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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10
The Widow Pension Bill

The widows pension bill, which is of
great interest large number of Ken
tuckians is tied up in conference COM
mittee and there are no indications that
the deadlock will be broken soon. The
bone of contention is the date when
marriage shall have taken place. AS
the bill passed the House it provided
that the marriage must have occurred
prior to 1890 in order to entitle the
soldiers widow to a pension. The Sen
ate amended the bill so as to strike
out this limitation and to pay all
soldiers widows S12 a month regard
less of the date of marriage. The House
conferees are standing out for the
House provision and the Senate confer
ences are equally insistent upon the
amendment of the Senate.
In support of the position taken by
the House conference against the SEN
ate amendment it is asserted that in
good many instances especially in the
vicinity of soldiers homes women of
questionable character are marrying
aged veterans with a view to making
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10
Masonic and Knights of PythaS
Barbecue.

Hartford Masonic Lodge and Rough
River Lodge, No.110, Knights of Pyth-
las have chartered the Hartford Fair
Grounds for Saturday June 20, 1908,
at which time the two lodges will join
in giving the biggest barbecue ever
given in Ohio county. The proceeds
of same will be applied to the compile
ton of the new hall in Hartford. The
Masons will have one of the best Ma
sonic speakers in the State; and the
X. of P. Lodge has made arrange
ments 10 have one of its big State
speakers present. The Ohio County
A. S. of E. Order has been especially
invited and it is expected to have its
State President, Hon. ]. Campbell Can
trell, present. The lodges have en-
ployed the best brass band TO be found
to furnish music; and arrangements
will no doubt be perfected for some
good racing and fine show horses.
A committee has already been appoint
ed to furnish edibles for this occa-
sion. All the secret societies in Ohio
and adjoining counties will be invit-
ed
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10
MICHIGAN STATE UNION.

The writer had the pleasure of at
tending the State Union A. S. of E.
of Michigan which met at Reed City,
last week. He found plenty of EN-
thusiasm in the Society and was
given splendid reception by the
people of the State and by the citi-
zens of Reed City in particular This
beautiful little city is located about
80 miles North of Grand Rapids on
the q. r. G. |. system. 1t has po-
pulaiion of about 5000 and its people
arr. wide awake and know how to
make the stranger within their gates
feel at home. The town is the home
Of quite a number of thriving manu-
featuring establishments and has
two strong Banks. We have never
been in a town of its size with so
good hotel accommodations. The
Slate Union was treated to banquet
by The Board of Trade which would
have done credit to a City of 10000
inhabitants. The State Union dele
gates were men of high order of in
telligence, and all its officers are the
most popular men TO be found in
Michigan. Almost all the business
men of Reed City belong TO the So
cirty and this fact made the meeting
all the more enjoyable. This part of
'he State has been very heavily tim
brrrd but the Woodlands AK" has al
most done it's work, and now only
miles of thick pine stumps may be
seen along the railway. Potatoes and
Beans constitute the principal agri-
cultural crops, but quite a good deal
of PEPPERMINT oil is also produced. Thi:
crop was new TO us and our lack of
knowledge concerning it was as great
as theirs in our tobacco crop. Some
time in the near future we may write
an article on this most interesting
farm product.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10
In Memory

or Mrs. Lucy Jane Reed, who depart
ed this life March rs, age 10 years and
months. Her maiden name was
James. She was twice married. Her
first husband was Capt. Benjamin Du-
vail. To this union was born two chill
dren. one died in infancy, the other a
girl who became the wife of Z NJ.
Royal who preceded her 10 months
ago.
Her second Husband was Mr.. Reed,
who departed this life several years
ago. She had been in feeble health
for several years. She had relatives
al Select Ohio county. Since the death
of her daughter she had resided with
her grandson +. l.. Royal.
She leaves a son-in-law and five
grandchildren and two great grand
children besides other relatives to mour
her loss. After services by Elder r.
j. Brandon at Friendship church of
Christ she was buried beside her
granddaughter.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10
Bryan'S Enemies Lining Up.

The nomination of Themes E. Wat
son for the presidency by the Popu-
lists puts one seceder from Bryan's
own camp into the field against him.
Another of Bryan's enemies from his
own household will be nominated
when the Hearts Independence League
or National party meets two or three
weeks after Bryan's nomination by
the. Democrats. The "walkout' of
the Minnesota and the Ne
braska delegations does not alter in
the slightest degree the fact that the
bulk of all of Bryan's old Populist
supporters are against him in 1908.
They gave him hundreds of thou
sands of votes in 1896 and 1900, fur
nished him a chance to boast that his
poll in 1896 was greater than Cleve-
lands was in 1892, and were the ele-
ment which gave him the strength
among the people which placed him
higher on the roll than Parker.
This fire in the rear on Bryan is
certain to tell powerfully against him
in the campaign. The selection of
Samuel w. Williams of Indiana for
the second place on the Watson ticket
is admirably calculated to weaken
Bryan at strategic spot in the DEM
ocratic line. The Democrats started
out by announcing that Indiana was
one of the states in which they in
tended to make an especially active
canvass in 1908. Watson as candi-
date of the Populist party, received
only $500 votes in Indiana in 1904,
but it is probable that his poll will be
larger in the state in 1908. Bry-
an will get all the Southern
States which Parker carried, ex-
cept possibly Maryland and Ken
lucky. Maryland went against
him in 1896 and 1900, and Kentucky
turned him down in the first of those
years. Kentucky gave him a short
lead in 1900, but it went against the
candidates for State officers in. most
of the elections since 1900, in which
he made a personal canvass for the
Democratic nominees.
While the Populist will see to 1t
that Bryan will make no conquests in
the West in 1908, Hearts party will
fix things so that he can have no
chance to carry any of the Eastern
States. Hearst has personal grudge
against Bryan and so has Hisgen, the
man whom Hearst favors for the pres
idential candidate of the Ildepend-
ence Leaguers for 1908. Hisgen was
the Hearst nominee for Governor of
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10

Under the headline Advice To The
Ignorant" the Hartford Herald makes
a strenuous attempt to mislead its
readers by quoting one line from The
Republican and following it by a spiel
which is wholly unfounded and as
foreign from anything We said as is
possible TO imagine. 1t is no doubt
awakening 20 a realization of the fact
that it missed the mark as a news
paper in criticising us for giving in
formation concerning matters of pub
lie importance and resorts to misrep-
resentatiOn to cover up its short
ness. 1t absolutely refuses to quote
a sentence or paragraph from our col
ums, but instead takes disjoined
word or phrase and tries to make
something out of it that was never
intended. Nothing new about this
however this has been its tactics for
the past twenty-odd years.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10

unlimited 10 the Mass convention at
greensboro Saturday April Is. AS we
understand the proposed constitution
and bylaws 1t establishes an organi-
saiion independent of and in competi-
ion with the American Society
If Equity. The following pro-
.ision relative to membership
qualification and county organi-
Eation we think bear out this idea
conclusively:
ANY person is eligible to member
ship in this association who is a
grower of tobacco or is in sympathy
with the object of the association.
Each county in this association
shall have an organization composed
If delegates from each voting pre-
cinct. each precinct being allowed one
delegate for each 10000 pounds of to-
bacco controlled.
The proposition to ratify the pro-
posed constitution and bylaws IN
mass convention at Owensboro which
will complete the organization, is I'M
fair 10 the outlying counties and gives
undue. advantage TO Daviess county.
The Ohio county Union refused to
ak" any action in the matter but
every member of the A. S. of Z. who
wants to maintain the Society should
go 20 Owensboro April Is and use
Ills influence and vote to thart the
proposed plan to support the America
Suciety of Equity with a new organi-
cation. Mclean county has gone on
record in opposition to the scheme
and if We will turn out. enmasse we
can deal a knockout blow.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10

convention have not yet been fixed
upon, but these details are of no con-
sequence. Some date between July Is
and 20 has been named Professionally
as the time for the opening of the
Hearst party's convention. The men
at the head of the party will see to it
'nat the convention meets early
enough to prevent even the most san
guine Democrat from getting exuber-
ant over the chances of his party.
Ihis years campaign promises to be
more exciting than any which the
country has had in the past third of a
century'excert possibly that of 1896,
ana The 1896 result is likely to be re-
peated, though perhaps with a little
more emphasis than in 1SsC.-Globe
Democrat.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10
u. +. bARAkAI, Proprietor.

Massachusetts in 1907, and he was
the second man in the voting. Guild,
the Republican, carried the State, but
Hisgen stood next to him in the total,
and the Democratic nominee Whit
ney was third. Under the leadership
of either Hearst or Hisgen-and one
or the other of these is reasonably
sure to be the candidate-the Lea
guers, or. Nationalist, will make a
strong canvass. A large majority of
their votes will be drawn from Bryan's
side. Bryan is we'll aware of this.
and on this account he has tried hard
TO conciliate Hearst, but the effort
has been vain. Hearst announced
several weeks ago officially that his
party would not support Bryan. The
date and place of the Hearst party's
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10

themselves eligible for pensions for
life when their veteran husbands die.
This practice the House conference in
sit should be given a hard blow by
congress. Those who are keeping a
close watch on the controversy go
ing on in the conference committee
predict that there will be compromise
which will make the law apply only
to soldiers widows whose marriage
took place before 1900.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10
JOHN c. BLACK.
HENRY F. GREEN,
JOHN A. McIlhenny,
specially,
Commissioners.

Officeholders must not use their Of
fices to control political movements,
must not neglect their public duties,
must not cause public scandal by their
activity. Letter of President, June
10, 1902. Twentieth Report, P. 1851
The influence of Federal officeholder
should not be felt in the manipula-
ton of political primary meetings and
nominating conventions. The use by
these officials of their positions to COM
pass their selection as delegates to
political conventions is indecent and
unfair; and proper regard for the pro-
prieties and requirements of official
place will also prevent their assuming
the active conduct of political cam
paigns. Extract from Executive in
structions of July 18th, 1886. This
instruction was written by Mr.. Roose-
welt in 1856 while he was a member
of the Civil Service Commission and
was promulgated by President Cleve-
land. 1t has never been revoked and
is now in effect though grossly viola
ted.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10
FEDERAL OFFICERS
MUST LOOK OUT
Civil Service Commission
Sends Out Letter
Stable Door Locked After Horse
Has Been Out Some
Time.

Treasury Department Circular No.
Office of the Secretary Division Of
appointments. Washington March, 81
1908.
To Officers of the Treasury Depart
ments and others concerned.
BY direction of the President, the
appended extract from a communica-
ton of the Civil Service commission
to the President under date OF
March % 1908, relative to political
ACTIVITY on the part of competitive
classified employees, is published for
your information and guidance. \
strict compliance with the requirement
of the Civil Service rule referred to
therein will be enforced. George b.
Corelyou, Secretary United States
Civil Service Commission washington
ID. C., March %, 1908.
The President:-TheC Commission in
recommending punishments for viola
tons of subdivision of Civil Service
Rule has heretofore been guided by
the fact that the rule was one only ad
opted in June, 1907; and that while
the Presidents instructions prohibiting
political activity on the part of COM
petitive classified employees have been
public ever since 1902, yet in actual
practice the effective and thorough 60
fnrr nfT Of hn in
structions in this connection has on
ly dated from the adoption of the rule
in June last, which gave the Civil Ser
vice Commission the right to investi-
gate and report on charge of improper
political activity on the part of those
in the competitive classified service.
For this reason the Commission has
heretofore been lenient in recommen-
ding punishments. But a sufficient
time has now elapsed for us to assume
that the Civil Service rules are under
stood throughout the service, and we
believe therefore that the time has al
so come for a somewhat greater degree
or severity Tor the penalty inflicted
at least in aggravated cases. We recon
mend therefore that the several Depar'
ments be requested to publish to their
employees in the competitive classifi-
ed service the fact that any man violat-
ing the provisions of the rule
in question renders himself liza
BILE to punishment by removal.
We deisre that the subordinates
in the several Departments ac-
quainted with this recommendation
so that in the event of any miscon-
duct by them in the future the Com
mission may feel at liberty to recon-
mend their removal.
We have the honor to be. very re-
specially,
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10
FOR The BUSY READER.

That the Kentucky statutes imposing
tax on distilled spirits in bonded
warehouses does not violate the Fed
eral Constitution was asserted by the
Supreme Court Of the United States in
decision handed down Monday by
Justice McKenna in the case of j. b.
Thompson VS.. the Commonwealth of
Kentucky.
Representatives of the Louisville and
State Law and Order League Monday
urged Gov. Wilson to call out the mill
tia and to call special session Of the
State Legislature in order to put down
lawlessness in the tobacco-raising dis
tricts. Gov. Wilson reiterated his pre-
viously announced views but said he
would announce his decision in few
days.
The Governments of both the United
States and Mexico have been troubled
by the growing distrust of this coun-
try on the part of the citizens of Mexi-
co, who believe that the United States
has sinister designs on the United
has sinister designs on the territory
of Mexico. The relations between the
two Governments were never more
friendly and the feeling that exists in
Mexico is ascribed to injudicious news
paper articles.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10

Never before has he (the colored yo.
teri had a chance TO assert his political
independence to so good an advantage
as now. Hartford Herald. Is this an
invitation to them to bolt Taft? If
not what does it mean? We know
you will do this after the nomination
should he be the Republican candidate,
but are you not afraid of losing your
influence as the specially appointed
guardiant?D for Ohio county Republic
cans, by beginning too early?
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10
BARGAINS AT
Barakat's Variety Store
Main Street, Hartford, Ky.

will be compelled to leave Hartford for few weeks
absence native land and in order reduce my stock
and obtain sufficient funds to make the trip offering
the following remarkable bargains and reductions Call
and see my big stock which consists Of everything usually
kept in rst-cass variety Economical buyers find
chance here.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10

Last week the Indiana State Republi
can Convention named Nice-Presidrnt
Fairbanks for President, without "a
dissenting vote and with an enthusi-
asm unbounded. Senator Beveridg"
will make the nominating speech Al
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10

A few months ago our local con-
temporary, and many other Demo-
cratic papers, were claiming that
Roosevelt had turned Democratic, sto-
len their thunder, etc. Then up rose
Mr.. Williams, their leader in Con-
gress, and warned them against this
sort OF talk. Since then they have
been as silent as the grave on this
point.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10

We publish in another column a
splendid summary of the new school
law passed by the recent Legislature.
A careful reading of it will give you
a good idea of the system establish
ed. We will be glad to answer
through these columns any question
concerning the law and it's workings.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10
THE NEW TOBACCO 0RGANI-
ZATI0N.

Elsewhere in these columns will be
found the constitution and bylaws of
the proposeu new Green River Tobac-
co Growers Association, as it will be
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10

Louisville has been the scene Of NOR
unpublished crimes in the past twenty
years than all the rest of Kentucky.
not leaving out the mountain tends.
Strange those good people never
thought OF organizing a Law and
Order League" until now.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10

The Populists have gone back on
Bryan. In their national Convention
last week they refused TO listen to
the voice of the delegates from Nebras-
ka. and nominated Tom Watson. The
Pops" seem to be wiser than the De-
mocrats. They can at least learn from
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10

If Kentucky Republicans turn down
our neighbor, Indiana, in the selection
OF a Presidential candidate, what may
we expect in return, should we ever
present a candidate from our own
State? The Republicans of Indiana
have stood by us, like brothers, in our
darkest hours
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10

The Hartford Herald says ii does MOI
care who the Republicans nominal"
for the Presidency, but in the sam"
column il places President Roosevelt
on the stand to prove that TAFT is tn
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10

More than three months ago Surveyo
of Port bearing resigned and accepted
place with the L. & y. R. R., az
$4,000 per year. His successor has
never been appointed and Judge Dear
ing is drawing a salary OF 5000 per
month, $500 from Uncle Sam and $500
from, the railroad
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10

Behind the Hartford Herald support
of Taft for the Republican nomination
is its i'll concealed hate of Indiana,
and hence the candidate from Indiana.
In its late issue it strains to convince
Ohio county Republicans that it never
said anything but loving words about
Taylor and Powers.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10

The Hartford Herald has rendered
itself TO the Republican party of Ohi'
county for the position of official or
gan. Wonder II it will hold on
through the county contest next year?
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10
FRIDAY APRIL 10.

Democratic interest in the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Taft by the Republicans
remains intense.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-02-26

Thirteen years ago this week Public
Opinion was born. Although a weak
ly child at first, it soon developed into
IA strong. healthy youngster, and now
feels just in the prime OF life; strong.
healthy and prosperous, with con-
stantly increasing patronage and con
tinuously growing coterie of readers.
We have tried earnestly TO make a
newspaper that would be welcome in
the home that would contain every
happening of public interest in Win
neshiek county hit to print. and that
could be depended upon at all times
as a paper which endeavored TO give
the facts about public matters. That
we have succeeded even beyond our
own anticipations is evident from the
fact that we have built up this enter
prise to it's present proportions in
composition with newspapers which
are rated as among the best in the
state. There is not city in Iowa
and we do not believe there is one in
the United States the size of Decorah
which has four such newspapers as
Decorah. judged from every standard
of newspaper efficiency. More money
is spent in equipment, in salaries,
more columns of home news printed,
and greater effort put forth by these
four newspapers to give their readers
full value than in any city of its size
in Iowa. We appreciate most heartily
the friendships gained, the business
coartesies extended to us, and the out
look for the future. We shall continue
TO devote our utmost energies in the
same direction as in the past. and as
pire to merit the confidence OF grad
ually widening circle of friends
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-02-26
TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS:

The U. S. government says we cannot
mail your paper at second class rates II
you are more than one year in arrears on
subscription. This leaves no alternative
for US. Look up the address tag on this
paper and see that your paper is paid
for 10 date. Editor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-02-26

Atty. Gen. Byers" in a recent opin-
ion, puts an end to saloons in Iowa
owned and operated by breweries. He
holds that this is contrary to the pro-
visions of the mulct law and that no
corporation or brewery can legally be
owner of a saloon. The custom has
been quite general throughout the
state and this opinion will change
matters materially.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-02-26

Let them squirm ana wiggle all
they may. the Cumminsites can't get
away from the fact that there was
nearly million dollars surplus in the
Iowa state treasury when Gov. Cum
Minis went into office, and now the
state is in debt. The state taxes have
been increased. and yet there was not
enough TO satisfy their greed. Let
them say that the legislatures have
increased appropriations. yet the fact
remains that Gov. Cummins has sign.
ed all these bills and approved them,
or they would not be ON the statute
books. Gov. Hughes of New York
has been big enough to veto the loot
ing of the state treasury. but not
Cummins. OH, no. A statement OF
the expense account Of the state
officers of the Onmmins regime would
be- interesting reading to Iowa tax
payers just at this time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-02-26
FRANK j. STILLMAN.

A New York Irishman was visiting
friend in the Adirondacks and was
taken with a desire to go hunting.
Borrowing gun from his friend he
set off alone in search of game. Some
time after his friend heard distant
report OF gun. A few minutes later
he heard some one shouting. From a
window he spied. in the distance. his
friend. hot.footing it for home, and
behind him bear. gaining at every
step. Nearly spent. the pursued
reached the door just in time to cry
out:
Quick, Mike! Quick! Open the
door I'm bringing him home
aloive !''-Ex.