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BLUF.FIELD, W. VA,
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The Daily Leader
Published every evening oicept
Bund*}.
Entered as second class matter
April glh. 1906, at the Post Offlc*
at Minefield, W. Va„ under act of
Congress, March 3rd, 1879.
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TFFSRAY, Al til ST ion*
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
NATIONAL.
For President.
WILLIAM JENNINGS 11RYAX,
of Nebraska.
For \ in* President,
JOHN WORTH KERN,
of Indiana.
lor Presidential Klcrtorti-at-Large
HOWARD L. SWISHER.
druch .McDonald,
l'or district Presidential Electors.
J. J P. O’RHiKN,
WM. O. BROWN, Jr.
JOHN G. LOBBAN,
JAS. A. ROBERTS
HI WILLIAMSON
For Congress—Fifth District
DR. L. H. CLARK
of McDowell
For Congress
Ninth Virginia District
J. CLOYD BYARS
of Bristol, Va.
f «
STATIC.
For Governor
I/OUIS bbnnktt,
Lewis County.
For Secretary of Stale
ADAM B. LITTLEI’AUE,
Kanawha County.
For Superintendent of Free Schools
I It A E. LiL'SII,
Summers County.
For Auditor.
OSCAR JENKINS,
Wood County.
For Treasurer.
JEREMIAH MILLER,
Ohio County.
For Attorney General.
K. II. MORTON,
Wobstor County.
For Judges of the Supreme Court:
WM. O. MATHEWS,
Kanawha County.
WALTER PENDLETON,
ttoano County.
MELVILLE PECK,
Barbour County.
For State Senator—Seventh District
JOE L. SMITH
of Raleigh
For State Senator—Sixth District
GEOROE FRENCH STROTHER
McDowell County.
MERCER COUNTY.
For Rouse of Delegates:
D. H. BARGER,
Hiawatha.
CHAS. B. HANCOCK,
Bluefleld.
Fo# Sheriff:
JOHN B. NEAL,
Lock.
For Prosecuting Attorney;
JOHN R. PENDLETON,
Princeton.
For Commissioner County Ooart;
WIRT A FRENCH,
Princeton.
For Clerk of the County Court:
ROBERT N. VERMILLION,
Athens.
For Clerk of the Circuit Court:
J A. B. BRUCE,
Bluefleld.
For AwMurif!
JOHN K. PECK,
Athens.
For Surveyor of Land*:
FILLMORE M. THORNTON,
Ingletride.
REAVER POND DISTRICT.
Jn«dlre*< of the peace,
JUDGE GEO. L. DILLARD,
M B P03TLETHWAITE
Fof Constables.
W. I. HAfLEY.
J. S THOMPSON.
For s< hool Oommltwloscr.
L. .1. HO LIGAND.
Vff Dowell County Ticket
For House of Relegate*
0. H. ANGEL
D L. AUVIL
simjttixcj rin; i* \ic i \
I Minton Fndopend nt-it*i|Md
commenting on tho objection of the
,|>||oan county chairman of Mc
l,('" 11 county that the rail on the
fc0,'i‘‘l equality club at Keystone
would split the Republican party In
Md) MVP.II county, says: "if the
Republican party in McDowell conn
ty stands Tor social equality of the
rac . in Is (egenation, the doterra
tlon or the Sabbitli day and the
Ohrltian religion and open viola
tion of law and decency, gambling,
drutikmine s prostitution and such
lik<\ it worn I lie nn awful pity to
*pTit it. it ought to be permitted
to r in on under fostering cure and
ma> e after awhile the devil hlin
s<‘l would swoon in a lit of Jeal
ous. in the same article t says:
l’r< sident ftoos ve)t recently an
nounced that his mission in the po!
1 c: ,ij the rnlted States was to pu
ri,y :hl,n s,tid promote the moral
i lea. Mr. Roosevelt belongs to tho
'•Id hlghmind d aristocracy an,.
imtk<<e a boast that the blood or tb.
Sunny south courses through his
v,i ns- would like for the Dem
1,1 to take Mr. Roosevelt and
I’aM o;er to Keystone, and let tli m
meet tile Republican '•boss” of Mo
1,0*/' '■°nnt>- Mr. Taft was not
at th ■ convention In Chicago which
nominated him and Calhoun did noi
‘lo.ua „ 1 the honor of being a me
er of thy notification committee
80 . ‘ is ,>OSK b,e that Mr. Taft ha
bad the distinguished honoi
the 1,083 of th“ bigg*.,
Republican county in th ■ state.
Tin.;
m m;
Tlu‘ l>arjtmount Issue in this Ca,
-I- ,1,(‘ in,eryst of Mr. Brya
'hall the People Rule?”
Mi lair makes answer that i
!.> -
years i C|L,. T'’"”" °f '<
I™,"' « tho Dom0.r “
"aJ fall control ot T ° ““
of government. h branf>J
ruIocV tVrougU T*'* ,lavt‘
f-v? What interests hUb,,raD ,mr*
interests have receive,!
para "1 received
lh 1 consideration through
il**nuhiionn _ miough
Hopubllcan party*’
dear Harriman" ruled to thf.
1‘,n° 1250 000 00 The
--xnrr,h" m™°
™ '-TLh'Z£a itr 'z:,
*“*r.?"commBy is iTot^toa
• n 0re than 100 per cent, in orde,
'° P,:°tPCt ir its Chief rival
lor M,1 ThlS WaS evJlh‘nt,y ‘‘on.
r the protection of those -Infant
nduatres about which the Ropub
Th ,,arty s»>eok« so eloquently
rh.s is one instane of how the p o
;,e havr> rul( 1 through the Repub
lican party,
Th° St,‘p| * rust is the next larr
<‘®trl!r"“,t *" ,l,“ world. Tl, • present
tar in enables them {v s0|| 8lee, ral,8
JJ bome for I>i 00 a * m, ind shit
the same steel rails abroad at $’i
a difference of fil.oo. This 111 oo
«oe9 nto tbo coffers of the trusts.
I bey make a reasonable profit when
they ship rails abroad at $j| oo per
ton They make $11.00 more per
ton than a * asonable profit when
they sen them at home.
Ibis is another instance of how
the people rule through the Repub
lican party.
Hi paper trusts earned $17,000.
000 la proots in the last few month
It lla I protection. It was enabled to
make its own terms with the pub
Ushers,
^ bo arc the people who have
ruled through the Republican par
ty? Who are the beneflc arles of
the trusts who have grown so nr
rogant m,1 powerful?
Taft -«ays the tarirr ought ;.
be hfsrh enough to equalize prlees
• ' home and abroad an 1 assure th
nan fncturer a "reasonable profit,."
I the consumer assured of a
i ;o onable profit." Ife toils for
Itis dally bread. Hit
es tli wealth of th
the
Ye
serifs
nat lor
». the
West Virg n
enn party
mountain si
the burden
»f gov rnm<
ft) or* than
miss’.oner is
'he crave in
Bveryth.ng
ed by th* t
II White, 1!
ng around
rnor#
Yes, the
have rule.!
party, and
Mfe Insftf,
lecay. Th*
abor prof
' country.
grea* masses of
people have rub 1
ia through th • Repp
Hut today our if
a'e Is *, reaping un
of this ru'«• The •
't V'lrtr nla
The tax <■<
t in
ruble
robbing the eradb
possible
ax ax a
k* Olive
the hat
ias b
d th
Twist,
erylng
Hon
people of W*
through tl
to their
'iflon* arc
• gov rnor
st Vir(
ic R * |iuhi
sorrow.
Is tall
abr*iil a boud Is-mo for tit «<o or four
million dollars to put the bull !
in ropa r.
'n;l attain, t! |n»ope of West
'iifc nia have ruled through the’!
Republican party. Th y have rule 1 1
t-o securely that Inst year wh»*n a ;
bill 'fan before the lojlilttui to
subm.t the question of a ronstitu
ti«tnal amendment to a vote of th •
people, the Republican party ro~
fn: ' 1, ami askel. “what right have
l.i pet pie upon th's question. At'
yoti not ruling through ««?” Wo
will not let them vote upon this
th h question. Thin 1 a what they
mi id by their recorded vot-a. atul
what nr* you going to do about it.
And -too, the people of Mefcer
county have rule I through tho Re
paid can party. And we And the
coni ty hojK »ei*1y in debt. No roads
or public improvem utw show for
the large (indebtedness which the
party has fastened upon the peo
ple.
And the peopl hav ruled in .Mc
Dowell through the Republican
party, usd what do wo Hnd. Club
rooms run iu defiance of law and
decency; nogor magistrates who up
held and patronise sub social clubs;
white oilh iuls who usaociat • with
negroes on the most intimate terms
a stench which reache.-i high heav
en.
(Continual from pngo one.)
those unfa thful public servants pr
vail over the p‘oplo of this gre
republic! in this instance did tl
people rule?
Time forbids the multlpiieatlon
instances where th * popular will
,u‘ l,eolde has been defied and s
at naught by the real Republic:
leadership sometimes by the on
man power of the house -an 1 so,,
times by a few' representative*
monopoly who dominate the sonal
Measure after measure—score*
them—favored by the people or f
parties—in many instances advor
ted strenously by the president
• •ither failed of passage or was
mascnlnted by tho amendrru nt
to utterly fail to register the po
ular will.
i iwil uonunnut pownr which now
Kui«!«m and directs tho Republican
party has on many occasions defied
tho president In cases wher-> ho
lias, on the demand of tho mass?*
made sporadic efforts in their be
half. In sonic instances |1(. |ins, j,,r.
suaded tills haulrnl of leaders to
compromise on their own terms with
the millions of poopid whom
he assumed to represent, but In
most cast's lie lias been absolutely)
powerless.
That dominant leadership elect
the speaker of the house, names tie
committees of the senate, and is in
full charge of the ingenious nin
ohinory provided for the protectin'
of Intrenched monopoly ngainst th
demands of the people.
It dictated the platform adopt*
by that party in Its national conven
tlon this year nnd after defying .M>
Roosevelt for three and a half year
and killing or crippling nearly a
his proposed reform legislation, an
having received his unstinted de
nunclations therefor proceeded win
the finest irony to Indorse his a :
ministration, after which It di. ;
ted a committee to take charge o
the campaign, an 1 is now in t r
command of the party organi/at
The voters of America are
likely to be deceived as to the m.
question by tho stork argument:
the opposition.
Thf- average voter undorstnn
that th* tariff in n tax. to b«
by the consumer of the art
taxed. He knows that taxes in
cess of the needs of the gov-r
ment are unjust and oppressive, an
that extravagance In governin'
ndminlstration, Indulged In for t
mere purpose of creating n neecs '■
for additional taxation, is profllga
He is also coming to know th
the use of the taxing power of tii
government in such ways thnt a f
bejifflrlarles mar enrich thetnse \
by levying tribute upon the mas*
Is legalized robbery.
Th houji hf*u w of 1907-0# In t|
large cities of the country were
realisation of but a part of the '
uate expectations" of Hnpnhlk r
«t atesmcn.
He farmer understands ths
"bile he has to buy every thing n
protected market, where, on m ;i
every purchaye, |, . |„ compelled t
pay tribute to the trusts and tat ff
beneficiaries. he is compelled to v,
his surplus products In a free tra '
markef wb“rc he comes in comp* I
firin with all the rest of the world.
The president ra Is against swo’
b n fortune* a* mennees to the pu
He welfare and * promotive of ev
v hleh tat at th- very heart t»f «
'defy. remedies he lias kii •
<d an Income tax and an Inherit
mre tat that their growth may i
’n f me extent rh'* k d
The national convention of h -
f•:*ty is s lent upon the tpiestion of
fhee» proposed reforms, while th
kv, sots r.f most of th y< swollei
fortunr <, allied ss they are with th«
lomlaanf forces of the Republican
party. ar ■ giving generous support
to the Republican national tick t.
Th Democratic party, while fa
verin'' 'he reform moaanrea repu
d la tod by tbw Republican national
convention, has another rem <Jy. It
would. t>> legislation in a large do
U ..cut i*l the streams of money
which Mini r the present system are
flowing from every home In the land
and emptying into the coffers of the
trusts.
It would loav • lu the pockets of
the producers and laborers of this
land every dollar of the money they
earn, save only such amounts ns
may be n<-< d d for th« economical
admlnltti it ons of the government.
In other words It would under
take to bring about In government
a reaMznt >n of that good old Dem
ocratic maxim of Thomas Jeff 'rson.
“Kqual iml exact Justica to all men;
special i ivileges to none.”
It has n i war to wage on capital.
It has no quarrel with corporations
honest!) capitalized, which carry on
a legiti te business aeeorJIng to
law f will encourag* the Invest
ment ol < apital in the development
of the country and protect It when
Invested
We mmf and will w'n th's battle
without Mo* use of money, or the aid
of corporate power. If our adversa
ries ho d- ire let them pursue that
course.
Rut tie-re are tlm -s In the llfo of
a nation like this when money and
coeri i\ influences are of no avail.
The:.- comes a time when the
quick'm .1 consciences of an enlight
ened people Impel action, which
i'eitli r money nor Influence can
cheek
Th.i' time, in iny judgment, is
hero. I < t every man from this hour
rorv • j,. rform his duty in a man
y r;nd honorable way.
I, t this tie a campaign of educa
tion anl argument. Let our ap
peal l>‘ to the reason and patriot
ism ol the American people. Let us
he vi. Hunt and unceasing iu honest
work for a righteous cnusc and a
glorious victory in November will
crown our efforts.
“Every nmn to qih trade” Is an
old .1 e and Is turn!liar to nearly
all or ns it la brief In Its wording
hut ronvoya a great deal In Its mean
ing. it is merely a terse way of
laying that a maa who makes a spe
lalty df nny one thing knows more
About, and is more proficient in hlK
particular spr*olalty than any one
else i iuld be. It Is for this reason
that we all s^ek a specialist when
we have any serious physical ail
ment. it U for the same reason that
The rtydalo Re mod y Co. went to one
of the best specialists In the United
•States on liver and intestinal trou
bles. a professor in a Columbus, O.,
Medical College, and seen rod from
him s prescription from which Ry
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This specialist knew moro about liv
er troubles than \ doctor who treats
an (Psoases, and that in why Ry
dale Liver Tablets relieve and cure
more quickly all liver troubles than
'he ordinary liver pills and pow
dena.
50 tablets In a metal box, 25
nt- For sale by the White Phar
n aey.
NOTICE
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Trustee
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rrv a want ad. In the Daily leader.
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