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; &(- - "- nprfjjpry w-"f ; jjt,r- -? NOVEMBER 1, l$ia, The Commoner. 9 ,v WOTPWjW1 "TOarTWPw 1 co-operation Is up to a certain point itself normal and inevitable." Can the man be unfair whoso visions come from a mind so healthful? Governor Wilson's mind is healthful because it has known the touch of no evil contamina tions. The patriotic instinct is deeply imbedded In his breast He is not narrow. Ho is a broad-minded American, free from racial or re ligious prejudice. No selfish or sinister influence will direct his policies. Since his boyhood ho has been a student of his country's history and its institutions. As the love for a mother is his love for his country and its traditions. As a student and an author ho is known abroad as at home. He has conquered destiny by living an active and upright life, devoting his groat talents to the noblest endeavors, and using with courage his vast stores of knowledge to advance truth and strengthen right. He is of the people and for the people, not blatant in demagogy, on the one hand, nor content with the comforts of a meaningless life on the other; but ever working, ever moving to the advance ment of progress toward high idea's of govern ment. He believes in political organizations. He believes organized effort is essential in every human activity. As profound in his simplicity as was Jefferson, he is as simple in his great ness as was Lincoln. In his administration of the government there will be no scandals; there may be differences of opinion or judgment as to his plans and methods, but he will never fail in the nation's respect. Guided by his purest principles, his walk will bo stately and his course true. He will give to tho great office the dignity of Jefferson, the courage of Jackson, and surround it with the kindly gentleness that marked the administration of Lincoln. "When the' wire flashed to Sea Girt the result of the Baltimore convention, Governor Wilson was not elated. He did not rejoice in his triumph. Impressed with a sense of tho great responsibility which had been laid upon him, ho sought strength in the reflection that God and the American people would sustain him in his efforts to meet the just expectations of his countrymen. Ho is in thorough touch with his party, and his party is behind him in reassuring solidarity. He will have no "congress on his hands," but a congress by his side. He will respect the wisdom of the fathers, who divided the functions of government among three independent departments the legislative, tho judiciary, and the executive. Why not intrust such a man with such a place? Why not put the real leader in charge in such a situation? I believe that the citizens of the country will rally to Governor Wilson. Speaking as a commissioned representative of the people of my state in the senate of the United States, I urge my people, those whom I serve, to best serve themselves and best enable me to serve them by voting for Woodrow Wil son for president of the United States. His election will, in my opinion, mean a new era, an era of clean politics, of wholesome laws, of equality in rights and burdens, of pure states manship, of the best service from representatives of the people to the people. Thus will tho bless ings of free government be secured for ourselves and our posterity. JAMES A. O'GORMAN. SENATOR REED'S GREAT SPEECH Senator Reed of Missouri is delivering some strong speeches in this campaign. Following are a few striking extracts from one of his splendid appeals in behalf of the democratic party: Socialism is management of private business by the government. Management for the plu tocracy is plutocratic socialism; management for tho workers in proletarian socialism. Plutocratic socialism differs from proletarian socialism only in this: that in theory, in the former the public manages private business for private ends, and in the latter, it manages it for public ends. In the one the profit goes to the trust owners; in the other, to the workers. Of the two, is not the latter far preferable? If we are to have socialism, why not have the genuine Karl Marx-Debs article, rather than tho counterfeit, pseudo-socialism proposed by Taft, Roosevelt and the trusts. Karl Marx be held a vision of industrial liberty and plenty. It seems hardly fair to permit Perkins and Mor gan to steal his dream and transform it into a nightmare of industrial slavery and starvation. To both these forms of socialism, the democ racy stands op'posed. Especially :1s it opposed to the plutocratic socialism advanced by Taft, Roosevelt, Perkins, Morgan, Gairy, et al. . v Democracy insists that , the. .management jf private business is of a privato, not public, na ture; That tho only duty of tho public is to see that there is fair play. But whoro monopoly begins, fair play onds; and hence, That it is the duty of tho government to sup press monopoly, to tho end that honest business may thrive Tho platform declares: "A privato monopoly is indefensible and In tolerable. Wo thereforo favor tho vigorous en forcement of tho criminal as well as civil law against trusts and trust officers and demand the enactment of such additional legislation as may bo necessary to make It impossible for a privato monopoly to exist in tho United States." Governor Wilson emphatically states: "Until monopoly is abolished, until it is destroyed, the government is not free. And until the government is free, it can not servo you or any man." Democracy seeks to maintain equality of opportunity. It holds that tho best way to promote tho wel fare of tho nation is to give to each individual a chance to earn an Independent livelihood, and to engage in Individual enterprlso and business. It afllrms that this is impossible where monopoly exists. It declares that monopoly should be extermi nated by the government. It will novor con sent to the government taking monopoly undor its protection or entering into a partnership with the predatory interests. It believes In dissolving tho trusts, and punishing those who have dared to organizo them. It charges that monopoly Is to a largo extent responsible for the present exorbitant cost of living. It points to the fact that monopoly has, al most without exception, ground its labor to tho point of starvation. It challenges attention to tho fact that dur ing tho administrations of Taft and Roosevelt, the number of monopolies increased from 144 to 1020 and the capital increased from $3,000,000, 000.00 to over $30,000,000,000.00. That Roosevelt directly sanctioned tho con summation of the steel trust monopoly, by grant ing immunity from punishment to his friends Morgan, Perkins, et al., when they absorbed tho Tennessee Coal & Iron Co. That nt tho demand and threat of Perkins, Roosevelt stopped tho prosecution of tho har vester trust. That the prosecutions brought by tho Taft administration against tho Standard Oil, tho tobacco, and other largo concerns, have been nothing but examples of legal legerdemain, re sulting invariably in enormously increasing tho stock values of the "dissolved concerns." two candidates Is best equipped to put into actual execution tho policies of the progressiva party. HODGES IS A PROGRESSIVE ELECT HIM GOVERNOR OF KANSAS The following appears on the first page of the Kansas City Star, a stalwart Roosevelt suppor ter, issue of (weekly edition) Wednesday, October 16th: "I have been a republican all my life, and I opposed the organization of a third party in this state because I still have the utmost faith and confidence in the republican party. I am proud qf Its record and I say frankly that I intend to remain a republican and fight it out along that lino." From a speech by Arthur Capper, republican candidate for governor of Kansas, at Osawatomlo Saturday night. Mr. Capper's declaration makes the situation clear for progressives in Kansas. There is no candidate of the progressive party in the state. George H. Hodges, the democratic candidate, is opposing Mr. Capper, tho republican candidate. Progressives muBt make choice between these two candidates. Mr. Hodges is a progressive who has been tried in a position that put to the severest test his belief in the progressive policies advocated by Theodore Roosevelt and the progressive party. Since the election of 1904 ho has been a member of the Kansas senate. He has opposed his own party when necessary to stand for the people. He has made himself a dominant factor in the making of every progressive law that hag put Kansas in tho list of progressive states. Mr. Hodges was nominated for governor as the progressive leader of his party against two reactionary candidates. His record is all that Is needed to give positive assurance to every voter that he is a real progressive. In choosing between the, republican candi date and tho democratic candidate for governor of Kansas the progressive rater are left to 'de cide only the. question as: to which one ofthe MORGAN'S CHEAP INSURANCE RATE New York World: In 1904 lie gave $150,000. In tho panic tlmo of 1907 Theodore Roosevelt, as president, allowod tho Morgan stool intorcat to absorb tho TennesBco Conl and Iron com pany. Tho prbflt on this coup was $05,000,0001 Capitalization of Morgan interests, $17,755,171, 249, of this enormous sum $8,000,000,000 1ft water. Insuranco rato based on contribution: Eighteen hundred and sevonty-fivo ono mil llonths of one per cent. HERE IS A LIST OF THE MORGAN CORPORATIONS American Bank Noto. American Can. AlllS'Chalmors. American Steel Foun dries. American Agricultural Chemicals. Blaugns. Broadway Realty. Boston Consolidated Gas. Consolidated Gas. Cleveland-Cliffs Iron. Cumberland Corpora tion. Electric Storage Bat tery. East Jersoy Water. General Electric. Gulf Oil. Harris Bros & Co. Hartford Carpet. International Harves ter. International Nickel. International Smelting. Keystone Watchcaso. Lehigh & Wllkes Barro Coal. Lackawanna Steel. Montclalr Water. Manning, Maxwell & Moore. Mohican Oil and Gas. Massachusetts Gas. New Jersey General Security. Now York Edison. New York Mutual Gas light. National Supply. National Biscuit. New England Cotton Yarn. Ohio Iron and Steel. Pennsylvania Coal and Coke. Pennsylvania Water & Power. Rock Island, Rockporl Line. Springbrook Wator. Shoflleld Coal and Iron. Soattlo Electric. Securities Co. Southern Cotton Oil. Texas and Pacific CoaL Tolodo Furnaco. Tho Torrington. United States Steel. Unitod Gas Improve ment. United States Natura) Gas. Virginia-Carolina Chemical. Washburn Wire. Pullman Co. , Cuba Company. Adams Express. Amorican Telephone and Tologrnph. Boston Elevated. International Mercan tile Marine. Mexican Telegraph. Mcsaba Steamship. Marquotto and Posse mer. Milledgcvllle Railway. New England Naviga tion. Old Dominion Steam ship. Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal. Philadelphia Rapid Transit. Philadelphia Traction. Philadelphia Company. Terminal Railroad of Buffalo. West Pennsylvania Railroads. Western Union Telegraph. SENATOR WORKS FOR WILSON Following is a special dispatch to tho St. Louis Republic Washington, D. C, Oct. 13. Senator Works of California, who has always been known as a progressive republican in his state and in the senate, in a long statement made public today announces his determination to vote for Governor Wilson for president Ho condemns tho action of the third-termers In California, where tho Taft electors have been kept off tho ticket through tho simplo ruse of third-term electors posing as republicans who have "officially repudiated" tho nomination of President Taft. Senator Works said: "No kind of sophistry or evasion can conceal the fact that this whole procedlng Is fraudulent. It is pitiful that a great movement for reform in politics in California should havo been brought to Jtbia sorry pass. "All good men in California should unito la. the effort to rebuke the men who have resorted to this scheme of dishonest politics. "With tho new party scheme defeated the republican party can be reunited as a progres sive party,, as it was before some of its members were led away from it into a sham progressive party by men who assumed to be its leaders and who care moro for political success than for tho honor of any party." Senator Works believes that a vote for Taft In California will be more than thrown away, for it will add to the likelihood of the third termer carrying tho state, ,,'He, therefore, asks all .republicans, in Cali .rjtyrnla tovoteffor Wilson; whajnhe,calte a tru - progressive.; , f 7?if"w2& r i 1 . r .tAjgAjlSc