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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18

cation or convention shall rule, but
it means that majority of all of
the people having equal power of
expression and action shall rule.
Our present primary law guarantees
this right to the people, and have
neither the right nor the inclination
to either abridge or destroy that
power. Surely. if a convention
composed of delegates selected by
all the people did not fully guarantee
direct control by the people. how
can a determination by twelve men
be consiered lthe determination of
all the people? What right have
we to trifle with the franchise of the
voter? Is it so light thing that
we can substitute in its tplace a
game of chance? It may be possible
that you are the only cadidate the
people would consider worthy of
representing them in the coming
contest. If so, what right have we
to jeopardize the party by submit
ting to mere chance which one of
three improper men shall be forced
upon the people as their candidate?
The voters in the party have just as
much right to say who their candi-
dates shall be as the voters at an
election have to say who shall rep
resent them in office.
| approve of the direct primary
law; l believe it is the voters most
powerful protection against the
influence and corruption IF money
and the domination of bosses; /
believe that it is the greatest in
strument for the Inauguration of
Democratic principles; and would
strengthen rather than weaken its
provisions if it were in my power.
Yours truly,
KEY PITTMAN.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18
CITY A VERITABLE BEEHIVE
According to This, Little Old New
York" must 30 About Crowded
to the Limit.

We are told that II the inmates OF
all the Office buildings In the most
oVer-built section of lower New York
we're to leave their skyscrapers at
the same time six strata OF sidewalks
would be required to give this mass
footway.
1t Is asserted that the population
OF New York is growing at the rate OF
10000 persons a year, which means
that In the next half century the city
will contain double the number Of in.
habitants that It does to-day.
Even granting that this rate OF in.
crease is somewhat exaggerated, the
necessity Of arranging for tremendous
expansion Is obvious to all. The
problems Of transit up and down town
and from one quarter OF the city to
the other, the means Of ingress and
egress. cry aloud for immediate con.
sideration.
am reminded Of the story OF tho
elderly spinster who was a witness in
court and when asked her age hesi-
tated long time. After much delay
and several repetltions OF the question
the Judge raped on the desk impa-
tiently and said: Hurry up, madam:
every minute makes II worse" This
Ia our present conditIon.--IIarper'
Weekly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18
WHEN EVERYTHING LOOKS BAD
Then 10 the Time to Bring Out the
Ginger Jar and Take q Good Dose
OF Its Contents.

DO you feel gloomy. melancholy, de,
)ected? Do things look blue? Are
collections slow and are bills pilins
up? Is your establishment stagnating
from a lack OF energy. ginger, enthusi
asm! Then, says a writer in the Book.
keeper. ginger up
Are you up against II in every sense
OF the term-eligibls for memberahip
In the Down-and-Out club? Does II
seem AZ If the crack OF doom is about
to enter the city lines? Have you &C
copied failure as the inevitable end
and do you now wait patiently. but
fearfully, for the coming OF the sher.
IN? Have you given up. the battle? II
you haven't. then DON'T Don't do II
anyhow
But ginger up! Send the office boy
scamperinE after the ginger jar. Get
IT out OF that corner where II has
been hidden for over a decade. I'm.
touched and covered with dust and
cobwebs. Open 1t and take some
goodly portions Of its contents. There
now! You feel better. A smile lights
up your countenance. A determination
has been inoculated in your system.
You become enthusiastic. It ia con.
tagious and your employees are en-.
Unused. too. You rally; you fight. 81
VIII becomes your motto. 81 can't"
Is thrown into the waste basket, where
II belongs. You win! You must win!
It's natural.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18
EVIDENTLY A HAPPY MAN
Head OF College, Oppressed with
Business Cares, EnVIed the
JubIlant Convert.

Jim Fowler was well known as hav.
Ing been about the most densely ig.
norant and morally depraved man OF
Williamstown. Having been," say.
for he had recently become a happily
and to AL appearance a soundly con.
verted Christian.
This Is the story as It was told me
BY DR.. Henry Sabin. the principal
physician Of the village, a trustee OF
the college and warm personal
friend Of president Hopkins: II was
standing on the sidewalk in front OF
my ONCE building" said the doctor.
when President Hopkins came up to
me and in the most detected and dis.
consulate manner poured out a tale
OF distress and encouragement, the
cause OF which was the wrong way In
which things were going In the col.
lege. l seemed not to be succeeding
very we'll In my effort to cheer him,
when the sound Of singing rose on
the air-singing, but no singer any.
where In sight. 1t was a heart-inspir.
Ing song about the joys and glories
OF the New Jerusalem. Who in the
world, doctor. is that singing so about
the New Jerusalem asked President
prise. Who? Why, that's Jim Fow.
Ter digging down there in the cellar
under my office!' Well, then. cried
President Hopkins, let me be Jim
Fowler From Things Of Inter.
est" by Addison Ballard, d. D.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18
ISSUED HIS ORDERS

All the secret history of the panic
and how the frenzied financiers and
trust magnates were at their wits
ends to stem the torrent of bank
failures that threatened to engulf
the financial pyramid Uill probably
never be known. But some in
teresting details keep coming to
light showing the close connection
between politics and finance and
how impossible it is for a republic
can administration to escape aiding
Wall street when called on. "When
the financial panic was at the
height of its fury" says that good
republican authority, the New York
Press" former Judge Gary, the real
executive head of the steel trust
as the chairman of the most i'm
portant committee of the great
corporation, astonished the secre-
tary to the president by bursting
into his private office and demand
ing to see the chief magistrate i'm
mediately, but commanding Loeb,
first of all, to get up J. Pierpont
Morgan on the long distance tele-
phone. The faithful Loeb was so
dumfounded that for a while he
was speeches. He stared at the steel
man, gasping for breath and flush
ing with excitement. Then he
recovered his dignity and frigidity,
becoming again the stern guardian
of the inner sanctuary, the u n
meltable circuit between the people
and the president.
" My dear SIR he protested,
but you have no engagement with
the president. shall be pleased to
make one for some future date
Gary exploded with a deafening
roar. The tottering business and
financial world he shouted, has
made the appointment for me, and
it has made it for now, this minute!
Loeb tried to soothe him. If you
will be seated he said, 4 will
inquire of the president whether he
will be sufficiently disengaged to
see you today Judge Gary took a
grip on his voice and his passion.
Never you mind about his being
disengaged,' he said. First of all
you connect his private telephone
with ]. Pierpont Morgan's in New
York. Then you go in and tell the
president what / say.-that there is
just one way to save every bank in
the country and the republican
party from extinction. I'm here
to show 1t to him, and there is no
time to lose.'
Loeb took another glance at the
flashing eyes and distended neck
muscles of the steel monarch, gave
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18
Cannot Lecture In America.

Princess Kropotkin o: Russia is said
to have given up her plan OF making a
lecture tour in America because of the
law which excludes anarchists. The
princess is described as a gentle. inof.
fensive woman. but she and her bua.
band have been for years "philosophi.
cal anarchists" AS the Immigration
laws OF America make no distinction
between the different classes OF anar.
chlsts the princess would not no al
lowed to land.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18

hurrie ed instructions for the Ion.
distance telephone connection, and
darted into the Withdrawing Office
OF the chief magistrate of the nxt;on.
In a moment he returned and led
Judge Gary along the path to Mr..
Roosevelt. With precipitation they
passed through the outer cabinet
chamber, thronged with patient
walters. and slipped behind the
folding doors between that and the
inner room, which had been cleared
of others for the advent of Gary.
Loeb retired, LEAVING the head of
the greatest country in the world
and the head of the greatest cor
poration in the United States to
take up the business of stopping
the widespread crash of financial
Institutions. '.'
What conversation took place
between the two. what words were
exchanged over the telephone be-
tween the White House and the
banking structure at Wall and
Broad stress this writer cannot at
test. The whole affair consumed
only a few minutes. Judge Gary
emerged from the interview and
hurried away on his return to New
York. Almost before he crossed
the doorstep of the executive offices
it was known in Wall street that
the steel trust would take over the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company,
that this would save great banking
institution which was loaded up
with that stock, that thereupon the
tobogganing market would cease its
slide to the bottom of nowhere.
When some one asked whether this
merger would not bring the United
States government down on the
hastily conceived and executed
monopoly, the ticker tape showed
it would not-telling the story with
rallying prices and the restoration
of confidence. Nobody wanted any
other explanation; nobody cared"
Even our reforming president
seemed unable to withstand the re-
quests of the steel trust magnates
and this perhaps explains why Mr..
Roosevelt did not recommend to
congress the revision of the tariff.
The Observation-Disclosures to the trust
the highest protection and no rev
publican politician, be he president
or congressman, dares to disobey its
commands. Exchange. "
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18
His Unfortunate Modesty.

seymour thought McBlusher got
Job with brass band?
Ashley-He did: but the Job lasted
only one day.
Seymour-What was the troublef
Ashley-McBlusher was so modest
that he had to have an assistant and
the bandmaster refused to pay for the
services OF the two.
seymour-You speak in riddles: /
don't see what McBlusher's modesty
mad to do with his hiring an assistant.
Ashlev-You don't? II had every.
thing to do with It; McBlusher was
too modest to blow his own horn.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18
An OPEN LETTER

hon. Z. II. Mcintosh,
Dear Sir:
While here in this city, my at
tention was called to your open let
ter addressed to the Honorable
james G. Sweeney, L. L. Hudson
and myself and published in the
Tonopah Miner July 18th, 1910.
In this letter, you state that there
are four announced candidates for
the Democratic nomination for the
United States Senate from Nevada,
being the gentlemen whom you have
addressed in your letter.
In your letter you make this
proposition: "That we, Mr.. Pitt
man, Judge James G. Sweeney, Mr..
l., L. Hudson, and the undersigned,
c. H. Mcintosh, do meet with two
friends each in Carson City at the
earliest practical date and then and
there cast lots to determine which
three shall withdraw from the race,
thus insuring harmony within the
party; each and every one of us
then and there pledging his loyalty
and active support to the candidate
thus selected to carry forward the
fight"
positively, firmly and irrevocably
decline to accept your proposition,
and in support of my course urge
the following reasons:
Your insinuation to the effect
that contest between the four
gentlemen named for the honor of
representing the great Democratic
party at the coming election would
disturb the harmony of the party
and engender bitterness is not
founded in fact or reason. AS you
say, each of the gentlemen named
is an honorable, courageous man
who holds the interest of the party
above that of self. Such being the
case, we are but submitting our
names to the voters Of our party
for the sole purpose of determining
which of us is the popular choice
of our own party and the one that
will most surely bring about the
success of the party and the in
auguration of those principles which
we deem most vital to the life of
our government and the welfare of
its people If either you, or Judge
Sweeney, or Mr.. Hudson, is the
most popular and the strongest
candidate, then desire such candi-
date to represent the Democratic
party in the ensuing election.
While the Republican party's
strength depends upon money, the
Democratic party's strength de-
ponds upon the popularity of it's
candidates and the only way that we
can ascertain the strength of a
democratic candidate is by submit
ting his name to vote of his party.
Your proposition that we pledge
ourselves to each other seems en-
tirely unnecessary from any honor
able, courageous candidate. A
defeated candidate who would not
support his victorious opponent
without a pledge could claim little
value for his pledge.
But there are more important
reasons why / decline to accept
your proposition.
1t has been the chief cardinal
principle of our party from it's in
ception that the people shall rule.
This does not mean that the real or
supposed leaders of the party shall
rule; 1t does not mean that any
party boss shall rule; it does not
mean that any class, clique, dele
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18
Not SeIl-Collected.

"A young man has telegraphed me
that he has just welded my daugb.
ter. i hope he's good, practical
man." Il guess he 10. He wired me
collect. louisville Courier.Journsl
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18

This Is the season when every time
a woman kisses her husband he feels
for his pocketbook and grapples It ia
his heart with hooks of steel.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18

A woman is such a helpless little
thing that most men fancy it would
be impossible for her to vote with one
hand and curl her hair with the other
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18

The only thing constant about
mans heart Is its constant change.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18
POT SHOTS.

II you tell the truth nowadays YOU
don't shame the devil as much as you
do some prominent citizen.
Presumably q large percentage OF
future aeroplane accidents will come
from skidding on hail stones.
Forgiveness is vice Of the virtu.
Gus which encourages more cussed
ness among the villains.
Idle Curiosity" Is what a man ex
hibits when he reads the proceedinEs
Of congress. II Is none of his bust.
ness what congress is doing anyhow,
Some day when Christian Science
enables US to think IS on q coal
bill, there Is going to be a grand rush
Of converts.-Sunday Magazine. OF the
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Scotland Buys American Granite.
American granite is being shipped
to EUROPE. Not long ago 900 tons of
blue granite from South Carolina were
sent to Aberdeen, Scotland. II ro.
quired II cars to transport the stone
to Charleston, 8. c., from the quarriea.
It will be manufactured into mona
mepts.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18

A married man never appreciates
the symphony Of love unless he is al.
lowed to lead the orchestra while his
wife plays second fiddle.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18

One carat Of engagement ring is
worth pound of promises.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18
SAYS THE BACHELOR GIRL.

1t is unlucky to give a lover any
thing sharp-eVen a sharp answer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18

Lies Expressions.
Laws grind the poor, where rich
men rule the laws.-Goldsmitl-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18

When Love Is done a man seals hi,
heart, but q woman merely conceal,
hers.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18

Forgiveness is a vice Of the virtu
GUS which encourages more ctissed
ness among the villains.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18

Before marriage we get the cream
OF love and then wonder why We have
to live on SKINNED milk forever after.
ward.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18

Presumably a large percentage OF
future aeroplane accidents will come
from skidding on hail stones.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-18

II you tell the truth nowadays YOU
don't shame the devil as much as you
do some prominent citizen.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-11-28

The Marion County Fair at Ocala has
proven great success and the attend
ance is exceeding the greatest eXpecta-
tons. Ideal weather has prevailed dur
ing the week and the exhibits are un-
usually fine and interesting. A great
deal of attention has been directed to
the corn contest, inaugurated by DR.
J. c. Boozer, and this feature will be
long remembered and will no doubt be
productive of good results. The visit
Of Gov. Gilchrist to the fair Thanks
giving day was a splendid attraction
and the crowd in attendance was the
largest and most enthusiastic ever
known at the Marion County Fair
Times Union Short Talks.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-11-28

The city court had case of unusual
severity this morning against a young
man who gave his name as John Smith
He went TO the west end of the city,
became Influenced with liquor, got into
a quarrel with an inmate, Bobbie Rus
sell by name. and struck her over the
head with such force that he felled her
to the floor and ever since she has been
bleeding through her nose and mouth
DIR. F. f. McClane is attending the un-
fortunate girl. Smith was arrest ed
and fined in the mayors court s35 and
costs when the county authorities took
him into custody on the charge Of car
rying a pistol and Justice Lyles fined
him 500 and costs, the, limit, besides
reading the young man a wholesome
lecture. The young man was out this
noon with a deputy trying to raise the
money to pay his fine. There were only
two other cases of a minor type Of
drunkenness before the mayor
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-11-28

News reached Ocala this morning
that Mr.. Will c. Stepp of oxford died
In that town early Sunday morning
and his remains were inferred in the
Pine Level cemetery near there Sun
day afternoon. Rev. Kinsley of Lees
burg officiating The funeral was very
largely attended.
Mr.. Stepp had been a resident of Ok
ford for the past 25 years. In his
younger days he followed the jewelry
business in Leesburg. then moved to
Oxford, where for a number of years
he engaged successfully in merchandise
ing and farming, which interests he
sold out several years ago and be-
came a salesman on the road for a
Jacksonville fertilizer house, which he
relinquished the first Of the year to
promote the sale of the Ocala Ferti-
lisar Co.'S. products.
Mr.. Stepp's death was caused by
lung trouble, which which he had been
afflicted for several years, but it was
only recently that it became serious.
SO much so that he had given up his
position and was brought to the Ocala
hospital, where he fingered several
weeks. and his physician, Dr. w. V.
NewsOm, seeing the end approaching.
ordered him sent home, which was
done last Thursday
Deceased left devoted wife and five
children. the eldest grown young
man. and everybody in the community
friend. He also had two brothers.
Mr.. James Stepp Of Fernandina and
Mr.. Joseph Stepp Of oxford.
Mr.. Stepp was a most genial man and
his friends were numbered by his ac-
Qu4intances. He was consistent
member Of the Baptist church of OK
ford and attended regularly
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-11-28

The bouquet of beautiful white and
purple chrysanthemums that bow their
graceful heads from a vase at the tel
1ers window of the Commercial Bank
is exciting many guesses. When Mr..
George J. Bitch is pointed to as the
recipient Of their graceful bows he
blushingly denies the soft Impeachment
by quietly remarking they are the
property of DR.. Boozer and when the
genial doctor is approached and ques-
toned about them. he assumes an alb
sent minded air and speaks of corn
and the probable yield per acre next
year of prize corn and in which the
considerate doctor has more faith than
ever. In the meanwhile the bouquet
receives the admiration of every WISH
tor to the bank
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-11-28

Rev. J. d. Keith, pastor of the Lake
City Presbyterian church, exchanged
pulpits with DR.. w. II. Dodge Of this
city yesterday and preached two fine
sermons. He preached from text
taken from the 10th Psalm at night
Rev. Keith is very pleasing speaker
and greatly interes led his audiences
He said nowhere in literature could be
found such beautiful gems as in the
book Of boOks-the Bible-and no.
where such Astounding promises. His
.neme was beautifully and impressive
Iy- presented by referring to the lives
Of the noted and distinguished men OF
the Bible. He spoke SO pleasingly that
the audience which had followed him
closely in his sermon, regretted its
close
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-11-28
COMMITTEE
MEETING 'SATURDAY

Nine members of the democratic ex-
ecutive committee Of Marion county
met in the courthouse Friday. and
there not being quorum present ad-
journed until Saturday. Dec. 3rd. By
direction of the chairman, the secre-
tary sent out notices TO the members.
asking them TO meet on the date NAM
ed. to make arrangements for the COM
ing primary for L. S. senator. To this
is now added the necessity of recon-
mending a successor to the lamented
Thos. r. Pasteur, county treasurer
who died yesterday. There are already
a number Of candidates for the office
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-11-28

1t is pleasing to note the success
that is attending the practice Of d..
William Jones, the veterinarian, in our
city and that his continued success has
impelled him to add stall room to his
stable which consists Of an addition on
the west side Of the building of eight
single stalls, large box stall at the
extreme south end, with a large room
as you enter this wing fitted up for
clipping horses. The doctor is not only
prepared to treat your sick horses, but
ready to house and feed them in the
most careful and approved manner.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-11-28
THE BOOZER PRIZES

Mr.. ]. F. Gist Of Mcintosh captured
the first and second prizes. The first
prize was $50 in gold and the second
prize. $50. Henry Rush. a young color
ed man of kendrick. won third prize
whic hwas $40 in gold. The prizes Of
fered to farmers for the best exhibit,
OF twelve ears of corn were won by J.
J. 1. Gist. stock farm No. Il, at Santos
and NJ. F. Floyd. The first prize went
to Mr.. Gist, who received s25, the Sec
ond prize to the Santos stock farm with
a cash prize Of SIS, and the third prize
of $40 was awarded to NJ. F. Floyd OF
McIntosh.-Ocala Cor. Times-Cnion.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-11-28
WILL CLOSE WEDNESDAY

The next social event of the week
will be the sale Of furniture at the
store of Nessrs. Theus-Zachry Co, I'M
der the auspices OF the Daughters of
the Confederacy. Ten per cent Of the
gross receipts Will go to fund being
raised to erect the Fannie r. Gary Me-
mortal Hall For this purpose the
store will be closed Wednesday that
every piece of furniture can be mark
ed in plain figures and every buyer can
see at a glance what the article is
worth. This sale should elicit great
interest as the object in view is most
commendable one.