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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-29
THREE TARIFF POSITIONS.

Three parties-democratic repub-
lican. progressive-bid for the sui
TRACES of the American electorate
in November. Each of the three
recognizes the greatness OF the tariff
issue in the coming struggle.
The republican position upon the
tariff need occupy us but moment,
for the American people have al
ready passed on it. The Payne-Al-
drich law has been extolled as the
best of all tariff laws-and the
country answered in 1910 with
a House of Representatives with
a clear democratic majority OF
ga, and changes in the SEN
ate which left the formerly
omnipotent congressional party a
majority of but Z.
The progressive party's position
on the tariff is one of high approval
of protection and it's exactions, with
demand for more general dis
tribution of the loot. Instead of
decreasing we want to increase the
amount of the prize money! said
Theodore Roosevelt the other day,
"but we stand for a more equitable
division of the prize money" This
means heavier burdens on the tax
payer, but there must be more
hands in the bag.
The democracy stands for the
whole people. 1t demands that
prize money be abolished in COM
MERGE as it has been abolished in
the navy. 1t believes that the Aneri-
can workingman doesn't want to ex-
plot somebody else; that he only
wants his own. 1t pledges itself to
help him to get that. The democrat
ic party knows that the American
workingman is the most efficient
worker in the world. 1t knows
that the United States is now selling
in the markets of the world one
thousand million dollars worth OF
American manufactured goods a
year. 1t wants to lift off the work.
ingman the taxes laid for the bene-
tit Of the tariff barons and see him,
innocent of participation in prize
money" and unwronged by the exac-
lions of privilege, come into his own.
st. Louis Republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-29
LIKE LINCOLN USED TO TALK.

(The views of a Lincoln Republican,
When Lincoln ran for President
Twas out in Illinoy-
To hear him speak l often went,
Though l was but boy;
An though 1 never will forget
The miles I had to walk,
'Twus with it every time, you bet,
To hear Abe Lincoln talk.
Now when l hear a candidate
Who wants that office too
Git up before crowd and state
He's Lincoln Number Two,
He can't fool me, I know he's not,
And every time I've balked-
There's only one in all the lot
That talks like Lincoln talked.
I've just been reading Wilson's
speech
So honest and so plain,
The doctrine Lincoln used to preach
1t all comes back again;
For Woodrow's speech is JUS i'm
mense
And straight as line of chalk,
It's full of reason, common sense,
Like Lincoln used to talk.
In all his speech he didn' call
No names to any one,
But spoke with charity for all
And malice toward none;
He didn't try to "go it Blind
But carefully to walk;
His words were gentle, true and kind,
Like Lincoln used to talk.
A plain and simple man of brain
Who wants to do what's right,
And pretty sure his point to gain
Without quarrel or fight,
But firm in doing and intent,
A man who wont be balked-
We want a man for President
Who talks like Lincoln talked.
Richard Linthicum-
In New York World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-29

The Traer Star-Clipper predicts:
1--WE will see the hottest political
campaign this fall this country has
witnessed in many years. All three
parties will fight as never before. 1t
is going to be the most mixed up,
the most uncertain contest the pres
ent generation ever knew. Let us
resolve in the start to keep cool; to
bear in mind that others are en-
titled to their opinions as we'll as
we;. that we do not know it all, in
fact there are people who are just
as bright as we. Then the outcome,
no matter what it may be, will leave
fewer sores and stings.'
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-29
Our esteemed townsman, Ho

Our esteemed townsman, Hon. F..
@. Stuart, who makes his home in
the democratic party, but who fire.
quently makes excursions and ex-
plorations to new and strange fields
of political upheavals, has gone forth
from the old roof tree and will fol-
low the fortunes of Teddy, the Ter
ror, until the path runs out, ere he
returns. In the language of the
well-wisher:: May he meet with no
accidents during his visit abroad,
although he advocates q full moose
ticket from coroner to the kings
row Charlton Leader.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-29

Pittsburgh mills are busy and
prosperity tarries in the iron dis
tricts. The farms are fruitful, bust
ness is good everywhere-and it's
a presidential year. The time has
arrived when the specter OF bad
business in election years goes
bankrupt. q. 49,. -.. .. ..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-29
THE BIG CAMPAIGN FACT.

The one hope of the American
people for relief from the terrific
cost of living lies in the election OF
Gov. Wilson. and the Inauguration
of his sane and sensible plan of re-
form.
That is the one big fact of this
campaign.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-29

During the years that Mr.. Roose-
Welt was president it was not to
Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island, the
representative of the interests, that
the door of the White House was
shut, but to Senator LaFollette Of
Wisconsin, the progressive.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-29

"Wilson would eliminate much
useless governmental machinery, re-
duce the cost of government and
get better results" says the Cedar
Rapids Gazette. docs anyone be-
lieve the reform is impossible of ac-
complishment or that it is not need
ed?"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-29

What about hell?'' inquiries the
Dubuque Telegraph Herald, and the
Sioux City Journal replies: by
bother Ark Roosevelt ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-29

This is one Of the years when the
political perpendicular has hard
er job than the weather man 4
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02
Riddles Special Guests at Exposition
CHILDREN TO SEE FAIR

In order to cause a large attendance
of children at the Atlanta Manufacture
ers exposition. tomorrow has been
named as Children's day and special
features will be provided for the young
folks. The admission is so small that
no child in Atlanta will be forced to go
without seeing the display of goods
manufactured in their home city. An
appeal is made to every parent in At
lanta to provide their children with a
bright new dime to pay for admission
at the door. Once inside, the little folks
will be the guests of the management.
The crowds have been large so far,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02
Pep INJECTED IN
GOVERNOR GRACE
Entry of Alexander Means
Campaign on Precise Lines,
With Lots of Ginger.

Despite the fact that political OBJ
servers find it hard to figure Hooper
Alexander a winner in the gubernato-
rial primary, the impression is that his
candidacy will bring the campaign
down to definite and precise lines and
insure plenty of ginger.
1t is admitted Mr.. Alexahders late
and unheralded entry into the fight
starts him at a disadvantage. The
Hall have been under way for months,
and each has effected an organization
aggressive and compact Generally
speaking, the newspapers of the state
already have taken sides, and thou
sands of citizens have committed them
selves either to Slaton or Hall
At the same time, Mr.. Alexander
plainly intends forcing his antagonists
to take definite and unmistakable
stands on more than one subject they
may have preferred to sidestep.
He will be able to make himself ex-
tremely pestiferous to his enemies on
the subjects of prohibition the exten
sion of the Western and Atlantic rail-
road, the initiative, the referendum and
the recall child labor, the proposed
| Federal amendment concerning popu-
lar election of senators and corpora :
ton interference in politics.
Undoubtedly the DeKalb county
statesman will undertake to assemble
as nearly as he may the old anti-Joe
Brown element, and rally it to his
cause. He will not call it the Hoke
| Smith following, but he expects it to be
| recruited largely from that faction
There has been no split between Alex
ander and Senator Smith, notwith-
standing some alleged anti Smith SEN
timents recently uttered on the floor OF
/ the house by the DeKalb county man
Senator Smith is being quoted as
| determined to keep hands off" but
there are Doubling Thomases abroad
! who take precious little stock in that
assertion. and swallow it with many
grains Of salt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02

but not equal to the 1000 who attended
on opening night on this occasion
there was such a pack and jam of hui
mainly that it was hard to see the
booths and exhibits thoroughly. Now
that is easily done. and while the main
Auditorium and halls are well filled,
there is more room and comfort.
On next Tuesday, the first day of the
Southern Merchants convention, the day
will be given over to the merchants,
all of whom will be taken to the Au-
ditorium and shown what has been
done by home industries and how many
things they can purchase in Atlanta
and keep their money at home.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02
SLAYERS ACQUITTED ON
ANNIVERSARY OF KILLING

SAVANNAH, GA, Aug 2.-Hugh
Boggs and John willis Morley, the Ala
bama boys accused of the death of Jas
per II. Turner, a negro. on the Augusta
road, on August l. 1911, We're adjudged
not guilty by a jury in the superior court
last night, exactly one year after the kill
ing
1t is intimated that charges of larceny
will now be preferred against them. 1t is
alleged they ran away in Turner's auto
mobile after the homicide and sold it
for 500. The young men did not deny
the killing but claimed self defense
throughout. Morley was, convicted once
and sentenced to life Imprisonment, but
the supreme court granted a new trial.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02
NO TARIFF RESULTS
FROM THIS SESSION;
TAFT'S VETO IN WAY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE long
tariff wrangle that has marked the
present session of congress will be bar
rem of actual results, according to pre-
dictions made today by members of
both house and senate. Every tariff
bill that reaches the president this ses-
sion, with the possible exception of the
sugar measure, is expected to meet his
prompt veto. Therein is included the
excise measure which is expected to be
passed soon.
The sugar bill, which the president
might sign if it came to him in any
thing like the form it passed the SEN
ate. probably will not be enacted at all
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02

1000 beautiful new Dresses, bought by our Mr.
l. B. Joel at 33 1-3 cents on the dollar, will go OF
sale tomorrow at 1898 for choice Real values W
to $500.
Included are Lingeries, Marquisettes, Above
Embroidered Novelties; some with wide satin bands
at bottom of skirts. White blue, pink, champagne
1t will be a remarkable bargain sale. .......
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-11-14
Business to be Good.

The tone of the stock and mar
ket letters from Wall Street is
very optimistic, indeed. The
day following the election was
the best day on Wall street for
business in many months. Stocks
advanced in price, and trading
was brisk. The letters indicate
that the financial interests of
the country are pleased over the
result of the election. Woodrow
Wilson has addressed an open
letter to the country assuring the
people the party will do nothing
that will in any wise affect bust.
ness or the prosperity of the
country.
We look for business to be
good, nlw that the uncertainty
of the election and the outcome
of it is over.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-11-14
What About II?

ECIudPS yOu uoNC uOS buOuS ~
about this phase of the situation,
but is there a National Republi.
can party in existence today?
We do not think there is. When
national Republican committee
men were being selected during
the spring and early summer the
Progressive Republicans secured
a majority in the committee.
When the National Republican
convention was being held in
Chicago it was announced that
if the newly elected committee
men could have passed on the
contests that the Roosevelt dele.
gates would be seated, but the
old committee passed on the mer.
its of the cases, and decided the
contests in favor of the Taft del.
egates. The newly elected COM
mitteemendid did not take their
places until after the convention
was over. Having a majority of
the committee now, we claim the
Republican party has passed
down and out, and that the Pro-
gressives are now the party in
place of the Republicans. If
this be true, the Republicans
have no national organization,
and will have to re-Organize if
they would continue in existence
Us a party.
If the Standpat wing of the
party do not reorganize they can
do one of three things. They
can join the Democrats, or they
can join the Progressives, which
is not likely, or they can take
out membership with the So
cialists. Which horn of the d.
lemma will they take?
To find a basis for the above
opinion, read the following from
Ex-C Congressman Chas. F. ScOtt's
paper, published the day before
election:
Colonel Roosevelt is fighting
to put the Republican party out
of existence. And this is precise
ly what would happen if he were
elected. tits what would happen
even if he were given second
place.
IF Roosevelt should have a
greater popular vote or more
votes in the electoral college than
Taft, in all human probability
the Republican party would
never hold another convention
nor place another national ticket
IN the field"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-11-14

This is a fine time to build the
concrete walk to the well, the
concrete feeding floor and to
pave the barn ysrd.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-11-14

For evidence which viii cOuvictthe
party or parties who have been
damaging the property Of the Bax.
ter Telephone Company, By break.
ing glass insulators or otherwise.
BY. Dow. Manager.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-11-14

When you say Triple Effect"
it means just exactly what you
say, 50 when you think of a gas
stove, also think Of Hoods.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-11-14

The international Harvester
Company maintains throughout
the United States demonstration
farms. For the most part these
are located in those sections
where there are important prob
lens to be worked out in connec-
ton with the growing of grain
crops. From these farms infor-
nation is disseminated through
bulletins which report the result
of the experiments undertaken
and work accomplished. J. G.
Hauey, a Kansas, formerly as
sistant superintendent of the
Fort Hays Experiment Station
and later manager Of the Dem
ing Ranch, oswego, and = young
man who has made good" in
applying scientific agriculture to
large farming operations, has
recently been placed in charge
of tie International branch in
Dakota. Haney viii SUCCESS
fully work out the problems Of
the Dakota grain farmer,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-11-14

A friend is an asset worth con.
sidering, and being considerate
with,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-11-14

Oh. English. Phone 1873,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-11-14

More farm implements are
worn out BY sun and rain than
by use. Get them under cover
and use plenty of grease and
paint. Doing this means the
difference between buying new
implements every 10 years rather
than every three years.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-11-14

Keep in mind that this is the
time of year to burn out the
hedge and fence-rows and the
bunch grass with a viewrto des-
troying the chinch bugs winter
quarters November is the time
in which to do this work. The
closer the work is done the great
er number of bugs will be killed.
If the bunch grass is burned
within inch of the ground, IS
to 100 per cent of the bugs are
killed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-29
bankers in whose hands our banking
ayatem lies to be manipulated. and no

bankers in whose hands our banking
system lies to be manipulated. and no
administration and no re-
publican congress has attempted to
serve the farmer as he ought to be
served in the matter Of credits. 1t IL
Impossible for the farmer
to borrow money on the kind OF Sc
curities ordinarily demanded at the
banks. It does not serve his purpose
to borrow 1t for the short periods In
sieted upon by most bankers. he
needs rather long credits and
he needs the money on MS
own kind Of security. He can't be
his farm every time he
needs a little money. Other countries
have discovered how to assist him. An
system Of agricultural has
been developed in Ireland and an ex-
cellent one in Germany and the present
congress has done nothing
better than to provide for careful In
vestigation of this subject with view
to early action so that the law may
be fitted to the creation Of these In
struments Of business which the farm
er so much needs and ought to have
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-29
DEFENCE WllC. DG THAr-RooRNs
THAI WAS KILLED IN oAAs-
oLERs' FEup.
TWO MISSING GUN MEN "a
De PRODUCED ~ DEFENCE
Rossnxwsig and horowitx Said % -
Prepared 70 Testify For DscI<sr That
Hs Did Not Inspire Murder - Grand
jury Rsoonvsnss to Hear Additional
Evidence. Z

New York. Aug. 29-It was learned
today that lawyers for Police Lieuten-
ant Becker win endeavor at his trial TO
show that Herman Rosenthal was
killed in a gamblers row and that tho
assassins sought to shift the RESPONSE
bility for the killing on Becker.
District Attorney Whitman tried %
trace information that the whereab bouts
OF the much wanted gun men. Lefty
Louie Rosenweig and Harry Horo-
witz. alias "Gyp the Blood" was known
TO certain members OF the police de-
partmcnt.
Report had II that these two men
Will be kept In hiding until the trial
and will then be brought forward as
witness for the defense to swear that
Rosenthal was slain In n gamblers
fued and that Rose. Webber and vallon
themselves took part In the killing
The grand jury was prepared to COM
Vene again today to hear evidence OF
police corruption. !.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-29
TRIED TO PROVOKE DUEL
Assault on American Consular Agent
at Havana Was With Intent to Bring
on Serious Encounter With Cuba
Courts Too Linient.

Havana, Cuba, Aug. 29.-Great in
dignation in American and foreign
circles was caused today by the re-
lease again Of Enrique Maza, the news
paper man charged with assaulting
Hugh 8. Gibson, the American charge
d. affaires. The Judge let him go on
bail Of $500, the lowest amount de-
manded even in a case Of common as
sault. This was done in spite of the
fact that Mr.. Gibson had been in
formed by the court that no bail would
be allowed. and that the accused would
be kept in jail. II
Mr.. Gibson intends today, in ac-
cordance with his instructions from
Washington, to lodge a most vigorous
protest and to demand a severe pun
ishment for his assailants.
During the morning Of the day he
assalted Mr.. Gibson, Maza went to a
fencing school and practiccd. for an
hour with a sabre. telling the fencing
master that he intended to do some-
thing that night which would provoke a
duel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-29
COMEDIES TAFT SIX STATES.
Roosevelt Gives President Short End
of Prasidential Election.

oyster Bay. n. y, Aug. 29.-There
are only a half dozen states. Colo :
mel Roosevelt said last night. which he
believes President Taft has u chance
Of carrying. One OF these. he said, is
Vermont. where he will spend the re-
mainder of the week on speeck max
ing tour. He spoke at Bennington this
morning and during the day at Rut-
land, Middlebury and Burlington.
Colonel Roosevelt said that in Ver-
mont all the power of the monied or
ganization was laid against him. In
such state. he said, he always esti-
mated that two-thirds of the people
must be for him to win an election IN
the face Of their opposition. In Ver-
mont as all over the country. he con-
tinued. my support is coming from
the plain people. Wherever we win 1t
will be due to them. largely to the
farmer and the wage worker"
The colonel put In most Of yesterday
completing his letter to Senator Clapp.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-29
MILL MEN INDICTED
Five Men Hold in Connection With A.
legged Dynamiting Plot During Tex.
tile Strike at Lawrenee, Mass.

Boston. Aug. 29.-Two secret indict-
ments were returned today by the
Suffolk county grand jury in connec-
ton with the alleged conspiracy to
distribute dynamite in Lawrence dur
ing the textile strike here last winter.
One Indictment contains the name of
one man and the other the names Of
three men.
Dennis J. Collins, Cambridge dog
fancier. was arrested after testifying
before the grand jury for ten minutes
today. The single indictment was, re-
turned against Collins. who is charged
with unlawfully transporting dynamite
on Jan. 20. He was arrested on bench
warrant and held in $500 bonds. for
trial. Collins is friend Of John J.
Breen. a Lawrence undertaken. who
was fined $500 last spring for dispos-
ing of dynamite to certain persons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-29

Nebraska gave reports OF conditions
which were also pleasing to him.
Senator Dixon, director of the pro-
gressive campaign, prepared FOR MS
proposed trip to Missouri today. The
progressive headquarters were busy
with speakers lists and plans for con-
gressional conventions which are
scheduled for tomorrow. the dates hay
ing been fixed at the state convention
Aug. 3.
AT democratic headquarters Josenn
e. Davies. of Wisconsin. secretary OF
the democratic national COMMITTEES.
conferred with number OF visitors.
Preparations were made to enter the
college field, and 1t was announced
that Dudley Field Malone. OF New
York, would join the headquarters
staff as the head of the college and
young mems club departments. MT
Malone is a sonin-law of United
States Senator OGorman. OF New
York.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-29
JOHN wANNAMAkER i'll.
Condition Has Been Serious But 10
Now Improved.

Philadelphia. Aug, 29.-John wana-
maker, merchant and former post
master general, Is reported seriously i'll
at his sons home at Atlantic City. At
Mr. Wauamaker's store 1t was said ne
had been i'll with cold for two weeks
and confined to his room but was bet
te:.
Positive denial was made OF the
story that he had undergone an oper-
alton for bladder trouble
From another source 1t was learned
that Mr.. wanamaker Is suffering from
n nervous breakdown and two weeks
ago was seriously Ill. Since then his
condition has improved and he was said
to be doing nicely" today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-29

CLAIM DECREE is VIOLATED.
Boiler Plate Concerns Make Charges
Against Each Other.

Washington. Aug. 29.--The Ameri-
can Press Association and the west
crn Newspaper Union. recently en-
Joined by an agreed decree under the
sherman antitrust law from engaging
In any unfair business methods. have
filed with Attorney General Wicker
sham charges than one another are
violating the decree. If sustained. the
com rlaints would involve contempt
proceedings William r. Chantland.
sneclal assistant To the attorney gem
erai. who built up the case that re.
suited in the agreed decree. will in.
Vcstigatc