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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-02
GEN. COxEY rs CHAIRMAN.
Presddes Over Destinies OF the "Pop'
Convention at st. Louis.

St. Louis, April 2.-Jacob S. Coxey
of Coxey's army fame, was chosen
temporary chairman OF the national
populist convention here today. He
begged the delegates not to fuse with
any other party. A platform will be
adopted late today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-02
WANT DEFINITE sTATEMENT.
Canadians Would Place Limit on
Number of Japanese Immigrants.

Toxic, April 2.-Canada's immigra-
ton commissioner accompanied by
the British ambassador, called on S.
Chinda. vice foreign minister, today
for the purpose Of having him take
under consideration the proposition
to establish a practical limit on the
number of Japanese emigrants to Can
ada
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-02
CAN'T SAVE RUFF.
Attorneys Make Desperate Effort to
Keep Client from Trial.

San FRANCISCO, April 2.-Abe Ruef's
attorneys made last desperate ef-
fort to save their client from going
to trial in the Parkside realty case
today by advancing new arguments in
support of Rnefs immunity contract
and asking the supreme court to
grant a writ Of prohibition.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-02
SANTA FE REDUCES DIVIDENDS
Cut Of One Per Cent on Common
Stock by Western Railroad.

New York, April 1.-The directors
of the Atchison, Topeka & Aanta Fe
railroad have announced that the
dividend on the common stock has
been reduced from to per cent,
The action of the stock today showed
that the reduction had been discount
cd
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-02

Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman.
premier Of England. is still alive, but
his condition is critical
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-02
PASSENGERS PANIC STRICKEN
Circuit Breaker on Street Car Sends
Molten Metal Over Men and Wo-

San Francisco. April 3.-iThirty
persons were thrown into a wild
panic today when the circuit break
er on a McAllister street car explod-
ed and sent a shower of molten met
al among them Several women were
injured by being trampled upon
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-02
DEWEY TO SUCCEED BRYAN.

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-02

Fair tonight and FRI
day; light frost to-
night.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-19
Why Not Try the Income Tax.

The outgoing administration in Georgia left
nothing undone to provide financial enbarrass-
ment to the incoming administration of JOS.
NJ Brown Expenses were merri1y increased
at the same time that revenues were cut off.
The cost of Our Railroad Commission was
nearly trebled and new pension law passed
which may add million dollars to the annual
outgo.
How is Governor Brown to raise the money?
It seems to the Jeffersonan that state tax
on incomes would be about the best answer
to the question.
A tax of one per cent upon incomes of ST., 900
up to $1,000 would not be burdensome, and
would yield a sprightly sum total tax of
2 1-2 per cent on incomes in excess of $1,000,
I'D to $4,000, would be modest, but would
gladden. the treasury exceedingly.
A tax of 5 per cent on incomes exceeding
$4,000, up to $4,000, would touch gently
many a rich patriot, and go far toward making
life more pleasant to the tattered and battered
remnants Of the Confederate armies.
When we reach an income like that of Ma
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-19

jor J. H. Hanson, fgure-head President of the
Central R r. and Ocean Steamship Company
an income of 100000 per year-we think
10 per cent none too much. We should dearly
love to see Brother Asa Gambler swearing to
the income of Coca-Co1a, and paying goodly
per cent upon it-as good Christian should.
It would delight us to see Bob Lowry, and
Jim English, and Jim Smith, and Hoke Smith,
and the Maddox Rucker bank, and other big
banks, and big Insurance Companies, and the
Southern Express Company, and the Tele-
phone and Telegraph Companies, and sundry
other tax-dodging patriots trooplng up to the
Captains office, to pay state tax on incomes
Why not try it?
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-19
ATLANTA, GA, NOVEMBER 10, 1908.
Bryan and the Future.

In his Commoner, Mr.. Bryan discusses the
future of his reform principles and writes,
docs anybody believe that the American
people will permanently permit secrecy as to
campaign contributions? Does anybody be-
lieve that the American people will perma-
nently permit the will of the voters to be
thwarted, as it is now, by the election of Sen
ators through Legislatures? Does any one be-
lieve that the trusts will be permitted perma-
nently to exploit the masses? Does any one
believe that the consumer will permanently
permit the tariff to be written by the beneh-
Charles of that tariff? Does any one believe
that the public will permanently tolerate es-
arrangement between labor and capital? Does
any one believe that the 100000 depositors
will forever permit their savings to be leopard
lied as at present? Does any one believe that
the extravaganza of the Government will go
on forever unchecked? Does any one believe
that our Republic will permanently consent to
a colonial policy, with its humiliations and fl
nancial burdens?"
G) Suppose secrecy as to campaign contr1-
buttons" to be thing of the past, how much
better off are the people? Will the Steel Trust
be any less robber? Will the Tobacco Trust
sprout angel wings? Will the Beef Trust go to
Sunday school oftener? Will King George
Baer of the Coal Trust be more sanctimOni-
Gus sermon-target than he is today?
The man who doesn't know that corruption
funds, supplied by corporations seeking favors,
can be made to look innocent, on the books,
is mere child in politics.
When Tom Ryan borrowed 100000 from
one of his banks, in violation of law, his name
didn't appear on the books. No, indeed. On
the books it appeared that clerk, named
Danny Shea had borrowed the money.
(2) Many states have in practice the direct
election of Senator's through the primary,
which virtually instructs the Legislature. If
you, Mr.. Bryan, are sincere in your deClara-
tons in favor Of restoring to the people the d1-
rect control of public affairs, why did you
drop the initiative and referendum?
CD How did you expect to make any effec-
tive war against the Trusts which "exploit the
masses" when you were tied up with such
TRUSTEES as Haskell, Dave Francis, Pat Nc
Carren, Charles Murphy, Fingy Corners, Rog-
er Sullivan and Tom Taggart?
When you, Mr.. Bryan, made yourself the
Captain of the robber band, how did you ex-
pect to change the nature and the habits of the
band?
ca But what can you do about it, Mr.. Bry-
Does not your record disclose the fact that
you leaped into fame as Congressional orator
on the subject of Tariff Reform, and did you
not vote for the Wilson-G German law whose
100 Senate amendments were written by the
benehciaries of that Tariff"
Did not your own vote, in support of the
Wilson-Gorman BILL do it's part in adding 100
per cent to the price of common 11nolasses and
Il.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-19
5be Jefferson.an

of common clothing, and every implement and
tool used on a farm?
How can the country expect any genuine
tariff reform from you, when your record con-
dennis you as it does?
And how can any relief be expected from
your party, when so many Democrats want the
same tariff rates which the Republicans want?
60 Nobody desires any permanent estrange-
ment between labor and capital, but who is 1t
that doesn't know that your deal with Com
pers would have brought about that very re-
suit had not the country rebuked you as 1T did!
Mr. Gompers demanded of Congress that it
declare that mans business is not property.
The President in public letter asked you Mr..
Bryan, whether you endorsed that demand OF
Mr. Gompers. You lodged the question:
lost thousands Of votes.
If ones business is not entitled to the same
protection as property, he might as well not
have the property. A gold mine is worthless,
if one can not protect 'the business Of mining.
A publishing plant is worthless, if one can
not protect the business of publishing books,
periodicals, etc.
In it's demands, on that point, Labor" goes
too far, and you, Mr.. Bryan, should have had
the manhood to tell Mr.. Gompers SO.
(0) If your Il 600 900 depositors need guar
dians, give them one apiece, but don't try to
make national issue out Of thing Of that
kind. Mr. Taft is committed to the Postal
Savings bank, as you are not, and those who
have money to deposit in bank will get gov
ernmental guaranty that beats your scheme all
hollow Your plan Furnishes the innocent for
the deeds of the guilty, and we can notSbel1eve
in such departure from principle
(7) The extravaganza Of the Government
ought to be checked, but how can anybody ex-
pect you or your party to do it?
You did not denounce Rooseveltian extrava-
gance in the recent campaign. Why didn't
you?
Your party through its representatives in
Congress, is as guilty of this extravaganza as
the Republicans are Why be hypocritical
about it?
(8) Still harping on Colonial PolicyF
Well, Our Colonial policy is detestabe,-
cost us thousands of precious lives and hum
dreds of millions of good dolars,-but what
Colonel of the Volunteer army was it who
left Camp Tampa, and went to Washington,
butted in upon the Senate and used all Of his
personal and political influence to persuade
Senator Clay and others to vote for the Treaty
of Paris? Who was it that practically loaned
to the Republicans the number Of votes need
ed to secure the adoption of the Treaty which
gave us the Colonial policy which Mr.. Bryan
has so frequently denounced?
WAS 1T YOU, MR.. BRYAN?
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VATT AZ T-ann T1.r
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-19
HOke Smith Broke His Word to the
Farmers Union.

It would seem that there was sudden rise
in the tide of business at the Executive Office
in Atlanta last week. Governor Hoke, who
had promised to attend the New Orleans Con-
vention of the Farmers Union, hunked. There
is no better word for it. Our Governor funk
ed. He was scheduled to make the daytime
address on the 18th, and the eyes of all Europe
pivoted toward New Orleans at eleven o'clock
sharp.
Can you marvel at the continued failure of
the price of cotton to go up when instead of
the personal presence of Hoke at Our bull
convention, he sent very long and very tedl-
Gus and very commonplace letter?
Poor Cotton-grower He catches it, hot and
heavy, from all directions.
Why did the Governor break his word?
Sickness is a good excuse,-but he wasn't sick.
Nor was any member of his family sick. Any
other Providential cause would have furnished
a GOOD excuse,-but Providence was kind and
put no obstacle between Hoke and New Or
leans.
What, then, kept him away? Let us give
him the benefit of his excuse in his own words:
Addressing President Charles Barrett, the
Governor writes,
cit is a source of great regret to me that
am today in the midst of official work which
prevents my leaving Atlanta
The Governor could have left Atlanta on the
night of the 18th, along with his quondam
friend Watson, could have spoken at eleven
o'clock to the New Orleans Convention, and
been back at his desk on the 18th, in time to
have attended to the usual routine work.
He would have lost but one day from his
office By going to New Orleans, he would
have been rendering a service to every farmer
of Georgia, and of every other otton-growlng
state. Being the Governor of the Empire State
of the South, his presence at New Orleans
would have brought the great moral influence
of his position to the side of the farmers III
the fight thew are making for better prices.
His intention to go had been widely adver-
tised. His active personal aid to the Conven-
ton was eagerly expected. He had many
friends and admirers, among the delegates to
the Convention, and these men felt sure that he
would come and make an earnest, rouslng
speech that would strengthen the cause
A distinguished Committee of Reception
was awaiting the train at the Depot with
handsome turnouts, ready to escort the Geor-
gia speakers to the Grunewald. You can inn
agine the interest with which the Reception
Committee watched the outpouring of passen-
gers from the Pullman. You can imagine the
surprise and disappointment which spread
over the faces of these gentlemen when it be-
came clear to them that only one of the Geor-
ga speakers had come,-one who had lett a
sick-bed, over protest of physician and wife,
to go and keep his word.
''Why, where is Governor Smith," And this
question, first asked at the Depot, was repeat
ed many and many time that morning,
IT am today in the midst Of official work.
P,,+ 11oI1 dfdnS+ have RI leave Atlanta that
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24


 tice, though there are cases when no other remedy seems adequate. l have been willing. nevertheless. to adopt a rule by which notice shall be required before the issuing of any injunction, temporary or otherwise. The Repub- lican convention, however, thought 1t wiser that the best present practice should be embodied in a statute in or der to bring the matter to the attention of the court, and in that way future abuses could be avoided. I hope and believe that this is true. Under the Re publican platform a statute can pass and ought to pass which shall not al- low temporary restraining order to issue and have effect for more than forty-eight hours unless hearing can be had during that forty-eight hours extending the operation of the injunc- ton.
 "The Democratic platform does not give any remedy with respect to mo- tice. 1t merely resolves that injunc- tions ought not to be issued in indus trial disputes where they would not be issued in other disputes. This is either meaningless or deceitful.'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24

are engaged. There will be many comprehensive exhibits from Euro pean countries and from the different states to show just how the scourge Is being attacked and to demonstrate the scope of the crusade against 1t. Dr Carl Hamel of Germany Is all ready putting In place the German exhibit which will be small but perfect model of the tuberculosis colony at Belitz, health resort near Berlin where the most advanced methods are used in caring for pa- tients with that disease. It will be true to scale even to the forest of balsam frs which surround the sani- tarium buildings. Sweden Is send ing a similar exhibit in charge of one of the officers of the association for the prevention of tuberculosis, whose members number 22,000 and who support this flourishing society without the financial aid of the gov ernment.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24
TAFT ON WAY TO DENVER.
Hoosier Admirers Call Him "The
 Rainmaker."

Denver, Sept. 24.-Denver today is ready to receive William H. Taft. The nominee left Chicago last night bound for this city.
 While in Chicago a crowd which blocked most of the passageways of the La Sale street station, which waved blue flags with the candidates picture on them and fairly drowned the music of band with its cheers greeted the candidate on his arrival at Chicago. At his hotel Mfr Taft was closeted with Chairman Hitchcock of the national committee and other cam. paign chieftains for some time.
 Taft the rainmaker' is now h. diana's title for the Republican candi- date because 1t had not rained in the Hoosier State for two months until MT. Taft began to speak on George Ade's farm in the afternoon. And then it rained little. It did not rain a mile away from Hazelden farm, which was densely populated for the occasion by Mir. Ade's neighbors. friends and fel- low Republicans. There was no vaude- yille or barbecue. @ had been reported
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24

urer is even better than was ever suspected.
 Republican campaign managers are obliged to waste their energies just now in taking care of state rows when they should be pushing the national campaign. This. pleases the democrats, who are kiting around the track at aeroplanes speed Bridgeport Post. S
 Mir Cannon contends that he is no ''czar" in the house. At any time any member of that body, he ex- plains, is perfectly free to rise up in meetin" and move. that the speaker be disposed. MT Cannon seems to forget that it is he who must recognize each member of the house to enable him to put such a motion and he; usually makes abso- lutely certain, before recognizing any one, what they proposed to say and. how they propose, to say it, New Haven Journal-Courier.
 Mir Hearst has the assistance Of some one who makes amusingly sharp pointed references to public men hostile to the independence party. All come in for share of this artists pin-pricks.' He puts into MT Hearst's mouth-for we do not imagine that MT Hearst himself originates these picturesque designa- tions-a reference to Mir Chanler, the democratic candidate for gov ernor of New York, in which he is called "a little, counterfeit, brazen, near-gilt charm upon the watch chain of Boss Murphy. Bridge port Standard.
 Senator Patrick McCarren, who has been fighting the Tammany ma chine for the purpose of retaining his grip on the political situation in Brooklyn and who has buried the hatchet for the sake of harmony" In the party during the presidential campaign, is developing a prophetic tendency. He says taat the next president will be MT Bryan and that he will carry New York by 75,000. Incidentally he announced that the democratic state ticket would be successful by the same majority. Me Carren has declared that rumors about his intention of using the knife on Bryan are absurd.-New London Day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24
SEEK HAsKELL's SCALP.

Democratic National Committeeman
 Arc After the Governor.
 New York, Sept. "A. = It became known at Democratic national head. quarters that several national com mitteemen are preparing to use every influence to bring about the removal of Governor Charles N. Haskell from the office of treasurer of the national committee.
 This is result of the publication of charges that MT. Haskell as governor of Oklahoma declined to permit the state to prosecute the Prairie Oil com pany, a subsidiary company of the Standard oil company.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24
HEARD IN PASSING.

Dr William Osler has been elect. ed lord high rector of the Cniver- sity of Edinburgh. And this for the man, who, by his own dictum, should have been chloroformed on his last birthday.
 A coincidence is coincidence. For example, President Roosevelt comes to the support of Editor Hearst in his crusade on the octo- pus. and promptly the stock ex- change experiences big slump Hartford Post.
 The United States treasurer, Charles H. Treat, is credited with saying that We should eat seven times a day. It Is supposed. from this utterance, that the job of treas
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24

August foreign commerce returns were disappointing in some respects, says Banker Clews Total imports amounted to only s91, ,25O, 900, de- crease of s34, 100000 compared with last year. Exports reached about S110,400,000, loss of $16,8O0, ,O0O. These figures forcibly illustrate our impaired purchasing powers, yet they are not without their compensations In the first place they leave us with an excess of exports amounting to $19,150,000, against S1,460, ,0O0 in 1907, and show that we are strength ening our credit abroad They also show that we are steadily recovering from depression, since both exports and imports in August showed much larger gains over July than in 1907. Moreover, there is nothing in these returns likely to encourage gold ex- ports, which if they come will be due to special and not regular in- fiuences. Europe has been a seller of our securities, but not to an extent sufficient to warrant the present firmness of foreign exchange; and should the market decline sufficiently is likely to become a buyer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24

but there was plenty of enthusiasm for Mir. Taft, whose presence and speech seemed to please The candidate and his party then whizzed back over the six miles of dusty road in automobiles to the Taft hier" and started for Chi cago.
 At Indiana Harbor some one in the audience asked: ~ 7
 Has Bryan fired Haskell .yet.T And the general laugh which followed was the only answer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24
TAFT TO CONDUCTORS.

Tells Them That at Times lnjunctions
 Are Necessary.
 Chicago, Sept. 24.-In his address to the Order of Railway Conductors Will liam H. Taft said:
 objection is made to the issuing of injunctions without notice. There is opportunity for abuse in such prac-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24
HEARST CONVENTION TODAY.

Rumor That shsarn Will Bs the h. < @ depefdenes Nominee.
 New York, Sept. 24.-The state con- vention of the Independence party was called to order today. Clarence J. Shearn, 1t was rumored, would be named for governor.
 Nothing official was forthcoming. The convention met in Cooper Union, and tonight William R. Hearst will make an address. It was said today that the editor would again go into the Gov ernor Haskell affair.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24
GoMpERs RESPONSIBLE.
He ststss He Will Answsr For 1ueles Stove Articles.

TVO 0taSoo VSO VvHu SNfSWvs VI eSSs>S Stove Articles.
 Washington, Sept M. . Complying with the instructions of Chief Justice Clabaugh of the supreme court of the District of Columbia, President sam uel Gompers of the American Fedora. tion Of Labor made reply to questions of Attorney Davenport.of Bridgeport. Conn, for the prosecution, concerning some of the editorial expressions of the current September issue of the American Tederationist bearing on the contempt proceedings growing out of the Bucks Stove company case against the federation ofncials.
 Mir. Gompers acknowledged full re. sponsibility for all the editorial ut. terances of the magazine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24

President Roosevelt has entered upon his last winter in the white house. After that Africa.-New Ha- ven Journal-Courier.
 Looks now as though Big Bill' Taft will be at liberty to go on that African exploring trip. He is book ed for Salt Lake but he may switch off to Africa.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24
Sept. 24 In History.

76S- Pepin, king of @
 France, died.
 S67-Michael III, em- h |Hl
 peror of Constanti- &
 nople, assassinated. N~35 16S0-Samuel Butler, au- xESsS
 thor of "Hudibras,"
 died. bt -t-. 1755-John Marshall, ,.,
 chief justice of the United States. born; died 1885. 1846-Monterey, Mexico, surrendered to
 the American army. 1SSS-Francois Achille Bazaine, former
 marshal of France, died in exile in Madrid; born 1911.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets $50, rises 5:46; moon rises 5:30 a. m.; 9:59 a. m., eastern time, new moon in constellation Leo.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24

Senator Foraker alludes to Presi- dent Roosevelt as Hearsts side part ner.-New Britain Herald.
 Can you blame him after the dis closures of the past week.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24

The official opening of the Interna- tional Tuberculosis congress will take place next Monday when distin- guished scientific men from far away parts of the world will meet for the first time in three years to discuss the great white plague and to ex- change ideas for the advancement of the work. Many distinguished off, cials of the government who have only the layman's knowledge of the subject will address the convention but it is safe, says one writer, to pre- dict that no one who goes to the quarters prepared for the convention in the National museum will Nescape without having learned something about the work in which its members
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24

Presidential Electors. Louis Schmidt of Southington. Samuel L. Bronson of New Haven Tryon E. Robertson of Montville. Melbert E. Cary of Ridgefield. s. M. Chapin of New Hartford. George Leonard of Middletown. Oscar o. Tanner of Willimantic.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24

For Senators. S-Thomas J. Gibbons, New Haven. 11-John F. Shanley, New Haven.