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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19

reconcilable faction in his own state. a
fractional dissension which means the
loss of votes.
Democratic Unity.
AS against this obvious disunion on
the Republican side is complete unity
among Democrats. 1t is perfectly true
that there are several possible candi-
dates for the presidency ia the Dem
ocratic party. This is as it should he.
The Democracy does not want cut
and dried convention, with the nomi-
nation of any zone man foregone
conclusion. The party wants several
candidates and expects that the names
of several men will be presented to its
convention. No doubt .Judson Har-
mon will have through his friends a
hearing there. Doubtless the name of.
Senator Charles A. Culberson, the
leader of the Democratic minority in
the senate and n man against whose
patriotism and Democracy no word
of criticism can be uttered. will be
offered for consideration. Probably,
too, Governor John A. Johnson will be
suggested to the delegates, and his
work in the cause of Democracy i'm
the northwest. where to be a Demo
crat means to take long chances po-
for the claims of his friends. Possibly
Judge Gray of Delaware will have
his state delegation. and it is just
barely possible that Massachusetts
may present the name of former Gov
ernor w. L. Douglas of that state.
But multitude of candidates does
not necessarily mean a number of fac
tional fights In the Democratic or
ganization today there is no such bit
ter personal fractional fight as that
which is tearing the Republican party
to pieces in Ohio or in New York In
the Democratic convention every man
will have his day in court. So far as
know, and have been in position
to watch the matter rather carefully,
no aspirant for the Democratic nomi-
nation has so conducted his campaign
as to prevent either his receiving the
loyal support of any other aspirant
should he be nominated or to estop
him from giving his own support to
whatsoever may be the nominee of the
convention.
The President and Labor.
Within few days. possibly before
the publication of this letter, President
Roosevelt will send in another mes
sage which will probably make the
conservative element in his party
stand against. This one is going to be
chiefly on labor questions. 1t is going
to urge amendments of the antitrust
law so that it can no longer be used,
as thus far it has been chiefly used.
against organized labor. The admins
tration has been alarmed by the three
decisions of the United States supreme
court bearing upon the labor question
within the last two or three months.
Every decision has been against the
interests of labor and the working peo-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19

tary direct, but is drawn by the mem
Der. who signs Il voucher in which he
testifies that he has paid out that
amount for clerical help. The secre-
|taries complain that in many instances
they are compelled to work for SIS
a month or less. while the money in
tended for them goes to the members.
In other cases members either keep
the entire allowance themselves or
give it to members of their families.
The secretaries take the apparently
logical position that congress intends
to furnish its members with clerks or
secretaries and that the money should
be paid directly TO the clerks instead
of passing through the hands of the
members.
The Justice of the claims of the sec
retaries is self-evident. Every men,
Der who is at all in touch with bis
constituents has work enough to keep
secretary reasonably busy and the
money for the service should go to the
Herson Who renders it. Congress lib
crafty supplies each member with an
Office. with unlimited stationery, free
postage and Incidental supplies and
salary of-S75O0 year, with mileage
sufficient to enable him to travel in
luxury and stiff-effect saving.
The attempt to- supplement these
generous perquisites', by intercepting
any part of the money allowed for
clerical service is contemptibly petty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19
Bryan Strong i'm Ohio.

poll of the democratic members
of the Ohio legislature shows 53 for
Bryan, nine fo- Harmon and one for
Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland.
Six refused to commit themselves and
eight were ab3cht-a total of II. OF
the eight absentees, six are almost
certainly Bryan men, one is for Har-
mon and one is in doubt. The house
delegation from Hamilton county, Gin
cinnati, where Judge Harmon resides.
furnished six of the nine votes record
ed in his favor, three were non-cOm-
initial and one was for Bryan, with
Harmon for second place. In the SEN
ate the Hamilton county delegation
stood one for Eermon, one Tor Bryan
and one who was sick and absent,
probably for Bryan. although he is a
warm personal friend of Judge Har-
mon. The Cuyahoga delegation
fCleveland) declared strongly in favor
of Bryan. The. extent of the Bryan
sentiment among the legislators. was
a surprise to even the most ardent
friends of the Nebraska statesman.
There is feeling among the DEM
ocrats that the Taft-Foraker contest
will result in such a split in the re-
publican party in Ohio that a demo-
cratic Legislature will certainly be
elected. This legislature will choose
q successor to Senator Foraker.
Ex-Governor Campbell, one of the
leaders of the Bryan movement, is in
the lead as candidate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19
The Jumping Off Place.

Consumption bad me in its grasp;
and had almost reached the jumping
off place when | was advised to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery; and |
want to say right now, it saved my
life. Improvement began with the first
bottle, and after taking one dozen bot
ties i was a well and happy man
again." says George Moore of Grimes
land, N. C. AS a remedy for coughs
and colds and healer of weak, sore
lungs and for preventing pneumonia
New Discovery is supreme. so cents
and 81 at all druggists. Trial bottle
free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19

pie in general. 1t is true that the ad
ministration is not responsible and
should not be held responsible for
what the United States supreme court
may do. But it so happens that every
law which the court has had occasion
to cOnstrue bearing upon the labor
question has been Republican law,
and two or three of these statutes We're
enacted during the reign of Roosevelt.
The court has declared unconstitution-
al the act making employers liable for
damages for accidents occurring to
employees during the prosecution of
their duties. 1t has prohibited the boy
colt as a combination in restraint of
trade 4 lesser United States court has
even declared that to publish the name
of firm as unfair" is illegal. These
decisions, coming one fast upon the
heels of the other. have naturally wOr-
ried the president, who is very much
in politics today. His pet candidate for
the Republican nomination. Secretary
Taft, is somewhat unpopular in labor
circles because of the eaSernesS with
which when he was United States
Judge he seized upon the device of gov
eminent by injunction and gave it the
widest use that ii received anywhere
in the United States.
There was talk enough about Taft's
hostility to labor before these deci-
SionS We're handed down. AS a result
the whole politics of the administra-
| ton recently has been directed toward
| correcting the feeling among the mem
| berS Of organized labor that Taft and
| the administration do not stand for its
| interests. One illustration of this has
| been the sudden removal from Office of
Public Printer Stillings. Mr. Stillings
| had been public printer for nearly two
years despite the bitter protests of rep
| resentativeS of the Federation of La
| Dor and of other organizations. On the
labor side Stillings was charged with
having Systematically violated the
statute fixing eight hours as the work
| ing day in all United States offices or
shops. More serious charges were
| brought against him bearing upon his
personal relations with contracting
firms having supplies to sell to the
| government printing office. The fight
upon him was really led by the labor
unions and has ended in complete vic
tory, although only six months age
NIr-Roosevelt wrote letter to repre-
sentative of one of the unions caustic.
ally rebuking him for having com.
planned about the method by which
Stillings was elbowing out union men
from the printing office and replacing
them as rapidly as possible with non
union men. The president seems to
have seen new light on this subject
but his very belated action in removing
Stillings makes one wonder whether
the near approach of a nominating
convention and a presidential cam
paign had not something to do with 1t.
Washington, d. c.
WILLIS ]. ABBOTT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19
Just Petty Grating.

The decision of the secretaries to
members of congress to form an or
ganization for the purpose of protect
ing themselves from their employers
calls attention to a system of petty
grating in effect in Washington for
years. Under the law each member
of the house is allowed $125 a month
to'pay for the services of n secretary
The salary does not go to the secre-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19

republican program for tariff re-
S to revise it higher by impos-
lximum tariff rates above the
t high rates, which will be
he minimum rates. How the
i'd combines must be laughing
sleeves, and how willingly
/ come down" to carry .out
Program.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19
is ENDORSED FOR
SUPREME RECORDER
Fay Halves Camp, r. N. A. Supports
Miss Myrtle E. Dade in Candidacy
to Succeed Mrs. Fielder.

Fay Halves camp, r. n. A., last
evening at the regular monthly meet
ing endorsed the candidacy of Miss
Myrtle E. Dade for supreme recorder
of the society. Icing the first camp to
take such action. Miss Dade has been
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19

Cannon for pclicy's sake, but Taft
trough choice, seems to be the atti-
9e of Illinois republicans. What an
irable hold the Danville politician
on the affections of his party in
wn state
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19

Uncle Joe Cannon has carried the
machine in republican politics in Hi
nois, but he has not yet carried the
party. Still he may do that too-if
he uses machine guns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19

a w.. ,wn writer declares Fair
banks is not / cold man. He is prob
ably simply chilly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19

Speaker Cannon declares he never
swore in his life. If this is true then
Uncle Joe has never lived.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19

VI Chicago, the Record-Herald,
the Illinois situation and its
non "favorite son" proposition
,-rs~<Axsa> ght when it says:
AT last a genuine popular interest
is being taken in the Cannon boom.
The republicans of Illinois, who have
been silent SO long, are speaking.
They are speaking rapidly, tumultu-
ously, as if their feelings had been
corked up and we're now bursting all
barriers. 1t is a sort of contagion
running up and down the state. and
It makes the Cannon boom as reson-
ant as wet sponge.
1.-THE limit of Cannon enthusiasm is
pressed in the comment of Fred w.
Dham: so fa- as concerns the con-
essional district in which | live, I
pect to see two delegates for Can
n on the favorite son proposition
for Taft for the nomination.
'hus Cannon is reduced to prop
on. Nobody expects him to be
mated. The republican voters are
erly opposed to his controlling the
gates in the interest of some other
y 10 ctionary. But as a favorite son
proposition he will be tolerated for
one ballot
''In such troubled waters it hardly
seems worth while to fish for the com.
pliment, and such a compliment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19

cents per week.
r in advance.
ms of argumentative.
or religious, must
yttached for publica-
.icles will be printed
natures.
Sselicited from every
I Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19

connected with the Royal Neighbors
for Is years as beneficiary recorder,
an appointive Office. The present SUI
preme recorder is Mrs. Winnie Fielder
of Peoria, who has announced that she
is candidate for reelection.
The question of consolidating the
Rock Island and Peoria offices of the
society will be taken up at the head
camp in Chicago in May and in the
event of such consolidation the Office
of beneficiary recorder will without
doubt be abolished and the supreme
recorder will become the actual in
stead of the nominal head of this de
partment. Miss Dade has had the
greater share of responsibility in the
past, for the figures show the Rock
Island Office has done in the last year
five times as much business as the
Peoria Office. Miss Dade has been in
'strumental in systematizing the work
of her Office. introducing a number of
devices of her own creating to handle
the large business with dispatch. Dur
ing the last year her Office has taken
care of three-quarters of million dol
lars worth of business, the increase
i'm membership being $4,000, raising
the insurance i'll force s146,SS1,500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19

A little love, lit, wealth,
A little home for you and me;
It's all | ask, except good health.
Which comes with HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea.
Harper House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19

We could send you thousands of tes-
timonials from people restored to
health by HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea No other remedy so effective
and sure. 50 cents, tea or tablets
Harper House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19
February 10, 1908.

dig your way out?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19

,autiful-just perfectly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19
,ublican View of Cannon.

# the leading republican news
VI Chicago, the Record-Herald,
the Illinois situation and its
non "favOrite son" proposition
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19
lGUS.

d Weekly at 1924
I Island, Ill. I'm
Ice as second-class
i POTTER CO.
The Ordway new era., 1908-04-24
The Pa:hes Of Fate,

The imperial glory that once was
Spain's long since passed from her.
and Il is reported thA, pathetic and
tragic admission Of the fact is 10 Be
made in Madrid hy dismantlinc the
Pantheon Of the Spanish colonies aud
dispersion ~ tts valuable collections
among the libraries and museums ~
the city. says the BOSTON Herald The
site is needed for other purposes the
fact political which the building sym
bolizcd 70 Longer exists. and The
sooner present and future genera.
tons are nd Of a rrmindcJ q: pa>.
national waste and ualadmiuiS,ra-
ton, the better Thus the argument
runs Greece. Rome. Cagtharc. spain
and Holland, each have had their ia,
ot empire on the sea VII loado7
ever witness such = scene as Madrid
is 10 See Aud Berlin sccr London.
The Ordway new era., 1908-04-24

ingly of education believe IN both but nhe viii
avail if something , no added to the nation
prosperity essential foundation hui Il Is only
foundation upon built the uIrruure Of the higher
spiritual hfe for otherwise itself the uai"ra! prosperity
will amount with education 1t nNSay that We
children trained not mrn III nA'nS and "T-
ing elementary branches o learning >riN dHnN
but trained musraly adcluac, the 'rrn'7CasinG
demands growth Of ndUsrai>u iTani &eT'ui
ura handle rafts trained IN hcara> trnN 20 b" more
efficient workers field Of human Bat h must te
than that the will ultimately down They
be trained the elementary branches o! righteousness They must
trained shall naturally them ahor that which Is
shall dmorraN take tn" Na' Whc must and
shall taxi among the nations of The earth
do believe teaching what not be pacN't do not want
regard the things o the body
life as 1t TODAY contrary would tell ever, that
duty pull his weight take d! himself and
dependent upon HIM He do any Thing for Others
made that he Will Ike burden upon 9TH
able his own livelihood 10
able do her part housewife and mother. But all
the shall Wtth m" that that the
shall realize that after rui has vn reached The Of
the Of h> material unG but
,tlc con.rarr VI caor, ~n other r>Ions
The Ordway new era., 1908-04-24

The progress OF the enormous now
system OF water works OF New York
city has made necessary the creation
of u large new aQucduct police force
for the patrol and protection OF the
watershed The chief of the force is 4
popular college eradicate and society
man, Tho uows Of hiS appointment
brought applications to takS he civil
service examinations from 800 college
men. who are attracted by what they
regard as vacation in the beautiful
scenery of the Catskills, with 500 !
month Ms gratuity The physical cN-
amincr OF the civil service commission
pronounced the candidates the finest
body OF men, physically he had ever
examined. and the Young men came
away from the mental tests grinninE.
and declaring tina; they were easy
Tho aaucduct force ought TO be able
to rob the city police ~ its title Of
the finest"
The Ordway new era., 1908-04-24

Defective designing Vas The cause
Of the collapse o, tic eznt5lcvc- hrtdSc
across the 81 Lawrence r.ve- al o..
see several months aSo according -
the report % TIE roysl commission Al
pointed to make az Investigation Tae
designer used the standard formulas
in computing the strains. Sa; u tAe
opinion of the commission he >houl.
have modified them. s. the N=5dsc vas
larger than any ;hs; Aaa hilhe-,a been
attempted on the oAatilevcr pr.atzQle
II is easy to say this now. fo1 al e..
si0eers know more about ;hc suh5ce,
than before the falling bridge demon
stEated that the old formulas v-e-s
incorrect, But it IS importza; II fn-
tGre hrdsc-suildeTs. as well SIS 10 the
public, that an adequate explanation
II the ouehee accident has been
found
The Ordway new era., 1908-04-24
An Appreciation o, Affection.
COLORADO.
oRDwAY.

An Appreciation OF Affection.
Mcst mon appreciate affection. and
are disappointed when they fail to
md It demonstrated In their wives.
They appreciate 1t In equal degree
with tho wifc who likes to bo assured
that her husbands every thought Is
for her happiness. a man is not only
called upon to sacrifice many OF his
bachelor cnjoyments when he be-
comes engaged. but when he liz mar
ricd he has still other tribes to fore.
go. says the New York Weekly. II
is for the pleasure and JOY OF having IA
wifo and home OF his own that he Is
moro than proud OF his partnership
Everything works 30 smoothly that hc
is happy. very happy: and still there
comes TO him special thrill OF sweet
ness when his wife puts her arm
around his neck and whispers In his
ear that she loves him-loves him
very much. No girl could await the
alteration OF hcr lover with greater
JOY than a man does the tenderness
showcrcd upon him by n loving wife.
But just IA some men grow lax In
their attentions To their young wives
so do too many young wives forgot
to keep ever burning the furnace VI
their loves upon the domestic rcarth.
The Ordway new era., 1908-04-24

The English advocates Of wouaaas
suffrage have made their demands =
real political Issue A resolution in
their favor vas recently adopted N
the convention OF English Liberals
Their bin vas read a arst time in the
souse, practically without opposition,
though ii will go no further. Press
dispatches tel Of 5 really worried
London police, assc-; thai the cabinet
ministers never know what Will han,
pen to them next, and aver ths; M-.
Asouith never leaves home save in
the company Of two detectives. Even
he has oapitnlated to the extent O. re-
ceiviae depatason Of the National
Union Of wonen's Suffrage Societies
and admitted that their case Was pre-
senfed with unusual precision and
persuassvenessr
The Ordway new era., 1908-04-24

This sign is permanent, Al.
TO the front OF the main %s(
the Lydia L. Pinkham% ~ NJ
Company, Lynn, Mass.
What Does This Sign N....
1t means that public inslscl
the Laboratory and methodsIs
business Is honestly desired, n
that there is nothing abont Y. :,
board"
1t means that a permaneD,i
ton Is extended to anyons y !.
and verify any and ali si,,.' y
made in the advertisement MI.
+. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn,
Is it a purely vegetable COM
made from roots and herkI,5
out drugs?
Come and See.
DO the women of Americaa,s|
ally Use as much of it as we An +
Come and See.
Was there ever such A ,,r,l
Lydia +. Pinkham, and i tk,1
Mrs. Pinkham now to WHOM
woman are asked to write.
Come and See.
Is the vast private corespcH.
with sick women condue.S \
women only, and are the le,,suh
strictly confidential?
Come and See.
Have they really got lettuh
over one million, one huH
thousand women corresponds!
Come and See.
Have they proof that Iyal
Pinkham's Vegetable Compuii
cured thousands of these wuua!
Come and See.
This advertisement Is onbI
doubters. The great army Of W
who know from their own eru
experience that no medicine ii
world equals Lydia L. hlhu
Vegetable Compound for fsnikl
will still go on using and beiyl
Gifted by it but the poor dodd
suffering woman must, for ks
sake, be taught confidence, ,iorhi
might just as well regain heiMl
The Ordway new era., 1908-04-24

II Is verT hard to- aazaa ot one
roan1Ty 70 understand clearly -hs govern
neaial machinery Of another auuit I
yoa clearly complainant the workings Of
the English government, and En sure the
English 90 no1 understand vour svs1e-n
quite a. YOU Do yourselves This forms Of
government DO not, after al, make ss
much difference Is We have supposed Enr-
and preserving the forms Of manE-chr.
ls as democratic as America The rer11.s
ot people maE he trusted 70 ind its OWL
WAYS 10 express itself, II this affair Of sy7-
eTnmenral organization. ] do moi regard
The Ordway new era., 1908-04-24

II is the same old story. North.
soutA, east and west the farmers are
short Of heln. II the men looking for
work would add to their applications
No objection to going in the coun.
Try" they would probably have choice
ot any number Of Jobs.
The Ordway new era., 1908-04-24

r la. and -hs a, aerri b., those deo'ns
he utlo' -ng d,s,r' nnd u III The ether
arao aoto" minds
the7 T.,>, mental may transmitted
srH transmitted from
ih,l may particular
vo. -og-h srr bnle> ot which
THIS tlc>e actions
nd-Wayes a,73uc the theory discussing
both .a>. ousr The Of every
a1sylaas generate, A,r rncn~o The -nany per
increasing Them e tina, iler generate
Sach rhr and purPo~y cultivate strong
3ss-7es with Tins Il The th
y auy dominating good susceptible 10
these mental sa'ed ty other minds. aon-
The Ordway new era., 1908-04-24

1he tact that New York has . rsr.
rot that swsars in six languages Is
Ssaag ssths widely advertised. II is
cersaaAg queer how vety fond New
FORA On b q fts various Forms q
The Ordway new era., 1908-04-24
Educate
the Child
Moral and Spiritual
Training Essential
toGood Citizenship
n, PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT. IL. ID.

doubt il there is any lesson more essential
10 teach in an industrial democracy like ours 'hah
the lesson that any failure TO tram the average ei'
zen TO belief in the things of the spirit no less than
the things of the body must IN the long run entail
misfortune, shortcomnc. and possible disaster upon
th, nation itself 1t is cmnrntll right that We as
Americans. should he proud Of our material prosper
ty: and it is also cuuncntly right that We should
nrlc ourselves upon our widely dltru>cd and cNcrd-
The Ordway new era., 1908-04-24

ent form Of our government does moi suit the
Japanese depend upon II they VIII GET thaf does
suit them As matter Of fact, the present is
considered to suit the present need Constitutions
grow, they are not made N moment. Your own
is rscastang itself and reiniareIn itself
stantay and progressively why deny it' The japan
constitution is granted by the emperor, and AL his
loyal subjects confidently rey upon his wisdom to
propose any changes necessary to adapt to the nssas
Of the time-of COURSE with the consent Of the inn
psEsal Diet