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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-30

states, would undoubtedly adopt anti
slavery constitutions. In addition to
this fact. the greater part of the vast
western country that was to be organ
lied into territories and eventually ad-
mitted as states, the climatic condi-
tons were against the existence and
growth of slavery. With the number
of anti-slave states increasing more
rapidly than the slave staTes, it was
obvious that in course of time, the pro-
portion of anti-slavery states would
become sufficient to force amendments
to the constitution prohibiting slavery
anywhere in the union.
But ,inasmuch as the federal gov
eminent had not in any manner at
tempted to abolish slavery in the
states where it then existed, and had
not in other manner so overridden the
rights of any state as TO justify rebel
lion, upon what hypothesis did the
southern states secede?
They seeded through the exercise
of their doctrine of state rights. South
ern statesmen had long contended that
this union was composed of a compact
of states and that any state might
withdraw from such compact when it
appeared for the best interests of such
state to do So The doctrine of state
rights were not mere fiimsy belief of
unlearned men, but II was based on
plausible arguments and upheld by the
brainiest of the southern statesmen,
among whom was Calhoun with hi
notification doctrine
Under this doctrine of state rights,
il was not the duty of a state to re-
main member of the union until such
time as the abuses and usurpations of
the government of the union became
urbearable. but the question of seces-
sion was one of the expediency mere
", and to be determined by the state
alone. Doubtless, some men who elab-
Grated this doctrine could forsee that
at some time in the future. the south
must leave the union in order to retain
its peculiar institution, and so kept
this doctrine of state rights in training
to be used for that particular purpose.
Sovereign Power In People.
Upon this doctrine of state rights
the north and the south took exactly
opposite views. The contention was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-30

by the court, and this opinion made
the degradation of the African com
plete SO long as the constitution and
slavery existed together.
Fixed Legal Institution.
Under the constitution, then, so far
as the federal government was con-
cerned, slavery was a fixed and settled
legal institution in the states and with
such institution the federal govern
ment had no right to interfere. So
far, the north and south were agreed
Wherein then existed any cause for
alarm on the part Of the south with
respect to its peculiar institution of
slavery?
THE danger was here. The north
contended that the federal govern
ment had full power TO exclude slavery
from the territories. If such a policy
were enforced, such territories would
grow up anti-slavery districts and
when they came TO be admitted as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-30

cations of its members is the Grand
Army of the Republic. You know bet
ter than anyone else what was requir-
ed of you before you were received
into full membership in this lodge
where patriotism and bravery is the
password and the countersign.
over this Grand Army of the Re
public still hovers the war god, with
appetite Unsuitable. During the stress
of war he stalked about the battle
fields, his hideous form shrouded in
powder smoke; and his voice was the
roar of the cannon, the roll of the
drum, the shrek of the fife and the
cries of his victims. With his black
finger of death, he touched the boys
in blue and left them on the field to be
lowered into nameless graves or TO
be gathered up after the battle by their
loving friends. Others he marked
with wounds, that he might gather
them in after the war was over Still
others he inoculated with germs of
disease that they might not escape
him. He is still picking them up.
Only last year did he beckon with a
SpiHhaiu L'ab hHoMS III uiSoDthiSutSs
more than seven thousand of those
soldier citizens that had escaped him
in time of battle. Nor will he be salts
fed until there is not one left 10
answer the call of the roll. Then and
not till then. will he gather about him
his robes of destruction and disappear
as other specters Of the past have
done. When the last veteran is low
cred into his grave. the Grand Army
of the Republic will cease to be, but
his record and his memory will remain
The flag will still float in the air OF
freedom, and as long as the flag floats,
our soldiers, the heroes of the. repub-
lie, will not be forgotten
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-30

Speaking at the exercises at Chip
piannock cemetery this afternoon, Ber-
nard q. Connolly, orator of the occa-
sion, said:
"Once again we meet to pay annual
tribute TO the memory of our patriot
dead. This is a beautiful custom; the
annual offering Of flowers; the yearly
observance of day set apart in honor
of those who offered themselves that
the nation might live. 1t has been
said that flowers are Gods smiles If
this be true, then how fitting it is that
the bitterness of the tears of men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-30

then may God have mercy on our coun-
try. | cannot believe that Memorial
day. linking the loving solicitude of
the present with the sacred associa-
tons of the past, will lose any of its
reverence. but that it will ever keep
green the hallowed memory of our
martyred dead. Long after the future
fades into the past may we dedicate
TO the boys In blue.
THE roll OF the drum of glory.
The fash OF the sword of fame;
The words of heroic story.
The sound of a soldiers name"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-30

suit in the federal court under this
clause. The defendant, Sanford, filed
a plea by which he alleged that the
federal court had no jurisdiction for
the reason that Scott was an African,
born in slavery and that his ancestors
were slaves from Africa. In other
words, the defendant, Sanford. con-
tended that a negro was not citizen
of the United States even though he
was emancipated from slavery and
that therefore the court of the United
States was not open to him. This
extraordinary contention was upheld
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-30

Continued from Page Five)
third, by including slaves in the count
of population for the basis of repre-
sentation in congress.
The constitution was drafted by
learned and able statesmen and pa
triots for the very purpose of provid-
ing a representative form of govern
ment Then, how did this paradox
creep into it; that while providing for
such a government, it recognizes the
right to bar one class of population
from any and all participation in the
government.
ITO understand this, we must under
stand the situation at the time the
constitution was adopted. Slavery was
one of. the chief questions of contro-
versy during the constitutional con-
vention. and this controversy finally
resolved Itself into this situation: that
it was a question of government with
slavery, or no government. Slave labor
was profitable in the south, therefore
the southern members of the consti-
tutional convention absolutely refused
to consent to any form of constitution
that did not permit slavery This
recognition of slavery then found in
the constitution is the concession of
the members of the convention, who
decided that it were better to form a
government with slavery rather than
for the north and south to form sep
arate governments, or possibly to form
no government. So they left the ques-
ton of slavery to be worked out by
after generations
Divide on Slavery Question.
las time passed on the people of
the north and south became arrayed
against each other on this question
of slavery and the issue between them
was not so much on constitutional
grounds as on moral grounds. The
slave holder had back of him the law.
The abolitionist had back of him JUS
tice and morality. The slavery ques-
ton became the uppermost question
before the country 1t entered into
every phase of national politics and
each time It arose anew, it was farther
from settlement than before.
And now while this question was
a decision of the federal supreme
COul L, III IcOp, lldI COIilplSlSu JuS dDSO-
lutte degradation Of the negro and by
which the constitutional rights of the
slave holder were nailed and clinched,
riveted and padlocked and the key
thrown away. This is the famous case
of Sanford against Scott. more ramil-
iarly known as the bred Scott case.
bred Scott was a negro who lived in
the state of Missouri and claimed to
have been emancipated. Sanford, who
claimed to be SCOTS master by pur-
chase, lived in the state of New York.
Sanford went to Missouri and there
held Scott for a while as a slave.
Scott claimed that Sanford had no
over him and he sued San
ford in the federal courts for false
Imprisonment.
Now then, the constitution provides
what cases may be brought in the fed
eral courts and the federal courts have
no jurisdiction in any case not enum-
Grated in this jurisoictional clause.
Among the provisions of this clause is
this one; that a citizen of any state
may sue a citizen of another state in
the federal courts. This is known as
Jurisdiction on the ground of adverse
Now Scott brought his |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-30

should be mellowea by the sweetness
of the smiles of God. He who loves
not the flowers of the field, forest and
glen mourns not the loss of relative
nor friend. His nature is affected as
little by the presence of the one as
by the absence of the other. But to-
day the great heart of the American
people is softened in loving tribute and
tenderness as we pay our customary
homage to the memory of those noble
men whom history has christened the
boys in blue. Those of you who are
left are no longer young in years; no..
the best years of your lives you gave
TO the service of your country; your
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-30
Notsa Death in
Ranks During Year

Since Memorial day, 1909, there has
not been a death in the ranks of the
Grand Army membership in this city
"a record said tc be unprecedented
in the past two decades.
Following are the names of old
soldiers buried at Chippiannock GEN.
eterY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-30

F. Mccartney
NJ. Mccullough
Daniel knittle
y. Mccormack
George Nash
w. T. Boughton
Isaac y. Barker
Bayley Kinner
Charles Bowers
c. Hartkop
II. Bloomfield
DIR. Huyett
w. 2. Cochran
Thomas Clark
Mr.. Thurman
Lee Rogers
Christian Olson
B. r. Craig
Robert Nermiiion
Matthias Nolk
George Stocker
Joseph Hartsook
George L. Allen
l. y. kirkpatri
Henry Bedford
George WylkS
Wirley Swan
George Pilgrim
Fred Grotegut
Abraham Strayer
S. Stranger
John Burton
General Hoffman
Aaron McKissick
John Sargent
Conrad Tadewalt
Alexander Steel
Z. Browalder
Tim Webb
]. w. Graham
Smith Graham
1. f. Copp
w. 3. Seymore
Joe Knox
William Johnson
James Blaisdell
A. Christensen
E. H. Bowman
Gilbert Bowen
George H. Brown
S. c. Plummer
s. PUNK
Chris Koerber
David Rettig
NJ. EXner
Levi Miller
r. x. Ellinwood
John B. Davis
Jacob r. Phillips
Sanford Mott
VIM. Bracket
John G. Green
John StaubaCk
Thomas Davis
William Kenner
S. w. Hotchkiss
VIM. P. Quayle
Mr.. Skinner
Arthur O'Neal
Joseph Andrew
John H. Battles
Henry Witridge
Major Edison
Jacob Ihrig
James Green
John Peetz
Patrick Gregg
W. S. Knowlton
William p. Volk
James Perkins
John Spencer
B. Waldman
Louis NJ. Buford
r. L. Subway
John Dietz
James Bracket
Andrew Frederick
David Hitler
Joseph Bracket
John Gregg
Fred Gall
William Smith
II. ii. Holland
G.. w. Smith
William w. Scott
Marx H. Harder
c. G. Dack
liers were buried
Adam Afaucker
Edmond Byrnes
Jas. Fitzpatrick
Peter O'Hare
W. J. Cochran
Mr.. Callahan
J. w. Hull
Dan Collins
Michael Sweeney
Michael Finnegan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-30

=
John NJ. Elliott
John Horton
Jacob Adams
George Wittick
John w. Newton
Grant Fells
Hubbard Moore
Napoleon Woods
Louis Martin
Ewin 6 Ousley
Albert Harper
VIM. H. Spencer
Thomas Yates
VIM. Blackburn
Andrew Banks
Joseph Cooper
William Rink
Jacob Deis
ChaS. X Russell
Mr.. McMaster
Henry De Santo
Nathan Swan
VIM. McNish
NJ. Handshaw
J. r. Eberhart
Martin Burgh
n. B. Buford
George HeiseI
John Morris
James Linton
John Siegrist
w. II. Hodgson
w. F. lobe
Frank Ruick
John Glenn ent
L. w. Padgett
A. NJ. Crane
Gabrielle Bollman
Joe Kelley
J. D. Montgomery
Ferdinand Davis
Joseph Mills
Jas. McConochie
Fred'k Fireman
r. l.. Jones
Frazer Wilson
Jas. G. Gruwell
Peter Strupp
NJ. G.. Stanley
David Beck
Chas. H. Gross
Joe Camp
Captain Bywater
John Schelley
Henry Curtis
Frank Evens
Thomas Holmes
Lewis Cohen
Charles Blythe
Levi Jackson
Jack BeardSley
George Kelley
H. Bingham
S. NJ. Swallow
William Truble
James McCordt
Frank Fulsinger
John c. Brown
w. J. Ransom
Levi Sharp
Richard Wareham
Herman Wolford
William Ihrig
August Herkert
William Kaiser
Levi Haverstick
Benz. w. Goble
Fred H. HeVerling
Major Meatyard
Stephen Spencer
Thomas Morris
David ShireS
Archibald McAfee
]. NJ. Norris
John s. Smith
H. HeidahrendS
George Graham
Judge Ben edick
George barrow
I. Eaton
B. Brashar
Thomas Smith
VIM. H. David
Peter Morgart
L. r. Mohr
H. G. Cleaveland
Mr.. McMeekin
c. ". Fitzsimmons
The following sc
/ Calvary cemeter
Pat O'Mara
Mr.. Murphy
D. Fitzgerald
Mr.. Brennan
John Condor
G. Bradshaw
Henry Richards
John Lahiff
Frank Brady
Dan Shean
Mr.. Rcurke
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-30
WAR TO PRESERVE UNION,
AND NOT TO FREE SLAVE

CONTINUED from rage Five)
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-07-16
Sewing
Machine and
PhOn0graph
Store

We are now ready
to do business. A
new line of sewing
machines and Edi-
son and Victor rec
ords and phono-
graphs. New ma
chimes for rent by
week or month; old
machines bought.
Will trade machines
for any kind of live
stock. Repairs and
repair work given
our special attention
COlVille
Sewing Machine &
Phonograph Co.
Griffith, Proprietor
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-16

admirable as all the means for pub
licity are In the state and in the sew
eral enterprising towns and cities
that make up the commonwealth. The
census returns are statistics that are
taken at their full face value. They
are easily accessible and are used
to verify the statements made through
private and municipal sources. The
returns wdll surprise even those con-
versant with the facts from personal
investigation. They will put the
state In the forefront in the nation
and the growth In the next decade
will be materially helped because OF
the facts set forth.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-16

folders and booklets. He says the
prospective newcomer should be CIV
en- personal advice about securing a
suitable location and that If we de-
sire to keep our best class of settlers
within the borders of the United
States, we must fight Canada with
her own weapons. Canada has TAX
en- over 10000 of our most prosper
GUS farmers In the past 10 years
from Iowa, Minnesota and the Dako-
tas, solely through showing them
where they could buy or homestead
first-class lands. Not only that, but
low freight rates were given them in
getting to the new locations and 9TH
er favors shown them after they had
arrived.
Fight Canadian settling with her
own weapons; publicity and personal,
official and governmental aid" says
Elliott.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-16

blows on the poor. iuoffensive object.
Teach your children to address
their toy animals in kind and we'll
modulated voice instead of a loud
screech. You viii beneht both the
people OF today and the animals Of
tomorrow by this course,
Tell them the aruth--that animals
are very sensitive to noise. that a
horse is a tlmid and loving creature.
and that a loud. harsh voice frightens
It and binders 1t from doing It's duty
or obeying It's owner. A low voice
and a gentle hand will make any
horse, II taken in time, faithful, will
ling and safe,
A horse will do twice the work and
live twice the time In good health If
It is treated with respect, gratitude
and love by It's owner.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-16

(4) of the Sixth Subdivision OF Sec
ton 1888 Of the Revised Codes of Ida
no, namely the costs and expenses OF
all the improvements in the space
formed by the junction of two or more
streets. or where one main street ter
inmates in or crosses another main
street, and also all necessary crossings
or cross ways at corners and intersec-
tions OF streets. and the expense In
CURED in making and repairing sew
ers and drains, said portions OF said
streets and avenues to be improved,
being heretofore included in local i'm
provement districts by city ordinances
heretofore duly passed and approved.
Second. The question OF issuing
municipal coupon bonds of the said
city Of Occur d'Alene. Kootenai county.
Idaho, in the sum OF six thousand ($6,-
0OO.OO) dollars for the purpose Of pro-
viding funds for the sale thereof for
the establishment, equipment and main
tenance Of fire department and for
the purchase OF suitable and necessary
fire fighting apparatus for the use Of
said city.
Third. The question or Issuing NUM-
cipal coupon bonds Of the city of
Occur d'Alene, Kootenai county, Idaho,
In the sum of one hundred thirty-four
thousand ($i34 ,O0O.0O) dollars for the
purpose OF providing funds from the
sale thereof for the construction Cor
purchase of the present water works
system with all equipment and appara-
tus now constructed in the city of
Occur d'Alene and belonging to said
system and now operated, owned and
maintained by the Consumers Com
pany, Ltd, a corporation. for the pur-
chase price in the sum of one hundred
thirty-four thousand (S134.OO0.00) dol
lars). and maintenance of a necessary
water works system with all apparatus
and equipment within and for the use
OF said city.
The voting at said election on each
question submitted must be by ballot
and the ballots used shall be substan-
TALLY as follows:
"In favor Of issuing bonds to the
amount Of twenty-seven thousand
($s7 100000 dollars, for the purpose
stated in ordinance No. 299. to-wIt. to
pay the city's portion OF the costs and
expenses OF grading. paving. construc-
ton. draining and putting in cross
walks In said city
Against issuing bonds to the amount
OF twenty-seven thousand ($27.OOO.OO)
dollars for the purpose stated in orai-
nance No. 2ss. to-wit. to pay the city,s
portion Of the costs and expenses Of
grading. paving. construction. draining
and putting in cross walks in said
CITY,"
In favor OF issuing bonds to the
amount Of six thousand (ss .OOO.eo) dol
lars. for the purpose stated In ordi-
nance No. sol. to-wit. the establish
ment. equipment purchase ana main
tenance OF a suitable and necessary
fire lighting apparatus"
Against issuing bonds TO the amount
OF six thousand (ss.o000o) dollars. for
the purpose stated In ordinance No.
sol. to-wit. the establishment, equip-
ment. purchase and maintenance OF a
suitable and necessary IRE llghtIng
apparatus"
In favor OF Issuing bonds to the
amount OF one hundred and thirty-four
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-16
FROM ROAD MAN
TO RAILWAY PRESIDENT
Rise Of Howard Elliott in the Rail.
way World.

Rise Of Howard Elliott In the Rail.
way World.
Opportunity Magazine)
Howard Elliott, president OF the
Northern Pacific railway, that mighty
factor in the upbuilding of the north.
west. is a typical example of those
vigorous New England lads who have
made the west what 1t is today.
Elliott not only believes in the
northwest, but he backs up his en-
thusiasm by practical labors. Busy
as his railroad duties keep him, he
finds time to lend his personal force
to boosting worthy local enterprises.
For instance, a few months ago. he
was acting as president of the Spo-
kane Apple show, He swung this
project through to the same success
that he has managed his steel-rail
schemes.
For 80 years. Elliott has lived
west OF the Mississippi, entering rail-
road life as a roadman for the Bur-
llngton In northwest Missouri. He
was graduated from Harvard in 1881.
He has been continuously in railroad
service from that time until the
present, and has worked himself up
the numerous rungs of the ladder,
being in turn engineer, cashier, as
sistant treasurer, auditor. general
passenger agent, general freight
agent, general manager and vice pres
ident--all these jobs on the payroll
OF the c.. b. & Q.
He was elected president OF the
Northern Pacific in 1909. Although
his residence is officially st. Paul.
the truth is that he Is somewhere
on the line" nearly all the time.
He says that 1t is not enough to
send the chap who ds thinking of To-
eating a factory" somewhere in the
northwest a batch OF foxily written
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-16

thousand (s134.O0O.O0) dollars. for the
purpose stated in ordinance No. 3OO
| to-wit. construction Cor purchase) OF
water works system for the city"
Against issuing bonds to the amount
OF one hundred and thirty-four thou
sand ($1S4.0O0.0O) dollars. for the pur-
pose stated In ordinance No. 500, to-
wit, construction Cor purchase) OF a
water works system for the city"
The voting places in the various
wards. designated by the mayor and
city council for said elections are:
The voting place in the list ward
shall be. Fire Station. City Hall.
The voting place in the End ward
shall be $40 Sherman street.
The voting place in the srd ward
shall be s51 North Fourth street.
The voting place in the 9Th ward
shall be Yearouts Feed store.
The polls at this election on said
End day of May, 1910. will be open at
o'clock a. m. and be kept open contin-
uously until o'clock D. m. OF said day,
and shall close at o'cIo ck D. m. Of
said day.
This election will be conducted the
same as other city elections and re-
Quires therefore. registration of quail
fed voters, the same as other city
elections.
The names of the registrars appoint
ed. with whom the qualified voters
must register in the various wards are
as follows:
The registrar for the flrst ward is T.
r. Gerdes. whose place in said ward for
registering votes for said election win
be the real estate department Of the
Occur d'Alsns Bank & Trust Co.
The registrar for the second ward Is
o. 3. Moon. whose place In said ward
for registering votes for said election
VIII be at the Journal ONCE.
The registrar for :he third ward Is
Claud Thomas. whose place in said
tion will be at the Golden Rule store
on north Fourth street.
The registrar for the fourth ward Is
d. H Furgeson. whose place in said
ward for registering votes for said
election will be at cas- Seventh street.
Only qualified electors Of the city.
who are taxpayers thereof. can regis
ter and vote at this election on these
three questions to be submitted.
This notice OF election is given pur-
suant to the provisions OF ordinance
No. 299. ordinance No. 500 and ordI-
nance No. sol Of said city heretofore
duly passed and approved and publish
ed. and BY order OF the mayor and city
council thereof.
In witness whereof. I have hereuntO
set my hand and amxed the corporate
seal OF the city OF Occur d.Alene. pur-
suant to order OF the mayor and city
council OF said city. this a1st day OF
March. A d. 1910.
FRED l. TIFFANY.
City Clerk Of the City Of Occur d'AIene.
Attest: (Seall
FRED l. TIFFANY,
City Clerk.
w. 4. SANDER.
Acting Mayor OF the City Of
Occur dsAlens.
Weekly Mar. &c. Apr. 50.
Daily Mar. -. May =