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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28

similarly damned and the overflow in
the street blocked traffic. The stories
Of apathy among st. Louis Republic
ans which the Democrats have peddled
throughout the state, to revive the
dropping hopes of disconsolate work
ers, were proven groundless. The sup
posed factional divisions of st. Louis
Republicans were shown to be mag
mary, at least SO far as the present
campaign is concerned. st. Louis Re-
publicans are united and courageous.
while there were other able speak
ers, the crowd was impatient to hear
Mr.. Dickey and Judge Lamm, whom
they gave ovations and whose utter
ances they frequently cheered with
spontaneous enthusiasm. There "a
an element OF surprise in Mr.. Dickey's
speech, for, while he was known as a
man who has made a great success in
business and one who for 80 years has
been an active Missouri Republican,
ready to make any personal sacrifice
for the advancement of causes he be-
lieved essential to the public welfare,
he was not reputed to be an orator.
But he has developed into an effective
speaker. Not only was his speech ap-
propriate, graceful, well-balanced and
unanswerable, but it was delivered in
an attractive, forceful manner MI.
Dickey's personality impressed the
vast audience as much as his speech,
and every Republican present felt
proud of the senatorial candidate.
Judge Lamm, owing to his place on
the long program, spoke but briefly.
He captivated the crowd, as he has
every gathering he has addressed the
last few months. His hearers delight
ed In his masterfui treatment of sub
jects, his vigor, his fairness, his wit
and his earnestness. Those who heard
him could understand why ex-Gov.
Hadley has called him the greatest
figure that has appeared in Missouri
politics since Benton. His demands
for efficiency, economy, sincerity and
justice in state affairs had a ring Of
truth in them and there was not @
listener who did not feel that the
speaker was fitted for the Hercu-
lanean. task of Strengthening out az
fairs at Jefferson City. He will make
a splendid Governor"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
SIX REASONS
Given by DR.. Clayton Keith
Why Young Men Should Sup
port Charles E. Hughes.

Young men who are undecided as to
how they shall cast their first ballot
for President will welcome a word OF
advice.
The next four years Of American
history will be affected as the voter
thinks aud acts now. If we mistake
the cause Of Americas good fortune
for the past two years we have lean
and difficult years just ahead of us.
To prevent them from being lean and
difficult it is necessary that the voters
do some thinking just now. If we try
to go through the next four years in
the fashion we have gone through the
last four we will suffer, and that Sc.
verely. To avoid that, let us think on
the following as reasons for the cleo.
ton of Charles e. Hughes to the
presidency:
1. Because he stands for protection
of our home industries. This secures
labor for our workingmen. The past
100 years amply demonstrates that
protection has uniformly brought
blessings to our people. Patrick Hen.
ry was right-the safest rule is to
Judge the future by the past. In 1892,
under Harrison's Republican admins
t~ration, the per capita was $24.44. I'm
der Cleveland and free trade it de-
clined in 1895 to $21.10 per capita,
But in 1897 Mckinley, the Republican,
came in, and behold In 1900 the per
capita was S26.73, an increase in three
years Of $5.6S for every man, woman
and child Of the 100000 of our
people.
We have Just passed through two
sheltered years. Our people have not
had to meet competition, because our
competitors have been too busy killing
each other. When this stops the pro,
lection which has guarded us for &c
months will be down and we will be
pulled into a world of competition
again, against all the nations of the
world. Whether prepared or unpre.
pared, we will have to meet It. Mr.,
Hughes stands for the kind of a tariff
that will hold US safe in any emer-
gency.
Q. The close of the European wal
will result in untold injury to ouI
commercial, agricultural and business
interests unless legislation is adopted
preventing the dumping Of foreign
manufactured goods into our markets
Mr.. Hughes stands for such a law.
3. The policy of the present admin
istration with regard to Mexico has
been Indifferent, unstable and unsat
i%sfactory. Mr.. Hughes in his campaign
foreshadows his policy. 1t would near
stability, determination and fair treat
ment toward Mexico. We have but tC
refer to his career as Governor Of
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
The COFFIN TRUST
A Prominent Linn County
Democrat Asks His Party
to Oppose Gardner.
Candidate G%srdner's BOND Affidavit
IN FEBRUARY, 1918.
FRANK NJ. RYAN ct al.
VS..
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

George w. Bailey, a weIl-known
Democrat of Brookfield, while discuss
ing the November election and the
various candidates, said:
There has never been in the his
tory Of Missouri Democracy the time
when the voter had as 'arduous' duty
to perform as he will have at the
next November election, for he has SO
many things to consider If he be a
consistent, law-abiding citizen. He
must remember that Democracy has
always stood against trusts, and the
antitrust plank has been considered
the strongest plank in the platform,
but in reviewing the candidates he Is
confronted with a new deal on the
very start, for he finds at the head of
his ticket the head of a coffin trust
the most Infamous Of all trusts.
During the last campaign one Of
OF Democratic orators in his speech
making tour Of the state said: There
Is an octopus throttling the threats of
u people in the way of a coffin
trust which has grown rich by its tolls
taken from the poor people Of the
state wherever death has entered a
home This distinguished Democratic
orator doubtless never dreamed he
would in the short space Of two years
be called upon to defend the head OF
a coffin trust, the candidate for Gov
ernor, whose friends boast Of the
amount Of money spent to secure his
nomination. We wonder If death has
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28

New York during two terms in vindi-
cation of this promise.
4. Our attitude toward the bellig-
erent nations of Europe has not been
fair. Hundreds and thousands Of our
American citizens have been alien
ated by the vacillating course of our
present administration. MI. Hughes
stands for a fair and square dealing
with each of the countries Of Europe
in the present war.
8. We have, through the Indifferent,
hesitating and vacillating attitude Of
the present administration, lost our
standing as a nation Of consequence
among the peoples Of the world. In
order to restore u country to lost
prestige, we must tighten up our gov
eminent. Get out from under the con-
troll Of a party which does not believe
in a strong and efficient government
as did Lincoln, and Garfield, and Nc
Kinley.
Mr.. Hughes would give US an admin
istration that would restore lost con
fidence and restore us to our former
position among the nations of the
world.
6. The present administration has
failed to redeem its ~promise-the
main issue in the campaign of 1872
to reduce the high cost of living. And
the laboring mar will continue to look
in vain for relief unless he decides to
go back to prosperity and casts his
ballot accordingly. Mr.. Hughes, If
elected, as he should and will be, will
give us a determined, Straightforward,
honest, intelligent administration
which will restore confidence among
our W people, gain the respect OF
foreign nations and result in general
business prosperity.
(Signed) CLAYTON KEITH, NJ. D.
Louisiana, Mo-, Oct. 6, 1916.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
CANADIAN IMPORTS.
Some Facts of Great Interest to the
Farmers of Missouri.

Imports from Canada to the United
States during our fiscal year 1916
we're 20 per e n greater than for
1915 and 70 per cent greater than dur
ing the last fiscal year under the Re-
publican tariff law. This notwtth-
standing the fact that Canada's ex.
ports to Great Britain during he
Canadian fiscal year 1856 were
more than double those of the two
previous fiscal years.
Fol the IL months ending with June,
1916, imports from Canada amounted
to $2o4,O 0 900, or $4,000, 900 a month.
For the same period of 1915 we i'm
ported from Canada $780, $40, 900 worth
of goods, or $13.297,O 900 a month, and
for 1913 we imported 900
worth, or $1O.o47.O o a month. The
Canadian Department of Trade and
Commerce reports that the total ex
ports OF Canada to Great Britain for
the Canadian fiscal year 1876 were
valued at $452, 900, 900, compared with
$1S7, 900, 900 the year before. Had II
not been for the war these exports,
with the aid of the Underwood free
trade bill, would have been dumped
in this country.
Imports under the Underwood free
trade bill and since the outbreak OF
the European war are larger than aver
known in American history. These
imports will largely increase when the
war ends, and the need of protection
was never greater.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
THE WILSON A OF
PEACE.

Senator Reed, In an address
recently delivered in st. Louis,
after praising the Wilson admin
istration for maintaining peace,
dramatically declared that there
were mo widows wailing, no
mothers signs in the nation"
These remarks will sound
strange to the widows, mothers
and families Of the hundreds of
Americans who have been muir
dered In Mexico under the
peace" which Mr.. Wilson has
maintained, and will, seem
strange to the families of our
soldiers who were massacred at
Carrizal a short time ago. The
peace" which Mr.. Wilson has
maintained with Mexico has cost
more American blood and more
American treasure than the war
we carried on with Spain.
When the war with Spain was
over 1t was over, while the
peace" with Mexico still RACES
in all its fury.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
SEEING THINGS.

The staff correspondent Of the st.
Louis Republic, in his report of a
Democratic meeting held in Caldwell
County. said that 900 P~rogressives
were present and half of them came
forward and pledged themselves to
support the Democratic ticket this
year.
In the recent primary 10 Progress.
sive votes were cast in Caldwell Coun'
ty. The Staff correspondent OF the
Republic had evidently received one
OF more of Col. Gardeners celebrated
canes and had consumed their con
tents.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
DIcKEY SURPRISES THEM.
His Recent st. Louis Speech Shows
Him as an Attractive Pub
lie Speaker.

In commenting on the big Lamm
and Dickey meeting at st. Louis Oct.
16, the Globe-Democrat says edi-
torially:
1.-THE opening of the Republican cam
paign in st. Louis was a surprise TO
the committee that arranged it. Not
only was the Odeon packed with the
most representative gathering a po-
htical rally has brought out locally in
20 years, but the Hibernian Hall was
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
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ALL TRuEl


During the primary campaign
the opponents of John P. Cor
don vigorously attacked him
upon his record a s a State
Auditor.
They attacked him on the
ground Of nepotism, as he vir-
tually has his entire family on
the payroll, their combined sal
aries and fees amounting to
about $4,000 a year.
They attacked him on account
of the extravaganza of his Of
flee, on account of his unffiend-
liness toward the State Univer-
sity and his public abuse of the
president of that institution.
They attacked him because
he was one of the parties that
took over $500,000 away from
the funds Of the school.
They attacked him on account
of questionable dealings when
he acquired real estate from
some heirs under misrepresen-
tation, and they wefeNeompelled
to file suit against him in ofd9c
to bring about a reasonable set
Element.
When the primary was over
and Gordon won one of his OPP
ponents sent him a wire of con-
graduation, saying: "1 did not
say anything about you In the
primary THAT l WILL HAVE
TO TAKE BACK"
In other words, his Democrat
ic opponent still maintains that
all that he said about John P.
Gordon during the primary is
true. In the language Of James
Cowgirl. Democratic state chair
man, Gordon is unfit to hold
any public office.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28

ever entered the homes of the GOOD
men who SO unthoughtedly voted for
the coffin trust leader at the last prt.
mary and If so certainly they must
reconsider their actions before cast.
ing a vote at the coming election for
the candidate whose po~cketbook was
tuled from sales of collins to the poor
people Of the state who, in the hour
OF death, never question the prices"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
NOT READY FOR THE UNDER
TAkER.

Mr.. Gardner, the Millionaire Coffin
Maker and Democratic candidate for
Governor. bases his claims on the
ground that he is a business nan and
could give Missouri a business admin
istration.
Mr.. Gardeners business experience
has been In supplying the needs Of
the dead. What Missouri needs is one
who can supply the needs Of the hv-
ing
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
OPEN THE BOOKS.

IF l am elected Governor of
this state the first thing / will
demand under and by authority
of the law is a searching inves-
tigation Of the state peniten-
tiary from cellar to garrett.
81 assure you of one thing;
If I am elected any responsible
committee of men or women
may inspect every nook and
Granny Of the penitentiary, and
their report upon conditions, If
unfayorable. will receive seri-
ous consideration."-Judge Hen
ry Lamm.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
SOME GARDNER FACTS
The Employment Conditions at the
Plant Of the S\LOuis Coffin
Co., Owned blNthe Dem
0cratic Candidate.

Following are conditions prevailing
at plant of the st. Louis Coffin Co., as
related by an old employee:
Employees, of whom there are more
than 200, are forced to buy their own
ice for drinking water purposes dur
ing the hot months.
Employees who are called out at
night to get out coffin orders are paid
at the same rate per hour they receive
in the day time. If a workman who is
called out at night does not report for
he is dooked.
Very few union men are connected
with the factory. The only union men
are the steam engineers and two
wagon drivers.
Several young girls work in the fac
tory at ridiculously low wages. some
receiving as low as So a week. They
are engaged in the task of lining cof-
fins and sewing.
Says the Democratic campaign book
Of Frederick d. Gardner: when he
found his city suffering from bad gov
eminent because of a crude and ar
chaic charter he gave freely of his
time and means to accomplish this
needed civic reform, and much of the
new organic law Of st. Louis is the
result of his work" Comptroller
Players denunciation of the new char
ter, from a Democratic standpoint, is
at variance with this self-inflicted
eulogy Of the Democratic candidate
for Governor.
Again, this eulogy of Gardeners in
the campaign book says: He is an
authority in business and a master in
the world of finance, and his views
upon this and kindred subjects, unlike
the %quibb1ing t~echniealities Of a coun-
try lawyer, are founded in deep study,
wide observation and broad expert
ence." We leave this to the reader.
A man who thinks this much of him
self should have plenty of time to
strut before mirrors. Taking away
four years of his time to make him
Governor would be an imposition upon
his vanity.
The Democratic campaign book has
this to say, among other things, of the
Hon. John P. Gordon, twice State
Auditor, and who now has his wife,
Mrs. Oma Gordon, on the payroll at
the rate of $3.50 a month: He was
deputy clerk in the county court Of
Lafayette County for eight years, and
was postmaster of Corder for four
years under the Cleveland administra-
ton; was for four years a member of
the board of managers of the Missouri
School for the Deaf at Fulton Evil
IDENTIFY Mr.. Gordon is a simon pure
Democrat. He not only believes in a
perpetual livelihood from the state,
but thinks his family as well should
share the spoils. Mrs. Gordon, by the
way, has never been seen to be en-
crossed in work around the state CAPT.
toll. She has been prompt, however, in
receiving her pay at the first of every
month.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
A OF

City Of st. Louis-ss.
I, Frederick D. Gardner, do solemn
ly swear that the foregoing list con
tains a true and correct statement Of
all the property made taxable by the
laws Of the state Of Missouri .
so HELP ME GOD.
(Signed) FREDERICK D. GARDNER.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this Both day of September, 1913.
R. A. JARRETT,
Deputy Assessor.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
PUZZLE WHERE IS THE BALANCE
Of THAT MILLION?
"a Tale Of Two Afdavits of Frederick D
Gardner, Millionaire Coffin Maker and
Democratic Candidate for Governor.

The voters of Missouri should investigate the record Of the
candidates for Governor. They should know if these candidates
have honestly performed the duties of citizenship in the past and if
they have borne their share of the public burden in the form of taxa
ton. We submit for the consideration OF the voters of Missouri
fwo afidavhs:
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28

Candidate Gardner's BOND Affidavit
IN FEBRUARY, 1918.
FRANK M. RYAN ct al.
VS..
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
F. D. Gardner, proposing to become
bail and surety for defendant, PAUL
]. MORRIN. in this behalf, makes oath
and says as follows, to-wit:
My name is Frederick D. Gardner.
1 reside at 45OS West Pine boule-
ward, st. Louis, Mo. "
I also own personal property, in my
own name and right, amounting to
ONE MILLION DOLLARS, over and
above all my liabilities "
(signed) FREDERICK D. GARDNER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
by the above named Frederick D.
Gardner of st. Louis, Mo-, this 18th
day Of February, A. D. 1918.
IRVINE MITCHELL,
United States Commissioner at st.
Louis, Mo.
(Seal) EDWARD NJ. HOLLOWAY,
Clerk
Filed Feb. II, 1913.
The above is the affidavit Frederick
D. Gardner swore to regarding his per-
sonal property when signing bonds in
the Federal Court for a convicted
dynamiter. 1t is on file in the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals of the
Seventh Circuit, at Chicago.
In the opposite column is shown the
affidavit Gardner swore to regarding
his personal property when fixing the
amount on which he was to pay taxes.
Mr.. Taxpayer, the above hit:
parison? The taxes somebody else
If you own land, which eve e
The Governor of Missouri is
Equalization. Is a wholesale perso
Millions OF dollars of persona
souri, every year. This puts tn.
means Single Tax.
The personal tax dodger is
elect n as Governor?
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28

Note-The above affidavit and re-
turns are on file at the Assessors
office at st. Louis, Mo-, open to public
inspection.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28

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TO Democratic
Voters

In addition to voting Tor lamcr f. ferguson. lor Gov
crnor. vote for
II - Terrell for Comptroller of Public Accounts,
J I Robson, for Commissioner OF the General Land
Office,
Allison Mayiicd for Railroad Commissioner.
T. 1 Looncy ior Attorney General
Nelson PHILIPPE. lor Chief Justice Of hc Supreme Court
] +. Yanus Tor Associate Justice of hc Supreme Court
W c Morrow Tor Judge OF the Court OF Criminal
Appeals
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-27
MAY CANCEL CADET GAME
Grand Forks Accepts Gopher Football
Date for Oct. ID.

The University of Minnesota's award
OF it's second football date to the Uni
versity OF North Dakota, instead of
its first date as in previous years, like
ly will result in the disruption of ath-
1etic relations between st. Thomas
college and North Dakota.
oct. IA is the date that had been
picked for the st. Thomas-North Da-
kota game, but the Minnesota sched-
ule gives the game to North Dakota.
North Dakota athletic authorities
have written the st. Thomas college
officials for a change, proposing Oct.
Z, and, should that date not prove ac-
ceptable, it is probable the two teams
will not meet this year.
The North Dakota schedule, as now
arranged, follows:
Oct. 7-St. Thomas college al st.
Thomas.
Oct. 14-University of Minnesota at
Minneapolis.
Oct. 21-Macalester at Grand Forks.
Oct. 2S-University of South Dakota
at Grand Forks.
Nov. 4-North Dakota Aggies at
Grand Forks.
Nov. 11-South Dakota Aggies at
%Brookings, S. d.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-27
SERBS RETIRE
TOWARD SOUTH
T. --
Austro-Hungarian Troops OC-
Cupy Scutari.
GARRISON FAILS TO RESIST
German Official Report Says Disarm-
ing of M~ontencgrins Is Proceed
ing Without Friction.
GARRISON FAILS TO RESIST

Berlin, Jan. 25.-Scutari has been
occupied by the Austro-Hungarian
troops, according to an announcement
Issued by the Austro-Hungarian head
quarters.
Several thousand Serbians, who
formed the garrison, retired toward
the south without Offering any re-
sistauce.
Austro-Hungarians. continues the
statement, also have occupied Niksic,
~Danilovgrod and Podgoritza, in Mon
ceneSro.
The disarming OF the country, says
the announcement, has been carried
on up to the present without friction.
At several places the M~ontenegrins
have not even waited until the Aus
tro-Hungarians appeared, but have laid
down their arms before the arrival of
the troops in order to return to their
homes.
The population generally has re-
ceived the troops in q friendly man
ner and in some instances with cere-
mony. Riots, such as occurred at
podgoritza, ceased as soon as the first
iaustro-Hungarian detachment ap-
Ooared.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-27
FLOOD WATERS IN
ILLINOIS RECED|NC

Chicago, Jan. 23.-With scores Of
cities and villages facing typhoid cpl
denies as result of the most disas-
trous floods in Northern Illinois in a
decade, swollen rivers began to
shrink in size and the worst danger
Of food damages is believed past.
Joliet, where 1000 families are
homeless from the flood, reports that
the waters are receding. At South
Chicago, where miles of streets were
under water, the Calumet river had
dropped several inches.
Much suffering was reported from
Channahon, a village of 500 popula-
ton, ten miles from Joliet on the Du-
page river. Practically all of the vii
lage was flooded and a great 2OO-ton
bridge was swept away by the ice
lam.