Bell County Democrat (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, September 4, 1908 Page: 2 of 8
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vj .oad Claaa Mail Matter.
Democrat Stock Holders.
W. S. Hunter
J. D. Law
M. P.McElhannon
T. L. Meana
J. Z. Miller, Sr.
A. M. Monteith
J. Z. Miller, Jr.
J. C. Preston
8. M. Ray
J. H. Reese
Hosea Robinson
C. B. Smith
N. K. Smith
M. A. Stamper
B. R. Stocking
Geo. W. Tyler
Dr. W. A. Wilson
W.
Frank Baker
E.C.--Clabattfb-
T. W. Cochran
Qeo. W. Cole, Jr
T. A. Cook
A. L. Curtis
W. P. Denman
Coleman Eads
S. R. Everett
J. F. Elliott
G. M. Felts
Roy Hammersmith
Dr. C. Freeman
C. S. Fisher
J. M. Frasier
1. H. Head
Thos. Yarrell
Good old Mother Holland, with
• abingle in ber band.
fiarry Thaw prefers
Pittsburg to the asylum.
even
The Belton Commercial club
will hold its regular monthly
meeting tonight and it is ex-
pected that there will be a
goo<| crowd 'n attendance. Mat-
ters of much importance will be
taken op at this meeting and
everyone who has an interest
should make it a point to be on
hand. In view of the fact that
there is only about a month un-
til the county fair will be held,
much work is before the club in
this matter, and those who have
not as yet taken an active part in
this matter should come out and
help to make it a big success.
Especially is it important for ail
members of the various commit-
tees to be on hand with a re-
port ready. It is understood that
the premium committee has com-
pleted its labors and will have a
report to make at this meeting.
In fact let everyone come out to-
night
GOVERNMENT AID
FOR PUBLIC ROADS
Speech of Congressman William C.
Lovering of Massachusetts.
There Is no such thing as "too
much Johnson" for Minnesota.
Atlantic City i evidently trou-
bled with a lid that won't stay
on.
If a flying-machine really has
to go anywhere it takes the rail-
road or a steamboat.
If all the campaign lies are to
be spiked, the nail industry
should be looking up.
It is going to be a whirlwind
campaign, but so far we've had
more wind than whirl.
Editor Watterson's latest five-
colum effort is on "the shriek-
ing life". It's a scream.
You just don't see how Ohio
can resist the eloquence of Hus-
band Nicholas Longworth.
"There isn't a fat King in
Europe", says a London paper,
Nearly ail of them have fat jobs,
however.. *, r
wammmmmmmmam
Mr. Sherman promises us
"revision" of the kind we have
always had. A little bit higher
each time.
What a revolution in cotton cir-
cles there will be when the pro-
ducer can sell direct to the spin-
nerandcutout the ' middle man."
We reproduce in this issue of
the Democrat an article from the
Fort Worth Record bearing on
thin proposition. The scheme
looks entirely feasible, and de
velopmentsareanxlously awaited,
Mr. Chaffin promises, if ele-
cted President, and Congress
refuses to pass a national pro-
hibition law, to call the miHtia
and the standing army and en-
force prohibition in every inch
of territory under the American
flag. Now, will you worry over
the coming election?
The enemies of the A. & M. are
now opposing the board of direc-
tors placing Prof. Harrington at
the head of the experiment sta
tions. Will the "clique" please
tell us if they will allow Prof.
Harrington to remain in Texas?
A magazine writer says that
American cities have no distin
ctive smell of their own. Tarry
a bit in Pittsburg, stranger
spend an hour in Chicago; sniff
the malted breeze of Milwaukee.
In this issue of the Democrat
we reproduce thetipeech of Con
gressman Lovering of Massachu
setts, in behalf of government
aid in public road building,
is well worth the reading.
If Capt Hains finds time hang
ing too heavily on his hands, he
might study Harry Thaw's ex
pense account.
Mr. Bryan's tariff speech per
ceptibly jarred the trusts, in
spite of the fact that they are
pretty well intrenched.
"Can You Tell the Whole
Truth?" is a new article by Prof.
Hugo Muensterberg, Why,
Professor, this is campaign year.
Airship invention has gone
way beyond the point where any
sort that brought the passenger
safely to earth was considered a
success.
Hon. David B. Hill was Rich-
ard Croker's guest in Ireland
recently. My, but what a talk-
ing over of old times there must
have been.
We advise the "Young Turks'
not to get too enthusiastic about
the fact that the Sultan has grant-
ed them a "general assembly"
We have had one for years, and
we don't know what on earth to
do with it yet.
Having helped Mr. Bristow to
win a seat in the Senate, Mr. La
Foliette can count on at least one
enthusiastic listener the next
time he makes a nineteen-hour
speech in that body.
Possibly the farmers would
show a greater willingness
contribute to the campaign funds
if they were not compelled
pay their hands such high wages
just now.
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The Turkish populace cheered
the Sultan as he drove through
the streets of Constantinople.
The people evidently thought he
was going away.
Mr. Hitchcock has opened
headquarters in the Harvester
BuUaing in Chicago. That won't
assist the farmers in getting
the harvester trust
Miss Lolo LaFollette is Bumg
a theatrical firm for failure to
start her in a new play. In the
meantime, h^if father is making
a hit in all- his old ones.
The collapse of the big cotton
pool ought lo be 'instructive.
Cornering things in this country
is not afach an easy job es it was
when th4^unt^^gyjma^.
David ' Beiasco, 'Who cjafans
thathe' can make ft good „
storm lor. JO ceotp, ctasea
theaters during the tij?* ityeev
Bran's ^rtek-mu^ from Min-
nesota did was to throw iafceWf
The brevity of Mr. Sherman'
speech of acceptance was notable
But he might have been more
brief. For instance, when he
said, "I am a protectionist," he
might simply have said: "Stand
pat."
What's the matter with the or
ganization of a BellCounty Bryan
and Kern club. We call on Dr,
H. C. Ghent to lead in the organ
zation of such a club.
Come out tonight and help t
commercial club create more li
in the town. Your presence
absolutely necessary.
When you have a cold yon may be
sure that it has been caused Indi
rectly by constipation and conse-
sequently you must first of all take
something to move the bowels. This
la what has made Kennedy'a Laxative
Cough Syrup ao successful and so
generally demanded. It dote not con
atlpate like moat of the old fashioned
cqugh cures, but on the other hand
|t gently movea the bowels and at the
same time heala irritation and allays
inflammation of the throat. Sold by
Helton Drag Co.
Best Treatment far a Burn.
Hi If for no* other reason, Chamber.
Iain's Salve should be kept in every
household on account of Its great
1* the treatment of burns.
jpUn almost instantly, and
fpiess the Injury 1s t severe one,
Jha parts without leaving
is also uneqwled tot
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Mr. Speaker: The question of the
improvement of the public roads of
country is rapidly becoming
one of national importance. The
urgent necessity for a radical
lange in our methods of highway
construction, improvement, and
maintenance is generally admitted,
and in recent years public senti-
ment is strongly inclining toward
ie proposition that the National
Government should give its cor-
poration and financial asSictance
this matte^with a view to the es-
tablishment of a complete system
of properly constructed roads in all
sections of the United States.
I have reached the conclusion
that this is a subject in regard to
which Congress must sooner or la-
ter legislate, and I believe that-it is
high time that the question on na-
tional aid for public road improve-
ment should be taken up by this
iouie for serious consideration. I
am fully aware of the objections
urged against the assumption by
le Federal Government of another
public function, but I can see no
ogical reason why the arguments
n favor of national improvement of
our waterways should not equally
apply to the improvement of our
lighways. If appropriations for
the former are justified because of
the importance of our waterways to
trade and commerce, it would seem
clear that in view of the relatively
greater importance of our high-
ways to every productive and in-
dustrial interest of the country ap-
propriations for the improvement
of the latter are even more urgent-
y desirable.
I followed with interest the re
cent discussion of this subject on
this floor, which showed that while
the Representatives may not be
agreed upon a definite plan for Fed
eral aid, there appears to be a pre-
ponderant sentiment favorable
the enactment of legislation
some kind for assisting in the work
of public highway improvement. It,
as seems to be the case, a majority
of the Members of this House fa-
vors action by Congress for this
purpose, the working out of a prac
ticable method for national aid "
the problem which must be satis
factorily solved before any further
progress can be made.
Various propositions have been
submitted in the numerous bills re-
lating to this subject introduced at
the present session. Without crit
icising these measures in detail,
may say that in general, they make
the appropriations provided for in
aid of public road improvement con
tingent upon appropriations of like
amounts by the different States
am inclined to believe that this
feature of the bills is unwise, anc
that if Congress is to make appro-
priations for this purpose the ex-
penditure of these appropriations
should not be limited to such States
as may appropriate equal amounts
In practical operation the provi
sion that the respective States
should receive an amount equal to
that appropriated by them for road
improvement would enable a few
States to secure the greater nart o
the entire national appropriation.
Thus we were told by the gentle
men from New (Mr. Payne) that
his State has voted the large
amount of $50,000,000 for the con
struction and maintenance of im
proved roads. Under the condi
tions proposed in the bills to which
I have referred the State of New
York would be entitled to receive
$50,000,000 out of the apropriation
made by Congress, or practically al
of the appropriations called for in
these measures. It can therefore
easily be seen that some other
method of distributing the funds
voted for this purpose must be de-
vised.
In this connection I wish to refer
briefly to the remarks of the gentle
man from New York in opposition
to the proposal for Federal aid
The gentlemen told us that "he was
oposed to Federal aid for road im
provement in any form, and that he
would continue to oppose legisla
tion for this purpose, no matter
what the granges or the fanners in
his district might favor. Nationa*
aid for highway improvement, he
told us, is paternalism. And he
claimed that the people of his State
did not want Federal aid, but were
themselves issuing $50,000,000
bond to build good roads.
I am not dismayed by the cry 0
"paternalism." Whenever a propo
sition for progressive legislation in
the interest of the whole country
is made on the floor of this House
it is met with the same old epithet
—"paternalism." Our rural free-
delivery system was opposed as pa
ternalism. Our law taxing oleoma
gar in was also said to be paterna
istic. The enactment of laws pro-
hibiting railways from granting re-
bates was said to be more paterna
Ism. And it hss grown to be the
custom for honorable gentlemen
who can say nothing else against
a measure advocated in the public
interest to crush it under that dread
t!ul sounding word "paternalism."
Ir. Speak
Mr. Speaker, I am one of those
of
who agree with President Eliot, of
Harvard University, and with the
honorable Secretary of State that
the inevitable tendency of events
is toward the assumption of addi-
tional functions by the National
Government. I believe that the
question as to matters on which
Congress should legislate, outside
of constitutional limintations, is
one to be decided wholly upon the
merits of each question. And I be-
lieve that the day has gone by
when any subject can be summarily
tagged "paternalism" and thereby
be scornfully dismissed.
I should like to ask the gentle-
man from New York if it is pater-
nalism for the National Govern-
ment to devote money raised by
taxing the people of the whole
country to the improvement of our
navigable rivers, harbors, and so
forth? If so, why does he con-
nue to vote large appropriations
for these purposes ? If not, where-
in lies the difference between the
national improvement of public wa-
terways and of public highways?
The honorable gentleman may re-
ply that our public road system is
one that concerns the localities in
which these roads are situated.
!3ut, if that is true, why does his
State of New York vote to expend
! 150,000,000 for better roads? Why
should the paternalistic legislature
at Albany appropriate funds for
Cayuga, Ontario, Wynne, and Yates
counties? Why should not every
township or farming community in
the State of New York be left to
construct, improve, or maintain its
own roads?
The same question might be ask-
ed in regard to river and harbor im
provement. Certain of the older
and wealthier States could undoubt
edly attend to the maintenance of
ight-houses, the dredging of riv-
ers and harbors, and other work
now performed by the National
Government within their borders.
But I am sure that, taking the coun-
try as a whole, this work is better
done under the present Federal sys-
tem than if it were relegated to the
States directly concerned.
The gentleman from New York
says that his state does not ask for
Federal aid for road improvement.
have looked over the daily list
of petitions appearing in the Con-
gressional Record and find that
there are more petitions from the
farmers and other citizens of that
State in favor of national aid than
from any other State in the coun-
try. Nor is the sentiment in favor
of action by Congress adequately
represnted by thesqppetftions. Ev-
ery Member of this House knows
that where one farmer takes the
trouble to write to his Represen-
tative in favor of any desired leg
islation there are hundreds who are
quite as strongly in favor who do
not write. So that from the re-
marks of various Representatives
who have referred to the letters
and petitions received by them in
favor of legislation on this subject,
I think it is plainly evident that the
farmers of the country are practi-
cally unanimous in desiring action
by Congress and that they want
that action taken as promptly as
possible.
Honorable gentlemen have raised
the question of the power of Con-
gress to make appropriations for
the construction or improvement of
the public highways. I have read
the decisions of the Supreme Court
of the United States bearing on this
question, and am satisfied that un-
der the power to regulate com-
merce between the States Congress
can enact public roads was exercis-
ed at the beginning of the nation's
existence, and legislation provid-
ing for such roads was enacted, as
recently stated on this floor by the
gentleman from Alabama (Mr.
Underwood), by the Third Con
gress, which included in its mem-
bership Representatives who had
taken part in drafting the Consti-
tution. If it is said that this is
merely the right to construct inter
state highways I would submit that
under the decision of the Supreme
Court in the case of Miller vs. The
Mayor of New York, in which
was held that the United States hac
power to preserve or improve nav-
igable waters wholly within 1
State, provided those waters con
nected with other waters forming
a channel for commerce among the
States, Congress has power to make
appropriations for any public roads
which connect with, or lead into
any interstate highway.
Congress has in the past appro-
priated hundreds of millions of dol-
lars, in the form of donations o::
public lands and other subsidies, to
privately owned railway corpora
tions. If it is constitutional to give
away public funds to private cor-
porations it surely should be con
stitutional to devote a part of these
funds to a public purpose that wilr
benefit the people of the country
as a whole.
The problem of establishing
satisfactory public-road system
throughout the whole country is
one requiring earnest and intelli-
gent study. I believe that the solu-
tion of this problem will be found
in the creation of a National High-
ways Commission, under whose
auspices a staff of trained road en-
gineers would cooperate with the
1 township, county, and State roac
authorities in the work of contstruct
ing improved roads, thus placing
this work on a scientific basis,
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BAYLOR
Belton
COLLEGE
- Texas
Committed to the separate education of young women. Oldest, largest and best equipped col*
lege in the south. 482 young ladies enrolled last year. Over $60,000 spent that year in build-
ings and improvements. College property estimated at $250,000. About twenty-five acres recently
purchased and added to the college campus, making about 45 acres in all. Four new teachers adied
to faculty for the coming session. Sixty-fourth session opens September 1st, 1903. Send forr
catalog and further information to
W. A. WILSON, D. D., Pres.
To
enable this commission to carry on
its work on a proper scale li beral
appropriations should be made by
Congress, these appropriations to
be expended in cooperation with
the State officials having charge
of the public roads.
The benefits which would result
form the enactment of this legisla-
tion can not be overestimated. It
is not merely that the appropria-
tion of certain amounts for road
improvement would aid in the con-
struction of better roads in the sec-
tions of the country where they are
most needed. Much more impor-
tant is the fact that the National
Highways Commission would be a
central authorative body, which
would bring order out of the exist-
ing chaotic conditions, and sub-
stitute a scientific policy of road
construction for the haphazard
methods which now p revail to so
large an extent.
The splendid public road system
of France, acknowledged to be the
best in the world, is mainly due to
the fact that the construction and
maintenance of the principal roads
is under the supervision of the Na-
tional Government, whose staff of
expert engineers receive special
training in the College of Roads
and Bridges.
The enactment by Congress of
legislation creating a National High
way Commission, and making suit-
able appropriations for its work,
will inaugurate a national policy of
road construction and improvement
that will ultimately result in giving
the entire country a system of per-
mament public highways, construct-
ed after the most scientific methods
under the joint supervision of that
Commission and the various town-
ship, county, and State authorities.
The engineers and construction
staff of the Commission, and the
appropriations made by Congress
will be available for aiding in the
improvement of roads in every part
of the country, and the roads so
improved will be a constant induce-
ment to each community to cooper-
ate in making our road system what
the wealth and intelligence of our
people entitle us to have—the best
in the world
Notice to Some Good Farmers.
I have a proposition to offer
you. I will give to some good
farmers 100 acres of land, abso-
lutely clear title. The only re-
quirement is for you to cultivate
another 100 acres for me in wheat
or feed stuff for a term of six
years. Cut and shock my grain.
You can cultivate your 100 acres
from the first and put your im-
provements on it. And at the ex-
piration of six years according to
contract and deed the title will
be in your name. None but a
sturdy respectable working man
with a family need apply and
you need not apply if you cannot
put some improvements on and
come and live.
Yours for business,
ll-4t. Jno. Yarbrough.
Hereford, Texas.
Wanted—All classes of sew-
ing. Prices reasonable and sat-
isfaction guaranteed.
Mrs. Maggie McClure,
River or Ludlow street.
18'2tp- -
What 25 Cents Will Bay.
Our out-of-town friends are
invited to call at the Silver King
and get the best old fashion din-
ner in town for 25 cents. Rube
Peay will treat you right.
Silver Kino Restaurant.
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AND HER NAME WAS MAID !
So, of course she had a kick coming. And when old Boggs
tried to shoo the dies off her left hind leg, she let loose like a
mountain howitzer and kicked Boggsy clear through the side
of the barn.
But, say! Speaking of kicking. Don't you sometimes
feel like kicking yourself, when you see how things on the
place are going to the dogs?
Now see here! We're making special low prices on all
kinds of building material just now. Kind of a cleaning up,
you know. And you're sure to pick up some snaps if you
come in soon. No matter whether you want just a single
board or a complete house or barn bill, we can tit you up to
the queen's taste, and save you some money besides.
Ask our prices on anything you want.
THE NEW LUMBER CO.,
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Formerlly Sold at 12c, 15c, 25 and 40c
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