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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

Sioux City as well as Keokuk is
about TO enter on the commission
plan. The Journal suggests that the
best way to avoid disappointment over
the fruits of the plan is not to expect
too much of it in a hurry The advice
is as good and as applicable in Keo-
kuk as in the city in the northwestern
corner of the state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

optimist as a man who believes that
fortune can be made from ten hens
in iowa.
IF anybody could make Rome
howl" remarks the st Louis Globe
Democrat, "of course it would be
Theodore"
The Quincy Wing reflects that it
isn't often that king drops around
to the hotel of a private citizen to
make call.
Japan is making baseballs cheaper
than we can. The Kewanee Star
Courier demands that this thing be
brought to short stop.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
that the farmer who plants poor seed
corn would laugh at his wife were she
to set Matching of cold storage eggs.
A st. Louis judge has decided that
a car seat belongs to the man who
first gets his anatomy on it instead
of the one who may merely get HIS
eye on it.
The indianapolis News declares thai
what this country needs about nov
is more congressman and not so many
+ pseudo-Democrats and pseudo-Repub
licans in congress.
Anyhow" meditates the Washing
, ton Democrat, there are few pee
pie you can count on to do the RICH
thing as well as great many who a.
ways do the wrong thing
s The Nauvoo Rustler tells of
4 farmer in central Illinois who has 8
{ much respect for his hogs. since the
went to 81 a hundred, that h
y addresses them as "Mr." Anothe
: ! hog story is about an Illinois farme
who remarked as he watched fol
heavy porkers waddle to the swi
n trough: There go an automobile
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

Charles Eylcr as road commissioner,
was accepted, and James Palmer ap-
pointed. The work of ]. G. REM, as
SCISSOR, was approved.
Mrs. Ed. Gale and children OF Mon.
trose were guests of Jesse Derr and
family the past week.
There were no services at the Bap'
fist church Sunday as Rev. Morton
failed to arrive.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

4 Democrat at vinton is quoted in
the Eagle OF that place as saying the
other day in speaking of the election
of Foss of Massachusetts to congress
that it was the first time he had ever
heard Of Democrat being elected to
office because of too much prosper
itv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
But This Would Make the Apostles
Biaamists!

Eyerybody's Magazine: who can
mention one leading fact about the
EDistles?" asked the Sunday school
teacher, looking over the class.
Johnny's hand went up.
Well, johnny
They were the wives OF the Apos
] ties"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

The average insurgent would like
to have it understood that he will
be sister to the Democrats, but moth
ing more.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

Halley's comet Us coming at the
rate of 1856 miLes.a minute. This is
almost as great q speed as that of
Candidates Eldere and Gray in the re-
cent city election
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

Minnesota Democrats are laying
plans to capture the "insurgent" Re-
publican vote of the state this fall and
carry seven of the nine congressional
districts. The Third and Sixth dis
tricts. it is said, are the only ones
they viii leave alone.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

Justice Mills of the New York SUI
preme court has decided that nagging
is fit cause for divorce. In the
case at bar it had been persisted IN
by the husband for months and had
brought the wifesto the verge of nerv.
Gus prostration.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

Carrie Chapman Gait asserts that
woman has just as good judgment as
man. The main trouble, as the Des
Moines Register and Leader sees it.
is that she neglects to exercise it
when selecting husband.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

1t is evidently the spirit of April
to be good, but its flesh is weak-in
spots. In other words. its ghost is
disposed. but its meat isn't able.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

Prudence is coming to Mr.. Bryan
with added years and experience. He
has asked his friends to give him no
reception this time on his return.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

DR.. Wiley says it is crime for
man to have cold. How about
woman?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.

I do love my 'country's good, with
a respect more tender more holy,
more profound, than mine own life
Shakespeare.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
Deserving Of pity.

Pity the SORROWS Of the man who
has disagreeable boss In the once
and another at home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The Sioux City Tribune defines an
optimist as a man who believes that
fortune can be made from ten hens
in iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

keokuk. Iowa ........ April 7, 1910
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

IF anybody could make Rome
howl" remarks the st Louis Globe
Democrat "of course it would be
Theodore .
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

The Quincy Wing reflects that it
isn't often that king drops around
to the hotel of a private citizen to
make a call.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

Japan is making baseballs cheaper
than we can. The Kewanee Star
Courier demands that this thing be
brought to a short stop.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

anyhow meditates the Washing
ton Democrat. there are few peo-
pie you can count on to do the right
thing as well as a great many who al
ways do the wrong thing
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
that the farmer who plants poor seed
corn would laugh at his wife were she
to set a Matching of cold storage eggs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

The indianapolis News declares that
what this country needs about now
is more congressman and not so many
pseudo-DemocFats and pseudo-Repub
licans in congress.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

A St. Louis judge has decided that
car seat belongs to the man who
first gets his anatomy on it instead
of the one who may merely get his
eye on it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-09

sides during the Civil war. His faith
er, "Uncle Dick" Wagstaff, served
in Co. @ S3rd Illinois infantry, and
his wIfe's father was a soldier in the
Second West virginia cavalry. His
forefathefs have been soldiers ever
since william Of Orange invaded Ire
land.
He owns a nice home in Indepen-
dence, a wife and two babies. He be-
longs to about all the important secret
organizations except the Dickinson
County Protective association, and is
vestryman in the Episcopal church.
Briefly his platform is as folloWs'
A Republican candidate with NO apol-
ogIes; enforcement Of all laws with
out grandstand attachments; will not
be a candidate for any other office
while holding the office Of governor;
revision OF taxes downward.
He will make q political speech In
Abilene June 1s and you will have an
opportunity to size him up; also to
decide whether you prefer his much
dark hair to Governor stubbs' red
hair.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-09

Governor Stubbs while delivering
the memorial address at Chanute on
Saturday last, incidentally made a
few remarks in support of his candid
acy for reelection.
While so doing he Is reported by
the Kansas City Times as giving ut
terance to the following bit of ad-
vice to his followers:
;'It is the duty Of every citizen to
make his candidate for the legisla-
ture openly declare whether or not
he will support progressive policies
WAN he comes to TopeKa as a n,em-
bs Of the legisll. ire II he Will
not dc this you haYJ a right to as
sumo that he Is against these pro-
gresslye policies. II he Is not In
sympathy with your views, and q
Democratic candidate Is honest, and
will carry out the progressive poll
cies, vote for the Democrat"
This Il. the advice Of the governor
Of the Republican state Of Kansas to
hia square deal progressive insurgent
followers. This is the advice given
by man who holds his office by vir-
tue Of the votes Of the loyal Republic
cans, many of whom have no SYM
pathy with a majority of the so-called
reform measure for which he stands
sponsor. Is 1t possible the governor
does not wish the support Of those
men in November should he be sue
cessful at the August primary?
These men may not think 1t was
right for Governor stubbs to insist
that the legislature give him a con-
tingent fund of 100000 for the
years 1910 and 1911, or two and one
half times that paid Governor Hoch
for q like period, yet the good gov
ernor will undoubtedly expect their
loyal support at the polls in Novem.
ber should he be nominated again.
Can he be elected without III Is
7thfs advice to these pretended Re-
publican followers to vote for DEM
rocratlc candidates for the legisla-
ture where they are opposed BY Re-
publican candidates who may not be-
iileve as theskovernor does on many
public questions conclusive to the
success of the party at the pollsf We
do not believe the governor was right
when he introduced in the legisla-
ture a primary election bill which
contains a section providing that no
test Of party fealty, or party affilia-
ton should be required Of voters
participating in Republican pri-
maries. This bill provided for an
absolutely secret ballot, and many
honest men-Republicans and Dem
ocrats-believe this section was In
serted that Democrats might have a
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-09
Union Central News

Robert Cassidy Of Minneapolis,
Kansas, insured for s25OO.OO in the
Union Central Life Sept. 30. 1887.
rhs form Of policy selpctsd was Tea
Payment Life, leaving the dividends
With the Company to mature the poll
icy as an Endowment when the re-
sprve and surplus equalled the same.
Then premiums of s14O.sO, total
lrE $4,000 is the total amount
that has been paid, The policy ma
lures Sept. 80, 1910. for gross
amount Of s2s2O.45. This shows
a profit Of t1114.45.
In other words, Mr.. Cassidy re-
celyes back every dollar be paid in,
and a profit Of s1114.45, and has
had % years Insurance for s25oo.oo
wlthou. cost. Comparison is chall-
eneed with any company in the
United States on results. .
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-09
Is Real ,.
RepubliCanism?

voice in nominating candidates for
Republicans to vote for at the ensu-
ing election. They ask why this
secret ballot provision IL 1t was not
so intended? 1t Is an open secret
that the provision of our primary
election law which permits members
Of one party to vote for candidates
of tn, opposition party unless chal-
lenged, was inserted because the gov
ernor demanded 1t and would not
consent to registration by the vot-
er. showing his political belief and
party affiliation.
There are Republicans who believe
that the reform law enacted at the
behest Of the governor. whereby on
the death Of husband who Is worth
$4,000 or more, his widow is re-
Quired to pay an inheritance tax
on the share Of the property she has
assisted him In earning should be
repealed. The good governor, while
opposing the election by the common
people OF the commissioners who
deal with our railroads and other
public utilities, and favoring their
appointment by the chief magistrate,
is an ardent advocate Of the socialls-
tic doctrine of the initiative, refer
endum and recall.
Then there is the matter Of the
tariff This is not matter with
which the legislature is called upon
to deal, but 1t may become live
question In the next congress. Our
good governor is openly advocating
the nomination of insurgent Repub-
lIcans pledged to an immediate re-
vision of our tariff laws downward
to a Democratic basis Of tariff for
revenue only. here are many Re-
p1tltars who believe with preS:-
dent .sft, that the present tsflik
law is the best ever enacted. II
may not be perfect NJ human Htas
intory enactment ever is. It 10 stated
that when Ingersoll delig Jed his lec-
i.res en- the mistakes nf that vener-
able lawgiver Moses that he was
boisterously cheered. Z.
An thaaa hViasti0na. exeept the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-09
HnM CANADA SEES IT.

The Financial Post, the leading
financial journal of Canada, in dis
cussing the effect of the new tariff
bill says that Canada hopes for Demo
cratic success which win greatly help
Canada. "They will do their utmost
TO bring down tariff duties" It says
and reioices thereat. It notes the
establishment Of factories in Can
ada and says they operate lmpOrI
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-09
ABILENE CAN TALK JUNE "a.
Equalization Board Fixes Dates for
Hearings.

The board Of county commissioners
Is in session as a board Of equallEa-
tion to discuss and adjust taxation as
sessments.
The board VIII talk over tax trou-
bles with the residents Of Flora,
cheever, Fragrant Hill, Noble, sher-
man and Hayes townships.
And With Buckeye, WilipWdaie,
Lincoln, Grant, Center and Garfield
townships on June 9th.
win Holland, Banner, Hope, Lyon,
Ridre and Union townships on June
loth.
VIA ninshars, Ldbss,F NeEhsfa,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-09

G. Stitch, Dutch banker from Inde-
pendence, without waiting to be elect
ed, announced that he would open
Wagstaff campaign headquarters In
Topeka and condhct the campaign.
He selected ]. D. Kramer of Inde-
pendenee, as his campaign secretary.
And while Stitch and Kramer are
directing things from Topeka, Wag-
staff is doing the big end Of the cam
palgning personally. He is following
stubs ger southwestern Kansas
and the reports are that he is draw
ing better crowds than Governor
Stubbs.
& III Tom Wagstaff succeeds in de-
featlng Governor stubbs for the nom
ination, and Is elected, he will be
one of the youngest govetnorsof the
state. But this is an age of the
young man, so that should be no
handicap.
He was born in Illinois thirty-five
years ago. When he was baby his
father moved the family to Lawrence.
He grew up there, passed through the
common schools and was graduated
from the law department Of the state
university. w. A. Jackson, Hugh
Todd, ]. M. Challiss and Sheffield In
gals attended the university with
him and all rate him as very
bright, capable man. ingalls, Isn't
saying much for him because he Ia
yors the reelection OF stubbs. W. A.
Jackson says wagstaff can see and
talk to more men in a crowd In q
shorter length Of time than any man
he ever knew. The Abilene men,
who met him in Topeka the day Of
were we'll Impressed with him.
Tom Wagstaff's father, "Uncle
Dick" was d travelling man and held
the office OF grand councillor Of the
U. C. T. Of Kansas and Oklahoma.
Tom wagstaff, after graduating
from the state university, moved to
Coffeyville in 1898, and opened law
office. Two years later he was elected
city attorney and four years later
Governor Stanley appointed him
Judge of the city court Of Coffeyville.
In 1904 he was elected county at
torney and made q joint-cIcslng rec
ord.
During his two years as county at
torney he kept the county Jail filled
to overflowing with jointlsts. He
made such a vigorous campaign that
the "wets" got his scalp when he
came up for reelection. He attract
ed so much attention that he-was
spoken Of as q candidate for attor-
ney general.
He is a senior member Of the law
firm of wagstaff q Chandler. which
represents no corporations. He is
said to be perfectly square" in his
business and political dealings and
Is making his campaign as . straight
Republican with no prefixes or suf-
fixes"
He is a mixture Of Irish-English-
American stock and his war record Is
an badly mixed. His mother is Eng
iluh and a direct descendant Of Cen
eral Wolfe. Who became famous by
quoting seIections NON "Grey's Fl
egy," befors be was shot while lead
ina the charge =, the Battle Of Cue
be-. HIS m1ihcf Eal q Yirglnian
ana her men foiEi i1ught o. hp1
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-09

Can Tom Wagstaff return the
lemon which Governor stubbs land
ed w. ]. Bailey six years ago?
Governor Bailey offended Stubs,
who brought out e. W. Hoch for
governor and made such d hot CAM
paign that Mr.. Bailey withdrew as a
candidate for denomination. The
story is told that Stubs who is =
very rich man, went to Kansas City
and spent an entire day teIephoning
to his friends all over the state 70
lEet 10 tine forsfFoeh Tor governor. :
Hoch won the nomination and cleo
tion and stubbs. who had been a
railroad contractor and was brought
up 'onothe plan Of being. absolute
boss, began to be the power behind
the. ,tArone. Governor H0ch stood Il
for q while but. having few Of his
| own friends he desired to reward.
he insisted on, appointing them to
office and offended Stubs.
During Hoch's campaign for re-
election Stubbs sulked and refused to
take the stump. On the other hand,
ex- Governor Bailey, who had a right
to stay at home, went out and cam
paigned for the Republican ticket.
In fact he took an active part in the
campaign when Hoch was up for cleo
tion for the first time.
Instead Of keeping his troubles
to himself stubbs talked" about
Governor Ho6h. Since becoming
governor he has offended ex-Gover-
nor Hoch still more by making un-
favorable comparisons between the
two administrations Now Hoch lS
out fighting stubbs. m
For several months the R gular
Republicans talked Of bringing out
candidate. for governor against
stubbs. Stubbs and his friends took
it as a joke and dared them to trOt
out a candidate.
When the Kansas Day club, . Re-
publican organization, met in Topeka
on January 81, big crowd turned
out, expecting something to happen.
Those on the inside claim 1t was not
preconcerted and prearranged plan
to take the organization out Of the
hands Of the Stubs faction but, after
getting to Topeka, they found they
had the majority with them, they
creased the band wagon and let ner
ride over stubbs and his friends. In
his speech Bank Commissioner DOlley
fatty dared the club to refuse to
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-09
DOES IT GIVE FACTS?

Last week Tom Wagstaff wrote
an open letter to the governor asking
about the waste Of money in the gov
ernor,s office and the reply is that
Wagstaff did not write the letter
but two or three of the best poll
ticians in the state prepared 1t. This
of course issa compliment to was-
staff as It indicates, how capable a
writer he Ii. But th6 real test is.
are the iasss as stated in the letter
true. Gov. Stubs says his appoint
ees aresgoOd men and they doubtless
are-but what the voters want to
know is whether or not public money
is being wasted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-09
ooNGREssMAN WHO DOES THING

CONGRESSMAN WHO DOES THIN'
The Salina Journal is compelled t
admit that Congressman Calderhea
Is a representative who does thing
for his constituents. Speaking 0
his securing an appropriation to en-
large the Salina. postoffice it says;
Congressman Calderhead is a
faithful worker, and an effee-
tive worker, when it comes to
such things. He has had exper-
fence in congress, and knows
how to get things, as was shown
by the fact that the appropria-
tion was made a part OF the
sundry civil bin instead Of the
public buildings bill, which lat
ter biIt may lose its scalp ia
the coming combat over appro-
prlations. The sundry civil bill
Is sure to 60 through, -
Furthermore, CengresSman
CaIderhead, by his standing as
asaregular" ID able to- set things
I from the big maeRinS which
dominates things at Washing
ton which members Of the pro-
+ "a Is r n q.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-09
County Taxes
and State Taxes

tantly to build our population and
trade. and to build up good mar
ket for the produce Of our farms"
American farmers would Just as soon
keep that "good market" at home.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-09
wheat a 90 Cent?.

WuchS ~ " N
The farmers who failed to sell
wheat when Ii was 81 q busheI wish
they had done so. 1t iS now 30 cents
and indications are for a lower fig
ure. a
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-09
A COUNTY coMPARIsoN.

IN discussion on the street TO-
day the assertion was made that
! Dickinson county,s state taxes are
greater than the county general levy
for salaries, bridges and the county
running expenses Of all sorts. This
was denied by some Of the insurgents
and d trip was made to the courthouse
with the result that these figures
0were found to be the actual ones:
County levy 1sOs-1O .-s4s.174.72
state taxes ......s.... 4s.SeS,fz
Compared with the year before it
Is:
County levy lsOs-os. .s4s.lso.s4
State taxes .........:.sS4.6s7:l4
The state taxes are increased s14.-
75s.O7. The county taxes are in
creased s2.Os4.ss.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-09

Wheatland, Jefferson and Logan
townships on June 18th.
With the cities OF Herington and
Abilene on June 14th.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-09

Wagstaff VIII peat olupps loE lily
Republican nomination. He has
made that plain in his visit to this
cs6hty. He has SO said in way far
more emphatic than If he should
make the statement over his sigma
ture. He thinks Wagstaff is the man
he has to beat at the polls, and he IS
trimming his sails for votes. During
his visit here he paid but little at
tention to Democrats. He expects
their votes on the ground of party
regularity. He spent his time court
lng insurgent Republicans. In this
Hodges shows that he Is a smart poll
tician. Before the campaign closes
il viii not be surprising to hear that
hodges il praising Stubbs. 50 far
Hodges has stenRsd eaFsfnllg through
the Iabyrinthal path Of Kansas poll
tics. He began BY pleading with
Democrats not to vote for Stubbs.
At Ire start he thought that stubbs
would be renominated. But after
going over the state and finding =
revolt against Stubs and q heavy
trend toward Wagstaff, Hodges
changes his talk and Is now feeding
the Insurgents taffy. This change in
Hodges is the most significant thing.
90 far, in the campaign.