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The Herald D. E. ST1TT, Editor. Entoml u aacomi-clA matter Sptmbr 8, at the pot ortW at Monmouth, OrRn. undor tha Act of March S. 1ST. ISSi:Kn KVKKY FRIDAY Subscription Rates One year Six months $1 50 cU Monmouth, Oregon. FRIDAY, NOV. 1. 1912. Vice President Sherman is very ill at Utica, New York, with little hope- for recovery. His illness will probably necessitate his withdrawal front the Re publican ticket for the office of vice president. The allied forces of the Bal kan territory are after Turkey with the prospect of having her browned to a turn and ready for slicing by Thanksgiving day. While the allies are rejoicing exceedingly, Turkey will have nothing to be thankful for. Fighting in the borders of European Turkey is fast and tierce, and the Turkish forces are beiug beaten back by the allied armies, so that present appearances are looking as though the Ottoman govern ment may lose a good portion of her European possessions, as the invading forces are institut ing civil administrations, in the cities captured, indicative of permanent possession. Before the Hkraxd appears again a great political battle will have been tiuishe d, and no doubt, but that many people will be disappointed because their choice has been turned down, but they can console themselves in the thought that they will have just as good a president to live under as the other fellow has, and from the appathy which marks the cam paign one would conclude that the general public were not over anxious as to the result. Some Contradictions Nailed. The great cry of the anti suffragist is that the women do not want the ballot. "Only a few agitators," they shout, ''are asking for woman suffrage, and the great mass of women would feel the ballot a burden and an irksome responsibility." If this is so, why do the states where woman suffrage has been granted, remain woman suffrage states? If the women do not want the ballot, why do they not turn around, when they have the ballot, and vote woman suffrage out again? With the help of the earnest male anti suffragists who are now so anx ious to prevent this "burden" from being put upon the un enfranchised women, the women who do not want the ballot com bine and vote the measure out again. In no country or state, where the franchise has been given women, however has any attempt ever been made to dis enfranchise them, although, when Washington became a state, women who were voting under the territorial govern ment, were tricked out of the franchise by a piece of political jugglery; they at once began the struggle to regain the ballot, however, and at last succeeded, since which event they have been making history in a way that has attracted the attention and won the approval of good government workers all over the country. : Meanwhile, the woman who complained that she did , not wish the ballot thrust upon her, is out using it earnestly in both California and Washington. Furthermore, any oue who might have the temerity to sug gest that the ballot betaken from her, would undoubtedly have an unpleasant session. TO THE TAXPAYERS AND VOTERS OF POLK CO.. OREGON. ; As the Democratic nominee for the office of Sheriff of Folk County, I respectfully ask your support at the general election to be held next Tuesday, promising you if elected I shall continue to serve you to the best of my ability. As to my record as Sheriff, the people alone must judge. However, I deem it not out of place to submit a few facts for your consideration. The first year I filled this office, the tax roll amounted to $106, 025.33. The roll for the year 1911, now being closed reached a total of $305,551.99, the number of legal papers coming into my hands annually for service is now nearly four times as great as the number served during my first year in office. Notwithstanding this enormous increase of business, the cost of conducting the affairs of the office has not been increased to the taxpayers. While three times as much money is now being handled annually, the collecting is being done with the same number of deputies. I might add that the delinquent tax this year was less in dollars and cents than when the tax roll was only one thiruas large. Polk County can safely invite a com parison of its delinquent tax roll with that of any other County in the state, be such County large or small. The results attained are due to improved systems adopted in handling the public money, and to the further fact that the ex perience gained in the office work enables myself and deputies to perform a vastly greater amount of work in a day, without in creased cost to the taxpayers. On this record, I respectfully solicit your aid in the coming election, assuring you that your support will be gratefully appre ciated. John M. Grant. (Paid Advertisement.) Socialist Column Socialism does not propose to divide a single dollar's worth of wealth or anything else between all the people or any part of the people. Socialism proposes to destroy the present system under which a few individuals compel all the farmers and the whole working class to divide up with them and give up to them more than three-fourths of all the wealth that their labor produces. The Socialist Party in Polk County has the following county ticket. You will find it on the ballot. The candidates are all good men and will, if elected, represent the working people. They belong to no ring or clique and believe the county . should have value received for eyery dollar expended. Voters who desire honest and impartial ser vice will do well to vote for these candidates.1 Representative, C. P. Cornwell, Monmouth. Joint Representative Folk and Lincoln Counties, Geo. W. Hen shaw, Dallas. County Judge, A. II. Dennett, Rickreatl. Commissioner, E. li. Ostrom, Monmouth. Sheritr, J. A. Roberts, Dallas. Treasurer, J. W. Miller, Falls City. Clerk, J. P. Sears, McCoy. Surveyor, R. E. McDonald, Dallas. Assessor, T. I. Bowman, Dallas. School Superintendent, Frank Van Camp. We call attention of the voter to the election pamphlet The Socialist principles are s there set forth. Compare them with the other parties. The Socialist plat form would place the banking business in government hands. This would prevent panics and money on deposit would always be safe. The people's money could be had by the people for a nominal interest charge. This would kill the banking trust. The Socialist campaign is financed by the party members who pay dues every month. No contributions have ever been re ceived by the party from cor porations, trusts or capitalists. The monthly membership dues furnish the resources of the party for a campaign that will never stop until Socialism triumphant shall abolish rent, interest and profit and all men shall be equal before the law and have equal opportunities. The enormous sums contributed by corporation and trust heads to the old parties and the new Progressive party show who will be the beneficiries. Parties are supported by people who expect to be benefitted by their success. If your interest is the same as the trusts and corporations who have "skinned" you and who are supporting those parties, vote with them; if not, cast a ballot for the Socialist candidates who are not subsidized by any special interest (Paid Advertlaettient.) DR. L. W. HORN, Veterinary Surgeon Crowley Bros. Livery Barn Independence, Oregon. ill ELMER E. PADDOCK Republican Nominee for Representative, Polk County As a candidate for Representative he presents to the voters of the county for their favorable consideration the follow ing tut hi platform: Subscribes to Stutement No. 1. Favors lower taxes and strictly op- , , poses all extravagant and unnecessary .. " appropriatioiiM, Also favora a reasonable exemption from taxation of household goods, a stricter control of wild-cat corporations, the betterment of our country school system, simplifying the management of state institutions, and the abolish ment of useless commissions and offices. If elected will use my best efforts to promote the interests of the people of PolK County, and the State of Oregon. THE SUPPORT OF ALL VOTERS RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED No. 72 on Official Ballot Monmouth Bakery McNeill brothers, Proprietors THE BEST BREAD AND Pastries of all Kinds Give us a trial. We can please you Once a customer you'll come again Orders filled by delivery are due and payable at the end of the week Monmouth, - - Oregon THESE NUMBERS WILL BAR SJMQLE TAX 1M OREGON fCf Against SilcEi x Home tflJiesf ln Of flow Euat Trt,o Le (Paid Advertisement) i E3 Hulfe piiriaHaBaaWBMaVMBWHHMaaHMBHaHBl