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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-15

was in Chicago. Eugene V. Debs.
president of the union, now the So
cialist candidate for president of the
United States, was the head and front
of the strike. 1t was Judge Grosscup
who issued the famous blanket in
junction which broke the strike and
restored order out of chaos after
President Cleveland had sent United
States troops to Chicago to aid IN
quelling the disturbances and protect
ing the mails. 1t was Judge Grosscup
who sent Mr.. DebS to Jail for six
months. thereby bringing down upon
his head the hardest knocks from or
ganized labor that any jurist has re-
ceived. Judge Grosscup, in effect was
the father of what is called in the
present national campaign govern
ment by injunction
Yet this jurist from time to time in
his private capacity as a citizen has
jumped upon the soulless corporations
with the enthusiastic energy of a
Zealot In 1906 at dinner in Pitts
burg, several hundred railroad officials
being present he told the diners that
the tendency of the great corporations
today is to defy the law and to claim
full liberty of action unrestrained by
.
must submit to national supervision
regulation and control, just as banks
and insurance companies. and that the
people would not permit defiance Of
| the law by any corporation.
| Several years ago Judge Grosscup
granted an injunction against the beef
/ trust which for time clipped the
paws of that overreaching octopus
| That action was highly populaI
! throughout the land wherever English
| is spoken and beef eaten. Everybody
who read il in the papers applaudeC
the act as that of a just and righteou'
Judge. Some applauded SO loudly ant
with such direct insistence upon tn,
ruling as a rap at the trusts tina
Judge Grosscup as a matter of con
sistency had to come forward and pro.
! test.
Because it happened to fall to m,
to try those packing house cases thu
| impression seems to have gaines
ground that i am an antitrust judge,
he said, and continued in this strain
81 have my own views respecting
trusts. and perhaps they are prett.
radical, but / am still on the bench an.
expect to remain there, so l do no
think it would be well for me to dis
cuss any litigation that may come be
fore me-"
Whereupon the judicial jaws shu
like the twin shells of clam. and tn
public was left to its own surmises a
to the judges real sentiments towar
the trusts. But in speeches and writ
ten articles from time to time Judg
Grosscup has handed down opinions a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-15
Three Men Who Are the Real
Working Leaders In the Dem
ocratic Campaign.

lots of it, and this may be perfectly
legitimate part of the programme
There is no doubt that many a good
man has failed of election from the
lack of money. So it is apparent that
the treasurer should be a man If
notable tact. wide acquaintance. ad 2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-15

President Lincoln's old friend and
partner, Leonard SWEET, was a leading
light 1t was not long until the young
lawyer from Ashland was trying high
ly important corporation cases, gain
ing that broad experience which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-15

solicitor for several terms andfan un-
successful candidate for congress. In
1888, having grown tired of Ashland
limitations, lie went to Chicago to find
bigger worlds to conquer. He became
a member of a law firm in which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-15

prompted President Harrison to APP
point him to the federal bench.
on the bench Judge Grosscup short
ly acquired a national reputation. The
center of the great strike of the
American Railway union forces in 1895
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-15

lar Jim" as reward. There was
never any considerable response to the
invitation, and the nickname was
about all that resulted.
From which it may be inferred that
it is almost absolutely necessary for
some one of the committee to have
good sized private bark account. Con-
tributionS to the canDaf sn fund are
apt to be spasmodic, ard the trying
period just before the close of the
campaign is sometimes made even
more trying by the emptiness of the
treasury. Sometimes at the end of the
campaign there is a deficit for large
expenses incurred at the last moment.
When shortage of this description
occurs somebody is expected to make
it good, and that somebody is quite
often the chairman. In 1884 Benjamin
+. Jones, chairman of the Republican
committee, made up out of his own
pocket a deficiency of 100000. In
1883 Calvin S. Brice liquidated the OBJ
! legations of the Democratic national
committee to the tune of 100000.
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/ Perhaps the most difficult duty of the
national committee is To place most
effectively the funds and forces at its
command. Time and money must not
| be used where they are not needed, anC
at an early stage of the game the
! doubtful states become the battle
ground of the campaign. This is :
! feature of campaigning which is APP
to breed no end of trouble. The com
mittee is often criticised severely FOL
its failure to appreciate the exact sit
uation and for its inability to obtain
| exact information as to where the rea
| battle-ground is to be found. The com
mittee is frequently charged with di
Verting money to the aid of this o
that local candidate at the expense o
some other who stood in greater neet
of support.
In former years the money paid {
Spellbinders was the largest item il
the bill of campaign expenses, but
is SO no longer. Nowadays the grea
majority of campaign speakers re
ceive no recompense aside from thei
necessary expenses. Those of the frs
magnitude in the political world neve
do. This does not include a certai
number of campaign orators who ma
be said to belong to the professions
class. These receive all the way froI
800 to $1,000 week for their services
although the fact that they arc paid
kept as closely as possible, for it ha
been observed that the arguments {
paid speakers carry little polite;
weight. Indeed, the profitable result {
this flood of campaign oratory is by Il
means certain. Since Democratic ma
meetings are attended chiefly by thos
of that party, and the gatherings
other parties are made up similarly,
would seem that the number of actu
converts must be small. Still, the
serve a purpose in creating enthus
assn. in improving discipline and
closing Ep the ranks. The advanta:
of congressional speeches is that tn,
may be sent through the mail as pull
lie documents, thus saving postage.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-15

a private citizen and student of soci-
ology which go to prove that he has
no indwelling affection for big corpo-
rations that break the laws. In fact.
to this Chicago jurist all lawbreakers
seem to look exactly alike.
Judge GrosScup is considerably
above the average height and is some
what spare OF build. Despite his ju-
dicial dignity he has a keen sense II
humor. His faVorite recreation is
golfing. He can swat the sphere with
Taft-like force and follow il up more
skillfully than can Judge Taft, whose
avoirdupois is different. Judge Gross
cup also likes to take recreation trips
to Colorado and other scenic sections
He is a lover of Gods outdoors. He
also takes pleasure now and then in
visiting Ashland and the scenes of his
boyhood, where the old schoolmates
who thought him stupid are proud u
honor him now that he has made bet
ter than good in the world.
Shortly after going to Chicago judge
Grosscup welded wealthy widow
who had a daughter in high society
circles. This conjunction of domestic
assets helped materially toward giving
the young lawyer a social start.
though he never has posed as a prize
beauty in society.
From time to time there are reports
that the judge is going to retire from
the bench and become a corporation
lawyer for the sake of making money.
Such a report has issued since his re-
cent overturning of Judge Landis'
Standard Oil judgment. But it is said
by those who ought to know that
Judge Grosscup already is well off in
this worlds goods. being a shrewd in
weston. ELLIS MARSHALL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-15
Peter Stenger Grosscup Eminent American .Jurist

~ T is unusual for a man who has
done SO many notable things as
have been done by Peter Stenge.
u Grosscup to remain practically
an undiscovered personality. For the
last decade or more he has been doing
things which have excited the widest
public interest, but in spite of that he
is almost a total stranger to the out
side world. His legal decisions and
even his personal opinions occupy am
pie space in the journals of the coun
try, but there is seldom a word about
the man.
This failure of the general public to
become intimately acquainted with
Judge Grosscup is not entirely it's own
fault. First of all, it is another in
stance of personality almost lost in
the magnitude of the events in when
1t has been active. The public atten-
tion has been 50 fixed on what this
remarkable jurist has been doing that
there has been little inclination to get
a nearer view of him. His deeds have
overshadowed him. Under cover of
the deep public interest which he has
evoked the man himself has escaped
the observation of the multitude
That is precisely as he would have
It. From the earliest moment of his
career there has been not the slight
est attempt on the part of Peter Stem
ger Grosscup to cultivate notoriety.
Even before he was invested with the
judicial ermine he took q Singularly
lofty view of such matters, and he has
never been accused of a disposition
to subordinate the office to the in
dividual.
Judge Grosscup has been on the
federal bench since 1892, in which year
he was appointed United States Judge
for the northern district of Illinois,
In 1899 he was promoted to the bench
of the United States circuit court of
appeals, seventh circuit His record
has been notable one. No American
1urist within the period has been call
ed on so frequently to decide in mat
ters of such universal Importance l.
is in the exercise of his official duties
that he has come to be recognized as
one of the ablest jurists in this or
any other country.
Just now Judge Grosscup is con-
siderably in the public eye because OF
his decision in reversing and remand
ing the case of the government against
the Standard Oil company in which
Judge x. NJ. Lands assessed a fine OF
S29,24O,000 against the defendant cor
peration. Even the president of the
United States has seen fit to criticist
this reversal, but in the opinion OF
eminent lawyers Judge Grosscup based
his opinion squarely upon the lega
aspects of the case.
Just what are the judges personal
opinions regarding the trusts is moi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-15

Norman f. Mack, the new chairman
of the Democratic national committee,
is a newspaper man, the proprietor of
the Buffalo Daily Times. Now that it
is all over and no harm came of it
after all it may be said of Mr.. Mack's
vice presidential boom at Denver that
even had it expanded into greater pro
portions some student of who's Who
In America" would have risen in his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-15

day IN November WHICH VIII
settle the matter definitely it
will be the chief object in life
of three estimable citizens of the
United States to make William Jen-
nings Bryan president and John Worth
Kern vice president. OF course there
. will be others equally interested-Mr
Bryan and Mr.. Kern, for eXample-but
this especial trio is the agency by
means of which the trick Will be done,
If done at all The chosen three on
whom depends the successful working
out of the supreme political game are
Norman E Mack of New York, Charles
n. Haskell of Oklahoma and Trey
Woodson of Kentucky. Mr.. Mack is
the new chairman of the national com
mittee, and Governor Haskell and Mr..
Woodson are it's treasurer and secre-
tary respectively.
Whatever presidential candidates
may do after they have been nomi-
mated and their speeches of accept
ance made Is but small part of the
real business of the campaign. They
are permitted to belieVe-it is scarcel!
possible that one ever doeS-that they
are the great and unfathomed issue
before the country, but this is mere
political courtesy. Unless the candi-
date assumes the personal direction
of his campaign-it has happened So
and makes it his business to follow 1t
day by day he soon becomes but the
''head of the ticket",as far as all prac-
teal purposes are concerned. If he be
wise, he does what he is told to do and
goes where he is sent He says little
of his own initiative and arranges his
speech to suit special requirements OF
time and place
Back of him is the national commit
tee. into whose hands has been put the
management of the campaign. and he
is practically a mere '1ooker on in
Vienna"
Not always So however. Those who
know Mr.. Bryan cannot be made to
believe that he will be content to be a
mere spectator of the business of the
committee. 1t is even probable that
this presidential year we shall have
the unusual spectacle of both candi-
dates lending an active hand to the
work of the campaign. 1t is also quite
possible that when everything is IN
running order the candidates may be
perfectly willing to resign the active
business of the contest to the respon-
sible national committees.
The national committees are formed
at the conventions, each state delega-
ton naming one of it's number to rep
resent the state during the next fouI
years These men elect a chairman
who is the actual head of the cam
paign, a choice often involving a
much discussion as that of the head o
the ticket and requiring a man of ex
traordinary ability and political in
~ H. t. .g-
deliberation, but he is a very impor
tant person nevertheless, for to him i
intrusted the raising of funds a vita
feature in a presidential campaign. \
modern elections are conducted Their
is a very urgent need for money, an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-15

w. ROM now until the eventful
day in November which will
settle the matter definitely 1t
- will be the chief object in life
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-21
To Reproduce Historlca, p,.,,.

At Eyer, Bohemia, where Schiller
wrote the Wallenstein trilogy, arrange
ments are being made, says the Bohe-
mia, of Prague, for a performance of
the historical plays on a magnificent
scale. No date further than next
summer" has been fixed, but it proba-
bly, will be at the height of the travel
season. In ''Wallenstein's Lager" Die
Piccolomini' and "Wallenstein Tod"
the managers Of the undertaking hope
to make use of the weapons and uni
forms which are preserved in the mu.
seums, and the military bodies will be
made up OF Austrian troops and men,
bers OF the reserve force. The entry
OF Wallenstein will be an elaborate
spectacle, in which every historical
detail will be reproduced and about
a thousand men will take part.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-21
A Pointer on China.

At the present time money goes no
further in China than in any other
part of the world: the days Of cheap
living in the orient have passed, and
when a man is offered a salary of 800
a month he should find out If the 500
is in American dollars or in the vary
ing silver currency of China. II the
salary is paid in American money he
will find that owing to the exigencies
OF exchange, in one month 500 gold
will bring about $3.50 in local China
dollars, while q year later, at a differ
emit rate Of exchange, it may equal
$3.50.
When at the latter rate, however. its
purchasing power will be little better
than the $3.50 Of a year before, and
when the 800 gold again degenerates
to $50 local currency, as it is liable
to do. he finds that the price Of every
thing has advanced and the purchas-
Ing power Of his money has dropped
to its original status. In other words,
he is losing $50 month. Exchange
Is the bugbear Of the man Of limited
means in China.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-21

Charles Dickens was a great patron
OF the theater. He allowed, himself
one night to be taken to the play by
a friend who was interested in the
piece which happened to occupy the
boards. The man in charge of the
door would not admit them without
payment, but after awhile the authori-
tative official was found and the
necessary permission secured. The
performance, unfortunately, proved to
be very dull, but for the sake of his
friend the famous novelist endured it
with stoical calmness. In leaving
however, he stared about him and re-
marked with simple pathos: II am
looking for that kind-hearted man who
was not for letting us in. I should
like to give him a shilling. dundee
Advertiser.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-21
Native American WI.

During the last session of congress a
newly appointed representative called
on a brother congressman to ask him
to support a certain measure. The new
representative is an accomplished
member of one of the well-known In
dian tribes.
The elder member, with a patroniz-
ing air, smiled his disapproval of the
request made, and asked: How did
they happen to send you to congress ?"
well, you know, the country never
sends its best men to congress-" quick
ly replied the Indian representative
Sunday Magazine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-21
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.-S d a y
School every Sunday at 9:30a. IN. Preach
ing fret and third Sundays p. M, second
and fourth Sundays IL a. IN. Prayer
every We'd day at p. IN. Stephen Davis,
pastor.
METHODIST CHU RICH Main Street.
Sunday School every Sunday at $50 q. m.
"Little Workers. Juvenile Missionary
every second Sunday 3 p. m. Preaching
first and third Sundays IL a. M, second
and fourth Sundays s p. m, fifth Sun-
days ii a. m. and p. m. q, Q. Rector,
pastor.
NORTH TAZEWELL CHURCH.
II cay School every Sunday at 10 a. m.
D ssc.iing first and third Sundays Z, p. m,
-r---ord and fourth Sundays IL a. m.
- r meeting every Friday p. m g..
Q. Rector, pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Sunday
School every Sunday at $50 n. m. Preach
ing second, third and fourth Sundays at
IL 8. M. and Z. p. 10. Preaching fifth
Sundays at II a. m. Prayermeeting every
Wednesday evening p. 10.
PRESBYTERIAN, BURKE'S GAR
EN.-Preaching on first Sunday at II a.
%. and p. m. S. o. Hall, pastor.
TAZEwELL PREACHERS COUNCIL
Every Monday at p. m.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-21

feet and rushing TO the window.
The doctor held him back and eau
toned, Slow now; I'm afraid your
mind is little overtaxed"
The young fellow walked calmly to
the window and looked out. He gazed
at the street below, then at the win
dows In the Offices opposite and the
little doctor watched his eyes with In
terest as they roamed expectantly
from one window to another.
You don't see herr he suggested
kindly.
mol SDo your
Isn't that her over there?" the doc
tor pointed.
Blakesly followed the finger. gasped
and reeled back Imply, with the stified
exclamation. That's herl"
Il thought So" smiled the specialist.
And-and your fee, doctor?" cried
the young man. recovering himself.
but not trusting himself to look out OF
the window again.
Five hundred dollars" reminded
the suave little man.
For that?" came the astonished
cry.
Exactly"
The doctor was paid and left abrupt
ly, his work being done.
Blakesly staggered to the window.
neryed himself and looked out
His gaze fixed on a huge signboard
on the top Of the building opposite.
There was the face of his ideal. DOT
trayed In lurid colors with all the skill
or the sign-painter's art. Underneath
he read. Creme for the Complexion"
And all the time her haunting eyes
were gazing deep into his.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-21
THIEF RETURNED THE MONEY
Clever Ruse by Which Frenchman Re-
covered His Hoard.

G. Bourcier st. Chanfray of the Zust
car said at a dinner In Michigan City
OF loss that he had more than
made up:
made up that loss cleverly, did 1
not! 1t is like an old blind great-uncle
Oh mine whom my father used to
tell of.
My great-uncle once buried $4,000
In gold louis under a pear tree in his
garden. His neighbor saw him do 1t. and
In the dead Of night came and stole
the money. replacing the earth care
fully.
Some days later my uncle brought
90 more louis down to the pear tree
for burial. He soon discovered his
loss, and, silently weeping, he, too. re-
placed the earth.
He knew whom to suspect. and
that night he called on his neighbor
He seemed thoughtful and distract. and
the neighbor asked him what op-
pressed his mind.
We'll, I'll tell you,' said my great
uncle, frankly, I have 1000 louis hid
away In a safe place, and to-day a
tenant paid OF a mortgage. and I
have another 1000 louis cash on my
hands. 1 don't know whether to seek
out another hiding place for this
money or to put it where the other is.
What do you adviser
Why said the neighbor, eagerly.
II your first hiding place is safe-and
you declare 1t to be sol should GER
tainly put this other money there. too
My great-uncle said firmly that
tnat was what he would do; 1t was
the wisest course. Then he took his
leave.
And when, next day, he went to the
pear tree again, there. sure enough,
was his lost 1000 louis, all put back
again"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-21
PELTED BY PATAeoNlAN LADIES.
Ousky Bellies Resented Refusal TO
supply Them with Tobacco.

Capt A. E. Cove. who has had ex-
perience in the naval service Of Ur
sam. got back recently from trim "A
the new steel tug E. G. Reynolds
from this port by way Of the Straits
OF Magellan, to Panama, says the New
York Sun.
Al Punta Arenas the Reynolds pre-
eeded the battleship feet by a day or
so, and it was two days passing
through the straits. Here Patagonians
appeared in skin canoes. There were
many women in the canoes. and they
made motions with their hands and
mouths indicating they wanted a chaw
OF tobacco. and that was what was the
matter with them. AS every man
aboard the tug had only enough to-
0acco to last him to his destination
at Panama he did not offer anv to the
dusky chewers. Then they pelted the
tug with charcoal. Their aim was so
true and their projectiles were hurled
with such force that al hands got
under cover aboard the Reynolds. The
SKIPPER had no guns and had to con-
tent himself with getting out of rance
But the scorned Amazons kent on n;s-
Vrall, yelling and continuing the char
coal bOmbardment
Inc Reynolds was so days and 10
hours making the trip. counting all
stops. Capt Cove SAYS this is the
record from New York for a small
steam vessel The tug was turned
over to the United States authorities
at Panama for use in conjunction with
the building Of the Panama canal
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-21
Hint.

Senator Fulton, at his annual Ore
gon salmon dinner in Washington.
told a tipping story.
In Astoria" he said, there used to
be an old fisherman who brought me,
the first Of every month, a present Of
a splendid salmon from his master.
l always gave the old fisherman a tip.
But one morning was very busy,
and when the old boy brought his fish
thanked him hurriedly, and, forget
ting his tip, bent over my desk again
He hesitated a moment, then cleared
his throat and said:
Senator. would ye be so kind as to
put It in writin' that ye didn't give me
no tip this time, or my wifen think
I've went and spent It on rum"