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ABERDEEN DEMOCRAT
GEO. B. DAK. Editor
Published Every Friday by
THE ABERDEEN" PUBLISHING CO
114 1st Avenue East
Entered In the Fostofllce at Aberdeen, 8.
as second class matter.
Subscription Price—One Year, $1.00
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
For President
WILLIAM J. BRYAN, Nebraska.
•For Vice President
J. W. KERN, Indiana.
iFor Congress
A. H. OLSON, Deadwood.
R. E. DOWDELL, Artesian.
For Governor
ANDREW LEE, Vermillion.
For Lieutenant Governor
W T. LA FOLLETTE, Mitchell.
For Railroad Commissioner
CAPT. S. V. ARNOLD, Ipswich.
For Secretary of State
WILLIAM HEALEY, Miller.
For Attorney General
JOHN B. HANTEN, Watertown.
For Auditor
ROY VIETCH, Groton.
For Treasurer
A. W. CLAUSON, Aurora.
For Commissioner School and Pub
lic Lands
WARREN YOUNG, Stanley.
For Superintendent of Public In
struction
ROSA MOAN, Deuel.
For State Senator
J. S. SHERIDAN, Columbia.
E. J. MATHER, Henry.
'For Representatives
MORGAN E. JONES, Plana.
C. C. FLETCHER. Aberdeen.
A. T. AMSDEN, Hanson.
ED. ASKEW, Aberdeen.
For County Treasurer
JOHN WADE, Aberdeen.
For County Auditor
JOSEPH WEGENER, Hecla.
!FVr Sheriff
E3AAC RITTER, Groton.
(For Register of Deeds
OLE EVERSON, Columbia.
(For Clerk of Courts
H. A. MELGAAUD, Aberdeen.
For Superintendent of Schools
H. A. WAY, Aberdeen.
For States Attorney
J. J. GONRY, Aberdeen.
(For County Judge
iFor Coroner
iH. F. KING, Aberdeen.
For County Commissioner, Fifth
District
J. J. CHAMBERLAIN, Frederick.
For County Commissioner, Second
District
JOE MATHIEU, Verdon.
The course being pursued by Wm.
Randolph Hearst during the present
campaign must certainly alieniate
many of his staunch friends and ad'
mirers. 'His vilification of Bryan at
Atlanta the other day was not the
sort of campaigning that seems best
adapted to furthering the cause of
his new party. That sort of elec
tioneering reacts upon those who re
sort to it. We have seen a striking
instance of this truth in this state.
Thousands of votersin this state were
driven to the support of Crawford by
a righteous indignation roused by
the infamous attacks upon the char
acter of this foremost citizen, of the
state. They simply determined to re
buke such campaigners by making
certain their defeat. Now we shall
see as a result of Mr. Hearst's utter
ances many who were disposed to re.
gard very favorably the new party
•turn from it and its leaders with
••diSgUSt.
This has certainly been a record
year in the crop production of South
Dakota, and the warm weather of
the last two weeks has crowned the
bounteous season by maturing a crop
of corn the like of .which has not
before been seen in South Dakota.
One result already apparent is a very
material increase in land values as
Indicated by current sales. It is a
.notable fact that the buyers ip most
sales are the resident farmers, who
buy adjoining quarter sections. The
net value of crops raised on many
a quarter during the previous- year
and the present one together amount
to enough to pay the average value
per acre of lands being sold in this
•county, say- thirty dollars.* A year
•like .this means many a spacious
fearn and handsome residence^ to be
added to the improvements of South.
Dakota.
Michigan has recently been
'jSulging in a primary election held
lor the purpose of placing in nomi
nation'state and county officers
Here, where the dominant- party is
sharply divided Into two fac
tions as to this state It was a sort
.?©t free for a^l, especially for counter ,»
TOere was' shar* compefTi J^
a frequently between-%ree,
contestants, each' running
Ills hoifie precinct, show
contest to b&jtoalnly person
fh-® primary came, in
8fe!eInS
in
as in, *ther
the demand Of the people
themselvea 'engaged in a
^JMtyttate atrugglr'wjfch the,railway
proved a potent
»v
The state fairs in the northwest
ern states serve as a very good re
flex of the prosperous condition of
the farmers. The Iowa state fair as
indicated by attendance and exhibits
eclipsed all fromer fairs in that
state. I-t is
Baid
by good authority
that the stock exhibit at Des Moines
this year was the greatest gathered
together before at any place in point
of breeding and excellence. Our
own state fair has also set a new
pace this year. There has been a
most liberal patronage by the people
of all parts of the state and the pro
ducts of field, orchard and garden
shown at Huron bespoke an extra
ordinarily bountiful year and inspir
ed new confidence in our good
state's resources.
One thing noticeable in the pres
ent campaign, as far as the writer's
observation goes, is the fair tone of
the press toward Bryan. Editors of
partisan papers of course think they
must say scurvey things of the great
leader of democracy in order to be
credited with being sharp ana force
ful writers, but editorials count for
very little with the general reader.
It is the news that counts and Bryan
has won the respect of writers of re
pute.
fltt the Maine election has any sig
nificance, and it must have some, it
augers democratic success. It is true
that local issues mainly concerned
the voter, still the fact that the de
mocratic party has grown in favor
even as to local matters must help
the national ticket in November.
Certainly a greatly diminished ma
jority can bring little cheer to Taft
managers. Whatever moral effect
the election may have must go to the
party of Bryan.
MORE STARS FOR
NORMAL SCHOOL TEAM
The outlook for the best football
team in the histry of the N. N. & I
S. has been made all the more bright
by the advent of Harry Tompkins,
for four years half back on the A.
H. S. teams and captain of the 1906
team Harry Wilmarth, the sensation
al and brilliant end of the A. H. S.
1905 and 1906 teams Arthur Vcigt,
who was at one time captain of the
1907 high school team and later the
best quarterback that the N. N. & I.
8. ever had and Frank Sieh, half
back and end on last year's N. N. &
I. S. team. These with the other
veteran high school and N. N. & I.
S. players will make an aggregation
that will be hard to defeat.
Yesterday afternoon the football
squad numbered twenty-four and by
next week Coach Young expects to
have thirty candidates at work
So far there has been no line-up.
The work thus far has been entirely
of a preliminary nature, the candi
dates receiving instruction in kick
ing, catching punts, falling on the
ball and tackling. The Arts line-up
and signal practice will be held on
Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
ARREST FOR BLIN0
PIGGING-DISMISSED
Robert W. Cooper, arrested on the.
charge of running a blind pig at Bow
die, on complaint of tne special in
ternal revenue officer, was discharg
ed yesterday by United States Com
missioner' William Wallace of this
city, before whom the accused man
was given a hearing. There was no
evidence against Cooper as none of
the tour witnesses for the govern
ment would swear that they have
bought any liquor of Cooper or that
they had ever seen any one else buy
it. The motion to dismiss was made
by the internal revenue collector In
this city. James W. McCarter of
Bowdle represented the defendantn.1
NEW HEAD AT INl&AN SCHOOL
MWi
W. Bastall Succeeds C. 'J/ Leveirg&od
Who Has Resigned
(Pierre, S. D., Sept. 17,—Today W.
Rastall took up the work of superin-.
tendent of the government Indian
school at this city, succeeding C. J.
Levergood, who has been in charge
for the pastflve years. Mr. Rastall
comes here from the Cheyenne River
Indian Agency.
l»re today^the
$b[am$oiii took1 High
mare"by a scofe o£
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.FOREST WXS01 Iter.
Wtlllainsportj' ftu, 's^^WlT. —Ex
tfeiunlve forest raging In
this part of ^e-'st&tfe aa a result of
tfce droughfc te lmpoaslble to es*
tim&te Jibe losses ai^^rea j^e
beyond ooattol and
on the stfugjrlelhundreda of acres.
A
restarted, wuntey fop"
h*avyi„
,of
NO TRACE FOUND
OF NERVY MAN
(Continued trom Page 1.1
him under contract to sell. He then
allowed McNeal the use of his gun
and boots for a hunting trip. The
last heard of the man with the gun
and boots he was going toward Ab
erdeen.
"Insuiry as to the check disclos
ed no existence of such a bank, and
no funds inn any other bank. Mr.
Grunn seems to be out not only his
gun and boots, but also a small am
ount which he guaranteed for the
purported capitalist in this city.
"What the man's objcct in giving
the bogus check for the purchase of
the land has not been disclosed, as
he profitted but little and stood no
show whatever of getting the land
on the worthless paper. Whether he
had a further scheme has not been
disclosed."
SAYS STEEL TRUST
GIVES(L0. P. CASH
(Continued From Page 1.1
us in once more we will immediately
do what we ought to have done
years ago.'
"The steel trust is supporting the
republican party and the republican
committee dare not say before elec
tion what amount of money It will
collect from the officials of the steel
trust to help it In its campaign."
He said the republican party had
regulated truBts only by being regu
lated by them. On the other hand
the democratic party instead of creat
ing trusts and then spending time
trying to catch them, says: "prevent
a trust from being organized."
President Roosevelt has not pros
ecuted the United States corporations
he charged and there was no hope
that Mr. Taft would do so. It would
not, he said, destroy business to
make trusts do business honetly.1
WISE TALKS OF 5
THE OFFICE BOY
An optimist and a pessimist, flit?
The difference is so droll
The optimist sees the doughnut,
The pessimist sees the hole.
Cheer up, fellows, also girls. 'Tis
darkest before dawn. Prosperity is
just around the corner. The sale of
pop is increasing in New York, and
prunes are going to be only half a
crop this year. Lots of people kick
about the dust when it's rust that
A
-6-
ails them. Are you rusty? If you
are, start something. If you don't
know anything else to start, start
for this store and pick but a good
shot gun. You can get the best at
this store most any time. We are
pushing the Remington this season.
This was always a leader with us,
but we want you to see the new
model, etc|
WILLIE
With the Aberdeen Hardware Com
pany.
AUTO RACES CALLED OFF^M
There were
QO
A lady, living at 304 Fifth avei^p
east summoned the police last ev
lng to locate her pocketbook coa-"
tainlng |9 in money, which she
[claims she left in the Chinese laun
dry on Fourth avenue east. Wlu§i.
t^a police showed up, the lady hid
left the house. An„epsmin§ttoA
be made today,
It is not surprising that si?
residents Of this city and surround
ing territory make if Efpolnt to pu
chase whatever they can'It 'GallettS
jewelry and music store.- Jbr twel^T
ty-six years ,'thls establishment ha
been selling at right pric^ and ev^
ABERDEEN DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1908
milter:
to ru,n
automobile races
yesterday at "the driving park, owing
to- the fact that not enough entrautt
could be found .to make them of in
terest.
eryj)°dy kfaofts thai ^^fe^faaUd| IMrtced securities are this hypothe
•atari! and the inferior securities are
Mt for the security of the depositors,
DEPOSITS
GUARANTEE PLANK ONE OF MR.
BRYAN'S WINNING CARD#.
Th« Object Leuon In Oklahoma and
Convincing Men that their Saving]
In Banka Should be Protected a»
Well aa Government Depoalta.
The Democratic National Platform
favors guaranteed bank deposits th«
Republican platform Is silent on that
subject. Mr. Bryan heartily cham
pions the plan Mr. Taft is strongly
opposed to it.
Mr. Taft and Guaranteed Depoalta.
In his speech of acceptance Mr. Taft
puts himself squarely on record as be
lng opposed to guaranteed deposits.
He says: "The Democratic platform
recommends a tax upon national
banks and upon such state banks aa
may come in, in the nature of en
forced insurance to raise a guaranty
fund to pay the depositors of any
bank which falls. The proposal is
wholly impracticable unless it is to
be accompanied by a complete revo
lution in our banking system, with a
supervision so close as practically to
create a government bank. If the
proposal were adopted exactly as the
Democratic platform suggests, it
would bring the whole banking system
of the country down In ruin."
Why seek to confuse the people on
a simple proposition? We are sup
posed to have Government super
vision of national banks now. Super
vision does not mean a government
bank It simply means that the na
tional bank inspectors will do just as
they are expected to do under exist
ing law—make their examination of
banks thorough and make prompt and
effective correction of any irregulari
ties discovered. So it will be difficult
to frighten the people by the claim
that guaranteed deposits means tho
rough supervision of banks. That's
fust exactly what the people want.
It is absurd to say that guaranteed
deposits would "bring the whole bank
ing system of the country down to
ruin."
What does "guaranteed deposits"
mean? It means that the savings of
the masses shall be secured so that
when men and women deposit their
hard-earned money in banking insti
tutions, they need not worry for fear
it will be lost through the reckless
ness and dishonesty of bank officials.
The Federal Government demands of
these banks security for the money
It deposits. As a rule state govern
ments and county governments and
municipal governments make similar
requirements. But now that it Is pro
posed that depositors generally shall
have some such assurance for the
safe keeping of their wealth, we are
told by the Republican candidate for
the Presidency that the adoption of
such a plan "would bring the whole
banking system of the country down
Oklahoma's Object Lesson.
Sfeji
Oklahoma has the guaranteed^'de
posit plan and the following Associat
ed Press dispatch tells of Its opera
tion in the first bank failure since the
law went into effect:
"Guthrie, Okla., May 21, 1908.—
Within one hour from the time H. H.
^mock, Oklahoma banking commis
sioner, had taken charge of the In
ternational Bank of Colgate he had
authority to pay the depositors in full,
fhotigh the bank's cash and available
ifnnds In other banks fell $22,000 short
of the total amount of deposits. The
commissioner was enabled to do this
under the operation of the new bank
ing law, and this is the first time It
has been called into use. Under the
operation of the guaranty banking
law of Oklahoma a tariff of 1 cent Is
levied upon the average annual de
posits of the banks, »»d this money
is used in payment la full of all de
positors of an insolvent sUte bank,
after the funds have been exhausted."
Will the Banks Answer This?
In addition to the arguments al
ready presented in favor «f the guar
anteed bank, the following Is sub'
mltted: ..
The United States Government re
quireB a deposit of specific security
when It deposits money in a national
hank the state also requires 'secur
ity. and the county and city deposits
are secured either by bonds or by the
deposit of specific securities.
1
Now the question arises, If the
United States Government, which catf
at any time inspect a bank and find
out Just what It Is doing and how Its
business is being -conducted, requires
^security for Its deposits, why'should*
riftt security be given to 'the depos
itor ~who cannot examis* for himself
and does not know anything about
the bank's solvency or methods? And
tea to the national government, to
'an state, to the county or to the city
fould be borne by all the people and
a»all uppn each one, while
lots to the Individaal has to be
entirely by himself and nay
out his entire savings, is not
Ik* argument stronger In" favor of the
protection of depositors than It Is In
faver of the protection of the nation.
or
But the case la even stronger when
the bank is required to pint up specific
security for the.protection of national,
stale, country, er tfty depoalta. its
*rj*8imsi
so that, as a matter of fact, the pub
lic deposits are not only protected,
but they are protected at the expense
of the individual depositors. What
shall we say of a national bank which
willingly gives the government speci
fic security and then opposes the pro
tection of depositors? And, strange to
say, these big banks that get the long
deposits from the government upon
specific security are the very ones thai
have fought and are fighting the sys
tem for the guaranty of depositors.
It is time that the depositors under
stood the situation and got togethei
for their own protection. Will any
banker who Is opposing the guaranty
system answer this argument and ex
plain why it Is right to protect gov
ernment deposits and wrong to pro
tect individual deposits?
When the International Bank al
Colgate, in Oklahoma, failed, the fol
lowing notice was posted on the door:
S NOTICE.
This Bank la In the hsnds of the
State Bank Commissioner.
Depositors will be paid In full by
The State Banking Board.
Please call and get your money.
2 H. .SMOCK,
Bank Commlasioner.
State of Oklahoma.
May 21, 1908.
•eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeee
A farmer In the country, who had
money in the bank, sent word that he
was too busy to come at once, but that
he would call in a week. What a con
trast that is to the rush that is made
by depositors in banks where depos
its are not guaranteed? There the
people almost beat down the doors to
get their deposits.
8ARGEANT ON TAFT.
He Declared that Judge Taft Re
manded Worklngmen to a Serv
itude as Degrading as the
•partans Imposed Upon
Their Helote.
Last week Mr. Frank P. Sargeant
died. In 1893 he was Grand Master
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men when Judge Taft "reduced rail
road trainmen to machines to do the
bidding of a master." Here are some
extracts from an article written by
Mr. Sargeant about the decision by
Judge Taft that was a grievous
wrong:
"If a Judge of the United States
court [he was discussing Judge Taft's
decision] may abolish this right of
an employe, he remands him, un
equivocally, to a servitude as degrad
ing as the Spartans Imposed upon
their helots, and it is this phase of the
strike which has aroused such in
tense concern and alarm.
"It will not be expected that I
ehould enter upon a discussion of the
legal points involved at best I can
only voice the sentiments of a body
of law-abiding men who have been
trained by their organizations to re
spect laws and the decisions of oourts,
and who find themselves suddenly re
duced to the condition of peonage by
the deMf ion of a United States judge."
"It is asserted that railroads be
come common carriers, but are un
able to perform their obligations with
out men. They must have men, and
it should be stated they must have
engines, fuel, water, steam, tracks,
ete. The locomotives and equipments
can be purchased and become the
property of the road, but they are
useless without men, and these, once
seoured, the general manager, speak
ing as if by authority/intimates that
they become fixtures, because, with
out them, as without engines, the ob
ligations of the railroads cannot be
performed such is the newfaiigled
logic relied upon to reduce railroad
trainmen- to machines, to do the bid-,
ding of masters with authority con
ferred by a United States judge. In
at least one notable instance a United
States judge has shown his utter con
tempt for a sovereign state and the
laws m^de In conformity with the
constitution, and has. sent county Offi
cials to prison because they would not
disregard their oaths and obey his
mandate—and It will readily be con
ceded, if such a high-handed outrage
can be perpetrated and the Judge re
main unimpeaohed, that a Judge may,
with equal impunity, subject railroad
employes to autocratic Indignities.'*
"But It so happens that vhile men
debate such propositions, embodying
self-evident truths, the court, with an
iron grip, holds freemen in bondage,
and the victims are as powerless as
when, under another exhibition ot
power, men /were sold at the auction
block,"
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THE "•TRICJkl
CiTY.t
When San Pranolaee was de
2 atfeye4 'the proposition- waa
made to admit lumber for Its
rebuilding free (if duty,. The R«
,J ptHbllcaa party managere side
tracked It. But why Should they
jMiaye taken this attitude As
long «e they plead that the for
S elfiier paya the tax there was
no particular reaeon foVthem to
Compel the people of that striek
ea city to pay ten per sent more
for theiumher In Ite rebuilding
than they'wpuld otherwlee, Juet
In order to -prevent an object
2 lesson In the event of real tar- 2
iff revleien., r,
pee eeft*?.ee« ee ee
Wis?
•mtm
CAMPAIGN" EXPENSES
All Candidates* Have Filed Expenses
For Jane Primary Except Two
Pierre,, S. D., Sept. 16.—A sum-5
mary of all the expense accounts
following the last summer primary
which have been filed with the sec
retary of state show that--.while all
republican candidates of both fac
tions, except John F. Schrader, for
lieutenant governor, and H. M. Fin
nerud for national committeeman
have filed a showing as to what the
campaign cost them, none of the can
didates of the minority parties made
a showing. The law exempts from
its provisions any candidate who used
less than $100 in the campaign, and
the minority candidates either were
under that figure, or else paid no at
tention to the law. As the amounta
reported ranged from $1368.78, "by
Senator Kittredge, dOwn to $98.6$ on
the part of Ira C. Blewett for attor
ney general, the reports of immense
amount of money expended during
the campaign of the primaries would
lead to a belief that the rumors of
expenses were much overdrawn or
that many of the candidates forgot
to put down an occasional Item in.
their little books while making their
rounds.
OFFICER TAKES HACK 1
TO CATCH FUGITIVES
Officer Vetsch made an exciting ar
rest yesterday afternoon about 5 o'
clock Two young men were using
obscene and profane language on
Main street, Insulting ladies as they
passed by. Complaint was made to
the officer, who started out to in
vestigate matters. When the. young
men saw the officer approaching, they
Btafrted tq run out Third avenu4
west and the officer, seeing that they
were going to win in the dash, sum
moned a hack and overtook them near
the McCaull-Webster elevator. Ho
took the men to the police station
and locked them up in the city jail
They will be given a hearing this
morning before Police Justice W. O.
Jones. -I^V^
COLONIST RATES TO PACIFIC
COAST VIA CHICAGO & NORTH
WESTERN R'Y
Special low, one way, colonist sec
ond-class rates to Pacific Coast points
daily during September and October.
Tourist sleeping cars through to th©
coast from Mankato, Alton,, Sioux
City and other points. 'For particu
lars inquire of any ticket agent, The
North Western Line. 8 6-31
iLOST—iProm pasture south' 6f~ Co
•lumtoia, bay mare with white face
1150 pounds, 8 years old. Notify A
T.„ Lewis, Columbia, S. wa-3t|
VOTE ON GALVESTON
Council Calls a Special Election at
Sioux Falls, S. B.
Sioux Falls, S. ID., Sept. 17'.^The
city council, as the result of a peti
tion which has been filed with -it, has
decided to call a special election onJ
Tuesday, Sept. 29, to submit to the
voters of Sioux Falls the Galveston
commission plan of city government'
for their rejection or adoption. Thef
Galveston plan^yas submitted to the?.
voters last fall, but failed to securer
a majority.
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WANTED—Twenty-five girla to run
power sewing machines to maker
overalls. Martin Bros. 55-tf.
SUMMONS
State of South Dakota, County o^
Brown, ss.
in Circuit Court, Fifth
:VJ»dlcl
Circuit.
Jessie May: -jClark, plaintiff,
Cornelia M. Arnold, also the un-^,
known heirs, devisees, legatees,
outors, administrators and the un-^..
known creditors of the said. Cornelias
M. Arnold, deceased, and all personek
unknown, who claim t&have any In#
terest in or' incumbrance upon th#
premises described in the complaint^'
defendants/
THE STATE -OF SOUTH DAKOTA!' 4
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEETBNDI^
ANTS: You and each of you ar$
hereby summoned and required t^#1
answer the complaint ot the plain*
MfT, which will,be ifiled In the ofllco*
of tihe clerk of this court, on the 3r«^"
^ay' or September, 1-908, and. which*
prayj? for a judgement.quieting titlte,
to and the -determination of all
verse claims against the premises des^5'
crlbed In the complaint, situated irifv
the county of Brown, state of South'
£takota, and described as follows, to-r-i
Tlt:
fo?r (4-
Block Four#'-
teen (14), North -Aberdeen, and tai?
serve a copy of your answer to saldik'
complaint on the undersigned at hisf-'
office In Aberdeen, South Bakotaiv
within thirty days after the aervic#
pf this summons upon you, e»lu|L:
slve of the day of service, and If yo«%f
fail to appear and answer said,corn#
plaint within that time, the plaln-£,'
tiff will apply to the court" for thfe'^.
relief demanded In said complaint
'fcV^-I70. CUJOTIS®,*
MaintilTs Attorney, Aberdeen. ^1
^rst pu Sept.
4—last Oct 9) 7
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