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The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

Although r. B. Sturkie of Dade
CITY, famous as the introducer of
the celebrated Resolutions 4 and
5, declares that he is for Knott,
has been for Knott since the be-
ginning of the race for governor
and will continue to support
Knott till the end, Oscar NJ. John
son, who writes political foolish
ness for the Jacksonville Mctropo-
lis, alleges in the issue of that pa
per of the 18th inst. that "NTr.
Sturkie is now supporting Cats.
He made a statement to the writer
July Is, admitting his change of
position from Knott to Cats
an allegation which Mr.. Sturkie
emphatically denies. Question
has either gentleman told lie,
and, if so, which one?
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

The Florida Times Union is GER
tainly "toting fair" in this Knott
Cats controversy. 1t is publish
ing all the statements of both of
the contestants, and, for this rea-
son, it should be read by every
voter in Florida who is sincerely
desirous of arriving at a correct
conclusion in this gubcrnatorial
imbrogio. We would submit,
however, that the statement of
the Cats League published in the
Times Union of the 18th inst.
should have appeared in Sunday S
comic supplement of that paper,
for it is the most foolish political
document that we have ever read.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

Now the state pardoning board
is getting a lot of deserved criti-
clsm for the lavish and inexcus-
able abuse of the psrdoning pow
er By their indefensible conduct,
the members of the board are nu!-
lifylng the verdicts of jurieS and
the judgments of courts and thus
encouraging lynch law. The press
cannot be too severe in denounc-
ing the wholesale and reckless a.
buse OF the pardoning power, of
which the board is guilty.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

Ill oversthe state, to aid her in any
ambitious career she may under
take, but the girl who goes to Vas
sar or Agnes Scott or Wesleyan
viii have no such devoted friond
in Florida, and her friends in New
York or Georgia will be of little
benefit to her in this state.
Moral: Don't send your child
ren to school or college outside of
Florida. Read Commissioner
McRae's article in this paper and
send your children only to Florida
educational institutions, which are
fully as good as those of any other
state.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24
1t is understood that THE

1t is understood that thie
government "of the people, by the
people and for the people" " To
settle disputes among themselves,
the people have established courts
and, in so doing, have virtually a.
greed to abide by their decisions.
But the Cats partisans tell us
that the people are superior to the
courts and have a right to disre-
gard their decisions. If this be a
correct contention, then the people
have a right to ignore any law
that they themselves have enact
ed, even to commit murder in or
der to carry out their wishes.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24
Solut tion of Our Election Problem

The sentiment against our pre-
sent election system is general
throughout the state. The sys-
TEN has utterly failed to give sat
isfaction and it should therefore,
be abolished.
Ever since the unsatisfactory,
not to say ridiculous results of
the June primary became known,
the newspapers have been criti-
cising the law under which it was
held Some want it abolished, some
want its defects remedied by "a
mendment, while a very few sug-
gest a return to the convention
system. There seems to be a unan-
imous demand for a change, but
no one as yet has suggested any
improvement in the system that
would remove all objections and
prove fully satisfactory. These
things cannot be accomplished by
any conceivable change in the
present law nor by a return to the
convention system. But there is
system that is simple and easy
of operating and eliminating all
possibility of errors or frauds.
1t is viva voce voting
Abolish the secret ballot, which
encourages sneaking and
moral cowardice, and require ev-
cry voter to stand up in the poll
ing place and read aloud from his
ticket the names of those for
whom he votes. Have two good
men to keep tally of the votes as
the are called out, and at the
close, sign the tally sheets,
while a third man acts as
clerk and joins the other two in
certifying to the results.
Friends of the various candidat-
es would be present and keep tally
If the votes for their own informa-
ton and satisfaction.
1t would not be necessary to
limit the voting to one day, but it |
could and, if necessary should be
through several days. |
The managers could close the
polls at dark, take their tally
sheets with them, go home and |
spend the night and resume work
lext morning,
1t will readily be seen that this
system would eliminate lying, de-
'eit, fraud and, to a considerable
extent, the moral cowardice and
he sneaking which are protected
md fostered by the secret ballot.
Of course a few men will sell
heir votes under any system, but,
lnder this viva voce plan, they
would hesitate long before selling.
The only objection to this sys-
EN- is that it would prove embar-
asSing to all men who do not wish
t known how or for whom they
rOte.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

Sundays Ocala Banner has Q
headline reading, Adopting
stern measures to check plaques S
spread. " Now, we shall expect
Thorn, the inquisitive and incor-
rigible wag of the Palm Beach
Post, to ask why they don It adopt
bow measures, which would seem
better than those taken at the
stern.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

Query: If a man whom we
know to be dishonest or otherwise
corrupt embarks in the newspaper
business, sets up a cigar factory
or opens ten-pin alley, do news
paper ethics require that he be
'"puffed ?" Is it reprehensible to
omit mcntion Of such q man?
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

Editor Carter of the Arcadia
Enterprise, says, there are more
ways than one to choke a dog, or
convince a wife, We agree to
the dog part of the argument,
but still insist that a kiss embroid-
cred, so to speak, with a velvety
mustache can do more towards
convincing a wife than half the
words in an unabridged diction-
ary. But does Brother Carter
mean words or bludgeons?
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24
STATE PRESS COMMENT

Palatka imes-Herald - Goode
Guerry, the brilliant advocate of
racing, saloons and "wide-open
towns" has taken charge of the
publicity end of Mr.. Cats cam
paign.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

Benjamin. What a pessimist you
are! But maybe with you the
word politician has a special
meaning and may apply solely to
those who are forever seeking Of
flee.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

There seems to be in Ocala a
Harris family that spell their sur
name with a double s. That is not
good French, it ought to be spell
ed Harryce. Frank Harris doesn t
belong to it; he is too plebeian.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

Require every man to stand up
in the polling place and in the
presence of the public an.
nounce his vote, and there will be
no more errors in counting, no
more frauds, no more suspicious
of frauds.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

Tampa Tribune :-"Not one
person in ten holds an umbrella
in correct position to protect his
back from the rain," is the i'm
portant discovery made by the
Punta Gorda Herald. Permit us
to add,not one person in ten who
holds an umbrella is the original
and rightful owner Of the said UNI
brella.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

Florida Times Union Why
not let Knott select precincts for
a recount and Cats make selec-
tlons as well? When both candi-
dates have the same rights, is it
not a bit unreasonable to say the
second count has been unsatisfac
tory because one candidate re-
fuses to play the game?
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

We have not yet got the Dan
iSh West Indies, as some newspa-
pers allege; but, in case of war,
we could take possession of them,
as Roosevelt did of the canal zone
and Germany did of Belgium. :
Denmark could not help herself.
Why, therefore, pay $25,000,000
for three islands that do not ap-
pear to be worth three cents?
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

We will not print the State Uni
versity bulletin recommending In
dian runner ducks for eggs.
Their eggs are horrible, but the
ducks themselves are good eating.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

Lakeland Telegram - We can
not work up much grief because
a negro murder at Gainesville,
who also writes poetry, is about to
be hanged. 1t is only now and
then that the poets get their just
deserts.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

The secret ballot promotes ly-
ing, hypocrisy and moral cowar-
dice amongst voters.Away with It'll
and give us viva voce voting.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

All politicians are grafters, and
there is no difference between
democratic and republican poll.
ticians. Theyare all out to make ar
'asy living off the public.-Ocala
'tar-Gracious goodness, Brothe'
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

The high cost of paper and the
increased difficulty in obtaining a
supply have made it necessary for
many Florida papers to reduce in
size. Orlando Reporter-Star has
gone down from 8 to 4 pages, St
Augustine Record has reduced
from 8 to 6 pages and the Pensa-
cola papers and other large daiics
in the state are becoming smaller
as time progresses - DeLand
News.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

Ocala Star Editor Jordan of
the Punta Gorda Herald, has as
sharply a pointed pencil as any
writer in the state, and tho he pre-
fers to write kind and compliment
tary words with it, he can make
1t as effective as a bayonet toward
things he does not approve of.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

Winter Haven Chief:-Proba-
bly, the reason the tropical hurri-
canes do not come this way is that
the weather man considers Flori-
da has political storms bad e.
nough right now.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

Ocala Star r:-The Tampa Trib-
une says the supreme court is set
ting bad precedent by allowing
a recount of votes. The Tribune
is making a large gray mule of
itself. The supreme court has not
set precedent. The courts of
this country have ordered re-
counts made in disputed election
cases for years and years, proba-
bly, before Florida was a state
The supreme court would indeed
be setting a bad precedent if it
ruled that man who believed
that votes cast for him had not
been counted should not have a re-
count. Such a decision would
"mch an election for any bunch of
raScals who were able to control
the appointment of inspectors and
Jerks.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

Panama City Pilot:-Catts says
that West Florida will give him
10000 votes in November. Holmes
county with its 1884 votes for
governor in the primary, and it's
reputation, ought to be able to
give him at least 1000 of the 1O,-
900.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

Tampa Tribune Editor Jor-
dan has been accused of "hcter-
odox syllabication. " If this had
been brought out before the pri-
mary, Brother Jordan probably
would have been eliminated from
the race for violating the corrupt
practice act.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

Lakeland Telegram = We do
not claim that this is an original
discovery, but we have observed
that some people seem to have
money with which to do every
thing except pay their debts.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-08-24

Viva voce voting will solve the
problem.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13
Republican County Ticket

For Member of the House of ponro
sentatives:-
D. F. MAINS
c. S. McDONAL
For County Commissioner
D. F, Stuff
For County Clerk
E. c, GARRETT
For Sheriff.
R. P. DEAN
For Clerk of District Court
PAUL JACOBSON
For County AUDITOR
C. JAMES SMITH
For County Treasurer
A. B. GUTHRIE
For County Assessor
JOHN L. LUNDGREN
Fol County Attorney
R. M. HATTERSLEY
For County Surveyor
JOHN H. BARNETT
For County Superintendent OF
Schools
GRACE M. THOMPSON
For Coroner
CHAS. N. CONNOR
For Public Administrator
BYRON CORSON
For Justices of the Peace, Cut Bank
Township
G. N. THOMAS
f. E. VANDEMARK
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13
FRANK II. PINGS

Has been a resident of Teton
county for thirty years and is a
heavy taxpayer. Has always been
actively interested i'll the progress
of the county and if chosen to the
Office ofsassessor will devote his en-
tire time to the office, to the end
that the very best service to the
taxpayers be given.
Mr.. Pings has held the office of
Mayor of Conrad and also other
positions of trust in his home town
He will be grateful for the support
of the electors of the Cut Bank
section, (ady.)
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13
Democratic County TiCk't

D6IlOGidl1S NOuAAIy i'm
representatives,
C. C. DAVIS
JOHN c. FERRIS
Commissioner
DAN LEDGERWOOD
H. A, PRESCOTT
Sheriff
WILLIAM MILLER
Clerk of Court
A.. o. LONGMUIR
Auditor
HARRY G. PUTT
Treasurer
W. B. STALNAKER
A''e'i F. H. PINGS
Attorney
WALTER L. VERGE
Surveyor
PETER LAVALLE
Supt. of Schools
MARIE A. BOWMAN
Coroner
D. S. HUNTER
Public Administrator
MICHAEL A. O'NEIL
Justices of the Peace
ALEX MCLOUGHERY
NORMAN MACAULAY
(Adv.)
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13

K. w. Berry, candidate for Dis
trict Judge in Teton Toole a d
Cascade counties on the Republican
ticket, was born 81 years ago at
Quincy, Michigan. H parents
were Enos G. and Lydia A. Berry.
He graduated from the law school
of Michigan University, was ad-
mitted to the Supreme Court of
that state and had his first practice
in that state. He has vide and act
i've experience in the practice of
law, twenty-four years OF which
have been spent at Great Falls,
Montana, and during that time he
was Prosecuting Attorney Of Cas-
cade county and prosecuted some Of
the most difficult cases in the state,
involving appeals to the Supreme
Court, in all of which he was sue.
cessful. One of these cases was APP
pealed to the Supreme Court of the
United States, where his work was
again SUSTAINED.
lie has had experience upon the
District bench and as special Judge
of the District Court tried the noted
Sixth Street Sewer case without a
jury, the trial lasting twenty-one
days, and the case finally depending
upon one question of law which
would be decisive of the whole mat
ter Judge Berry decided the case,
an appeal was taken to the Supreme
Court ana his decision was sustained
by that Court. IL father. DR..
Berry, was a member Of the House
and Senate and General Manager of
Internal Affairs of the state of
Michigan and one of the founders
and leaders of the Republican party
in that state. Judge Berry has been
senior member of the law firm Of
Berry and Bennett, at Great Falls,
Montana, for eleven years, and dur
ing this time they nave tried many
cases, have handled over one hun
dred probate matters, represented
successfully claimants il the Mil
waukee condemnation cases in
volving thousands of dollars, adj
,justed numerous Land Office cases
and carried al a large and success
full practice.
Judge Berry's declaration filed
with the Secretary of State contains
these words Impartial Justice"
BY reason of these various legal
experiences Judge X. w. Berry is
unusually well equipped for Dis
trict Judge.
Advertisement paid for by r. w.
Berry.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13

A. B. Guthrie of Che
teau, who is writing the ar
tlcles appearing in the press
regarding republican county
candidates, is getting under
the epidermis of the Conrad
lndependent--the which is
a good sign that Guthrie is
putting it over" But the
independents weepy wall
about Guthrie's rockthrow-
ing at democratic candidates
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13

Billy Miller will be elect
ed sheriff this fall for the
reason, among the many
other excellent reasons, that
the liquor interests are all
against him. In the old DAYS
il was largely the saloons
that elected the candidates.
and this is going 10 be the
case this year in Millers case
The only difference now i
they will elect a man by
fighting him.-Independent.
Boy, a towel and some
cracked ice. This is a little
too much for our fevered
brow. A little more of this
rich and racy humor and
Tommy will be snatched
away from the provinces
and from tanktown journal
ism, to be featured as the the
top fun maker in a Weber
& Fields production, amid
the white lights of Broad
way. We are glad the
county campaign is not to
become too serious. Give
US more of this mellow fun,
Thomath.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13

he present CalnpdlSH IL
Montana is not without its
funny features, even though
much of the humor is un-
conscious. He is a very
solemn person who cannot
have a hearty laugh at the
Great Falls Tribune-even
though that paper is as de-
void Of humor as a patient,
Flooding OK.
The Tribune, Butte Miner
and Helena Independent are
shrieking that Hughes is a
Wall Street candidate and
out of sympathy with the
masses Daily they seek
to convey the impression
that the capitalists are all III
the republican party. Let
US think this over. The
leading officers of the Anal
gamated in Montana are
democrats. Indeed it is all
open secret that the power
full democratic dailies of the
state are foStered and politi-
cally controlled by the Am
a~lgamated with headquar-
tiers in Wall Street, Just
last week Ex-senator w. A.
Clark, of Wall Street and
Butte--the Senator with a
somewhat cloudy past poll
tical record-came out en-
Enthusiastically for Governor
Stewart. How very funny
it seems to read in these sub
sidized organs of the power
full A~malgamated (of Mon
tana and Wall Street, sober,
weeping = willow editorials
about the naughty big-rich
of the despised "Street" ia
voring Mr.. Hughes.
To those who know a lit
tie of the inside of daily
journalism in Montana, the
very fact that the big demo-
cratic dailies are SO bitterly
against Hughes would be
sufficient reason for suppos-
ing that powerful interests
like the big copper COM
pany find him obnoxious and
prefer Wilson.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13

c. W. Tenny, Inspector of
graded schools, is an indie
pendent or non-partisan can
didate for state superintend-
ent. Mr.. Tenny's reasons
for making his move are
both peuriIe and ungallant.
Being an opponent of nom
partizansllip in every guise,
the Pioneer Press advises the
voters in this section to vote
for either Miss Trumper,
the republican candidate, or
Miss O'Donnell, the demo-
cratic candidate.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13
M. A.

M. A. O'Neil, candidate for
Public Administrator, on the dem
ocratic ticket, is possessed of a keen
and rare judgement. He is tact
full to a high degree aud equipped
with a thorough liberal and some
what professional education. He
unstintedly and to the exclusion of
all other interests will apply his
time to the duties Of the Office, A.
required by law. ladxl
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13
Editorial Comments.

The Democrats continue to ignore
Mr.. Hughes speeches to the extent
that all they do Is to sputter and gasp.
Let it be conceded there are really
strong grounds for the opinion that
President Wilson may carry Texas
next November. If these indications
are taken at their full worth, some
enthusiasts will soon be going out to
bet that the tide will sweep on until
Mississippi and Alabama are also en-
rolled in the Democratic column.
Many big Democrats willing and
ready TO speak for Wilson are care
ful that their money shall not say any
thing on his side.
President Wilson says he Is utter
~ Indifferent as to his reelection.
Perhaps that explains a good many
things nobody has heretofore been
able to understand.
Help me, Casslus, or l sink |" For
"Cassius' read Congress-"
The notion seems to be that the
Democratic national chairman is claim
ing more than he will get, but not any
more than he will need.
AS further evidence that he Is warm
hearted and intensely human, Mr..
Hughes likes apple pie.
No mar is going to be elected-or
re-elected-to high office by votes
gained from States rights declara-
tons this late in the game. The
States rights question was settled
some fifty years ago to the evident
satisfaction of a considerable major
ity.-Kansas City Star.
Adequate preparedness Is not mill
tarism. 1t is the essential assurance
of security. 1t Is a necessary safe
guard of peace" Candidate Hughes
has left nothing to be said on this
subject. He has snuffed out counter
argument at the very outset.
Are we Americans a nation Of
bunglers?" asks the New York Sun.
It would be very harsh to answer
this in the affirmative-and, anyway,
We elect a Democratic president only
every once in a while.
Charles e. Hughes cannot get so far
away from Washington that the men
in charge of the chariot of government
there do not feel the jolting Of his
criticisms. In fact, the Democratic
leaders at the capital city show symp-
toms of sea-sickness from the way in
which the ex-justice Of the Supreme
court has shaken them up. Mr..
Hughes is pursuing the only proper
method, which Is first to take the
deadwood out Of the way so that the
path to righteous and propitious gov
eminent may be made clear.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13

Cut Bank Beau Brummels
and Lord Chestertields are
purchasing talcum powder
perfumes and other beauty
accentuating accessories
preparatory to the visit OF
Inez Milholland BoiSsevain.
zone of the most beautiful
women in America" to Cut
Bank tomorrow.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13

Observation-Disclosures
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13
THE NEUTRALITY
OF PONTIUS PLATE.

But as soon as the need for
deeds arose, Mr.. Wilson forgot
all about "the principle he held
dear" He promptly announced
that we should be neutral In
fact as we'll as in name, in thought
as we'll as in action" between
the small, weak, unOffending ma
ton and the large, strong nation
which was robbing it of its SOW
ereignty and independence. Such
neutrality has been compared to
the neutrality of POntius PLATE,
This is unjust to PontiVA PLATE,
who at least gently urged mod
Grafton on the wrongdoer.-
From the speech of Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, delivered at
Lewiston, Maine, in behalf of
Charles E. Hughes.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13
Farm in HEADLIGHT

One of the best in the Valley, seven
miles north of Cut Bank for sale, will
be on market but a short time. All
fenced, so acres broke, house, barn,
granary. Every foot can be cultivated.
Call Pioneer Press. (8-25-tf.)
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13
THE
PRESS
The Pioneer Paper of Northern
Teton County
Daniel Milestone, Publisher
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Local List free postage a year 500
Postage List (outside county 500

Upon the occasion of the
President recent visit to
Omaho no sleeper was at
tached to the train. The
President carried his own
bunk.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13

Mr.. Hughes is SO pop
ular with the farmers in the
Cut Bank section that most
of them are planning on
sowing bearded wheat next
spring.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13

should come under the head
of fiction. Mr.. Guthrie will
tnrow no rocks or mudballs,
be assured, dear Tom. But
he is hinging facts!