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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-08

The amount Of West Virginia's
State debt, as ascertained by
the Supreme Court of the United
States, exclusive of interest, is
something over $1,000. 900
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-08
Hiner Meets with Favorable Re-
ceptiOn

DCH II. IlllleT, DenOCflIlC
nominee for Congressman at
Large. began this weeks work
at Wayne on Monday He re-
turned TO Huntington Saturday
night from a trip across the State
on the Norfolk and Western rail-
road. Last week Mr.. Hiner
spoke at Williamson, Welch,
Bluefeld and Princeton and in
spite of most of these places be-
ing in the famous black belt"
where Democratic majorities are
unknown and where bulldogs
and babies are registered alike as
voters, he had a splendid recep-
ton at every place he spoke.
Mr.. Hiners speech dealt princi-
pally with state issues and the
most intense interest was mani
tested in the figures he presented
as to the extravaganza of Repub-
lican administration and the fig
ures he presented as to the ex-
travagance Of Republican admin
istration sand the comparative
cost of Democratic and Republi-
can rule in the State.
At Williamson, where his audi
ence was composed almost en-
tirely of Republicans, as it was at
most of the other places where
he spoke, he was loudly applaud
ed not only when he discussed
State matters but even when he
told the people of Mingo County
the bad reputation their county
had in other parts of the State
Because of the election frauds
which have been committed
there, Mr.. Hiner found strong
sentiment there against a contin-
uation Of these frauds.
Throughout Mingo and Nc
Dowcl counties, Mr.. Hiner found
sentiment among Republicans
very strong against DR.. Hatfield |
and at Williamson a woman went !
up after the close of the meeting.
introduced herself to Mr.. Hiner
as sister of DR.. Hatfield's faith
err and said as she shook his hand |
Il hope you and the rest of the
Democratic candidaths will all be |
The determination of the bet
ter people of Mingo to rid their
county of its bad name and to
have an honest election would in
dictate that the days of the old
election frauds are passing. |
However, the same old gang are
carrying out the same old prac-
JlceS so lar az they are able and .
the registration lists are already |
largely padded. The ten year
Did daughter of a Democratic
registrar, whose name is one that
might be mistaken for a mans, /
was registered against her faith |
or's protest, and at one precinct .
it's said four hundred illegal vo-
ters have already been register
ed.
Every effort is being made by .
the honest voters of Mingo and |
Mcdowell counties to purify the
ballot and conditions, it is be-
ievd, will show some improve
ment over those of recent years.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-08
WHY LICENSE CRIME?
ToMFooLERY OF LICENSING DE-
BAUcHERY LAID BARE.
Judge MeWhorter Defends the Farm
srs From OeceiVino Arguments
of Saloonlsts.
tBy Judge J. c. Mcwhorter.1

10y Judge J. y. McWnorter.1
If license laws regulate the saloons.
why don't they regulate them on cleo
ton days and Sundays? Why do we
apply prohibition by closing the sa-
looms on these days, II license laws
regulate and keep the business in de
cency and In order?" Why do we ap-
ply prohibition by closing the saloons
In cases OF riots and fires, II the H.
eense laws regulate? II prohibition
is the proper thing on Sundays. cleo
ton days and in times OF riots and
fires, why would Il not be the proper
thing on all other days and occasions?
Some people wonder IL the idea ever
struck the liquor people that the av-
eTage American citizen has q little
hard, common. horse sense?
lis the saloon a good or bad thing?
This is the whole question involved ia
this prohibition amendment upon
which the people must vote II the
liquor traffic is good thing the peo-
pie should not prohibit. but should en-
courage, IL. II II is a bad thing. there
is no effective remedy but prohibition
No sort OF licensed permission can
make bed thing good II II is bad.
II should be prohibited the same as
murder, larceny or forgery, or any
other crime. True, there will be aOme
drunkenness and attendant crime even
II the people do have prohibition. but
not nearly so much as without 1t. Like
wise. there always has been and al
WAYS will be some murder, larceny
and forgery with laws absolutely pro-
h.blting them. but not nearly SO much
as without such laws. What person
would be foolish enough 20 advocate
the regulation OF murder. larceny or
forgery by license system because
the laws prohibiting them are not per.
fectly effective as prevsntiveg There
can. In reason as we'll as I'm practice
and morals. be no more excuse for II.
censing the one than the other, n both
are bad
II was the farmers who, In rs. be-
came the minute men" and gave us
our flag. II was the farmers who. I'm
1912, faced the cOnquerors OF Napoleon
and gave us the open sea. II was the
farmers who. Ia 1868. met as brave
and intrepid men as ever bore arms.
and saved TO us an indlssoluble Union.
What. then, must be the monumental
gall or stupidity OF the liquor people
who. In 1912. are trying to deceive
the farmers Of West Virginia and IN
duce them TO vote against the prohibi.
ton amendment BY fallacious tax
and revenue argument? DO they think
the farmers OF this country have lost
their patriotism, their sense OF civic
righteousness. and their love OF polit.
ical purity to the extent that they
would now measure great questions OF
right and wrong by the sordid stan.
dard OF dollars and centsY What self.
respecting. home-lOving. fagrevering
citizen would do such thing? Not
the West Virginia farmers, on your
life
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-08
DON'T TALK OF IT.

do You believe tho theory thai
doctors have q right to kill where
they cannot cure?"
Haven't they always been doing
it"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-08
BOTH ARE RIGHT

Theodore Roosevelt candidate
for third term as president,
said recently: Taft now repre-.
sents the bosses. and the Rapub.
lican party is composed Of them
and the vested interests Of the
country"
And President Taft said
Roosevelt is not a Republican,
but represents Il one-man party
whose chief advisers are the har-
vester and steel trust magrates. "
Senator LaFollett of Wisconsin.
also Republican, says both Taft
and Roosevelt are telling the
truth about each other. And La
Toilette has had enough expert
ence with both Messrs Taft and
Roosevelt to know what he is
talking about.
The answer is: Win with
Wilson!
DIVORCE THE PHILIPPINES
One tremendous expense now
being borne by American taxpay-
ers that will be lifted in the
event of the election of q Demo-
cratic President and Democratic
House is the cost of governing
the Philippine Islands, which is
being done against the desire of
90 per cent of the Filipino peo-
pie. Ten years ago Senator Hoar
stated in the senate that up to
that time the cost had been $780,
600, 600. Since then we have
kept in those islands an average
of II, 277 troops. 1t cost the
government 81, 500 annually to
maintain each soldier. The cost
alone of maintaining the military
forces in the Philippines last year
was over $26, 900, 900. 1t Is safe
to affirm that the sum which
would be annually saved, were
the United States to relinquish
sovereignty over the Philippine
Islands, would not fall short of
$50, 900. 900; Democratic success
means the divorcing Of the is
lands and Republican success
means their retention.
TARIFF TAX EXTORTION
Here are some figures showing
the tariff tax paid by the average
American family which tell their
own story:
Wage earner's family $O.82 a
year.
Salary earner's family $40 a
year.
Professional mans family $40
Il year.
SENATOR CLAPP TESTGFIES
Senator Moses E. Clapp, of
Minnesota, says:
You will hear it said cons ant
ly, with reference to something
on which the price has BEEN adj
yanced, oh, that isn't in the tar
iff at all. That increase has
nothing to do with the tariff. "
But the fact is that the tariff
reaches all along the line. You
can raise the cost Of living to a
man who is producing something
to sell without forcing that man
to raise correspondingly the
price of what he has to sell.
QUERY FOR PROTECTIoNIsTS
If our protective system is not
the Substantial" explanation of
the abnormal increase in the cost
of living in the United States.
how does it come that British
prices. under free trade, incrcas-
ed but n per cent in ten years,
while American prices. under
protection. increased 313 per
cent?
w. G. Grimes, of Marshall
county, is a Republican state
Senator and a colleague of Scna-
! tor HaIGnld who ic The Pnnn.in-,-
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-08
Things TO Think About

liz GlCJIItLIlI SGCIHS u nave
undertaken to swallow the
Moose. The question is whether
the Moose will be swallowed.
w. M. o. Dawson, who has
promised to deliver the vote of
the Progressives to the reaction
airy Republican candidates, seem
TO think that he carries the vote
of the Progressives of the State
in his vest pocket.
X X
MIR. Dawson has appointed an
assistant manager of the Pro
gressive party affairs for the
northern part of the State and
bis first act was to undertake to
prevent the nomination of a Pro
gressive party ticket. For doing
less than that the Republicans
fired Col. Edwards from their
committee and called him trail
tor"
1t is q matter of general COM
ment that the members of West
Virginia's present representation
in Congress have done more for
their constituents in the short
time they have been in office than
their predecessors accomplished
in their entire service. Yet some
people are trying to bring about
a return to the old kind of repre-
sentatives from this State.
~
No protests against the remov-
al Of William Seymour Edwards
from the Republican national
committee has come from w. M.
o. Dawson. Mr.. Dawson was in
New York and Washington short
ly before Mr.. Edwards was fired
from the committee and it has
been limited that perhaps he did
not resent the overthrow of Mr..
Edwards because Mr.. Edwards
was becoming strong enough in
in the political world to become a
rival in Mr.. Dawson's race for
the Senatorship.
HH
The proRresgives in West Vir-
ginia outnumber the Stand-Pat-
tcrs by more than three to one.
according to the results of last
Springs tests in primary conven-
tons and elections yet the Stand
Patters have all the candidates
on the ticket which the Progress
ives are asked to support and
will claim the victory for the Re
publicans and not for the Pro-
f gressives in case the ticket
should be successful. 1t looks a
good deal like the tail is wagging
the dog.
Hr
The amount Of West Virginia's
State debt, as ascertained by
the Supreme Court of the United
States, exclusive of interest. is
something over $1,000. 900
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w. c. Grimes, of Marshall
county. is a Republican state
Senator and a colleague of Scna-
tor Hatfield, who is the Reaction
airy candidate for Governor.
Senator Grimes, who has bc, in
a position to form a correct opin-
ion as to DR.. HatfeId's public
services, has published long
statement in several Republican
papers in West Virginia explain.
ing why he can not support Hat
field for Governor. His state
ment closes with these word
II haven't time to so into
more details, but will shy that
DIR. Hatfield was generally with
the special interests as against
the people If the people want
a Governor who fayors these
things j have not a word to say.
but ! believe they are entitled to
know before voting"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
CAPITAL COMMENT

Mr.. Lamont: 81 have as good a
right to think about the American ship
building industry as about the people
of Alaska, and when l see somebody
who is going to establish a precedent
dangerous to American labor
PROTECTING AMERICAN LABOR
Mr.. Hardy: Now you speak of pro-
tecting American labor. AS a matter
of fact isnt it true that most Of the
men employed on the boats your COM
pany builds are Japanese and Chi
nese?"
Mr.. Lamont: 81 don't know that
your statement is true"
Mr.. Wickersham: (Mr. Wickersham,
also member of the committee, is the
delegate from lAlaska) We'll l can
assure you, Mr.. Lamont, that the state
ment is true"
At this point Congressman Greene,
of Massachusetts, also a member of
the committee, tried to help out Mr..
| Lamont by asking him if there wasn't
danger, in the event the Norwegian's
! request were granted, that he would
have the right to go into the whale
bone industry. He painted a vivid
word picture of the danger from this
source.
COMPETITION AS 1T Is.
Here comes this Norwegian" he
exclaimed, and enters into competi-
ton with American vessels and Ameri-
can owners and American labormen
who have sacrificed years in establish
ing that trade. This Norwegian
comes in then and grabs American
sci in the building of which not a
dollar is spent for the benefit of the
American working man, a vessel
brought in to the disadvantage Of
Mr.. Wickersham: "Just a minute
Mr.. Greene. May | ask you if you
know how many vessels are engaged
in the whale bone trade on the Pacific
coast?"
Mr.. Greene: mo sir, do not know
Mr.. Wickersham: Then l desire to
inform you that there are none.'
Mr.. Greene: We'll, am dead oppos-
ed to this bill anyway"
This testimony shows that whenever
there is an effort made to. break down
the protection wall, even slightly, the
representatives of special privilege
are right on the job, raising their old
cry of seeking to protect American
working men"
They did not fool Congressman
Hardy. He tore their arguments to
shreds, and then recommended thai
the owner of the Kit" be given per
mission to carry mail and supplies to
1.-THE shut-in Alaskans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

This thing of having your clothes
brushed is an awful nuisance. When
you so to the metropolitan hotels you
are met at every turn or corner by
some lackey who insists on brushing
your clothes. Senator Human. at
Binghampton. n. Y, however, had a
novel experience in this line the other
day. AS he was stepping of a train
and starting across the tracks a loco
motive going at a high speed came
so close to him that IL brushed his
clothes. While the senator is probably
opposed TO having his clothes brushed
in a hotel by lackey, he might pre-
fer that TO having his clothes brushed
by n locomotive engineer with a swift
ly moving engine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

Dear Mrs. Thompson: am IS years
old and have dark hair and brown
eyes. What color of suit and ribbons
would be nice for Easter?
ELVIRA PEARL.
The shade of the skin decides the
colors that can be worn. If your skin
is light, wear any color. If it is dark,
avoid lavender and dark red.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am IL
years old. What should I serve for
party after Easter? Please tell me
something that will make my hair
grow. BLONDE
Serve cold meat, Parker House rolls,
olives and French pastry. For the
hair take three ounces of pulverized
sage and turn pint of cold. soft water
over it. Steep it for 10 minutes in a
covered pan. Strain it off and add a
teaspoonful of pulverized borax and
the same quantity of salt. Put in a
bottle and apply every night and morn
ing.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am IL years
old. One evening after church young
gentleman asked to accompany me
home, and l allowed him to do so. l
want to go with him. Please tell me
how to manage it.
BLUE EYES.
The young man is the one to make
the advances in friendship. Wait un.
til he does.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Is it proper
for girl past 16 to go to dances? II
so, what shall / wear? Is it proper fol
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
THE CORPORATION INCOME TAX.

The house of representatives Tues
day passed the democratic measure
extending the corporation income tax
to individuals and partnerships.
The bill had 20 run the fire Of an
attack from the republican side, d.
rected against its constitutionality.
That II will withstand assault in the
courts, in the doubtful event OF its
passage in the senate and approval by
the president, Is the firm belief of the
leading constitutional lawyers on the
democratic side.
When the United States supreme
court In 1895 knocked out the income
tax law It did not invalidate all I'M
apportioned taxes on incomes or on
corporations or persons or their bust
ness as measured by income. I'VE
have considered the act only in re-
spect OF the tax on income derived
from real estate and from invested per
sonal property" said Chief Justice Full
Ter IN the majority opinion. "and have
not commented on so much OF IL as
bears on gains or profits from bust
ness. privileges or employments, 10
view OF the instances In which taxation
on business. privileges or employments
has assumed the guise OF an excise
tax and been sustained as SUCH
In his speech accepting the republi.
can nomination for president, Mr.. Taft
said that in his judgment an income
tax ~can be devised which, under the
decisions OF the supreme court, will
conform to the constitution" Mt.
Taft's idea was exactly that which the
democrats have adopted in the meas
ure just passed this week. that the tax
is an excise tax. as was the excise tax
imposed on sugar in the Spanish war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
The North Dakota Returns

fare, and to their own welfare first
of all-they take their politics seri-
ously.
They show little or nothing of the
vaudeville spirit of the average Roose-
Welt whooper hereabouts. Their def
milton of the craftsmanship is not
something new every minute" Great
as are their errors, they hold them
with sober minds.
To such a people Mr.. Roosevelt,
with his lodges and his bubbles, does
not appeal. When given a choice be-
tween a sincere radical and radical.
town they prefer the genuine article
and reject Mr.. Roosevelt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

animous vote yesterday adopted the
rules as compiled by the cash call
market committee appointed some
time ago. A committee composed of
N. r. Moore, chairman, ]. H. Ridge
and B. E. Miles was named TO have
control of the market during the en-
suing year. The committee an
nounced that the cash call market
will be made part of the local board
~ taAsa MANHATTAN Considerable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
BY CLYDE n. TAvENNER.

Especial Correspondence of The Argus.)
Washington, March 21.-That the
benefciaries of special privilege in
this country cling to the protective
principle with a fervor that amounts
almost to fanaticism, and that they
will go almost to any length to pre-
vent the slightest break in the protec-
tive wall behind which they gouge
their profits from American consum-
ers, is illustrated by the testimony at
a recent hearing before the house
committee on expenditures in the navy
department, of which Congressman
Rufus Hardy is chairman.
The hearing was on the proposal to
grant American registry to small
Norwegian boat called the Kit"
which had applied for the privilege
Of carrying mail to Alaska in the win
ter time. On account of the ace it was
shown that certain towns in Alaska
could get mail only about once in two
months, and that they were shut off
from freight and fresh food supplies
seven months in the year. The own
er of the Norwegian boat, which is of
the lice breaker" type, said that he
could get through to Nome on regu-
lar schedule.
BUILDING TRUST HUSTLES.
Immediately, representatives of the
American ship building trust hurried
to Washington to block him. From
these men Mr.. Hardy aud the members
of his committee learned that no
American ever had applied for the job {;
that none wanted it, and that none
probably ever would apply fot it.
''This being true" asked Mr.. Hardy,
why do you object? Where is the
harm in giving this Norwegian a
chance?"
c. B. Lamont, an officer of the Nor
an ship building company Of Seattle
who was testifying, answered as fol,
lows:
1.-THE harm is this: that you are set
/ ting a precedent. You are allowing 6
foreign boat to come in and enjoy the
privilege OF American registry"
Here is another interesting excerpt
from the testimony:
Mr.. Hardy: Suppose you were il
Alaska as an American citizen, and
you found that nobody from American
ship yards is going to build boat, bat
here is man who says he will go il
and bring you mail and supplies in the
winter time. Now as man TO man
ask you Of you would be in favor Of
letting him come. Try to divest your
self of the position Of representing
certain interests, and try to stand By
those people"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
Hurnor and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
~ DUNCAN ~. .sssT8

IT always makes a woman mad to
find that her husband has told the
lead secret she has disclosed to him.
The woman with large front porch
seldom loves her neighbors' dogs.
Some women are born good looking;
sthers learn to be good cooks.
We may not know what is good for
rs, but we might If we saw it oftener.
We probably won't worry about the
tuture-after we are dead.
A woman who doesn't like to talk
s. doing up her hair.
It is hard for most of us to realize
lust how much plenty of money is.
Good luck seems to be the birthright
Of the man who is unafraid.
1t is easy enough to be brave when
you have plenty Of backing.
Jobs may come and Jobs may go, but
grocery bills can't go on forever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
Advance Noises,

ADVANCE NOISES.
Although the day is quite remote
On which we cast the festive vote,
So much excitement fills the air
That really we have some to spare.
So fierce and frenzied Is the talk
That one can scarcely take a walk
Without absorbing as he goes
A lot that some one thinks he knows.
In olden times we used to wait
Until they named the candidate.
Until We ventured sides to take
And tried to keep ourselves awake
In thinking II the saint would win
Or II the monster would get in.
But now we must with noise break out
Before the proper time to shout.
What's the excitement, anyway
And really what is there to pay?
It's true indeed that quite a string
OF bully boys are in the ring,
But where's the meat and where's the
drink
In all this flow OF printers ink,
AS though the country would not thrive
With any one who might arriver
This pre-convention language flow
VIII it decrease or will It grow,
Die slowly as we go along,
Or will the second wind get strongr
II now we cannot rest our ears
For arguments and doubts and fears
What will It be, ask you, pray,
When the campaign is under wayf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

tax which was sustained by the SUI
preme court The corporation tax sd-
vocated by Mr.. Taft and sustained by
the supreme court similarly was an
excise tax.
The measure as passed seeks to
shift to wealth the burden now borne
by poverty. It is designed to produce
$50.000.0O0 to s6o.000,00o a year rev.
enue, not to enable the federal govern
ment to enlarge its expenditures, but
to enable It to wipe out the tax on su-
gar and reduce the cost of this product
to consumers by M cents a pound, ef
fecting a saving to them Of more than
$11o, 900, 900 a year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

The cleverest thing that has been
said OF president Madero is the de
scription Of him by a Mexican states
man as little tyrant in the shoes of
a big one. At this distance It does
not appear that the Madero variety OF
republic differs much from the Diaz
variety. but Madero is a man Of medi.
OGRE caliber. while the man he dis
placed. military despot though he was
is indisputably one of the great men
OF the world.