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Cfcptanco spoeches that congress CAN "change Clio
law. Why did they take the trouble to suggest
. the possibility of change unless they intended
it to be understood that they WOULD SIGN 1
SUCH A BILL IF PASSED ' f
With both candidates wet tho safety of pro- ;
hlbltion lies in dry congress, and eyery dry
Should vote for dry candidates lor both Senate
and House.
With neither of tho loading candidates satis
factory on: the liquor question tho dry voter -is
apt to decide his vote by other issues or vote
with tho party in 'which hd has tho greatest con
fidence. The MAJORITY in both the great pair
ties favor prohibition! the conventions of these
parties did not represent the rank and file of
either party. In tho South and West the Demo
cratic party is dry; in the North and West the
Republican party is dry. In tho Bast hqth
parties are more or loss wot. Tho South, West
and North must stand together in congress and
preserve the boneflts of prohibition, no matter
which wet candidate is elected.'
W. J. BRYAN.
The Democratic
Record
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THE LIQUOR INTERESTS AT WORK
Candidates for congress who try to make
themselves and others believe that the liquor
isaue is "as dead ,as slavery" will do well to
'read tho following appeal that is' being sent
broadcast throughout the country by the liquor
interests; ,
"Southampton, N. Y., Sept. 7, 1920.
"I have recently joined. an association which
is working to enroll those who are againBt the
Volstead Law, with a view to briuging about its
-repeal. This would leave each sMo free, 'Under
the 'concurrent' clause, to regulate prohibition
locally. This association, by tho way, does NOT
advocate the return of the saloon uncontrolled.
,lI have taken the liberty of nominating you
for membership 1n "this society.
"I trust that you will join and send this card,
with fi,Q0 (covering 'membership dues for one
yar) to 'The Asaoeiatlon Against the Prohi
bition Amendment,' Muhsoy Building, Wash
ington, D. C, -(Your chock can be madepay
able to the Mount Vernon Savings Bank.)
"Very truly yours,
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THE, PARTISAN PRESS
- Governor Cox complains that the Republican
papers do not give him a fair show, and he is
surprised, If he had been as well acquainted
wiih past campaigns ho woulcj. have known that
the Democratic party has heen at u great dis
advantage in the North for .a generation be
cause a large majority of the newspapers, are
Republican.
That is one reason why I urged the Demo
cratic convention to demand the establishment
of a Government Bulletin, but Governor Cox's
delegates and Mr. McAdoo's delegates and Mr.
Palmer's delegates voted the proposition down
with a roar of. laughter.
The partisan paper can not be oxpected to be
fair and the plutocratic press does not try to
be .fair. The people should have at least' one
unpolluted channel of information gnd a Gov
ernment Bulletin is the only one in sight.
' ' W. J. 'BRYAN.
PRICES FALLING
t During the past quarter of a century the
Democratic party has led in the fight for two
great constitutional- amendments one provid
ing for the popular election of- United States
senators and the other for an income tax. The
Republican party finally; aided In securing these
amendments, but the Democratic party led and,
for years, made" the fight alone. The Demo
cratic party shared equally with theRepublican
party the honor of securing the prohibition
amendment and played a necessary part in the
securing of the suffrage amendment. That is
a grejit record.
During the period between March 4, 1913,
and the beginning of the war the Democratic
party had complete control of the government
and gave the country such a series of economic
reforms as no other party in any land ever did
before in the same length of time. That is a
record unexcelled.
During the war thegovernmont, still under
Democratic control, mobilized the nation's re
sources and used the nation's forces in a man
ner surpassed by no other government. The
peace treaty was as good as' culd have been
expected, considering the conflicting interests
of the many nations involved, and the League
of Nations contemplated the longest step to
ward peace taken in a thousand years. Ratifi
cation immediately and with put reservations
(leaving to the future the making of any
changes deemed necessary) was the course Tle
manded by our own interests and by the world's
welfare. But when that was found impossible
no matter why acceptance of any reserva
tions necessary to ratificationTteTCving to the
future, the making of any changes .deemed, neces
- aarv) became an imperative duty
By refusing to accept ratification with reer-
vations, the president . delayed the world's .'re
turn to peace, repudiated majority rule-r the
fundamental principle of Democracy and made
his party responsible for forcing the treaty into
the campaign as a partisan issue.
Then he insisted on making his personal
views the paramount issue of the campaign. But
we must average men up the president as well
as others and weigh their virtues against
their faults. And wo. must not make the mis
take of condemning a whole party because of
the sins Of an individual, however prominent.
The Democratic party is sound at heartas
shown by its splendid record of achievement
it can recover from mistakes as shown by th'e
reorganization that followed the disastrous ex
perience of 1904. The Democratic party will
live; it is the best hope of those who believe
in a people's government administered in jbe
half, of the people.
"' W.-J. BRYAN.
tfated what a consecrated life, devoted to a
great-cause, can accomplish. You have been
an Inspiration to others your eal has been
contagious. I know full well what it has cost
you In tho sacrifice of tho comforts of home,
and, I know how cheerfully your good Wife has
joined you in these sacrifices! If the apprecia
tion of those who have been beneficiaries can
in any wise reward you both, be happy in the
thought that you have won a place in the hearts
and affections of a numerous company who
speak your, name with reverence and affection.
Our nation fs reaping the harvest which you
have helped to sow, and the world is yet to bo
you debtor for that which is to be accomplished
tinder our nation's leadership. ' "
N Mrs. Bryan joins me in a loving greeting to
you and Mrs. Russell and the children Very
:trSuly yours. ' W. J. BRYAN.
, IN MEMORtf OF SON " '
The following is taken from the-bulletln of
the Lake' View Baptist church, Rochester,' N. -Y.,
' of June6, 1920: ,
"On lafct Sunday announcement j&as made of
the'.gift.of a beautiful set of chiines by Clinton
N; ilbward, in memory of his son, Ensign John
G. Howard, who gavhis life in the world
war. 'The set will be composed of twenty bells
in all and will be one of the largest sets in the
country. In addition there will be electric ac
tion which will connect it with the keyboard and
enable it to be, played from the organ bench.
This attachment, all told, will be a beautiful me
morial to a splendid son. The bells will speak
outvweek after week to all the men and women
of this community the message of Christian
faith through the great hymns and will in a real
sense be carrying on the work of one of our
finest young men whose life was seemingly cut
-off too. early. At the close of the evening service
Mr. Howard read the following poem which ex
presses for us" all appreciation ot the splendid
lifd whose memory through this gift will be a
blessing; to generations yet to come;,
"And as for John, my o.w, ray-son, - r .,.:! .
He knew nd$ death; for ?aa he, felW&Vijfa
He loosed from him that body thatad; served
its ci ay, , f ;" fe&jA
. As wakes a sleeper from his .dreanisjr
He cast his flying coat aside. " i' '
And eager went, as eager came t Mv
Up sped his soul, and ever up and on,;.
A meteor in Uncharted space, ,"' -
-OTrom blue of sea, through blue of sky-.
For he had learned to fly he did not dle,,
And through, the years that'sNleft of UmeTk
Let heavenly harmonies ring their chimed," "
j.iiiuuu ,! iuu uuyo luv yeura to curaej't".;
Ring out in glad. memoriaml
Ring out the old, ring in the" new,
' -'lK
Jfryp
DI?: RUSSELL'S .GREAT WORK
Lincoln, Nebr.,, Sept; 3, 1920.
Dr. Howard H. Russell, A 'v
. WQsterville, Ohio, V ."
SMy dear Howard: - .': ' '.
I am not much of a singer, as you know, but
'I venture to add my Voice to 'the voices of the
multitude that join in the anthem of praise of
the great work which you have accomplished
for the homes of the land, for the vmorals of
the nation and for the welfare of the world.
it lmiH io me lot or comparatively small
Prices have commenced to fall; stores are
joining in cuts; restaurants are reducing prices
let the good work go on. The break is dis
closing the extent of the extortion practiced and
the methods employed. "On another nairn.-nriii
be found a press dispatch from Wnhne-tn .number to invent machinery through wWh
showing how manufacturers have kent ut sreat forces can make themselves effective. Th
prices by guaranteeing their customers against
a fall. Having obligated themselves to keep
prices up they would suspend production, throw
their employes out of work and plunder the
public. And yet tho two leading candidates
stopped ok tneir .platforms to assure the profi
lightning waited for a machine through which
to servo man; steam waited for a machine, and
so did the waterfall that used to express its
impatience as it rushed unused down the moun
tainside. Now the lightning, the steam and the
mumms rapias are an cneeriul laborers ser-
teers that they (the candidates) favored the re- ' vants of man. You cave to PrAntmoi t;
peal of the excess profits' taxi No congress, ment the means of expression when you foundnd
Democratic orRepublican, will dare to repeal the Anti-saloon League and conceived the nin-n
so just a tax I Stop profiteering and there will by which an altruistic movement could bemS
be no excess profits to tax. self-supporting. Without the Anti-saloon
AJtjufcua o uifctuusms power we woum not be cele
brating the nation's great moral triumph- with
out the thoughtthat sprang from your brain
and heart,, the league could not have rendered
the service that it has. Our thanks and endiir
ing gratitude to you. u"
" But you haye also given an example and Illus
No Democrat is under obligation to vote for
$ bad candidate or a bad policy of his pafcty if
another party offers a better man or a little
better policy, but the party Is at least entitled
1;o the benefit of the doubt If there i a doubt
even a criminal is entitle t this. N
Ring out the lalso, ring in the true, :v " A
Ring first the praise of God and then ?'$
Ring peace on earth, good-will to men-.'"'J;v ,!
A SAMPLE PROTEST - -
Under the heading, "We Suspect That Thia
Gentleman Is Opposed to Prohibition," ;the Wi
.nona, Minn., Republican-Herald quotes he fol
lowing letter from the Chicago Tribune: v
' "Gentlemen I often see a gdbd huat in your pa
per for Prohibition and nobody wants. Prohibition
.90 Percent of the people M Menesota ilont want
it and still it is forced omto the people ba few
Bolshewiki hecause no good AmericaTOrwlll want
Prohibition forced on to him Self in 4ixch way as
this was. If we will want Prohibition we would
of VotecTUie State Dry but the State Went Wet
And the Dryes Cant Steel the Poor mans Glass of
Beer in sutch way as that I aNfcas was agenst
the Saloon But the Dryes are cutch suckfers that
you give them a finger and tha!ewill Swallow
, you. Think of it a man cant make his. wine to
home the ritch man laid dn a suply ore he can
alwales get it But the poor Working man Nothing
how long will Prohibition Last, as long as a
Snow ball in Hell. People that Voted dry by the
thousands will never doe it agin i am. 31 to. The
unrest they is .in this Country now 'came true
Prohibition and will be as long as Prohibition
will last. A man, dont hafto Vote, no more his
Vpte counffs. nothing eney way. papers blow about
Bolshewiki But people are dreven to Bolshewiki
By sutch Outrage as Prohibition. We will watch
you paper tfor an answere. Yours. Truley,
JXi. F."
The collection of a large campaign fund by
the Republican committee excites no surprise
-because it is customary. How else could the
special interests show their gratitude'
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