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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03

from becoming pessimists, viz {:
The world is enlarging all the
time. There are more people in
it to commit wrong acts. 1t is
like the old saying that white
sheep eat more than the black
ones, because, forsooth, more
numerous. So if we count more
crimes now than in Washington's
day we must allow for the great
er number of people.
The forces for good are as ac-
tive as those of evil. If bad men
are many, so are good men, and
it seems to us that at no period
in the worlds history did the
worlds better people show more
zeal in benevolent work than in
this age.
If we compare the world of to-
day with that Of two thousand
years ago-a short time before
the Christian crave shall find
the comparison decidedly in fav-
or of the present age.
The Roman Empire then was
the best the world could boast of,
and that great empire was del
uged with sin. A few rich men
Jared tolerably well, but the
great bulk of the population how
cred on the brink of starvation.
Slaves abounded-slave made by
military conquests-and life was
OF, little value. Men were thrown
to. the wild beasts to crafty the
morbid craving for bloody sports
and captives were compelled to
fight for life in the arena to
make sport for idle spectators.
Woman was perpetually a slave.
Her husband could send her a.
drift at his pleasure. The per-
iod's history records a world of
blackness crime and debauch-
cry abounding.
Compare Christian England.
Germany or the United States of
today with the Roman Empire of
two thousand years ago, and you
viii conclude that Christian civ
iization is infinitely superior to
pagan Rome.
Or if you wish a shorter retro
spection you may compare the
United States of today with what
it was during the presidency of
the immortal Washington, and
the present time loses nothing in
comparison. To be sure, more
crimes come to view today, but
that is due to q much larger pop
ulatien and the enterprising pa
pers which give publicity to all
deeds of iniQuity. There is now
nothing hid from the public gaze.
Be it ever 50 OdiOus and ghastly
the evil deed is given wide pub.
icity. A hundred years ago A
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03
Our Hoosier Budget.
Portland, Ind, Feb. %, 1871

Portland, Ind, Feb. %, 1910.
Several of our prominent citi-
zens are sick. w. L. Farris,
who has been the superintendent
of the Creamery Package Co. for
several years, is very low with
cerebral hemorrhage. Mrs. Ri
ley, a cousin of the Hoosier poet,
is quite low with senility. Mrs.
Sarah Hardy is quite low with
tubercular disease. Measles per-
tusis has given the kids quite a
tussle. Mrs. DR.. Brown is suf-
fering with a frst-class case of
influenza.
What a winter we are passing
through! Snow storms, rain and
cold strike our city about as often
as the Kingan meat cars arrive
here. Yesterday the gentle pat
ter of rain could be heard all day
and now the beautiful snow is
all gone.
We are waiting for gentle
spring when some of our idle la
bOrers can strike job grading
on the new interurban from Ft.
Wayne and the extension of the
Muncie-Portland line to Celina,
Ohio.
Some of our citizens are down
South for the winter and are hav-
ing good time, while we poor
mOrtals have to stay in the biz
zard-swept regions of the north.
But our time is coming. Next
winter we expect to write you
from the Golden Gate or some
place of more sunshine.
Trade has been slack for a few
days. The bargain counters are
yet full of low priced goods. Our
merchants have been to the east
ern markets and their purchases
are arriving on every train, and
as soon as the sun comes out our
shops will have their spring op-
enings. AS for the hats, we are
not able to comment, but don't
get very impatient, they will be
large enough and the price will
be way up, like the poor consul
mer's beef steak.
Last week we read the presen-
tation speech of J. M. Adair, our
congressman, for the statue of
Gen. Lew Wallace of Indiana,
which is placed by the side of our
war governor, o. P. Morton.
Adair did we'll and gave the au-
thor of ben Hur" a good send
off. Now Ft. Recovery is in for
a monument in her streets, COM
memorating the Indian war and
battle at that place. Well, Uncle
Sam pays the freight and we
wish to see it placed there.
Several business changes have
taken place in our city. While
manufacturing is moving along
nicely, we will look for the har-
binger of spring in the form of
the assessor, but it may be a long
time ere the blue bird makes it's
appearance. The spriag hat has
nothing to do with the gentle ap-
proach of onion planting.
Our churches are alive and
seem to prosper. But the Civic
League has run out of stuff to
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03


having much system about it,
and one wonders how long it will
last, or what will be the result of
the evolution in popular govern
ment.
There is a continuous discus
sion in Congress with reference
to ship subsidies. The American
carrying trade sixty years ago
covered all seas, and the Stars
and Stripes could be seen in ev-
cry port in the world. The flag
at present is confined exclusively
to cur interior and coast trade.
Two years ago when our battle
ships circumnavigated the globe,
they were supplied with provis-
ions and coal by foreign vessels.
Ex- Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie Shaw has recently made
the startling announcement that
Japan is determined to rule the
Pacific or tinge it's waves with
blood, and he has added to this
statement details as to how Japan
can do it. He says that we hired
twentyseven foreign ships to car
ry supplies for our around the
world battleships, and that one
hostile shot from any country
that owns a cannon would under
international law have sent ev-
cry one of these twentyseven
ships home, for no country can
afford to have it's flag involved
in our quarrels. He further sta
ted that in 1909 the War Depart
ment hired over forty foreign
ships to do it's work. and that we
are sending food to the soldiers
in the Philippine islands in Japa-
nese ships. He stated further
that Japan can put two hundred
thousand soldiers in Hawaii in
thirty days without firing a shot,
and that it would take us two
| years to put one hundred thous-
and there. The ex-Secretary of
the Treasury has a happy faculty
of graphic statement and illus
tration, and his combination OF
arithmetic and rhetoric produce
a vivid, impressive and true pic
ture. For better or worse, we
have become a first-class power
and a part of the international
system. This has been brought
about through our Hawaii and
our Philippines. The secure in
sularity once afforded US by the
two great oceans is no Longer
ours. We must be able to defenG
our frontiers, Hawaii in mid Pa
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03
Is the World Growing
Worse?
YLEO.

The man who THINKS anu as
serts that the world is growing
worse and worse all the time is
drawing a big and sad conclus-
ion from insufficient basis. 1t
does seem at times that the for
ces of evil are about taking pos
session of things. So many acts
of wrong doing are chronicled in
the newspapers every day-mur-
ders, assaults, robberies, defam-
asion of character, &C., enough
to bewilder the reader if not on
his guard.
Two considerations will help US
from becoming pessimists, viz:
The world is enlarging all the
time. There are more people in
it to commit wrong acts. 1t is
like the old saying that white
sheep eat more than the black
ones, because, forsooth, more
numerous. So if we count more
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-15
The Initiatiue, the Referendum and the Recall
By EdDard A. Mann
Former of the Supreme Court Of NeuO Mexico

why not carry it out to It's logical
conclusion?
II is well known that the great
body OF laws are not made by the
| legislature. but By judicial decisions.
Statutes cannot be passed to tit all
cases, but resort must be had 10 thar
great body of the law known as the
common law, and its half sister, the
principles OF equity. Then let us 'in-
itiate" the courts. Somebody start a
petition TO his honor that q certain
question be decided IN certain way
and II he decides differently let us
refer it to the people. "the source OF
an power for their Judgment. This
would be anarchy ppre and simple
and TO this point the advocates of
the initiative ana referendum are
leading.
Last of an there Is the recall, the
worst and most outrageous of all. A
law that makes the officeholder a
coward who must listen to the voice
Of that most tickle of all mistresses..--
public sentiment. The worst officers
that have served In all time are those
who have buried their own self re-
spect and conscience to follow the die
tates OF public elamor. Had Pom
thus plate possessed The moral cour-
age to stand by his convictions, the
tragedy of the centuries would have
been averted, and the Romans name
would not have been hiss and by
word" down through the ages.
The recall is an attempt to control
the conscience and the conduct OF
our public servants by making them
subservient TO the public caprice. Tn
der Il no man who has the least in
dependence OF spirit, even common
self respect could hold public Of
flee
The great men of the past have
been those who. regardless OF public
clHmor, have had the courage to
stand firm for the right as God gave
them to see it.
Are We to have officers in New
Mexico who are to be swayed BY
every change IN the breeze OF public
sentiment IN order to keep them from
being recalled? God forbid. Rather
give us men who are wrong, but who
have the courage Of conviction 10
stand up for what they believe to be
right
The people who are clamoring for
this innovation talk about bad laws,
and give, perhaps. few examples.
They do not consider that where oc-
casionally bad law passes. hundreds
OF good wholesome ones are enacted,
that our laws as a whole are good
and ttat me oespiu .ilready have thiA
power 10 change them when they are
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-15
By Edword A. Mann

I were engaged in the work OF forming
government for the people of this
country, this whole question was ther
! thrcshed out and q republican, oi
representative form Of government
was selected. Under that system we
have grown to be the mightiest ma
ton i'm the world and our people are
the best governed people in all time
The great constitution provides that
every state entering tho Union shall
be a state with a republican form OF
government. not "a democratic, but q
republican government This scheme
is an entering wedge 10 disrupt the
form of government established by
the fathers and to launch an expert
ment in governmental affairs. True
il is being tried in some of the states,
but is nevertheless in the experiment
tai stage They tell us that It has
worked in Switzerland, but l for one,
am loath to leave the beaten path OF
the fathers, to pattern after the little
mountain country, whose government
probably looks better from here than
at home. It is wrong In principle and
contrary to our institutions. Wrong
in principle, because IL IL the sober
second thought, the deliberate will
of the people. after mature and delib-
crate reflection, that Is the safe
guide. Not the IMPULSE of the mo-
ment, based on the preiudices or pas
sion. History gives Us plenty of ex-
amples It shows us how France, car
ried away by the frenzy of the mob,
shed the innocent blood of thousands,
and even forgot sod and crowned a
harlot as it's goddess or reason, how
staid old Holland went crazy once
on tulips, and even Massachusetts
once fell into the theory of witch
craft and tortured and burned its vic
Tins. 1t wds to guard against TINS
very tendency that the wise fathers
Of the republic placed the safeguards
OF a representative form Of govern
ment. with two legislative bodies, an
executive armed with the veto power
and o judiciary. to finally pass upon
and construe the laws. Time has
demonstrated their wisdom in taking
these wise precautions Tho Ameri-
can people. like all others have DEM
onstrated the fact that these precau-
tions were necessary. Occasionally
craze runs over the country, that had
the people tue poNci " NV " ' -
would become law Free silver, for
instance. which would have placed us
at once as a third or fourth rate ma
tion. But once give the people time
to think, to study and to understand
and the people are always TO be
trusted
Why then. the niii9sAle Iae Peo
pie have aud will a.ways have the
right of petition,
why the referendum
If the present lawmakers do not fa~
vor q measure and upon electing their
the people still demand
tho law. their remedy is complete
Elect men who are for It. Why the
hurry? It is the hurried, ill-consid-
cred laws that are always vicious and
bad. But If tho referendum is good,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-15

The opponents OF the republican
party in New Mexico have united in
an effort to disrupt that organization
by appealing to something that. they
think. may divert the public mind for
| the moment from the record of the
| democratic party and veil the sinis-
ter face of socialism.
In this attempt they have also fused
with those disgruntlcd would be poll
tlclans, who have hitherto claimed al
| legiance TO the republican party.
AS proof Of this unholy alliance
read the manifesto Of the Hanna
Massie republicans of Santa Fe coun-
~, the democratic central committee
manifesto and the Appeal to Reason,
issued by the socialists and you will
lind them all the same.
1t is well planned attempt TO car
ry the new state and the constitu-
tional convention against the repub-
lican party in the hope that the peo-
pie viii be fooled by the loud noise
and hoodwinked into belief in the
honesty of purpose OF these political
shysters. whose only interest in the
people is TO catch their votes.
Behiad it all is the same old gang
who bankrupted the territory in the
democratic days and who have put
in years trying to make the people
forget it, who have never paused at
the rape of the ballot box, or any
unfair means to gain their selfish
ends. Even the sanity Tribune Citi-
zen the official organ of this precious
gang, has shown its unwiilingness to
abide the peoples choice and has aid
ed and abetted those that by chican-
cry and trickery would override the
peoples Will Thus, to begin with,
we trace this effort 20 bad source.
Even things that are really good
in appearance should be examined
into before tasting. for the question
put by the Great Master, do men
gather grapes from thorns. or figs
from thstles2 applies with equal
force at this time as in days of old,
aud it is still true that "A corrupt
tree bringeth forth corrupt fruit.
But what is ii that these suddenly
converted. self-constituted champions
of the people claim to want?
The initiative the referendum ard
the recall The initiative; that is, that,
a certain per cent of the voters may
initiate or petition for a certain law.
The referendum; that the petition
of a certain per cent of the voters may
cause an election to be held to SUBJ
nit a proposed law to the people. or
to repeal a law already in existence,
And lastly me recall; to recall pub
he officer aad vaoate his office. IN
other words. direct legislation.
This involves a change in the form
of government from that of a repub-
lie, or representative form of govern
ment to a simple democracy or di- |
rect form of government by the peo-
pie
1t is a step in the direction Of an
lrchy the real goal of the so-called |
socialist.
When the fathers Of this republic
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-15
One Fireman Instantly Killed
and Two Seriously Injured
While Working In Ruins of
Burned Building.
GREAT CALISHER DRY
GOODS STORE DESTROYED
Loss Estimated at Quarter of a
Million Dollars; Burned Build
ing a VeritabIe Fire Trap.
.sy Morning journal specia, Leased wireI


Iel Paso, Tex, Aug. 14.-F. Robin
son, mayor of FL Paso lost his life at
o'clock this morning while end
deavoring to warm a number OF fire.
men of imminent danger from tot
tering wall. At the same time Todd
Ware, fireman was instantly killed,
and William Robinson and Dave Sulli-
van also firemen, were injured, the
latter fatally.
The casualties followed the big
Calisher fire which broke out at a.
IN. and completely gutted the largest
department store in this section. The
fire had burned tor nearly seven hours
aud the unsafe condition of the walls
so impressed Mayor Robinson that he
left the sidewalk and approached the
building for the purpose Of instruct
ing the firemen to desist from further
work. As he approached the building
a large section of brick buckled and
leil, crushing Robinson and Ware and
knocking the other men down. Mrs.
Robinson witnessed the accidents from
the sidewalk
Conservative estimates of the loss in
the Calisher fire at $225,000 the J.
Calisher dry goods company sustain
q loss of $150.000 and the Buckler
estate, owners Of the building, S65,-
600. The balance is apportioncd
among tenants Of the building and the
American National Bank. the tempor-
airy quarters OF which were burned.
All LOSSES covered by insurance.
The origin of the fire is attributed
TO crossed wires in the basement.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-15
FINANCIAL DISASTER
PURSUES PROMOTERS
OF AVIATION MEETS

Paris, Saturday AuRs 3. - rhe fail.
nrv Of most OF lfe aviation meetings
this summer has proved q great dis
appointment to promoters. After the
tremendous success OF the great meet -
ing at Rheims last year. hundreds OF
meetings were organized in every
country in Europe and even in Egypt
Beginning with the winter meots
along the Hveria these meetings
have continued week after week IN
almost every large city IN France In
almost every case the results for the
promoters have been disastrous.
Even Rheims with the prestige of
last year and a long series of broken
records this summer was a financial
failure, the loss totaling $50, 900.
Those Identified with aviation place
the blame upon the spirit Of CONNER
ciallsm with which aeroplaning is be-
ing exploited Aeroplane flights
made such vivid appeal to the mag
ination that promoters hung up enor-
nous purses and paid fabulous sums
to secure the pr lence of the few
French cracks vnu-c exploits had AK
tonished the lrld. Men like Paul
han, who Z uteeu months ago had
earned 81, month as peohaniciau |
suddenly bcHm demandig and get /
ting from Si0s0O0 20 tg6H0a Every |
pilot, whether -xDerious or not /
wanted to excel hia ri,ai n eusa-
tional exploits IN o. Ier tu eft more /
money aud that was the cause vi seY I
cral OF the fatal accidents thua have
marred the meetings. +
The Impression in France is that I
next year there VIII not be one neei
Ing where there were thirty This
year Those Interested in the reai
development OF aviation, however. be-
IieVe this Will be an advantage rather
than drawback. II viii. they think.
tend to check the recklessness Of pro-
fessionals. and compel manufacturers
10 devote themselves to the perfection
Jf their mSehines.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-15
|NSOLENT PORTER
HAS NARROW
ESCAPE
0pportune Arrival of Police
Save Colorado Springs Negro
From Lynching at Hands Of
Infuriated Crowd,

Colorado Springs. Aug. 1i.-As the
result of insolence offered Mrs Marie
Peterson who lives at 1423 ogden
street, Denver, on a street car in
Manitou early tonight, William john
son. a negro porter of Colorado
Springs vas nearly lynched Nearly
500 excited tourists and residents Of
Manitou surrounded the negro and it
was with difficulty that the police
finally removed him 20 o cell in the
county Jail in this city.
The trouble occurred at the end Of
the car line. Johnson boarded the
car and attempted to hold double
seat Mrs. Peterson entered after the
negro and sat down unintentionally
in the seat beside him. moment
later Johnson bodily pushed the white
woman off the seat, so that she fell
20 the floor of the car. Immediately
the white passengers were in an up
roar and several advised lynchine in
the melee which followed. the officers
had difficulty spiriting Johnson away.
No further trouble is anticipated.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-15
NINE WORKERS ROW
BECOMES ACUTE
President of Illinois Branch Of
Union Charges International
Officers With Attempt TO Dis
rupt His Forces.

indianapolis. Ind, Aug 14--Johu
r. Waiver. president Of the Illinois
Miners. today az caucus Of the IL
linois delegates charged that q mum
Der of delegates had been offered in
ternational offices II they would
change their position IN regard 60 the
strike In Illinois. Walker did not name
the men. whom he said had been ap-
preached. nor did he say who made
the offer.
=. l.. Lewis, president OF the Inter
national organization OF miners. when
seen al his office later. denied that
any such offer had been made. other
than to make the denial, he refused
to discuss Walkers charges.
Illinois delegates today voted un-
to stand by the Peoria con-
vention aud to demand an indorse-
mentof the Illinois strikers.
President Lewis today refused 10
make any statement before the spe-
ciaI committee Of tweuty-three. Lewis
said the records would speak for him.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-15
MURDER
Of YOUNG
Girl.
SLAIN BY BURGLAR ON
EVE OF WEDDING DAY
Found Dead in Bed With Hands
Bound and Covered With
ChIoroform Soaked Pillows
and Blankets, I

%&s Morning journal speolaI Lsasss wir.l
Abilene, Kan. Aug. i4--AIiss Bertha
Benigus aged 20, daughter of mer-
chant of this place and an EN-
ploye In the local telephone exchange.
was found dead in her room at the
home OF her parents this morning.
The girl he'd been ohloroferned ami
her hands were tied behind her back.
Her head was covered with pillows
and blankets.
The police believe that the girls
life was taken by one or more persons
who entered the house with the inten-
ton OF robbery. II is thought that the
girl was awakened and murder com
mltted To prevent her giving an alarm
No trace of the murderer has been
found.
All of the iewelry and other VaIua
bles belonging to the family had been
hidden and none have been missed.
Miss Benlgus was To have been
married TO Earl Livingston of Topeka
tomorrow evening
Livingstone has been spending his
vacation la Salina. where he was when
the murder was committed
Late this afternoon note was
found IN the yard under the window
OF Miss Benigus room, 1t was writt-
en- In German and said
II have murdered her. Bring Jew
elry two blocks west"
The contents strengthen the theory
of murder and intended robbery.