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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-15
Republicans are making

Republicans are making a
strong plea for the negro vote this.
year by relating to them as what
the republican party has done for
them in the past. Our political
antagonists are certainly in des-
perate straights, else they would
net want the colored folks again
put upon equal footing with the
white man in the exercise of suf-
frage.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-15

We have received from Hon.
James T. Lloyd, chairman Of the
Democratic National Compression
al Committee, a copy Of the Dem.
ocratic Handbook for 1910. The
publication contains SIG pages
each one of which is replete with
interest and valuable informa-
ton. It is really an encyclopedias
on matters political and should he
IN the hands Of every democrat in
the co 1at.y The committee has
no funds to pay for printing, ex-
ceps thT31gh the contributions OF
democrats-and orders for al
books will be placed to the credit
OF the person ordering as a con-
tribution to the campaign fund.
1t furnishes reliable material on
almost any subject that will be
discussed during the campaign.
The price per single copy is $1.OO
and 90 cents per copy in clubs of
ten. Orders should be addressed
to Hon. Jas. T. Lloyd. WASHING
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-15

Mr. Gudger is eanyassing out in
the western counties this week.
He has determined to defeat John
G. Grant for congress and we can
didly believe he will accomplish
that result, by q good safe ma
jority. He certainly has his OPP
ponent on the run. If democrats
do not become careless and let
things wag along, as they did two
years ago, the district can be
brought back into the democratic
column, where it rightly belongs.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-15
BACK TO THE FARM.

FtThe back to the land move
ment, about which much has been
written and said in recent years.
proves to be only a dream of those
with whom the sentiment is strong.
The census returns show that the
cities in all parts of the country
are growing with amazing rapid
ty, while rural communities are in
creasing slowly, standing still or
actually decreasing in population.
The lure of the city's glare and
young country people. A great
many midle-aged people from the
cities seek the quiet of country
life but the flow of eager fortune
seekers In the other direction is
much greater. This condition of
affairs is favorable to those engag-
ed IN agricultural pursuits, in
creasing the number of consumers
In proportion to the producers. Of
course, it causes some embarass-
ment to farmers in the matter of
help; but labor-saving devices are
steadily solving the help problem.
OF the million and more foreigners
who came into this country during
the past year, probably nine-tenths
went into the cities and mines, be-
coming consumers instead of pro-
ducers of food products saws
an exchange.
1t may not be so in other sec
tons, but the factory hills" in
North Carolina are rapidly becom-
'aRgsdepopulated and the tback to
the FARM sentiment is growing
apaee. The condition of mill
operatives during the past four
or i've years has gradually been
growing worse and the tendency
to return to the "simple life" be-
comes stronger with each passing
year.
The mill business has lost manv
'of its charms in this State both to
the operator and employee. The
unsettled condition of the markets
have come to be a disturbing ele-
ment in manufacturing circles,
while the curtaiIing movement has
thrown many poor, unfortunate
people out of employment and
forced a return to the rural life.
oftentimes without the facilities
to aid them in earning of a liveli-
hood.
Ten years ago there was a ten
'dency to leave the farm for more
profitable employment and the
families of small farmers focked
to the mill towns in search of pro-
ftable employment. Republican
prosperity and the full dinner
pail were the slogans which at
tracted them and everything NOV
ed along In "apple pie order"
when the Roosevelt panic Of 1907
began to make it's appearance
slowly but surely until the textile
manufacturing interests are well
night on the verge of collapse.
Many mills have closed, some are
In the hands of receivers and a
large per cent of them have deter
put, which means enforced idle
mined upon curtailing their out
ness~for the working people. So
this "back to the land move
ment is no irredescent dream in
the piedmont section of North
Carolina, or any where else in the
state, for that matter. The fact
Is conditions are becoming alarm
ing In numbers of mill towns
throughout the state.
A~O-
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-15

The first speech of the cam
paign in the Tenth district this
year was made by former Con
gresham Crawford at Webster
three weeks ago. Mr.. Crawford
can always be found on the firing
line first and he remains until the
smoke Of the battle has cleared
away.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-15

The republicans campaign book
this year is a pretty good doeu-
ment for every democratic cam
paign orator, to carry around IN
his pocket. About all the cam
paign thunder we need to fight re-
pubhcans with this year is con-
tanned In that book.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-15

A -EH NaAH. aIEE
The democrats of both factions,
are rapidly coming to their senses,
and another candidate, acceptable
to both wings of the party will
be put out against Capt. Hooper,
the republican nominee.
That the democrats. can carry
TIE state with a good candidate,
we have no doubt, and all good
democrats must rejoice at the
happy conclusion of the factional
fight which has, for many months,
been a serious menace to Demo
cratic success In Tennessee.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-15

Those democrats who contem-
plate taking the stump for the
purpose of discussing National
issues should certainly supply
themselves with a copy Of the re,
publican campaign book as wen
as that Of their own party. Inc
republicans have gotten together
some mighty good democratic
thunder.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-15

Col. Roosevelt is not strengthen
ing himself any with the people
by attacking States Rights, if he
has an eye on the presidency two
years hence. The masses do not
want an executive who would try
to control everything. Let the
people rule.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-15

Even republicans admit that
Marion Butler is not doing their
cause in North Carolina any good.
Certainly, democrats are not
alarmed but they propose making
the majority just as large as posi-
bic.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-15

The government is doing the
right thing by taking steps to
prevent the cholera scourge from
gaining a foot-hold in this coun-
try. "a stitch IN time saves
nine"
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-15
MAINE AND WHY.

~ ELHEM -EEH.r
To what does Mr.. William
Howard Taft, attribute the sue
cess of the democracy in Maine
on Monday last? Not to atradi-
ton" certainly, for Maine is not
a Southern State, and the smiling
occupant of the White House is
on record as having stated that
it is the people of the South who
cling to the democratic party as
a matter Of tradition only.
No, Mr.. Taft, the result in
Maine was engendered by other
causes, among which was the fail
ure of the republican party to re-
deem its pledges to revise the
tariff downward, in a spirit of
fairness to all the interests of this
country. Instead of keeping its
promise the republican party,
headed by that rubber-trust pluto
crat Nelson w. Aldrich, fof Rhode
Island, and other so-called stand
oatters (among whom was our
Dwn John G. Grant, gave to the
people of this country, one of the
most Objectionable and inquitious
tariff laws that has eve disgraeed
our statute books since the birth
of our republic. Indeed, so bad
was the law, that at the first cleo
tions in New York and Massachu-
sets, to fill congressional vacan-
cies in two districts, the people lost
no time in expressing their destes-
tation of the Payne-Aldrich tariff
law by electing two democrats in
districts, which before had been
overwhelmingly republican. An
other cause was the great friend
illness displayed by the stand-pat-
tiers for the predatory interests of
this country, to whom they look,
and from whom they generally re
ceive large sums of money, to de-
bauch the voters In the doubtful
states. In Pennsylvania one of
the bright and shining lights of
the stand-patters, has been indict-
ed for corrupting voters, and there
should be a law to expel from con-
gress, any member, be he demo
crat or republican, who is guilty
of this great crime against the bal
lot box.
In the west, the best men In the
party are fighting the
icious policies that were enacted
into laws at the last session of con.
gress, and every thing points to
the election of a democratic presi-
dent in 1912.
That the next House will be
democratic is now conceded by all
except Mr.. Duncan McKinlay, of
Mr.. Grant political
chaperone, and he claims the next
by lonly II republican ma
But as Mr.. McKinlay has proven
to be such a bad prophet, as to the
result in Maine, which he claimed
by 5000, we may safely conclude
that the democrats will have not
less than 40 majority in the next
congress, and probably more.
Since the result in Maine has
been favorable for the democracy,
it should arouse u party to &C.
ton in the Tenth district, and Mr..
Gudger should have no difficulty
in carrying it by from twelve hun
dred To 1.-TWO thousand majority.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-12
ALDRICH PERMITS
THE INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-(Special
to the Statesman UNITED States
Senator Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich has
decided to permit d senatorial investi-
cation Of the high cost of living.
President Taft was in favor of the
Investigation proceeding several weeks
ago, but Senator Aldrich was down in
Florida fishing, and of course. while
Aldrich tished. congress could do moth
ing. For Aldrich is boss He decides
what Investigations shall take place,
who shall do the investigating, and
what kind of "a report the investiga-
tors must bring in,
ON the face of it. this state of af-
fairs seems almost impossible in an
enlightened country like the United
States of America. Bat it is the stu
/ alton at present nevertheless. How is
, it possible? Here is brief, concen-
, trated explanation: One day United
States Senator LaFollette read into
the Congressional Record the names
of one hundred men who are in con-
troll of the tariff trusts, the railroads.
the great banks, and the rest of the
powerful and influential organizations
and combinations of the country These
one hundred men are back Of Aldrich;
they are his power. They send mem
bers of congress to Washington with
instructions to follow Aldrich's lead.
Each one of Aldrich's followers does
not approve Of everything he does:
the favOrs they desire for the partic-
ular interests they represent
Aldrich is back from his fishing trip.
SO the investigation can proceed. 1t has
already been decided what the inves-
tigators will not do The inquiry will
not bring in an indictment to the effect
that the increased cost of living is due
TO the Payne Aldrich- Smoot tariff law
The report of the investigating COM
mittee will not attribute the increased
cost of living in any degree to our pol
icy of excessive protection. The cost
of living is advancing three times as
fast in the United States under pro-
lection as it is in Great Britain under
free trade The cost of living in De-
troit, under protection. is from 20 to 80
per cent greater than it is just across
the river in Windsor Canada. but
1861 feet away. Yet it is safe TO pre-
dict the investigators selected by the
Aldrich regime, although named by
Vice President Sherman. will ignore
these tell-tale illustrations and bring
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-12

acts. The aged witness Baumhoer
who was employed in Meldrum's Of
flee and who testified that he recol-
lected nothing of the alleged conspir-
acy meeting in Meldrum's office in
1901, Heney declared, had simply for
gotten the alleged meeting as he had
other details of his office. This Heney
asserted was proved by the testimony
of Hermann himself, who testified that
he had met many people that day in
Meldrum's office while Baumhoer had
sworn he did not.
Every indication Heney declared,
showed Medium was not perjuring
himself when he said that Hermann
thei~ conspiracy in his office on that
day in September, 1901
The testimony Of the witness Sor-
enson, which the defense attacked,
Heney claimed was fully borne out by
that of other witnesses.
The advocate ridiculed the claim of
lack of knowledge prOfessed by Her.
mann while on the witness stand, that
frauds were being perpetrated in
Oregon and California school lands.
Heney read from the evidence, let
tiers, testimony, newspaper editorials
and public documents, all of which he
claimed Hermann had seen before the
withdrawal of the Blue mountain re-
serve was recommended, and there
fore knew of the. irregularities in this
connection.
He declared that Hermann was in
sincere in his stated policy Of opposi-
ton to the creation of reserves and
that on the contrary he was not averse
to their creation, except when one was
created in which his friends did not
have large holdings. Heney declared
that Hermann. in his talks with F.
P. Mays and W. n. Jones, must have
known why they wanted this reserve
created. and. that Hermann must have
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-12
Heney Closes
His Argument

! PORTLAND. Ore, Feb. lin an
almost half a thousand spectators, who
had jammed into the federal court
room or stood in packed thrOngs about
the entryways, the corridors and up
in the stairways leading to the upper
floors of the building, and with the
jury giving undivided attention, Fran
els ]. Heney brought to close to-
/ day the trial ofthe case against for
ner Congressman Binger Hermann,
charged with conspirinG to defraud the
government Of part of the public do
main.
All that remains is the charge to
the jury, which Judge Charles f. VOL
verton will make tomorrow.
Mr.. Heney's reputtal argument fol-
lowed the conclusion of the brilliant
analysis of the testimony and the final
plea for acquittal began yesterday by
Colonel Worthington.
Unlike his opening argument, He
ney's maner today was full of vigor.
Heney Is Merciless In Attack.
He attacked with merciless severity
the principal contentious of the de-
Tense. Taking up the testimony of
Henry Medium. former surveyor of
Oregon, which the defense yesterday
assailed, the prosecutor contended
that the defense had placed a wrong
construction on some of Meldrum's
Washington testimony, and had placed
too much Importance on testimony
which they had brought to combat it.
He read a letter from Mrs. Silvcrstein,
Meldrum's stenographer. who swore
during this trial that she had never
talked to Medium nor written to Her
mann about purchasing school lands
In the letter Mrs. Silverstein reversed
herself and admitted doing both these
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idents endorsement that as many as
forty republicans will refuse to vote
for the bill.
Now that the general character of
the bill that will be supported by the
minority is known, it becomes possible
to contrast the position of the two par
ties on the subject of ship subsidy.
The Taft Humphrey bill provides
that the profit Of the foreign mail
branch Of the postoffice department.
about $5,O00.000 annually-shalI be
used to establish lines of steamships
to China, Japan, Australia the Philip
pines and South America. This would
add from eight to y ships to the
American merchant marine
The minority oppose ship subsidy
for many reasons. Subsidies. it is con-
tended, have been tried over and over
again without success, and while they
might make d few Improbable lines
profitable at the public expense. that
is not the true function of government;
that there IS no reason why the gov
eminent should give money to private
ship owners 20 enable them to run
their business prohtaply. than there
would be to subsidize an independent
manufacturer to enable him to COM
pete With trust.
Free ships. contend the opponents OF
subsidies would go much further to-
ward restoring the American flag on
the sea than could subsidies, and
would not necessitate the expenditure
of a single penny of the peoples mon
ey Free ships mean that an American
could purchase a ship wherever he
pleased, and sail it under American
registry. Several hundred foreign built
ships now owned by Americans who
are forced to sail them under foreign
flags, could be given American registry
should the idea of the minority be
framed into legislation. The plea that
the American shipbuilding industry
would suffer by allowing in foreign
American registry ships in the foreign
trade and built or purchased in foreign
countries, is not justified, because there
now built in American ship yards.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-12

lieved because of the ease with which
it can be shown that the stock-water-
ing corporations exist mainly as a re-
suit of the excessive import duties
which give them mOnopolies of Ameri-
can markets Watered' stocks, however
are undoubtedly d sister cause to ex-
cessve tariff rates of increased cost
of living. If. for instance, $4,000, 0O0,-
600 has artifcially been added to the
capitalization of the nations indus
tries. then TO earn five per cent on this
fiction somebody must pay $3,50O,OO >
600 per year more than things are
worth. And the consumer pays IL
through increased cost of living
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in a verdict wholly absolving the tariff
from blame. Then the investigation
that Aldrich is going to permit, or per-
petrate, is to be a farce? Yes, reader
that's it.
If you find it hard to believe that the
tariff is to be indicated, cut out this
article and paste it on the inside or
The cupboard door Then wait for de-
yc!olments
Unless all signs fail, unless the sun,
moon and stars turn green, and the
planets forget themselves and wander
rom their regular orbits, Senator AID
rich will attribute the increased cost
ot lI*ing to the Following causes:
1. Increased proportionate output of
gold, as contended by President Taft.
,. Action of retailers in exacting
excessive profits. as charged by SEN
ators Aldrich. SmOot and Flint. and
carroborated by the report of the Gin
vestigation" conducted by Secretary
Wilson of the department. Of ac~icul-
ture.
3. Tendency of the ave!agu working
man to Over-indulge in Injuries, as is
averred privately by the high priests
6 protection.
Whatever the Aldrich committee
every senate committee is Aldrich's
whether he is chairman of II or not
does in its investigation, the fact that
the cost of living is ascending in leaps
and bounds is the fact just the same.
Here is a new comparative table pre-
pared by Agnes c. Liant for the Re
view of Reviews:
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PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 1.-THE new
French line of ships between this port
and France and Portugal began opera
lions today with the sailing of the No
ire Dame de Lourdes, which will pro-
coed to Bordeaux and Lisbon by way
of Fayal. Other steamships will fol-
low on regular monthly schedules. Cor
81, Zumstag & Co, of New York, are
the general agents Of the line, which
is called the Blue Star Steamship
line.
The ships will carry both passengers
and freight, and in addition to Lisbon
and Bordeaux the vessels will stop at
the Azores. At present there is no
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LINED UP TO
FIGHT TO END

Continued FrUm Page One)
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every device Known to politics to Sc
cure the support of a majority of the
members of congress. These men
have spent great sums of money to
Influence public opinion, and have not
hesitated to charge lack of patriotism
and even dishonest motives against all
who oppose ship subsidies. Misrepre-
sertation has been one of the chief
features OF the campaign that has been
carried on by the subsidy proponents
President Taft's influence has been
used in every way possible to force
republicans into line for ship subsidy
but t is said that in spite OF the pres
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-12
BIG NEW FRENCH STEAMER Line

steamship service to the United States
from F'ayal and St. Michaels, where
some of the fin, st fruit and wines are
to be had. The first vessel will load
ard dischargc freight and passengers
at Philadelphia and New York.
Exporters shipping by the Blue Star
line will have the benefit of reprisals
offered by the French government on
merchandise brought into France on
vessels built ard owned in that cOun-
try. Through bills of lading will be
given out only to France and Portu-
gal. but all parts of Africa and
South America
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-12
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the City of
Walia Walla up and including O'Clock
D. IN. February Is, 1910, at which time
they will be opened, for the construc-
ton of a sewer beginning at a point ten
feet west of the west line of First
street in the alley between Main and
Alder streets, running thence west to
Fifth street thence south to Poplar
street. thence west on Poplar street on
the line with and connecting to the
htteen-lnch sewer on Poplar street at
abe manhole at the intersection of Pop
Ear and Sixth streets in the City of
Ha!la Waila, in accordance with the
plans and specifications adopted by
tue city Council and now on file in the
niitce of the City Clerk and the provi-
SionS of ordinance No 1926. Each bid
der must accompany his bid with a
certified bank check made payable to
uhe undersigned as a guarantee that in
me event OF the acceptance of his bid
ne VIII enter into contract with the
city of Walla Walla to construct said
sewer and give such bond as the Coun-
cli may direct tor the faithful perform
1nce of said contract. Bidders are
hereby notified that they will be re-
CURED To complete that portion of said
sewer from Sixth street to the alley
between Main and Alder streets on
ruth street within two weeks from the
d;tte OF the signing of the contracts.
and to complete that portion of the
Sald sewer from Fifth street to the ten
Get west of First street with forty DAYS
after the signing OF said contract. Bids
ana checks must be sealed, marked
PROPOSALS for Construction of Sewer
"a ID strict No. T." and addressed to
tae undersigned. The City reserves the
eight TO reject any or all bids.
Il. ID. S. HART. CITY Clerk.
First publication in Evening States
man, February 4. 1910; last publication
February Il, 1910.