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DEMOCRATIC TICKET
For President
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
of Nebraska.
For Vice President
JOHN WORTH KERN
of Indiana.
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For Mayor—Dr. J. D. Donald.
For Marshal—J. F. Williams.
For Police Justice—J. E. Davis.
For Treasurer—John Williams.
For City Clerk—A. Fairley.
For Street Commissioner—Cwen Reedy
ALDERMEN.
Citv-at-Large—M. J. McGrath.
Ward 1 —E. L. McGowan and Dr. E. J.
Mitchell.
Ward 2—R. A. Cameron and H. C. 1
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Ward 3—A. T Powe and C. F. Lassiter, i
Ward 4—R. C. McKinzie and X. R. Me- I
Cullough.
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Walter Wellman is something of a
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Sworn Circulation
On October 1st.
I, A. B. Hobbs, circulation man
ager of th" Hattiesburg News,
certify that the daily circulation
of said paper, as shown by the
books and records of the office
and the press counter, is
1,818
I further certify that the in
crease for the month of Septem
ber was more than 300 subscrib
ers.
A. B. HOBBS,
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to be
fore me, a notary public in and
for the City of Hattiesburg, this
October 1, 1908.
J. E. DAVIS,
Notary Public^/
Job's Comforter.
Job's comforter. The close personal
friend of Mr. Taft, the trusted confi
dante in questions political of Mr.
Roosevelt, it would seem that his re
port of political conditions, with the
election but two weeks away, would be
such as to lead, if possible, to a quiet
sleep o' nights by the two who have
chosen to make the matter of the pres
idency a joint contract to be ratified
by the pliant will of the American
voter.
Instead. Mr. Wellman, in his reports
from Ohio and Indiana, appears to be
animated by a spirit of perversity,
having as its purpose either the ma
licious desire to weaken Mr. Roose
velt's belief in the subserviency of his
subjects or the more kindly, though
more disconcerting one, of preparing
his friends for the disappointment
which his prophetic eye tells them is;
surely coming to them. J
It is not impossible that, in declaY
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log that the Democrats have all the
best of it at the present writing in
Ohio, and that Mr. Taft has about one
chance in twelve of carrying Indiana,
Mr. Wellman wishes to dissipate a
dangerous feeling of over-confidence
on the part of the presidential con
tractors. That is the cheerful view to
take of the case. On the other hand
it is not probable that Mr. Wellman,
as a veteran observer of all the presi
dential campaigns of the past thirty
years, would fail to recognize the ad
vantage given the enemy by practical
ly conceding to Mr. Bryan before the
election two states essential to Mr.
Taft's success. Voters, like rats, have
a way of deserting a sinking ship, and
it is not probable that Mr. Wellman
has deliberately put two such holes be
low the water line of the Roosevelt
Taft ship of state for no other rea
son than to make its captain and crew
awake to (he further dangers of the
channel.
To concede Ohio and Indiana to Mr.
Bryan at this stage of the game, with
the south an admitted unit in his sup
I port and the west already practically
won for him, is little else than a pro
phesy of Mr. Taft's defeat, and yet,
that is just what Mr. Wellman has
done.
it is not likely that he has derived
much pleasure from so doing. In fact
to judge from his own admission, the
reverse is true. But Mr. Wellman
was sent out to get the facts and the
[ facts, as he sees them and as they re
late to Indiana, he sets forth as fol
1 lows:
"It is probable this announcement
that Bryan has Indiana today, with
j f. vrrv P r0S Pcct of being able to hold
it to the end, will come as a shock
to the managers of the Republican
national campaign and to many thou
sands of loyal members of that party.
Many political loaders and newspaper
writers have printed statements that
Indiana is for Taft by a reduced plu
rality. President Roosevelt included
Indiana in his list of states safe for
the Republican ticket. At Cincinnati
a few days ago. I found Judge Taft
quite confident of Indiana, basing his
conclusion, of course, upon the reports
made to him by his lieutenants. Undef
such circumstances, naturally one
feels great reluctance to set his infor
mat ion and judgment against those of
others, all well worthy of respect. One
does not like to be the messenger with
ill tidings, the destroyer of pleasant
dreams. But the first duty of the in
dependent observer is to tell the truth
as he sees it. and the truth about In
diana. according to my lights is that
Taft has about one chaitce in a dozen
of snatching victory from the jaws of
defeat. It is barely possible that if
President Roosevelt were to take the
•stump, appealing to the labor me/,
and the nfhsses of Indiana to rally
round Judge Taft, and this were to be
supplemented by a big Republican
campaign fund, the verdict as now
made up might be changed, though
even that is extremely doubtful."
Wo do not envy Mr. Wellman his
job. It is not to be denied that he is
a manner which
proves that he has not reached and
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i held fll s ' l' lace am «ng the political
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writers for the press without
of candor and courage.
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The Herald's Predictions.
j The New York Herald has for years
j been regarded as a very true prog
nosticator of the results in elections,
and this year we look to it as usual
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On the surface, it. says, Mr. Bryan will
apparently be beaten; on the surface
I Mr Taft has most of the western
states including Kansas, Illinois, Min
| nesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and a
j chance for Ohio. He has the better of
j it in New York, New Jersey, Delaware
I and Connecticut and in the remainder
j of New England. This is all on the
surface and it is suggested that the
bad business conditions of various
sections are offset by tremendous
j crops and the great regions of the
] west are not yet willing to make a
change.
I Then the Herald goes underneath
I the surface and makes a good show
I for Bryan and a bad show for Taft.
It says:
"Underneath the surface there are
I many disquieting disclosures. A
I great blanket manufacturer came to
Washington the other day from Ohio.
He reported that his workmen, who
j have for many years been Republicans
: ar, ' ,his >' par ivdiR to vote for Bryan.
Railroad presidents all over the coun
try, who had under officials making
inquiries, have brought reports that
the engine drivers, firemen, switch
men and telegraphers, who have been
emphatically Republicans under
Roosevelt's leadership, are now indif
ferent to Taft, and a very little would
be required to turn the scale and send
them all to Bryan.
"Under the surface in the far west
there has been great resentment
against the fact that President Roose
velt would not run and that by the use
of federal patronage he has dictated
the nomination of Judge Taft.
"Under the surface in great centers
of population, such as New York and
Chicago, there has been noted a
marked disinclination of foreign vot
ers who have in recent years been sup
porting the Republican ticket to give
their votes to Republican nominees.
Added to this all over, the country
are sharp lines of demarkation be
tween support to the Republican na
tional ticket and the Republican state
ticket. Chaotic conditions in conse
quence exist in New York, Ohio. Illi
nois, Minnesota, ansas and a dozen
other states that have heretofore gone
for the Republican ticket.
"Thus, roughly sketched, are the
conditions existing with reference to
the presidential canvass there weeks
before the ballots are to be cast. "On
form," on general appearances, on the
confidence of men willing to wager
their money, Taft ought to win. Mr.
Bryan's hope appears to be in catch
ing the great, silent, deciding vote,
which he expects to detach from the
great mass that went rolling into the
Roosevelt column four years ago."
The Herald gives the Republican
ticket 188 votes and the Democratic
ticket 166 electoral votes sure; the for
mer needing 54 and the latter 76 more
to secure the election.
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The Mislending
Betting Odds.
It is given out that the election
players of odds are betting 2 1-2 to 3,
or, in some instances, as high as 4 to 1
against Mr. Bryan's success. This is
a trick that has won on several occa
sions. It was in 1892 that it was first
employed by William C. Whitney, and
a number of other political friends of
Mr. Cleveland. They appeared in the
Broadway cafes and hotels a few
nights before election with several
thousand dollars and made Cleveland
a favorite. There are always many
voters who drift to the side which
they believe to be a winner, and such
evidences of party confidence are al
ways convincing,
have given odds in every subsequent
presidential year.
We do not know that these odds
count for anything. There are several
uncertain things in this world which
all men acknowledge. One is a wo
man's answer, another a jury's verdict,
another a horse race and still another
an election result. The gamblers on
the curbs and in the cafes who give
the odds can not have any information
save what they secure from newspa
pers. and this is the general property
of us all. It may be that the Repub
lican managers are confident. Almost
certainly Mr. Roosevelt is. Likewise
we have no question that Chairman
Mack is convinced that Mr. Bryan
will win. He has sources of informa
tion upon which to base a conviction.
So has the Republican committee. All
talk encouragingly for their party, and
every way attempt to buoy along
their partisans. So far as this paper
has been informed, and so far as the
other papers of the country, irre
spective of partisanship, tell the story,
Mr. Bryan is unquestionably much
stronger before the people than he
has ever been. Mr. Taft, by the same
assurances, is a much weaker candi
date than was either Mr. McKinley or
Mr. Roosevelt. There is no doubt, fur
ther, that the Democratic party is
more united and harmonized, as well
as aggressive, than it has been since
1892.
the Republican party in a dozen or
more most important states, is torn
asunder and divided into bitter fac
tions as it never was since its origin.
Mr. Bryan is making a strong fight. He
has not niade one blunder. He is a
leader who with spirit is leading a
spirited following.
Why should the odds of the betters
be against him?
It is true that he has never won
and that the Republicans are in the
habit of winning. But no race track
tout but would refuse to be convinced
by any such dope as that.
From our aeroplane, looking down
upon the great battle, we can not see
anything but victory for Democracy.
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Night Riders.
The lynching of two prominent law
yers at Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee
yesterday by alleged "night riders" is
one of the most revolting chapters
in the criminal history of the south.
Whether the crime was perpetrated
by "night riders" or not, the stigma
remains, and the lack of motive only
adds to the infamy of the cold-blooded
conspiracy, so cunningly planned and
executed.
Reelfoot Lake is a famous fishing
It is not so remote from civil
ization that the ordinary citizen bent
on a pleasant vacation, close to Na
ture and to God, should be compelled
to go armed to the teeth to protect
his body from the murderous hands
of cowardly assassins.
For the good of the great State of
Tennessee, and for the preservation
of the good name of the South, it is
to be hoped that the perpetrators of
this crime will be brought to speedy
justice, and that the punishment af
flicted may deter further assaults on
the lives of men who have committed
no other offense than that of pleading
the cause of their clients before a
court of law.
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Duty—just the one word—sums up
all that the ten commandments con
tain.
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There is little learning for those
who never try.
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It is said that Hitchcock and bis
aides have raised a corruption fund
of $2,000,000 to be expended in New
York, Indiana and Ohio on the eve of
the election. The Nashville Tennes
sean, edited by former Senator Ed
ward W. Carmack, says that the
American people will revolt at such
tactics, and that this attempt to buy
the election will prove a boomerang
to the Republican party.
Henry Watterson is putting in some
good licks for Bryan and the Demo
cratic party when he isn't engaged in
the pleasant pastime of roasting Edi
tor Vardaman, of the Jackson Issue.
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The injured Atlanta man who was
"carried into a nearby plumbing shop
for attention" had probably sprung
a leak in his think-tank.
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Policemen should be paid what they
are worth. If they are not worth a
good salary, (hen we should discharge
them and get men who are.
The total county and city tax levy
is 28 mills, which is much lower than
that usually paid in a city the size
of Hattiesburg.
The fleet is now- in Japan and there
is no semblance of war. Will some
one please get the smelling salts for
Hobson.
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The Houston Chronicle says that
Republican prosperity was a political
pipe dream. Guess that's about the
size of it.
The dispatches tell us that Taft has
lost his voice . This ought to be a
good excuse for President Roosevelt
to dip in.
Harry Thaw's predicament sug
gests that It is easier to go crazy than
it is to get out of the bughouse.
It will soon be time for that "ocular
demonstration" on the part of the
street car company.
ZION NEGRO BAPTISTS
HAVE RIVAL PREACHERS
Troubles among the members of
the Zion Colored Baptist Church, out
in the Arledge quarters, seem to mul
tiply. For some months the mem
bers of this church have been fussing
and quarreling, the trouble growing
out of factional differences. The old
pastor continues to serve and recent
ly a new pastor was called by a por
tion of the congregation. There have
been criminations and re-criminations
and the members have been up before
the courts on different charges.
Efforts have been made by white
people to stop the unseemly conduct
of the membership of the church, but
so far without avail. They appear de
termined to scrap it out.
The trial of seven of the members
for disorderly conduct was - to have
come off In Justice Bolton's court
today, hut owing to the absence of the
prosecuting witness, the hearing was
postponed until tomorrow.
Officers Cubley and McCaa this
morning arrested Eliza Carter, a ne
gress, on a charge of having stolen
a ring, valued at $10, from Paul Gage
a negro man. She will be tried in the
police court tomorrow morning.
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ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
• F. P, CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known j
F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and i
believe him perfectly honorable In all •
business transactions and financially j
able to carry out any obligations made
by bis firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Martin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken intern
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and mucous surfaces of the system. |
Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for consti
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ARE BUSY
Suburban Drug Store Entered By
Two Men and Rifled of Many
Valuable Articles
OFFICERS HAVE CLUE
AS TO PERPETRATORS
One of the Robbers Wore a Number
Six Shoe, According to Measure
ment of Tracks, and This May Lead
to His Arrest.
The Suburban Drug Store, situated
on Main street, just beyond the Mis
sissippi Central crossing, was entered
Monday night.
It is believed that the work was
A hole was
done by two robbers,
broken in the glass indow at the back
of the store and through this it is be
lieved the parties ran their hands
and lifted the sash lock, and raised
the window.
The amount of goods taken cannot
be learned exactly, but the manager
of the store says as near as he can
figure, it will amount to $200.
The thieves took a good lot of jew
elry, among which were chains, lock
ets, breast pins, etc. They also took
some cigars and a couple of hair
brushes, among other things.
One of the robbers wore a num
ber six shoe, judging by the measure
ment of a track that was made. It is
believed that a pretty good clue has
been found and that the robbers will
soon be located.
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TODAY'S BEST STORY.
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Two village worthies were discuss
ing a mooted point in grammar: as to
whether a hen "sits" or "sets" when
she takes to her nest. "Seems to me
it's a heap more important," inter
rupted a bystanding farmer, "whether
she 'lays' or 'lies' when she cackles."—
Harper's Weekly.
A SUGGESTION ON ECZEMA.
It is suggested that eczema sufferers
ask the druggist at the Owl Drugstore
or the Century Drug Store of this city
what reports lie is getting from the
jiatients who have used the oil of
wtntergreen liquid compound, D. D. D.
Prescription.
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The men who organize banks do not have selfish motives. Besides
being a business proposition whereby a rate of interest Is earned on the
money Invested In the banking business—a rate consistent with safety
—the bank is a public Institution.
The banker's aim is to help his customers financially to give each bet
ter facilities with which he may carry on business, to furnish a sys
tem that insures safety for business transactions, to render assistance
to men in giving them credit for doing business.
The experience and position of the banker enables him to judge a
man's problems accurately and give him practical advice on financial
matters. #
The banker welcomes new business, he appreciates the business
from his patrons and seeks the opportunity to help those who come to
him for advice. He can diagnose a financial case and administer relief
as well as the doctor in his line. He is in touch with business conditions,
he knows the causes and remedies for business ailments, he can tell
you how to regulate your business pulse and bring it up to normal.
The banker's remedies and methods are not experiments, they have
been administered to others and proven successful.
Bring your business case to this bank for relief.
Yours Very truly,
J. C. BALLARD, Cashier.
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COAST TRACTION COMPANY
WILL EXTEND ITS LINES <
Gulfport, Miss., October 21.—An- go to Bay St. Louis, but work was
stopped because of the refusal of cit- ^
izens of Pass Christian to allow tracks
to be laid on the famous beach drive.
A compromise has now been
brought about whereby the company's
tracks will be laid on Second street,
instead of traversing the Pass Chris
tian beach.
nouncement is made that the Gulf
Coast Traction Comuany, after being
delayed in its Dlans for several years,
is now arranging to extend its line
from Gulfport to Pass Christian,
traversing one of the prettiest sec
tions of the Mississippi coast.
The road was originally planned to
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A GOOD FARM
ONE YEAR FREE OF RENT
I have five miles West of Hattiesburg about 100 acres under
fence, about 75 acres of splendid farm land that hasn't been cultivat
now for three years.
I will give to the right man the use of this entire farm includ
ing several other advantages one year free of rent and will agree
on a nominal sum for several years following. The man must have
at least one good pair of horses or mules with sufficient labor to
cultivate at least 30 acres the first year and must be able to "fur
nish himself" for the first year.
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No one need apply who can't give a good record for sobriety
and Industry.
Respectfully,
THOS. M. FERGUSON.
610 Main Street.
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