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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
GENERAL sALEAND LEASE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that sale of COM
mon school lands will be held in the follow :
ing counties: Beade, April 18th; Kingsbury,
April 18th; Lake. April 18th; Miner, April
Goth; Dawson, April 21st; Hanson, April 22nd !:
Hutchinson, April 23rd; Bon Homme, April
18th; Turner, April 25th; Hamlin. Apr 27th;
Brown, April 2Sth; Marshall, April 2ath;
both common school lands and 1000 acres of
endowment lands.
Edmunds, April 3oth, 5000 acres of endow-
ment lands.
Mcpherson, May LIST, 5000 acres of..endow-
ment lands
Sphinx. May End,
All sales will be made at public auction at
the front door Of the court house of the coun-
ties wherein the land is situated, between The
hours Of 10 o'clock A, M. and o'clock ?. NJ
All land remaining unsold will be offered
for lease on the day following the sale, by the
several county Auditors, except in Lake
County where the date of leasing is pril Goth,
Turner, April 9th and in Sphinx, May 4th.
Dated at Pierre, February Goth. 1908.
90. DOKKEN.
Commissioner Of School and Public Lands.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
a Candidate for Governor.

The Free Press commends Hon. R.
s. Vessey, candidate for the republican
nomination for governor TO the voters
of South Dakota, not alone as public
official whose record entities him to
greater honors, but asa man Of ire
sproachable character and dfast de-
votion to those moral principles by
which the good name Of man is meas
ured. The proper place to take the
standard Of man is In his home and
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
Defendants.
THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA TO THE
ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:

ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:
answer the complaint OF the plaintiff, which
was filed in the office of the Clerk of this
Dakota on the 18th day Of October 1907, and
which prays for qnieting the title II
against the premises described in the com
plant, situate in said county: to wit:
The Southe east quarter of the southeast
quarter (SEA of SEQ of section twenty nine
{s9} and the east half Of the northeast Quarter
thirty-two 1922 township one hundred and
twelve nl2, range eighty (so,l West of the the
hundred and ffty-eight acres;
And to serve copy of your answer vert, to sad
in the City of Pierre, in said County OF
Hughes, within thirty days after the complet
ed service of this summons upon you, exclusive
Of the day of such service; and if you fail to
answer said complaint within that time, the
plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
Dated ut Piarre, S. D., October Is, 1897
GOoDNER & GoODNER.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-23

Senatorial Candidates nuay on Hust-
incs-c ubernakorIal Race.

Senatorial Candidates eu1y o. Huet-
incs-~ cubernakorlal Race.
Columbia, s. O.. July "a. The
meeting ID Anderson Saturday wit
messed the closing Of the fourth week
of the senatorial campaign In South
Carolina. The candidates have spok-
en- In twenty-three counties. with nine.
teen yet 10 be covered Thus far,
the campaign has developed little
OF interest, the candidates Following
practically the same speeches az were
made al the opening meeting In sum
ter.
The race for governor ID growing
more interesting as the campaign
progresses AZ the opening Of the
campaign there were few persons WHO
believed that Cole l.. Bleass had the
ghost OF d chance 10 defeat Governor
Martin r. Ansel for a second term.
but n0wsthefe are good many who
say that Blease win push Anael very
closely. and there are stu others who
say ina, Ne win defeat the governor,
N w Booker IA opposing Comp
troles General A. w. Jones. but Il Is
generally conceded that the incumbent
Will be reelected.
Adjulant General boyd Il opposed
By Colonel Henry r. Thompson. This
race Will Be cLose. with the chances
slightIy.ln favor 81 the Incumbent
There are four candidates for ran.
road commissioner. and three for nn-
perintendent OF education.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-23
BRIGHT TRADE OUTLOOK.
6radstreets Men Report Revlvlnn
Prosperity In tire south.

Prosperity In the south.
Atlanta, July % The meeting OF
the Bradstreet. superintendents on
Monday resulted In reports going on
record that show the conditions In the
south 10 10 repidly improving. vita
tho most optimistic outlook for fall
and winter.
These superintendents Of Brad
streets are In close touch with the
money. manufacturing and crop con.
diticns, and without an exception they
report that the manufacturlng indus
tries are better now than they were
this time last year. the crops are Gne
and money Is easy.
In their statements these Bradstreet
men show that there is activity IN all
lines OF industry, and the money Is
being expended both to capitalize
manufactures ana 10 erect new build,
ings.
With Atlanta to start with. where
business is shown to be getting better
SveFy day. Augusta, Jacksonville. NO
bile, Montgomery, Savannah, BirmlnE.
ham Chattanooga. Macon. Albany.
Charleston. and Tampa are all falling
in line WITH reports which show that
reaction from the panic has SGT in,
and that with easy money. bountifui
crops and factories rssuming business.
there Is every reason TO believe that
this fall and winter viii witness the
restoration OF prosperous times all
throughout the country.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-23
QUIET AT THE MINES
No Further Disturbance In The
Alabama Strike.
SOLDIERS STILL ON GUARD
It IL Said that shs Miners Are Anx.
Ious FOR Peaes and Enforcement o.
the Law--They Claim No Dssereions
from Their RsnxA

Birmingham, Ala, July %. Quiet.
ness, was again reported Tuesday
morning from all sections Of the coal
miners strike dIatrict.
The cavalry squadron which arrived
during Monday night from Montgom,
cry where It has been IN encampment
for the past week was allowed 20
rest In Birmingham. ana win ba held
pending arrangements for these sol
diers to take to the field Il Is sen.
orally understood that the troops will
be In evidence when orders to the
union miners to vacate houses Of the
companies are enforced. which Is set
for the next few days.
The state has advised some OF the
larger coal companies that better pro.
vision must be made for feeding tho
soldiers. II Il likely that there will
DO little change made In the camps
az Blossburg According TO one ot
the company oficials the soldier boys
could be attacked with ease from two
hills. was such plan contemplated.
Two carloads Of ptrikebreakers were
sent out OF Birmingham Tuesday
morning and no interference was ex.
perienced, w. n. Failey. an Ala.
bama member q the United Miners
Workers 81 America IN charge og tho
strike. has issued 4 statement IN reply
70 the operators card IN which he
says that the union miners are anx.
ious for peace and enforcement OF law.
Reports received TueSday are TO the
effect that there was some little pro.
miscuoua shooting At mining camps,
but noshlng worthy o. comment
Tho presence OF the troops has had
the effect os putting atop 10 the az.
sembling u armed bodies OF men
The coal Production IN this dlstrIct
Is showing no improvement and the
miners leaders say they are noticing
no desertion from their ranks
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-23

Must Die on oalloMn for thu kIllIRu
Of Ills Own Sister.

Must Die on oaIloMn for thu killing
Of Ills own Sister.
Jacksonville, FLA, July -. --.Otis
D. Smith, formerly OF Atlanta, convict.
cd last week on charge OF mHrder.
Ing his own slater. Cora Balis SmAth.
was Monday morning ssntsnced 70
death ~ Judge Can IN the circuit
court Motion tor new trial was de-
MED and Attorney nroome gave notice
OF appeal ID the supreme court The
expense OF the appeal must be borne
by the state. When asked X be had
anything TO say before sentence was
passed. Smith spoke AZ foIlowas
Il had no idea what the witnesses
against me were going 70 testify. Had
known what they were going 70 say
and II had thought that I was guilty
and about to be convicted, the result
might have been different Il would
have been much more honorable II
had killed myself What the witness.
o. against me testified % was not
true. and. II I am given the chance.
can show this"
Sentence was then passed and Smith
shivered from head 10 foot as be
heard the words from the mouth Of
Judge Call
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-23
AUTO TURNED TURTLE.

s''~n Physician Crushed 20
0'''h Under His Machine.
alg, Pa, July 70 DIR. u. b.
vellknown physician. was
80 Aiilsd and Andrew s. Nc.
manager VI The Duquesne
4al Traction company PARIS
~. vas severely shocked aud
injured carly Tuesday morn
= automobile accident
Ha men were driving from
As'.'ns'on to the city IA tie doc
..laoui AZ a sharp thru ia
y spfingiaie. a aubnrb. TIE
aseaanism broke ana the car
m. '.f an embankmant. turning
ne doctor was caswht under
ae and bis NE crushed out
ssisau vas thrown q she
2 ~ Smbankment ~ aaf.
Y. lsAoer og cuts and bruises
. severely xhockss that ~
p a hospital Dr. McGraw
NaoE aud ore ehild
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-23

intsrNailoHaI nymmaatle Teugnoy a
Frn9kfaFtamhf
Ffunhfggs0ntaeainin. July aY -.sA
numbef ~ Amegleaa FlclorieN wssa
Feeofdea - fha asia sports hol6 AnFu
Tuesday ~ ooBnseslsn Win lhA lntsi.
naltgaal etmnMalls iuafnamtRg Th@
efents iHcnie1 lhe ti6h ava hfoaA
jumps pufNnw shs shot. ths lnpls
iwmp ihe tan thsuw sad rumRims
49, ffee exercises TRr aenrfnW was
pa lhs pgist ysem. vita 80 shs high.
fst y8Ntla5a
fDha cfseb ~ PHILADELPHIA wnt
12& Gsefaa Meiaisr. l'iiSshmr, 10
iNais sfApeasf. ilggohiYn. s1i flaa
Kern, GA loNis. sl Joan AelHfar
f9lfsisufN. ggM Nak ThomnS ~ W
lnaiH sSs Mas flsgH. Rhfa6aiehls
aet FYedsyiet HaFslsafs nsusalyn.
stM ilagmaA NiaBwalA Ht lxsin.
an4 Wilhein temte. iochsulaf. 1860.
ghe klghfFi ss4ge i9s. nas ma4s 81
Wsgtar. AZ wwllsnflaNA
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-23

We'll Known instltuse az Laorunas De
ssroyed--No Insurance..

stroyed--No Insurance..
I.aGrange. Ca, July %. Tho sousa-
ern Femal college was almost
totally destroyed BY fire svnday
morning about 4 O'Clock There was
only one building left There was no
Insurance on ths building a. the time
OF the burning, the policies having
expired Loss "a estimated a nsont
$40, coo. The Gre was hfst discoy-
cred ia the auditorium building, ans
from there spreaa 70 the dornaiefy.
tho southern Fnmalo college, vas 90
second oldest college for women ~
America. Ths burnfhE VIII Be no
source o. regret 10 hundrrds % pu'
piis ans siumna 81 over MS SD
aaJolalng states. u 10 noe knows
What arrangsBs0la wa 30 mAde Ter
ne nll sensana.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-23
CONFESSES
y, PeIics Have PrObed Late
Murder Mystery.
plISG OF WEALTHY BANKER

...,,,, found in the possession q
\, Bankers FOOtman LED % Ar
y, and the Revelation Of How
,,rm.r Employer Met lsia Death.
~. July 22.-Ons Of the murder
.'.,srIes Of Paris was cleared up on
.'i,y BY the confession under skill
\, .usstbonlng Of Courtois, the foot
crested on the charge OF being
..,eated In the murder OF Auguste
a wealthy retired banker. who
4, stabbed 70 death on June s, In
home in this city. Jewelry belong
Is 3 Inc murdered man was found
~ possession Of the footman,
zhen he was first arrested he de-
having been In any way connect
vilh the murder, asserting that
laa found the 1ewelry, together
sum Of money. hidden In the
ueut Of the bankers home, and
bag spent the money, was afraid to
"a Of the jewelry. In his confes-
IN CDurtols described to the police
M 10 and the butler Remand. who
xrested several weeks ago on q
lgs Of completely IN the murder.
g INTO the bankers room ia the
Ne Of the night, and how Renard
N,lsd the banker to death while
lsuls held him on the bed. After
hh, they washed the bloodstains
w. their hands and clothing and
~ De money and iewelry from
n Remy's room. They then ar
sFa the house to give the impress
aat the crime had been com.
N By burglars.
p arrest OF Renard on June 70
ealed the existence Of an astonisn.
''ale Of Affairs In the bankers
gsholt prior TO tne assassination.
~ shown that RenaTd had become
sie master Of the establishment
IA; the very day before the muir
yas committee. the banker had
determined 70 discharge tae
Nine. Remy quarreled with
iusAand over this. and left the
That same night a quarrel
between the banker and his
Faieh, according to the evi'
secured By the police, eventual,
Inc death Of Remy.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-23
Or. WHARTON DlEs.
Distinguishes Minister Passes Away AZ
lnNrmAr9 IA Atlanta.

lnnrmnry In Atlanta.
Atlanta. July 20 AFTER an lllneaa
Of several weeks. death claimed Or.
N. D wharton. about 1880 o'clock
Monday night Al TIE Baptist Thbev.
nacle lnhrmary. where be had been
ior some time.
Recently DR.. whArl0n, who was the
pastor o. the Baptist church IN Fssrfnu.
IA. Ala. and regarded a. one o. the
ablesi men IN the southern church.
was taken M IN Gainesville. Ca.
where be had p1ne 10 spend a part
On the summer with hIa family Ne
was a. once brought % Atlanta and
taken 70 the insrmary. who're an oper.
alton was performed. lie had been
In serious condition ever since his
arrival here, but Ms phgplelans hoped
FOR the beat
pr Wharton Was born IN ornase
county. ylrginla. when ~ waa
twenty years OF ass he entered lhF
ministry. graduaiinR A. the Richmond
college, Ylad he lived until next
ApFil. Ne would have celebrated hls
nftleih year 10 ne ministry
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-23

Memphis. Tsan lnly 81 lola p.
lApaDms pFuminens geuag KEN
phis husinars mag wn8 ffo~ned IN
moon ieke. fMn mlea fgom fAis
Mltt asd affy els mslee SONIA n
Msmphls Maatay 80 ieptenmh ats
gnlied fr1n 8 foN aeei fsem wtieA "a
va srtisn ~ fhe Neirht ~ teaFB
nnetcg M tnf 4iti afu9A4s s4sfeass
Iiis bc1g Mas ffeateFe1
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-23

Mobile. Ala. Jely ~ .---AiAEasr
Cnks o. TIE Guifport Cotlsn States
League seam. abnouacea that Reilly
WI Leave AZ oncs % iola ne a..
Louis Cardinals. ~You may De nura
I sot q pretty Foo1 aam Cor tAe younE
sier . trrn hlm over 81 tAin riags
a. tte rnes with Cailpogt IN fsa pfssEnt
poSltior sale Giika
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-23

Bore Msasaga srom Mayer Moclsiland
e Mayor Bgsso.
Chicago. ill.. July 20 .-sTho n. ~.
q. A. messengers bearing word from
Mayer Mcclellan, 81 New York. se
Mayor buaae, Ut chloAgo. reached the
city hall here a. ESQ y. %, TaesdAy
AZ 7iS9 the Funnegn crossed the city
lInils ana ware Funnlne AZ fho rata %
essven miles "a hour. They weFo
thea aloven hours ahnad AZ the nohaa.
ula The one hour which had bean
lost bstweeu Michigan Ctr ana no
bart had been mnaa up balW8en iIa.
bart ana Dallon. m.
q y Thatehef. assistant physical
director o. the weas Hlae v. n 4.
A., this city. uaa IN charge ~ tao
relays between flpbnrt ava Dalton. lte
bad ihIfteen boys Win him These
boya were stsiioned n Intervals ~
qanrter az 3 mile mr. Thageh6g foi
lowed TIE runners wlgh IA aus0mo.
Bile, and whse boy had nnlehad hls
relay. Ne vas picked aD and carried
Or dlalanee Thea when me anne
snobile wnu fuli. w. 1haschaf weulA
Wash ahpad en1 Again station gha boys
az quarter ~ q mile lnlefsalh. ready
q gake the. silver tube ~ repNtl
lipn % ihia proctsa ths relays wafN
run Witaoat = hiseh ana time va
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-23
RAILRoAu cAANoE ANMoUNcgO
RsorpanlRaslon MobiIs. Jackson ard
Kan1as City Company.


Rsoruanlxnslon Moblls. jackson ard
kannas City Company.
Mobile. Ala. July ~ lleorganlza.
ton o. the Mobile. Jackson and Kan.
sas CITY RAILROAD company. through
which means TIE road viii become
Known as the New Orleans. Mobile a
Chicago railroad. viii bs perfected AZ
"a meeting 81 stockholders. They aold
meeting az Laurel. Misss. For the
purpose % ratsfying an agreement %
consolidation ID accosannce with the
laws 81 that state.
An Official announcement % this ~
feet ms bern made Frenidentsf 0uia
y. Berry, ~ New Yorh. wfo waa the
morina spirit IN fhe orgnnlKaii0n %
company WITH a aspiiaiisaiion %
Ten million collars 70 sake over me
Faliwsd. wfll D. present a. wlll ssF
erni others wh0 are pfsialnent n no
new company.
That fenrKani1Aton along plans
proposed whpn the meeslng wAe
hslS Ia New Serk would tnhs plare
wittin fhs yery nsar fefaFa hNa been
ccmmgr talk ~ ailivna circles me
past few saya.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-23

yamsasOun. s. ", Jnif - Mrs.
le,oy CoeIe soEe ti.s 49, pro9asiles
shat a. wua.a sie "a Yunf o.. o. tat
sase 80 name1 hhs 4ie1 Meut1g tes
rorgnrr ansogncea hla aa6aast q q
earwirai anaiynia ~ thA wemkn
$780, Sc hKf peisecef tRrsef
viz tsyrhElas Aa& fai4aed keF
EggaAenE.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-23
ROBBERS ARE FOILED'
Tried to Compel Cashier to Open
Bank Safe.
TImE-LoCE SAVED THE CASH
Cashier Was Then Tied Up and enc
Bandits Praassded 70 use Dynsmlts.
nat Former Eseapsd, Gave Alarm
and Prevented Rohbsry.

Ada. O.. July ~ six mashed men
rode into this place late Monday nlght
and attempted 10 nab the local bank,
while three Of the gang waitc0 near
the hank building. the other three
went 10 The home Of Cashier Meyers
and aroubing him. compelled him 70
80 10 tAe bank with them They Az
tempted 70 compel Meyers ln open the
safe.
The cashier, however, convinced the
men that the aale MAS equipped with
lime lock and that Il could not Dc
opened. Thcreupon, Two % the rob-
beru took Meyers 10 4 nearby woods
aRd tied him ap. the other four 70
malnlng AZ the bank 10 blow the safe,
Meyers. however managed 10 -.
cape from his eaptors and promptly
turned IN tro alarm, arouaina the
citlnens
Tho craeltamen jumped on their
horses and eallapod cut Of lown. They
we're pursued f0g some distance. bat
hnalIy escaped IN the darkness.
Blo0dhounds win be placed on thnlF
trall. The robbers ala NOT succeed
IN opening the eala.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-23

3"f"ffHiNM ~ NNN"Hs
aagannah. o. Iuiy 20 Nearly 4
milo on Shore A. Tybee MONDAY nllsr.
noon. nilcenyear-osd HARRY 'l0yntt,
while - sNliamlrg vita Wyiiy f3run.
nj. non ~ fhe aaFnnnnh hgalih On.
csr, mas killed ~ a IarRa hsh shns
sprnng over bruRners heed and struck
ne other Hwlmmtr nqasrely. taking
him eowa Into she water Neilher 40.
peafef aeair
From ire survivors, Description. M
eie gsa mna probably q porpolaa thns
pecame friahifaed Whon saadsnly ~
ptnaeAlaN Hrupner and lsapad 70 ret
clear ~ hlm. witheus bnving sson
t,oyftl. nbo vas following
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-23
y 'As MISSION rIHlD.


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-, aaa the pleanart eur.
~. aar payentr somo n
ne aaraaale ana nora
anuag sAs wonon q
'.rs babe many ~ har
Apuaay. praparasory
M a's asart Esr cratrai
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ksf ewn sssssts q,
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Evening journal., 1908-08-29
Peoples Column

out a lot of rromisorv notes.. II
Uncle Sam is short BY loose inancer-
ing. or unavoidable causes. he should
resort to economy, aud a close collec-
ton Of all his assets. and if sheer
necessity Of funds confronts him, he
should borrow on bonds of such time
and length as tho occasion would seem
to justify
If we keep on, we viii have as many
kinds Of government money, as there
are colors to Joseph's coat. To make
q lot of ready made money, and to
give the handling Of it 20 a special few,
on second hand collateral. is peanu-
financiering for Uncle Sam to resort to.
II is putting a powder mine under
sound finance. The way 10 avoid, panics
is to remove~the cause. Sound gov
ernment financiering and legislation
will do more to keep or panics, than
anything else See later. under the
head of Trusts. and Tariff.
Every time Uncle Sam feeds a Money
Panic with his Promissory Made-to-
Order Money, he only obligates him
self to the Money Sharks.
There are but three chief ways to
possess money, ramely, TO earn it, to
find it, and to steal it. To earn it.
one must give legitimate labor Of some
kind to obtain it, To speculate. in.
herit, or rattle for it, is Ike finding it.
To steal it, is to get it any old way,
either through refined legislative
schemes. and dirty business specula-
tions. or the Drawer, hut less genteel
way of a bodily hold-up.
The great mistakes our people make,
which are largely responsible for the
periodical panics, and financial stagna-
ton. is the reckless speed with which
we rush through life. In our haste
end selfish pursuit of gain, we forget
that our Grand Constitution calls for
Equal rights for all, and special
privileges to none"
We legislate for the powerful corpor-
ate interests, special favored industries,
or huge capitalistic combinations. il
is false to say, that We all have an
equal chance. The prosperity Of this
country will never be established on a
stable basis. until individual interests
and enterprise is relieved from It's
handicap. in the race with Corporations
and Trusts
This can only be done, by curbine
and restricting chartered privileges
given corporate bodies.
Yours truly.
J. s. Richardson.
Wilmington, August 2s.
Evening journal., 1908-08-29
Notes and Comments

The up-to-dae press agent is in doubt whether his
star should elope with Young Turk or on an aeropane
New York Evening Post
The young who brings girl pound box OF candy
every Sunday evening viii always be welcome-unt
another young comes along with two pound box
Oklahoma Capital
Indiana in the doubtful list with strong leaning
toward BRYAN this juicy bit OF political nforma
tion the world is Indebted Hon. Tom Taggart.-Ch
cago Tribune.
After kndiing flame in a maiden's heart young
man discovers the necessity of feeding the flame with
oysters or icecream.-Chicago News
Mr.. Bryan is stll calling for more money Why, what
did he do with the $50 Nebraskan people contribut
ed week before lastg-Philadephia Press
Mr. Taft is going fishing He will have to construct
some wonderful yarns before he hope TO sell them
at 81 a word-Chicago News
physician is a candidate for mayor of Detroit The
brother practitioners who reported TO be work.
ing for him win probably be accused of doctorng the
returns.-Cleveland Leader
Evening journal., 1908-08-29
Editorial Opinion
Tariff Revision.

Tariff Revision.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Mr. Taft is an honest advocate of the
policy of tariff revision. His views on the
subject We're announced as long ago as
September. 1905, when he spoke at Bath
Me-. in a way that Jared the confidence
of some of his colleagues in the Repubi-
can party. The position assumed by him
then was redeclared by him last week al
Hot Springs II elected president he will
convene Congress in special session as
soon as possible after his inauguration TO
consider the whole question Of tarim re-
vision. In so doing he would be carrying
out the pledge Of the Republican platform
Mr.. Taft means precisely what he says
and nothing more. He does not promise
to make revision an effective policy. Con-
gress alone can do that, and it is, unfor'
tunately, not possible for a president 10
confne Congress in special session to the
object for which the special session was
convened. 1t ought 10 be possible to do
so. but 1t is not, and nothing is surer
than that the opponents of taric revision
in Congress viii seek to defealt that issue
by raising others in no way germane TO
it, With this contingency, however, Mr..
Taft has nothing to do. His only oblga.
tion is 70 vitalize the pledge of the Chi
cago platform and put the reasons for
tariff revision squarely before special
session in presidential message.