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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-30

WE note that the vatican authori-
ties deny that the pope saw the tango
danced. 1t is just as we'll, though we
make no special exception OF the pope
We cannot see that il would prolong
the life or increase the happiness of
anybody.
NOT that we are prejudiced against
the tango or any graceful and invig-
Grating movement of the body which
affords innocent pleasure, but the
abuse of 1t. And the abuse Of these
things is much more common than the
sane and beneficial use.
Sees Now He Was Wrong.
GARRETT, Ind. Jan. 23.-While
removing the tank from a gasoline
engine, Ralph Franks, was seriously
burned today. He was taking the
tank off and thinking it was empty
ne lit a match to see his work better
and in an instant the gasoline ex-
ploded.
SOME may have been persuaded by
the mild weather to imagine that the
winter is practically over, but the wise
iceman never despairs of harvesting
his crop before the end of February.
The short month is about all that pre-
vents northern Indiana from being a
rival of southern California as a win
ter resort.
Ellkharts Sentiment
There are no such things as ghosts.
Whoever claims so quick forget 1T. 4"
We wish you please TO understand
We're living in no mystic land
Where haunts and ghosts Of former
folk
Return, just for the jolly joke
SO read these lines and profit too,
khd TO your false claim bid 'Adieu."
Elk.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-30

demic". The speeches were not sup
posed q be read nor to exceed fifteen
minutes-but this rule was not OBJ
served.
II was over that As the announce
ments for the next dinner were being
made, Warren pushed Helen through
the crowd 10 the door
AS If anyone who lived through
this-wOuld want to come 10 another, 30
he grOwled. Well, If they ever get
me here again-they'n know IT,"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-30

Automobile manufacturers are the
optimistic things. They have an
abiding faith that everybody wants an
automobile and that sooner or later.
by hook or crook Will have one. And
IT does seem so.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-30

1t will be interesting to note the eff
feet OF Pres. Wilson's Cancellation
policy on other nations. The odds are
large that most OF them will come in
out OF the wet with dignified haste.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-30

Don't feel lively as YOU 'uset"
Bones getting stiff-loosing juice.
Brace up--taCk}e 10 again
Rocky Mountain Tea viii helr
win. Sold at COonley's a.
TeO or Tablets Advertisement
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-30

We may get one-cent postage and
we may do away with postage stamps
through the Introduction OF a cancel
ling device now being tested in Chi
cago. We are likely TO have many i'm
provements and conveniences in the
next four years. not all oe which VIII
add 10 the high cost Of living
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-30

Boston high school girls are charg-
ed with posing in the nude. This would
be shocking in any other city than
artistic and intellectual Boston.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-30

Villas protestations of unselfsh mo-
tives must be taken OF course with a
grain or two OF salt II is probably
true that there is not a Mexican in
Mexico who would not like 10 be a
dictator
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-30

Some of the big baseball organiza-
tions are due to boot a lot of profits
this year.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-30

Calling prohibition an "!ncipient in
sanity and chronic unreason". as an
Illinois legislator did. will not prevent
the nomination OF a prohibition candi-
date for the presidency in 1915. II is
simply an exaggerated expression of
a fact.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-30

From the high authority of Admiral
Vreeland. second 10 Admiral Dewey
on the naval general board. comes the
urgent recommendation for four new
battleships The unprotected condi-
lion OF orr island pos essions and
western coast is the basis Of the argu-
ment.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-30

The late Philip d. Armour has been
placed in their hall OF fame by the
farmers Of Illinois. No doubt Mr..
Armour did much 10 promote the
cattle business in Illinois. but that was
before the packing business became
holdup.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-30
THROUGH THE YEAR WITH
LONGFELLOM.

LON I'll ELLON.
And when the wintry tempest
blows.
And January's sieet and SHOWS
Are spread DER every vale and
hill,
With one to tell a merry tale
Ger roasted nuts and humming
ale,
L sit and care not for the gale;
And let the world laugh, an it
will.
Let Me Go Warm.
The Pleasantville press., 1914-10-17
REPUBLICANS ADOPT
PARTY PLATFORM
The Following Pledges Conserva.
tive and Calculated to Garry
the Party to Victory

: The Republican State Convention
held IN Trenton on Tuesday, the
18th day of September, according to
law, adopted and respectfully submits
to the voters of tie State the follow
ing platform for their consideration
This convention is mainly composed
of Candidates for the Senate and gen
eral assembly and we consider our
platform to be a promise to the people
of New Jersey. If the people accept
it by electing us to office, we shall con-
slider it as an offer and acceptance ac-
cording to the law of contracts, which
means a binding obligation upon our
selves to fulfill all of our promises.
We condemn the record of the Dem
ocratic Party in our state because it
has failed to keep its platform con-
tracts with the people. In 1918 out
of twenty-three pledges they fulfilled
six, doubtfully provided for three 9TH
ers, and absolutely failed in fourteen.
In 1914, out of sixteen pledges they
performed three, partially fulfilled
two and utterly failed in eleven. DUR
ing these years the Republican Party
introduced legislation to fulfill all
their pledges but because of democrat
ic majorities were unsuccessful in
having many of them enacted into
laws. We feel that this record en-
titles us to have our offer accepted
New Jersey is in a serious financial
condition. When the Republican Par
ty took over the management of the
State in 1894 the treasury was empty.
From 1894 to 1910 the various Repub-
lican administrations so conducted the
affairs of the state that they spent
less than their income and ON October
31st, 1910, there was balance in the
state treasury Of over $2,100,000, with
uncompleted contracts of $500,00O,
leaving a free balance $1,600,000.
Since 1910 the Democratic Party has
been in power in the state and on
October 81, 1918, the state treasury
showed a balance of $1,600,000, with
uncompleted contracts of $1,300,000,
leaving free balance of but 100000.
In the Democratic platform of 1910
the Republican Party was criticized
because the expenses of the state had
grown from $2,000,000 under the last
democratic legislature to $5,000,000 in
1910, under sixteen successive Repub-
lican legislatures, an increase of less
than S20O,0O0 year, while the popu-
lation during that time increased
from 100000 to 100000.
Since 1910 the Democratic Party
has been in control of the State of
New Jersey and the expenditures of
the state have grown from $5,000,000
to $8,000,000 or about $750,000 a
year,while the population has increas-
ed but 100000 in all that time. In
the year 1913 under Democratic ad-
ministration the state spent 100000
more than its income, while the ap-
preparations exceeded by $457,000 the
The Pleasantville press., 1914-10-17
EXTRACTS FROM THE
CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT.

For general information, we publish
the following sections of the Corrupt
Practices Act:
20. No person shall demand, ask
or invite any payment or contribution
for any religious, charitable or other
cause or organization supposed to be
primarily for the public good, from
any candidate for nomination or elec-
ton.
Il. No person shall demand. solic-
1t, ask or invite any candidate for
nomination or for public office or any
position to subscribe for the support
OF any club or organization. or to buv
tickets to any entertainment or bali
or to pay for space in any book, pro-
gram, periodical or publication. This
shall not apply to the solicitation of
any business advertising in periodi-
Gals in which the candidate was a
regular advertiser >rior to his candi-
dacy, nor to ordinary business adyer-
t1slng, nor to the regular payments to
any organization, religious. charitable
or otherwise, of which he was a mem.
Der. or to which he was a contributor,
for more than six months before his
candidacy, nor to any ordinary contri-
buttons at church services.
Within twenty days after the elec.
ton. each candidate must file the fol-
lowing oath:
State of New Jersey, County of At
lantic, SIS:
L, -. having been a
candidate for
at the general election held in. ....,
,........., on the 3rd day of Novem-
Der. 1914, do solemnly swear that |
have paid the sum of S....... to
........ for my ex-
penses at the said election. and no
more, and that, except as aforesaid.
have not, nor, to the best of nv
knowledge and belief, has any person.
committee, club, society or association
on my behalf, directly or indirectly.
made any payment, or given, promis-
ed or offered any reward, office, em-
ployment or valuable consideration. or
incurred any liability on account of or
IN respect of the conduct or manage
ment of the said election, except such
moneys as may have been paid to or
expended by the said committee des-
ignated by me-
The Pleasantville press., 1914-10-17

velopment of these natural resources.
We oppose the policy of the Demo-
cratic administration in plavinp noli-
tics with the banking interests of the
country and commend the patriotism
and liberality of the bankers of New
Jersey, both state and national. in
caring for and protecting the business
interests of our state when the unfor-
tunate European war resulted in un-
usual demands upon them. They have
freely loaned their funds at the usual
and customary rates of interest and
oftentimes at much less rate than
in other sections of the country.
In recent years doctrinaires, vision
aries and demagogues have exhorted
the people by many promises which
have proven vain and useless. We
feel that the time has arrived to stop
this impracticable agitation. If our
state is to continue to advance along
successful lines it must be done by
deep study and efficient management,
being gradually built up from year to
year, step by step, with constructive
and needful legislation. The Repub-
lican Party, through its candidates,
will be returned to power so that New
Jersey may throw off the burden of
mismanagement and impending bank
ruptcy to enter upon a new era of
happiness and prosperity, so that in
its financial affairs and in it's care for
the need of all its citizens it will
stand as a pioneer of humanity among
the states of the Union just as it
stood as pioneer among the 13 Col
onies to protest and revolt against the
unjust and unfair taxation in the spir-
it of '76.
The Pleasantville press., 1914-10-17
ASTHMA AND HAY FEVER
A GUARANTEED RELIEF

81 have arranged with Bricker's
Drug Store so that every sufferer
from Asthma, Hay Fever or Bron-
chial Asthma in Pleasantville can
try my treatment entirely at my risk, y
DR.. Rudolph Schiffmann announces.
He says: "Buy a 5O-cent package of
my Asthmador, try it, and if it does
not afford you immediate relief, or if
you do not find it the best remedy you
have ever used, take it back to Brick
er's Drug Store and they will return
your money, cheerfully and without
any question whatever. After seeing
the grateful relief it has afforded in
hundreds of cases, which had been
considered ,incurable, and which had
been given up in despair, l know what
it will do. | am so sure that it will
do the same with others that 1 am not
afraid to guarantee it will relieve in
simultaneously. The druggist handling
Asthmador will return your money if
you say so. You are to be the sole
judge and under this positive guaran-
tee, absolutely no risk is run in buying
Asthmador.
Persons living elsewhere will be
supplied under the same guarantee by
their local druggist or direct by DR..
R. Schiffmann, st. Paul, Minn.-adv.
The Pleasantville press., 1914-10-17

The Democratic Party has promised
to reduce the cost of living but so far
has been noticeably unsuccessful. We
promise to give this matter intelli-
gent study so that scientific laws NAV
be enacted covering this question.
The increased expenses of the people
are felt mostly in the unnecessaries
of life, in order to exist, and we prom
ise to help the people in decreasing
their living expenses through the en-
actment of laws allowing the creation
of public markets.
greater because of the failure of
crops, due to uncomfortable weather
conditions. 1t may be possible to re-
duce the cost of production by more
intelligent farming and we promise
to assist the farmer by agricultural
experiment stations so that he may
thereby learn how to get the greatest
production from his ground with the
least amount of expenditure, and we
further promise to encourage the es-
tablishment, if practicable, of irriga-
tion systems in the rural districts of
the state whereby the farmer may not
have his crops endangered by dry sea-
sons with the result that the value of
his crops will be greatly increased.
One of the great and alarming
items of expense in New Jersey is
due to the care of our state wards,
the criminal, the insane, the feeble
minded and the epileptic, to care for
whom our state expends about S3,-
100000 or over 70 of its yearly reve-
nue.. We promise to study this prob
lem so that by the use of modern
methods and modern institutions this
immense amount of expense to the
state should be greatly reduced.
We reaffirm our pledges made last
| year in regard to election laws, State
/ Normal schools, equalization of tax
assessments and grade crossings.
/ We favor the submission to the peo-
pie, of the woman suffrage and home
rule amendments to the Constitution
also the more flexible method of am
ending the Constitution and permit
ting excess condemnation of land for
public improvement.
The highways of New Jersey are a
model for the other states of the
Union, but through Democratic ex-
travagance in other affairs, these
roads have been neglected and run
down. We promise to care for our
good roads, which are not only a
source of pleasure, but are the arter-
les of our produce farms.
The right of local self government
in matters of education is unnecessar-
| lily denied under our present laws.
Promises of last year to remedy this
grievance were not fulfilled. While
we realize the necessity of a state
system of education to promote uni
formity, we pledge ourselves to re-
store to the local school authorities
such proper powers as they have been
| denied.
We reaffirm our policy of state con-
troll of watersheds so that the potable
water supply may be free from cor
porate ownership and adapted to the
best use of all the people of the state.
We agree to encourage the develop
ment of the waterways of our state
and its various water facilities so that
commerce in this direction may be i'm
proved and perhaps an additional
source of revenue derived by the de-
The Pleasantville press., 1914-10-17

amount there was in sight in the
treasury.
The Democratic administration in
national affairs, representing min
ority of the voters of this country.
have kept Congress in almost contin-
uous session and has enacted impor-
tant legislation without due delibera-
tion and debate, under a caucus rule
more dictatorial than was ever exer-
cised in the history of national legis-
latlon. 1t passed tariff bill that
aided the foreign producer at the ex-
pense of the American manufacturer
and threw thousands of American
workmen out of employment, impair
ing the prosperity experienced under
Republican rule. 1t has levied taxes
upon languishing business to make up
the deficit caused by relieving i'm
porters from the payment of customs
duties. 1t has passed extravagant
appropriations in spite of the reduced
earning capacity of the people, ap-
preparations which would have been
still greater but for the patriotic op-
position of the Republican Senators !;
proposes to levy war tax of $780,
100000 upon every man, woman and
child in the land at a time when the
Nation is at peace with an the world.
Its low tariff has not as promised in
any way reduced the cost of living
while imposing this additional tax
burden. 1t has violated it's platform
pledges on the toll questions; it has
lowered the standard and efficiency of
our diplomatic service; it has denied
the Constitutional right of petition
and OF free speech by accusing citi-
zens who appealed to their represen-
tatives OF being guilty of a conspiracy
to influence public opinion. 1t has in
terfered IN the internal affairs of
Mexico without affording protection
to the lives and property of American
citizens and without establishing
peace and order in Mexico itself. It
has gerrymandered the regional bank
districts under the new Banking and
Currency Act without regard to con-
tiguity of territory or the convenience
OF trade and commerce. 1t failed to
provide for merchant marine which
is now sorely needed for the trade, not
only of this nation but the world, and
| 1T has left this great nation, with it's
magnificent resources, helpless, when
1T should be Independent in this crisis
of foreign war 1t has turned the
balance of trade against US, made US
debtors instead of creditors of Eu-
rope; caused drain upon our gold
reserves; strained our credit to pay
our debts abroad that was needed to
stimulate our industries at home. 1t
has prosecuted instead of regulating
business. 1t has made Congress the
subservient mouthpiece of a single in
dividual with more power than an au-
tocrat, contrary to the principles of
representative government and set
ting a dangerous precedent in the
event of an incompetent or arbitrary
chief magistrate. 1t has added con-
fusion to the laws regulating busi-
ness; held enterprise in check because
of i'll defined policies; discouraged in
dividual initiative until the wheels of
industry have slowed down. Labor
has lost its wage and the American
workman is driven to idleness at a
time when we should be the workshop
of the world. Democratic policies
promise no relief.
The Pleasantville press., 1914-10-17

In both state and national affairs
the Democratic Party has increased
the burden of taxation; has decreased
the resources of income and has in
creased the expenses of government.
1t has increased the number of office
holders and increased the salaries of
other office holders and has made no
endeavor to economize and its admin
lstration has not tended toward effic-
| iency in government.
Our first and paramount promise to
you, therefore, is that if we are elect
ed to office we shall endeavor to cur
tail expenses; increase revenue from
the natural resources of our state
without adding to the burden of taxa
ton; decrease exorbitant salaries and
not increase the number of Of
| fee holders, so that economy and eff
ficiency in state affairs shall be fact
and not theory.
For two years past our Democratic
opponents have unequivocally promis-
ed reduction in unnecessary offices
and boards by consolidation in the in
terests of economy and efficiency. A
Commission appointed for that pur-
pose which, last year, was Democratic
IN its majority, has presented detail
ed reports accompanied by actual leg
islative bills to carry out carefully
considered recommendations. While
| the legislature has been Democratic
in both branches, not one important
measure of this series has been adopt
ed, nor any alternatives suggested.
On the other hand, Republican mem
bers of both Senate and House have
consistently voted to carry out the
major part of these recommendation
We promise again to put forth our
best efforts to bring about such con-
solidation in the interests of economy
| and efficiency in order to place the
government of the state on a more
business-like basis and thus reduce
expenses rather than impose unnec-
essary tax burdens on the public to
make up existing deficits.
We believe in the use of plain, un-
mistakeable language in the prepara-
| tion of our laws and condemn the use
of words and phrases that render such
acts unenforcible, as has been the
case in some of those passed by re-
cent Democratic legislatures, where
the judges of our Courts have been
compelled to denounce as "absurd'
language of certain statutes wherein
the Democratic legislature denounces
as criminal in one act what it tried to
compel by another
We call the attention of the citizens
of New Jersey to the raid upon Civil
Service and efficient government made
by the Democratic Party of the State
in the last few years. When entrust-
ed with the administration of the
state we promise to remedy this evil
SO that we may have the maximum of
efficiency with the minimum of ex-
pense.
The laboring class has been greatly
aided in their life and health by the
Labor Bureau created under Republi-
can administration in 1904, by which
more light and air, better fire pro-
lection and other safeguards against
personal injury have been given to the
workingman. We promise to continue
our protection of the laboring class
by laws which will at the same time
have regard to the business man so
that he may bear no undue burden.
The Pleasantville press., 1914-10-17
WAR PREVENTS VISIT
TO INTERESTING PLACES

Miss Clara Purzner, who has just
returned from a trip along the Cana
dian border, reports an exciting time.
"There are guards everywhere" Miss
PurZner states. "They watch every
stranger, follow them around, and If
at all suspicious, they question them.
The government buildings, including
the power plant and such, are all be.
ing closely guarded. The guards will
permit no visitor to enter Soldiers
are marching up and down almost ev-
cry street, and the military aspect is
supreme. We had a nice time, but
there were many places of interest
which we intended visiting, that were
under guard"
The Pleasantville press., 1914-10-17

Doan's Regulets are recommended
by many who say they operate easily,
without gripping and without bad after
effects 25c at all drug stores.-adv.
The Pleasantville press., 1914-10-17

The Republicans are for prosperity
and economy and against high taxes
and hard times.-GovernOr Stokes.