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Moro. Oregon.
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Vinton Hotel
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Railway Ticket Office in the Lobby.-
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A m e r le «
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All kinds of Reservoir and Cistern work in con­
nection with water systems installed in first
class style and all work done guaranteed.
Dynamite and powder work on all kinds of Rock Excavations
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T a f t « C e a a tr a e tlv e
f it a t a a m s a .
The Honorable W illiam H T a ft has
been one of the chief adviser» and
strongest advocates of the Republican
administration policy during this for
matlve and historic period.
He has
been a pioneer, not only along the lines
of statecraft, which bars had for their
object the development of our western
states, but be bas given particular at­
tention to tbs situation la the Orient
with reference to the future commerce
between those fa r away .countries and
tbe Pacific coast of America.
In bis own Inim itable way and nnlt
Ing a unique personality with the blgb
eat authority as a diplomat, he poured
oil on the troubled waters In Japan
and changed the political storm there
raging. Into a placid sunshine of peace
In Chins he created such enthusiasm
as tbe Orientals bava never shown to
any other visitor and left that empire
with tbe belief on their part th a t tbv
United States is not only ready to an
ter Into eommerrial reciprocity, but to
still stand as Chinn’s friend and land
Its Influence to see that she gets ,u
tics from those who would violate har
territorial Integrity.
T a ft
PLUMBING
of
Two wars have caused the whole
world to realise that the Pacific Ocean
la to be ths scene of the greatest hu­
man activities In the future. The war
o f_ tlie United States wltb Spain gave
us possessions which bring os within
speaking distance of Asia, and tbs
Russo Japanese war revealed Japan to
the world aa a powerful and progres­
sive nation, whose future sphere of ac­
tion would of neceHBlty be within tbe
boundaries of the ocean separating
America from tbe Orient.
O. W. AXTELL
The Umatilla House
T h e
Genius
O rie n ta l T ra d e -E m p ire .
FU R N ITU R E ;
... AND ...
The Beet of Table Board at Moderate Price.
Hteam H eat.
C o nstru ctive
Regular communication
each 2d and 4th T hurs­
day evening» m o n th ly.
y order W .M .
C arried the Toroh ef C iv ilis a tio n te
M rs Heleu P arry, Heey
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M e r e L ed g e, N o . 113.
I. 0 .0 . F. Moro, Oregon.
Supremacy.
Meets every Haturday
evening at 7:30 o’clock.
’ V isiting member» are
1 cordially In v ite d . M em ­
Durlug tb« paat ten year», under a
ber» are e x i s ted to I *
present.-
G . A . M eloy, N . G, constructive Republican policy, the
United States ha» assumed a position
Itobert M. Brash, Secretary.
hi the Pacific Ocean which 1» destined
to give her the bulk of the vast com­
merce of the countries situated on ths
greatest body of waRer op,the globs.
Soma of the things accomplished by
First street. Strong brick, Moro, Ore.
the party of enlightened freedom and
patriotism have been: Ths securing
of the open door In C h in a ; the preser­
vation of the Integrity of tbs Chinese
Empire; the acquisition of the Philip­
Confectionery
pines; the establishment of coaling sta­
tions senses tbs Pacific and finally the
transfer of the American fleet of bat­
Cigars, Tobaccos
tleships from the Atlantic to the Paci­
fic to modestly remind the Oriental na-J
B illiard and Pool T a b le s Rons that, having assumed ths posi­
tion of a world power In the Pacific,
we are prepared to maintain It against
all comers.
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F .C K A B T R E E , I . - c l Agent, Moro, Or.
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P o r t la n d
Wm.
M c r tiir r a y , General Passenger Agent,
P o rtla n d , Oregon.
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Wright-Dickinson Hotel Co.
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Trunks and Grips Delivered
To and From all Trains.
H le < «rr M a b l« « ■ » » » •■ '■ « •-
Proprietor of
CITY DRAY NO.
Draying of all Kinds.
READ THE OBSERVER
A L L th e tim e .
For C o u n ty new«
Trunk» and Grip» Hauled to ^ n d
from al| trains
•r« («
B «g «41« l«
Ih e
aa high aa you can— th e » ’» b o
danger— aa low aa you
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— there*» no amelL That’s
because the smokeless device
prevents smoke or smell - —
that means a steady Bow ot
glowing heat for every o u b c b
C « « d ld « t«
It did not need the Chinese boycott
W h e T r a a a g l« «
M l« Id « « * « •«
of American gooda, or the outbreak ef
C a le b V e le « .
the V"Uble with Japan over the Immi­
gration question, to convince as Impar­
tial Onlooker that America’s relations
Tbe number ef prominent Democrats
with the powers of ths F ar Hast would,
before long, bo mors Immediate, ef all over the country wbo have an
greater moment and possibly of greater nouuced their deeertlon ef Bryan and
hazard than our relations with ths havs advised their friends to vole for
power.» ef Europe - The American flee* T g ft sad Shermsa la a matter ef grava
baa foreshadowed the systematic asser­ soncSra to Mr. Bryan’s managers. In
tion of American power In ths Pacifia Richmond. Vs., always a rock-ribbed
American Interests In that ocean, com­ eitadel of Democracy, a T a ft business
mercial political and te rrito ria l have men’s club has bees ergsnlsed, wltb
hundreds ef members, and In Baltimore
bees neglected far too long
ths defections of leading Democrats
W a lk e r e f «he r b l l l p p l » « « -
has become the subject of a dally ss
Mr Taft la Is a »«nee the father of rial la the newspapers These lllus
the Philippines. It haa been hla kindly, tratlona are given not because they are
constructive statesman's hand that exceptional In this campaign, but bs
evolved order out of their original ««use of their geographical location
chaos 1» hla report eubmltted te Con­
In Chicago a aensstloa was caused
gress ae a result of h it visit to the by W illiam Preotlaa. who announced
Philippines to be present at tbe opening that he w ill support T a ft Instead of
of their first Assembly, he made four Bryan for Praaldent and Dsneen In
recommendations First— action by Oon- atead of Btsvenaon for Governor. M r
grena admitting to the United States
Prentlaa haa been a Democratic lead
Philippine products asdsv such condi­
sr la Chicago for aaveral years He
tions that they would sot Interfere was CIvU Service Commlsaloner under
with American tobacco and sugar-In­
Mayor Dunne and haa several time»
dustries : second, the removal ef re-
, . ndldato for Judge
la 1898 ho was chaÎnnan of the Lem s
and lands: third, further leglalatl
sratle Stale convention. He wae for
authorizing the government to sarry
marly an ardent Bryan partisan .
an an agricultural bank, which la sow
la a latter made pubUc recently M r
authorized osly as a private enterprise;
Prentiss charges Bryan with betraying
fourth, the repeal ef th< t»w -applying
hla followers and forsaking the prln
te the islands lbs coastwise laws of
etples for which bo stood prior to the
the United Staton.
present campaign. * $
F h llo a e g h r e f Develegm ebt.
M r Prentiss says: *
Our nation has grown by obeying the
"Bryaa claims that he la the man to
instinct of development We are to-day
continue and extend Roosevelt’e work,
entitled te be called Greater America, claiming much af It as suggestions of
bat that greatness w ill bo lost If ws
his own Les» than thre« months ag«
forget the political philosophy which
I preferred Bryan as Roosevelt’s sue
bas made ua great—expansion of Amer
»essor
Ha Was my p a rti leader, to
lean thought territory, mechanical ekllL
whom I tbsa had full confidence B u t
rivlllzatlee and philosophy. Thia Is an
as before Indicated, my faith In Bryaa
auspicious tim e f<x the ereatlon and do
Is a relic Bryaa. not tbe Ideal Bryan
velopment of our export trade. Th«
• f the past but the real Bryaa of to
explored and undeveloped markets of
day, surrounded by the Macks, M ur
Asia furnish ths opportunity All other
phys, McGraw», Taggarts, Sullivans
fields have been occupied, end to ah
and Jos Baileys at al. of th» pressât
tempt to wrest them from other natlosa
day Democratic party, at ths beat could
would be e f. doubtful expediency
la
i but a dlamal fallu re."
the Orient the commercial poealbllttlee
In bis Shanghai speech, addressing
a body of Influential merchants, dlplo
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mats and Chinese government official«
C o m m e r c ia l T r a d e a o l l c l i r d
Mr. T a ft spoke In part aa follows:
"We do not complain of loss of trade
that results from the employment of
great enterprise, Ingenuity sr attention
te the demands of the Chinese market,
or tbe greater business acumen shown
by our competitors. We would bava
the right to protest at being secluded
from the trade of China by reason of
our Insistence of the policy of the
Open Door. The acquiescence in tbla
policy of all the nations Interested haa
STO P AT
been ao unhesitating and emphatic
that It Is hardly worth while to spem
late upon the probable action of the
United State» In cate tha Interests of
American merchants are placed In J$op
C o rn e r 7 th a n d S ta rk S tre e t» .
ardy. and how far the United States
It la new and Ita room s are provided w ith
would go In the protection of Its Chi­
running water and lo n g distance tele­
nese trade, I cannot say. I t Is dear,
phones. European plan. Rates
per day and upward
however, that our merchants are being
H igh est priced room $3
roused to the Importance of ths Chi­
per day.
nese trade and they would view wltb
deep concern any and all political ob
atacles which menace that expansion.
Chas. W rig h t, President.
"This feeling Is likely to find eipres-
M. 0. Dickinson, M anager. «lon In the action of the Amerldfti gov­
ernment. The United States and the
other powers favor the open door, and
ir they are wise they w ill encourage
•he Empire to take long ebepe I d ad­
ministrative? and governmental reform,
♦he development of the reeourcae of
M o ro . O re g o n .
China, and the Improvement of the wel­
fa re of the people To de thl» would
mid to China’s strength and position
ns a self-respecting government and aid
Express and Freight
Delivered to any Start of the City her In preparing to resist poselhla for
rign aggression In the seeking of undue
Piano and Furniture Moving.
end exclusive proprietary privileges
Thue no foreign »Id w ill be required
to wnforce the open door and th« policy
of oqual opportunity fof a ll’.*
REED HULSE
Turn
the Wick\
F a lla r « , » « e th e r « v ir e i« « « o«»»«-
L e g t e a l r e a a e a e r e la l B v e a t a .
Conducted on Best Principles
C ity
F iv e C e n ts
PROMINENT OEFEGTIQNS
FROM BRYAN CONTINUE
Hotel Oregon
Oregon “ Builders”
ifcber S^unps Furnished.
lor Typewriter^ Typewriter
Supplies, EibtxnuK Sta*
The United States bus «-pine Into pes-
eeanlon of the Philippines and all tha
political and strategical responslhllltlea
entailed by thia movement The partiel-
pu:Ion In, and suppression ef, ths Bexar
rebellion. the expanding recognition af
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the supreme importa nee to the future
of American trade, of the open door, the
realization that, with ths exception of Dem ocratic Leaders fro m Coast te
Japan, no country 1» ao well situated
Const Reject Vagaries of ths
aa the United States. Industrially and
Nebraska W h e th e r Vane.
geographically, te muke the most and
the beat of the development of China.’
These and other events have trans­
formed American Indifference to ths
r iltla m
P r e a t t e a e f C h i« « « « Save
fortunes of the Far Bast Into a real,
B v g « « « a W « « e ld e a t W o « l d Be
live, tingling and vigilant concern.
3 Wm. Rudolf
H otel M oro
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C h a p te r
_ Quick and Cheap!
C o u n ty , O reg o n , F r id a y , O c t. 1 6 , 1 9 0 8
WILLIAM H. InFT AND
PACIFIC COMMERCE
No 7» O . I H .
Fvery Description to Order
During recent Republican administra­
tions we have built up an export trad»
w ith the F ar Bast ef something like
SlflO.OOO.OOO per year. We have landed
an army oo Chinese territory, and have
been drawn w llly-allly into the vortex
of the F a r Baatern question
During
the period policies have been formulated
which have compelled us to take a hand
In momsBtoua negotiations. We havs
definitely enrolled ths Far Bast among
ths objects of our commercial and diplo­
matic solleltuds Things have rhanged
much during this ton years «* RepablL
exceed tha dreams of the optimist
Are the American people reedy to
abandon auch a altuatloa a ad leave It
to tbe mercy of the Democratic party
with ite failure ef fifty years looking
At aa from the past!
C *1 K « v b 1« O«w««»««a <•» T « « -
John J Barrett, for years one of ths
most brilliant orators of tha Demw
cratlc party of California, haa regia
torsd thia year as a Republican. Thai
registration has given the Democratic
managers a shock only second to that
T H E YOUNG R E P U B L IC A N .
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which they fslt wheo they learned that
lo a business sense tbe young voters
If . F. Tarpey bad deserted the shift­
who have come forward else» 1904 have
ing cease of Bryaa.
more at stake than any stber class Is
“My rsglatratlon speaks for Itsolf.”
rendering a right declaloa. Their aw
“When asked to
tire lives are ahead. They have mors said Mr. B a rre tt
years to live, and are now laying the state my politics I said I was a Re-
foundations of their business «steers pub Ilea a. T hat tolls tbs tale."
Barrett preached Democratic doe
National policies and conditions ars^ af
tha highest consequence to th«m
P«r trlDW from ail tbs stumps of Califor
baps they are farmers. I f so. lei them
ask the alder generation how farm s «
K • « • « ■ • e f e H e r t h C e r e ll a « « .
fared under the last Democrat!« admin
Regardleee of peat afflllatlona. stu­
latratlon. Let them take the market
dents of affairs, del vers and thinkers,
reports ef today end compare them
with the prices that prevailed when Mr. are fast lining sp for Judge T aft. A
recant example la that of Silas McBee,
Bryan made his cruaads for free stiver
and burled defiancs at President Glsvw editor of the Chnrcbman, of New Tork
f.rcauas h" stood by tt>« •«'A la an Interview bs says:
" I am a North Chrollnan by birth and
standard. At ths same time Bryaa dw
a lifelong Democrat I shall vole for
■ouoced the Republican party for H»
protectionist a» well aa aoand money Mr. T a ft because he has It In bis heart
position. Perhaps the Ir s t votpr Is te ts bring my people of tbs South back
engage la manufacturing er mlufag, as into absolute union with the national
wage earner or otherwise
Doss ba Ilfs and to their historic place aa a con
was! his American rats sf wages sod trolling fores In the nation, and to de
tha Industry he chooses reasonably pro­ which would Immortalise him as
tected against foreign competition! If sthtssman. *
“ I shall vote for him bscasas ba more
be does Mr. Bryan’s leadership w ill
take him In ths opposite direction — nearly represents my Ideal» ef govern
m ent ef social order and economic pol
8« Louie Globe Democrat
Icy then any living Democrat, or any
man before the people today, save
T h * T t d « « • F re e g e e M g .
alone Theodore RooeevelL who la the
The tide of prosperity may «Kb sad only Republican President I have ever
flow, but the great waves of Industrial voted for.- M r. T a ft haa administered
wealth w ill continue to grew In vol­ •very trust committed to him by the na
ume w ith ever-increasing somfort and tlon with an eye single to the nation’s
happiness to our sostentod people, who good and far ths highest Interest» of
w ill soon sumbor 100,800.000. And bo- ths people th a t compose the nation.*
cause of our intelligent and -skillful
T h e B e e t« » 1« B « ltle a o » e .
labor, mads so because of good wages
and good living, wd shall make hotter
Mr. George R. WlUle, former preel
fabrics and build stronger structun
dent of tbe Police Board of Baltimore
that In spite of their blghar cost in ths end Democrat of tbs old school will
beginning wUl ho cheaper la the sad cast ths first Republican vote since he
asd w ill be wanted by the people la attained his majority. M r. W illis w'll
every corner of the earth. Bo that we vote for T a f t
ahall capture the markets of the world
“Under ns circumstances could I vote
In greater volume without aver sscrl for Bryan,” said he, ’’for the reason
firing our horns m arket the foundation that I do not believe be 1s since e. and
of our national wealth and prog “
If sincere, is not a good man for P •»»'
Hon. James 8 Sherman.
dent of the United States.“
“Hew do you gauge public sentl
Henry Gassaway D avla who was de­
Mr. W illis wan asked.
feated with Parker four years ago, *
“Among my dleotele I know of ne
wiser ns well as older. He aaya
one whe w ill vote far Bryan. There Is
neee no hope for the Democracy, and not a Democrat who favors him
thinks Parker la again wasting vain
Another prominent southern Demo­
able time In making speneban.— B t crat who w ill voto for T a ft to Mr. W
Louis Globe-Democrat
A Garrett, chief eaeeutive officer to the
receivers of ths Seaboard A ir
I t la Interesting to note to how great Hallway Company.
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an extent Governor Hughes is com­
M r Garrett’s reasons for supporting
manding the support of Democrats la th« Republican candidate are that ha
New York Btntn.— Springfield Repuhll- 1« the candidate of the buslnesa men
aod bib election would be for the beet
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Anywny, M r. T a ft
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Ma. Gursett say« Mu haa uetlcsdjs
Mr.
Brynn’a
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Y ou can carry it about and care for it just as easily as a lamp.
Brass oil font holds 4 quarts burning 9
~ hours. Handsomely fin­
ished in japan and nickel. Every heater wananted.
Lamp
w i n t e r evenings. Steady,
brilliant light to read, sew or but by. M ade of
brass, nickel plated, latest unproved central draft
burner. Every lamp warranted. If your dealer can­
not supply Perfection O il Hdater or Rayo I
write our nearest agency for descriptive
S T A N D A R D O IL C O M P A N Y
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Southern States and instanced Alabama
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Two mwu who have «¡ways been
prominent la Itemocratlc cirri«» In Bal
tlmore who have anaounced that they
did aot think enough of Bryan to vote
for him. and that they would support
T a ft Inatriid. are M r John K Semmea.
one of the prominent lawyers of Baltl
more and president of the School
Board, and Mr. L»l<h Bonaal, who In
years paat ha» been one of the moet
active workers ,1^1/1,» tPei,a^<jntic party
Both men aald that tn e jf’’could not
stand for Bryan and hla policies
Mr Bon»al’» defection from the rank»
of Democracy waa an especial »h<x'k to
the Bryan men In tbe State They had
counted on him aa one oA'the prlxe
spellbinder» during the coming cam­
paign. and had no Idea but that he was
an ardent supporter of the Democratic
nominees
“ When and where w ill It
suit you beat to »|x*ak during.the com
Ing campaign In behalf of Mr. Bryan?
Mr. Bryan’s friend» In Maryland wrote
him When Mr. Bonaabreplled that he
Intended to vote for T aft tha corre
apondence ceased
M ajor Richard M. Venable, former
president of the Baltimore Park Board
and one of the most prominent Inde­
pendent Democrats in Mary tend, haa
declared for T a ft and agalnstf Bryan.
“1 am for Taft." anld Major Venable,
a I do not agree with Mr. Bryan’a
opinions on the varloue questions now
confronting tbe public.
’He baa not tbe Judgment and tern
perameut of a statesman. A statesman
know» that no matter how desirable a
reform may lx» be must tMke short steps
in accomplishing IL He know» that It
cannot be done In a day The public,
mind and the new machinery of admin
latratlon must ba educated and adapted
to Introduce such radical change« a»
are contained In Mr Bryan’s program,
ever conceding for the argument' that
b« la right “
Waldo Newcomer, president of tb«.
National Exchange Bank of Baltimore,
say* that alibougb be bellevea la the
principle» of the Demix-ratlc party and
would like to cast bis ballot for tbe
Democratic ticket, h« finds It Impoaslblv
to support Bryan and bis Idea»
Mr. Newcomer cbaracterla«d the Bry
ar> plank In th » Deuvei platform guar
snteelng deposit» in banka aa nonsen
steal and unnecessary
He said th«
scheme »marked ot paternalism and la
not founded upoD sound or good bust
nesa principles
Mr. Newcomer said h« did not re
gard M r Bryan a» the type ot man to
make a satisfactory or safe President,
and felt that th« Interest» of the coun I
try and tbe people aa a whole would be
far better promoted thia time by the
election of M r T aft, lu whose sanity
soundness and honesty every one who
knows him has th« utmost confldeacs.
Frederh R Coudsrt. for year» a
prominent New Tork Independent Dem
ocrat. hat stated that be Intend» to vote
for Taft.
J K Smith, vice president of th*
Simmons Hardware Company of 8t
Louis, who»« politics heretofore hat
been Democratic, bae come out for
Taft. He aaya many, other Democrat»
among St. Loula business mea will
mark their ballots the aame way
Mew 1 ork
! > • • • * < • • r f b ®-
The Ithaca > ( N
Y.) Chronicle, a
aew»|taper heretofore Democratic, haa
broken with that party and Joined the
eppoaltlon, saying:
"Believing that there to no hope for
reaaonabl« men In the Iiemocracy un­
der Its present leaders; refusing to
truckle te the mlsfl^ combination of
Populism. Socialism, corruption and
bosslaia preaontod under tbo guise of
Demo-racy, tbe Chronicle takes Its
stand firmly foe T a ft sod Sherman, for
UogbM and hto ronoing mats ”
G RO W TH
OY W E A LTH
CATTTA.
U o r l r l « « Ik « « t h e P e e r A r e O r w w te «
P o o re r S b e w a t o • •
P * le e .
(From the Loe Angeles Times.)
In 1X20 the esvlngs banks af the
United States held 81,188.578. This
waa a poor country then compared with
now. The amount was only an average
of 12 cents for tbs population sf that
time. That amount of average economy
was vary small.
Now the people of thia country have
83.890,878,945 Is eavlaga banka Tble
,1s an average for the whole population
of thta time of over 842. Tbe actos)
depositors hawe an average ef 8429 to
their credit.
Ip 18JO only A885 per-
eons lo tb» cetin try wera rleh enongh io
kavo a aavings bank account Now
there ere 8.588,811.
When Jameo Buchanan, the last
Democratic President la a long line,
went Into office, there waa about 8100.-
000,000 In the serings banks af tha
United States By 1870, after fighting
out the great war, tbs people, under
Republican m l» for twenty years, bed
8550.000.000 In the savings banka When
tbe n eit Democratic President took bis
•eat In lxx3. tbe rwvlnge of tbe people
bed parsed the billion point. By 1898
tbe eavlnga bad doubled again.
So there It la. In 1820 there were
enly about H.OOO people rich enough to
have a aa rings bank account
Now
there are over 8.000,000. in 1820 tbe
savings were 12 cents per capita; now
they are over $12
That the poor grow poorer and the
rich richer In thle country 1s as true
aa any other Populistic notion.
T a rrs
service to labor
D e e tre r« «
O la B « « IS « b L e w A e -
i k m p i l f , * »be« V a l e « L a b « « 1« •
C *> « * » lr e « r .
‘(From tbe Emporia (K a n .) Oasette
The simple fact 1» that so man baa
done more to ptar» union labor en •
sound, »quare, law abiding, respected
footing than William H T a ft by hla
declaiuua In labor cases. Both employ
era and employed have acknowledged
tbe Justice of bis decisions and Issrned
to abide by them, and to-day there 1s
out an Intelligent worker or fair-
minded employer who would seek to
abrogate them
Judge T a ft lifted union labor from
the doubt and uncertainty aa to Ita
rights which had before prevented and
gave It a standing which It has aver
since retained, and which bas proved
uuder hla rulings, securs against all
attack- The old eaaumptlon, derived
from England, that union labor to a
conspiracy, and that workers could t>«
prevented from leaving railway or
other employment at their will, waa
swept away forever by Judge T a ft so
far as the United State» Is concerned,
and when an attempt was made, years
later, to revive the principle. Jsdge
T a ft’s derision Was quoted successfully
by the labor aide to defeat the pisa
M r T a ft was and to labors’ friend,
because be to absolutely Juet, and
would so more permit wrong to bo
don« to tb« poorest laborer la tbe land
than be would to any one else. And
tb« honeet. law abiding workers asks
■ ad expects no mors than this.
Bryan, are learn from a Democratic
contemporary, to giving the East a good
scare. Bryan’s scares, however, see»
hort anybody-but Bryan.— Philadelphia
Press
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•elloitens.
An old tody unaccustomed to trues»-
Ing Innocently seated heraslf In a firut
clam carriage, although abe only had a
third clam ticket The guard, think­
ing the had made a mlataksi popped
Mr. T a ft says that he stands on hto hi» bead Into the carriage and Inquired.
record. No particular credit to T a ft “Are you first claaa, ma’am T*
No, sir. not altogethnr."
In that. Anybody would
■taed ea th e kin d of reeswd
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