f "TfUIl
wKpwtiiffvW" 'rWi&wTrvwT A"mn!uimmwgf,jw
mmrm ,.,,,,. ., fmwm .www, .m-mlf m mwiNwy. , afcW '. ' ' ,! ".Vi.!
i . .., j. .I,.,!,
. . --- ,
Vj.
The Commoner.
15
7JTLY 19, 1913,
"w
September primaries: Governor,
.William J. Schmidt and J. C. Karel,
"both of Milwaukee; lieutenant-governor,
Henry Mollenpaugh of Clinton,
and Harry "W.Bolcns of Port "Wash
ington; secretary of state, N. P.
Kaley of Hudson; state treasurer,
.Nicholas Schmidt, Marathon City,
and Jacob Lofllrd, Marshflold. The
platform as presented by the resolu
tions committee ratified that of the
Baltimore convention, pledged sup
port to the candidates named there,
and affirmed confidence in William J.
Bryan. The party's support was
pledged to the constituional amend
ment providing for the initiative,
referendum and recall,, and affirmed
the party's belief in the principle of
the guarantee of bank deposits.
Four people were drowned follow
ing a terrific downpour of rain at
Alton, Illinois.
An Associated Press dispatch
dated Chicago, July 15, says: Wil
liam F. . McCombs of New York,
Governor Woodrow Wilson's choice,
today Was elected chairman of the
democratic national committee, and
was empowered to appoint a com
mittee of not fewer than nine mem
bers to take active charge of the
democratic presidential nominee's'
campaign. Mr. McCombs also was;
authorized to select a national
treasurer and such other officers as:
he may, see fit, including possibly a
vice chairman, and, after consulting1
with Governor Wilson, to name the
location of headquarters, Mr. Mc-,
Combs said he thought the principal
headquarters would be in Now York.
. "But I am not going to appoint
anybody or select any place until- lj
confer with Governor Wilson," he;
added.
Joseph E. Davien of Madison, Wis.,!
was elected secretary of the coni
jnitteo to. .succeed Urey Woodson of'
Kentucky John I. Martin of St.
Louis was re-elected sergoant-at-arms.'
.Two. dead, five injured, two miss
ing and property damage of at least
$2,000,000 was' the. result of a ter
rific storm and cloudburst which
struck Denver on the afternoon of
July 14th.
IN
CAMPAIGN FUND INQUIRY
CONGRESS
Following is a special dispatch to.
ties, for the nomination of candidates
for president of the United States.
No American citizen can look back
upon it without the blush of sl)amo.
Candidates for that great office have
gone on the stump and canvassed for
their own election. That was shame
enough, but one of them was presi
dent of the United States and an
other an ex-president, pitted against
each other. Their campaign was un
dignified, malicious and disgraceful.
If half the things they said of each
other were true neither of them was
fit to be nominated. The whole
country was shocked at this unex
ampled spectacle. The people were
humiliated and Indignant.
"It was openly charged on the
stump and on the floor of the senate
I flinf nnnrmnno' cnma nf mrmrv uoro I
being used to carry the. election. Tuo
people have a right to know whether
thi3 charge is true or not. They
have a right to know whether the
direct primaries can be controlled
by the use of money, as wo all know
the caucus and convention can be
controlled and corrupted.
"We all knbw that public officials,
paid by the government from the
president down, have given their
time that the people are paying for
In carrying on the campaigns of tho
various candidates. The people have
a right to know how much of the
time pahl for by them has been used
in conducting, managing and mani
pulating politics in the Interest of
candidates. They have a right to
.know, too, how much it cost to hold
the nominating conventions and who
put up the money for these expenses.
The enormous sums of money ex
pended in political contests has be
come one of the crying evils of the
4- t T V
"",7 x . .,.1
j.ut nmvmuuuu xui n uw iiui t u
is founded upon hatred, revenge and,
ambition. Tho democratic party is
torn with tho same dissensions, the
result of like causes.
"Are we ready now for such a
party? Is It necessary? Are wo
willing to surrender and give over
the old party with all its achieve
ments and traditions to the men who
have brought it to the brink of ruin?
Are we ready to give up the fight the
progressives have been making for
a free and untrammelled party? Not
yet.
"As conditions now present them
selves to .my mind, I can not join
a hew party movement. It does not
follow from what I have said that I
bbLIIbbbbbbv AmMMHImmmwmimmalm F"iijBiZrTfe'fa HhHBcTt JSjiMMyfft5il v ff ik iwlsMyatj'jjffyBBBBV
Postal Life Building
'
adifex.
.iHbfitj
In the Postal Life Insurance
Company YOU receive the
Commissions that other Com
panies pay their agents
A JcZOt of tno first"yar'B premium on a
Tit whole-life policy is tho average Com
ihInmIou Dividend guaranteed to each POSTAL,
policyholder on entrance Into the company. Other
companion would pay this sum to -an agent ar
hilt cominlKHlon.
That's for tho flrMl yean In wuliKcqucnt yearn
POSTAL policyholder also receive tho Renewal
CoimiiiImnIoiin other companion pay their agents,
namely 7,6 per cent: likewise they receive an
Ofllcc Exiicuhc Saving; of 2 per cent making up tho
35 Nassau St., New York
STROKO
POSTAL POINTS
l'lrstt Old.lla legal rr
mm Isturaar -not Water
nil or assessment.
Second) Standard pollr
rwrre now more than
J 10,000,000 Inmraneelnfurt
more than $50,000,000.
Third) Standard pollry
pratlttoaa, approved by the
State Insurance Department.
Fourth! Hlrh m'dlral
standard In the selection ol
risks.
Filth) Operates nnder tl
strlrt rqulrmrnt dt New
York State and oi the United
States postal authorises.-
Annual
Dividend of
m m Cy Guaranteed
2 YO m the Policy
And tho POSTAL, pays tho umihI conflriKCHt illvfil
ondM bcNldcM ranging up to 20 per cent of tho
annual premium.
Such Is the POSTAL way: It In open to yo. Call
at tho Company's ofllceK or write how and llnd out
the exact um It will pay you at your ago tho
flrMl year and every other.
POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Tin Only Aot-Agency Com f my in America
Win. R. MALONE, President
35 Naftsuu Street, New York ,
Tir Wow Vorlr "Wrkrl rl "WficTilTirrf on
July-1. The suggestion of forming I shall support the alleged nominee of
a third political party was repudiated
in the senate this afternoon by Sena
tor Works, a progressive of Call-!
fornia. At the same time he de
clared Mr. Taft's nomination wasil
legalaud fraudulent. He announced
that "he would not support him. He
assailed him fiercely both as presi
dent and as a candidate.
Ab a text for his sensational re
marks Mr. Works offered a resolu
tion providing for a committee of
four republican and three democratic
senators to investigate all the
charges made in connection with the
recent primaries for designating
presidential preference. He referred
to the allegation that enormous sums
of money were expended to debauch
the electorate. He said government
employes from the president down
had neglected their duties and per
formed preconvention work.
The resolution went over for ac
tion until there is a full attendance
of the senate. It calls for the most
drastic inquiry into tho funds raised
by the republican and democratic
candidates for influencing the pri
maries. It also calls for a detailed
list of officials participating in the
campaigns and' the aggregate of
ealarles paid during that period.
:r In, the, course of Jiis observations
Senator Works said:
SKI3 HOW P3ASY IT IS
In writing simply way: Mall
me lBMiiranco partlcuInrM for my
age mm per The Commoner for
July nu.
In your letter bo suro to glvo:
1. Your Occupation.
2. The Kxuct Date of Your Illrlli.
No agent will be sent to visit
you; the Postal Life employs no
agents.
3ER. 'PETTIGREW'S, OUTBURST
' "We have just passed through'; - St. -Paul Pioneer -iress: - .,:
j. Lhnf the crea't naVr .Pettigrew; formerly senator-from
the republican convention. I hope
he does not realize, in accepting such
a nomination, what thousands and
thousands of his party believe to be
the fact that it 'was procured for him
by compromising with fraud and
corruption and the violation of an ex
press statute of a state. His title to
the nomination is tainted and ques
tioned by the great mass of the party.
"The struggle for political free
dom and civic righteousness is not
confined to the republican party. Its
great rival, the democratic party, has
the same fight with the powers of
evil, and one man with a courage and
a patriotism that challenge my ad
miration and respect and should in
cite the gratitudo of the American
people, is bravely fighting for the in
tegrity and righteousness of his
party, and fighting practically single
handed and alone.
"He is making the fight that every
erood and loyal citizen should be
making, not outside but inside of his!
party. If that effort, rigntly made,
fails, it will be time enough to form
a new party. If it does fail no one
will be more ready than I to form
that new party founded on principles
of justice, liberty purity and honesty
in politics."
South Dakota, does not add anything
to his reputation by tho attack he
has made on William J. Bryan. Mr.
Pettigrew was one of the stanch sup
porters of Champ Clark. Ho accuses J
Mr. Bryan of hypocrisy in refusing to
vote for any candidate backed by
Wall street. Mr. Pettigrew is
quoted as saying that four years ago
he wmt to. Murphy and other Tam
many leaders, at Mr. Bryan's re
quest, to secure New York's support
at Denver. He says 'he also wont to
see Roger, Sullivan in Chicago and
saw Hearat. "I was authorized to
make no specific promises except
that they would receive fair treat
ment at Mr. Bryan's hands if ho be
came president."
Mr, Pettigrew's outburst is in
teresting as indicating two- things:
Tha Tammany and tho Clark allies
wanted more than fair treatment at
the hands of the president. Other
wise why should Mr. Bryan be so
objectionable to them now? If they
had assurance that he is disposed to
give them a square deal, and a square
deal is all they want, why should
they call him a hypocrite? A square
deal is all any politcal faction is en
titled to receive. A second interest
ing fact disclosed .is that the South'
Dakotan admits that he has been
chosen as go-between presumably be
cause he was supposed to have in
fluence with some interests that are
not popular Jy belieyed to be work
ing for the benefit of the people.
Don't Wear a Truss
WIPE? -STMAriASTfAtSM;MVrr-i
If U I C 5?e i?v tap1 Uuu, U lu r wkHc1s appll-
I 5""" of m fc 1 1 bid tbe ittu curly Is pin.
rWJtf " 5i IXtrtB.httctltorHxlnz$-ca-
A IMtMip.tacMaatettataor eompttut
Brnj I t lionifl without hlB4TDC4fro work- HeftaattJ
Am I rt ar Ut atrelr IbimbIt. ttxn of it-
eJr leor err l natural, to bo tanker one for trot.
FsiSjy I Awarded (M Mrial. W prata what w
inlAL Uf rLHrriWabwIuUljr FKKK. nrtucusoa
coapoo and mail TODAY. Xiin
PLAPA0 LABORATORIES, Block 64- SL LeuJt, M,
frass , ,,,,,
JUldrcat ....................,...,
lUtern Bail will bnn fre Trial rUpaa
KYKGLABbKH NOT MECBWAItY
TTut tbe eyes can he strength
ened so mat eyeglasses can be
dispensed with In many cases
has been proren beyond a
doubt tj the testimony oi hun
dreds of people who publicly
claim that their eyesight has
been restored by that wonderful
little instrument called "Artlm".
Write for rrra Trial Ottr and
Vrtt Soak
tCTIKA lrrMAXCE C atlJJ Cnrilre BMg., Kanaj(3iy,X0
fWCMkW
X JM. J. MlJ J.V J. & ItKTUlCNKD.
Free report rh lo I atcntablllty Illtutrated Guide
Jklc, ami Ltrt of inventions Wanted, eent Irec
V1CTOJC J. 1SVAN.S to CO., Wasblnjrton. D. a
'-
Uet Farmer UNoTrlalcd Stationery.
Rise to the dignity of sound business.
100 KotckcHdM, 100 KavelopcM, 1(H
Caret, fl poHtpl4.m Neatly printed with
name of farm and products. Be up-to-date;
advertise your stock, poultry,
dairy products, eta;
.National 1'rlatlBE Co., Skelbyvllle, lad.
it
Jt&XJ? Wb&&m -a- ..-.-