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ing the same to the entire state was
submitted to the people and carried
by a big majority. Whisky is there
fore legally driven from the state for
a period of twenty-one years.
All state officials, in their oath of
office, must state that they used no
money in scouring their election, will
accept no pass or like courtesy from
1 ., " ,
NEWT. GRESHAM.
Founder of the Farmers’ Educational
and Co-Operative Union of America.
railroads or corporations and will
take no fee for services rendered cor
porations. If any official is convicted
of such an offense or of swearing
falsely, he loses his office and is de
barred from ever holding public of
fice again.
United States senators shall be
elected by a direct vote of the people,
and the “initiative and referen
dum” is made applicable to the re
newal of all public franchises.
Corporations are forbidden to wa
ter stock, issue fictitious bonds or co
invest in other corporations, to stifle
competition, to influence legislation
or to contribute to campaign funds;
they must submit all differences with
emplcyes to arbitration.
If these sections are not in line
•. with modern reform ideas, it would
be hard to frame a document that
would meet the demands. No wonder
President Roosevelt announced that
he would endorse the constitution, for
it embo dies reforms that he has been
prosecuting. Oklahoma has taken an
advanced step that should prove a
good example for some of the older
, states to follow in adopting new con
stitutions or revising the old ones.—
Clifton Mirror.
FOR AMERICAN RAW COTTON,
ETC.
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try’s prosperity of the earthquake of
last year:
“Few years have had so many vic
issitudes and alternatives of prosper
ity and ruin in store for Chile as
1906, and none perhaps has left such
marked traces behind it.
“On one side a part of the prin
cipal harbcr of Chile —Valparaiso—
was practically destroyed by an earth
quake which desolated a part of the
central valley of Chile and demonish
ed cities which it had taken centu
ries to form. On the other hand, a
beneficent Providence compensated
largely for thia disaster, for the year
of the Valparaiso earthquake wag a
year of the greatest progress and wel-
WATSON’S WIIKLY JEFFERSONIAN.
fare and the moat prosperous one an
to business.
“All of the Chilean exports prod
ucts had a considerable rise in the
world’s markets, and especially ni
trate and copper reached, during the
last few months, prices almost un
known before.' Consequently, money
has been flowing into the Chilean
markets at a rate that the present sit
uation, after the earthquake, is sueh
that the demolished houses san be
easily rebuilt with the ordinary re
sources of the country. Furthermore
the catastrophe of last August re
vealed the soul of the country. Oa
that occasion it was clearly to be seen
that the Chileans form a well organ
ized nation, not cowering on account
of a disaster, not disheartened by a
catastrophe or discouraged by ob
stacles, nor surrendering to fate, but
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■OF / z." / ■ 'MWPiiy
MISS LUTIE GRESHAM,
Os Point, Texas,
Daugher of Hon. Newt. Gresham, founder of the Farmers’ Union. She
was adopted the daughter of the National Farmers’ Union at its session
held recently at Little Rock, Ark. Miss Gresham was the honored guest of
the Georgia Division of the Farmer’s Union at the Georgia State Fair, at
Atlanta, Farmers’ Union Day, October 16th. She is editofr of the "Home
Talks” Department of the Union News, of Barnesville, Ga.
taking up work with renewed fervor.”
Interesting facts are presented in
the book regarding the stability and
fidelity of the governing element of
the country’s population. All the
Chilean national administrations, Sen
or Artuza asserts, have been marked
’by the scrupulous honesty of public
servants.
Upon this point the book chronicles
the following:
“Never has a president of the re
public or a minister of State been ac
cused of conversion of funds. On the
contrary, it often happens that presi
dents retire from power in poverty,
by reason of having neglected their
private affairs during their adminis
tration of the government.
“During the civil war of 1890 the
adminiztration devoted itself heartily
to the task of military mobilization;
the party which supported Preeideifc
Balmaeede wae fafeaXW, aid whee
the viators took possession of the
capital, and of the government, there
was not found in the archives of the
governmen a single account, a single
payment, which was not audited, nor
one which could have been made, in
the slightest degree, a reproach to the
fallen administration. Furthermore,
there was not a single high function
ary who profited by the disorder to
make his fortune.
“The interest on foreign loans and
obligations of the state have always
been promptly met. It has bee* with
Chilo a matter of pride never to de
fault an contracts of any kind, not
even in moments jf financial diffi
culty. This is daily a matter of more
importance among nations, especially
now that it appears to be an estab
lished point that the collection of
debt may enter into the category of
diplomatic negotiations.”
Reviewing the administrative his
tory of the country from the time
of Portales, practically the founder
of the nation, who may be termed the
“Washington of Chile,” it is pointed
out that many of the Chilean leaders
present likenesses in character and
strength of purpose to the foremost
public men of the United States.
An era of great national prosperity
is predicted for the republic by Seuor
Ortuzar, who comments thus upon the
administration of President Pedro
Montt, who was lately seated in office:
“Supported by a really national
party, President Montt was elected
by an enormous majority. He broke
the lines of the ancient historical
partiez to form with theez a firm gov
ernment body, from which the present
administration derives its mush val
nsd strength.
“Thz sohnzl sad Mm nailways have
been the chief preoccupation of the
present executive during his long pub
lic career, who, for thirty years, has
been one of the most prominent men
in Chile. First in the chamber of
depubties, then in the senate, in the
council of state, at different times
secretary of state during the last five
administrations, he distinguished him
self always by his spirit of justice,
his austerity and activity. Today,
raised by a wave of popularity to the
presidency of the republic, he can
realize a vast program of work during
hie government— a program which,
however extensive and fraught with
difficulties, will be successfully car
ried out by the president, who is en
dowed with two great qualities—
method and perseverance.
“The son of Manuel Montt, one
of the most illustrious presidents of
the Chilean republic (1851 to 1861),
the President Montt of our daye
found in bis father and in his home a
school of austerity, work and meth
od. ’ ’ —Constitution. •
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pj|||C>7 know of a sufferer,
If I If ll|\ W write for partku
,ars of our valu
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