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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03
Amendment No. II.

Being a school man | am natur-
ally interested in Amendment No.
II providing for the direct support
by regular tax, for our State Uni
VerSity.
The amendment provides for a
tax of 3 cents on each 500 assess
ed valuation in the state for the
support of the various departments
including the College Of Agriculture,
of the State University.
This is not asked in addition to
what the University now receives,
and will not increase to any great
extent the amount it now receives
by legislative appropriation and the
collateral inheritance tax, but the
amount to be realized each year
will be certain and definite, and will
not depend upon political log roll
ling. 1t is proposed that this amend
ment take the place OF the legiSla-
tive appropriations now necessary
for the support Of the University.
lAa money at present comes from
the tax payers. Under this amend
lnent it would continue to come
from the same source Under the
assessments made in Missouri, a
man with prosperity worth $1,000
would pay 10 cents.
If this amendment is adopted the
University will be independent of
politicians for its support, and will
have a definite income rather than
one depending on legislative action
Colorado pays 6 cents; Michigan
4 3-4 cents; Nebraska 10 cents fol
University support.
The University has aided the
farmers Of Missouri by demonstrat
ing how best to preserve and re
fresh the soil and thereby increaS
; ing the yield Of wheat, corn, clover
$ and fruit; by improving the dairy
business and by perfecting a hos
s cholera serum which during thu
last year alone saved the Missouri
farmers $500,000.
Respectfully
Y E. M. SIPPLE
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

George w. Summers was here
part of the week enroute from his
home at Alva, Okla, to his old
home in Virginia. Mr. Summers
spent his time here with his old
friends Nelse Harris and family.
The ladies Of the First Baptist
Churth are planning for d Home
Talent entertainment Thanksgiving
week
Mrs. c. G. Hampton and little
daughter were called to Ely, Tues
day by the serious illness of her
sister-in-law. Mrs. Ira Bond
Miss Leta Saunders of Lakenan
has been the guest of Mrs. Susan
Elliott.
Mrs. Mollie Pollard, of Shelbina
has been the guest of Mrs. Sam
Pollard.
Mrs. P. A. Rouse returned to her
home in Richland, Saturday after
a visit with friends and relatives in
and around this city.
MesdameS j. H. Robinson, Bailey
Proctor and Mark Hawkins are the
guests of Mrs. Carl Jaeger at Fay
cite.
Mrs. B. G. Moss visited in Palmy-
"a part Of the week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

Dave Proctor and wife returned
home Tuesday, after a six weeks
visit in Arizona.
Miss Kate Henderson left Tues
day for Enid, Okla, where she will
spend several days.
Miss Clara Dunn departed for
San Antonio, Tex, Tuesday for a
visit with friends and relatives.
Ed Williams of Hunnewell was a
Monroe visitor Tuesday.
Miss Jewell Gupton of Philadel-
phia was shopping in this city Tues
day.
Charles CELSIUS, the 10 months old
son of DR.. c. P. Bell and wife, of
Welch, Okla, died of diphtheria
Friday, Oct. Il, in St, Mary's hospi-
tai in Kansas City. DR.. Bell and
wife have the sympathy Of their
many friends in their bereavement.
Mesdames w. W. Laughlin and
DR.. Terrill of Warren are visiting in
Shelbina.
James Cox, of Quincy. was a
Monroe visitor Monday.
B. F. BurriS and wife were Han
nibal visitors.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

James A. Reed is every inch a
Democrat. He always has and al
ways will be found fighting for the
interests of the people. He should
have the vote of every Democratic
Democrat next Tuesday for U. S.
Senator because of all the candidates
he is the best qualified in every
aspect for the important position.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

Under Democratic rule Missouri
paid of the bonded debt left the
State by Republican misrule and
the State increased in wealth and
population gradually climbing up
in the galaxy of states.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

A vote for the Republican party
is a vote to pay more for the neces-
sites of life and for greater prosper
ity of the trusts and monopolies at
the expense of the people.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

Mrs, R. j. Young and daughter
Miss Gladys, of Ely were shoppers
in this city Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03
E. M. SIPPLE

Mrs. S. E. Sparks and grand
daughter, Mary Elizabeth, of
Shelbina are spending the week
with j. H. Robinson and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

If every Missouri Democrat does
duty next Tuesday the $4,000 negros
that have been registered in St.
Louis will do our Republican friends
no good.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

A vote fer the Republican party
is a vote for the interests of trusts
and WonopoIies.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

This is the time when every
MisSourian Democrat should get
out and vote. Be at the polls next
Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

Every Democrat must do his
duty nrXt Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

Every Democrat should 90 to the
prosperity of the masses.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

The people have had to pay mil
lions for Republican extravaganza.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

Democracy stands for the pros
perlty of the people.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

Republicans rule means that the
few will prosper at the expense Of
the people.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

Vote the straight Democrat ticket
from to- to bottom
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

A vote for James A. Reed for
U. S Senate is a vote for the best
interests Of all the people.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03
Democracy stands for the people
Vote the Democratic ticket.

See that all Democrats vote next
Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

Claude Martin has sold his shaw
ing parlorS to John w. and Harry
Stream. They are too well known
here to need any introduction. Mr..
Martin then bought Of B. F. Burris
an interest in the Monroe Hotel.
The Democrat wishes success to all
parties.
Mrs. J. D. Erwin went to Shell
bina yesterday to visit relatives.
Miss Saliie Wales is visiting rela-
tives in Lentner.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

Mrs. W. j. Cough returned home
last Monday after a three months
visit with relatives in Lakenan and
several other cities.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

Word has been received here
that j. F. Renshaw was injured in
an automobile accident in Arkansas
The particulars and extent of his
injuries have not been received. He
was in a hospital and the stitches
have been taken out.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-19
HE IS TOO CREDULoUS,

Concerning the Indians living in Col.
ombia, South America. Elder Joseph j.
Cannon in the tabernacle on Sunday
said: 81 know them to be the de.
scendants of that little band Of people
who left Jerusalem about six hundred
years before the birth of the Savior. -
Elder Cannon is without guile, as any
one may see by his expression here
quoted That his sincerity borders per
ilously near upon credulity is apparent.
He was not attempting TO regalc his
sweltering auditors with dash of hui
NOR, because lie is naturally too scdate
to think of such a thing. And so, in.
asmuch as the circumstances do not jus,
tify any public hilarity over this sol.
emn announcement by Elder Cannon, it
is only fair to leave the matter with
the conclusion that some men are not
fort of other characters may be taken
by them from some extraordinary be.
liefs.
They do say that the hierarchs have
even succeeded in convincing Joe that
there is no new polygamy in the church;
that the church officials were sincere
in their recent and most hypocritical
prohibition movement, in which he
was induced to play the part of a more
or less prominent exponent in the late
and unlamented legislature; and that
all this talk about new polygamy and
the insincerity of ''the brethren is
simply persecution for religion IS sake.
Therefore, it is not to be wondered at
that Joe now "knows' all about what
was carrying or in this continent six
hundred years B. C..
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-19
THE CHARLTON EXTRA .TION

The question of the respect which
shall be paid to our extradition treaty
with Italy has now come sauarely be
fore our State Department in the
Charlton ease. The official demand
for his surrender to tho Italian
authorities has come. 1t is not
easy to sec how compliance with that
demand can be refused.
The crime of Charlton in numbering
his wife at Lake Como was within the
jurisdiction of Italy. That is the prime
fact in the case. If we. on any
pretext whatever, refuse to give him
up 10 Italian Justice, we violate our
treaty obligation.
If we say that Charlton is crazy,
and so irresponsible. we assume that
we are better able TO pronounce upon
that question than are the Italian Off,
Gals and specialists. or else that we
distrust their good faith and their dis,
position to do what is right
On no other ground than this is there
any suggestion that we should decline
to turn Charlton over to the Italian
government. If we decline on this
ground, we add insult to our refusal
The State Department. ought to make
short work of the case Charlton ought
to be surrendered at once, in accord
with the Italian demand Else we re-
pudiate our treaty obligations, and set
ourselves up rs better Judges of a
man s insanity than the Italians are, or
else more disposed to lenity toward
one whose infirmitv of mind makes him
for his acts than they are.
II we plead that we are justified in
breaking the treaty because il seems TO
MS that the Italian government has
broken IT heretofore and ignored our
demands, then let us come forward man
fully and say that as this extradi
tion treaty has not worked satisfac
torily heretofore, we refuse to be
bound by 1T, and lay the blame
specifically on Italy for nullifying it
in the first place. For it is not in the
least worth while TO keep up the pre-
tense Of treaty which is repudiated
by both parties to it,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-19
HE DARE NOT MAKE GOOD.

Reed Smoot represents the higher
Mormonlsm. and every fiber of his be
ing is protest against polygamy," is
an assertion that was made by Senator
Albert j. Hopkins in the defense of the
apostle during discussion of his no
torious case at Washington
But Smoot voted to induct Charles
W. Penrose into his quorum a man well
known Mt the time TO be polygamist
he openly sustained in conference and
elsewhere Apostles John w. TAYLOR and
Matthias f. Cowley. whom he knew had
not only taken new plural wives since
the Manifesto of 1890. but had per.
formed illegal and alleged marriage
ceremonies for numerous other Mormon
elders. He later, in 1905, after the
exposures at Washington. avoided the
April conference out OF fear of rhe
public expectation that he would make
good In practice his supposed and
professed opposition to polygamy. Ho
was so afraid to meet the issue at that
time that he fed to San Francisco upon
suppostitious business trip. He has
sustained In high ecclesiastical placo
all the men who have confessed ia
living constantly in polygamy and con.
seauent lawlessness. There have been
hundreds of new polygamous marriages
IN the Mormon church since 1900
many of them among the direct official
associates of Reed Smoot (in his apos.
tollc capacity)-and Smoot has said
or done nothing looking to their &c.
cleslastical discipline or their punish.
ment under the law When reoroached
concerning this he has squirmed and
wrlggled IN all manner Of nttemnts tn
shift responsibility for investigation
upon other shoulders than his own. But
1T ought to be plain 10 him. as il is
patent to the public, thar if he had per.
formed his duty as good citizen, be.
ing equipped with superior facilities
lor investigation, he would long ago
have proceeded to bring the criminals
to book.
Reed Smoot realizes, though, that if
he preached one public sermon apainst
polygamy. or uttered one public speech
In condemnation of polygamists, he
would lose both his apostleship and his
Senatorship' His ungodIy ambition
Will not permit this; and he plays the
hckspittle to lawbreakcrs and the ac.
compllce of criminals in order 10 re.
tam both, realizing that TO act the
coward in the apostolate enables him
to satisfy his vanity in the Senator
ship.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-19
THEIR PERvERsIoN OF RIGHT

Just to show the difference. Ii is
disastrous to criticise "the Lord s
anointed' and highly advantageous to
practice lawlessness-provided, OF
course, one be devotee to Smithism in
Utah.
AT one time Charles A. Smurthwaite,
Esqr,, accused Joseph f. Smith with
being a false prophet, taking for the
basis of his charge the testimony de.
livered by Smith at Washington, in
which he confessed that he had made
no prophecy, received no revelation, and
had foreseen no coming events through
the superior prescience supposedly at
taching to the office of Mormon seer.
Immediately an action was brought
against him in the bishops court of
Mr.. Smurthwaite S ward in Ogden,
charging him with unchristianlikc con.
duct and exhibiting spirit of
apostasy. One of the busiest and most
persistent prosecutors of Mr.. Smurth.
waite was Elder Hyrum H. Goddard.
presiding teacher in that district. God
dard was disporting himself in the
polygamous relation, and Mr.. Smurth
waite brought ecclesiastical proceed
lngs against him for living in defiance
of the law of the State and also as
against what Goddard is supposed TO
recognize as the law of God The up.
shot of it all was that Smurthwaite
was communicated and the charge
against Goddard was ignored.
The one, known as an exemplary
man, a good citizen, loving husband
and kind and devoted father, was
delivered over to the buffetings of
Satan for a thousand years. simply
because he had taken Joseph +.
Smith s own word for it that he was a
false prophet. The other, a hagrant
lawbreaker, bringing into the world
children who are denied the boon of
legitimacy, was protected, favored
blessed and exalted before the people.
In Mormondom it is be sinner and
be saved; but be decent and you are
damned
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-19
AT LAGOON TOMORROW.

American day at Lagoon tomorrow
will afford to all the people an excel
lent opportunity for irstclass outing
Lagoon is cool, inviting; it is +;
pleasant place. everyone fnlls in love
with it at sight
Americans do we'll when they choose
it for their place of outing and patr
otic exercises.
The day will be devoted TO entertain
ment and enjoyment. not omitting the
best of all, the setting forth anew OF
American principles and the recital OF
benefits conferred upon the people by
the American administration OF Salt
Lake City for five years, during which
time the city has progressed at an
amazing rate and has been made the
metropolis of all this intermountain re.
gion-
So, it will be a day of rejoicing, and
the Americans are willing to share their
JOY with all who come.
1t is good thing to get out of the
city for day. Let us all go to La
COON tomorrow.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-19
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-19
LOCAL HISTORY
WHAT HAPPENED JULY 10.

1s5o-Elder John E Forasren baptized
his brother Peter A Foragren, near
Gefie. Sweden This was the first
baptism in Sweden.
1S5l-Four Of the newly appointed fed
eral officers fer Utah, namely.
Judge Zerubbahel Snow, Secretary
Benjamin d Harris and Indian
Agents stephen B. Rose and Henry
r. Day. arrived in Salt Lake ac-
companied by DR. John NJ. Bern
hisel and Almon w. Babbtt.
ls53-The guard at Pleasant Creek, San
pete county. was fred upon by In
dians. who also, during the follow
ing night, stole some cattle at Man
IT, drove away horses at Nephi, and
wounded William Jolley at Spring
Vile
1s56-six families from Mississippi, un-
der the direction of BENJAMIN
Matthews. arrived at Salt Lake
City as the first emigrants Of the
season. They brought smallpox with
them into the valley,
lS6S-Thc srasshoppers appeared in vast
numbers and did great damage to
the crops in Utah during the fol-
lowing few weeks,
1s74-The Glenwood branch. Sewer coun-
ty, Utah. was organized as a ward:
Archibald It. Oldroyd. bishop:
1S77-Dr. Jeter Clinton was arrested at
Tooele on a charge OF numbering
brought to Salt Lake City and i'm
prisoned in the penitentiary.
1SS2-Eldcr Jacob Samuel Ferrin was
killed by Indians near San Carlos,
Ariz.
1sS5-Thc improvement associations Of
the Sewer stake held a large con-
ference a Fish Lake.
1SS6-William w. Wiley Of Bountiful
was discharged from the pcniten-
tiary. Isaac r. Pierce was arrest
ed in Commissioner Mckays office
in Salt Lake CITY on charge of
unlawful cohabtatiop.
lS9o-John Morgan OF MN Creek. Salt
Lake county. and John w, Smell OF
Salt Lake City were arrested for
unlawful cohabitation.
lSol-August ]. Hansen was discharged
~ from the penitcntiary.
ls96-Apostle Abraham Hoagland Can
non died in Salt Lake City,
lSo7-The second annual reunion of Poly
nesian missionaries was held at the
Lagoon.
1s9s-Four young ladies were accidentally
drowned in the Utah lake near Ben
iamin. Utah.
1S99-Mrs. Lydia Young. pioneer OF Pro-
yo; dies James Ivers gives So
900 to ST. Mary's cathedral Cor
oner,,s jury holds Benorook for
murder of Burton G. Morris
1900-City school tax levy fixed at $40
mills.
l9O1-Local EIks go to Milwaukee to cap
l902-Harry T.. Duke and a, A Robert
son plead guilty 10 emhezzlement
charge and are sentenced to four
years each In the penitentiary.
Commercial club rooms In Mcnzies
building formally opened,
1oOs-sherln still in the dark in Ryan
case. Albert Williams and John
McCart arrested on charge of steal
ing diamond valued al $500
l9O5-Business men demanded that Salt
Lake be made registration point
for Uintah reservation of lands.
discovers coal land
frauds in Utah Girls jnsulted in
Pioneer park. Unknown man prob
ably drowned at Lagoon.
190S-F. Thomas Hernandez suicides by
poisoning.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-19
OPINION AT BUENos AYREs.

! 1t is reported from Buenos Ayres that
the feeling of the Spanish American del.
egates in conference there is not at all
lnimical toward the United States; that
our intervention IN Nicaragua has not
affected the cordial feeling that Sccro.
tary Root worked up among them in
our favor.
This news will be we'll received in this
country; for ii would not have been in
the least surprising if our intrusion
into Nicaraguan quarrels had impaired
materially the feeling of security and
frlendliness which Secretary Root built
up.
Our interference there was so abrupt.
so drastic. and apparently so unwar.
ranted. that nothing but the weakness
OF Nicaragua prevented it having very
serious consequences. to us. 1t was a
sort of impotent. illogical interference.
too; for we did not act on the lines
which we laid down. 1t is quite as
well that we did not; though why we
should have laid down lines at all un.
less we intended TO follow them up with
acts, is one of the mysteries of the
case.
1t was very evident bIunder that we
committed, If it shall turn out that it
has no very bad consequences in the
opinion of our neighbors on this hemis.
phere, we shall be we'll out Of the
scrano
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-19
THE LAWLEss ALWAYS SUSPECT

"The wicked flee when no man pur-
sueth" Which may serve to introduce
little story that comes to us from
Kamas, Utah.
Not long ago a citizen Of Salt Lake
went up into that country to look for
employment. He succeeded in finding
little TO do in the way of manual
labor, but great deal more to do in
trying to guess why it was that he was
so persistently and universally eyed
with suspicion. He pitched hay and he
worked in a lumber MILL but every.
where that he went he was given the
unkind glance or the withering stare.
This WAS perplexing, and so much so
that he finally concluded that Kamas
was no place for him. And yet he was
at loss to know the wherefore, until
one Of the elders, in a somewhat ad-
vanced state of intoxication, fatty ac-
cused him with being "despicable
spotter and spy "a la the thing so
dctcsted by Joseph +. Smith, as he said
at Washington. But even at that, and
realizing the total absurdity of the ac-
cnsatlon, the peaceable wayfarer could
not understand why he was so regarded.
At length il was made all plain to him,
however. for everywhere that he went
he observed that to every man g coat.
tail hung more than one conjugal part
ner.
And so, the thing having been made
clear, the "spy' shook from his feet
the dust of polygamous Kamas and
sought more congenial climes. But the
| incident NOT only shows the truth of
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-19
IT'S MERE PRETENSE.

Why Is it that the Mormon .proph.
cts have never learned ANYTHING con.
cernlng The purposes of the Almighty
except such as pertain to the authority
OF these prophets over the rest of
manklnd7'' is asked by an investigator
10 Tell the truth, 1T is because they
have never received revelations from
the Almighty at all. The things pre-.
tended to be such have merely been
either products of a diseased mentality
or expressions of the personal desires
OF the vendor. When money was wanted
to pay for the first publication of the
Book OF Mormon, for instance, Martin
Harris was commanded through alleged
revelation to furnish it. When the kirt.
land bank was to be esta blished and
the Nauvoo house was to be built as
perpetual prophetic abode, the ever.
ready revelation brought out the
cash from the people s pockets When
permanent Sustenance for the hierarchs
and their numerous families was need
ed, the law of tithing was revealed. -
II ever prominent man in the church
exhibited a spirit of rebellion against
either the evils or the absurdities pro.
NOTED by the bogus prophets, be was
whipped into line and back under the
tyranny of the ecclesiastical fraud by
means of the handy and effective "rev-
elation. -
They are simply "prophets - for pro
ft, "revelators for revenue, and
: seers'' for swindlinp purposes