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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02
BRYAN's INCONSISTENCIES.
Democratic Candidates Shifting
Ideas About How the People Shall

Democratic Candidates Shifting
Ideas About How the People Shall
Rule.
(From the Boston speech of Senator
Borah.)
''Shall the people rule?" Mr.. Bryan
has stated time and again that the
most effective way by which the people
could rule would be under the princi-
pie of initiative and extraordinarily
he has abandoned it. He has said that
either the people or the railroads must
rule, and that the only way the people
could rule was by owning the railroads
but he has abandoned this PROPOSE
ton.
He has said that the people must
have the power to make the courts
more amenable to popular demand, and
that, in order that the people might
rule, they must elect their judges-but
he has abandoned the proposition The
tribune of the people has left the TO-
rum, gone from the presence of those
whom he had taught certain doctrines,
and taught that these doctrines were
essential to their liberties and to their
welfare. He has submitted to be
bound not to recur to his old teach
ings.
rs it all question of eXpediency
or is 1t a confession, astounding con-
fessiOn, of an inability to grasp the
great questions and to deal with the
great problems which In deed and in
truth do involve the prosperity and the
liberty of free people? Are stability
of mind, safe and sound craftsmanship
essential qualities for President? And
am I unfair and unjust to Mr.. Bryan
when l say that his positions so quick
ly taken, so earnestly urged, so open
ly abandoned, so confessedly wrong, are
discouraging to every one as to his
ilsefulEeSs in the futuTe?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02
DISCARDED ISSUES-FREE SILL
YER
If Bryan Was Mistaken on Silver
Are His Conclusions Any Safer

If Bryan Was Mistaken on Silver
Are His Conclusions Any Safer
NowP
OF all the medicines Mr.. Bryan has
offered the country, the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver was the most
widely and effectively advertised. The
people were told that there could be no
return Of prosperity without it. In
spite of its doctrine Of reputation, it
was offered as the only means Of relief
against perpetual hard times. In the
contest Of 1896 Mr.. Bryan staked his
political fortunes on this issue, and
lost; in 1900 he insisted on reaffirma-
ton of the issue, and lost again. This
year free silver has been omitted from
the Democratic platform, because in
the meantime the country has had its
period Of greatest prosperity. Time
and events have refuted all Mr.. Bryan's
arguments in favor Of free coinage, and
free silverism is dead and buried, and
long grass waves over its resting place.
Mr.. Bryan has said that a man
worthy to lead great cause should be
willing to die for 1t. In 1900 Mr.. Bryan
said that If anyone said he had changed
his mind about free silver he was a
falsifier. Yet Mr.. Bryan made the
platform Of this year, and that plat
form has omitted mention of free sill
yer; and Mr.. Bryan says that a candi-
date is bound by what the platform
omits as well as by what it contains.
Therefore, Mr.. Bryan has either dis
carded free silver as a belief, or he has
omitted it this year as a matter of po-
litical expediency, still believing in the
doctrine If he still believes in free
silver, it is obvious that he no longer
thinks it necessary to die for it. If he
does not believe in it, then he has been
convinced that he made stupendous
mistakes in 1896 and 1900, when he
forced the issue on his party.
A leader may be stronger than his
party; he may offer a better standard
Of government than the party platform
on which he is running; but no leader
can disentangle himself from the wreck
age Of issues which he has temporarily
glorified as vote-getting eXpedients.-
Kansas City Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02
BRYAN IN 1924.
A Minneapolis Humorist's Idea OF
Future Political Events.

Future Political Events.
When Mr.. Bryan was notified in 1916
he made his paramount issue the regu-
lation of department stores; in 1920
he demanded the defeat of the Repub
licans because of the miserable way in
which they had enforced the smoke or
dinance. But in 1924, when a great
concourse had gathered in front of
Fairview, Mr.. Bryan tottered out upon
the porch and said: Fellow citizens,
the paramount issue this year is me-
[ am getting to be an old man. l
should be putting aside millions for
my family faster than l am. l cannot
afford to take theetime from my lecture
engagements to run for President. The
photographic business, which 1 unfor-
tunately started in 1908, has proved a
mistake. The people have been so IA
miliarized with my voice they won't
cross the street to hear me at dollar
throw. l have had to cut rates for
the first time in my lecturing career. 1t
is up to you, neighbors and fellow citi-
zens, to elect me this time, 1 hereby
renew my pledges of 1900, 1908, 1912,
1916 and 1920 not to be a candidate
for a second term" With mighty
cheer for the Peerless One the meeting
broke up.
Note-At the election in November.
1924, Kermit Roosevelt was elected
over Mr.. Bryan by an old time Roose-
welt Minneapolis Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02
NOTES AND NOTIONS.
BY JOSH WINK.

Bryan's Tour.
Bill Bryan's step is on thy shore,
Maryland, my Maryland!
He's knocking loudly at thy door,
Maryland, my Maryland.
He's tried to capture Baltimore
With arguments none gained Of yore,
Whose repetitions only bore
Maryland. my Maryland.
Thou art no easy captured State,
Maryland, my Maryland!
To gain thee, one must have some
weight,
Maryland, my Maryland.
No demagOgic tales to date,
Will in her ardor keen create,
And lead her off from prosperous fate,
Maryland, my Maryland!
One cannot win her with mere craft,
Maryland, my Maryland!
At such endeavor she has laughed,
Maryland. my Maryland.
Though she has had of pleas a raft
To vote for Bryan, she's not daft,
Her sober thought is all for Taft,
Maryland, my Maryland!
Let Bryan then do what he can,
Maryland, my Maryland!
Do what he may all else to ban,
Maryland, my Maryland!
In States where Taft far leading, ran
Where voters weighed it, man to man.
Thou wilt be found to lead the van,
Maryland, my Maryland!
Baltimore American.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02

Labor, the bone of contention in the
present campaign, is not to be shackled
either by the leaders of the politics:
parties, nor by the command of the
President of the United States and de-
livered into any particular party
Neither is it to be stood up and count
ed by President Samuel Gompers, of
the American Federation of Labor. 1t
is to be left free to act and exercise it's
rights of citizenship as men and not as
Understanding Trades, Chicago
(Union Labor organ).
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02
sound National Policy.

Instead of making panic, the ma
tional policy of ending the lawlessness
of corporations in interstate commerce,
and Of taking away their power of is
suing, without supervision, stocks and
bonds, will produce a change in their
management and remove one fruitful
cause for loss of public confidence
Hon. VIM. III. Taft, to Merchants and
Manufacturers Association, Boston,
Mass.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02
Nobody stood Up.

"Mr. Bryan has dictated four plat
forms, and if there is any man here
who says he wishes either of these plat
forms had been successful, let him rise
and l will give him SO for his photo
graph. From Leslie NJ. Shaw's speech
at Louisville.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02

The fact that Judge Gray handed
down the opinion in the commodities
clause" case may cause some Demo
cratic typewriters to balk in their criti-
cisms of the decision.-Sioux City Trib-
une.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02

Mr. Bryan will have to make out q
better case for his claim under the will
Of the people than he did for his claim
under the will of Philo S. Bennett
New York Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02

Pity that Bryan's speeches. in sup
port of his fads, fallacies and fooler-
les, which were delivered when he was
candidate in 1896, and again in 1900,
couldn't have been canned" for repe-
tition now What tunes they would
grind out !-Portland Oregonian.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
Mr.. Matthews Married.

Mr.. W. G. Matthews junior
member of the Matthews
Brothers, was married Wednes.
day morning at 6 o'clock to Miss
Carrie Neal, at her home in
Oriental.
The marriage was a surprise to
Durham friends of the groom
who did not know his mission
upon leaving here last week.
The early morning ceremony was
necessary on account of the train
and they took a short bridal trip.
They returned here Saturday and
90 to 3O5 Elizabeth street where
they will live.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
BOTH have OUT LARGE CROWDS
Democrats al the Academy, Republi.
cans at the Parrish Warehouse

Democrats and Republicans
were jubilant alike Monday
night when each party held a
final rally, the former at the
Academy of Music and the latter
at Parrish Warehouse.
Early in the evening the bands
that had already paraded the
town from one end to the other
began playing to drawthe crowds.
The band employed by the
Democrats paraded the city in an
automobile, while the Republi-
cans used a special street car.
Both created a bit of excitement
as they passed up the street, and
people all along were anxious to
see which made the best show.
At tthe appointed time the
crowds began to assemble at the
Academy and warehouse until
each of the campaign managers
were satisfied. The speech
making was not as much of a
feature as the crowds that could
holler the most or keep up the
biggest racket.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
Negro Is Killed.

The Norfork and Western
passenger train No. 35, due here
Friday night at 9:15 ran over a
negro near Houston about 5:3C
in the evening and so badly
mutilated him that he was never
reconizable.
The engineer did not observe
the man on the track and thinks
that he must have been riding
the blinds and that he fell under
the wheels. No. 3S, going out
from Durham, also ran over the
fellow and it was this train crew
that discovered him.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
DURHAM COUNTY SAFELY DEMOCRATIC.
RaIOrltles from lOOlO 500. Repub
lIcan Gain Shown.

Durham county::Democrats won
over the Republicans in the elect
ion and their majorities range
from 100 to $50. The hardest
campaign ever waged was on
from the time the polls opened
until either every vote of the
precinct was cast or the time for
closing had arrived. Every
doubtful voter was fought for
with good feeling that character
ICES an election and every reason
able effort made to secure him.
The full returns are not in but
the fact that the Democratic
ticket is elected all through the
county IL established as the only
close vote was for the represent
ative in the Legislature. Mr..
Smith, who has 100 votes to his
credit over Bramham. Sheriff
Harward's majority over Warren
was 5G0-larger than last elect
ion which gave Markham a ma.
jority of 4l3.
A full precinct vote will be
given i'm our next issue.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
TAFT HAS Won THE ELECTION
Bryan Makes Gains Over Parker's
Vote Of Four Years Ago.
MAJORITIEs FOR NORTH CAROLINA
Durham County Wins with Some Re-
duCed MalOrliles and Some
Gains Smith Defeats Bran.
ham by 100.

The National Election resulted
in the polling of a big vote and
in many cases Republicans gains,
but it is thought that Bryan
will poll much larger vote than
Judge Parker did four years ago,
As returns are incomplete il
will be only necessary to say the
Republicans won by safe ma
jorities and that all talk of Bryan
carrying New York and other
states that were in the doubtful
column was simply talk or the
person talking was misled. Hope
to give the full National returns
in our next issue.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
A MURDER SATURDAY night
Negro Woman Stays Her Rival With
a Razor.
THE MURDEREsS MADE Her ESCAPE.
Street Tragedy Saturday Night
Causes Much Excitement. = Rena
Hall Killed by Nan Ray.

Durham was stirred Saturday
night by another tragedy. This
was the unusual scene of one
woman Staying another, her rival,
with whom she had quarreled the
night before.
The fight occurerd about 6:30
O'Clock Saturday evening and
large crowds of people surround
ed the store of the Durham cigar
store, where the body was car
ried. Drs. Graham and Shepard
did what they could for the un-
fortunate woman but without
avail.
The principals in the affair
were Rena Bumpass and Nan
Ray. 1t seems that the two
women had quarreled Friday
night over a man and it is said
that bad blood had existed be-
tween them for some time.
Saturday night they met on
Peabody streetandthe Ray woman
had her razor with her and be-
fore anyone realized what had
happened she was slashing her
rival about the neck and face.
The neck was cut in such a man.
ner that she bled to death. After
being cut up so bad the Bumpass
woman made her way up on
Main street looking for a doctor.
When she arrived just in front
of the Durham Cigar Co. store
she fell and was carried into the
store by some of the crowd that
gathered around and physicians
were summoned. The Ray
woman made her escape during
the excitement and up to Monday
morning had not been caught.
Officers began work on the
case at once and learned that
they could about the two women,
and it seems that both were of
about the same character and
are we'll known to the officers as
offenders. The fact above stated
seems to be about all there was
to the cause of the trouble be-
ween the two women, except the
fact that one woman, Lizzie Man.
gum, was arrested as being an
abettar to the crime because it
was learned that she secured the
razor for the Ray woman. The
| Mangum woman is in Jail await
ing developments.
The Bumpass woman was car
ried to the home of her mother
Saturday night and the inter-
ment took place Sunday after
noon.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03

The town of Durham is going
to see whether or not a man
must pay for his sidewalks and
street improvement. Seems like
the city should pay for its own
Streets-the city uses them but
wise taxpayers, men who own
no property have managed to put
the costs on the fellow who saved
his money and bought dirt in.
stead of corn likker. Every
thing.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
USUAL HayORIIIEs IN NORTH CAROLINA
kIlchln Elected by $4,000 Majority. l.
The IeaIslalnre Democratic.

While the National Democratic
ticket went down in defeat,
North Carolina Democrats can al
least feel proud that the State is
safely Democratic and that the
next Legislature will be of that
party, with only a few counties
in the Republican column.
Kitchin and the entire Demo
cratic ticket in the state is elect
ed by at least 1900 majority
In few places were the majoritie'
reduced and in some places the
majorities were increased.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
FROM ROUTE s, ROXBORO.
Personals and Other Items OF Interest
BY Our CORRESPONDENT.

Corn is short this year and
many farmers say that about one
fourth of the crop has decayed.
Tobacco is as heavy this year
as we ever knew and | hope that
the weight will make up for the
loss in color.
P. S. Rogers made the largest
pile of corn | have helped shuck
this season, and it might be said
that MIR. Rogers never fails to
make a good crop of corn, wet or
dry.
Mrs. S. A. Rogers has been very
sick for the last few days.
We are not expecting to gather
shumac this time if Mr.. Bryan is
not elected, for we farnfrs are
learning TO resort to hog and
hominy in time of panic. The
man who sticks to his farm and
thinks but little about panic is
all right. while the young men
that desert the farm and go to
the city makes a grave mistake.
While such is better for the
farmer who makes all his feed,
because the products of the farm
will find a reader sale, the young
men would do better to stay on
the farm where they can make
what they need and stay at
home and board at the same
place. The farm is the best
spot on earth, had it not been so
our father Adam and mother Eve
would not have been placed there
by the all-wise Creator.
The night riders seem to be
creating right much sensation
among our people. and someone
has remarked that it would be
well for them to have their way
If they are to do as much good as
the ku klux klan did after the
war. Let them come out in
what ever uniform they see fit
they will fail to be tobacco trust
busters while taking the advant-
age of the night. Come out in
the open II you went to succeed
| in a good cause.
Your Hurdle Mills correspond
ent can pay no greater compli.
ment to me than can truthfully
repay TO him, except that he is
not a preacher of righteousness.
but of that love which tends to-
ward matrimony. However, |
esteem Mr.. Daniel as highly as
any young man of my knowledge.
He is intelligent, social, clever
aud upright.
The people Of All and the can.
didates of Person caused the 20.
litical situation to liven up last
Saturday. The good citizens of
/ All served a brunswick stew for
the occasion and the candidates
and their friends enjoyed the
stew of rabbit, possum, squirrel,
beef and shoat. Many good hits
were made by the candidates in
their speeches. BY the time
this letter appears all of the cam
didates will realize how much pie
they will have 10 bite.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03

See B. W. Hobgood for your
shoes for men, women and chill
dren.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
DeaIll al The County home.

William Tilley. who lived in the
Rougemont section of the county,
died at the county home Friday.
He had been there just two weeks
and twas pronounced tina: his
dtath was caused by heart troubie.
Mr.. TiIley was 67 years Of ace
and he left two sons and twU
daughters. He was a Confeder.
ate soldier and he only went to
the home some two weeks before
his death. The end was uneX.
Dected.
Saturday the remains were
taken to his old home out near
Rougemont and there the inter
ment took place.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03

Tobacco sales were suspended
in Durham Monday and to-day in
order that all might take part in
the election. The banks were also
closed for the same purpose.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
The EYIdanen In ihn Case.

IS years use is evidence Millions OF
consumers is evidencc-sales made by
10000 agents is evidence. You buy 4
gallons l.. & NJ. Paint ami =; gallons rurc
I.inseed Oil (at 90 cents iIiN them and
make gallons best paint ready for use-
cost only SI.7o per galOn-Done in
minutes. Hackney bros, l.. & VI. Paint
Agents.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03

Shoes that keep your feet
warm and wear well can be found
at Hobgood,s and the price will
please you.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03

Ycarby's. Everybody's Drug
Store, have a change of ad in
this issue. Look il up and see
v ~ llo has To say.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-12
.PHONOCRAPH SAVED
FAMILY FROM FIRE
Played "Hot Time" As House
Burned.

Philadelphia, Penn, April 11.-But
for photograph affected by the heat
in Morris Kean's musical novelty
store 1880 Main street, Nanajunk, the
family of Morris Splitter. who occupy
the dwelling part of the building,
might have fallen victims to fire,
The photograph, with an intelligence
almost human, gave the alarm.
The family retired, but shortly after
II o'clock Splitter was awakened by
the strains Of ''There1l Be a Hot Time
in the Old Town Tonight" Thinking
that burglars had entered the store,
he went to the head of the stairs to
listen, and there his nOStrilS were as
sailed by the OdOr of smoke ArOusing
his family Splitter hurried them out
of the house by the back stairs and
turned in an alarm. BY the time the
firemen arrived the music had stopped
but the flames had gained much head
way.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-12
WHITE HAS A RIVAL
Berlin Man Was Arrested for
Maintaining a Den of
iniquity.
SPENT MUCH BRIBING GIRLS

Berlin, April 11-Dr. Victor Riedel,
a Berlin capitalist, 50 years old. has
been arrested on a charge of main
tanning a den of iniquity in which the
police allege. he has accomplished the
ruin Of more than fifty young girls.
He is accused of keeping an establish
ment in the Leipzinger StraSse re-
sembling Stanford Whites room in the
Madison Square Garden in New York.
The last of DR.. Riedel's reputed vic
Tins is a 15-year-Old working girl who
had just come to Berlin from the
by poison this week. Another girl, 16
years old. drowned herself year ago
in consequence of DR.. Rltdels alleged
refusal to keep a promise to marry
her.
DIR. Riedel is said to have spent
large sums of money in bribing girls
and parents, as well as in maintain
ing a corps of private detectives for
atoms. For years, the police allege,
the capitalist has thus been able to
keep himself out of the meshes of the
law Toward the end of last year he
was arrested on the complaint Of a
SCHOOLGIRL, but was released because
at the trial the girl withdrew her
charges.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-12
FARMERS ORGANIZE
BIG POTATO TRUST
"Are Going to Raise Price,
B'gosh," Says One.

New York, April 11.-ProXimity to
Wall street has sophisticated the once
simple agriculturists of Long Island.
Two hundred financiers, Who pose as
farmers, met at Riverhead, l.. L., and
formed the Potato Trust.
We raise 5000, 900 bushels of the
finest potatoes on, or under, earth,
said n horny-handed Rockefeller at the
meeting, and we are going to raise
the price of EN- too, b'gosh!'
James Young the potato Carnegie of
Orient, tersely told the other pluto
Gratis why they should join the Grim
inaI rich"
IF we want to buy anything, from a
moving machine to a hoe" said Young
eve go to dealer and say. How
much must | pay?' That's because d
trust makes moving machines and
hoes But If we want to sell a bu5hel
of spuds, or 10000 bushels, we go to a
dealer and ask, How much will you
pay?'
Nov. we will change all that: we
will combine, and the dealers will
have to come to US and ask. How
much will you take for your pota.
tOes?'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-12

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