The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-15
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Prosperity Association Booming.

Prosperity Association Booming.
The Let us alone!' slogan sounded
by Yoakum and other speakers at the
meeting of the st. Louis Traffic club
promptly caught on with business bod
les in all parts of the country and re-
suited in the formation of the National
Prosperity association at st. Louis. It's
platform, as adopted by the executive
committee of the Business Mems
league of that city, includes the fol-
lowing purposes:
ITO keep the dinner pail full.
ITO keep the pay car going.
ITO keep the factory busy.
"To keep the workmen employed.
''To keep the present wages up"
The association is to wage war
against what it regards as destructive
agitation and pessimism all over the
country. In addition to the cry of LET
us alone" it will use this appeal, "Let
us have rest, sunshine and more or
less silence"
jerome on the Gridiron.
The inquiry into the official conduct
Of District Attorney Jerome of New
York before Special Commissioner
Hand has continued, with more sur
prises in connection with his handling
Of the Metropolitan Street railway cam
paign contributions. 1t was shown from
the grand jury evidence that Jerome
had coached the wealthy witnesses and
had refused to indict Ryan. Jerome
admitted to having dined with Ryan's
son and with having told e. II. Thorn
as, the accused banker, that he should
change lawyers in order to get the
best results in the dealings with his
Office.
Danger In Wave of Socialism.
Addressing the faculty and student
body of Cornell university. Mayor Nc
Clellan Of New York spoke Of political
tendencies and referred to 1.-THE great
wave of social unrest sweeping around
the world which marks concerted
movement of lawlessness and an
archy." The men who sincerely help
the cause of socialism constituted, in
his opinion, 1.-The real menace to the
world today" After telling of the re-
cent great progress of socialism in Eu-
rope he said that its spread in this
country with the doctrine of paternal-
ism is lone of the most astounding
phenomena of modern times" and that
"the popular faith in the power Of the
government to right all wrongs Is al
most pathetic in its simplicity and
would be rather admirable If it were
not so utterly futile" The practice in
recent years of clothing special CON-
missions with almost dictatorial pow
ers he said might prove to be uncon-
stitutional. He expressed the fear that
the peacefully inclined Socialists would
be carried away by their violent COM
rades when the crisis came and the
bomb substituted for the ballot.
Denver Convention Arrangements.
The architect of the new auditorium
being built to house the Democratic
national convention at Denver, July z,
has notified the committee that there
will be seats for 10000 persons, the
first floor alone seating 6,000. OF these
2010 seats in the center will be for the
delegates and alternates. There are no
pillars or posts to obstruct the view
The hall is built of brick, stone, con-
crete and steel so as to be fireproof,
and extra large exits are provided
against the possibility of panic.
Key to the Hearst Platform.
In the platform adopted by the indie
pendence league Of New York state the
public recognizes the keynote of the
appeal which the national Independ-
ence league is expected to make in the
coming campaign. The document Is
very short and expresses contempt for
modern party government and pro-
poses to wrest the government from
the special interests and make 1t IAN
agency for the common good" Both
the old parties It regards as respon-
sible for the existing conditions Of pri-