Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 12, 1908, Page 1

=) | e VOLUME 6. NUMBER 98. “ W. J. BRYAN NOTIFIED OF HIS RECENT NOMINATION Affair at Lincoln Brought Notable Non-Partisan Crowd to Participate in the Notification Meeting.—Mr. Bryan Delivers a Notable Speech. WILLIAM J. BRYAN. _“The Peerless Leader.” HENRY D. CLAYTON. Chairman of Notification Committeo. —_— [ Eincoln, Neb., Aug. 12.—Colonel Ma- ‘lone’s battery went into actien at sun- rise and with a booming salute of forty-one guns announced to the na- ition that the ceremonies attending the! motification of William Jennings Bryan 'ot his nomination for the presidency | !tor the third time had opened. | The notification of Mr. Bryam and \the dellvery of his speech of accept- -ance brought to Lincoln an imposing gathering of distinguished men and men of prominence of both the Repub- jlican and Democratic parties, for Mr. Bryan and his friends followed the |novel course of making the notifica- ,tlon celebration a nonpartisan: affair in | ‘every respect. State officials and mem- ‘bers of the legislature from both par- {ties partook in the doings of the day to honor Nebraska's leading -citizen as a man and a citizen and not alono as the leader of a great political party. The making of the ceremony non- partisan was brought about as the re- sult of a conference between Governor Sheldon, National Committeeman Hall and Mayor Brown and a comunittee of citizens of Lincoln. The Three Important Features. The three features of leading impor- |tance were the speeches of Mr. Bryan, \John W. Kern, candidate for vice pres- ident, and Congressman H. D. Clay- iton of Alabama, permanent chairman of the Democratic national convention, ‘who headed the notification committee and delivered an able address of noti- fication. The speeches were delivered from a |platform seating 200 people and adorn- /ed with American flags erected on the morth side of the state capitol build- ing and thousands of interested hear- ers and onlookers gathered about this stand, frequently interrupting the speeches with enthusiastic applause, Congressman Clayton gained new |fame as a man of oratorical ability by reason of his effective address. His thigh tribute to the qualities of Mr. (Bryan, both as a public man and as a private individual, was well received. Mr. Bryan was compelled to wait 'several minutes owing to the applause iwhich greeted him when he stepped {forward.to offer his speech of accept- ance. Probably the greatest measure ‘of the audience’s approval was given iwhen Mr. Bryan spoke on the subject of corporations and advocated a more strict government regulation of them. [His statements concerning phases of the labor situation also attracted par- ‘tlculsr attention. Mr. Bryan’s Oratorical Powers. | Mr. Bryan's powers as an orator |were seldom better displayed in spite ;of the difficulties attending outdoor |speaking before a large gathering. He ;Bpoke with frequent gesture and his jvoice carried well to the outskirts of ithe crowd. At the close of the formal notifica- 'tion programme Mr. Bryan, accom- panéed by Mrs. Bryan, other members of his family, members of the notifica- tion committee and prominent ¢itizens of Nebraska and other states, proceed- ed inside the state capitol building, Where, in one of the legislative cham- ers, Mr. Bryan held an informal re- eption. Lincoln enjoyed a day probably such as it never had before, for no previ- lous notification was ever attended by 0 comprehensive a celebration. The usiness men of the city co-operated ith theé duly appointed officials in aking the day a gala time in every otail. At noon a luncheon was ten- dered Mr. Bryan, Mr. Kern and the notification’ committee at the Lincoln hotel. It was almost two hours later 'when the committee, accompanied by Mr. Bryan and Mr. Kern, were ascort- 6d in carriages to'the capitol giounds by a procession, headed by a platoon of police and the Nebraska state bana. Bryan's Speech. The following is a full synopsis of Mr. Bryan’s speech of acceptance of the democratic nomination for presi- dent: 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- | lcles for which T, with a multitude of others, have contended. As these prin- ciples and policies have given me what- ever political strength I possess, the actlon 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 sufficlent, at this time, to assure you that T 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 bharmony 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 thefr 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 lleu 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- celved the Republican nomination for president sald, In- his notification speech: “The strength of theRepublican cause in the campaign at hand is the fact that we represent the policies es- sential to the reforin 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, T 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, T can not concur in the statement that the Republican platform unequivocally declares for the reforms that are nec- essary; on the contrary, I affirm that it openly and notoriously disappoints the hopes and expectations of reformers, Wwhether 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 ®everal 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 DEFECTIVE PAGE shall at this time confine myself to the pargmount qnestion. .and.to the far- 24-26-26. purpose 1is set forth in the platform, Shall the People Rule? Our platform declares that the over shadowing issue which manifests itseh in all the questions now under discus: sion, is “Shall the people rule?” Nc 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 thelr welfare? or shall the representitives of predatory weajth prey ‘upon a defenseless public, while the offenders secure immunity from subservient officlals whom 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. In a message sent to congress lasi January, President Roosevelt said “The attacks by these great corpora. tions on the administration’s actions have been given a wide circulatior throughout the country, in the news papers and otherwise, by those writers and speakers who, consclously or un: consciously, act as the representatives of predatory wealth—of the wealth ac- cumulated on a glant scale by all forms of iniquity, ranging from the oppres- sion of wage earners to unfair and un- wholesome methods of crushing ont competition, and to defrauding the public by stock-jobbing and the manip ulation of securities. Certain wealthy men of this stamp, whose conducl should be abhorrent to every man of ordinarily decent conscience, and wha commit the hiGeous wreng of teachimf our young men that phenomenal busf 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 reaction. Their endeavor i3 tc 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 truef 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 raflroads, the accumulating evidence of the viola- tions of the anti-trust laws, by a num- ber of corporations, and the over-lssue of stocks and bonds of interstate rafl- roads for the unlawful enriching of -di- rectors and for the purpose of concen- trating the control of the rallroads 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- pled most. of_the federal indgeships. Injured in a Wreck. H. P. Frodahl, son of Peter Frodahl of Wilton, was badly in- jured near Glendive, Mont., Monday morning when the N. P. limited passenger train ran into a burning bridge and was wrecked. i Two were killed in the wreck and some thirty injured, several of whom were painfully and seriously hurt. Mr. Frodahl was riding in the smoker with several other passengers when the wreck occured! His back was hurt and his head cut. = He was not otherwise injured. His condi- tion is not considered serious. been living in Montana for a year past having taken a claim out there. Peter Frodahl, his father, lives at Wilton, where he owns some property Young Frodahl also lived at Wilton until recently when he took up a claim in‘Montana, 7 1o [Continued on Second Page] feachfig purpose of our party, as that | matter which way we turn; no matter |- 4|.3s there was conslflgrable apposmon Frodahl, who is 21 years old, has : ‘Meeting of the f‘axr Assocxatlon R Wednesday Evening. whlch will ' be A meeting of the oflicers, direstors’s &nd all members of committees of the Bel- trami County ‘Agricultural association w1]l‘be held at the council chambers in the city 3 hall Wednesday evening (this week) at 8 0’clock sharp, for the purpose of further discussing plans for'the third annual fair, held in Bemidji September All members of committes are uffed to be present. i FRED MALZAHN, President. REPORT Filli‘\ THE LOGGING Logging on Chipwey;a Indian Reserva- tions Splendidly Conducted Under Direction of William 0'Neil. _?— . Cass Lake, Aug‘ 11.—(Special to Ploneer.)—-leham O’Neil of Cass Lake, supermtenéent of logging on the Chippewa Indian under the pruvnsiou of the Morris Chippewa law, has issued his anaual report of logging operatmns on the reservation under’ lus charge for the past year. £ Mr. O’Neil’s refiort is' a compre- hensive one and covers every phase of the logging even to the minuetest detail. The report shows that Superintendent O’Neil, during the past year, his sustaired the reputation which be gained when he came to Cass’ La!e to assume the difficult task of ' superintending Indian - logging. = Superintendent O’Neil came from Wisconsin, and, reservation, to his appointme ‘ent, many obstaclés were - thrown in his way, both of a local nature and at Washington. Mr. O’Neil demonstrated his efficiency by overcoming all of these ' obstacles and giving the Indians and the officials at Wash- ington the most efficient service ever rendered the department by any superintendent of reservation logging. * A summary of hxs report, is as ‘follows: Amount - of timber logged -from ! ceded Chippewa Indian lands dur- g the fiscal year, ending June 30,! 1908, 157,541,960 “feet; total value $1,056,082.78. Total amount of timber cut to July 1, 1908, 640,190,008 feet: total value, $4,176,204.75. Total expenses to. July 1, 1908, $164,850.73; total expense is' 3.94 per cent of total .receipts. This shows that the Indian Treceives, above the cost of ' operations, $.96 4-100 for every $1 proceeds from sale of timber to date. Total government estimate to cut from all sales on ceded Chippewa Indian lands, 562,749,867 feet. Amount already cut in = excess of es- timate to cut, all “sales 75,571,649 feet, and it is estimated that there are still over 200,000,000 feet to be cut, under salesalready made. Amount of timber cut to July 1, 1908, in excess of required cut of 25 per cent of government estimate each year, .after sales were made, 104,569,549. Wick In Bemidji. . Crookston Journal: A. J. Hult- gren the merchant of Mallory and Oscar Wick, the Western Polk county nurseryman passed thru the city this morning enroute to Bemidji where they will -enjoy a few days fishing, and incidentally Mr. Wick will dispose of a few thousand apple trees. At the Bemidji fair recently several farmers exhibited some splendid apples raised from the Wick nursery. Burried at Greenwood. The body of Dr..G. E. Beere, who died in- this city: yesterday, was burried ' in Greenwood cemetery today.. The funeral services were held at the house, Rev. S. E. P. Whne nficnung r. Beere was 42 years old and was bol in Walnut City, Ia. He _ Still G llege, su T n'" ". F"_Es I"s Kirksville, Mo., and was a practic- ing osetopath doctor.” Dr. Beere came to Bemidji last fall; having lived at Albert Lea for five years previous. The doctor was suffering with pulminary tuberculosis and the disease had made great' inroads on his constitution = before he was brought to this city. Dr. Beere is survived by a wife and a daughter, who live in this city. McKusick Files for Co. Atty. Chester McKusick of this city filed as candidate for the republican nomination for county attorney of Beltrami county. The assertion has been made for some time that Mr. McKusick would finally enter the race, those making the assertion stating that it was his intention several months ago to get into the game almost at the finish of the primaries. there are four candidates who aspire to the republican nomination for <€ounty attorney, they being D. H. Fisk, A. M. Crowell of Bemidji and - George E, Ericson of Spooner, “The race from now on will ‘an interesting ofie -to ‘watchi - be Here from Homestead, Pa. I L. Cunningham, of Homestead, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Cunning- ham of this city, is visiting at the Cunningham home, having arrived here, in company with his. wife, Monday evening. © Mr. and Mrs. for three weeks or a month, enjoy- ing an outing, I L. Cunningham is the manag- {ing editor of the Homestead Daily Republican, and is one of the bright- est young newspaper men in the east. He is very well liked in- his home town, and is making a splendid record with his paper. Great Race for State Fair. Devotees of the “sport of kings” will have an additional incentive to watch at the races at the Minnesota State Fair, Aug. 31 Sept. 5 through the performance of Highball. In the second heat of the free-for-all trot on the Peoria track last Fridav. when this remarkable horse went the fast- est mile ever trotted- by a gelding in 2:03 3-4. This equals the Sweet Marie record, second heat made in 1907, and sets a new world’s record in the time made by a gelding on a race track during a race. b Highball did the quarter in 29:3-4, the half in one minute flat, and the three-quarter in 1:30 3-4. He won the race in straight heats. Highball, as most - horse fanciers know, is ohe of ‘the - entries in the $6000 free-for-all trot announced for the first dav ‘of the Minnesota State Fair, and he will be in one of the fastest fields ever assembled on any track in the country. Local Lumbermen at Crookston. Crookston Times: B. W. Lakin and J.” P. Hennessy, well known lumbermen of Bemidji, were in the city yesterday. The report from the Twin Citiesto the effect that the price of lumber had taken 2 decided tumble, they knew nothing about, but said it would notbs at all sur- prising if such was the fact, as the demand at: the present time for umber was not at all brisk. Gospel Meetings. " At the tent, meetings will con- tinue this week every evening at 8 o ’clock. Subject tomght will be on “Temperance.”. With Mr. McKusick in the game’ i { CARRIED BY The special election held in this city ycsterday‘ for the purpose of voting on the proposition to bond the citz of Bemidji in the sum of $50,000,~the money derived from the sale of the bonds to be uséd in constructing an adequate and modern waterworks system, in con- nection with the waterworks system which the city already has, was evidently of little concern to the residents of Bemidji, judging from | the very light vote which was cast on the proposition. A total of but 283 votes were cast on the bonding proposition, while the customary vote of the city will Minnesota’s Great Fair. In making your plans for the next month you can hardly afford to overlook the fact that the Minnesota state fair, the greatest show of its kind on the continent. will , take place at Hamline Aug 31 to Sept. 5, -|and that it will be bigger and better than ever before. There is no nced of exaggeration in describing the Minnesota state fair. It is.a credit to the North Star state that it should have the best state fair in the country, and this fact is generally conceded.. But one other agricultural fair in America even approaches it, and that is the Cunningham intend to remain here | Toronto show, which it is necessary to assign to second place. ‘The fair is truly representative of the whole state, of all its people, of all its industries and of all its resources. It has always been that, but this year, under the initiative of C. N. Cosgrove and his assistasts, it will be a bigger and ‘more entertain- ing exhibit than it has ever been before. Because this is the semi- centennial of statehood special effort has been made, and the result is certain- to ‘be a truly marvelous exposition of Minnesota’s vast wealth and progress. The state fair has always had the liberal support of the people of Minnesota, and this will furnish no exception to the rule. It deserves popular support, but state pride alone would not provide 1t; its sup- port comes because it is worth patronizing, and because it is not only instructive® but vastly enter- taining. “Boozing Breeds” Being Punished. Those Indians on the Red Lake reservation who have been accustom- ed to bring intoxicating liquors to the agehcy are getting it “in the neck” these days. George Bassett of Red Lake was taken before United States Commis- sioner Simons of this city yesterday morning and after being given. a hearing was bound over to the Octeber term of the United States district court at Fergus Falls. Joseph Half-Eagle and Amos Big Bird were arraigned before United States Commissioner Simons this were also bound over to the next term of the United States district court, which is to be ld in Fergus Falls in October. Marriage License. A marriage license was granted yesterday morning by Clerk of Court Rhoda allowing William C. Wolf of Saginaw, Mich., to wed Ada F. Taylor of this county. PROPOSITION FOR BONDS morning on the same charge and| 2.3 MAJORITY Little Interest Shown in Proposition to Bond City in Sum of $50,000 for New Waterworks System.—But 283 Votes Were Cast. > FRYE 8 THE VOTE. G For Against Second Ward. ... i .68 18 Third Ward S b 24 Fourith Ward ot Al 10 Total. vt ol i o5 218 66 total in ‘the neighborhood of 800, indicating the lack of interest in such a vital matter. Of the 283 votes cast, there were 218 in favor of the issuing of the bonds and-65 against the proposi- tion, giving more ‘than the desired two-thirds majority in - favor of. ‘bonds. However, owing to the small vote cast, it is doubttul if the bonds will be issued, or if they are issued - that any bonding company would pur- chase them. What further movement will be made by the council in the matter of extending the water system has not yet been determined. v MEETING TONIGHT OF THE COMMITTEES ON FAIR All Interested in Forthcoming Fair Requested-to Attend and Partiek’ As will be" observed by thenotice: printed elsewhere a meeting of the officers, directors and mfllfiux‘?e’t committees of the Beltransi' County Agricultural Association wil be held™ in the city hall this avmhg ‘at'g o’clock. It is desired that not only the members of the association, but:-alk residents of the city, who can spare the time, attend this meeting.. Mr. White, the manager of the St. Paul Carnival company, will be present at the meeting and he has a proposi- tion to offer the association for bringing his carnival here during the fair days—September 24, 25 and 26. Every business man in the city should turn out'and have his “say” at the meeting as to his approval or disapproval of the manner in which the fair will be conducted. It is poor policy to allow one or two people to work their heads off and do the best they can for the success of public entertainment and then receive nothing but kicks and cuffs afterwards. Turn out and have your httle say, as the men who have been appointed to handle this year’s fair propose to conduct the fair along economical lines and desire all the help they can get. Romeo & Juliet at Brinkman. There will be change of pictures at the PErinkman this evening. “Romeo & Juliet,” “I can’t Read English” and “Misadventures of a Sheriff”” are the films and they promise to be of exceptional interest. The illustrated song will be, They All Had a Heart Like You.” Silent Tait and Amee will furnish the vaudeville for this evening and they are a team that can be relied upon for a clean and worthy enter- tainment. Although there was a circus and other shows in the city last night the Brinkman was crowded to its capacity, a very good illus- tration of the class of shows that Mr. Brinkman presents. You should remember that he never dabbles with cheap ‘troupes ‘but brings-the best here that money can buy. “Romeo & Juliet” promises to be of great interest as the film was'| fected with a vast out lay of money