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No Ivcal inserted tor less than 75 cents pe< | issue JOB PRINTING- Tae Job department of thePßitsslscompleie affords facilities for doing the best class of v-ork PAinn uLAit attention paidto Lifl sprinting. No pap?r will be discontinued until arrear- K»*s arc paid, except at the option of the pub her. Papers sent out of the county must be paid lor in advance. New Idea of Gentleman. A new definition of a gentleman was ' given at the Lymington (England) ! county court recently, when the regis trar asked: "What is the defendant?" ! "He's a gentleman," replied the plain- j tiff. "How do you define a gentle- j man?" the registrar asked. "Well, he came here and took a big house, and went away without paying his credi i-tf. !>," the reply. Cause for Indignation. The little fellow Arvid is the son of «ur coachman and is so unwelcome a caller around Jennie's kitchen that the other day the girl slammed the door in his face. A few minutes afterwards the tiny Swede was heard telling the Incident to a neighbor, indignantly ex claiming: "Why, she shut the door right in my looks!" —Chicago Tribune. India's Great Problem. To make India absolutely safe from famine, at leai;t .'55 per cent of the land should be brought under irrigation. This per cent would amount to an area of 71,000,000 acres. Of course, this presents a great and difficult prob lem, but what has been done gives ample guaranty that the problem will be solved. The Best Age. Every age is the age. Every land is holy land. Every epoch is great and divine. Either God is living and working to-day, or there is no God. Either the interests of His kingdom are as dear to His heart as they were ages ago. or God is a dream and a de lusion. —Dr. M. 1). Shutter. Hints for Wives. There are two ways of looking at a husband. One is to make up your mind that he has no faults and to consider him a piece of perfection. The others is to recognize his faults and to make up your mind to love him in spite of them. —Health. Forced to Draw the Line. An English female addicted to writ ing sets down the painful averment that she never had the pleasure of meeting an American lady or gentle man. Too bad, but American ladies and.gentlemen have to draw the line somewhere. Figure It Out. After a hearing the Wayne, N. J., board of education requires George Fletcher to apologize to his teacher for speaking impudently to her because she laughed when his cat was hit with a stone thrown by another boy. Immense Seam of Coal. A clipping from an English newspa per. furnished by Consul E. B. Walker, of Hurslem, says that a seam of coal "4 feet thick has been reached at a depth of 580 yards in South Stafford shire. Honest Man's Excuse. "Yes," said the honest dealer, head ins up the barrel of apples he had just packed, ' there's always room at the top- That's why 1 generally put the biggest ones in the top row." Good Battery. A Philadelphia girl who was mar ried the other day admits she wa« at tracted by the young man's baseball pitching. Good combination. He was the pitcher, she the catcher. Creditable. It is a credit to America's scientific spirit that money can be found to finance a polar expedition instead of being invested in a trust nearer home. Such a Silly Idea. "Lingerie waists should be squeezed and not rubbed," says a magazine writer. Tut, tut. Who'd care about rubbing one if he could squeeze it? What He Wanted. "Papa," said Jimmieboy, as be watched the new canary with fnueh in terest, "when the bird dies can I have bis whistle?" Parchment from Wolf Skins. It is not generally known that the parchment used on the best banjos is made from wolf skins. Plautus on the Law. Plant us—Little do you know what a giorip ly unce: ■ filling the law is. MONEY WELL SPENT HAVE TARIFF BENEFITS BEEN BOUGHT AND PAID FOR? Estimated by the Tangible Value of Those Benefits the Workingmen, ; the Farmers and the Manufacturers j Should Have Paid Congress Count- ! less Billions of Dollars. For .a newspaper which is believed •o have knowledge of concrete bene fits accruing from a liberal distribu tion in American literary circles of the left-over fund of the Cobden club it is quite natural to infer as a mat ter of course that the concrete bene fits of protection in the United States have been bought and paid for. Argu ment by analogy leads the New York Evening Post to this conclusion. The sum remaining in the treasury when the Cobden club went out of business some years ago—money contributed by British manufacturers and ship owners to aid in extending the free trade propaganda throughout the world —is said to have been SBOO,OOO. Much of this money is believed to have found its way to the bank ac counts of various and sundry Ameri , can free trade newspapers and writers. [ Some of it may have swelled the free I trade campaign fund of 1892. We are not permitted to know the exact facts aid details of these disbursements, but it is reasonable to suppose that, when foreign interests were conserved at the expense of American interests, foreign money was on tap to pay for labor performed and benefits received. So it is altogether natural for the ! Evening Post to infer, along with Miss I Tarbell and other superior thinkers, | that when congress has adopted tariff j schedules designed to insure benefits 1 to American producing interests, those Interests have paid money to congress i for doing it. Here, again, precise facts and de ! tails seem to be lacking; but if the Cobden fund contributors could afford | to spend SBOO,OOO to smash protection in th" United States, certainly our . own producing interests could afford ! to spend many times SBOO,OOO to keep : protection. Estimated according to the ratio of benefits they could afford i to pay congress $8,000,000,000. Grover Cleveland's election in 1892 cost, the country more than double $8,000,000,- 000, and the election of William Mc- I Kinley in 1890 lias been worth to the ; country much more than $8,000,000,- I 000. The sum which American producing j interests, emulating the example of | the Cobden club, might have paid out in purchasing protective tariff legis ! lation from congress, staggers the j imagination. Then there remains to . be considered the enormous addition I to the corruption fund of protection ! ism which might have come from the I wage earners of the country. They. | too, have been the beneficiaries of tariff legislation to the extent of sev eral billions of dollars in the past ten years. Have they, too, "chipped in?" No; we don't suppose the Evening Post would go so far as to assert that. The wage earners have contributed in other ways. They, together with their co-beneficiaries, the farmers of the United States, have contributed the votes at the polls whereby the party of protection has been kept in control of national legislation for almost all of 50 consecutive years. Was this contribution of votes by wage earners and farmers also a cor rupting element in our politics? Many of our free trade purists think so. They often tell us that it is immoral for any citizen to vote according to his own personal interest. But they invariably spoil this beautiful doctrine by asserting that everybody would be much better off with free trade, and that everybody should, therefore, vote for free trade. Higher criticism in economics has many troubles. A Delay Thai Is Not Dangerous. "Another revulsion in business must occur before it will be popular to talk about reduction of the tariff, although the advantages to be gained by such a reduction are seen plainly enough jby all the thoughtful men. Such an i interruption in industrial activity and in what is called prosperity is unlike ly to take place until after 1908. Per haps it may be possible to conduct the presidential campaign of 1912 on the tariff reform issue."—Hartford Times. There is in this, as it seems to us, j more than the average wisdom dis played by Democratic newspapers when dealing with the tariff question; certainly far more astuteness than is exhibited by Mr. Cleveland in urging that "tariff reform" be made the para mount issue of the Democratic party in 1908. Revulsion in business will come soon after the Republican party undertakes tariff revision downward. Then will it be possible for the Demo crats to conduct the presidential cam paign on the "tariff reform" issue. And with an excellent chance of suc cess, too. The Times is right. The Democrats will fare better if they stand back awhile and give the Re publican party a chance to burn its fingers with tariff reduction. An Awkward Situation. Germany is chiefly desirous of sell ing to us her sugar, her chemicals and a long list of manufactured articles. She takes from us a large amount of law cotton and considerable pig iron, which she does not tax. But the ap plication of her maximum tariff would put stiff duties on many of our food stuffs, and that Is where the shoe would pinch on this side of the water, and it would also hurt Germany by raising the price of food.—Buffalo Courier, CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1907. WE SHALL HOLD OUR OWN. So Long as We Cling to the Policy That Brought Prosperity. "The tariff does not seem to seri ously interfere with our foreign trade. In 1900 our imports were $829,019,337. In 1905 they amounted to $1,179,444,- 550, and increased last year to $1,321,- 064,69 I. "The exports grow in about the same proportion, from $1,147,949,660 in 1900 to $1,626,990,795 in 1905, and $1,798,179,955 last year. Of the ex ports, 42 per cent, were manufac tured goods. "It will be noticed that, the balance of trade amounted to about the same for 1900 as for 1905, but was nearly a third less than for 1900. As it Is estimated that Americans spend over $200,000,000 each year in foreign travel and as much more goes to for eigners for ocean freights, it is not. hard to figure where the profits from this immense international trade goes." The foregoing interesting bit of in formation from the Duluth News-Tri bune speaks plainer than words. Com pare the figures with those of ten years ago and note the difference between the operation of the Wilson-Gorman free trade Democratic tariff law and the; Republican Dingley enactment. It is true that a number of causes contribute directly or indirectly to our present abounding prosperity, but those do not militate agairst. the fact that this prosperity did not begin until the Dingley tariff was substituted for the Wilson tariff. The effect of the latter, as all know, was most depress ing upon the business of the country: hut immediately after the election cf President Mckinley in 1896 there was a quick revival of industrial and trade activity because business men had confidence that the policy of his ad ministration would he favorable to do mestic industries and they could safe ly risk investments in industrial en terprises. The starting of the factories in creased employment, and that let loose a large amount of purchasing funds. The revival of the protective policy and the certainty that it would continue for some years, gave confi dence and life to all business activity. 11, may be said, therefore, that the present prosperity is chiefly due to the tariff policy; not that the tariff schedules alone have created it, but because of its general effect upon the business confidence and energy of the I people. What caused the panic of 1893 was the election of Cleveland with the promise that a policy toward our industries would be adopted that would threaten their destruction. It is an interesting fact that, after the election of 1896, business prosperity began with about the same uniformity that, depression had set in with the election of Cleveland. The late Dr.vid 11. Mason challenged disproof of the following postulates, and no free trade writer has ventured I to accept the challenge: 1. All of real prosperity in the United States has been under protec tion. 2. All of hard times in the United States has been under anti-protection. 3. Prosperity never has returned 'until after return to protection. 4. The farther congress, in its tar iff, has departed from protection, the more disastrous have been the conse quences. 5. The farther congress has gone in the direction of full protection, thi more prosperous have the people be come. 6. In all of our national experience there is not even one exception to these propositions. 7. Therefore, the issue between protection and anti-protection is, ex perimentally considered, a chronic is sue between prosperity and hard times. And we shall continue to hold our own so long as we cling to the policj that has given us all the real pros perity we have enjoyed. We must continue to follow the cardinal principle which will continue to develop our resources and so far as noticeable monopolize the home mar ket first and then seek a foreign mar ket for our surplus. The fact is that our exports of manufactures last year amounted to $700,000,000 in value, having more than doubled in the las/ few years.—Bay City Tribune. HER NEW BONNET. Where the Danger Lies. From political tariff tinkers within the party is the most danger to be feared. Whenever one of this class ol ambitious political schemers makes a speech favoring tariff revision, the united Democratic press, which is hop ing and praying for Republican blun ders, hails him .as an ally by clapping and howling with delight. Alma (Colo.) Bulletin. fOR MR.TAFT Ohio Republicans Should Declare, This Year. SAYS GEO. B. COX. He Endorses Foraker and Gov. Har ris for Re-election —Foraker Makes a Brief Statement. Cincinnati, O. —W. H. Taft for president, J. B. Foraker for United States senator and A. L. Harris for governor, is the program advistd by George B. ('ox, formerly republican leader in Hamilton county, in an in terview Wednesday. Reports from Columbus and Washington had named Mr. Cox as engaged in negotiations looking toward a compromise between tne Taft and Foraker forces, but Mr. Cox denied such suggestions. As to the Ohio situation, he said: "In my judgment the time has come for the good of the republican party that something should be done. We are on the eve of next fall's election. Nothing should be done to endanger party success. Two years ago we had factional differences in the party an! our ticket wont (low 1 in defeat. Our differences should be settled within the party and we should go forward as one man, which will mean victory all along the line. "The nomination of good, clean men for the municipal offices means their election, and party success next fall will be the foundation for next year's work. "We must carry the legislature next year to elect a United States senator and get much needed legislation, and must elect a governor and other state officers. The way to do all this is for all republicans to put their shoulders to the wheel in thtir several neighbor hoods and see to it that none but true republicans represent them. "Our watchword should be 'success cf the republican party,' and to achieve this we should support W. H. Taft for president, J. B. Foraker for United States senator and A. L. Har ris for governor." When the attention of Senator For aker was called to the statement, he said: "I have just read what Mr. Cox says. If I understand him correctly, he makes a specific recommendation addressed to the republicans of Ohio, as to what their action shall be in the convention of next year. I am not „ sure if calls for any response from me, but I will repeat that I do not want any political honors at the hands of the republicans of Ohio ex cept with their hearty endorsement. Therefore if what Mr. Cox recom mends should meet with their ap proval, no one will support Secretary Taft more cordially than I shall." BURNED LIKE TINDER. A Five-Story Building in Kansas City Is Destroyed—One Man Killed, 15 Persons Injured and Six Missing. Kansas City, Mo. George lie Mare was killed and 15 persons were injured Wednesday in a fire that destroyed the five-story brick Univers ity bu4!ding at the northwest corner of Locust and Ninth streets, causing a property damage of $250,000. Six persons are missing and may be buried in the ruins. The building was occupied by Montgomery Ward & Co. as offices, employing 200 girls, and by numerous artists and musicians who lost everything. The fire started in a basement store room, close to the only elevator in the building. Ten minutes after the fire broke out the flames began shooting up the elevator shaft and all escape save by the fire escapes was shut off. The halls quickly filled with a dense, suffocating smoke and ten minutes later, when the first fire apparatus ar rived on the scene, people crowded almost every window appealing for help, while scores of others, mostly women and girls, filled the fire es capes. A CONFERENCE IS CALLED. Leaders of the Republican Party in Ohio \Aflll Meet in Columbus Next Wednesday. Toledo, O. —Walter F. Brown, chair man of the republican state cen tral committee, stated last night that he will issue to-day a call for a meet ing of that committee at the Buckeye Republican club, Columbus, May 15. The purpose of the meeting will be to participate in a party conference, to which will also be invited the mem bers of the republican state executive committee, the chairmen of the vari ous county executive committees and the republican members of congress, to the end that a definite expression may be secured in regard to the party's choice for the presidential nomination and that party harmony may be restored. Indicted for Grand Larceny. New York, -r An indictment of grand larceny on three separate counts was reported by the grand jury Wednesday against William O. Dpuglass, the assistant loan clerk of the Trust Company of America, who was recently arrested. Steamship Wrecked. Montevideo, Uruguay.—The French steamer I'oitou, from Marseilles for this port, has been wrecked off San Jose Ignacio, on the coast of Uruguay. She had 300 passengers on board and all were rescued. RIOTING REIGNS. BLOODSHED FOLLOWS STRIKE OF STREET RAILROADERS IN SAN FRANCISCO. MOBS ATTACK CARS MANNED BY STRIKE BREAKERS—LATTER SHOOTS ASSAILANTS. S;in Francisco, Cal. —The strike of the 1,700 inotormen and conductors of the United Railroads developed Tuesday afternoon into a riot in which more than a score of persons were severely hurt, soine fatally. James Walsh, one of the men in jured in the riot, died last night. At 2:.'50 o'clock the company made its first attempt to resume operations by sending out seven passenger cars manned by about 40 strike breakers. The men wore uniform'; of car in spectors and each carried a US-calibre revolver. The start, was made from the company's barns at Turk and Fillmore streets, where a crowd of from 3,000 to 5,000 men and boys had gathered. Twenty-seven policemen, live mounted officers and several ser geants under command of Capt. Mooney were on patrol guard. The appearance of the in Kill more street, from which they were switched into Turk street, was the signal for an outburst of jeers and howls. Before the cars had gone one block they were made the targets of stones and bricks. In a few moments every pane of glass had been smashed and several of the operatives had been struck, cut and bruised. At Turk an I Buchanan streets an espe cially fierce attack was made on the foremost car. A guard on the rear platform answered the stones with a pistol shot. The bullet struck a union sympathizer in the arm. This transformed the crowd into a wild mob and thence for 12 blocks there was fierce fighting. The strik ers and their friends, aided by hun dreds of youthful hoodlums, kept up a shower of missiles. The guards re sponded with fusillade after fusillade of pistol shots. Eight men received bullet wounds, some of which will prove fatal. Among those injured are a detective sergeant and a patrolman. Finally a dozen or more of the guards were ar rested by reserves from the Central police station and a union crowd boarded the rearmost car and started it back to the barns. Arriving there the strikers charged and a revolver fire was opened from the barns, in this encounter several more men were shot. A non-union man threw the switch at Turk and Fillmore streets and the derailed car shot into the sidewalk, maiming two men. In the stampede that followed scores of women and children were trampled upon. The appearance of relief squads to reinforce Police Capt. Mooney's men resulted about 1:30 o'clock in-the par tial dispersing of the crowds. IT HAS FEW FRIENDS. The New Home Rule Bill for Ireland Is a Half-Way Measure. London, England.—The government on Tuesday presented its long awaited Irish bill to the house of commons and the country. This bill is designed tc meet the demands for Irish home rule. Compared with the home rule bills of 18S6 and 1906 the present measure confers little self-government upon Ireland, merely giving (o the council control of the eight departments no<v managed by government boards. The council is to be appointed by the crown, and while the lord lieutenant of Ireland is given power to nullify its measures, the crown retains con trol of five of the eight departments, including the constabulary. The con trol of this branch always has been a thorn in the flesh of the Irish people. This half-way measure is wholly pleasing to no political party. The unionists regard it as a step toward home rule. The radicals are disappointed that the measure falls so far short of actual home rule, and the Irish mem bers are even more disappointed. Resson for His Exploitation. "Why," asked a man to-day, "do voa exploit Sam Brouse so much as a fisherman?" He gives us fish. At chison (Kan.) Globe. 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