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FITl'RE OF THE DEMOCRACY
There Is Just one more duty for
the Republican party to perform
satisfactorily to put the Democratic
party out of the political business,
and that la to revise the tariff In a
way just to the consumer as well as
the producer, says an exchange. It
la a big Job: but the O. O. P. is long
accustomed to such work. How the
thing will come out time alone can
tell.
The Democratic party will go the
way of the Federalists and the Whigs
unless the Republicans shall make
them a present of an Issue like that
seised on by Kerr, Morrison, Carlisle,
Wilson, and Mills. What this genera
tion of Democrats would do
with such an Issue nobody knows.
It bad it In 1906, and threw it to the
dogs, thereby losing , the Sixtieth
Congress.
Mr. Bryan announces that he Is
not out of politics, and there Is not
the slightest doubt that be will boss
and hector the Democratic party if,
Indeed, there shall remain a Demo
cratic party to harry until some
Democratic leader shall come up. and
taking bis life in bis hands, bell the
cat. At present there Is no sign that
such a leader la In being.
To a man with the slightest saga
city It Is become manifest as It was
manifest to most men two years ago
that to again make the Democratic
party a formidable force In American
politics It must get at least 1,000,000
recruits from the Republican party
men who twice supported McKlnley
who supported Roosevelt In 1904,
and Taft In 1908. He that runs can
read. that.
And he that runs now knows that
Mr. Bryan, as the leader or the trust
ed counselor of the Democratic party
can enlist no recruits from the Re
publican ranks. But Mr. Bryan says
he Is enlisted for life. There Is no
sign tbat be has abdicated the leader
ship, and no sign that the party de
al res him to surrender his place as
head and front of the organization.
Just as It waa a year ago, It Is up
to the South the South that is the
Democratic party. If that section
wanta to go to another defeat under
Bryanlsm If not under Bryan It
will have opportunity.
If, however, the South Is tired of
defeat It must take steps to put a new
leader at the head of the party and
more Democracy In the platform
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THE BUSINESS REVIVAL.
GOOD
BUSINESS
STANDING
To establish a jrood business
standing is the desire of every
merchant and manufacturer.
In no better way can this be done than by having
strong banking connections. Having an institu
tion like the Jackson County Bank for your de
positary adds financial strength.
Accounts, subject to check, invited.
JACKSON COUNTY BANK
MEDFORD. OfcECOH
Established 1888i Stata Dapositorr
Capital and Surplus, S125.000.00
W. I. VAWTER, Pres.
Q. R. LINDLEY, Cash.
takes only four letters to spell Taft,
assuring a popular administration so
for as the copy desk is concerned.
President Roosevelt is shrewd as
well as ambitious. He knows tbat
thi highest pinnacle of greatness Is
to be an editor.
What the country really wanta to
know is the list of entries in the golf
cabinet.
It's a solid south In its welcome to
Visitor Taft.
BRYAN'S FUTURE.
He Will Continue to Espouse the
Cause of Reform.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Nov. 17.
My friends do not require me to
prejudice the future, and I shall not
take the advice of my opponenta on
this subject. I shall conalnue to
write and speak In defense of the
things I believe to be good for the
American people. I hope It will never
become necessary for me to run for
office again, but I will not attempt
to decide that question until the time
comes to act. I don't see the neces-
HICK MAX KILLS HIMSELF.
Eluiles Watch of Wife and Commits
Suicide.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16. Walworth
H. Tappan, well known In the iron
and steel trade of the South and mid
dle West, and who lived In Louis
ville, Ky., blew hla brains out Inst
night In tbe washroom of the Hotel
Savoy, Fifth avenue. The report of
tbe shot was heard throughout the
lower part of the hotel and created
great excitement.
Despondency over a nervous dis
ease which was constantly growing
worse Is given by his wife as tbe
cause of Tappan's rash act.
Tappan a few years ago was In the
Iron and ateel business In Kentucky.
Three years ago he sold bis Interests
there and became attached to the
traveling staff of the Chicago firm of
Crance ft Co., who are In the iron
and steel business. It was quickly
established that Tappan'a suicide was
not caused by financial difficulties,
as Tappan has recently made profit
able stock Investments, and his
friends told the police that he had
always received a large salary.
Was Watched by His Wife.
EXHIBIT FRUIT
AT YUKON Fi
Visitors to the Yukon exposition,
to be held at Siatlle next year, will
have an opportunity to see what
Rogue River Spltzenberg and New
town apples look like.
J. A. Perry yesterday shipped 125
boxes of fancy Newtowns and Spltz
enberg's to Seattle Friday, where
they will be stored until tbe open
ing of the fair In 1909. The shipment
consisted of 60 boxes of Spltzenbergs
and 75 of Newtowns and were as fine
a lot of apples and as even through
out as one would wish to see.
The Spltzenbergs were grown by
N. L. Narregan, of Eagle Point, W.
Von der Hellen of Wellen and E.
Renshaw of Medford.
George Dewey of Talent grew tbe
Newtowns and they are fine enough
to win recognition in any company.
'I he Yukon exposition will present
an opportunity for the exhibition of
the many resources and products of
this valley which should not be over
looked. The reputation of the
Rogue River valley for productive
ness and quality of products Is wide
spread and we should live up to the
reputation we have established In our
exhibit at the Yukon show.
IX RESTRAINT OF TRADE.
So Courts Declare Trades Unit
Says Gompers.
DENVER, Colo., Nov. 16. Presi
dent SamuelGompers In the conven
tion of the American Federation of
Labor today declared tbat If he
was found guilty and fined in the
contempt proceedings pending
against him in Washington he would
go to Jail before he would pay his
fine or allow tbe Federation to pay it.
The statement waa made during
the discussion on the report of the
committeee on the treasurer's report.
The committee recommended that
following the adjournment of the
convention the. executive council take
up tbe proposition of placing its
funds where they might be removed
from the danger of attachment. Tbe
report brought on a political discus-
In the late election the common
sense of the American people was
challenged by the Democratic party,
Bays an exchange. On the one aide
was experience; on the other was ex
periment. For one example that
should serve for many the Insur
ance of bank deposits. The friends
of that fallacy pointed to the very
Insignificant losses under the pres
ent banking system losses so triv
ial that It would pay nobody to In
sure against them; losses so diminu
tive that an Insurance company cre
ated to Insure bank deposits would
not get office rent In premiums. Who
would insure when the losses were
less than a fraction of 1 per cent?
Kvery fire Insurance company would
0 out of business If fire losses were
a small In proportion aa the defal
cations of national banks under tbe
present system.
No sooner was It ascertained that
Judge Taft was to be the successor
of Mr. Roosevelt In the White House
than Industrial America sprang to
activity as it did In 1879, when spe
cie payments had been resumed, onl
as It did In 1897, when the electorate
declared tor the gold standard.
Not forty-eight hours had elapsed
after the result was ascertained
when Judge Taft announced that no
establishment in this country had
anything to fear from bis administra
tion if It did not violate the law. It
la his purpose to be a shield and a
staff to the Innocent, and "a banner.
Brand and bow" to the malefactor.
Every man has notice tbat William
H. Tatt's administration Is to be a
regime of law.
There la but one cloud on the bus
iness sky. Will the standpatters al
low a revision of the tariff tbat re
vises? What will the Democrats In
congress do? Will they say no bread
la better than half a loaf?
There Is going to be a good big
hatch of economic history made by
-congress before tbe roses come again
In this town.
WXT
NATIONAL BANK
of MEDFORD
United States Depositary
The proposal to make Bryan chan
cellor of the University of Nebraska
brings up the discussion of the prob
lem of what to do with our "near"
presidents; but then, Mr. Bryan did
not get so near, after all.
it has been so peaceful and quiet
In Persia for the past few months
that the sporty shah, hankering Tor
uiilA nvrltement for his Jaded
nerves, has decided to abolish the
constitution.
Easy time ahead for the overwork
ed newspaper headline writers. It
RESOURCES NEARLY
$500,000.00
When in town come and see us. We have a room
where farmers and friends from the country are
welcome to come and talk over their business
matters or write letters.
This is a SAFE BANK, the United States Treas
ury deposits with it. We aim to be faithfnl, truthful and
careful with all cash or business confided to our
care.
WM. S. CBOWELL President
F. K. DEUEL Vice-President
M. L. ALVORD Cashier
ORIS CRAWFORD Assistant Cashier
slty to say any more on the ques
tion." In reply to a direct question, "Will
you run for president of the United
States If It seems to warrant It?" W.
J. Bryan dictated the foregoing state
ment tonight. "Oh, I am not at all
discouraged as to the future of the
Democratic party. There must be a
Democratic party In every country,
and If I went out of the party I have
no doubt the country will see the ne
cessity for the adoption of the re
forms advocated by the Democratic
party.
It Is already a great educational
force and I have no doubt the condi
tions will make many voters turn to
it as the best Instrument for the ac
complishment of necessary reforms."
"Will you allow yourself to be
elected United States senator from
Nebraska?" he was asked.
"They do not elect a senator this
year," he said. "Rut they do two
years from now," he was reminded.
Bryan's only response waa he had
said all he cared to. Mr. and Mrs.
Dryan are en route to Mexico.
BACKED BY FRIENDS.
CHICAGO, 111., Nor. 16. May L.
Otis, charged with Inciting a con
spiracy against her mother's life was
arraigned today In the municipal
court and the hearing set for Novem
ber 25. She was accompanied by a
number of friends belonging to the
Bible class of which she was a member.
Mrs. Tappan told the police that a
I few weeks ago Tappan secured a long
leave of absence from the firm with
' which he waa connected, and came
here to undergo a course of treat
I ment for the nervous affection which
I made him dispondent. Tappan and
bis wife stopped at the Hotel Belmont
until last Saturday, when rooms were
taken In a boarding house. Tappan
was not registered at the Hotel
Savoy, and It Is believed he walked
Into the place when he determined to
kill himself.
"I feared my husband might at
tempt to take his life, so I watched
htm as closely as I could," said Mrs.
Tappan tonight. "He waa so troubled
about his health that his doctors ad
vised me to remain with him as much
as possible. I dreaded something
of this nature might happen."
Planned Suicide for a Day.
Tappan had at least been contem
plating suicide for at least a day. He
left the Hotel Belmont on Saturday
night, and after taking Mrs. Tappan
to the boarding-house at 106 West
Eighty-third street, told her that he
would go back and send up the oag
gage. He did not return, and when
bis wife opened his suit case she
found In it Mr. Tappan's will and a
note, directing that he be cremated
"In case anything happened."
Mrs. Tappan heard nothing more
from her husband until she was In
formed that his body was at the sta
tion house.
TBE MAIL FOR NEWS
'alnn In which several favored the
formation of an Independent political
party.
Treasurer Lennon stated that he
had discussed the safeguarding of
the funds with attorneys and all had
agreed that It was Impossible without
resulting at some kind of perjury.
Gompers declared that the standing
of hte Federation is being menaced
by the courts of law through the ap
plication of the Sherman anti-trust
law.
He said that no matter how the
pending cases resulted the United
States supreme court had declared
that labor organlzatlona were con
spiracies and combinations In re
straint of trad. "Under the Sherman
anti-trust law," Gompers went on,
"honest business cannot be conducted
much less honest straight-forward
labor organizations."
He further declared that the de
cisions of the supreme court had
but one object, namely, to "Tie men
of labor to their work, to cripple men
of labor In their right to work or
their right not to work."
Gompers asserted that he was not
In love with the Democratic party,
he was not a Democrat and never was
and never will be. He owes allegi
ance to no party. "I am s trades
unionist." He says no one has de
nounced the Democratic party more
than he, but when the Democratic
party made our contentions Its own.
It would have been not only Ingrati
tude, but cowardice for me to desert
It."
PBA1R. SOIL
'
60 ACRES
12 Miles from Depot : : : : Small House and Barn
IO Acres Ready to Plant
FINE WHITE OAK TIMBER FOR FUEL
Price Includes tne Following Personal Property.
50 clean, moral Edison records.
1 wide tire wagon, box and (tent.
1 hay rack.
2 horses.
2 cow.
1 calf.
Hay In barn.
2 pitch forks.
1 lantern.
1 Oliver plow.
1 cultivator.
1 aprlngtooth harrow.
1 spring wagon.
1 black walnut extension table.
1 Boss waxhing machine.
2 single bedsteads.
2 double bedsteads.
2 heater stovea
1 step ladder.
3 woven wire bed springs.
1 Edison home phonograph.
1 INmKtlc sewing machine.
1 Keniington typewriter.
1 cook stove.
2 dozen jars canned fruit.
5 aacka seed potatoes.
1 crows cut saw.
1 sledge.
1 clothes wringer.
3 dozen chickens.
IOO 11. beans.
4 dining room chairs.
1 baby carriage.
1 kitchen table.
1 china cupboard.
23 ft. spray hose and nozzle.
1 spray pump and barrel.
1 pitcher pump.
1 apple press.
2 saddles.
1 clothes horse.
1 wagon Jack.
Only $2250
Termst $1000
Cash, Balance
IO YEARS
6 per cent Semi-Annual Interest
BEN A. LOWELL
Woodville - - - - Oregon
TWENTY CASES.
Violations of Prohibition Laws by
Klamath Citizens.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Nov. 16.
About 20 citizens of Klamath Falls
have been made tbe subject of char
ges of violation of the local option
law and more than a dozen were
plaecd under arrest today by Deputy
Sheriffs. C. D. Wilson waived ex
amination before the County Court
and was bound over to the grand
Jury In the sum of $500. The ac
cused will be arraigned Monday
morning and It is expected that a ma
jority will waive examination and be
held to the grand jury. It Is stated
that a large amount of evidence has
been accumulated and each of tbe ac
cused will have to answer a number
of counts.
A majority of those arrested were
engaged in the saloon business prior
to the enactment of the local option
law and some of them have persisted
in operating thirst quenching Institu
tions In open violation of the law.
The arrests are the beginning of the
carrying out of a definite program
of law enforcement.
Those arrested were C. D. Wilson,
Arthur Wilson, J. V. Houston, Merle
Houston, Carl Reed, Frank Fax, W.
H. Dulaney, Otto Heldrlch. James A.
Crane, Al Lyons, Tom Galloway and
Stella Watklns.
It is stated that warrants have
been issued tor parties accused of
violation of tbe local option law in
Bonanza, Merrill and other portions
of the county.
swam out Into the Ice-cold waters of
the Nass to recover It.
He caught cold and finding he was
a very sick man, cooked up a quantity
of food and told his little boy that
he was sick and was going to sleep
for a long time and tbat be must not
be frightened. The lad was told to
cover his father's face with a cloth
when he found be was asleep, and
not to disturb him and, as there was
lots of food, he was not to bother but
to eat all he wanted when he was
hungry, and the mother would be
home again In a short time. Haines
died, and the little boy was alone In
the cabin for four days with the dead
body of his father before anyone
reached the cabin.
THAT JEWS INTERMARRY.
Hebrew Leader Says It Would Solve
Jewish Problem.
TO OVR PATRONS.
Please take notltce that from and
after December 1, 1908, the under
signed hanks of Medford will close
at S o'clock p. m. of each day. Instead
of at 4 p. m as has heretofore been
the custom, and that the banking
hours will be from 9 a. m. to p. m.:
JACKSON COCNTY BANK,
W. I. Vawter, President.
MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK,
J. E. Enyart, President.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
Wm. S. Crowell, President
ALONE WITH DEAD FATHER.
Lad of Six Lived In Ignorance of
Parent's Fate.
VICTORIA, B. C, Nov. 16. Alone
In the house for four days with the
dead body of bis father, is the sad
tale of a little six-year-old boy that
comes from the Nass River, In the
northern part of this province.
A white man named Haines, who
was married to an Indian woman,
was the unfortunate who met death
under such strange circumstances.
Haines' wife had gone on a visit to
ber people, who lived some distance
up the river, leaving the little boy
with his father. During her absence
Haines' boat got adrift, and the man
CHICAGO, Nov. 16. lnter-mar-rlage
into other races in violation of
accepted scriptural Injunctions and
years of custom was boldly advocated
as a solution of the Jewish problem
by Dr. Emll G. Hlrsch, In a sermon
before the Sanal congregation yester
day. The sermon was the first of a
series dealing with the Intermar
riage of Jews with non-Jews and the
solution of the Jewish problem.
As the only alternative to Inter
marriage Dr. Hirsch offered emigra
tion and segregation, and the ulti
mate decline of tbe Jewish people In
the world's civilization and progress.
In declaring In favor of Inter-mar
riage, the noted Hebrew educator
attacked the "racial purity" argu
ment of orthodox Jewish leaders who
oppose Intermarriage, declaring that
no such thing as a distinctive Jewish
race exists and tbat vaunted racial
purity and unmixed blood Is a myth.
"We, who believe Intermarriage Is
the only rational solution of the pro
blem, cannot appeal to tbe Bible for
precedent, as our orthodox oppon
ents do, or point to the Injunction of
Abraham against Intermarriage," de
clared Dr. Hlrsch. "But for us this
portion of the scripture Is only of
historic Interest as mirroring the
ideas and inspirations of the time
and the people which gave It birth.
were nreuntMl h ti.A - --1 . . .
. . uv aiuivu) uuiuer.
! and they had to be referred to the
! prisoner. All day Van Vllssengen's
I former office, now tenanted by the
! clerks of tbe assignee, besieged by
the holders of the paper purchased
from the self-confessed fora-er.
Eighty thousand dollars of spurious
paper has been brought to light so
far, most of It In tbe hands of orom-
lnent local brewers. A large number '
of persons In moderat circumstances
were caught, however for sums the
loss of which will be seriously felt.
OSCAR WILDE'S SON.
Displays Literary Ability and Is at
Work on Religions Treatise.
LONDON, Nov. 16. It Is not gen
erally known tbat the late Oscar
Wilde left two sons.
The elder Is an officer In the Eng
lish army, while the younger, al
though he has retired from tbe world,.
Is perhaps destined to become famous -In
literature.
The younger Wilde has recently
become a monk in a Carmelite mon
astery, where bis real Identity Is
known only to tbe prior. The bro
thers were educated under assumed
names and as soon as he left school,
the younger Wilde resolved to adopt
the religious life.
He Is at work on a religious trea
tise, which is said to show remark
able ability.
MURDER IN PORTLAND.
PORTLAND, Or., Nov.16. Dur
ing a quarrel tonight between Harry
Kenny, a saloon-keeper, and a bar
tender named Harry Daly, who had
formerly been In Kenny's employ.
Daly shot the saloon-keeper In the
left shoulder. Daly was arrested.
Kenny's wound Is not considered
fatal.
Mid-Winter Sale
STAY IN CHICAGO.
Peter Van Vllssengen Jnst Hates to
Tear Away from the Windy City.
CHICAGO, III., Nov. 17. Peter
Van Vllssengen, who was errested
and confessed, tried and convicted,
sentenced yesterday afternoon, decid
ed today to forego temporarily his de
sirs to begin Immediately his serves
of a prison sentence, and wll re
main In Chicago long enough to aid
In untangling his business affairs,
which wers found to be In very
snarled condition.
So clever were his forgeries that
tbe assignees were unable to tell the
genuine from the spurious when they
ALL
Millinery
AT
MRS. W. I. BROWN
(01 W. 7th St.