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The Commoner.
VOLUME 11, NUMBER 21
Wisconsin's memorial to her troops
in tho soigo of Vicksburg was dedi
cated at Vicksburg with appropriate
coromony. Governor McGovern of
Wisconsin and Governor Noel of
Mississippi dolivorod addresses.
Donver has organized a movoment
to capturo tho republican national
convention for 1912.
At tho mooting in Boston of Uni
tarians and other liberal religious
organizations, an attack was made on
United States Sonator Duncan
Fletcher of Florida, vice president
of tho American Unitarian associa
tion, bocauso of his vote on tho Lori
mer resolution, by tho Rev. John
Haynos Holmes, Now York city. Mr.
Holmos presented a resolution which
was adopted stating that tho union
did not rogard Senator Fletcher as
ollgiblo to tho leadership in tho as
sociation becauso of his vote in tho
Lorimor case.
Four newspaper mon declined to
answer questions put to them by tho
Ohio stato sonato coinmitteo investi
gating tho bribery charges. Thoy
claim that tho main purposo of tho
committee is to whitewash tho ac
cused members.
Tho state of Missouri has com
menced proceedings against tho lum
bor trust.
A New York dispatch, carried by
tho United Press says: "Henry J.
and Benjamin J. Duveen, English art
dealers, with a branch hero, pleaded
guilty in tho federal court to an in
dictment charging customs under
valuation of threo imported yases.
The brothers recently settled tho
government's civil suit by paying
$1,180,000, out of which thoy were
alleged to have defrauded tho govern
ment. Louis J. and Joseph J. Du
veon, other members of tho firm, paid
flues of $10,000."
charges that havo been made against
mo and in some instances against
tho lumber intorest In relation to na
tional affairs.
"I absolutely deny these charges.
I am absolutely innocent of any
wrongful acts in theso matters. I
havo no apology to make for my
conduct as an individual or as an
officer of tho association or any other
association which has honored mo
with its confidence; nor have you or
any other factor of the lumber in
dustry any apology to make for its
conduct and attitudo toward national
affairs.
"So far as I personally am con
corned at tho proper time and by tho
proper procedure I shall vindicate
myself and confound my traducers
beforo a tribunal that will not be a
grotesque travesty on law and jus
tice a mere tool of politics and the
subservient organ of unfair and un
scrupulous journalism.
"I shall not only welcome but I
shall Insist on and secure the fullest
investigation as to my action in theso
matters, whero the sanction of the
law will bring out tho truth and
expose the falsehood.
"What I have done in behalf of tho
lumber industry in my own and in
your behalf and what you have done
in co-operation with me has been
dono openly and legitimately."
He then attacked newspapers, as
serting thoy were foremost of those
who besieged representatives of
people for special privilege.
Plunging into his annual address,
after applause for his opening re
marks, President Hlnes attacked
President Taft's reciprocity plan.
couso of unexpected and noteworthy
plain speaking by Sir Wilfred
Laurior, tho premier of Canada. Sir
Wilfred, addressing an audience
composed of many of tho great men
of England, handled tho annexation
question without gloves. Ho began
by expressing amazemont that dur
ing his threo days' stay in England
ho had heard so many people of
standing voicing doubts concerning
the designs of tho United States re
garding Canada. He scoffed at tho
idea of annexation being seriously
considered on either side of the
border. He expressed in warm terms
his admiration for the people of the
United States, but said much as he
loved .tho American people, he loved
Great Britain better. Canada, in
sharing tho continent with the
United States, he said, had a double
interest in the treaty of arbitration
between the United States and the
United Kingdom, and he exclaimed
dramatically:
"I thank God that tho relations
between the two peoples never were
so good as they are today."
Fourteen people were killed and
a score or more injured as a result
of a head-on collision of two railroad
trains near Indianola, Neb., on tho
morning of May 29. Physicians say
tho death list will be increased from
among tho twenty-two injured. The
blame foV the disastrous accident has
not yet been determined.
. THE HARMON BOOM
"As predicted quite a while back
tho special interests are beginning
to show activity to bring about tho
nomination of Governor Harmon of
Ohio for president 'on the democratic
ticket. '
"It remains to be seen how suc
cessful the Harmon boom will prove.
"Bryan and the progressives are
to bo reckoned with.
"Harmon is not a progressive in
its broadest sense.
"He is quite progressive on some
things but his progressiveness does
not reach much beyond the Ohio
boundary lines. -
"Tho interests that center in and
about Wall street will be dee-lighted
if Harmon can be named as the
democratic standard bearer." Hast
ings (Neb.) Republican.
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So often we call a man a dog when
wo wish to reproach him. -And
yet, a dog t
Doesn't lie,
Doesn't swear,
Doesn't cheat,
Doesn't drink,
Doesn't smoke,
Doesn't swindle,
Doesn't flirt,
Doesn't borrow, - "-"r
Doesn't pretend,
And wouldn't even resent it if you
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Governor Woodrow Wilson of New
Jorsoy addressed the Publicity club
at Minneapolis. Governor Wilson de
voted most of his address to a dis
cussion of tho connections between
business and legislation, speaking
particularly about the business in
terference with legislation which has
created some of tho worst influences
In our recent politics.
"It is a refreshing and reassuring
thing," ho said, "to remind ourselves
at every turn of how safe it Is to de
pond upon public opinion in America
whon public opinion is well informed.
There is no revolution in the air ex
cept as against iniquity and secret
conferences against tho public in
terest. Tho American mind is well
poised and wholesomo and inclined
to justice, and the task that lies
ahead of us is at every turn the task
of putting that opinion into the
saddle again so that affairs may go
forward by a 'common impulse that
great impulse of righteous law, that
eager impulse for the attainment of
better and better things which wo
are proud to regard as characteristic
of the country wo love."
A Tokio cablegram, carried by the
Associated Press, says: Japan, it
was stated in official circles, is pre
pared to participate in negotiations
for a general treaty of arbitration
with tho United States, England and
Franco and is willing to submit pro
posals for such an agreement, if in
vited. Government leaders are
deoply interested in tentative draft
of tho arbitration proposal which the
American government submitted to
Great Britain and Franco and it is
regardod as the most able document
on the subject of arbitration ever
produced. The proposal meets with
hearty approval here.
Rubber Roofini
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CENTURY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Dpt. 465, East St. Louis, Ills.
Edward Hlnes, named In connec
tion with the fund to elect Senator
Lorimer, addressed the Lumber
Manufacturers' association at Chi
cago. Tho association adopted a
resolution expressing confidence in
Mr. Hlnes. In his address, Mr. Hlnes
eaid, in part:
"I deem It proper at tho outset to
eay. a.
An Albany, N. Y., dispatch, car
ried by the Associated Press, says:
William Jennings Bryan addressed
the legislature at noon, attended an
informal reception and luncheon
given in his honor at the. Ten Eyck
hotel by Former State Comptroller
Martin H. Glynn, and in the evening
lectured at the armory under tho
Joint auspices of the Tenth regi
ment and the Albany civic league.
Mr. Bryan was entertained at din
ner by Governor and Mrs. Dbc.
In his address to the legislature
Mr. Bryan advocated the endorse
ment of the federal income tax, elec
tion or united states senators by
popular vote and direct primaries.
"I am glad," ho said, "I have
lived to a time when tho sentiment
of the members of all political parties
is coming to an agreement In regard
to the three great fundamental re
forms: the income tax, the election
of senators by direct vote of th
people, and direct primaries."
An Associated Press cablegram
London says: The dinner of tho
Piltrrims Hnniorv,1,l'n "hftTirvn nt fVia.1
.word -. respecting certain 1 colonial premiers was historic bH
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