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The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-20

misrule and insure ourselves for at
least four years against the evils Of
democratic misgovernment. We have
tried the democrats and have found
them wanting.
1t will be tribute to the intelli-
gence Of Montana's women, as well as
of her men, to send to Washington
next March full quota of republican
representatives, republican senator,
and to make clean sweep in the
state house.
We want republican governor. re-
putlicans in every state office, and a
republican majority in the Legislature,
and | am confident that we will be
able to send word to the other states
that a united and victorious republi-
can party has redeemed Montana from
the clutches Of an. inefficient and ex-
travagant minority.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-20
PROGRESSIVE ELECTORS
WANT OFF THE TICKET

Helena, Oct. 11.-James w. Wedum
Of Glasgow, A. ]. Walrath, of Boze-
man, l.. j. Hamilton, of Butte, and
A. w, Merrifeld of Somers, have re-
quested the secretary of state to dis
regard their candidates. of electors
of the Progressive party. They have
taken this action because of the fact
that the party has no candidate for
president, and so far as Montana state
politics is concerned has no existence.
The secretary of state has declined
to accede to their request, giving as
his reason that four names have al
ready been certified to the county
clerks of the various counties. 1t is
understood that the four electoral can
! didates will within the next few days
issue public statement, in which
they will be joined by O. H. P. Shelley
of this city, Progressive national COM
mitteeman, releasing all Progressive
voters from their allegiance, and ask
ing that no votes be cast for them.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-20
WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT

The weather during the seven dav
period ending, Saturday. October IA,
1916, was marked contrast from that
Of the preceding week to warmth and
sunshine. There was no precipita-
ton and clear weather prevailed with
sharp frosty mornings and warm mid
day temperature. The soil was in
excellent condition for plowing and
threshing of grain was again resumed
and all outdoor operations made ex-
cellent progress. There was an av-
erage daily deficiency in temperature
of degrees. The mercury rose to
"A degrees On Friday, 18th and the
lowest temperature was 21 degrees
on Monday, 29th, making an absolute
weekly range in temperature of SO
degrees. The highest temperature
for this week taken from 81 years of
record was 88 degrees on October 9th,
1910, and the lowest for the same
period was 1G degrees below zero on
October 13, 1881.
A dense fog prevailed Sunday morn
ing for several hours. There was
8 clear and l partly cloudy day. The
duration of registered sunshine was
72.1 hours out of 77.5 hours the sun
was above the horizon, making 90
per cent of possible sunshine. The
wind force ranged mostly from calm
to gentle with prevailing direction
from the west.-C. W. Ling, Observer,
Havre Weather Bureau.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-20
WHAT WILSON REALLY
THINKS OF LABOR

Woodrow Wilson, candidate, is sud-
denly posing as great friend Of
labor and great believer in labor
unions.
Woodrow Wilson, before entering
national politics, held decided views
on the labor question which do NOT
square with his professions of today
Which Woodrow Wilson will occupy
the White House after the 4th of next
March, if the electorate this fail
should confer upon him another term
as President? What would be his at
titude toward labor then, when he had
no further favors to ask of the voters?
The labor views of Woodrow Wilson,
private citizen are interesting.
On February 25, 1905, at the Peo-
ple's Forum in New Rochelle, New
York, Mr.. Wilson said:
labor Unions reward the shiftless
and incompetent at the expense Of the
able and Industrious.
At the same meeting he further
said:
"The objections | have to Labor
Unions is that they drag the highest
man to the level of the lowest.
must demur with the labor unions
when they say, you must award the
dull the same as you award those with
special gifts"
That would seem to be sufficient to
classify DR.. Wilson; but evidently he
was anxious that capital and labor be
under no kind of misconception about
his attitude, for on January ~, 1909,
in reply to an invitation for public
address on labor questions, he said:
II am a fierce partisan of the open
shop and Of everything that makes for
to contribute anything that might be
individual liberty, and l should like
possible for me to contribute to the
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-20
WEIGHT OF WHEAT

The wheat crop of the United
States is undoubtedly reported in
measured bushels. The weight per
hushel is reported annually in Decem-
Der when the final returns of the
crop are made. The average weight
for the past eight years has been 5S.3
pounds. In 1911 the weight was only
57.3 pounds. Some stress has been
laid on the fact that possibly 75,OO0,-
900 bushels of spring wheat this year
is of rather poor quality, and the i'm
preston prevails that this applies to
tine whole crop. 1t may be regarded
as poor policy to make the point that
we have a very small crop of wheat,
and what we have is of poor quality.
The winter wheat was very good in
quality, as indicated by the inspec-
ton returns. Both winter and spring
wheat in the Rocky Mountain states
and on the Pacific coast are of good
quality. Should we have 75,00O,000
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-20
UNDERWOOD TARIFF
HIT FARMERS

The Underwood tariff took from
the dutiable list and put on the free
list, cattle, sheep, wool, beef, mutton,
corn, eggs, milk, and cream. It put
wheat and potatoes on the free list
conditionally. 1t reduced by about
60 per cent the tariff rates on horses,
poultry, oats, hay, cheese and butter
These reductions were followed by
great increase in importations into
the United States of foreign farm pro-
ducts. The increase for the fiscal
year 1914, nine months of which was
under the Underwood law, over the
year 1914, nine months of which was
under the Underwood law, over the
year 1912, was S14O.0OO,OOO. These
importations broke the farmers mar
kets all over the country. Wheat in
American markets declined about fif-
aeen cents per bushel: corn declined
about 10 cents per bushel; cattle and
sheep declined in price. The Demo-
cratic theory was that reduced tariff
duties on farm products would bring
foreign farm products into our mar
kets to force down prices to the con-
sumers. Foreign products did come
and the price to the farmers was fore
ed down. But the price of food pro-
ducts to the consumer were not re-
duced. The only benefciaries Of the
reduction were the foreigners who
shipped the products and the import
ers and market manipulators who re-
ceived them. They did not sell more
ohoaply to the consumer but their
lha. Gin of profit was greater. Wrln
prices Of live stock to the farmer de-
cined, prices of meats to the con-
sumcr steadily advanced The high
COS. 9: living continued and has in
&C; sec ever since.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-20
FRUIT CROP LIGHT

NJ. l.. Dean, state horticulturist
of Missoula, says the apple crop in
the Bitter Root valley was short this
year in comparison to the past, but
the quality of the fruit is up to the
standard.
Growers will have better market
for their fruit and their apples will
probably demand better prices this
year than last. The cold weather was
responsible for the shortage in the
Bitter Root, while Carbon county was
eliminated this year as an apple sec
ton by freezing.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-20

bushels Of poor spring wheat averag-
ing 4s pounds, and 545 100000 bush
els of good spring and winter wheat
averaging 5S8 1-2 pounds we would
have an aggregate crop Of 62O,0OO,OOO
bushels of an average weight per
bushel Of 57.3 pounds or on pound
less than the average of the past
eight years. In some sections the
winter wheat crop secured was the
best in quality in years. 1t is fair
to presume that the portion of the
crop carried over from the crop Of
1915 was fairly good-the average
weight of the crop being reported at
$40 pounds.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-20

The Underwood law did not produce
rev'nue enough to paw the expenses
of the government, and Democratic
Congress was compelled to pass .he
Stamp Tax Act, in time of peace, as a
maleshift supplement to the law.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-20
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET
FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
DANIEL BOYLE

He has
He stands for efficiency
tanas agricultural and industrial development.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-20

Qualification of thinking and the for
nation Of right purposes in matters
70 this kind"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-03-24

p'oyee; and without any favor or hope
OF reward in the future. but amply striv-
ing 20 do his whole duty. - his record
vii: show that he has always done - q
pnhlic officer toward the citizeury Of the
state of West Virginia. whether that citi-
zenry be Republican or Democratic. So
cislist or Prohibition. white or black
arose and defeQded me individually. lie
defended my race collectively and the
Republican party coustitutionally, gene
rally and morally.
For this act of kindness feel that 1
would he ungrsteful to him individually.
the rsce which | represent would he un-
grateful to him collectively. that the Re-
publican party would he unmirdful Of
the true worth and value of an ardent
defender, should We de~ert him now when
he has done 80 well and loyalty merit@,i
our support and confidence.
After giving the matter in this and AL
joining counties careful consideration. I
lind there are other matters affecting INV
people IN which am informed that Mr..
~ W did not play u true friend tn my
lace. and which would not disrus.
here
Alter giving Judge Robinson's public
and private career careful consideration
and seeing that he justly merits the nom-
instion for governor. believing that the
best interest of the party will he con-
served, and believing from his record
that all classes, all creeds. all interests
and the general welfare Of the state Of
West Virginia will find in Judge Robir-
son true man, . staunch Republican
and q native son Of West Virginia of
whom We may all, Republican, Dem
ocrat. Socialist. Prohibition, Progre~sive-
and Fusionists. the lsborer and the ope-
rstor and every citizen. white or black
domestic or foreign. Justly fesl proud. d
cannot c"nrcientiously oppose hi. nom-
ination and election.
IL 10 not Tor the reason that love Mr.
Lilly less, but that love myself, nv
race and my party more, that l have af-
ter careful consideration and investiea-
ton, - you gave me the privilege to do.
come TO this conclusion. I have looked
over the situation in the field and am
ot the opinion that Judge Robinson, Of
risht. vill carry Fsyeste county and eve
y eosnsy where merit for loyalty should
via.
Hoping that our psrsonsi friendship
max eea3iasn- -apd sss2jeR yos thss !
will be Tor the nominee. whoever be may
lie. and hoping that may have the con-
t'nued respect of those who msy opposr
me in this my conscientious stand, 1 AM
Yours very truly,
(Signed) M ELLIS.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-03-24
HON. N. P. SAAWKEY
C0MMEMOED--H|S RE-
CORD DEFENDED

The following letter sent to the Blue
held Telegraph anent the Murray an
nouncement and an editorial comment
in the Telegraph in which q vicious at
tack ws- made upon Mr.. Shawkey. will
meet with the hearty approval OF prseti-
cslly every Negro voter In the state.
IL noticed in the columns Of yonr pap
er on March ~ q short editorial touch
ing on the record Of Superintendent NJ.
J.. Shswkey. ] want t. state at the out
set, that ] ATM somewhat surprised at the
appearance Of any such ststemenr. !
bad thought Of Jon - being more char
table and fair in yonr conclusions
do not know what motive prompted
you - make the assertion: ''He will ~
lucky II he is not running from his rec-
ord before u i-over." Anyone who has
kept po~tei and has watched the deveI-
"pment Of our schools during the past
lev years certainly 10 not justified in say
ing anything against Mr.. Shswkey's rec
ord ss q school man. Tie hss not only
~on the highest possible recognition in
our own state, but y recognized a. one Of
the leading educators 81 onr nation. n
not, Why should he have been honore,l
BY being president of the National De
psrtment Of Superintenden> which me,
IN Detroit only tev weeks ago. no
tioe that Mr.. Murray s~-erts that no
spends too much II his time out Of the
state attending educational gathering.
etc L. u bad idea ~ attend national
and other state meetings7 II 30. why
dId tire heads Of several railroads leave
their po-te Of duty and come down D.
study the electrical system Of the Norfolk
and Western? Why did Mr.. ShsHer.
Secretary Of the chsmter Of oommsrce in
your city, recenty attend the national
meeting Of that body? II corporation
= bad thing. whv do Ne advocate 10 in
every line Of bushes today? The school
people of West Virgins Relieve in con-
sissency. fair treatment, lee knock,ns
and honest officials Who ssek Office Cor
the good Of the state and not for individ-
usl or selfish motives. They 40 not ap-
prove Of knocking our state school sys-
tenn, unle-s there s some truth in the
accusations. IL 70 essy to find fault with
anything. Mr.. Marrsy snds fsnls with
Mr.. shswkey, bus % fer - have sen,
~ - - e6sssd ~ sssssios % -
.asy "issGsssy" sh... ~ ~
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-03-24
IMPORTANT
CONFERENCE
Robinson Leaders As
semble; Headquar-
ters Too Small

A conference Of few Of the county
leaders on tine Robinson side va. an
nonDced for saturday night of last week
but at $50 the crowd Of adher~nt. Of the
Grafton jurist had assumed such pro
portions that the spacious rooms Of the
Republican headquarters in the Payne
Building st WEIGH was over crowded u
such IN extent thst what was supposed
To he private conference was turned
into . great rally in the court house.
The meeting was called 10 order by
Hon. w. Burbri.ige Payne, Who called
Hon. W. J. McClsren To the chair and
T. Edward Hill 10 sct ~ secretary. The
question OF campaign COMMITTEES, n
prosecute the campaign in Mcdowell
county In the interest of Hon. W. y.
Hit, Republican candidate Tor United
states Senator. Judge Ira y. Robinson.
Republican candidate for Governor, and
comfy candidates.
Upon . motion which was unanimous.
~ adopsed the following named gentle.
men were cho~en:
Adkin District-H. t. Graham.
Big Greek District-M. n. Wsldron
Browns Greek Dia.-W.J. McClaren.
Elkhorn District William ssddler.
Northfork Di.trict---Dr. A. :. Adams.
sandy River District---D. G.. PANE.
While the commitsss was organizing
the crowd called upon Prof. W. W. san
ders, stsse supervisor of coIored schools.
Tor q speech. Prof. sanders reviewed
the work II the prs s>nt administration
prsi>ed Governor Hatfield for having
carried oot every promise made the peo-
pie 10 the Huntington platform Of 1912
and the Charleston platform Of 1914 lie
stssszi that il the Governor had not lived
mp ~ the motto: "Unbosssd, Unbought.
Unafrsid'' his administration would nos he
opposed - 10 is. lie paid . beautiful
tribute 10 Governor Hatfield, urged the
endorsement Of he administration BY the
nomination u Judee Robinson. The
mention Of the name Of The Grsfsna IN
~ pssvoksd losd I'D psoAs.Ud -
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-03-24

grown up.
Has Mr.. Murray stated % the people
In his announcement that he, himself,
- member Of the state hoard Of educa-
ton and has been for the pest lew years
helping 20 mould the general course Of
she state schools? No. He did not
mention that fact. Have We heard of
any big row that be has csusrd over no,
liking any of the policies Of the State
hoard? This 10 . peculiar tiu.r To ind
fault.
You state that Mr.. Shawkey has not
denied the charrss which Mr.. Murray
has brought against his administration
While deem it unnecessary for him 10
make any denisl. he has nevertheless
answered it with thss~ words: 81 need
hardly tell you that the statement mis-
represents the facts and 10 both unfair
and unjust. want To state that my
records Stewardship are opsn n inves-
tigation by any citizen Of the state"
l wish 20 state. in conclusion, that I
want IN Pie fair 70 both Murray and
Shswkey. feel certain that the school
people do not want 10 knock Mr.. Muir
ray unjustiy when they condemn his
manner Of entry into the race for super
insendent Of schools. yet it appears 10 be
plainly evident that they believe his At
tack unwarranted. unfair and unwi.e.
IL you see cause 10 PRINT this in your
columns, ] shall he glad becauss il ex-
pr~~sr~ my sentiments partially. .. I feel
Il does many other teachers.
Yours.
A. r. DAVIS.
Rock, March I6. 1916.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-03-24
Letter to the Editor
Royal. West Virginia,
March ~, 1916.

Mr.. VI. T.. Whttico,
keystone. w. Va.
hear Mr.. whittico:
! appreciate the invitation t. be prev
ent st your political conference i'm the i'm
terest of the candidacy Of Judge Ira r.
Robinson for governor of West Virginia
But tire letter Was not forw ar,ied in time
Tor me ." accept. you having sent il T.
Red Star.
In regard 10 the issus OF the times. no
one can possibly be happier than I at
ths prospective return OF the good old
Republican times an cevssinly in
favor OF Judge Robinson's candidacy for
governor md everybody with whom I
come in contact 10 OF the same opinion
and snthusiastic Robin.onians. And We
would oil be glad to have 0overnor II.
ID. Hatfield in the u. y. senate. n
every black man and black woman will
rally around the standard raised by The
Mcdowell Times, . Republican victory
will he sssured next November.
What do you want me 10 do?
Have you any work for us?
Yours for Republican victory,
M. A. w. THowr-ox.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-03-24

moe Iands Dnuv~ in cooking up
sa,;o',', M, Gro .;., p.y'ns ,,; sn''o.,.y.. s.,
ous cynicism On account of the tn IN
expiicsbie personal interest and effort
dispisyed and pnt forth ny him for clean
living in convection with two recent
criminal prosecutions in this county,
wherein the moral welfare of q race other
than his own ~ss involved; but when Ne
found out that he had hem trained 20
b. . Presbyterian minister tour own
faith and order, suspicion and cyni-
cism vanished. and our further inquiries
were prompted by . desire for cumulative
evidence Of the genuineness of our sur
p'ising and pleasing discovery---we were
not disappointed. With the informs alton
in onr possession that Atty. Crockett had
received high class scholastic and pro-
fessional education at Hamden-Sidney
and Emerv-Henry colleges. and as th~
law schools Of Washington 4 Lee and
West Virginia universities, it was no
longer . matter of mystery to us that he
should have been 50 successfuI in his
practice cf lac during his six years resi-
dence in West Virginia, nor that Judgr
Keller should have been 30 impressed by
the capacity, poise and apparent probity
of Mr.. Crockese thst; he appointed him
u. $ Comnissioper in 1919, the dusis~
OF which office he 10 yet faithfully and
impartially discharging.
The forensic talent Of Mr.. Crockett har
been the subject Of vide comment among
those who have heard him 1t the bar or
upon the hustings---a talent that won for
him the orators and writer's medals in
contest in which eight mems collrgr~
were engaged in his school days. II tn
Republi .ans Of the Sixth Senatorial Die
trict should nominate Mr.. Crockett (and
We are informed that he will come to the
bof'iers of McDwell with three thous-
AMI maj 'rity) his platform ability could
tie utilized by the Republican party to It.
great advantage in the approaching siren
nous contest with the Democratic bosts,
who will fight valiantly for every ofiice
from president to constable under the
of their ''Grsnd Marshal" :" the
astuts and versatile Democrat, who now
makes his home iI the White Hoase-
Woodrow Wilsoa-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-03-24
ATTY. JOSEPH
N. CROCKETT
In Race For State SEN
ate From Sixth SEN
atorial District

The people are 80 accustomed to the
professional reluctance and the mock
modesty OF the perennial Office seeker.
that the adamantine refusal of Mr.. n .
y. Evaenson 70 become o candidate TO:
the state senate from the Sixth Senatorial
District, composed Of the counties OF Me
DoweIl, Mipgo. wsvne and Wyoming,
on sccount Of the pressing claims Of his
business and professional engagements
though the demand for bis candidacy
~ss practically unanimous, with no op-
position in prospect except the Demo
cratic psrty's feeble protest ct the gen.
eral election = made the public's dissp.
pointment doubIy poignant. and for q
while apathy prevailed ~ 10 other avail.
aDle Republicans for the state senator.
ship, the necessities Of whose affairs were
not too coercins TO permit them 10 yie.d
10 the lure Of the political arena.
The two men nov most prominently
mentioned 10 succeed senator strotb~r
tneitber Of whom is, % far - We know
. subscrib~r 70 the Lilly schism' de.
signed 10 destroy the Republican party
~ thi- state and slave -shackle the com.
mon people thereof). ws are riven on
choice between the mellow wisdom o.
old age in the one cs-e, and the rit<
vieor and high grade efficiency of ms-
ture young manhood in the otber--tbs
FORMER. Editor S~ope, is 90 veil known
thss We cannot By any trick Of our quill
make news" out of him, but the latter
Attorney Joseph N. Crockett, has had |,
career Of such meseoric brillisDcy thai
the public cannot he foil Of curiosity q
70 "wbepce he came and whittier hs
goeth." Born about thirty yesrs ago IN
Wyshe county, vireinis-s county that
hes produced some OF the stsuncbest oi
Republicans even under the abhorrepI
Democratic oiiesrchy that hes msints;n.
81 . strangIe-bold on Old Virginia sincs
ISs5-Mr. Crockess hss had . csrss,
brimmipe with SUCCESSES achieved by {
combinasion in himself Of native ability
and cultivsssd Grscss snch - seldom pitch
eanp snpseku<s n ~ ss.s isdividssl.
We - eunfsD - ksyi.9 - -
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-03-24
IS THE SOUTHERN
NEGRO TO Be DRIVEN
OUT Of POLITICS

The tameness and dumb submission OF
the Southern Negro to Democratic dis
frsnchisement has caused his white Re
publican friends 70 play the same game
OF political disfranchisement within the
Republican party. The cutting down OF
Southern representation in the Republi-
can National Convention Was primarily
intended to reduce Negro representation
And notwithstanding the notification
of the ''Grand Father Clause by the
supreme Court Of the United States, this
has not stopped the white Republican.
of the South from attempting u carry
lily white" delegations TO the Chicago
convention. There IL no need TO mines
matters, " the Negroes Of the South d.
not stand up for them-elvrs, contend foi
themselves and protest for Themselves
they are going u be driven out o. al
participation in the National con vention,
Of the Republican party.
The Negroes of West Virginia Mary
land. Virginia, North Carolina, Soutf
O"'Ott'"f tCDfstas htaDatns FlOrl06
Mississippi, Louisians, Texas. Arkansas
fennessee and Kentucky should be rep
resented st Chicsgo, or make prose-
80 loud that it will - heard from Nev
York 10 San Francisco, and from Main,
70 Tex~
IL the Negro docs not kill of "Il,
vhiteism,' IL will most certainly kill of
him. This y NO time kr timidity. n.
time Tor anything, save q manly stsns
tor Negro rights and privileges, and th,
Negro him-rlf must take that stand 70
himseif. Let the Negro hut give way II
this coming convention. let him but TAX,
this step backward. and the lilly white
propaganda vill become q 6xed fact
Therefore let ne fight lily whiti-n,'
With every power in ne. Let ne meet IL
Chicago, on Monday and Tuesday b-for'
the opening Of the National Convention
and unity the protests that may com.
from the South, snd whip them int,
such share, and place them in such hands
that they wiIi be heard and sct~d upor
BY the Republican party in Nations
/ Convention sssembled.
~ tbe Negro Press Of the United Stst.-
has any power il should be used st thi,
tine, 20 prevent the elimination OF the
Negro IRON the Republican psrty.-Ex.