Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 6

THE DECATUR DAILY JiERA14? was located, as to the taxes assessed DECATiiii Herald. 1 Says Felix to Fink: fymys 1 iiiiiiimiiiiHiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimiii tl Aitw i Vest Pocket MimiiiiiniiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiTri ELECTION DAY. the duties on what the Southern planter raises. Look over the title of the bill again. Do you see on the free list those products of the Southern plantations: Tobacco? No.

Rice? No. jPea-nuts? Xo. Oranges? Xo. Cotton? Xo. Lemons? No.

Then who misrepresented the facts? Look again. The North and not the South makes cotton bagging and cotton ties but the South uses them. Are they not on that free list? Are not all the other products in that free list bill made in the North and used in the South? Now then did McKinley misrepresent the facts and will anybody look over, that list and then contend except with yokels that the Democratic party is not a free trade party? Mr. McKinley has told our farmers the facts and it may be added that if Borchers goes to congress he will sit there and vote, on the tariff as the South tells him to vote. This is election day, the day on which the people rule.

On election day the people rise in their might and turn the' rascals out. Then they (t. back to sleep again, proud and satisfied. But the rascals stay awake. On election day the voter goes to the polls and helps hire the men whom he considers best fitted to govern him.

Some hire the men with the strongest lungs, and some the men with the most fervent handshakes; while others carefully examine the candidates for 92 bills before making their decision. Election day is the palladium of our liberties. If we didn't have election day we wouldn't have any liberties. If we had twice as many election days wo would have twice as much liberty. TTlAnrlrtn itav imiiallv moans rftvencre for the voters and retribution for the onice noiaers.

it is a gmu. ghost which rises up before the stfcuy fingered public official saying, -'I will meet you in November." Election day is not exciting except in the wild and uncivilized sections of New York and Chicago. No brs bands are used in elections, and i voter does not whoop and wave his arms while exercising his divino right of suffrage. He simply marks his ballot and drops it in a forty gallon box guarded by three solemn and generally sober judges. These ballots are li.Tht and harmless when taken singly.

there is nothing more devastating or terrible than a few million ballsts dropping steadily all day long apd marked in the wrong place. Many a candidate with 20 victories behind him has risen up, proud and mighty c't election day, and retired from sight WHAT AM I GOH6 VTO 00 FOR AWSTVHE ME THINK, PARTY 16 TOMORROW MIGHT- TiOLTsf IUVERYM STABLE i PUT Played the Part Too Strong. let IF THE I GOING Country 7 own 1 Sayings By "Ed" Howe mm Uncle iWalt The Poet Philosopher thi: APPETITE. Oh. this fact will bear repealing, that unless vou're fond of eating, everything- will seem discordant in this world that we infect: if your appetite is slender life will have no joy or splendor, and "you'll think that this republic is skedaddi'ing galley west.

Brooding prophets, gloomy Daniels, sav we re going to the spaniels, government is all corrupted and were headed for the dump; but if they were onlv able to get busy at the table, things would seem far more attractive, jnr their s-lnmn would take a slump. Xearly all man's earthly troubles would be evanescent buDDies. couki an pco-rde eat with gusto, morns and eves and sunnp noons; could they shovel in their craters beef and beans and boiled po-taters. succotash and ham and spinach, macaroni, pies and prunes. They could not be drawn with horses to the courts io get divorces if their appetites were working in the good old fashioned way: thev would find this life less hollow if tliev had desire to swallow buckwheat cakes and eggs and doughnuts, scrambled rice and shredded hay.

Life should be and is a blessing, and the wails and ighs disrressing conic from folks with balkv stomachs, though they oft misplace" the blame. Learn to eat with frenzied ardor, take a fall out of the larder, and you'll soon be quite enamored with this cheerful human game. 111. People's Column PRO HPS COI.UMX Kditor of The Herald, Sir: Kindly allow me space to express my contempt at 'the substitution of our Prohibition column, "the with that of the "Bull Moose." a column that we have occupied for 40 years. Secondary, the "Bull Moose" is not yet a party.

Time enough alter it is born, and then let it take its place in the sixth column where it would right-fullv belong. A. 1. BR1DGMAX. i FINK.

WE GOT AN INVITATION To ft, HARD TIMES PARTY, EVER BODY MUST WEAR A FARMER; OUTFIT, vou go over and sleep in the livery stable tonight and when you get up in the morning just grab a pair, op overalls out of the PLACE, AND TOU'LL. IE rlAED. MEANING LIVERY STABLE ODER. "With These Overalls On, I i ale GOOD EVENING It Jl ii if ii Si g-ainst the land and could get no sat- isfactory attention. After laboring- and corresponding for months he ap pealed to McKinley.

Think of appealing to a congressman on a matter of- this kind. But Powers appealed the right man. McKinley went to" our state department and had the matter taken up with the state department of Canada and it was nor long until the little officials of Canada were busy giving Powers the information he had asked for and apologizing for their delinquencies. A congressman who can move the state department or any other department in the interest of a constituent is a man worth while and one that should not be dispensed with on imaginary pretexts. The Herald does not believe the people will do it today.

The foregoing incidents of McKinley's services in special matters, are only part of hundreds of cases that could be referred to with equal credit to him as a public servant. Vote for McKinley, the man who does things. Jokes are expensive in politics. Edwin C. Perkins is the only candidate for senator who is a tried man.

He should be 5IEX WHO CAN elected. William DK TRUSTED i 1 and Frank Harrold, candidates for representative to the general assembly, should be chosen to represent the 2Sth district with Mr. Perkins. They will vote for a Republican to succeed William IT. Lorimer in the senate and will vote only for a Republican.

Before this paper reaches the eyes of the reader the task of recording the choices of the WHICH PARTY voters of this country for the man to fill the first office in the gift of the people will have begun. Three large parties vie with one another. One party whose standard bearer is Theodore Roosevelt has an economic policy differing' but little from the party in power, but urges the taking on by the federal government many of the functions and duties now borne by the states; another party whose chieftain is Wood row Wilson, promises a radical economic change, a change that is not new, f6r it was tried once and worked badly. The third party is headed by William Howard Taft. It urges no change in present economic principles, but pledges itself to a i correction of such evils as exist in the tariff, the continued prosecution of law-breaking corporations and reforms under, not 'outside of.

the constitution. Th voter then has only to choose which of the three parties he prefers. He should keep in mind these things: Which party is most likely to continue the era of prosperity which we are now enjoying. Which party is most likely to. work real reforms in the tariff and the control of trusts? Which party is most likely to continue peace at home and abroad? Which party is most likely to bring about those changes in our laws to make them best serve an industrial 'civilization, to establish social iustice under the constitution? If the voters mark their ballots thinkingly.

and having in mind the welfare of the country, there is no doubt but that today's election will result in the continuance of that wise, and stalesmanly William Howard Taft. Voters should vote "yes" on public policy questions Xo. 1 on the little ballot. The question is VOTE -YES- well expressed. Fairness demands the classification of property for the purpose of taxation.

Too much intangible property is escaping the assessor. The burden on the man with his own home is too heavy. The question is much the more important of the three submitted. Vote "yes." "McKinley has lied." That is what we were told in public print yesterday. Why, we are DID KIMEV told that he MJSnEPRESEXT IT sent out a circular to the farmers of the district in which he tells them that the Democratic tariff bill known as the "farmer's free list bill" took the duty off of everything the Xorthern farmers had to sell and that this is untrue.

In plain English that McKinley misrepresented the facts, the facts being that the bill did not include a single article grown by the farmer. Well now let us see who misrepresented the facts. The bill is a long and intricate one, which probably the writer of the charge that McKinley misrepresented the facts, never saw or read. The title of all bills, however, must show what the body of the bill refers to. Here is the title of the bill: House bill 4413 entitled An act to place on the free list agricultural implements, cotton bagging, cotton ties, leather, boots and shoes, fence wire.

MEATS, CEREALS. FLOUR, BREAD, i timber, lumber, sewing machines, salt and other articles." Read that and then make up your mind w-ho misrepresented the facts. If 'cereals" does not mean edible grain then what does it mean. Meats are also put on the free list. Tt is generally supposed that farmers raise meat and it is also generally supposed the farmer raises the wheat that enters into flour and bread.

Xbw who misrepresented the facts? What Mr. McKinley attempted to show the in this district was that the Soiitri -makes the Democratic tariffs and duties off what the Northern farmer raises and retains fc-atatlane -feer 6. 1SS9. bj i THE HEKAI.O-KISI'ATCH CO. North Street.

Decatur. Illlnola Enterert at tho postoffic. In Decatur. I1L. aecQnd class matter Address commuol-ratloua to The UerrJd.

Decatur. liu TERMS OF I5y Carrier: Dally arxl Sunday Or.e week io Dally and Sunday One year In ad va" J300 Notire to Sobw-rlbera In oraerlne chance of addreaa b1v both old and new addreaaea. The Herald cannot undertake to return Rianuacripta aent to it unleaa 'accompanied oj a two-cent eiarr.p No attenitoa paid anonyxnoua communications Some time ago Colonel Bryan put out vfhat he called a primer intended to show that the A business industrial CATECHISM convulsions which marked the four years of tariff for revenue only under Cleveland was not due to the tariff hut to other causes. Of course this was intended to satisfy the doubtful voter and put him to sleep so as to slip tariff lor revenue only over upon him again. Here is a little catechism with supposed answers that might be used as a valuable supplement to JJryan's primer: Mr.

"Wilson, do you believe in a tariff for revenue only? Yes, with all my mind and body, I do. Do you believe that a tariff for revenue only will injure the industries, the labor and the business of our country? Of course not. Under such a tariff we will purchase much of our merchandise from abroad much cheaper than we can produce it here and that will benefit all of us. But if we purchase merchandise from abroad will that not injure our home mills and home labor to the extent of these purchases? Oh. no.

"We will adjust the tariff schedules so nicely that it will make no difference. But we have had such tariffs before, and if they have proved to be as beneficial as you say, why is it that you and your friends do not point them out to the people as the friends of protection point out what has been accomplished under their policy? Just wait a moment. I have a long distance call from Colonel Bryan. I do not think it necessary to into the past. Who made the tariff for revenue only in 181 TV Xo answer.

Was it not Walker of Alabama? I claim my privilege under the con- I stitution. Who made the tariff for revenue only of ISG'j? No answer. Was it not Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and Guthrie of Kentucky? I claim my privilege. Were not these tariffs ruinous to our industries and our American labor? Xo answer. Did not President Fillmore and President Buchanan publicly declare they were? Xo answer.

Who miVIe the tariff for revenue only in 1S1M? do not wish to talk about that. That was a currency disaster. Was not Wilson of West Virginia the author? 1 claim my privilege. If you are elected, with a Democratic congress, who will make the iarifr? I really cannot say? Will it not be formulated by Underwood of Alabama, chairman of the committee on ways and means? I claim" my privilege. Why is it that all tariffs for revenue only have been made by the south? I claim my privilege.

If you are elected and the same calamities follow as heretofore what excuses will you offer the people. I claim my privilege. The voters of the 13th congressional district will determine today whether C'on-M lvlM KV THE MAX gressman Mc-WJIO DOES THIXGS Kinley shall be continued i congress or whether a man of his power, influence and usefulness to this district and the country, is to be succeeded by Charles M. Borchers. who is without experience and without the business or other ability to take his place in congress.

It is not at all strange, considering the qualifications of the two men, that Progressives and Democrats have united in this county and elsewhere to re-elect McKinley. Those who have gone into this combination have done so because they know the value of McKinley in congress. Who was it, when Mr. Wiley, pure food commissioner, issued his order which affected the marketing of every bushel of corn in the state of Illinois that farmers' organizations and organizations of grain men appealed to for assistance? Xot the senators for Illinois, but McKinley. What did he do' He had the representatives of the corn raisers and the corn buyers come to Washington, where he arranged a meeting for them with three heads of departments, cabinet officers, and with them laid the teatter.

before these department heads and had' the order rescinded. Could filfcr Eor'chers in, congress do anything like that? Xo man at all acquainted with public affairs believes he could. Not lows since one of our citizens. (Jeorgc W. Powers, who owns some land in Canada, sought information of those in authority, where his land I of OlfSwa'W' forever that night beneath a drirt little white ballots marked for other fellow.

Our most frightful nl! storms and landslides, oer-uv on tinn dav rd 'The voter ilwra nut hoop anil hl armti when he marks hit candidate is in desperate need of steara shovels and rotary snow plows. "We should rise early on election ijav and vote for the best men and thf-i. spend the rest of the day towing lw eneetic voters to the polls being careful to ascertain their politic before affixing the tow line. ed any other color Nothing makes me so mad as for a man I believe to be badlv mistaken say to me: -'0. well, it's too bad vou are ignorant, and cannot recognize the truth but I can't help it." There are a number of Oisarccab'e things to step in.

But did you ever have experience with chewing'gum? 1 also hate to step on a cat. Occasionally a man finds his wife looking in a certain queer wav. ami when he asks: "What is the she bursts into tears, and replies: "Nothing." Feel ashamed of all your misdeeds: not only of those the people have found out. ed from making a speech tonight in uprcar caused by suffragets. The seo- retary escaped a eating by fleeing i with ins wite through a side door.

Barbey Cooper Wholesale Grocers Retail We will clean up the remainder of a ear of Grapes Tuesday at, per basket 15c 124 E. Prairie. Both Phones. WHY WE SAY The Optical Shop QUALITY Is because any successful business house must sell either PRICE OR QUALITY and ive prefer the latter, as a far more pleasant and honorable way of doing business. GOOD THINGS ARE NOT CHEAP CHEAP THINGS ARE NOT GOOD The quality of our work we know stands the test.

We therefore solicit your business on these grounds. Kyes Examined vn-out charge. WALLACE 4. WEATHERBY Optometrists and Opticians The Optical Shop 10! E. North St.

Both Broken lenses duplicated bring the ia atvaasaaaafj OHAP it Into a Jewelrv store you like to feel about this That what you buy will lie genuine, no matter how small your purchase. That the price will not be exhorbitant, no matter how. large. It is the desire of this store that all new customers shall unconsciously carry away this impression. Our old customers' know it from experience.

At This Time We Have On a Special Sale, which we Call Our Annual Fall Nothing makes a man feel more uncomfortable than to be unjust to a friend. You can make up a (juarrel, but it will alwavs show where is was patched. Do a creditable thing, and nobody cares much; but if there is a "joke" on you, everybody will be interested at once. It is about as much trouble to get a girl ready to go away to school as it is to get her ready to be married. Every favorite should remember that a rival is liable to appear at any time.

Is there a tradition that a bam" mutt be painted red? Ever see a barn paint SUFFRAGETS BREAK UP MEETING IN ENGLAND LONDON, Nov. 4 The home sscre- tary, Ileginald McKenna, was prevent- OSES 3B nix Bell 78. Diamond Now is the time to order vour coal and it will pay you to order the best obtainable. Our coal has given the best of satisfaction wherever used, and you will make no mistake when ordering coal to order from us. Each and every mounted diamond is marked in plain figures.

The prices are right, therefore we are not ashamed to mark them pkinly. The window display will interest you, inasmuch that you will find displayed a great assortment of fine diamonds with prices attached to each piece, prices ranging from $5.00 to $900.00. Come in and talk diamonds with us, we feel that we know a great lot that 3-011 would like to know about diamonds. Our handsome new store is one of the finest in Illinois, completely stocked with merchandise that you will be pleased to look at. YOME Jeweler and Diamond Merchant ft C.

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