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The Ohio Campaign
h Below will be found n letter to The Commoner
from Govornor John M. Cox, of Ohio. Governor
' Cox Btntes tho Issues between the political par
ties in tho Ohio contest and shows conclusively
that tho democratic party on its record during the
past two years is entitled to the vote of every
domocrat and independent voter in Ohio who
believes In tho rule of the people. Governor Cox
is a candidato for re-election and his record of
I achievement during his administration should in
8uro not only tho re-election of himself by a
handsome majority, but the election of the whole
democratic ticket, and thus prevent tho possibil
ity of any backward stop being taken.
W. J. BRYAN.
Govornor Cox's letter follows:
Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 11. Tho Commoner,
Lincoln, Nob.: Tho election this fall in Ohio
will bo for the purposes of filling state offices,
Including tho governorship, tho selection of a
United States senator, .twenty-two represent
atives In tho lower house of congress, and tho
county officers of tho various counties. It will
therefore bo Been that this is by no means an off
year in Ohio politics. The three major parties,
democratic, republican and progressive have
nominated both state and congressional tickets.
Tho socialists have nominated a state ticket, and
in some Instances candidates for congress. The
prohibitionists endorsod the progressive ticket.
I The issue, so far as tho democrats are concerned,
i is the progressive legislation enacted by the last
general assembly. This legislation includes a
j compulsory workmen's compensation law, a state
road building program, a modern tax law, a com
plete and modern school code, a mothers' pension
act, and a number of other progressive enact
ments. The republican platform is a straddle
upon the temporance question, a condemnation
of the state highway department, with a promise
to abolish that modern method of securing uni
I versal good, roads; opposition to the tax law, a
l Tevlsion of the workmen's compensation law, and
condemnation of practically everything progres
sive adopted by tho democrats, The progressive
platform does not oppose generally the laws en
acted under this administration. So, reduced to
its last analysis, we have a contest for the con
tinuance of tho human and regulatory enact
ments of a democratic administration.
t Tho democratic party enters upon the cam
paign with practically a solid democratic follow
ing. I say practically, because. there is the usual
opposition within the party of disappointed ofllce
cookers and those who have been unable to con
trol the party in their own selfish interests. In
addition to the regular democracy of the state,
the administration is supported by a large num
ber of independent voters, especially among the
"working classes, who favor tho workmen's com
pensation law. In addition to this, numbers of
republicans, grown weary of the control of the
party by the reactionary bunch, which has for
years held a tight grip upon the party of this
state, have volunteered their support to the dem
ocrats. It is therefor evident that we shall
. again triumph at the polls this fall.
Tho democratic party, through its platform,
goes on record as opposing at this time any fur
ther extensive legislation, and urges a short ses
sion only of tho next general assembly.
But tho success of the new law's, of course,
depends much on their proper enforcement.
"With a hostile administration, the workmen's
compensation law, now known to be so beneficial
to the working men of this state, would easily bo
rendered useless; our school code would become
a travesty; the tax law would bo so amended
that tax dodgers would again escape. Regula
tion of saloons would be unknown. The whole
regime of state house graft would unquestionably
bo inaugurated, because the defeat of the demo
cratic party would bring into power tho identical
group which thrived In the balmy days of polit
ical corruption In this state.
JAMBS M. COX.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION BILL.
Tho conference report on the federal trade
commission bill, as finally agreed to in the sen
ate, September 8, by a vote of 43 to 5, will be
printed in full in the next issue of The Com
moner. This is an act to create an interstate
trade commission, to define its powors and duties,
and for other purposes.
TIMOTHY S. HOGAN
The democrats of Ohio have nominated Tim
othy S. Hogan as their candidate for United
States senator; Mr. Hogan as attorney general
of Ohio demonstrated his ability as a lawyer,
his loyalty to the people's interests, and his
trustworthiness as a public ofllcial. Attorney
General Hogan has all the necessary qualifica
tions to givo the people of Ohio another able,
efficient, and thoroughly democratic servant in
the United States senate. The democratic press
bureau of Ohio has issued a statement In con
nection with Attorney General Hogan's campaign
for the senate that ought to be read by every
voter in Ohio and will be of interest to demo
crats throughout the country who want to learn
of tho character and qualifications of the men
who are being offered by the democrats to the
voters as their representatives in the United
States senate. The quotation from one of Mr.
Hogan's recent speeches appearing in the press
bureau statement stamps him as a man with a
big heart that beats for humanity. His election
to the United States senate will give President
Wilson one more able supporter of his policies
and will give the people of Ohio a valuable pub
lic servant. W. J. BRYAN.
The press bureau statement is reproduced be
low. Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 11. The Commoner,
Lincoln, Neb. The fact that Timothy S. Hogan
is the democratic candidate for United States
senator from Ohio illustrates, in a striking man
ner, one of the many great reforms which have
been accomplished in our system of government.
Mr. Hogan was nominated at a direct primary;
he will be elected by the votes of the people of
the state, not by the legislature. Timothy S.
Hogan is essentially a commoner, a man of the
people, and when elected to the senate he will
represent and be answerable to the people only.
Mr. Hogan is conceded to be the ablest lawyer
who has ever held the position of attorney gen
eral in Ohio. In his four year.s in that office he
has cleared the state of Ohio of .corruption, ex
travagance and inefficiency,- .and .made it certain
that tho laws of the state are alive, capable of
enforcement, and that they would be enforced
uniformly without fear or favor, and with abso
lute disregard of persons or politics. In his
campaign for attorney general and his campaign
for United States senator Mr. Hogan. Is bringing
home to the people the fact that just now jn pub
lic affairs, both of the s,tate and of the .nation,
we are beginning to reap the fruits of the fight
begun by Mr. Bryan in 1896. When the fight
was begun at that time Mr. Hogan was on the
right side, and in every campaign spoke force
fully and courageously in advocating ,the prin
ciples advanced by Mr. Bryan, principles which
at that time were treated with scorn and de
rision by republicans, and unfortunately, by some
short-sighted democrats, and which today are
embraced by the republicans inthelr party plat
forms. Mr. Hogan still advocates the principles of
Mr. Bryan, and shows that now, as then, they
lead to the end which should be desired by all
true men; that is, absolute, purity in public life;
absolute fairness in government, an equal chance
to everyone, and the government administered
for the, benefit of all and not for the favored
few.
Mr. Hogan said in his speech before the dem
staunch support of President Wilson. He en
dorses the president and each and every prin
ciple advocated by him. There is" no exception
He believeB in the president. He says openly
and at all times that he endorses everything
President Wilson has done, and that if he is
elected he will stand by and support the presi
dent in all of his policies; and the people of
Ohio know that when Timothy S. Hogan says
this it means that no matter what problems raav
be before us in this country, Timothy S. Hogan
will, at all times, be found supporting our presi
dent, with all the power that he has.
Mr. Hogan said, in his speech before the dem
ocratic state convention held at Columbus on
August 25th, 1914:
"A few months ago some of our republican
brethren were disposed to criticize the foreign
policy of President Wilson, but a little time onlv
was needed to vindicate tho wisdom of the na
tional administration. As you travel about th
state on every hand you hear words of com
mendation for the president's foreign nolicv
While the streams of Europe are stained with
human blood, while the great kingdoms of that
continent are warring with each other, while two
vast armies" with a million men on either side
are face to face today on the plains of Waterloo,
the American nations are enjoying the blessings
of peace, and the United States establishing
helathy commercial and business relations with
South American countries. I hazard the asser
tion that down in the bottom of his heart, every
citizen of this country, regardless of his political
belief, thanks God today that the chief executive
of this nation is Woodrow Wilson.
"The domestic policy of 'he administration
has been equally wise, sound and patriotic. It
has demonstrated that this government is for the
favor of all not for the benefit of the few."
One of the fine things about the Ohio cam
paign is the close and cordial relation existing
between the candidate for governor, James M.
Cox, and the candidate for United States senator
Mr. Hogan. Governor Cox has been the most
progressive governor the state has ever had; in
one term he has embodied into the statute law
of Ohio measures and reforms which the repub
lican party had been promising foT fifty years.
Of course, he could not do this without making
enemies, especially of the interests, and the in
terests are attacking him in all the subtle and
devious ways which are so well knon to them.
Mr. Hogan stands squarely with the governor;
supports' him in everything he has done, and
makes it plain that Governor Cox is the friend
and champion of the people. The governor and
Mr. Hogan are close personal friends, and the
campaign they are waging may well be said to
be a joint battle on behalf of ttie people of the
state of Ohio. If Timothy S. Hogan is elected as
United States senator, the state of Ohio will have
another member who is the equal of any man
who has ever represented this state in that
branch of the government.
DEMOCRATIC PRESS BUREAU.
REDUCING WEIGHT.
. Innumerable, remedies have been proposed for
the reduction of one's weight. The Commoner
ventures to propose a simple method by which
anyone may, without expense and without in
jury to health, regulate his or her weight.
First: Lebthe person decide, with the advice
of a physician, what weight is desirable;
Second: Secure a pair of scales and keep them
in the bath room or bed room;
Third: Ascertain present v weight, without
clothing, and then gradually reduce the quantity
of food eaten not of any particular kind but
of all kinds taking off a1 small amount of
.weight each day.
There is an amount of food, to be determined
by experiment, which will maintain the body
at any given weight. A larger quantity will in
crease the weight, and a smaller quantity will
reduce .the weight.
This remedy is easily applied and is not ac
companied by. the dangers that one incurs in the
attempt to exclude certain kinds of food.
Dieting that is, avoidance of certain kinds of
food may invite disease, while it assists in the
reduction of weight. The "unbalanced ration"
is not desirable, whereas, the body will not suf
fer from a reduction of the quantity of food to
to the extent necessary to cause a gradual re
duction of weight.
When the desired weight is attained, the regu
lation of the quantity of food ia not difficult.
The scales serve as a physical conscience and
tell you what you ought to do in the matter of
eating.
The above remedy is founded upon medical
advice and is supported by experience.
Eighteen years ago the democratic exposition
of the quantitative theory of money was ridi
culed as economically unsound. When party
orators said that the remedy for hard times was
a greater volume of money for the use of busi
ness they were jeered at afc supporters of a
school-boy theory of finance. In June, 1899, the
volume of money in the United States was a
trifle less than two billion dollars. It has in
creased each year since then, and on July 1,
1914, it was nearly three and one-half billions,
with the approval of even the most conservative
financiers a law was recently passed that Btill
further increases this amount at the discretion
of a federal reserve board. What was once de
nounced as a fanatic'i dream hat become a
recognized principle of finance. 'A once-flouted
theory has become a principle of action. The
democrats who made the great fight of 1896 have
received a splendid vindication.
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