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THE FACTORS IN THE GREAT
STRUGGLE DOWN IN THE
STATES AND SOMETHING OF
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE SIT
UATION.
And -be factors that make up the
struggle that we hear of going on down
io the states ucd In which we have a
more vital interest than many of those
states, but in which be have no band?
they make up an interes ine study
also. The fundamental factor is ?f
course the 1 ?bor vote. The labor vote
is the thing that is being appealed to
and which is going to do the business.
Labor never had a more forceful and
efficient friend, one that really accom
plished thiogs, definite, looking to a
proper appreciation of Its rights !n
the market? that i?, substantial results
jooking to justice for It at ?he bands
of capital, thtn is Mr. Roosevelt.
Mr. Tuft is the legatee of Mr. Roose
velt and he promises to carry through
his policies. And be takes practically
the same st-nd on all issues so far as
any expression *has been made? save
perhaps Io the matter of too lenient
leading towards the Orient and its
rights to enter this country. Jut on
the other hand Mr. Bryan V visionary
and uncertain po'.icy is almost certain
to work '.ramed! >te and substantial
mischief to the army of Ubor.
Mr. Gompers has taken a stand for
Mr. Brvan. And it becomes a very
live question whether this action and
the campaign will work more to the
advantage of that candidate than it
will work disul vantage to the great
labor organic ion at the head of which
Mr. Gompers has stood so long, and
for so large a part of that time faced
steadily against committing it to the
sea of oolitic*. However that is an
other ?tory and there are two sides to
it also. It is almost certain that labor,
so-caled wou'd havd rallied enthusi
astically about Rocsevelt and It is a
little d i flic It to see why it should not
rally a' out such a strong champion of
his policies as is Mr. Taft ? if it Is not
doing that. We are left in large
measure to guess.
Wall street is a factor. Mr. Roose
velt says it is pulling for Bryau. If so
it Is a fight w.-r:h going far to see ?
Mr. Gompers ard Mr. Harriman on the
sini- side of *ny question. And it so
what does tbe rank ucd file of labor
know about that ? But if it is so it
is so out of a spirit of vengeance
against Roosevelt not for any love it
has for Bryan. It s the intimation of
Mr. Roosevelt that Wall street can
use Mr. Bryan. If it thin?s it can it
Is brcause It hopes to outwit him,
and not with his consent. No one
believes Mr. Bryan would betray his
trust. But alto eth^r tt certainly
makes up an interesting situation
interesting factors looking to the
general result.
Then there is Mr. Roosevelt as a
factor. His influence is strong in
Taft's behalf but his activity on the
other hand has no doubt cost the
candidate many votes ? even among
tae president's own friends? through
the prejudice of the people against
interference of such a character. If
Mr. Taft wins ? and of course he will
win ? it is altogether likely he would
have stood as well without or almost
as well without Mr. Roosevelt.
If the people defeat a man like
Mr. Taft at this time it is not be
cause they do not believe in him
but because they have determined to
to taste Bryanism? for luck and just
to see what the man who has SAID
so much would really do. That's the
amount of it.
There is really no issue before the
people. They are more entire ly
united in their satisfaction with the
administration of Mr. Roosevelt than
of any in previous history. They
wanted it continued. They could not
have it. While they wanted Roose
velt mar.y are not pleased that he
should attempt to name for them,
his succos&cr. In a feeling of dlscon
t?nt at this?that roll<" ?f childhood
that overlap* Into manhood ? thoy
listen to the siren that they have
twice rejected and debate within
themselves whether it would not be
well to give him a trial for luck.
That it is that has created the so
called STRUGGLE? down in the
states. But when It comes to voting
they will become sober and vote for
Mk'ety anil efficiency in so important a
matter and Mr. Taft will be elected.
AS IT LOOKS TO SOME.
This is a very late estimate of |
the line up. from a republican stand
point. of course. No guarantees go
with It but it may serve as a basis
for discussion, and the discussion
may lead to the police court and so
develop interesting newspaper read
inc. I' 's 'hus rispec fully submit
ted:
Certain for Taft.
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maim
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon ?
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
I'tah
Vermont
Washington
West Verginla
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Totals
Certain for Bryan
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky ...
Louisiana
| Maryland
.Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Totuls
Doubtful
Colorado
Nebraska
Nevada
Totals
Necessary to elect, 242.
Our latterdav campaign orators ap
pear to be a iveakthroat lot. There
is Governor Hughes, for Instance:
on a number of occasions he had to
confine his oratory to bowing grace
fully and smilling genially to his
audiences, because his voice was out
of commission. Then there's the
king bee himself. Mr. Taft. whoso
speaking apparatus has given him no
eud of trouble. Mr. Sherman's voice,
loo, is wearing away under the
strain, and there's only one man be
fore the public with a talking appar
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Mn that mmcf. hilly up to the de
mands of a protruded campaign, and
he Is the great commoner. Whether
his good fortune In this respect
to be attributed to the kindliness of
nature or to the profitable lesions of
a twelve years, talking experience
we leave to others to settle, but
none can gainsay that a voice that
"stands up" is a prime ass t in a
presidential campaign. ? Ketchikan
Miner.
The National Assembly of Scrvia
is called the Skupschitina. And the
people of that country have other
troubles too.
THE WAKING YEAR.
\ LADY red upon the hill
a V Hor annual secret keeps.
A I ulv white within the fl'-ld
In placid Illy sleep*
rpilK tidy bt-ezes with their t.rooma
-I Sweep \u!e and hill and tree.
I'rlthee. my protly housewives,
Who may expected be?
rpHE neighbors do not yet suspect
A Tho woods exchange a smllo ?
Orchard nnd buttercup and bird?
In mich a little while.
VND yet how hi 111 tho landscape stands
How uouehalant the wood.
As If the resurrection
Were nothing very odd'
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CLEAR AND COOL
The result of the observation :ak n
at Moore wharf at midnight, Oct. 2>
1908, is as follows
Temperature timeobservat'n.2* :;bove
Max. temp. preceding 24 hours, 30 above
Min " " " .20 above
Mean " " " " -25 nbove
Barometer 3n 40
Clear and north wind.
1 ALL ALASKA IK A LINE OR TWO I
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Andrew K. Iieatson of La Touc!:e,
owner of the famous Beatson copper
mine is now the head of a family
havii g on Wednesday lust been united
in marriage to Mrs. Flora McDona i ,
of S attle. Tne wedding ceremony
was performed by Commissioner Cr.tn
dall in La Touche. They who are now
Mr. and .Mrs. McDonald, bccame c
quil.:led lest y< ar When Mrs
McDoi a'.d came to Li Touche for a
visit.? Valje? Pr sp ctor.
There nre more men i niploved tou
in prospecting and the work of develop
ment than there have ever been at any
one time in the histor\ of the Ketch*
Ikan mining dtstric'. While the
aggregate of production of ores min i,
tnay cot be as large id tons this year
as it was in 1907, there are reasons to
believe that, notwithstanding tho high
price of copper which ruled last year,
the aggregate value !n dollars and
coats will bo grea'er. This because
of the higher gr.ide of the ores, and
lar;;er percentage? of gold values, and
possible decrease in the smrltci* charg
es? Miner.
Poor men's digging", which pay each
miner a $ 100 a day nnd over, are report
ed lo have been struck on Cash creel-;,
in the Yentna district. On at leas'
five creeks, the men who have bull
working there this summer made an
average of 81C0 a day when there was
wnier enough to sluice the ground they
shoveled in. It was a dry sra-on, and
for a long lime the men were com
pelled to work with a half or u quarter
sluice head of water. It is shallow m.d
easy to work and is near the coast and
not difficult to reach. About 100
men were in ihc district this
season, most of whom will winter in
the camp.
RAW FUR!
TRAPPERS AND COLLECTORS
are requested to correspond with us about this sea
son's catch of FURS. We want the karly catch as j
well as the late catch. We will pay full market \ i
value at all times. Price list and tags can be had for
the asking at anv time.
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intermediate points.
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