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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05
New Jersey Primaries.

New Jersey made a test of it's pri-
mary law last week Upon the whole
il was very satisfactory. The criticism
has been made, says the New York
Tribune. that the law DISTINGUISHES at
the primaries many citizens, to-wit,
those who are changing their party
allegiance. A man who voted as
democrat last year, but had since de-
termined to become a republican
could not vote at the republican pri-
mary this year. But that seems TO be
a necessary precaution against the
wholesale voting 'of members of one
party at the primaries of the other,
and, anyway, the number of such cases
was comparatively small, and. of
course, there was no impairment of
any mans right to vote at the cleo
ton. A more serious criticism, and
one which suggests a probably desira-
bic amendment TO the law, concerns
the hours of polling. The law fixes
them at from 1 to 9 O'Clock p. m. There
is no doubt that thousands Of mon
were. kept from voting by the fact
that they could not vote before they
went to work or came to New York in
the morning, and they did not get
home in time in the evening. There
seems to be a pretty general convic-
ton that, as the primaries are con-
Quoted in other respects just like the
real elections, they should be held at
the same all=day hours as the latter.
The criticism has also been made,
continues the Tribune, by opponents
of the open primary nomination sys.
tenn, that the people took little inter-
est in the primaries and that, there
fore, the vote was very light. That
was true in some places, but it was
notably untrue in others. Thus in
Essex, the largest county of the state.
nearly $1,000 votes were cast by tn /.
republicans at the primaries, while in
the regular election of last year only
about $4,000 republican votes were
cast. If thus the vote at a primary
election amounts to So per cent of the
vote cast at 4 presidential election the
year before, it surely cannot be said
that the people take no interest in the
system. What the total primary vote
of the state was is not yet reported.
but we have no doubt that it was sew
eral times larger than ever was the
vote actually cast at the old form of
primaries for delegates to conventions.
A system which brings out SIS or even
so per cent of the voters TO select can
didates certainly has much to COM
mend it to careful consideration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05
Englnnd,s Fear of War.

Lord Northcliffe. owner of the Lon
don Times and nearly three score
other British publications, is certain
that Germany is preparing to war
against Great Britain and will enforce
the first opportunity to strike her rival.
He declares that in 1912, Germany
will have more fighting ships than
Britain and will thus challenge the
latters long boosted supremacy of the
seas.
Northcliffe asks what the United
States will do in such an emergency
He may be sure that this country
would do its utmost to prevent such
an appalling war. But if war does
come America can do no more than d
sad and neutral onlooker. Our SYM
patty would doubtless be with the
Britons, a common language; if any
thing else, building up friendly ties.
But why should there be a war be-
tween those two great nations? Can
there be single valid reason for such
catastrophe?
Before wars dread "alarum' IS
heard the whole world should protest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05
A Touch of Nature.

Quincy Journal: There has not been
enough frost in this section to touch
the tenderest vine. We have looked
pretty closely, and we have not seen
the effects of frost on anything.
And yet, the leaves are taking on
their pretty autumn colors. We are
wont to think that it is frost that
changes the color of the leaves from
green to autumn tints; but it is not
frost really that does this; it is the
ripening of the leaves that makes the
autumn tints Frost helps to ripen the
leaves-that is all; and it is the ripen-
ing process that brings the gorgeous
autumn colors.
Please look about you now, and try
to remember the lesson that you See
Everywhere the leaves are turning.
Perhaps this is most noticeable Just
now in the elm trees. But we see
. this not only in the elms, but in the
soft naples, the sugar naples, the
birchcs. the box elders. the buckeyes.
and, in fact, we see it more or less in
nearly all the trees.
We wish that the frost could be held
hack till the first of November so that
we might all see how beautifully the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05
Takinn ADVANTAGE.

1t may be that the fire horse crawled
under his chain and unlocked the oat
bin. helped himself and crawled back;
it may be that the bird with n broken
wing came and tapped on the window
of Il surgeon: it may be that the dog
that broke the plate took the pieces out
and buried the evidence. ...
We cannot say as to these things.
They are sample OF the stories we
are getting just now. but II looks
to us as though some nature takers
were taking advantage of the absence
of n certain gentleman to overwork
their speciality before he returned and
put a stop 10 IT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05
Moral Element i'm the Tariff.

1t is perfectly clear that President
Taft is out of touch with American
public sentiment on the tariff ques-
ton. This is shown by the comment
and criticisms of republican news
papers. Many of the leading journals
of that. party TO not mince words IN
declaring that the president has not
kept faith with the people and has
greatly injured his party by the course
he has pursued in dealing with the
tariff question since his Inauguration
President Taft does not appear to
understand American public opinion
Not in the Philippines. nor on the
isthmus of Panama nor in the sordid
political atmosphere of Ohio. least OF
all in the isolated precincts of Wash
ington can the opinion of the people of
this country be imbibed. Fhe Terre
Haute. Ind, Star. a conservative re-
publican newspaper, in referring TO
the presidents Winona speech and
his admission that the wool schedule
is bad and should have been changed.
says:
Now it is the most impressive thing
in all the presidents WinOna address
that he finds it possible to speak of
that dastardly conspiracy against the
people without a show of feeling. IN
all his speech there is not note of
disapproval of any of Mr.. Aldrich's
bargains. He treats the tariff as dis
passionately and critically as if It
were problem in geometry or a for
mula for making marmalade.
This is not the way the American
people feel about it. They do not care
so much about the comparative cost If
production at home and abroad, or the
court decisions, or the cotton sch ed
ules, or the beautiful tables so indus
triously and ingeniously compiled by
Chairman Payne, as they do about the
apparent control of the house and SEN
ate organizations in the interests Of
gigantic protected corporations, which
demand continued protection, not be-
cause they need it, but because they
seek inordinate profits at the expense
of the masses.
1.-THE president is a man of wide and
warm sympatilies His heart goes out
to the poor Filipinos. the union laborar.
the prosecuted "scab' the disfran-
chised negro. the criticised south, the
hapless litigant. the endangered train
men. But he has not word of sympathy
for the millions who asked and ex-
pected relief from tariff burdens. mot
on scientific or mathematical grounds.
but upon an imperious moral convic-
ton that their welfare is entitled TO
some consideration in congress besides
the sneers of Aldrich and the oaths
of Cannon.
'Tt is unfortunate that the presi-
dents bowels of compassion yearn to
Aldrich. Cannon. Payne and Tawney
and the powerful manufacturers they
represent. but manifest no response to
the great unorganized public or to the
men in both houses of congress who
tried to scale these eXorbitant duties
down. The country has acclaimed the
president as the one force that was
able to wrest concessions from the
conference committee. If. he knew he
was doing anything meritorious then.
or if he had any feeling of sympathy
at the time with the popular demand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05
The Argus Daily Short Story
At Two Bar Rranch-By Donald Allen.
Copyrighted 1908. by Associated Liters ry Press.

Red nccktieS were in great demand.
And now the great day had finally
arrived. Old Tom had been sent over
to the railroad with the blackboard TO
bring back the young woman and her
trunk Every man had volunteered to
make the trip. and when Old Tom had
been selected the gang gathered
around him. and its spokesman said:
There's got to be Il square deal or
bloodshed-nO flirting or soft talk TO
get ahead of the rest of us. You've
got an old woman down on the BraZoS.
Tom. and if you don't own up to that
girl that you have off comes your
scalp"
Four hours later the blackboard was
sighted with Il tieldGlaSS. Fifteen
minutes after the announcement II
could be made out with the naked eye
While it was still Il mile away the
cowboys formed in double line along
the road to the house At half Il mile
they removed their hats and puffed
out their shirt fronts. At twenty rods
their red necktieS bIushed furiously
And now Old Tom. having the dig
nifty of Roman senator. drove the
vehicle between the lines, and the
yelled lady bowed right and left as
every man bent his head and scraped
his right foot. Nothing further could
have been desired by the most criti-
cal.
And what does she look like?" was
demanded of Old Tom as he reached
the stables. where they waited for
him.
Boys. she's cute. She's a locker.
She's going to set hearts afre and
cause forty different murders. You
might just as well 20 into convention
and resolve that every galoot of you
is going TO fall head over heels in
love with her ut first sight
Old Toms prediction was fulfilled.
Every man as he got sight of Miss
Glazier tell in love with her or thought
he did. In Il week discipline was lax;
in fortnight there was none Mt all.
Every cowboy on the ranch wanted to
sit around looking pretty. and the
Chinese cook didn't have time to wash
half the white shirts awaiting him.
Old Tom stormed and the manager
complained. but things continued at
skies and sevens. Fcw Of the men
could make an GRAND ut the Office. 1t
was only While the typist was walk
ing out that they had sight of her.
Three or four got up the nerve TO APP
proach her. aud the bearing and lam
guagP of all of them were alike. They
bowed and scrapcd and cleared their
throats and said:
Good evening. marin. I'm hoping
SEQ you well. marin. I'm hoping this
country appeals to you. I'm hoping
Won won't mind the galoots a-pceping
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05

New York World: OF the genera
ton to which William r. Morrison be-
longed, few survivors remain. He
served under Zachary Taylor in the
Mexican war and he commanded an
Illinois regiment in the civil war. He
was "Forty-niner," having gone to
California in the early days of the
gold excitement. But it was as ''Hor-
izontal BILL the chairman of the COM
mittee on ways and means in demo-
cratic house in 1884, who sought to Sc
cure a straight or horizontal reduc-
tion of 20 per cent in the tariff, that
he was best remembered. Bitter recol-
lections of his experiences at that time
with protectionist democrats led by
Samuel Randall must have been reviv-
ed as he Witnessed the betrayal of
party pledges during the recent SEES
sion of congress by democrats who
aligned themselves with the republi-
can standpatters whenever tariff re-
vision threatened to affect certain
local interests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05

or tariff reform, he has most effect
rally concealed it from the public
gaze. If the WinOna speech truly de
totes his attitude toward the tariff.
lis sympathy has been with Aldrich
md not with the people,"
The Star declares that on this SOFT
IF tariff doctrine the president could
OF have carried Indiana.
In his campaign President Taft en-
Outraged the people to expect dowa-
ward revision of the tariff ana not a
move did he make to secure such re-
vision. but listened to the wisdom
and patriotism of Aldrich." whom lie
extols in his Winopa speech. The
president may not know, but the PEG
pie do. that whatever downward revi-
sion was secured is attributed not 10
Aldrich and Cannon. whittier his ad-
miration goes out, but to democrats
and progressive republicans, for
whom he has no word of comfort or
praise: but on the other hand seeks
to discredit the progressives by charg-
ing them with lack of loyalty to their
party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05
Hur1aor and
Philo4opi1y
COMING INDIANS.
BY DUNCAN m. SMITH

TrROAI the wise and leaned doctors
Who have studied up by gashght
Comes the cheering infornation
That by reason OF the clinate
We shall very soon be ret men
Like the Indians primeval
Hiawatha's little brothers
For by reason of the sunshine
All the blends are due to vanish.
It's skiddoo to every towhead.
The brunettes VIII be the people.
When the proud and pink Caucasian
Has been here sufficient summers.
So the rain and wind and weather
OF the climate can get action.
He will then. instead Of being
William Jones, the naughty banker;
Thomas Brown. the bin collector;
Peter White. the sausage Maker.
And those other folks familiar.
BE a chieftain proud and naughty,
yellow Dog or Flying Gopher.
Swinging-in-the-Ha Charley
Or some other gaudy creature.
With "A lot Of paint and feathers,
Hiawatha's little brother.
Though we may not like the prospect.
We can only grin and bear IL.
Man may sail upon the ocean.
Run the noisy locomotive.
Spread his wings for favored breeZes,
Handle the electric current
And perform some other marvels,
But he cannot for a minute
Make the weather change it's notions.
Cannot monkey with the climate.
If the wise and learned doctor
No mistake for sure is making
We may bow and ask quotations
Of the wholesale rate on feathers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05

n manager. Il hOuSekPrppr. Il cook
and twenty-six cowboys made up the
complement; at the Two lar ranch and
every one except the mauagcr WAS la
boring under suppressed excitement.
No orders had been promulgated but
the Saturday afternoon had been de
voted by unanimous consent toward
washing up. cumbing hair and bring
ing out white shirts aud red npcktieS
Two weeks previously old Jim Brad
shaw. foreman. who WAS supposed to
be deep in the confidence of the man
agcr. had said To the storekeeper on
Lame Calf creek:
Tom. old Two Bar is coming right
to the from! in Il business way"
LAS to how
"Goiug tn have telephone line over
to the railroad"
Tint amt 50 much"
Going to tit up an office for the
manager with desks and chairs. same
rs n New York brokers' office"
''Nothing to hrag Of
Going to have typewritlns ma
chine
Lots of folks got EN-
And now hold your breath. you old
swiQdler. while / tell you the rest.
We're going to have a girl to run the
machine"
''No-o-o,"
IFS Il fact. Coming from Chicago.
Smarter'n chain lightning. She's go
ing to he stenographer and type
writer Yes. sir. she is. and no other
blamed ranch for hundred miles
around has got one. Old Two-Bar is
ahead on the game"
"WeIl?" queried the storekeeper aft
er long pause.
well. I'm here to give You tip.
If you haven't got two dozen white
shirts in stock. send for them quicker
than lightning. Send for red neck
ties. Send for silk handkerchiefs.
Send for real cloth collars. and send
for perfumery and toilet SOAP
Why" ..,.
why, you gaIoot? Because every
man on our, ranch is going to come
looping over here and inquire for them
very things and isn't going TO worry
about prices either. Because why?
Because every man is going 10 fall in
love with that girl before she gets
within mile of the ranch and is
going to dress up and let her see what
Jim dandy he is. There can't but
one man marry her. ard the rest of
the gang will shoot him"
1t was 4 tip. The shirts and other
things were sent for. and the boys
Hoped over. FOrty-nine cent white
shirts went for Il dollar and half
and no questions asked. Perfumery
and hair oil met with Il firm market.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05
CHAOS IN STATE
Lack of Legal Method of Nom
mating Puts Illinois Poll
tics in Tangle.
UNITEs FOR PRIMARY LAW
Situation Brought Out in Two Con-
gressipnal Districts Converts
Tagging Legislators.

Chicago. Oct. 5.-Politics in Chicago
and Illinois-near to chaos for some
time past-went clear to smash yes
terday, and almost a revolutionary sit
uation confronts the party leaders and
the members of the Illinois legisla-
ture.
The board of election commission
ers, through Attorney Frank d. Ayers.
gave out a decision in which the prop
osition is set out that neither the re-
publican nor the democratic organiza-
tions-as parties-can make a NOM
nation for congress in the Sixth dis
trict to succeed William Lorimer, and
that neither can make a partisan NOM
ination in the Second senatorial dis
trict to succeed the late Representa-
tive Paul l. Zaabel.
The special election for the two va
cancies has been called by Governor
Deneen for Nov. %.
Plays Ninepins with the Law.
This purely local angle of the situa-
ton, however, appears to be matter
of minor Importance. The decision of
Attorney Ayers. supported by Election
Commissioners Thomas F. Judge, Abel
A. Bach and Nathaniel Hudson, is con-
strued by themselves and by astute
political leaders as meaning no more
nor less than this: 'ii.~H'
l. There is no primary election
law in Illinois worth the paper I
upon which it is printed. f t7"
g The so-callcd Law of 1885,
subsequently amended in 1901, has
been shot so full of holes in the
three death warrants read by the
supreme court to as many alleged .
primary acts that il does not ans
wer any of the substantial require
ments of the ballot law" or gen
eral election act as to making
nominations. and that it, itself, is
unconstitutional.
3. There is grave question wheth-
er any fireproof method of making
nominations for public office eX-
lists in Illinois, aside from nominal
tions by petition.
Agree New Act IL Imperative.
managers who were packing up in the
evening for the trek to the state cap
tai, agreed the sudden change in the
situation makes absolutely necessary
he enactment of some variety of pri-
mary law by the forthcoming extra
session of the general assembly. The
mood of some of the anti-primary law
alkers changed the instant they heard
he word from the election commits
sioners' office
IF this view of the commissioners
s correctly interpreted, it means the
republican and democratic organiZa-
ions are worthless as they stand" was
l frequent comment of the experience I
political manipulators. 1T looks as
though we will have to get together
Ipon something or other"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05

at you from behind the clubhouse and
the stables ana showing what their
bringing up has been. I'm hoping that
you may decide TO consider TO settle
down among us after finding a de-
voted husband-one perfectly willing
TO die for you any time of day or
night"
And Miss Glazier would smile and
blush and reply that she liked the
country and the people and the cattle
and the wolves and jack rabbits. and
the man would back away bowling TO
the ground to assert to his comrades
in waiting tkat he had made an i'm
preston and 10 be called n liar for the
statement.
Cowboys came from other ranches.
but were run off as fast as they ap-
peared. Travellers rode out of their
way. but were discouraged. At the
end of three months the Two-Bar
ranch had the reputation of being ut
loose ends. and the managers quarter
ly report elected the following reply
from eastern stockholders:
Not at all satisfactory. What is
the matter out there?"
II have stenographer and typist,"
was telegraphed back.
''Then discharge or marry her." were
the instructions.
The manager was man of action.
He had never discharged n stenogra-
pher from his employ. and he was not
going to begin then-not If Miss Gla-
zier would accept him and the other
alternative. She blushed and said she
would. but wanted to go back to Chi
cago for couple of weeks to see her
mother.
The men got hold of the news an
hour later-that is. Old Tom told them
separately and collectively that any of
them who wanted to bid the angel
goodby would find her in the office
awaiting them. 1t was white shirts
and red neckties again; it was more
hair oil and perfumery. They said
nothing to each other, but they read
each others thoughts. If a husband
could keep that poor girl at TwO-Bar
she should have one. II was Old Tom
who lined them up and sent in the
first man. The first man had his
speech all ready. So did the second.
the third and down to the last. and
those speeches were all alike. They
began with a bow and Il kick and q
lump in the throat and proceeded:
II hears. marm-I hears that you are
going away for to dwell in our midst
no more"
"Yes. am going back to Chicago"
During your stay here. marin, you
may have observed-you may have TAX
en- notice that l have cast my eyes on
you as often as possible. and that with
the greatest possible respect. 1t has
been n case of love on my part. and /
am now here to offer you my hand and
heart and promise 30 do everything in
my power TO make you happy. Pm
rough. but I'm tender. l amt educat-
ed. but I'll never ask for a divorce"
And the reply each one received was
the same:
Il feel honored. but must tell you
that l am to marry the manager on
my return"
And when the last had fled in and
fled out Old Tom suddenly broke
forth:
Now, you crosseyed. lop shouldered.
EnockknePd gang of galoots. the turtle
doves have got through cooling. Cupid's
got Il hustle on him. and if you don't
hustle around and bring TwO-Bar back
10 her pristine glory I'll turn loose and
bury the whole of you in one gravel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05
ECZEMA DURABLE!
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Relieved.

1t is usually very costly to consult
a specialist in any disease, but for %
cents, on a special offer, we can now
give to those suffering from eczema
or any form of skin disease absolute
~ instant relief. with prospect of an
early cure.
\ special trial bottle of the oil of
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We vouch for il.
Ten years of success with this
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scriDtion, has convinced us. and we
hope you will accept the special 25
cent offer so that you also will be
convinced. The Harper House phar-
macy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05
Had Heard of One.

"What IS an expert?" asked the
teacher of her brightest pupils.
1t was a poser for awhile, when one
of them raised hand.
"DO you know, WillleY'
"Yes'm."
"Then what is an eXpertT"
"a good baseball player"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05
Wants Commission Rule.

Burlington, Iowa, Oct. 5.-A petition
signed by 1900 voters was presented
to Mayor Unterkircher yesterday, ask
ing that he call special election TO
establish a commission plan of city
government. The election probably
will be held within 40 days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05
lust the Difference.

"How do rawnchers do out I'm this
country" asked the visiting English
man of the friendly westerner who
was showing him about.
"No good" replied the cow puncher.
"Really. ] heard they did we'll"
"Rawnchers don't, but ranchers do"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-05
MINER IN DOUBLE KILLING
Dennis Sweeney shoots Wife and Self
After Domestic Trouble.

Des Moines. Iowa, Oct. 5.-Dennis
Sweeney. connected with the coal
mines at New Saylor, near Des
Moines, shot his wife from whom he
separated some time ago and then
turned the revolver upon himself
this morning. The dead body of
Sweeney was found in a cornfield
nearby half an hour later. The wo<
man cannot live.