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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-26

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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-26

Get things through the classified
columns of the Morning Journal.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02

The friends of David A. Ball
haye good cause for their sorennss
over the defeat of their leader in
the recent primaries. Their man
was done out of the nomination by
simply turning on the fraud spigot
in St. Louis and Kansas City. The
election of Cowherd as governor
would mean that control of this
spigot would remain in the hands
of the element which opened it
against Ball. Old Ed Butler ad.
mits that be turned it on IN St.
Louis and that by this act he gave
Cowherd at least 10000 votes.
The question that is now up to
Mr.. Ball and bis friends is wheth-
er their fealty to their party rather
than their conscience and sense of
right and wrong shall control their
vote. Good government in Mis-
souri, in the future certainly can
not come ifrom a party that de-
mands csndonement of dishonesty
to party expediency.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02
ton, but the Democratic party
will be The last to acknowledge
that it is following along.

The Wilson German tariff law,
enacted when the Democratic party
was last in power had the effect OF
lowering the price of metallic lead
to something like $3.50 per cwt.
When the Dingley rates became
effective sthe price at once went
above $4.OO. as the friends of a
protective tariff contended it
would. Under stimulation of an
active demand lead has iE rece Mt
years gone as high as $500. The
present tariff rates must inevitable
sustain the price of lead above the
A.O0 mark, but take the protec-
tive prop from under it and lead
must be marketed at price that
the foreign competitor makes upon
it, and our own mines must close
or the miners work for 80 cents a
day, as they did in St. Francois
county while the Wilson.Gorma
tariff was in operation.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02

would have a free hand, for whe n
the smash.np came the honest and
cautious bankers would be com.
PEELED to brace them up and pay
for their plunging and stealing.
But aside from this fatal weak
ness in Organized banking some
of the Oklahoma bankers have
found another defect. That is
that in panic times they could not
get at the guarantee fund quick
enough to be of any help to them.
Oklahoma's state treasurer is in
vesting this fund in state warrants,
and as. in case of a scare. the state
would be unable to realize upon
these assets quickly, the banks
would be powerless to meet their
obligations, and therefore would
be compelled to close their doors.
If it could he put in practice on a
large scale it would probably be
found that the Bryaaized wildcat
banking of 1908 would be just as
disastrous as was the Democratic
wildcat banking of Van Buren's
Folks and Buchanan's days.-|
Globe Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02
The Candidate.

Behold the candidate! He com
eth up like flower and retireth
from the race busted. His friends
fill him with false hopes and at
mosphere. He swelleth like toad
and calleth the earth hisn. He
snileth upon mankind and slop-
peth over with good humor. He
kisses the children and scatters the
microbes among the innocent
babies. lie privately cheweth
Glove when he meeteth preacher,
and as be converseth with him in
pious tones, lie standeth to ieeward
and curbeth his breath vita u
strong bite. He goeth home late
at night to his weary wife with a
beery breath and hiketh forth
without breakfast, saying. 81 go
to see Il man." The dead beat who
lieth around in wait then pulIeth
bis leg. He ''naileth a lie.' but
before election day comes be rum
meth out of nails. He giveth |lb.
orally to the church: he bestoweth
aims; he signeth a friends note; he
sendeth a small keg hilher and Il
large keg thither; he yieIdeth up
bis substance with apparent alac-
tity. After the election be goeth
out back of the barn and kicketh
himself aud teareth his bair and
calleth himself II tarnation focl.-
Albion Journal. -
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02

1t is the judgment of the Sur
that the material welfare of thu
people of the United States-in
dustrial and financial-would be
promoted to greater degree by
the election of Taft than by The
election of Bryan; that their rights
would be safeguarded as carefully
by Taft as by Bryan.
The Sun is convinced that the
"arm of the law" personified by
a President of balanced judgment,
with a thorough knowledge of the
lava man of steady purpose,
just and resolute-would prove q
better defender of the rights of the
people, would do more to promote
their material welfare, than the
big stick has done in the hands of
Mr.. Roosevelt or than the big
club could do in the hands of Mr..
Bryan. 1t is our deliberate judg-
ment that for the next four years
the material interests of the peo'
pie of this country would be safer
with Mr.. Taft at the head of the
national Government than with
Mr.. Bryan. We further believe
that, while Iawbreakers would be
brought to account by Mr.. Taft
with as little fear or favor as Mr..
Bryan could display, the methods
employed by Mr.. Taft would not
curtail the workingman's oppor-
tunities for employment by dis
turbing the business of law.abiding
men and corporations, as has been
witnessed in the last few years.
Mr.. Taft's experience in inpor
tant administrative posts, his
judicial temperament, bis patience
and thoroughncss in Investigation,
justify the belief that as President
he would execute the law faithful.
ly and we'll, but not spectacularly.
And while this type of man ought
to be in the White House all the
time, he seems to be especially
needed now, when the country is
emerging from an industrial and
financial depression which brought
distress and suffering into many
homes. Baltimore Sun. Demo
cratic.1
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02
Opinion OF the Attorney General.

In reply to your inquiry az to the
effect of the inadvertent use Of the
word within" 10 the first line OF sec.
tion l3, will say that, 10 my opinion,
the use Of this word would not have
the effect Of setting aside or varying
the five year contract made by the
commission. This section 13 only be.
comes involved 10 the event that q
prosecution Is to be made against q
teacher or school director who may
permit tue use Of book not adopted
10 accordance with the provisions OF
the act. The clause containing this
word could be ignored altogether. aud
the remaining portion Of the act
could be enforced, aud ought to be co.
forced until a court of high authority
sets it aside. The presumption 10 all
cases is that Law Is to be deemed
constitutional until the court declares
it unconstitutional. II. however,
under said Section 13 any member oil
said commission votes for any unlaw.
ful change 10 textbooks before the
expiration Of the contract, he Is guilty
OF misdemeanor. THIS clause stands
alone, a0d, 10 my opinion. i could be
enforced against member uf the
commission who would violate il,
notwithstanding the provisions Of the
tirst clause of the section which were
intended to apply to both teachers
aud school directors" Sigued,
HERBERT S. HADLEY.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02
Old Soldiers Reunion.

The Fifth Annual Reunion OF
the Pilot Knob Memorial Assn.
will be held..in old Ft. Davidson at
Pilot Knob, Mo-. on Sept. 26th,
9th end 2Stb, 1908, the 44th an
niversary of The battle of Piio1
Knob. Railroad tickets should be
purchased to Ironton, Mo-, az
trains do not stop at Pilot Knob
All survivors of the battle, anc
friends, are cordially invited to at
tend.
Attention is respectfully invited
to the following call given below
for reeimental reunion of the Sd
M. S. NJ. Cavalry by a number OF
survivors of that gallant organiza
ton. DAVID MURPHY. Pres.
c. A. PETERSON, Cor. Sec"y.
All survivors of the Sd NJ. S. M.
Cav. are earnestly solicited to
meet at Pilot Knob, Mo. on Sept.
26tb, 9th and 2Sth, 1908, in a
grand rally and reunion while it is
yet possible for respectable mum.
ber of us to hold fraterual con.
course and renew again the scenes
and actions of nearly half CEN
tury ago. Come one, come all
and bring your families and friends
for grand meeting on our old
camp grounds and on battlefield
where many of US participated in
one of the hardest fought battles
of the civil war.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02
Wildcat Banking.

MIR. Bryan's new scheme Of
wildcat banking is receiving
practical test at the experiment
station of Oklahoma. Like his
plan of 1895 for letting the whole
country pay every dollar of its
debts by handing out so cents
worth of silver, bis device to se-
cure the deposits in jail the banks
by making each of them pay a
certain amount into a guarantee
fund has a certain attraction for
superficial persons like its author.
Bryan thinks so much Of it that he
is keeping a close watch on its op.
Grafton in Oklahoma, and is also
giving it a prominent place in his
campaign talks.
When some of the national
banks in Oklahoma announced
their intention of embracing this
Bryanite deposit guarantee idea
the comptroller of the currency
promptly told them that they could
not do this and still retain their
national charters. A few of them,
Drawing the ridicule which the
country is heaping upon them,
actually did surrender their chart
ers, and are now state institutions.
As some Of these banks have men
of experience at the head of them,
the country will learn soon wheth
er there is any value in this modi'
fed form of wildcalism. AS the
average sensible layman can see,
the effect of this pooling Of issues
/ between the prudent aud the im-
prudent, the honest aud the dis.
honest bankers, will be to penalize
the prudent and the hunest bank
ers for the hene6t of those Of the
opposite order. Uuder the Brysu
plan snch spectators and giraffe
~ get into the banking businesi
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02

Mr.. Bryan says that the term
"Socialist' is frequently and un-
Justly hurled at the Democratic
party, and that while it may gen.
orally be found subscribing to
radical sentiments for the purpose
Of getting votes without an honest
return to those from whom votes
are solicited on this ground, the
party's purpose is really one Of
hating social progress and return
ing it to the conditions we have
been growing away from 80 fast
in the last decade. Mr.. Bryan is
right, the Democratic party is not
"Socialistic" for the reason that it
has no foresight of the growing
impulse of public sentiment in
that direction nor the capacity to
grasp it if it were to see it. All
humanity is moving in that direc
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02

Of course Mr.. Bryan finds much
in the policies of the Republican
party meets his condemnation,
and that bis arguments 10 support
of his criticisms are plausible. and,
to his adherents apparently irrefu-
table, and while his Republican
opponents may give him every
credit for honesty of his convic-
tions. it does not become conclu-
sive at all that Mr.. Bryan has any
profound or even tenable reason
for thinking that he is correct in
his grounds. 1t should be recalled
that he was just as sincere, just as
plausible and Just as forceful in his
attitude twelve years ago when he
assumed the leadership of the free
silverites and tried to convict the
Republican party of the 'crime OF
the century," Mr.. Bryan may
still adhere in private to his views
on the silver question, but it must
be admitted that be is not using
them in this campaign as evidence
with which to convict the Republi-
can party of misgovernment. The
people have acquitted the Republi-
cans of the charge under that in
dictmeat by verdict that left no
room for doubt, perhaps even in
Bryan's own mind. He failed
even worse to convict the Repub-
licans of imperialism eight years
ago. In the trials of the Repub-
lican party, on Mr.. Blyan's in
dictments. the people acted as the
Jury, and he found in each case
that the ''people ruled" favorably
for the defendant. The charge
that Mr.. Bryan brings against the
Republicans, 10 his third effort to
bring them to smash for bis own
purposes, has no more truth in it
than any of his former charges
had, and no matter how strong
and plausible an argument he may
put up in support his indictment
that the Republicans have let the
government of the country slip in
to the hands of the trusts, in sub
mitting the case to American in
telligence he will 6nd another vir.
dict against him.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02
What Night Have Keer.

II Tclare, d'know wat to mako
of ma wife. She'll ruin me a.
spendin' all de money there is"
declared Jim. when his ole en-
pl,yer inquired for Mrs. iiin.
'She do seem reckless ah,nt
money!" continued Jim. with u
soher face. always as..iu; III.
for II dollar, or fifty cents. wantin'
money all lie time like ! could pick
it up IN de streets.
"WetI, well, that is hare" re-
spontled his qnes'ioper; ''h"t what
does she do with 80 much money!
II dunno, l amt never give her
any yet
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02

Mr.. Sager will have little CO.
operation as to the politicians; they
will profess to be his supporters in
the present crusade, but at the
critical moment they will fail to
reIder necessary service. He
must depend upon the Governor.
the police force and Mr.. Hadley's
Offices to say nothing of tho peo-
pie, who are back of him in his
present fight.
If the crusade against crooked
voting in St. Louis is not success
full, the plain people of this town
will have a harditime of it's until
they overthrow the bosses. st.
Louis Times.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02
|. OVERTAXED.
Hundreds of potosl Readers Know
What 1t Means.

The kidneys are overtaxed;
Have too much to do.
They tell about it 10 many aches
and pains
Backache. sideache. heodache.
Early symptoms OF kidney ills.
Urinary troubles, diabetes, Bright's g
disease follow.
A Potosi citizen tells here certain
cure.
Hiram w. Cook, living two miles
from POtosi, Mo-, says: Several times
in the last two or three years I have
suffered from disordered kidneys. Al
though not very severe I was often
annoyed by the too frequent desire to
pass the kidney secretiOns aud 1t was
while in this state that procured a
box OF Dams Kidney Pills at the City
Drug Store. used them as directed
aud from my experience l have no
hesitaucy 10 recommending DOans
Kidney Pills as I am satisfied that
they are a remedy OF merit"
For sale by. all dealers. orice 80
cents. Foster-Milhurn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Duans--aud
take no other.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02
The Text Book Question.

'Potosi, NO., Aug. 81, 1908
Ed. POTOsl JOURNAL:
Certain articles having re.
Gently appeared in the Potosi indie
pendent, signed BY MI. B. Fox, a
member Of the Washington County
Text Book Commission, in which he
advises the use Of books 10 the pub
lie schools, other than those adopted
by the commission, has caused some
confusion among the people.
That the public may know the atti.
tude Of the Department OF Educa tion
on the subject, 1 have referred the
matter to the State Supt. OF Public
Schools, for his opinion aud advice.
Will you kindly publish the accom-
paying letter from Mr. Goss, with
the opinion OF Attorney General
Hadley. Very Respectfully,
NJ. E. RHODES.
State OF Missouri, Department OF
Education. Howard A. Gass, State
Superintendent, City OF Jefferson,
August 90, 1908.
Hon. NJ. E. Rhodes,
Potosi, Missouri.
My dear Sir:-Your letter enclosing
clipping from the P0tOsi Independent,
signed by member OF the Washing
ton county textbook commission, is
before me.
1 am surprised that a member of
the county textbook commission
would condemn a law and advise its
violation while holding Office under
authority Of its provisions. Certainly
he should resign il he does not believe
the law constitutional and cannot
conscientiously carry out its require
ments. II the textbook law does uot
bind the districts Of the county to
use the books adopted and contracted
for, there is no textbook commission
in legal existence.
But the law is plain so far as the
use Of the adopted books is concerned,
and penalty is provided 10 section l3
for its violation by director or teacher
who permits or sanctions the use Of
any book not adopted according TO
the provisions of the act. Further
more. the latter part OF the same Sec
tion (l3) provides penalty for an at.
tempt to change anv textbook, by
county textbook commission or vote
to change any textbook, by member
OF county textbook commission.
l enclose herewith the opinion OF
the Attorney General On these points.
Please read it in connection with Sec
tion 13 Of the textbook law.
A signed article advising change
or urging violation OF law and the
contract might lay a member liable to
the penalty-a fine OF not less than
twenty-five dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars.
To say the least, the action of the
me mber OF the county board Of educa-
tion, as member OF tue county text
book commission, is unwise, uuwar-
ranted and in bad faith. Patrons OF |
the schools OF Washington county
should not be led into violating the |
law by such Misrepresentation.
10 the hope that such an unfortu-
nate condition may be averted / am
you.
With best wishes, l auI,
Very truly,
HOWARD A IASS
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02
The Berliner's Drinks.

A German phys clan, DR..
HIrschfeld, has beer computing
the quantity of alcoholic drinks
consumed in Berlin. Berlin pos-
sesscd three years ago 1862
drinking shops-one for 61O in
habitunts-in addition to 80 where
wine only is sold. During the
period the Bcrliners consumed
43S, 9SS ,O62 liters Of beer, 81, ,7O4,
525 Iilers Of brandy and 1885,
O62 lilers Of vino. This works out
ut an average annual consumption
II head of the popula. on Of 1861
liters Of alcoholic drink, at a cost
Of 100 marks, 4 marx beng !
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02
Amenities ef Journallosys.

Dudish Reporter (in braA1-AsW,
suit)-It does beat al. I've Just beeo
ordered 20 make . tour a the soane
and write . column Of scenes ~ -.
cidents. My clothes win - r1iAeA
Tramp Reporter (iA ran - To-
ters)-I am in Just - baA . q. 1Avo
been assigned to Ars. NaAob's ba1.
and haven't thing At - wear.
Dudish Reporter sav. Let's traAo
assignments.
Tramp Reporter-The si4y elieoo
wouldn't allow that, but RI tou -
how We can fx Il. Let's trade olpthoas
N. 7. Weekly.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02
A Heavy Task.

When Mr.. Folk undertook to
ferret out the methods of boodlers
in St. Louis, he began bis work
just after a campaign. Mr.. Sager
is decidedly at u disadvantage in
beginning his crusade against the
ballot frauds at u time when the
energies of all active politicians
are bent in the direction of bar.
mopy and vote getting.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02
Editor Among cannibafs.

Such IN experience ~ fall0 % tho
lot OF few editors IL related By J. A.
Osborne. Of the Fort Francis t1GAa.)
Times. He recently returned fpon Q
journey to Northeastern Canada, b.
tween the eastern shore Of Jano1' hay
and Labrador. He tells stories Of
Wholesale murder and cannibalisu
among the Indians. caused by long
famine. Mr.. Osborne says that can
nibalism is practiced BY half.breeds
a. we'll ~ full-bloodod Indians.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02

We see quite number of our
Republican exchanges printing
likeness of Hon. r. G. Kerens, to.
gether with complimentary notices
Of his candidacy for the Republi-
can nomination for United States
senator. 1t is evident that ''Uncle
Dick's'' press bureau is at work,
We got the hint to come in on the
game several weeks ago, but to vi
there are others who look just al
rood. il not little better.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02

New York harbor was treated 20 q
strange visitation one night reosatly.
A school Of porpoisss. numhsriag -
many - 100. and headed BY q vsnse-
able patriarch In gray whiskess, swan
II, toek leisursly survey q tAeir sur
rouAdings and then returned b the
open, 1oAething for which the eldest
inhabitaAt eoulA recall no procoleaG
says the Bostoa transcript The ~
itors came In through the new An.
brose deep water channel. PERHAPS
hey assumed that Il had boea Pre-.
pared expressly for their accommodar
ton. At any rate. they seemed 70 -
prove OF It. This phenomeaoA oceurro0
on the night which . sootAsaysS haA
appointed for the sub0srgo0oo -
Manhattan BY . tidal wave. But ~;
skeDtical public did ~ take alarm.
On the contrary. The ed Watoeneo
said It AstoksneA 1ne sea Woa&Aog. ,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02
~


Mark Twain ct q dinAog 6 New
York talked about the tsoab1uD q
h0usekeepers at the paantine seaoea.
He said: IL you are . Aeuse1se0ea
l don't need to tell yos that WAsa .
painter has taken up ths paslos saxDst.
removed the furniture from tAe liA-
ing room. leaned two ladders against
the hall mantel and stacked Q hAl1
dozen variegated cans oa paint q he
sideboard 1t means hs 10 now ready
to paint the outside shutters anA The
back fence"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02

The Ironton Register don't be.
lieve in the stories of Democratic
election frauds, when the ''holler'
comes from the defeated element; +;
but who ever heard the beneficiary
of a skin game making sqeal9
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02

One of the amusing things OF
The present campaign is the roast
ing of Roosevelt and Roosevelt's
policies by the New York World
and St. Louis Post. Dispatch, in
giving their support to Bryan,
while the latter openly announces
himself as the true Leir of the
Roosevelt administration and poll
.,;oc
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02

shilling. As the average income
of the Berliners, including women
and children, is about 6s3 marks,
it may be said that the Berliner
spends seventh part of his income
in Intoxicating drinks.-London
Globe.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02

Its plainly evident that the Old
Guard was getting things in
shape to get another "fair advan-
tage" over the Republicans in Mis-.
souri,. Without something of this
kind our Democratic friends fee
themselves in much doubt as to
where they are going to land.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02

A knowledge of Spanish. while ne.
essary In all other parts Of 0cutA,
America. IL OF NO advantage n BRASIL,
Its people are very proud of thsir Poy.
tusuese customs and Language. anA'
are apt to be unfayorabiy imprssse1l
by any one who &oes not pay due -
spsct to the Ai6srence betweon ths1r
nas;oz ARd those q aDAnash os1s11k
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02

Tariff tinkering first of all puts
a crimp 10 wages. 1t has never
failed in this respect in the past
and the rule will hold good in the
fntnro
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02

The success of the Democratic
party next fall wonld make the in.
dustrial depression of the past year
look like unexampled prosperity.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02

The Missouri Democracy de-
pends on Bryan-and the Indians
Ito pull it through next Novem
ber, particularly on the Indians.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-02

With HadIey as governor of
Missouri there will be no Indian
rule in the state.