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'-'tiv.r.L '''lrsiymed administrator within an Persons havinor claims ned administrator within -. - RHEUMATISM UY8PE II1QIQE "ate or th notice will be 4luith I V r ,r recovery. f kii a ., A. F. SOMERS. , a . vy, .Admr. J. L Smith iM. ,-n5--'3 ri; F? 1 IB mm orntm I l " . Hearty Accord With Platform. SHALL THE PEOPLE RULE That Is the OversharJowin REPUBLICANS RESPONSIBLE All Present Abuses a Result of Their Acts, and They Are Im potent to Correct Them. Mr. Clayton and Gentlemen of the Notification Committee: I can not ac cept the nomination which you official ly tender, without first acknowledging my deep indebtedness to the Democrat ic party for the extraordinary honor which it has conferred upon me. Hav ing twice before been a candidate for the presidency, in campaigns which ended in defeat, a third nomination, the result of the free and voluntary act of the voters of the party, can only be ex plained by a substantial and undis puted growth in the principles and pol icies for which I, with a multitude of others, have contended. As these prin ciples and policies have given me what ever political strength I possess, the action of the convention not only re news my faith in them, but strengthens my attachment to them. A Platform Is Binding. I shall, in the near future, prepare a more formal reply to your notification, and, in that letter of acceptance, will deal with the platform in detail. It Is sufficient, at this time, to assure you that I am in hearty accord with both the letter and the spirit of the plat form. I endorse it in whole and in part, and shall, if elected, regard its declarations as binding upon me. And, I may add, a platform is binding as to what it omits as well as to what it contains. According to the democratic idea, the people think for themselves and select officials to carry out their wishes. The voters are the sovereigns; the officials are the servants, employed for a fixed time and at a stated salary to do what the sovereigns want done, and to do it in the way the sovereigns want it done. Platforms are entirely in harmony with this democratic idea. A platform announces the party's po sition on the questions which are at is sue; and an official is not at liberty to use the authority vested in him to urge personal views which have not been submitted to the voters for their approval. If one is nominated upon a platform which is not satisfactory to him, he must, if candid, either decline the nomination, or, in accepting it, pro-, pose an amended platform in lieu of the one adopted by the convention. No such situation, however, confronts your candidate, for the platform upon which I was nominated not only contains nothing from which I dissent, but it specifically outlines all the remedial legislation which we can hope to se cure during the next four years. Republican Challenge Accepted. The distinguished statesman who re ceived the Republican nomination for president said, in his notification speech: "The strength of the Republican cause in the campaign at hand is the fact that we represent the policies es sential to the reform of known abuses, to the continuance of liberty and true prosperity, and that we are determined, as our platform unequivocally declares, to maintain them and carry them on." In the name of the Democratic party, I accept the challenge, and charge that the Republican party is responsible for all the abuses which now exist in the federal government, and that it is im potent to accomplish the reforms which are imperatively needed. Further, I can not concur in the statement that the Republican platform unequivocally declares for the reforms that are nec essary; on the contrary, I afF-rm that it openly and notoriously disappoints the hopes and expectations of reformers, whether those reformers be Republic ans or Democrats. So far did the Re publican convention fall short of Its duty that the Republican candidate felt It necessary to add to his platform in several important particulars, thus re buking the leaders of the party, upon whose co-operation he must rely for the enactment of remedial legislation. As I shall, in separate speeches, dis cuss the leading questions at issue, I shall at this time confine myself to the paramount question, and to the far reaching purpose of our party, as that purpose is set forth in the platform. Shall the People Rule? Our platform declares that the over Consumption is less deadly than it used to be. S Certain relief and usually complete recovery will result from the following treatment: Hope, rest, fresh air, and Scoff' r Etmtfoton. ALL DRUCGISTS: 50c. AND $I.OO. shadowing issue which manifests itself In all the questions now under discus sion, is "Shall the people rule?" No matter which way we turn; no matter to what subject we address ourselves, the same question confronts us: Shall the people control their own govern ment, and use that government for the protection of their rights and for the promotion of their welfare? or shall the representatives of predatory wealth prey upon a defenseless public, while the offenders secure immunity from subservient officials whoni they raise to power by unscrupulous methods? This is the Issue raised by the "known abuses" to which Mr. Taft refers. President's Indictment Against the Party. j In a message sent to congress last January, President Roosevelt said: "The attacks by these great corpora tions on the administration's actions have been given a wide circulation j throughout the country, in the news- ! papers and otherwise, by those writers and speakers who, consciously or un ronsciously, act -as the representatives of predatory wealth of the wealth ac cumulated on a giant scale by all forms of Iniquity, ranging from the oppres sion of wage earners to unfair and un wholesome methods of crushing out competition, and to defrauding the public by stock-jobbing and the manip ulation of securities. Certain wealthy men of this stamp, whose conduct should be abhorrent to every man of ordinarily decent conscience, and who commit the hideous wrong of teaching our young men that phenomenal busi ness success must ordinarily be based on dishonesty, have, during the last few months, made It apparent that they have banded together to work for a re-action. Their endeavor is to overthrow and discredit all who hon-' estly administer the law, to prevent any additional legislation which would check and restrain them, and to secure, if possible, a freedom from all re straint which will permit every un scrupulous wrong-doer to do what he wishes unchecked, provided he has enough money." What an arraignment of the predatory interests! Is the president's indictment true? And, if true, against whom was the Indictment directed? Not against the Democratic party. Mr. Taft Endorses the Indictment. Mr. Taft says that these evils have crept In during the last ten years. He declares that, during this time, some "prominent and influential members of the community, spurred by financial success and in their hurry for greater wealth, became unmindful of the com mon rules of business honesty and fidelity, and of the limitations Imposed by law upon their actions!" and that "the revelations of the breaches of trusts, the disclosures as to rebates and discriminations by railroads, the accumulating evidence of the viola tions of the anti-trust laws, by a num ber of corporations, and the over-Issue of stocks and bonds of interstate rail roads for the unlawful enriching of di rectors and for the purpose of concen trating the control of the railroads un der., one management," all these, he charges, "quickened the conscience of the people and brought on a moral awakening." During all this time, I beg to remind you, Republican officials presided in the executive department, filled the cab inet, dominated the senate, controlled the house of representatives and occu pied most of the federal judgeships. Four years ago the Republican plat form boastfully declared that since 1 SCO with the exception of two years the Republican party had been in con trol of part or of all the branches of the federal government; that for two years only was the Democratic party in stead of the surgeon's knife. Its male o nncltmn trt oltlior r-nnor nr rominl n I ffir-tors rnnstrne each Rprmhl ioan vic- law. Having drawn the salaries; hav ing enjoyed the honors; having secured the prestige, let the Republican party accept the responsibility! Republican Party Responsible. Why were these "known abuses" permitted to develop? Why have they not been corrected? If existing laws are sufficient, why have they not been enforced? All of the executive ma chinery of the federal government Is in the hands of the Republican party. Are new laws necessary? Why have they not been enacted? With a Re publican president to recommend, with a Republican senate and house to carry out his recommendations, why does the Republican candidate plead for further time in which to do what should have been done long ago? Can Mr. Taft promise to be more strenuous in the prosecution of wrong-doers than the present executive? Can he ask for a larger majority In the senate than his party now has? Does he need more Republicans in the house of represent atives or a speaker with more unlim ited authority. Why No Tariff Reform? The president's close friends have been promising for several years that he would attack the Iniquities of the tariff. We have had intimation that Mr. Taft was restive under the de mands of the highly protected In dustries. And yet the influence of the 4 manufacturers, who have for twenty five years contributed to the Republican campaign fund, and who In return have framed the tariff schedules, has been sufficient to prevent tariff reform. As the present campaign approached, both the president and Mr. Taft de clared in favor of tariff revision, but set the date of revision after the elec tion. But the pressure brought to bear by the protected interests has been great enough to prevent any attempt at tariff reform before the election; and the reduction promised after the elec tion is so hedged about with qualify Ing phrases, that no one can estimate with accuracy the sum total of tariff reform to be expected in case of Re publican success. If the past can be taken as a guide, the Republican party will be so obligated by campaign con- tributlons from the beneficiaries of pro tection, as to make that party power less to bring to the country any ma terial relief from the present tariff burdens. Why No Anti-trust Legislation? A few years ago the Republican lead ers In the house of representatives were coerced by public opinion Into the support of an anti-trust law which had the endorsement of the president, but the senate refused even to con sider the measure, and since that tima no effort has been made by the domi nant party to secure remedial legisla tion upon this subject. Why No Railroad Legislation? For ten years the Interstate Com merce Commission has been asking for an enlargement of its powers, that it might prevent rebates and discrimina tions, but a Republican senate and a Republican house of representatives were unmoved by its entreaties. In 1900 the Mk-publican national conven tion was urged to endorse the demand for railway legislation, but its platform was silent on the subject. Even in 1901 the convention gave no pledge to remedy these abuses. When the presi dent finally asked for legislation he drew his inspiration from three Demo cratic national platforms and he re ceived more cordial support from the Democrats than from the Republicans. The Republicans In the senate deliber ately defeated several amendments of ferred by Senator La Follette and sup ported by the Democrats amendments embodying legislation asked by the In terstate Commerce Commission. One of these amendments authorized the ascertainment of the value of rail roads. This amendment was not only defeated by the senate, but it wasover whelmingly rejected by the recent Re publican national convention, and the Republican candidate has sought te res cue his party from the disastrous re sults of this act by expressing him self, in a qualified way, in favor of ascertaining the value of the railroads. Over-issue of Stocks and Bonds. Mr. Taft complains of the over-Issue of stocks and bonds of railroads, "for the unlawful enriching of directors and for the purpose of concentrating the control of the railroads under one management," and the complaint is well founded. But, with a president to point out the evil, and a Republican congress to correct it, we find nothing done for the protection of the public. , Why? My honorable opponent has, by his confession, relieved me of the ne cessity of furnishing proof; he admits i the condition and he can not avoid the logical conclusion that must be drawn from the admission. There Is no doubt whatever that a large majority of the voters of the Republican party recog nize the deplorable situation which Mr. Taft describes; they recognize that the ; masses have had but little influence j upon legislation or upon the ad i ministration of the government, and i they are beginning to understand j the cause. For a generation the Re- ; publican party has drawn its cam- paigu funds from the beneficiaries of 1 special legislation. Privileges have been pledged and granted In return for , money contributed to debauch elec tions. What can be expected when of ficial authority is turned over to the representatives of those who first fur nish the sinews of war and then reim burse themselves out of the pockets of the taxpayers? Fasting In Wilderness Necessary. So long as the Republican party re mains in power, it is powerless to re generate itself. It can not attack wrong-doing in high places without dis gracing many of its prominent mem bers, and it, therefore, uses opiates in- factors construe each Republican vie tory as an endorsement of their con duct and threaten the party with de feat If they are interfered with. Not until that party passes through a pe riod of fasting In the wilderness, will the Republican leaders learn to study public questions from the standpoint of the masses. Just as with Individ' uals, "the cares of this world and the deceitf ulness of riches choke the truth,' so in politics, when party leaders serve far away from home and are not In constant contact wi'.h the voters, con tlnued party success blinds their eyes to the needs of tho people and makes them deaf to the cry of distress. Publicity as to Campaign Contrtbu tions. An effort has been made to secure legislation requiring publicity as to campaign contributions and expendi tures; but the Republican leaders, even in the face of an indignant public, re fused to consent to a law which would compel honesty In elections. When the matter was brought up In the recent Republican national convention, the plank was repudiated by a vot of 880 to 94. Here, too, Mr. Taft has been driven to apologize for his convention and to declare himself in favor of a publicity law; and yet, if you will read what "he says upon this subject, you will find that his promise falls far short of the requirements of the situation He says "If I am elected president, I shall urge upon congress, with every hope of success, that a law be passed requiring the filing, in a federal office, of a state ment of the contributions received by committees and candidates in elections for members of congress, and In such other " elections as are constitutionally within the control of congress. I shall not embarrass him by asking him upon what he bases his hope of success; it Is certainly not on any en couragement he has received from Re publican leaders. It Is sufficient to say that If his hopes were realized if, In spite of the adverse action of his con vention, he should succeed in securing the enactment of the very law which he favors, It would give but partial re lief. He has read the Democratic plat form; not only his language, but his August lime, tells on the nerves. But that spiritless, no ambition feeling can be easily and quickly aiterea oy xaK iaz what is known by druggists every where as Dr. Shoop's Restorative. With hi 48 hours after beginning to use the Restorative, improvement will be noticed. Of course, full health will not immediatelv return. The gain. however, will surely follow. And best of all. vou will realize and feel your strength and ambition as it is return ing. Outside influences depress first the "inside nerves," then the stomach, Heart and Kidneva will usually tail. Strengthen these failing nerves with Dr. Shoop's Restorative and see how quickly health will oe youra agam. evident alarm, Indicates that he read it carefully. He even had befow him the action of the Democratic na tional committee in interpreting and applying that platform; and yet, h fails to say that he favors the publica tion of the contributions before tbt election. Of urse, it satisfies a nafc ural curiosity t find out how an elec tion has been purchased, even whan the knowledge eomes too late to be at service, but wBy should the people be kept in darkness until the election te past? Why Btld the locking of tb door be delayed until the horse is gonet An ElecUM a Public Affair. An election Is a public affair. Tb people, exercising the right to select their officials and to decide upon the policies to be pursued, proceed to their several polling places on election day and register their will. What excuse cau be given for secrecy as to the In fluences at work? If a man, pecun iarily interested In "Concentrating the control of the railroads In one manage ment," subscribes a large sum to aid In carrying the election, why should his part in the campaign be concealed un til he has put the officials under obli gation to him? If a- trust magnate contributes $100,000 to elect political friends to oflce, with a view to pre venting hostile legislation, why should that fact be concealed until his friends are securely seated In their official po sitions? This Is not a new question; It Is a question which has been agitated a question which the Republican leaders fully understand a question which the Republican candidate has studied, and yet he refuses to declare himself in fa vor of the legislation absolutely neces sary, namely, legislation requiring pub lication before the election. Democratic Party Promises Publicity How can the people hope to rule, if they are not able to learn until after the election what the predatory Inter ests are doing? The Democratic party meets the issue honestly and coura geously. It says: We pledge the Democratic party to the enactment of a law prohibiting any corporation from contributing to a campaign fund, and any individual from contributing an amount above a reasonable maximum, and providing for the publication, before election, of all such contributions above a reason able minimum." The Democratic national committee Immediately proceeded to interpret and apply this plank, announcing that no contributions would be received from corporations, that.no Individual would be allowed to contribute more than $10,000, and that all contributions above $100 would be made public be fore the election those received before October 15 to be made public on or before that day, those received after ward to be made public on the day when received, and no such contribu tions to be accepted within three days of the election. The expenditures are to be published after election. Here Is a plan which Is complete and effec tive. Popular Election of Senators. Next to. the corrupt use of money. the present method of electing United States senators is most responsible for the obstruction of reforms. For one hundred years after the adoption of the constitution, the demand for the popular election of senators, while find ing increased expression, did not be come a aominant sentiment, a. con stitutional amendment had from time to time been suggested and the matter had been more or less discussed In a few of the states, but the movement had not reached a point where it mani fested itself through congressional ac tlon. In the Fifty-second congress, however, a resolution was reported from a house committee proposing the necessary constitutional amendment. and this resolution passed the house of representatives by a vote which was practically unanimous. In the Fifty-third congress a similar resolu tlon was reported to, and adopted by the house of representatives. Both the Fifty-second and Fifty-third con gresses were Democratic. The Repub licans gained control of the house as a result of the election of 1894 and in the Fifty-fourth congress the proposi tlon died in committee. As time went on, however, the sentiment grew among the people, until it forced a Republican congress to follow the example set by the Democrats, and then another and another Republican congress acted fa vorably. State after state has endorsed this reform, until nearly two-thirds of the states have recorded themselves in its favor. The United States senate. however, impudently and arrogantly obstructs the passage of the resolution. notwithstanding the fact that the vot ers of the United States, by an over whelming majority, demand It. And this refusal is the more significant when it Is remembered that a number of senators owe their election to great corporate interests. Three Democratic national platforms the platforms of 1900, 1904 and 1908 specifically call for a change In the constitution which will put the election of senators In the hands of the voters, and the proposi tion has been endorsed by a number of the smaller parties, but no Repub lican national convention has been willing to champion the cause of the people on this subject. The subject was ignored by the Republican national convention In 1900; it was Ignored In 1904, and the proposition was explicit ly repudiated in 1908, for the recent Republican national convention, by a vote of 8G6 to 114, rejected the plank endorsing the popular election of sena tors and this was done in the conven tlon which nominated Mr. Taft, few delegates from his own state voting for the plank. Personal Inclination Not Sufficient. In his notification speech, the Repub lican candidate, speaking of the elec tion of senators by the people, says "Personally, I am Inclined to favor it, WHY JAMES LEE GOT WELL. Evervbodv in Zaneswell, O., knows Mm Marv Lee. of rural reute 8. She nrr! iaq "f rmsViand. James Lee. rmi. ht;i i msis his life to the use of Dr. Kine's New Discovery. His lnnes were so severely affected that consumotion seemea ineviiauic, wueu friend recommended New Discovery. We tried it. and its use has restored him to nerfect health." Dr. King's New Discovery is the King of throat and luner remedies. For coughs and colds it has no equal. The first dose ... -a. c j a SX.t luV.1W and $1.00 Trial pottle free. but it is hardly a party qneatlMV What Is necessary to make this a pairy question? When the Democratic cl vention endorses a proposition by a unanimous vote, and the RtpublioU convention rejects the proposition by fi vote of seven to one, does it not be come an issue between the parties? Mr. Taft can not remove the question fiom the arena of politics by xpress Inif a personal Inclination toirurd th Democratic position. For several years he has been connect! with the administration. What has tie ever aid or done to bring this quorIu be fore the public? What enttutiaism feas he shown In the reforcicitHa of the senate? What influence eotld he exert In behalf of a reform hW his party has openly and notoriaiislj' con demned in its convention, and to Mshich lie Is attached only by a beiati! ex pression of personal Inclination? The Gateway to Other Reforiis. "Shall the people rule?" ijrvery remedial measure of a national 'har- acter must run the gauntlet ot the senate. The president may personally Incline toward a reform; the house may consent to It; but as long au the enate obstructs the reform, the peo ple must walfi. The president may Seed a popular demand; the house may yield to public opinion; but as long a3 the senate is jvfiant, the rule of the people is defaiited. The Democratic platform very properly describes tlie popular electia of senators as "the gateway to ol'ier national reforms." Shall we open the gate, or shall we allow the exp'lsltlng Interests to bar the way by the control of this branch of the federal legislature? Through a Democratic victory, and through a Democratic victor only, can the peo ple secure the popular election of sen ators. The smaller parties are unablo to secure this reform; the Republican party, under its present leadership, In resolutely opposed to It; the Democratic party stands for It and has boldly de manded it. If I am elected to the presidency, those who are elected upon the ticket with me will be, like my self, pledged to this reform, and I shall convene congress in extraordi nary session immediately after inau guration, and ask, among other things, for the fulfillment of this platform pledge. House Rules Despotic. The third Instrumentality employed to defeat the will of the people is found in the rules of the house of rep resentatives. Our platform points out that "the house of representatives was designed by the fathers of the consti tution, to be the popular branch of our government, responsive to the public will," and adds: The house of representatives, as controlled in recent years by the Re publican party, has ceased to be a de liberative and legislative body, respon sive to the will of a majority of the members, but has come under the ab solute domination of the speaker, who has entire control of Its deliberations, and powers of legislation. "We have observed with amazement the popular branch of our federal gov ernment helpless to obtain either the consideration or enactment of meas ures desired by a majority of its mem bers." This arraignment Is fully justified. The reform Republicans In the house of representatives, when In the minor ity In their own party, are as helpless to obtain a hearing or to secure a vote upon a measure as are the Democrats. In the recent session of the present congress, there was a considerable ele ment in the Republican party favorable to remedial legislation; but a few lead- era, In control or tne organization, despotically suppressed these mem bers, and thus forced a real majority in the house to submit to a well organ ized minority. The Republican national convention, instead of rebuking this attack upon popular government, eulo gized congress and nominated as the Republican candidate for vice president one of the men who shared in the re sponsibility for the coercion of the house. Our party demands that "the house of representatives shall again become a deliberative body, controlled by a majority of the people's repre sentatives, and not by the speaker," and Is pledged to adopt "such rules and regulations to govern the house of representatives as will enable a ma jority of its members to direct its de liberations and control legislation." Shall the people rule?" They can not do so unless they can control the house of representatives, and through their representatives in the house, give expression to their purposes and their desires. The Republican party is committed to the methods now in vogue in the "house of representatives the Democratic party is pledged to such a revision of the rules as will bring the popular branch of the federal government into harmony with the Ideas of those who framed our consti tution and founded our government Other Issues Will Be Discussed Later. "Shall the people rule?" I repeat, is declared by our platform to be the overshadowing question, and as the campaign progresses, I shall take occa sion to discuss this question as It man ifests Itself in other Issues; for whether we consider the tariff question, the trust question, the railroad question, the banking question, the labor ques tion, the question of imperialism, the development of our waterways, or any other of the numerous problems which press for solution, we shall find that the real question involved In each Is, whether the government shall remain a mere business asset of favor seeking corporations or be an Instrument in the hands of the people for the ad vancement of the common weal. Democratic Party Has Earned Con fidence. If the voters are satisfied with the record of the Republican party and with its management of public affairs Pain anywhere stopped in 20 minutes sure with oneof Dr. Shoop's Pink Pain Tnhlets. The formula is on the 25-cent box. Ask your Doctor or Drug gist about this formula! Stops woman I Iv nains. head acne, pains anywnere. Write Dr. Shoop. Racine, Wis., for free I trial to nrove value of his Headache, a i or nan rmu uici.s. I Drug ro, j-Mrs. Marbut's private school will open August 31st at her home on Avery avenue, and influence I solicited. i we can not reasonably ask for a change in administration: if. however. the voters feel that the people, as a whole, have too little influec.ee in shap ing the policies of the government; if they feel that great combinations of capital have encroached upon the rights of the masses, and employed the jjAstrumentalities of government to se cure an unfair share of the total wealth ;iroduced, then we have a right to ex pect a verdict against the Republican tjarty and in favor of the Democratic narty; for our party has risked defeat iye, suffered defeat In Its effort to iirouse the conscience of the public and Jj bring about that very awakening to vrhlch Mr. Taft has referred. Only those are worthy to be entrust d with leadership In a great cause vho are willing to die for it. and the Democratic party ties proven its worthi ness by its refusal to purchase victory by delivering the people Into the hands of those who have despoiled them. In this contest between Democracy on the one side and plutocracy on the other, the Democratic party has taken its po sition on the skte of equal rights, and ievites the opposition of those who use politics to secure special privileges and aovernmental faviatlJSsm. Gauging the progress of the natlee, not by the hap piness or wealth off refinement of a few, but "by the prosperity and ad vancement of the average man," the Democratic party c&srges the Repub lican party, with bing the promoter of present abuses, the opponent of neces sary remedies and the only bulwark of private monopoly. The Democratic par ty affirms that in thto campaign It is the only party, having a prospect of success, which stands for justice in government and for equity in the divi sion of the fruits of Industry. Democratic Party Defender of Honest Wealth. We may expect those who have com mitted larceny by law and purchased Immunity with their political Influence, to attempt to raise false issues, and to employ "the livery of Heaven" to con ceal their evil purposes, but they can no longer deceive. The Democratic party is not the enemy of any legiti mate industry or of honest accumula tions. It 1, on the contrary, a friend of industry and the steadfast protector of that wealth which represeuts a'serv- ice to society. The Democratic party does not seek to annihilate all corpora tions; It simply asserts that as the gov ernment creates corporations, It must retain the power to regulate and to control them, and that it should not permit any corporation to convert itself Into a monopoly. Surely we should have the co-operation of all legitimate corporations In our effort to protect business and Industry from the odium which lawless combinations of capital will. If unchecked, cast upon them Only by the separation of the good from the bad can the good be made secure. Not Revolution, but Reformation, The Democratic party seeks not revo lution but reformation, and I need hardly remind the student of history that cures are mildest when applied at once; that remedies Increase in severity as their application is postponed. Blood poisoning may be stopped by the loss of a finger today; it may cost an arm tomorrow or a life the next day. So poison In the body politic can not be removed too soon, for the evils pro duced by it increase with the lapse of time. That there are abuses which need to be remedied, even the Repub lican candidate admits; that his party Is unable to remedy them, has been fully demonstrated during the last ten years. I have such confidence in the intelligence as well as the patriotism of the people, that I can not doubt their readiness to accept the reasonable re forms which our party proposes, rather than permit the continued growth of existing abuses to hurry the country on to remedies more radical and more drastic. Our Party's Ideal. The platform of out party closes with a brief statement of the party's ideal. It favors "such an administration of the government as will Insure, as far as .human wisdom can, that each citi zen shall draw from society a reward commensurate with his contribution to the welfare of society." Governments are good in proportion as they assure to each member of so ciety, so far as governments can, a re turn commensurate with individual merit. The Divine Law of Rewards. There is a Divine law of rewards. When the Creator gave us the earth, with its fruitful soil, the sunshine with its warmth, and the rains with their moisture. He proclaimed, as clearly as if His" voice had thundered from the clouds, "Go work, and according to your industry and your intelligence, so shall be your reward." Only where might has overthrown, cunning under mined or government suspended this law, has a different law prevailed. To conform the government to this law ought to be the ambition of the states man; and no party can have a higher mission, than to make it a reality wher ever governments can legitimately op erate. - Justice to All. Recognizing that I am indebted for my nomination to the rank and file of our party, and that my election must come, if it comes at all, from the un purchased and unpurchasable suffrages of the American people, I promise, if entrusted with the responsibilities of this high office, to consecrate whatever ability I have to the one purpose of making this, In fact, a government in which the people rule a government which will do justice to all, and offer to every one the highest possible stim ulus to great and persistent effort, by assuring to each the enjoyment of his just share of the proceeds of his toil, no matter in what part of the vineyard he labors, or to what occupation, pro fession or calling he devotes himself. SHE LIKES GOOD THINGS. Mrs. Chas E Smith, of West Frank lin. Maine, says; "I like good things and have adopted Dr. King's New Life Pills as our family laxative medi r.ine. because they are good and do their work without making a fuss about it." These painless purifiers sold at W. A, Leslie's drug store. 25c, Shingles: Now ready for delivery Yellow Pme bap and Heart Shingles. For prices apply to G. t JoRITTATN, R. F. D. No. 4, Morganton, N. C. DON'T EXPERIMENT. You Will Make No Mistake if You Follow This Morgan ton Citizen's Advice. Never neglect your kidneys. If you have pain in the bacK, urinary disorders, dizziness and nervousness, it s time to act and no time to experiment These are all symptoms of kidney trou ble, and you should seek a rem edy which is known to cure the kidneys. Doan s Kidney Pills is the rem edy to use. No need to experi ment It has cured many stub born cases in Moreranton. Fel low the advice of a Moreranton citizen and be cured yourself. S. S. Lane, living on Green St.. Mor- ganton, N. C, says: "I suffered severely for several years from back ache accompanied by a disordered con dition of my kidneys. I used several different remedies but none proved of benefit. At times I was so lame . upon first arising in the mornine that I was scarcely able to get up and when the at tacks were at their height, the secre tions were very unnatural in appearance and the passages attended with severe pain. I finally procured Doan's Kidney fills at a drug store, began taking them as directed and received relief in a short time. I continued usinsr Doan's Kidnev Pills until at present I am without a sign of kidney trouble, and cannot hesi tate to recommend them as a reliable kidney." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. R. V. T. RIDDLE. R. L. HUFFMAN. RIDDLE & HUFFMAN, La.wyers. MORGANTON, - - - - N. C. Office: Brem office building, opposite Court House. Prompt and careful attention given to all matters. YOUR WATCH Does more work, and with less atten tion, than anything you possess. You expect it to be accurate. Give it a fair chance by having it cleaned and oiled at least once a year. A watch ticks 141,912,000 times in one year and travels 9!-i miles in twenty four hours; 292 miles in thirty days, or 3.5S8V& in one year, and yet we often find watches that have been allowed to run from one to ten years without cleaning or being properly oiled We do high-grade watch repairing by tne best methods. Patton's JEWELRY Store DON'T you think it's time, hon estly, to relegate the watch you now carry to the aitic along with the other heirlooms and get a watch that you can depend 01: io meet the conditions oi the life you lead? We wish yon would ca!l end see our line of beautiful South Bend Watches. The South liend Wptch i poIo on what it will do for you, not cj the strength Of a reputation of a bygone past. We will gladly show you the eco nomy of buying a South Bend Watch if you will ak us. M s guarantee thera to be satis factory time-keepers. Re- , i member, the South Bend I Watch frozen in ice still keeps perfect time. PATTON'S JEWELRY STORE. t dead model, sketch or photo of invention for ' freereport oa patentability. For free book HowtosecureTDJinC write Patents f And I nHUL-IYIMniNO to i ' Opposite U. S. Patent Office WASHINGTON D. C. CLING FAST Wood Fibre Plaster. "SECOND It) NONE." Experienced Plasterers pro nounce it the best plaster on the market The best is always the Cheapest, ask for booklet, it will pay you. Statesville Plaster & Cement Company. STATESVILLE, N. C. Notice to Creditors of Joshua Gibbs, Deceased. Having qualified as administrator of Joshua Gibbs, deceased, notice is hereby given to all per sons holding clains against the estate of said in testate to present them to the undersigned for payment on or before the 23rd day of July, 1909, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery, and all persons indebted to said estate are hereby notified to come forward at once and settle, and . thereby save costs. This the 23rd day of July. 1908. J. K. GIBBS. Adm'r. of Joshua Gibbs. deceased Avery & Ervin, Attys. WOMEN. Before buying Corsets you will do well to see Mrs. SallieGaither, ' Morganton, agent for tha sale of the Spirella Perfection Corset, rust proof and unbreakable. ; Sales far beyond her expectation. I We promptly obtain TJ. 8. and Foreign Sold by tJume .urug w.
The News-Herald (Morganton, N.C.)
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