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mm ESTABLISHED 1854. THE LEON REPORTER Q. E. HULL, Publisher. LEON, l§sf IOWA Subscription Rates: One year ••&"£!! Six months ?5 Three months ... 40 Entered as second clan matter at the Leon,Iowa, Postoffic e. NEGROES CANNOT VOTE. Remarkable Flaw Discovered Iowa Statutes. In Judge C. C. Nourse of this cilv, who has served in various official stale ca pacities since 1854, and who ha§ been in close touch with the actioqs of the Iowa legislature since that time,' is authority for the remarkable assertion that if the Titus amendment is invalid, and the supreme court says it is, the constitu tional amendment originating in the "Eleventh general assembly, giving to the colored men of the state leeal fran chise, is invalid and the negro is there fore casting an illegal vote. Judge Nourse bases this broad asser tion on the ground that the supreme court of Iowa that made it possible for the colored man to vote, places its ban on a constitutional amendment for the 'Very reason it ignored when the suff rage amendment was attacked. Judge &Quroe claims to be able to prove that an improper record was made in the journals of both houses of the Eleventh atod Twelfth general assemblies. If Judge Nourse's thoery is correct, nnd he has proof of his assertion, not a colored vote in the state of Iowa has ever been cast legally. AMENDMENTS ARK ROTTEN. 1 But Judge Nourse goes farther. He alleges that if the Titus amendment is invalid, then there is not a single con stitutional amendment valid that all have been adopted in an illegal manner in that the general assemblies have fail ed to carry out the expressed intent of the constitution. Not only the-prohibi tory and. Titus amendments are invalid, but the amendments adopted by the Twelfth add Seventeenth general assem blies are invalid for the same reasons tthat thct..tWQ referred to are invalid. ifgunient of »,' pt ViTttlnfor rehearing in th?. old' Ketone, ige/amendment was' .argumen twas offered before Bupreme court at Davenport during December ternvl&82. "-v GOV. STONE SUSriCIONED IT. jliight here it might be well to call the attention of the court to the action of the Twelfth general assembly when it adopted only a part of the amendment proposed by the Eleventh. It may be pertinent to remark that Governor Stone, in his message, took occasion to refer to the amendment as one which in hismind, had not passed the require ments prescribed by the constitution. The chief reason be taught was that it was done by a joint resolution and not by a bill containing an enacting clause. He also suggested other difficulties^ THE 81TUATION SUMMED UP. Thus, in Judge Nourses' written argU' ment to the supreme court on the pro hibitory amendment he shows clearly, that the same defects existed in the con stitutional amendment giving the color ed man franchise as that which caused the supreme court to declare the Titus :amendment invalid. He.proves by the records of both houses at the time that iboth journals were inaccurately kept, •.and improper'records were made in the faonse and senate and therefore the re iquirements of the constitution leading iup to the adoption of an amendment of ithis character, were faulty and the amendment should have been declared an valid in the light of recent actions of the supreme court. That no investigation will ever be made is practically conceded, though there is no discounting the fact that if the ques tion is Btatus quo the people of Iowa will understand and know that the same body which declared one law good declares -another suffering from the same defects bad.—Des Moines News. W IMPERIALISM. Itwas ahatoit of the defenders of the administration policy to sneer at the term ''imperialism,'' but it cannot be sneered' Sway. "You can have imperialism without an •emperor, just as the Romans found that they could have a more royal master, ithonght he did wear the hated'name of Iking. The retention of the. Philippines \will commit us to the whole program of «mpire. "God speed the d,ay when, the Ameri can people, whose annals blaze with rec ordR of unequaled heroism and who -again and always if some great cause demanjMt, would freely pay with life it self the price of its defense, shall have fhs moral cpurage to do their civic duty, a rarer thing than to face undaunted the cannon's mouth and with their sov ereign voice declaje tljat this unholy war for greed and emjurfe. shall be-stop ped, and that no soldier of the United States shall ever again in ail our history be sent to other lands to. war on people fighting for. their HtoMfc" ~t!hairles A in U. SrSfenate. ^bsoluteey kRE Makes the food more delicious and wholesome NOYALMKINO POWDER CO., NEW YORK. PLEASING Manager Hanna—Uncle Sam will now sing for i'f "Nine Millions a Year." THE WORTH OF IOWA SOIL. Iowa real estate has always been good stuff, and it is getting better all the time. Years ago, when an unlimited western country was awaiting develop ment, Iowa lands almost stood still as to value, but of course there came a day when good land west could not -be had for a song and the tide of immigration could not set in through an.l around Iowa, but was obliged to settle here. With more buyers prices bepan to rise. To-day land is selling from $40 to $ 100 per acre, while the same len years ago could have been bought for half that amount. What are the probabilities in land value when we think that some day there will be ten people who want laud where there is one now? And then land is the only substance to exchange which cannot be increased. There is ust as much now and there will he no. more in a thousand years. With the JaereasevOf population the. land Values toig^ts belief that some time the landed manT willbe the aristocrat and not' the man who, scissors in hand, sits and clips cou pons. Even to-day, and right in Iowa, the farmer seems to be the cream of the land. They have the wealth and stabil ity. Farming has not been sought by many because of the isolation it brings, but how will you figure that when a trolley line runs by one side of the farm and mail delivered to the house every day, while by telephone the farmer is able to call all the towns in the country. These are within the reach of the farmer, in fact there are a number of places where all these things now exist.— Dubuque Times. This picture is'the trade mark ok SCOTT'S EMULSION,.ami is on every bottle of SCOTT'S EMUL SION in the World, which now amounts to many millions yearly. This great business lias grown to such vast proportions, mK £, F/rsf -Because the proprietors have always been most careful in selecting the various ingredients used in its composition, namely the finest Cod Liver Oil. and the purest. Hypophosphites Secoii/Because they have so skillfully combined the various ingredients that the best possible results are obtained by its use. Third:-Because it has made so many- sickly, delicate children strong and healthy, given health arid rogy cheeks to so many pale, anaemic girls, atid healed the lungs and restored to full health, so many thousands in the first stages of Consumption. it vou'have not tried it. schd for JTree sample, Ksagreeable tastewill rorprise you. aeorr ft BOWNB, chemists. j, 409-415 Pearl aU^ni Baking POWDER & from 28 to 42 before September 1. By November.l, it was 47. The speculators with friends close to republican head quarters were all aboard. "Hanna has been working night and day with a zeal only equaled by his la bors in the two last national campaigns to deliver the goods to Rockefeller and Morgan and Griscom and the rest of the millionaire grabbers. He appears to feel that his wofrd and his good faith are involved and he will neither acknow ledge defeat or possibility of defeat nevertheless he is licked so badly that there is not even a remote hope that he can get even a vote during the last twenty nrinuteB of the expiring session, when there would be no chance for the bill to be engrossed and taken to the bouse to be passed there." When Mr. Cleveland was president, he was called upon in the course of his official duty to review a case where a West Point cadet had been convicted of a mild type of hasting—merely caus ing a fourth-class man to stand on one foot. Mr. Cleveland made ibis endorse ment: "The offense of maltreating and abusing new cadets by .upper classmein is so mean and cowardly and so oppoS' ed to every trait that should character ize a gentleman and a true soldier that severe punishment should not be neces sary to its prevention. If, however, punishment must be resorted to in or der to effect a discontinuance of this disgraceful practice, I can do do no less than to resist all areata for clemency." The cadets of West Point have come to understand, and the student, body of our colleges and universities is coming to understand, that the public esteems hazing as dishonorable and disreputa ble and will lend no .encouragement whatever to the unmanly practice. When-Senator Towne, of Minnefota, was called upon tor preside for a short timf~in the upper branch of the federal legislature "Billy'' Mason sent him jocular note of congratulation. The Minnesota man replied as follows: am now satisfied. One term as member el the house of representatives, one month as United States senator and one hour as being vice president Glenn P. McKinley, the speaker of the Idaho house, is the youngest member of that body, being only twenty-two years old. He is attending the law de partment of the University of Idaho.* The time is not far distaint when the supporters of that gigantic.infamy, the shipping subsidy bill, will cry for the rocks and mountaigs to bide them from the wrath of-a plundered people! Anew book called "The Men Who Made the Nation" is on the tparketr but there isn't A word ln it about the makera LEON, IOWA, THUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 190I. you, gentlemen—to the tune THE PASSING OF HANNA. The Washington correspondent of the Chicago Chronicle gives a pen picture of the national republican boss, whose power is now on the toboggan slide, saying: "Senator Hanna's limp is becoming more painful and more labored as the winter proceeds. He finds it difficult now to take a single step from a lower to a higher level. He boards the street cars with an effort that is apparent in the hard lines of his face. The senator's health is not being improved by ihe strain of bis fight upon bis ship subsidy gra. He went into the battle with absolute assurance. He believed that no combination of circumstances could arise to defeat this grab. "As long ago as last August be or his friends assured the lobby that framed the bill calling for the payment of $270, 000,000 during a period- of' thirty years certain favored corporations that it. Jrould surriy becotpe a law if fiilcKinley kefB^re-electgd. ,th^jiR rea#ied 'Writ SHIP SUBSIDY NO ASSISTANCE AGRICULTURE. Balk of^Snbildr Will Go to Passen ger Ships, Which Cutr but Llttl* Cararo and Practically No Farm Products. The Fitzgerald minority report from the house ^committee on merchant ma rine shows conclusively^ that- as the subsidy bill is drawn It cannot be ex- pected to reduce freight rates on farm products. Not only are the ratis of subsidy twice as high for swift passenger steamers as for ordinary freighters, but, as it appears from an examination of the amounts of subsidy which would go to the various steamships and lines, the passenger steamers, at least for the first few years, would get considerably more than half of all the tatisldy given, and yet the passenger steamers do not carry more'than about 10 "per cent of our total exports and less than 5 per cent of our agricultural exports. A careful examination of the mani fests of passenger and freight steamers makes this statement apparent- and leads to the further conclusion that the swift passenger steamers carry mainly a high class of freight composed largely of manufactured goods ex ported at prices considerably below those charged to American consumers. Subsidies to the Favored Few. The provision for paying subsidies to foreign built ships is in itself contrary to the avowed purpose Of the measure. It is utterly In conflict With every idea ever put forward by the advocates of subsidies for American shipbuilding. Nevertheless, if subsidies were given to ships bought abroad by any and all Americans, say, for the next 20 years, on the sole condition that an equal number of ships of the same kind should be built in America, it is con ceivable that thi)» 'w«M a.aa considera aiij to tbQ number of ships owned by Americans and to the number'built here. That is not what this bill does^ It gives subsidies only to the ships built or contracted for prior to the 1st of January, 1900. For what reason such peculiar and valuable privileges should be directly conferred on any. class we do not know, nor have we seen any rational explanation of It by the advocates of the plan in congress. It is easy enough to understand how It was proposed by the gentlemen who would reap the profit, but how any re sponsible man in public life could al low himself to be Implicated- in so transparent a prostitution of the pub lic authority for private gain passes our comprehension. We believe ithat this, feature gf tLe bill wiUgproduce ltB defeat We£o iaqt iooato-re8l8ttllei«tamg'Dublleoiimlon that llias sprang up since the true na ture of the bill has been tnade known. But if the scheme should, by the means open to thfe wealthy corporations inter ested in it, be pressed through con gress, we shall hope that the. president will veto it It is a shameless attempt to pervert the principle of protection to American industry to which he has lent the force of his advocacy, and to loot the treasury for private Interests. As a true friend to an American mer cantile marine, he should kill It.—New 1 I I I O "V* 4 1 7 k'4 THE GRIP EPIDEMIC. The Disease More Prevalent than Ever and Quite as Fatal. The Best Treatment. The grip has surprised the doctors and health authorities this season by its rapid spread and by some riovei'i^: symptoms. While it spares nobody it is proving especially dangerous to mid- llle aPe.1 The wise course for all is prevention. By wearing a Benson's Porous Plaster on the chest and back you protect the lungs from cold and chill and (with ordinary care) you are safe from grip. For those who are already suffering from grip, or from the usual winter coughs and oolds, Benson's Piasters are a sure and speedy relief and cure. High-! ly medicinal and scientific. Refuse imitations ,and substitutes. IS Only the genuine are effective. Exam ine when you buy. Seabury & John son, Manufacturing Chemists, New York. Store Character. Drug stores havr, charac ter same as men. Judge them by dress, deportment and achievement. It well dressed, much is revealed. If no ill is heard of them, more is indicated. If a large measure of suc cess is theirs, most is told. This store looks well, stands well and has pros pered. What it seems to be, it is. We trv to win trade by deserving it, we hold trade by deserving if, we hold trade by never giv ing a customer the slight est reason for leaving. We ask for your trade because we know we can make you secure in your drug buying and can protect your inter ests in every way. W. E. MYERS. Druggist. a and elderly persons. In many cases either a fatal onset of pneumonia, or a complete breakdown of health and Overdrafts strength, is apt to follow an attack of ^eal Estate grip. .. DroggUU. DON FOOLED* The market Is being flooded with worthless imitations of ROCKY MOUNTAIN E A To protect the public we mil especial attention to our trade mark, printed on every pack* age. Demand the genuine. For Sale by all Druggists Cheap one way second class settlers ates to the west and northwest. Call office for rates. C. M. KKTCHAM. m*aI bran CORNER pep'sack Capital and aotaoa tna tlyreowrea THE BIG CASH GROCERY HOUSE! The holidays are over and we are making prices on staple goods that will surprise you. Pride of Kansas per sack '.:.V...... 90e -vV '-"Blue Ribbon per sack 90c" /Quten of Kansas per sack $1.00 *s Cream of Dakota per sack 1.00 ^One-half sack Cream of Dakota per sack 50c One-half sack Shawnee Fancy per. sack 50 Southern bran, sack included, per sack. 80c Southern Shorts, sack, included, per sack 85c to ,V!f Hay, Corn, Oats, Straw and Wood. I REPORTER SERIES VOL. XXVI. NO. 25 Chop feed, per hundred, notsacked 85c v' Fancy California evaporated peaches per pound 10c Fancy California evaporated prunes per pound 5c ^^^tf'ancv Oregon silver prunes, large per pound I0ci 4* 'J Fancy Evaporated apples per pound lOca,-' 3 1 a 3 a 2 5 7 '^3lb peeled table peaches per can. 10c Jams, Jells, Butters, and all Canned Goods for Special Sales at Cheap Prices. Fresh Oysters in Bulk and Cans at Prices that Defy any and all Competition. The Finest Line of Fresh Fruits, and Vegetables in the City. We Pay Highest Price in Cash or Trade for Poultry, Butter, Eggs, Hay. Oats, Corn.* Do not Buy or Sell Anything Until You Get Our Prices. P. W \J I OFFICERS. J. Switzer,Pres. J. H. Davis, Vice Pres. A. L. Ackerley.Casb, J. O. Brothers', Asst. STATE SAYINGS BANK. RESOURCES Loans and Discount a Furniture and Fixtures, 1,00000 Cash and Exchange 18,188.80 Total.. WM.WOODARD, President. GRAND RIVER, IOWA. DIREUTOR8. John Boyd, Peter Breneman, J.H.Davis, A. L. Ackerley. :i. Statement December 13,1900, To Auditor of State. mm ... 832.97B.S9 ... 1,708.83 S.fiOO.Q/ A I IT I E S Capital Paid in Earnings Call Deposits Time Dcpoa1tH_-.. 167,456.91 Total. Interest Allowed on Time Deposits of Six Months and Over. dtiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMHiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig JAMC8CRE8WELL, E. Vice President. TSS CITIZEN'S BAITS. Owns 3,300 acres of land in Oeeatur County and other seeuri ties amounting to over 200,000. interest paid on time deposits. 5 WM. WOODARD, JAMEE} CRE8WELL, J. HENRY HIlX OBRAZELTON, G. M. CORRINGTON. VV. H. COLTER. F. A. & F. 8. GARDNER. K. W. TOWN815ND. 5 H5ZSBP5ZSZ5HSK2SH525MHS2SH52S 2iKZ£EEEEa22iSKBHBHEZKMJffiH2525MZ5H?5HBSH5$ Farmers ui Irate Stale Bank. LEON, IOWA. Surplus $38,500.00. Does a o*n*oanklng business. Pays Interest on time deposits. We Solicit a Share of Your Patronage ?0 JOIIN W.UARVEY, PreslU nt. THOS.TEALE, Vice President. FRED TE4LE Cashier S. ARNOLD. Assistant Cashier. e5ZH5EH55Z525ZKHKH9-c ..cSZSZS2SZSZ52SE5ZSZa252SZS2SZS?Sa?aS2SHSZaSES25HSH5iSESZSHSHSiSSEj WARNER BLOCK. The Leon Reporter said Si. i, both 1 year. $1.75. N 50(1 W0.000.00 ... 900.12 (30.071 13 10,485.86 40,400.70. W7,450.91 W. TOWN8END, Cashier. S wawa* AI MM y'. if"-' .«-s JsJfF el1? vl$' 1"* $