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3 WJ' a ?y ir -r 3 ,vn-r X$c Commoner, JULY 28, 111 15 m&j,rg&wj ,-?v together with the names of all those who have furnished the samo in whole or in part; and such statement shall contain a true and itemized ac count of all moneys and things of value disbursed or used by such can date or by his agents or representa tives, so far as known or understood by such candidate to have been so disbursed or used, in any manner whatsoever together with the names .of all those to whom any and all such disbursements were made for the purpose of securing his nomination or election. "Every such candidate for nomi nation at any primary election, for indorsement or election at any gen eral election, or for election by the legislature of any state, shall, within ilfteen days after any such primary election, and within fifteen days after any such general election, and within fifteen days after the day upon which the legislature shall have elected a senator, file with the clerk of the house of representatives, or with the secretary of the senate as the case may be, a full, correct and itemized statement of all moneys and things .of value received by him, or by any one for him with his knowledge, from any source, in aid or support of his candidacy, together with the names of all those who have furnished the same in whole or in part; and such statement shall contain a true and itemized account of all moneys and things of value disbursed or used by such candidate, or by his agents or representatives, so far as known or understood by such candidate to have been disbursed or used, in any . manner whatsoever, up to, on or after the day of such primary elec tion, genejal election or election by ,the legislature, together with the , names of all thoje to whom any and . all such disbursements were made . for the purpose of securing his nomi nation, indorsejnenk or. election. -"Every such candidate shall In clude therin a statement of every promise or pledge made by him, di rectly or Indirectly, or by anyone for him with-his knowledge or authority before the completion of any such primary or general election, or elec tion by the legislature, relative to the appointment or recommendation for appointment of any person to any position of trust.honor or profit, either in the county, state or nation, or in any political subdivision thereof, or in any private or corporate employ ment, and if any such promise or pledge shall have been made, the name or names, the address or ad dresses, and the occupation or occu pations, of the person or persons to whom such promise or pledge shall have been made shall be stated, to gether with a description of the po sition relating to which such promise or pledge has been made. In the event that no such promise or pledge has been made by such candidate that fact shall be distinctly stated. "Every such statement hereinbe fore referred to shall be verified by the oath of the candidate, taken be fore an officer authorized to adminis ter oaths under the law of the state in which he is a candidate, and shall be sworn to by the candidate in the district in which he is a candidate for representative, or the state in which " he is a' candidate for senator, in the congress of the United States. "Provided, that if at the time of such primary or general election or elections by the state legislature said candidate shall be in attendance upon ' either house of congress as a mem ber thereof he may at his election verify such statement before any ofll- :- cer authorized to administer oaths in 'the district of Columbia." HOME OF GOVERNORS ,., The Louisville Courier-Journal says Kentucky has furnished to ther .states 106 governors. TIIE "DICK TO DICK" U3TTER "When the "Dick-Dick" letter about Controller bay was first made -public, the assurance was widely published as coming from the white house that the president did not knov Ryan and had nover talked to him. Now, after consideration and re freshment of the memory, the presi dent finds that ho did have a long talk with Ryan about that particular matter. When tho "Dick-Dick" letter first attained publicity, the president was unable to recollect ever talking with Charles P. Taft about Controller bay and the desirability of giving it to Ryan. On that point we will wait and see whether the executive recollection may be changed, as. further evidence develops about this conversation. When the Lorimer scan.dal brought Edward Hines to tho witness stand to tell of the midnight conference at the white house, as a result of which he was sent to tell the Illi nois leaders that tho president was willing to have Lorimer elected, tno president denied It. But now comes Governor Deneen, testifying that when Secretary Mac Veagh asked him how Lorimer's elec tion happened, he (Deneen) replied: "Ask the president; he was the man who is said to have sent the message that did it." When the army was sent to the Mexican border, assurance was issued by the administration that the troops were sent merely for maneuvers. A few days later, Mexico, having become much wrought up over the operation, the administration ad mitted the real purpose of sending the troops. It was not maneuvers, but to patrol the Mexican frontier. When the Ballinger-PInchot inves tigation was on, there was strenuous denial that a certain much-wanted paper existed. Later it was pro duced, and there was demonstration that the records in that case had been stuffed, fixed, and padded with a manufactured and predated docu ment, in order to provide. Justifica tion for an act of the president. When Mr. Taft was a candidate for president he pledged himself to downward revision of the tariff. Despite this, he signed the Payne Aldrich act. Soon after he was elected, the president inspired a stream of assur ances that he was going to make a great fight to defeat Cannon's re election as speaker. But when the fight came on, when many members had lined up against Cannon, expecting the president would be with them then the presi dent turned out the hottest Cannonite" of them all. Because a lot of republicans did fight Cannon, the president withdrew their patronage in the effort to destroy them. The country was con stantly assured that nobody was be ing discriminated against, and most people doubted whether such extreme measures were being employed to wreck the progressive movement. And then came the Norton patron age letter, confessing the whole con spiracy to supreme progressivism! When Dr. Wiley decided that whisky ought to be whisky, not a concoction of high wines and color ing matter, the president himself wrote the decision that reversed Wiley. And recently there has been un covered, by accident, the fact that a fine cabal has been planning for months to force Wiley out of the government service! The president has admitted that the wool schedule ought to be revised. Everybody knows it ought to be. But none the less, the president's intimates give positive assurance tha,t if it is revised he will veto the revision. The Canadian reciprocity measure' was handed out to the country as a moasuro calculated to reduce the cost of living. Later, tho president found that It could not bd expected to reduce tho cost of living. Two years ago the president and his attornoy general got up tho origi nal draft of the Mann railroad bill, and the administration insisted that It must bo pasEcd exactly as written. The progressives demonstrated that if this were done it would prac tically undo all that had over boon accomplished in the direction of railroad regulation. In tlio face of the bitter opposition of tho adminis tration they forced tho bill to be re organized into a progressive, instead of an utterly reactionary, measure. The president, however, was still powerful cnougli to induco congress to retain- his provision for a com merce court. And, after ho had appointed this court, "its first important act was to enjoin the Interstate commerce com mission against enforcing an order that would have stopped railroad favors to the sugar trust that have been worth millions to tho trust. President Roosevelt withdrew from entry tho shoreline lands around Con troller bay, so that they might not be seized by any interest in behalf of an attempt to monopolize Alaska coal. President Taft restored these lands to the privilege of entry by an un usual and almost unprecedented pro cedure, in such manner that a long time lobbyist for the Guggenheims was able to grab them. President Taft repeatedly assured the nation that its interest' in Alaska was safe in the hands of Balllnger. Then, when public indignation against the Balllnger program was too powerful to be resisted, he re versed that policy and had the Cun ningham claims cancelled. These things seem to warrant de mand that before long an explana tion day shall bo put on the White houso calendar and some of these glittering discrepancies cleared up. Tho country is getting concerned to know which way its administration is heading. Washington (D. C.) Times. DEMOCRATIC OPINION FREECV EXPRESSED (Continued from Pago 12L) branco than tho freedom of tho Filipinos boing granted on an anni versary or tho signing of tho Decla ration of Independence. But 1 do believe that It is far more important to colobratq tho Uli in the good old wny and norm It no littlo Idle thoughts of royalty creoplng Into tho minds of tho coming generation. Thoro may bo no marked difference in two or threo years but if tho first generation Is not taught the patriotic celebration in tho good old way It could not bo a proficient teacher for tho generation following and so on until several goneratlons had passed and then our renublic would not have tho enthusiasm and patriotism behind it that It has today. THE qREATER TRACED V , The man whoso daughter had Just been united to the husband of, nor choice looked a little sad. "I tell you, squire," ho riaid to ono-bf tho wedding-guests, a man of 1i!b own ago, and himself tho father of a number of unmarried girlu, "I toll you, It is a solemn thing for us whon.our daughters marry and go away." Tho squire assented, not altogether heartily. "I suppose It is," ho conceded; "but I tell you, it is more solemn when they don't." Suftcritcrs' fldwrtistofl Bept. This department in for the benefit ol Commoner nubscrlbcrs, and a BpeclsJ rato of six cents & word per insertion tho lo'WPHt rato has been made for them. Address all communications to The Commoner, Lincoln. Nebraska. DOCTOR, writo "L. Afocll, Cortland, O., for description of property, Uotae, offloo, barn, grood will, country prtictlco. Very cheap. Also 80-acre farm, $2,800. DECOS Valley Irrigated lands for nolo and exchange. William Daolcy & Co., ArtcsJa, New Mexico. VANTED to buy for cash, eight or ten quarter sections, Saskatchewan prairie land; must bo bargains." W. F. Donohuo, Melrose, Minn. ITCH-ECZEMA 1 1 Ull EUIiElf IH FREE TRIAL (Also culled Tetter. Salt Rkwm, Pruritus, Mllk.Cnut, Wef fn Skis, etc.) ECZEMA CAN BR OUKEI TO BTAY, and when I say cured, I mean fot what I NH CU-KKD, and not merely patched up for awhile, to return worse than before. 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