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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10

Polictics generally seem to be
at skies and sevens this year,
with no positive sign anywhere
to indicate how the cat is going
to jump. Even among the Dem
ocrats the feeling seems to per-
wade that the political unrest of
the people cannot be Quilted by
victory" that will require
nothing more of them than sup
planting the Republicans in the
postofficeS. The worries of the
politicians are whether success
lies in clinging to or breaking
away from old traditions.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10

Notwithstanding the fact that
President Taft says he will ac-
cept the nomination for Il second
term if it is offered to him. there
is a growing feeling among his
supporters that to nominate him
would mean the loss of the pres
idency, and it would not be at all
surprising if he was not deserted
by his followers, who are largely
the federal Office holders. before
the convention gathers. There
is no sentiment about the federal
Office holder in the matter of
selecting a candidate for the
presidency. What he wan s
above all things, is candidate
who is reasonably sure OF win
ming. This feeling seems to be
crystalizing in sentiment IN
favor of ex-President Roosevelt.
Roosevelt is the only man the
Republican party can nominate
with any feeling of security that
he will carry the country next
Novem Der, and if the scare among
the Office holders continues to
grow, there is going to be a
stampede to Roosevelt.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10
Hard times come when privat'

Hard tunes come When private
capitalism can not exploit the
natural recourses to yield profit
The effects of these hard times
bear most heavily upon the mass
es of the people, whose welfare,
comfort and very existence de-
pend upon the continued exploit
alton Of the products Of natures
storehouse. With the key of this
storehouse in the pocket of the
private capitalistic individual
the masses are forser at his
mercy. He can turn it as his
personal interests dictate. TIE
only reason that the storehouse
OF spiritual salvation is open to
all is because 1t does not pay
private capitalism to lock i up,
for it's products yield no mater.
ial profit. Now. supposing the
people owned the key to nature $
storehouse, and directed its use
through the central goyermsnt.
would there be several million
people in this country today Won
dering how they We're going to
get their next meal without com
mitting a crime:
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10
Height of Humility.

Senator La Toilette, at a dinner in
Madison, said of a certain notorious
trust: That trusts Thanksgiving
won't be this year SO boisterous and
blatant as it used to be. That trust
has certainly become subdued. It's
spirit is as humble now as that of a
very ugly man who visited a matri-
nonial agency and said he'd like to
find a wife. But the agent, looking
tie man over. returned sternly: I'm
afraid it won't be easy to find wife
for you, my friend
81 thought said the applicant. you
might have something short-sighted
on your books
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10

Old Dave Ball says he is IN the
race for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Governor ito stay" No
one is accusing Dave of not being
a stayer. He has been camping
on the trail of that nomination as
long as the present generation
can remember.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10
Beet Cultivation SPREADING.

Beet cultivation has been raised
from production Of 1000 tons in
1856 to more than 500, 900 tons in 1910
There is SO much beet-sugar territory
in this country that if only one acre
in fifty were planted with beets once
every four years the entire United
States demand for sugar could be sup
rliad
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is her-h" given that lett~~s
Of administrator On the estate t
.Iannah J. Hanson. decease ed. We're
granted TO the undersigned by the
Probate Court of Washington county.
Missouri, On the 233d day Of Uecember,
1911.
Al persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit tie
same to tie undersigned for allowance,
within six months after the date o:
said letters, or they may be precluded
from any benefit OF said estate. and il
such claims be not exhibited within
one year from the date OF tbs publ
cation. they shall be forever barred.
Dated this 2l day OF January, 1911.
J0HN 5. HANSON,
-tdninis trator OF the estate Of Han
nah J. Hanson. deceased.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10
he anxious inquiry.

the anxious inquiry.
How many barrels did vou
say YOU made Joel:' asked Siias.
Seven
,.~eil Joel, il YOU had another
:.,4:ic " u might have made
light. New York Herald.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10

B'3'.si. snlpp5"-: tor r:-H s..3.--.
And if Carnegie couiG Per
suade his five friends to come in
with him on a land deal they
could buy up Scotland. for the
assessed value of that country's
real estate is only s $50, 900. 600.
These are q few Of the start
ling things these six elderly
gentlemen could 90 with their
combined wealth If they only
possessed the requisite audacity
ina agination and agreement.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10
We believe that Henry Georg

We believe that Henry George
was more of wise guy than
most people are ready to credit
him with being. His theories as
to land and taxes, would, if prac-
tically applied undoubtedly re
live the present strain upon our
political and social economy
pretty considerable.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10

If Joe Folk don t get the Mis-
souri, delegation to the Demo
cratic national convention he will
have a strong breach of promise
case against the Missouri Demo
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10

If the rapid increase in the
supply of gold is responsible for
the high cost of living, does it
also cheaper the piles of
filthy lucre, Of our pluto
Gratis? Nix,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10

Dc you know that full, nine out
Of every ten cases of rheumatism
are siHrty rheumatism OF The mus
rheumatism, and require % internal
treatment whatever? Apis Cham
uerlain's Linine-.t freely a. 4 how
quietly :. eives relief. Fer sale hv
all deaths.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10

J. Pierp. Morgan is said to
have skipped the country to
avoid testifying in the S tee
Trust inquiry.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10

,llu tltal'Iy toiI.ng IL The D1oDte.
but that they have thus strained
to the utmost iand, indeed, in my
Judgment, violated) the constltu-
tion in order to sustain a do
nothing philosophy which was
everywhere completely broken
down when applied to he actual
conditions of modern lie. These
good judges. these upright and
Well-meanlng men. who cham
pion an outgroWn philosophy, do
not realize that the changed con
ditions mean changed needs. and
that the tremendous social prob
lem of today can not be solved
by methods adequate to meet the
infinitely simpler problems offer
ed by industrial and social life a
century ago.
| am sure that ultimately our
people must, and will. come to
the view that the nation and the
states within their sew eral
spneres-spheres which must
cover every particle of the
ground where it is possible for
government to act at all-have
not only the right. but the duty
to decide as wisdom and expert
ence shall dictate as to all the
conditions which shall obtain in
tenement houses, in factories. in
mines, on railways, for preserv-
ing men, women and children in
health. life and limb. If they so
decide. and are bent in having
their decision reduced to prac-
tice. the court will sooner or la
ter. in one way or another. be
forced to give it effect.
1t is idle TO say that the peoplp
as a whole have not the right to
decide for themselves on such
a matter of governmental policy.
1t is in no shape or way one of
the few questions where the pub
lie servants OF the people have
the right and where it is their
duty to 90 counter to the wishes
of the people l do not mean
that there are no such cases; on
the contrary, / hold that not on
ly the Judge, but the legislator
or the executive, may at times
find that his highest duty to the
people IS 10 resist the will of the
people if some real Or vital prin-
ciple. or I:ght or wrong is at
stake.
But his usefulness in standing
ruggealv for his own convictions
in such cases where the moral
law is at stake viii depend larg
~ upon his not having refused
to represent the popular will
when the people had a right to
have their will respected
cough APPEARS Cham mprr'ain's Cough
Remedy will ward off an attack of
Group and prevent al danger AMI
cause OF anxiety. ThcCsands Of mott:
ers use It successfully Sod by all
aoo 1eo.S
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10
ROOSEVELT FOI, CUEBIVG
THE COURTS
Law of People Should Dictate.

Last week in these columns
We made the assertion that the
courts overestimateo ,heir func
ton in our social organization.
that the laws made by the people
should dictate the rules that
regulate society. In this we
were just a few days ahead of
exPresident Roosevelt, who in
his editorial in last week Out
looks elaborates the same con
tention. We give Mr.. Roose-
velt S article below:
| most emphatically believe
that we have been wise in giving
great power to our judges, in
'nding this power Of Judicial in
terpretation of the statutes to
see whether they conform with
the fundamental law of the land.
But | also most firmly believe
that, like any other power this
power can be abused. and that it
is power with them with which
the people have merely Temporal
lily parted, and not one which
they have permanently alienated.
Used cautiously and noder-
ately and only in the clearest
cases. as it has been used by our
greatest judges, from the days
of Marshall to the present time,
as it is defended by writer's such
as Thayer, it is fraught with the
utmost good to the body polite.
Used recklessly. wantonly and
foolishly. where the case is so
doubtful that the Judges them
selves may be divided nearly
on the two sides, as it
has again and again been used
in recent years, it results in very
great evil.
During the last twenty five
years the courts here in New
York, helped, I am sorry to say,
once or twice by the supreme
court of the nation, have thrown
what at times have proved we'll
nigh or altogether insurmount-
able Obstacles in the path of
needed ST al reforms. | have
no doubt that the men making
the decision We're upright men
If high character, but they did
As much damage as the worst
legislative body actuated by the
worst possible motives could
have done.
7 hold not only that .ha .ncrt>
y ti?esa NIttoI~ raEe uSnrseE
-. mast ,.-...-.i i.-,,. i-7 Z.- ri.z-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10

A.Iti.i.es that aid llatrre are A.
ways NEST offectual. hamberlaiE !;
Cueh i,emedy acts "a This plan
II ala!s the cough, relieves The lunss;
e. IS h, ortiiCls auu ats natllr.,
~ l's."Filf lie {: len 70 IL he it,ly
." is ...-.ia. -.o, Il neg. Sold b.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10
What SIX Rich Fen Could De.
In the Strand Magazine az

In the Strand Magazine ap
pears unique article with the
above title. The author has
taken as the worlds six richest
men, John D. Rockefeller. Pier
pont Morgan, A s tor, Lord
Strathcono. Andrew Carnecie
and Lord Rothschild.' He calcu-
lates that between them they
own s., 1000, 900, 900.
What might they do with such
a sum if they combined forces?
What things could they not
achieve with $1,000, 100000
Suppose they were aggressive
and inclined to wage war. They
could put 100000 men in the
field and maintain them for ten
years, perhaps for tive Y. The
American Revolutionary W q =,
cost 'S7Oo, 100000. The wars
with Napoleon from 1890 to 1913
cost Great Britain So. $50. 600. coo.
The Crimean War cost $50, 600,
900 for two years. The South
African " a T co England
81. go, 100000. The rich sextat
could have borne the costliest of
these wars and had good sum
left over.
If they turned their after ton
t. the sea they could with half
their capital build a fleet that
would be unique. overpowerlng.
irresistible The biggest fleet
in the world-that of Great Bri-
tain could probably be dupli-
Gated for -, 900, 100000.
Again these invincible six
could give 500 each to every
man, woman and child in the
British isles. They could run
the United Kingdom for six
years and longer, pay the total
amount Of its expenses. and re-
NIT everything to the taxpayer.
They could close the custom
house and allow every one 10
send letters and telegran> free.
They could buy uD all the English
railroads with their rolling stock
and buildings. They c1nld buy
all the automobiles ia the v,,r, /
and then have enough lei oy.2.
to purchase In" Panama #5a
~.3s.>. ,..r 7s3l-. ana AFTER ti..t. @:..s
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10
Big Business always was a
greedy hog.

1t is ODDS in favor Of the pack
ing house plutes that they get off
scott free.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10

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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10

Senator LaFolle1t's presiden-
tial boom is not making much
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10

When siTen as soCn rs the croupy
cough APPEARS Chtmtrr,ain's Cough
Group and prevent al danger AMI
cause OF anxiety. ThcCsands Of mott;
ers use it successfully Sod by all
dealers
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10
Something Entirely New.

dinary interest is made eisewner. in
this issue by The ST. LOUIS GLOBE
DEMOCRAT. That sterling news; a.
Gay issue Of lis "Twice-;t Week c,-
ition, al AGRICULTURAL AND
FAMILY MAGAZINE section Of eight
page. with ou.~'ln .r<.- 81 -. 3,
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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-01-10

-,dminis istratUr OF the estate of 1
nah J. Hanson. deceased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-06
ADOPTED 2e CHILDREN

Philadelphia Telegram to the Pittsburs
 Dispatch.
 Father to 26 children, and never a word with his wife, as the enviable record of Joseph Hinchrnan, ST years of age, who resides on his farm at Merchantyille, N. J.
 MT Hinchman told today how he had reared 26 children, all of whom he had adopted and who grew up to be valuable citizens.
 Mir. Hinchman said he adopted the first of these children when he was only % years old At that time he was driving his milk wagon. He became associated with Mrs. Nancy Andrews. who was do- ing much work among the poor From time to time she would tell Mr. Hinch- man of her work. He became interested and offered to take some of the children At times he had as many as five or six children under his roof.
 '.She sent them so fast that I thought there would be too many for me to take care of,' said the old man, '.but I never turned one away and adopted them all. .
 Of the 26. 20 of these were boys and six of them girls.
 Two-thirds of them are now in business for themselves and the others are good citizens who are doing their part of the world work, stated MT. Hinchman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-06
WANTED TO BE SURE

Baltimore Telegram to the Chicago Ex-
 aminer.
 The long drawn out convention with its all night sessions threw. the monkey wrench in to the calendar of many dele- gates so that they did not realize at times the day of the month or the week.
 A weary man, so sleepy that he had paused to take cognizance of things about him, stood early today in the corridor of the Belvidere while boy circulated through the first floor crying at the top of his voice:
 Jacob Lindheimer! Jacob Lindheimer!" Finally the boy returned to the somno- lent visitor and remarked:
 '1 can't find him anywhere"
 Try m gain" said the man drowsily. giving the boy another quarter
 The boy renewed his quest The name of Lindheimer echoed and re-echoed through hall and corridor As the boy approached the sleepy man on his return his voice sweed.
 Here" said the man, I'm Lind heimer."
 ''You" exclaimed the page. Why, you gave me the money to page MT. Lind heimer."
 T know it-rm Mir Lindheimer."
 But why did you do it?' questioned the boy, still in doubt.
 oh replied the man, q didn't know I was here-that's all."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-06
WOODROW WILSON

From the New York Times.
 We believe MT. Wilson's nomination to be in the highest degree fortunate for the country. It invites, we may almost say 1t commands, the return of prosperity. It bids our half famished industries take their fill of the vitalizing nourishment of activity. It quickens the sluggish currents of trade and enterprise. It does these ben ficial things. first because in the last three months we have cast out so many devils, and second, because whatever may befall on election day, gentleman will be in the White House during the next four years, a man of sanity and balance man sincerely desiring the welfare of the American people, a man of sobriety and principle, not a savage or a visionary. It is the ideal condition, with a candidate on either side under whose administra- ton the country would be content
 Not long ago some apprehension was felt lest Governor Wilson was going quite too far along the progressive path. We shared that feeling ourselves, and we admonished him that some of his later opinions seemed to be. too much at variance with those he had formerly held and expressed But Governor Wilson. as we have said, is not a radical, he is a moderate progressive. Our constitutions have time out of mind,' he said in an interview published in the Times last winter, committed us to representative government. and I have not found any thoughtful man anywhere who wanted to get rid of it:'' The initia- tive and the referendum, in his judgment, are not for every day use. They are rem edies by which the people may bring legis- latures not properly representative back under their control. And these are neces- sary state questions. For the country the nomination made at Balti- more will be reassuring. For the demo- cratic party it means salvation, it means deliverance out of long bondage to de- fusion and heresy. That in itself, in this land where party government prevails will be of immeasurable benefit. Both parties must be sound if they are to serve as a check the one upon the other. The democratic party in the nomination of Governor Wilson is reborn. It will be re- organized, 1t will become efficient, it will have once more the confidence of the peo- pie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-06
Victory in the Air

The occupancy of the chief office
 of the republic will be decided, fellow
 citizens, by jury 15,0O0,000 strong,
 and this great jury will be able as a
 rule to act independently.
 It will be grand verdict in No vember. The third term candidate is not yet a-field, but he has been de- serted by Ormsby McHarg and his chums are indeed small.
 "The independent vote," says the Providence Journal, Twill unquestion- ably be largely on the democratic side in November" The Journal is an inde- pendent republican paper that regards MT. Underwood's leadership a valu- able asset in the campaign. The Springfield Republican warmly in dorses the nomination of Woodrow Wilson, and so does the New York Journal of Commerce, the best of. Wall streets financial organs. There is no doubt" says the Journal of Com merce, "of the progressiveness of Will son. It is of the advanced but not the wildly radical order. He is man of unquestionable ability, thorough intel lectual training, wide study and schol- arship, and talent for administra- tion. He is an uncommonly persuasive speaker and writer, and comes as near being a practical statesman as almost any man who could be mentioned now in public life. We have no reason to doubt his integrity of character and purpose, and he is above suspicion of tolerating anything crooked or cor rupt in politics or public life. There is reason to believe that, clothed with the of high office, he will be safe and prudent chief magistrate O1 the naClOn, II ne SHOulu De electeu. One great advantage of his nomina- tion will be that it will leave no excuse for MT. Roosevelt's third party move ment in the cause of progressiveness, and will probably take out of it what life it might otherwise have"
 The independent press is lined up pretty solidly in favor of Wilson and Marshall, and no discordant note comes from Mir Hearst or Marse Henry Watterson. Let the battle," says the latter, Ego on. Sound the bold anthem! The country needs nothing so much as a change of parties. Down with the tattered ban ner of Taft! Down with the piratical flag of Roosevelt! Up with the en- sign of Wilson and Marshall"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-06
A Former Presidential Year

'I recall vividly the year 1884 because. in the first place it was the year of my first vote Tor President, and in the second place business conditions were extremely bad" said W. D. Feldthaus of Milwau- kee.
 "I was brought up in a republican environment, but I voted for Cleveland. Business was distressingly dull that year. More wage workers were idle than ever before.s Republicans boasted of being in line with business interests. The repub- lican party was said to be the business mans party, but I decided to vote the democratic ticket because business could be no worse than it was, and it might be better I thought a change would do good, and many other republicans felt the same way and voted accordingly. Well, business improved early in MT Cleve-
 lands administration. The country had seen hard times for several years. There had been acute depression for at least three years. But the year 1885 was one of the-most prosperous in our history up to that time. My recollection is that pros perity continued throughout MT Cleve- lands first administration. I simply men- tion these facts to offset the old argu- ment of the republicans that democratic victory spelt business stagnation.
 q have noticed since have been a voter that all presidential years are not dull years as the saying used to be. To- day business is fairly prosperous and no matter who is elected I believe we will have prosperity for the next two or three years. provided crops are abund- ant.
 T voted the republican ticket four years ago, but have about made up my mind to vote for Wilson and Marshall next November"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-06
WHENCE THE BUCKsHoT
m the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
 Rastus had called at Judge Ransom S house, and made a present of fine tur- key to the judges wife
 'Mah brotheh had two," he said to ease her suspicious. "and so he gave me this one."
 Mrs. Ransom gave him in return two bright silver dollars, on the condition that the bird was a tame turkey, and not the wild kind, because the judge detested get ting his mouth full of shot every time he wanted bite.
 Dose turkeys was, bor of 'em, tame enough to eat out of yo hand, Mis- Ran son. said Rastus, earnestly.
 That night Judge Ransom and his wife sat down to a deliciously Drowned tur- key, piping hot. At the first bite, the judge jumped to his feet, spitting grape shot in all direction.
 Send for that fellow," he shouted wrathfully. In due time a panic stricken Rastus came in trembling.
 T sent for you. you black scoundrel, to ask you why in the Sam Hill you lied about that turkey not being a wild one Why, it was loaded with bird shot,'
 Dem shot was intended foh me, yp' Aonoh," said Rastus, hunbly.