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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-29
COMPLEXION OF NEXT SENATE.

The United Senate today is COM
posed of ninety-two members, forty
nine of whom are republicans, stand
pat and progressive, and thirty
three democrats.
pire the 3rd of next March. Twen-
ty-four of these are republicans and
six democrats. We have been told
that, even if the next house is demo-
cratic, the senate will remain re-
publican, but in view of the great
victory in rock-ribbed republican
Maine where democratic legisla-
ture was elected, insuring the cleo
ton of democrat to succeed Eu-
gene Hale, for thirty years sena-
tor, it is not beyond the realm of
reason that the democratic party
may elect enough senators to gain
a majority or at least tie the oppo-
sition in the next senate Among
those republicans whose terms will
expire are Beveridge of Indiana,
whose defeat by Kearn is openly
| conceded; Buckley of Connecticut,
Burkett of Nebraska, Clap of Min
| nesota, Depew of New York, Dick of
| Ohio, Flint of California, Kean of
New Jersey, Piles of Washington,
Scott of West Virginia and Warner OF
| Missouri. In all the states repres-
ented by these gentlemen, the fac
tional fighting among republicans is
of the bitterest calibre and it is
reasonable to presume that the re-
suits there will be the same as in
! Maine on Tuesday and that demo-
cratic legislatures will be chosen.
Should democracy prevail in these
states, it will be seen that the next
senate will be composed of forty
six republicans and forty-six demo-
| Gratis. In that case with the aid OF
| Cummins, La Toilette, Dolliver, Bris-
tow and other insurgents in the re-
publican ranks, it can be readily
| figured that the democratic sena-
tors will be in formidable position
to dictate legislation and with the
help of a democratic house put the
matter of an honest revision of the
tariff squarely and fairly before
President Taft.
Republican papers will undoubt-
eddy scout the figures mentioned
! above, but when one remembers
what happened in the Pine Tree
state, it must be confessed by even
the most rampant republican that
they are neither wild nor foolish
Burlington Gazette.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-29
THE MAIN QUESTION.

President Taft's announcement
that insurgent and progressive con-
gressmen will be recognized in the
distribution of federal patronage
equally with standpatters and So
called regulars has cleared the
atmosphere for seekers of appoint
i've offices and eliminated one bone
of contention. In Iowa it means
the regulation of the Lacey-Hep-
burn brokerage syndicate and a re-
turn to normal conditions so far as
the postoffices are concerned.
But that is about ALL The bad
taste remains in the mouth. Moth
| ing has been changed except the
presidents position which ought to
never have been assumed. If the
insurgents deserved the withdrawal
of presidential favor then they de-
serve it more now that they have &C
1complished the very things the with
drawal was intended to prevent; if
they were wrong then and Cannon
and Aldrich right they are wrong
now and the self constituted bosses
are still right. If the legislation
the insurgents ditched, the admin
istration measures" they side track
ed and those they changed under
the lash were necessary and import
ant legislation for the people these
men are still TRAITORS /" 1t is hard
to see where the right and wrong
of the contention has been changed
or shifted.
If the withdrawal of patronage
was for the simple purpose of fore
ing insurgent congressman and sena-
tors to become traitors to them
selves, to the platforms upon which
they We're elected representatives of
their states and districts and to the
majority sentiment and conviction
of voters who elected them; if it
was an e..ecat:ye Matchmaking
scheme to force sthscrviency to in
terestS these men were specially
pledged to oppose, the administra-
ton has proclaimed it's own weak
ness or worse. In that case it would
appear to have estimated the 10y
atty of the men and sections it has
set out to punish at figure pur-
chasable with postoffices and the
petty presidential patronage which
is the bane of the administration of
public business from the county seat
Comparison is odious; in this par
ticular case it is most odious and
| its odium does not fail upon the men
who under the ban of executive dis
pleasure and in the peril of their
political lives kept their pledges to
their constituencies inviolate and
signed new declaration of political
independence at the risk of their Of
| fetal necks.
Who were right? Who were sin
cere? These questions are being
asked of men and measures in every
farm house of the Mississippi val
ley in these days of political stress
and change. They are being con-
sidered before the important ques-
ton of party success. And the COM
mon voter is waiting for his answer.
-Marshalltown Times-Republican
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-29
Democratic Campaign Book.

The Democratic National Congress
sional Committee has issued it's
Campaign Book and is now distribut-
ing it. The committee has no funds
save as it obtains them through
contributions and is selling the book
at 81 per copy, or for soc copy in
lots of ten or more.
The book is replete with valuable
matter and is said to be the best
Campaign Book ever issued. Every
Democrat should have it and in this
year of Democratic efforts for SUI
premacy should gladly contribute
to the Committee by purchasing the
book. The Committee did valiant
service in Maine with notable results
and if Democrats everywhere will
rise to the occasion, by their dol
lar contributions, the Democratic sun
will rise triumphantly,-not to set
for fifty years to come. Send your
orders or contributions to F. F.
Garnett, Treasurer, Democratic Cam
paign Committee, 821 18th street,
Northwest, Washington, D. C.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-29
TAFT AND ROOSEVELT.

President Taft and Col. Roosevelt
met at New Haven, Conn.,, Monday
for the second time since the former
presidents return from Africa.
Col. Roosevelt sought the confer
ence with the president 1t was
plain from all that transpired be-
fore and after the meeting that the
colonel and his close political ad-
wiser were not a little worried over
the situation in New York state and
that he went to the president for
further evidence of his moral sup
port.
The Chicago Tribune sums up the
result of the meeting as follows:
1. So far as the situation in New
York state goes, where there is war
between Col. Roosevelt and the old
guard, the president stands squarely
on his letter of August 20 to Lloyd
G. Griscom, in which he defined his
attitude at length.
2. The shadow of 1912 hung over
the meeting, which did not appear to
be characterized by the old cordiali-
ty between the president and the
colonel, recent events operating as a
bar to any hearty understanding be-
tween the two. The question of the
presidency in 1912, however, was not
actually discussed.
3. The president is willing to run
again il he is renominated, but he
intends to leave that to his friends,
He is not hunting delegates.
4. Colonel Roosevelt expressed
himself as gratified at "a very pleas
ant interview and an entirely sat
isfactory talk He reiterated with
emphasis that he would not run for
governor, and that if the convention
were stampeded for him he would
refuse the nomination.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-29
DEMOCRATIC LANDSLIDE.

Can't you hear it as it rumbles
Gross the old Green Mountain
state?
They have felt it in New Hampshire
1t is coming sure as fate.
And when once it gets a-going Y
Its momentum none can stay
The democratic landslide
Which is surely on the way.
1t always gives a warning
Just before it starts to slide,
And the path it leaves behind it
Is about as long and wide
AS the whole United States is
If you measure it today
The democratic landslide
Which is getting under way.
The insurgents tried to stop it,
But they started in too late,
For the ground is getting shaky
Out in every western state.
And no matter how they fight it
And no matter what they say,
The democratic landslide
Is already on the way
Oh, goodbye Mr.. Aldrich
And good-by to Uncle joe
Goodbye to trusts and bosses,
For they too, have got to go.
And the G. O. P. will R. l. P.
When on election day
The democratic landslide
Sweeps across the U. S. A.
Richard Linthicum, New Yorl
World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-29

An open letter is addressed to
Theodore Roosevelt by the New
York World. Following are ex-
tracts from that letter: Gin your
speech at Osawatomie, Kan, on the
new nationalism, August 81, you
said: 1T is necessary that laws should
be passed to prohibit the use of cor
porate funds, directly or Indirect
ly, for political purposes. In the
same speech you said further: 1T
is particularly important that all
moneys received or expended for
campaign purposes should be pub
licly accounted for not only after
election but before election as we'll.
Before the new nationalism pro-
ceeds further let us have full pub
licity about the old nationalism-
the nationalism of 1904. When you
were candidate for president you
treated with disdain the demand for
publicity of campaign funds. When
you were managing Mr.. Taft's cam
paign for president you not only set
yourself against the publication OF
campaign contributions before cleo
ton but you denounced Mr.. Bryan
for advocating it. Now that your
ambition again turns toward the
White House you adopt the very is
sue that you then opposed and you
make it one of the first planks in
your platform. If you are sincere
now in advocating the publicity of
campaign funds, Mr.. Roosevelt, how
can you claim silence and secrecy
for your own campaign fund? If
0,,sv,
that corporations must not be per-
mitted to contribute to campain
funds, how do you defend the corpora
ton contributions you took in 1904?
But are you sincere, Mr.. Roosevelt?
If so-Open the books? Turn on
the light!''
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-29

Judge Towner in his Humeston
speech placed himself squarely in the
standpat ranks. In his fulsom lauda-
ton OF Taft and his unqualified en-
dorsement of his official acts, he
placed himself in opposition to Sen
ator Cummins and Dolliver on the
tariff issue. The judge has also fail
ed as yet to answer the question ask
ed him by the Register and Leader,
whether he would support Cannon for
Speaker in case of his election
Creston American.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-29
VICTORIES AND PANICS.

A democratic victory in Novem-
Der would bring crash on the New
York stock exchange Just as surely
as the sun would rise on Wednes-
day, November g. This was true of
the past and it would be true in the
present case.-St. Louis Globe Dem
ocrat.
Did democratic victory have any
thing to do with the Roosevelt pan
ic in 1907?-New York World.
Did the democratic victory of 1892
have anything to do with the repub-
lican panic which began in 1890 and
reached it's highest stage while re-
publican tariff law was in opera
ton?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-29

UNLESS republication can be purg-
ed OF crafts and suspicious of graft
there will still be more far reaching
calamities to the party. Maine is
only the beginning" says the At
lantic Telegram.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-29
NOTICE..
To the Qualified Electors of Decatur
County, Iowa.

You are hereby notified by the
undersigned Board of Supervisors Of
Decatur county, Iowa, that on the
was filed in the auditors Office of
Decatur county, Iowa, which petition
was and is as follows:
ITO the Board of Supervisors OF
Decatur county, Iowa:
Eve, the undersigned freeholders
of Decatur county, Iowa, herewith
petition your honorable board to levy
an annual tax for the establishment
and maintenance of public hos
pital. Said public hospital to be To-
Gated in the city of Leon, Iowa, shall
cost not to exceed ($15,000) Fifteen
Thousand Dollars, and shall be built,
maintained and conducted as pro-
vided for in Chapter (26) Twenty-six
of the sessions laws of the (33rd)
Thirty-third General Assembly"
That said petition CAME up for
hearing before said board at it's reg
ular June session, 1910; that upon
examination it was found that said
petition was signed by more than 200
citizens, electors and freeholders of
Decatur county, Iowa, more than $50
of whom reside outside of the corpor-
ate limits of the city of Leon, Iowa
You are further notified that in
compliance with Chapter Twenty-six
(26) of the session laws of the
Thirty-third (33rd) General Assem-
bly, of Iowa said petition was ap-
proved and the board thereupon or
dered that the same be submitted to
the qualified electors of Decatur
county, Iowa, at the next general cleo
ton to be held in the several voting
precincts of Decatur county, Iowa, on
the Sth day of November, 1910, as
provided by law
You are further notified that said
Board of Supervisors has ordered
that there be submitted to the cleo
tors the said proposition of issuing
bonds OF Decatur county, Iowa, in
the sum of not to exceed Fifteen
Thousand Dollars 5,OO0) to bear
not to exceed AZ per cent interest
and to run for the term of not more
than ten years, the proceeds of the
same to be used for the purpose OF
purchasing real estate upon which tt
locate said public hospital and fol
the construction of hospital buildings
thereon and for maintaining the
same, and the levying of tax no
to exceed the amount provided b,
law for the purpose of paying sale
bonds and interest.
That the aforesaid proposition vii
be submitted to said electors substan
TALLY in the following form to-wit:
For tax for
q bond issuein the $500
sum not to exceed I HIS
Fifteen Thousand -
Dollars ($15,00O) NO
| for a public hos -
| pital and the
maintenance of
same.
To all of which take notice.
Dated at Leon, Iowa, this lott
day of June 1910.
1 BY order of the Board of Super
visors of Decatur county, Iowa.
/ S. H. Covington, Chairman.
i A. B. McClaran.
/ S. p. Wiley.
| Attest:
|
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-29

The Usage News suggests that
when the state of Blaine and Reed
goes democratic, it is time for re-
publicans to indulge in period of
determination .
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-29

Good, goody! Because of higher
prices under the new tariff the Wash
ington hotels have advanced their
rates. The gleeful part of it is
that the chief patrons of these bo-
tells are members OF congress.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-29

The Sioux City Journal says s.opti-
mistic republicans may continue to
claim control of the next house of
representatives until after Noyem-
her 5.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-29

AS the latest in the mysterious
stranger line, Maine offers apologies,
to Missouri.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-29
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL
TICKET
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET

DEMOCltAllC COUNTY IlChEI.
For Representative,
HEMAN c. SMITH,
of Fayette.
For County Auditor,
REUBEN E. MCLAUGHLIN,
For County Treasurer,
w. c. COZAD,
of Morgan.
For Clerk of District Court,
j. L. MENDENHALL,
of High Point
For Sheriff.
CHAS. R. PERCY,
of Bloomington.
For County Recorder,
ROLLIN I. BENEFITED,
of Leon.
For County Attorney,
GEO. w. BAKER,
of Leon.
For County Superintendent,
ELI HUTCHINSON,
of Woodland
For Coroner,
DR.. FRED A. BOWMAN,
of Leon.
For Surveyor,
O. L. CRAIG,
of New Buda.
For Member of Board of Supervisors
Term beginning Jan. L, 1911,
PATRICK GRIFFIN,
of Richland.
For Member of Board of Supervisors
Term beginning Jan. 1, 1912,
FRANK A. GARDNER,
of Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-29
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET

For Governor,
CLAUDE R. PORTER,
OF Centerville, Appanoose County,
For Lieutenant Governor,
FARLEY SHELDON,
of Ames, Story County.
For Secretary of State,
A. ]. ANDERS,
of Olewein, Fayette County.
For Auditor of State,
JOHN w. BLAKE,
of Atlantic, Cass County.
For Treasurer of State,
JAMES V. CURRAN,
of Ottumwa, Wapello County.
For superintendent Public Instruction
H. A. MITCHELL,
of Carroll, Carroll County.
For Clerk of Supreme Court,
ROBERT VAN BOSKIRK,
of Marengo, Iowa County
For Reporter Supreme Court,
GEORGE HARNAGEL,
of Des Moines, Polk County.
For Railroad Commissioners,
NIXON P. JONES,
of Des Moines, Polk County
WALTER H. DEWEY,
of Charlton, Lucas County.
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL
TICKET.
For Representative in Congress,
Eighth District,
FRANK @. STUART,
of Lucas County.
DEMOCRATIC JUDICIAL TICKET.
For Judges 3rd Judicial District,
T.. L. MAXWELL,
of Creston, Union county,
V. R. McGINNIS,
of Leon, Decatur county.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-07-21

The State democracy enters the
campaign this year united and
with a clean record behind it. It
has stood for morality, temper.
ance, education and industrial
progress. North Carolina has
ever been prosperous under dem
ocratic rule an dwhen the roll of
counties is called on the eighth
day of November a large major
ity of them vii lvote "no
change"
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-07-21
THE CONVENTION.

The Democratic State Conven-
ton, held IN Charlotte on Thurs
day proved to be one of the most
pleasing events of the kind in the
party's history. There was not
a jar of any kind to mare the pleas
ure of the delegates or retard the
progress of the proceedings. A
friendly rivalry witnessed the Sc
lection of candidates without even
the semblance of acrimony. Unity
Of purpose seemed to predominant
&1z3 brotherly love was the guild
ing influence at every stage of the
proceedings.
Its work was executed with
despatch and the result accom-
plished will be emphatically ap-
proved at the polls on the eighth
day of next November by an over
whelming majority for the splen-
did ticket named and the admira-
bic platform promulgated.
Two years ago the west Jared
rather badly at the hands of the
convention and keen disappoint-
nent was plainly discernible in the
faces of hundreds who went to
Charlotte with a determination of
nominating Locke Craig for gov
ernor. But the scene has shifted
and this time the Tenth district sat
at the head Of the table. It not
only secured the nomination of w.
T. Lee for corporation commission
er, but named Hon. Walter E.
Moore for permanent chairman of
the convention. There was little
evidence of prior disagreements
and indications point. to an in
creased democratic majority In
the State this year, together with
the rescue Of the Tenth district
from the tsslough of despond."
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-07-21
THE BEST CONGRESSMAN.

&EeaH@ #fWa
THE best Congressman not
always the one who gets the big
gest slice of pork for his district.
The scamble to see which canget
the most for his constituents is
largely responsible for the extra
-vaganee that causes Federal tax
alton to be a grieYous burden to
the man who labors. Ten dollars
a head for Federal taxes is not
far from robbery under the form
of Iaw.-News and Observer.
That is the exact truth. Most
anybody can beg and even the
half-witted man has the intellig-
ence to present a ballot selected
by his superior. But the people
want men in congress who will
remember those who sent them
there instead of wandering off af-
ter strange gods-a real represen-
tative and not a beggar; a man
who will stand up and defend
the rights of the masses instead of
bowling in meek submission, to the
representatives of special inter
eStS : a man who does not make
promises to ear and break them
to the hope; one who has the cour-
age to stand by his convictions
and keep his word with the people
rather than yield to influences
brought about by new environ
ments; a representative, indeed
who puts principle above the dol
lar. OF course, to measure up to
this stand an individual must cut
the acquaintance of present day
republicans and align himself
with the opposition to Cannonism,
Aldrichism and Taftism. And
this is what the people are doing
this year. The folks do not think
well of the Taft administration
at all. The new tariff law is in
disrepute, even among republ;
cans.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-07-21
q

North Carolina never had a
more popular Governor than
Hon. Charles Brantley Ay-
ce4.K, who administered the af-
fairs of the state with marked
wisdom and acceptability from
1901 to 1905, He was governor of
the whole people and everybody
learned to love and respect him.
Retiring with the we'll earned
plaudit, "well done thou good and
faithful servant" Governor Ay-
cock returned to the practice of
his profession and is today recog-
'nized as one of the ablest and most
successful practitioners at the bar
of the State. But he is never so
busy that the call Of his party to
arms does not meet a ready re-
Spouse. Every campaign finds
him ON the firing line doing
what he can to direct the Old Ship
of State into the port of safety.
Ex-Governor Aycock is a prom
inent figure at the democratic
state convention every two years
and no participant in those great
gatherings of party leaders re
ceives greater respeet than this
gallant North Carolinian. That he
still retains a strong hold upon
his party associates in the state
was abundantly attested during
the proceedings Of Thursdays
convention in Charlotte. He car
ried a genial smile and had a
pleasant word for everyone with
whom he came in contact. TAX
ing notice of the marked atten-
lions to him the Charlotte Obser-
yer well and truly says:
1T required no keen observa-
ton yesterday to see that ex-Gov-
ernor Charles Brantley Aycock is
still the idol of the Democratic
hosts of the State. His reception
when he arose to nominate lis
friend, Judge W. r. Allen for SUI
preme Court Justice, was such as
would have made the heart of any
man no matter how modest and re.
firing warm with pleasure. And
again last night when ca'ied Upon
to add a few words before The con
yention adjourned ,th@ affection
and esteem in which he is held was
Enthusiastically displayed"
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-07-21
w. r. LEE.

Of the nominations made by the
Democratic State convention on
Thursday, the naming of Hon. w.
T. Lee for corporation commits
sioner is most pleasing to this pa
per and the democracy of the
Tenth district. Mr.. Lee i COM
petent and deserving. He has
been successful with his own bus
mess, having established Two of
the largest mercantile establish
ments in his county-and IS emf
nently fitted to protect the states
interest as the worthy successor to
Hon. S. L. Rogers, than whom
there is no better citizen OF capa-
BILE official in North Carolim. Mr..
Lee has been a working democrat
for thirty years and his iumer-
Gus friends rejoice to see him re.
warded for the splendid s%ertice he
| has rendered the democricy OF
this section. He has at last come
into his own,s' and the vote given
to him In the convention bought
forth a victory of which any mar
should be proud. The Nomination
of Mr.. Lee will trengthn the
party in the Tenth distrit and
was a most fortunate occurrence
at this time.