minus the latter, or has had a cork pop out of a bottle while held in ones hands without any attempt to re- move it on the part of the holder. This always shows that gas is forcing the cork out.
 Danger in combs.
 Every now and then one reads of ceiluloid articles, from fancy hair coif- rure combs down, catching fire and serious burns or accidents resulting.
 It would seem that every one should by this time know that celluloid con tains in it's composition guncotton and also camphor, both highly infiammable No woman wearing celluloid combs or hair ornaments should place her head near an uncovered gas jet or other un- protected light, as celluloid catches fire so quickly and burns so rapidly that it would hardly be possible to avoid serious burns.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-27
Ahcut Reading the Papers.

The editor of this department has for many years advocated the wider reading of the agricultural papers by the farmers, and also the contribu- tion to these papers more of their personal experiences. The following letter from E. c. Miller. Flora, Miss, taken from the Southern Farm Ga zette, Starlfville, Miss, is an example of what farm papers may do for man who has some sense to start with:
 Messrs. Editors: While I have been a farmer now about seventeen years, I was raised in q city and did not know what a furrow was. 1 do not want to fatter myself; but I know more about farming than some people who have been at it all their lives, and I got it all by taking farm papers and magazines. 1 raised a bale of cotton on half acre of red clay hill land that used to be a sweet potato patch, and it would not make any potatoes. I have raised two bales ol cotton to the acre, and hope to run 1t up to three next time. I have raised over 200 bushels of Irish potatoes to the acre. Peoples cattle were dying here with the SCOUTS from eating froz- en cotton. Mine were sick. l asked all around what was good for the trouble. Nobody knew. 1 saw in farm paper that carbonate of iron was a good remedy. I gave them a tablespoonful three times day and cured them in few days, saving myself more dol. lars than all my papers come to.
 I never use any commercial ferti. lizer I use barnyard and henhouse manure and muck from the swamp; take my scraper and dig all the mud from the ditches in the pasture and haul it on the land. The ditches will hold water better and cattle like it better than pond water. I also plant plenty of peas. I do not care what anybody says-nothing beats peas.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-27

the least, no less truthful than those of the other sex. It is well-known fact that all witnesses are to some extent swayed by sentiment in favor of the person in whose interests they are testifying. Allowance must be made for that, but that women are more powerfully influenced by such considerations than men l do not be- lieve. I have known women to testify the truth in great stress of circum- stances, when to conceal the truth would have been much to their ad- vantage, and when cautioned by the judge that their testimony was to
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-27
HAPPY OLD AGE
Most Likely to Follow Proper Eatinq.

As old age advances, we require less food to replace waste, and food that will not overtax the digestive organs, while supplying true nourishment.
 such an ideal food is found in Crane Nuts, made of whole wheat and barley by long baking and action of diastase Tn the barley which changes the starch into sugar
 The phosphates also, placed up un- der the bran-coat of the wheat, are in- cluded in Grape-Nuts, but left out of white flour. They are necessary to the building of brain and nerve cells.
 T have used Grape-Nuts," writes an Iowa man, for years and feel as good and am stronger than I was ten years ago. 1 am over "A years old, and at- tend to my business every day.
 Among my customers I meet man every day who is 92 years old and at tributes his good health to the use of Grape-Nuts and POstum which he has used for the last 5 years. He mixes Grape-Nuts with Postum and says they go fine together.
 For many years before I began to eat Grape-Nuts, I could not say that I enjoyed life or knew what it was to be able to say I am we'll I suffered greatly with constipation, now my hah. its are as regular as ever in my life
 Whenever I make extra effort depend on Grape-Nuts food and if ius+ fills the bill I can think and writa a great deal easier"
 There's Reason Name given bv Postum Co.,, Battle Creek. Mich Paas as "The Road to Melville" in pkgs
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-27
A FINE INVESTMENT FOR A
 SMALL AMOUNT.

The Dallas News, after speaking of the things that have been done by some towns to draw trade and show appreciation of the farmers patron age, adds:
 There is one thing, however, that seems to have been overlooked to a great extent by the enterprising citi- zns of the places which have been looking after such matters, and the the oversight is the apparent insignifi- canoe of the thing, and the fact that the cost of maintaining it would be so small. This is the provision for the care of the farmers vehicles and stock during his stay in town. While this item may appear upon first thought to be of secondary import ance, it is nevertheless a very impor- tant one to the man who drives his team to town, and particularly to the one who has to remain over all day, as is sometimes the case. It is found that in many places there are not even enough hitch racks where horses ildy DS ticu, IlOb JdhlHS lHIO dCCOUnt the fact that they should be protected from the weather also. It is a regret able fact that too many men, some times owners of the stock, do not take the care of their animals they should, not only as to looking after the money involved in the purchase of the stock, but as matter of kindness and mercy to the dumb beasts.
 Facilities for the proper care of the formers horses and mules would ap- peal to him and he would appreciate it in substantial way. These facilities should consist of good shelter, good water and plenty of shade and hitch racks. Tn many places horses may be seen in winter during the worst weath- CT standing all day in the cold and rain, tied to a fence post, with abso- lutely no protection, and in summer they are found in the same way, eX- cept that at that time they are forced to stand in the blistering sun, without any shade and probably without any thing to eat or water to drink. It costs very little to prepare such facil ities as here suggested and it is quite certain that the money invested on them by any city or town will be found to be a splendid investment on the part of the mon making it.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-27
GLAD TO HAVE HIM GO.
Toll-Gate Keeper Thought He Had Visit from His Satanic Majesty.

This is not the only age in which motor cars have created excitement and disturbance. In 1892 such appari- tions were few and far between; at present they are too frequent to at tract attention. MT. Joseph Hatton, in "Old Lamps and New" tells of the fright caused by one of Trevithick's steam locomotives, made to run on unrailed roads in the early part of the last century.
 Now and then one of these eXtraor- dinary vehicles would be encountered, snorting and puffing on the highway. The countrymen regarded them as the evil one in disguise.
 One of the cars, coming to toll gate, stopped for the gate to be opened. The toll-man came hurrying out, He flung the gate open with trembling hands, and teeth which chattered audibly.
 The driver asked him how much toll there was to pay.
 70, nothing, dear MT. Satan, noth- ing!" hastily assured the man. .Go on as fast as you like; there's nothing to pay."-Youth's Companion.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-27
FEAR TO TOTAL UP PAGES.
Men Make Memoranda of Expenses,
 But That Is All.

Speaking of starting things and not finishing them, said business man, did I ever tell you of the curious habit that an uncle of mine had? He used to carry memorandum book around with him and whenever he spent any money he would jot down the figires. We always looked upon him as model in keeping accounts. Che day I got to talking to him about it, and he pulled his book out of his pocket to show me. What was my amazement on looking at it to dis cover that not one of the pages was totaled up. I asked him, naturally, whether he never added the columns to find out how much he was spend ing He told me that he did not and never had; the practice was too dis couraging. A sense of duty impelled him to put down the items, but there he stopped. An interesting man, my uncle, although trifie eccentric"
 Not so very unlike the majority of humankind" said the business man
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-27

their own prejudice I have heard them say with tears that it was the truth and that the truth must be told
 q have never known but one case of deliberate perjury by a woman, and that was exceedingly curious. The girls lover was under trial for burglary. The testimony was vaguely circumstantial. The girl produced a diary which she had kept for the en- tire year, including the time of the alleged burglary That diary showed that the alleged burglar had been in her company at time when it would have been impossible for him to have been on the scene of the burglary
 The diary seemed genuine and the court, jury and prosecuting attorney accepted it as such. Just as the jury was about to retire, however, the at torney for the commonwealth hap pened to glance at an obscure imprint