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The Washington times., 1912-06-23

Somebody once said Colonel Roose-
welt was the greatest little precedent
buster that ever Presidented at the
White House. 1t didn't look like
Roosevelt had left a single, solitary,
measly little precedent unshattered
when william Howard Taft moved
into the White House. Remains of the
dead and dying precedents Uttered the
lawn, or we're decently packed away
in the cellar with a miscellaneous
collection of 563 big sticks. which
adoring friends had forwarded the
Unprecedented Predecessor.
.Hurriedly moving over to the Execu-
tive offices, with a copy of the Con-.
stitution under his arm. Taft started
right In on March L. 1909, for a little
precedent punishment himself. Dur
ing the next three years Taft has
Juggernauted over more precedents
than T. r. ever dreamed of doing.
As a matter of fact. before he made
that trip to the Executive office with
the Constitution under his arrn) he
had already scored one.
Nobody ever heard of Presidents
wife riding down Pennsylvania avenue
with her husband following the inau-
~ NestoA's
Taft saw that It was done. He al
ways admitted that II II hadn't been
for Mrs Taft he would have accepted
Colonel Roosevelt's opportunity to
place him on the Supreme Bench. and
never entered the Presidential race.
So he wanted Mrs Taft to enjoy his
Inauguration.
Just as he was getting acquainted
with the Job Taft discovered that I.
r. had made II a precedent that
Chief Executive should write long
messages to Congress. Several thou
sand words was about right.
But Taft's first message, convening
an extra session Of Congress. was
measly little 15O words. Credible wit
nesses assert that Secretary Lat
ia, his arms all sinewy with the
hefting Of ponderous communications
under the old regime, almost tainted
when told that single sheet Of paper
was message
Well. Taft kept that precedent bust
ing stunt up. He attended private
dinners at the home Of friends IN
Washington something stern Gus
tom" never permitted before. He
made Gen. Leonard Wood, a doctor
and not a West Pointer, head OF
the army, and when Congress tried
to throw Wood out of his job the
President vetoed the entire army ap-
preparation bill. He served refresh
ments at the state receptions. He
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discarded White House carriages, and
persuaded Congress to appropriate for
automobiles. He appointed two Demo-
Gratis to the Supreme Bench, making
one of them Chief Justice. He start
ed the no luncheon" fad.
He added a COW to the landscape
features OF his back yard. He put an
economy commission to work. He got
Congress to Law out fine boulevard
on the Potomac and ordered the
Marine Band to play there regularly.
He cut out foreign servants at the
White House. and installed Sons OF
Ham. He busted to infinitesiniial
molecules all previous records for
Presidential travelling. He made T.
RS strenuous feats OF train hustling
look like a frayed imitation.
There are so many other little prece-
dents all dead and gone that II would
require the space OF one of the Roose-
welt messages to chronicle them.
And the peculiar part OF II is that
Taft never did very much precedent
smashing before he became Plesi-
dent.
He had the judicial temperament"
He came bv 1t naturally. His father
was q lawyer, and at one time Secre-
OF War. The son started lawyer.
after graduating with honors. and at
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ter with Colonel Roosevelt. and he fav-
ors this plan.
The same thing will be done in Ne
braska, where likewise they have an
excellent and thoroughly progressive
State party. That will be the plan
among the progressive States generally.
with such notifications as local condi-
tions may necessitate."
The Old Guard crowd that bossed
the regular" convention, was in a
condition of daze this morning. The
members came out of their rooms at
the hotels, got the newspapers, and
settled down to contemplative read
ing thereof. apparently getting full
realization for the first time of the
full consequences OF their perform
ance in splitting the party by stealing
its good character and good name
from IT. Some of them plucked up
courage enough to insist that they
didn't believe the August convention
would ever be held; They, protested
that calmer counsels would prevail
That when conditions clarified. 1t
would be realized that the new move
ment could not be carried to any ef-
fectiVe results.
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NEW PARTY RISES
ON ASHES OF OLD
Progressive Principles Embodied Protest Against Ac-
ton of Convention Ruled by Bosses-Pros-
poets of Success
Deliberate On Platform.

enable the people to work their will
without fear of the interference Of
moribund political committees.
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Leading Progressives There.

Such men as Senator Poindexter of
Washington, Congressman Norris of
Nebraska, Governor Aldrich of the same
State. William Alden White. of Kan
sas: Dean Lewis, Of the Law school OF
the University OF Pennsylvania: James
n. GaTheld. effort pinchot. Amos Pin
chot Chauncey Dewey, Of Illinois, and
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States That Failed to In
dorse Platform.

CHICAGO. June 2S.-When the roll
call was taken yesterday in the Re.
publican national convention on the
Endorsement OF the platform the
Roosevelt delegates put into effect
their policy of silence" a table
showing the number OF delegates. by
States, not voting, follows:
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welt, against tremendous odds. without
organization or means or patronage
possibilities, carried these States. re-
pres,"ted by the electoral votes indi-
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Support OF Organizations.

Support Of Organizations.
In all these States the announcement
Of Roosevelts candidacy would mean a
strong proba b.lity that the organiza-
tions generally in the hands Of progress
sives already. would soon go over to
the progressive candidates. Electors
have IN many cases already announced
that II Roosevelt ran for President they
would support him, and in general, po,
litical conditions are such that he would
stand to defeat President Taft by a
very large ma jority, and not impossibly
to capture the election.
President Taft has little support from
the Republican sections of the country
These are for Roosevelt The President
has the doubtful States the Territories.
and the Democratic States. The com
bination is useful enough in conven-
tion fight when a candidate has a con-
scienceless organization TO manage his
case; but it is right near to hopelessness
on election day.
Senator Borah of Idaho was not
among the enthusiasts about the new
party, movement. Talking With
the Republican party is rapidly being
made progressive. "Inthe next four
years" he was quoted as saying,
with the progressive groups at work
in Congress- and with some new
primary laws. that are certain to be
that the performance of this conven-
tlon shall ever be repeated. ! have
misgivings about turning over to
Barnes the traditions the associa-
tions. the record. the loyaltics asso.
ciated with the old Republican party"
Will Draw Up Platform.
The broadest appeal is to eb made in
behalf OF the new organization. 1t will
be built from the ground up, with or
~
ton down to the least unit. For one
hing-and this is going to be highly
mportant-it is planned to psspare with
great care a platform that will he a
charter of progressivism, of liberalism
OF conservative craftsmanship fitted to
the conditions and neds of the times.
II will deal broadly with great issues,
and will be given ring and note OF
deep conviction and large purpose. II
will be written with the view of max
ing a vastly wider appeal than merely
to wing OF the old Republican party:
It will speak for progressives OF all
narties. and will be broad enough for all
of them to stand on and find fellowship
and community of ideas.
Second only to Roosevelt, Governor
Johnson, of California, is the man who
looms as the commanding hgure OF
this new movement He came here,
the fighting head OF fighting delega-
ton, with remarkable record of
achievements behind him, and a vision
of more and greater yet to be accom-
plished in the national arena, and he
left strong impress on the face of
affairs.
Governor Stubbs Of Kansas, one OF
the progressive leaders who attended the
COnferen ceat Orchestra Hall last night
, said this morning
This movement will make no differ"
ence to Kansas. simply because the
present Republican party and OrganiZa-
sas has one of the best State govern
ments in the country, and the party
is about all progressive. The plan there
will be to place Roosevelt electors on
| the ballot, II he Is nominated at the
August convention, by the petition proc
esq. have gone over the whole mat
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and there Is a total OF thirty-one, rep
resentlng Republican progressive States
certain to be strongly for Roosevelt IN
such a campaign.
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Nor;h carolina md Oklahoma are the
only states in the list THAI are not
either Republican or close with a good
chance for Republican success. Taking
their twenty-five out of the list. there
rre still Ieft ~ Gle uoral votes in this
urcup and only thirty-fve more would
4. ,,i,ad 81 to alec Then add
Morgan County republican., 1912-01-04
CHAPT Err xl.

Daylight vas in the thick OF his
spectacular and intensely bitter fight
with The Coastwise Steam Navigation
Comrauy and the Hawaiian. Mica
raguan, ana Paciflc.Mexican Steam.
ship COMPANY He stirred up big
ger ngss than he had anticipated
and even he was astounded at the
wide ramara,ions OF the struggle and
at the u'cNiccted and incongruous In
teresrs nat were drawn into II. Every
newspaper In San Francisco turned
upon him It was true. one or two OF
them had first intimated that they
were open 10 sUbsidization. but Day
lights judgment was that the situa.
ton did not warrant such expenditure
Up to this time the press had been
amIsingIy tolerant and goOd-naturedly
sensational about nim, but now he was
TO learn what yi-glert sCurrilOusness
an antagonIzed pres. Was capable Of
Every episode g Ai- life was resur
rec'ed 10 serve as .u5ations for ma.
i:C;oUs fabrica'ors Daylight was
fraLkI! amazed ~ 'ae new interpre
ta'ion N, upon a.. that he had ac
compl!sEed and the deeds he had
done From al Alaskan hero he was
Y etaMOrpEoscd INTO an Alaskan
bulIy llar, desperate. and al.around
bad man" The whole affair sank to
the doeper doeps OF rancor and savage
ness The poor woman who had killed
herself was dragged out of her grave
and paraded on thousands OF reams
Of paper as IA martyr and victim to
Dlyllght's ierOCiOug brutality
He was like big bear ralding a
bee hive. and, regardless of the stings
tie obstinately persisted in paving for
the honey He grltIed his teeth and
struck back. Beginning with raid on
TWO steamship companies. It develop
ed into a pitched battle with q city
state and continental coast line AL
lied with him. on splendid salary
with princely pickings thrown in, wa,
lawyer. Larry Hogan, young Irish
man with reputation to make, ant
whose peculiar genius had been un
recognized until Daylight had picket
Morgan County republican., 1912-01-04
SYNOPSIS.

Elan Harrlsh. known all through Alas
ka as "BUrTlug Daylight" celebrates his
Goth birthday with a crowd OF miners az
the Circle C''y Tivoli. The dance leads
to heavy gambling In which over $l0c"s
is stak"d Hafuish loses his money ana
his mine bul wins the mail contract tie
starts on IFS mail trip with dogs ana
sledge telling his friends that he VIII De
In the big Yukon gold strike at the start
Burning DariiGht makes a sensationauy
rapid run a. ross country with the mai.
appcars AZ tie Tivoli and Is now ready
TO iOin his friends IN a dash to the ne"
gold fields Deciding that gold VIII oe
found in the up-river district Harnlsh
buys two tons Of flour which he declares
will be worth its weight In gold, ouI
when he arrives with his -four he mas
the big na' t.-olNte. A comrade dlscoV'
ers gold ara Daylight reaps rich mar
vest, IIo goes to Dawson. becomes the
most prominent figure in thu * iondlke
and defeats q combination OF capitalists
In vast mining deal He returns 10
civilization and amid the bewtldering
romplioat.or- - high finance. DayHgh'
finds that rr 'ls been led to invest MS
eleven millions In manipulated scheme
lie COOS To- NV York, and confronting
his dls'oval rsrtners with revolver. ne
threatens to kill them II his money Is not
returned TNsv are cowed. return their
stealiugs and Elarnish goes back 20 san
Francisco where ne meets his fate IN
Dede NJ lspn. a pretty stenographer
Morgan County republican., 1912-01-04
TIED DOWN.
20 Years SIavery-How She Got Free.
dom.

A dyspepsia veteran who writes
from one of England's charming rural
homes to tell how she won victory In
her 20 years fight, naturally exults In
her triumph over the tea and coffee
habit:
II feel it a duty TO tell you," she
says. "how much Gond Postum has
done me. l am grateful, but also de-
sire to let others who may be suffering
as l did, know Of the delightful meth
cd by which l was relieved.
II had suffered for 20 years from
dyspepsia, and the giddiness that usu-
ally accompanies that painful ailment.
and which frequently prostrated me.
I never drank much coffee, and cocoa
and even milk did not agree~with my
impaired digestion, so ! used tea, ex-
clusively, till about year ago, when
| found In package of Grape-Nuts the
little book, The Road to Wellville.'
"After q careful reading Of the book.
let was curious to try Postum and
sent for package. enjoyed 1t from
the first, and at once gave up tea IN
lt0 IdVOT.
II began to feel better very soon.
My giddiness left me after the first
few days use Of Postum, and my stom.
ach became stronger so rapidly that 1t
was not long till was able Gas l still
AMI to take milk and many other ar
ticles of food of which was formerly
compelled to deny myself. ! have
proved the truth of your statement
that. Postum makes good, red blood
II have become very enthusiastic over
tre merits of my new table beverage.
and during the past few months, have
conducted Postum propaganda among
my neighbors which has brought bene-
IL to many. and shall continue to tell
my friends of the better way In which
! rejoice" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book. "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs, There's a rea'
SON."
| Fver read the above letterf A new
| oDe appears from time 10 time. Tney
arc genuine, true, and full OF human
interest.
Morgan County republican., 1912-01-04

the dirty pool Of city existence he
was loath to depart. and it was not
for an hour that he was able to tear
himself away and take the descent Of
the mountain Working out a new
route just for the fun OF IT, late after
noon vas upon him when he arrived
back It the wooded xnolls.
Daylight cast about Tor trail. and
found one leading down the side
opposite to his ascent Circling the
base of the knoll. he picked up with
his horse and rode on to the farm.
house Smoke was rising from the
chimney. and he was quickly In con.
versation with nervous. slender
young man. who. he learned. was only
tenant on the ranch How large
was 1t? matter of one hundred and
eighty acres, though it seemed much
larger This was because II was so
irregulary shaped Yes. 1t included
the clay.pit and all the knolls. and Its
boundary that ran along the big can.
yon was over a mile long. Oh. yes.
he and his wife managed to scratch
living without working too hard.
They didn't have to pay much rent
Hillard, the owner. depended 'on the
income from the clay.pit. Eillard was
we'll off and had big ranches and vine
yards down on the fiat OF the valley
The brickyard paid ten cents cubic
yard for the clay. AS for the rest OF the
ranch, the land was good in patches.
where 1t was cleared. like the vege.
table garden and the vineyard. but the
rest of it was too much up.and-down.
You're not farmer" Daylight
said
The young man laughed and shook
his head.
mo; I'm a telegraph operator. But
the wife and decided to take a two
years vacation, and here we
are. But the times about up. I'm
going back into the office this fall
after | get the grapes on
As Daylight listened. there came to
him a cudden envy Of this young fel.
low living right in the midst OF all
this which Daylight had Travelled
through the last few hours.
What In thunder are you going
back to the telegraph office fort" he
demanded,
The young man smiled with a GER
tain wistfulness.
Because we can't get ahead here
:" (he hesitated an instant)
land because there are added ex'
penses coming. The rent. small as II
is. counts; and besides. I'm not strong
enough to effectually farm the place
II | owned II. or II ] were a rea
husky like you. Id ask nothing better
: Nor would the wife" Again the wist
ful smile hovered on his face "Yor
see. we're country born. and aftel
bucking with cities for few years
we kind of feel we like the country
best We've planned to get ahead
: though. and then some day we'll buy
a patch OF land and stay with It,"
tTO BE coNTINUEDJ
Morgan County republican., 1912-01-04
How He Found Out,

"Mr. Chairman" shouted one of the
delegates to the convention. 81 move
that the nominating speeches be linn
tied to one minute each!"
Second the motion!" yelled dozen
others.
A storm Of protest arose, but the
chairman put the motion.
1t was lost by a vote of AZ to As.
II merely wished 10 find out, Mr..
Chairman" explained the delegate
who had made the motion, how many
ambitious orators there are in this
convention. There are A."
Morgan County republican., 1912-01-04

Aloud.

He tethered the horse and wan.
dered on foot among the knolls. Their
tops we're crowned with century.old
spruce trees, and their sides clothed
with oaks and madronos and native
holly. But to the perfect redwoods be-
longed the small but deep canyon that
threaded its way among the knobs
Here he found no passage out for
his horse and leading the animal. he
forced his way up the hillside, ON
the crest he came through an amazing
thicket OF velvet-trunked young ma
dronos, and emerged on an open hill
side that led down into tiny valley
The sunshine was at first dazzling in
its brightness, and he paused and
rested. for he was painting from the
exertion. Not of old had he known
shortness OF breath such as this, ana
muscles that SO easily tired at stin
climb. A tiny stream rar down the
tiny valley through a tiny meadow
that was carpeted knee-high with
grass and blue and white nemophila
| Crossing he stream. Daylight fol.
lowed a faint cattle trail over low.
rocky hill and through a wine-wooded
forest OF manzanita, and emerged
upon another tiny valley, down which
filtered another springfield. meadow.
bcrdered streamlet
1T sure beats country places and
bungalows at Menlo Park" he com.
muned aloud; "and II ever | get the
hankering for country life. It's me tor
this every time"
An old wood.road led him to clear
Ing, where a dozen acres OF grapes
grew on wine.red soil. A owpath. more
trees and thickets. and he dropped
down a hillside to the southeast ex'
posure. Here, poised above big for
ested canyon, and locking out upon
Sonoma Valley, was small farm
house With It's barn and outhouses
1t snuggled into a nook in the hill
side, which protected 1t from the west
and north It was the erosion from
this hillside, he Judged. that hac
formed the little level stretch OF vege
table garden. The soil was fat ant
black, and there was water In plenty
for he saw several faucets running
wide open. Forgotten was the brick
, yard. Nobody was at home, but Day
light dismounted and ranged the vege
= table garden. eating strawberries ant
a green peas. inspecting the old adobe
r barn and rusty plow and harrow, ant
, rolling and smoking cigarettes whil'
a he watched the antics OF severa
' broods OF young chicks and the moth
a er hens.
q Nothing could satisfy his holiday spir
}. It now but the ascent OF Sonoma Noun
n tain. And here on the crest. thre
hours afterward. he emerged. tired an,
d sweaty. garments torn and face an,
|. hands scratched. but with sparkling
a eyes and an unwonted usefulness O
o expression. He felt the Illicit pleas
/ ure Of a schoolboy playing truant. Tn
d big gaming tablo OF San FraL else
. seemed very far away. But there wa
!. more than illicit pleasure In his moot
a 1t was, as though he were goin
o through sort Of cleansing bath. n
Q room here for ell the sordidnesi
meanness and viciousness that file
Morgan County republican., 1912-01-04
Matchjuu Notes.

she-You know, felt such secur'
ity at my aunt's.
He--Well, I did have to have some
security about my uncles.
Morgan County republican., 1912-01-04

up with him. II was Hogan who guided
Daylight through the intricacies OF
modern politics, labor organization,
and commercial and corporation law.
II was Hogan, prolific of resource and
sugg sstion. who opened Dayiight's
eyes 20 undreamed OF possibilities In
Morgan County republican., 1912-01-04

You need expect no quarter from
the footpad until you give up your
last cent.
Morgan County republican., 1912-01-04

A woman falls in love gracefully.
but a man usually stumbes into 1t.
Morgan County republican., 1912-01-04
A HEALTHY,
HAPPY OLD AGE

May be promoted by those who
gently cleanse the system, now and
then. when in need Of a laxative
remedy. by taking a desertspoonful
Of the ever refreshing. wholesome
and truly beneficial Syrup Of Figs
and Elixir Of Senna. which is the
only family laxative generally ap-
proved by the most eminent ply
sicians. because it acts in a natural,
strengthening way and warns and
tones up the internal organs with out
weakening them. ltis equally bene6-
fcialfor the very young and the mid.
die aged. as tits always efficient and
free from all harmful ingredients. To
get its beneficial effects it is always
necessary to buy the genuine. bear
ing the name Of the Company
California Fig Syrup Co.-plainly
printed on the frontof everypackage.
Morgan County republican., 1912-01-04

Copyright. 1910 ~ the New York Herald Coz
Copyright, 1910. BY the Macmillan Company
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-06
CONVICT NUMBER 3410
A CLEVER HUMOR1Sl

are .ets1y who have suspended opera
tons in their own behalf to aid in
building the new walls around this
place.
Our misfortune is more supporta-
Bile than the comments of our friends
upon it.
stone walls do not prison make,
''Nor iron bars a cage,
but he who wants it now can take
my place upon this page.
Putting aside the lighter vein, the
convict editor jabs this one out, right
straight from the shoulder
Did you ever know of bigger con
game than booze? You lose not mere
ly your money as do the victims OF
other con games. You also lose your
friends. your health, your self-respect
your property, your family and your
reputation-and what have you left to
reimburse you for it al? A headache!
Isn't that a fine game for man to go
up against?'