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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02
SOME OF REEDS A C
A Fair Illustration of How Much Reliance Can Be Placed in What
the Senator Says in His Speeches.

(From the Railway Age. Gazette" New York, Sept. 20. 1867
Among the many wild and ignorant statements made on the
floor Of Congress during the consideration" Of the "~eight-hour"
law and during it's subsequent defense by Democratic members, the
blue ribbon should undoubtedly be awarded to Senator James A.
Reed, of Missouri, which is worth repeating as illustrating the
amount Of information on the subject possessed by some states
men" whoEvoted for the bill. He said: Il talked with a man whh
is manifestly more than half 2 nervous wreck. He used to pull
He told me that by actual mathematics it could be demonstrated
that upon that run the engineer holding that throttle had to read
and record in his own brain six signals every second. Eight hours
a day is long enough for that kind of labor. Eight hours is long
enough for the passengers to ride behind a man under that kind of
a strain" Senator Reed has apparently been listening to some OF
the talk of the brotherhood leaders, and has received the impress
sion that the trainmen 'pulr their trains without much assistance
from the locomotive. He would probably be much surprised if in
formed Of the actual facts, viz, that the engineers on the Twentieth
Century are changed seven times in twenty hours between Chi
cago and New York; that not one Of them runs for more than four
hours a trip, and that each of them receives considerably more
than a days pay for each trip of three or four hours that he makes
on the Century. He might pursue his investigation further and
find that five hours, or 100 miles, is the basis for a days pay for all
passenger engineers on the eastern roads and that practically no
passenger ever rides behind an engineer who works as many as
eight hours q day. We do not blame the senator for becoming
excited about the. six signals per second, but a little actual lnathe-
hour trayerses So feet in q second, and he is doubtless enough Of =
traveller 10 know that the scenery along the New York Central is
not obscired BY 2 signal every q feet; The artless credulity shown
by statesmen Of the Reed and La Toilette type when they are talk
ing to members Of the labor, unions i only equaled by the impossii-
bity Of getting into their heads : single real fact or truth regard
ing nilwaY matters.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02
A MISSOURI INDUSTRY.
Tho Lead and Ziae Mining Business
Needs the Help Of Protection.

The Underwood free trade bill.
which Senator Reed voted for and en-.
dorses, made large reductions In the
tariff ON lead and zinc ore. two prod
ucts largely produced in Missouri.
This resulted in an increase In the i'm
ports Of these two products. In July.
1913. under protection, we imported
'253 tons, of lead ore. while in July.
1914. under free trade and Just before
the war, we imported 1919 tons, or
IS times as much.
In July. 1918, under protection. we
imported 6S2 tons Of zinc ore. while In
July, 1914. under free trade and just
before. the war, we imported 22,940
tons, or nearly 81 times as much.
These Increased imports seriously
affected the lead and zinc industries
Of Missouri; and these industries were
at a low ebb before the outbreak Of
the European war. The tremendous de.
mand which the war gave to these
products has revived these industries.
but when this demand ends the same
conditions that existed before the, war
can be expected.
Vote for Walter 8. Dickey for Unit
ed States Senator and a proper pro.
tective tariff or lead and zinc.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02
END THE
A D~iseraeefui Political Condition That
Needs to Be Remedied.

Let the voters of the state end the
disgraceful gerrymander that now ex-
lists and which robs half u voters
Of their full right of franchise. Every
honest citizen Of this state, no mat
ter what his political views, should
vote to clean out the entire Demo.
cratic rule at jefferson City and
bring about a fair and equitable ap-
portionment. The senatorial districts
are so arranged that the Republicans
would have to carry the state by co..
900 in order to secure control Of the
state senate. This is not only unfair
but deprives the citizen Of the full
power Of his vote. Although the Re
publicans have carried the state three
times in the last twelve years. the
senate Is overwhelmingly Democratic
and an almost solid Democratic dele
CATION goes to Washington from this
state.
This is a crime against the ballot
and every good citizen should help
to wipe 1t out.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02
REEDS DUPLlCITY
Another Of the Senator's Attempts
to Put Over a Bold Deception
ON the Voters.

Senator Reed said in his tent speech
at Odessa, which the st. Louis Repub.
lie must have quoted without his
k%nowledg, and consent, for he surely
would not have the audacity to try to
impose such a statement on persons
who have mastered "the mystery Of al
phabetic letter" enough to follow the
news: "You recall the day two years
ago when wal was declared In Europe.
Cotton that morning sold Tor IA cents
a pound. That night 1t was quoted at
8 cents. II we did not have u pres
ent banking system there would not
have been a bank open In Lafayette
county five days later. The great fl
nancial institutions in st. Louis and
Kansas City would have closed shop.
As a result your local banks would
have suffered"
It Is not necessary to remind the
readers Of the Globe Democrat that
the present banking system" was not
put into force until Nov. 16, 1914.
while the European war began Aug. /,
1914. The cotton and stock exchanges
were Immediately closed, The Aldrich'
Vreeland emergency currency act, en-.
acted by a Republican Congress in
1908, in spite Of q filibuster in which
Senator Reeds colleague. Senator
Stone. participated. was extended and
amended in a direction Democrats had
opposed at the time Of its original en-.
actment. Meanwhile some Of the
banks had issued clearing house Ger
tificates. There were several things
that combined to avert a, panic, but
the relief to the banks came from the
once despised Aldrich-vreeland act
AS one congressman happily put it,
the stone that the Democratic build
ers had once rejected became the
chief Of the corner.
The Glass-Owen act was not in op'
GRAFTON. The administration was afraid
to put 1t into operation until all dan
ger was past. The Globe.D Democrat re
peatedly asked the AUS Of the delay
BY the time 1t went into force there
was q great demand for u products
and the tide of gold had turned oul
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02
y COST OF LIVING.

How many voters are buying the
necessities of life for less than they
bought them when tho Democratic
party came into power! One of the
main promises of Democracy in 1912
vas to reduce the high cost Of living
by taking off the tariff. The tariff
was taken off and the foreigner is
shipping in more products than ever
known in American history. We are
collecting less in tariff revenue and
must make 1t up by direct taxation
and the cost Of living ia increasing In
leaps and bounds.
Free trade legislation has helped
only the foreigner. We m paying
higher taxes for government and high.
er taxes for u products than ever
known in time Of peace.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02
>>H>>%<A%]ANH
JUST SUPPOSE 4
} The Repubjloans HAD Neminatsd
Thls Kind Of 4 Man Ter
; 0ovaTnoS.

= Suppose the Republicans Of .
. Missouri had nominated Tor Gov. .
Z ernor. Q nan who: =
= Made coffins; .
. Sold them at robber prices; =
q Was wet az q soaked sponge; .
= Shipped out canes in collins; .
= Shipped out whisky in canes; =
= Then suddenly Topped from wet .
= to dry; =
= Never performed a public act >
= in his life; .
= Dodged assessment Of his mil .
+ lions; =
= Sought to fasten single tax on .
= the people; =
= Tried to establish a bank with .
4 out money; .
= Endorsed as perfect, the rotten =
= est administration In the history .
= Of the state; .
= Is trying to ride into Office on =
+ q bum constitutional amendment =
+ Of his own devising; =
= Was not posted on current =
= events;
4 What would our Democratic =
+ friends do and say? =
-
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02
CANDIDATE GARDNER
SERVING THE STATE
Dsdses His Taxes and Registers Only
Twice In Sixteen Years
-Neslects His Duty.

The Democratic campaign book in
its Biographical sketch Of Mr.. Gard
ner, Millionaire Coffin. Maker and
Democratic candidate for Governor.
says that the underlying motive of Mr..
Gardner's candidacy is "a deep and
abiding purpose to serve the state"
II this is Mr.. Gardeners purpose he
has been woefully neglecting 1t here.
tofore.
He who wishes to serve the state
should bear his just portion Of the
public burden. The means to conduct
the state must be raised through taxa
ton. II the stories that have been
told about Col. Gardner by his Demo-
cratic opponents in the recent primary
are true, then Gardner, instead Of
serving the state, has been avoiding
his Just duties and has not borne his
just share of state taxes.
In 1918, when the ~gubernatorial bee
was first buzzing in Gardeners bonnet
and he was casting about for sources
Of political strength, he signed the
bonds Of a couple of labor officials
who had been convicted in the federal
court of a dynamite conspiracy. In
this bond, which was signed and sworn
to on the 18th of February, 1918, Gard
ner made an affidavit that he was the
owner, free and clear Of any incum.
brance, of q million dollars worth of
personal property.
On the Both day Of September, 1913,
Col. Gardner made an affidavit before
the Assessor that his personal prop
erty subject to taxation amounted to
$4,000. 1t is noteworthy that In this
affidavit Gardner swore that he had
no money on uand or in any safe place
and he has made the same affidavit
for each Of the last four years.
The voters Of Missouri will think it
strange that a man who swears he Is
worth a million dollars in personal
property pays taxes or only $4,000.
and they will think 1t even more than
strange that a man that possesses q
million dollars in personal property
has not, iii the last four years, had a
single dollar of cash on hand or in
the bank when the tax gatherer called.
lift Is Mr.. Gardeners motive to serve
the state as Governor, he should first
show his interest as a citizen and bear
q Just portion of his obligation toward
the, state.
az He should also exercise his duty'as
a, citizen and vote at election time. 1t
Is q matter OF record that Gardner
has registered only twice before be-
coming a candidate for Governor. This
shows that he has evidenced no inter-
best in the affairs of state and has
permitted others to handle the public
business including that Of the nation.
the state and of the city. From time
to time matters Of great Importance
have arisen in st. Louis which were
voted upon directly. yet Gardner has
not shown enough interest to qualify
as a voter and has not voted on these
questions.
II Gardner wants to give real service
to the state he should not only pay his
just burden in the form Of taxation,
but he should cast his vote at election
time and thus show q real interest in
the states affairs.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02
MONEY GONE
Large Sum Reported In state Treas.
ury, but Debts Remain Un-
paid-When 10 Balance
Not q BALANCED

The monthly statement Of the Mis-.
souri, treasury shows a balance on
hand Of $685., 990.G2, but the state in.
stitutions are eking out a bare exist.
ence on borrowed money, although
there are valid appropriations to pro-
vide adequately for their needs. The
interesting question as to when an ap-
preparation is not an appropriation
was answered simply by State Auditor
Gordon last April: 1t Is when there
is no money to pay it. But when the
blunt fact that state institutions have
to borrow or shut down is pointed out
there il q chorus of denunciation
headed by this same Gordon. They
shout the figures of the balance. We
have a little conundrum Of vi own:
When Is q balance not a balance? The
answer is easy: When 1t cannot be
used. Chat IL the shape of the Mis-
souri, treasury balance now. 1t consists
Of special funds that cannot be divert
ed to the general revenue fund, while
everybody Is watching. The balance
in the revenue fund Is $124.212.65.
That will not last the state officials
and their voracious relatives very
long. It is estimated that warrants
and drafts to the amount Of 100000
stand against II already.
How fare our institutions? The
State University owes $151.6SS. The
managers Of the Colony for the Feeble
Minded have borrowed about $4,000
for running expenses. The school for
the deaf and dumb owes Fulton banks
$4,000. The salaries Of teachers In
the Kirksville normal are two months
In arrears. The penitentiary has not
realized a cent on the appropriation
for establishment of industries and
the public cannot ascertain how much
1t has borrowed or run in debt for op-
Grating expenses. The completion of
the Warrensburg normal was possible
only through aid Of local banks. Pitt.
full secrecy, instead Of pitiless pub
licityC prevails at state institutions.
But some things cannot be hid. One
ID that the state institutions cannot
exist on some $4,000 900 less than Gov.
Major thought necessary when the
General Assembly adjourned. There
may be no deficit" on the books. but
there will be in fact. The next admin.
istration. IN addition to It's own mighty
problems. will have to wrestle with In
herited debts.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02
THE REAL TEST.

We challenge any Democrat to show
where any American laborer has had
an additional days work as the result
Of any Democratic legislation.
We challenge any Democrat to show
what industry (outside Of free soup
houses and. free bread lines) has been
established. built up or developed as
4 result o. any Democratic legislation.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02

way. The first statement Of the fed
eral reserve bank of st. Louis showed
1t had been used scarcely at all. AS a
panic cure the new system has not
been tested. There has been nc stu
alton Of a panicky character since the
drain of our gold ceased, the fears Of
an avalanche Of foreign-owned securi-
ties subsidized and shipping conditions
improved.-Globe.D Democrat.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02
LESS THAN EIGHT HOURS.

Some claims are now being made
in behalf of MI. Wilson because he
has advocated the eisht.hour law in
some lines OF work. The laborins
people Of this country will do well to
remember how many hours labor was
working under Mr.. Wilson's adminik
tration before the war. when Demo
cratic legislation vas working under
normal conditions.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02
WHICH 90 YOU a N

win you cast your vote for Walter
8. Dtckey for United States senator
for protection and q sound prosperity
based on the legitimate needs Of a
peaceful people or win you vote for
James A. Reed and free trade with
its depression. 1ake soup houses and
free bread lines which wer only
stopped by q spotted prosperity
based ON the blood. suffering and
misery OF warning nationsf
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02
CHALLENGE NOT ACCEPTED.

Judge Henry Lamm's challenge to
the Democratic state officials to take
the people into their confidence to
the extent Of telling them the exact
state Of the states finances has as yet
had no response. Why don't they tell
how much the state 10 in debt to the
university and other state institi.
htoast
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02
THOSFGARDNERCANES
The Label That Was Put on the
Booze Sticks That Gardner
Sent Out.

Probably the best evidence on the
subject of the spirit in which Col.
Fred d. Gardner sent out those boot
logger whiskey walking sticks to the
customers Of his Coffin Trust in dry
Missouri territory is presented by the
following fac-simile Of the label that
was on the glass bottle which con.
tanned the booze within the cane. 1t
IL as follows: Z
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02
SENATOR REED
UNFAIR DEBATER
INSTEAD OF A RAPIER USES SOCK
FULL OF MUD.
Senator Gore Takes Fall Out Of Mis-.
souri, Statesman Who Criticises
National Guard

u. S. Senators on both sides of the
chamber enjoyed a quiet chuckle at
the expense Of Senator Reed Of Mis-.
souri,, recently. Reed has a reputa-
ton as the most splenetic. and conten-
tious Senator in Congress-. Instead Of
q rapier, his weapon in debate is an
arctic sock loaded with mud. and
whenever someone puts the quietus
on him the Senate is In good hnmor
for the rest Of the day. Senator Gore,
Democrat, Of Oklahoma, gave the Sen
ate that treat on this particular Oc-
casiop
The Senate was discussing the Ma
tional defense in relation to the Mexi-
lean mix-up. The House had just
passed a joint resolution appropriating
100000 for the purpose Of paying
a pension Of $50 a month to the fami-
lies of those national Guardsmen who
were sent to the front. This, az Sen
ator remarked. would serve the pur-
pose for which 1t was designed for
the period Of n week. 1T is either
the thin edge of the wedge, it is either
the nose of the camel. or it is q miser-
able sham and delusion." Senator
Reed brought in a bill doubling the
pay Of the National guardsmen and
volunteers while in the service Of the
United States. No consideration what
ever was given to the regular organi.
ration. Reed said: III ! could have
my way the amount stipulated in the
bill l have introduced would be sub
s%tantially increased" /.
commsreIallxe Virtue. :
Senator Gore arose and declared
that any such proposition as that Of
the Senator from Missouri was an i'm
parchment Of the patriotism Of the Ma
tjonal guard; that 1t was commercial.
ising their heroic virtues: that, It vas
reducing the NEST patriotic sentiments
Of the human heart to . common de-
nominator OF dollars and cents. "Shall
We treat these soldiers as milksops
and mollycoddles? he asked. "Shall
we send with these soldiers their val
cts. chiropodists. manlcuEists to At
tend themf Would they not prefer to
be treated a. real soldiersi. continu-
uing In this vain. Gore made Reed
look SO Ridiculous that Reed lost his
temper and grabbing his only reliable
weapon Of debate. handed Gore this
soEkdolager: ITO sit safely and
serenely behind a mahogany desk, se-
cure in a salary Of $500 q year. and
to sneer at the young men in khaki
uniforms who are already in camp
prepared to defend oufs country. % an
office that is unworthy the Senator
from Oklahoma" When Il is called to
mind that Senator Gore IL stone blind
the sheer brutality OF such = retort
causes q mans Eerse to rise. Gore
paid no attention to this rowdy ~
mark. except to say. In IN answer
which scorched Reed with III sarcasm,
Il rejoice to find that my old-thne
opinion of him (Reed) has been jasti-
fled by his remarks." This occurred
on June "a. II you win look through
the record OF the Senate preceedings
for that day. You will lind that Reed
thereafter was as dumb ~ o. Demo-
cratic platform II on the subject Of
the high cost Of living. =
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02

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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02

This bottle
contains a con-
centrated ex-
tract Of Liquid
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cold feet, bald
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forms. Of insani-
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The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-15
Semper Siftings.

a social ut S"lnp"r school house
Is announced for saturday, June H..
All are cordially invited to come
and enjoy the program and refresh
ncnts.
III" Lothrop School District 80.
70 l. surfing II new SUNDAY school
to b. held at 10 n. m. Suudnyg.
III" superintendent Of Denver View
has kindly offered his assistance.
Mr.. Dora Brookinnn was recent
~ called 10 Aspen on recount Of
the serious Illness Of her husband
II" died Wednesday night, June :,
and wHs buried Saturday afternoon
at Aspen cemetery II" leaves u
b"r"nvcd widow and four little
children, nil OF whom iiy" In III"
residence John Wick built on his
dry farm Mt Scmpcr. Mr. Brook
man formerly lived here bat for tho
past 10 years engaged IN Leasing
and working mines. The news OF
his dcnth WINS quit" u blow to his
his aged father and mother being
~ and ~ y"nrs, IN" dccrn-.d
leaves four sisters and two brothers
Mt WillinmtOwn. Mass. The entire
community II IN sympathy with the
mourning family IN their sudden
bereavement.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-15
Broomfield Buds

Mr.. aud Mrs. |. n. Denton left
Broomiicld Friday of last week for
Ward, Colorado, where Mr.. Denton
is engaged in business.
Mrs. Y. +. Tucker and family re
Gently went to their mountain
ranch near Lakewood for the sum
mcr season.
Mrs. Dali and daughter Edith of
Denver wcr. visiting the Stringicl-
low family II few days last week
Frank Smith lost nice thorough
bred Jersey COW Sunday afternoon
on account of lightning striking her.
The COW WAS insured.
a birthday surprise party was
held at the HON" of Mrs. j. &.
Broughton last Monday evening,
Cards and refreshments were On.
joycd.
Mrs. II T.. Frey and sister Helen
OF Durango, Colorado, are visiting
" NJ. Porter and family n few days
this week.
In spit" of the local shower last
sunday evening II most pleasant
nj the home of Mr.. and Mrs
II. +. StringicllOw. Among those
present w"r" the Mrs. and Miss
DAN of Denver. Il. j Vaughan nnG
wife, Jno. Vaughan, l.. Vaughan.
and Miss Patricia Hatfield Of Sem
per and u. u. Porter of HrOoniicld.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-15

George Cochran and Robert Black
leave sunday Tor Holland to enjoy n
two wuull-' outing.
Mrs. KImhall came down from,
Fort tuiliuH Tuesday To visit "A few
days with her daughter, Mrs. GuI.
lrttu.
Mrs G. Roach aud two children
from Denver wcr" guests of Mry
Nuiis luo-dny
Mis- crcciiu Wagner IL vigitIno.
her uurl" aud aunt, Mr.. and Mrs,
r"rrIum
Mi-ara Edna and MNbol WoIsh nf
Greeley, who wrr" college chuuIs az
Mia Sell NirhulsuH and also MON,
beers ct The Gtrls' Qunrtcttc. visited
her IurHduy
Mr. BUwou'H father aud mother
Mr. mud Nrz. Munvillr are snnud
ing the summer months at tho 40
wen humu.
Mr. Euurs and daughter. Mr..
EdWurda Of Denver called ON Nil.
Patrick Monday afternoon.
II wrnlhor permits the Auc,i..
Bridge tlubn ~ Denver, OF which Nir'
Bowen iH o member, expect ia ui.,,
ne at GrIllilh on" day thi. wccls
For Sale A good work or
road horse. Phone Arv. 300 W.
52-tf
Cabbage plants for sale. w
!. Barrett, Corner Ralston and
Highland Avenues. 52,In