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The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
President Taft and IS
The Railroads Are
Both Well Pleased
Confrmation OF Judge Lurton for
the Supreme Bench Was Made
However. In the Face Of
Vigorous Popular Protest.


satisfied mparay dealing with subject affiliated with
capital labor and the
The president declared injustice had been done LurtOn in the
charge that he would favor corporations
Taft nominated Judge 1un and congress confirmed him the
vigorous campaign waged candidate
supreme
The newspapers the country including The Times opposed the
pOntmnt day uggestedOppOd him
fit judged by his record ut to sit in this high authority
the people with their final justice
Judge gained the sobrqu Private
Lurton"
This due to his haba use OF private by
roads, prior to the passage of the Hepburn law.
pleasure ne rode about the country with his
friends private furnished gratis
NOT REASONABLE TO BELIEVE JUDGE. WILLING
TO ACCEPT PERSONAL GIFTS FROM FREQUENT TIGANTs
GOOD SENSE Of DIGNIFTED CONDUCT TO SAY THE LEAST
THEo ROOSEVELT BELIEVED THAT LURToN WAS NO MAN
THE SUPREME COURT SUCCESSOR JUSTICE
NEEDED
then secretary urged Lurons but Roosevelt
vestigated Iurtons o appoint him
leading of the Nashville bar and Lurtons
personal recently belongs
lawyers judges place the emphasis rights
IS IT SAFE TO APPOINT TO SUPREME COURT NAN WHO
FEELS FOR THE RIGHTS OF PROPERTY THE RIGHTS
MEN'
Memphis lawyer recently Gibson Gardner
deciding motion against
Nashville railway, indicating that the railway
right could only have the railways
of the argument.
obscure person named Kelly sued railroad for damages
compensate personal injuries resulting from the failure of the
safety appliances required by the caed coupler law
protected the railroad by reading into the law the necessity
for due diligence
similar taken the supreme
body which Taft would appoint Luon knocked
diligence Kelly applied
4 rehearng
denied the motion and attempted dismiss the by
merely saying opinion supreme
tervened andt the Kelly from LurtOns
United States of appeals
grounds declaring employers liability
honal
aided Harrmn railroad consolidation
gram by deciding apply issue
brought n MS
publicly deprecated legislation to curb
His social and legal philosophy approves the formation
the which the sugar formed
He said n his decision the Hecla copper
yet greatly pleased
had been confirmed
THE RAILROADS WERE ALSO GREATLY PLEASED
Both Taft and the railroads being pleased Luron
God and mammn7
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22

A clever but very eccentric mani
who sings comic songs with a greaI
deal OF action, was singing one day al
a concert given at a lunatic asylum|
When he had finished an old woman
exclaimed with a sigh: And to thinlj
I'm in and he's out,"-Tit-Bits.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22

And here some fends in human
form have went" and set the torch
TO some icehouses In Ohio,
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22

Some more sun spots have been dis
covered in California. That's probabl.
where they go TO winter.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22

9TH man who hunts fer troubI
ein'rally finds himself persued b
fate"
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
MR.. SKYGACK, FROM MARS.

~. vsc the Earth Wireless obse
vaton in HIs
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22

President Taft was deeply graft
fed" according to press dispatches
by the prompt action of the senate
in confirming the nomination OF
Judge Horace H. Lurton to be an
associate justice of the United States
supreme ceurt.
The president told his callers that
he knew Lurtons record in nearly
every detail and he was entirely
The Detroit times., 1909-12-22

satisfied impartay dealing with subject affiliated wit
capital, labor and the trusts
president gross injustice had been done LurtOn tn
charge corporations in all of his decisions
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-02
Democracy the Only Hope.

The fatal weakness in Senator Cum
Minis program of progressive Repub-
licanism is the proposed compromise
by which the progressives are to COM
bine with the r~eactionaries in a com
mon fight against Democratic con-
troll of congress.
If the i%nsurgent Republicans of
Iowa, the northwest and the middle
west wage their fight against tariff
monopoly and in favor of honesty in
as that, they will be absorbed by the
reactionaries and their leaders will
disappear from politics after a few
campaigns.
Between the principles upon which
Mr.. Cummins was elected to the SEN
ate and those for which Senator AL,
drich and Speaker Cannon stand the
difference is as wide as that between
night and day. There would be
neither political honesty nor good
practical politics in a fight by Mr.
Cummins' friends to help the enemies
of their principles to stay in con.
gress.
If Mr.. Cummins has correctly out
lined the course to be followed by
western insurgent leaders, the sigma.
is sounded for an aggressive Demo
cratic fight in all the western states
where there is revolt against the
greed and bad faith of the Repub
lican party. The Republican party
will never be good until it is dead.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-02
The Tariff on SILK.

Time was when silk goods might
properly have been considered as lux
uries exclusively. But as the nation
has grown out of h%omespuns and into
f~actory-made fabrics, so from wool
ems and cottons it has come to silk
mixed goods and finally to pure silks.
There are thousands and hundreds
Of thousands Of families not by any
means revealing in millions to whom
silks are to all intents and purposes
as necessary as cheaper fabrics.
American silk mills are capitalized
at 10,000,OO o. Their annual pay
roll Is SS2,0 900, 900, their outlay for ma
terial $4,000, 900. Their products, ac-
cording to their own report, are
worth $133, 900, 900, thus furnishing a
profit Of SIS, 0OO, 900, or nearly 90 Per
cent. per annum on the capital In
vested.
In spite of this splendid profit.
showing, the silk schedule was re-
vised by Mr.. Aldrich in such a man,
ner that while, to use the words OF
the Tribune in its tabulated compari.
son of the old and new tariffs. mo
comparison is possible yet in gen,
eral decided increases have been
' Eade."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-02

gentle and ~singularly beautiful face.
Almost unconsciously he moved a
little closer so as to observe her
better. A chord III his memory seemed
to have been touched. Surely he had
seen her somewhere before. When
and where could it have been? Not on
the stage or in a picture, he felt Ger.
tain. He thought long and earnestly
but the riddle remained unsolved
Then by different channels his mind
travelled back through the years, tC
the home of his boyhood, the little
village, the river he used to swim in
and his farewell to Chelsea.
And at this point memory supplied
the missing link. 1t was she-Lucy
Mayburn-the same little girl he hat
loved so long ago. He unused on
thinking tenderly of the night he left
for the great city. when he kissed hel
good-by and promised some day t.
claim her as his wife. He even re
called the tears that glistened on hel
face under the starlight of his las
hours at home. A mist obscured hi!
vision and something suspiciously likt
a sob fingered in his throat. Tel
years had passed. How quickly ont
forgets, and sacred promises ar
broken, while youthful affection die
in the cold atmosphere of the struggl,
for fame and riches. A nameless long
ing oppressed him. How he wished
he could talk to her. Perhaps through
the baby he might manage it.
The child responded to an invita-
ton to come and hear his watch tick
No persuasion was needed to kee'
her on his knee, for she was easil
amused. Presently the warm a
mosphere, combined with the motto,
of the train, exercised a soothing Ell
feet upon her, the blue eyes close
languidly, and baby drifted into tn
shadowland of slumber. 1t was a neN
role for Leith to play, this of nurse t
a sleeping infant, but he perfnrme
it with a zest which would have aston
ished his many bachelor associates
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-02

The Emerald isle is proud of Charlie
Beresford and Charlie is proud of his
native land and country. "Irishmen
may have their faults" he says, but
give me an Irishman--the best fellow
that ever was. Could anybody tell
more stories than the Irish"
One OF the best stories he ever
heard was about a fellow who was
very fond of shooting. He said: THE
first bird | ever shot was a squirrel
and the first time | hit him | missed
him altogether, and the next time
hit him ] took q stone and dropped him
from the tree, and he fell into the
water and was shot, and that was the
first bird | ever shot"
And Lord Charles is never tired o.
quoting the story of the Irish member
of the housed of commons who compared
a certain whisky to a ''torchlight pro
cession trickling down his throat
Tit-Bits,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-02
WHERE DEPEW IS MISTAKEN
The American People Can Not Be
Made to adjust Themselves"
to a Wrong.

On his departure for Europe Mr..
Depew discussed the broken promises
of his party and left this comforting
thought for his neutrality-suspicious.:
The American people always adjust
themselves quickly to whatever ex-
lists"
To say that the people adjust them
selves quickly to existing conditions is
to put into words only a part of a
truth. Americans do not as a rule ad-
just themselves to misgoyernment, to
extravaganza, to injustice and to privi-
lege. They are not easily reconciled
to political bad faith. They never will
accept government by one man, They
do adjust themselves very cleverly to
natural and other hardships which can
not be removed.
In too many cases politically what
ever exists means wrong, and we do
not believe that the time ever will
come when the American people will
permanently submit to it. They are
alert and adaptable. They possess a
certain skill in making the best of
things and of turning some bad things
to account. They have wonderful pa
tience with poorly concealed trickery
and they sometimes admire ~audacity
of the evil sort.
Yet, once convinced that a mischiev-
Gus policy has gone far enough or that
a blatant and impudent leadership has
ceased to respect popular intelligence
and public rights, the American peo'
pie always have acted with a power
and precision that could not be with,
stood.
Mr.. Depew's garrulity discloses not
the attitude of the people but the
foolhardy self-sufficiency of the pluto
Gratis who are shaping the legislation
of the Republican party. These rep.
resentatives of the interests believe
that the people have lost the power
of resistance and that they will ac
cept humbly all the burdens that may
be heaped upon them. They look once
again for adjustment They are
much more likely to encounter read
justment, and it may be ~far-reaching
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-02
SYNOPSIS.

Darlington loved Kate Cavenaugh,
daughter of Multi-Mi1lionaire Henry Cav
enaugh. The latter liked Darlington, but
refused him as a son-in-law, Young Car
rington, a lawyer. held evidence of Grim
ina! financial operations, of which Cave
naugh was guilty. 1t was Carrington's
duty to prosecute the rich a but he
decided to lay the whole matter before
Kate. He did so the next day. The young
woman decided that to drop the case
would be cowardly even though the ac-
cused was her father. Cavenaug1 offered
Darlington a position at $4,000 a year.
He refused it. He hid his evidence In the
Cavenaugh safe, after being, introduced
10 the m~illionaire's father. The evidence
was stolen that night. Hates sister
Norah confided. that she had told her
grandfather the combination to the safe
Darlington and Kate went riding. Grand
father Cavenaugh reappeared. He called
upon his son for 5 1000 in return for the
delivery of the evidence stolen from Car
rington. The younger Cavenaugh re-
fused his request. Then Darlington was
called in to the conference and the
grandfather began his life Story.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-02
Again the old man CAV. carringtoa

Again the old man gave carrington
the paper.
1T is perfectly intelligible,- he said.
He began to feel a bit sorry for Cave
naugh, junior.
Now. those papers," said Cave
naugh, sharply.
Il believe they belong to me-" In
terposed Darlington.
Grandpa smiled. 1T all depends
II could easily force you" sugges
lively.
Grandpa smiled again. "of that /
haven't the least doubt. OF course,
what I have is only a copy?"
1T is the only copy in existence"
replied Darlington, anxiously. And
then a flush of shame mantled his
cheeks. Where was his legal cum
ming?
"Ahi" The ejaculation came from
C%avenaugh, junior.
There is but one thing more" said
grandpa, urbanely. Il am determined
that Kate shall be happy. She shall
marry Mr.. Darlington before the snow
flies. 1t is an excellent policy to keep
valuable secrets in the family"
Give your papers to the attorney
general. I'll see you all hanged before
I'll give my CONSENT" Cavenaugh
roared out these words. His patience
had truly reached the limit II en-
durance,
"Softiy, SOFTLY" murmured grandpa,
81 mean it," con agitata.
"Ah, we'll: what will be, will be.
Son, I came down here yesterday
with altogether a different piece Of
business in mind. The documents I
discovered last night changed these
plans. You WI rich oil lands in
Texas; or, rather, you did own them
before you sold out to the company
The land you sold was not, and never
had been, legally yours; you owned
not a single tuft of grass. Govern.
ment land-grab, l believe they call it,
1t is not now a question Of refunding
money; it is a question of avoiding
prison. The supreme court at Wash
ington can not be purchased. 1t cost
me five hundred, which l could Ill
afford, to get a copy Of the Original
transfer. The real owner mistook me
for you, son; hat is how | learned
Your consent to this marriage; or, my
word for 1t, I'll put you where you
would have put me, had you dared
Quick! My patience is quite as tense
as yours"
The collapse of Cavenaugh was to
tai. He saw the futility Of further
struggle. All! and he had believed
all these transgressions securely hid
den and forgotten, that the fortress!
Of his millions would protect him from
all attack. Too late he realized tina
he had gone too far with his father
There was no mercy iii the old man
eyes, and Cavenaugh knew in hi
heart that he deserved zone.
VERY sensible" said the retired
burglar. He folded the check and pu
it in his wallet, while his son covered
his face with his hands. Murder will
out, even among the most pious.
know that what has passed between
us will be forgotten by Mr., Caring
ton. For myself, | shall return II
England. | have always had a horro
of dying in this country Like father
i like son; the parable reads truly. |
was in the blood, Mr.. Darlington;
was in the blood. But Henry her
went about it in a more genteel mar
ner." He struck the bell. william
0 send Miss Kate here.
n William bowed. He recognized tn
o change; grandpa's voice was full @
IL confident authority.
Kate entered the study shortly af
F." er. She had been weeping; her eye
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-02

He applied a match to his dead
cigar and thoughtfully eyed his SON..
And there is a good joke on me,
weaving in and out of all this. / reg
ularly invested half my allowance in
buying shares in my sons company, to
insure my old age. 1t Jared me when
l read the truth last night, I hate to
be outwitted. Henry, sit down; you
make me nervous" :.
We'll, what are you going to do?"
asked the son. AS he faced his IA
Their there was something lion-like in
his expression.
"Sit down, my son, and I will tell
you," answered the old man, quietly.
He knew that his Sol was a fighter,
and that to win he would have to
strike quick and hard.
C"avenaugh flung himself into his
chair. At that moment he did not
know which he hated the most, his
father or Darlington.
First, you will write out that
check for fifty thousand"
"Blackmail!"
Nothing of the sort. For 20 years
you have kept your heel on my neck
l could do nothing; opportunities
came and l dared not grasp them; my
genuine ability was allowed to rust
1t is simply compensation. Blackmail
/ think not. l could easily force a mil
lion from you. But | am and have
been for years an honest man. And
heaven knows how well I have pait
for my early transgression," bitterly
This hour is mine, and | propose tt
use it,"
What guaranty have | Of you
good faith?" fiercely.
my word" calmly. Il have nevel
yet broken it."
Darlington gazed longingly towart
the door. It was horribly embarrass
ing. He began to realize that Kate,
father would hate him bitterly, indeed
and that his own happiness looked
very remote.
Cayenaugh turned to his desk, fillet
out the blank, and passed 1t to his ia
Their, who, with scarcely a glance a
1t, passed it back with a negativ,
shake of the head.
"The official certifying stamp lie
on your desk; use it,"
There was no getting around thi
keen-eyed old man. He knew ever.
point In the game.
"You will live to regret this" sal,
, Cavenaugh, his eyes sparkling witt
venom.
Il have many things to regret; prin
cipally that fate made me a father.
, The old man passed the check owe
to Darlington. You're a lawyer; doe
that look legal to your"
( Darlington signified that 1t did.
Now, then, Henry, you will writ
down on official paper your resigns
ton as president and director Of tn
General Trust Company Of America
: You will give ORDERS for the restitl
ton Of the millions that were fraudt
[ lently added to your capital. | al
| not the least interested in what mar
ner the resolutions are made, SO lon
as they are made. l am now repre-
! senting the investors. AS for you
partners, 1t will be easy for you to in
! press them with the necessity of tn
l action"
"And II refuse?"
. Nothing less than the attorne
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-02

AS the train rolled steadily on its
way, Horace Leith leaned upon the
car window sill gazing out upon the
New England landscape. There was
nothing particularly attractive in the
prospect, but it vas many years since
he had taken this route which led to
his old village bone of Chelsea. and
he was e%ndeavoring to recall certain
features of the journey which had
once been familiar. 1t was a tar cry
from those old days TO the present,
when he had gained recognition as a
successful business man in New York.
Suddenly his musings were inter
rupted by a jerk of the car and the
sharp call of the brakeman for another
station. He turned around and watched
the passengers who we're entering and
leaving the car. A slight woman
with a baby in her arms, attired in
black, took the seat directly in front
Of him and drew his attention for a
moment. The train started again. and
he leaned back in his former position,
Presently the baby climbed back on
the seat, in one hand a rubber doll and
the other clutching the plush cushion,
In her efforts to attract Leith's atten
ton the doll fell to the floor and two
red little lips issued an imperious
command:
Man, get baby's DOLL" she 'iisped
and Leith, reaching down, obeyed the
mandate. When he returned the dol
the owner smiled rapturously. Sh'
was a very attractive child and Lett
settled himself to watch her and lis
ten to the prattle she poured out il
broken sentences.
CHANGING at the mirror in front o
him, he became aware that he coult
obtain a full view of the figure of tht
baby's mother therein. Her face
however, was partially hidden by
crepe veil. After awhile she ap
peared to grow restless and threw
back the veil, disclosing two tlushe,
cheeks and a pair of dark blue eye
dropping under long lashes. 1t was
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-02

were red. Seeing her fathers bowed
head, she ,sprang to his side like a
lioness.
What have they been doing to
you. father?"
Nothing but what is just" softly
answered her parent. The little dukes
and princes faded away as a dream
fades.
Grandpa" she began.
Child, it is all settled. The Ratchet
is buried in frozen ground. Your fla
Their consents to your marriage with
Mr.. Darlington. 1t has been a heated
Nargument, but he has come around tt
my way Of thinking. Ais right witt
the world as Browning says. Bless
you, my children, bless you!" witt
tender irony.
And now, my papers," said Caring
ton, smiling up at the girl, reassur
ingly.
"And you still wish to marry me?'
asked the girl, her face burning ant
her eyes moist.
I'D marry you if your grandpa was
Beelzebub himself"
Here's your papers, young man,
said grandpa. He passed the envelope
across the table.
Whats this?"scried Darlington.
TT means, my boy" said grandpa
that blood is thicker than water, ant
that / really intended no harm t
Henry. And then, besides, | like t
win when all the odds are agains
me-"
Darlington gently turned the envel
| ope upside down. Nothing but burn
paper fiuttered upon the table.
THE END.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-02
TRIBUTE TO TRUSTS
SYSTEMATIC LEVY MADE ON THE
FARMER.
Agriculturists Are Beginning to I'm
derstand How They Are Being
Bled in the interests of
Eastern Trusts

Do the farmers know what the con-
%gressional cloakroom theory is about
them and the new tariff law? Doubt,
less a few of them do, but most Of
them may not have learned it. Well,
the cloakroom theory--the theory in
formally discussed and informally but
very generally adopted by the Rhode
Islanders of congresses something
like this;
we have kept up the duty on farm
products. We are going to have big
crops. The farmers are going to be
prosperous this fall. The farmers will
be made to understand that their pros.
perity has been brought about by the
new tariff law. AS a matter of fact,
so long as they are prosperous they
will care very little about the tariff
or anything else. They know good
prices on grain and live stock, which
they have to sell. They do not know
how much we get out of them on the
things they have to buy"
And this theory is not by any means
absurd, for it is entertained by high
protectionists who have seen the same
theory work in the past and who are
SO blind to changing conditions thai
they believe it will work again just
as well as it ever did. But unless all
signs that may be read ION the
ground are misleading, the farmers
of this country, and especially of the
great west, know the tariff better
than they ever know it before, They
have been awakened and enlightened
by those Republican leaders who have
stood by their party's platform ant
by the presidents promises.
If this INTERCHANGEABLE enlight
eminent of the tariff revision campaign
of last year and of the extra session
recently ended-is all that it seems tt
be, the farmers now understand som
things they eve before, as a class
understood in the same way. The,
understand that the duties on farm
products are an empty sop to tn
farmers, because the volume of farm
products is far greater than the dc
nestle demand, and, therefore, it il
the international market that deter
mines the prices of these products.
They know that even with all thesI
farm products on the free list, Their
would be no i~mportations, for the res
of the world does not provide all o
these articles it needs and must cor
stantly draw on the United State
for supplies and could not, therefore
send supplies to the United States.
They know that they are made t
pay high tribute to the trusts in tn
purchase of all kinds Of clothing, al
kinds of farm implements, nearly al
kinds of household furnishings, paints
leather goods and many other article
of necessity.
They know that the net result of tn
tariff, SO far as they are concerned, |
continuous extortion without comper
sation-a confiscation of a considers
BILE portion of the profits that accru
from the farming business.
In short, they know that for takin
from them what they need an
have a right to keep, the makers {
the tariff have attempted to satisfy
them by giving them something the
do not need and can not use.-Kansa
City Star.