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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-04

~Nhsn the assembly took recess yesterday
aftsrnoon 10 permit q meeting % tire eounlttes
On rvlsa PANoEMoNn's BROKE LOOSE m
1sea.M Iae eshnSth IN o,a's Il.s See, OF olle
TONED m the GALLERY. WAS oIVsS A
SIGNAL AND WHILE IT PLAYED, THE MEM.
BERs or THE ASSEMBLY. PAGES AND the
CLERKS DID a WAR DANCE AROUND the
chAMsgR, BILLS WERE TORN LOOSE
FROM the FILES AND THROWN ABOUT
THE ROOM. NOT a WHOLE FILE WAS LEFT.
"A mock session % the assembly was formed
with Assembyman James J. Walker and then
with Assemblyman Marry Hsyman In the speak.
er's chair and Assemblyman Thomas A. Brennan
acting as clerk. One after another the members
were called TO the front 10 do . stunt Motlons
and bills on every eoneslvabio topic out of which
somebody thought they could GET a little fun
were introduced. When the previous question
was needed 10 close the debate, the band was
called on During al Of this play the tearing up
chamber resembled paper MILL u only ceased
when II was announced that the rules committee
had finished lie work"
The above Is an extract taken from a New
York daily paper giving an account OF the closing
OF the recent session OF the state legislature At
Albany.
II you can read the above without agreeing
with US that this country is RomaniEed. then we
are ready TO suspend The Menace and quit bus
mess.
When Il comes 20 pass that state Iegisla.
tures are dominated by Roman Catholic
"drunks" and the legislative halls are turned In.
90 places OF amusement for a bunch OF hoodlums
then. Il seems. the people would be justified in
rising up in their might and administering
house cleaning.
campaign 20 stamp out anarchy In this
country and silence the agitation of socialists
with the bullet" comes with poor grace from a
people who tolerate such antics as the above on
the part Of their duly elected officers and repre-.
sentatives in the law making bodies OF this
country.
No wonder there is unrest and discomfort in
the camps OF the so-called common herd"
No wonder there is a growing and ever In
creasing irreyerence for the law, the courts and
our public officials.
when our law making bodies turn their de-
lucrative sessions into public orgies where
"pandemonium" reigns, accompanied by music
from Roman Catholic bands, you needn't be sur
prised 10 hear the tramp Of revolution.
The Menace has pointed out these facts 10
you for twelve long months
d and have thrown yourself into the breach for
OF YOU HAVE NOT-and more's the pity.
void a continuance OF this disgraceful state OF
: light of publicity on every Romanized Official
on, and serve notice on them that you will not
rage and the facilities to serve this notice. All
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-04

Putitshst fer ths rressrrafioa of
lleSffrs tts rromctto1 % rroErsaa and
tte atrancsmsnt % ciTiiirAtion. AZ a
means o. ttit snd Ha adNocats the
atsulEfa arnarafiun % thurrh ara
stats. ~ tanafian - an church prop
sftF 49, ths cumpuls1rr etucattan %
All FniltfFn % % the are % fourteen
years On tha pebble srfooia
kntsret az the postoffios a. Aurera.
Nc an aecord-ciasa matter
HisN. TuEo. g. wALkIzR. ESitsF
MARVIN brown. As.seists Eaitsr
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-04

OF into breach
service-BUT NoT-and the
Affairs Of publicity Romanzed oaioa
and Official this notice
be ruled
The facilities notice All
circulation
today a
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-04-13

ment began work at once to investi-
gate its own expenditures and to de
wise ways and means of curtailing ex-
travagances. The result was that con-
gress received the lowest estimates ii
bad seen in years. This was followed
by Il reduction in appropriations to cor.
respond always allowing for the nat
ural growth of the governments ac-
tiyit!es. which represented net saw
ing to the taxpayers of the country.
PRESIDENT Taft was not, however.
satisfied that all had been done that
rould be done He realized that the
departments of the government. like
individuals. are naturally prone to be
proud Of their own achievements and
10y reason ct their Familiarity with
their own endeavors often insisted
THAI their WORK was more important
Than the work of the other depart
menis, relatively speaking In order
to correct that evil be asked congress
10 give him 100000 for a commission
OF diSintcreSted experts to investigate
and report on the business of the gov
eminent. with view to further econ
omy and efficiency. Thus came into
oificia being the commission of that
name
This commission. among other duties,
was directed to prepare the receipts
and expenditures of the government
on budget" basis. which is the sys
TEN followed by practically all the
leading nations of the world except the
United States. Under this system it il
possible for the lumbleSt citizen to
nnaly2e the finances of the government
ut an, time and to lay his finger upon
the responsible political party in the
event Of extravaganza or of Stinginess.
The system Under which appropria
tiuns for the government of the Uuit.
ed States have been made has even de
Ned the eNl erts in their endeavors to
unravel the tangled skeins of expendi.
lures, so that 1t is a fair statement TO
say that 70 citizen of this country up
TO the present time has ever thorough.
~ understood where his taxes were es
pended
The Presidents Position.
NJ the present time the Democratic
house of representatives is endeavoe
ih2 to end the usefulness of the econ
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-04-13
Taft Antitrust Record.

During the Taft administration up to
February 1912. twenty-five civil suits
have been brought and forty criminal
law. making in all siztytwo proceed
fngs. As result there were fifteen
indictments, and eleven of these In.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-04-13
THE PRESIDENTS
ECONOMY RECORD
TAFT Insists That Government Be
Run on Sound Business Basis.
HIS PROGRESSIVE POLICY


M c"or's 10 neauce COST o.
ehic'ent Service oring hesults-Basi'
ness Methods Appied-eeonomy and
Efficiency Commission Eouoht nv
Democrats
rresiuent Tut more imam any OF his
preueeessors I'D the Nhite House has
gwen strict attention TO placing the
government upon Il business OASIS AS
regarus IT'S receipts ana expenditures.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-04-13

omy ana efficiency commission by cut
ting off its appropriations. In recent
appeal to congress for funds to con.
tinue the great work II has begun.
which all thinking men aud women
will approve, President Taft pointed
out that The people of the country as
whole are interested chiefly in the
following governmental objects The
national defense. the protection OF per
sons and property, the promotion of
friendly relations aud the protection Of
American interests abroad. the regula
ton OF commerce and industry. the
promotion Of agriculture, fisheries, for
estry and mining, the promotion OF
manufacturing, commerce and bank
ing. the promotion of transportation
ans communication, the postal service
including postal savings banks and
parcels post; the care and utilization of
the public domain. the promotion of
education, art and science and recrea-
ton; the promotion of public health
and the care and education of the In
dams and other wards of the nation
There are many other puhIic questions,
of course, but these are the vital and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and the budget
is proposed for the purpose of giving
information as to the needs of these
matters The president. IN order that
his policy Of economy and efficiency
may be concluded and become one Of
the greatest achievements of his ad
ministlutiun-that of placing the gov
eminent on business basis-wants
congress TO appropriate $4,000 more
for the support of the commission now
doing that work.
The economy and efficiency commits
sion has already saved to the taxpay
ers Of the country more than $4,000 0C
annually by its suggestions and by the
time II has completed its work it is be
lieved ten times this sum can be saved
annually to the taxpayers. In the mat
Ter of railroad fare for government Off
ciafs alone it has found that Sl2OD,O0
was expended in single year at the
highest prevailing railroad rates. Al
least fourth of this can be saved by
the application of business methods
such as President Taft has applied ane
has insisted shall be applied to all thu
departments OF the government
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-04-13


Representative j. Hampton Moore
who Is well known In many different
sections Of the country on account OF
his active interest IN waterway i'm
provements, in discussing the admins
trution of President Taft has this to
say:
president Taft ought to be renom
mated aud elected because he stands
for stability He should be nominated
because 1t has been generally conceded
by Republicans since the first day he
entered the office that the sa me treat
ment would be accorded him with re
spect to second term that Is usually
accorded to Republican presidents who
have done we'll There Is no good
party excuse for not nominating him
He should be elected because, while
not "A political president In the sense
that he has played politics to the salts
faction OF all elements of his party. he
has in fact been broad gauge presi
dent, conservative In all matters af
fecting the dignity Of the office and the
obligations assumed by him to sustain
and uphold the constitution and the
laws of this country
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-04-13
Citizenship for Porto Ricans.

Citizenship for Porto Ricans.
VOWED eighty or more defendants
Eight out OF Twelve defendants were
convicted on one indictment after trial
by jury and their conviction confirmed
by the court Of appeals, and thirteen
criminal prosecutions are pending
\ brief review OF the cases brought
under the antitrust law during the al
miniatration demonstrates clearly its
value to the American people in their
protection of that equality of opportu-
nifty which is declared by the platform
OF the Republican party to be the right
of every citizen
Reference to few of the antitrust
cases brought by the Taft admnistra-
ton gives an excellent idea OF the hard
ships some of these Illegal combine
tons entail upon consumers. In the
prosecution of II case against number
of individuals who attempted to corner
all the free cotton remaining OF the
crop OF 1908 II resulted In raise in
the price of that commodity to the
spinners. prevented some from making
any purchases and was therefore re.
straining interstate commerce
In like manner the government took
coenizance of the pooling In the wire
| industry. with the result that nine in
| dictments were found in New York
against eighty.thr persons engaged
tn, fl,.s ht,.r
straint of trade. and when the court
proceedings had been finished the va
rious defendants were fined In amounts
avera ging $1,000 each. with the excep-
| ton of the supervisor OF the pool. who
was fined $4,000
One of the most outrageous cases of
! combination In restraint of trade and
| n notable violation of the Sherman law
was that OF the hand blown window
glass industry. Practically all of the
manufacturers teitshty-three in NUN.
berl formed company which control
led the entire output OF hand blown
glass As a result the price was ad-
yanced 100 per cent within less than
year. The Indictment Of the men re-
sponsible, the imposition of fines and
the restoration Of the business upon its
former lines were followed by sub
stantial reduction in the price Of hand
blown glass
The federal government IL prosecut-
ing suits against the beef trust and the
lumber trust with every promise OF
victory.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-04-13
Jaft's Efforts For Peace.

Honesty of intention, stability OF
purpose and firm faith In the prin
ciples OF the party of Lincoln, Grant
aud Mckinley are some of the charnc
teri,itics OF President Taft. Familiar
with the horrors Of war. as well rs
the enormous expense that It always
entails. independent of the vast ex
penditures required to keep great
nation upon constant war footing,
the president has persistently sought
to promote worldwide peace Of ma
tons by international agreement. Any
failure of accomplishment In further
ing this worthy cause cannot be charg
ed to the president.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-04-13

the money has to be appropriated Tor
specifc purposes before 1t can be eN
peuded. and II this were not done be
fore the beginning of the fiscal year
the machinery of government womb
stop unless emergency provision cou'd
he made.
How Estimates Are Made.
The estimates are prepared by the
executive departments OF when ebch
member of the cabinet Is a mead Tue
cabinet officers get the estimates IN
their respective departments from ther
chiefs OF bureaus and then combine
them as the estimates" for the depart
meut. The estimates" from all de
nartments are then sent 10 the secre
tary of the treasury to be submitted
to congress. and they then become tue
Estimates" for the cost of running the
entire government during the next us
cal wear. Upon these figures congress
makes the greurer part If It's app"". ma
tions amounting to more than Sl.uoo.-
100000 annually
Until 1908 a more or less lax method
of making estimates for the annual
appropriations obtained throughout the
government The figures sent TO con
gress each year. instead Of showing
indications of careful pruning all
along the live. showed there was
DISPOSITION among the departments 10
vie with each other in getting rs !arge
appropriations as possible without con
sidering whether or not the money de-
manded could be advantageouSly ex'
pended during the coming year. There
was no standardization OF supplies anu
the various departments were paying
varying prices for the same article
What President Taft Did.
A soon as President Taft took Office
this system ceased. At the outset Pres
ident Taft Impressed upon his cabinet
officials the absolute necessity of econ
omy and efficiency In their depart
ments He admonished them that no
a dollar beyond what was necessary L
run the government efficiently In thel
departments, including fair margin
for progress. which is part OF etilcien
cy in the program Of President Tar
should be asked Of congress. The Ell
feet was immediate Every depart
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-04-13
No Brass Band.

Brass bands and megaphones have
not been needed to herald the accom-
plishments of the administration OF
President Taft All of the great
achievements for which the president
Is directly responsible have been ac
complished quietly and without the
slightest semblance of noise or buster
The voters Of the country displayed
their faith in President Taft and his
policies In 1908. and they are prepared
to renomluate and re-elect him.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-04-13
Promise and Performance
And What President Taft
and His Party Have
Performed.
PERFORMANCE.

PERFORMANCE.
Payne bill, reduction downward, tariff
board, maximum and minimum, veto Of
bills which violated principle Of protse.
ton.
Embodied in Payne tariff act.
Report Of currency commission sub
rittsd and pending.
Postal banks in operation. Millions
already deposited.
Federal incorporation act recon-
nended. anti trust law strictly enforced,
corporation excise tax. providing for
publicity imposed by Payne tariff act.
Stocks and bonds commission created.
exhaustive report on subject submitted
Employer act submitted, law limit.
Ing hours Of employment enforced,
compulsory compensation act pending,
bureau Of mines established.
vision vstosd.
Rural fr,s d.I;vsrv .xt.nd.d
opsration, of AGRICULTURAL d,usrt.
mont vastly snIsroed.
Strictly enforced. Sixteenth adopted
/
! Bond issue for riaation projscts
"pork barrel" method Of river and hsr.
/ hensivs conservation policy adopted.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-04-13
What the Republican
Platform of 1908
Pledged.

PROMISE.
Tariff revision along protective limos,
with a maximum and minimum pro-
vision.
Free interchange Of products with
Philippines.
Development of permanent currency
system.
Establishment Of postal savings
banks.
To increase power Of government to
eontrol trusts and secure greater pub
licity of corporation methods.
National supervision Of railroad
stocks and bond issues.
Enactment Of employers liability law
and other laws further advancing in
terests of American workingmen.
To define authority of courts with re-
gard to writ of Injunction and uphold
integrity of courts.
Extension Of rural free delivery.
More federal aid in agricultural OK
Perlments.
Enforeement OF fourteenth. fifteenth
anu slNtoehth amonaments 10 the con-
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-04-13
TAF7'S RECORD
AGAINST TRUSTS
Sherman Law Enforced Without
Fear or Favor.
EXcElS HIS PREDECESSORS.
Both In Civil and Criminal Prosecu-
ton Taft Administration Breaks All
observation-disclosures Of
Five Presidents Compared.
EycElS HIS PREDECESSORS.
TAFT'S ANTITRUST RECORD.

Under the last five administra-
tons prosecutions under the
Sherman antitrust law have
been brought as follows:
Grim
Civil NAL
suits, suits. Total.
Under Harrison
three ysSrsD -. 4 8
Under Cleveland
flour years)..... s 2 7
Under Mckinley
-four and one.
years. ..t.. Three bills in equity
Under Roosevelt
(seVen and one.
half years. ... 19 Is Az
Under Taft
1.-TWO years and
eleven months).. 90 40 81
"One property seizure
The ratio of prosecutions. al
lowing for length OF time IN of
tcs. of the Taft administration
as compared with the records of
its four immediate predecessors
10 approximately as follows:
Taft over Harrison .,. eto1
Taft over Cleveland. 80. 12to1
Taft over Mckinley soto
TAFT over Roosevelt ..... 4to1
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-04-13
DELEGATES FOR TAFT.

On Saturday, March 20. 1912.
the number Of delegates elected
to tho Republican national con
vention pledged to President Taft
were as follows:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. August Clash wheat
again attracted the attention of the
trade today and leading grades were
In brisk demand. All OF the stock
af No new hard winter wheat has
already been sold to be shipped out
a this market TO the seaboard by
August 18th.
After ruling firm early. wheat suf-
fered decline of pounding by local
bears, The September future showed
considerable rsistano and shdrlu II
considerable resistance and towards
the end OF the session the market rail
lied and a firm undertone developed
There WAS no Liverpool cablcs recetv-
ed on account of the holiday there.
but the undertone OF the continental
markets was Arm.
orn continued TO be weather
proposition from beginning to end
otherwise showed very little feature.
Trading was OF professional char.
acter and prices wera within a mar.
row limit.
j The trade In oats IN the pit was y,
j moderate volume and tho cash de.
! nand WAS light
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04

Let me show you how this In done.
Ten years ago some Polacks settled
in and about small Connecticut
town not hundred miles from Man
haitian Island. When they first ar
rived they hired themselves out az
farm hands and general laborers. To-
dav more than half OF these Polacks
own this farms an which they osAcss
worked AS laborers.
Under the Incidence of the pres
ent-day Yankee. New England went
almost out of cultivation. fell out OF
the ranks Of tho producers of the
world and joined the great American
army OF Consumers.
Under the Industry, enterprise and
superior intelligence OF the alien. New
England liz being reclaimed and
brought back into the ranks OF the
producers, where she r;ghtfully be-
longs. But New England does not
furnish the only example of the ig-
norance and inefficiency of the Amer
lean as compared to the foreigner.
The Dutchman.' tho uago' and
the 'Sheeney. upon whom the Amer
lean has been pleased to look with
good nstured contempt, Is now show
ing that he Is tho superior OF the
man who scorned him. in the simple
but very necessary art OF bread win
a better man than the proud native.
and bids fair to supplant him in the
exchanges and marts, as we'll rs on
the land; 50 that It looks very much
as II the time had come for the Amer
lean to emigrate or starve.
THE American has always lived In
great part by adventure, invention
and speculation.
He In perhaps, or has been. the
quickest witted. most fearless. most
inventive and the most adventurous
He Is not. and never was, plodder;
and doesn't like continuous hard
work. But the time has now come
for these very things and he 10 found
wanting. and Ia giving place TO the
dull witted, heavy-handed foreis ner.
who In willing TO work and who knows
hov TO work.
The metropolitan city Of New York
liz not quite one-fifth American. What
IL true Of Greater New York will soon,
very soon. be true In New England.
and .n n few moro generations--judg-
ing from the present trend Of things
ie will be true throughout the whole
United States Of America,
What do we think OF the pros
pect? We. the ofYspring Of the 'Pi,-
grim Fathers OF New England and
the cavaliers of Virginia Whatever
We may think OF H. one thing IL GER
tain-we must face 1t. and the sooner
We face It the better. Not. / trust,
In any hostile spirit to the stranger
tithin our gates, but from feeling
Of sheer self preservation.
---.4tTp native americans h&vs. fnyrs-
fore, / repeat. hduciary RESPONSE
bilIty from which We should not shirk,
however much We may be misundsr-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04

The 1911 Turkish tobacco crop was
the largest gathered since 1903 and Of
average quality. Prices, however,
were not high enough to satisfy the
growers, who incurred unusual ex-
pense I'm planting. owing to the scare
ity OF labor. II IL believed that the
planting for 1912 will show n decrease
and that prices win probably rise. in
ce nsequence of the restrictions inn
posed by the tobacco monopoly. Turk
ish planters started the industry in
the Caucasus. and Egypt now receives
large supplies from Russia, The aool~
uirn OF the present monop Ny In 1914
j. expected 20 increase the r-odlct'on
here The exports Of tooa"co from
Turkey totaled 69,S22,S26 pounds
during the fiscal year 1909-l0 and 81
46S.O34 during 1901. The decrease
was largely accounted for by drop
from 34.619,0lT pounds In 1s09-10 TO
21.S79.363 pounds in l9lo-1l In the
exports 10 Austria. These figures do
not cover the 1911 crop, In 1909 10
the exports 10 the United states
amounted TO s.6a2.570 pounds ana
IN 1901 to 12.o35,9 75 The value
az the exports of tobacco to the Tinted
States increas ed from s8,902,643 dur
ing the calendar year 1910 to ssozo,-
sc4 In 1911. One American com
nanv spends over $4,000, 600 a year
in Turkey in buying and preparing
tobacco.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04
potesourt Land and Furnace SOLO

IYNCHHURG. VA. Aug. 2.-The
syndicate. when
bought the Piedmont Manganese
,ninss near Iynchburg. six months
ago. has purchased eight thousand
acres OF coal iron and hme9t9ne
property in Botetourt county: when
includes the old Catawba furnace
The purchase price Is not made pub
bic. Possession VIII be taken "a soon
aa an examination Of the properly
Is completed
1t was learned in Roanoke that tht
deal mentioned above involved about
n half million dollars. Persons IA
mlllar with the property saw II Is
rich In iron and limestone and mas
some coal,
It Is possible that the purchase OF
the property means that II VIII %
developed. The men interested IN
the company making the purchase arr
extremely wealthy The deVelormen
OF the rires in Botetourt would
mean much to that county and Roa"
noke Roanoke Times.