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Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1910-07-08
KNOX COUNTY IS FOR
POWERS. LAUREL COUN-
TY is AGAINST EDWARDS

The Edwards press is busy
saying to the people that Knox,
the home county OF Caleb Pow
ers will give a majority of its
votes for Congressman Edwards.
We are here on the ground; we
are in a situation to know that
such statements are but the emp
test of rot, and made for the
purpose of deceiving and deluding
the voters throughout the Dis
trict Knox County has always
stood by Caleb Powers like a rock
of adamant. He has the conf
dence, respect, love and esteem
of the great mass of its citizens.
Caleb Powers, of course, has a
few personal enemies in Knox
county. He is a man of force
and influence A few, there were,
who would have been glad to
have seen Caleb Powers hung:
they are now against him for
Congress, but that is not the feel
ing, the sentiment, or desire of
the great mass of the voters of
Knox County. Caleb Powers will
carry Knox County overwhelm-
ingly. viii Edwards do that
much in Laurel County? We Sc
riously doubt it. The indications
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1910-07-08
EDWARDS DESCENDS TO A
Low LEVEL-HE CALLS
CALEB POWERS A THIEF
WILL HE ALSO CALL
HIM A MURDERER.

The Edwards papers in the dis
trict have taken the position that
Caleb Powers should not be nom
mated and elected to Congress
for there reasons:
FIRST.-They say that he
charged the Republicans of Jack
son county $500 for making a
political speech.
SECOND.-Because they say
he got rich in jail.
TIIRD.-They allege that he
was implicated in the murder of
Senator Goebel.
Mr.. Powers denies all these
charges, and it must be said to his
credit, that he has produced
abundant evidence to sport what
he has said. Mr.. Edwards has
addressed an appeal ITO the vote
RS OF the Eleventh Congressional
District including the Demo
Gratis, i'll which he takes the posi-
ton, that the first two charges
made against Mr.. Powers are
true. Edwards says that Powers
did charge $500 for making a
political speech, and that he did
rob his friends while in Jail, and,
therefore, is nothing less than a
common thief. Such charges
comes with bad grace from a can
didate for a high and distin-
guished office. If Mr.. Edwards
cannot win on his own record, on
his own merits, he ought not to
win at all. He ought not TO try
to win by besmirching the char
acter OF his opponent. But Mr..
Edwards has endorsed the first
two charged made by his friends
against Caleb Powers. We
would now like to know what he
has to say as the third. Do you,
or do you not, Mr.. Edwards, say
that Mr.. Powers is guilty OF COM
plicity in the murder OF Senator
Goebel. Have the courage to
take a position. Don't dodge the
issue.-Cosey County News.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1910-07-08
THE TRICKS OF THE
TRICKSTERS.

Congressman Edwards has, this
week opened up his campaign in
Harlan county. From now, until
the campaign is over, we may eX-
pect TO hear a good deal from the
Edwards press, about how the
people are deserving Caleb Powers
and tlocking into the Edwards
camp. 1t is recognized fact,
that the people OF the district are
Overwhelmingly for Powers; and
every scheme and device will be
resorted to by the Edwards crowd,
to check the tide that is sweeping
them on TO certain defeat.-Burn-
side Item.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1910-07-08
EDWARDS is IN HARD
STRAITS.

When 1t comes to it that
Congressman Edwards has to
have letters written by some OF
his henchmen to his colleagues
up in Congress to have them
write letters to be published and
circulated among the voters OF
the Eleventh District, telling us
people what Edwards has done
for us, things have come
to pretty pass. If the
people in the Eleventh Dis
trict are not intelligent enough,
and have not got sense enough to
know what Edwards has, and has
not. done in Congress, then he
ought not to want to represent
such an ignorant and benighted
constituency. The people are on
to your little tricks, Edwards:
you cannot fool all the people all
OF the time.-Whitlev County
Republican.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1910-07-08
EDWARDS HAS BUT LITTLE
INFLUENCE WITH THE
REPUBLICAN ADMINS
TRATION AT WASHING
TON.

\ good deal has been said by
the friends OF Congressman Ed
wards about his influence with
the President and about his abil-
ity to do things for the District,
The inability TO get passed any
Legislation in his five years stay
in Congress that has redounded
to the general good OF the masses
OF the people OF his district,
shows that he has no influence
with, either the House OF Repre-
sentativeS or the Senate of the
United States. His failure to
land for his friends, any OF the fat
jobs at the disposal of President
Taft, shows beyond question.
that he has but little, if any, in
fiuence with him. Mr. Edwards
has been in Congress five years.
He was an original Taft man,
and was one of those leading
Taft'S fight in Kentucky for the
Presidential nomination. Sena-
tor Bradley, who has not been in
the United States Senate for a
year yet, led the Fairbanks for
ces in Kentucky for the Presiden-
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1910-07-08

River, has gotten appropria-
ted this year, 100000 for the
improvement of the Cumberland
River south of Nashville. Ed
wards has gotten $4,000 for the
Cumberland River in his district.
| suppose one had just as we'll
call it Edwards's district. He
seems to think that he owns it
and that nobody is able to repre-
sent it but him.
Hon. John w. Langley, the
Republican Congressman repre-
senting the Tenth District, has
gotten appropriated since he was
in Congress $l,OOO,OOO for river
improvements.
Edwards has gotten only
$4,000 appropriated for that
purpose; and he did not do it
then until certain corporations
had bought up the lands at river
fronts of all towns of any size.
The truth of the matter is, that
at no time, since he has been in
Congress, has he passed a bill
favoring the right and interests
OF the people, as against the in
terests OF corporations. At no
time, has he passed a bill protect
ing the rights and the interests
OF the poor man, or man with linn
tied means, from the ravages of
the money power. We make
these statements advisably; we
make them only after examna-
ton of Edwards entire record in
Congress. We make them with
out fear of successful contradic-
tion.-Somerset Republican.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1910-07-08

member of a good Church and
afiliating with some good secret
Order Societies, is an evidence
of morality and manhood.-New
Era.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1910-07-08
BILLS INTRODUCED AND
LAWS PASSED BY CON-
GRESHAM EDWARDS.

The friends OF Congressman
Edwards claim that he has intro
duced a good many bills since he
has been in Congress. Suppose
he has, what OF it? What kind
of bills are they? A close exam
ination OF the Congressional Rec
ord discloses the fact that the on
ly bills he has been able to get
through, are some relief bills
(paying people for property de-
stroyed in the Civil War; and
pension bills. In other words,
bills for the relief of the individ-
ual, and not for the good of the
masses OF the people of the dis
trict. The only bills OF any i'm
portance, which Edwards has
tried to get passed (and they
don't affect the good, or welfare
of the great mass OF the voters OF
the district are as follows:
FIRST.-A bill for an appro-
priation for the improvement of
certain portions OF the Kentucky
River, and he failed in that. He
did not get single cent appro-
priated for that purpose.
SECOND.-A bill 20 erect a
monument to Daniel Boone, and
he failed in that.
THIRD bill to erct pub
lie building at Middlesboro. KY,
and he failed in that. The bill
was first referred to Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds
and there died. This was on De-
cember Is, 1905. And yet they
tell us that Edwards has gotten
a promise for a public building
at Middlesboro, KY. We wonder
from whom he has gotten the
promise. How could anybody,
with the power to do it, make
such a promise? 1t could only
come from the House and Senate,
and everybody knows that they
have made no such promise.
FOURTH.-A bill to construct
road, at Government expense,
from Somerset, KY, to the Ma
tional Cemetery at Mill Springs,
KY, and he failed in that.
FIFTH.-A bill to- amend the
pension laws, so as 10 give more
pay to the old soldiers under GER
tain conditions, and he has failed
in that.
SIXTH.-A bill to get money
appropriated to build Locks 10
and 20 in the Cumberland River,
and he has failed in that.
SEVENTH.-A bill for making
an appropriation for rebuilding
"the old wilderness road" to be
known as the "Boneway," from
Cumberland Gap, Tenn, to Boons-
boro, KY, and he has failed in
that.
The only bills he has gotten
passed of any moment, which
even his most partisan friends
can give him any ccredit for, is a
bill to erect a public building at
London. one at Somerset, and an
appropriation to build Lock p in
the Cumberland River.
He is entitled to but little credit
for the building at London, KY.
Congressman Vincent Boreing
deserves credit for this. The fact
is, that Congressman Boreing in
Produced bills on all of the above
referred to, and Congress
man Edwards stepped in and took
up the bills already introduced by
Boreing and tried to get them
through. 1t will be remembered
that Congressman Boreing, while
he was in Congress, got a bill
pessed dividing Kentucky into
two Federal Districts, an Eastern
and Western District. Congress-
man Boreing got a Federal Court |
established at London, KY, one
at Richmond, one at Frankfort,
one at Catlettsburg, one at Gov
ngton, After Congressman Bore
$50. LoJ ,,ot,a,, tha I'LL Daccaj ac
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1910-07-08


gresham Boreing introduced that
bill providing for the public
building at London before he
died, and it was his bill, in SUBJ
stance, that finally passed, get
ting the public building for Lon
don. Even Congressman Ed
wards gives Boreing most OF the
credit for the public building at
London, for when the corner
stone of the public building was
being laid last fall, Congressman
Edwards made speech at Lon
don, using this language, in sub
stance: "He (Boreing), was so
successful in getting a Federal
Court established here, which
made it possible to erect this
public building"
The Democratic Congressman
get from the Republican Admin
istration, money appropriated to
build public buildings in their
districts in which to hold Fed
eral Courts and otherwise trans
act the business of the govern
ment. A Democratic Congress
man got money appropriated to
build a public building at Rich
mond, from a Republican admin
iStration in which to hold Federal
Court. A Democratic Congress
man got from Republican adj
ministration, money appropriated
TO build public building at Gov
ington, Ky. \ Democratic Con
gresham did the same thing at
Paducal1, Ky. Other Democrat
ic Congressman from Kentucky
have done as much.
And, as to the public building
at Somerset-well, there is none
as yet. We take it though, that
one will be erected. Somerset is
the biggest town or city in the
district; possibly five thousand
inhabitants. When a town, or
city gets to be big enough and the
business of the government trans
acted therein of sufficient import
ance to justify it, the Govern
ment goes ahead and puts up a
public building in which to trans
act its business. Uncle Sam is
not a renter" He can't own
house at every Postoffice in the
country, because the business
done is not enough to justify the
outlay; but where it is, he invar-
iably puts up a public building.
Go down in the Bluegrass, dis
tricts Democratic to the core,
and you will find public buildings
in all county-seats, where the
justiies it. There is
one at Georgetown, one at Paris,
one at Winchester; one every
where it is paying proposition
to the government to build in
stead of rent. These districts are
represented by Democrats.
AS to the appropriation for the
OF Lock 2l in the
Cumberland River, we under
stand this to be true.
The Government away back
yonder in 1888. undertook the
project of building dams from
Nashville, Tenn, to Burnside, |
KY, intending to spend $S,50O,0OO |
on it. 1t has spent $2,5l9O0O.
The Government is now pushing, |
with renewed vigor, all over the |
country, the Improvement of its
inland waterways. This year
here has been appropriated over
100000 for that purpose.
;, 100000 has gone to the Ohio
River. Other rivers in Kentucky
lave been provided for.
Swagar Sherley, Democratic
Congressman. has gotten appro-
,riated $350,OOO, for river i'm
,rovements, since he has been at
Washington. The first speech
edwards made in Congress, was a
lve-minutes speech, he made the
econd year he was there. In
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1910-07-08

|
for Taft, Bradley fought for Fair
banks. And yet, there is no COM
parison between the influence OF
the two men with the Republican
Administration at Washington.
President Taft recognizes in Sen
ator Bradley, a man OF ability,
force and influence. He knows
that Edwards is but an ordinary
man, and not capable of being of
much service in the halls of Ma
tional legislation. When it came
time, therefore, for President
Taft to place the patronage, at
his disposal, in such a way, as
would best serve the party, and
the people OF this State, he list
ened to Senator Bradley and not
to Congressman Edwards. Brad
ley, who fought against
Taft, has gotten nearly every
thing; Edwards, who fought
for him, has gotten moth
President Taft, he is trying to do
the best he can for the Repub-
lican party in the State and Ma
ton. He knows that Senator
Bradley is worth more to the
cause OF Republicanism and the
country's good in one minute,
than Edwards is worth in a
month.
As proof OF this, Mr.. Edwards
has not as yet been able to land
but one Juicy plum" for his dis
trict - Collector of the Eighth
District to ]. Sherman Cooper.
District which went to J. Sher-
man Cooper. lit is true
that \. Sharp has been
appointed by the President,
District Attorney for the Eastern
District OF Kentucky, but his APP
pointment has not as yet been APP
| proved by the Senate, and it is
likely not to be approved. Some
very grave charges have been
filed against Mr. Sharp. While
the President appointed Sharp
upon the recommendation OF Mr..
Edwards, he went right into the
low Office of Caleb Powers and
appointed Hon. Sawyer a. Smith
to the high position of Assistant
United States District Attorney
for the Eastern District of Ken
lucky. Powers influence is felt
before he gets to Washington.
Edwards represents the biggest
Republican district in the world
the banner, and only sure, Re
publican District in Kentucky.
/ One would naturally expect that
President TAFT would be reward
ling, upon the recommendation OF
Congressman Edwards. the faith
Jul Republicans of the only
stronghold OF Republicanism in
the State. This has not been
done, because we have had no
one at Washington with power,
influence and standing to present
our claims. or to plead our cause
with the President. Compared
with what Edwards has done, see
the record made by Senator Brad
ley. Upon Senator Bradley's
recommendation, the President
appointed Lawson Reno, Collect
or for the Second District, A.
Fields Collector for the Seventh
District, l.. +. Petty Collector for
the Fifth District, A. L. Patrick.
United States Marshal for the
Eastern District OF Kentucky, NJ.
II. Thatcher, Governor OF Panama
Canal Zone, at a $1,000 year
salary, and George w. Long,
Marshall for the Western Dis
trict OF Kentucky. Besides these
big and important appointments,
the President has, upon the rec
ommendation of Senator Bradley.
appointed Post Masters at the
following cities and towns in the
State: Adairville. Bowling Green. |
Campbellsville, Carrolton, Frank
fort. Hickman. Brooksville, La
The newspaper., 1910-04-22

throw out growth from some dor
mant bud, thus forming a new
head, or a scion could be inserted
by grating In case of partial
injury to the young trunk, and
where the top is not frozen back,
the chances are the tree will COM
pletely recover in time. In such
case a severe pruning of the top
will be all that is necessary
R. S. Herrick, Field Horticultur.
ist, Colorado Agricultural College.
Fort Collins.
The newspaper., 1910-04-22
Agricultural Notes

Spaded up a radish bed yester-
day and found four cans full of
fishworms. That's sign I'll be
busy for several days the first of
next week.
The pussy willows are purring.
That's sign that you'll see a
sign on my office door next Mon
day: CLOSED for three days"
Saw in my morning paper that
the wheat crop is damaged. That
is sign my grocer is going to
raise the price Ct flour fifteen
cents a sack if he sees it.
Sowed some lettuce last night.
That's sign my neighbor will
soon forget TO keep his chickens
penned up.
Dreamed of running brooks and
placid lakes last night That's a
sign I'm going to overhaul my
tacklebox this evening.
The newspaper., 1910-04-22
Fifteenth Psalm

TX Jehovah, who shall sojourn
- in thy tabernacle7
Who shall dwell in thy holy hill2
2 He that walketh uprightly, and
worketh righteousness,
And speaketh truth in his heart;
3 He that slandereth not with
his tongue,
Nor doeth evil TO his friend,
Nor taketh up reproach
against his neighbor;
4 In whose eyes a reprobate is
despised.
But who honoreth them that
fear Jehovah;
He that sweareth to his own
hurt. and changeth not;
He that putteth not out his
money to interest,
Nor taketh reward against the
innocent.
He that doeth these things shall
never be moved.
Holy Bible
American Standard Version.
Published by Thomas Nelson and
Sons, 81 East 18th ST., New York.
|. ID. McFADDEN.
The newspaper., 1910-04-22
Dynamite

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the truth which will make The
Kingdoms of this world the King
dom of our Lord and his Christ"
send One dollar to The Christian
Socialist, 5623 Drexel Ave, Chi
cago, for 100 copies of their spec
ial editions and distribute them.
The newspaper., 1910-04-22
TREATMENT FOR WINTER IN.
JURY OF YOUNG APPLE TREES

In those localities where tenn
perature of about twenty degrees
below zero was registered, and
where the snow lay on the ground
for several days at time, there
is more or less injury to the young
fruit trees. In many cases the
latter part of the winter. at which
time it was found that the trunks
above the snow line and up to the
scaffoid limbs we're darkened in
color. Upon examination it was
found that the cambium, or grow
ing layer. had turned a brownish
color. and in many cases this dis
coloration of the cambium had
extended around the tree. causing
a complete girdling of the trunk.
Severe freezing at the ground
line often causes a splitting of the
bark up the trunk in from one to
three places for about an inch in
length. Ifthe bark between these
cracks is loose. there will very
likely be drying to causing a
girdling. This cracking will often
be noticed. but generally, for
most varieties, there is enough
vitality IN the tree to heal the
wounds. The Rome Beauty is
somewhat susceptible to this form
of injury. and where the freezing
is severe enough, the Jonathan
may not recover. This form of
injury should not be confused
with growing cracks. which occur
any place along the trunks and
limbs.
Trees such as Winesap and
Gano. the bark of whose trunks is
naturally dark color, were in
jured more above the snow line
than trees such as the Jonathan.
the bark of whose trunk is light
in color. Undoubtedly the cause
OF this condition was due to sun
scald. as the injury was above the
snow line, and for the most part
was the worst on the south and
southwestern sides. In many
cases it extended around to the
north side, but was never found
to be below the snow line or run
ming above on the scaffold limbs.
Where this trunk injury was Sc
we're, the smaller limbs were dried
out and dead. caused no doubt by
the injury below and also perhaps
to freezing dry. The discolora
tion found in the sap and in the
heart wood OF the limbs is due to
freezing, and is often found in
limbs on growing trees which
have undergone severe winter.
There are different ways in
which winter injured trees can be
treated. depending somewhat
upon the degree of injury done.
When the tree is dead at the
ground line, the only thing to do
is to rcplant. If it is alive for
several inches above the ground
line. it can be cut off just below
the dead nnrtinn and allowed To
The newspaper., 1910-04-22
A MASTERLY OPINION
OF JfERSON'S WRITINGS

day anniversary of Thomas Jetter-
son and The Commoner had the
following splendid eulogy of the
great Virginia statesman:
Thomas Jefferson was born at
Shadwell, Albemarle county. Vir-
ginia. April 13. 1743. He died
July IA. 1926 1t is gratifying to
observe that in this year of 1910.
democrats generally, are observ-
ing the anniversary of tae birth
of this great man.
Jefferson was the one American
whose career was so completely
identified with popular govern
ment that cyclopedia of his ut
terances has been published and
serves today as perfect text
book. dealing with almost every
conceivable question of govern
ment for those who would pre-
serve this nation. While he wrote
during the period which we have
been pleased to call the construc
tive period, his warnings and his
admonitions are as serviceable to-
day as when he first uttered them.
Jefferson's is a most fascinating
career. At the age of thirty one
he drafted the address to the
king, setting forth the rights OF
the colonists; two years later he
wrote the Declaration OF Inde-
pendence and for fifty years there
after until his death on July Il.
1926. he was the greatest cham
pion of human rights in all the
world.
Jefferson's service as a repre-
sentative in state and federal leg
islatures. as governor of Virginia.
ambassador TO France. secretary
of state under Washington. vice
president under Adams and presi-
dent. together with his service in
minor Offices. covered more than
forty years of his eventful career
But the work which he did for
mankind was so far reaching in
its effect and so enduring in its
character that Jefferson is re-
membered for his ideas rather
than for the positions which he
held.
Jefferson was the greatest con-
structive statesman know to his
tory. His birth and environment
were such as might naturally have
made him an aristocrat but he
became the greatest democrat;
his wealth, considerable for that
day, might naturally have made
him partial 10 the rich. but he
cast his lot with the common
people. Many with less educa-
ton have from feeling of super
iority held aloof from their tel
lows. but he employed his know
ledge OF history, OF law. Of science
and of art for the defense and
protection of the masses.
He believed in the right OF the
people to govern themselves and
in their capacity for self govern
ment. When near the end of life,
fortified by an experience and OBJ
servatlon such as few men have
had, he wrote: IL am not among
those who fear the people. They,
and not the rich, are our depen-
dence for continued freedom"
Only four years before his
death he said: independence can
be trusted nowhere but with the
people in mass. They are inher-
emily independent of all but moral
law" At another time he said:
mo other repositories of power
than the people themselves have
The newspaper., 1910-04-22

This popularity contest. and yet the results will de-
pend largely the hung ability of the contestants and
their friends. Any who will devote little spare time
getting subscribers for The NEWSPAPER and urging
old subscribers to their subscription accounts can
easily joyous summer vacation which will live in
your memory spot until old to travel
again. and all at the expense of The NEWSPAPER.