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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-06-25
TAFT AND THE PHILIPPINES

There are probably but a
small per cent Of the voters of
the United States who ever
think about the condition of
the people of the Philippines.
They are just forgotten in the
daily exactions of ur modern
civilization. But as we bought
the Philippines and are con-
tinuing to be responsible for
their welfare, we should know
how they are fairing under
our "benefcent assimilation"
AS Secretary Taft, the Re-
publican candidate for Presi.
dent. has been the virtual
dictator of the policy of the
United States towards the
Philippines, the conditions
there may take on political
significance.
in recent issue, the Inter.
Island News published at
X mboanga, p. l. said:
Taft's sympathies are al
together with the great and
po verful, and in his estima.
IT, IL, the rights of property are
paramount to the rights of
m..n. He is a natural born
autocrat, and, with a hungry
M b of place hunters back of
hi:n, would set about creating a
strong centralized government
which would be the stepping
st. ne to the abrogation of the
m st cherished rights of the
American people. In our
estimation, his government of
the Philippine Islands proves
this beyond all dispute, since
it was was one continuous as
sault upon the rights of the
people through arrogant con-
troll of the judiciary, abolishing
trial by jury, appealing from
verdicts of mot guilty increas-
ing punishment on appeal,
denying American citizens the
right to keep arms, and the
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-06-25

minimum, which is said to be
the Republican plan of revision,
would only maintain trust mon
opoly and add to present prices
on products from those coun-
tries with which no reciprocity
treaty existed.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-06-25

Press Dispatches CLAIM that
Mr.. Bryan is not certain of
enough votes in the Denver
convention to give him the re-
quired two-thirds. 1t is likely,
however that he will have the
required number and will Sc
cure the nomination on the
first ballot. In case of his
nomination Governor Johnson
should receive the nomination
for second place without op.
position. He would material
ly help the ticket and make
democratic many of the states
which are now doubtful. Mr..
Johnson would probably prefer
not to accept such nomination
but when it is shown that his
candidacy is 50 necessary to
party success he would un-
doubtedly yield to the general
demand. The democrats of
this state are of one accord in
the desire to lave him as a
candidate on the ticket, be-
cause they have great admira-
tion for him as a man and
public servant and because of
the great strength he would
bring to the party.-Pink
Paper.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-06-25
WHITTIER ARE

WE UhlE IlN0s
There would seem to be no
doubt that Mr.. Taft if not en-
tirely acceptable to Wall Street
expects to control Taft aud has
doubtless had assurances it
will do so. But a specter arises,
as the result of Republican
policies, that may we'll make
an honest citizen stand aghast
at whittier we are drifting.
That we'll known fiuancier of
Wall Street, Henry CLOVIS, in a
speech delivered before the
Manchester Economic Club on
May Goth. gives US an inkling
of what may be expected.
ut may surprise some to
learn that the great power con-
centrated in the Presidents
hands by Congress has made
the great corporations, includ-
ing the railway companies and
banking institutions, ambitious
and eager to control the FEEDER
al Government itself, and they
are resolutely working to con-
troll it as far as they can
by the force of capital.
but as unobstrusively as pos
sible.
ALREADY they are sub rosa
powerful political machines.
In this connection it is signi-
ticant that some large railway
and banking interests have
identified themselves with the
Taft movement"
The success of the Demo-
cratic party. therefore, is all
that will prevent the rule of
plutocracy, and the plundering
of the people with greater and
greater effect than ever before.
Defeat now may never be
retrieved.
With all the powerful in
fluence of concentrated wealth
in the hands of the Republicans
and their alliance with trusts
and combines, if successful at
the coming election it will be
nigh impossible to dislodge
them hereafter.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-06-25

Bring your waist, collars,
cuffs. stand covers, doilies. ETC.,
to be embroidered. Lessons
given to children and adults
in cut work, eyelet, shadow
wallachian, silk and Hedebo
or Danish embroidery at No.
200, South Second Street. In.
quire for Mrs. Larsen. 617.3
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-06-25

ended. 1t is not difficult to
decide whether those citizens
of great wealth who were dele
gates to the Republican Con-
vention are Interested in Re-
publican politics for their
pockets sake, or whether they
are just patriots like the Office
holders and expectant Office
holders that made up the bal
ance of that interesting gather
ing, but a shrewd guess can be
made that they were not there
for their health. The candi-
dates nominated, and the plat
form adopted would indicate
that the millionaires were the
guidingstars and their interests
were carefully provided for.
The question has been asked,
show much did it cost?" 1t is
safe to say millions.
Mr.. Charles P. Taft, the
brother of Secretary Taft. when
asked by the New York Herald
whether he had not thus far
laid out $6oO.OOO to win the
nomination for his brother re-
piled: "No such thing, no such
amount of money has been
spent. 1t is ridiculous" Still
it must have been expensive
in money, or promises to have
fixed" Boss Cox and to get
the Ohio Republican organiza-
ton into line, when still sore
from the effect of the last cam
paign. Publicity of what has
been spent and who received it,
would perhaps help to clear
Secretary Taft's skirts, aud
until Charles Taft explains the
exact figure and just how the
money was expended, we must
expect to hear exaggerated ac-
counts of the immense sums
spent by the candidate'a
wealthy brother, who is willing
to make any sacrifice to land
the Secretary in the White
House.
1t is safe to say that Publicity
will not be forthcoming, for
some of the items of expendi-
ture would not add to the en-.
thusiasm for the candidate and
would only help to more strong
ly impress the public mind
with the fact that money
makes the Republican elephant
get move on himself.
At Washington there is no
enthusiasm for the Republican
ticket, for there is a deep root
ed feeling that it may be de-
feated, as neither the candidate
for President nor Vice Presi-
dent has that inherent strength
with the voters that is neces-
sary for success. But perhaps
later on the Republican
managers will be able to work
up enough enthusiasm among
st the office holders to get most
of them to go home to vote, if
they are not assessed too great
a percentage of their salaries
to prevent them from doing SO.
The Republican managers
will undoubtedly have an
enormous campaign fund, for
all 1.-The interests" will be
forced to contribute, by reason
of the pressure that can be
brought to bear on them by
the Administration. through
the information obtained by
the investigation of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission,
and the Department of Com
merce and Labor, of the in
fraction of the railroad rate
law and the antitrust law.
With all this evidence hang
ing over their heads what can
they do but "come down"
when the Republican managers
call on them for Doodle?
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little personal strength, the
crucial test was whether with
all the power of the Admins
tration, he could secure the
delegates from Ohio. Boss
Cox, whom Secretary Taft had
denounced as corrupt, would
control the delegates from
Cincinnati and some othe,
counties, and prevent them
from supporting Taft, and
these held the balance of power
They were naturally allied and
favorable to Senator Foraker
What was promised or paid
to Boss Cox to go back on
Senator Foraker may perhaps
never be known, but whatever
the influence was it can hardly
have been honest influence.
Secretary Taft and his sponsor,
the President, must know
what brought about this con-
versation of Boss Cox. Senator
Foraker might perhaps tell
what happened, if he would.
1t is said to have been the
dictation of the principal state
Offices by the corrupt Boss
Cox, which many Republican
newspapers are now denounc-
ing.
The question for voters to
consider is whether they are
willing to perpetuate the
Roosevelt dynasty by electing
Taft after his unholy alliance
with Boss Cox, aid then again
eject whomsoever he may de-
eide should succeed him. The
Taft policies, whatever they
are, will be just as dear to his
heart as "my policies" are to
President Roosevelt, and
whether good or bad the effort
to perpetuate them can be
made just as successful
through the exceeding power
of whoever is President of
the United States. The pre-.
cedent of the Administration
debating its successor has
been set, and ambition will
force it to be followed if Mr..
Taft is elected. There perhaps
will never again be such q
strong combination of Repub-
lican leaders attempting to de.
feat the Administration pro.
gram of perpetuating itself,
But all these favorite sons
have dwindled into nothing,
and will get a few compliment.
ary votes without any prospect
for a future for any of them
They were as clay in the hands
Of the White House potter
They will have to take their
medicine and shout for their
master. or the Republican
elephant will be ruthlessly
driven over them. The Re.
publican leaders can only
blame themselves. They have
been persistently giving power
to the President, and following 9
this Hamiltonian policy OF
Capitalization have defeated
their own plans and purposes.
There is said to have been
SO millionaires who were dele
gates to the Republican Nation
al Convention, and those Re.
puhlicans who are dissatisfied
with the candidates nominated
or the platform adopted can
hardly wonder that their party
favors Wall Street and the
Trust, when those representing
"the interests" were 80 numer.
GUS in that gathering. Some
of those "malefactors of great
wealth" are no doubt practical
men" like Hartman, who was
a delegate to the Republican
Convention of 1904, but was
perhaps for obvious reasons
unwilling to represent his
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Order your township blanks
from the Times Office.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY
Some Satisfaction in Present Con-
ditions.

Twelve years ago there was money
stringency and serious business depres-
sion in manufacturing centers. Similar
conditions now exist. Cleveland was
president IL years ago and certain
statesmen induced him to believe that
the country had money enough, that
confidence was all that was needed. At
that time the circulating medium was
less than $22 per capita, and Cleveland
was so afraid that few millions more
might destroy the confidence theory,
that he vetoed bill for the coinage of
the seigniorage which the demo-
Gratis in congress succeeded in passing.
Now we have fully $33 per capita OF
circulating medium. After bank re-
serves are deducted we probably have
fully one-third more free money in the
country at the present time than we
had IL years ago, If these republican
statesmen were honest IL years ago
they should talk confidence" now the
same as they did then. If they are
honest now, in beseeching congress to
hurry up legislation which will start the
printing presses on hundreds of millions
of new credit money, were they hon
est IL years ago, when they prolonged
money panic to diseredit the demo
Garlic party by deceiving a stubborn
and narrow minded chief executive?
~.
If they are honest now in demanding
more money to relieve a money strin
cency, were they honest IL years ag'
when they injured their country ant
burned democratic prospects at thu
stake by working their confidence gam
on Cleveland. Manchester Democrat
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
A Pat Story.

At the democratic county convention
at Davenport, Senator DeArmand was
one of the speakers, and in the course
of his remarks he very aptly described
the position of the republican party as
to the tariff, by telling the following
story: "You will find when the time
comes that the party will be in the po-
sition of the man in the story" he said.
"In a little town down south circus
with menagerie attachment pasted
its bills and lists of wonders on the
vacant buildings, and the people ar
ranged to look the show over. AS the
crowd surged through the doors a
country man wandered around in front
of the animal cages until it came to
the cage containing the hippotamus.
Here he stopped and looked. He viewed
the animal first from one point of view
and then from the other; the band in
the circus tent had begun to play and
the people were rushing in to get good
seats, and still the countryman fingered
at the cage. After apparently mature
deliberation he turned his face aside
so as to enable him to spit at the dis
tant clod, looked back at the animal
and said, hell, there amt no such ami
NAL.
Nov that's about what the repub-
licans propose to do. They will look
the tariff list over and after mature
deliberation they will say to the coun-
try, hell, there amt no tariff. !"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
FORTY BURIED IN RUINS
TWO LoNDoNTENEMENT HOUSES
COLLAPSE.
Eight Dead Taken Out and Twenty Of
the Injured Are Rescued
Firemen Hard at Work.

London, Apr. Forty persons
were buried alive Monday in the ruins
OF two old tenement houses that col
lapsed in Castle street, Oxford. With
in few hours eight of them were
taken out dead and 20 injured were
rescued The remainder were still In
the ruins, but whether alive or dead
was unknown.
A large force of firemen and civil
ian volunteers dug with might and
main in hopes of finding the missing
alive. The ruin of the buildings was
SO complete, however, it was feared
all are dead.
All who were caught in the col
lapse were asleep when the build
ings crashed down and fell to pieces
in heap of broken beams, plaster and
bricks. There was not the slightest
tremor of either building to serve
as warning of the impending col
| lapse.
Both swayed an instant and then
fell apart, burying the occupants
under tons of debris. BY the police
authorities it is considered miracu.
lous that any of them escaped being
fatally crushed.
1t was thought at first that an ex
plosion of gas had caused the disas
ter. Investigation, however. dis
closed that excavation for the founda
ton of a new building adjoining the
tenements had weakened the supports
Of the latter and that the collapse was
the result.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
WOMAN LEAPS TO DEATH.
New York Tenement House Fire
Twenty Persons Injured.

New York, Apr. 7.-One woman lost
her life, nearly a score of men and
women were injured, and as many
more were rescued from death in the
flames Monday during fire which de-
stroyed the four-story tenement house
at 470 Pearl street. The dead wom-
an was Julia Isola, % years old, who
lived with her father, brother and
two sisters on the fourth floor of the
building. She jumped from a win
dow after her night clothing had taken
fire from the flames which swirled
around the window where she and her
father, brother and sisters were wait
ing for aid. Almost before her body
struck the stone-paved street and was
crushed into shapeless mass the
firemen had succeeded in raising an
extension ladder to the window and
the other members of the family were
taken down in safety.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
"sEcoNDs" on "oFFv GOODS.
How They Are Disposed Of by Big
Manufacturing Concerns.

Manufacturers who put out their
goods under brands are watchful as to
keeping their output up to the stand
ard. Big concerns whose goods are
widely advertised and are known for
their excellency will not allow defec-
tive articles to go from their factories.
Everything is inspected, and it must
be perfect before the brand is allowed
to be marked upon 1t.
In the large cutlery factories, the
silyerware manufacturing plants, the
collar and shirt factories, and the like,
regardless of what care is exercised,
defects will be found in certain per-
centage of the work turned out. In
cutlery the temper of blade may be
uneven; the handle may be married,
the lining may be imperfect and all
such defects cause the knife to be
discarded, that is, thrown out and not
marked with the brand, If the maker
has reputation to maintain. In shirt
factories the defective shirts are
placed aside just the same, and so it
is with hundreds of manufactured
articles. All these articles are dead
loss to the manufacturer unless they
be remodeled, or disposed of at cost
covering the expense of the raw mate
rial and the time of employers used
in their making. Thus manufacturers
welcome a means of playing even"
of disposing of this damaged stock so
as to prevent loss
In many cases the damaged goods
are sold to "job-lot" men who auction
them off to small jobbers But the
majority of these goods are sold by
contract to large houses located in the
big cities, and it may be said that
fully so per cent. of the goods that
these houses handle are either of the
damaged class known as seconds" or
prison made or contract goods, cheap
ly turned out in sweat houses.
A number of concerns have con-
tracts with these houses for all the
"off" goods made. These goods are
wrapped up in such way as to cover
their defects. The concern buys them
for about 80 to 40 per cent. below
prices at which perfect goods can be
had in the markets. Thus it can be
seen how some concerns can make low
prices on goods that look about as
we'll as regular dealers carry, but
which are far inferior.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
CHURCH SESSION is CALLED.
Interstate Convention of Methodist
Episcopal Order at Chicago.

Chicago, Apr. S.-Members of the
boards of home and foreign missions
of the Methodist Episcopal church in
the states of Michigan, Indiana, Illi-
nois and Iowa are to meet at the Cen
tenary church here Monday, continu-
ing in session for three days. Several
hundred delegates are expected to be
present.
Among the speakers who are
scheduled to address the meetings are
John R. Mott, Col e. w. Halford,
Washington; President Edwin Hughes
of De PAW university, DR.. Frank M.
North. New York; DR.. E. S. Ninde,
Providence, R. l.; w. A. Brown. Chi
cago, and F. H. Wright, Pittsburg.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14

On the 25th the North Dakota Demo-
cratic convention met at Grand Forks.
Up to the hour of it's meeting, sup
porters of Governor johnson as the
Presidential candidate made extrava-
giant claims of strength. But while
there were many friendly expressions
of commentator among the delegates,
he had no strength at all when the con-
vention acted. The convention refused
him instructions even for second choice
when his supporters asked for that,
lest it might be exploited by Bryan's
enemies in the East. The national dele
gates were instructed to vote as unit
for Bryan's nomination.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
within its trade radius, because the
livelier the town the better the home
,porkofe

sE'iilels are complications in the busi-
of systems of business that interfere
with the highest development of the
small cities and towns. Railroads,
telegraph, telephone, rural delivery
all has tended towards enhancing life
in the country. But these means have
also encouraged business methods that
work against the higher development
of community interests. In order that
the home town exists, there must be
employment for those who reside
within it. This employment is solely
dependent upon the towns CONNER
cial and manufacturing interests.
Thus we find that the home town is
those who reside within 1t, but Of
those in the surrounding country. Any
system that robs the home town Of
this trade is contrary to highest eco
progress and works against all within
the community. Dependent upon the
prosperity of the home town are the
degrees of efficiency of the schools,
the classes of churches, the libraries,
the public halls, improvement OF
streets and public conveniences of
every class and kind. In accordance
with the increase Of wealth new indus
tries come into existence to give en-
ployment to greater number of peo-
pie, and thus carrying on an upbuild-
Ing process.
In summing up conditions as they
relate to the community and the home
town, it is patent to the man Of intelli.
gence that the patronizing of every
home enterprise best subserwes his In.
terests, as well as the interests Of all
Of the community. The patriotic man
who would be model citizen will
make it his rule to put forth every
effort to build up the local community
This effort should be directed to the
patronizing of every home industry;
to keep within the community as fal
as possible all the earnings of the PEG
pie; to invest surplus capital in home
enterprises; to improve the schools
the churches, the roads, develop every
resource of the place; and with in,
creased prosperity Of the town more
happiness, more contentment and
more wealth results to all the worthy
ones comprising the community.
D. M. CARR.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14

Bryan says that the Iowa republicans
have gone to the limit of absurdity in
their platform on the tariff this year.
They eulogized their platform of four
years ago, which contained a promise
for tariff revision, then eulogized the
record of their party which broke that
promise in mastery manner, and
again declares in favor of tariff revis-
ion, presumably for the purpose they
promised four years ago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
DYNAMITE INJURIES SEVEN.
Blast Throws Rock Into Box of Elk
plosives with Awful Result.

Huntington, w. Va, Apr. g.
Seven men were severely injured
Tuesday in dynamite explosion at
Meadow Creek, where a force of
men are at work removing the land
slide that covered the Chesapeake &
Ohio track last week. A blast threw
rock into a, box of dynamite. over
turning the explosive into the fire, the
explosion following. c. w. Kncaid,
foreman of the work, is most serious
ly injured. The injured are ]. w.
McAllister, Adolph Antony, c. H.
Brazie, Antonio Donati, Francisco
Romfo and Ed. Carter.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
Postmaster Sure of Raise.

Unusually heavy postal receipts
for March brought the total receipts
for the year far above the 100000
mark and make an increase in salary
for Postmaster Myerly certainty.
The increase will be from $4,000 to
$4,000 a year.
All previous records for the amount
of mail matter handled have been
broken during the past few days.
For the quarter ending March 81
there were 7.101,200 pieces of mail
cancelled, an increase of $4,000 over
the corresponding quarter of the year
before.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14

According to Governor Haskell of
Oklahoma, the steel trust is made up of
$500, 900, 900 in property, $4,000, 900 in
working cash capital and 81, 115, 600, 900
worth of Dingley tariff bill, and proper
ly named the United States Steel com
pany because it STEALS from every
body in the United States.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14

Those who measure him as polite
ian will accept President Roosevelt's
tender of a Panama appointment to
John Mitchell as bid for the laborvote
vote for Taft. Mitchell's declination
of the appointment COMFORTS with his
determination not to enter politics.