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| TARIFF REDUCTION ? FAVORED BY DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES WHEY. AND SNYDER. When you vote for a representa tive in Congress November 8, and for a members of tbe state legislature *ho will elect a United State* Sen ator you are virtually voting on the tariff issue and high prices. Of course, you desire that your vote shall count to reduce the present high cost of living, and you know that the present high tariff is the chief cause of thejaesent high prices. The national Democratic position is for a tariff to produce enough to provide the government with neces-! sary funds and not for the purpose j of protection. Any tariff, however low the rate may be, protects the home manufacturer to ti?e extent of ? the tax. If the tariff tax is only 10 j per out on M>mc article, tlie c??st . f importing Uut articic u increased by that much in addition to the profit that the importer ^adds on the tariff (t tax which he pays, the cost of trans portation and the charges added, on which the importer also adds his profit. For instance * A razor is import ed whieh costs 50 cents in England -on which the duty was increased in the present tariff law from 56 per cent to 94 per cent. The importer pays 50 cents to the English manu facturer and when the razor arrives in New York, before he can get it out of the Custom House he must pay the tariff of ?>4 per cent, or 47 cents, also the freight and charges about 3 cents more. That brings the cost of the razor to the importer ; hereto $1.00. He then adds his profit of, say 20 per cent making the price .SO to the wholesale dealer, and by (the time the raaor is sold to the consfter-or user the profit* of the different hwnfa ffamjlLghsfe jL passes will hive added 80 cents more, making the price $1.50. But if the razor had been manu factured in this country the whole sale and retail profit would have been added as on the imported razor? so, take the cost of $1.20 for which the foreign-made razor was sold to the wholesaler and we find that the tariff has added "0 cents or 140 per ?cent -m the original cost of 50 cents. But ?leaving out the freight and ?chasgei of 3 cents, which would be paid if there were no tariff, the tariff tax would be reduced U? tS7 cents, or 134 jjer cent which is the real per-j -cetitage cost of the tariff on the razor]) instead of 94 per <Kat which the government charges. Jhe same proportiaoal increase in price is added to all of the neariv four thousand articles taxed by 'the tariff, hut in most -cases there would have to be added a much greate** percentage on account of freight-on articles that are heavier than razots. It is .therefore, plain that the Amer ican (manufacturer of razors can .add nearly 134 per cent to his profits and -still undersell .the foreign .rasmr manufacturer, for it is fair to-esti mate that the foreign and the'.home manufacturer make about the sanw profit on the cost of .manufacturing. ? "* "Do you- think that "the razor jnan tufacturcr needs such -e*ormou?,pro tection and profit as Abe razor-ex ?ample shows? or is these any other industry?now in its infancy?in this, country that needs the high protec tsaa which the Bepublican party has given in the present so-called revised tariff? If, after a careful.cwtsidera rion, y-oa believe that the tariff law was enacted to plunder you Cur the benefit of the combinations and trusts which now mostly control our manufacturing business, you will be helping your own pocket by being sore that you vote for Rankin Wiley, for Congress, and D. S. Snyder for House of Delegates to represent you who will help enact real tariff reform. The tariff issue is a matter of tax ation, and the question is, how high shall the taxes be? so don't allow the Republican newspapers and spell binders to befog the issue with their plea that the formers asd working HAIiOWFM PARTY. A bunch of fun-loving merry mak ers surprised Mr. and Mrs. Watson Kidney, on Monday evening, with a jolly Hallowe'en party. Noticeable among the gay and laughing assem blage were Bridget O' Rieley of the Emerald Isle, Miss Jenina Jenkins of Jenkinsville, Madmoiselle Tiddle winks, Rebecca from Sunnyside School, Nick Longworth, Susanna Snodgrass of recent graduation, Mrs. appesring-to-the Point Morgan and MUs Samantha Seersucker from the Sea Shore?the two latter gorgeous ly arrayed in stunniug toilets, and rivaling each other in their display of brilliant and flashing jewels. Later in the evening, other Hal lowe'en callers appeared?a ghost, weird and fascinatingly illusive glid ed silent! v in at an open door, van ishing quickly as a sturdy irishman followed in its wake, ami a blue ciKitc-.l American officer, with a crowd of Hallowe'en bedecked youngsters, marched pompously in to survey the scene and thoroughly investigate the proceedings. Care was thrown to the four winds. Everybody seemed to realize that, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," and in this happy frame of mind took . advantage of every slightest pretext to indulge in health giving laughter and joyous chit-chat, until a late hour warned them it was time to disperse, and end a red letter evening in pleasure's calendar. THE TACKY PARTY. The Tacky Party given at the resi dence of Mr. John V. Sterne, of Flat Rode, last Saturday night was i pronounced success in every way. The room was brilliant with light in which was shown all manner of dress worn by the many guests. The fun began on entering the room, for jrst as soon as t;he coiuic appeared, not a watermelon grin was given, but ? very hearty laugh echoed through out the ro^tnr The delightful music furnished by the musicians of the vi cinity helped to make the evening more enjoyable. Later the guests were invited to retire to the dining room where refreshments and bodily nourishments were enjoyed to the contentment of every one present. Owing to the nearness of All Saints' Day part of the attire, refreshments a?d manner of serving same seemed to remind everyoneof the Halloween season. Following the period of fes tivities Mrs. Nancy Love and Mrs. O. D. Kent appeared with ballots and when tbe votes were annouced it was found that Charley Ball and Miss' Martha Steme had received a hand some majasity for being the most comically dressed. Prizes were awarded to each which they accept ed with appreciation. The guests were: Charley Love, wife and three children, Mabel, Austin and Dew^y, O. D. Kent, wife and son, father Kent, of Gottageville, Ancie Riee, Everett Greer, John Ake, James Eckaro, JVof. H. E. Roush, of Sew Haven, Willard Smith, Mary and Rachel Smith, 1. N. Haines, ofGEf ton, John Sidney and Sibyl Boggees, Zelda Growe, and Charley Danghor ty, H. K. .Stone and wife of Ripley, Reuben McCoy, C. D. and G- E. Ball, LonaFry, Addie Board, Mar tha and Hairy Sterne. NEf RESTAURANT. The management of The Hotel Spencer realizing the need of a ?jood restaurant at this place, have fitted up the room in the hotel building formerly used as * pool room and will opea up a first-claes cafe to-morrow. The jervices of Mr. Hudson Faudree, a chef of recognized ability, have been secured and the management promises * service excelled by none. Special attention will be given short orders, which insures your getting just what you want, served just as you want it. men must be protected by the tariff, because the chief beneficiaries of die tariff are the trusts to whom we pay the larger share of the tax. New York, Oct. 25?A new tarn was giTen the attack on Colonel Roosevelt and hit "new nationalism" by Martin W. Littleton, Democratic candidate for congress, in the Oyster Bay district, in an address tonight at Carnegie ball st a mass meeting held under the auspices of t&c Democratic league. The "new jfationaUsm," he aaid, has its source in the abiding disre spect Mr. Koosereh has constantly shown toward "our form of repub lic," which has caused him to show dissatisfaction with the public men of thin country ?s well as it? instituti ons. Citing criticism passed upon form er presidents by Colonel Boosevelt, Mr. Littleton added that apparently another executive, and that.jmeaf Mr. Roosevelt's own creation, is pro bably awaiting his place in "this hall of infamy." "He (Roosevelt) has not yet com- \ pleted his symposium of mediocrity," 1 continued Mr. Littleton.- "He has; not concluded his catalogue of incom petents ; but there seems to be an other president scheduled to fall un der his condemnation. There seems to be another president who will find his pUc* with Buchanan, the 'shifty and selfish politician*: with Tyler, who was a 'politician of monumental littleness'; with Van Buren, who 'faithfully served theraammon of un righteousness', with Jackson, who was ignorant and headstrong"; with Monroe, who was a "toortreus gentle man of no especial ability': with Madison, whose incapacity 'brought shame and" disgrace to American in the warof 1812*;with Jefferson, 'the most incapable president that ever filled the president"* chair." "And this President, who is await ing, bo doubt, his place in this hall of infamy, is one that Mr. Roose velt himself created. It is a pathet ic picture of broken friendship; it is a sad commentary upon the stability of political alliances see a patient, a just, earnest, plain and rugged FOUWDEAB. Chas. Williams, a boiler maker of Middlepoit, was found dead in Crook ed Creek, just back ?f the graveyard last Sunday morning about 10 o'clock. He was lying with his face in a smaM pool of water aad the suppo sition is that he was seized with an epileptic fit, falling in t&e water and smothering to death. He was a brother ?f ex-Mayor J. H_ Williams, of Middleport, and Frank, and was known as a sober, industrious man. His remains were taken to Middle port by undertaker DeMaiae Sunday and intered from that place yester day. Mr. F. W. Raybura, of Sunman, lad., is here visiting relatives and re newing old acquaintances. Mr. Ravbum lived in the Flats before go ing to Ind. judge, who occupies the position of president, almost crowded out of his place and excluded from the preroga tive* of his office bjr ? man who con tinues to trig* wherever and with! whomsoever he may be. "Is it any wonder then that he preaches 'New Nationalism?1 Need one be surprised at thif strange doc trine? Hairing gotten his new respecting eight of the president* of tfie Unite# States, sad having surmised his at titude toward a ninth, need we be surprised that he finds no difficulty in urging a radical change in the structure of the government?s change which is the strangest mixt ure of Socialism and empire; a most unique union of despotism and disor der? "The vast regiofc ofc-Ur. Roosc: .Teh'* political economy he has peo pled with a race of men and women who grope their way about in the very fog. of unrelated power. In the wide range of his active mind he has never encountered a structure of au thority which be would change; a form of government which he would not alter; a society which he would not transform. In the long reach of his ample and enriched years he has never met a philosopher whom he would not advise; a teacher whom be would not instruct; a soldier whom he would not command; a king whose sceptre he would not wield; a book which he would not rewrite; a relig ion which he would not reorganize; a civilization which he would not re construct. "In government bound. bym> law; in life bound by no policy; in inter course bound by no attachment; in debate bound by no record: in so ciety bound by no conventions, in conduct bound by no tradition; in attack bound by no strategy; in re treat bound by no order;in ambition bound by no limit, he towers today the embodiment of conscious and un constrained powrr. He is the fnal, conclusive and dogmatic answer to tie riddles of the universe." PASSES 10 LIFE ETERNAL ! Mrs. E. M. Haptonstall, -the aged mother of Robert Haptonstall, of this ; place, died Friday evening .at eleven ] o'clock, at ier home in Middleport, after a longaod useful life. She was ninty-three fears old at the time of her death, and leaves three sons Robert, Mac and Will, to mourn the loss of a dearly beloved Bother. She was a grand, good, Christan wo man and numbered her fraeads by j the legion. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Haptonstall and daughter, Miss Veva, went up to Middleport Monday morning to attend the funeral services. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner, of Medina, Ohio, here visiting relatives for the past two weeks, returned home Mon day. Mi*. Gardner was formerly Miss Lizzie Cramp.' RAILROAD DETECTIVE SHOT. Wilkcs-Barre, Pa., Oct. i8.?Wil liam Weathers, a special officer of the I ehigh Valley R. R. Company, was shot and killed to-?'.ay near the Femwood colliery by an Italian mine worker. Weathers was looking for men who had been tampering with ?witches along the Lehigh Valley railroad when lie came upon two Italians. While attempting to ar rest them one of the men shot and killed him. The men fled and are still at large.?Pittsburg Port. The above was taken from the Pittsburg Post of Oct. 29tii. Mr. Weathers was a native of Wyoma this County, and married a daughter of the late Moses Carlyle, who with a small son survive him, he also had two sister, Mrs. Virgie Sheline of Henderson and Mrs. Bessie Neal of Wyoma and a host of relatives and {Heads that mourn his early taking away . Mr. Weathers was a brave and daring man. seemed to court where danger was the greatest. He had served three years in U. S. army, and last 5 or 6 yrs was in the Pen sylvania State Constabulary, until about a year ago he went with the Lebigh Valley R. R. as a special offi cer, and while at his Post met this sad ending. His remains were brought here Monday and intered at Wyoma. GLADYS GEORGE STOCK COMPANY. . -.The Gladys George Stock Com pany held the boards at the Hoofrs Opera House the first three -nights this week. The company was a very creditable one and drew fair houses every night. The acting of Miss George was quite upTo the standard. They show at Galttpofc tlie remain der of the week. WEIi KNOT HERE. Charles JUds who came here in the summer from Cincinnati to rest and recuperate on- account of failing health, went from hrte, after a visit of several weeks toTuscon, Arironia. Recent news from him is, that he is not so well and is coming back. He is ill with tubercular abscessts. When here we did not think he showed his illness,-being a large fine looking man.?Gallipolis Tribune. The relatives and friends of Mr. Kads, in this county, will be sorry to learn the above piece of news. MARRIAGE LICENSES. The following marriage licenses have been issued since our last re|x>rt. Alexander Kelso to IrisClendenin. Hugh Aeiker to Nevada May Page. C. F. Moore to Edna M. Tate. Orpha ("asto to Mary O. Hill. Albert H. Grueser to Miss Dora Hunnell. Walace Roush to Josie Roush. . LARGE FUNERAL ' The funeral of Mr. H. G. Nease last Wednesday was one of the larg est ever witnessed in this city. Busi ness houses closed up from 10 to 12 a. M., and the business men attended in a body. The Mason's had charge of the funeral and the floral offerings were many and very pretty. UST NOTICE. A few of our subscribers are still a year or more in arrears. Look at the label on your paper and if yon find that you are one of the few; send in the amount before the next issue of this paper. All parties re maining delinquent after the next issue will be dropped from the list and statements rendered. Mrs. Hugh MeCord, accompanied br her mother, Mrs. H. G. Nease, expects to return to her home in Dayton, Ohio, the latter part of this week. Mrs. Nease will spend the winter with Mr. and Mrs. MeCord. AMENDMENTS ?f? TO THE CONSTmiTlON TO BE VOTED FOR AT GOUNG ELECTION. The voters of this State will have ?n opportunity at the election to be held November 8th, to pms upon a Constitutional Amendment, in re gard to increasing the number of Judges of the Supreme Court of Ap peals of this State. The proposed Amendment to our State Constitu tion provides for Seven Judges in stead of five, to be designated as part oae and part two, and the seven judges to elect one of their number as Chief Justice, whose duty it shall be to apportion the business of the Court between the two parts. This proposed amendment has been submitted to the people of our State, by and through the efforts that, have been made b> The West Virginia Bar Association, which body appoint ed a non-partisan committee, com posed of Wm. B. Mathews, Chair man, Thomas P. Jacobs, E. D. Tal bott, William Gordon Mathews, J. W. Vandervort and George S. Wal lace, which committee has submitted a statement, showing the reasons why there should be an increase in the number of judges. The statement issued by the com mittee, makes the following dis closures from the records as they ap pear for the years 1903 and 1910, and during the intervening years; but for the benefit of those who may be seek ing some information, we only give the record for the two years mention ed: 1903 1910 Appeals Docketed, 148, 2+6 Appeals Decided, 133, 197^ Appeals Dismissed, 17. 52 Appeals Refused, 41, 108 Appeals Pending, 172, 526. Days in Session, 200, -242 Thus it wiH.be seen that on Sep tember 30th, 190$,.there .was pend-. in ? 172 cases anff on September 30th, 1.910, 526 cases. The report of the committee further shows that if do other cases were brought before the Court, that it would take almost two years to decide all the cases now sub mitted, if tbe Court worked at the average rate for the last five years. Every voter should carefully read this proposed amendment, before tbe 8th, of November, and determine whether or not the recommendations made by the non-partisan body ap pointed by the- West Virginia Bar Association should be adopted. There can be no question but what this committee is composed of some of the best legal talent in our State and that it is non-partisan, there can be no doubt. It has beea said, that there is no State Court in existence that works more days in the year or works harder than the Supreme Court of Appeals in this State, and if the report of the committee a be relied upon, it seems that eacb year the number of days in session gradually increase each year. The plan of dividing the Courts in to two parts is not a new or untried one, but has been for years adopted, and tested with complete success iw a number of the most conservative States where a similar congestion of" business created a similar necessity for relief as that presented in West Virginia. Among such States may be mentioned California, Missouri* and Kentucky, while In many more the same result has teen sought ti be obtained by the -creation of in termediary appellate Courts between the Circuit Courts and the final appellate Court, as for instance, in Ohio. In New York the Appellate Division of tbe Supreme Court con sists of 25 Judges, and is divided in to no less than Four Parts or Divisions for exactly the same reason and to accomplish the same purpose sought by this proposed amend ment. The Legislative Act proposing this amendment, provides that the Gov ernor, shall, ?t least. three month*, before the election, cause the fell (continued on page 8.)