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It ' THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAy. frORTLAyP. SEPTEMBER 6. 1908. , RNOR HUGHES E OPENS CAMPAIGN New Yorker Fires First Gun for Republicans at Youngs town, Ohio. PIERCES BRYAN BUBBLES Address Logical and Dispassionate Review of Leading Issues Sen tor Bererldge and Ohio Ex ecutive Are Also Speakers. .TOrNGSTOVTN. O.. Sept. B. Aside from formally defining Issues, both Na tional and state, the opening of the Re publican campaign In Ohio here today, according to. Republican critics, developed an Important fact, namely, that Governor Charles E. Hughes, of New York, will be In great demand outside of his own state during the National campaign. Ihe Uov- ernor. after a masterly effort by Senator Beverldge. not only held the attention of a crowd of thousands who had been listening to other speeches for hours, but moved them to vigorous outbursts of applause, and was fairly mobbed when he finished by hundreds who pressed forward to shake his hand. His satirical comments on William J. Bryan's Ideas of regulating trusts called forth shouts of laughter. Revision of the tariff and a continuance of the pol icies of President Roosevelt, and. In Ohio, county-wide local option, were the keynotes sounded. Both Speeches Impressive. Mr. Beverldge and Mr. Hughes deliv ered Impressive speeches dealing with National Issues, while Governor Andrew L. Harris, renominated by his party, devoted himself to questions of Import to the State of Ohio. Both Mr. Hughes and Mr. Beverldge dealt-kindly with Mr. Bryan In his per sonal rapacity, but Insisted that he was a dreamer of dreams, a preacher and not an executive. Glowing tributes were paid to President Roosevelt. Both speakers Insisted on a revision of the tariff from a protective to a maxi mum and a minimum basis In line with the policy of Germany and France. Tar iff for revenue only, the Indiana states man declared, was absolute, and the purely protective tariff out of date. Un der a maximum and minimum tariff, he said. Germany had forged to the front rank In the volume and value of her foreign trade. Vorys Acts as Chairman. Arther I. Vorys. Republican campaign manager for Ohio, was chairman of the meeting, which was held among the tall oaks of Wick Park. The day was a per fect one for an outdoor demonstration. Governor Harris and Senator Beverldge did not reach the city until the streets were swarming with the thousands of steel workers clad In white uniforms and marching clubs were ready to begin the parade through the down town streets to the park. The city was decorated for the occasion. Senator v Beverldge and Governor Hughes left the city Immediately after the exercises. In part Governor Hughes said: Governor Hughes' Address. Ths Republican party makes appeal to pub lle confidence as tne znot Important political Iteney for conservation and for progrera. By virtue of Its achievements. Its leadership and lu aln-s. it stands forth as an efricient Instru ment for strong- and capable administration, as a safeguard of stability? and of the pros perity which depends upon stability, and as an unrivaled power for -the correction of abuaes. It stands- la striking- contrast to th record of vacillation and Inaptitude presented by the chief oppoetng party. That oppos ing party profftrs a candidacy which Is at once a monument and a guide-post. It memorialize the fallacies and unsafa policies we are asked to forget, and It points the w-sy to business uncertainty which, is til security of Industry and trade. When we hear eounded a strident call to the defen of popular rights, we look care fully to see who constitute the new patriotic army Into whose, keeping we are asked to turn over the destinies of this rreat Nation. The campaign watchwords "Shall the Peo ple Rule' and tha demand "Whether the Gov ernment shall rsinaiA a mere business asset of favor-seeking corporations" are not Im pressive when emblazoned on the banners of Tammany Hall and of other essential allies. The army oppoelr.g us cannot pas muetsr either as one of defense or of salvation, and we rosy well pause before we permit It, de spite Its boast of fidelity to garrison our In stitution No one more than I desires to see admin istration purged of every selfish taint, to have fair and impartial laws faithfully exe cuted, to get rid of every vestise of special privilege at the expenee of publlo Interact, to liberate trad from unjust encroachments, to punfy our electoral methods and to main tain honest representative government. And It Is because of his loyally to these ideals, be cause of hie broad sympathies and his rare equipment In character, ability and experience, because tested in the difficult fields of Judicial a.d administrative work he has proved his uallty by eminent service, because of his varied learning, his acquaintance with affairs, his respect for constitutional government ana his capacity Intelligently and Justly to plan and direct necessary reforms that I most earnestly nupiort the candidacy of Wllllajn, Howard Tart. Bsp at Free B liver Cnm Twelve years ago the Democracy of Tliden and of Cleveland was overthrown In Its own house. TJnder the old name, but with a new alignment and leadership. a desperate assault was made upon tn credit of the country and the Integrity of private debt. It was an attack upon our fundamental securities, and our belief as to the sincerity of the motive serves only to magnify the dangerous char acter of the attempt and the unwisdom of the leadership which Inspired It. A cam paign of education followed. Thousands of Democrats, more Intent upon the safety of the country than upon fidelity to a party name. Itself betrayed, supported- the Repub lican, or rather the National cause. Then ensued a great popular victory, the vindica tion of the conscience and Intelligence of the electorate, and the people ruled In the elec tion of William McKlnley. Four years later, after the surprises of the Epanlsa War. with Its entailment of unex pected obligations, that administration was triumphantly vindicated In popular support. President McKlnley. a victim of Insensate pas slon. laid down his life trusted and beloved by ail the people. To the dltflcult task then developed upon him with the problems cre ated by aa unparalleled prosperity, came a new Veader dear to the people s heart. He entered upon his work with courage and de termination, and four years aro he received an overwhelming vote of popular -confidence. For seven years, with lofty aim and uncon querable spirit he has labored for the fteo ple. and today bv virtue of his sincere devo tion to their welfare, his valiant attack upon evil In high places, his seal for the com mon Interest, whether In the protection of the pubUe domain or In Insistence upon the freedom of Interstate trade, or in the main tenance of high standards of administration, or In the recognition of the rights of labor or In the care of our natural resources, the forceful and representative leader la typified to the popular Imagination In the person of Theodore Roosevelt. rralers Roosevelt Reforms. When we consider the Inevitable conflict ef many opinions -and the importance of the questions Involved the record of pro gressive legislation In the Roosevelt admin istration la extraordinary. The creation of the Bureau of Corporations, the railroad rate bill, the pure food bill, the meat in spection bill, the employers' liability bill, and the laws passed for the better protec tion of labor constitute a record of legis lation which no Just critic can afford to minimise and which attests In a marked manner the re?onse of the Republican party under Its forceful leadersblD to the demands ef the reople. If all that Mr. Bryan has favored during the past 12 years had been enacted Into law we should have been overwhelmed with disaster and would regard it as our chief business la the future to find a way of es cape from the meshes of Hl-ronsldered tagialaUea la walch w would, bavs been emanrled. It Is fortunate for him aa well as for us that he was defeated, and what ever may be his present political potential ity may be ascribed to the fact that hith erto he has not been permitted to carry eut bis programme. No doubt much re mains to be accomplished In the way of necessary reform, but the record already made by the Republican party la a note worthy one and we must make further ad vances with care and needed reflection. Our progress will be entrusted to safe hands and we shall be fortunate In having a sailing master who knows his chart and who will take cults as much account of reefs and shoals as of the speed of the vessel. We have got our direction, we have a most precious cargo, and we must have a safe and experienced pilot. Our opponents seem to regard the ques tions before us as simply involving a pro erramme of legislation or of constitutional amendment. But first and chiefly we are electing a President, the executive or tni Nation. Nor should we in considering leg islative proposals forget this. Now there la nn men In the Muntrv hetter fitted orOP- erly to preside over and direct the varied business of the Executive Department than Mr Tuft. TTe slrMdv knows it thoroughly. He has rare executive ability. No one Is better qualified than he to do the work which under the Constitution the President la called upon to perform. Most Kama Isrersvera. N'M nnlv will tha romlne election dl reotlv affect the executive branch 01 tne Government, but It Is most important in Its relation to the Judicial branch. Rarely has the choice of President Involved more f nr-reachlne- ronseouences. For It Is not , -i .KB . k . ...i President will ap noint at least four Judges of the United l: . .. . ... o.. . .- I ,win these aDDOlnt ments srlll largely depend the quality of the Judicial work of this great court for vears to come. c-ongreas may A""- " K.., the. R.,neeme rniirt intO. DretS and COH- strues them, and determines their validity. If we should search tne country iur .f the T.eonle who could be con .i - . .. ..mtA with this Important duty, it Is probable that no one could command higher confidence man tne r. - dldaie for President. Himself a Judge, learned In the wlsaom or ins law. no coin -.. 4 (h. rMnM-t and esteem of the en tire bar of the country, without regard, to .ABe4ssasi rlltflalnn. ysMiisssu ... v.l-. eM Alms,, mm A with Some quaanuu. w mv - .-v-- Co little vigor cn narui- DO cuusmcicu mT.&irn lesiies. Mr. Bryan desire United State 4enatora to be ehoeen by direct vote At th T.enni In the several etaies. air. xaii also Inclines to favor this course. And I am -tail rt dnet. Rut this can be accomplished only by con stltutlonal amendment, and such amendment rjn be had onlv when ratlned by tnree fourths of the states. This would hardly seem to b an Issue upon which, to elect a President. Attain. Mr. Bryan objects to the present rules of the House of Representatives and enmnlidrigi that it la no loncer a "deliberative body." How to maae tne procedure 01 body of nearly 400 members mors ruiiy ao llberatlve while at the same time to make provision for tha proper dispatch of busi ness, how to Rive greater freedom ana now to escape from the alleged tyranny of the Speaker without creating a new tyranny of the minority, is a question which parlia mentarians may discuss to advantage. In any event, the members of the House win make such rules as they think nest ana tne general suggestions of the Democratic plat form on this point can naraiy be regaraea as pertinent to the presidential campaign. Bryan Refuse to Give Credit, . Mr. Bryan also has much to say with re- s-ard to corruDt practices and campaign ex pendtture.. But he omit to give due credit to tne HeDUDiican pari ior wu. u iim compllshed with regard to these Important reforms, an accompiisnment tne more note- worihv In the light of Mr. Aryan s reiter ated criticisms of contributions to- Repub lican campaign funds. Roth Tiarties aemana a revision. 01 in tariff. But they differ In the principle ana aim of such revision. The Republican party stands for the policy of protection. It main tains, its historic position in aeiense 01 Amerltflii standards of living and of th American scale of wages. The iemocrauo party seeks, as Mr. Bryan construes Its plat form, to overthrow orotection and to estab lish a revenue tariff. Instead of readjust ment of orotectlve rates and a fair arrange ment of schedules consistent with the long established policy of the country under which our trade has been developed and our Industrial activities have attained their not able expansion, he insists on an o vert n row of the entire system of protection, thus threatening the dislocation of trade and the most serious disturbance of Industry. He seeks not tariff revision, but tariff rerolu tion. Mr. Bryan appears to recognize the serious consequences of such a course and In announcing his position he hastens to assure us that "the Democratic plan does not con template an Immediate change from one system to the other; It expressly declares hat the chance shall be gradual and cradual change la only possible where the country is satisfied with the results of each ateo taken. This opens a vista of Indefinite tariff tin kering to accomplish the desired object. Revision there must be. It should be prompt, thorough and fair. But the policy of protection will be maintained and Amen can Industry, involving the interests of our wage-earners, must be properly safeguarded. At titude Toward Corporations, It Is the function of law to define and Sunlsh wrongdoing, and not to throttle uslness. In the fields of Industrial activ ity the need Is that trade should be fair; that unjust discriminations and Illegal al lowances giving preferential access to mar kets should be prevented ; that coercive combinations and improper practices to stifle competition should be dealt with re gardless of individuals; but that honest In dustry, obtaining success upon its merits, denying no Just opportunity to Its compet itors, should not be put under prohibitions which mingle the Innocent and the guilty In a common condemnation. The line of progress lies not In arbitrary action, but In securing suitable publicity and supervision, and by accurate definition of wrongs and the infliction of proper pun ishment. The processes of Justice may be slower and more laborious, but 1 we de sert the lines of sobernens and fair play to get quick results through arbitrary inter ferences with trade, we shall find that such short cuts 'lead only to .disaster. The plan proposed by the Democratic platform to provide for a guarantee of bank deposits is also open to serious ob jection. Mr. Taft promptly pointed out Its weakness, and Mr. Bryan, despite his skill, has been unable effectively to answer his criticisms. The plan proposes to make the honest and prudent banks meet losses for which they are In no way responsible. Mr. Bryan replies that all banking restrictions operate to curtail the freedom of the pru dent because of the dangers arising from the abuses of others. Ifut it is one thing to put a business under needed restric tions operating Impartially and quite an other to compel banks to make good spe cific losses not attributable In any way to their neglect or default. If this plan la a good one for the banks, why should It not be applied to Insurance companies T They are chartered by tha state and axe subjeot to Its close super vision. But what would be thought of a propo sition to compel the- well-managed and conservative life Insurance comvany to make good the losses which would be sus tained by those Insured in other compa nies that became insolvent f The business of banking and Insurance must be trans acted under strict supervision: but those Institutions which operate fairly and pru dently within the law should not suffer either from laxity of governmental super vision with regard to others or from, 1m pmdenoea and frauds with which they have do concern. Mr. Bryan tries In vain to meet the criticisms that the plan pro posed would encourage reckless and dis honest men. who would seek deposit oa tha faith of such an assurance. Is Not Currency Reform. This proposed plan does not meet the de mand for an elastic currency system through which the monetary wants of the country may be supplied. To supply ouch a system la an urgent necessity and Us provision would ob viate many of the dangers which have hitherto existed; but to make banks pay for losses) they have not caused la to depart from proper principles and to encourage improper practices. The Republican party baa been solicitous Of th rights of labor. Mr. Taft Is dearly light when he says that "not since the be ginning of the Government has any other National administration done so much for the cause of labor by the enactment of remedial legislation as has Theodore Roosevelt and the Republican Congress elected to sit during hi term of office." And In support of this as sertion he Instances the re-enacted employers' liability act, the safety appliance acts, tha Government employes compensation act; ppo vlslon for the investigation of mine d toasters. and legislation with respect to child labor In th District of Columbia. He has exposed tha dlslngenuousnes of the plank In the Democratic platform that "Injunctions should not be Issued In any case) In which injunc tion would not Issue if no Industrial dis pute w ere In vol ved, ' a Janus-fa ced pro penal, meaning what you like. The Republican party baa taken a rea sonable attitude upon the Injunction ques tion. But more Important to labor than any benefits which may reside In Improved pro cedure In Injunction esses is the opportunity to work. It profit little to a worklngman to be told that he will be given the right to trial by Jury In cas he 1 guilty of con tempt of court. If those who promise It pro pnm to enter upon a fatuous course of ar bitrary interference 'with trade. The pros perity of th worklngman fundameniaily de pends upon wise, conserving and upbuilding policies- and demands that efforts to reform Industrial evlto should be carefully conceived and prosecuted without endangering the sta bility of legitlmaste business enterprise. And It 1 to the Republican party under It wise and experienced lesdTahip that we must look in the present exigency for proper guid ance to these en da But while we freely criticise opposing pro- gramn and candidates, w a freely recog nlze that no party na a monopoly w -trlotlc motive or of sincere endeavor to con tribute to the welfare of the Nation. Di vided Into different group, espousing different principle and advocating conflicting methods, our citizens are imbued with the same love of country and are Inspired by the same de votion to It Interests. We criticise each other without bitternes. realizing that In the contest of public discussion we find th aurest protection of our institutions, and that we may oonnaenuy reiy upou "- --"- ment or an lnteaigens auu. tuu-ivu. t i rats I have an abiding confidence In th pro gress of the people. ResisUeswly they move forward to th attainment of their goal. Every privilege maintained at the expense of the common interest will finally go the way A dentotlem and ancient tyranny. But In our progress we must seek to avoid faltw step. Our muM be the rule of reason, clear-eyed, calm, patient and steadfast; defeating the con spiracies of intrigue and escaping the pit falls of folly. Supreme must be the sense of Justice, with Its recognition of our mutual dependence. We cannot change human na ture or bring about a state of jwclety or of administration of Uovernment which does not reflect It feelings. We rejoic in the masur Of success which has already been attained, and w must resolve to devote ourselves more loyally than ever to the general good, sount Ing our partisan opportunities- and victories as gain only as they give u chance to serve our common country. Senator Beverldge closed the meeting, saying In part: Speech of Senator Berertag-e. We are midway In an historic move ment for righteousness written into law. Shall the movement be carried out. or wrecked? Its concrete expression Is the Roosevelt policies. Shall they be saved ""By their fruits ye shall know them." Seven years ago we started upon the great work of modern and humane legis lation that has made the Roosevelt period historic. In those years we passed the Railroad Rate. Bill, which for the first time in American history asserts the principle that the government of all the people can and will regulate those who carry the products of all the people. Ve ?assea tne oieac inspection uio- . .uiY. .nH thn Rale of Dolsoned Laws, which ended the sale 01 poisonea foods and adulterated drugs; the Irriga tion law. which Is making fertile the arid West and will build within our own con tinental boundaries a new empire of pro ductive wealth. In these seven years we have enacted more Important laws for the safety, com fort and welfare of labor than In any two decades since the Government was founded. We passed the Employers Lia bility Low. which revolutionized the heartless rule of the common law and gives the railroad laborer or his family compensation for his Injury or death; the law forbidding railways from requir ing employes to work an Inhuman num ber of hours without rest; the Safety Ap- Sliance Act. which not only lessens tne anger of life and limb of employes, but which Increases the safety of the travel ing public. We passed the Chinese Ex clusion Act. which keeps coolie labor out of the Republic, and diminishes the num ber of coolies already here. We passed the Government Employes' Liability Law. by which every man who works for the Government Is certain of compensation for injury or his family for his death while in the Government's employ. All Are Bepubllcan Laws. All these are Republican laws. Each of them Is a part of that plan or states manship which seeks to write conscience and humanity upon our statute books. Vj.h nt thnm wa "onnosed secretly or openly by both Democrats and Republi cans; each of them received both Repub lican and Democratic votes.- But each of them was urtred by a Republican Presi dent, originated by Republican statesmen and some of them were not even inouKiii. of mitsi.lA thA Rpnubllcan nartv. or ex ample, even Mr. Bryan never dreamed of the .meat Inspection and pure-food law, yet that law means more to the health of the American people than all the cu rious devices he ever proposed. In these seven historic years we nave also advanced the American name throughout the world. Increased -toward us the good win ot nations ana aaaea to our lasting power In International af fairs. At home ana aoroaa our worn al ready done has been so vast that the world speaks of It with praise and won der: hut we are midway In that work. and the question is whether we shall go on until we finish It. Mr. Brvan complains that It Is not fin ished now. But a brick at a time is the way to build a house. Would you trust an architect who promised to build It In the wink of an eve?- The Instantaneous statesman writes no sound laws, works no lasting reform. Aladdin rears none but imaginary palaces. Of the work that remains, the first Is to revise the tariff. The tariff we shall make will protect American Industries, and also open foreign markets to Amer ican products. A straight-out revenue tariff is ancient: a single protective tar iff Is out of date we Republicans pro pose to keep up with the times. As a straight-out revenue tariff gives every thing away to foreign nations and gets nothing in return, so a straight-out pro tective tariff gives nothing away and gets nothing In return. The modern tariff Is a maximum and minimum tariff high tariff to be applied to any nation that will not give us advantages in Its markets, and a lower tariff, still protec tive, to be granted to any nation that will give us advantages in Its markets. The Republican Idea is to meet other commercial nations with their own weapons. Restf Problem of Labor. Every labor law we have passed and will pass is a part of that web of Indus trial questions which we call the labor problem. But after all, the fundamental labor problem Is the problem of employ ment and pay. Work and wages are the foundations of labor's well-being, with out which all labor legislation la the giv ing of a stone Instead of bread. More American worklngmen own their own homes (and those homes have more com forts) than the worklngmen of England, Germany. Japan. France combined. Had any political economist-been told 25 years ago that carpenters, miners and steel workers ever would be paid the American wages of the present day, he would have scoffed. All this ha. come during Re publican administrations. We plan to continue and increase it. The maximum and minimum tariff which we will enact will enlarge the markets for American products, as Germany In the same way has enlarged the markets for her prod ucts. Markets mean industries to supply them; Industries mean demand for labor; demand for labor means high wages. We are quickly recovering from the briefest panlo In our history. Let work lngmen contrast that panlo with the one that occurred under the last Democratlo administration and then answer this question for themselves: Will the elec tion of Mr. Bryan or Mr. Taft best help the rapidly Improving business of the country? And remember that active business means well-paid employment. A nation without power Is a nation without influence. A maritime nation's power la In her navy. Had our navy uoch u i&tkb tn 400 hs it is loaay, bpam would not have srona to war And fi,v,n would have been freed by diplomacy; yet the actual cash, spent In that little war, would have built two navies as great as the one we have today and maintained them for a score of years. Campaign of Candidates. This is a campaign of candidates even more than of platforms.' The question is not which candidate Is most upright, pa triotic, brave, for both are equally so. Both mean equally well toward their country. The real question Is, Which candidate will make the best President? Mr. Bryan never has handled a single foreign problem. He has governed no Philippines, regenerated no Cuba, built no canal, avoided no alien danger, saved us from no threatened peril. It was Mr. Taft whose counsel Pront. dent Roosevelt sought at every crisis of his historic administration; he who elped avert war when little nolitlcians and narrow minds would have plunged s Into conflict. It was William H. Taft whom our President, when confronted 1th foreign perplexities and with thn awful weight of our ninety millions' wel fare on his heart, sought for strength and wisdom; and It Is William H. Taft more than any man ever called to the leader ship of the American people, who has had tne Dest training, tne widest experience and the wisest teaching to fit him for that glorious but serious task. When the great commander who has guided our ship of state through storms of opposition and amid the rocks of hatred straight for the port of our higher hopes and our larger liberties, volun tarily steps from the bridge and delivers to us his high commission, let us hand It to the ablest officer aboard and safely make the harbor of our heart's desire. Hired to Eat and Play. London Echo. Chopin hated playing at social fes tivities. To a lady who, after the dlnT tier, asked him to play he melan chollcally answered: "Is It really necessary? I only ate so little." BOYS su rH:TiA ill We Are Prepared With the greatest line of BOYS' and CHILDREN'S WEARABLES that it has ever been our pleasure to show. Our JUVENILE CLOTHING is made specially for us by the highest-grade tailors in the trade with the same care and attention to detail as our men's clothing. This puts it in a CLASS by itself. Being shown in our large, well lighted SPECIAL department the only one in the city makes it a comfort and a pleasure for mothers to do their shopping here while our prices are no higher than the ordinary sorts sold elsewhere Price $3.95 to $15 (Sipir if UMp. LEADING CLOTHIER DIVIDED OVER TUFT Voteless Negroes of Washing ton in Bitter Fight. BROWNSVILLE IS ISSUE Colored Bosa Who Lost Janitor's Job In District Building Leads Comlo Opera Attack on Re publican Candidate. OREGONTAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Sept. 6. The Presidential cam talsrn Is not without its humorous in cidents, and quite the funniest thing yet recorded is the fight that has de veloDed among the negroes of Wash ington City. There are about 100,000 male negroes In the District of Colum bia, and most of them who are of vot ing age have pronounced political views. The dusky element, notwith standing it has absolutely no vote, has divided Into factions, the Taft crowd and the anti-Taft crowd, and the way they are "scrapping" among themselves would do credit to real political factions. It Is well known that residents of the District of Columbia are denied the right of franchise; this applies to white and black: alike. Consequently. the District of Columbia occupies the spec tators gallery In all National elections; It can look on but it cannot parucipaie. Rut in unite of this faot there is as much Dolitlcal talk and as many po litical rows among the negro element as if they had the right to vote, and as If the negroes of Washington held the balance of power In the entire country. Normally: the Washington negroes are good Republicans, but no sooner had the Chicago convention nominated Taft than the dusky citizens of the National Capital divided into two fao tlons, and from that day to this they have fought among themselves with a zeal that would bring Joy to the heart of old Boss Murphy, over in New York. "Colonel" Perry Black Boss. For years and years the negro "boss" In Washington has been "Colonel Perry Carson, a big, strapping, pom pous negro, well groomed, anil thrifty, and black as the ace of spades. Perry has always had a "pull;" nobody knows where he got It,, but he had It. and that was sufficient. And In the palmy days Carson was lord of all he sur veyed (In the colored section of Wash ington). , Likewise he always stood In with the powers that be, and .they got him a Job. Perry was janitor of the District Building, the home of the looal government. But, Just after the Chi cago convention the District govern ment moved Into a magnificent marble building, just completed at a cost of about $2,000,000, and It was deemed necessary to get a real Janitor to as sume charge. Perry Carson was good enough to look after a ramshackle, antiquated brick building, but he was . not big enough for janitor of the new District Building. So the City Fathers, on mov ing day, announced to Perry that he would have to be content, thereafter, to be assistant janitor, and take orders from a white man. That hurt the dig- nity of the great blaok polltloal boss, and he Indignantly declined the offer. If he was not good enough for janitor, he did not want any Government Job. So he ault. No sooner had Boss Carson severed himself from the Government payroll that he began looking for excuses for abusing the men who forced him out. He could see no hope unless Bryan should be elected. So he began to lam bast Taft. He denounced him on the Brownsville Issue. No sooner had Boss Carson bea-un his anti-Taft crusade than negro ministers of all denomina tions took the cue and jumped into the fight. Soon the colored ministry was di vided: some were for Taft; others thouerht he outrht to be punished. So intense did these ministerial politicians become that thev ceased discoursing on hell and damnation, and turned to Brownsville; they preached no more of the devil, but of Taft. Politics com pletely obliterated the gospel, and now the colored divine knows no gospel but the "battle of Brownsville." Almost every night there Is -a negro "rally," largely attended, and enmusi asm Is unrestrained. Tonight It Is a Taft rallv: tomorrow night It la an anti-Taft rally, and always the ami crowd is led by the aforesaid Perry Carson or some of the excited minis ters. In the eyes of one crowd Taft Is real friend of the colored race, and the DamocracT their bitterest enemy in the other camp Taft is a little better than the devil himself, and even Bry anlsm and Democratlo rule Is prefer able. The negro element Is perfectly wild over the campaign, ana tneir utterances. No Students. No Gas. No Cocaine. . THE RELIABLE Chicago Dentists Do High -Grade Work Positively Without Pain We are thorough dentists of many ve firs' rjractical experience and we back up every bit of it with our wall known reputation for doing HONEST DENTISTRY, The best dentistry is none too good for you. Our success is due to uni form high-grade work at reasonable prices. TEETH . Silver Fillings 50 up Gold Fillings SI. 00 up 22-K. Gold Crown S5.00 Good Eubber Plate....- 5.00 The Best Rubber Plates SS.OO NERVOUS PEOPLE And those afflicted with heart weak ness can now have their teeth ex tracted, filled and bridge work ap plied without the least pain or danger. 19 OFFICES IN UNITED STATES CHICAGO PAINLESS DENTISTS 323V. "Wash. St., Cor. 6th. Phones Main 8880, A 5340. Office hours, 8 A. M. to 6 P. M. Lady attendant to one who did not know, would Indi cate that a tremendous conflict is Im pending. But not one among the hun dreds who participate will cast a vote In November. And when the returns are all In, the colored brothers will re turn to their labors, forgetting the heat of their controversies, and con tent with the result. Nobody minds their political scraps; the newspapers give much space, because news Is scarce and the negro population Is large. But everybody understands that It Is a tempest In a teapot; that Is, everybody but Senator Foraker. He seems to think the fight is of some importance, for whenever he visits Washington he confers freely with the leaders of the anti-Taft campaign, and seems pleased with reports. ARREST WALKING ARSENAL Policw of Paris Find Stranger Is "Heeled" for Apaches. PARIS, Sept 6. (Special.) Posada, a young South American, who says that is his only name, had read In the Paris papers about the "Apaches" of the city. He concluded that Parisian streets are less safe than the Pampas, and armed himself to the teeth accordingly. At the same time he endeavored to Introduce In Paris what may be South American customs, and forced his way Into a theater without paying for his seat Having been ejeoted, he was taken to the police station, where he was found to have about his person one bowie-knife, one dagger with a three-edged blade, one brass knuckle, one revolver loaded with soft-nosed bullets, and six spare car tridges. In the police court he pleaded that he had merely taken due precautions against footpads. He had read the Paris papers, which had convinced him that he could not venture out In the city without being fully armed. The court told him that the Parisian press occasionally exaggerated matters, and that his precautions were unnecessary, and sent him to prison for six days for being found with illegal weapons upon him. ROB BANK, SHOOT CITIZEN Five Men Secure Contents of Blba wlk Safe Deposit Vaults. DULTH, Minn., Sept. 6. A gang ot Ave men rifled the bank of Bibawik, near here, early today. The robbers se cured the contents of the safoty deposit vaults. The exact amount of the plun der has not been ascertained. A citizen was probably fatally shol for refusing to stop when commanded by one of the robbers, who- stood guard outside. TADGO CUILDINS. 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