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The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30
Stop Jollying.

If Governor Wilson cannot find lei
sure to read the Baltimore platform. it
is scarcely TO be expected that he will
take the trouble to mark and inwardIy
digest the brilliant campaign speeches
being made by his associate on the
Democratic national ticket, Governor
Marshall. 1t might give him pain
full sensation to discover that, COM
pared with his own evasive and mud
died utterances on the tariff and trust
issues, the speeches of his running
mate are models of straightforward
ness and lucidity.
The vice presidential candidate
seems to have had time to read the Bal
timore platform and is entirely willing
to accept its instructions as political
program He was talking about what
he considers the evils Of the protective
system. The present system, he ar
gued. was breeding Socialists like rab-
bits in warren" Then he called out
to the audience, IF you don't like the
present system change it, and If you
don't change it quit jollying about it."
That suggestion fits Governor Will
sons case exactly. If he wants to see
what he calls the great wrong Of pro-
lection righted let him stop ''jollying'
about there being as many Democrats
as Republicans interested in protected
enterprises. and there being no danger
that those Democrats will commit
either murder or suicide. Governor
Wilson's '.jollying" with this issue can
not but appear to Governor Marshall
as insincere and frivolous. 1t certain
ly looks that way to the general pub
lic-New York Tribune.
The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30
THE RULE OF THE ROAD.

What is known as the rule of the
road has again become vexed ques-
ton, on account of the new law ii
France requiring vehicles to keep to-
the left instead of the right. Thus
France adopts the English custom.
The law in America and most other
countries is keep to the right" The
automobile is responsible for the
change in France. The idea is that
driver on the right of the seat can
see better what clearance he has and
so avoid collision if he passes an
other vehicle to the left and so has it
on his right. On the other hand, if
the automobile is what is called left
drive, as many European and few
American-built cars are, the keep-to-
the-right rule would seem safer for
the very same reason. But, again,
when an automobile or other fast We
hicle overtakes a slower one going
in the same way, it passes to the left,
and in that case the right-drive seat
gives the clearer outlook. 1t is a
puzzling matter to settle, and COM
mission appointed to devise uni
form rule Of the road would probably
find division Of expert testimony.
The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30

Governor Wilson. who all his life
time has been an avowed free trader.
has reached the manufacturing dis
tricts and is disavowing with nomi-
nee license any intention to propose
free trade, proclaiming that free trade
Is impossible in this country because
the government is Of necessity sup
ported by duties.
Every voter who stops to think for
himself should know that it is not
necessary to have actual free trade in
order to destroy American industries
If it requires duty of 80 per cent on
an article to overcome the difference
between the greater expense of pro
duction here and abroad. where labor
works for a pittance, then reduction
of duty to 25 per cent would be prac
tical free trade.
If the country is to collect large
proportion of its necessary revenue by
duties upon imports, then, of course.
the lower the duty the larger must be
the volume of imports. displacing
American manufactures and directly
or indirectly affecting every person in
the country when employment and
wages are diminished
Reduced duties must mean increased
importations, and increased importa-
tons will necessarily mean decreased
home production These are practical
truths which every voter can grasp
Atlantic City Union.
The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30

think. In Mercer county, Which In
cludes Trenton. the Republican candi-
date for congress received plurality
of 556.
Two years later, in 1894. after the
effects of the Democratic tariff policy
had been felt. there was another elec-
tion for congress- and the Republican
plurality in Mercer was 4,653.
In 1896 in the election for congress
that year the Republican plurality in
Mercer county was 1877. The figures
tabulated tell the story of disillusion:
1892 Republican plurality. ........-..-.... $50
1894 Republican plurality. ................ 4.65S
1886 Republican plurality. 1871
The wage Garner learned his lesson
after the election in 1892 and after an
experience of the Democratic doctrine
of a tariff for revenue only, which is
now being preached over the land by
its principal exponent and champion,
Governor Wilson. Has the lesson been
forgotten? Is it to be Wilson tariff
or Taft tariff that the next congress
shall pass?
Within few days committees of the
pottery operatives and employers met
at Atlantic City to arrange new wage
scale for the next two years. A 10 per
cent advance was agreed on, subject
to the continuance Of the present lar-
iff The conditional clause was insert
ed because the conferees remembered
that the last Wilson bill reducing the
import duties on clay products from so
to 80 per cent resulted in the closing
down of many potteries half time or
less in those that remained open and
reduction of one-eighth in the wage
rate per hour.
The conferees also took occasion to
praise President Taft because he stop
ped the undervaluation frauds by which
importers had been enabled to bring
in millions of dollars worth of pauper
produced pottery from Europe to COM
pete with the American product.
The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30
a PERTINENT QUESTION
Which the Third Termer Did Not Care
to Answer.


A man attending third term meet
ing at Denver asked the third termer
the very pertinent question, Would
not the Republican party have
been all right if it had nominoated
your"
The third termer did not reply. He
simply looked angry apd went on dol
ing OUT political, economic and social
istlc chop suey garnished with the
usual sauce of epfthets. 1t was, we re-
peat. very pertinent question. The
Republican party and Republican prin-
ciples were good enough for the third
termer until he found that the party
was not willing to give him third
term. Then he broke loose, and be-
gan gathering in every issue and al
legged issue he could grab to make up
his cray quilt platform. He has
sought, with the savage rage of a
Malay running amuck, to destroy
everybody and everything obstructing
his mad onrush toward goal he viii
never reach His ingratitude to the
party which honored him immeasurably
beyond his deserts will have fitting re-
ward in the historic fate of those who
have sought to rule or ruin"
The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30
Purqinq of the Taft Ticket.

With the withdrawal yesterday OF
the twenty y-seven Roosevelt candidates
for election from the Republican state
ticket and the substitution for them
Of bona fide Taft candidates there has
come to an end one of the most dis
creditable episodes in Pennsylvania
politics. Boss Finn may consider that
he has done very clever thing In
heading off organized Republican oppo-
sition to his state ticket by keeping
his puppets on the electoral ticket un-
til the last possible moment, but he has
failed to give heed to the effect which
his shifty politics has produced upon
the public mind.-Philadelphia Record
Democratic).
The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30
Even a Free Trade Paper Sees the
P0ipti

New York Evening Post, Oct. 16.)
Any indication that campaign ap-
peals to the people are based On the
assumption of high degree OF intelli-
gence in the electorate must be vel
come to patriotic citizens, irrespective
of party preference 1t is for this rea-
son that we have taken such keen
pleasure in observing that one Of the
great electric signs-about sixty feet
high and fifty feet wide flashed out
from the advertising tower at Broad
way and Forty-third street, reads az
follows:
Remember the panic of 1893.
Remember the p mic of 1907.
No panic under Taft.
Better be safe than sorry"
Here we have no rhetoric, no bonn
bast, no appeal to prejudice or pas
sion The voter is simply confronted
with the incontrovertible fact that
during the whole three years and six
months of Mr.. Taft's presidency there
has been no financial panic. He is left
to do his own thinking. Could any
thing show a more sublime confidence
in the intelligence of the public? The
Taft managers know that word to
the wise is sufficient. The voter will
say to himself: "Why has there been
no panic since 1907? Is it not custom
ary for panics to follow each other in
rapid succession? Would there not
have been another panic in 1910 If
Roosevelt had been President, and
probably one regularly every year If
the terrible Democrats had been in
power? The man that saved US from
these calamities is surely entitled to
my vote" If Taft is rot elected after
this what encouragement will there be
for the use of sound arguments in
political campaign? :
The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30
onnens.

Governor Wilson occupied room No
I13 in Lincoln hotel which is on
Thirteenth street. He delivered a
speech at the auditorium in that CITY
also on Thirteenth street, and he made
thirteen speeches in Nebraska, yet the
only thing that happened to. him that
could possibly indicate disaster in No
vember was that he lost his hat and
received the personal assurance OF
Bryan that Nebraska would 60 Demo
fratic "by large majority" this year
Jersey City Journal.
The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30
AKIN TO BOTH OF THEM.

That an Irishman, fresh from the
Emerald ISLE" entered car where
all the seats were filled. On one sat
a fat Englishman, his dog occupying
the one next him. Walking over, the
Irishman removed the dog to the floor
and took the seat himself. To hide
his temper the Englishman turned
and looked out of the window.
"That's fine pup of yours; what
breed is he?" asked Pat, eager for
conversation.
"Half Irish and half fool!" snapped
the irate Englishman.
"Well, bedad, and the spalpeen is
akin to both of us!" chuckled Pat dry
T.
The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30

After all the noise that has been
raised as to the progressive" doctrines
of this or that party the tariff remains
the practical issue in the campaign
An experienced observer, returning
from an extended tour only this week,
remarked; ''The only thing men are
talking about In earnest is the tariff
For or against, substantially all the
voters are lining up on that issue.~-
New York Times Gree Trade Organ.
The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30

Frank A. Munsey gave $58,000 for
the coloners preconvention contest for
third term. George w. Perkins gave
$4,000. William Finn gave S1G2, ,3S4
Dan r. Hanna gave $177.000 Others
gave $218,616 and more to come.
The cost Of living at Armageddon is
still going up. 1t takes heap Of
money to battle for the Lord. New
York World.
The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30

Those political advisers who told
Woodrow Wilson to bring the tariff to
the front are having the time Of their
lives explaining thai they didn't know
it was loaded.
The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30

Some leaders in the educational
world now advocate adopting the recall
Of college president whenever ma
jeEity of the alumni of his college SO
desire. Under such a rule Thomas
Woodrow Wilson would have lasted
about one year as president Of Prince
ton
The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30

1--WE denounce the profligate waste
Of the money wrung from the people
by oppressive taxation through the
lavish appropriations Of recent Repub-
lican congresses, which have kept
taxes high and reduced the purchas-
ing power of the peoples TOLL" de-
clared the Democracy in the Balti-
more platform Whereupon, that job
being out of the way, the Democratic
Congress proceeded to pass more ap-
preparation bills, producing a net in
crease over the last Republican Con-
gress Of $s,5S3,2 ,261.94.
The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30

Press dispatches say that Candidate
Wilson spent Wednesday at Princeton
revising his speeches. Revising the
tariff out Of them, probably.
The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30
HAD EIGHT MINUTES.

whats up?" asked local police
man.
The man, very much out of brsatil.
said: g...s~
"You see that young urchin rum
ming along there? He asked me the
time and told him it was ten min
utes to 8, and he said, AT 8 o'clock
get your hair cut"
'Well," said the policeman, "what
are you running for. You've got 8
minutes YETI
The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30

The spectacle of the third termer
chiding another candidate for mis-
quoting him possesses an element q
humor. !
The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30
OBJECT LESSONS
IN PROTECTION
How Proper Import Duties Have
Built the Pottery Industry

;Trenton's Debt to the National Policy
of the Republicans-How the Demo-
Gratis Almost Destroyed the Clay In
dustry of New Jersey-What Presi-
dent Taft Has Done to Foster 1t.
The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30

Regulates the bowels, promotes ca
sy natural movements, cures constipa-
ton -- Doan's Regulets. Ask your
druggist for them. 25c box. -adv.
The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-30
Increase Of Savings Bank Deposits u
Taft's Administration.

increase
Chicago, Feb. 8, 1909.
s153,59S.6I4
Chicago, June Is, 1919.
216,3O3,476 $62,704,S32
Boston, Oct. 80, 1909.
232,134,8 ,862
Boston, Oct. 81. 1911.
250.229,759 1S.095,O97
New York Jan. l, 1909.
967, 7,479;423
New York, July l, 1912.
1,146,972,606 179,46S,0SS
Philadelphia, Nov. 8. 1909.
155,Se0.2S5
philadelphia. Nov. 8. 1911.
17s,2s2.776 20,4oa.541
s2so.sss.5ss
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-06-20
JOHNSON CUTS DOWN
LIST OF REFEREES
Four Eligible Officials Are Left
For the Big July 4th
Battle.

East Las Vegas, N. NJ, June IT,
Eleven names of eligible referees on
the list submitted to Jack Johnson by
Promoter Jack Curley, were scratched
from h list by the champion when
he was asked to make his final selec-
ton as to which officials he cares to
have act in the big battle here July 4.
Fifteen were on the eligible list. The
four remaining are:
ed w. Smith, sporting editor OF the
Chicago American; Jack Welsh, San
Francisco: Edward w. Cochrane,
sporting editor Of The Kansas City
Journal, and Mark Levy Of Albu-
querque, N. Nj.
This list Of four will be submitted to
Jim Flynn, and he will go over 1t with
Promoter Jack Curley. One of the four
there a be only three remaining, as
there Is to be n chief and TIVE sub-
stitutes SO that in case the chief official
Is taken Ill or anything happens that
he Will be unabl to act, the promoter
and fighters can pick one IF the two
remaining, and thus avoid selecting an
other list and going through the red
tape OF cutting it down.
Johnson said:
II an satisfied with any n of the
four men 1 have left on the list. I
consider Ed Smith one OF my best
friends: Jack Welsh is a capable ref
cree, as he has worked in the ring with
me; Ed CoChrane is an experienced
man and will suit me If Flynn prefers
him. and Mark Levy, l understand, Is
capable OF dealing h decision"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-06-20
WOULD NOT HESITATE
TO FIRE over BORDER
Mexican Rebels Claim Troops
Are Being Recruited On
American Side Of Line.

Ell Paso, Tex, June 1S.-Mexican in.
surrectos would not hesitate to fire into
American territory from Juare If any
troops recruited by the Mexican fed
eral government on American territory
attempted, to cross the Rio Grande here.
Col. Pascual -Orozco, ST.. father of the
rebel commander in chief and head OF
h Juarez garrison in his way. re-
piled to the demand OF Col. T.. u
Steever. commander of the department
Of Texas. that no rife shots or bombs
or shells must cross into the United
States from Juarez at any time.
- Col. Pascual OrozCo stated that while
he would direct his men to avoid as far
as possible firing into Ell Paso in case
Of fighting, yet II any men recruited, as
be alleges. in Ell Paso by T.. c. Liorente,
the Mexican consul here, composed the
attacking force. he would feel justified
In giving his men no instructions.
The Mexican government officials
deny that any force has been enlisted
by them on American soil.
The arrest of General Campo, who is
one OF h few rebels, 1t Is said. whose
aim Is to help the poorer classes, Is bel
lieved to have placed Orozeo in jeop-
ardy with his troops. Sixty picked men
left Juarez for chihuahua today to form
a personal bOdyguard. No fighting &C.
CURED today.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-06-20
LIMIT IS TAKEN OFF
BY SOCIETY LEADERS
Cant Bluff On Low Stakes
Explains Member Of Poker
Party In Chicago.

Chicago. June 1.-THE wives OF sew
eral national committeeman and lead
ing politicians attending he republican
convention. organized a little whist
game early last week in a quiet room
In the Congress hotel.
Gradually 1t grew into auction whist
with stiff stakes. Yesterday they
turned it into old fashioned poker,
taking Off the limit n tossing it into
Michigan boulevard.
Rumors OF big game" have run
about the lobby of the Congress for
several days.
One woman, a charming society
leader in an eastern metropolis, and
the wife OF n OF the convention of
ficers, let the whole story out when
she handed q bellboy a poker chip in
stead Of a quarter for q tip, and mas
much as she played fair and told the
story. 1t would not be fair to mention
her name.
In attendance at the game yesterday
were wives of two western senators,
the wife OF one of the officials OF the
national committee, the wives OF three
eastern politicians of note, and one
charming little Chicago woman who
has done much toward making the
stay OF the visitors in Chicago pleas
mi
TITS just a friendly game, you know"
said the informant. o course
there Is not limit. because it is no fun
to play with a limit. II there is a low
limit, you know. they always call, and
one can't bluff. Only one woman lost
very much. and she a afford It. She
had lots OF fun"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-06-20
%AER0PLANES, WITH
PASSENGERS, FALL
Two Accidents In Start OFF Oh
the Angero Cholet- Saumur
Race In France.

Anglers, France. June Is Soon after
the start OF the Angers-Ch olet- Saumur
~aeroplane race today, Aviator Allards
machine, carrying four passengers,
broke DOM and fell to the earth. The
fall was from n low altitude and the
only n injured WIS AIlaFd's mech
anician, who suffered a broken leg.
Aviator Debussy, while flying from
Charities to Anglers to start in the race.
was hurled to the ground when his
aeroplaEe collapsed and was seriously
injured internally. His passenger, NJ.
s Gossienge. broke both legs.
Sixteen aviators started in the flight.
They were tt, fly three times about the
triangle formed by the three towns
the distance to be covered being about
272& miles. The prizes are two equal
amounts of I. 1000 eacn.
Twelve passengers. including the
-four in the Aliayd's machine. We're
carried at the start. "
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-06-20
COLONEL BRYAN ASKS
7OsEE"sTEAAR ROLLER
In Chat With Congressman Nc
Kinaey Says Baltimore Con-
vention Will Be a Model.

Chicago. June lS.-WilIiam J.. Bryan
convention scene Sunday. and though
appearing at the headquarters OF lead
ers of another party as Il newspaper
reporter, was given a demonstration by
the" throng OF visitors and delegates.
Mr. Bryan had a personal chat with
Theodore Roosevelt late in the day,
after he had interviewed Senator
Dixon. the Roosevelt campaign direC-
tor, and Minimizing Director Mckinley.
Of the Taft bureau.
Az he entered the hotel lobby elbow
ing his way through the crowd, some
body shouted t'Hurrah for Bryan"
and the Nebraskan was given a dem
O~nstratiye welcome. He was cheered
for several minutes and continuous
cries of speech, speech" came from all
parts or the lobby. Mr.. Bryan waived
his hand to the crowd and remarked
to those near him that he had cOme
merely as IA newspaper reporter" and
not seeking the presidential rorIina-
ton from a republican Convention.
Il came to see your steam roller v
said Mr.. Bryan. as he shook hands
with Congressman Mckinley. us il
anywhere in sight?"
mo, we have laid 1t aside said Mr.,
Mckinley. but would be glad TO lend
it to YOU If you would like to have
it at Baltimore" +
"Oh. no. we democrats do not need
It," Mr. Bryan Haughingly responded,
We are going to hold a model con-
vention." 2' .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-06-20
WEES DIARY REVEALS
HUSBANDS FINE LIST
Mrs. Bennett Produces Record
Showing How Doctor Mulcted
Her In Many Ways.

Boston, June 1S.-Dr. Frederick s.
Bennett, on being sued for divorce, was
confronted in court by his wife's diary.
Among the remarkable charges III the
diary is one that whenever she dis
pleased her husband he tined her.
Here are some of the fines The wife
declares were imposed on her:
For being saucy, 81"
For being impertinent, 81"
Before allowed to read her moth
er's letter, IS"
For talking to the hired man, IS
Had only IS cents this time.)'
For failure to buy soap, 81"
For not finding out the lowest price
OF sugar before buying 100 pounds
$5.75."7
Other entries in the diary are:
Out of money for article written in
magazine was told to buy butter and
cheese"
Mrs. II. draws w money to buy
baby carriaPe and baby clothes"
Two maids dismissed. Mrs. b. from
now on did own housewOrk, washing.
etc"
Received fur set from parents, Take
all o can get says the doctor"
DIR. Il. In financial straights. Comes
to wife and says. Now l have raised
all the money ( can. How much can
you raise? We must have some money.
It's UP to you"
Got loan of $1,000 from father"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-06-20
RABIES SCOURGE IN
VICINITY OF LAVEST

Memphis. Tenn, June 17.-Hundreds
Of ANIMALS. dogs. pigs. horses and cat
tie, in the country about Lavest, Ark,
today are being slaughtered by posses
Of farmers, who hope to rid the terri
tory Of a rabies scourge. About two
weeks ago q band of dogs, most of
which were afflicted with rabies, went
through the country about Layest.
Scores of other dogs, cattle and horses
in fields. we're bitten. Affected animals
soon showed symptoms of the disease,
and today it has grown to proportions
of a menacing plague. Several persons
have been bitten by the sick animals.
They have been brought to Memphis
for Pasteur treatment.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-06-20
MACHINERY IS USED
FOR CLEANING WOOL
New Process Likely To Be Gen
orally Adopted In the Textile
Industries,

London. June 1S.--An invention for
the cleaning OF wool winch is likely to
be generally adopted in the textile in
dnstries Of the country has lately made
its appearance under the name OF
.foultenizing.''. The process Is a re-
markabie one in that 1t excludes all
chemicals: tine raw goods. wool, wool
waste and cotton materials being
cleaned entirely by mechanical means,
Demonstrations OF the new process
have been carried out, both I'm London
and In Yorkshire. with great success,
and machines are being sent out to
New Zealand and Australia for the
same purpose.
The inventor OF "Youltenizing." Mr..
Youlten Of Brighton, In explaining the
process. said that as WOO contained
an amount OF vegetable matter 1t had
10 be subjected to @ s~urphuric acAd
bath. which rendered the wool brittle.
produced deterioration in fact, api
rendered it less valuable in conse-
quence. '"Yo~uitenizing'' gets rid Of all
foreign matter and dirt without heat.
fluids or chemical treatment, machfn-
cry alone being employed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-06-20
MOTORCYCLIST MEETS
DEATH IN ACCIDENT

Jacksonville. H., June 1.-THE mo-
torcycle race meet, which was in prog
ress here for two days, came to al
abrupt closing yesterday when Harry
Wells, tr.. a local m~otorcycllst, was
killed. Wells entered with four others
for a 10 mile motorcycle rae and was
travelling around the half mile track
at the rate of As miles an hour when
his machine skidded and struck against
the fence. The rider was third in the
race end was looking over his shoulder
when the accident happened. At the
time, he was but three feet from the
fence and when the machine skidded
1t was all over with him in a seconds
time. The left side of his skull was
crushed so badly that he died on the
way to the hospital,