The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-30

NCopyTlSnt. lSUo. by, ITlDuue SoiHpdhJ,
 Chicago.)
 Chicago. September 29-To my mind, the parade of the as- sociated hosts of prohibition in Chi caRo saturday morning was one or the most impressive political demonstra- tions ever seen in any city. l know well what may be sad about this pro- cession. which took, as far as could learn. not having been present at the time. something like three hours in passing given point. People will say IL was made up largely or women wno marched and children who rode m wagons. Very we'll, ret 1t be so.
 l watched for an hour and the stur- diness of the women, the earnestness of their faces as they turned them toward the reviewing stand in the Auditorium Hotel, could not fail to impress any man who, as do. doubts the wisdom of prohibition policy. But this out pouring Of people Tn Chicago was d most significant affair. When one stands at the doorway of hotel or on curbstone and sees thousands and thousands of men, women and children marching along with no earthly hope or carrying an election, but simply with the purpose of advancing a cause to which they are devoted. one cannot fail to look upon such a demonstration with respect.
 We Democrats were proud of the Labor Day parade, which vas. in fact. a demonstration by organized labor in behalf of MT. Bryan. Yet 1 am not al- together sure this prohibition parade was not quite as great and did not represent quite as eArnest a sentiment in behalf Of prir pie for which those engaged in 1t stood. Prohibition na- tionaIly is not in issue. The Demo- cratic Party for local reasons has done much to advance it in the South. But today it is no part of the Democratic National platform, nor does it have place in the Democratic National cam paign. But nobody can ignore the earnestness of purpose, the sincere ness. and the determination of the people who on Saturday marched be- tween crowded sidewalks carrying banners and urging the principle of the prohibition of the liquor traffic.
 It Is only fair to record that the act ion by which Senator duPont was fore ed from the chairmanship of the Speakers Bureau of the Republican National Committee was precipitated by John w. nern, the nominee for the Vice Presidency on the Democratic ticket. Mir. Kern in un address at Maryland, called attention to the pres ence in that Bureau of a man connect ed with the Powder Trust, now involv- ed in litigation with the National gov ernment Of course, they say MT. duPont has retired. He has from tine Speakers Bureau, but he is still a member of the Executive Committee Of the Republican National Committee. Cromwell. MT. Cromwell is rather widely known as lawyer intimately connected with the Hartman and the Standard Oil concerns. MT. Cromwell had complete control of the methods and proceedings which eliminated Stuyvesant Fish from the presidency of the Illinois Central Railroad and substituted E.. H. Hartman. Mir. Cromwell also cared through the ne- gotiations which resulted in the pur- chase of the part of the Panama Canal which was built by the French goveI n- ment. How much of that $40, 1000, 900 descended into the Cromwell pocket Is still matter of doubt. MT. Cromwell furthermore was the man who con- .4-r. Sheldon, of No. Wall Street, would be the Ideal National Treasurer for that party. What about MT. Crom- well? Is he going to be eliminated?
 MT. Sheldon got the job. They do say he is the paymaster of the Stand ard Oil Will the President write a letter to all the people of this Nation odJ Ah6 ~ bS A cudAho HIGH lIAG STOn . well and Sheldon shall be connected with the National anarrs of a politi- cal partyT'
 Then comes my friend Fred Upham of Chicago-everybo6y's friend in the city where he lves-but he happens to be the Western Treasurer of the Re- publican Committee and curiously and fortunately enough a member of the State Board of Review. You know what that latter title means. It means he can raise or lower the assessment of any individual or of any corpora ton within the purview of his taxing power. Now 1t is fair to say I do not believe Mir Upham would use this power as a club. It would be quite ln- comprehensible for me, knowing him as I do. to think he would vulgarly utilize that authority to take money from a corporation or from an individ- ual, because either would refuse to contribute to the Republican campaign fund. But I do believe, and l know I am addressing an audience of Repub- licans, it is utterly unethical and ut terly unfit that a man holding this au- thority over the taxing of a body of the County of Cook should still be the man whose duty 1t Is to collect a cam- paign fund for the Republican Party.
 Looking back on certain things that have happened 1t seems to me when Senator Foraker withdrew the day after AIS personal integrity was questioned, and I for one want to go on record as not questioning 1t, Mir. Upham should have withdrawn with equal promptitude when the incompat- ability of his public office with his position as collector of funds for the Republican National Committee was made clear to him and to the public.
 The Democratic Sta~e Chairman of Wisconsin. a State in which Mir Bryan is now speaking offered certain inter- estlng statements concerning a meet ing of employees Of the great Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Company near Milwaukee. The story has been they were enthusiastically for Mir. Taft
 T was at that meeting. said MT Manson and 1t Is well known the company asked the men on the com ping the works by blowing the whistle as a signal when the speaking was to begin. I judge aboat 4.000 men were present. At least 1000 of them wore in their hats placards bearing this device: What has Taft done for the laboring man? God only knows"
 This. of course. refers to an an- swer given by Judge Taft to a ques- ton asked at one of nfs meetings as to what he purposed tc do with the thous- ands of idle men in the country. I give this incident for what IT is worth and also another episode which to some of us Is quite amusing.
 Tn Wausau. Wis, my home town, a sawmill on July raised a Taft banner