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COLORADO REPUBLICANS
The Colorado republicans met in state con
vention at Denver and adopted a platform de
scribed by the Denver Times as follows:
"Commonds and approves administration of
President Taft. Heailirms party adherence to
tho prlnciplo of protective tariff. Favors the
development and conservation of all tho natural
resources of the state. Condemns democratic
gerrymander in apportionment of senators and
representatives. Favors establishment of ex
perimental agricultural stations in dry farming
regions. Favors enactment of parcels post bill.
Favors completo rovsion of national revenue
laws. Desires amendment to railway commis
sion law bo as to cover all the public utility cor
porations. Favors principles of direct primary.
Indorses Simon Guggenheim. Denounces calling
of tho extra session of the state legislature.
Opposes initiative and referendum, but com
mends republican senators who voted for it be
cause they gave people opportunity to pass on
tho question."
WYOMING DEMOCRATS
A Sheridan, Wyo., dispatch says: "Judge
Joseph M. Carey, lifelong republican and former
United States senator, was this morning nom
inated by tho Wyoming democratic state con
vention for governor, receiving a large majority.
He will run on a platform designed to catch the
independent vote of Wyoming. Many old-time
democrats threaten to place another ticket in
the Held as a' result of his nomination. The
convention has been In session two days and
tho proceedings have been marked with much
bitterness, especially for those who fought for
a straight democratic ticket."
Tho platform adopted favors the initia
tive and referendum and recall, tho Oregon di
rect primary law, corrupt practices act, restor
ing Australian headless ballot system, publicity
of corporation affairs, commission form of gov
ernment for municipalities, repeal of present tax
law, eight-hour labor law for women and chil
dren, state labor commissioner, good roads
movement and conservation of resources by the
stato instead of nation. Platform condemns
present leasing system of convicts and use of
money in political campaigns, especially by cor
porations. Tho platform was constructed to
nieet tho approval of Judge Carey, and is not
able in the absence of any condemnation of tho
national republican administration.
MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS
Minnesota republican primaries, hold Septem
ber 21, were made notable by the defeat of
James A. Tawney, famous as one of Speaker
Cannon's lieutenants. . Mr. Tawney was beaten
by Sidney Anderson by a majority of 2,500.
ROOSEVELT'S NEW YORK FIGHT
Oneida county, which is Vice President Sher
man's home county, went against Mr. Sherman
and in favor of Mr. Roosevelt.
Schenectady and Albany counties, both in the
district supposed to be controlled by William
Barnes, Jr., and his home district, declared for
Roosevelt.
Five days before the convention met Mr.
Roosevelt declared that ho would have at least
one hundred majority in the convention.
BERGER ON ROOSEVELT
Victor L. Berger, the famous socialist of Mil
waukee, has given to the New York World an
interview relating to Theodore Roosevelt. Tho
interview follows:
"Theodore Roosevelt reminds me of a little
boy robbing a bird's nest. Ho doesn't know why
ho robs. Ho doesn't think of tho pain the
robbery may cause the birds. Ho just robs be
cause he is like a boy with robbery his natural
habit.
"I think this is so because Roosevelt is nat
urally superficial. He never takes time to think,
and never, therefore, gets to the bottom of any
thing and romps on careless of any result.
"Possibly I may be speaking rather severely
about Mr. Roosevelt. I do not want to accuse
him of not being sincere. I will give him the
credit of beinc sincere ami waII irmnnfmr i,f
his great fault is that he is mistaken in all' that
ho undertakes. He never gets to the bottom
of anything, He caused a great financial panic
for that reason. He did not know what ho
was doing, and ho played' so hard on one string
that his orchestra was all out of 'tune.
"As a politican Mr. Roosevelt seems- to me a
mistake. What ho really ought to be is 'the
.advertising man for a department store. There
he would be a great success, only the store would
soon fall, because instead of advertising the
store, Mr. Roosevelt would immediately begin
advertising himself.
"What does Mr. Roosevelt know of economic
problems? Not one single thing. I have been
reading his editorials in the Outlook, and he
jumpa about. so that I do not know from editorial
to editorial just where ho stands. He says one
thing in one issue and another thing in another.
He knowB nothing of capital, the needs or its
wishes. One day he has this idea, another day
he has that idea, and when he gets all through
he has no idea at all about his subject.' Then
ho gives us another lecture on finances, and we
again have a new viewpoint of his lack of
knowledge."
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATS
The New Hampshire state convention met at
Concord. An Associated Press dispatch says:
"Immediate downward revision of the tariff in
the, interest of the consumer; parcels post; adop
tion of the federal income tax amendments; the
election of United States senators by the people;
the elimination of one-man control of congress,
as expressed by Cannonism; effective trust reg
ulation, and conservation of natural resources.
This was the first convention held under tho
new statute whereby party nominees are chosen
by direct primaries, the conventons merely adopt
ing platforms and electing state committees."
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS '
The Illinois democratic state convention met
at East St. Louis. Lee O'Neil Browne, recently
acquitted of bribery in connection with the
election of Senator Lorimer, -was a delegate.
When Browne was named as a member of the
resolutions committee by the members of his
delegation his name was greeted with hisses
and cheers. The convention adopted a platform
declaring that while Lorimer was elected by tho
votes of some democrats the party repudiates
him and deplores his election. The tariff plank
adopted was as follows:
"The democratic party is unalterably opposed
to the giving or to the taking of bribes by thoso
seeking legislative favors, and we condemn in
unmeasured terms any person or persons, demo
cratic or republican, who may hav been guilty
. of any participation therein, and declare in this
connection that -wo favor election of United
States Senators by a direct vote of the people."
A plank in favor of home rule for cities aiid
towns was adopted.
MINXE BALLS .
In accepting a re-nomination to congress
Speaker Cannon made a fiery speech in which
he defended the tariff and declared himself to
be a standpatter.
Woodrow Wilson, democratic nominee for
governor of New Jersey, in a speech delivered
at Jersey City, said: "When public men flout
at the law they retard the wheels of progress.
Our courts may bo imperfect and some of theni
undoubtedly are; some of our judges may be
imperfect, but they are the instrumentalities of
law, and for the moment you flout at the instru
mentalities of law you flout at the instrumentali
ties of order, and therefore at the instrumentali
ties of progress. Are some of your leaders
growing impatient at the slow progress of law9
The characteristics of all great governing peo
ples has been poise, patience and ability to have
progress by these virtues." This is generally in
terpreted as a thrust at Mr. Roosevelt.
In a- speech delivered at Cincinnati President
Taft attacked the "pork barrel" and insisted that
the time for rigid economy is at hand
Representative Ollio James of Kentucky has
announced his candidacy ,for the United States
senate.
Speaker Cannon delivered a speech at the re
publican state convention at Illinois, praising'
the tariff law and denouncing tho insurgents
"STATESMEN OF THE .CORNROWS"
The American Economist gays: "When the
American4ieoplo are again ready to listen to
emotional oratory, and to believe those who
appeal to envy and prejudice, rather than to the
plain facts' in trade, commerce and industry,
th'e statesmen of the cornrows will be invited to
make tariffs, and the intelligence, experience
and proficiency which gave wise and adequate
protection to American industries, through tho
tariff laws of the country, will be relegated to
the rear. We shall then have a period of fre
quent and radical changes in our tariff laws;
industries kept in suspense and fear, and work
ingmen in idleness, while ignorance toys with
the laws and policies of "the republic. That
spells disaster.'1 " "
"Statesmen of the cornrbws" has a familiar
sound. But even a "statesman of the cornrow"
sometimes knows enough not to undertake to
tax a people rich? sometimes he has sufficiently
profited by experience to k,now that in our fear
fully and wonderfully made tariff system the
foreigner does not pay the tax; sometimes he
has sufficient perception to understand that the
generous contributions made by highly protect
ed manufacturers to republican campaign funds
.are not given in the public interest; sometimes
it occurs to him that "all of the people cart not
be fooled all of the time." Then it dawns upon
the "statesman of the cornrow" that when tho
load upon the people becomes vell-nigh unbear
able it may be just as well to permit the people
to have something to say in the arrangement
of the government under which they are trying
to live.
"FREAK CONSTITUTIONS"
The Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch says:
"The fear seems to be general that Arizona will
follow in the footsteps of Oklahoma and adopt
a freak constitution, full of the political fash
ions of the day."
By "freak constitutions" the Times-Dispatch
means constitutions made by men who are
zealous for the public interest. and who under
stand that in. these days of trusts "eternal
vigilance is the price ofv liberty;"! ;iTho .Arizona
democrats may be depended upon to frame a
constitution that will be serviceable to the peo
ple kof that state. It' is very likely that this
constitution will not meet with the approval of
the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and possibly that
very fact will be one of the many certificates of
its high character.
ARICANSAW
Arkansaw's beauty we're proclaiming .to tho
world,, , .
'Tis an Arkansawer's duty, no matter- where he's
whirled, ...,..,,.
And it; surely is a pleasure to obey., this simple
And .be a boosting booster for oiirjgrand old
Arkansaw.
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Glory, glory, hallelujah'!
Arkansaw, I'm glad I knew you ' ' . N
Boosting, boosting is onr mottor k v - ,
As we go marching on. "; . - "
We will knock the knocking knocker ' eyery time
he bobs his head;
Yes, we'll knock the knocking knocker till the
knockers all are dead,
And when the knocking knockers all are laid
to rest,
We Will sing hallelujah' wlth'r' the knocking
knocker's zest1. ''"'"-. .
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If you want to grow'the t'ruclr,Tthe' grasses, fruit
and grain, '- ' "7" '' :
You'd better buy -a ticket on the A'rkarisawer's
train; ' .'
It's a golden opportunity- you'll never see again,
As we go marching on. .
' Little Rock (Ark.) Gazette.
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