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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04
STATE MUST AID
WILSON POLICIES
Democratic Congress NeCes-
sary to Redeem Party
Pledges

The vital necessity of harmonious
action on the democratic state ticket
has been emphasized by both Col
onel Bryan and Senator NewIands
in speeches delivered in Nevada
within the last few days, both OF
these prominent democrats declaring
that although Wilson'S election seems
a practical certainty, there is a big
responsibility upon the voters to see
that he is supported by a democratic
congress.
Colonel Bryan paid a high tribute
to Senator NewIands in his Reno adj
dress, characterizing him as one OF
the country's greatest senator's. He
urged that the voters send the Hon.
Key Pittman to stand by his side and
aid in the great work Of Initiating
the democratic Program OF progress
sive legislation and to help make
good the party's campaign pledges.
The speaker laid great stress upon
the fact nat Wilson, as executive
would be powerless in the legislative
branch were he not backed by men
who entertained his Ideas and in
sympathy with democratic ideals.
OF no less Importance, said Col.
Bryan. was the question OF Clay Tall
mans candidacy. He pointed out
that with two democratic senator's in
the upper house and a strong repre-
sentation in the lower house. Ne
vada would hold a commanding po-
siton in the epoch-making legisla-
ton that seems destined to be a part
of the next congress.
Senator Newlands, in his Elko
speech Of September 27th, dwelt at
considerable length upon state Issues
and urged democrats to drop the diff
ferences h n have weakened the
party in this state In years past and
set together in a wholo-heartod boost
for the whole democratic lineup.
The election OF Wilson," said
Senator Newlands. us assured. The
only question that remains is whether
you Will hav a democratic house
and a democratic senate to further
the policies which he represents.
I'VE have Witnessed for four years
the deadlock created By a divided
responsibility. The country has de-
sired "a revision n a reduction OF
the tariff. All tho newspaper all
the magazines, all the parties, all
politicians. have declared In favor OF
such reduction, and yet none has
been made, simply because the mem
beers OF the different parties have
differed as to the method. the mount
and tho details OF the reduction.
Mr.. Wilson stands for radical
action by moderate and conservative
methods. both regarding the tariff
and the trust. methods that will not
unduly disturb business or industry.
Is 1t not incumbent upon us to put
behind him a senator and a congress
man from this state who will support
the policies for which the demo.
cratic convention has icciared?"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04
SHOWS HOW ROOSEVELT
TAKES DEMOCRATIC PLANKs

He Is in favor Of ar income tax
since when? We have been fighting
Tor 1t is years ago. He never mention.
ed IT until his second administration
And then he mentioned 1t as a means
OF stopping swollen fortunes and not
as a means Of raising revenue. He has
not helped yet TO get this amendment
10 the constitution. although "a states
nave ratified It. He Is not a pioneer
on this.
You say he Is for the initiative and
referendum? Yes? Since when? Two
years ago he camo in. Only five years
ago he sent Mr.. Taft all the wav 10
Oklahoma to argue against the mi
tlative and referendum. He Is not q
pioneer on this.
You say he IS in favor of railroad
regulation? Yes? Since when? He
never mentioned It until his second ad-
ministrauon. and We had II in our ma
tional platform three times before
that we drove the railroad
out OF our party by the stand we
took on he peoples side, and they
went over to Mr.. Roosevelt's party.
and he became intimately acquainted
with them.
You say he Is In favor OF the peo-
lie ruling? Where dill he get the
Idea? 1t was in our platform four
years ago. one of the first pIanks.
shall the people rule IS the over
"he!mlng issue that manifests itself
In every other question under discus
sion" And in the fou years afterwards
he comes and takes that plank bodily
out Of Il platform. and does not put
quotation marks around It; He says,
thou shalt not steal"
Now, here are a few questions up
on which ne claims to be a reformer,
and yet whore the Democrats led the
way. Where has he been2
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04
TOOK HIS ADVICE
FROM GEORGE PERKINS

But my friends. while these good
things in his platform are taken IRON
our party. he was foolish enough to
go out alone on n question. and
there he got into trouble Instead Of
coming to US for information on the
rus question. he went I Perkins
and Perkins led him astray. Take that
plank on the trust question. and what
DO yau find? Mr.. Roosevelt says that
we are wrong. We say hat God never
made a man good enough to stand at
the head Of a private monopoly. We
say that instead OF trying to regulate
private m%onopolies. and that you can
regulate legitimate corporations, but
that you must not permit monopoly.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04
HE KNEW FOUR YEARS AGO
THAT TAFT WAS WRONG MAN

He presented him as a dual char
acter-ns an impossible man. Out
west We were old that MIR. Taft was
n "whoop-'em-up" and down east a
"put-'cm-to-slecp." He had two en-
tirely different characters In the diff
ferent parts OF this country. knew
he could not be both, and that when
there would DO trouble. I had my
suspicion our years q that the peo-
pie would make a mistake II they
elected him. In fact, I communicated
my suspicion to the people.
CLnughtor.)
And when Mr.. Roosevelt sees how
bad n failure Mr.. TAFT is. he comes
In and wants to take HIS place. /
challenge you to search the political
history OF the world. and the judicial
history OF all time. and you won't find
another instance on record where a
]Ruarnntor ever asked 10 be rewarded
for the failure OF his principal. IL
looks as II VIC must have misunder-
stood MIR. R]oosevelts guaranty. He
acts now as II what he really said
was this:
you take this man. and n he Is
not entirely satisfactory, let me know
and / will take his place and DO presi-
don't the rest OF my life as n punish
mcnt. daughter and ~opplause)
WHERE ROOSEVELT STANDS
AS A PROGRESSIVE MAN
We'll. no rs n candidate now ms n
progressive. Not only that but he
clnIms to be the only Progressive. We'll
II thoro is any subject that nm an
expert on. II is progrosslvoaos@.
haven't had anything to do for SIX
teen years except to keep track OF
public men. and I have almost Guilt
waited insomnia watching them. And
there n no man I have watched moro
carefully than Mr.. Roosevelt and l
can toll you just whore no has been
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04
DID MOI HAVE FAITH IN THE
hEN iIE pUr On TARIFF BOARD

lie allowed "a republican congress
70 Gt'ray tho people. and then when
That congress Vas driven out aud IA
semocrhuc congress elected. AMI
Rhyn that democratic congress. fresh
Rom the people. following h man
Gale given IT,. sent bills To the senate
50 moderate and so reasonable that
even q republican senate could not
Gticai them. and sent them on to the
White House. then Mr. Taft put his
judgment against The judgment OF
I0lR houses OF congress. lie gave
TIE benefit OF the doubt to the people
exploiting the people. ard not to the
~''Jers of the country. And he
haa moro faith in tho judgment OF
i've mon whom lie himself had ap-
pointed on a tariff board than he had
IN nearly 500 members OF congress
ana OF the sonate whom the people
had elected TO act upon tho subject
OF taxation.
And on the trust question no tool
mo Side against tho people. lie says
ne dissolved W. trusts. but how2 In
'ufh a way as to leave the ownership
unchanged and to make tho stock
rae In value. And our candidate for
Vice president has wittiIy said that
'he Ihyorito song OF tho trust mag
mates today Is, dissolve VI again.
DHsolyo us again" Uaughter)
ho has made a farce OF tho DISCO
'uuon. iio has made a farce OF the
criminal law on this subject. and moi;
on'y That, but no has endorsed the
sSuon or the supreme court, writing
inc word "unrcasondble'' into this law
aud thus destroying It's force as a
criminal statute.
HOW TO TEST OUT THE
"UNREASONhBLE" SIDE
IL you wan TO know what It means
70 put tho word unreasonable" In u
vtIininai law. / will tell you how to
una out. Whom you go home tonight.
you take your Bible and turn TO tho
zen Commandments and write each
one on separately, and then you put
the word UNREASONABLE" and unroa-
sohaoIy' Into zach ono OF these Ter
commandments. and see how much
you Will have left; Thou shalt not
steal, unrcasonabiy" Thou shalt
not XIII. unrcasonabiy."
hut possibly / can bring tho alb
'"ruity before you in this way; II
'he tlmo ever comes when potIt lar
'ehy Il as respectable as grand lar
,ehy' II the timo ever comes when
.ne burglars who steal a little bit
WI be rs bold ms tho trust magnatos
VINO steal n great deal, then we may
expect an organization Of united
Of the state. And then they
'"h select n criminal attorney and
him TO the supreme court to 10
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04
HOW TEDDY IGNORED
LA FOLLETTE,S COURSE

Now. when he Is u candidate. II Is
necessary to organize a third party to
beat Mr.. Taft. But when Mr.. La Fol-
lette was a candidate. then Mr.. Roose-
welt would not even help him beat
MI. TAFT In the republican party.
Now. l am willing to have a man
come over any time. but l think II Is
only fair that he should treat with
decent courtesy the people who came
ever before him.
The bible gives us that beautiful
parable OF the Prodigal Son. l think
Mr.. Roosevelt ought to read that. You
remember how the son went ava,
from home and how ne got into bad
company Possibly there were bosses
there n he got acquainted with then
and they led him astray. They may
nave helped nominate him for COVER.
nor. as they did Mr.. Roosevelt. They
may have helped to nominate him
for Yice-president, or for president, bul
anyhow, he went astray and az.
ter awhile he got so far away ant
got so hard up that he got to Iiyinl
on husks. and hat brought him tc
mis- senses; and when he came home
n the Bible tells how when he came
he came ~repentant, he came with hi.
head hanging down. He didn't wan,
anything but just TO be a servant II
his fathers house. And the fathel
came out and saw him coming ant
he could tell by his very manner tina.
he was repentant, and then the faith,
eTs heart vent out to him. and w,
have that most beautiful parable o.
repentance and of life,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04

battles OF the people. and Mr.. Roo.e-
Welt never knew him. and from that
uay to this has had nothing to do
with him. (Applause.) And when
MT. La Toilette. the choice OF the
prosressives. became a candidate
against Mr.. Taft. Mr.. Roosevelt
wanted 1t distinctly understood that
he would take no part between Mr..
La Toilette and Mr.. Taft.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04
RooSEVELT'S PLAN Is TO
LET TIE TRUSTS GROW

But Mr.. Roosevelt says. NO, let the
trusts grow. Let them remain. let
them be permanent. let them merge
and merge. let them consolidate and
consolidate let them combine and
combine, and then strike down the
power of the state TO regulate and
do not let congress bother them, and
do not permit the courts to disturb
them: just let the Bureau appointed
by the president regulate. and then
let me be president.
There is a scheme for you. That
Is his platform. That is his plan.
Talk about regulating. Why, he tried
1t for seven years and a half, and the
trusts regulated him, and when he
got through he had more than we la
when he commenced. And one trust
went to him in the midst of the panic
n frightened him into allowing IL
TO absorb Its largest rival. The steel
trust was organized in the spring of
1901. Mr.. Roosevelt went into that
office in the fall of 1901. When that
steel trust was organized II put seven
hundred millions Of water into its
STOCK. Do you know whatt that means?
L was today owe at Virginia CITY
and they told me that his mine, this
Comstock lode, had yielded about
$7OO,OOo.OoO. They told me hat in
tho hfty-one a since it was dis
covered hat it had turned out about
$700.O00,0OO. That it was by far the
greatest mine. the greatest vein that
has been discovered in this country
and only n other in all the world.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04
ONE OF MOST REMARKABLE
ILLUSTRATIONS EVER MADE

loNo Et ELS Made
1 want you TO think, If you can, OF
the number of men who have labored
there. Look back over that train Of
freight teams. Look at the coaches
that carried people in and out. Look
at the people that worked upon the
surface. Look at those who went
way down $500 feet into the ground
and remember that the sum Of all Of
their toll was $4,000 900 in fifty
one years. And then remember that
a handful OF IN eleven years ago
went Into a little room and around a
little table with pen and ink and pa
per and they wrote out and put into
their pockets what represented $780,
100000, h total output OF the Com
stock lode for nfty-oI5 years. Tknt
Is what they allowed them to do, and
he was president seven years and a
half and never said a word. Not q
message, not a speech, and now he
takes a man. a director Of the steel
trust n manager OF the harvester
trust TO manage his campaign, ana
then tells us that he is the peoples
president and acting for them.
deny IT. II Mr.. Perkins knew
h a Mr.. Roosevelt were on the peo-
pies side. he would not be on Mr..
Roosevelt's side. (Applause.l Mr..
Roosevelt says that Mr.. Perkins is
for him because Mr.. Perkins is inter-
ested in his children. All right. Me.
Perkins children may inherit the
stock in the steel trust and in the
harvester trust when Mr.. Perkins
dies, and II good. fatherly Mr.. Perkins
wants to get a president IN will
take care of Ais children and look
after their trust stock. / appeal to
you, let US get a president who will
look after our children who will not
inherit trust stock. the children of
the victims of these monopolies. CAP
plause,)
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-06-12
Some Startling Figures.

Hubert Bruce Fuller in Lippin-
colts Magazine gives some figures in
an article entitled How Congress
.Squanders Our Money that should
attract the attention of all citizens.
Here are some of them: The in
come Of the United States for the fis-
cal year ending June 80, 1911 was
$7O1,372,S74.99 and the total ap-
preparations for the year ending
this month for wars past and pros
pective is $3SO,171,224. This is
more than half the total income for
the previous year. OF this sum
.$153, $4,000 was for pensions. This
item for the coming year will exceed
$175, 100000. The naval appropria-
tions for the present fiscal year
amounted to 126,47S,33S while in
1886 they were only $13, 900.
The appropriations for the army
for the present year amount to $685.
374,755. In 1897, fifteen years ago,
the appropriations for this purpose
were only $23,OOO,OOO, less than
one-fourth of what it is now. The
pension appropriation in 1872 was
$3O,7O3,999. In 1919, when the
number of veterans has been reduced
many fold, the appropriation for
pensions is $153,6S2, 900 and next
year it will be at least $25, 100000
more.
This country is facing no serious
war; has no immediate demand for
the active engagement of its navy
and had already provided pensions
for every man who served in the
Unon army. But the expenses of
the army, navy and pensions are
constantly increasing. This makes
the question Why's? an important
one.
The navy is a necessity and the
rapid increase of the navies of Eng
land and Germany has called for the
development of a larger American
navy which accounts for a part of
the increased expenditure. But we
are clinging to the old system of
maintaining navy yards. This coun-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-06-12

tile legislature during that period
and could have asked for a change
OF that law if he found it one with
which he could not conscientiously
comply. Furthermore Mr.. Fletcher's
neighbors did make out tax inven-
tories all this time, the same as
other law abiding people do, not be-
cause it was a matter of choice but
because they considered the law
mandatory. Mr.. Fletcher left the
law requiring his neighbors to do
this on the statute books, persistent
II ignored it himself and now has
secured a statement from these
Ieighbors saying that his course
has been entirely just, equitable
and satisfactory" Still, neither Mr..
4 fletcher nor the listers have
denied that his list prior
to 1910 when he made no
inventory was less than it has
been since then when he did make
an inventory. In view of these facts
we must confess that we see more
evidence OF a strong influence with
the listers than of an entirely just"
course.
If Mr.. Fletcher was not a candi-
date for the governorship the mat
ter would be one between himself
and the citizens of Cavendish. But
il he is nominated for the governor
ship his record in this matter will
surely be given more publicity and
we believe that many voters will not
vote for man who has persistently
ignored the tax law of the state.
If we are right in this belief it will
ray the party we'll to stop and con-
slider whether it can afford to en-
dorse a man who is to cost it's votes
or not. So far as we know Mr..
Fletcher has conducted an honorable
campaign for the republican nomi-
nation for the governorship and if
elected we feel he would make a
good governor but we would not call
it a mark of good citizenship or an
act deserving political reward if one
Of our neighbors should refuse to
comply with the tax laws of the
state and we cannot see it in a diff
fernt light in the case OF Mr.. Fetch
err. If Mr.. Fletcher is nominated
after this matter has been made pub
lie we shall support him for the gov
Crnorship but we believe the public
should have all the facts and then
vote as their judgment dictates. One
thing is certain the people are not
Obliged to have a man with ques-
tionable tax record for governor
unless they desire it. L. P. Slack
If this place can be drafted if the
people want him or they can vote
for ]. A. DeBoer. These men have
refused to personally solicit votes
and against them no suspicion OF
tax evasion has ever rested.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-06-12

We had hoped to make some COM
ment on the New Vermont Plat
form" promulgated by E. w. Glib
sen, candidate for congress, but lack
space. In short it would abolish
party bosses, get the postal savings
banks deposits for use of the local
farmers, have plenty of money.
around to use when moving the
crops, save the farmers of Vermont
100000 a year on fertilizers,
double the yield of all farm crops,
get government expert to give adj
vice to our road commissioners and
another to test seeds and chase pests
off the face of Vermont, raise the
price of butter, decrease the high
cost of living and get cheaper
freight rates. If you want these
things done and want Gibson to do
them he asks you to vote for him,
otherwise not. Meanwhile. if there is
anything else you want Gibson to do
ask him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-06-12

PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
THE CALIFORNIAN COMPANY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-06-12

ST. JOl
try does not have navy yard where
a feet of battleships could be rem
dezVoused. 1t has nine navy yards
on the Atlantic coast but none Of
these could accommodate more than
two battleships and some of them not
even one. In case of a threatened at
tack this country could not collect
it's battleships at any naval yard to
equip or repair them for active SER
vice.
Our army is not likely to have any
thing more serious than police duty
to perform at home or abroad for
years to come, but it cannot eeonom-
ically maintain the number of sold
iers required for this service. There
are in this country forty-nine army
posts located in twenty-four states
and territories. Some of them are
near the borders Of the country but
many of them are far inland, being
located there at the time the Indians
we're a menace. Only one of these
posts could accommodate a brigade,
only six more than one regiment and
thirty-one of them accommodate less
than a regiment. The impossibility
Of collecting an effective army at
any place in the United States is very
evident
These small and inficient accom-
modations for the army and navy are
not unknown. to Congress which ap-
PIRATES money for them so lavishly
as the heads of each Of these depart
ments have repeatedly called it's at
tention to the desirability of abolish
ing many of the small forts and
yards and constructing a few adj
vGntageous points large enough to be
OF real use to the country. But con-
gress does not dare act in accord
ance with these recommendations
because it would offend the people of
so many different sections of the
country. Fort Ethan Allen is of lit
tie military use but a Vermont Con-
gresham would be seriously criti-
cized by the business men of that
section if he should vote to have
It abolished. The same is true in the
twenty-three other states or terrific
ries where posts are located. Pol
itics is responsible for the unbus-
inesslike and expensive way in
which these two branches of the gov
eminent are conducted.
1t is to be hoped that we have
reached the maximum in our expen-
ditures for pensions. No man who
served his country at all is unprovid-
ed for now and his pension is as lib
eral as it should ever be- 1t will nee
essarily decrease unless congress
sees political advantage in providing
for the third and fourth edition of
veterans widows. 1t is to be hoped
| it will not and that our warlike ex-
penditures will be materially re-
duced.
In connection with this article
we wish to again call attention to
the efforts of President Taft to get
the conduct of the government on a
business basis. AS a result of the
investigation by his efficiency COM
mission he has recommended to
congress changes that would save the
government about $11, 100000 per
year in the conduct of its department
work. Politics again prompts con-
gress to ignore his suggestions and
Ito economy is in sight. However, if
the public gets informed regarding
actual conditions it may be better
politics for Congressman to curtail
our governmental expenses than to
continue such an unwarranted in
crease to please public crib-fed con-
stituents at home.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-06-12

w. J. BIGELOw,
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