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The Commoner.
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enco to current errant. Some abuse
arise from the improper or cxcesdve
uso of alcohol. Bat the &baefl rap
Idly arising from the sweeping and
ill-considered efforts to mend mat
tors are far moro radical and danger
ous. Undermining oar institutions
to prevent degenerates from abuse of
alcohol is tho greatest absurdity of
tho time.
George McGinnls, Waukegan, 111.
Glad to see your stand on Issuance
of "federal licenses in dry states."
It's a long stretch to Lincoln, Neb.,
but here is my hand. If you had
made that stand one year ago you
would be president today. Pusb it
along. It will be a popular thing.
Yours for the right.
Isaac S. Mockk Roaring Springs,
Pa. I bog to congratulate you on
your very sensible and timely article
in your splendid paper of April 30,
on the temperance question. It
voices the sentiment of, I dare say,
millions of your friends, who, know
ing your ability, honesty and fear
lessness, rejoice that your exposure
of the alliance of tho republican
party with" the corrupt whisky and
saloon league encourages us to hope
you may lead in .the great fight that,
led of God, will overthrow and de
stroy the monster. I believe that
God has raised you up for this.
Herman Dehnke, Harrisville, Mich.
( I must write to tell you that I
was very much pleased with the last
issue of The ' Commoner, especially
your remarks tn the government
liquor license, (Law or Lawlessness)
and your repudiation of the state
ment attributed to tfoii by the liquor
men in Springfield, Ohio I would
like to see The Commoner take a
stand in favor of a federal law for
bidding breweries and distilleries
from sending theifc prdducts into dry
territory. As it is now, people in
"dry' counties of thestate can not
'gfeVirquor from a, Brewery or distil
lery in Michigani owing to the state
law, but they can send over any stato
line and get it.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE
OF COLLEGE CLUBS
The Ohio Democratic League of
College Clubs was most auspiciously
organized at Columbus, Friday, May
28, when delegates from a number
of the Ohio colleges met in conven
tion at the Hartman hotel. The
convention assembled at the call of
Mr." B. S. Bartlow, the Ohio vice
president of the national League of
College Clubs and who presided at
the business session.
Among the institutions of learn
ing whose democratic clubs were
represented by one or more dele
gates were Ohio State University,
Western Reserve University, Miami
University, Dennison University,
Ohio Northern University, Capitol
University and Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity. The clubs not represented
by delegates, but which are included
in the membership of the state
league are, Oberlin College, Witten
berg College, Wooster University,
University of Cincinnati, Heidelberg
University, Qhio University, Marietta;
College, and Otterbein College. These
clubs were paganized during the
presidential campaign, of last year by
Mr. Bartlow and his advisory com
mittee on organization, ahd they were
a very helpful factor m the campaign
work, operating as they did among
a constituency of nearly 10,000 col
lege men, They co-operated with the
state and local committees and very
materially strengthened the able or
ganization work of National Commit
teeman Hon. Harvey C. Garber and
State Executive Chairman Hon. Wil
liam L. Finley, and which, despite
thq., great; pjlds resulted In tho par
tial redemption, of republican Ohio
by'th.e election Jnf a' democratic gov
. ernor , v p ySfetgr atic, jj&te, jffpdatf rep
and eight democratic members (a
gain ol four) In the United States
congress.
The convention adopted a consti
tution for the stato league modeled
after that of tho national league,
elected officers and adopted the fol
lowing resolution:
"Whereas, tho last national cam
palgn was the first in which tho
democratic college clubs were or
ganized, and
"Whereas, their work has been
eminently effective,
"Therefore, we, as a convention,
heartily endorso their work and
recommend that these organizations
be made permanent in the respective
colleges of Ohio.
Wo also endorse Chairman Mack's
idea of a national democratic month
ly magazine and would recommend
that each college club of Ohio have
the current issues of this magazine,
also current issues of William Jen
nings Bryan's Commoner placed in
the college library or reading room
for the use of all students. Indi
vidual democrats should also give
this magazine their hearty support.
"We, tho members of this conven
tion further pledge ourselves to pro
mote and further tho democratic
Ideas and principles."
The officers elected were:
President Thomas G. Kidwell,
Ohio Stato University.
First Vice President F. D. Car
lock, Dennison University.
Secretary Jesse Beer, Ohio North
ern University.
Treasurer M. C. Portman, West
ern Reserve University.
Sergeant-at-Arms J. R. Gregg,
Ohio Wesleyan University.
Press Agent Charles N. McCune,
Ohio Stato University.
Tho vice presidents elected, one
from each club in the league, report
ed at this writing, are:
Kennith Jones, Dennison College.
W. C. Hodges, Miami University.
P. A. Hockman, Ohio Northern
University.
S. C. Long, Capitol University.
H. S. Hageman, Ohio WeBleyan
University.
O. N. Ozias, Ohio Stato University.
Harry M. Reddington, Western Re
serve University.
Immediately after the business ses
sion the delegates were joined by
Governor Judson Harmon, Ex-Congressman
Hon. John J. Lentz, State
Railroad Commissioner General Oli
ver H. Hughes, State Agricultural
Secretary Hon. A. P. Sandles, As
sistant Secretary State Codifying
Commission Hon. Hugo Schlesslnger,
Hon. W. H. Newman and Dr. Dele
plane, who together with the visit
ing delegates and officers of the con
vention were the guests of the Ohio
State University Democratic club at
luncheon. The club members, dele
gates and guests, with the governor
then posed for photographs, after
which the assemblage repaired to the
dining room. The luncheon was a
delightful affair, the spirit of enthu
siasm among the guests being unu-
usually marked. Mr. Charles N. Mc
Cune, president of the Ohio State
University Democratic club, presided
as toastmaster and introduced the
speakers. Short but enthusiastic ad
dresses were made by Governor Har
mon, Hon. John J. Lentz, Hon. A. P.
Sandles, Hon. W. H. Newman, B. S.
Bartlow, President Thomas G. Kid
well and delegates of the league. All
speakers were strenuously applauded
and greeted with the characteristic
college cheer by tho united delegates.
Letters of encouragement endors
ing the formation of the league were
received from Ex-Governor James E.
Campbell, Colonel James Kilbourne,
Hon. W. L. Finley, Hon. Harvey C.
Garber, Hon. Atlee Poraerine and
others.
The officers of the new organiza
tion are live wires and will not let
tho enthusiasm that marked the be
ginning of tho leaguo wano.
Mr. Kidwell, tho stato league presi
dent, is a studont in tho engineering
department of tho Ohio state univer
sity and is a young democrat of
promise, whose ambition is to mako
the Ohio stato leaguo a great and
influential factor in tho democratic
organization of Ohio. Steps will at
once bo taken to organlzo clubs In
all tho thirty-five colleges of tho
state with tho hope of having all rep
resented in the next stato convention
of college clubs, which will bo held
in October, 1910. This will bo dur
ing the next Ohio stato campaign
and it will bo made a great rally for
tho college democratic forces of tho
state.
The following is the constitution
of tho National Democratic Leaguo of
Collego Clubs:
Name: Tho name of this organiza
tion shall be tho National Democratic
Leaguo of College Clubs.
Purpose: The inculcating of demo
cratic principles in collego men, and
tho upbuilding of an organization of
undergraduates, students in tho col
leges and universities of the United
States, to aid in tho election of dem
ocratic candidates in the United
States.
Membership: Any collego or uni
versity club, having for its object
the advancement of democratic prin
ciples, may become a member jot tho
league by application to tho president
who shall havo tho power to grant
or reject such application.
Officers: A president, first, second,
third and four vice presidents; a
secretary; a treasurer; forty-six vice
presidents, one from each stato In
the union; and a graduate advisory
committee of ten, said committee in
addition to constitute tho oxecutivo
committee. The officers shall bo
elected for tho term of four years.
Their successors shall bo chosen at
tutlon shall be filled by the executive
convention.
Student Conventions: A conven
tion of the league shall bo held at
least every four years, but may bo
called by the president, at the direc
tion of the executive committee, at
any time within said above men
tioned period as tho executive com
mittee may direct.
Vacancies: All vacancies arising in
any office mentioned in the consti
tution shall bo filed by tho excutive
committee.
Committees: Tho president shall
appoint all committees that he may
deem necessary to further the ends
of tho leaguo.
Dues: No dues shall be exacted
from clubs. Voluntary contributions
shall bo called for by the president,
on the approval of the executive com
mittee, so that the legitimate ex
penses of the league may be met
with. In the judgment of the execu
tive committee, the league shall con
tribute a sum commensurate with
the surplus in the league treasury to
the democratic national committee as
a contribution for campaign purposes
from the league.
Representation in Convention:
Clubs having membership in the
leaguo shall each be entitled to two
representatives in the national con
vention of the league.
Amendments: This constitution
shall be amended by a' majority vote
of the executive committee, or by a
two-thirds vote of the colleges at
tending a national convention of
clubs present and voting.
CO-EDUCATION
"But," asked the first co-ed, "why
did you elect to take up the study
of German instead of French?"
"Oh," replied the other, ."the
German professor was so awfully
handsome, you , know." Catholic
Standard and Times.
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Would
You Like to
Grow Irrigated
Farm Products
on the Banks of
the Rio Grande
River?
A Perfect
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Winter Climate
Mr. L. E. Bennett, of Mission,
Texas, bought 500 acres of land
with pump site and water rights
on the Rio Grande in January,
1908.
During last winter he planted
50 acres with winter crops which
netted him about $3,000 profit.
He is now growing a summer
crop on the same- land. A sup
ply store on the premises sold
commissaries to Mexican labor
ers which netted $1,000 more.
This land will be worth $250
an acre within 3 years
Would you like to realize these
profits, live where cheap Mexi
can farm labor abounds at 62
cents per day and lead an ideal,
independent outdoor life where
there is no snow in winter?
300 acres of this land now for
sale at $80 an acre. It will sell
for $125 next winter. Or can be
cut up and sold in tracts.
This land is connected with
two distinct canal systems.
Purchaser gets perpetual wa
ter rights with land and becomes
stockholder in canal proportion
ate to his acreage.
Only two miles from railway
shipping point.
Messrs. B. F. Yoakum, John
Sebastian, B. L. Winchell, Presi
dent Rock Island Railway, and
other prominent railway officials
own farms connected with same
canal only about a mile distant.
Write to Owner,
L.E.BENNETT
MISSION,' TEXAS
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