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El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1908-04-11

da p1blica como en- la priva-
da, por su integridad absolu-
ia, su amor al trabajo, su in
clinacion al arte y su cello por
todo progreso. Todo mundo
,onoce va detalladamente es
las cualidades, y nosotros no
podriamos decir NADIA que no
fuese conocido.
Ell gobierno de un Estado
necesita energias nuevas, as
piraciones constantes a la DO
pularidad, al afecto p1blico
y a la gloria; sin estos ele-
mentos reunidos, NADIA Sc OBJ
tendrla de un hombre que Sc
encontrara en- I'm puesto tan
importante.
No basta, a nuestro pare
Ger, que ell Gobernador sepa
llenar sus deberes en- los II
mites de la ley, y que ofrezca
un ejemplo de conducta, de
honradez y de civismo; es ne
cesaria, ademas, la aspira-
ci6n justa, excesivamente jus
ia, a la aceptaci6n de estos
trabajos y al deseo no me-
nos justo de alcanzar la glo-
ria, que es ell ideal de los es-
pfritus elevados.
81 nosotros hemos de ser
justos, debemos yer que estas
cir cunstancias enlos dos 1lti
mos Gobernadores que ha te
nido San Luis, por su religio
sa sumisi6n a la ley, su cul-
to a la justicla, su respeto a
los derechos de todos, su anh
elo por ell aseguramiento del
porvenir de San Luis, su des-
den por las recompenas que
requiere ell cargo que ellos
han ocupado, y la insistencia
que han puesto a fin de que
ninguno de sus aatos admi-
nistrativos sea censuradC
por la Sociedad, los poner
manifiestamente al frente dc
una obra elocuente.
Ell Sr. Espinosa es, por e
concurso de estas circunstar
cias que acabamos de expire
sar, bien estimado en- Sar
Luis, Y los hombres que 10 70
dean son devotos co labOra
dores de su obra, 81 Sc tiener
en- cuenta la honradez Y e
patriotismo de todos, y e
afecto que tienen por su Je
fe, tan digno bajo todos pun
tos de vista.
J. DELREAUx.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1908-04-11

El lGobierno frances, que sa
be recompensar ell merito,
acaba de nombrar al Sr. Ing.
Jose Maria Espinosa y Cue
vas, Caballero de la Legion
de Honor.
Por esta distinction, tou ex-
pontanea como merecida, es
facll darse cuenta del alto
prestigio de que goza ell Go
Oernador Potosino, no sola-
mente en- toda la Rep1blica
Mexlcana, sino tambien en- ell
extranjero, y principalmen-
te en- Francia.
Is indiscutible que entire
las personalidades mexica-
mas, las mas prominentes, es
precise colocar al Goberna-
uor de San Luis Potosi. Ell
GoDernador actual de ese
Estado, es uno de los descen-
uenVes del Conde del Penas-
GO, cuyas ideas de1aocraticas,
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1908-04-11
[| ne||y0|e QeS|de1CIQ|.

"Fl Gobierno de Esta-
dos Unidos pidio permiso pa
ra que dos barcos carbone-
; ros, destinados al servicio de
la fota americana del Pacifi-
J co, permanecieran durante
cinco amos en- aguas de la Ba
hia Magdalena. De acuerdo
con la Constitution, So pre-
sent6 al Senado la iniciativa
para esa concession, limitan-
do ell plazo a tres amos y So
bre la base de una estricta
reciprocidad para con Mexi-
co, pues Sc consider6 que, ba
jo tales condolences, la Rep1
blica no sufre perjuicio algu-
no, presta un servicio & una
naci6n amiga y obtiene algu
ma ventaja que en- alguna
OCCASION puede sernos it'll. La
opinion del Senado coincide
con la del Executive, y Sc otor
GO ell permiso en- los termi-
nos expresados. ="
Seg1n Sc We por ell anterior
parrafo trascrito, que toma-
mos del Mensaje Presiden-
cial, leido ante las Camaras
de la Union el dia II del que
cursa, ell sonado asunto refe-
rente a la Bahia Magdalena,
solo Sc concrete d I'M permit
so para la estancao de dos bN
qates carboneros, por espacio
de tres aNoS, con la reciproei
dad debida. NADIA dice ell Sr.
Presidente de la practica dc
tiro al blanco de que tanto
ha hablado, la prensa asocia-
da, nj de la negativa del Con
greso Americana a conceder
la reciprocidad, fundandose
en- la Ley Suprema del Pals,
que no prevee ell case, de nj
tantos otros, rumores mas 9
menos alarmantes, que Sc
han propalado sin cesar des-.
de que los Estados Unidos SO
licitaron de Mexico. aquella
concession.
IA quien debemos Greer, pa
ra orientar nuestros juicios?
AL Presidente della Repdbli.
ca, que airma que 1nicamen
1
te Sc concedi6 permiso a dos
barcos carboneros en- la Mag
dalena, por espacio de tres
amos, 6 a la prensa asociada,
que ha pubicado infinidad
de telegramas de Evans, de
particulares de la Bahia, del
Gohierno de Washington.
etc., ETC., que hablan de prac
tica de tiro al blanco,- de ne
lgativas a. desembarque de-
tropas, de buques mexicanos
y extranjeros detenidos por
la Escuadra Blanca, etc.,
ETC.?
En- verdad, que no ACADIA
mos de salir de nuestra sor-
presa. POI una parte, la de
claracion del Sr. Gral. Diaz,
que, viniendo de tar alta per
sonalidad y en- momentos
tan solemnes para la Patria,
nos impide dudar de su vera
cidad; y pOf otra, las deelara
clones de la prensa, que, por
su unanimidad, nos hacen
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1908-04-11
ucdo epecsmente para Gel Heraldo de e Courier aes
lats" por EzEoUHI DELeADo JR1

estan lejos de concordar con
las de sus antepasados, por-
que el no necesita hacer uso
de esos titulos de nobleza en-
un pals, cuyos principles de
igualdad ante la ley son tltu-
los generates a todos los Gu
dadanos.
Nosotros queremos hablar
del joven ingeniero y habll
politico que tiene actualmen-
te en- sus manos las rien-
das del Estado de San Luis
Potosf. Ell honrado y modes
to Ciudadano Don Jose M :"
Espinosa y Cuevas, cuyo re-
trato honra las columnas de
Courier des Consulats, ,
puede servir de ejemplo a los
hombres de aspiraciones ele
vadas que abrigan un idea
en- favor de su patria. E
Sr. Ing. D. Jose, no es un e'
trailo para nosotros; hace VI
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-20

Backduck Oct 20(Seca to of affairs 1t the privilege of tn
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-20
Fine Business at Handle Factory.

Business is increasing at the Be-
midi Handle Factory, and that
institution is enjoying very good
patronage, these days.
The plant, as it now stands, is
equipped with modern machinery for
making handles of all kinds, the
capacity being 125 dozen handles.
The supply of timber for the manu-
facture of handles is very good and
the factory is being run night and
day.
Much of the business of the fac
tory comes from orders outside of
the city, it having been recognized
that the products of the local
handle factory is among the best
in the state.
The factory at the present time,
employees ten people and is one of
the small enterprises of the city,
which is thoroughly appreciated.
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WATERWORKS BONDS ARE
SOLD AT A GOOD PREMIUM
Council Accepts Bid of Mr. Coffin of Chicaqo-Mavor
Pogue Promises Council Hot Message on the
d. Allowing and Paying of Bills.

The city council, at the meeting
held last evening, disposed of the
city waterworks bonds, which were
voted at a special election held
recently, and for the sale of which
bids were received at the last meet
ing of the council. The bonds were
sold to C.. H. Coffin of Chicago for
$50,501, being $501 above par.
This offer of Mr.. Coffin was con-
sidered a very good one, as many
believed, considering the condition
of the bond market, that the bonds
could not be sold even at par.
This sale of the, bonds will have
to be approved by the company Mr..
Coffin represents, and if they are
actually sold, the work of remodel
ing the waterworks system of the
city will be commenced.
Mayor Pogue appeared before the
council and gave as his opinion that
the council had no right to audit or
allow bills pending the decision of
the district court in the municipal
court tangle; that he would submit a
measure at the next meeting which
would give the council touch of
high life."
A number of bills were submitted
but not acted upon, being laid on
the table.
A committee was authorized to
draw appropriate resolutions on the
recent death of Alderman Washburn.
John Marin, one of the city dray-
men, was appointed to fill the
vacancy caused by the recent death
of Tohn Washburn.
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Judge Stanton Occurring" at Aitkin.

Hon. C.. w. Stanton of this city,
Judge of the Fifteenth Judicial dis.
trict and candidate for reelection to
that Office, left this morning on an
official trip to Aitkin where he will
preside at a session of the district
court of Aitkin County.
Court will be opened tomorrow
morning, and it is understood that
the session will be short one, as
there is very little work listed on
the calendar. Fifteen civil cases
have been placed on the calendar
up to the present time, but the
criminal cases are very few although
there is work for the grand jury
which is considered uncertain.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-20
COMPANY KS FOOTBALL
TEAM PLAYS CASS LAKE
Will Line Up Against Coach Dumas
"Bunch,' at Cass Lake, Next
Sunday.

The Company K football team,
members of Bemidji's national
guard company, will play a game
against the recognized Cass Lake
team, at Cass Lake, next Sunday,
when it is expected that the Cass
Lake pig skin chasers will have
much stronger eleven on the field
than they l1ned-up against the
Grand Rapids City team last Sun
day, when the Grand Rapids play
ers won the contest by a score of
FL to o.
The Cass Lake team is being
coached by DIR. Dumas, an old
University of Minnesota player,
and he has been putting his re-
organized gridiron gladiators
through some new stunts, with
hard practice, this week. He has
some fine material for a team, and
no doubt, the Cass Lake warriors
will show vast improvement.
The Company K boys will have
several new players, since they
played here against Grand Rapids,
which will give them much
stronger line, and at least one ad-
ditional man in the backfled who
is a consistent -ground-gainer,
thoroughly understands the game,
and is a 'tstayer" in all branches
of the game.
A number of Bemidji people will
go to Cass Lake Sunday noon to
see the game.
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A written opinion of the city
attorney to the effect that the city
should settle the damage suit which
Mrs. Charles Scrutchln brought
against the city was laid on the
table until some future time, when
the city attorney was present to
introduce resolution to that effect.
The attention of the council was
called to the condition of the cement
sidewalks on Beltrami avenue, be-
tween Tenth anb Eleventh streets
and the matter was referred to the
sidewalk committee.
A resolution was adopted grant
ing to the Northern Grocery COM
pany permission to cross, with a
| sidetrack, certain street in the
vicinity of the M. & 1. depot, the
shipping facilities of the company
requiring the use of the track.
Ordinance No. IS, forbidding the
throwing of glass, wood with nails
in it, or scrap iron on the street or
in the lake was introduced and given
its first reading. The ordinance
provides for maximum fine of SIS
and costs or thirty days in Jail for
the violation of this ordinance.
The license application of Frank
Sllversack was granted and his bonds
accepted, with William Murtz and
August COLI as sureties.
There were two applications for
appointment as sexton to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation
of the sexton recently. The appli-
cations we're laid on the table until
some future meeting.
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cratic delegates and votes came
from, heard of it, they let up how
of indignation against the PROPOSE
tion-and the Peerless Leader" shut
up like a clam.
In the present campaign, Mr.,
Bryan does not seem to want to say
much about tariff except to reproach
the republicans for revising the
Dingley law. He is devoting most
of his efforts to explaining his scheme
for guaranteeing of bank deposits. .
If Mr.. Bryan's revenue tariff
scheme should again be put in oper
alton, it would be little or no use OF
guaranteeing bank deposits.
That the Bryan plan for guaran.
tee of bank deposits will be abso.
lutely worthless as a preventative of
panic WILL be plain to anyone who
will consider it critically. The plan
as indicated in the democratic plat.
form and as embodied in the Will.
Jams bill in Congress to tax the
national banks upon their average
deposits on half of one per cent pei
year until fund of $15,O0O,OOO is
reached, which fund is to be held by
the government at Washington to
pay the losses to depositors in failed
national banks.
There are five thousand, five
hundred million dollars of deposits
in these banks, and in case of a
panic like that of last fall, when two
hundred and ninty-six millions were
withdrawn from August to Decem.
Der, these fifteen millions would not
be drop in the bucket: but would
in fact aggravate the panic. The
minute that the people learned that
the government fund was exhausted
the panic would spread so nothing
could stay it. Why, one bank in
New York, last fall, suspended with
more than fifty millions of deposits.
If the proposition is to guarantee
the ULTIMATE as distinguished from
the IMMEDIATE PAYMENTS on demand
of deposits, then the proposed fund
might serve good purpose, but that
is a different proposition entirely.
Take for instance, 100 farmers,
each owning farm worth $4,000
a half million in the aggregates,
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Aer0pIane at Blackjack.

Word comes from Blackjack
that party consisting of Gene
Smith, D. y. Rolfe and DR.. Os.
borne have conceived an aeroplane
which will be used in chasing
ducks and other wild fowls which
inhabit the air.
"Bllly" Squier is authority for
the statement that the flying
machine will be equipped with a
full set of barber tools for the pur-
pose of getting the pin feathers off
the ducks.
1t has been suggested that the
craft be named the ttHemmine
Birdt." The machine will be ex.
hibited at the ttDuck" next Thurs
day, at the time of the K. P. con-
vention.
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(the bank; but the government
shall guarantee the payment. You
might as well go one. step further
and say the lender (the depository
may lend to individuals, to anyone
he chooses, and the government, shall
guarantee the repayment of the loan.
What the republican party says is
if there are people who do not wish
to put their money into banks, we
will establish postal savings banks
and you can deposit your money in
the nearest money order postofice,
and then we, the government, having
received your money, will guarantee
its payment on demand, or when
due with interest at two per cent.
We will re-deposit this money in the
nearest national bank, getting secur-
ity, or invest it in municipal securi-
ties in the neighborhood, so as to re-
tain the use of the money in the
locality where it originated. The
postal savings bank system will
receive as much as $500 at interest
from one Individual as up to 1000
the last five hundred not to draw
interest, and will accommodate all of
small or moderate means.
1t is plan that has been tried in
many countries and has proven a
success. 1t will answer every pur-
pose and is>a much better plan than
the untried and dangerous scheme
of Mr.. Bryan.
The republicans have no appolo.
gies to make for the Dingley law.
It has been the most successful
tariff law that has ever been on the
statute books.
We have decided that the tariff
shall be revised, not because it is
not a good and wise law, but be-
cause, in the nature of things, con-
ditions and the cost of production
was changed, both here and in other
countries.
We have repeatedly declared that
the measure of a protective duty
shall be the difference between the
cost of production here and abroad
nd revision is for the purpose of
re.adjusting the schedules upon the
! s,=4>(Continued on last page.)
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each we will suppose owing $1,000
due on demand. In case of money

each we will suppose owing $1,000
due on demand. In case of money
stringency or a panic it would re-
quire a half million dollars toguar-
antee immediate payments, but one
would be safe to- guarantee the
ultimate payment with very small
fund.- probably if all demands are
put into judgments and the half
million Of property sacrificed at
forced sale it would bring enough
to pay the hundred thousand. It
is said, the average loss in forty
years, to depositors in failed national
banks, is one twenty-sixth Of one
per cent per annum. That is to say,
if you have for twenty-six years,
kept on the average of $1,000 on
deposit in these banks and had the
average luck, you have lost ten dol
lars in all. !
This, however, is the ultimate
loss, after all the assets of the failed
bank have been collected and dis
tributed.
1t is perfectly feasible to raise a
fund to idemnify against such a
loss, but that is not PROMPT PAY
MENT. 1t is payment after. some
times, years of waiting. Whether
such measure is wise or unwise;
whether it would not encourage care
less and imprudent, if not dishonest,
banking; whether it would not tend
to stimulate speculation and gamb-
ling with the peoples money, is
grave question-but it is not neces-
sary to answer that question in
this campaign, for all that we need
to point out now is that the demo-
cratic platform proposes an imprac-
teal and worthless remedy for secur-
ing prompt payment of depositors
in failed or suspended banks.
1t is said, why should n't the
depositor have security when the
government demands security for it's
deposits?"
The answer is, it is not parallel
case. The deposition has just as
much right to demand and receive
security as the government, but this
proposition is that the depositor
shall choose the bank he will lend
his money to, and not the Borrower
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of affairs. 1t is the privilege of the
minority to criticise, and this Criti-
cism, so far as the republican party
is concerned, the speaker was there
to meet.
On March +, next, the republican
party will have been in control for
twelve years past and the achieve
ments of the party must, of neces-
Sity, be one of the main issues of the
campaign.
We must judge a political party
by what it has done as we'll as by it's
principals.
At the end of four years of demo-
cratic rule, when the democrats had
control of both the executive and
legislative branches of the national
government, they declared tariff for
protection was not only unconstitu-
tional, but was robbery pure and
simple, and they promised to so
revise the tariff as to do away with
every vestige Of protection. Ameri-
can people decided the issue in favor
of the democrats, and they (the
democrats) went to work to put
their theory of tariff for revenue into
actual practice by the enactment of
the Nelson-Gorman law.
Mr.. Stevenson then rehearsed
the effects of the enactment of this
law, where industries were paralyzed,
unemployed marched by the thous-
ands, railroads in the hands of
receivers, etc., etc. This was the
result of democratic rule, and ought
to satisfy the American people on
that issue for long time to come;
and yet, the democratic platform of
today declares for the same policy
of a revenue for tariff, only they
promise to approach it more gradu-
ally than before, on the theory, no
doubt, that slow, lingering death
to our industries is preferable to
sudden determination.
The republican party came into
power on its main issue, protective
tariff and a sound currency, based
on gold standard. These promises
were faithfully kept.
An extra session of congress
established the gold standard and
enacted the Dingley law. The result
you all know-adversity and de-
preston both financial and industrial,
was succeeded by prosperity such
as no other nation has ever expert
enced in all the worlds history.
The speaker called attention to
the instability and proneness to
error of Mr.. Bryan in placing his
issues, showing how he first espoused
the silver issue, then took up i'm
perlallsm, and then tried govern
ment ownership, but when the
southern states, where the demo-
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Blackjack, Oct. 2O.-(Special to
Pioneer. )-Hon. Halvor Stevenson
of Crookston, congressman from the
Ninth district, and republican candi-
date to succeed himself, delivered an
address in the city hall here last
evening on the issues of the present
campaign, the speaker advocating
the republican side of the contro-
versy over the great problems of
today now confronting the people.
Mr.. Stevenson arrived in the
village from Bemidji on the evening
train, being accompanied from that
place by A. R. Erickson of Bemidji,
Mr.. Steenerson's committeeman for
Beltrami county, and several other
republicans. A delegation of Black
duck people, headed by the Black
duck band, met the train and
escorted Mr., Stevenson to the
Palace hotel
After meeting a number of Black
duck people at the hotel the party
was escorted to the city hall, where
a crowd had gathered which filled
every inch of available space in
the building and which was very
demonstra tive. About 100 of the
crowd we're farmers, most of them
coming from considerable distance.
Congressman Stevenson was in.
troduced by Mayor J, E. Dade of
Blackjack who spoke very briefly.
Mr.. Stevenson gave one of the
most powerful and convincing ad
dresses ever heard in Beltrami
county, and those who attended the
meeting listened very attentively
during the entire speech.
Mr.. Stevenson handled the ma
tional issues in very able manner
thoroughly explaining the stanc
taken by the republican party or
these issues.
Mr.. Stevenson thanked the audi
ence for it's very kindly reception
and proceeded to give a very able
discussion of the issues of the pres
ent campaign, dealing fairly with
the opponents of the republican
party, and going into much detail
relative to national affairs.
Mr.. Stevenson believed that il
was both appropriate and profitable
to meet together and discuss the
important issues involved, as the
people were to vote, not only as t.
who should be the chief magistrate
of the nation, but also as to what
principles and policies would guide
them.
Where representative government
prevails and the people rule, they
must of necessity rule through thu
instrumentality of a political party
and the party in power must be hell
strictly responsible for the condition
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"Bemidji Slim Got 80 Days.

Lawrence Johnson, better known
in this community as "Bemidji
SLIM" was taken before Judge Bailey
in the municipal court this morning
on charge of breaking Jail.
Slim" was given a sentence of
thirty days in the county Jail and,
as he has already served thirty days
awaiting trial, he will probably learn
that it pays to stay IN the county
boarding house until his time is up.
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