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Social Reforms Secured Than
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“ He has mst every crisis that
has arisen during his admlnls-
tratlon w.th firmness and rcso
lution. The bluff and bluster o
political enemies have not made
him flinch an lota from hi* de-
termination to do that which
he believes to be for the gen
eral welfare of all classes o*
people In this republic.” — Rep
rcsentstlve Kahn of California
In an address reviewing Presl-
dent Taft's Administration.
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The record of President Taft'a ad
ministration Is one of splendid achieve-
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| ment.
His administration has broken all
records for prosecutions brouxh! aud
| won under the Sherman anil trust !: \
' Without fear or favor It has bn u
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!
I to the bar of Justice corporation« in '
persons engaging in illegal combli-.i
! tions In restraint of trade, the ulti
Their
Directors
Contribute
to
His
They Should Vote With Repub
mate purpose of taeh combination be
ing to create a monopoly and to raise
Campaign Fund.
lican Party.
the prices on its products
In two
years ard eleven months of his nd
ministration President Tuft caused to
1» Has Stood for Progressiva Policies j Harvester Trust Perkins and Steel
be Instituted twenty-two civil suits
Give
Him
Within Sane Lines snd Has Given
Trust
Mun**y
Giv<
and
forty criminal suits against Il
Half of Total Amount
the Country Unexampled
legal trusts. Roosevelt, in the seven
Contributed.
Prosperity,
and a Half years of his presidency,
only Instituted forty-four suits against
Roosevelt's
cry
of
"Stop
thief,”
has
Between three and four million
illegal combinations
young men in the United States wUl not ucceeded in diverting public at
Under President Taft's administra
tention
from
the
liberal
support
which
this year cast their first vote. Every
lion the gn at Sugar trust frauds were
he
is
receiving
from
the
big
trusts.
one of them should vote for President
Among the significant contributions to unearlhed. resulting in the forced res
Taft and the Republican party.
titution of millions of dollars Into the
In choosing his political affiliation t! e third petty campaign funds the national treasury.
These frauds,
past
weelt
-
ere
those
of
George
W.
the first voter should thoroughly
which
were
based
upon
the bribery of
study the platforms, principles and '’«•rkine. a director of the Harvester customs officials to dishonestly value
records of the great political parties, Trust, and Frank A. Munsey, of the Imports of sugar, were In progress
before allying himself with either. If S'eel Trust, for $15.000 each. Perkins during the last administration, but
he goes Into the record of facts im says that more will be forthcoming were not detected until Taft became
partially, he cannot escape the con • hen needed. He cannot be charged president.
viction that his choice must be with with ingratitude.
Corporation Tax.
The Harvester Trust was organized
(he Republican party. From Lincoln
President Taft suggested and se
during
Roosevelt’s
administration
with
to Taft, with one single exception,
cured the enactment of a law lmpos
every president of the United States a paper capitalization of one hun-lre.1 ing a tax upon corporations which
and
thirty
million
dollars.
The
tangi
has accepted the inspiring Repub
adds $.70.000,000 annually to the reve
lican doctrine. The Republican party ble assets upon which this vast nues of the government.
preserved the Union, abolished slav amount of watered stock was Issued
He advocated and approved the law
ery, freed Cuba, rescued the Philip amounted at the time to only thirty establishing postal savings banks.
millions
of
dollars.
Ex-Senator
Harta-
pin- s and Porto Rico from three cen-
These banks are now the di positorle«-
turi s of Spanish tyranny, secured the brough of North Takota declares that of many millions of dollars and afford
open door of trade in China and Is a word from Roos“ 'e!t, who was then to people of small means In remote lo
building the Panama Canal— malting president, would have prevented the calities an easy and safe method of
the old world dream of centuries formation of this great combine. Put accumulating money.
come true ana readjusting the world's the word was not snoken. The deal
Under his direction there has b<c:.
rmers who buy
highways of commerce. In addition w ent throuch - --' *'
an Investigation of th« excessive arid
Harvester
Trust
Implements
have
been
to all ihis, its bénéficient policies and
unfair charges of the express com
wise administration have resulted in helping to pay the dividends on this panias and a complete rearrangement
the progress of the nation, with com extra one hundred mill!* ns of watered
of rates ordered.
mercial development and national stock ever since. I.a»er in the Roo-e-
Railroads have been prevented from
velt
administration
the
department
of
ealtb reaching a point almost be-
Justice, on its o^n initiative, was putting rate Increases Into effect with
ond Imagination.
about to begin prosecution against this out the approval of the Interstate com
Democrats Are Destructive.
trust for violation of the Sherman merce commission. While this legis
On the other hand, the first voter law. But Mr. Perkins r
tied to Ms lation was pending an effort was mad
11 find that the Democratic party friend. President Roosevelt, and by by certain trunk lines to increase
s always been an obstructive and the president’s personal order the pro rates. A temporary Injunction wc
1> ¿tractive party Instead of construe- ceedings were stopped. Mr Perkins immediately obtained by the attorn ■;
Ive; that when In power It has ah has not been a power In the White general, and by agreement with th*
;.s brought disaster to the country House during the present administra railroad presidents they did not pu'
ot only because of Its Incapacity tion. and by direction of President Taft the increases into effect but waited
id incompetency, but also because a suit is now pending to dissolve th" for the enactment of the law. They
has Invariably destroyed manufac- Harvester Trust
Is it any wonder then applied to the Interstate corn
i ing interests by attempting to foist that Mr. Perkins contributes UV*rallV merce commission for permission un
ee trade upon the American people, to the third term campaign fund.
der the new law. to make the increv e
it has always been on the wrong
And Is It any wonder that Mr. Frank but their application was denied by
-ide of everything, and If It could A. Munsey Is equally liberal, when it the commission. The railroads de
have had Its way would have de is remembered that he is a heavy nounced the president and his attor
stroyed the credit o f the nation with stockholder in the Steel Trust, whose ney general for the stand they took In
' e free coinage of silver. In the last coffers were enriched to the extent of protecting the rights of the shlpp*-n
mocratlc administration the na- sixty millions of unearned dollars by
Other Reforms Accomplished.
ual debt Increased and distrust and the absorption r f the Tennessee real
The white slave traffic has be«*
¿anic paralyzed the great industrial rod Iren O r.
• . |*s : tost danger vigorously and effectively attark* d
system of the country. The value of ous competitor -an nbsnr tlon w hich and severe punishment has be* n
farm products decreased $500,000,000, a recent congressional Investigation in* ted out to those engaged In the
hanks closed, business firms failed, declares to have hern plo'nly against nefarious business.
actories were silent and three million the law’ , and which never would have
A bureau of mines has been es»nh
ablebodied men were begging for work, been made except for the prom!”" ob llsli* d. so as to safeguard the lives o'
e* s*e things happened during the tained in advance from President miners. President Taft personally a
hort administration of the Demo Roosevelt that the law would not he tended a demonstration of the meth
cratic party, which has done nothing Invoked against It.
ods employed to rescue miners and
or progress, nothing for the cause of
Thevp are rot cp.mnalcn slanders. has done everything In his power to
liberty and freedom, and nothing for Thee aro acknow'edge.l and undis give efficiency to this new bureau
the vlory of our common country, for puted truths. And they are set down
Another great social reform which
more than half a century.
here merely to make It clear why If President Taft advocated and which
Republican Party Will Live.
h a fi'frs that G »rr-” * W. Perkin«, a received his hearty approval when th*
The first voter will not be received director of the Harvester Trust, and law was passed concerns the |nvc- 'I
by tha attack now made upon the Re Frank A. Munsey. heavily lnter<<-*el gallon of child labor conditions by tin
publican party by men who are smart in the Steel Trust, can afford to h« government. President Taft, selected
ing under the sting of disappointed rerr-roes with their funds In flnann; c a woman to manage the bureau which
ambition. This is not the first year *hc thlr-' term campaign. They found is conducting the Inquiry In order th *i
in which the Republican party lias Fo’ onel Roo°evoli a friend Indeed there might be a sympathetic and
been subjected to similar experiences. when ho was li3t in the While House thorough administration of the law
There v as the bolt of the Liberal Re arid from their poln* of view thnv are
Under President Taft’s ad minis ire
publicans to Horace Greeley in 1872. fully warranted In drawing upon their tlon the Panama canal will be com
the defections In the early 90’s to the plethoric bank «'-counts to put him pleted ahead of time, without a taint
Farmers’ Alliance, Greenback and bank again.
of graft. President Taft has made
Populist parties and the withdrawal
several visits to the Isthmus In order
A Word to tho Farmers.
of the Silver Republicans in 1895.
*o personally assure himself that the
From
the Leavenworth
(Kan.) work wa'* being prosecuted honestly
Republican presidents— Lincoln, Grant
and McKinley—have been loaded with Times:
and vigorously.
If the farmer- want good time« to
the vilest abuse by their contempora
An Income tax amendment to th-
for.tlnue,
they
will
vote
for
Taft
If
ries Just as President Taft Is assailed
federal constitution has been etib
today But the Republican party has thry want, to take tho chance of gef. mltted to the states and now lack
survived all these experiences just as ting less for th'tr crops, they v HI only the affirmative action of th*-
It will survive the present attempt to vote for either Roosevelt or Wil legislatures of three or four additional
son.
bring about Its destruction
states to become a part of the fun
The men who left the Republican
damental law of the land.
Some
close
observer
has
remarked
party In the past have gone down to
Tariff Ravlted Downward.
political oblivion. Those who have re that the longrr Col. Roosevelt r*
The tariff has been revised down
mained with the Republican party ¡ nets over his past life, the more cer ward Under the Payne tariff law, ap
have, on the contrary, proudly par tain he iz that he never made a m. • proved by President Taft, the list e
t ike.
ticipated In its great achievements.
articles admitted duty free was In
The Republican rarty offers to the
creased, while the average rates of
You
may
have
noticed
that
the
coP
first voter the splendid record of its
duty upon all dutiable articles was d*
past nd the glorious promis« of Its nel has no hard words for the bos
creased. No American Industry has
who
are
for
him.
future.
been orlppled and not on« American
ÌBSI YEAR ~
| workman has been thrown out of em
| ploy men* by reason of Its enactment
j llellevlnx that tho schedules might bn
■ still further revised. President Taft
created th# tariff board, an organlsa
i tlon of oxpsrta, who d<alt with tho
! tariff problem from it business point
I of view and who suggcslt d further
i changes
The Democratic house of
representatives Ignore*! these well
considered recommendations and also
legislated ihe tariff board out of ex-
(stance. The tariff bills vetoed by
President Taft wore framed b> n com
mittee of fourteen Democrats. «leveti
of whom are lawyers and the other
three have had no business expert-
! ence
President Taft ha« enforced th« < m '
ployera' liability act and approved tho
extension of Its provisions so that em
ployes of rullrond carriers may br'u?
suits in any district In which the *1
feudunt was doing burlncgs tit tho
time of the commencement of ths
action
These are a few- and only a few
of the great achievements of Pre*l ’
dent Taft’s administration It t.- i
record unrq :*.!!* d by any prcslii* .
and the work has all been done with
out self-glorification uud tu a modi a,
and effective way
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Shingles Catch Fire
One I".:, live »p.irk, and «liiticlr* i-.it* li Iti.- kmü-ng .....I. Il idra,
the thou .mil ctirlcd-up edgrs give the beat - it **f lodgment amt -tartiug
pisce for Hying brand«.
One-lull tlic tire I**-*« would !>r prevented ifthitigle roof» of adjoining
buildings did not (MiH spatk* blown (tom tire*.
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DEMAND FOR LABOR
Unprecedented
Prosperity In the
United State* Sands Up a Call
From Oman to Ocean for
Unskilled Labor.
PAROID ROOFING
li Made to Resist Fire as Well as Watar
The demand for unskilled labor '
Building« covered with smooth, fire-re»i»ting NEi*0*srT Paroid «land
never was en great In the I T - -I j
undamaged next to big fire» when a »liinglc roofed boil 'mg would he
States ns It Is at pros nt
Titer 1« 1
d -omed. You can greatly reduce danger of lire if you meNlsossCT ParoiJ,
a!«o a larg** and ■ n* ral demand or [
which Luts longer liuti «hinglei ami coti» In» to buy ami leu lo lay.
skilled labor in many important lit* *. f
V *i make a n- rmnni-nt Invctm-nt when r-u 1***» NCMxsrT p.r *1, ioo|» i«i*l
The cry has gone up from Nett ,
I l y< ira Ago are »till itlnm Ì. harnicta wh*> have Attui i t r*
r> lum-m» m » a m
|> u(tintt il Od Ihcir beai baitii— un All building» worthy c< Ilio beai r>< I proli d i o « ,
York state and extends south ul* ni
tho Atlantic roast, across lit** s* '.t |
NtroNicT r>.i*lAto i» Ih«* N tM u ilT K •••linif for yuur bout*. Look* Ilk« rub
brown »uuud »hiutflcs—but U without their delict*.
line of the Union to Uallfornla, up tits
Pacific coast to Seattle, and back
t-Oft SAIE BV
aero.«# tho heart of the country from
Kunsas City to St. I-ouls, to Chicago,
to Detroit, to Pittsburg.
Everywhere lalsrrers aro needed io
tho harvests, the forests, the min* a,
tho factories, the mills; on the rail
roads. for tho construction of public
highways and In our great Industrial
centers.
Even within a hundred-mile radlu*
of New York city the call Is no h.-j
Insistent. Labor agencies cannot sup
ply the demand there, f’otitractors
need manual help for aqueducts, tun
nels. building excavations. There Is
work for every man willing to take
plrk and shovel and utilize the oppor
tunity to earn a dally wage who*«
nrc pener.illy thinking of
minimum Is $1 75.
our Confections and talk
Can anyone doubt that It la this con
dition of universally employed labor
ing a b o u t them. And
which Is responsible for the high
_ . , .
they could not find any-
price»
for farm
products—prices
which aro giving the American fnrtn-
^
thing sweeter to talk of,
er the greatest d e g r e e of prosperity
v (j/ffjy
T.bv
or a more wholesome sub
he has ever known?
And can anyone believe thnt these
ject. Both young and old appreciate their delicious purity,
conditions, either ns to laborer« or
farmers, would b*> b< ttared by a
and we have built up a great family trade simply by giv
change In the administration at Wash
ing
to our patrons what they expected—pure, delicious,
ington? Why make a change for the
mere sake of change? “ Let sleeping
wholesome Candies.
dogs He.”
JOSEPH
P E T Z EL
IHE C A N D Y
KIDS
A BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
President Taft
Government
Has Given Good
to the People.
From 1R82 to 1892 the ordinary ex
penses of the federal government In
creased at the rate of about 3 per cent
a year. In the succeeding decennial
period they Increased about 1 per
cent a year. Under tho presidency of
Mr. Roosevelt the annual lncrenae
was nlmoat 6 per cent. Mr. Taft has
not only »topped this annual increase,
which had so long seemed Inevitable,
but has actually brought about n de
crease. Under Mr. Roosevelt th-- or
dinary annual expenses of the gov
ernment grew from about $171,000,000
to $002,000,000, an Increase of $191,-
000,000 In seven years. Mr. Taft has
reduced them from $002,000,000 to
$664,000,000.
We talk a lot about economy in pub
lic affairs. Isn’t It worth whll- lo
stop a moment and give credit to a
president who has actually done what
we have all been saying ought to be
done?
What Happened.
Ah, If the workingmen of this coun
try could only know how they have
been fooled About tho protective tar
Iff working for their benefit. Why
if the protective tnrlff was r» D- v
at a great many points, this Is wh*
would happen, that American IndUBtr)
'■ ould take on a new size and «per I -
Prof. Wilson
Why, certainly that Is what v. t *tl
happen—Just as It did the last t| n*
the protective tariff was "relieved. ’
Getting Back to Normal.
From the 8t. I»u ls Times;
The one unmistakable political ten
dency at present Is the country-*, id»
¡ (•cognition of tho rare merits of I * * r
Mint Taft. A period of normal re
flection has set In. Tho shout ha,
had Its day and the Intelligent. In
qulry, the frank recognition of facts
have arrived.
The Difference,
From the Belvedere (III.) Rrpub
lican:
Tho difference between the Ri ose-
volt and Taft administrations Is hat
Mr. Roosevelt talked loudly ngn nst
those whom he called “ m a lefactor,'
end secretly protected some of tl em
from the law, while Mr. Taft has m ide
no threats, but has Just enforced ihe
laws.
If you are too young to remember
what happened the last time the Dem
ocratic party was In power, ask some
older man who was In business then
There Is no dangler that be will have
forgotten It,
The Gem Confectionery
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A. H E N D E R S H O T T . Proprietor
F A L L and W IN T E R GOODS
•.■»KAT1I
Our stock i.s always in season, because we take pains
to clear our shelves ot the older goods at regular inter
vals.
For this reason you may always be sure of get
ting the b e g t and most timely articles at this store.
LADIES’ AND MEN’S SUITINGS
WADE
TO
ORDER
are among the specialties we are able to offer you.
We can give you a wide choice o f material, pattern and
style, and the garments are made to your order by a
reliable house that knows how
We can please you.
C H A S . GEHLEN
iracnw ttswumbm
ICE
y^E WANT A L L K I N D S OF P R O D U C E
CHICKENS, DUCKS, GEESE, EGGS
FORK, VEAL, LAMBS, AND HIDES
We pay the highest market prices in Slayton. I f you cannot bring your
produce in, notify us by phone, and we will semi the wagon for it.
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