The Washington herald., 1911-06-11

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discovered the loving deception of their
father and each learned. as Nathan tbe
wise truly remarked to SaIadin. that his
own heart and his own conduct and
not the magic ring, had gained him
the trust and affection of the public
Ihus repeating the story of Nathan the
wise and the Egyptian Sultan, Ocon-
osteta VIII pause to observe if the moral
mas taken root within the inteIIiseDca
| OF his listener Many Indians from th,.
southwest. coppery and taciturn men in
neat ready-made clothing, visit Senator
owen IN his office during the sessions
or Congress. DOUBTLESS they look upon
Nathan the Wise, gorgeous in a purpIe
rooe and having what seems to be a ring
OF gold on his finger, as one of the
thrlIilng and slashing old gods of Olym-
pus, If they ever heard of Olympus. Any-
way, he is very big man, the Great
rather of somebody or other In the
meanwhile, Oconostota is their own Sem
ator, thirty-one parts-white and one mart
cherokee, but an Indian for all of thar
and chief in his own rights.
Three Movements for ''Freedom.D
Three concurrent movements among
progressives" are now in operation. A
number of magazine editors and writer's |
assisted by doctors, professional farmers. !
singIe-taxers, and miscellaneous REFORM |
ers, are running a ''nonpartisan progress
sive federation" and are calling for
freedom in 1922 and declaring that "the
people are against the special interests. {"
The second movement is diligently at
work among Republicans, and is headed
oy Jonathan Bourne, the Senator from |
oregon. Democratic ''progressives, at
the same time, are being organized by
committee of thirty-four members.
With Senator Owen as chairman.
chamberlain, of Oregon, and Newlands,
'f Nevada. also Senators, are assisting
1im Eighteen members of the House
II Representatives are on the committee
Is are Charles w. Bryan, the peerless
eaders" brother, and Richard L. Met
'alf, editor of the Commoner.
The Owen movement is of1ciaIIv
allied the Democratic Federation. Its
urpose is to restore the "speopie's rule
while 1t is especially busy with organized
armers and organized wage-earners,
ny Democrat is eligible to enjoy all
he privileges and suffer all the penal
es Of the combination. The three
lovements are similar In purposes. Each
Iaooring to establish the Initiative. or
gislation at the ballot box; the referen-
um. or the veto Of laws enacted BY
slsIatures, and the recall, or the GUST
g from of11ce of any man who betrays
le people to the special interests or is
herwise fatthless to the commonwealth
Taoulating his reformatory conclusions
10 string of sixteen items, Senator
wen demands secret ballot; the regis
alton OF voters; The nomination of can
dates by direct primaries; the election L
United States Senators by the people:
e printing of pamphlets at public ex-l
nse giving history of the men run
ng Tor office and explanations of their
rsonal Platforms; the instruction by
voters of the President of the ITnifad
ates, OF the members OF Congress. OF =
vernors, and of the delegates to ma :.
nal conventions: the Initiative. of iia
1rse, also the referendum and the ra tor
u, ana several other incidental meas sa,
Is restoring to the people the ssri,le,. m,
u mas been taken from them nv hi0 me
siness and nefarious interests E,,-. - -
.rmore. Senator Owen wouId Nj, ING
8 year 20 question by mail" an tie an'
mocrats who hope to be nornlnated fru
elected to serve in the United states bre
late or the House OF REPRESENTATIVE pet
would interrogate them and nla,lre ,lrs
m. and then have the federation elecf -
m II It can. ' ste
Even Collins Are In a Trust. ,s
he plight OF the people, as senator r., e.,
en- pictures II. is very bad .rbelr =.
ernment-local. State. and national ,,,,,, n,S,