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Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-23
F 1T be true that the gods first
make mad those whom they wish

4 + 1T be true that the gods first
make mad those whom they wish
II to destroy. there are strong indi-
cations that those personages have 1t
in" for the Republican party of Califor-
mia. The quarrels over the party ma
chinery, whose possession cannot In
any way affect the result of the cleo
ton, are disgusting the people and do
ing all that can be done to drive the
wavering vote, which never before was
so large in this state, anywhere to get
rid of the Republican quarrels, says
the San Francisco Chronicle. When
one faction of the county committee
seeks to dislodge the chairman by a
vote whose legality is very doubtful,
and the other faction rushes into court
to prevent it, there is disclosed a state
of affairs which foreshadows the defeat
of the national Republican ticket in
this state and the choice of a legisla-
ture which will elect a Democratic
United States senator.
The Chronicle strongly favors the
election of a legislature and judges
who will not be beholden to any cor
poration for nomination or election and
who cannot in the slightest degree be
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-23
Urgent Demand for Decency
Throughout United States

We learn from the American Wine
Press, from Bonfort's Circular and
other high class liquor journals
throughout the east that the American
salers' association of America. the
Model License league and even the re-
tailers' organization have Joined hands
for the abolition of the dive-saloon,
such as the wine room, the dance hall
and the back-room place visited by
young men and women.
It is hopeful sign for the cause d
temperance that we have at least
reached stage where all good citizens
regardless of partisan party or church
affiliations can join hands in favor Of
real temperance and of the purity of
cities.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-23

Armed men are guarding some of
the streets of Wilmington. Another
railroad row! Won't the airship peo-
pie please hurry up? BY the way,
who owns the franchises for aerial
routes? Isn't it about time the city
council began to look after the fran
chises of the upper air?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-23
The ublic Letter Box

Letters intended for publication must be
accompanied by the name and address or
the writer The Herald gives the widest
latitude to correspondents, but assumes no
responsibility for their views. Letters
should not exceed 200 words.
TO CORRESPONDENTS OF let
ters' pertaining to the FREQ speech campaign
have been received by this department with
in the last two days AS we have printed
great many letters bearing on this subject
and as the matter of free speech In Los
Angles has been settled definitely by the
council, which has acknowledged the suprc-
macy of the constitution of the United
States our correspondents will that no
service to the cause they have at heart
could now be rendered by the publication of
the letters inasmuch as the cause has tri-
umphed For their courtesy our cores
pondents will please accept our hearty
thanks.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-23

Kingdom Gould is on his way to the
west to study gold mining. Queer
family, the Goulds. Even their name
is the Scotch version of the word
gold" 1t seems to be in the blood
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-23

Melville E. ingalls,, chairman of the
board of directors of the Big Four rail-
road, SCOTS at the Republican SUCCESS
ton that the election of Bryan may
produce a panic. He says: eff Mr..
Bryan is elected the country will be
safe" A great many Americans are of
the same opinion; enough to elect Mr..
Rrvan
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-23

Thirty-two new lawyers have been
admitted to the Los Angeles bar. The
law is the true embodiment of every
thing that's excellent, sang Gilbert. We
hope the young lawyers will be a credit
to their honorable profession.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-23

Absolute prohibition of the sale of
opium or any preparation of opium is
constitutional, and may be made the
subject of a city ordinance, according
to an opinion handed down in a San
Diego case by the district court of ap-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-23

Southern California Baptist assem-
bly, is meeting at Long Beach. In
warm weather religious activities set
a good example by seeking the sea-
Shore
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-23

Republican voters opposed to the
domination of the Southern Pacific
political bureau must be registered by
this evening If they wish to take part
in the primaries August IL.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-23

All three of the women who had
given testimony upon which man was
committed to Patton tainted when the
decision condemning him was rendered.
Queer critters, women.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-23
THROUGHOUT the United States

THROUGHOUT the United States
there is a great demand for the
Il suppression of dives and disor-
derby saloons.
Not only are Prohibitionists, temper.
ate folk and ministers OF the goSpel
house. the saloon of the type of the
hell-fire club, but editors and good citi-
zens everywhere, even men who drink
are now demanding with increasing
force that the saloon either reform It
self or go out of business, says the
Fresno Herald
1t is encouraging In TINS conhsceio1i
IN learn that brewers like Pabst and
Busch are Joining with such wine men
as Andrea Sparboro and Percy Morgan
of San Francisco in an effort TO sup
press the inferior saloon.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-23
FOR PRESIDENT
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
JOHN w. KERN

Herald subscribers intending to leave the
city for the summer months kindly notify
the circulation department, and we will
send The Herald to your new address and
change the address often desired.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-23
eoInn to Eat Him un

Mrs. Bacon; "Do you believe that music
is the food of lover
Mr.. Bacon: Yes, darling I'm going in to
cat up that cornet player next aoorr'-Yonk-
Statesman
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-23

ISee editorial for reply to correspon-
dents questions concerning child labor
in the south .-Editor.1
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-07

every man to be honest till he had
proved himself otherwise and then
they made things hot for him. Now,
they do just the opposite and believe
everyone dishonest till they prove
themselves honest and the conse-
quence is man is shown hot time"
all the time till he has proven him
self to be honest and upright.
My dear brothers has humanity de-
generated in such a manner that you
allow this to go on? Abandon the
idea of the chattsl mortgage law and
see that it is repealed and use your
votes accordingly for the man who
will demand just treatment and all of
you together demand it of them. The
merchant will not furnish any longer
the customary mule and supplies to
the negro and in this way the cotton
of the black man would be under our
control as well as that of the white
man.
Abandon the trust deed and force
the negro labor into the hands of
the farmers and planters and then you
will have complete control of every
thing produced on the dear old south
ern farms. Let every man up in arms
and take up this cry, Down with the
chattel mortgage law
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-07

stock in it. just shut your mouth and
let the true union men do the work
for you, then when they have accom-
plished the good deed and have raised
the price of your cotton, go out and
tell everybody what 1--WE" have done,
but leave your home district to do
so as some may remember your.words
and ask disagreeable questions. Away
with the knockers and as time is now
short, let us all pull for warehouses.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-07

gift Then you run around to his front
window and borrow it all back from
him and pay him whatever rates of
interest he is mind to extort from
you for the use OF. it. and give him
a mortgage on all your real wealth as
security. That's what you have been
doing, Mr.. Moses, every day since
1853. And then having done that, you
have had the gall to abuse the national
banker. Confidentially. now, Mr..
Noses, do you think that man who
is as big fool as you are. has right
to abuse anybody THE Issue
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-07
WHAT a PITY.

We have knockers in our midst the
same as all other orders and it seems
a great pity to find even few, even
though to be opposed by some of
the little narrow fellows are real
boosts, still it would be better to
have everything unanimous. While
our leaders are using every effort to
have warehouses built in continuous
chain over the state and the whole
cotton belt, we find occasionally after
a contract has been worked up or a
charter is under way or completed
ready for the construction of the ware
house, some little pin-headed orator
who possibly has not travelled outside
of his district in 40 years, will get up
and howl to be careful, go slow, easy,
don't rush, etc., until he has enough
of the timid SO badly frightened that
the whole thing is killed; after the
states best men such as President
Hightower, Brothers Brown Brad
shaw, Bass, Wilson, Dutton Meyers
and others have expended every
energy to this one great goal of the
Farmers Union-the cotton ware
house. The greatest portion of our
people know that the warehouse is
the most essential help for the union
farmer, that the union without ware
house is Of little force, then why
should not warehouse be built in
every locality? Now, for the unions
sake If you are union man at heart,
don't knock on the warehouse, but if
wou can't or do not want to take
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-07
TRIBUTE OR RESPECT.

Whereas in His wisdom, God has
called to His throne our beloved
brother N. b. Waller.
Brother Waller was born in Camp
bell county, Ga, March 18th and he
moved to Alabama in 1853, thence
to Mississippi in 1868. He was mar
ried to Miss M. N. Purvis on January,
1877 From this union there was born
eleven children, three girls and eight
boys. Brother Waller joined the M.
b. Church South in 1866 and lived
a consistent member, the rest of his
life, which came to an end the 18th
day of July. 1908. The funeral serv-
ices were conducted to a host of rela-
ties and sorrowing friends, the size of
the attendance showing the high
esteem in which the deceased was
held by the people of his neighbor-
hood. Brother Waller was a charter
member of Farmers Union Local No.
11S1 and had served as member of
the executive committee, creditabIy
to the union and to himself. To the
bereaved widow and grief-stricken
children, would say, Weep not for
there is no hope of his coming back
to you, while if you live as he did you
can go to live with him and live with
him through the ceaseless ages of
eternity. Personally. the committee
knew Brother Waller to be man Of
strong character, always outspoken.
holding up the right and condemning
the wrong. Truly "a good man has
gone to his reward and ne is now
basking in the sunshine of his Savior.
w. B. FALCONER,
G. NJ GRAHAM,
Committee.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-07
THE cHATTEL MORTGAGE Law.
(By Bro. ]. f. Dick, of Local 1882
Cameron, Miss.l


An important question that concerns
the masses of farmers to great de-
gree is the chattel mortgage law. This
law is entirely detrimental to our
great work and holds our advance in
the great work we hae undertaken?
This law is the cause of many of our
best countrymen being tied down to
the plow, enslaving themselves for
some one else. Year after year they
toll away and gain nothing for them
selves, neglecting education, self and
family.
The very minute the farmer signs a
chattel mortgage deed and the same
deed is signed and acknowledged for
his supplies, that same merchant can
from that moment say to any other
dealer or man hands off, Z this is my
man for this year at least.
The poor farmer will then be forced
to buy goods that he needs from this
one firm and in consequence will have
to pay the price that the deed holder
sees fit to charge him.
Now, brethren, no man can rise un-
der the rule of the chattel mortgage
law and the sooner we get it repealed
the better. You have to pay an
enormous per cent of interest when
you have mortgage strings holding
you back. We cannot and will not
stand the present robbery of Wall
street and we must refuse to be the
bone" that the "bulls and bears"
are tearing at.
Then, again, the chattel mortgage
has great tendency to encourage
dishonesty and helps out that high and
noble spirit Of honesty, to be found in
nearly every free" tiller of the soil.
For example, man who is forced
to give a deed of trust on his stock
and crop and all he owns to secure
supplies to live on, naturally is humil-
lated and as he goes on his path of
life he becomes hardened more or less
and is most eventually sure to lose
to certain degree that great result
of true character-honesty.
It's hard to say, but when man is
being, oppressed, it almost excusable
for him to say. what difference does
it make whether am honest or not;
no one trusts me, and have to mort
gage everything have except my
wife and children to get supplies for
our bare existence.
Place men on basis of honesty and
let them know that their credit de-
pends on their honesty, and you viii
see an increase in the interest taken
by every man to see that all dealings
are upright and honest
In days gone by people judged
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-07
A DEFENSE OF THE NATIONAL
BANK.

You will hear thoughtless people
abusing the national bank and exc the
national banker. Why should you do
so, brother? suggest that before
you pour any malediction on the ma.
tional banker you commune with your
own heart and see if you wouldn't
do the same thing. You ought not to
be too hard on a fellowman for a
thing he did until you know the prov
ocation under which he did it. Sup
pose, for instance, Mr.. Moses would
sell you mule named Beck for 500,
then should rent Beck from you, pay
ing you $40 year for the rent of her,
and further guaranteed that he would
at all times and at any time pay you
back 500 for Beck if you wanted it.
Wouldn't you consider that good
trade? Now, let's go a step further.
Suppose after you had made this trade
as above stated Mr.. Moses would say
to you why, if you will let Beck stay
in my pasture, I'll give you back one
hundred dollars and you may use it
in your business" Look out now,
brother, wouldn't you accept that
proposition? But wait minute; sup
pose Mr.. Moses himself should come
to you and borrow back for his own
use, this $100 that he gave you. He
had given it to you without asking
any sort of equivalent from you. He
had just dug it up himself and volun-
tarily come and give it to you free
gratis, for nothing; and now he comes
back to you and gives you a mortgage
on all real wealth he has to get it
back from you, paying you whatever
rates of interest you demanded. Hon
est now, brother, wouldn't you do it.?
Well, now, that is all the national
bankers does. And that is precisely
what he does do. And you are Moses
brother; your name is Moses. You
sell Mr.. Banker your mule for $780,
you keep the mule in your pasture
and pay Mr.. Banker rent for her, then
you set your engravers and printers
to work and at considerable cost to
yourself you get up 500 of brand
new paper money, good as gold, and
carry it Ger to Mr.. Bankers side door
and turn it over to him without so
much as thanks from him for the
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-07
NOTICE OF wAREHouE MEETING.

There will be stockholders meet
of the Shubuta warehouse on the 18th
day of August. 1908, also we expect
to have an address in the town of Shu-
buta on the warehouse question, which
will begin at 10 o'clock a. M, and
everybody is invited, both union and
non-union people.
c. M. GRAHAM,
Secretary Pro Tenn
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-26

Kenosha will follow closely the de-
velopments in the case just started by
the city of Superior to test the ruling
Of the state Railway commission on
the payment of telephone bills by
cities which have made free telephone
service for all city departments a
part of the consideration for franchises
and privileges granted the telephone
companies and any assistance that this
city can give to help Superior in the
fight will be forthcoming. On the
face Of the law and the rulings Of the
commission the city of Superior does
not appear to have much chance of
winning it's fight but its legal repre-
sentatives must think they have a
chance or they would not go to the
expense of starting a suit and a sue
cessful outcome would mean con
siderable saving for many cities in the
state Kenosha among them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-26
WORK UNDER WAY
Plans of Northwestern Railway Station
to be Carried Out Soon

Work began upon Chicago's new
$20,O0O,000 railway station the next
day after the Northwestern road let the
big contract. Trainloads of material
made their appearance as by magic.
1t is expected that by January, 1910,
trains will run into the new station,
which will be big enough to accommo-
date 100000 people a. day, the second
largest in the United States. The
train shed is to cover acres, the base
ment Of the main. building over 2
acres; 10 acres Of floor space are to be
provided for the public. The buying
and tearing down of brick and steel
buildings covering four blocks of
ground has already meant an expense
Of millions Of dollars. In planning it
the architects embodied so many
features unique II railway stations
that it will bear little, resemblance to
the primitive frame "depot" Of the
old Scared benches, cracked cannon
stove and dingy walls. There will be
ticket Offices and waiting rooms, but
the waiting rooms will include rest
rooms, tea rooms and emergency rooms,
and baths for men and dining rooms.
Instead of splintered plank floors, such
as were laid in Chicago's pioneer de
pot, all floors will be Of marble, and
all the walls will be marble all around
main waiting room 100 by 200 feet
and so feet high. The trainshed is
planned for the travel Of the future,
being 318 feet long, and with 16
trackssand big enough FOR the handling
of 1900 trains daily-as many trains
as arrive and depart now at Chicago s
six railway stations-during the sum
mer, 1854, there being daily 500 from
the Illinois Central station, AT from
the Northwestern IS, 275 from the
Union, 233 from the LaSalle street,
115 from the Polk street and AZ from
the Grand Central station.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-26

The progress of the world toward
cheaper postal exchanges has been
marvelously rapid. In the case of the
United States a little more than half
century has seen the development
of the service brought to such a point
that we now enjoy for cents that
which at the middle of the nineteenth
century cost twenty times that sum!
Moreover, the country is already con
sidering seriously the wisdom of a re-
duction of the domestic rates to cent
And who can doubt that the closer
communications that will inevitably
be brought about by the Anglo-Ameri-
can "penny" postal agreement will
stimulate the rapid spread Of the sys-
tenn until it shall become universal?
1t is possible to overestimate the
purely sentimental effects of such a
linking Of the peoples of distant lands,
but there is ample experience Justify
the assertion that any step hich
facilitates the intercommunication will
infallibly strengthen the bonds of per
manent peace. Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-26

Wisconsin Law for Taxing TeIe.
phone Co. S is Claimed to be
of Little Value
TO RECOMMEND CHANGES

That a new system of taxing tele-
phone companies in Wisconsin should
be adopted is the opinion of State
Treas. A. II. Dahl, in his report to
the governor Under the present Ii
cense fee system the companies prac-
tically escape taxation and the treasur-
er, who was p member of the COM
mittee on taxation during the years
he was in the legislature, believes
new system should be tried
The present law provides that on or
before Feb. 16, each year the company
shall report to the state treasurer q
true statement of the gross receipts
from the operation Of their business
during the preceding year.
"The law fixes the amount to be
paid as follows" says the state treas
urer. Company whose gross re
ceipts for the preceding year shall be
over 100000 the license fees are four
per cent.
Companies whose gross receipts
are less than 100000 the license fees
are 275 per cent.
''I find that most Of the telephone
companies do not incorporate under
the state law and consequently no re-
cord of such new companies organized
can be found in the secretary of
states office In 1907, after having
mailed statements to all the compa-
MES on our books from the preceding
year and to such additional companies
as we mad found in newspapers and
from other sources, [ found, through
the kindness of an officer of a tele-
phone company, forty additional com
panies, whose license fees were col
lected and amounted to $117. So much
for the difficulty Of Locating all the
companies in order to collect the taxes.
81 wish to call your attention to
the seemingly absurd system of taxing
telephone companies, as regards the
revenues received by the state from
this source.
"Thirty eight companies pay no
taxes whatever to the state.
cone company pays 2 cents.
"Two companies pay 4 cents.
"Four companies pay cents.
"Three companies pay cents.
"Fifty-four companies pay over Z
cents and less than ST.
"One company reports 1874 miles
of wire in this state, forty-four trans
mitters and ffty-fve receivers, and
pays a tax of $25.72.
cone company owning ninety-fve
miles of wire and $50 instruments
pays a state tax Of Is cents.
cone company owning eighty-two
miles of wire and 40 instruments
pays state tax of 10 cents.
Zone company having fifty miles of
wire and thirty-two instruments pays
cents in state tax
One company having ffty-two
miles of wire and ffty-three instru-
ments pays no state tax.
cit seems that some other system
of taxing telephone companies could
be devised that would be more equi-
table, and by which the state would
derive its share Of taxes from this
class of property"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-26

Always providing that the manage
ment of the water company is kept out
of the hands of the politicians and run
in the future as in the past for the
benefit of the people it will not be
altogether a bad thing if the state rail
road commission insists on strict ac-
counting for all water furnished by
the company for every purpose. The
tax payers will then be better able to
see what money maker for them the
plant has proved to be for the amount
saved by the free water furnished the
schools and other city departments
which is properly a part and large
part Of the earnings Of the company
would then be clearly shown on the
balance sheet. There would be no ad-
ditional expense except the compare
lively slight one of installing the me-
tiers and keeping the accounts for as
far as the taxpayers are concerned it
would be simply case Of taking
money out of one pocket and putting
it into apother Whatever money was
paid over by the city to the water
company under any ruling Of the com
mission would be expended for their
benefit through the water commission
The only bad feature of such a ruling
would be that the city would no longer
be able to furnish free water for the
hospital.