Show V J J fflFT OUT more Independdence more boldness ence Also it would leave Governor Wilson entirely free to spend all of his time for the next three months and a half upon his own campaign without taking pay from the people of New Jersey for days and weeks in which they will not get anything from him even If he sticks to his Job OF RACE EVEN THE EAST BEGINS TO SEE HAS NO CHANCE PRESIDENT TO WIN HIS SUPPORT CREAKING Him Arraign Newspaper for His Message on Panama Canal Question and for Vetoes on Behalf of Woolen Interests Colonel solemnly Harvey George the Democrats that the mao have to beat Is not President This delphlc utterance Is sympnot only of the recognition tomatic In Hie east of the strength of the Promovement it is equally gressive In of the current break-uluminative the Taft support The veto of the wool revision bill to which might have been expected bring to the president the hearty supat leasts has port of New England elicited more unkind than kind words from the Important journals Tranof that section The Boston script congratulates Mr Taft upon his vetoes in behalf of the woolen interests but expresses the fear that “the country at large seeing our satlsfactlon is likely to declare that the president Is forgetting that the consumer and not the producer Is the first person to be consulted" The Providence Journal in the same strain declares: “The effect of his action will be to convince the voters more and more that there is no chance of tariff reform from him or his party" Both these This is cold comfort papers have been giving Mr Taft their support yet they cannot approve tariff the policy which he made his own In his speech of acceptance The Detroit News the Reading Progressive newspaper in Michigan has a few other editorial been gathering utterances from powerful Taft newspapers In the east The most slgnifi-York cant it finds to be the New limes’ biting arraignment of the president' for bis "pitiful trafficking with in his upon the message principle" The Times Panama Canal question goes on to say: "President Taft la his own worst It is a duty and a painful enemy one to call that fact to his attention Ills unwith all possible directness fortunate propensity for dealing with great public questions in that spirit and avoidof miserable compromise ance that is exhibited in his message to the senate and the house on the Panama Canal bill has brought him into his present wretched plight within his party and before the country” The New York Sun also "regrets” the stand of the chief executive upon It adds: “The the Panama Canal bill Panama act either does or does not violate the treaty If It does not there Is nothing to be said If It does It is unfit on that score If there is a doubt it is to be a law unfit to be a law” News while Even the Indianapolis the president for his defiance praising of public opinion In the commerce court retention regrets “that some made such splendid stand was not over the Panama Canal bill” It says: as strong"Had Mr Taft contended ly for equality at the canal as he has for purity In the civil service and for court we believe he the commerce could have strengthened himself with the general public” It Is evident that the president rejected In the primaries by the great Republican states and weighted down st the convention by a questionable Is not In the campaign nomination giving to his supporters the kind of administrative record that they need cause for the strengthening of his They are becoming restive over the difficulty of offering in his behalf an Or perhaps they defense adequate are tired of defense Itself as a camAt any rate the course paign policy nf events goes more and more to show that even the east is coming to understand the perfectly patent fact that the race Is between Colonel Roosevelt and Mr Wilson that poor Mr Taft Is definitely out of it— Chicago Post warns they Taft VL v ii DEAL UP GENTLY WITH Hurt Archbold adof the Roosevelt the Standard Oil company is disclosed In the report made to the president under date of May 2 1906 by James R Garfield then comMr Garmissioner of corporations field reported That the Standard Oil company "has habitually received from the railroads secret rates and and Is now receiving other unjust and Illegal discriminations" This report was accompanied What V Governor Wilson has a new figure of It Is Bpeech to apply to the tariff he told the New Jersey farmers "a dam against which all the tides of prosperity are banked up" He prefers to call it the “restrictive tariff the tariff that bolds us back because the great unmatched energy of America is now waiting for a field itself” The greater than America tariff "hems us in” "checks us”' “smothers If the governor’s! us" puzzled admirer Mr Ilinrlchs heard that he would be congratulating himself after all that his candidate was a free trader? But what Is Governor Wilson proposing to do with this thing that “chokes us" and “smothers us?" Oh reduce the constricting force very carefully and gradually! He would not stop the country from being suffocated too suddenly He would not strain our suffering windpipes by the admission of too much air at once He Is full of qualifying phrases He would release the strangle hold of the taras it can be done “with iff only safety” Or as he put It In his speech of acceptance "We do not Ignore the fact that the business of a country like ours Is exceedingly sensitive to changes in legislation of this kind It has been built up however upon tariff schedules writInadvisedly ten in the way I have Indicated and its foundations must not be too radidisturbed" cally or suddenly That is it You deal gently with anything that is choking the life out of you for fear that sudden relief may prove too great a shock to the When a marauder takes you system by the throat you call him names tell him his conduct Is criminal but are extremely moderate about doing anything to interfere with his felonious operations That Is precisely the way of course a man may be expected to act If Mr Wilson really feelB as he now says he does that the tarto iff “smothers us” it is ridiculous suppose that once in power he would care for proceed with that scrupulous only gradual and undlsturbtng changes which he outlines in his speech of acceptance ' About Mr Perkins Mr Roosevelt believes and many others believe that Mr George W Perkins Is moved by unselfish pa- triotic considerations But suppose Mr Perkins in furtherwere ing the Progressive movement actuated only by shrewd business principles It Is the essence of the Progressive cause that social and political morality are as necessary to business prosperity as they are to the popular welNot all big business men are fare They can see that the end Is stupid at hand for the Ideal of business For years before the Progressive party was Mr Perkins and the McCorfounded micks and some other men of large business interests have advocated in their businesses and among their anclal associates a policy of avoiding the destruction of business stability by according the methods of business of the to tbe square deal demands people It Is hardly to be contended that any great political party desires to destroy business Certainly no party can represent the people if It sets Itto the commercial self In antagonism and industrial greatness of the counAnd the Progressive party’s chief try to Is obliterate such antagpurpose onisms as exist and to prevent the development of more bitter antagonisms One may accept the theory that Mr Perkins has good sense Irrespective and unselfishness of his selfishness by elaborate documentary evidence A further report was made later of unfair practices of the Standard showing among other things the extortionate prices charged in parts of the country where there was no chance for competition No wonder Mr Archbold was convinced that his company had no Influence with President Roosevelt He was right Roosevelt always was for a square deal That was what the Standard didn't want — Kansas City Star FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK TARIFF That’s What Wilton After Proposes Declaring That It Is Choking and Ue Smothering With the “Bab Ballads-curiWilson enters the campaign He In the straddle ously enough to shake off the Bryan platform tries to do But Not Quite Sure of Wilson is Hearst has adjured him evasive Under the caption "Why Should He he does It In a A platform a proIs not Resign?" the New York World argues fashion But the program he Wilson gram he says earnestly that Governor shouldn't After telling its readers does not offer save In the gauzlest adof the Taft The failure time and again that he Is the one man lashlon he shrewdly accepts as was the thing to ministration whose nomination clear the field for complete DemocratThere will be no debate about proved ic success at the polls the World evi- that he suggests Certainly the politIt cannot ical history of the last four months dently still has Its doubts "Just quite believe that the New Jersey leaves little room for debate In” he aBks “and of let the Democracy governor is virtually In possession watch us We are sure to be safe and the key of the White House We say we are Why Of course there is no direct admis- to harm no one You sion of any uncertainty about his vic- should anyone think otherwise? tory next November but the argument can tell what we will do — after we that he must hang on the office he has get In No one will be disturbed” It But If be were Is a sweet and moving picture can mean nothing else certain to win the presidency It would It belongs with the “Bab Ballads" be better for him to let go of the small- rather than with practical problems of — Journal Boston conflmore show administration would er piece It The attitude ministration to CIVIL WAR September 2 1862 f Tbe government at Washington was seriously alarmed by tbe consequence of Pope's crushing defeat at Bull Run Fears were lively that the Confeder-atarmy would pursue the demoralized army of Pope under the guns of and possibly capture the Washington whose General McClellan city was somewhat Peninsular failure dimmed by Pope's fiasco against Lee was placed In command of the fortifications at the capital The greatest excitement existed in the cities of Cincinnati O and Covand Newport Ky over the ington continued advance of Gen E Kirby Smith with a large Confederate force command General Wallace assuming ordered martial law In each of the cities suspended business and closed the saloons of all stations hurMen ried to join the bands for defense that were swiftly being organized The Confederate sloop John Thompson was captured by the United States bark Restless Lieut Edward when endeavorConroy commanding ing to penetrate the blockade There was a fight at Morganfleld Ky between a force of Union cavalry and a body of "guerrillas" In which were tbe Confederates finally dissuaded ranks To secure the rruit of (Mi condition we must press on vlg a A ously "Alabamians state is reyour deemed Tennesseeans your capital and state is almost restored without You return firing a gun conquerors Kentuckians the first great blow has been struck for your freedom Soldiers from other states share the happiness of our more fortunate brothers and will press on with them for the r of their homes and their demption MEANING THOUGHT At women” Gen J S Morgan commanding Union forces at Key West Issued an directing that negroes be put to work In the quartermaster department when they sought the protection of the United States order September 6 1862 Olathe tbe county seat of Jchnson Kansas was sacked by a county band of Confederate Irregulars undei the famous Quantrel The band enter ed tbe town at midnight and routed out the men Inhabitants three ol whom were killed resisting Stores and private houses were reported plundered Tbe postoffice was entered and rifled and county records deA number of volunteers In stroyed tbe Union army were paroled A fight took place near Cacapon bridge about 17 miles from Winchester ya between a body of Union troops under command of Col and a portion of the Confeder-atforces under Col Imboden result Ing In a sharp defeat of the Confederates who lost camp equipage ammunition guns horses and mules A party of Confederate cavalry 400 attacked the outpost numbering of the command of Gen Julius White in the vicinity of Martin sburg Va and were defeated after a short enSeptember 3 1862 gagement losing about 50 prisoners Discussion of the merits and de- The day was saved to the Union force by the gallant conduct of the Twelfth merits of McClellan as a commander Illinois cavalry which body lost Capoccasioned by the posting of a bulletin announcing that tbe Confederates tain Grosvenor and Lieutenant Loga wounded were advancing on Baltimore via Lees The city of Frederick Md was enburg caused a small riot In front of office tered and occupied by the Confetbe Journal of Commerce In in New York The crowd was dis- derate force under General Lee spite of Barbara Freitchie persed by the police Fort Abercrombie was attacked by News was obtained from four Confederate soldiers captured by Major a force of Indians who were driven off aftr a severe fight Kemper of the Tenth New York cavN C was attacked by that GenWashington alry on a reconnolssance eral Jackson had detached his corps a large force of Confederates who from the Confederate army under were finally repulsed During the the Union gunboat Pickengagement Longstreet leaving only 20000 men ett exploded her magazine and was deand disappeared for parts unknown General Jackson’s habit stroyed Knowledge of of appearing in unexpected places September 7 1862 lent alarm to tbe report Winchester Va was evacuated by excitement There was tremendous tbe national troops ' under General in tbe north and especially in PennWhite Orders came at three on the sylvania and Washington over the previous afternoon from General Pope rumored approach on invasion of Lee’s to retreat on Harper’s Ferry and the entire Confederate army which had last of the column marched out at entered Frederick Town the previous one In the morning setting fire to the day Pa was In a state Harrisburg buildings of panic A report was current that containing tbe quartermasbefore the women and children ters’ stores and magazines were to be leaving sent away and that the state records Colonel Shackleford at the head of were all packed ready to be shipped a force of Union troops had three des- from the state house A report from Confederate that the perate encounters with a band of Con- Hagerstown federate partisans near Grleger’s scouts were already prowling about Lake Iiy from which he eventually at that point added to the excitecame off with slight advantage ment A party of Confederates burning the Confederate camp and reunder Capt tain Bowles son of the president of a moving some of tbe guns Louisville bank made a raid upon September 4 1862 Shepardsville Ky burning a bridge One hundred and en Confederate over Salt river and paroled 85 members of the regulars who taken by Major Wheeden conscripts several days before when on their way w ere on guard at the town Clarksville Tenn was captured by to Richmond to be enrolled In the National forces under Gen WW Confederate army wore received at the Lowe Suffolk Governor Robinson of Kansas alarmThe Confederates burned three on the ed by the presence of Indians on tbe bridges over Benson ereek Louisville and Frankfort railroad border and tbe bands of Confederate about 60 miles east of Louisville partisans throughout the state called upoa all citizens not under arms to Ky form bands for the defense of President Davis of the Confederacy and report to the adjutant genIssued a proclamation setting apart of the state immediately the ISth “as a day of pray eral Thursday The Union General George W Moer and thanksgiving to Almighty God the following from his heasent rgan to for the great mercies vouchsafed In Cumberland Gap to the our people and more especially for dquarters of Kentucky and the neighborthe triumph of our arms and army at editors "Gentlemen: Please to ing states: Richmond and Manassas” say to tbe relatives and friends of A Union foraging party near Cumthe soldiers of this command that we berland Ghp got Into trouble with a health and have good good spirits and band of Confederates from which that our condition In every respect Is they escaped by sheer fighting better than that of the enemy who Frederick City Md was evacuated surround us Let our friends do their by the national troops after they had duty to our country and we will try burned the hospital and commissary to take care of ourselves” stores Ravenswood Va was entered and occupied by a force of Confederate partisans who destroyed a large quantity of wheat and private property The Peace society of London England issued an address to the people of the United States urging that the time had come when an attempt should be made to arrest the destructive conflict that was ‘being carried on It suggested mediation to bring about a peace which Bhould save one or other of the parties to the fight from utter extermination The Confederate bark Fannie Laurie was captured off South Edlsto while trying to run the blockade HAPPY September 8 1862 Instructions from the United States war department notifying adjutants and officers connected with the draft and volunteer activities in tbe northern states that the full quota had been and that the stringent orcompleted ders of arreBt and restricting travel were rescinded Boyd’s Station Ky was taken possession of by a body of Confederates General Lee commanding the vading Confederate army Issued a from Frederick Md to proclamation the citizens of that state in which he Informed them that the people of the states had long watchConfederate ed with deepest sympathy the wrongs September 5 1862 and outrages that had been inflicted The Confederate schooner Rising Sun on them by the government of the was captured while attempting to run United States and that the southern the blockade at the mouth of the army had entered their state to free Potomac by the National U S S S them from the tyranny from which Wyandotte He Invited the state to they suffered Poolsville Md was taken and a poin the ranks of the seceding states detachment of Massachusetts The water stations at Benson and cavalry stationed there was captured by a Bagdad Ky on the Louisville and Confederate force under General were destroyed Frankfort railroad who Stuart crossed the Potomac at and the road ripped up Conrad’s Ferry without opposition and Bradford of Maryland callwas received in the town with exultaed upon the people to rise to the detion by tbe Inhabitants fense of their state against ''the Braxton Bragg the Confederate genvaders The people of Pennsylvania eral In command at Sparta Ala Is- were in tremendous excitement and sued the following order congratulatformed into defense rapidly throughing his army: "Comrades: Our cam out the state expecting that Lee would paign opens auspiciously The enemy penetrate Maryland and reach their Is In full retreat with consternation borders and demoralization devastating his (Copyright 1912 by W (3 Chapman) Fortune Teller— Yes you will be With my Inward eye very wealthy I can Bee heaps of money all around you Mr Verywlse — Well suppose you take your fee out of It with your Inward fingers CURED TROUBLE SCALP OF OF “AT HALF MAST" Universal Symbol Was Token and Respect of Submission For Bnemy First Perhaps" you have noticed that when ever a prominent person dies especially If he Is connected with the government the flags on public buildings are hoisted only part of the way up remarks the Toronto Mall and ExThis is called “half m&Bt” Did press you ever stop to think what conneca find tion there could be between was not properly hoisted and tbe that death of a great man? 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