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ROOSEVELT NOT. A CANDIDATE
In another column will bo found ox-President
Roosovolt's letter, virtually announcing his re
tirement from tho presidential raco in 1910.
It is evident that ho had until recently con
sidered it possible to reunite the republican and
progressive parties on a progressive basis with
himself as tho cundidate, but recent events have
convinced him of tho futility of such a hope.
The republican party is joined to its stand pat
idols, and progressives who are not willing to
work with tho democrats must go back and
swallow tho reactionary doctrines of the repudi
ated republican loaders.
As for Mr. Roosevelt, he must find his satis
faction in tho consciousness of having defeated
hie party when ho was unable to reform or con
trol it. lie could ,har,dly expect his old party to
'reward him for humiliating it; and his new
party found that the progressive 'democratic
party left tho progressive republicans nothing to
do, Just as tho democratic party of 1896 left the
roform parties of that period no reason for ex
istence. Mr. Roosevelt can be a great power for good
if ho will uso his influence to support President
Wilson and to aid tho democrats to insure a ma
jority in tho senate and house in the next con
gress. If he helps to divide the progressives into
two parties, he will aid the stand pat republicans
as effectively as if he openly supported the re
publican candidates. W. J. BRYAN.
McADOO STANDS WITH THE PEOPLE
On another page will be found reference to the
work which Secretary McAdoo has been doing
in behalf of tho general public.
When ho found that some of tho banks were
hoarding money, thus embarrasing the business
of tho communities in which they are locatod, ho
notified them that banks aided by the govern
ment would bo oxpectedl to respond to tho needs
of borrowers at usual rates.
IHs warning has had a very salutary effect and
will do much to relievo a situation which might
have become Bxcood'ingly acuta had the pressure
upon borrowers continued.
What a, blessing it is to tho country to have a
secretary of the treasury who takes tho people's
side and looks at questions from their point of
view. McAdoo is the right man in the right
place; the president xnacto no mistake when ho
called him into his cabinet and made him tho
custodian of tho financial interests o'L the coun
try. W. J. BRYAN,
Several republican members of congress voice
the opinion, that if the democrats had not laid
violent hands upon the Payne-Aldrich tariff law,
the nation's revenues would not bo in need of a
special war tax injection. Tho unintelligent
character of this criticism may be Judged from
the fact that tho customs revenues under the old
tariff formed a much larger proportion of tho
total income of the government than under tlie
now tariff, and consequently a cessation of im
ports, would have made an even greater deficit
under tho old tariff than under tho new. From
which it follows that a war tax measure reach
ing out into more avenues of commorco would
kave been necessary if tho tariff had not been
revised.
Ohio Democratic
The campaign in Ohio has progressed to a
point where it seems safe to predict a sweeping
democratic victory. Tho campaign being made
by Timothy S. Hogan for United States senator
and by Governor Cox for re-election, has been a
revelation to tho tax payers throughout Ohio
who have not kept in closo touch with the splen
did administration of Governor Cox in the past
two years. The re-election of Governor Cox will
prevent any backward stop being taken from the
high progressive ground on which he has placed
tho administrative branch of the Ohio govern
ment; and the election to tho United States sen
ato of Attorney General Hogan will give Pres
ident Wilson's administration another able sup
porter in tho United States senate. The dem
ocratic press bureau of Ohio has so well express
ed tho situation in Ohio in a letter to The Com
moner, in which it shows tho progress and
makes an analysis of tho campaign, that their
letter Is reproduced herewith. This letter should
prove an inspiration to every democrat in Ohio,
and by putting their shoulder to the wheel they
can bring about a great victory in Ohio that will
not only bo of great service to the tax payers of
Ohio, but will be of great encouragement and
help to tho democratic administration at Wash
ington. W. J. BRYAN.
Tho letter follows:
Columbus, Ohio, October 8.
Tho Commoner, Lincoln Neb:
Governor James M. Cox will be re-elected in
Ohio. Timothy S. Hogan, who has been the at
torney general of the state under Governor Cox,
will be chosen as the junior senator, over his two
opponents.
On information available at this time it ap
pears that every candidate on the democratic
state ticket will be elected and that a' majority
of democratic congressmen will bochosen.
Ohio is in tho midst of the most remarkable
political contest that has ever been carried on in
any state in the union. Progress, which started
with the driving out of the state treasury loot
ers, is opposed by tho reactionaries of tho old
crowd.
At tho close of his first .two years of service
as governor of the state, James M. Cox seeks re
election on record of having kept every platform
pledge and fulfilled every promise made to the
people.
The opposition, to the re-election of Governor
Cox started before he was inaugurated in Jan
uary, 1913. In his first campaign, Governor Cox
supported the advanced democratic principles for
which President Wilson stands. He fought .for
the adoption of the constitutional amendments
which opened the way for legislation in favor of
the people, and announced a program which was
little to the liking of those who had fattened on
special privilege In the state for years. His
first act was to drive a notorious lobby from the
state house, with a law that had teeth in it. He
then started to carry out the program which the
people had demanded and which the democratic
platform had promised. Immediately the lobby
ists set about to defeat legislation by means, of
fraudulent petitions in referendum. Stopped
on this line they were rendered helpless in the
onslaught against the people and immediately
set about to get Governor Cox's scalp when he
came up for re-election. So that the campaign
in Ohio has been of long duration. The admin
istration, however, has been winning at everv
turn.
Opposition to all the beneflcient acts was fos
tered by the old stand-pat crowd, who secured
the nomination for governor of a reactionary
who is not in accord with the policies of Pres
ident Wilson.
The progressive party nominated a full state
ticket, endorsed in greater part the acts of the
state administration, and placed their reliance
solely on the cry of boss and machine.
How. weak the fabric of the entire opposition
to the state administration has been, is shown by
the fact that at no time has Governor Cox been
on the defensive since the campaign opened. He
has stood on his record of having kept faith with
the people who elected him. He has gone into
every district of the state to explain his laws.
Immediately at the outset of the campaign
after the matter of platform conventions, it was
said that neither the republicans or progressives
would take issue with a single humanitarian or
progressive act of the administration, hut that
they would rely on their ability to make a fight
on the cry sounded by Congressman Willis re
publican candidate for governor in his pre-prl-
mary contest, that "Governor Cox has bossed
the legislature just as President Wilson has
bossed the national congress." Especially was
this true of the republican party whose candidate
for senator announced that the campaign would
be "Square-toed in opposition to tho policies of
President Wilson." The democrats accepted the
gage of battle and have driven their opponents
into a corner.
Governor , Cox forestalled his opposition
on tho charge of machine rule by a
frank statement that he had driven out a per
nicious lobby, and had seen to It that the legis
lature of 1913 and 1914 carried out to the let
ter every demand of the constitutional amend
ments and every promise made before election in
1912. He contrasted this so-called bossism with
the old order of things, when no pre-election
promise was ever carried out, and when big in
terests ruled through a boss in Cincinnati, and
stand-patters in charge of the republican party
both national and state. Tho republican party
and its candidate, Mr. Willis, were placed on the
defensive. Both democrats and progressives
challenged the record of the republican candidate
for governor, and showed that he had been the
willing agent of big Interests and reactionary
elements in all his public career. His connec
tion with corporations was" exposed by the in
famous Archbold letters. Prior to the exposure
of the record of Mr. Willis, the republican party
had been placed at a disadvantage by their plat
form declaration for the abolition of the state
highway department, and by their weak straddle
of the liquor question.
The democratic platform convention had al
ready endorsed the record of the past adminis
tration in giving an effectual liquor licensing law
which eliminated over 3,500 saloons and dives,
and giving the state a Christian sabbath for the
first time in its history. This was done under a
law which is autocratic in its regulatory features
because no man convicted can again engage in
business in the state. The progressive party
came out flat-footed for prohibition.
One month ago, before the republicans had
declared their intention oil carrying on a cam
paign of straight out opposition to President
Wilson, it appeared they were a factor to be
Beckoned with. Since that time the attack has
been carried o,galnst the republican candidates
for thcir reactionary tendencies. Challenged,
they have failed to show a single thing in either
national or state government which is unworthy
or which the people did not want. Day after
day they have been losing ground, and today,
less than a month before the election on Novem
ber ',rd, it appears that the grand old party will
havo a strenuous fight to even maintain second
place in the state of Ohio, while Governor Cox
will likely receive more votes than all of his op
ponents put together.
The democratic ticket is getting united sup
port, and there will be very little difference in
the number of votes cast for any candidate on
the ballot: W. A. Greenlund for lieutenant gov
ernor, was active in the last legislature for the
measures advocated by Governor Cox. J. H.
Seacrest, for secretary of state, was first assist
ant in that office, and participated in the fea
tures of saving and economy which have made
a record in Ohio. John P. Brennan, for state
treasurer, is seeking re-election on his record of
haying been instrumental in saving the people of
Ohio oyer $5,000,000 in interest on public money,
as contrasted to the old days when the interests
went into private pockets for the enrichment of
political hangers-on.
tvtJi16 candidate for attorney general is Joseph
McGhee, who has been first assistant under Tim
othy s. Hogan. He has an efficient record of
having ably assisted In the recovery of money
S6 state, and as counsel in upholding tho
constitutionality of laws that have been passed.
iS M tiie saviour of the workmen's1
compensation. Candidates nominated by the
democratic primary who will appear on the sep
8K& .non-Parsan Judicial ballot ara: Hugh I.
Nichols for chief justice of the supreme court,
and J. Foster Wilkin and Phil M. Crow for su
preme court judges. The first two have an envi
able record for two years In the "office, while
Judge Crow has made good on the appellate
bench and is author of a number of laws which'
have stood the test in the courts.
ocarung out on his campaign this week Gov-
'nor COX Said! "Our flwVif ,.. mu x?mfn
ernor Cox said: "Our fliif f Wrt wu M'min.
mg weeks can only increase the majority which
will be ours when the polls close. The tide o
sentiment sets in more strongly with each pass
ing day." This tells the story.
CHAS. B. MORRIS,
Chairman Democratic Press Bureau.
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