Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-12-07
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At Richmond Miss Mary Josnston,
the novelist gave out signed state
ment explaining why she signed the
petition for the suffrage amendment.
Editor Watterson, of the Louisville
Courier Journal, in letter to his pa
per from Paris, says that nothing can
stay the rising tide of socialism all
over the world, and that universal
suffrage and universal education mean
universal revolution"
In a recent issue the New York Trib-
une, recognized as an administration
organ, says that the men high in the
confidence of President Taft, have be-
come convinced of the existence of
far reaching and shrewdly organized
political movement which has for its
purpose the nomination of Theodore
Roosevelt in the National Convention
of 1912"
Nine tenths of all the objections
now being offered to the central bank
plan miss the mark; they do not APP
ply at all to the kind of central bank
that is proposed" declared George E.
Roberts, president of the Commercial
National Bank of Chicago, former di-
rector of the mint, while addressing a
meeting of bankers at Kansas City,
speaking in favor of the Aldrich CEN
trail bank idea.
At Detroit Senator Aldrich made the
last of his speeches in the Middle West
in the interest of monetary reform,
having previously spoken at Chicago,
St. Louis. Kansas City. Omaha Des
Moines. Minneapolis, st. Paul and Mil
waukee. In answering the objection
that a central bank would necessarily
be influenced by political considera-
tons, he pointed to the European cen
trail banks, which are never drawn in
to politics.
During the visit of the Japanese
Commercial Commission in Omaha w.
]. BRYAN was the principal speaker at
a banquet given in their honor. Trans
lated copies of the speech in japanese
had been prepared for each of the
guests. Mr.. Bryan said he could think
of no exigency that could disturb the
friendly relations existing between the
United States and Japan. and that the
time had come for this country ito
give a pledge of peace by Offering TO
enter into a treaty with any and every
nation. providing that every diplomatic
difference shall be submitted to some
impartial tribunal for investigation
and report before any declaration of
war or commencement of hostilities.-
Yes. saw what Speaker Cannon
said about the progressives not being
Republicans, / viii not answer him
now. I could not do so in polite Ian
ruare. If expressed my real opinion,
II could not circulate through the
nails is what Senator CGmnins. of
Iowa. recently remarked in Chicago.
In a recent address at Northfeld.
Mimi. Senator Clapp of the Gopher
state heartily Endorsed the income tax
a. 4 lust and fair method of increas-
Inc the national revenue and condemn
inr the corporation tax passed BY
| congress as being insufficient and not
reaching the most dangerous of cor
porations-the holding company.
Lincoln conference OF Nebraska
democratic leaders. at which Bryan
VS. present. decided to have him run
I for the Senatorship against Barkett IL
| ,a10 The next Senator VIII be chosen
on the Oregon plan Of direct nomfna-
tons
4 demand has been made on Speaker
/ cannon to furnish the names OF the
men whom he says with Hermann
| bidder offered TO pledge certain metro
politan newspapers 70 boom him for
i the presidency II he would use his IN
fnence TO have the duty on white print
paper removed. Ridder. as president
Of the American Publishers AssOcia-
/ tion. denies the charge.