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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-05
ADDISON I. SMITH ON
VOTES FOR WOMEN
REFERS TO ELEvATING INFLU.
ENcE OF WOMEN IN POLL
TICS OF IDAHO.

Following is an extract from a
speech delivered by Hon. Addison A.
Smith at the annual reunion of pio-
neers held In Fairview, Ohio in Mr.
Smiths native county, in which he
points the advantages received from
the enfranchisement of women in Ida
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-05
Laws Credited to Women.

Her natural ambition for the edu-
cation and success Of her children and
the Improvement of her surroundings
which has made the American wife and
mother the best guardian of the home
in all it signifies, has spurred her on
to accomplish her great work. She
constantly has in view the welfare of
the nome, the welfare of her children.
ana the general welfare of the human
race. Through her active cooperation
at the polls there have been placed on
the statute books of Idaho many laws
tar IN advance of those in the older
states, Our pure food laws, which ara
as stringent as any in the nation: our
anti gambling laws, which have prac
tically eliminated this vice in Idaho.
our local option laws, which have
driven the saloon from over three
fourths of the counties in the state.
our direct primary laws. which have
placed the selection Of the state and
county officers in the hands of the peo-
pie; the Widows pension law, which
permits her children to remain with
their mother, their natural guardian
instead of sending them to an institu-
ton; our fruit inspection laws. pro-
hibiting the sale of wormy fruit and
requiring the systematic spraying Of
1rult trees; our Sunday rest and MANY
other beneficent laws are all due to tha
intelligent and active cooperation of
the women Of the state in the creation
or public sentiment in favor of tbesa
wise enactments and by placing in Of
nee those who We're favorable to tb,s
progressive legislation.
Il do not desire to be understood &c
approving the unreasonable camnaip,
that is being conducted by the militant
sutfragettes in England. Their dis
graceful and Illegal acts can not aid
their cause and are deplored by all
sensible and law abiding people.
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Motives of Women UnseIfish.


Ihe campaign which has been made
IN TINS country during the last so years
Tor woman suffrage has been conducted
IN the most dignified and conservatives
manner. They have appealed to rea
son ana patiently awaited the ripening
Oh pupiic sentiment favorable to their
cause. They have shown that their in :
terests are unselfish; that while thew
desire to have a voice in the making
Oh the laws in order that good results
may iolloW they are perfectly willing
that the men shall have the honor If
executing the laws. They were only
impelled by the deep affection for their
children and their love of the homo
ana the iireside to assert their right 7,
heIp place In the legislature those who
are willing to enact the laws which
they demanded. What Is true of Idaho
IS equally true of all woman suffrage
states, They tried persuasion for vearc
10 accomplish their plans without sue
cess, ana are now trying the ballot. In
All those states where the women have
won the right to vote much has already
oeeh accomplished toward the enact
ment Of legislation which has contrib
uted greatly to the betterment of all
The polling places have
peeh moved from the obscure street
and placed in prominent and neatly
Kept building. The act of casting the
ballot has been dignified into a great
responsibility and privilege. Only men
with clean records are put up for pub
lie office and the old time ward heller
has lost his occupation.
Place Politics on a Higher Plane.
Under the gentle influence and CO.
operation Of woman-wife, mother. sis.
ter and sweetheart confidently be-
lieve that within the next decade pol
itics in this country will be placed on a
higher plane in all the states; that the
reins of government in town, county,
ana nation VIII only be placed in the
hands Of those who are unselfshly de.
voted to the moral and intellectual i'm
provement Of the people; that laws
will be passed which will inure to the
protection of the wage Garner, the
weak, and unfortunate. and that the
and selfish will be curbed In
their greed to acquire more than their
share Of the wealth OF the country to
he exclusion Of those who have been
deprived Of the opportunity to enter
he race unhampered."
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WEATHER CONDITIONS

CONTINUED from Page y
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-19
sErsMoLoGY.

The founder Of the science Of seis-
mol6gy, which treats of earthquakes,
was John Winthrop, a descendant OF
the first governor Of Massachusetts.
Today marks the bi-centenary OF tn.
distinguished scientist, as he was born
in Boston December IS, 1714. He
graduated from Harvard, and was pro,
lessor of mathematics and natural
philosophy at that college from 1873
until his death In 1893. He accom-.
pllshed great work in astronomy and
other branches of mathematical
science, and his studies as to the
causes of earthquakes, elaborated in
his Lecture on Earthquakes" mark
ed the beginning Of seismoiogy. He
headed the first purely scientific ex-
petition ever sent out by an American
state when. in 1851. he went too st.
Johns, Newfoundland, in a vessel OF
the colonial service, to make observa-
lions Of the transit Of Venus. Win
throp won world wide recognition as
a scientist, and he was elected TO
membership in the Royal Society of
London and awarded a degree by the
University Of Edinburgh.
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soosTINe

The Morgantown New Dominion
comes 10 us in very greatly enlarged
form. containing all industrial and
Christmas edition in one issue.
The business enterprises oS the
modern Athens are deliberately treat
ed with text and pictures and no small
feature of the edition are the likeness
OF the good looking business and
professional men with whom Morgan
town seems to be greatly favored.
The management of the New Do.
m.nlon is ever alert to the best bust
ress interests of its enterprise and
!nat OF the city it SO will serves. The
advantages OF Morgantown are Ger.
tafnly made to appear most attrac'
live by the publication OF the indus
trial member.
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State Editors

Former Governor Dawson. who IS
now a member OF. the State Board OF
Control of West Virginia, is quoted as
being in favor of providing q separate
institution for the hopelessly insane
and those mentally defective wards
Of the state who are merely feeble
minded or insane at times. This
would be a wise thing, but a more
important division is the separation
OF the blind from the deaf. These
two classes of children are kept In.
the same institution at Romney, and
experience has shown that it is an
unsatisfactory method of caring for
them. There is nothing in common
between the blind and the deaf-on
the contrary. there is an almost in
stinctiye antagonism between them,
and under present conditions neither
receive the care that they ought to
have. Provision should be made at
the next session Of the legislature for
their maintenance in separate tnstitu.
tions.-Shepherdstown Register.
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Luke McLuke
(From cincinnati EnquIrer.)

1t is getting hard to bunk the Amer.
lean public with new medicines. Il
DR.. friedman had brought over a
brand new religion he would be on
easy street by this time.
Those new mummy" sleeves will
never make a hit. They r SO tight
that girl can't raise her arm: How
is she going to keep her nose from
shining?
This time next month the girls will
be digging out summer raiment and,
the old exhibition Of funny elbows
and soup bones will begin:
It takes all kinds o fmen toEmakei
a world. And oneSkind Is so busy
saving cigarette coupons that u can't.
earn more than S10Eper week
u some nj are born with silver
spoons IN their mouths II IS q einehi
that some others are born With to-
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trnm thda association.

from this assoctations
PRECEDENT Johnscnss plan Of recon-
lstrnction was intenseiy displeasingt 10
Stanton. and he ala not Hesitate to
say 10 IN so many words Johnson
demanded hisgrestgnation n&186TSs but
Stanton refused togcompIy With the
request, ana surrendered shistohice IN;
der protest to GEN. Grant as Score.
,tary ad interim. Stanton was rein:
stated BY the Senate, but the Prest.
dent appointed another man to tho
place, and Johnson's Impeachment
was the result. In 1863 Stanton was
appointed to the Supreme Court by
President Grant, but he died before
taking his seat.
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Current Comment
1HE cosr oF GOVERNMENT, Too-

THE COST OF GOVERNMENT, TOO
The comparative statement issued
by the Departmentof the Census show
Ing the growth of the coast OF nation
oil and State government in the past
decade will be somewhat staggering
to those who have not observed close
~ the trend in this regard. The pay
ments OF the Federal. Government have
increased SO per cent between 1sV5
and 1918, but, great as this addition.
has been, 1t has bsen ~eAceeued ny
the growth OF the cost Of State govern
ment, which has increased In tta1
time morethan So per cent. And prob
a5ly II the comparative figures were
available for municipal expenditures
an even larger increase would bs
sl.cwn In that field.
Allowances must, OF course, be made
for a considerable portion of these
increases being due to the natural
too, has been caused by the extension
8. owth Of the country. Some OF It,
az Government agencies into new
fields. The addition Of commissions
ard boards and bureaus and depart
ments made new demands upon the
public treasury. The finances Of the
states are in somewhat better shape
than IL years ago because whsN
16 states then had payments exceed
iuc income, but Is are In that condl.
.tton now. While the cost per capita
for State government ranges from $1o.'
az in Nevada to STAG in the Carolinas,
the bulk Of the States including Penn
sylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, run
between 81 and 81 per capita. The
cost Of State government for the ma
ten az a whole is about one.half that
OF the cost Of Federal Government,
hui thetotal payments for cities over
$4,000 In population almost equals the.
total payments by the national Govern
n,ent, making an aggregate for nation,
State and city of over $4,000,000.00o.3
u high cost OF living Is matched BY
the increased cost OF government
which itself is no incousiderable fac:
lfnrStn increasing the cost of living
tEittsburgh Dispatch.
THE RENEFlclARXs
I(Erom the BIEtnlnaham AsssheTaidl
sDoesspf Ptllers enjoy SlargsyPtas
.No. lie has 90 work 80 hard Fhsl
ldcesntt have time to enjoy anythtnE.
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REMEMBER THE
EEATHEREp SUFFERERS.

The birds need food. The birds
cannot get food when the earth is COW
cred with snow. 1t is therefore your
duty, in seasons like this, to furnish
food to the birds. Clear a patch near
your window and deposit some bread
or other food where chick-a.dee can
get 1t. The sight Of the way they
will dash to and from that little
bare spot of earth will fully repay
you for the trouble that the enterprise
costs.-Fayette Tribune.
WHY SPENCER STANDS a SHOW.
Roane county is In the front rank
in the production Of gas. That's why
Spencer stands a good show of getting
a glass factory.-Spencer Bulletin
GET THE LEAST WHEN
1T IS MOST NEEDED.
If West Virginia was not called
upon 10 supply the universe with ma
tural gas, maybe we would nave
enough when we really needed It.
Parkersburg Sentinel.
UPS AND DOWNS IN CHARLESTON
Feree Bedell, after many ups ana
downs, is down and out as Mayor OF
Charleston. ODE Petty, after many
.ups and downs as a politician, Is up
and is now Mayor Of Charleston. But
The world is young yet, and Feree may
take heart. Stranger things have
happened than that he, on his way up
again, should pass ODE coming down.
you never a tell in politics. Par
t1cularly in Charleston.-Hunttngton
Herald.Dispatch:
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wtere armed forces faced eaeh other
IN Inc disputed terTftorM The eon-
'troFersy oyer tie oregon bonndaw
which produced Tie American batdes
Scrygot EiftysfourSforty or tight was
not settled until both sides seemed
stoSbe on the point OF an appeal 70!
The Alabama claims, the Eenian'
raids into Canada, and other minor.
disputes, marred Anglo-Amertcan
peace at a later period, and In 1885
the Venezuela Incident set the two
nations by the ears. Yet. in spite
Of all! the toast Of John Quincy AID.
ans was realized: "Ghent. the city
OF peace; may the gates Of the Tenn.
pie Of Janus, here closed, not be op:
ened again for a century"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-19

The Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Fitzpatrick,
Chief Justice of Canada and Deputy
Governor General, was born in Quebec
sixty-one years ago today. Sir Charles
began his legal career in 1876, after
graduating from Laval University. He
first came into international promi.
nence in 1885 as chief counsel for
Louis Riel, the tnsurgent leader, who
sought to found a half-breed republic"
in Western Canada. The case was bit.
terly contested and divided the people
of the Dominion into warning camps,
the Catholics and French-C Canadians
demanding that the rebel be freed. Sir
Charles-although he was not "Sir"
then-waged a brilliant legal battle in
behalf Of Riel, but the insurgent chief
was convicted and executed. Sir
Charles was knighted in 1907, soon af'
ter his elevation to the supreme bench:
He had previously served the Domin-
ion government as Minister of Justice
and Solicitor General. The Canadian
turist was the chief speaker at the
American Bar Associations convention
in Washington last October. In his
address he declared that Canada was
proud Of being a part Of the British
Empire, which, he said, keeps sacred
it's covenants and maintains its plight
ed word. He criticised the German
colonial system, declaring that the col
onists in German Africa are Checked
at every turn by official limitation"
In describing Canada's relation to the
empire, he said: "We recognize no
inferiority In ourselves, o in our po'
Iitical position, to the ~Englishman or
the Scotchman, and what little check
the colonial relationship puts upon us
is Offset by our pride in the glorious
history OF Britain"
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CENTENARY OF E. NJ. STANTON,
LlNcoLN's SECRETARY OF
WAR,

The highly important post OF Secre'
tary Of War during the most terrible
conflict in American history was held
by Edwin McMasters Stanton, whose
centenary will be celebrated today.
The distinguished statesman who was
Liucoln's right hand man in the con-
duct OF the greatest civil war OF mod
ern times was born December 10.
1914, in SteubenYille, Ohio. Kenyon
College was his alma mater, from
which he graduated in 1888. For many
years he practiced law in his native
state, and gradually attained a nation
al reputation.
1t was in 1860, when the administra'
ton OF President James Buchanan
was drawing to a close, that Stanton
was appointed Attorney General or
the United States, The republic was
trembling on the verge OF civil strife.
John Brown had made his raid and
paid the penalty with his life. Pres
ident Buchanan, adopting an attitude
OF Cancellation, has asserted that the
South had no legal right to secede, and
that the washington government had
no power to prevent secession.
When Abraham Lincoln was inaug
ursted and the terrible war a on
in grim and deadly earnest, Stanton.
was called upon 10 assume the port.
folio OF Secretary Of War. He sue
ceeded Simon Cameron, of Pennsyl-
vania. Lincoln had had many diff
%cuIties with his war office, but with
Stanton in charge affairs Immediate
.ly began to run more smoothly, and
the ohioan quickly demonstrated that
he was the right man in the right
place. A man OF intense vigor, cap
able OF enduring prolonged mental
and physical strain, possessed Of I'M
usual ability as an organizer, and
always scrupulously honest and Just,
Stanton conducted the business Of the
war department with energy and de.
termination. Throughout the bloody.
contest for supremacy he remained
at the head OF the most important.
branch OF the government Alter Lin
coin was assassihSted stanton lRas
famed n hlts post ~ President John
son but bitter querrels soon resulted
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WHO'S WHO IN III war.
Elsher.l

kLoFd tlSheFsl I'D.
John Arbuthnot Fisher, first Baron
Of K~ilverstone, who became first sea
lord OF the British navy in October,
succeeding Prince Louis of Batten-
berg, is a veteran OF % years Of age.
Not long ago he celebrated his 60th
anniversary of the beginning Of his
naval career. He was born In 1S41,
the son of Capt. William Fisher OF the
18th Highlanders, and entered the
navy in 1854, when d~readnoughts and
submarines were undreamed Of and
steam warships we're still something
of a novelty. He was only a lad when
he had his first taste Of real war in
the Crlmean conflict. Later he served
in the Chinese waters and took part
in the conflict which was rendered
memorable by the assistance given to
the hard pressed British vessels by
an American naval officer, who later
explained his action by saying that
blood is thicker than water" With
the passing of the years Fisher 0 a
reputation as one Of the ablest OF Brit
ish naval commanders, and in 1904 -
became the first sea lord of the adj
mlralty. In 1909 he was created a Ba.
ron, and the following year he rettr.
ed, only to be recalled by popular de-
mand when England faced its most
terrible war. AS first sea lord from
1904 to 1910, Lord Fisher completely
recognized the navy, his policy being
to send old ships to the scrap heap
and to increase the feet constantly
with the most modern type of war YES.
sells. In 1908 Lord Fisher and Lord
Charles Beresford engaged in a bit.
ter controversy which ended only
when Beresford was eliminated from
the admiralty. Lord Fisher visited
America four years ago to attend the
wedding of his son in Philadelphia,
and on that occasion paid many grace.
full compliments to the American peo-
pie in the first interviews he had ever
given to newspaper reporters. AL
though a warrior by profession, Lord.
Fisher has been prominent In the
peace movement, and in 1899 was q
delegate to the peace conference at
The Hague.
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LITTLE Boobies PA
BY WiliamE. Kirk

Thare was a yung lady poet calm up
to the house last mite to sc Ma. Her
Ma knew my Ma out West. Her naim
is 1nez Casey, but she toad Pa & Ma
that wen she rote a poem & had 1t print
ed in a magazine she always sined her
naim Dolores Edg-erton.
am glad yure husband Is hoam to.
mite, she sed to Ma. l have sum verses
here that | did so want him to hear.
l am glad l am here, then, sed Pa.
He sed it the saim as I have often herd
hi mtell the barber, all rite, will wait.
The first poem witch l am going to
read to you, seq 1nez Casey, is called
Drifting.
That is a good title, sed Pa. Let her
drift. & this is the poem wich she re-
cited:
DRIFTING
Drifting forever thru the wurld are we,
Floating thru space, no mater how we
To stay our coarse; w cannot do that
thing
Moar than a ny paper can lose a ny.
& yet, while we are drifting on Jul way
II we shud meet with sum grand 1--we
& know
The perfect b%lissfulness Of ideel bliss
We wud moar gladly & sublimely drift.
Isent that butiful? sed Ma.
That is certing1y drifting sum, sed
Pa. It must be grand to be abel to ex-
press yureselt SO hne that nobody can
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sfhe poitttcad toboggan peat NEIL to
lmingie once more With the pstEats
Bctfzens whefa they en nurse thetF
Sbraisesa and forget that they6eyeEea aa
any political asptrations-sspsctahy
yass far as the appotnting EpoweEst gscon;
gCerneds and through the thin Veil
Iofsempty promises, dashed hopes and
Humiliation we see the brutal hand
of the boss rewarding q professional
politician for services rendered:
President Wilson. in one;orltwo In
stances, especially at Kansas City, tg,
nored the Congressman's recommen-
dation for the postmastership and ap-
pointed a man known for his fitness
and qualifications for the Office and
unknown as part Of the political ma
chine which opposed him.
Mr. Manley is part owner OF the
Times, and that publication, while
very bitter towards Mr.. Nicely for per-
sonal reasons, has no right to COM
plain since one Of its owners has the
best paying position in the state, that
Of U. S. Marshal, and now another
ono has secured one Of the best pay
ing postoffices in the state. But 1t
is pretty well understood that this ap-
pointment does not meet with the ap-
prevail of at least one Of the sub-edl,
tors OF the Times and there's a rea-
son..
Taking the situation all in all It
leaves Mr.. Neely's fences in a badly
broken condition and whether he Will
be able to get them built up before
another Congressional election comes
around is yet to be seen.
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Guess That'II Hold Her.

This office is in receipt Of an anony'
nous letter giving the editor a rare
good dressing down, which Is, be-
yond doubt, richly deserved. We cant
all be perfect, and the editor of this
paper cannot remember ever to have
claimed that enviable distinction. On
the other hand-and somewhat to his
credible cannot remember ever to
have written anyone an ANONYMOUS
letter. And there YOU are, old girl.
(1a.) News.
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oh, memories, sweet memories
Upon you IldolloYeDto5dWell
& see the sunsetsinstheSsk
Above them hills Is1oYedssoWel
The face OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Which wentiawayltoSWar
Is one of them sweet memories
That lam longinggfor.
But ah sum otherlmemoriess
Can hold Northumberland
And when b eylingerinSmymind
They distress me vary much.
lam very fond Of hatSspeshulIpoem
sed Inez Casey: Ithas sumthingEhatlnt
ing about it.
It Is q kind othauntingthingEEad admit
sed Pa. Tell me, he Ssed; howsdtd you
happen to discover that you were O.
poet?
It was a merelacct-dent gedt Inezs
won prize at oolEforartteingthebe hest
verse about.a treetoads g eyveEl since
then 1 have beenyritetng Xersess twas
a lucky day for me- she SCI.
Yes, sed Pa, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for
the general publtck.
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AS we interpret the New Yorle
Worlds analysis Of Mr.. Bryan, he is
} clever manipulation Of national con-
yentions, but "a hopeless failure" as
secretary Of state; a star attraction
IN the Chautauqua circuit, but not
much for SUSTAINED intellectual ef-
fort" In solving international prob
lens.
The war on business has ceased.
Now il that rate decision would come
cut 5 per cent to the good, business
would rapidly become 50 per cent to
the better.
oh, sometimes CLEANS upon our
sight,
Through the present wrong, the
eternal right;
And step by step. since time
we E tie steady gain Of man:
That all Of good the past hath
Remains 70 make our own time
Our common, daily life divine.
And every land a Palestine,
Through the harsh voices Of our
4 low, sweet prelude finds IL
way,
Through clouds of doubt, and
creeds of fear,
A light Is breaking calm and
II clear. &
Henceforth my heart shall sigh no
more
For older time and holier shore;
Gods love and blessing then and
there
Are now and here andEeyerywhere
John NGreenleat Whittier.
FLEMING CHAPEL,
9:30sA. Ms-snndayS School
1902. Ms-PTayer seryices:S
Thursday.
1890 ~ n, Bible Study.
Eridsy 7:80 Christmas entertain
rnent. .Yoa5are welcome TO IN hese
meettngz
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-19

The case of the Peoria woman who
has sued her husband for mainten'
ance arouses Eph Wlley's indignation.
Eph says the women Of this country
have reached the point where they
ask too much.