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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02

Taft that 1t is the best tariff Law thai
has ever been passed.
"The charge that the Payne tariff
has been the cause Of the increased
cost of living is found on investiga.
ton to be without the slightest fOun-
dalton. There Is not in the Payne
tariff any advance in rates above the
rates in the Dingley tariff that justi-
flies the increase in final retail price
to the ultimate consumer Of a single
article of food, clothing or household
use. Notwithstanding this, some un-
scrupulous dealers have put up the
prices Of their goods giving the Payne
/, tariff as the necessity for the ad-
vance.
1.-THE Payne law is the most logic
ally constructed and scientific tariff
that we have had. It is well adapted
to serve as a permanent, general rev.
enue statute that shall be amended
from time to time to meet the exigen-
cies Of the treasury and conform to
Industrial changes.
1--WE ought now to do away with
political tariff revisions, with their
accompanying upheavals in the busi-
ness world, and inaugurate a system
of tariff development by way Of nat
ural gro n In othe.' wortp, we
should from now on revise the tariff
gradually by scientific business
methods.
SIN order to replace the present
unsatisfactory method, two things
are necessary. The first reo.s'site is
up to date information, the fullest
and most searching, on every S'b-
ject related to the tariff. This in
formation should be gathered
through the various departments and
by specially trained experts under
the direction Of the president, and
should be transmitted, as rapidly as
secured, to the house of representa-
tives.
when this information disclosed
defect in the tariff in the house of
representatives an amendment to a
paragraph might be considered with
out opening up the whole tariff, but
under the present rules such bill in
the senate could be amended without
limit.
1.-THE second requisite, therefore,
for scientific tariff adjustment, the
means of making information fruit
full, the lever for starting the engine,
is joint rule of the two houses of
congress whereby a paragraph of a |
revenue law can be amended with
out opening up for consideration
any other portion of the, law. The
rule should provide that when the
ways and means committee reports
a mill to alter a paragraph of a rev.
enue law, no amendment to the bill
that is not germane to the para
graph shall be in order"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02

A Democratic prayer, original with
the Houston Post, is being scattered
about the country. 1t Is as follows;
20 Lord, now that everything is com.
ing our way, purge every Democratic
soul Of hot air and vainglory and in
sert large instalments of common
sense in every Democratic Uranium
and oh, remember, Lord, our prone
ness to make fools of ourselves Just
when we have the world by the tail
and a downhilI pull, and see that we
don't get In bad this time"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02
KANSAS INSURGENTS AND TAT

KANSAS INSURGENTS AND TAFT,
Having seen the handwriting on
the wall, as it were, having discover
ed that there is a sentiment among
the great majority of the Republicans
in Kansas which is decidedly favor
able to President Taft, the Kansas
insurgents and the newspapers which
hawk their wares, are indulging in
desperate and labored efforts to try
and prove that there is nothing in
their insurgency which can properly
be construed as being unfriendly
to President Taft.
1t is not likely that they will be
able to, fool the intelligent people
Of Kansas on this score. Attention
was called in these columns the
other day to the fact that the Kan
sas insurgents are unalterably op,
posed to the tariff law which Mr..
Taft strongly champions; that they
are against Mr.. Taft for continuing
to show faith in his secretary of the
interior, Mr.. Ballinger; that they are
with the insurgents in the senate
and house in their endeavors to ell
inmate from the railroad bill all Of
the important suggestions for aie-
quate railroad regulation which have
been promulgated by the president,
and that they are opposed to the pres
emit system of federal courts which
Mr.. Taft considers to be the right
one.
If this is not sufficient evidence
that the Kansas insurgents are in
reality antagonlstic to President Taft
It is possible to furnish plenty more.
Another piece Of 1t is to be found
in the attitude Of the Kansas insur-
gents and their erstwhile Republican
newspapers in the criticism they de-
deliver at the actions Of the Repub-
lican editors Of the state who met
and formed an organization at the
recent meeting Of the Kansas State
Editorial association held at Wichita.
At this meeting Of the Republican
editors resolutions were passed en-.
dorsIng the administration Of Presi-
dent Taft Every enc can remember
and Is familiar with the bowls yof
protest that went up from the Kan
las insurgents and their newspapers.
They insisted that this meeting OF
the Republican editors was on the
trump" convention order. They hol-
Tered themselves hoarse with protes-
tations that the resolutions endorsing
The administration Of President Taft
AID not represent the real sentiment
1f the Republican, editors Of Kansas
And among those Who thus protest.
"a TIE loudest are the newspapers
md their lnsurEent frieudE who are
.cV Insisting that there = nothing
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02
WILL ADDRESS 800 STUDENTS.


Josiah Royce, professor Of the his
tory Of philosophy in Harvard Univer-
sity, will be one of tht important
men at the University of Kansas
during commencement week. He
will address the graduating class and
others, Wednesday, June 9, in the
Robinson Gymnasium. Professor
Royce is known to the public not
only as a professor, but as literary
man. The other commencement
speakers are: Bishop William Fras-
er Mcdowell of Evanston, Illinois,
who will believer the baccalaureate
sermon, Sunday, June s. Samuel
Wendell Hilliston, professor Of pal
eontology in the University Of Chi
cago, who will believer the Sigma
XII address, Monday, June 6; and
Charles Manford Sharpe, dean of the
Bible college Of Missouri, who Is a
graduate Of the University of Kan
sas, and will address the alumni on
Tuesday, June 7.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02

This paper is for wagstaff for
governor because no one questions
bis being a Republican, because he
has the reputation OF being one Of
the best law enfOrcers In the state,
because no one questions his ability,
and because he stands sQuarely before
the people as a man supporting Re-
publican principles.-Hope Dispatch.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02
sRNsIRI.E TARIFF rALK.

1t is doubtful II the people gener-
ally are half as interested in the tariff
talk that is finding its way into the
magazines and the press these days
as the politicians are who seek to
use the discussion to make trouble
for the administration; but IL the
people really are interested they
should read what Henry s. BouteIl,
one Of the most thoroughly Informed
members Of congress from Illinois.
had to say at a meeting in Detroit
yesterday. It contains the most SEN
sible tariff talk made BY anybody
since the tariff was revised.
Everyone must eoncede. said Mr.
Bouteil. that Judged solely Il a reve-
nue. measure, the Payne tariff act
has Justified the opinion Of President
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02

The chances are pretty fair for the
Democrats in the next congressional
election.-Manhattan Mercury. And
papers like the Mercury that con-
alantly misiepfesent the president
and the Republican majority In con-
sreas are doing more than their share
81 making such result possible.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02

Fun blood Poland China bears.
August harrow Good :ndividusls,
Just right for service. Price $40
each II sold befors July :. reaisrees
furnished. Also, one John Deere
tvo-row cultlSas1r. good as new. WIN
1oll cheap. Rasun phone i2os Geo.
A. slater. AbAna r. Rs atVff
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02

The eastern magazines are telling
Of the bad methods Of the tariff, but
they have not yet convinced the peo-
pie that they ought to stop doing
business. The present outlook IL for
. larger business in 1919 Asn IN
1927. and that pesns 4 great deal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02

Try it on the railroads is the plan
of many legislator, in the opinion
Of the Wall Street Journal. Yes,
II it does not work the first time try
1t again, is the theory of others.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02

Hiram Springer of Jefferson town
ship wishes to announce to the Re
publican voters that he is a candi-
date for County Assessor subject to
the primaries in August.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02
County Superintendent.

hereby announce myself as q can.
dldate for the office of Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction Of Diekin-
son county. subject to the approval
OF the Republican voters at the Aug
ust primaries. W. o. sTEEN.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02
County Assessor.

hereby announce myself e. .
candidate for the office Of County
Assessor, subject to the action Of the
Republican primaries in August.
F. J. MURPHY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
County Treasurer.

l hereby announce myself as .
candidate for County Treasurer sub
iect to the action-of the Republican
primary. b. L. MORSE.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02

/ hereby announce myself as
candidate for the office Of County
Assessor, subject to the action of the
Republican primaries in August.
A. q. REYNOLDS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02
County Clerk.

hereby announce myself as Q
candidate for County Clerk subject
to the action Of the Republican pri-
maries. H. w. KING.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02

The brilliant genius Of Chicago who
claimed a circulation Of 100. 900 when
be'had only 1000 for his paper has
been sent to Jan. The Judge must
have q good sense Of decency and
Fairness toward legitimate publish
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02
MRS. BERTHA Q. ANDERSON.

hereby announce myself a. .
candidate for Register Of Deeds. sub
jeet to the Republican primaries.
IL. woRLEY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02

hereby announce myself - .
candidate for the office Of County
Treasurer subject to the action Of
the Republican primaries in August
EDWARD MAK1NS. Sr.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02

/ hereby announce myself e
candidate for Register Of Deeds, sub
ject to the Republican primaries.
IF. FRoELIcH.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02

hereby announce myself as Q
candidate for Register of Deeds. sub
ject to the decision Of the Republican
primaries.
Npc pHpTE5A n ANDERQ0N
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02

We are not much impressed by the
figures that are quoted as showing
the fortunes spent for Injuries. If
there was no spending for Injuries
the rich would keep all they possess.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-02

I hereby announces myself as .
candidate for Register Of Deeds. sub
ieet to the Republican primaries.
W. 7. DAVIDSON
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-01-06
WE ARE STILL IN THE RACE.


We take this means of thanking
our friends who aided us in securing
a good number of new subscribers
the past year. We did not reach the
ten thousand mark, as we had hoped
yet we are not discouraged, and ex-
pect to continue the battle for sub
scriptions until we do reach that
number. This is campaign year, and
1t will be an interesting one, and the
friends Of the paper will probably
find it easier to secure subscribers
now than last fall, as every one who
takes an interest in his party and the
welfare of tie State. will want to
keep informed-and The Caucasian
will keep them posted.
We hope all our friends will stand
by us and we will come out some
bright Thursday with the paper en-
larged and with the announcement
that we have reached ten thousand
subscribers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-01-06

commission seemed TO be OF much
greater magnitude. Hence the spec
uIasion a. TO the meaning OF this at
tack.
II has been suggested that the
editor of the News and Observer may
cot have gotten all OF the State pat
ronage under the Governor that he
desired, because IL Ia known that the
editor of the News and Observer has
more than one member OF his family
on the Federal payroll under a Re-
ubIIcan administration. and hence
IL would seem that he would expect
much more from a Democratic State
administration. Could 1t possibly
have been a complaint about patron
age under Senator Money. or was II
simply because Senator Simmons
supported Senator Money. and be-
cause the News and Observer does
not love Senator Simmons? It would
seem, however, that there must be
something further and deeper under
these vigorous attacks upon these
two prominent Democrats by the
Democratic organ.
But when Governor Kitchin be-
comes a candidate against Mr.. Sim
mons for United States Senator, what
will the organ do? Will 1t bring
didate against both, or will Mr.. Dan
iels become a candidate himself?
This may be the explanation of the
present attacks Of the organ-we will
see.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-01-06
THE NEW YEAR A HIGH WATER
MARK.

The year 1909 is in many ways one
Of the most remarkable in the annals
of history. The conquest of the air
and the discovery of the North Pole
will stand out in history forever as
two of the most remarkable achieve
ments. They have been the dream of
man for centuries.
The discovery Of new local anti
septic called "stovain" by which a
leg can be amputated while the sub
ject's brain is clear. not under the in
fuence of any drug, and feeling no
pain, is a triumph truly remarkable.
The enormous output of gold has
not only stimulated Industrial de-
velopment and commercial activity
in the uplifting effect over the whole
world. The period known as the
Dark Ages, which spread like a pail
over the whole world, was caused by
the sudden giving out Of the mines
which produced the precious metals
which only mankind seemed deter
mined to use as it's bacic money.
No part of the United States, nor
OF the world, has prospered more
during the past year than the South
This is due to the additional reasons
that the South during the past veal
made large diversified crops so that
we had little or nothing to buy and
had the cotton crop all clear for 8
profit. The price of cotton has made
the crop a most profitable one. This
is not due alone to the short crop
but on account of the great increase
of cotton during the last few years.
The use of cotton has not only in
creased among our own people in the
United States, but it has increased
with the people of the whole world
and indeed whole nations of people
who previously had used little or no
cotton are now using it very largely.
This fact will prevent cotton from
ever again being cheap, no matter
how large the crop raised by the
United States; and inasmuch as the
South has practical monopoly of
this world-necessary staple, the fu-
ture prosperity of the South from
this crop alone Is assured, provided
we will continue to raise in addition
large diversified crops.
The early completion of the Pam
anna Canal Is another important feat
urs in the future growth and pros
perity of the South.
The whole world faces the new
year OF 1910 with qualification and
ouoyancy and justified hope for the
future, but no part of the world has
brighter future than our own
Southland.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-01-06

endorsed Mr.. Frank Fuller. . Demo
cratic lawyer Of Durham. for Judge
OF the Eastern District. and what In
fuenees that prevented the nomina-
ton of q Republican candidate for
Solicitor against his brother, Mr..
Jones Fuller, who was the Demo
cratic candidate for Solicitor?
90 What Republicans were re-
sponsible for preventing the Repub-
Iican State Convention from declar-
Ing squarely for the great fundamen-
tai principle of local self-governmsnt.
especially after the Democratic party
had completely deserted this great
principle?
(4) What Republicans are respon-
sible for the attacks being made up
on Congressman Grant and Congress
man Morehead and attempting to en-
barrass them. and especially who was
responsible for sneaking In an ap-
pointment for census supervisor In
Morehead's District over his protest?
go The sentiment Is also express
ed in a number of letters that the
Republicans Of the State would not
have been Inundated by the appoint
ment of Democratic Judge in the
Eastern District had the party's in
terest not been mismanaged In a
most shameful and incompetent man
ner. Indeed, 1t appears that many
who first blamed President Taft now
think that the State patronage ma
chine is wholly to blame.
These are some of the most promi-
nent and pertinent questions asked,
and nearly every correspondent has
expressed the sentiment that the Re-
publicans who are responsible for
any or all of these acts have been
guilty OF treachery to their party and
are unfit to lead. Indeed. the con-
census of opinion Is that those who
have been guilty of such party
treachery are clearly not acting
through ignorance. but that it is evil
dent that their purpose is to prevent
the party from growing. that thew
do not want any more Congressman,
that they are in the way.
1t is evident that the rank and file
OF the party Is awake to the evils
that are cursing the party's progress
| to-day, and that the patriotic Repub-
licans will be heard from at the next
State Convention.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-01-06
CONGRATULATES NORTH CARO-.
LIMA.

President Taft. in his speech at
Wilmington, said:
Il congratulate the people of North
Carolina that, next to the State of
Mississippi, it has a population more
devoted to the soil and its cultivation
than any other State in the United
States. You do not have large cities
and do not think that defect at all
in your civilization. The fact is that
the tendency toward concentration of
population in the cities is tendency
that ought to be restrained
Country life ought to be made
more comfortable and attractive
The pursuit of agriculture, the pro-
fession of farming today, may we'll
attract the mental and manual activ-
ity Of men of the highest education
of the highest culture, and of the
highest ambition"
1t is notedt that President Roosevelt
expressed the same sentiments as to
country life, in the following words:
eff there is one lesson taught by
history, it is that the permanent
greatness of any State must depend
more upon its country population
than upon aything else. No growth
of cities, no growth of wealth can
make up for a loss in either the num-
Der of character of the farming pop
ulation."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-01-06
THOSE PIES OF BOYHOOD.

How delicious were the pies OF
ooyhood. No pies now ever taste SC
good. What's changed? The pies!
NO. It's you. You've lost the strong
healthy stomach, the vigorous liver
the active kidneys, the regular bow
els OF boyhood. Your digestion il
poor and you blame the food. What's
needed? A complete toning up by
Electric Bitters Of all organs of di.
gestion-Stomach. Liver. Kidneys
Bowels. Try them. They'll restore
your boyhood appetite and apprecia-
ton OF food and fairly saturate your
body with new health, strength and
Sigor. soc. at all druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-01-06
SOME LIVE WIRES.

The editorial in the last issue o.
Inc caucasian, in answer to a cues.
IS tlon by correspondent, stating VIII,
1t was neither patriotic nor good pol.
ICY TO leave the management of the
party in the hands of the pie-counte,
machine, even though it was an off.
year, has met with a hearty response
from our subscribers. Many of the
letters which We have received have
not only endorsed what we@said. but
nave given some additional reasons
anu raised some pertinent questions
which are most timely and interest
ng' and which show that the rank
and file Of the party are keeping in
touch with what is going on and are
doing some thinking.
These questions and suggestions
are briefly as follows:
ID Who was responsible for adj
Journing the Republican Judicial
Convention in the Greensboro Dis
trict, without nominating a Repub-
hcan candidate for Solicitor, when
such a candidate would have had a
better chance of being elected than
congressman Morehead, and, besides,
"nen the nomination of strong Re-
publican lawyer for Solicitor would
nave helped Morehead in his Con-
gressional fight?
w What prominent Republicans
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-01-06
Wants to Go to North Pole in Air
Ship.

New York, Dec. 29.-Prof. Helm
rich Bergesell, who hopes some day
to sail from Berlin to the North Pole
In an airship, was passenger arriv-
Ing here to-day by the steamship
Prinz Joachim, from Jamaica and the
West Indies.
Professor Bergesell has been
studying, by means of balloons, air
currents above the Caribbean Sea. He
was under special commission of the
German Emperor. One of his captive
balloons recorded temperature of
$4,000 feet Of 81 degrees Fahrenheit
below zero.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-01-06
SOME CLUB OFFERS.

The Youths Companion and The
Caucasiaa both one year for only
1925.
The Woman's Home Companion
and The Caucasian both one year for
$500.
The Youths Companion Is weekly,
the regular price of which is S1.75.
Each subscription to the Youths
Companion must be new.
The Woman's Home Companion Is
an excellent monthly magazine and
tie subscription price Is $3.50 o year.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-01-06

Many Democratic papers In the
State have become SO accustomed to
deficits under Democratic good gov.
eminent" that they are no longer
surprised when a Democratic county
or town shows up with a large deficit
Commenting on the large defici,
caused by the present administration
in Charlotte. the Observer Of tina,
city says:
Charlotte people have be-
come SO accustomed to deficits
that they cannot be surprised
when the present administration
continues the record. They will.
however, give that administra-
ton credit for good intentions
and for more efficiency than has
usually been shown in the past"
So long as the majority will con.
tinue to vote for crowd that spends
the public money unwisely, just sc
long will such conditions continue to
exist.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-01-06
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having Qualihde az AdminsH
tor OF Ellen Fletcher. this IL 10 no
ufy all persons having claims agAlI''
said estate. to present them 10 I'
on or before the goth day OF Octoosi'
1910; and all persons indebted .
said estate to make prompt PAYNE,
TO me OF same: or this notice va
be plead In bar of their recovery.
This the 10th day Of October. wv"
r. L. soRRELL
Administrator Of Ellen E1slsH"
Deceased.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-01-06
Educational Directory
WANTED

One hundred young men not under
sixteen years of age who desire 20 b.
something more than ordinary ''k,xI
who want to earn more than ware,
generally paid to ''kans''-to come 10
the Agricultural & Mechanical Col.
lege for the Colored Race and Their,
prepare themselves to be skilled me.
chanics, intelligent farmera well
qualified teachers. Graduate. earn.
ing from 5000 to $50 90 per month
Board, Lodging and Tuition 500 per
month Fall Term begin. September
!, 1909.
For Free Tuition or for ca,alor.
PRESIDENT DUDLEY,
A. 81 NJ. College.
Greensboro. n
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-01-06

cost the manufacturer. and on this
basis the committee prepared q
schedule OF new prices which they say
hardly covers the cost OF production.
This schedule was unanimously
adopted by the second session of the
general meeting. and 1t was resolved
to curtail Immediately IL these prices
are not obtained.