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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10
EMANCIPATION CELEBRATION.

Congress has passed a bill appropria-
ting s250,O00 to celebrate the fftietb
anniversary of the Emancipation Proc
lamation. Commenting upon this, the
st. Louis Globe Democrat recalls that
this year is the half-ceutury mark Of
several events that led 10 the end of
human bondage in the United States.
On March Is, 1862, Congress passed
an act forbidding the return of fugi-
tive slaves, aud on July 10 approved
an act bestowing freedom On slaves es.
Gaping to the Federal line.
1t was by preliminary proclamation,
dated September 30, 1862. that Pres-
dent Lincoln announced that on Janu.
arv !, 1868, all persons held in slavery
by men in arms against the United
States would be declared free With
the new year the final proclamation
took effect. 1t freed over 3,000,00
negroes at a stroke The XIIItb amend.
ment abolished slavery in its entirety,
bestowing freedom upon 3,s95,172 in
all
nc lNrhALit VI AHt
Proclamation was one Of the greatest
events Of all history. The proelama-
tiou was issued openly and avowedly
as q war measure. For a long time
after the war began, il had been Prcsi.
dent Lincoln s purpose not in any way
to interfere with the local institu
tions of the seeding States. tie had
restrained General Hunter. General
Fremont, and others who had assumed
TO Issue emancipation proclamations
within the limits of their military com.
manJs, holding that the President alone
was authorized TO issue any such proc
lamation, and that he did not wish
10 be forestslled by any action OF
subordinates, or to have the emanci-
patton applied in certain limited mill
tary jurisdictions and not in others
II was his purpose. which he kept stead.
! ily in mind and acted upon, TO 10
nothing in the way Of freeing the slaves
until he SAW that il was an imperative
war need. and his intent was 70 make
il eenersk in place of limited. II is
true that he confined the terms of the
] .nrneis sroatian To slayes held by masters
'ee' rornpIeted al that county next "es~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10
NOT so BAD A YEAR.

1t has usually been held that the
year 1911 was one Of a good deal of
paralysis in business. industry, and pro-
ductiveness. TO begin with, the crops
were not good, except the cotton crop,
which was magnificent. exceeding 16,-
100000 bales. The shortage Of the crops
gave q pessImistic feeling generally,
which, as the final business returns that
are coming in show, has been largely
uniustifiablc it was, in fact, a good
year in industrial and commercial pur
suits. 1t used to be said by ''Pig Iron -
Kelley OF Pennsylvania that whenever
the iron and steel industry was active
and prosperous, it could be taken as a
certainty that the general prosperity of
the country was assured This is as
true now as it was when Representa-.
tive Kelley gave out the sentiment
Accordingly. the reports now finally
compiled of the business OF the great
steel trust are of unusual interest. II
appears that the net earnings of that
trust decreased $50, ,749,2 ,2S9, as com.
pared with the year before; and yet II
was able to pay its regular dividends,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

who were in rebellion against the au-
thority or the United States. And yet
it was well known to him, as il was
to every one, that the proclamation
was really and must necessarily be, a
proclamation OF liberty to all the
slaves in the United States, whether
in the seeded States or in the border
States that had not seeded.
The issue of the Emancipation Proc.
lamation was the great spectacular civil
event of President Lincoln g admins,
trations. He was extremely deliberate
about the issuance Of this proclama-
tion; it took him long time to make
up his mind TO issue il, IIe gave am.
pie notice Of what he was about to
do, and his purpose, after having made
up his mind, was steadfast and true.
No more appropriate Jubilee cclebra-
tion could possibly be conceived than
this tiftieth celebration of the issu-
ance of the Emancipation Proclama.
ton: and Congress does we'll TO iuau-
gurate the celebration by an appro-
priation that will enable the event to
be celebrated with fervor and iu-
bllation worthy OF the issuance of tho
great Proclamation which is to be com
memorated
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10
THE EXAMPLE OF JOSEPH.

The testimony delivered by President
John G.. II. Merrill OF the Council Of
Grain Exchanges, who spoke for the
Chicago Board OF Trade before the Con.
cressional Investigating Committee in
Washington. is almost a revelation. Mr.,
Merrill was defending the great corner
in wheat which James A. Patton oper-
atcd in 1909; he argued that the Pat.
ten operation was not in any way
against the law, and that Patteu
committed no act that was not entire
" iustifable - TO cliuch this propose.
ton. he referred TO ''the operations of
Joseph $500 years ago, and Mr.. Mer
rll stated that that had been the pat
tern for all OF the iobbcrs aud specu.
lators ever since, and tho results
achieved BY Joseph were the results at
which they aimed.
II was remarkable statement, and
it Is therefore important TO inquire INTO
the results reached by Joseph in Egypt
while he was acting as Pharaoh s agent
in the times Of the famine. According
", we read that Joseph was apprieed
through a dream Of Pharaoh of the
coming famine. There does not appear
to have been any notice given to the
people of Egypt that the famine was
impending At any rate, it caught them
unaware, and "'the land tainted by rea-
son Of the famine But Joseph had
plenty of grain. ard he first gathered
Ill - H., en lDy a TCt
supply of that grain to the people,
Then, when the money failed. tho Egyp-
tiaus came 10 Joseph for moro grain,
He demanded that they give their cat"
famine continued, and the people came
again for bread, offering themselves as
slaves, and their land, to Pharaoh. Jo-
soph bought with the grain all the land
of Egypt for Pharaoh. and he brought
all the people into the cities where it
was convenient to feed them, aud told
them "Behold. have bought you this
dav and your land for Pharaoh. y And
when the famine WAS over, he gave
them seed TO sow, and established the
rule "unto this day that the ffrh
part Of all the increase should be
Pharaoh s. A pretty stiff tax that; and
yet, considering that the money, the
cattle. tho land, and the people them
selves, were all owned by Pharaoh, per
haps it was not unreasonable.
But the great point is the e1plana
tion Of Mr.. Merrill that this transac
tion Of Joseph s is the rule, guide, and
exemplar OF all tho grain spectators.
1t shows an ambition on their part
heretofore unsupported; first, to get all
the money of the country, then all of
the cattle, then all of the land, and re-
ducc the people to slavery to the spec
ulators. 1t is an ambition of amazing
universally, and let us hope that II
will be thwarted long before it reaches
even to the first bargain Of Joseph s,
where he raked in all Of tho money of
F,pypt TO the King 'S Golfers
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10
GOD HELP THE PEoPLEl

The Ogden STANDARD claims that it is
the only independent daily paper pub
lished in Utah: that it is the only daily
champion Of the cause of the common
people in this State; and it places itself
at the service of the people for their re-
generation and defense. Which makes
it pretty bad outlook for the people.
The position Of the Standard IN this
matter recalls the old English story of
the father and son who were looking in
upon the House Of Commons, The boy Is
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10
ROOSEVELT VS.. RECIPROCITY.

Col Roosevelt made a very active
campaign in the interest of his ere
ceptive candidacy in the State Of II.
linois He did not develop much that
was new, however, although showing in
creased venom and vindictiveness
against President Taft. He seems to
be thoroughly obsessed with the idea
that Taft is his personal enemy, and
that it is necessary to beat him in or
der TO viudicate his own "policies.
The thing which Roosevelt especially
brought forward with insistence in his
Illinois campaign, and with his usual
vehemence opposed, was the Canadian
reciprocity treaty, negotiated by Prcsi-
dent Taft, passed by Congress, and de-
feated by Canada last year, Uudoubted
" Roosevelt brought this forward be-
cause of his idea that the farmers of
Illinois are opposed TO reciprocity, and
that they consider it so dangerous a
proposition that they will turn to
Roosevelt in order to save themselves
from the supposed ruin which this re-
ciprocity was to bring upon them. But
it is not likely that the farmers Of H.
linois are taking very much interest in
reciprocity this year. Still, if they do,
they will hardly forget that last year
Col Roosevelt endorsed reciprocity in
the following terms;
have the peculiar pleasure to say a
rFY rTgsl-f -ftl Ia Ian to nd all
OF MS upon the likelihood that We shall
soon have closer reciprocal tariff and
trade relations with the great nation to
the north OF us.
1t is true that Col. Roosevelt has
heretofore, in the progress OF his re-
ceptive candidacy campaign, declared
against reciprocity when speaking to
farmer audiences; but in his campaign
IN Illinois he made opposition TO reel
procity the marked feature upon which
he loved TO dwell But the farmers of
Illinois will not be likely to consider
that Roosevelt's reversal Of himself in
the matter of Canadian reciprocity car
ries any particular assurance of safety
to them; for if he can change so radi-
callY on a question of this kind with
in a year, it may fairly be urged that
next year he might be back on the old
ground again, favoring reciprocity. On
this question. indeed, Roosevelt seems
to be a weathercock, just as he is on
most questions as they come up. He
takes no account whatever Of former
utterances Of his own, treating them as
though they were OF no Importance, and
resenting the idea that he ought to hold
consistently to any one course or
standard on a specific proposition. And
thus he emphasizes his own shiftiness,
and shows to the people that he is not
man Of sound convictions, and that
his utterances are not to be taken seri-
ously.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

to set aside $1s,229,06o for deprecia.
tion and ordinary replacement, $780,
900 for sinking fund, and to carry over
1865. .405 to the surplus account. The
aggregate tonnage OF finished products
decreased lis per cent, but a substan,
tial buying movement began in Novem-
her. The sales would have been much
less but for an increase of Ala per cent
over 1910 in exports, domestic trade
having diminished 1876 per cent. "This
biggest trust is evidently well able to
compete with the pauper labor Of Eu-
rope in other countries, though it still
pretends to need protection in the
United States as a Republican con-
temporary puts it.
And so the best measure or gauge
which we have Of National prosperity
shows that the year 1911 was by no
means to be despised as year of fair
prosperity.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

A great deal OF noise has been made
by Roosevelt during the present cam.
paign against what he alleges to be the
unfair methods of those who oppose
him. Senator Dixon of Montana has
called upon President Taft specifically
20 repudiate the actions of the Federal
Office holders in the Southern States
where, as he alleges, they have sent del
egates favorable TO Taft. But, on this
ground. Dixon himself ought to repudi-
ate a primary held in Detroit, an ac-
count of which is thus recited by the
New York Evening Post;
One ardent Progressive. an admirer OF
Gov. Osborn. and consequently Of his
Presid entail candidate, being also
| chairman OF a precinct committee, ap-
peared at the polling place with two
| friends, where he proceeded TO unlock
his own ballot. allowed his two friends
TO deposit theirs closed the box. made
out bis credentials as delegate. and
crowd to whatever satisfaction there is 81
empty denunciation. All evening com
plants poured in that booths We're closed
and even that caucuses were not, held
at all. BY comparison. the New Yorl.
! primaries were ideal Such high handed
/ procedure is 10 be expected OF reaction
aries. with their weli-known opposition
1 TO the rule OF the people. but what Is one
| to think OF II when II Is practiced by
| the self proclaimed champions OF democ-
racy? Is II wrong TO cheat for Mr..
/ Taft. but right 10 cheat for Mr. Roose-
welt? We remember, however that De-
troit is In Michigan. where whatever IS
right Is Constitutional. and, as we NAV
/ now expect 10 be told whatever IL
Rooseveltian IL right.
The narration comes in good time as
an example of actual political swind-
! ling, an instance true and exact. which
more than counterbalances all the
windy and indefinite allegations made
by Col. Roosevelt's s supporters. In no
case can they produce a definite case OF
swindling such as this. So far as New
York is concerned. the very man whom
Roosevelt quoted as stating that the
Taft supporters were guilty of fraud
| worse than any ever committed by
Tammany, utterly repudiates the senti
ment. stating that he never said any
thing of the kind. Up 20 date. how
ever, we have not noticed that Roose-
welt has made any correction, although
specifically quoting this man as his au-
lthcrii5sy f.oL-his charge Of fraud, The
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

attention was directed especially to the
chaplain, and he asked what he was do
ing. The father replied that the chap
LAIN S purpose was to pray for the
the membership over, he changed his
purpose, and prayed for the country.
Perhaps some father and son in Utah
may hear about the position claimed by
the Standard. and be able to apply that
same sentiment.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

Harvard s astronomers say that there
are, by actual count, 100000 stars.
But, recalling the shocking vote at
Harvard, where Taft beat Roosevelt
30 scapdslously in Rooscvelt's S alma
mater, no doubt we shall be told that
the count was criminal fraud.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

|. :. Senator Bradley OF kentucky =
saws that the Roosevelt claims In his
State are utterly unreliable, as being
"ontirely false in many respects and
partly false in others Which would
do very well aS a general description
cf Roosevelt 3 whole campaign.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

The public has for some time lost
sight of ". Morgan Shuster, who
PLAYED such manly part in Persia in
resistance TO Russian barbariiy and
greed. II is now learned that lie is 10
60 to South America as manager Of the
National City Company OF New York,
in its trading enterprises. He is man
of useful employment.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

New York newspapers are advocst.
ing - high.brow theater. No doubt
the hlgh-brows would in the case Of
ITS establishment, be willing to paw
for IT. The trouble usually in such
cases is that the high-brows want some.
thing for themselves. somebody else to
paw the bill
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

The opponents OF woman suffrage
demand that the women must first
show that they will vote with a sin.
eere desire TO advance the general
good, with wisdom, and with patriotic
loyalty But If these are the terms
Of suffrage, why apply them alone to
xxpnaup
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

There is one good result Of all this
Roosevelt uproar so long before the
National convention; it will make a
stampede for Roosevelt impossible. 4
stampede 10 merely receptive candi-
date might work: but an active caudi-
date. AS Roosevelt has turned out to be,
has no such possibility in his favor.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

care much what happens. But quar-.
antine is not yet actually abolished;
only talked about abolishing. Still. 1t
is abolished quite as much as polyg-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

Wickersham is quoted as Saving
tnat he will not serve in President
Taft s Cabinet if Taft is reelected.
Since it is certain that he will rot
serve As a Cabinet officer if Taft is rot
reelected, the news is good
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

Col. Goethals dcnounces those who
deny the accuracy of his report on what
the Kaiser told him about fortifying
the Panama canal, as liars. No DOUBT;
but they had to be.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

Cspetown, South Africa, is to hold
r Worlds Fair. But with the Panama
Canal exposition on, we can t be both
cred with little shows in out of the.
wav placcs
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

There seems to be no doubt that the
reckless. abusive campaign that Roose
volt is conducting against Taft is help
ing the President.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

~ tho express companies can carry
sccond-elass matter for one cent a
pound, and make money ut IT, why is
the Postollice Department. losing money
in the like CARRYING. and demanding
two cents pound, when cxpressage i,
hui Onel
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

New York CommerciaI: "'That
would-be citizen who told the ccu-t
that Roosevelt is Governor of New
York aud Mayor Of New York City.
as well as President and Vice Presi.
dent Of the Nation, appears to have
caught the Colonel S point of view prct-
~ Ncll -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

The final count of the primary votes
m New York City gives Taft 1892,
Roosevelt 1923 What vote for q
city OF rive million inhabitants,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

kubelik, the violinist, says that he
never will visit America again. This
is welcome variant from the usual
repeated "farewell visit
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

Los Angeles women have organized a
club whose purpose will assuredly keep
its members busy. They propose to
work for tho uplift of men.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

Roosevelt campaign was already lost; il
is now snufed out III all the darkness
Of disgrace.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10

Portland Oregonian: "Down in Utah
smallpox patients Will no longer be
kept in quarantine. Since the Govern.
mcnt has effeetually done away with
e''s,,7 2 i Al;; aia Ma!pans don =
S.ra OF thc luncheon had previously
announced for Friday
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-10
Wednesday, April 10, 1912.

There's shamming, and then there s
Wickershaming.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-08-28
TIMELY HINTS
FOR FARMERS
Pure Bred Dairy Cattle.

The tendency toward building up the
dairy business, like that of every 9TH
er business. is toward the best possible
conditions for the most profit. Every
one recognizes the fact that high grade
conditions in any business only ap-
prOXimates the best and most profit
able. The highest and most profitable
dairy herd is that of pure bred COWS
as well as Sires. The grade herds
which were here and there first estab-
lished are slowly giving way 10 pure
bred COWS. With the pure breds of
noted milk and butter strains the grade
herds are being superseded all over the
country. Wherever established they
are proving more profitable than grade
herds for the reason that, as a rule,
by married per cent over grades they
prove better. Any one with a grade
dairy herd can gradually build up a
pure bred one by commencing with q
few registered COWS and a good sire
at the head The surplus of such
herds. both males and heifers. can be
sold at better prices than grades and
so both in butter and surplus animals
such herds are proving more profitable
-Coleman's Rural world.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-08-28
HuM0R OF THE DAY
Conservative.

A woman on Columbia road engaged
a new houSemaid the other day and
was Immediately delighted at the ex-
hibition Of the new servants efficien-
cy. Norah waited On the table with
perfect mastery; Sic answered the
front door bell with T.atchIesS grace;
she never once grumbIed when told
she must wear a cap; her busting was
a marvel Of orderlincSS
But the mistress IF the apartment
was astonished when the new maid
had been in the house about Il week to
find her cherished Victory of SamO-
thrace" was covered with dust. The
beautiful headless body stood gray
and unlovely on it's pedestal. and the
"Victory's'' owner called Norah to see
what the matter might he.
81 can't understand this. Norah," she
said. Everything else is kept so
spotless. How have you happened to
neglect the little statue: Have you
busted it at allf"
Norah admitted that she had not
and said no more.
But why?" the mistress persisted.
"Why?" And then miserably the
maid owned up.
I'm a bit awkward with NE fin
gers, num-" she murmured shyly.
AN l saw how bad it was broke,
mum. an l was afraid o. droppin' it
an maxim it worser Washington
Star. ...- ..
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-08-28
TERROR OF A BOMB.
A Dramatic Incident of the Political
Unrest In Russia.

Here is the story of q Russian an
archist outrage in the words of one
who was nearly killed in the eXplo-
sion: While staying at Cannes III.
Jones Thaddeus, author Of "Recollec-
tons of a Court Painter" met the
Grand Duchess Elene of Russia, who
gave him an account of the then re-
cent attempt upon the life of the car.
The car was n few minutes late in
his arrival in the dining room, and for
this reason the explosion was prema-
ture. After describing the event the
grand duchess told Mr.. Thaddeus:
when the echoes Of the explosion
died away a dead silence succeeded,
which, united with the darkness pre-
vailing. so dense as almost TO be felt,
conduced to render our helpless posi-
ton still more painful and unendur-
able. We dared not move. There was
no escape from the peril which sur
rounded us. Presently ont of the dark
ness came the clear, calm voice of the
car. My children, let us pray" The
sound of his voice, while reassuring
awful strain on our nerves and brought
comfort TO our hearts.
I'VE sank to our knees, sObbing.
How long we remained so 1 really do
not know. 1t seemed an eternity of
anguish before the guards appeared
with candles, little expecting TO find
us alive. Some of us were nearly de-
mented when the welcome relief ar
rived, and our feelings were not Gained
as we then contemplated the awful
nature of the destruction we had es-
capped.
"A few feet in front Of the car was
a black chasm where so short a time
before had been the brilliantly lit din
ing room filed with servants. Not
trace of it or of them remained"