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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1911-09-22

In the meantime President Tai
has started for his "trip to the
Pacific coast, and en- route he
will defend the policies of his adj
ministration and tell the people
why reciprocity, which h a s
been promised them since the
days of Blaine and Mckinley, will
prove beneficial to the country,
and he will attempt Ito demon
strate that this is not ''sham
reciprocity that he has secured
for the, United States. He will
maintain and try to prove. that
the legislation will be beneficial
to the farmers and that the real
opposition to it comes from sell
fish manufacturing interests who
had their only hope in the move
ment of the insurgents. More than
that the President proposes to de
fend his famous vetoes upon the
wool bill and his so-called farm
ers' free list measure. The presl-
dent will advocate more sanity
. in the framing Of tariff schedules
and will defend the tariff board,
which has laboriously tried to
put the great question on a basis
where more intelligent laws can
be secured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28
One on Bill, Ny..

Whenever a member Of congress has
4 story to tell shout that famous
humorist, Bill Nye. he hunts up Rep
rssenta&ive Frank ~. Nye. OF Min
nesosa, his brother. Representative
Could, Of Maine, cornered Sye In the
lobby az the capitol the other day and
said that while most Of the stories that
are told have been Jokes which BIZ
Nye turned on the other fellow. yet he
remembered an incident where the
joke was on the humorist.
your brother was living In New
York at the time" said Gould, "and .
neighbor from Shirley. Maine. where
you both were born. dropped In to see
him.
".You know the old house Is about
all that Is left Of the town. remarked
the visitor.
Eyes / suppose that's So" said Nye.
They thing q great deal Of you
there. The old house stands on the
corner and they have put Q tablet in
'front.' Of IT,
Biz was al attention. He leaned
forward and inquired:
What was on the tabletT
Eight miles to Rsaddvii::::aa.' =::5 TIE
visitor Inquirer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28
RECIPROCITY A TRADE

"A1r. Cummins' newspaper organ. the
Marshalltown Times-Republican is
now explaining that the senator did
not go back on reciprocity, but simply
objected to the Taft application OF the
doctrine. But did not Mr.. CuInmins in
his speeches eight or nine years ago
declare that the farmers Of Iowa had
nothing to fear of the competition from
Canada! That is the way most of us
remember those speeches."-Cedar Rap
ids Republican.
Mr.. Cummins, then governor, did say
that IN the sharp struggle with Illinois.
Wisconsin. Minnesota, the Dakotas.
Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri the
farmers of Iowa would never be able
TO discern the influence of Canada in
corn, oats. barley. hay. cattle. horses.
hogs. butter and eggs but he also said
then that he assumed that recipro-
city treaty must be advantageous to
our own people or it would not be
made. And now, as senator, he says
that he would not object to the harves-
ter trust obtaining concessions for Its
exports into Canada by giving the shoe
manufacturers Of New England free
agricultural products from Canada If
the farmers of Iowa could also have
free machinery from Canada. He also
says that the packers trust can have
free cattle from Canada and the mill
ing syndicate free wheat If the farmer
can have free neat and free -four This
is his idea of a bargain which is "ad-
vantageous 10 our own people" To
give the monopolies what they want by
tradin gof the farmers tariffs and then
deny the farmer any concessions vio-
lates the Cummins idea OF square
deal. There may be a large question
as to the wisdom OF his policy in vot-
ing against the bin which was 50 one
sided IN its benefits. but there should
be no quarrel with Cummins as to his
idea of a good bargain. He believes in
trading horses yet but there is diff
ference in horses.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28
THE LAWS OF GROWTH.

Arizona has been Aptly characterised
as populist experiment station, in
stead OF state.-Keokux Gate City.
The same thing can be said Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt. The same thing was
said o, the proposal to abolish passes
to adopt the Australian ballot, primary
ststens of nominating candidates. in
come taxes. tariff revision by commits
sion or otherwise and such proposals
as federal Incorporation laws, price fix
ing by government commission, govern
ment control OF railways, municipal.
government by commission and gov
eminent development Of arid lands.
All these things We're populistic con-
ceptions until they had been threshed
out and approved by the people. Then
they became sacred tents OF republi-
can and democratic faith and we now
use most OF them with great display
CT trumpets as means Of getting our
candidates elected to office.
Instead Of contenptuously deriding
the people who strive to improve our
government policies, We should rather
encourage those who undertake new
methods. History records plenty Of
failures along the highway of govern
mental experiments. but every little
while something good is developed and
then the whole race Of mankind is
benefited.
Why NOT cut cut the custom OF neav-
ing rocks at men who strive to do
things better than they nave ever been
done before. The world is moved for
ward by its cranks. And most of the
monuments which 10. historic places
mark the graves of men who had the
capacity and the strength to rise above
the ruts which comprised their way.
It will be sorry day for the human
family when there are no longer men
With courage enough to establish ex-
pertinent stations and try out new
ideals for the better administration of
government affairs, no. only in govern
ment, but in social and industrial at
fairs Arizona is simply following laws
of growth and development which have
largely governed man from the begin
ming. Abraham established a better
ideal OF government than that which
prevailed among his own people
Joseph improved the administration in
Egypt. Moses suggested better laws
than the world had previously known.
The man OF Galiiee improved the
Mosaic ideal and we have for 1000
years been improving our conception
Of Mosaic law with these christian
amendments It is because men have
had the courage 70 try new things that
We have made progress
Let US welcome Arizona with all her
new ideals. II she makes good with
her experiments, We will profit by the
pdocess. If she fails, ives hall profit
by the experience. Ourc nance. are
all to win.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28
The Railway Point Of View.

The bulletin Of the New York state
department of labor for June last
showing that for the irst three months
of the present calendar year there
were more idle persons than during
the same period in 1910, but an In
crease in wages from 1913 to 1925 per
day. brings up q railway "Reminiscences
which for other reasons IS likely 70 re-
main vivid. It will be recalled that
early in the year 1908 railway mana
gers had decided that the time had
come for reduction Of wages to meet
the great increase OF traffic and that
President Roosevelt Just then checked
the plan by his notification that fed
e-al investigation would follow any re-
duction. Read between and under its
lines it was tantamount TO the state
ment that federal synpath;es and IN
f,uence would be on the side Of q strike
should one ensue. The normal and
logical result followed. The railways
reduced their working force instead OF
wages. They were compelled to en-
ploy fewer men at the old rate instead
|of the larger number Of men at the
reduced wage: and In this the unions
not only acquiesced. but in some cases
the idleness and hardship 81 the a.
charged men that the rest might re-
tain their old pay was hailed az a
triumph Of the union principle. Ce--
tainly we do not now recall that any
union that would have assessed Itself
for strikers levied any assessment in
1908 for the Idle member who we're
victims Of hard times on the railways.
Whether the increased wage along
with increased idleness which the de-
-. e.
it the direct influence of the Roosevelt
utterance Of three and a half years ago
can not be stated positively; but the
indirect influence, at least can be
strongly inferred. The difference is
clearer still that to the employer the
necessity Of cutting down forces con-
tinues to outweigh the risk OF a strike.
AS the lower paid employees 90 first.
the average raise In rate Of pan fndi-
Gated by the official figures 10 readily
exclaimed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28

Nearly all Of them are from Lebanon.
and. except Protestants. all sects. even
Aoslems, are represented They seem
to be Of high grade for such employ
ment. Many OF them speak English
remarkably well: very few are Hitter
ate; some Of them Rad and write both
Arabic and English. a few only Arabic.
Most Of them learned to read English
In Syria, few learned afser coming
to this country. It - said that those
educated ia the American mission
schools win not work In coal mines.
and no doubt they are capable Of bet-
ter things. In elatinston, Pa. there Is
very interesting Syrian colony OF
thirty men, some OF them married. all
literate, working in the slate duarries.
In the west there are some very
wealthy Syrian miners. tho the most
successful among the miners appear to
be ia Canada. Louise Seymour
Houxhton In The Survey.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28

ances are the heaviest cloud OVER the
Industrial and business horizon. Il -
Q ttme for the exercise Of conservatism
ana sober Judgment on the part Of labor
leaders and Of tho men who comprise
the unions. Organised labor Is one Of
the great forces Of the country and
should meet its responsibility to the
whole country. A selfish and tyraa-
nical policy ON its part would be the
sures, way to further disoreanisation
and to possible panic.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28
Topics of the Times

Aviator Atwood's 1856 miles in
twenty eight hours and thirty-one
minutes is likely to stand as a record
all winter. unless the fall Is pleasant
and adapted to flying
Commissioner Barney is showing
fine pure food exhibit at the state fair
Now If the state dairy commissioner
would add to it certificate OF tuber-
culin test OF his OWN fancy dairy herd,
the exhibit would be complete.
The photograph Of human thought
secured by the French scientist showed
that the subject was thinking OF case
and bottle. II the Gallo gentleman
desires more thought pictures on the
same subject ne could wear out
camera a day at a prominent city in
central Iowa
Surgeons claim there are many Or
gans without which we could continue
to live. The list should include the
cottage organ next door and the hand
organ on the corner
Rockefeller is adding ten bedrooms
to one Of his residences and the neigh
bors are wondering why The old man
can't sleep in more than .one and
hasn't any son-in laws.
No doubt the Stephenson investiza-
ton WIFI be over before that Of Lori.
mer. Stephenson isn't likely to live
more than ten or twelve years at the
outside.
Talk about progress in China: Why
she is threatening to send warships to
Mexico unless the sreaser republic
comes across for damag to Chinese
citi1ensi
Canada fears that Uncle Sam wants
all the land that joins him.
The Des Moines Register ana Leader
has lost 'chore boy. and win geek
for him at the state fair. From recent
senatorial Developments It would ap-
pear that this isn't the first time that
esteemed contemporary thought e had
q chore boy ana found later that he
wasn't on the job.
80
At okiahoma City there was leos
trouble IN Identifying the 1yncsssd ne
no than IN idsattfytng tAe whfes sasn
VIM burned him. And somebody sid
III coons look alfles.
The Des Noines papsss report that
The ~hetsas are nAplAay dllinG." bot
how ahout IL ogeets?
. . 2 -
re misses Ceatral railway en-
p1oye9 voeed % stS1lk1. 0om6 pooD11
Ase always n . hurry 10 ~ hunGft.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28
Aeeerdina q 8ehsduIe.

william T. Lewis. automobiles. was
talking in Racine about the $4,000 mile
automobile trip he had just made In
Europe.
zone sees Europe in an automobile. !"
he said "one really sees It Some tour
lists don't. you know.
"Onee in Florence I was standing on
the bridge over the Arno drinking in
the beauty Of the old Italian city when
half dozen OF my compatriots drew
near 1t quick walk.
They hurried BY me. every now and
then consulting their watches. and As
they passed overheard this converse
ton:
".weIl. Florence Is ali right. sure:
.FTorenceT
-.why. yes. This IL Florence. ism.
II?
"'O1 course not. This IL Venice
"'oh. 90 on. its Monday. anyhow.
and Mondays Florence: Wednesdays
Venice New York Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28
THE BUSINESS FIELD.

First and most important in Iowa
and the cities which must depend
mainly upon the direct trade with the
farms as heraids Of good Or bad bust
ness are the crops-and the crops in
Iowa are good. Travelling men come
census of their particular territories and
that concensus is that crops are better
than expected and far better in drouthy
sections than early reports predicted
they would be. These travelling men
look forward TO good trade and report
better selling. An Iowa farm with
disaster and the Iowa towns and cities
surrounded by such farms are In no
danger OF hard times. Indeed much Of
the outcry comes from single pigs be-
meath the fence. In fact business is in
fairly good volume when one whole
sale grocery reports August sale 40 per
cent higher than Angus. sales of last
year. A drive thru any section Of the
state IS the best and most convincing
argument against the calamity howler.
LIZ il be remembered that a process
OF readjustmenr has been in progress
and Is still going on. Business has
had much to confront The big in
dustrial corporations which have been
unable to keep within six months Of
the volume Of advance orders have had
to adjust themselves to certain falling
OF In the volume OF earnings They
have been doing some retrenchment.
Some dividents have been passed
and some others have been re-
duced. Some railroads have been
laying OF men; bu. 1t is to be con-
their payroll for ten years. When ali
has been said and done however, the
totad shrinkage Of dividends for Sep
tember will NOT exceed two millions
less than last years September divi-
dend disbursements. The settlement Of
the British labor strike and the ad-
3ournment OF congress eliminate two
q he disturbing factors which have
had IN effect on business last and prev
3ouD weeks. The most disturbing fac
tor q the present week IL the Threat Of
. Wholesale railway strike.
There Is nothing fundamentally
wrong with the country. The business
-dsDressloa II mainly sentimental,
haseA On future possibilities and not
On present conditions Really there is
lletle adverse to genera! good h.s.:e=:.
Conservation II an excellent sign Of
e. f1nss and pledge to continued
1sues01s eondit1onk Many opera
.9DD which havs besn held back on
no1nl - easi1 legislation and Tor
N1DoenD sssseos wm b pat under way
- 80 lso3slafisn y ovsf Tor the
4 = s11 that ths manner Of doing
4 1as been fairly defined In law.
{ le esasien = simply . lesson In
" no eaasisA
ee = - q tAe serious cons:asr-i
Y - - Threat q labor disturb
4 .
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28

house. ana what the real motive Of the
coalition between the democrats and
their allies In the senate IL.
Never in the history Of the gov
eminent have important public inter-
ests been dealt with in such a light
hearted way. with such absolute ignor-
ance Of the effects OF legislation. and
with such Willingness to sacrifice busi-
ness interests to political exigencies as
IN the present legislation which has
Just been defeated"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28
TAFT SCORES TARIFF s,LLs.

Dsnouness Combination 81 oemoeeets
and Prosrsssivss ~ "Unnaturai Alliane
Hamilton. MASS Aug. 3s.-Dsnounc-
ing Is tariff for politics only" framed
by an unnatural alliance" the work
Of the democrats and republican pro-
gressives in tbs session Of congress just
closed, President Taft Saturday night
spoke before the Essex County Re-
publican Club at the formal launching
Of the state campaign here.
The president accused Speaker Clark.
Representative Underwood and Senator
LaFollette OF passing bins they did
zoe Intend &c scco:::o ;srs. He charged
them with Inconsistency in regulating
the tariff commission. for which he
said they had previously "clamored.'
OF the democrats, he said:
They played politics Of the most ir-
responsible character in respect to the
three tariff bills"
Tracing the legislative history OF the
wo3l bill the president said:
THE bill II compromise between
avowed free traders and avowed pro-
tectionists, conceived In unnatural III
nance: the product Of political log-
rolling for the purpose Of securing tt
passage; a bill framed In ignorancs OF
the effect Of Its operation and = bal
that presents only those methods IN its
adoption which have generally been
condemned in the making Of ptev1001
tariff bills.
They had formerly depfeciatsd tar
III revision without knoWfed1e Of he
facts, but with the opportunity pre-
scented BY the extra session ana desire
-. n1a~ S~Is1a4Asa ANA aRAfRfv thu S>dGsnNn8
desire for reduction Of duties, they did
not hesitate % adopt m the alleged de-
Hective msehoas q the taI16 fovs15Ou
they haA previously 6eaounoed Aa1 q
reject ~ unworthy Of conssdefationst ~
suggestion of delay until investiga19oo
By IN impartial board cosid b had.
NO tariff bill within any ones Peeol-
lection has svse paaseA With % little
care. q
The other two revenue meAsure1
were purely inspromptr ana were plAan-
y made - appsai to supposed pop.
ular desire and with the hope that ~
the vsto. which they ~ every reason
to expect, they might invite pop0lAy
hostility tDwaf1 he Sxocutivs asl Hid
party. q wh3sh 10 10 shs Rod.
The Dsesideat th0 pfoualee6 - r6e-
oanmAnd next December Q fev51eon e.
the we'd and cottoa Aehedu1so 5000
On tie 1Acfs - l0and " th1 tne1f1
beard. He declared, n epne1nsf1n:
Il venture % think = I foek 1aeo
npoa. the sxtT1 soss1oa t1a1 !. e ~
incurred greatly % fhe bsneflt 0k tAo ~
pnbiican Dasty. 0ecanDs II - 80
DonA % tlo e0unffy WhAa ~ f1Al 80
J pooo ~ the Aem0c1a41e n1aiePtt1 ~ ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28

I'VE are told that the gubernatorai
boom OF Senator Stucksla ger is essuns-
ing respectable proportions. It's too
bad that anything respectable should
be pushed up against sure thing only
to be smashed by the contact" says
the Jefferson Free Lance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28

"All the efforts charged to those who
are supposed to be putting Taft in a
hole have not approached In results
his own attachments in that direction,
says the Mason City Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28
lsneestee.

plnoeAo6. Uni s.
Zone thing about Jinx; T. 1Gyee
comes into ones once with6at, 1907.
Ing" Another thing shout INK -
that he never goee anyv6esO
knocking. .-aoustoa HoG4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28

Even the automobile men seem to
have forgotten the good roads aeita-
ton in thi. year of infreouent rains :
says the Ida Grove Record-Era.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28

Laura Jean L!5hey disapproves Of
overmuch kissing. It was not like that
in the olden days.-Milxaukee Senti-
nel
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28

There's room at the top in about ev.
erything except baseball pennan'
chase.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28

The Traer Star Clipper desires to
earnestly DENY that Cummfns is re-
sponsible for the grasshopper plague
said to be ravaging in southwestern
Iowa"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28

It isn't who make "a city charter
that counts; It's who unmakes it.
New York Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28

Experience is q teacher that sends in
mighty big school bills-Bunalo Times
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28

II that photograph Aemiral Togo Is
going to take home with him contains
'all the popular songs Of the day" it's
all off, Our relations with japan win
soon become strained again-Clsve-
land Leader.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28

Small boys used to hang around tn
circus Now they hang around tn
hangers.-Chicago News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28
GENERAL EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Lawmaking is at q complete stan'
still.-Boston Herald.

It's a wise favorite son who knows
his own political Observation-Disclosures
Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28

The Manchester Press 'ts inclined to
believe that Dr.. Wiley. chief OF the bu-
reau of chemistry. is a faithful and
intrepid officer. In the effort to en-
force the pure food laws he has met
with tsupendors opposition from crook
ed manufacturers of food products,
and a systematic campaign of misrep-
resentation OF his work and methods
has been Instituted and financed by
these Interests. Wiley he's made his
fight in the open and we believe has
tried to honestly interpret the law
for the benefit OF the consuming pub
lie. He ought TO be sustained"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28

Mr.. TAFT vetoed in haste ana can 70
pent at leisure.-Eew York World.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28

ning . surpt1so him. One - tAa1 -
many tol3ows - knows are 40 sa1Af1or
than ~ always Ind work the SAhee =
that tAoro AZ - many Who 20 not
care to hire -. He Aaa yet % 10asn
that the stickee - IN demand while the
gutter 10 takou - . tack In . pinch
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28
IOWA OPINION AND MOTHS.

The Scranton Journal says "We heard
q standpatter say the other day. Z rep
resentative one. too-that he wouldn't
vote for Taft again. We have heard
progressives say the same thing. The
president seems to have succeeded Ia
getting himself thoroughly misundef-
stood Just what our standpat and
progressive friends wasn't Of demo-
cratic president we have not heard
them state. It's our guess that when
the time comes they'll all vote for
Taft"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-28

Secretary Wilson has broken all
records for long cabinet membership.
And by the way. he has broken a few
other things besides" says the Hum
boldt Republican.