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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
THE REAL ISSUE.

Before another issue of the Reporter
shall have been published the demo-
cratic party national standard bearers
will be named and the platform of prin-
ciples announced.
William J. Bryan will be the nominee
of the party for president, it is not a
difficult task to opine what the plat
form will be and that it will voice
nothing but democratic principles,
broad enough, clear enough and sane
enough that all who believe in a gov
eminent by and for the people can rally
to the support of the ticket.
The real issue in the campaign of 1908
is easily understood by those who are
conversant with the conditions as they
have been made by the republican ma
jority in congress-, especially during it's
last session, and the refusal of that
party at it's national convention to give
any tangible proofs of relief.
The campaign of 1908 will not be one
Of party but of principles. The old has
passed away and a new condition con-
fronts the people of today. The real
issue is whether the people or a few
shall rule. Is ours to be government
by the RockefelIers, the Morgans and
other special interest or are the COM
mon people to have voice in the shap-
ing and making Of the laws that they
are supposed to obey?
This is no time for an appeal to party
prejudice but we do appeal to your
patriotism and your love for justice
and right.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
DISTRESS SIGNAL,

When vessel upon the lake or ocean
gets into trouble-up goes the distress
signal. It's the same way with your
stomach, when it gets into trouble,
when you are trying to over work it
up goes the distress signal. The
little dyspeptic pains you get, the dull
feeling, is the distress that your stom-
ach puts up.-1t wants help, the best
way to help the stomach is to give it
rest, you don't need to stop eating, but
you must put something into the stom-
ach to do the digestive work while the
stomach is resting. You must put some
thing into the stomach that takes the
place Of the digestives juices.
We say to you. Let the Pxosene Re-
cipe do the work while your stomach is
resting, we say this because the Prosene
in the Prosene Recipe is as near to the
digestive juice as you can get. Have
your druggist put up the Prosene Pre-
scription for you will be surprised how
soon your stomach will get into natural
form again. The Prosene Recipe is:
Compound Tincture of Cinchona, one
ounce; Prosene Compound, one ounce,
and Sherry Wine, half pint. Dose is
. tsaspoonful in wine glass of water
before meals and at bedtime.
Prosene Compound is prepared only by
the Cooper Phsrmacal Company, Chic
ago.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
REPUBLICAN, REFORM.

The following is Bryan's comment on
the tariff plank of the republican plat
form:
The platform says that the democratic
party stands for Stree trade and the
other for protection" The democratic
party does not stand for free trade. 1t
stands for material reduction OF the
tariff and wants it Immediately. No
party proposes the abolition Of the Gus
toms house, and those who wrote the
republican platform were compelled to
misrepresent the democratic position
because they could not successfully as
sail it. To have stated the subject
honestly, the platform ought to have
said, 1.-THE democratic party stands for
reduction Of the tariff, the republican
party for revision" but as The platform
does not say whether the revision is to
be up or down an honest statement of
the real difference between the parties
would have been embarrassing to the
republicans. The platform says that
thesdemocratic party stands "for con-
traction Of the American influence, the
other stands for expansion That is
palpably untrue. The democratic party
believes in the expansion of American
influence, but it does not believe in
carrying the flag to any place where the
constitution cannot accompany it. Why
did not the platform writer's say that
the democratic party opposed colonial
ism and that the republican party favor
ed colonialism? Why did they not use
language that correctly states the diff
ference between the positions of the
parties? But here is the choicest con-
trast: "the one (the democratic partly
has been forced to abandon every posi-
tion taken on the great issue before the
people the other (the republican partly
has held and indicated all" Three
republican congresses have declared in
favor of the election of the United
States senators by the people. Has the
republican party held and vindicated
that? For answer read the vote of
seven to one in the republican conven-
tion by which this reform was repudi-
ated. The democratic party has not
abandoned it's position in favor of tariff
reform, but it has compelled the repub-
lican party to advocate tariff reform
during this campaign, even if there is
every indica ton that the republican
leaders have no intention of fulfilling
the promise. Has the democratic party
abandoned it's position on the trust
question? On the contrary it has
forced the republican party to admit
that the trust is an evil. Has the demo
cratic party abandoned it's position
on Imperialism? On the contrary it's
position has been so vindicated that
the republican party does not dare to
announce it's purpose to maintain col
onial system. Has the democratic party
abandoned the position that it has long
taken in denouncing favori5ism and priv
Hedge as the sources of great injustice:
On the contrary it has forced repub.
lican president to recognized the dan.
ger of swollen fortunes and to cry out
against them. 1t can even congratulate
itself upon the endorsement of the in.
come tax, a democratic doctrine, by q
republican president.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
CRIME OF 1908.

The Philadelphia North American, a
republican organ entirely out of tune
by reason of it's old-fashioned honesty,
says:
'The republican party is about to go
before the people with the mongrel,
hybrid, cheating, swindling thing Ia
beled the Aldrich-C Cannon Currency bill
as it's claim to the ballots Of the Amer
lean workers and businessmen, already
long suffering and embittered victims
OF the gamblers of New York"
Here are some Of the things which
the North American said of the new
currency law above referred to:
This law will mean the turning over
of the treasury of the United States to
the gamblers of the New York stock
exchange for period of six years.
at will mean the making of good
times and bad times of bull markets,
bear markets according to the pleasure
of Rogers and Rockefeller in the Ma
tional City bank and j. p. Morgan in
the National Bank of Commerce.
at will mean not the slow and Ger.
tain movements of contraction and
imitation by the natural laws of com,
merce, but sharp changes forced at will
by the master gamblers.
ut will mean the gift to the CHIEF
enemies of the nation of the power tc
issue or retire half billion dollars
exciting speculation or compelling dis
aster according to whichever best suits
their betting book.
"What the effect will be upon the
coming elections we do not know. We
do not know what measure of punish
ment long-suffering people will inflic
upon their betrayers.'
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
The Sioux Citv nlatPorm is ono th

The Sioux City platform is one that
all democrats and many republicans can
endorse. The platform calls for law
that will prevent depositors losing
placed in the banks. Had we such law
a few years ago hundreds of people of
Adams county would today rejoice be-
cause it would have saved them from
loss by the failure of the Corning
State Savings bank. Oklahoma has
the new law and it is working to the
satisfaction of all. The plan was sug-
gested by W. j. Bryan number of years
ago, but little attention was paid to
the recommendation at the time. The
recent panic and the renewed sugges-
tion of Mr.. Bryan and satisfactory test
given the law by the new democratic
state of Oklahoma has made the propos-
ed law very popular. The democrats of
the state propose to try and get such a
law passed by the coming legislature.
Some of the bankers are contending
that it will place the INSCRIPTIONS bank
er in the same pot with the banker who
conducts legitimate business. But
how is the public to know who is safe
banker? All people put their money in
the bank with the expectation of get
ting it on demand, but do they always
doit? No. 1t has only been few months
since cash was very scarce in this
county and Wholesale houses were ask
ing their customers all over the country
to make their remittances in cash be-
cause the city banks refused to pay
cash. Give us guarantee law. Then
the people will be safe with their de-
posits in any bank. The clever banker
will get the business and the banker
with a boil on his liver may have to
quit, but the deposition will be safe, boil
or no boil. Corning Free Press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
EDITOR GREEN SCORES HEPBURN

S. M. Green, editor of the Charlton
Herald progressive republican,, has
with his family been visiting friends in
Clarinda, and while there attended the
republican county convention. The fol-
lowing portion of letter written to
his paper gives his impression of Col.
Hepburn:
'sIf the national republican ticket
lacks a speaker who can cope with Mr..
Bryan, and who will appeal to the pro-
gressive votes of the middle and far
vast this year, they can thank such
men as LATE Young, Geo. D. Perkins, J.
r. Lacey and Ernest E. Hart for it.
Most of them are sore-heads and have
personal spites against the Governor
that guided them completely in their
actions at Chicago. Even Col. Hep
burn, though not delegate, butted in
and helped keep the vice-presidency
away from Iowa, for fear it might give
the progressives some recognition. If
the Colonel had known the feeling of
his district better this year he would
have keep out of the Chicago fuss. He
has velvety words of praise for the
4 Governor. while all the members of his
political machine in the district knife
the Governor and even bolt him at the
election.
81 attended the Page county repub-
lican convention here last Saturday as
a spectator, and Col. Hepburn was pres
emit. In little speech he said he was
glad there were no Indications of fac
tionalism in the convention; and then
the Colonels political managers in Page
county put through as dirty a piece Of
political spite work as have ever seen,
defeating the senatorial committeeman
for second term merely because he
had been an active progressive in the
recent primary.
'If the Iowa standpat leaders had
secured the nomination of Governor
Cnmmins for vice-president at Chicago,
as they could and should have done,
i would have believed their sugared
words about wanting party harmony in
Iowa. And if Col. Hepburn's managers
here last Saturday had reelected the
senatorial committeeman, as they did
both the congressional and judicial COM
mitteemen, might have believed the
Colonel's velvety words in praise of
Governor Cummins. But the attitude
of the standpat leaders is false to the
interest of the state and the party.
They secretly lead bolt to destroy
those who do not please them, while at
Z the same time they give them false
j praise. They fool the progressives into
voting for themselves, while at the
same time they knife every progressive
they can reach.
"That is the spirit that governed the
standpat delegation from Iowa to the
national convention, and the spirit that
has governed the leaders of the stand
& pat faction in Iowa, who at the behest
Of the corporations are engaged in de-
stroying' Governor Cummins at any
cost.
ssH they now think that Governor
4 Cummins is destroyed or that the pro-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
The Headaches of
Growing Girls

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If there is any time In girls life
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09

Personally, there is no nicer gentle
man in the Sixth congressional dis
trict than Nate Kendall, but he is as sure
of defeat next November as the repub-
lican nominee for congress as that day
comes. Dan Hamilton, the democratic
congressman from that district, and the
only one from Iowa, will defeat Kendall
as easily as he defeated Maj. John F.
Lacey. Mark this prediction.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09

gressive cause in Iowa is dead because
of the recent defeat at the primary and
the famous action of the delegation at
Chicago, they are nightly deceived.
"a mighty repulse does not destroy
a movement for the things that are
right. And it is long lane that has
no turning. S. M. GREENE"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
Democratic State Ticket.

For United States Senator
CLAUDE r. PORTER
OF Centerville, Appanoose County
For Presidential Electors at Large
JOHN E. CRAIG
OF Keokuk, Lee County
c. G. LOOMS
OF Des Mones, Polk County
For Governor
FRED E. WHITE
OF South English, Keokuk County
For Lieutenant Governor
d. A. RAY
OF Humboldt, Humboldt County
For Secretury of State
JULIUS RUGE
OF Carroll, Carroll County
For Auditor of State
G. E. MUNROE
OF Oskaloosa, Mahaska County
For Treasurer of State
JAMES S. CUNNINGHAM
OF Knoxville, Marion County
For Attorney General
CHARLES A. ROGERS
Of Eldora, Hardin County
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
CAP Il. MILLER
OF Sigourney, Keokuk County
For. CLERK of Supreme Court
, Ito fill Vacancy
GEORGE r. WHITTEMORE
OF Sioux City, Woodbury. County
For Railroad Commissioner
MACK j. GROVES
OF Baskerville, Emmett County
For District Presidential Eector Eighth District ::
w. H. DEWEY
LOf Charlton, Lucas County
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09

Say, you old soldiers, Fred White,
democratic candidate for governor of
Iowa, is an old soldier. He was a good
one, too. Why not give him your vote?
You won't have chance to vote for
many more old soldiers. They are get
ting old fast.-Mt. Pleasant Free Press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09

Before the campaign begins the re-
publican presidential candidate
is known as "Short Weight" Sherman,
owing to his opposition to the weight
amendment to the pure food law when
under consideration by congress.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09

II the old soldiers desire to vote this
fall for comrade they will have the
opportunity to do so for governor if
they vote for Hon. Fred White, the
democratic nominee.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09

Walter Wellman, perhaps the great
est political writer of the day, says
that the temper of the republican con-
vention reminds him of the Minneapolis
convention which nominated a losing
candidate. The fear of democratic
success at the polls is like a pail over
the convent ton.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09

Sherman has been in congress for 20
years, is banker and has always been
trust favoring standpat tariff wall re-
publican. His nomination is conse-
quently immensely pleasing to Wall
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
DemocratiCiCounty Ticket

For Representative
E. J. SANKEY
OF Leon
For Auditor
WALTER OSBORNE
OF Burrel
For Recorder
MISS SUSIE SEARS
OfIDecatur
For Clerk of Courts
j. l.. MENDENHALL
OF High Point
For Sheriff
w. H. LLOYD
OF Decatur
For Treasurer
w. @. COZAD
OF Morgan
For County Attorney
GEO. W. BAKER
OF Leon
For County Superintendent
ELI HUTCHINSON
OF Woodland
For Coroner
THOMAS PENIsTEN
OfLeon
For Members Board OF Supervisors
DENNIS DAUGHTON
OF Center
H. 7. RAUCH
OF Fayette
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09

The Seventh district congressional
contest between Hull and Prouty will
result in the election of c. 0. Holly, the
democratic nominee, is the judgment
of the Reporter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09

Popular opinion when aroused is the
most dangerous of all factors. Public
opinion is able to accomplish results
that nothing else can bring about.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
Democratic Senatorial Ticket

For State::Senator, Fifth Sena torial District
DIR. FRED A. BOWMAN
OF Leon, Decatur County
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09

Fight the devil with water fire is
his fayorite weapon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
Democratic Congressional Tickle

For Member of CONFESS, Eighth District
w. ID. JAMESON
OF Shenandoah Page County
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
We Own and Control 500, 900
Acres.

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elsewhere We are established nine years. We do
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WESTERN LAND CO.,
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09

Small town millinery all looks alike.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
CASH QUOTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

New York, February 3, 1908
feature during yssterdays session The opening
net unchanged points lower, with
with the showing Of the European cables. HavTe
1Lcai'ged 70 : franc lower and Hamburg also lost
fnctuaon, which probably nothing
local opening the market showed movement with
worlds visible supply statement was axaabe during
showed da Sgt Of nae az @ no aG ese &c On 1 the ars
an increase of 755,ooo for year
IS a5 bags on February last year Decrsasins
supplies are e1pected from now until the end of the
upon the attitude those hold visible
which is divided between holdings
about coo bags and strong interests. The
ceipts reported for the day were odarste reacbi8r
= 600 bags at the Two ports against % oo0 for the same
eejBts a the sooioo bags against
1922 600 bags years ago market for spot cot
# e t Sif & DG5 @ S'e@2 Win With quotations On the basis
I5e United States for the week 1861 900 bags
amount New York reported 50 O54 bags The weekly
lows esracs 57oo bags neadsg soooo s to tho tho
erc Rio sbirn1e5tS 20 @ ITe b aRe -,eo & TO ne Cape
5or the Ined States 2s coo for Europe Santos
ana an tIe0 % 70 Europa Santos siipaents. 21so0o
for Europe Victoria cearances 10 Europe 1900 bsre
% coo Bania movement was as follows Receipts.
go bags ana TO the rest CT Europe = 900 bags The
for The week against $4,000 week a4I 900 last ear
coTIoN-The cotton market was irregular within
range OF 10 Points showing a pretty steady undprtone
on the whole with the close steady al net advance
OF & 2gs points Sales for the' were estimated at
1.oVgG bales The market opened steady
q '1l POINTS On higher Liverpool cables
ana good Liverpool spot sales There no sign of
pdlI support, however. he few minutes
ne a.et reacted under local bear
ny the full estimate for receipts al Houston
~ the decline brokers believed represent the recent
Gun ieaders were buyers ana II
same Interests were buying in Liverpool
relatively STEADY and quotations
middle q the day to about opening figures Later
the market eased of again renewed pressure from
local sources an easier New Orleans market and New
orleans selling orders which accompanied by
ports OF an easier turn In the Southern markets,
me close was or Points the
months Il result OF Early reports from
Southern spot markets indicated unchanged prices 10
decline OF 3sc- Private wires from New Orleans
tna cotton was lower 10 sell 1t rumored that the
National Gtnners Association a report on
February showing the amount Of cotton glnned
the en1 OF January. Local beartsh On
untaEorable general trade conditions
vices were received from Liverpool an optimistic
character concerning the outlook business In Ian
casire and on the Continent. New Orleans rallied
points after the close OF the local market
The range Of contract prices IN
as follows
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04


II soc for niedling Gulf sales. bales Southern
quiet unchanged HE: sales zoo bales: savannah
quiet unchanEed at c sales 9e bales: Baitinore
nominal unchanged at 12c augusta steady. unchanged
12e: Little Rock steady I1do lower &c: Houston
also bales Galveston quiet unchsnged at II &c sales
100 bales Memphis steady unchanged az II &c sales
8eo ba!es Etated Eeeepts 5d at 5 Leading points for
sss week and % sss last year: Galveston 900 TO
and at New Orleans 1900 $1,000. against 10 9s8
Cotton Exchange special Liverpool cables: Spot cot
ten fair business o66 Soins sales 1oS9o bales
al American: micdling Upland. esod opened
advance of i al points February 5s1d February-
March $500 MaFehADr april Iaia 5ssa Apri;May 5s7d
s75d: august -ssPssHbss; ssed; ssptenbef- octobef
ber, o4sd, Naaohss;er-Yarns dun and declining:
FLOUR AND MEAL-Flour was barely steady to-
DAY at old agotatiGHs at The only 'ransaetiOns Of
dull and without ehsnge The following are prices
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,eas sold I'd s.c Unexpectedly sirons hv
Ttsnosftiou % shorts This was too~eo =.
rsasd decline by after which tae ,h. cav
-sS,aIy steacied up holding for the balance o %
SHADE higher than Saturday en- the hag haa hem
evidence that commence L.
uo sn1onr the big operators the days oes.io
oent. rather indicated that short sellers .xnart
big break
..csS and there little disposition 20
good bulEes buiis ys.-a-,eori III
ty OF MnAsd al Airs:L
rsnorts OF smaller ArEentine onerngr e rt1caro and
buyers OF wheat IA
snn,sson houses bought Of and on az ro.nnar.d
1t 10 bush the previous wee. H ss clear and
. eos but reports Indicated ;aat Ihe p,anl ~.
ssiy good covering OF snow bsses -, The "a loads
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