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HONEST NAME IN ANY TONGUE.
Various Renderinas of the Good Ok
 Appeilation, "John Smith,"

John Smith-plain John Smith-is not very high sounding; 1t does not suggest aristocracy; 1t is not the name of any hero in die-away novels: and yet it is good, strong and honest. Transferred to other languages, it seems to climb the ladder of respecta- bility. Thus. in Latin, it is Johannes Smithus; the Italian smooths 1t of into Giovanni Smithi; the Spaniards render 1t Juan SInithus; the Dutch man adopts it as Hans Schmidt; the French flatten it out into Jean Sheet, and the Russian sneezes and barks Jonloff Smithtowski. When John Smith gets into the tea trade in Can ton he becomes Jovan Shimmit; if he chambers above Mount Hecla the Ice flanders say he Is Jahne Smithson; if he trades among the Tuscaroras he becomes Ton ca Smittia; in Poland he is known as Ivan Schmittiweisk.: 1: should he wander among the Welsh mountains they talk of Jihon Schmidd: i: when he goes to Mexico he is hooked as Jontil FSmitti: if of classic turn he fingers among Greek ruins he turns to Ion Smiktcn. and in Turkey be Is utterly disguised as Toe Seef.
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tied purpose to use the tariff for the purpose of protecting almost to the limit of prohibitive duties. anything, and everything that can be made in this country by a monopoly.
 They have made spectacular show of changing the old law here and there. but in nearly every essen tial item the return always is to Ding ley. In response to a great outcry against the Payne increase of the tax on such necessaries as gloves and hosiery, the senate graciously pro poses to retain the highly protective Dingley rates. Payne kept the Ding ley rates on wines anc liquors. The senate appeals to a popular senti- ment by raising them. The proposed increase from sS a dozen on cham pagne to ss.60 will certainly cause no grumbling among the champagne makers of New York state.
 We might get little more revenue out of the proposed senate tax of 35 per cent on foreign-built yachts and of 25 per cent on bologna sausage, but except in trifies of this sort there is nothing fin either the Payne bill or in the proposed senate amendments that would supply the needed revenue or tighten the tarif burden upon the people.
 The tariff is undergoing revision tenderly at the hands of its friends. The great body of republican voters who demand greater tenderness for the people will never get it until they help to elect a democratic con gress.
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In the decision of this problem. which is regarded as a most vital one for Fl Paso. very naturally the question of municipal ownership has put in an appearance. Mayor Sweeny has declared himself opposed to mu- nieipal ownership under any conditions and in this view he is sustained by a large number of prominent citizens of the city.
 One of the strong arguments ad- vanced by Mayor Sweeney against the city taking over the water service by the purchase of the plant of the International Water Company is the fact that it will bring this service into politics sooner or later and with politics as the controlling factor in the management of this public utility he can see that the people will be bearing greater burdens in the shape of water taxes than they are ever likely to bear with the service in the hands of a private corporation where business principles will be applied rather than political pulls.
 The International Water company in Fl Paso has proved to be a veri- table Jonah" to the stockholders. who no doubt would be much pleas ed to have the city take the enter prise off their badly scorched hands. but judging from the sentiment brought out during the last few days the people are alive to the conditions and will gladly consent to stand a raise in water rates sufficient to hold the present water company in the harness.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-18
FL PASO AGAINST MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP

During the past week there has bean an interesting discussion going on in the city of Fl Paso concerning the situation of the water supply. It has been made known to the city council by the International Water company. which has franchise for the water Service, that the company can no longer provide the supply of water unless they are permitted to raise the rates which are said to be the lowest in any southwestern city.
 it has been suggested that eithe, the rates must be advanced by the water company or tie company viii be forced to go into liquidation with the appointment of a receiver. It is generally recognized by the citizens of Fl Paso that the appointment of receiver for the water company would result in an increased cost of the water supply and there has been ex- pressed a strong sentiment favorable to an agreement by which the cont pany may increase its rates to a point where it will be possible to go ahead.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-18

The Arizona railroad commission has made public announcement of its first regular business session which will be held in Phoenix next Monday. Those who have complaints about railroad freight rates are invited to be present and make known their grievances. If everyone who feels that freight rates are too high in Ari- zona should put in an appearance the capital city would be crowded as it has never been before
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Castro declares that in forcing him away from Martinique the French government has committed a breach against international law. But as Castro is man without a govern ment he will find it hard to find a nation to present his case before the tribunal Castro is such a notoriously bad egg that it is not surprising to see him troubled to find a nest that will receive him.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-18
REVISION "BY ITS FRIENDS"

The tari1 juggle which such stand patters as Speaker Cannon and Sen ator Aldrich dignify with the name of revision of the tar:ff by the friends of the tariff is bad enough to anger and disgust every republican who has believed it possible for his party to amend the Dingiey act in the interest Of the general public. Sc
 Laying the Payne bill side by side with the senate amendments so far as they have been prepared. Prest dent Taft reads a challenge which it will be dangerous for him to take up and yet which he cannot well afford to leave unanswered.
 In the Chicago platform the repub- lican party promised a general reyi- sion of the obnoxious Dingley act. The promise was made more definite ly by Mir. Taft in the speeches he made in the course of the campaign. Yet all we have from the two houses up to the present time is a few patches intended to disguise rather than to change the old law.
 The republican leaders in congress bluntly reject the principle uttered by the president in. his inaugural ad- dress that the main purpose of a tar if law is to raise revenue. All they have done thus far indicates a set
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RAILROAD 

That extreme radicalism in the matter of anti-rai,road legislation has been detrimental to industrial condi tions in many sections of the country there are now few to deny. In this connection the following article talk en from the Boston Commercial. con cerning threatened danger 70 New England from the railroad crucifers, is worthy of consideration:
 New England was treated to a genuine scare early in the week over the report that it's manufacturing in dustries had been saved from extinc- ton by . single vote in the confer enee of trunk line railroad presidents.
 While the actual facts are not as alarming as first impressions gave an idea, still if 1t shall succeed in at tracting the serious attention of the people of Massachusetts to the vul- nerable position which it's railroads now occupy, 1t will have been well.
 Just to turn back for a moment. A few years ago the leading New England railroad was run in a way which was satisfactory to nobody A change of management took pplace and modern methods were introduced
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with the result that the service was brought up to a standard which com pared favorably with that of any rail road in the country.
 "The new management laid out am bilious plans for the development of New England through supplying it with transportation facilities which would assist its industries to compete with others more favorably situated as regards sources of raw materials. It also planned to develop New Eng land through a combination of inter ests which should unify and strength en the whole transportation system of th.s territory.
 "In the carrying out. of it's plans of consolidation, a continuation of the policy which has made the two lead ing New England railroads as great in extent as they are today, it in- cured the antagonism of certain in- .terests whe set about to obstruet and harass the management at every turn. The character of this opposition was at once manifested by. the specious literature which it prepared and cir culated.
 Under the Roosevelt policy of in discriminate attacks on corporations, -this antagonistic interest had little difficulty in enlisting the support of a certain element in the legislature which was sufficiently powerful in numbers to ,enact into law the sug- gestions and desires of those who were seeking to harass the railroads.
 The New Haven having acquired large interest in the Boston and Maine was directed to divest itself of that interest, which it did and the result is that the largest individual block of stock of the Boston and Maine is beyond the reach of the Massachusetts laws, the ambitious plans of the New Haven for the de- velopment of New England have been given a chill from which it will take them some time to recover and con- trol of both properties might pass out of New England entirety.
 We do not believe that control of either Boston and Maine or New Haven will pass to MT. Hartman or any other interest outside of New although in view or the per secution which the two companies are suffering at the hands of those who should be the first to rise in heir defence, their owners could not ! be blamed if they should unload their burden on the shoulders of some oue ! who desired to relieve them of 1t.
 But we do believe that unless the | New England transportation systems 1 are unified and strengthened by a either by an actual hold ing of ownership, one in the other, or through a community of interest,
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An India, Alpbsbet.

The Cherokees probably rank the highest in the Indian tribes. They were originally one of the five nations on the Atlantic coast but were trans ferred to the west of the Mississippi. A fuIl-blooded member of that tribe. Sequoi. invented an alphabet for his people in 1S24.
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Governor Kibbey acknowledges that he is among those who "also ran"
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NOTICE.

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
GOVERNMENT BY PARTIES.

The Burlington Hawk-Eye empha-
sizes the fact that party insurgency
never elected a President or con-
gress; never gave vitality to nation
al policy or shaped the nations diplo-
macy. 1T has accomplished nothing
In legislation" continues the Hawk
Eye, and has never left its imprint
upon adjudications of the law. 1t Is
barren of practical results and with
out hope for future" President Taft
stated the case exactly when he de-
olared:
This is a government by majority
of the people. 1t is a representative
government. People select some four
hundred members to constitute the
lower house and ninety-two members
to constitute the upper house through
their legislatures. and the varying
views of majority of the voters in
eighty or ninety millions of people are
reduced to one resultant force to take
affirmative steps in carrying on gov
eminent by system of parties. With
out parties popular government would
be absolutely impossible In party
those who join it, If they would make
it effective, must surrender their per.
sonal opinions and preferences as com.
paratively OF less importance in order
to accomplish the ground which unit
ed action on the most important prin.
ciples at issue secures"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
LittIeness in Bio Men.

Marshalltown Times Republican.
DR.. Cook, not Peary, has the ear of the
people and practically all of popular
sympathy. The average man is anx-
ious that Cook may make good his
claim and would mourn little if
Peary's might be exploded So far as
popular verdict is concerned Cook
has won his case. The public votes
Cook.
But Peary will establish his claim
as concerns his discovery. Nobody
doubts that. He is a great arctic ex-
plorer. one of the greatest if not the
greatest. His record is strong and
high. Yet the country is Disguised
with him and full Of his unfriends.
1t shows how little things count. 1t
is the little things men do that fix
their status among men more than the
big things for good and evil. Peary
has displayed small spirit, much at
variance with the nature of his earlier
and late achievements His jealous
rage vented itself in spiteful depre-
citation of his rival lie must prove
all he. has charged If he is to rehab-
ilitate himself and the average Amer
lean doesn't believe he can do it.
More and even worse his selfshness
displayed itself to his great disad-
vantage when he sent back faithful
white assistant that no white man
might share his triumph. 1t was an
act Of plain and petty selfishness. II
he were looking forward to his own
name and fame in history man with
a bigger soul would have understood
/ that this act would forever cast a
shadow on the personality of the COM
mander whose petty selfishness de-
/ MED other men who had struggled
/ with him their right to share the
moment of victory and that it would
shade the grandeur of achievement.
4 The man who turned and went back
at the order of his superior officer to
wait in the arctic silences while Peary
went on in the joy of a petty selfish
ness to be gratifed was a greater
| than his commander
/ 1t is possible that Cook may be dis
4 credited 1t does not, however. look
very likely. At any rate Peary has
discredited himself with the very peo-
pie who are most anxious to be proud
OF him and whose tendencies are all
toward hero worship. His selfshness
was the fly in the ointment. 1t is a
pity, veritable pity, that a man so
great could have been so small The
public never pardons pettiness.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
a pusTIEss ROAD.

The Hummelston pike, near Harris
burg, Pa, is considered by experts to
be model road. 1t is made of mix
ture of water gas tar, cement, liquid
asphaltum, road oil, carbolic disinfect-
ing powder, sulphate of copper and
oil of wintergreen. The sulphate of
copper is used to prevent the oils from
becoming ignited. and the wintergreen
counteracts the odor of the others.
There is nothing disagreeable about
the smell. A curious effect of the
mixture is it's disinfecting power. Dur
ing the past year there was not q
single contagious disease in that sec
ton. The cost of applying the mix
ture is 51a cents square yard. The
cement binds the dirt together like
stone, and the oils make 1T water
proof, so that 1t readily sheds water
The road is never muddy and unlike
a tar road, does not become slippery
in winter time. Frost has no effect
on it at all, it is stated, as the mix
ture will not freeze The cost of APP
plying is very small, as it is sprinkled
on like water. That the method and
the mixture is a perfect success has
been shown during the present sum-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
lafe TO Harvey.

Des Moines Capital: Editor Ing
ham ought to be satisfied with Pres
ident Taft's speech. He wanted one
that could not be misunderstood and
the President seems to have made
himself perfectly clear. Tie President
is opposed to tinkering with the tar
If any further and he is in favor of
additional legislation in control Of
corporations. No room for misunder-
standing on these points. The Pres
ident says the Republican party didn t
promise the country free trade and in
Inmates that the man who is in favor
OF free trade belongs in the Democrat
ic party In tnis respect, Editor
Tngham ought to be able to understand
the President.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
Waterways and Freight.

St Louis Republic: 1t would be in.
teresting to know exactly how river
and rail routes compare in the matter
of quickness. The movement of coal
down the Ohio in large lows is quick
er than the average movement by rail.
The Diamond Joe steamboat line long
ago demonstrated its ability to deliver
goods from ST. Paul to ST. Louis con-
signees in faster time than the rail
roads that parallel the river. When a
freight car moves, it averages a speed
about twice as great as that attained
by the boat bound down the river; the
thing which initiates against speed
of rail movement Of freight is the fact
that. as a Kerry man lucidly explained
it, 80 much of the time that she
moves she's standing still" James
j. Hill once declared that the average
rail movement throughout the United
States was twenty-five miles a day.
If it should be demonstrated both that
water transportation ~ ed not develop
as much speed as transportation by
rail, and also that 1t has developed 1t
already. 1t would seem to the non.
technical mind that the future of river
transportation was bright.
Among the benefits to the country
generally, and the railroads in partic.
ular, likely to result from free use
of the interior waterways may be con-
fidently anticipated faster freight
service by rail when the rivers shall
relieve the railroads Of congestion by
low class and relatively Improbable
freight
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
GOVERNOR Johnson.

The untimely death OF Governor
johnson of Minnesota will cause sor-
row wherever personal merit is recog-
nized and American manhood appre-
ciated as it deserves. He was man
not only of splendid qualities but of
great force of character as well. and
gave every promise OF playing large
part in our public life. Although a
lifelong Democrat, he was twice elect
ed governor by large majorities in a
Republican state. Better evidence of
his popularity there could not be. Nor
was there anyone more worthy the
confidence and regard of those who
had known him longest and knew him
best.
Governor Johnson's beginnings were
most humble, but he had in him the
elements of greatness and success
and despite all handicaps he achieved
distinction and brought credit alike to
himself, his party and his state. His
career affords shining example Of
what can be accomplished under our
free institutions; but the opportun-
tiles these afford are valueless unless
supplemented by the qualities Cover
nor Johnson exemplified in both his
private and his public life. From first
to last his record is an honorable one
and it will ever stand as fitting
monument to his memory.
Had he lived Governor Johnson
would almost certainly have been still
more greatly honored by his party in
the near future He was the logical
man for the Democratic nomination
for the presidency three years hence,
and he would have been an exceeding
ly popular candidate. Though he had
not yet attained to direct participation
in national affairs, his death will have
large influence on the future course
OF national events.
In the presence of the sudden end
ing of life so creditable and SO full
of promise craftsmanship is dumb. The
occasion calls only for expressions OF
sorrow mingled with words of ad
miration and praise, and in voicine
these the newspapers and public men
will betray no line Of cleavage along
political lines. Republicans will vie
with Democrats in paying the rich
homage that is his due.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
The Presidents In Rhyme.

The Presidents In Rhyme.
George Washington, that hero grand,
Was President of our dear land
Eight troubled years. Then Adams
(John)
Preceded Thomas Jefferson.
He was elected twice, you know,
Like Madison and James Monroe.
John Quincy Adams. wise and firm,
was next;
Then Jacksons double term.
Van Buren, ruled when times were bad
The death of Harrison was sad;
But Tyler came, his years to close,
Ere James K Polk, in turn, arose.
Zach Taylor Of the Texan war
Soon left his place to good Fillmore.
Pierce and Buchanan both held sway
While slavery question ruled the day.
That storm cloud, burst while Lincoln
steered
The ship of state whose wreck he
feared;
Scarce had he brought it safe to port
When crime his second term cut short,
Johnson was therefore forced, though
loath
To take the Presidents oath.
Grant OF our nation was head,
Ere to the White House Hayes was
led.
When Garfield's pain was DER at last
His power to Chester Arthur passed.
Next Cleveland and Ben Harrison
Whose place again firm Cleveland won.
Mckinley next ruled land and main
And all the islands torn from Spain.
Then Theo. Roosevelt, the ruler rough
Pleased ali the people well enough.
And now en- route is William Taft
To win renown and cut off graft.
-Oskaloosa Herald.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
And Yet.

Fairfield Ledger: The Wyaconda
Mo-, News says that the rural mail
carriers at that place have been Toad.
ed down with catalogues of a Chica.
go mail order house. The Ledger
knows time when one Of these
houses sent more than thousand OF
its catalogues into Jefferson county
the postage on which was sixteen
cents a copy. In one week 1t spent
more for advertising In this commun
ity than some Of the merchants who
growl about mail order trade will
spend in years. And yet these growl
ers didn't take the hint.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
The Departed Eriend.

The Departed Friend.
Though he that was kind and true
Kept stoutly step by step with you
Your whole. long gusty lifetime
through,
Be now a moment gone before,
Yet doubt not, anon the season shall
restore
Your friend to you
He has but turned corner-Still
He pushes on with right good will
Through mire and marsh by heugh
and hill.
That selfsame arduous way
That you and l through many a
doubtful day.
Attempted still.
He is not dead, this friend-not dead
But in the path we mortals tread
Got some few trifling steps ahead
And nearer to the end
So that you, too, once past this bend,
Shall meet again, as face to race, this
friend
You fancy dead.
Push gayly on. strong heart! The
while
You travel forward mile by mile,
He loiters with backward smile,
Till you can overtake,
And strains his eyes to search his
wake
Or. whistling. as he sees you through
the brake,
Waits on stile.
Robert Louis Stevenson
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
The Orator Must Talk.

Coon Rapids Enterprise: General
Weaver of late is putting in most of
his time preaching. An orator is born
to talk If he cannot keep up the gait
in political field he must find some
other talking avocation Most people
do what taey do because 1t is easy
for them to do IT, or because they
like to do it, which is the same thing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
Woman,s Ionic.

My opponents argument" said
Senator Dolliver in a recent campaign.
has about as much logic-Did you
ever near about the young woman in
Fort Dodge? One spring morning she
sat on the piazza of her pretty little
home sewing button on her hus-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22

Cash corn in Chicago is now worth
sixty-eight to sixty-nine cents. A
year ago it was worth eighty to
eigaty-one cents. The difference is
supposed to measure the difference
between the corn prospects then and
now.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22

Peoria is to be redistricted so that
1t will have two more aldermen. This
is another argument in favor of the
commission plan of city government.
The more aldermen, as rule, the
worse for municipality.