The Commoner.
Aug. 39, 190a
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IN THE POLITICAL FIELD.
On August 22, President Roosevelt
addressed a large audience at Hart
ford, Conn. In his speech he sustained
the policy of the administration in
dealing with Cuba and the Filipinos,
declaring that while" the administra
tion has acted in the interest of the
islanders, it has also helped our own
people.
W. T. Davis of Hamburg, la., was
nominated on August 22 by the 'Eighth
district congressional convention at
Creston, la. Mr. Davis will oppose
Congressman Hepburn for re-election.
A Denver, Colo., dispatch under date
of August 22, says: Edward Boyce,
former president of the western fed
eration of miners, will be the candi
date of the socialist party for governor
of Colorado. The state convention,
which was held at Colorado Springs,
nominated a full state ticket, including
Edward Boyce, J. C. Provost and B.
E. Morris as candidates for governor.
The democratic congressional con
vention of the Second Nebraska dis
trict met at Omaha on August 16 and
nominated G. M. Hitchcock of Omaha
unanimously for congress. The fol
lowing platform was adopted:
"We reaffirm the pledges of the
Kansas City platform.
"We point to the tremendous growth
and multiplication of trusts under re
publican rule and to the enormous
tribute those trusts have wrung from
the American people. We voice tho
general demand for relief, and to se
cure it we favors legislation by con
gress which shall remove tariff duties
on trust-made goods, and place under
government supervision and control
corporations which have . acquired
monopoly powers in the business
world.
"Recent events have emphasized the
demand for compulsory arbitration in
disputes between capital and labor in
all cases where the public becomes a
sufferer; and we favor such legisla
tion as may be necessary to secure
this reformi
"We oppose and condemn the pending
Fowler currency and banking bill, de
signed to build up a gigantic banking
trust and to place in the hands of a
few great tanks the control of the
banking facilities and finances of the
country.
"We send friendly greetings to all
organizations, political and otherwise,
that indorse these principles, and in
vite their - co-operation in the campaign."
John F. Donovan of Milwaukee was
K, nominated for member of congress by
V. II10 "nVmrfh onnwroflaJminl rMetrfnf rlom-
l( " " , " , "- """" W.WVW,., V.V.
; ocrais at MiiwauKee, wis., on Aug
ust 18.
The congressional conventions of the
democratic and populist parties of tho
First Nebraska district met at Falls
City on August 18 and nominated H.
H. Hanks of Otoe county for congress.
The resolutions adopted reaffirmed the
Kansas City platform and expressed
opposition to trusts and a republican
protective tariff.
The republicans of the Third Cali
fornia district renominated Congress
man Victor H. Metcalf at Oakland,
Cal., on August 18.
An Associated press dispatch from
Honolulu, Hawaii, reports that the re
publican party held primaries through
out tho territory and an extraordinary
vote was polled, showing an increase
of 100 per cent on the island of Oahu.
It is thought, however, that a large
number of natives who were not re
publicans voted. The election was a
very quiet one with but few contests,
and the republican territorial conven
tion will be held in Honolulu on Sep
tember 1.
A dispatch from Dover, Dol., under
date of August 19,says: The "regular"
republican state convention today
nominated the following ticket: For
congress, Heisler Ball; state treas
urer, Martin B. Burrows; state audi
tor, P. B Morraan. Tho platform in
dorses v n'iministration of President
Roosevelt and pledges him the sup
port of the Delaware republicans for
nomination in 1904; commends tho
work dor 2 by the Fifty-seventh con
gress, but recommends trade conces
sions for Cuba; indorsos protection
and reciprocity and especially com
mends President McKinley's reciproc
ity sentiments, as expressed in his last
speech at the Buffalo exposition.
It is reported that President Roose
velt has expressed in strong terms
his disapproval of factional differences
in the republican party. The occa
sion for this expression arose over
the difficulties among tho republicans
of Texas.
William Hoffman of Muscatine was
chosen as the republican nominee for
congress from tho Second Iowa dis
trict on August 20. The resolutions
adopted reaffirmed the Iowa state
platform in very particular and, were
unanimous! adopted.
Some other important nominations
are as follows:
Burlington, la., Aug. 20. John E.
Craig of Keokuk was nominated for
congress today by the democratic
convention ,of the First district.
Greenville, Tex., Aug. 20. Congress
man C. B. Randell was today renomi
nated by tho democrats of the Fourth
district.
Terrell, Tex., Aug. 20. Judge J.
Gordon Russell of Tyler was today
nominated for congress by the demo
crats of the Third district to succeed
R. C. De Graffenreid.
A dispatch from Detroit, Mich , dated
August 20, announces that General R.
A. Alger, former secretary of war,
has announced himself as a candidate
for United States senator to succeed
the late Senator James McMillan.
A special dispatch to the Omaha
World-Herald from Waterloo, la.,
dated August 21, says: The prohibi
tion convention today nominated a
state ticket as follows: Secretary, W.
W. Howard, Marshalltowh; auditor,
John W. Leedv. Waverlv. railroad
commissioner, E. H. Albright, Des
Moines; attorney general, J. B. Fergu
son, Cedar county; judge of the su
preme court, J. A." Harvey, Dallas
county; clerk of the supreme court,
E. A. Graves, .Mitchell county; re
porter jof the supreme court, W. P.
Briggs, Hartley.
The democrats and populists in Ne
braska have effected fusion on a can
didate for congress in every district
in the state. In the First district the
nominee is Ii. H. Hanks, a young law
yer of Nebraska City. Mr. Hanks is a
member of the Nebraska legislature.
The nominee in the Second district is
Gilbert M Hitchcock, publisher of the
Omaha World-Herald. In 1898 Mr.
Hitchcock was the democratic and pop
ulist nominee for congress in the Sec
ond district. In the Third district the
nominee is John S. Robinson, present
representative from 'that district. In
the Fourth district, W. L. Stark, the
present representative, was renomi
nated. In the Fifth district the pres
ent representative, A. C. Shallenberg
er was renominated. In the Sixth dis
trict Congressman Neville was not a
candidate for ronomlnatlon. General
P. H. Barry was nominated to succeed
Mr. Neville. General Barry has sorved
as a member of tho Nebraska legisla
ture, and as adjutant general of tho
state.
At a county convention held In Sun
bury, O., tho following resolution was
adopted:
"Bo it resolved, that we are demo
crats of tho Jefferson, Jackson and
Eryan type; and that wo hero reiter
ate and indorso tho principles, the
tenots and the platform of our party,
asjprqmulgated in every national con
vention from tho inception of true dem
ocracy down to and Including the last
memorable one in tho campaign of
1900."
Charles A. Edwards, secretary of the
democratic congressional committee,
calls attention to the fact that the re
publican campaign book apologizes for
Mr. Roosevelt's statements with re
lation to trusts, Mr. Edwards says':
"This Is the first time In the history
of a political campaign when a cam
paign committee in publishing its
campaign toxt.book found it neces
sary to apologize for the language of
the president of the United States In
his message to congress.
"This has been done by the republi
cans in their campaign book concern
ing tho language used by President
Roosevelt in his message to congress
last December, where ho touches upon
the trust question. In explaining the
president's attitude upon the trust
question, tho campaign book explains
that the president did not mean what
he said.
"The campaign book says: 'Presi
dent Roosevelt's discussion of the trust
question in his first message to tho
Fifty-seventh congress was conserva
tive, but fearless. He did not ar
raign tho trusts as wholly bad, but
conceded that they were a part of tho
industrial development of this coun
try, as they-were of tho industrial de
velopment throughout tho civilized
world.'
"In his message in speaking of the
trust question, the president says: 'It
is also true that there are real and
grave evils, one of the chief being
overcapitalization, because of its many
baleful consequences, and a resolute
and practical effort must be made to
correct these evils.'
"He also says: 'There is widespread
conviction in the minds of tho Ameri
can people that the great corporations,
known as trusts, are, in certain of their
features and tendencies, hurtful to the
general welfare.'
"He says further that 'Corporations
engaged in the interstate commerce
should be regulated if they are found
to exercise any license working to the
public Injury, and that it should be as
much the aim of those who seek for
social betterment to rid the business
world of crimes .of cunning as to rid
me entire ooay pontic of crimes of vio
lence.' "He again says that 'in the interest
of the whole people the nation should,
without interfering with the powers
of the states in the matter, itself also
assume the power of supervision or
regulation over all cornorations dointr
an 'interstate business,' and last, but
not least, the president says- in his
message 'the first essential in deter-,
mining how to deal with the great inr
dustrlal combinations is knowledge of
the facts publicity.'
"The foregoing paragraph from the
republican campaign book, it will br
seen, apologised for the strenuous
words of the president concerning
trusts. It also is silent concerning the
last quotation from the president,
which recommends publicity. They, no
doubt, were aware of the fact that a
democrat introduced in the senate an
amendment to a bill exactly embody
ing the nresident's suetrestinn anr?
recommendation concerning publicity
uutui. u. uslo, auu luai 11 wu YUteu .
down by a solid republican voto In
that body.
"Tho question of reciprocity Is Ig
nored as not being of sufficient con
sequence to bo considered, or ns pre
senting an issue for which tho re
publicans, as an organization, are not
willing to take responsibility. Tho
acceptance by tho president of this dis
position of tho question amounts to an
acquiescence in tho position of tho
campaign managers of tho republican
party, and an abandonment of tho
proposition, and estops him from ad
vocating Cuban rnnlnrnnHv nn Mm
hustings during his 'swing around tlw
circle, which begins In September. Jt
is a practical admission that tho re
publicans havo abandoned this posi
tion, and that ho must depend upon
democrats for support If anKthlng is to
bo accomplished." ,
Tho democrats of Washington coun
ty, Iowa, met August 18 and adopted
these resolutions:
"Wo, tho undersigned loyal demo
crats of Washington county, Iowa,
hereby reaffirm our allcglanco to tho
Kansas City platform, and we hereby
denounce tho efforts of tho so-called
reorganizes of Washington county,
Iowa, who are oposed to tho Kansas
City platform, as tricks to mislead tho
loyal domocrats and to turn the demo
cratic party over to Clovelandism and
tho trusts. And wo, tho undersigned
democrats, will not support candi
dates nominated by conventions which
do not adopt tho Kansas City plat-fc.-n.
OUT. OF SORTS,
rieaiant Way t Di-Iy Away the Blue.
A food that will bring back health
and rosy cheeks to the sick ns well as
please tho palate of tho healthy Is a
pretty good food to know about. A
lady in Minneapolis says, "I am such
an enthusiast upon the subject of
Grape-Nuts that I want to state a few
instances of its value that havo como
under my personal experience.
I was taken ill with a serious stom
ach trouble, so 111 that the slightest
movement caused mo pain and could
taite notning into my stomach or re
tain oven medicine or water. I had
been two days without nourishment
when ,my husband suggested trying
Grape-Nuts.
Tho nurse prepared some with warm
water, sugar and cream and I took it
hesitatingly at first until I found It
caused mo no pain and for ten days 1
took no other nourishment. Tho doc
tor was surprised at my improvement
and did not resent my attributing the
speedy cure to the virtues of Grape
Nuts. He said he had a case on record
of a teething baby who grew rosy and ,
fat on the same diet.
Grape-Nuts are so dainty and de
licious that it appeals to the whole
household and when either husband or
I. feel generally 'out of sorts' we try
confining ourselves exclusively to the
food for a day or two with tho hap
piest results.
For a year I have had for a neigh-'
bor a delicate girl an epileptic
when I first knew her she was a mere
shadow weighing 70 lbs. and subject to
fearful attacks having as many as 12
and 16 convulsions in a day. At such,
times she took no nourishment what
ever. She had never tried Grape
Nuts and as any food seemed to In
crease her trouble at such times it '
was with difficulty I persuaded her to
try it. But I told her of my exper-.
lence and induced her to try a few,).,
spoonf ills. V
The taste delighted her and ever s
since she has made it her chief article
of diet. The result has been wonder-'
ful; her improvement Is the subject
of remark with all who know her. Tho
attacks are less frequent and violent
and she has gained 20 lbs. since last
November and her family attribute her
improvement .solely, to Grape-Nuts."-Name
given by Postum Co., Battla
Creek, Mich. -
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