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The Detroit times., 1910-11-07
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGNS
XII-THE ERA OF NORMAL POLITICS
BY FREDERIC J HASKIM
By FREDERIC

have spoken of its political conditions
as normal" In those years there were
few states. mostly In the east and
middle west. which were described
as pivotal. These states, such as New
York, Connecticut, Indiana and OHIO,
are even now In the language of the
politician denominated as normally
doubtful states, although with the ex-
ception OF the state elections, and OF
one congressional campaign In In
diana, they have been reliably Repub-
lican for nearly two decades.
In the congressional campaign OF
1874 the Democrats carried the house
not because OF any positive policy or
program of their own manufacture,
but solely because of the misdeeds
aud shortcomings of the post bellum
Republican majority. Two years later
the Democrats swept the country,
carving both house and senate and
dlsputing the title to the presidency.
Hayes was seated. however, but he
opened his administration with both
houses Of congress under Democratic
control. In the on" year election OF
1873. the Democrats again were sue
cessful. 20 that throughout Hayes ad-
ministration the congress was always
in opposition, an experience shared
by but one other president-John
Quincy Adams. II is worthy of re-
mark that these two presidents, both
OF them much reviled while In office
and both of them retired to private
life amid the thanksgivings of their
partisans, will nevertheless occupy
high places in history. Adams al
ready has won his lauTels, and when
few more years have gone by the
great service Hayes rendered to his
country will be appreciated. Hayes
removed the federal troops from the
South and restored civil government
throughout the Union, thereby MAX.
ing reunion possible He resumed
specie payments and restored the
credit OF the United States, perform.
ing a service commensurate with that
OF Alexander Hamilton.
But Hayes was not acceptable 10
his party, and there was a great
scramble for the presidential success
sion. Finally the Republicans chose
another dark horse" and another
Ohio man--James A. Garfield Gen.
eral Grant had been a candidate in
| the convention for a third term nom.
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ination. being ably supported by RIOS
coe Conkling. Garfield had gone In
TO the convention ostensibly as the
champion of John Sherman. His nom
ination caused grave dissension in
the party ranks. and for a time II
seemed as IL the Republican party
was TO split in twain, not because OF
any question OF political principle,
but because of a personal feud be-
tween Conkling and Blaine. and be-
cause OF internecine strife concern
ing the manner OF distributing the
pie.
The Democrats sought to appeal TO
the North by nominating a war hero
and they chose for president. General
Winfield Scott Hancock. For several
years the agitation for revision OF
the tariff had been becoming more
and more acute. The Republicans
were defending the doctrine of pro-
lection. their legitimate inheritance
from their Whig and Federalist an
cestors. The Democrats were de-
handing reduction OF duties, and
many of them went 80 far as to de-
clare for free trade. The protectionist
element in the Democratic party was
still strong enough TO keep Samuel
y. Randall, of Pennsylvania, in the
speakers chair in the house OF rep
resentatives during all OF the Hayes
administration. The two wings OF the
Democratic party were about TO come
TO open warfare over the tariff, when
Hancock was nominated. Being more
OF soldier than a politician, Han
cock told the truth about the tariff
and thereby insured his own defeat
He said II was a local issue.
In September the Democrats. by
means OF fusion with the Greenback-
ers, carried Maine, electing Governor
Plaisted, father of the Colonel Plaist-
ed elected governor of Maine this
year. The Maine election inspired
the Democrats with complete confid-
ence and struck terror TO the hearts
of the Republicans. But the Repub-
lican organization was sufficiently I'M
der discipline to permit compromise
which brought united party to the
polls and which elected Garfield.
carried the house and reduced the
Democratic majority in the senate to
one.
The Republican quarrel was not
settled, however, and Garfields first
act was calculated 10 renew Il. His
appointments in New York opened the
war between the "stalwarts" and the
"half-breeds" In that state. Conklng
and Platt opposing the administra-
ton. Garfield was murdered, and
was succeeded by Gen. Arthur. a prac-
teal politician. but not man OF suf-
iicient strength OF character TO re-
unite his party forces.
Two years later the Democrats
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entering a campaign until he is
ready in every detail.
Il strongly impress upon him
the importance of this and by
this method save him from vast
ing his money and also save pub
licity from being damned for
ever. In many cases the prospect
becomes a future advertiser and
prospers.
Il have been working along
these lines for fifteen years,
THIS POLICY HAS WON
OUT BIG FOR THE ADVER-
User and has been the source
of great satisfaction to me.
IF this idea were to be follow
ed by publishers, solicitors,
agents and those who handle ap-
preparations, the d vertisin Z
world would be the better for it. "
/ do not know Mr.. Winstock,
but I'll wager he is a good adver-
Using MANA CREATOR OF
BUSINESS.
Men of his type are needed in
the advertising end of publica-
tons as well as in all other
branches of advertising. These
men are not solicitors, they are
advertising creators.
There seems to be a new era
in the relationship of the buyer,
the seller, the planner, and the
writer of advertisements, which
is good for the business and
which is making it such a
GREAT FORCE today.
10 Be Continued
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again carried the house, although the
senate went Republican. Thus, dur
ing the Garfield-Arthur administra-
ton, there was never complete accord
between the administration and con-
gress, the senate being Democratic
during the first two years and the
house during the last two years.
In 1884 the Republicans nominated
! James G.. Blaine. and the Democrats
/ Grover Cleveland. IL was an exceed
ingly bitter campaign, in which both
sides resorted TO mud.slinging of the
vilest character. The independent,
| or mugwump vote, was cast for Cleve-
land. and he was elected, carrying
with him a Democratic house. In
! 1886, the house again was Democratic
| but during both congresses Of the
| first Cleveland administration the
senate remained under Republican
control Following the tariff bill oil
| 1888, the tariff had become the chief
issue In the country, the high tariff
men havinb completely captured the
| Republican organization, while the
! Democrats endorsed tariff reduction
under one name or another. The Re
! publican senate defeated. as a mat
ter OF course, every attempt TO pass
a tariff bill during the first Cleveland
administration.
In 1888, party spirit reached the
climax Of ardor. Cleveland was OPP
posed for reelection by Benjamin
Harrison. The mud singing tactics
of the previous campaign were aban-
doned, and the campaign was waged
throughout the country, ostensibly on
the tariff issue, but In reality It was
only a trial OF strength between two
party organizations. The Democrats
demanded. -four more years OF Grow
err" while the Republicans wore
grandpa's hats and sang all over
again the stirring songs which had
elected Tippecanoe and Tyler, too In
1910. Harrison was the grandson OF
Gen. w. n. Harrison, and the glamour
OF the great Whig landslide of As
years before, aided In his campaign.
The result was a complete Republican
victory. although by a small margin.
Harrison went into ONCE on March 4,
1899. having a Republican majority In
both houses OF congress to support
him. For the first time In IA years
the government machinery was en-
tirely I'm the hands OF one party.
Tomorrow-The Landslide Of 1890.
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the Fifty-flrst Congress. Benjamin
Harrison was president and both
houses OF Congress were Republican.
During the two years of the Fifty-third
Congress, Grover Cleveland was presi-
dent and both Houses OF Congress
were Democratic. These temporary
triumphs resulted In overwhelming
disaster In the next elections, for in
those times the political pendulum
was short and 1t swung quickly
During that double decade party
spirit ran high. party organizations
were highly developed, and party 10y
atty was made fetch. II was the
era OF yellow dog politics. Repub-
leans respected Democrats and Dem.
osrnts respected Republicans, but both
despised the ''bolter" To be a turn.
coat was to be subjected not only to
political. but social, ostracism. indie.
pendents and 'mugwumps' were al
most as odious as traitors. And yet
both parties were compelled in cam.
nafen years TO sue for "mugwump"
favnrs and 70 court with promises
with demagogy, and with money
the smiles OF the more or less mythical
-sfleut" voter.
IN this era was developed the politi
cal power OF public patronage. Both
narties professsd. 1T one time or an
other. 90 favor civil service reform
but both were more ardently devoted
% the principle expressed In the slo
ran turn the rascals out. Since this
90 Of our political history came tc
m end sixteen years ago, politicians
always have harked back to this
helcyon ase Cor their profession, and
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but the habit will not break;
II ~ drumming through our slum-
bers, It's our thought while were
awake
O. you rise and think with shivers that
your OveroOats in hook
When the frost IL on the punkin and
the folders In the shock
do, not hurl that brick, we
praEl
While he tumbles in the binful and
marks up what you must pay;
When the bills for summer bonnets
come to-tGentle sir, don't
shoOtD
Come 10 iii your soul with tumult and
TO leave you sitting mute.
O, it's fine 10 see the -(Pleeceman!
lie Is picking up a rockD
When the frost is on the punkin an j
the folders In the shock.
when you nh your thumb with splin-
ters while you split the kindling
wood.
And you-fHonest let us finish and
well promise 10 he goodD
When they're cleaning house, and clut-
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We beiveEd Den Wi be in b
EShb aSH be defeated
HehaS
mGhe oil the pope nd o gven BY
hah fty p
the of acounyw eupnMng directed gal al
ePGynAd or of
country
d
Hewas favor of he and
to en1anet urppducsin O the market
pedaA Inch IS mt IS
evoedt e
OF for De W % to
Of Dnemuw ke Ca an
DEGENERATION
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In the twenty
years intervening
between the Dem
ocrntic landslide In
the "oK" year Of
1874 and the Re-
publican landslide
IN the ION" year OF
1884, the two prin-
eipai political par
ties were so evenly
matched that Meth
or could boast or
complete mastery
except for two
brief periods OF
two years each.
During the life of
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THE ANNUAL VIOLENCE.

wilbur -. Nesbit In Chicago Post)
when the frost is on the Reader. do
not load that rusty gum
And We hear the-(piease be patient
till the parody IL done).
For we've tried hard not TO write 10.
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Monday. November 7,
1910
IN THE CHILL SHADOW

friend When nc
in the United states
Speaker cannon
service
people," REP EDWIN DENof' III PuOno 'PeeN"
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ADVERTISING TALKS.
ccoutlpued From rage opeJ

tribution poor-and when I find
these conditions I very strongly
discourage the advertiser from
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ter all the rooms with rags ane
mop
And you taste soap In your dinner
Gust "A moment, then wen stop y
There's a-tShut the door, WardeF
turn the key within the lock)
When the frost Is on the punkin anc
the folders In the shock
When the frost In on the punkin-Q,
IL needless, quite, to say.
That We simply cannot help this; every
fall we feel this way
And there's nothing known TO cure II ]
When the moth Is I'm the furs-
90. be joyful 'Tis soon ended though
each year this thing occursD
And you sigh while contemplating The
approaching Christmas sock
When the frost Is on the punkin and
the folders in the shock,
(Stand back and give him arb
IL notice your wife has a decidedly
peculiar taste In furnishing the
house She must have peculiaI
plan In view"
She has. Installment plah
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: Will Be a Vote. Against Cannon and

Of representative" Washington renmAsd for 0ng"
in
denomination tina hswnbe
since ehm o HI
which him cheat the people Of voice their government cheat them
al and the change" Wal' he will
in is
th0mg bak owahngo
in with the
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h ill as
HIM
congressional him
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MICHIGAN
insurgents Republican responsibility
leaders
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of yand
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stood You'
for in
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AGAINST declare the Office speaker vacant
RUIEs'
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of the
head the forestry department Clifford
people
hhevh PnhU that Balnga
followed the Investigation sang@ and having read
is il he
in and such regularity vote tomorrow for Edwin DENLY
Republican which angF belongs and which has
II you precedence
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National righteousness begins with the
Newspaper that advocates it. The Times
prints no fraudulent ads.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-10-13

The police were busy on Saturday
night and just after eleven O'Clock a
raid was made on the Gordon saloon
on Rock street near the corner of West
Main street and six men were arrested
on charges of gambling. The raid was
a spectacular one and six me~ ocrs of
the police department took part IN it..
For some time the police have been re-
ceiving reports that game was in
progress at the Gordon saloon and the
plans were carefully laid for the raid
on Saturday night. This evidently was
busy night for the place and when
the patrol wagon was backed up at the
front door it is declared that there were
more than sixty people in the place.
Three card tables were in operation and
great gang of men were gathered
about each Of them while woman
was aiding in serving the demands of
the big bunch Of foreigners lined up
at the bar. There was no warning of
the coming of the police officers and
when the first of the blue coats went
in at the front door there was one
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grand rush to get out. It was STAN
pede for the side and rear doors and
in their hurry to escape the clutches
of the police the men jumped over the
tables and over the bar and even
through the rear windows of the build
ing. The force OF six police officers
under the command of Assistant Chief
NeWhouse and including officers Brad
ley, Leik, McClusky, Feldsehau and
flight of the frightened men but each
of the officers nailed his man and they
made an effort to get the men who had
been busy at the card tables. The
game in progress was "21' but there
was no money in sight when the police
had loaded up the patrol wagon but
they went back and secured big sup
ply Of cards and chips which were
held as evidence against the men ar
rested.
At the police Office the men gave
their names as Al Stewart, NJ Neider-
prim, John Kozlowski, Adolph Zienow-
icz, Felix Perkluky and Alexander
Puliskey. Several of the men had been
taken by the police on charges of gamb-
ling at the time another West Side
place was raided less than three months
ago.
One Of the men pleaded guilty to the
charge of gambling on Saturday night
and paid fine Of five dollars and costs
but the others were taken to Jail and
were bailed out on Sunday by Gordon.
The men all claimed that the game was
a friendly one but the officers claim
that they had plenty of evidence to
warrant the raid on the place.
1t is claimed that gambling is being
permitted in several of the saloons on
the outlying streets of the city and the
police are now keeping close watch
on several places and it is expected
that other raids will take place in the
near future.
Most of the men taking part in the
games are foreigners but in pretty
nearly every case it is, found that the
star member of the game is some man
well known to the gambling fraternity
in the city. Chief o Hare has given
a strict order to the members of the
force that these gambling games must
be broken up.
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tanks of the Standard Oil Company but
the city attorney has held that it
would be impossible to force the oil
company to remove the tanks without
similar action against other industries
in the city.
City Attorney Stewart this morning
asked the state fire marshal and the
attorneys of the STANDARD Oil company
to come to Kenosha for conference
with the property owners residing in
the neighborhood of the tanks of the
company and it is thought possible
that some agreement can be reached by
which the company win agree to put
the tanks entirely underground and
erect either brick or concrete build
ings to be used for the storing of the
oil that is not placed in the tanks. 1t
is thought possible that such an action
on the part of the company would sat
isfy the property owners.
1t is expected that some final action
in the matter will be taken before the
next meeting of the common council.
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FIRE MARSHAL IS COMING
New Effort to be Made to Get Better
Protection for the Tanks of the Stan
dard Oil Company and Make Law
Unnecessary.


Manufacturers in the city are max
ing a protest against the proposed ac-
ton of the city council to pass an or
dinance making it against the law to
tolerate oil tanks in the city as they
declare that this viii be a great incon-
venience to them The formal COM
plants made to the city officials are
to the effect that several of the larg-
est companies in the city now have oil
stored about their plants but it is stor-
ed in underground tanks and so safe
guarded as to permit it ever becoming
menace to the plants or to the sur
rounding property. These tanks are
nearly all connected with elaborate
pipe systems and should the city pass
an ordinance forcing the removal of
them to a place outside the limits of
the city the plants would be forced to
desist from using oil for fuel as the
expense of securing connections with
the plants would make it almost an i'm
possible scheme. The ordinance pro-
posed by the special committee of the
council was directed especially at the
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For the first time in nearly forty
years survey is to be made of the West
shore of Lake Michigan and the har-
bors along the shore and arrangements
are now being made for the work to be
started in the Kenosha harbor within
the next thirty days. It will be under
the direction of Captain James G. Holt
and the work of the surveyors will be
in charge of Engineer Sherman Moore
Of Detroit, Mich The Government
tender 1Search" is to be used for the
work and she is expected to reach the
Kenosha Harbor within a short time.
The work will take up the time of the
government engineers for the remainder
of the year. In speaking of the work
that is to be done Engineer Moore
said
"The last survey of the shore and
bottom of the lake was made in 1872
when the largest boats plying the lakes
drew about twelve or fourteen feet of
water The boats now on the lake will
draw all the way from eighteen TO
twenty-five feet and have been known
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-10-13
HAD QUIET WEDDING.
Miss May Franks and George Kettle
band Are Married.

There was quiet little ceremony at
the Rectory of St. Matthews church
on Saturday afternoon at four clock
when the Rev. Fred Ingley united in
marriage Miss May Franks and George
Kettleband well known among the
English people of the city. The bride
was charmingly attired in white silk
and was attended by two little girls,
Lillian and Beatrice Lowe as flower
girls. Arthur Lowe was the best man.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Kettleband will make
their home at the corner of Prairie and
Balm avenues pending the completion
of their new home now in course of
erection.
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% strike even at a depth of thirty

to strike even at depth of thirty
feet.
In this survey we are using the
latest appliances. The sounding used
to be made by means of long wire
with chunk of lead attached. Men
would drop the lead at one place and
then at distance of a few rods drop it
again. This was all right as far as it
went, but there was no way of know
ing what was between the two places
of sounding. The way we do it is this:
We have for our use in this survey
what is called tension wire system.
The soundings are taken by lowering
this wire to dept of thirty feet. All
under thirty feet of water we call a
shoal
'1The wire we use is about 5000 feet
long and is suspended every 100 feet
by means of a float or buoy, to the end
Of WHICH is attached ten pound piece
" iooa' " ncH IAAo VILE 10 oil Pletoou
we take one end of it with our boat
and hitch launch on to the other end
and drag it through the water. BY this
means we~are able to tell just what
sticks up from the bottom over depth
of thirty feet.
The positions of shoals, spars or
sandbars are all told by this system.
Last year the survey was completed
as far as Gross Point and the field of
our occupations at this time will be
from Fort Sheridan to Kenosha out into
the lake to distance Of about five
miles,
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The Riversides evened up matters
with the Lake Views at Bonds Woods
on Sunday afternoon when the Lake
Views were defeated by score of IL
to 4. Berkimes pitched fine game for
the Riversides allowing the Lake Views
but one scratch hit. These two teams
are now tied for the city championship
in each having Won ten games and lost
five. 1t is probable that a game to
settle the championship will be arrang.
ed for next Sunday.
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The men were ararigned before Judge
Randall in the municipal court this
morning and Nederprim who had been
in court on the same charge on former
occasions was fined $50 and the costs
of the action and the others on pleas
of guilty paid fines of $l5 and costs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-10-13
OFFICER MISCHIEF RESIGNS.
Well known Member of the Police
Force Will Become all Undertaken.

Nicholas Mischler one of the best
known members of the Kenosha police
force handed his resignation to Chief
O'iare Saturday evening with the I'M
derstanding that it is to take effect at
once. Mischler retires from a beat to
study the undertaking business and he
will accept a position with Miller &
Stanton as an assistant. The retiring
officer has been on the force for
eighteen months and retires with an ex-
celient record for service.
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TO SURVEY The LAKE.
Z. S. Steamer Search Will
Come to Kenosha to Make
Charts of Harbor
FIRST TINE IN FORTY YEARS

Complete Susvey Will be Made of ali
the Harbors on the West Shore Of
the Lake With "a View of Bettering
Conditions,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-10-13

The smoker which was to have been
given by the CALIFORNIAN society on
Tuesday evening, Oct 18th has been
postponed on account of death in the
family of one of it's members.
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MARRIED AT ELGM.
Miss Catherine Bloxdorf and John KEEL
ley Give Their Friends a Surprise.

Icy 04sON 4ioll AicIiUS surprise.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Miss Catherine Bloxdorf,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. julius Blox-
dorf of Pearl street and John Kelley
also of Kenosha which was celebrated
at Elgin, III. on last Wednesday morn
ing. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Fl. Jacobs Of Elgin and i'm
mediately after the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Kelley returned to their home in
this city. Both the bride and groom
are well known to Kenosha people and
the announcement Of the marriage will
come as surprise to many of their
friends and relatives. They will make
their home in Kenosha.