Judge A. B. Parker, in a speech in New York “Jefferson Day,” said the “defeat of the Democratic Party was emphasized by the unprecedented expenditure of money.” Everybody knows that there was not one-fifth as much used by the Republicans to defeat him as there was to defeat Bryan. Perhaps he meant the “unprecedented” use of money to secure him the nomination. What else could he mean?—The Jeffersonian, Thomson, Ga.
Stand for the referendum in the management of the business of the Farmers’ Union. By this means you will do away with the boss, especially the political boss. Demand the right to settle your own affairs, and do not leave it to self-constituted leaders.—The Watchman, Cleburne, Tex.
News Record
FROM APRIL 7 TO MAY 7, 1905
Government and Politics
April 8.—President Roosevelt made the last speech of his present trip, and left Texas for Oklahoma to hunt.
The South and Central American governments allege to Secretary Taft that discrimination in freight rates by the Panama Railroad has restricted direct trade with the United States.
April 9.—President Roosevelt reaches Oklahoma, where he will hunt wolves for a few days.