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Sou,n A,aAola cnapter, and OF the
Iowa ComInanuerN OF the Loyal Leg
ion, the latter an inheritance from his
father, Captain James w. Martin, of
Company l, Twenty-fourth Iowa Vol
unteers. now deceased. Was elected
to the ~ffty-seventh, tifty-eighth and
fifty congresses, and reelected
to the siNtieth congress to fiji the
vacancy caused by the death Of Hon
William II Parker. and to the sixty
first congress.
On February ., 1910, Congressman
important public questions in connec-
ton with his announcement OF his
candidacy for denomination at the re.
publican primary. That ~announce-
ment was cir.u ,ated very generally
over the state. The following tx
tracts may be of interest to the vot-
ers:
Great and important national uues-
lions are engaging the public mind.
and it is proper that u mt
should be made of my position upon
them.
The administration of Theodore
Roosevelt was a moral and political
awakening. 1t will mark an epoch
in American PROGRESS. 1t was a
forceful assertion of II rights of the
;n'rN AGAINST ihs aggression. of the
few. First principles of a square deal
to al men We're %.restated, anl policies
were formed for the application OF
these principl IS to business and gov
eminent. Some OF these policies rip
ened into law. but much WAS left
to his successor. President Taft as
sumed his office with firmness and
courage. His administration was
plunged at once into a rev is'o on of
thu ta~riff--tne most periicus task
that an Nistration ~ rn''tal
party has to perform. That accom-
plished. the president has began t..e
really great work of his Administered
tion-the forming of the Roosevelt
Taft policies into concrete iaw. and
the enforcement of the law against
all opposition.
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C-oNGREsssiEN
Charles II. Burke

Hon. Charles H.. Burke. candidate
forcOngress, was born in the state
of New York 1orty-nine years ago.
A the name plainly Indicates. he Is
o. Irish ancestry. Mr.. Burke came to
South Dakota In 1882, and sett ed
removing tn Hughes county in 1883.
whereshe has since resided. He IS
married and has our children. Was
admitted to the bar in 1856, but has
never actively engaged in the practice
Of law: HeShas been successful in a
sgensral real estate and investment
business. and sustains a high reputa-
ton for business sagacity and SQUARE
dealing. He was a member OF the
legislative assembly of the state in
1885,. and was reelected in 1896.
1872 and in 1904. In 1898 he WAS
elected 4 representative to congress
End was re-e ected in 1900. In. 1906 he
nomination. but was nominated in
the primary election of 1908. and was
striumphantly elected to the sixty-first
congress.
During his first term In congress.
@Mr. Burke was 2 member OF h COM
on public lands, which report
the free homes bill, which, final
members of the vest. including Mr..
Burke.sWas enacted into law.
NJ h3 second term OF cOngress.
~. Burke became q member of the
committee or llsaan All airs. Ut which
he now enjoys the distinction Of
slng chatrtia, M 4ng succeeded Vice
President Sherman. who was chat
man Of h committee for fourteen
gyeatspriOr to his election as vic.
president. Mr.. Burke's advancement
20 the head of SO important a com.
mittee has been accomplished by h
3Wel,-klluWiis slaap Oh indian affairs
g~enerally, and his appointment was
Interrogation of his ability to handle
Elestslation In relation to Indian aft
Politscally Mr.. Burke is a repubsi-
can without any qualifying or de-
scfiptiNe words He he .eNes t.a,t ,.e-
p~ublicanism a progress. actuated
kyS this belief, he Il always a con-
ststent sLppo4ter of republican poi.-
4ries. and republican presidents,
sWlistner Mckinley, Roosevelt or
Taft. have never had to inquire
whether Mr.. Burke would support
the policies to which the party WAS
committed by platform pledges.
In his public life. MIR. Burke is not
given To the use of the arts Of the
deinagogue. His nature protests
against i%ns.ncerity n double deal
ing. He bell V a mans acts should
accord with his words. and he treat
his; public position as a public rust
SHesis democratic iii his manner, and
70 his constituents he Is as accessible
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trusts.
ann only among mann who
are laborins conscientious n 10 solve
these problems. Rut | refuse to
have my position misrcprcsented or
my motives malisned. Efforts OF tnat
sort cannot deceive a single in,iiV!d-
ual in Washington, where public men
are known aud Weighed for what
they are. Such efforts cannot Il 'ceive
the fair minded, thinking people of
South Dakota.
That MIR. Martin did not mis-state
or presume upon his support of
the Roosevelt policies, MAY he judged
from the hi9h endorsement given him
by Colonel Roosevelt i'm his Sioux
City speech. September 3, 1910;
And while | am in Iowa. | want
to say IL word for a South Dakota
friend who is here, Congressman
Martin. lie also was,a man who alb.
solutely stood by mt on every point
throughout my term. and with whom
] was ahl" tn work in hearty sym
pathN for every progressive policy"
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College Eraternities.

Roston.-Thousands Of the college
students of this country live at the
houses of the fraternities. There are
low Is fraternities-33 composed Of
college boys. II of girls, Is OF medical
and seven of law students. AS to fra
ternity houses. there are 1,0S3 in the
United States. There are 2.232 Amer
lean fraterAty chapteN of which
l,75S are active. Living at the fra
ternity houses, generally by a scheme
of cooperative stewardship, the stu
dents are able to reduce their a-
penses: Today there are over 294.ooe
fraternity members, undergraduates
and alumni, In this country.
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ILeia!, Hunt.

The Posi- proved a paying investment
from the start. Later Mr.. Hunt pur-
chased the ln@telligcncer.
MIR. Hunts first financial coup wa.
in connection with the prospected
navy yards al Seattle. learning about
four of a certain afternoon the govern
ment's probable choice of a site for
these yards, MIR. Hun, hurried on and
before nfghtfall had secured an op
tion on the land. He cleared 5000 OOo
on the deal.
And now one day there came 10 Sc
attic and to the Office of the Post-En
telligcncer a young avil engineer,
from the middle west. He wa brh
bling with a project which he proceed
ed enthusiastically to lay before the
owner of the publication. His promo
sition was the purchase in c%onjunc-
ticn with Mr.. Hunt of lands adjoining
the city, and the Inauguration Of
boom which should net each Of tn.
promoters an independent fortune.
The rest is the history Of Seattle,x
boom Of the eauH nin.ties, (Which net
ted Leigh Hunt a COO million.
Then came the paric Of 1899. and
the proprietor OF the Observation-Disclosures
came out Of the crisis worsted to tha
extent OF that same nillion-and then
some.
Again he cut loose. This time
Korea was his ultimate refuge. and
here 1t was that fortune perchea
again, and finally, upon his banner.
and he now has a fortune beside
which the shorter lived one swaL
lowed by the panic in Seattle was .
mere bagatelle.
On the old homestead near Colum-
bia City and in the comfortable dwell
ing of hewn logs in shich her famous
SON a born. lives the widowed
mother of Leigh Hunt.
Upon large and well conducted
farms near by reside two brothers At
the multimillionaire. prosperous farm
ers and content thus to remain. A
third brother is located in Chicago.
and a fourth. after some years in the
Korean mines. nov lives with biz
mother on the old home place.
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en-. My public efforts shall continue
o be in the same dir .ction.

zen. My public efforts shall continue
to be in the same dir ,ction.
] declared for the Roosevelt poll
cies and for Roosevelt for president
in the republican state convention in
1902. 1t was at least a year and
a half after that date brfore sNmc
prominent leaders in the state dis
covered their position upon these inn
rOrtant questions.
Since then campaigns have ben
fought and won in South Dakota and
sister states upon the Roosevelt poll
cies as the chief basis of political adj
vantage. accord sincerity of pur-
pose to others. claim the same rec
ognitlon for myself.
There was not a single administra-
ton policy advocated by President
Roosevelt. except ship subsidy. that
did not have the support Of my col
iursue. and my self. not reluctantly.
but heartily and actively. MY coll
league was a member of the commit
and anti rebate legislation. We both
support ID it on the noor of the house.
I had tie honor of preparing the
G.re, resolution of Investigation Of the
business methods and character Of
the great corporations. which was in
- ems the b~erinning of the applica-
ton Of the policy of publicity. as a
IcID'iN lbI GU! IIItle idNi 'SSleSS. IL
,,!irN warmly advocated by both Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft. | have for
years insisted npon federal control OF
large interstate corporations as the
most practical mea of enforcing
to our antitrust laws. and
am urgin: legislation OF this charac-
ter upon the att srtinn of CONGRESS and
the country. There is no more vital
Roosevelt-Taft policy than this.
Legislation like This. of far reach
ing application. ammo be accomplish
ed in Il day. nor a year. 1t required
ten years to pass the homestead law.
The case must first be won before the
bar OF public opinion. The public
conscience must first be aroused to
the peril of the situation The pun
lie judgment must be convinced that
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in the national capital as when at
his home in Pierre.
Following are only a few of the
splendid pubic measur IS which he
favored and worked hard to nave en-.
acted into law:
The extension nj the rural free de-
livery of the mails.
The act proilinlting freight rebates
by railroads.
The act to expedite the hearing
and determination of suits i'll equity
brought under the Sherman anti trust
act of 1880 to protect trade and COM
nerce against unlawful restraints
and monopolies.
The act to promote the safety of
employees and travellers upon railroads
fy comp ling common carriers to
equip their cars with automatic coup
lers and continuous brakes, and their
locomotives With driving wheel
brakes,
+, The act authorizing the interstate
commerce commission to employ safe
" appliance Inspectors.
n Joint resolution directing the
Interstate commerce commission to
Investigate ana report on block sig
ma! systems for the control of rail-
read trains.
engaged in interstate to
make full reports of all accidents.
both as to the nature and cause.
h joint resolution directing the
interstate commerce commission to
make Investigations into the subject
of railroad discrimination and mono
poles in coal and oil.
h act to promote the security
upon railroads engaged in interstate
commerce and to the saw
ing of life.
Tho act to regulate commerce.. APP
| proved June 80. 1905. commonly
known as h railway rate legislation
of the Roosevelt administration
The act establishing the depart
menl of commerce and labor and au-
thOrizing the bureau of corporations
therein to exercise the same powsr
end control in respect to corporations,
joint stock companies and combina-
tics subject to the provisions OF the
act. as the interstate COM
mission exercises over car
rlers.
The meat inspection act.
The pure God act.
The employers liability act.
The denatured alcohol act.
che oleonlarearine act.
TIE rec amation act.
Postal savings banks
Again the slnptic says: ] dom.
. care What he has done in the i,iist.
what ] desire to know is what he is
going to do with regard to the reform,
rncasares that III come up for en-
actfnent during the next session of
congress. Very well. MI. Radical.
here is what he has pledged himself
10 work for and Charlie has naver
yet broken faith with his constitu-
ents:
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1. Robert S. Vessey,
Candidate for Governor.
2. Chas. n. Burke,
Candidate for Congress.
8. Eben w. Martin,
Candidate for Congress.
4. Frank NJ. Byrne,
Candidate for 1t. Governor.
5. Samuel G. Policy, Candidate
for Secretary of State.
8. Royal G. johnson, Candidate
for Attorney General.
z. H. B. Anderson, Candidate
for State Auditor.
8. George g. johnson, Candi-
date for State Treasurer.
9. F. F. Brinker, Candidate for
Commissioner of School and
Public Lands.
10. Carl G. Lawrence. Candidate
for Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
IL. William G.. Smith. Candidate
for Railroad Commissioner.
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"lt seems to me that when
men go into a primary they
ought to abide by the result,
and hope that vessey,
Burke and Martin, who won
out In the primary, will be
heartily supported at the
Theodore Roose-
uelt, at Sioux Falls, September
3, 1910.
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-GotSefs HIi0M OF natural
Improvement of the Missouri river
as a public highway 50 as to hold
down freight rates.
New laws makins the American
Indian self supporting.
The early opening for settlement "
the remainder of the Indian reserva-
tons of the state.
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work of the tariff commission ro,np
and effectual should be added.
| am against ship subsidy. How
ever drawn, it is a species. of special
privilege.
The republican national platform
of 1908 pledged the party to pass a
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SMITH WILL SWEEP HALL
BY BIC MAJORITY

GAINESVILLE, Ca, Aug. 1.-THE
Hoke Smith demonstration here yester-
day was an "eye-opener." The thousands
of people who gathered in Gainesville
from all sections of this mountain coun-
try went away convinced that Hoke
Smith will sweep Hall county and that
his stock in the surrounding counties OF
Forsyth, Dawson, Lumpkin. Union,
Towns, Stephens, Habersham. Gwinnett,
Jackson and Banks Is far above par.
The crowd was the largest ever assem-
bled in this city to greet gubernatorial
candidate, and the opposition to Mr..
Smith has tried to comfort itself with
the belief that not less than 800 visitors
from adjoining counties helped TO swell
the crowd.
BREAKS ALL RECORDS.
Mr. Smith himself has made four or
five political speeches in Gainesville dur
ing his three campaigns for governor.
and, as Is we'll known, tremendous
crowds greeted him upon each occasion.
The demonstration Of yesterday. how
ever, far surpassed in enthusiasm and
in numbers any ovation ever before ten
dered Mr. Smith in Gainesville, or else
where in this section of the state. Mr..
Smith himself declared that II was the
biggest open air meeting he had ever
addressed.
While there may not have been 800 Wis
itors from the adjoining counties in
Gainesville to hear the speech. 1t is a
fact that there were delegations from
each of the following named counties:
Jackson. Gwinnett, Banks. Dawson, For
syth, Habersham, White. Stephens,
Lumpkin, Oconee, Clarke, Madison,
Franklin, Union and Rabun counties.
Some of these delegations travelled as
much as 30 miles to hear the speech,
and consult with Mr.. Smith in person
about the political situation in their
immediate sections.
The statement given out here yesterday
by Col. Fletcher M. Johnson, indicating
his change from Governor Brown to
Hoke Smith is by no means the only
change recorded in Hall county. They
have changed by the score. and they are
still changing, largely as a result Of
Mr.. Smiths masterful speech
County Commissioner Nell Charles, OF
Flowery Branch. u numbered amons
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those who are supporting Smith this
time who supported Brown two years
ago. Mr. Charles was tax collector OF
Hall county for II years, and has since
been elected to serve as commissioner
There are few better known men IN the
county There are few men VINO kho"
more people personally. and there are
still fewer men better acquainted WIN
the politics and political conditions OF
Hall county.
~ have never before supported Hoke
Smith," said Mr.. Charles. II gave my
support to Judge Russell four years ago,
and two years ago l helped Governor
Brown Now 1 am supporting Hoke
Smith.
why did I change? A comparison 10
the two NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. them
and you have my answer. Hoke smith
certainly gave, Georgia a magnificent ad-
rninistration. 1 realize and appreciate 1t
fully. He was fair and conservative In
his treatment of all questions. He gave
the office his entire time and attention.
and none of it's details were neglected
Governor Browns great business ADMIN
istration' does not become any the great
err in my eyes when compared to tnat OF
Hoke Smith. In fact, the present gov
ernor's administration has>not been alto
sether satisfactory. He hasn't done
n.
hed batter been left undone, or done diff
ferently.
THE Flowery Branch district. OF Han
county. gave Governor Brown major
itv Of IS votes two years ago. While
speak only for myself personally, 1 have
no hesitancy in predicting that Hoke
smith will have substantial majority
in the district this time. i am certain
OF this because of my personal observa-
tons. Many supporters OF Governor
brown have changed to Smith, while
many Brown supporters are not register
ed.
"A comparison Of the Smith and Brown
administration, coupled with the new reg
istration law, will, in my judgment, elect
Hoke Smith this time
Forsyth county is getting in fine shape
for Hoke Smith, and there are few sup
porters Of Governor Brown who pretend
TO believe that his majority OF IL votes
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From the Ordinary of Whitfield county:
DALTON. Ca. March "a, 1870
'Hon. Joseph NJ. Brown, Governor:
Dear Sir-Yours of the 23d in relation
to commissions due. etc., Is at hand and
noted. At the October term, 1909, of our
superior court Mr.. Williford Harmon
tree was named by our grand jury and
appointed legally as y. P. and ]. p. for
the SS6th district, G.. NJ. Our clerk, Mr..
W.. U. Sapp. promptly sent the appoint
ment to the executive department, and
no commission has ever been received.
AFTER a reasonable time / urged him
to write the department and I know he
has written twice since. urging that the
matter receive attention, but had never
even the courtesy of a reply. At our
April term Mr. ]. c. Webb was appointed
N. P. and ]. P. for the 12e4th district,
G. NJ. The clerk promptly sent in the ap-
pointment, but as yet no attention has
been, paid to it, / naturally supposed
that in cases Of unusual delay in these
matters the clerk who sent in the names
was the proper channel Of communication
with the department, and personally
know that Mr.. Sapp has been prompt and
energetic in trying TO have the commits
sion forwarded to me, for he showed me
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Gov. Smiths Record of
Achievement

GOV. HoKE SMITH CALLED AN Elk
IRA SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURES
TO ABOLISH THIS INFAMOUS sYs-
TEN AND GAVE NOTICE THAT HE
WOULD VETO ANY BILL DESIGNED
TO CONTINUE THE LEASE. A prom
inent farmer OF spalding county
says that the putting OF 5000 con-
victs 20 work on the roads OF Geor-
gia, as the result OF this work OF Gov
ernOr Smiths. has not only built up the
roads and increased the value Of farm
property. but that the places OF the 5000
eonvicts have been taken by 5000 free
laborers. who are thus able to support
saeoo people dependent upon them. 1900
In all Moreover. the convict camps as
now organised buy their supplies from
the farmers OF the neighborhood. and do
. not send on out OF the state for these
supplies in carload lots as the convict
lessees did This has contributed more
than anything else to the prosperity Of
the people.
II THE PURE REGISTRATION LAW.
The ballot is the cornerstone Of the lib
critics Of the people The registration
law passed in Governor Hoke Smiths
administration has insured the purity Of
the ballot box so that the vote Of the
honest and law-abiding farmer Of Geor-
gia cannot be killed BY the election re-
peaters that used to be imported from
other states and herded in the cities until
election day. As the result Of this wise
Law. the registration OF the rural coun-
ties has increased while in Atlanta alone
500 less voters are registered than in
lsos
III INCREASED APPROPRIATIONS
FOR EDUCATION.
During Hoke Smiths administration
the common school fund was increased
over s5o0.Coo a year. the debt due the
public school teachers was diminished
SoSm9 his first year. and N7a0o0 the
second year. The support funds OF the
eleven District Agricultural Schools were
Increased and the new State College OF
Agriculture
". STATE FINANCES.
Governor Hoke Smith handled so ably
the financial problems Of the state ad-
ministration that on December 81, 1909,
the end OF the period for which his ad-
ninistration was held responsible, the
treasury. instead OF being bankrupt, had
met every cash demand made pm it dur
ing the year and had in cash and uncol-
leeted taxes due, over 100000 When
Hoke Smith took charge OF the office Of
Governor the treasury was practically
empty. and $4,000 due the Confederate
Veterans. which he paid among the first
acts Of his administration. During his
administration every dollar asked for by
the Pension Commissioners for the Veter-
ans and their widows was paid without
scaling the estimates one cent.
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Saws President CabanisS:

I'm assuming the leadership of the
Georgia division Of the Farmers union.
I realize that / am handicapped at the
start as the result Off political agitation.
1 believe that THE CLAIMS OF POLL
TICIANs THAT ANY ADMINIsTRA-
TION HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOB,
OR EVEN CONTRIBUTED LARGELY
TO THE PRESENT CONDITION
AMONG THE FARMERS Is CALCU-
LATED TO DO IRREPARABLE DAM
AGE TO THE USEFULNESS OF THE
FARMERS UNION.
1.-The union has sought to teach the
farmers that only through their own eff
forts can they hope to succeed, yet the
politicians come along and declare they
and not the farmers themselves-are re-
sponsible for conditions. Such talk, espe-
cially when it is published in our weekly
newspapers, is calculated to make some
farmers believe that their efforts have
had nothing to do with conditions, and
that by voting right, as the politicians
say. they can cease efforts in all other
directions.
Fortunately, the rank and file of the
farmers Is today too sensible to believe
any such absurd claims, but l regret that
they are Delng mace, TOT IL neCeSSlldIes
the union becoming more careful. 1t
means more work.
The idea is too absurd for any man
to entertain that the election OF any
man for governor, even in AS GREAT A
STATE AS GEORGIA. has anything to
do with the price of cotton. THE AT
TEMPTS SIMPLY MINIMIZE THE
WORK OF THE FARMERS UNION,
and place thorns in the paths of the
farmers who are trying to help them
selves by cooperation and education.
"As Representative Elder, of Oconee
county. said in a recent interview, AS
WELL CREDIT GOVERNOR BULLOCK
WITH THE 2-GENT COTTON OF RE-
CONSTRUCTION DAYS AS ATTEMPT
TO CREDIT ANY GOVERNOR ANY
WHERE IN THE SOUTH WITH THE
1s-CENT COTTON OF TODAY
'T regret to see the politicians trying
to make campaign thunder out of the
farmers own efforts. 1 would prefer to
see them direct their efforts into another
channel and let the Farmers union man
age its own AFFAIRS