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NOVEMBER 15, 1912
The Commoner.
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Harmless Smoke
Cures Catarrh
A Simple, Safe, Reliable Way and It
' Costs Nothing to Try.
This preparation of hcrbB, leaves,
flowers and berrlos (containing1 no
tobacco or habit-forming drugs) is
either smoked in an ordinary clean pipe
or smoking tube, and by drawing the
medicated smoke into tho mouth and
Inhaling into the lungs or sending it
out through the nostrils In a perfectly
natural way, the worst caso of Catarrh
can bo eradicated.
It is not unpleasant to use, and at
tho same time it is entirely harmless,
and can be used by man, woman or
child.
Just as Catarrh Is contracted by
breathing cold or dust and germ-laden
air, .just so this balmy antiseptic
smoking remedy goes to all the affected
parts of tho air passages of the head,
nose, throat and lungs. It can readily
been seen why the ordinary treatments,
such as sprays, ointments, salves, liquid
or tablet madicines fail they do not
and can not reach all tho affected parts.
If you have Catarrh of tho nose,
throat or lungs, choking, stopped-up
feeling, colds, catarrhal headaches; if
you are given to hawking and spitting,
this simple yet scientific treatment
should cure you.
An illustrated book which goes thor
oughly into tho whole question of the
cause, cure and prevention of catarrh
will, upon request, be sent you by Dr.
J W. Blosser, 144 Walton street, At
lanta, Ga.
Ho will, also, mail you five days' free
treatment. You will at onco seo that
It is a wonderful remedy, and as it only
costs ono dollar for tho regular treat
ment. It Is within tho reach of every
one. It is not necessary to send any
money simply send your name and
address and tho booklet and free trial
package will be mailed you Immediately.
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ChltHRO, III.
"Stolen Delegates"
Wilson's Conquest of the Bosses
Tho Birth of tho "Moose"
And many other stirring Inci
dents of the recent Republican,
Democratic, and National Pro
gressive conventions are graphi
cally described and keenly
analyzed by
W. J. BRYAN
in his new book, just Issued,
"ATaleofTwo
Conventions
9 9
Mr. Bryan devotes graphic, day-by-day
chapters to the Republi
can and Democratic conventions,
all written on tho spot, and
gives us a good account of tho
Progressive convention. Tho
book contains tho platform of
each party, and some of tho
notable convention speeches, in
cluding Mr. Bryan's own at
Baltimore, with comments on
the speeches of acceptance of
Taft and Wilson. Some of tho
best cartoons of the period aro
included,
12mo, cloth, IIItMitrated, f 1.00 net
If yon vronld preserve a clear Idea
of what v done at the conven
tions, set this hook.
The Commoner
XJmceln, Xehraslca
evil-purposed campaign contributions
began directly after tho election of
1904, under tho direction of tho na
tional publicity bill association, and
tho first legislative enactment by con
gress in this direction was approved
in January, 1907. It was aimed at
corporations using their funds to fur
ther tho interests of candidates for
political Office. It nrohlltirit nnv onr-
poration organized under the laws of
congress from making such contribu
tions in connection with any election.
It further prohibits any corporation
whatever from making a money con
tribution in connection with the elec
tion in which presidential electors or
representatives in congress, or United
States senators ato chosen, and any
corporation making such contribu
tions shall bo fined not moro than
$5,000, and its officers or directors,
consenting thereto, also shall bo
liable to fines and imprisonment.
Tho next law enacted was approved
in June, 1910, just before tho last
congressional election. It undertook
to require every political committee
operating in two or more states in an
attempt to influence the result of an
election at which a representative in
congress is elected to keep a full
record of all receipts and expendi
tures. The law required that thirty
days or earlier after the election a
sworn statement of these receipts and
expenditures should be filed with tho
clerk of the house of representatives,
who was to keep these statements
open to public inspection for fifteen
months. The penalty for violating
this law was a fine not to exceed
$1,000 or a year in prison, or both.
It was the contention of many that
this measure did not go far enough.
It was pointed out that to omit a re
quirement for pre-election reports
was to omit the information the
people needed moro before election
than after election. When" the
present democratic house camo into
power it at onco passed a new bill
through the house. It went to tho
senate, where the republicans amend
ed it In the face of democratic opposi
tion, so as to make It apply to pri
maries as well as to elections.
As finally passed, and now the law
of the land, the measure provides
that some time between the fifteenth
and the tenth day preceding the elec
tion at which representatives are to
be chosen in two or moe states, an
itemized account of all receipts and
disbursements by committees operat
ing In two or more states, shall be
made to congress, and all supplemen
tal receipts and disbursements must
be reported every succeeding sixth
day. After the election another and
full statement of all sums contrib
uted, promised, loaned or advanced,
all sums upward of $100 itemized,
and all lesser sums in bulk, must be
made to the clerk of the house. All
expenditures of more than $10 shall
show the name and address of the
recipient, and the total of all ex
penditures shall be given.
Tho act of 1911 provides that any
person who campaigns in his own be
half or that of any other candidate,
may incur and pay from his private
funds all necessary personal expenses,
for his traveling expenses, station
ery and postage, and for telegraph
and telephone service, this provision
having been a part of the act of 1910.
The new features added in 1911 ex
tend the provisions of the law to the
nomination of senators and represen
tatives by nominating conventions
and primaries. Political promises are
absolutely prohibited by the statute.
it setting forth that no candidate sub
ject to its provisions shall promise
any office or position to any person,
or to use his influence or to give his
support to any person for any office
or position for the purpose of In
fluencing his or any other vote. No
candidate for the senate is permitted
to aid financially in the candidacy
of any person for the legislature ex-
copt through tho regular committees.
It is provided also, that no candi
date shall spend moro to scruro his
nomination or olectlon than the laws
of his stato allow. In Missouri, for
instance, a candidato for congress can
not spend moro than $G00 or $700.
In somo othor states ho can not spend
moro than a fixod percentage of his
first year's salary, while in still
others tho limit is set by so much
per head for every voter voting in
the preceding general election.
Whero no limit is set, or whero it
is higher than $5,000, tho foderal
law puts tho limit at that figure. It
is, however, further provided that tho
expenses of tho candidate himself
shall not be included in this, nor any
assessments he has to meet under tho
laws of his stato. The Items which
aro not to bo accounted for, besides
tho assessment fees, include tho can
didate's porsonal exponsos, incurred
for himself alone, for travel and sub
sistence, stationery and postage, writ
ing and printing (other than in nows
papora), and distributing letters, cir
culars, and -posters and telegraph and
telephone bills. As a candidate may
spend many thousands of dollars in
this way, it will be seen that congress
has not cut off all his opportunities
to spend money, by any means. If a
man who is not at the time a candi
date, makes contributions of any
kind to promote tho candidacy of
any man for nomination or election
to the lerifllaturo of a state, and
afterward becomes a candidate for
tho United States senate, or is elected
to that position without becoming a
candidate, he is required to make his
statement just as though he had been
a candidate for tho senate before tho
election of tho legislature.
From these statements of the
federal laws enacted to eliminate cor
poration contributions and to enforce
a rigid publicity of campaign funds
both before and after election, It will
bo seen that if fair elections to fed
eral offices are not to be had, it will
be because there Is not public senti
ment enough behind the laws to in
sure their enforcement, rather than
through any lack of preventive legis
lation by congress. That frequently
has happened, as in the caso of
Adams county, Ohio. There thous
ands of voters bought and sold votes
openly, and no opposition to it was
raised, in spite of the fact that Ohio
had a good corrupt practices act,
until a judge came along who would
enforce the law. Those who aro in
terested in campaign publicity laws
assert that the death knell of politi
cal corruption in the United States
has been sounded, and that the era
of gigantic slush funds is at an end.
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN CLUBS
Wilson and Marshall Club, New
Weston, O. H. G. Wilson, Union
City, Ind.f president.
Wilson and Marshall Democratic
Club, Osgood, O. J. C. Long, Ver
sailles, O., President.
Miami University Wilson and Mar
shall Club, Oxford, O. T. W.
Reilley, president.
Wilson and Marshall Democratic
Club, Rossburg, O. J. C. Zacharias,
president.
Rosevillo Democratic Club, Rose
ville, O. O. M. Norman, Roseville,
O., president.
Wilson and Marshall Club, Saline
ville, O. J. L. Hutson, president.
Sardls Bryan Club, Sardis, O. J.
F. Zeh, president.
Wilson and Marshall Club, Shady
side, O. C. W. Keener, president
Wilson-Marshall Club, Spencer
ville, O. R. B. Neidhart, president.
Wilson-Cox Club, Springfield, O.
Morgan Swope, president.
Wayne Township Democratic Club,
Versailles, O. A. F. Prakel, presi
dent. Wilson and Marshall Club, Woos
ter, O. Cyrua Schloosnogle, president.
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ECZEMA
Als lied Tetter, Salt Rheum. Pruritus,
Milk-Crust, Weeping Skin, Ete.)
KCZKMA CAM BE CUBED i COItKD TO
STAY, end when I fay cured, J mean ut whtl
my OTJ-K-K-D, end not merely patched up for
awhile, to return worse lhan before Kememberl
make hi broad statement after puttintr ten yean
of my time on thin one dlMaso and handling in u
the mean-time n quarter ol a million case ath
dreadful disease. Now. I do Tiot care what all you
havo ud, nor how many doctors have told you
that you ould not be cured all I axk Is Just
chance to show you (hat I know what 1 am talklnr
about l f you will write to me TODAY. I will tend
you a FJtEE Tit I A I. ol my mild, soothlnr, ruar
anteed cure that will convince you moro In a day
than 1 oranyone else could In a month' time. If
you are disgusted and dlscouratrcd, I dare you to
give me a chance to prove tn claims. Uy wrltls;
n te today you will enjoy morenal comfortthanroa
had ever thought this world holds for you. Just
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