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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-04
TAET'S SPEECH OF ACCEPT
ANCE.

1t appears from the following
extract from an editorial in the
New York Commercial Chronicle
that there are some among the
Republicans who are not quite as
confident as Mr.. James Speyer.
that THE American people never
have elected a man like Bryan
and never will" the Chronicle
very frankly says:
"Our weakness to-day consists in the
doubt as to where Mr.. Taft stands and
for what. We have no doubt as to
the dependable character OF public
opinion and public action in the United
States when actually aroused and
faced with a principle to fight for.
But what are we to fight for in this
case? Is it for Roosevelt's policies?
We repudiate them. They are neither
just nor practicable. II MI. Taft is
willing TO bank on his own reserve OF
character, principles and achieve
ments accumulated during a life of
active work among the people, his sue
cess in November is assured. But if
he is determined to masquerade as q
poor copy of another man whose poll
cies have proved q dead failure, he
had better look to his fences"
1t is very evident that Mr..
Taft's IL, 900 word speech of ac-
ceptance has failed to place him
fairly and squarely before all of
his own party on certain definite
policies. And the above from a
prominent organ of the great
commercial interests indicates
that there is cause for some
alarm on the part of the Republi-
cans,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-04
The Cane Crop.

Louisiana Planter.
1t has rained steadily during
the past week throughout the
sugar district, and every portion
thereof which has made any com.
plant of lack of rain has now had
a full supply of it and some dry
weather would now be heartily
welcome in all quarters. In ad-
dition to being rainy the weather
has been quite stormy and the
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-04

not know his own mind, who is
hauling between two extremes
Roosevelt and, say, Sheldon
ism. He would grant the pro-
gressives everything they want,
and yet would not offend Wall
street. AS he is being support
ed by both elements this uncer-
tainty is perhaps not surpris-
ing
There is no reason to doubt
that in this utterance of the
News is reflected the impression
which the speech has made on
the minds of the progressive Re-
publicans of the middle West
who are intensely earnest in
their support of the reform
movement which President
Roosevelt undertook to lead and
bungled so badly. But it is a
rather interesting fact that in
his attempt to face toward the
East he has invited the dis.
pleas of the Western pro-
gressive Republicans, while the
reactionaries of the East are ex-
pressing displeasure over his
pose as an ardent champion of
ROOSeveltiSm.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-04
The Controlling Issue.

New Orleans States.
It seems that the people of the
East have been impressed by the
fact that the vote for President
in the Denver convention showed
that Mr.. Bryan could have been
nominated without the votes of
New York. the New England
and the border States. The
meaning of this" remarks the
Brooklyn Citizen. is that the
party control has passed from
the East which, politically, is
still tied to the corpse of a con.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-04

Oh me! 1 saw a huge and loathsome sly.
Wherein a drove of wallowing swine
were barred,
Whose banque' snocked the nostrl and
the eye
Then spc' voice, "Behold the source
of k-fd!'
I fed, and saw a field that seemed at first
One ~glistening mass of roses pure and
white,
With dewy buds mid dark green foliage
nursed; 49,.
And, as l fingered DER the lovely sight,
The summer breeze, that cooled that
Southern scene,
Whispered, " Behold the source OF
COTTOLENE!"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-04
For Justice Of the Supreme Court

We are authorized to announce
Honorable PHANOR BREAZEALE.
Peanor Breazle, of Natchitoches, as q
candidate for Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of Louisiana from the
Third District, subject to the white
Democratic primary.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-04
An Unsatisfying Speech.
New Orleans States.

AS the result of his labored
effort to face both ways" Mr..
Taft's speech of acceptance has
not favorably impressed either
the progressive or the reaction
ary wings of the Republican
party. In the west the so-called
radical Republicans are not
pleased with his attempt to
straddle the situation nor are
they pleased with his attitude on
several of the leading issues Of
the campaign. For instance he
has failed to meet the issue
raised by Mr.. Bryan. of publ
city for campaign funds, before
the election" but adheres to the
Sheldon plan of publicity after
the election"
Neither has Mr.. Taft strength
ened himself by attempting to
get on at least a part of the Dem.
ocratic platform by a cautious
and insincere approval of several
Of it's most important planks
upon which his opponent stands
hi *
openly and firmly. In this action
the voters see q rather cheap.
and thinly yelled effort TO catch
votes. while his attitude on the
question Of tariff revision is dis
tinctly disappointing in the West
where that question is regarded
as one Of the vital issues of the
campaign. He declares his OPP
position to taking the tariff off
trust products on the specious
plea that it would destroy the
small manufacturer as well as
the trusts. whereas the people
who have been studying the SUBJ
ject most carefully have con-
vinced themselves that there will
be nothing destroyed except
monopoly resting on government
privileges. and that every line of
business in the country would
continue if all the protective
duties were wiped out. So they
see that he would continue to tax
them for the benefit of the Steel
Trust, the Oil Trust and in fact
the whole brood OF trusts created
by the protective system. After
! careful and critical review of
Mr.. Taft's long and ponderous
speech the indianapolis News
hrs this to say Of it:
f"As q whole, the speech will
impress the careful reader as
tie utterance Of . man who does
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-04
Gburcb Services.
Methodist Church.

Sunday school every Sunday at 10 a. m. Preach
ing at II a. m. and at 7:3o p. m. Everybody well
come. Free seats. Strangers in the city are cor
daily invited to attrnd the services.
c. c. MILLER.
Pastor.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-04
Catholic Church..

Masses on Sunday at go. 7 and 9. Free seats at
7 o'clock mass. English sermons on the fourth Sun
day of each month at 9 a. IN. All other Sundays a.
7. During week holy mass at 6 and $50.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-04

We are authorized to announce
HOWARD E. BRUNER. of Rayne,
as q candidate for District Attorney of
the 18th Judicial District, composed
of the parishes of Acadia and Lafa-
yette, subject to white Democratic
primary.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-04
Baptist Church.

Preaching every Sunday at Masonic Hall at II a
m. and 8. p. m. Prayer and Song Service ever.
Thursday at 8 n. N. Sunday School at 10 a. IT. 4
cordial invitation to all.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-04
Episcopal Church.

Services on the first and third Sundays of eacl
month at go p. m. Rev. &. C.. Kramer. Pastor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-17
Norman Mack
THE NATIONAL CHAIRMAN WILL
MAKE DEFICIT GOOD OUT OF
HIS OWN POCKET.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-THE contri.
buttons to the Democratic committee
during the presidential campaign re.
Gently ended. were not sufficient to
reach the expenses of the campaign.
according to Norman E. Mack. chair.
man OF the committee. Mr.. Macs
said yesterday that he would make the
deficit good out aof mis- own pocket,
and that he wonld regard 1t as a per,
sonaI obligation to see that every bin
was paid. A statemsnt Of the receipts
and expenditures 1f the committee
will be filed with the Secretary ii
State at Albany on November a.
To reporter who asked Mr.. Macl;
who was going to pay for the mainte
nance of permanent Democratic head
quarters, which are to be opened soon
either in Washington or New York
Mr.. Mack said:
"The Democratic party vi the Uni
ted States is going to pay for it.
have offers from every State in the
Union to contribute to fund for that
purpose"
q o. q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-17
TIMES FALLS OUT
WITH THE COURT
SAYS MEMBERS ARE PLAYING
INTO HANDS OF THE GANG
1T is REALLY TOO BAD.

The morning Times says; "coun
ty Court was playing into Hands ol
the gang"
or course there is no such a thing
collection, or organization as the gang
and the cries of the marning disturber
is not taken so seriously as it used to
be. In all its dealings with the can
vass OF the returns of the recent elec.
ton the canvassing board has en-
deavored to act and to conduct the
canvass fairly.
The only unfairness discovered In
any matter pertaining to the canvass
is the "sureptltious" order placed on
the reo3rd book at the suggestion Of
Prosecuting Attorney Scott C. Lowe.
This official who is, though ne has
forsaken 1t at present, the counsel for
the county court, tried to take advan
tage of It's members by having placed
on the record book an order which
they knew ntthing CT nor did they
give consent to its being made a part
of the record. This order was vacat.
ed and expunged. but Mr.. Loves act
is something that cannot be recalled
nor expunged. He committed 1t and
IL stands against nlm. He that should
be defending the county court and as.
sisting it is appearing for clients
against It, He represents clients
against the county court which sat as
canvassIng board. The counsel fur
other candidates appear for their elf.
enls against the county court. The
people who should be represented BY
prosecuting sttorney by his assisting
tile county court are without counsel
because the prosecuting attorney feels
that mis- duty to defend and protect
the rights of one man is greater than
to perform the sworn duties Of his
Office to which the whole people elect.
ed him and for his election they have
the right to demand that he perform
the duties of his office.
Had the canvassing board been dis.
p;sed to declare the results of the
election before the writs of mandamus
could be awarded the result would
have been declared Saturday after.
noon when the board met for that pur.
pose and when the work was com.
pleted for it to do so. Or it would
have proceeded yesterday marning at
eleven o'clock to declare the result,
The canvasSing board knew taat a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-17
VIRGINIA DEBT
CASE CONTINUED

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. I7.-After
spending nearly all of the day in re-
cclying and examining the accounts Of
Virginia in the famous debt case liti.
cation between this State and West
Virginia, Special Master Charles f.
Littlefeld. OF Maine, ,ns evening ad-
iourned the hearing until February
Is, 1909, when it is expected that the
case will be fully made up and argued.
The postponement was granted at
the instance of counsel for West Vir.
gnIa, who stated that their experts
had not completed the accounts for
that State and would not be able to
do so before January :.
Virginia announced that she was
ready to give her evidence and by
agreement 1t was arranged that Vir.
ginta should produce her evidence and
allow counsel for West Virginia to
cross-examine her witnesses, with the
privilege Of doing the same when the
daughter State gives evidence. Sena-
tor Spooner acted as spokesman for
West Virginia. Attorney General An
dcrson said that his State desired to
give West Virginia fair opportunity
to present her side of the case.
The accounts of Virginia were taken
up on their order and the hearing for.
mally began. The State of Virginia
offered no witnesses at this time. The
State presented its case exclusively
from the records.
a huge trunk is filled to the brlm
with these documents. The history of
the case is we'll known to the public.
The litigation grows out OF the debt
contracted for war purposes when
West Virginia was part of this State
and the claim is set up by Virginia
that West Virginia is obligated for
whatever proportion of the debt that
section would have been obligated had
there been no division of territory.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-17
Shake-Up
OCCURS IN RANKS OF 3. AND o.
RAlLRoADERs = TEN EN-
PLoYEs DISMISSED.

WHEELING, Nov. ia big shake
up has occurred among the employees
of the B. and O. railroad on the
Wheeling Grand division. Ten men
were dismissed from the service OF
the company Saturday, it is said be.
cause Of violations of general order
No. 6, pertaining to the employees
drinking intoxicating liquors. Tho
order prohibits any employe of the B.
and o. indulging while either on or
off duty, and prescrIbes discharge as
the penalty to be Incurred by sucn as
violate the rule.
The men discharged are said to in.
clude six conductors. two passenger
baggage masters and two train audi
bors, among them were some of the
oldest men on tle road. AN come
from the Ohio River division and III
had been in the service for several
years.
General Order No. was issued
from headquarters of Third Vice Pres.
ident and General Manager G. L. Pot.
ter about year ago. and at that time
all employees were cautioned not to in.
dulge in the use Of lntoxicants.
During the past few weeks 1t is said
that private detectives nave been at
work among employees ferreting out
drinkers and If rumors are to be be.
lieved there will be a general shake.
up on all divisions before the matter
ends.
It was understood last evening that
the men discharged will lay their
cases before the respective brother.
hoods 10 which they belong. and it is
barely possible that same friction be.
tween the company and the railroad
organizations may be worked up.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-17
He Listens
With Respect
To VonBuelow
(By United Press.)

BERLIN, Nov. 17.-Dmperor VII.
liam today in conference with Chan.
cellor Won Buelow at Potsdam Pal.
ace promised to make concessions to
public opinion In future. to exercise
more reserve, 10 Interfere less in gov.
ernment affairs and to be more care.
full in what he says both in private
and public utterances.
The conference was one of the most
momentous in the Kaiser's reign and
Germany heaved sigh of relief when
1t was announced that the Emperor
had yielded to the universal demands
of his nation. Had the Emperor stood
firm for absOlutlsm even his fawnnS
courtiers were afraid to forecast the
outcome for It would have precipltat.
ed direct clash between the Empe-
ror and Empire. The Emperor did not
yield without struggle. The meet.
ing between the Chancellor, who In
this instance acted as tribune Of the
people rather than a representative o!
his ruler and Kaiser, was dramatic In
the extreme. Worn and nervous with.
out the old defiance that used Ia
flash in every look, the Kaiser listen,
ed to the unVarnished truth boldly and
mercilessly related by the Chancellor.
1t was a new experience in his lIHa
and the Kaiser admitted the bitterest
1T was the bitterest hour of my life. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-17
Black Page on Court Record
Against Atty Scott C. Lowe
Spurious Order
Entered BY Him
Is Vacated

Below Is given a part Of the record
as it appears on the book kept by the
county court In It can be- seen the
work OF the prosecuting attorney, who
by virtue of his Office is the attorney
for the county court. 1t is hard to
think that sworn officer elected to
represent the people would misrepre-
sent the men whom 1t is his duty to
protect and defend and lend his talent
and efforts u men who are opposing
his clients MADE so Oy law. Yet this
same prosecuting attorney has done
SO and also has performed duties of
the sheriff or his deputies In serving
writs that delays the county court in
performing its duties.
The order as 1t appears on the rec,
ord reads as follows:
Monday morning. November iG 1905,
The court sitting and acting as a
board of canvassers. met in pursuance
of it's adjournment on Saturday Pres.
ent. S. E. Fleming, president aud w.
L. Cordny and C. p. Moore, commits
sioners.
Now, Ex-ofT1cio Canvassing Board.
for reasons appearing to the court ana
partially herewith stated, the entry
appearing in this record oeglrnlng On
page 295 and ending on page 29G here
of, and purporting to be part of the
proceedings of this, canvassing board
had on the 18th day OF November.
1908, and being in the words and fig.
ures following. to.wit: Calvin D. Con-
away, who was candidate voted
for the Office OF sheriff of Marion
county," etc, is hereby set aside and
vacated and stricken from said record.
And 1t is hereby certified that no sucl
action Of this canvassing board was
ever had or taken as set forth in said
order; and that said order was i'm.
properly and surreptitiously caused to
be placed upon said record, al the sug.
gestlon of Scott c. Lowe, and without
the knowledge or consent Of this
board. or any member hereof And It
is hereby declared that said order ap.
pearing on said pages 2s5 and 29G
aforesaid is not part of the proceed.
ings had before this canvasslng board
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-17
TIE ACTION OF DEMOCRATS IS MAKING
DELAY WHICH may CAUSE REPUBLICANS
ITO HOLD THE OFFICES INDEFINITELY Y
MORE COUNTIES
in OHIO GO DRY
al SALOONS VOTED OUT AT
ELECTIONS HELD YES
TERDAY.

COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 17.-Three
counties, Tuscarawas, with 95 sa.
looms; Muslsingum, with 50, and Han.
cock, with 81, were added to the dry
column yesterday, by majorities rang.
ing from 9SS to 1900.
With vote hardly less in size tnan
that cast at the regular election, the
drys carried Tuscarawas county fos
local, option, b. a majority of 9S9.
New Philadelphia went wet by 1O2
and Canal Dover by 529, but Uhrichs.
vile, DeDnison and New Comerstown
gave 1arg emajorties for the drys and
we're aided by nearly all the villages
and county precincts
The dry majority in Hancock coun-
ty was 2031 out of a total vote OF
more than 10000. Twenty-eight OF
the saloons are in Flndlay. One brew
cry and one lIqw:r store also are vot.
ed out. Findlay voted wet by a ma.
iority of 1871. out of a population of
10000. Half dozen precincts of i
total of As voted wet
Three men. one aged 0S and two &c
walked to the polls and votel dry.
All the villages in Muskingum couu.
ty voted dry but GAINESVILLE went wet
by 1,414. The total dry majority in
the county is Ills. Seventy-nine sa,
looms, three breweries and one distil-
lery are voted out.
The drys are greatly elated over
their victory in all these counties and
especially MuskIng1lm, as it had not
been thought that could be carried by
the temperance borces. All the coun.
ties voting since the general election
have voted dry, making 47in all In
the State.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-17
lNandan1us Proceedings May
Go To The Supreme Court
Republicans Are
Not The Losers

Tae writ Of manuamus awardeu
Tone v. Morgan vs.. the board Of cleo
ton canvassers, Sanford &. Fleming,
William E. Cordray and Caleb P.
Moore. was not satisfactory to the
counsel that had 1t issued. The inter.
yests Of Calvin D. Conaway were not
protected in the alternative writ Of
mandamus given Morgan. The can
Yassing board received notice through
Calvin D. Conaway that a preemptory
writ of mandamus will be petitioned
for this afternoon asking that the cleo
ton officers in precincts Nos. and Z,
of ,Mannington district; precinct No, 2,
PawDaw district; precincts Nos. /, 3,
A. 5, Grant district; precincts Nos 2,
4, 6, z, S, Fairmont distrirI; precinct
NO. 3, Union district; precincts Nos.
1 and 5, Lincoln district, and precinct
No. /. Winfield district.
Mr.. Conaway has mad his counsel
prepare a long petition covering twen.
tysthree pages Of typewritten matter,
1t is probably the longest prayer he
ever made. That each entreaty has been
very carefully considered is evidenced
by the fact that pages 11A and 111S
were inserted Us sort of post prayer
or to cover the things not thought OF
in the first petition.
The progress in the election is now
tied up since the county court has a
law suit on Its hands. This suit will
be carried to the supreme court OF
appeals, where there win be delay.
But while the delay Is made the Dem.
ocrats viii suffer.
AS usual the Democrats have step.
ped with the wrong foot, and now It
Is rtimored that the counsel for Dem.
socrattc candidates would like to re.
trace their steps. They now fear that
the county Offices will hold over and
by so doing the Republicans will con,
troll the county and theirs will be
labor lost besides the discomft they
will have
The Democrats have not strengthen
cd their position one whit by applying
for writs of mandamus nor have the
Republicans lost a single thing by the
.
%rits being issued. 1t would be to the
& Democrats advantage to have no de,
lay and this they realize today. The
matter OF the present officers holding
over is not merely IL phantom that
haunts them, it is reality that puts
on tho ashen hue to the ruddy counte,
nance of several Democratic candi
dates.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-17
LOWER COURT
IS NOT UPHELD
IMPORTANT DECISION IN WEST
VIRGINIA CASE IN THE U. s.
COURT OF APPEALS.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 1.-THE
United States circuit court of appeals
in an important opinion, prepared by
judge Edmund Wadden, Jr., of Rich,
mOud. in the case of Bray, trustee, Of
Evansville Contract Company, bank,
rnpt VS.. J3hnson. former referee in
bankruptcy. for the Northern district
of West Virginia, at Parkersburg,
which opinion was handed down yes.
terday. holds that referees in bank.
ruptcy ara not entitled to receive in
any form or guise" anything other
than their statutory compensation for
services in such capacity.
The decree OF the lower court is,
therefore, reversed with costs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-17
ABRUZzI
RELEASES
MISS ELKINS
Duke Sends Cable
Breaking off
The Match

LONDON, Nov. ia Rome dis
patch to the Central News to-day says
that the News agency has confirmed
the report that Duke D'Abruzzl has
cabled Miss Katherine EIkins to whom
he has been reported to be engaged,
breaking off the match and releasing
her from the promise to become his
wife.