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FORT 8COTT SEMI WEEKLY TRIB UNE AND MONITOR. PAGE Saturday. July 21, 1906. states! let us stand fairly and square THE ELKS PARADE CRIOER AND LAND IN IT CHAMP CLARK (AND THE HOUSE WILL BE BRYAN SAYS MR. CLARK IF CONDITIONS ARE THE SAME IN TWO YEARS AS NOW.

I have ever clapped my eyes on, ani he has the disposition to attend cj more people's business than any man i know oC. The American people hav aTcr elected but three great scholars to tne presidency, and it is a great consolation to the rest of us, too. General Garfield was one ot tiiem. He once said that there is no place on earth wheie a man win reach his level so quickly as in the' house of represeiitatives-Tce mem bers go up or down absolutely upon taetr mtius. il a man g'trea up ia u.e uiust you can be absolutely certain that he has something In him.

Napoleon once said that every Frencn. soldier carried an officers commission in his pocket, and so in talking Vj an audience of Americans one is almost certain' to -be talking to men with a commission in their pocket to the nouse of came to that conclusion when I was defeated In 1894, the jear of the republican flood, and in 1904 I came-near, being defeated if Parker had sent another telegram to that Saint Louis convention, I would have been defeated. Of the many idiotic things man" has done that was surely the most idiotic. I am not going to express any opinion upon the new woman question here tonight I am married and the old woman is good enough for me." Among the great lawyers in congress he mentioned Judge Culberson, of Texas, who oc.pied the seat at the side of himself, who had the record of having defended 225 men charged with murder in the nrat degree and clearing every one of them. He named as the three great men 01 the 53rd congress, Reed, Culbertson, and Bailey, and said that there was a job lot of accidental congressman who had hardly sense enough tk draw their sa.ary.nl age.they ranged from thirty to weignt from ninety-five to three hunSsed pounds, in height from six feet seven inches to five "feet three inchns, In coior from the blonde Scandinavian to the coal black negro.

Some of the finest repartees in congress are made accidently by men who are forced into a hole and in fighting their way out they say something smart on the spur of th3 moment, it gets Into the newspapers and makes their fortune. It is absolutely true that a cozen good repartees universally quoted by- the public' press will do more to make a national character out of a congressman than twelve years of untiring, faithful, intelligent, patriotic service to his country and his people. Some repartees: One day Jn. O'Neill, of St. Louis, was making' a speech and he was constantly interrupted by a member who had more bitterness of tongue than quality ot brain.

At last, O'Neill got tired and he turned tin his tormentor with this savage exclamation: the gal! which you hove in your heart be turned into your stomach you would die instantly of black vomit." Judge Holman, of Indiana, was noted as the watch-dog of the treasury and would attempt to kill all special ap ly for equal rights on the same basi3 of every kind and clajss of property, for equal opportunity, equal rights and equal rates for every citizen of our state. This statement was adopjted by the organization as Its platform. Mr. insisted that this movement was a puitly Republican action for the good of the party and its candidates. 1 PERSONAL MENTION From Thursday Mr.

Clark left this snorning to deliver his lecture at another Chautauqua. Mr3. F. left this morning for Seattle, "Washington, where she will the. summer.

L. M. Liepman and family, wno have been visiting in St. Louis, wlli arrive home in a few days. Mrs.

M. Sheppe and son left this morning for Florence, Colorado.wheie tbey will spend a couple of months. W. H. Webb who went to Colo.

a do last Saturday, has returned homi. It didn't take "Bill," long to get ready to come home. Mrs. D. C.

Jenkins and daughter, of Hammond, are visitig the family of J. W. Turner at 753 Hoibrook street and attending the Chautauqua. Sheriff Dienst of Parsons, was to the city yesterday looking for a ne gro named Bradley who is wanted at that place on the charge of rape. He did not find his man.

Miss Leedy of Eureka and Miss HIgglns of Emporia, who have been here the guests of Miss Nannie Gunn left this morning for their homes, alter an enjoyable stay In Fort Scott. Miss Henrietta Fredericks.daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fredericks, formerly of this city, came down from Kansas City last night to visit he- g' andparents, Mr.

and Mrs. John Glunz. Rev. J. B.

McKenzie went jt Bron-son this morning where he conducted the funeral of Mr. Rouse who died there yesterday. Rev. McKenzie wua formerly pastor of the Methodist church at Bronson. M.

L. DRAKE ON PEACHES. His Business is Dead Letter Through July And August Because Good Home Crop, But Not Kicking. From Thursday's Dally. M.

L. Drake, the enterprising fruit and vegetable commission man who has been in business for twenty years, is the last man in Fort Scott to complain if business is not going hl3 way. This is the time of the year when conditions are against the commission man. Furthermore he does not look for a good business in his line this summer at all because of the fact that there is a tremendous fruit crop in this and surrounding counties. It is a universal fact that when the fruit crop is good at home, Mr.

Drake's business is bad. He profits by fruit failures at home and while this may sound a little queer, it is a nevertheless. Somebody has got to be in the business and it can'be Mr. Drake as well as anybody else. Mi- Drake stated today that the fruit crop this year would be greater than he had ever known It in this county, Large peaches that he usually han dles from the south will be supplied by the farmers.

People are not buyin from the commission men when they can get fruit delivered at their door, consequently Mr. Drake will have to suffer. He cannot ship stuff in and make a profit. Peaches, he thinks.large luscious ones, will sell for less than $1 a bushel, so plentiful are they. Right here in Fort Scott there aie lots ofpeaehes.

One man who lives on the East Side will' have 100 or more bushels. Every' tree is loaded down with fruit. This is not so will peaches alone but with apples and ail other fruit. So it will be seen that prosperity will put Mr. Drake practically out of business this summer.

However, he will handle some stuH, such as bananas that are not grown at home and will do a good busine-'t in that line. The potato crop in this section is good and there will be few Iowa potatoes sold in the Fort Scott market. Yardmaster Quisenberry of the Mis souri Pacific, who has been spending hfs vacation at Hooker, With his family, arrived home last night and this morning resumed his work. Fred Kingsbury who has been reliev ing him; will return to his run on the road. Mr.

Quisenberry's family returned with him and they have gone to housekeeping at 202 North Crawford street. A. F. Rothfuss, who recently pur chased the old Arlington hotel building at Wall street and the Frisco railroad having the back part of the lot excavated. He doesh't intend to build there right away but he is getting the dirt out for W.

E. Brooks to fill in Clark street at the side of hid building. Mr. Rothfuss intends to ex tend the building as soon as conven ient. (From Thursday's Daily.) The prompt actin of the fire de partment probably saved a most disastrous fire at the residence of Dr.

W. I. Griffith, at 119 North Hoibrook street last evening at 7 o'clock. The biaze emanated from a clothes closet and was started by the head of a match that flew into the clothes. An alarm of fire was sent in immediately and the firemen went to the rescue hurriedly.

Two rooms were ablaze but the fire was soon extinguished. But little damage was done. The damage was fully covered by insurance. Nearly Fifteen Thousand Were In Line. Twenty-three Bands in the Procession.

Denver, July 19. The annual parade was the Elks feature today of the reunion and nearly fifteen thousand were in line representing" hundred lodges ailu twenty-three bands. It was the finest pageant Denver ever witnessed. just two years in order to give the republicans a few doses of their uwn medicine. There is no despotism in the world like the house with the rules they have now.

Tom Marshall, that brilliant Kentucklan, once de-scrioed old ten Hardin as the cast) knife whetted on a brick bat: Reed was a Damascus blade whetted on a bludgeon. He hated two things, one was a fool the other was a nypo-crlte. "Reed was quick at repartee. On one occasion a memebr "1 would rather be right than president," "Yes," replied Reed, "but you will never be eitherl" Of Springer he said, "He never opens his mouth but that he subtracts from the sum total of human intelligence." A trust he defined as a very small body ot very rich men entirely surrounded Ijy water. Butterworth, of Cincinnati, once quelched Reed by quoting, "Tnis, is another case where fools rush in where angels fear to tread." Of Jerry Simpson, h9 said, "He was a statesman and a philosopher, an-1 he was one of the best running lighters that ever sat in the house.

There was not a man in the house that could jump Jerry Simpson with any, certainty of coming out on top." Mr. Clark called -the audiences attention to the act of congress In April 1898, after the Maine had been blown up, when congress, unanimously appropriated $50,000,000 and placed it at the disposal of the president, without restriction or restraint. "That showed confidence when men are facing a foreign foe, and inspired a feeling of patriotism. That day in jigu-gress ended the civil war." He closed with, "The Spanish war was worth all it cost. It did great good, vast good, far reaching good, an enduring good, and an American defending good.

We may differ upon any political question under the suu, the tariff, trusts, finance, or what-hot, we fight each other here at home viciously and sometimes in an unseemly manner, and we will do it again whenever we get ready because it is a healthy exercise, but when we are engaged in a foreign fight our political differences at home are absolutely below the water mark. We are one blodd, one faith, one hope, one proyer, one nag, one country, ready if needs be to face the whol world in arms. Chautauqua Notes. Rev. Newlln is on the program tr: Friday afternoon.

The tenor, yesterday, said that h-? never could sing bass because he was too high toned. Supt. Bowen gave a review of a physiology which is to be a part of the C. work for the coming year. Champ Clark says that he dcesn't believe that any republican exactly understands the United States constitution.

i rr w. n. Mitchell had the goid luck yesterday to find a ladle pock et book containing considerate lntpr to find a season ticket to the Chautauqua. She also had the good luck to find the owner in each instance a short time atterwao-a. One of the good things about tne Ffi-n "Lake nark is the fine drinking water at the theatre.

It comes from a well east pE the lake, where it i filtered across the lake in a boat. The Company re ceived exactly twenty encores upon their numbers while here. The audience was determined not to let them go, but they had to catch a train and leave upon time. They were all rigM. Rpauchamn made a local hit when ripfiPribina the attachment the girl's father'3 bull dog had for her lover's nnatomv.

he made the young man say that the dog bit him in tha Orchard. Yesterday being democratic day at the Chautauqua a number of local democrats occupied seats on the stage during the Congressman "Champ Qiark meeting last night. Judge W. P. Dillard presided.

Others on the stage were Hubert Ehrdner, Col. C. C. C. Turner, G.

C. Kennedy and Fred Roy Alford. Judge Dillard, In introducing Congressman Clark, stated that he would be the next speaker of the house if the democrats were successful at the next election. Report No. 2 has been received from Duck, McLaughlin Brooks Comedy Company that left for Denver last Saturday to take in the Elks doings.Th's report comes from Denver and Jt says: "Bill Drake, Aigie Brooks and Father McLaughlin, just arrived in Denver.

Col. Everybody Is. sober." Chief of Police Ball has received from Chicago, the annual report of the superintendent of police at that place which contains some "valuable information pertaining to the department. Chief Ball will read every line in the report. MET WITH THE STUBBS CROWD IN TOPEKA YESTERDAY.

FARMED AN ORGANIZATION Will Spread Stubbs Queries All Over The State. Fund of $2,000 subscribed. (From Thursday's Daily.) fifty Stubbs followers mot iu Topeka yesterday, a meeting not dissimilar with the meeting that resulted in the nomination of Governor Hoch three years ago, and organized what will likely become a civic league. -The purpose of tae meeting was to get the Stubbs questions thoroughly before the people. The meeting was attenled by busiueta men and others from different pans of the state.

J. is. Crldei- and S. M. Land, Stubbs followers in this city, attended tha meeting.

At the meeting was raised to promote the work, xne officers elected were as follows: Chairman, James A. Troutman, Topeka; vice chairman, Geo. W. Plumo, secretary, Arthur Capper, Topeka; treasurer, R. N.

Allen, Cna-nute. The financial committee to raise funds for carrying one the work i3 composed of W. R. Stubbs, Lawrence; John Bishop, Salina; Charles Davidson Wichita. Stubbs njade the following statement of principles for the new business men's organization here today: Quite a number of the machine politicians and newspapers, with railroad tendencies are making a tremendous howl against the primary election and anti-pass law questions.

They are printing columns of stuff about the selfish pur-poses and evil designs of those Republicans who demand that candidates for public office de clare openly and specifically on. the iirfortant Issues involved In the campaign. No one can deny that these questions are serious enough to the pol iticians, and no one can be surprised that these political mechanics are employing all their skill and using every maneuver known to the' profession to fool the public Into believ ing this is a senatorial fight insteal of a movement which demands that the people by direct vote, unperlu-diced by railroad "passes, or any other corrupt influence, nominate every public officer in our state, thus giv ing every man an equal chance to secure public office and causing him to appeal to the people rather than to the politicians and corporations for favor. It is a movement which also demands that the. railroads of this state now and forever cease from charging the rank and file our clt lzens higher passenger rates than would be necessary if the favored class of politicians, their families and friends were not carried on frea passes for political purposes; a move ment which also demands that the railroads be assessed by the same agency and on the same basis as other property In our state.

But you might as well expect the commanding officer of a battleship to give up his thirteen inch guns and latest Im proved arms as to fisk the profess sicnal politicians to give up the use of railroad passes, money and the caucus convention system. The men engaged In political work who do not enjoy the special iavors of the corporations have about tne same odds against them in a contest fwith politicians who are armed with unlimited railroad passes faors for preferred shippers and railroad money to distribute throughout the state as an army of men with pitchforks would have when pitted against an equal number of armed men with rifles. Does anyone believe the professional politicians will yield without a desperate struggle the instruments of political warfare that have enabled them With aid of the public service corporations to practically dominate the public affairs of the states and nations furnishing untold million.s )f spoils for distribution among themselves, "and at the same time giving their allies the corporations, friendly state legislatures, friendly congressmen, friendly senators and through the influence of the United States senate a friendly Federal Ju diciary. The charge that this is a senatorial fight, or in the interest of any senatorial candidate is so ridiculous, so absurd and so unwarranted by the fact that as one of our big daily newspapers states it. nobody is-bo-ing fooled except the politicians themselves.

This is a battle where the path of duty is so plainly marked out. that it is nb particular credit for any man to walk therein, just as it is not par-ticularly creditable to a man to support his own 'family on the other hand, the man who opposes the enactment of these laws in rigid effec tual form arraigns himself with tne-4 special interests and stands for the special favors for the lew at the ex pense of the many. The enactmentj of these law3 is of. so mucn mom importance to the people of Kansas than the election of any United State senator that there should not be any consideration whatever given the latter question-in connection with the former. Let th'9 Republican party in Kansas stand alone side the fully abreast the party in Iowa, in Wisconsin, in Minnesota, in South Dakota.

In Nebraska and other progressive Kepub- EULOGIZES BLAINE, REED AND OTHER NATIONAL MEN. BUT POLITICS CROPPID OUT Says America is Most Patriotic Nation in the World WouTd Put Insurance Men in Jail. From Thursday's Dally. Tomorcw's Program. 9:30 a.

m. Normal Bible Class. 10:30 a. m. Missionary Rauy.Ui- der auspices Missionary societies nf thf vnrlnna nhnrphoc 1 'Titri Great Commission." 2.

"The Fieia 3. Relation of Home Missions to For eign Missions." Missinary workeis are invited to participate in this symposium. 2 p. m. Concert Prelude, Chautauqua Orchestra." 2: p.

m. Lecture: "Life In Greenland," by Miss Olof Krarer. the noteviusquimau. Miss Krar.ir was educated by a Misslona-y in Greenland. She is an Esquimau old, 45 inches tall and weieh3 10-) lbs.

The wonderful story of is iiiore interesting than a tale uiuqua urcnestra. 8:00 p. m. Lecture by Sam Jones, of Georgia. This will be the only appearance of Sam Jones.

The people of Fort Scott gave Congressman Champ Clark a great ova tion last night when about 1,200 turned out to hear his famous lecture. "Picturesque Public Men." In deaiiug with his subject he commented on tho work of Blaine, Reed, Bailey. Culber son, Private John Allen, Jerry. Sunt son and many other men with nation ai reputations. The speaker got off on politics a but this was ex as a politician cannot a-efraii from bulging out a little even in a lecture that is supposed to be nonpar tisan.

His talk was well received and highly commended. He injected thi spirit of patriotism in the speech aai was frequently applauded, in dealing with -the insurance trouble he saiu that if Jerome was worth "the powder to blow him up, he would' send a.l the insurance leaders tn m-icnn ann that if he were prosecutor tor six months he would fill the prisons so full that arms ami stick out of the grated (ioors and windows, -j This afternoon Frank Di ceiebilttd lecturer, talked on trie' "Individual Against Tilt Mass' ebfore an- enthusiastic audience. He' discussed frolu a logical standpoint the dangers of socialism and from his view point made it quite plain to the audience that socialism was a myth of tee worst kind. This morning there Wds' a session of the Normal Bible class, conducted by Miss Grace Saxe followed by a Sunday School Rally thac was interesting and instructive. Fully 1,200 men congregated at the Chautauqua to hear Champ Clark the Missouri congressman.

His ad-Aresewas on "Some Picturesque Public Men," and while the speaker tried to keep his address free from politics it cropped out occasionally. His audience was made up. of republicans and democrats and all were pleased with his effort. He said in part: "We are in the habit of boasting that this is the greatest nation 011 earth, arid I believe' it. And we are in the.

habit of boasting that our congress is the greatest legislative body on earth, and I believe 'that As everybody knows conga-ess is composed of the senate and the house of representatives, and it is a gou-i thing that there are two bodfes. The senate consists of ninety members, soon to be increased by two from Oklahoma and by four from New Mexico and Arizona. We won out on that Jnur Uncle Joe Roosevelt et al toVthe contrary notwithsanding. Late(- it will be increased to 98 by two from Ths, in all probability Is the maximum of senators unless we annex the Philippines; we da that which God forbid-the number may be 3098, or 4098, or 509S, owing to whether there are 2,000 or 2,500 of those islands. It is one of the anomalies of nature that no man on the face of the earth can guess within five hundred of tne number of islands nor within one million of the number of people we are trying to assimilate on the anaconda plan.

Perhaps eight more from Texas, because the act admitting sTexas provides that whenever Texas shall elect she can divide herself into five' states. That is the only state in the Union that can aty a thing like that, but it is my prediction that Texas will never so elect state pride is too strong and the Texan- who would advocate such a proposition would run the chances of being mobbed. "While there is no politics in this lecture, 1 can not refrain from stating that when I see so few democratic senators in Washington, that that is just what I wish Te.as would do. ,1 never saw but otmember of the house who was nora candidate for The sena.te. 1 understand that all the members from Kansas are candidates except my! friend Scott.He may be elected because he's not a candldate.The houso contains 386 membe and that is about twice enough because the larger it is the more power the speaker has and'he has too much power nov.

Roosevelt knows something about more different things than anybody PREDICTS HIS ELECTION Nothing But Death Can Prevent tha Great Commoner From Being Elected. Might be Speaker. jjj From Thursday'3 Daily. Champ Clark, of the ninth congres sional district of Missouri, who spoka at the Chautauqua last night to' tha biggest audience of the season, is ona of the many great statesmen who firmly believes that W. J.

Bryan will be nominated by the democrats in two years, if conditions do not changa when the time comes. Mr. Clark spent the day in tha city yesterday, most of which tlma was put in at the Goodlander hotel where he was visited by a number of prominent democrats. Champ Clark is a power and one of the best minority leaders in the lower house. He has seen twelve years of service in tha house and expects to return again.

In the next house he will be elected tha speaker If the democrats gain control of that branch of congress. There is a sense of wit about Champ Clarlc that is amusing. He is gruff and very; plain spoken but everybody likes him. if not for these qualities, then foe his intellectual attainments. When seen by a reporter for tha Tribune last nigKt Mr.

Clark wa3 get ting ready for his lecture but he stop ped long enough to discuss some ot his Issue and condition that are now; enfronting the American people ot today. i "Who will be the next democratlo nominee for president?" Mr. Clarlc was asked. 1 "Why, Bryan of course. Nothing cane stop him If conditions remain tha same.

In 1908 W. J. Bryan will ba nominated. Nothing will prevent the great commoner from being electe either when he is nominated, unless there is a radical change. Mr.

Clark was not in a very goo4 humor to discuss the probability ot Roosevelt being re-nominated by tha republicans. His secretary is quote! as saying that the president stands on hislQrst declaration and until fir's was made public, Mr. Clark believed that Rooevelt would be nominated. Down in the bottom of his heart ha likely believes that he will be renom inated but he could not very well say; so in the teeth of the last Roosevelt announcement "The rank and file of the republicans are for Roosevelt, "continued tha Missouri congressman, "but the leaders in the east are not and never were it is not probable that they; can elect him. The republicans don't seem to have a ghost of a show.

Tha next house will be democratic by fiftj; majority. This will give the democrat a good working majority." Mr. Clark is slated for speaker of the next congress. Judge Dillard, in announcing him last night stated that he would be if the democrats wera successful. Mr.

-Clark is quoted as saying that no republican presidents make good officers because the republican, principles are wrong. Ha would not pass on the tj what kind pf a president Kgoj.ejeift has made. A'sked if- he would go to New Yoflc to welcome Bryan home Mr. Clarlc replied that he would love to go but that it was impossible for him to caa cei his speaking engagements. "Theaa will be a great gathering of the claus there at New York to greet the Nebraska statesman.

There seems to ba a great popular uprising for Dr.vaa since the insurance scandal, but two years is a long time to wait, and the world might be turned upside dowa when the time arrives." THE "MYSTERY" SOLVED. Negro Who Jumped Into River Swam Half Mile And' Evaded the Officers. No Watery Grave. 1 (From Thursday's Daily.) The so-called "mystery" that sur rounds the escape of the negro the other night who evaded the officers jumping jnto the Marmaton river, was solved to the satisfaction of Chief Police Ball last evening. Mr.

Ball put in the day on the case and he discovers that the negro got out of the river down stream and went past tha brick plant where he was seen by; several people. His clothes wera drenched and he looked as if he hal just gotten out of the river. In fact he came up from the river. Policemaa McQuitty cherished the belief all tha time that he had drowned, but a war! rat never drowns in water ike that that courses down the Marmaton. But Mr.

Ball says the negro must have been a fine swimmer. He went down the river for a distance of at least -a half mile. After plunging into the river he must have stayed near the bans, and In this manner the tall weeds shut off the view of the officers until he was a good ways down stream. Tha water was higer than usual and this aided the fellow in swimming. It was a good escape.

There seems to ba no question but that the negro was a crook. The coat that was left on the bank corained a paper that indicated that the garaien had been stolen. The republican county eo-aimittee has not yet met to select a successor to Dr. Brookins as the candidate for coroner. At the next meeting of tfia committee, which will not be fr a month yet.

tf.ic ca the tU-'uzi propriations. Near end of the 53rd congress a bill was introduced appropriating $75,000 for the Miarm. Indians supposed to be located uou the Watiash river. A3 this was from his own state we were correct in supposing that the judge would support it. In the debate, David Henderson, of Iowa, afterwards speaker, arose and quoted, "It i3 sweet to hear the watch-dog's honest bark, to greet us as we draw near home." To a talkative member another 3aid, "You love your automatic mouth, you love its wind and blow, you love its senseless twaddle, you love to wind ft up to hear it go." Of Blaine he sad, "For twenty years there was a peerless statesman known as the man from Maine, who kept the country in a turmoil with his ambition.

He sought the presidency with marvelous dexterity and went to his grave cut off before, his time, of a broken heart. There never was a more briliant man that figured in American politics than James Gillespie Blaine. He was defeated for the presidency by four words ot alliteration, but he wrote a book that lives long after' him." In comparing Reed and Blaine he said, "These two men were so unlike that it is almost impossible to compare them. Keed was a man of few words, and he produced a radical revolution in the methods' of congress. Blaine was a money-maker and if he had not been a money-maker he would have been president.

When Reed iresigned the speakership he began the practice of law in New York in order to lay up 'some money for his old age." Blaine wa3 a handsome man, Reed was hot. Blaine was p6ssessed of animal magnetism. Reed' was not. Blaine had the style of Pennsly-vania gentleman, Reed was a down-east yankee. Men loved Blaine for his characteristic qualities, like they loved Henry Clay.

They admired Reed for his brain power, I did, but I doubt whether any person ever loved him except. M3 mother, and his wife and daughter-. Both were college bred men and school teachers, both were at times candidates for the presidency. They were themost distinguished men ever sent to foe national councils by tho Pine Tree State. Some men who cannot see jokes call all humorists fools; it would take a man with great audacity to call Reed a fool, yet there was no subject under heaven that he would not make a joke about.

During Cieve. land's second administration he was mistaken for the president, when he replied, "For heaven's sake don't say anything to Grover about it, he is vain enough now." A democrat described Reed as the mentor of the republicans and the tormentor of the democrats. "The chairman haa introduced me as a probable speaker of the house In 1903. If I am elected speaker, want to keep those rules in effect for.

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