The Adair County news., 1908-08-26


came from a house in Michigan and
abbreviated, ran this way: 'The Re
publican elephant has stepped on the
full dinner pals. We want no more of
the BEAST
Two strong responses have been
made to the circular sent out by this
firm and Endorsed by the notorious
Manufacturers association l shall
have more to say about them later
One was issued by former Congress
man Robert Baker of Brooklyn, the
other by Mr.. p. C. Burns, president Of
a telephone manufacturing company in
Chicago. Space does not permit pub
LEGATION in full Of both; but, even
though l am exceeding the proper lin
itations of this letter, 1 cannot refrain
from quoting the last para graph of Mr.
Burns letter.:
'Your cry of disaster every four
years if a certain ticket be not elected
is doing a great injury to the country.
Can't we ever have change of admin
iStration without the interests crying
disaster? If not you had better have
Van Cleave and the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers appoint our
presidents and, failing in this, let us
have a monarchy. 1t is the only way
you can be consistent"
Perhaps the last six weeks or even
six months Of Republican prosperity
under complete domination of the
administration by that party may lead
business men and manufacturers not
controlled by this trust to recognize
the fact that an occasional change at
Washington is good thing
The Outlook In the Middle West.
Hon. J. G. Johnson Of Peabody, Kan,
has reported at national headquarters
in Chicago as the right hand man of
Chairman Mack. Of the active work
ing force of the Democratic national
committee Johnson is probably the one
Of the longest experience. He began
work in national politics in 1896, when
he was merely an assistant to the
chairman, the late Senator James X.
Jones. In the 1900 campaign he was
chairman of the executive committee
and in 1904 intimately associated with
the management Of the campaign.
Talking with me today about the situa-
ton in his own state of Kansas, he
said: SIN my judgment, we have an
exceedingly good opportunity to carry
Kansas. The situation there is a curl
Gus one. The Republicans have adopt
ed locally the principles for which Mr.
Bryan and the Democratic party have
been fighting so long The result Of
the primaries the other day was to
nominate for governor and for senator
men who represent the advanced wing
Of the Republican party. That means
that the mass of the voters believe in
the political doctrines enunciated not
merely in our platform, but which
have been preached by Mr.. Bryan for
so many years.
ct is my judgment that Kansas is
good fighting ground. The Democratic
party has q strong chance of carrying
not have had even look in had it
gone back to reactionary doctrines. AS
to Nebraska, l know it only as state
neighboring to my own. But / have
had occasion to travel somewhat
through it, and if it is not carried by
the Democratic party this year no one
will be more surprised than l, and no
one will more tsln believe that such
failure was due to lack of concerted
effort on the part of the Nebraska
Democrats. AS matters stand today
Nebraska is ours. All we need to do
now is to hold our own. But even that
requires work, organization and vigi-
lance"
The Lewis Stevenson Fight.
The fight between James Hamilton
Lewis and the former vice president,
Mr.. Adlai Stevenson, for the governor
ship of Illinois has been an interesting
one Mr. Stevenson won and is the
nominee of the Democratic party. He
has carried the banner of the Demo
cratic national party more than once.
In 1900 he was candidate for the vice
presidency and worked earnestly and
strenuously for that party. He was not
prior to that time a strong Bryan
Democrat, but when nominated in 1900
he accepted the duty imposed upon him
by the Democratic party and through
the whole campaign carried its obliga-
lions.
/ personally remember well the mo-
ment when Hon. Charles A. Towne,
who had been nominated by the POpu-
lists, passed to Adlai Stevenson the
banner which he had held And i re-
call extremely well the way in which
Mr. Stevenson accepted his new du-
ties. l recall that the tears streamed
down the cheeks of the veteran leader
of the Democratic party as he accept
ed the new responsibilities conferred
upon him. In this campaign all Dem
Ocrats and all men who believe that
the Democracy stands for something
may be sure that Adlai Stevenson,
nominated for governor Of Illinois,
will make his fight not merely for that
position, but will fight quite as hard
for the national ticket. There is one
thing which may be said about Adlai
Stevenson which should be said now
and today. He has never failed in his
loyalty to the national ticket; he has
navar failed tn stand for tha straight