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The daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1903-19??, 1908-07-07
PREVIOUS DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS

NATIONAL CONVENTIONS
Washington. July - Today's
convention In Denver is properly that
of the country's Oldest political
party. since the present Democratic
party claims to be the lineal descend.
ant of the organization founded by
Thomas Jefferson. In his day 1t was
known as the Republican or Demo-
cratic Republican party. The first
convention since the party assumed
something resembling its present
form was in 1889, at Baltimore. when
Jackson WAS nominated by acclama.
ton. The conventions of 1874, l84S
and 1862 we're all held in Baltimore,
the presidential nominees being Polk,
Cass and Pierce. respectively.
Conventions held since that time
have resulted in the selection of the
following candidates for president
and vice president:
June 2, Standardization, Douglas
and Johnson.
June 1S. 1S60--Baltimore, Douglas
and johnson.
June II, 1S6O-Richmond, Breckin-
ridge and Lane.
June 8, lS60-Baltimore, Breckin.
ridge and Lane.
August 80, ls64-McClellan and
Pendleton
July A. 1s6S-New York, Seymour
and Blair.
July 6. ls7a-Baltimore. Greeley
and Brown.
July n, 1876 Louis. Tilden
aud Hendricks.
July 30, 1SSO-Cincinnati, Hancock
and English.
July 8. 1884 Chicago, Cleveland
and Hendricks.
July 3. lSSs-St Louis, Cleveland
and Thurman
June 81. ls02-Chicago. Cleveland
and Stevenson.
July Z, lS96-Chicago, Bryan and
Sewell.
July A. l900-Kansas CITY, Mo-.
Bryan and Stevenson.
July 6, l904-St. Louis. Parker and
Davis.
REMEMBER
Rogers Bakery is the place to get cot.
tage bread, for 25c. If
For Sale-First class violin in good
condition cheap, also manColin.
Parties moving away. 1l8 West
Second ST. S-19x
The daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1903-19??, 1908-07-07
REMEMBER

Rogers Bakery is the place to get cot
tage bread, for 25c. t
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-05-24

Admitting the truth of the argument that
woman's presence in politics might have a
strong tendency towards general purifica-
tion, yet the political ambitions of the male
biped would lead to an utter disregard of the
women workers There can be no doubt but
what thousands of women could vote as in
diligently upon political issues as many men,
but the mere fact that preacher exert
such an influence over them in matters of
religion, suggests that they would become
equally as easy prey for designing politicians
and their agents, puts the fact of woman's
suffrage far in the future that even the
eye of prophecy fails to catch glimpse.
With women, with men, religious freedom
must precede political freedom. The yoke of
the church must first be sundered before the
political yoke can be removed. This would
open another sphere for the propaganda of
women Break away from the iron-bound
superstition of orthodox religious belief and
the avenue is opened for political emancipa-
ton.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-05-24
BLUE GRASS BLADE
NO CHRISTIAN UNITY.

Although numerous movements are reported
in existence for the avowed and sole purpose,
existing conditions point to the conclusion
that the opposing Christian sects are getting
further away from each other. All will
unite to damn the independent unbelever but
the freedom of the latter is enhanced by this
refusal of the sects to get together.
From Baltimore it is reported that the
General Methodist Conference. which has been
in session in that city, denounced the Roman
Catholic and Greek Catholic churches in most
emphatic and bitter language, while from
Philadelphia the report comes that fifty min
listers of the Episcopal church have renowned
that particular brand of saving grace and have
agreed upon a date, not given, but said to be
in the near future, when they will join the
Catholic church in a body. At the same time
tho Methodists got in fight among themselves
and the preacher applied the gag rule to the
lay members in such vehement manner that
it forebodes further trouble.
The denunciation of the Catholic branches
of the Christian hierarchy came from Bishop
William T. Burt, who, the dispatches say, had
been assigned to labors in Europe, and came
in his report to the Conference upon his work
in that field. He declared that the Roman
Catholic Church had become degenerate and
corrupt and utterly devoid of the spirit of
evangelical Christianity" and his criticism of
the Greek Catholic Church. which exists solely
in Russia and Asia Minor was that 1.-The evils
of the Greek church are multiplied and EN-.
phasized in Romansm, but with this differ.
ence, that the latter is Jesuitically aggressive
How these Christians do love one another.
Such q castigation comes better from this
source than from the unbeliever 1t ought to
have its effect upon other Christians.
Regarding the remuneration of the Epis-
copacy by the fifty ministers aforesaid, and
their prospective admission into the Catholic
faith, but little need be said They were all
High Churchmen," anyhow, and Catholic at
heart, while Protestants by profession The
detection will have but temporary effect for
enough sap-heads can be found anxious for
an easy job, to fill the vacant places.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-05-24
PREACH THE GOSPEL FREE.

The non-attendance at church upon the part
of the masses has led ST. Louis preacher to
hit upon a novel plan. He has made a prop.
osition to preach the gospel free, that is,
without any salary, provided some wealthy
philanthropst will build him church and
endOw it with sufficient income to guarantee
its support and maintenance. The plan won't
work. With innumerable churches already
in existence and these having many empty
pews, why build any more? If the people
refuse to attend churches now in operation
for soul-saving it is not to be presumed that
they would attend another. It may be that
they are too Indifferent towards the soul-sav.
ing business, in the event of which, twenty
new churches would be no more effective, as
to results, than one. 1t is true that many
people cannot afford to become church mem
bers. The constant demands made upon them
for money for different church enterprises,
convinces them that, after ALL neither the
preaching of the gospel, or the offer of saliva
ton, are free. and church that could be run
without cost to its congregation would soon
fall into Grover Cleveland's innocuous de-
seutude. The poor man, who may be religious,
has discovered that he can pray and mediate
upon sin and the plan of salvation, in the
solitude of his own home, without having to
hire some preacher to do it for him by
proxy. In the course of time he further
learns that the sun shines on the unbeliever
as well as the believers, and that when the
tempest strikes it hits saint and sinner
alike. Then reflection comes and he
perceives that prayer and faith cannot change
a fact in nature and the parsons occupation
is gone. He is relegated along with the medi-
cine man Of the savage"
If the st. Louis parson will but pause long
enough to give truly serious thought to the
situation he would discover that the age Of
faith is not of today; that it belongs to the
past; that decline of religious faith has
lessened belief and attendance Mt church has
correspondingly fallen off The free church
idea is but blind guess in the dark, made
in the hope of reviving prestige once en-
joyed, now lost. No philanthropist of wealth
will be found to build this church for him.
True philanthropy does not belong to ortho.
doxy. The philanthropic impulse is Humani
tartan and it never occupied place in intol
Grant orthodoxy.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-05-24
vIRGINIAN HELD AS RAFFLES.
Recently Wed Society Girl, And Is Accused
of Burglary

San Francisco, May .-Dr" W. W. Goelet,
graduate Of Columbus College and traveller,
who morried young society woman of Oak.
land four months ago, is in the Berkeley city
prison, charged with burglarizing eight resi-.
derces and apart I"nC houses in Oakland and
Berkeley. His name appeared on most of the
hotel and apartment houses registers a. w.
f. Wythe.
The Berkeley police have had Coele' under
suspicion for two weeks.
Goelet's method according to the police,
was to engage rooms in high-class hotels and
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-05-24
AN UNCOVERED BURGLAR.
Christian Theories Are Bad But Their Prac-
tices are Worse.
(By John f. Clarke,

Dean Swift said: '"The nearer to the church,
the further from god" Here is an account of
a Christian gentleman who trained under two
evangelists and is entitled to degree of
proficiency in burglary.
just read, Jim and Charlesworth, one of
you pray while the other takes up a col
lect ion.
The sun., 1908-12-22
QUEENSLAND WANTS HELP.
Scientific AsrIcuituraIls,s Needed 10
Uyereame q Pest.

To THE E6IfoR OF THE SuN-Sn: We
who live In the priokly pear infested portions
Of Queensland, baring q great respect for
the energy aad enterprise of the American
people. would Ask you to place this letter
before your tvaders.
We have heard how in the pear infested
parts OF America some disease occurred
which killed the pear. We. have also been
Informed th9t row pear is planted and
utilized for fAedina stock.
Here rich And fertile soil infested with
pear. which viii yield fifty bushels Of wheat
TO the acre when cleared. is offered by the
Government Az from %. Cd. to Cd. an acre in
areas OF ,2s0 anres, payable in twenty years
on condition chat one-tenth Of the pear
be cleared 10 each year.
There are foiIlions OF acres so infested
and we who I'VE ib the most fertile portion
would be glad IL sny Of your readers would
assist US With information. The informa-
ton We require IL OF the disease which killed
your pear, VI any method OF destruction
which Is not costly or any method TO utilize
for feeding stock.
Fifteen yesrs ago this district yielded the
latest stock And highest priced wool in
Australia. Now, owing TO the small popula-
tion. the pri0klS pear has increased until
sheep growing IL impossible and In parts
the country ~ impenetrable.
The gratitude Of the people who live In
the pear distrcts would go out to any one
who could tell how the pear might be eradi-
Gated cheapiy Or utilized.
r. II. ELLERcAMP.
DULAccA. Qneebsland. November H.
The sun., 1908-12-22
A Need Of the Tines

To THR EblroB OF The SpN-Sir: To
the laudable ADorts to reorsanize the Demo.
cratic party ought there not be anne red an
effort TO reorsRniSe the Republican party.
or rather the eanify OF both, since q larger
measure Of that quality than either party
seems at preAsnt able by iself to contrib
ute VIII be required II the insanity now
dominating both is to be displaced TO an
extent from which the country can appre-
ciabiy benehty
In not the present an opportune time and
should we not utilize II by demanding OF
whatever Republican and Democratic SAN
ity still obtains the following first aid to
the injured (eeislation?
The repeal " the sherman antitrust law.
The repeal OF the interstate Commerce
law.
The repeal " the railroad rate law.
These conspicuous examples OF confisca.
tory statesrnApahip attract attention: the
Federal law oticers Of the country bus
wit mischiypnus and ridiculous prosecu-
tons. the busiuess and industry OF the coun.
try IN a state Of terror and the Supreme
Courts Of tho country busy declaring their
activities unconstitutional whenever they
are brought bAtore u.
Their enactment Of legislation OF this
class into statute laws marked the intro
duotion into Our body polite Of sociaiIstic
virus that baA permeated the two great
political parties until IL has become with
both an accsptsd economic principle that
the interestA Of American business and in
dustry will be best served by applying to
them the phjlvsophy Of Marat and Robes
pierre. REAcTIoHARY.
PBnADELRatA. December 2i.
The sun., 1908-12-22
Hail to an Old Friend!

We welcome with a glad heart and
hand our old and faithful friend
Wave Of Crime. His coming has been
heralded for several weeks, and exami-
nation Of the weekly and daily press es-
tablishes beyond question that he is
once more in the community. He has
brought with him those familiar and de-
lectable tables TO convince the doubters
and arouse the careless. His gangs and
professional thieves accompany, sup
port and defend him. His agreeable
compilations Of percentages, carried
out to bewildering decimal places, es-
tablish the violence, greed, heartless-
ness, lack Of police skill and wicked
ness OF this town. Before him Innocent
Bystander, Honest Citizen and Public
Peace fly in alright. Behind him stalk
that is the hieratic word-Battle, MUIR
der and Sudden Death.
Soon Terror Stricken Population will
be in evidence. So far, unhappily,
the public has shown no sign that It
knows It's danger. Residents and nom
residents with their visitors and friends,
most lamentable needless
ness, have gone about their buying and
selling, their eating and drinking, ap-
parently regardless Of the Awful Con-
dition that surrounds and menaces
them- A survey Of the city from fur
The sun., 1908-12-22

esntndments to the law regulating
financial transactions In the stock mar
ket II they she1 conclude that changes
are necessary. In Wall Street also the
plan seems to be regarded with favor,
and many bankers and brokers have
ayowed their willingness TO aid the oom-
missloners by supplying information
and suggesting needed reforms.
This may be all well enough from one
point Of view, but we are not entirely sure
that Il will not constitute an objection
able precedent. 1t Is q very good rule
for public officers to discharge their
duties In the manner prescribed by law
and to abstain from the introduction Of
novel methods Of procedure not sane
toned by the law, even though their
purpose is TO promote the public well
fare. II Is one of the constitutional
duties Of the Governor to Communicate
by message to the Legislature at every
session the condition Of the State and
recommend such matters to it as he
shall judge expedient.' II in order TO
ascertain what recommendations he
should make in the discharge of this
duty he finds 1t necessary to consult
any citizen or body of citizens possessing
expert knowledge on the subject which
he has fu mind 1t is entirely proper for
him to do 80. If on the other hand
the Legislature itself wishes similar
information it may properly seek 1t
either through committee Of it's own
members or by providing for the ap-
pointment of a legislative commission.
1t seems to us quite out Of order, how
ever, for the Governor TO constitute a
board OF investigators and invite them
to exercise so far as they can all the
powers Of such commission without be-
ing thereto authorized by law. His Wall
Street commissioners have no status as
officers; they are not legally empowered
to summon or examine a single witness;
and the Legislature will be under no
more obligation to heed any Of their
than it would be to
amend the law in some manner suggested
by the Knights of Pythias or the Benev-
olent Order of Elks. Any citizen of
course has the right to press upon the
Legislature his views as to needed legis-
lation; but what we desire to point out is
that this scheme is an attempt to give a
degree of weight and authority to the
views and opinions of particular body
of men by means of a so-called execu-
tive designation which they would not
otherwise possess and which is not con-
by law.
The whole thing seems like lot Of
grownup men indulging in child's play.
Such an investigation and inquiry into
the affairs of Wall Street as Governor
HUGHES contemplates may be useful and
perhaps necessary; but if so it should
be legal investigation under the sane
tion Of the Legislature.
The sun., 1908-12-22

The revived of Antarctic whaleries is O
noteworthy phase OF sea industries,
though the ioct has escaped general at
tention that to-day the southern waters
lead in production OF whale oil It was In
1890 that New Bedford weasel doubled
Cape Horn aud began the southern whale
fishery. which was pursued with 30
mucfr> energy and profit that In little
over half a century the oil yielding ami
mails were ALMOST exterminated and the
fisheries werA finally abandoned. Two
vessels went bunting for whales in those
waters ten or twelve years ago but met
with poor sUoeess and no one imagined
that rich Whaling grounds would yet be
found there 70 replace the almost ex-
hausted fisheries OF the north
When Captaiu LARSEN, an old whaler,
commanded tne Antarctic, the weasel Of
the Nordenskiold south polar expedi-
ton, he kept cruising around in the waters
near the edse OF the polar pack while
the explorers were at work In West Antarc-
tioa, south of South America He found
In the sumiaers OF 1902 and 1908 surpris-
ing abundance ,of whales on a stretch
about 800 miJeA east and west between the
Falkland lslsnds and South Georgia.
When he returned to Buenos Ayres he told
his story and the Compafia Argentina de
Pesca was organized TO enter the new
whaling field, This company is now
catching huadreds Of whales year and
has n station on South Georgia with
large plant Snd 100 men who try ont and
barrel the oil from the whales that are
towed to the island Last years catch
yielded 1900 barrels OF oil, Of which
$1,000 barrels were sent to Europe and the
remainder Iuatketed in Argentina.
Six companies are now killing whales
In these comparatively shallow waters
and another has just been organized in
Christiania. for two generations these
southern whales we're permitted to breed in
peace, but at The present rate Of destruc-
ton they win soon be reduced again to a
remnant. Whale fishing has never yet
been followed with any idea Of perpetual
ing this source OF wealth.
The sun., 1908-12-22
The Health OF New York.

tuberculosis, according to medical
science, is a communicable, preveneablc
and durable disease. 1t is, however, a
disease for which no specific remedy
has been found. Its prevention and
cure are matters entirely Of hygienic
living, but in this respect it is not unlike
majority Of the physical derange-
ments that kill men prematurely. II
personal cleanliness, sanitary housing
and wholesome diet were the rule in
stead OF the exception the general health
Of the community would of course
be vastly better than it is. Hence
the knowledge Of hygiene which the
tuberculosis exhibit is disseminating
will unquestionably bring down the
death rate not only from the white
plague but from most If not all other
non-congenital diseases.
One could hardly overestimate the
educational value Of a sanitary ex-
hibit such as this, with its surpris-
ingly large attendance composed in good
part OF recent immigrants. The tuber-
culosis exhibit supplements admirably
the educational work of the Department
Of Health. reaching an element Of the
population upon which the circulars
and handbooks Of the department make
but slight impression. The Commits
sioner Of Health in his report for 1907
explained the slow recent decline in the
mortality rate by the presence Of "an
immense number Of foreigners who
neither speak nor read the English
language 1t IL especially among the
children Of these people that the death
rate is very high. II sanitary instruc-
ton could be impaired as readily to the
alien element of the population as to
the native born the expectation OF life
would probably be before long as
favorable in New York as it is in rural
communities.
Our Health Department ranks among
the very best Of it's kind, and in ad-
dition this town has made greater
progress toward a solution Of the tene-
ment house problem than perhaps any
other large city. Yet during the recent
years Of heavy foreign immigration the
mortality rate remained practically
stationary despite notable improve
ment in housing conditions and an
equally notable extension Of public
sanitary supervision. There is no in
herent reason why mortality should be
greater in cities than 1t is in the country.
Indeed, the cities Of Austria and Of
Bavaria have for years been more
healthful than the rural districts of
those countries. Consequently. IL the
mortality rate in New York has Of late
been yielding with disappointing slow
ness to radical betterments in public
hygiene and IL it remains far above
that of rural America, the cause is evil
IDENTIFY to be sought In the personal
habits of large section OF our popu-
lation. This section, heretofore un-
responsive, has now been stirred be-
yond all expectations by the message
of nope and self-help conveyed through
the tuberculosis exhibit.
The sun., 1908-12-22
ANEMALS roR AFRICA.

More than half Of Africa is looking for
animals that can thrive in the tropics and
do the work Of horses and mules. Ths
Sahara has It's camels, and South Afrioa
ltS oxen, but the problem of animal trans-
port has not yet bevh solved in the vast
tropical region. Scores OF men are study.
Ing II from the Atlantic to the Indian
Ocean. and they have now every reason
to believe that satisfactory solution viii
be found.
The Indian sebu is beginning 10 do good
service In East Africa as beast Of bur.
den and O draught end saddle animal
At the zebra stations In German East
Africa young animals. trained every dav
from colthood. are beginning TO do lsb,
work and appear to be perfectly tame and
dooile. The colonial journals say ths
zebra will be valuable servant. but much
more is expected OF the zebroid than oi
the pure bloods. A new domestic animal
has been produced by crossing the zebra
mare with the horse. The experiments
thus far are said to prove that the product
has the good qualities OF the best work
animals, and the Deutsch-Ostdt trikan.
ische zeitung goes 80 far as to say that
when the virtues OF this hybrid are known
there will be demand for him in Europ.
The multiplication Of this zebroid is mecca
sarily slow as yet, as only zebra colts
few weeks old are wanted for training
purposes at the stations and the Govern.
ment zebra oatchers attempt to capture
only the young foals.
The Indian buffalo, useful for centuries
In many parts Of south Asia, is also thriy.
ing in East Africa and promises in dis
triots Of excessive moisture to be even
more valuable than the zebu. The mum.
Der Of mules is increasing every year, and
this animal Is giving more satisfaction
than the ass. because its strength il
greater and IL is better traveller in din.
cult. roadless regions. The horse is still
an object Of experiment. but his future in
tropical Africa Is not bright. The camel
will be Of great economic value in the de-
velopment Of German Southwest Africa.
but he must have the protection Of tents
in the cool nights. Meanwhile the BEL
gians are much encouraged with their
progress in elephant tanning. and at the
training stations on the upper Mobansi
these animals are doing all kinds Of work
for which their Indian relatives are uti.
lied. The future Of the African els-
phant as a servant Of man is. however.
not yet conolusively determined
This enormous work Of experiments.
ton is very important not only for tropi.
cal Africa but also for every hot region
in which the whites have gained a foot.
hold in the past quarter Of century.
The problem Of animal labor in vast re-
gions all over the world whose develop
ment has now begun bids fair to be ade-
quately settled.
The sun., 1908-12-22
In DtsPae ellis Day.

To TIE EDIroR OF THE SUE--Sir: think the
saying "First get on" had Its origin In the coll
umns Of Fsn.p Folks. London comic psper
which was published thirty years ago or more
and may be published still for sught know.
When q boy, In the height Of Disraclis power In
England, recall reading In the paper referred
70 the following dialogue:
First Spetker-DlzEy's an umbug
Second spesker-Iut you must hallow as 'oy's
'e's got hon.
First Speaker-Ay. q may ave rot hon bnd e
may ave got homer, but III be biowed IL e.s
ever got honest! Pm
NEW YORK. December q.