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VOL 22, NO. 9
Lincoln, Nebraska, September, 1922
Whole Number 761
Democrats for the
Senate
The primaries'' are filling up the gaps and ar
ranging the' battle lines ,for the fall campaign.
While the Democrats have reason to hope to gain
control of the House of Representatives, they
can hardly hope to gain enough members among
the one-third of the Senate to he elected this year
to secure a majority. But we must gaiir as
many as possible this fall in jorder to complete
the triumph in 1924. x .,
In Nebraska, Senator Hitchcock's reelection
ceems practically dertain. His announcement
puts him back of law-enforcement and his activ
ity on the people's side of the revenue question,
the tariff question, and other economic questions
before Congress will make him strong with the
voters of Nebraska.
Ex-Governor Ralston, the "Democratic nominee
in Indiana, made an enviable record as governor
Rail is sound on all. national JsuJsJSaMHja,prQSr
pects grow brighter daily. ' '
Ex-Senator Beveridge seems likely to retain
the "ox." He did well when he made his cam
paign for the nomination; he Was one liundred
per cent progressive when he opposed " Senator
New, now he is fifty-fifty and is opposing Gov
ernor Ralston, a real progressive that is quite
a different matter.
Candidate Herring in Iowa has more than a
fighting chance owing to the bitter dissensions in
the Republican party over their candidate. He
deserves success. - . -
Senator Ashhurst can hardly fail of reelection
in Arizona. His .personal popularity added to
the current that is running against the Republi
ans sh uld insure him an increased majority.
Senator King has just been renominated in
titah, a deserved reward. for his excellent record.
Senator Jones-has brought such prominence to
New Mexico th'at it would be a reflection on the
People of that state to dpubt his reelection. He
has become a power in the Senate and always on
the right side.
Nevada will surely show her appreciation of
the splendid work" done by Senator Plttman and
retain him as her spokesman.
Ex-Congressman, Neeley, who has won the
Democratic nomination in West Virginia, is a
high-class progressive Democrat. He has had
experience in Congress and represents the best
that there is in the Democratic party; He bids
lr to add one to our Democratic gains in the
Senate.
Th Commoner lias already called attention to
the claims of Mrs. Oleson, the Democratic can
didate in Minnesota. She is an ideal woman and
aT ideal Democrat: she will -make an ideal senator.
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the' Ro"mibrllcansshOc.wjll be the least cf two evils
to tho Democrats an unalloyed good. N
The Democratic Senatorial candidates In the
South will have little opposition. The' Republi
can landslide spent itself in 1920.
W. J. BRYAN.
Mrs. Bishop, who has been selected by tho
Democrats of Wisconsin, will have the advantage
w the bitter flgh'Un tho Republican ranks. To
LIVING COST RISES
On another page will be found a report of an
increase in the cost of living. In a few cases tho
farmer gets the benefit of a small increase but
the increase is not on staple crops. Wheat has
fallen below one dollar in Chicago; oats are
down and corn is likely to be down by the time
the crop is gatlien-d; but the cost of living goes
up. The farmer sells on a low level and buys on
a "high level; how long can he stand it? And
while his income drops his taxes increase. ' The
tax receipts is the strongest Democratic argu
ment this year. While this tragedy is being en
acted on the farms the tariff bucaneers are rais
ing the tariff so as to stimulate higher prices for
the benefit of the profiteers. "How long, oh Lord,
how long?"
JAPAN ON OIIBAP LABOR
The following press notice is interesting:
"Tokio, Aug. 18. Twenty-five hundred
Chinese laborers have been ordered to leave
Ja an it was learned today. The fact that they
wore working cheaper than similar Japanese la
bor resulted in the order for them to leave the
CTalTnirSflla in SENDING TWENTY-
rIVrHUNDREJD CHINAMEN BACK TO CHINA
lower wages than
because the? JorM J
J-Xs Zt smce she ecognizes the right of a na
ln o v loZ Its own people from cheap labor
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Nebraska Politics
Tho campaign in Nebraska is getting well un
der way. Tho Republicans are on tio defensive
in Nebraska on account of tho tremendous in
crease in tho people's taxos during tho past four
years that tho Republicans have boon in power
in the slate.
During the two yoara of Governor More-head's
administration, tho Democratic governor of
seven or eight years ago, tho appropriations for
the bionnlum "wore in round numbors $7,000,000i
During tho next two years under anothor Demo
cratic governor, Gov. Nevillo, which was tlie war
period, the appropriations for tho bionnlum
amounted in round numbers to $9,000,000.
Three or four years ago when tho prosent ad
ministration took office, the appropriations for
tho biennium Jumped.to $20,000,000, and for tho
past two years under the samo administration,
tho appropriations increased to nearly $30,000,
000. This doubling and trebling of tho taxes
on the farms of Nraka3hJnprlco of
grain and livestock was being cut in two, hag
made the issue of tax reduction the paramount
issue in the Nebraska campaign.
The Republican administration four years ago
adopted what is known as tho code system, which
has duplicated most all of tho officials and em
ployes of tho state, and the administration of
the state's affairs by appointees of tho governor
has proven to be very unpopular, and has led to
waste, extravagance and inefficiency that tho Re
publicans are finding it difficult to defend. Tho
entire Democratic state and legislative ticket
is pledged to tho repeal of tho code bill and the
reduction of the appropriations in proportion to
the reduction of the incomes of tho people of.
the stato.
The. Republican legislature two years ago
passed a revenue bill which has resulted in the
holders of intangible property being able to un
load about $500,000 of their taxes on to the
farmers and middle classes whoso investments
are in lands and homes. The samo legislature
also .passed a bill which emasculates the, direct
primary law, and another bill which requires
the people living in tho small towns and country
to register within th'irty days before the elec
tion or be disfranchised. The third measure
that was passed by tho same legislature gives
the stato banking board which is. an appoin-,
tivo board power to determine whether an
other bank should be permitted to be established
in any community. This measure, together with
an anti-picketing bill which is very drastic,' has
caused so m.uch protest among the people that
these last four measures mentioned have
been held up under the referendum law and will
be submitted to tho people for approval or re
jection at the polls In November. Mr. Randall,
the Republican candidate for governor, as a
member of the legislature, voted for these bills
at the time they were passed. He will now
either have to defend them from the attacks of
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