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TUESDAY, October 6, 1908.
Old Phone 251-R.
New Phone 664.
Nos. 209-211 West Main Street.
Professional Cards
DENTISTS.
TISDALE & HEINDEL.
Attorneys at Law.
Plioenlx Trust Bide., South Market
itreot, Ottumwa. Ia.
I
Northwest 4.28 Jn
TV. S. Parker, Ticket Agent,
C. R. 1. & P. TRAINS.
Wo. Goin North. Depart.
175—Des Moines. Omaha 6:40 a. m]
\t73—Keokuk. Ottumwa 11:55
If you have a De Laval, Empire, United States or Sharpies Tubular
Cream Separator that turns hard or the bowl wobbles, bring it here
and I will clean it up and put it in repair at a reasonable price. Re
pairs, cleaning brushes and oil for all machines. I have some sec
ond-hand Separators in good running order.
DR. TULLIS.
Dentist.
teeth scientifically
Artificial
itrueted.
Crown and bridge-work expert.
Office over Cullen's dry goods store.
Main street. Ottumwa. Iowa.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
|R. R. Ramsell. L. M. B. Morrlsey.
RAMSELL & MORRISEY,
Attorneys at Law.
!nd Floor, Ennis Building,Ottumwa, ia.
ML?, H. C. JAQOES. JO B. JAQTJES.
0 JAQUES & JAQUES.
Attorneys at Law.
107 North Court street. Both phones,
0. 55.
(P. D. TSDALE. GEO. F. HEINDEt,
DR. A. O. WILLIAMS.
0.. R. I. Sc P. Ify. Co.
Snrgoon O., B. & Q. JVv Co.
O. R„ H. & S. Co.
Residence, 216 North Jefferson street.
JJfflco. 120 Court street. Residence tele
phone, 130: office telephone, 90. Ottnmwa.
Dr. W. C. Roberts.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
.So and 36 Leighton Building, Market
Street Entrance.
^ffice 'phone, 340. Residence. 220.
BURT LAFORCE. PH. G., M. D.
e. Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist.
'|Ulasses scientifically fitted. Offlce hours
to 12_n. m., and 2 to S and 7 to 8 o'clock
tn. Phone, offlco, 2W: residence, 37.
Office rooms. 10 and 1?. Hofmarm Blk.
OSTEOPATHY.
ELIZABETH M. THOMPSON.
Osteopathic Physician.
»ra,''",te American School Osteopathy,
Ci'-ksvllle, Missouri.
Office, 211 East Fourth St. Both
phono.
U»"H 9 to 12 and !i:30 to 4:00.
[R.R. TIME TABLES.
t' A—Dally, B—Daily except Sunday.
vCt—Daily
except Monday.
B\URLINGTON »OUTE. C.. B. & Q.
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t?iA—Chic., Dt'buqvie, Qulncy 1:35 a.m
02—Local freight 5:25 a m.
18B—Pu -llngtcn, St. Louis.. 7:35 a. m.
l-B—Paovlv. Dub., Qulncy. .11:40 a. m.
6A—Chic.. Limited 2*01 m.
10B--PL Madison, St. Loula. *:30 p. m.
•A—Ch'-?., St. L.. Qulncy... 7:15*. m.
•A—Chic.,reorln„ Rockford 11:25
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Oolnf West.
ISA—Orr.aha and Nebraska. 1:20 a.
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'(*A—Omaha. Oregon. Calf.7: so a. m.
\9B—Arrive from Ft. Maa.H:4R a. m.
,'A—Peoria to Creston .... 2:00 p. m.
—Arrfve fror- Chlcasro.. Jl: *0 p.m.
•A.—Chicago to Denver ... H:08p m.
1'—Omaha. Billings and
m.
171—Des Moines. Omaha 6:55 p. m!
Going South.
4.Io~£fi,V,,k-
Knn. City 9:10 a. m.
f42—Ottumw.--::eokuk 4:15d. m.
174—Des MolneS f0 Eiaon.. 10:17 p. :n
W. S. Pa-ker. Ticket Afrent
C„ M. A ll. TRAIN8.
No.— comif Southwest. DeoarL
6A—Southwest Limited .. 1:45
a.m.
3A—Kar.r^s City Local ....
10: 40 a. rj
3B—Local freight 7:15tm
Going East, Via Cut-Oft
UA—Chic. Limited l'-o^a m.
8A—Davenport, Chicago 4:50p.m.
)2B—Local freight 3:20 a m.
Maiion IJne. Going North.
RaP'ds.
Marioh. .4:4Ep.m.
I0B—Cedar Rapids, St. Pau! 1:55 a. m.
F8B—Local freight 6:40a.m.
Marion Line. Coming South.
I03B—Arrive from Marlon..
10:15 a. m.
8C—Arrive frot Ma.^or:.. 1:25a.m.
"B—Lccal freight, arrive.. 4:55 p. jc.
Freight irains arrive and depart
from Otiunr. .-a Junction.
J. P. Wheian, Ticket
TRAILWAY!Agent.
WABAW
No.— Uoras flouth. Dewurt.
SA—Moberly. St. r.,, k. C... S: 20 a.m.
COB—Moberly and East ... 3.55 p. «.
Coming North. ArrtTfl
—Moberly local 11: So a. m.
•A—^Fiom Kansas City 7:00 p.m,
J. P. Whelan. Ticket Agent.
KEOSAUQUA!
Keosauqua.—Mrs. A. E. Smith spent
Sunday in Eldon with her father, who
has been sick the past week.
County Attorney Karwood wife and
ton. visited over Sunday with relatives
at Douds.
Rev. Thorne is spending a few days
fct Bloomfleld.
Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Lawson attended
(the funeral of William Gossick at
I Falrflled Sunday.
J. M. Cracken and children are vis
iting at the L. C. Lining home.
Mrs. Wm. Ellis and Mrs. Mernice
Barker spent Tuesday in Ottumwa.
I. H. Ruby returned to his home at
Stockport after a week's visit at the
Dome of his son, E. H. Ruby.
Mrs. Ward, of Chicago, is a guest of
relatives here.
Miss Georgia Elerlck, daughter of
M»-nes Elerlck, a former resident of
tiki place, died last week at her home
at Phoeni, Ariz.
Samuel Fosnot of Valley Junction, is
•onding a few days with relatives
I t"'~e.
•Irs. E. H. Ruby was an Ottumwa
'or Tuesday.
r. and Mrs. George. Moore of EI
were over Sunday guests at the
J. '. Martin home.
A. "tV. Roberts returned Tuesday
i'om North Dakota where he has been
fthe past three months.
Mrs. Benjamin Hubbard and chil
nren returned from Farmlngton Tues
day where they visited the past week
I with Mrs. Hubbard's sister, Mrs. BenJ.
JDicklnson accompanied her home.
Rev. Moody and wife and Mrs. Sher
man are attending the district conven
tion of the Christian church which is
I'ltjelng
held at Ottumwa this week.
Nelson Haskin of Des Moines town
|ship left Tuesday for Colorado to visit
daughter, Mrs. Vinson Halcrr.
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BRYAN'S UNSOUND BANK PLAN.
From the opeuing of the campaign
Bryan's bank deposit guarantee plan
has been made the leading Issue of
the Democratic party. Something had
to be introduced to make the people
issue of the past:, and to obscure the
free trade question— still an issue,
but one kept well under cover owing
to its frequent repudiations in the
past. So the guarantee of bank depos
its was taken up. It. has a catchy
sound, guarantee of bank deposits,
*and it gave the Democratic ora
tors material for burning speeches
full of oratorical clap-trap and red
Are.
But with the election still a month
away, the bank deposit guarantee
plan has been, about as well repudiat
ed as any chimerical issue ever con
ceived by Democracy and advocated
by Bryan. Collier's takes a fling at
it: this week. After pointing out
good or bad. and all at the very same jtliat
amounts to this: the stockholders of
an Indiana bank guarantee that the
assets (which they are not allowed lo
seel of, say. an Idaho bank are and
shall continue to be good: and that
the directors of the Idaho bank (over
whom they have no control) shall al
ways be men of rectitude and sound
iudgment. Mr. Bryan thinks that, this
little idea of his will prevent panics.
In 1893 the existence of a gold fund
to guarantee the payment of govern
ment. currency in gold many times
larger proportionately than the de
nosit guarantee fund would be was of
no avail in preventing a gold panic.
Tn 1907 a currency and specie reserve
fund in the national banks, equal to
about 13 per cent, of their deposits,
did not prevent one of the most fran
tic currency panics in the history of
the national banking system. YVhat
reason is there to thinlc that, in times
of stress and uncertainty, a fund of a
few millions to guarantee deposits
of $13,000,000,000 would have any
more reassuring effect? The scheme
is worth little or nothing as protection.
It would greatly increase the number
of failures bv the encouragement of
reckless banking. It would not help
to meet panics. It would help greatly
to bring them about.
And then there is the judgment of
the American Bankers' association, a
non-partisan org%nization. which had
no thought of making political capital,
but was taking a stand solely to pre
vent the lowering of the present
banking system when it passed the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the American Bank
ers' association is, unalterably opposed
to any arbitrary plan looking to the
mutual guarantee of deposits, either
by a state or the nation, for the fol
lowing reasons:
1. It is a function outside of state
or national government.
2. It is unsound in principle.
3. It is impracticable and mislead
ing.
4. It is revolutionary in character.
5. It Is subversive to sound eco
nomics.
6.- It will lower the standard of
our present, banking system.
7. Productive of and encourages
bad banking.
8. It unjustly weakens the strong
and unfairly strengthens the weak
banks.
9. It discredits honesty, ability and
conservatism.
10. A loss suffered by one bank
jeopardizes all banks.
11. The public'must eventually pay
the tax.
12. It will cause and not avert
panics.
MR, BRYAN'S DILEMMA.
The Davenport Times has discover
ed how the Democrats of Muscatine,
in their efforts
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forget free silver, the catch-phrase Yf
n.„ _..j _• ... .t Bryan comes around campaigning in
support of the next Democratic con-
+hat
"no foreign government, has ever
adopted it. though the countries of
the world have been busy with bank
ing and insurance a long time," and
staling that "when an earnest but
not very thoroughly trained politician
comes forward with a revolutionary
nroposition the burden of proof lies
heavily on him," Collier's says:
Mr. Bryan's scheme, which he calls
a a uarantee. is an insurance proposi
tion. and it is entirely mutual in its
nature. The government, does not
stand back- of it. There are no stock
holders who pledge their resources.
There is nothing except a certain defi
nite and limited fund. This fund is
to be used to insure risks which are
not selected. It is to insure all alike.
-. in their efforts to show attention t.o the past, have money to loan to the
Mr. Bryan during hie recent visit
there, went so far with their kindness
as to embarrass the candidate. The
Times quotes this article from a Dem
ocratic paper in Muscatine to show
the situation Mr. Bryan was placed in:
"unique and appropriate souvenirs
were presented to the members of the
Bryan presidential party during the
brief visit in the city yesterday .thanks
to the forethought of W. H. Graff, our
next county auditor. 'Pa,' who is the
popular Democratic nominee for coun
ty auditor, i„ c.lso secretary of the
Muscatine Pear] Novelty company and
he personally saw to it that a pack
age of two dozen pearl swastikas were
given to Mr. Bryan as a reminder of
his successful visit, here and the en
thusiastic reception accorded him by
the good people of the 'Pearl City.'
Mr. Bryan was delighted with the gift
and will always have a warm spot in
heart tor the donor. He generouslv
distributed them to the New Yoijk po
litical correspondents, the representa
tives of the United Press association,
the Associated Prets and otner fellow
travelers, whose curiosity was aroused
and who learned lor the first time
that nearly 70 per cent of the fresh
water pearl buttons of the United
States are made in Muscatine."
The Times confesses that it has not
the slightest idea of who "Pa" Graff is,
or whether he was seeking to put Mr.
Bryan in a hole or not, but it is evi
dent to anyone who will stop to think
for a moment, the Times ventures,
that those'pearl swastikas must have
been about the most embarrassing
gifts that the Democratic candidate
has received during all his campaign
ing. The Times goes on to say:
For those pearl crosses are remind
ers to the Peerless Leader that in
spite of the Democrats there is a pearl
button industry in, the Unitad States
and that 70 per cent of the buttons
made in this countiy are made in the
Second district where the Democrats
are trying to elect Mr. Y, alsh to sup
port Mr. Bryan in his efforts, to re
duce the tariff to a revenue baSis and
if that is done the pearl button indns-
Ln",b uuuo" 1IU"1S"
gressional nominee In the Second di
trict.
If the tariff had not been made
protective for the pearl button indus
try, there would be no buttons mad0
in this country. There is positively
no debate about the fact. If cannot
be disputed. "Pa" Graff was fortu
nate indeed in calling the attention of
the dis'trict to this concrete example
of what, protection for home indus
tries really means. No wonder Mr.
Bryan hastened to get rid of the
swastikas!
SPE. KING A GOOO
IOWA.
WORD FOR
Iowa would reap a great benefit if
all the delegates sent from tnis state
to national gatherings followed the
example set by Leo E. Stgjfens. cash
ier of the Ottumwa NationaVbank. and
vice president of the Iowa Bankers'
association, at the bankers' convention
in Denver yesterday. In saying a good
word for the state, ••. Stevens was
down on the progrr.m for a live-min
ute talk, and he demonstrated that
five minutes is not too short a tims
in which to prove that Iowa is one
or the richest and most favored
states'.
Some.of the point' brcught. out by
Mr. Stevens no doubt surprised the
bankers. For instance his showing
this
rate. The real working of the scheme number of banks, with i.574 institu-
state leads all others in the
tions. having an aggregate capital of
$t)8.000,000 and deposits or $300,000,
000. a per capita deposit of $150. It
may not have been surprNlng to tli'i
eastern bankers, as they probably had
not given the matter much thought,
but it doubtless was interesting to
them as presenting a subject worthy
of consideration in the way of opening
a field for future investment to learn
from Mr. Stevens that Iowa ranks first
among the states of the union in the
following particulars:
In the number of acres of improved
farm lands.
In the value or farm products.
In number and value of hogs.
In acreage of cereals.
In acreage and production of oats.
In animals sold and slaughtered.
In farm animals owned.
In production of butter, eggs and
poultry.
And that Iowa ranks second in the
following particulars:
In the value of farm properties.
In number and value of horses own
ed.
In value of cereals grown.
In acreage, production and value of
corn.
In value of oats grown.
In acreage and production of hay.
Some of the other points brought
out by Mr. Stevens in his address to
the bankers of the nation are worthy
of production, especially his reference
to the products of Iowa farms and to
the value of this year's crop to be
marketed this fall. He said:
The products of Iowa farms in 1907
reached a value of over $389,000,000
and the farms themselves, including
improvements, machinery 'and live
stock thereon aggregated a value in
the remarkable sum of over $2,627,
000.
Iowa did not suffer materially from
the panic last fall she does not fear
one this fall. Our crop experts esti
mate we will this year produce over
three hundred million bushels of
corn, worth over $200,000,000 oats
worth $70,000,000 wheat worth
$5,000,000 barley worth $6,000,000
hay worth $60,000,000 butter worth
$40,000,000 poultry and eggs worth
$35,000,000 potatoes and small fruit
worth $10,000,000 wool worth $2,000,
000. A total in marketable products
from the farms of Iowa of over $428,
000,000. In addition her farmers own
houses and mules worth $145,000,000
and cattle, hogs and sheep worth over
$186,000,000, part of which will be
marketed this fall. Her coal mines
will produce over seven million tons
of coal worth about $12,000,000 and
our 5,000 manufacturing establish
ments will market products worth
$200,000,000.
Iowa banks are loaded to the guards
with idle money, and when her crops
are marketed this fall, she will, as in
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rest of her neighbors, who are not so
fortunate.
There is food for more than five
minutes' thought in this five minutes'
talk.
HOW CAN BRYAN WIN?
The Kansas City Journal, reviewing
the results of electibns since 1896, and
the conditions this year, gives figures
to show how unfounded is the hope
among Democrats that Bryan has a
fighting chance to win this year. The
Journal says:
Mr. Bryan was not as strong in
1900 as he was In 1896, for he polled
6,509,059 votes the first time he ran
and 149,043 fewer in 1900. In 1896 he
was the choice of three national po
litical organizations and in 1900 lie
was the candidate of four— the Demo
crats, silver republicans, populists and
anti-imperialists. Judge Parker four
years ago polled 5,079,041 votes, run
ning as the candidate of the Demo
crats alone and bitterly opposed by
the other three parties which were for
Bryan. In other words, the two extra
parties for Bryan in 1896, represent
a difference of 1,430,018 as compared
with Parker, while three extra parties
represent a difference of only 1,280,
975. But Bryan received in round
numbers 150,000 fewer votes when he
was backed by four parties than when
he was the choice of three.
When Parker ran, the minor parties,
most of them, were resolved into their
original elements, and those which
have survived have put up tickets on
which Bryan's name does not appear.
In addition, the Hearst party Is doing
substantial damage to Bryan. Tli'e
socialists are casting an Increasing
number of votes and they draw far
more from the Democrats than from
the Republicans. There is no populist
party to speak of, though Mr. Watson
is nominally running. The New York
Democracy, is notoriously opposed to
Bryan. Mr. Bryan may rush to the
depot to make obeisance to Boss Mur
phy. but Tammany is not for Brvan.
Croker is abroad. David R. Francis,
the leader of the old Cleveland follow
ing, is touring Ireland. The power
ful Hearst influence in New York is,
of course, against the Nebraskan.
and it is difficult to see how anybody
can reasonably look for New York to
be won from the Republicans.
With New York lost to him, Mr.
Bryan's case apparently is hopeless.
To be elected he must, carry New
York, the solid south, New Jersey and
Connecticut, or other states with an
equivalent electoral vote, and then
on top of all this he must carry Okla
homa, and this would leave him
eighteen electoral votes short. He
must scarry one of the big middle
west, states— Ohio, Illinois or Indi
ana. He has not carried liis own state
since 1896. Illinois has not gone Demo
cratic since 1892. when Cleveland
carried it. Ohio is certain for Taft,
and the Democrats have only Indiana
to hope for.
As a matter of facl. the solid south
is'becoming less and less a deciding
factor. Not many years ago New
York. Indiana, and the solid
south settled the contest. but
the apportionment of 1900 ad
ded only 12 votes to the'south and
2G to the north. Now it takes the solid
south and four large northern states
for the Democrats to win. Four years
from now when a new apportionment,
is made, it will require five northern
states.
The Journal n'so points out that the
solid south itself is disintegrating.
This vear it says th« south is really
hostile to Bryan and it. predicts that
in 1912 the solid south may be but. a
political relic of the past.
A COMPARISON.
On October 3. 1896, the following
nrices were paid for corn on the Ot
tumwa and Chicago markets:
Chicago 22
Ottumwa '...., 16
The factories were not running.
On October 3. 1908. (today) the fol
lowing prices are paid
Chicago 78
Ottumwa 72
The factories are running.
John T. MoCutcheon got off this
one:
John W. Kern has lost his railroad
pass and a speech entitled "Down
with the Tyranny of the Rail Kings."
Finder please return to Tom Taggart,
French Lick Springs.
It takes nerve for a man shown to
have Standard oil connections and a
citizens' alliance record to ask the
people to give him funds to fight the
people who showed him up In l"!s true
light.
It is fortunate Mr. Kern has found
his missing railroad pass. It will
lighten the expense of his 'campaign
ing tour with the railroads so kindly
saving him the cost, of his fare.
Mr. Hearst is about due with an
other batch of letters.
It will soon be time to sound that
warning cry.
Don't forget to register.
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many more years it will take to ex
haust the generation which ieels itself
injured by the war. It. is safe to say
that never did a generation display
such remarkable longevity."
The Bryan of then is the Bryan of
today. He is only whitewashed. No
true soldier will vote for such men or
his satellites. Look well to your votes,
cobrades. Remember your friends and
vote for them every time. Remember
that Mr. Bryan' cannot, get a pen
sion although he was a colonel in the
Spanish war, because when his regi
ment was ordered to Cuba he resign
ed and went home. His loyalty is
questioned. Roosevelt was at the frc-nt
all the time. J. E. Hoaglund.
BELKNAP.
Belknap.—T. D. Hunn, John Combs,
T. II. Welch, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mil
ler and Frank Shelton. of this place,
and William Robertson and Tom Rudil
of Drakesville, went to Ottumwa Fri
day to see Judge Taft.
Air. and Mrs. W. S. Cuinmlngs are
loading their goods in a car to ship to
Kirkvllle, where tiny have rented
property.
Mrs. R. H. Lisetor and little daugh
ter Mary, returned home the latter
part of the week from a "month's visit
near Wichita.- Kun., with her sister.
Miss Goldie McCants, of Bloomfleld.
visited Sunday with Mrs. David Munn.
Mrs. J. M. McCormick was
uqito ill Saturday.
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Miss Kthelyn Hardin left last Wed
nesday morning for Sumner, Mo„ to
visit friends.
Mrs. Will Rimes, of pear Carbon, was
the guest Saturday of Mrs. David
Munn.
Mrs. J. M. Kberline and daughter
Lisetor and children attended the
nival at Bloomfleld Thursday evening.
Miss Zoe McConnell and brother Rollo
also attended the carnival that evening.
Mr. and Mrs.
,T.
\V. Johnson and
daughters Bern ice pud Florence, of
Dunville, were the puepts Sunday of
Mr .and Mrs. J. K. Johnson.
A. D. Munn, of Sherman Chapel and
Mrs. Murv Munn and son Roy, of near
Carbon, were the guests last week of
Mr. and Mrs. David Munn.
\V. H. Spolir and wife visited in Ot
tumwa last week with friends.
The noon Rook Island passenger
westward, has also changed time and is
due at 11:50. The midnight train also
westward, has ais changed time and is
now due at 11:55.
Mrs. Sarah McGee is visiting with
friends in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Klmira Morris and granddaugh
h», -K.-pha Morris, were over Sunday
visitors at the Samuel Keethler home
near Drakeviile.
T. K. Putman and G. D. Conner are
painting Mrs. ,T. N. Putinan's ,dwelling.
SNADT—LIES WEDDING AT
WEST POINT TUESDAY.
West Point.—A very pretty church
wedding took place at St. Mary's
church in this city Tuesday, the con
tracting parties being Joseph Lies and
Miss Elizabeth Suadt, both of tills city,
Rev. .Tucobe, officiated.
They were attended by Joseph Snndt.
a brother of the bride and Miss
Regeana Lies, a sister of the groom.
The bride was gowned In a white
French lawn dress and wore a relgh
and veil and carried bridal roses. The
maid of honor wore a white brlllianteen
dress and also wore a. reigh and veil.
After the eeivmuny the wedding
party repaired to the home of the
bride's parent* when- a wedding break
fast and reception was held.
Beth of the younv people arc promi
nent here and are loved and respected
V- all. The groom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Lies and one of West
Points' barbers. The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Oehard Snadt
wnd is a charming young lady.
The barber shop of Mr. Lies was
EDDYViLLE.™
Fdd'villi1.—Mi's.
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and Your
Attention Pensioners
Friends.
This is an exact copy of an article
taken from the Omaha World-Herald
Nov. 18, 1892, Bryan's political organ:
Is the Pension an Honest Debt?
"The next session of congress will
have to wrestle with one deficiency
of $36,000,000. This is on account of
pensions. The appropriations for pen
sions for the next year must not, be
less than $140,000,000. It Is therefore
easy arithmetic to perceive that the
appropriation that must be made by
congress next session must aggregate
not, less th «n $186,000,000.
"This tremendous sum in itself
be enough to run a reasonable govern
ment. One wouM not. complain if it
was an honest debt, but a large por
tion of it is not debt, because it -was
never earned by any act of patriot
ism or heroic service. The govern
ment- is held up and despoiled of no
mean portion of this, and it seems
helpless to defend itself One cannot
help being curious to lenow how
Frank Pierce is at
Ravunna, Mo., called there by her
father. Joseph Haruiviin. sustaining
the fracture of thre ribs and internal
injuries in an automobile accident
Marlon, son of H. G. True, has been
quite ill tills week, threatened with an
attack of appendicitis.
Palmer has been in Chicago on
business this.week.
Charles Post, has gone to Pella to
secure work at his trade.
Earl Hunt, of Delta, and Frank
Dihl, of Oskaloosa, were ljecent visitors
with friends In town
O. AV. Baker has sold liis 160 acre
farm south of town to Henry Vanon
nnn and John Mulenburc of Fairfield,
for $69
per
acre or $11,040. The new
owners get possossien n.-xt. March.
Mrs. Davy Mahaffoy entertained ten
of the Royal Neighbors at her home
Monday afternoon in honor of her
twentieth birthday anniversary. A two
course luncheon was served. She re
ceived several presents.
The Epworth League held their first
social of the season at the Rev. Moore
home Tuesday night. A fair sized
crowd was present. Luncheon was
served and a good ncial 'Jine was re
ported.
SILVER WEDDING CELEBRATED
AT JHONSTON HOME IN DUDLEY
Dudley.—Tunsdav evening. Septem
ber
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Johnson,
who live south of here.- entertained
r.bout fifty invited :-uests in honor of
their twenty-Hfth wedding anniver
sary. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are both
natives of Sweden. Mr. Johnson came
here in the early seventies when but a
boy. but before lie .eft his native land
he had met and formed the acquaint
ance of the one who was later to be
come Mrs. Johnson. After several
years' stay, during which time he was
employed at various places at Kddy
villc and around Dudley. Mr. Johnson
left for Sweden, fn the summer of
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1S84 he returned to America, this time ence of Jackson's administrations on
he was accompanied by the one who
was soon to become his wife. On Sep
tember 22. of the same year, this esti
mable couple were united In marriage
at Ottumwa. Iowa. After their mar-
riage they located Dudley where, vention of the Democratic party which
they resided a few years and then later met in an old Presbyterian church at
moved onto the form on which they Baltimore in June, 1835, nearly a year
years ago Mr. and
Mr. Johnson is a very successful convention votes for
farmer. He and his wife are held in'
,wlt-
the highest esteem by all ^who^knov.''was
them, and it Is the sincere hope
their golden wedding".
Other Dudley News.
Mr. and Mrs, Pete Smith returned
from Des Moines last week where they
had been to visit relatives,
Mrs. A. K. Gustavson, returned to Ot
Mrs. A. E. Gustavson, returend to Ot
tumwa last Wednesday evening on Nc.
4, after a short visit at the home of
John Peterson, south of here.
Ed Wilklns, of South Ottumwa spent
The campaign of 1832 saw the first
presidential nominations ever made by
party convention system in the United
Stales. The first term of President.
Jackson had been a most seriously
turbulent one. it had been marked
by the inauguration of the celebrated
spoils system, through which Jackson
rewarded his political friends with po
litical offlces. Jackson was the father
of the spoils system as opposed to
the merit system. Jackson hai also
fought the United Slates baak and
this too became an issue in the cam
paign of 1832. Again the celebrated
nullification ordinance had for the
first time brought into national poli
tics ihe question of States, rights and
the privilege of secession. President
Jackson hail fearlessly and splendidly
indorsed the proposition that the in
tegrity of the Union should be eler
nally preserved. In view of the bit
terness which had arisen over the nul
lification idea and the division which
had followed the historic debate in the
v,/-
When the country faced the neces
sity of again choosing a president, in
1836, it again became necessary to
secure new timber, for President Jack
son had completed two terms and the
custom of no third term was already
well established. But as had always
been the custom where a second term
president could have secured a third
term had he desired, Jackson was
the ruling guide and spirit in the nam
ing of his successor.
Jackson's second term had been
nearly as turbulent: as his first. The
chief matter of dispute continued to
be the United States bank. The sub
ject of rechartering this national In
stitution came up during Jackson's
second term and received the approval
of congress, but when Jackson gave
the bill his veto congress was'unable
lo muster a two-thirds majority for Its
final passage over his head. The pas
sage of the United States bank from
the scene of financial operations gave
rise to much financial wildcatting. De
posits which had been in the United
States bank went now into other insti
tutions, and as a result a vast amount
of government, money went into the
practically undeveloped west, Vhere it
was used to capitalize a speculation
which brought the country to a seri
ous financial situation. Jackson's ad
ministration, however, had been an
unqualified success as regards exten
sion of foreign relations, notably with
Great Britain concerning the West
India trade and with France concern
ing the payment of claims amounting
to $5,000,000 for depredations on
American commence during the Na
poleonic wars. The eight years of
Jackson's presidency had formed an
era of tremendous industrial develop
ment, of social transition and of
great political advantage marked by
a continuous agitation and excitement
of the public mind.
In view of the fact that the influ
tile country was probably unsurpassed
by any of his predecessors, it was
comparatively a simple matter for
Jackson to dominate the national con-
a
now live. About four
''Sir htnidr^ ileiegatoa
ifvoni twenty-three states,
to visit re!
the greati-r part of the summer*''be-'
r™m
sides visiting other points of interest °''na- A-'ibama and Illinois alone not
in Europe. La *t winter they rpent being represented. It was at this
several months in California sight-see-! convention that, the rule requiring
Ine and1 visiting relatives. ja two-thirds of the whole number of
-off
THE, PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGN
OF
Ul IJttlC 111 lite
5 ear- ?eMate ^tween Webster and Hayne
it was- natural that this also should
have divided the country into highly
partisan factions. Thus It. was that
the campaign of IS32 opened witn
more definitely divided issues before
the people of the country than ever bo
fore.
And yet. the personal popularity of
President Jackson had but. little wan
ed. 1-Ie was still the popular hero of
the land and possessed an even great
er power than had any of his presi
dential predecessors in'their day. The
followers of Jackson who were now
beginning to be called the Democratic
party, held their convention at Balti
more and with practical unanimity re
nominated the general. Because of
Jackson's quarrel with Vice President
Calhoun and the laller's activity in
Ihe nullification movement the Demo
crats refused to re-noniinate Cal
houn for vice president, choosing in
liis stead Martin Van Buren of New
„THfc PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGN
half before the election. Over
twenty-three states, South Car
en»°n v°-es
a
ad°Pted.
and conveI]tlon dld
nomination
lust Sunday with relatives at
place returning home on No..
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4'-
1832
York, who it will be remembered had
four years previously suggested his
delivering a large portion of New
York's electoral vote to Jacksoh and
who had entered Jackson's cabinet as
secretary of state. Thus the Demo
cratic ticket became, Jackson and Van
Buren.
Meanwhile fraternalism had entered
into national politics, due lo the
charge that the Masonic organization
had abducted and murdered William
Morgan, of Batavia, N. Y. who had
been charged with betraying Masonic
secrets. This allegation led to the
formation of the Anti-Masonic party,
the leading principle of which wai
hostility to the Masonic order and the
exclusion of Its members from public
office. This party also held Its na
tional convention in Baltimore and
nominated William Wirt for vice pres
ident.
A little later in the same year
convention representing the national
wing of the Republicans met at Balti
more and nominated Henry Clay of
Kentucky for presient, and John Sar
geant of Pennsylvania for vice presi
dent.
While many of the voters did not
approve of Jackson's measures, most
of them admired his staunch patriot
ism and firmness of purpose and tha
success of his ticket was Insured from
the first. The electoral vote stood,
Jackson, 219 Clay, 49 Wirt, 7. South
Carolina and Kentucky alone of the
southern states repudiated Jackson.
Vermont alone was carried by the
Anti-Masons. Despite Jackson's over
whelming majority in the electoral col
lege, his popular vote was greatly re
duced from the campaign previous,
and he carried many states by narrow
margins. Jackson was quick to in
terpret the results of the election,
however, as an indorsement of hla
policies and plans, and he at once pro
ceeded with greater 'vigor than ever
to the execution of his favorite ideas.
secretary of state and had served
with him during his second term as
vice president. He was the most faith
ful political servant Jackson ever had
and had thoroughly earned the inher
itance of Jackson's support. Richard
N. Johnson of Kentucky was nominat
ed for the vice presidency against tho
strong protests of Virginia delegates,
who announced they could not sup
port him.
The opposition to Jackson now unit
ed in a party called Whigs, In Imita
tion of the English parly of the same
name, and like it founded on hostility
to executive prerogative, and nomin
ated William Henry Harrisorv of Indi
ana.
Meanwhile the legislatures of Ala.
bama, Illinois and Tennessee, operat
ing under the old system of making
nominations by state legislative ac
tion, put forward Judge Hugh I*
White of Tennessee.
A disorderly campaign now ensued.
In response to a request from ob
scure western voters the three candl-*
dates wrote letters defining their po
sition on the Important questions of
the day. Van Buren's letter was skil
fully worded, evasive and non-commit
tal and was altogether one of the moat
remarkable letters ever written bv a
presidential candidate.
The party discipline which Jackson
had organized and which he had solid
ified through his spoils system, was
effective, and Van Buren was elected
to the presidency, but with a major
ity far less than that, of his master
and predecessor, for he received 170
electoral votes as against 124 for his
opponent, making a majority of 46,
whereas Jackson had been elected
four years previously by a majorltv of
1R9 electoral votes. Van Buren's pop
ular majority was only about 25 000,
as against Jackson's majority of 157.-•
000 at the last election.*Massachusetts
cast, her vote for Daniel Webster,
Georgia and Tennessee, which had
voted almost unanimously for Jack
son at the last election, now went
for Judge White, while Mississippi
and Louisiana gave Van Buren major
ities of bi!t 300 each. Thus Van Buren
came to the nresidency suonorted bv
the great middle s-tates and New Ens
land against the west, with the south
divided.
Richard N. Johnson, enndidate for
vice president on the Aran Buren
ticket, lacked one vote of receiving
the required electoral majority in
consequence of-the refusal of manv
southern electors on the Democratic
although nearly half the ticket to vote for him. In accordance
believe such a rule with the constitution the vice nreRi-
presidential nomination. Van Buren as against 16 for Francis Granger the
had served Jackson for four years as Whig candidate.
4.
Ed Stodghill has left for Mt. Pleas
ant to resume his studies in the Iowa
Wesleyan University.
Mr and Mrs. Alfred Peterson spent he^e te
has recently put in tumwa.
this new cement walks around his house.
George Clark, of Chillicothe, was In
this neighborhood l-st week buying
cattle.
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