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Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
DEMOCRACY TO WIN

IN HIS will be one OF the swiftest as
well as one of tho biggest politi-
= cal campaigns ever fought in the
history of political parties. Between
now and election day many things will
happen with surprising suddenness to
Jar the nerves of Mr.. Taft and his
trusty supporters and interested
friends. But the former governor Of
-t1ss Philippines and his advisers viii
receive no shock more jarring than
that which shook them Saturday night
when they learned that organized labor
would bury all minor and sectional DIFF
ferences and unite in one great body
of voters for the success Of the Demo-
cratic ticket The Central Labor coun-
ell of Los Angeles is in line with the
American Federation of Labor in sup
porting the Democratic ticket and
platform, and has also indorsed heart
lily the excellent platform Of the county
Democratic convention.
There is no longer any reasonable
doubt of the success of the Democratic
national ticket. Bryan and Kern will
receive not only the support of the
united Democracy-which would Of
itself elect them--but will receive in
addition the solid support of orsanized
labor, which win forget all minor dis
tinctions, differences and divisions and
vote for the candidate Of Americanism.
The organization leaders realize that
the man who works for wages owes 1t
to his family, to himself and to his pa
triotic regard for the peace and pros
perity Of the United States to vote
for Bryan.
The lines of division in the great
national fight are now drawn clearly.
The two armies are face to face. One
is the army of privilege. The other is
the army of the people. One is the
army of plutocracy (why keep up the
farce Of calling 1t Republicanism? That
word has lost It's meaning). The other
is the army of Democracy. Gods In
HIS heaven: alrs right with the world,
and from the peril of plutocracy He
win deliver our great republic. And
when the Democracy receives power
which ia veritably gift from heaven
I'VE believe it will be true to its trust
and use its power for the restoration
OF Justice, contentment and happiness
for the establishment of permanent
prosperity and for putting in practice
the good old American methods OF
government Of the people. by the peo-
pie. for the people.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
THE PEOPLE DO RULER

IN YER since Mr.. Sherman. in a mo-
Hl ment of inspiration, exclaimed
- THE people do rulel" Mr.. Taft
has been clinging to the phrase for
dear life. ringing the changes on it.,
repeating it with variations. 1t has
now been added to the Republican
stock jest book, along with pros
perity'' and other mirthful quips and
cranks.
How joyous and jolly the phrase
sounds to Hartman, Rockefeller and
Morgan. the money monarchs. 1t
warns the very cookies of their hearts
when the Amiable One with unction
repeats Mr.. Sherman's immortal in
spiration. ''The people do rule!" There
used to be an old worthy who said,
1.-THE sun do move" No one took the
assertion seriously, and yet we are
asked to credit remark which Is even
more wildly jocular or absurd. We
don't know which It is. II 1t isn't an
absurdfty. it's joke. You take your
choice. The people do rule! The sun
do novel Well the sun won't move,
hut the people win rule. The rule OF
the people VIII be begun by the elec-
tion Of President Bryan.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
Morgan Is a VnndaI in His
Methods of Art Collecting

the past which he has aeen told are
worth coveting. The ancient vandals
stripped churches and temples of stat
uary and paintings by force Of arms.
and were said to have called down
upon themselves the divine wrath for
so doing. No wrath has struck Nor
gan from above for his despoiiing
modern italy of works of art by the
crude bribery of his bank checks, but
he has forced the italian government
to put a stop to much Of the busi-
ness.
1t would seem that to the true artist
picture or a painting would lose
much of Its merit by being taken from
Its national environment and set up
In a strange country for Philistines to
gaze upon. Presumably Morgan has
nerve enough to offer to buy the Apollo
Belvidere from the pope, but to have
that famous statue set up in a modern
building in either London or New York
should give no satisfaction to art low
ers of the United States or England.
For purposes Of popular information
and education, replicas could be made
in numbers and scattered the world
over, but If the original is worth pay
ing a fortune for, It is worth far more
left in its original home.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24

A MoNG the many brassy things
"a that most brassy OF American
IA money bags, ]. Piefpont Morgan,
has done, is to offer $4,000 to Lord
Roberts, the greatest English military
leader Of the present or past gener-
alton, for his battlefag relic of the
Boer war, the flag that was surren-
dered by General Cronje. 1t is need
less to remark that Lord Roberts will
not sell his flag, but 1t is also GER
tain that forgan will be unable to
appreciate the fineness of feeling
which would lead him to refuse $10,O00
for a mere curiosity such as a stained
and worn battle trophy.
There are a number of ways In which
]. Pierpont Morgan has made himself
useful to the public as we'll as to him.
self, and also ways in which he has
made himself an undesirable citizen,
and all of them in the field of prac-
tical matters. But it is into the field
of sentiment that Morgan has been
pushing himself for a number OF years
past, ana in few of them has he been
a credit to either himself or to his
country. He has made himself an ar
tistic vandal in every country of Eu-
rope that has possessed treasures OF
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24

HN HE fight for possession of the
White House, If we may believe
Il the Hearst papers, lies between
Taft and TIisgen, who is the nominee
of Hearst's Indenendenee league. The
Democratic party, Hearst's papers as,
sert, was damned when 1t nominated
for the vice presidency that unknown
person, Kern of Indiana.
Kern, it is true, is obscure, but who
in the name of fame is the immortaf
and celebrated Hisgen? There are nine
lines about Kern in "Who's VINO, put
not word about Hisgen, The Great;
and even julius Kahn has fifteen lines
in the all-emhracing who's Who'
the American Temple of Fame, where
1886 immortals, living in the United
States, are enshrined.
Nor does the Examiner tell us any
thing definite concerning the glorious
Hisgen. 1t has stated that he is in
business" but neglects to mention what
business. Is Hearst ashamed of his
candidates business? Isn't 1t re-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24

motives or aims The columns of this
paper are always open to correspon-
dents, and they are as free to the Sal
walton Army and its friends as to other
readers. We do not discriminate
against the army or against any or
ganization--or individual. But justice
demands that the law regarding public
speaking on the streets should be ap-
piled impartially to all classes of the
community and to all organizations.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24

O HERMAN began his political career
- as a protege of United States Sen
~ ator Platt, for many years Repup-
lican boss of New York state. and has
always been allied with the party ma
chine. He is distinguished chiefly Tor
his facility in obtaining large cam
paign contributions from Hartman and
other financiers.
In his speech of acceptance Sherman
says the Republican platform pledges
allegiance to the policies of President
roosevelt" and that the overshadow-
ing issue of the campaign is: "Shall
the administration of President Roose-
welt be aproyed?''
In this declaration the platform IS no
more sincere than Sherman humself. II
is known to everybody that while pre-
tending allegiance to the Roosevelt ad-
the Chicago convention
deliberately refused, by overwhelming
maiorities. to adopt his recommenda-
tions in favor of publicity OF cam
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
1ruSty Jim Sherman Is a
Slick, OId-SfyIe Politician

paign contributions, physical valuation
Of railroads and other vital needs OF
the time, says the Sacramento Bee.
Equally 4nsincere are Sherman's pro-
fessions of devotion to the interests of
labor, from the tariff point of view. His
attachment is all to the trust side of
the tariff question. The trusts seek to
shut out all possibility OF foreign COM
petition--not in the interest of Ameri-
can labor, but that they may retain n
monopoly of the American market and
be enabled to plunder the American
consumer by extortionate prices, while
underselling foreign competitors in for
eign markets.
And the same Chicago convention
which pretended tender regard for
American labor deliberately shut out of
it's platform every proposition that the
representatives of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor sought to have em-
bodied in it-propositions which the
Democratic national convention in
spirit adopted.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
WhopperS We May Believe
if We May Credit Hearst

spectacle even though a humble busi-
ness? And what were the facts of the
famous fight against the Standard Oil
company which, the Examiner says,
Mr.. Hisgen captained? Apparently
Mr.. Hisgen did not succeed in breaking
up Mr.. Rockefeller's monopoly. Ac-
cording to the latest report the Stand
ard Oil company is still fiourishing.
If Hisgen is to beat Taft the Inde-
pendence league must begin to work
At the primary in San Francisco it
cast only 1913 votes, or one-half of /
percent of the total vote. Hearst en-
pioys in San Francisco on his news
paper-and without counting the work.
ers at the Independence league head
quarters-more than 40 men, nearly all
of them voters. The league, therefore,
did not cast the full vote OF the Ex-
aminer staff. The league has cost Mr..
Hearst a good deal of money. and 1913
votes is a pretty poor return for the
price. What's the matterY-San Fran
cisco Bulletin.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24

The proposed great Eucharist con-
gress in London, to which Roman
Catholicism throughout the world is
looking forward, is being anticipated
in a most liberal spirit by the Protes-
tant denominations. DR.. John Clifford,
dean OF the Free church preachers in
the United Kingdom, says: This latest
display Of the power of the Episcopal
bodies. Protestant and Catholic. prom
ises more than any previous exhibition
OF ecclesiastical strength since the
Reformation to work for the general
welfare of humanity through more
liberal spirit of corporation between
the grand divisions OF the Christian
church."
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24

Republicans are already making
plans for the inauguration of Taft.
which they say will be conducted on
a scale of magniflcence and grandeur
never before attempted in the history
OF the nation. Alack, we fear Taft's
triumph will be Of the Barmecide vari-
ETY.. We are sorry for Governor Taft.
His indiscreet friends are taking meas
ures to make his defeat as bitter as
possible end much harder to bear than
if they would refrain from being so
..preYious.''
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
RAISE SOME SALARIES;
DISCHARGE POLICE OFFICERS

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21.-[Editor
Herald: A great deal of noise made
about street speaking. ETC., but moth
ing said about thes squandering or the
They have Just put up an annex to the
Polvtechnic school costing some thou
sands Of dollars for shower baths for
the scholars. What waste Of money!
What q humbugl Yesterday the city
dads raised the salaries of several city
officials, and today your paper says
some thirty policemen are to be let
out-no money tor them. Oh, for an
honest administration!
A TAXPAYER.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24

In the school books of the future the
life OF President William Jennings
Bryan will be characterized as one of
the most excellent examples of con-
scientious perseverance through good
report and ILL.," Mr.. Bryan would have
been false to the American nation as
well as to his principles IL ne had
sought retirement instead Of expressing
his frank willingness to lead the people
in the peoples fight against the plum
derers and blunderers.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24

of the criminal classes" meaning those
who coae under the criminal law and
fill our penitentiaries, our talk (and
our thought thereon) is mere cant If we
assume-as we mostly do-that these
Jail birds are all, or even largely, nee
essarily bad men. The worst offenses
are often not touched by the law, as,
for example, the slow murder of women
and children by our commercial and
Industrial bosses-even these latter are
offending through poverty-in other
words they are in the struggle TO live.
That they live well while the workers
merely exist does not alter the fact.
w. COLLISION.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
seIf-Preservatlon

In the poorer districts Of New York
there is an epidemic OF wife desertion
and those who have been investigating
the matter have finally reported that
the cause OF the wholesale desertions
is due to the hard times and scarcity
of work. The report says "the instinct
of self-preservation is becoming
stronger with the men than the love
of wife and children" Ad-
vance,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
DEALS OUT FLAGELLATloN TO
EQUAL SUFFRAGE OPPONENT

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2s.-[Editor
Herald: Will w. B. explain into what
part of "women's sphere" his tiger
story ats? The twentieth century
Angio-aaxon is credited with having
progressed beyond the jungle.
If as w. b. says the ballot Is a means
of protection, all the more reason why
woman. especially the working woman,
should have it as protection for her
self and her children. There are Wo-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24

Count Zeppelin will found an insti-
tute to study the problem of aerial nav
igation. He wishes to put an aerial
navy in commission "for the defense
of Germany" The progress of airship
construction was hailed with delight.
but If 1t is only going to make war
more complex and diabolical it viii be
a curse and not blessing to mankind.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24

Not content with making faces at
the American victors. the English
sporting reporters are now casting as
pensions on the original Marathon race,
making the same comment with re-
gard to it that Mark Twain made con-
corning the report of his death-that 1t
had been grossly exaggerated. Or
occasion the English can be the mos
peevish persons that ever happened.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24

Child labor is a curse, and curse
always brings curse. That is shown
by the history Of nations. We may be
thankful the punishment for the child
labor outrage. a defiance OF laws both
human and humane, natural and d.
vine, will be visited only on the party
responsible for it, which is about to be
sent to the Wilderness Of Repentance
for long, dreary sojourn.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24

Russian bureaucrats are trying to
prevent the celebration of Count Leo
Tolstors birthday. September Q. The
fact they have not long ago effectually
prevented" any birthday celebrations
for Tolstoi by removing him shows
that in spite of their power they fear
the, grand old man.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24

We hope the Young Mems Christian
association will enjoy great prosperity
in it's new home and will be an ever
growing power for good. 1t is to the
interest of every citizen who realizes
the Importance OF the culture of char
acter to boost the Y. M. G. A. and help
it to the utmost of his ability in its
Iaudable endeavor to help the COM
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24

Republican prosperity resolutions
don't explain away the fact that two
million American boys and girls who
should be at school have had to go to
work for the mine owners. mill own
ers and factory owners. The looters
of the republic were not satisfied with
its material wealth. They must needs
also steal out children. Have at
themf
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24

Apparently laboring under a misap-
caused by The Herald's.
equal rights attitude in Its Public Let
ter Box a street speaker has given the
impression that we have slighted the
salvation Army. The Herald yields to
no paper or person in its admiration
for every agent Of the work Of social
reform, and we do not lightly question
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24

Social note: We hear the Republican
party has engaged quarters up Salt
creek and is about to go on a pre-
longed outing.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
FOR PRESIDENT
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
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 as often desired.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24

Letters intended for publication must be
accompanied by the name and address Of
the writer. The Herald gives the widest
latitude to correspondents. but assumes no
responsibility for their views Letters
should not exceed 400 words
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
The P ublic Letter Box

Many interesting letters have been re-
ceived which are SO lengthy that two OF
three would Hil the allotted space. Con-
tributors are requested to observe the 200
word rule.-IEd. Herald.l
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-02
TIFFANY IN NEW YORK
A Two Weeks Record of Work and Winning
in Empire State


1espondence) 1.-The last two weeks have been
among the most successful of the two months
during which Dr. Tiffany has been lecturing
for the state committee in Western and Central
New York.
The evening of March IA the doctor opened
up strenuous campaign in the city of Emira
with a speech at the city mission on The
Problem of the Man and the Drink" Sabbath
morning he spoke at the First Methodist Epis-
copal church on "The Four Corners" In the
afternoon at union service in the great He'd
ding Methodist Episcopal church, on "The Issue
of 1905" In the evening at a union service be-
fore crowded house in the Elmira Heights
Methodist Episcopal church, on "The Greatest
Fraud on Earth" 1t was rainy weather, but in
spite of that the meetings unexpectedly well
attended and great success.
On March II Dr. Tiffany addressed fine audi
ence in the Reformed church at Cobleskill. The
next evening he spoke in Red Mems hall, Esper-
ance, under the able management of the Rev.
C.. E. Green. People came all the way from
Delanson to attend and the meeting was great
success, financial and otherwise. On March u
DR.. Tiffany addressed splendid audience at the
High School hall, Middleburg. On the twentieth
he spoke in the Reformed church at Rotterdam
On March % at the College Y. M. C. A., DIR.
Tiffany held a conference with the men of
Colgate University in regard to possible Venango-
ing as desirable form of vacation work.
In the evening he delivered a great speech in
the Hamilton Baptist church, which was filled
with college men and towns people, and held
their rapt attention for an hour and half
Monday evening, March %, in spite of rain
he addressed fair audience at Nskayuna,
Schenectady county, in the Reformed church.
On the twenty fourth State Chairman Pitts
and DR.. Tiffany were the guests Of honor at the
annual banquet of Fulton county at Jamestown
The great hall could not hold all the guests
served. About 400 present.
Chairman Pitts gave short address upon
"The Onward Sweep of the Prohibition Wave"
which was we'll received. Then the Rev. DIR. R.
Foster Stone, pastor of St. Marks Lutheran
church, who was fellow campaigner with Dr.
Tiffany in Oregon four years ago, introduced
his friend in very happy vein and DR.. Tiffany
delivered spell-binding speech that reused his
great audience to the highest pitch of enthu-
siasm.
On Sabbath evening the twenty -ninth, DR.. Tiff
fanny speaks at lion. At the close of the month
he will take short vacation at his home in
Syracuse and then will take up his lecture work
again, probably in eastern New York and on
Long Island
On May Dr. Tiffany is scheduled for an
address on christian Citizenship" before the
Interstate Epworth League convention of the
Erie Conference, at Warren, Pa. On May he
will open work in Chautauqua county under d.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-02

THE NATIONAL CHAIRMAN'S BULLETIN
of
CT our leaders that Prohibition will the overwhelming of the
TONS politics long before Presidential
Today a remarkable Y. c. A
the southern
Hon. sbon o To du
mind nightly significant and Phtont the world
a Georgia friends
ha
the wit
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join OF Of
Spirit quotes paragraph Nor
article the Republican candidate Presidential
ton which exactly with this Illinois Republican platform
prohibition principle o e
How much national will the Prohibition be able achieve with @
Presidential
OF the Hon William IT, Taft who in his Four Aspects OF Civic Duty says
o war al the andt
speaking Here and who Prohibition" but
The Prohibition this Hi
Every day the liquor traffic false which aysd
it the sentiment the people
They
of the land and its have mpudny the
eague"
proving people the
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been enaye and controlled by the whisky of Chicago take kindly this
lead the
and
pted millions Indifferent for the n
results the
do that Pohidtoni should
with
The national hundred field
workers take this message to the Christian and temperance leaders of strategic cne %
Our last statement showed sfo4 subscriptions that time for the 1908 fund.-
to dd
expecting to
sipion bringing the subscribed
Immediately?
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The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-02
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-05
BACkER DEFEATS BUENGER
Harnessmaker Wins Out Over
Furniture Man in Race for
Aldernlanic Honors.
Twelve Ballots Required to Deter.
mine the Interesting Struggle.
Alderman Fred Pfaender Succeeds
Mayor Elmer as President of
the Council.

At the regular council meeting last
evening the resignation of Chas.
Silverson as mayor was accepted and
Wd. Eibner Immediately became his
successor.
This act on the part OF Mr.. Eibner
left a vacancy in the representation
from the Second ward and likewise a
vacancy in the presidency of the coun-
Gil. The latter was promptly filled by
the selection of Alderman Fred Pfaen-
der who henceforth, in the absence of
Mr. Eibner, will be actingamayor.
For the position OF aldermen for the
Second ward two nominations were
made, Alderman Wicherski nominal
ing Fred Backer and Alderman
Gieseke proposing the name of Louis
Buenger. and for eleven ballots, there
being only four aldermen present, the
vote was a tie. On the twelfth some.
one switched to Backer and he was
declared duly elected.
Mr.. Backer has lived in the ware
for great many years and is one O
its prominent business men.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-05
MAKE IT A RECORD BREAKER
Sunday Nights Audience For "The
Girl Question" Should be a
Capacity One.
On the Success of This Engage
ment Depends Much for the
Future.
Attraction Guaranteed to be One
of the Most Elaborate Ever
Seen Here.

Difficulty, it seems, was encountered
by the Turner Theatre management in
securing the '"The Girl Question" for
New Ulm owing to the fact that the
Chicago owners of the show knew that
attractions of this magnitude had not
always, in this city, received the
patronage they deserved.
That being the case, why not make
amends on this occasion by filing the
house to its utmost capacity?
The production deserves it, we
know, for '"The Girl Question: like
its predecessor, 1.-THE Time, the Place
and the Girl, )" is one of the distinct
musical comedy successes OF the cur
rent season. Chicago has stamped its
seal of approval on every line and
every song and out in the rural dis
tricts' wherever the road company has
appeared theatre record-receipts have
| been smashed right and left.
| AS the press agent says. there is
something doing every minute. =
| Pretty girls, pretty music, dancing
numbers which call for yivacity, grace,
action and ginger; music which is
catchy and sets ones feet keeping
time and gives one an irresistible de.
sire to whistle the chorus, dialogue
excruci atingly funny at times and al
times telling a story of lively interes
ali these combined are found il
''The Girl Question" and hold the
| audience as if in spell.
The cast of the company which viii
be seen here, the same as that nov