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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20
BiggS is Now a President.

Missouri republican state officials
have not only made good records at
home but have become no:ed abroad,
Two OF the appointees Of Governor
Hadley, w. w. Williams, state factory
inspector, and Austin W. Biggs, state
labor commissioner, have become head
officials OF international bodies, and are
personally known all over this country
by men who are discharging official
duties in connection with labor inter
ests. Mr.. Williams is the secretary
treasurer OF the International Associa-
ton Of Factory inspectors. Mr.. Biggs
was lately elected president Of the in
ternational association Of officials OF
state and national labor bureaus. Last
year he was made vice president. Mr..
Biggs was a very active participant in
all Of the proceedings Of the association
at its late meeting in Washington. He
presided on the last day. A majority
Of the states Of our republic and several
Canadian provinces were represented
by labor commissioners. It's probable
that the next annual meeting Of the
association will be held at St. Louis.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20
A Very Bad GerTymander.

We are also Of the opinion that the
act Of appUrtionment as before stated,
violates the constitution, in that it
does not conform TO that provision which
requires compactness Of counties. AT
another place we have set out map oi
several OF them, which shows total
disregard CT this constitutional provis-
ion. ."-Opinion Of the supreme court
concerning the Maior-Roach gerry
mander.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20

Feeling sure that there is no danger
Of the election Of democratic presi-
dent the business men OF the nation
are not much disturbed by the political
situation. They know that republi-
can will be installed in the White
House for another period of four years
and that business conditions will not
be seriously disturbed.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20

Under the proposed redistricting bill
St. Louis will have seven state senators
and Kansas City, with Jackson county,
will have three. Buchanan county will
have one and Jasper county one. St.
Louis and Jefferson counties, both
closely identified with St. Louis, will
form a district with one senator. The
remaining twenty.one districts are to
be made up Of counties contiguous to
each other and with population as nearly
approaching the average OF 10000 as
it is possible to arrange them. II the
bill is adopted by the people the senate
in 1914, and thereafter, will be about
evenly divided politically. Heretofore
it has been like a democratic caucus,
only from nine TO twelve republicans
ever obtaining seats.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20
-Four Initiative Petitions.

Petitions for submitting four propo'
sitions to the voters have been sent TO
every republican township and ward
committeeman and 10 the officers OF the
republican county committees in the
state, and 10 many other active repub-
lican workers. These petitions are to
be signed by the voters and returned
to republican state headquarters not
ater than June 24. Each pet ition has
lines for fifty signatures. Workers will
lpresent each Of the four petitions, and
voters may sign each of them.
Although the time for periectlng
these petitions is short it is not likely
hat either Of them will receive less
than the number Of signatures required
by the initiative law-fve percent Of
the total vote in at least eleven con
gressional districts. As they are to be
circulated in every district they will
probably contain the signatures Of more
than FIVE per cent Of the voters in each
OF the sixteen districts.
The work Of classifying, verifying
and arranging the petitions, counting
the names and preparing the many
copies Of the petitions will be done at
republican state headquarters, under
direction Of James A. Finch, secretary
OF the state committee, and Ben
Deering, secretary in charge Of head
quarters.
The petitions and form letters to
committeeman and party workers were
mailed last Wednesday. Within three
days many Of them were returned fully
signed. 1t is necessary that each man
who obtains signatures shall certify,
before a notary public, that each sig
nature, on each petition, is that Of
qualified voter Of the county from which
the petition comes, and that each sig
nature was appended in his presence.
AS these petitions are not partisan
documents they may be signed by
voters Of any political faith. SignerS
are not required to state their politics.
Many OF the signatures already obtained
are the names OF we'll known demo
Gratis. The measures to be submitted
appeal to all classes oivoters especial
ly the bill for honest senatorial districts.
The proposed amendment to the con
stitution enabling the Legislature TO en-
act an employers liability law is quite
popular and is being signed literally
throughout the state, Inc Two petl-
tions for bills giving the three big
cities the night to select excise and
police commissioners-the home rule
bills-are also popular. There has
long been a sentiment in the state
against the appointment by the gov
ernor Of police and excise boards for
the cities, as such boards, thus ap-
pointed, had always been powerful
political machines in the hands OF par
tisan governors until Governor Hadley
took them out Of politics.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20

The people Of this and other states
have come to look upon judicial de-
cisions based upon mere legal techni
calities as unfair and unjust to litigantS
and to the people. The lawyer Of the
future will have to ask for judgment
upon the merits Of the case, no matter
what legal technicalities may be in
volved.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20

Those Of US who cannot be in Chicago
this week know exactly what ought to
be done by the delegates there but we
cannot get them by letter, wire or
phone; so we will have to let them
fight it out their own way.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20

It does not pay to get excited when
things do not 90 your way in politics.
Cool heads evolve the best ideas in
times Of political excitement. Swat
every crook who pops up in party poi
itics, and swat him hard, but do not
discount honest men though they may
not agree with you CT be on your side.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20

Tickets TO the Chicago convention
were in such demand early this week
that delegates were tempted to sell their
passes for 500 or moye and buy a
square meal before leaving the city.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20

The republican national committee
men heard many eloquent and pointed
speeches, none Of which affected the
smooth movement Of their cruel steam
roller.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20
The Ways Are Green.

The ways are green with the gladdening sheen
OF the young years faires daughter,
Oh, the shadows that fleet oerthe springing wheat!
Oh, the magic Of running water!
The spirit Of spring is III everything,
The banners Of spring are streaming.
We march to a tune from the flies of June,
And lies dream worth dreaming
It's all very we'll to sit and spell
AT the lesson there's no gainsaying;
But what the deuce ane wont and use
When the whole mad worlds a-Mayng?
When the meadow glows and the orchard SHOWS
And the airs with love-notes teeming,
When fancies break, and the senses wake,
Oh, iie's dream worth dreaming!
What Nature has writ with her lusty wit
Is worded so wisely and kindly,
That whoever has dipped in her manuscript
Must up and follow her bindly
Now the summer prime is her bithest rhyme
In the being and the seeming
And they that have heard the overword
Know life's dream worth dreaming.
W E. Henley
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20

No administration in the history Of
Missouri has ever accomplished as
much for the good Of the state as the
administration ilaugurated
in January, 1909.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20

May be we will all feel better in No
vember. II you feel distressed now
take something for it-take it cool.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20

Professor Wilson has no edge on
Champ Clark because he has been d
college president. Clark was at one
time (for a brief period the youngest
college president in the United States.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20

The old saying that all is fair in love
and war does not apply to party poll
tics. Nothing dishonest or arbitrary is
fair in politics.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20

Perhaps the government will wobble
along some way till the orators and ed
itors Of the campaign get through tell
ing US how it ought TO be managed.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20

Democrats always feel victorious in
June and July. They are thus pre-
vented from starting up Salt river ahead
Of schedule time.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20

Chicago always was place for un'
usual trouble and excitement. It
seems to be in the air.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20

The republican party is great or
ganization the greatest political or
ganization in the world. It cannot be
handled for the personal benefit Of any
man or clan. Its machinery may be
handled for a while by those who would
use it for their own advantage but it
belongs to the party. The party in
convention assembled is certainly great
er than the machinery it has created.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20

Our brethren Of the democratic fold
may not have a national committee to
create excitement in advance Of their
convention but when their delegates
assemble there will be fun enough for
tribe OF monkeys.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-06-20

The repub lican party Of Missouri is
we'll represeH ted at Chicago this week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-14
CLARK MEN CLAIM
NEBRASKA CONTROL
Uninstructed Delegations Will Control
Tomorrow's Convention, However,
and Wilson Is Fighting.

Hutchinson, Kan.,. March 13.-That
tomorrow's democratic state conven'
tion, when it meets here to name four
delegates at large to the Baltimore
convention and national committee
man from Kansas, will be controlled
by the thirty uninstructed delegates
therein, seems certain today
While Clark supporters claim a ma
jority of these uninstructed delegates,
the Wilson men were by no means con
ceding them to Clark. The fact the
Wilson supporters were working quiet
ly among the delegates already here,
urging that party harmony in Kansas
made an uninstructed delegation to
Baltimore. The congressional district
convention to elect two delegates each
to Baltimore will meet tomorrow. In.
dications today were that Wilson and
Clark would divide these.
B. J. Sheridan of Paola, Clark s
manager, was confident Of Clark's in
structions. "Our figures show we
have majority of ninety-one votes on
the convention floor" Sheridan said.
"The opposition is beaten and now
they are trying to get delegations al
ready instructed for Clark, to bolt
their instructions"
The four delegates at large probably
will be B. J. Sheridan. Paola; A. M.
jackson, Winfield; w. L. Brown,
Kingman and C. F. Foley, Lyons.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-14

SETS FORTH
HIS BELIEFS
Senator Gives Out Political
Platforms, Enumeratlng
Policies He Favors and
Those He Opposes.

Madison. Wis, March 13.-The
political creed of Senator Robert NJ.
LaFollette was given out today oe'
4 clarinp his belief in the initiative,
referendum and recall, direct nomlna.
tions and government ownership and
operation of express companies ana
his opposition to subsidy. the Aldrlcn
currency plan and Canadian reciproc-
ity In his platform the senator says:
.I believe in: The initiative, referen-
dun and recall and direct nominations
and elections, not only as applied 10
states. but also in the extension OF
these principles to the nation as
whole.
..The equalization of the burdens OF
taxation. on a property basis, through
the adoption of graduated income ana
Inheritance taxes.
"The parcels post, government own
ership and government operation OF
express business at actual cost 10 the
public.
"The reasonable valuation OF the
physical property OF railroads, justly
inventoried and determined. as the
basis for fixing rates, and the exten-
sion of the powers and the administra-
tive control of the interstate COM
merce commission.
II would have the nation know how
much of the $4,000, 100000 capitaliza-
tion was contributed by those who
own the railroads and how much by
the people themselves. (
Il believe in the creation Of a com.
mission, with power to investigate and
ascertain the illegal acts of all trusts
and combinations and with power to
ascertain the reasonable valuation
not the monopoly valuation OF the ply
sical properties of the great monopo-
lies beginning with the natural re-
ssOusses; such az coal, oil and iron in
the creation OF a tariff commission OF
experts, clothed with real power to de-
termine the valuation of all the ele-
ments OF production costs and profits,
the reduction of tariff rates to the
ascertained difference between the
labor in this country and abroad.
.'.I am opposed: To ship subsidies,
which, once. entrenched, will become
another corrupting influence in our
politics.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-14
TO STRENGT then
NEUTRALITY
AFTER CONFERENCE WITH PRES
IDENT FOREIGN RELATIONS
COMMITTEE ACTS.

Washington, D. c., March 13.-Pres'
ident Taft pointed out today to mem
bers OF the foreign relations commit
tee and the Texas congressional dele
CATION at a conference at the white
house that the neutrality laws Of the
United States were not specific enough
and is reported to have said that un.
less congress enacted new measures II
would be difficult to preserve peace
with Mexico.
After the conference the senate
committee on foreign relations held
meeting and framed a joint resolu
ton. which will prohibit the shipment
OF arms sfom the Unitsd states. lnte ~
any state on the American continent
which is in condition Of disorder
The resolution would impose heavy
penalties, the intention being to make
It Immediately applicable to the Mexl
can government. The resolution
adopted unanimously in committee
was reported to the senate immed
lately.
The president appealed to his callers
to help him preserve peace by prevent
ing neutrality law violations and sug
eested that some steps be taken at
once for the enactment Of more ade
quate measures.
The conference was a direct result
of the appeal Of President Madero
that the United States put into effect
stricter neutrality in Texas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-14
TAFT SECURES "a
VOTES IN VIRGINIA
Four Delegates at Large Instructed to
Vote for His denomination on
Every Ballot.

Roanoke, Va. March 13.-Four deie
gates at large instructed to vote foi
the denomination Of President Tart
were named last night by the virginia
republican state convention.
This action puts into the Taft col
umn the entire Virginia delegation Of
twenty-four votes. The instructions
of the delegates at large prescribe that
the votes shall be cast for Mr.. Taft on
every ballot They were adopted by
the convention by vote OF 700 to a.
The resolutions declare Virginia re-
publicans honor the president for the
enemies be made in vetoing the Ill
considered tariff bills.
A motion to strike out the instruc.
tions for President Taft was debated
at length. Every mention or Ineodore
Roosevelt's name produced an out
burst of cheering. During speeches
in favor of instructions, the name OF
Taft was equally cheered.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-14
.BONAPARTE MAN
DIES SUDDENLY
CONRAD HENkLE, FORMERLY OF
WAPELLo co. PASSES AWAY
-FUNERAL THURSDAY.

Bonaparte, March 13.-Tuesday oc-
Cured the sudden death Of Conrad
Henkle Mr. Henkle was resident of
Bonaparte for many years, having
come to America from Germany when
he was but mere lad.
He was born in Roth, Hesse, Ger
many, in 1856. landing in New Orleans
June 8. From there he went to Agency,
Ia., where he resided for three and
one-half years, afterward coming to
Bonaparte in the year 1860.
September 80. 1864, he enlisted in
the 10th Illinois cavalry, serving I'm.
til the close of the war when he re.
turned rol Ia5naparte. 5tss ~ t;
Short1y afterward October 12, 1865
he was married to Laura T. Cresap
and to this union four children were
born, one son and three daughters.
He again left Bonaparte and became
a resident Of Warsaw, ILL.,, until 1875
when he returned and has been con.
an energetic business man, being in
the grocery and restaurant business
for nineteen years.
/. Mr.. Henkle was prominent mem
ber Of the G. A. r. also of the l. o. o.
F. and the Legion of Honor lodges.
He was the last of his family to be
called, his father, mother, two broth
ers and sister preceding him to the
great beyond by number Of years.
There are left to mourn his loss a
wife and three daughters, Mrs. Anna
Schneider and Mrs. Brooks Collins OF
Chicago and Mrs. Jennie Hines of
Bonaparte. The son George, having
preceded his father in death.
Funeral services will be held Thurs.
day afternoon at the home, conducted
by Rev Taylor Of the M. e. church,
with services by the G. A. r. and I. o.
%. F. lodges with interment IA the
Bonaparte cemetery,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-14
women INVADE
THE CAPITOL IN
!. PLEA FOR VOTE
Leaders in National Suf-
frage Campaign Present
Arguments Before Joint
Committee of Congress.

Washington, D. c., March 13.--Lead-
ers of the campaign for votes for
women invaded the capitol in force to-
day and presented their arguments to
the nations legislators in advocacy
of an amendment to the constitution
to enfranchise women. Hearings
were given by joint committee OF
the woman's suffrage committee and
Judiciary committee in the senate and
by the judiciary committee of the
house. The committee rooms where
the hearings were held were crowded
to their utmost limit by women from
various cities,
fragette forces at the senate hearing.
Mrs. .Laidlow assured the seven listen
ing senators that the gathered phalanx
of women were not militant but only
"insistent and persistent"
Probably the most determined
speaker was Miss Leonora O'Reilly OF
New York, representing the wage
earners.
I'VE don't want to bluff you," she
said. 1--WE want the ballot for our
own good. We don't get half enough
to live on and yet we have got to keep
decent. You men make the laws so
that when you do something wrong
you get off but we women go to the
gutter and prison. We have heard the
tommyrot given us by legislators. We
know the game. You men want only
to get rich. You don't know that
riches lie in human lives
Want Investigation, il Nothing More.
DR.. Shaw asked the senate commit
tee. to recommend, in case it did not
recommend the constitutional amend
ment, an investigation of women suf-
frage In the states which had granted
it. -
A full attendance Of the hpuse iiss:sslSc-
iary committees and the proponents Ot
six different congressional resolutions
giving them votes marked the house s
welcome to the suffragettes Although
Representatives Raker of California,
Lafferty, Oregon, Taylor, Colo, Mon
dell, Wyo., Rucker, Colo., and Berger
of Wisconsin, authors Of suffragette
resolutions, were there to show their
gallantry, it remained for Representa-
tive Garland Dupree Of Louisiana to
go the limit of consideration for the
fair sex. Mr.. Dupree Is q member of
the committee. A suffragette pre-
empted his seat and he had standing
room only. %
Miss Jane Addams Of Hull House,
Chicago, was the first Of nine speak
ers. She argued that one million
women would vote for president in the
coming election, that half million
more have votes in municipal cleo
tions and that women, the inspiration
and active agents in many instances
Of institutions Of philanthropic reform
should have voice in the govern
ment She said that the care of the
child and its protection was rapidly
becoming more matter of govern
ment control and that women, the
mother should have a part in it. -.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-14
JUDGE P|TNEY
IS CONFIRMED
BY THE SENATE
New Jersey Man, Named for
Supreme Bench by Presi-
dent, Meets Approval Aft
er Long Debate.

Washington, D. c., March 13.-
Chancellor Mahlon Pitney of New
Jersey today was confirmed by the
senate as an associate justice OF the
supreme court of the United States.
The vote was so to 26. The opposi-
ton to Chancellor Pitney crumbled
during the first two hours of the
senates executive session and a vote
was reached shortly after p. m. I'm
der the agreement reached last night
the vote was scheduled for 4 O'CLOCK
but the debate was briefer than ex-
pected.
For more than three hours last
evening the senate in one OF the
stormiest and most protracted execu-
tive sessions in the recent history OF
congress debated the confirmation OF
Chancellor Pitney, whom President
Taft has nominated to succeed the
late Justice Harlan on the supreme
court bench.
Cuiberson Leads.
Senator Culberson of Texas led the
attack and in his speech and those OF
other senators the New Jersey judge
was assailed in bitter language which
extended even to an attack upon his
general fitness for the bench. The
fight was based mainly on Chancellor
Pitney's decision in the glassblowers'
case. That decision restrained journey
men green bottleblowers, their officers
and the members who struck against
a glass works in New Jersey some
years ago from using coercion or per-
suasion to make loyal employees leave
thoir work in breach Of contract OF
the master-and-servant doctrine. The
decision prohibited the strikers from
personally molesting the strike break
ers in any way and interdicting picket
ing and sboycotting. rs
/ Senator Cummins Of Iowa pictured
the decision as oppressive to Ameri'
can labor.
Senator O'Gorman and Senator Reed
characterized 1t as showing danger
GUS trend of thought. Senator Will
liams and Senator Shively Joined the
attack, but Senators Bailey, Clark OF
Arkansas, Root and William Alden
Smith of Michigan spoke in it's favor.
Praise Dissenting Opinion.
Much stress was laid by the opposi-
tion to the dissenting opinion Of the
glass workers case, which held the
lower court in error because they en-
joined strikers from the peaceable per-
suasion of employees who were not un-
der any contract to serve the com
pany. All the senators had copies OF
the decision and quoted freely from It.
Senator Reed sent out of the senate
chamber for legal volumes to fortify
his arguments.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-14
DYNAMITE TRIALS
SET FOR OCTOBER /
After Forty-six Indicted Men Plead
4 Not Guilty at indianapolis Cases
Are Postponed. S&#

indianapolis, Ind, March 13.-"Not
guilty" was the plea Of forty-six men
arraigned in federal court here on In
dictments charging completely in q
conspiracy to unlawfully transporting
dynamite from state to state.
Judge A. B. Anderson overruled all
demurrers of the. defense, but granted
thirty days for the filing of exceptions
to his ruling.
A motion to consolidate the cases,
made by United States District Attor'
ney Miller, was sustained, but the
court consented to hear attorneys for
the defense, today If they decide to
petition for separate trials. The trial
was set for October l.
District Attorney Miller attempted
unsuccessfully to have the trial set
for May.