Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-08-30
ONE SIDE ONLY
WILL BE HEARD
MEN HAVING MONEY IN STORES
OR FACTORIES MUST NOT
cRlTlcIsE AMENDMENTS.
BIGELOW COPYRIGHTED THEM

objects to Big Business While At
tending to Little-A WARMING
Issued by the Socialist Newspaper
Trust.
Columbus, o. Especial. y During
the campaign for the election Of dele
gates to the Constitutional Conven-
tion-if a campaign can be made
where there are no opposing forces
Mr.. Herbert s. Bigelow undertook to
align under his leadership, the
Changers, the VETS, Labor Unions, So
oiallsts and the Churches.
AT the meeting for organization of
the Franklin County League the Sec
retary of the Single Tax League, in
the name of Mr.. Joseph Fells, con-
tributed $500. This led farmer men,
Der to make inquiry which resulted
in his acquiring a copy of the annual
report of the Single Tax League,
which showed that Mr.. Bigelow had
received during that year $31, 900 for
work as missionary and lobbyist for
the l. G. R.. and in the previous year
$4,000 for the same work. He has
been 30 employed for eight years.
Pleased with this information, he
called in the heads Of the 10 oranges
in the county and showed them this
official report. Then 10 pairs of
frosted feet paced the green sward to
19 homes. In the next meeting of the
Progressive Constitutional League a
farmer tried to read a newspaper
story narrating the facts, but Mr..
Bigelow denied desire to secure the
single tax and prevented the reading
of the article.
The Churches Withdrew.
The Catholic and then many of the
sentatives but the number Of dele
gates elected by the Bigelow combi-
nation of organizations was large
enough to make him president.
In the campaign his speeches were
an attack upon an imaginary aggre-
cation Of great wealth which was
spending alleged millions to enslave
the people. His addresses were able,
stirring and adroit. He would set up
man of straw, get mad at him and
artistically kick the stuffing out of
him. His effort, like that of all So
cialist orators, Is to stimulate class
hatred.
In the election of delegates he had
no opposition from any organization.
The pretense that he had was false
and his faxed fright at lobbyists of
the crushing money power" had the
same quality. The register, which con-
tains the names of 81 lobbyists who
appeared before committees, were
those invited to do 80, as were Mr..
Wheeler and Mr. Andrea and the rep
resentatives of organizations for the
uplift. The lobbyists Of the selfish
organizations had been elected to
membership in the convention. The
lobbyists of big business were not
here.
So without knowledge of the facts
criticism fairly may be made of Rev.
Mr.. Bigelow's latest outbreak. The
headlines read:
"To Thwart Plot
On Amendments
BY Big Business"
The opening paragraph reads:
Cincinnati, July 31.-President
Herbert s. Bigelow of the consti-
tutional convention today took
steps to thwart the plans of re-
dictionary leaders at Columbus
who planned to get out a pamph-
let on the constitutional conven-
ton amendments similar in ap-
pearance to the one authorised
by the convention itself, but con-
tanning biased explanation of
what the amendments contain"
What the "thwarting" steps were,
Is not stated and complaint Of
biased" explanations can secure lit
tie sympathy when the explanations
printed at state expense are in each
case written by the author of the
amendment and in an argument for,
its acceptance by the voters. Mr..
Bigelow as chairman of the commit
tee on publicity has delayed the print
ing Of the debates, which show the
effects and defects of the amend
ments, 80 they will be given out after
the vote Is east.
If the thought of a pamphlet show
ing the effect of this new constitution
upon the farmer, the merchant and
the factory owner, strikes terror to
the hearts of the combination of those
who hope to tax land and personal
property out of existence to intro
duce the Socialist millennium, such a
booklet should be given wide circu-
lation.
copyrlghtlne Constitution.
To quote:
when word was received at
Bigelow's Office yesterday that
such a pamphlet 10 being pre-
pared and that 1t was to be sent
out to voters, Bigelow at once
sent a copy of the regular PAM