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vw 'wwqpy ..ipjpp v p'ip,- - OCTOBER. , 1911 The Commoner. 15 not down on tho programme, but it furnished the most interesting fea ture of the day. When ho arose and faced tho big crowd, Mr. Fisher was silent for fully a minute. Then he said slowly: "I am one of those that count myself a progressive." He was interrupted by applause and cheering. "I am a true progressive," he re sumed, "and I believe in true pro gressiveness and not in hypocritical or demagogical progressives who declare for a' progressive policy and then oppose every practical progres sive measure put forth. When President Taft said he was trying to keep in the middle of the road the other day I believe he meant what he said. I believe that you believe he meant what lies aid. I am that kind of progressive. My friends, you should judge men not by what they say, but by what they do." Senator Bristow was introduced by Governor Stubbs and was cheered loudly. "We of Kansas," he said, "may at times have been accused of acting before we thought; but we always have had the courage to contend for what wo believed was right, and we have worked out in this state tho greatest moral civilization in the world." The senator then made his reply to Secretary Fisher, and- as he did so ho glared directly at the cabinet officer. Senator Curtis of Kansas classed as conservative was next to speak, and he took advantage of the strained situation to pay a tribute to Secretary Fisher. "Mr. Fisher," he said, "has just returned from Alaska, where he has been studying the great problems that face the people of that far away territory. And 4I want to say to" y ou, Mr.' Secretary, here and how, that the people of this country will believe what you report in regard to Alaska, and I, as one senator, will bo there to help you and President Taft to solve the Alaskan questions and to serve the people of this coun try." Senator Curtis concluded with the assertion that the peoplo of Kansas believed Mr. Taft "broad enough and big enough to be tho president of all tho people." 25 Beautiful stcard Without Cost to You BOURNE VS. TAFT Special dispatch to tho Cincinnati Enquirer: Atlantic City, N. J., Sep tember 23. United States Senator Bourne, Jr., of Oregon, gave out a statement hero today in which he takes issue with some of President Taft's remarks in his speech yester day at Peoria. The senator says: "To use one of his own favorito expressions, President Taft was dis ingenuous in his speech at Peoria yesterday, when ho attempted to state his opinion of the people and also to define his attitude toward the Arizona constitution. Ho says ho has confidence in the sober second thought of the people, yet ho vetoed the statehood resolution which pro posed to submit to tho people of Arizona a second time the question whether the constitutional provision for the recall should apply to judges as well as to other officers. "Here was a plain proposal to sub mit to the sober second thought of the people, but the president was not willing, and insisted that the recall of judges must bo eliminated re gardless of the most matured con sideration. "I would regret to believe his statement that he put his heart in his veto of the Arizona resolution, for his veto message contains two direct misrepresentations of the pro visions of the Arizona recall and an other that is false by necesary Impli cation. I had entertained the charitable view that his errors were of the mind and not of the heart. "The president was again dis ingenuous when he said that many of the measures advocated by pro gressives are state and not national questions. I insist that .tho initia tive and referendum, direct primary, corrupt practices act and recall are more than state questions." Senator Bourne, after declaring President Taft does not trust the people, says: "President Taft's declaration that he is keeping in the mfddle of the road on the progressive issue is also disingenuous. There can be no middle course on the question of the adoption of the fundamentals of popular government. He is not for popular government; he is against it." SEND FOR THEM TODAY IFny n llntlfarl lmo WO Tvlll SOtltl without coat and postpaid, a set of 25 Beautiful PoHtcnrdH, in exqui site designs and colors (no two alike), to anyone who sends us one yearly subscription (new or re newal) to Tho American Home stead at 25cr tho regular yearly price. 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