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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-12
Al Queer idea.

A Democratic exchange informs
Its readers that the problem of re-
versing Republican victories at the
polls can be solved by calling the
tarif tax. that is, using the word
tax" all the time in the campaign
instead Of the word tariff"
The problem is far easier of So
luton then than anyone imagined.
The suggestion put into application
says the exchange is all that is
needed to solve the problem. How
simple!
Now the Democratic national con-
vention can put any old ticket in the
ield-'Bryan, Wilson. Clark, Folk or
some Dick or Harry. even Governor
Harmon, SO long as the word tax"
is used and the word "tariff'' is not
used.
The word tariff" strikes terror
to Democratic hearts. Several years
ago they foisAed the wnsonIGorman
.tariff law on the country. OF course,
they never once called It a tax law
and they have even tried to defend
it as a tarifr measure. So far as
the party chances were concerned
that tariff tinkering taxed" the
party ticket to death. Again, the
word tariff" frightens free traders,
except when it is put up to them
to provide for government money.
Then they are willing to and do I'M
pose a tax If they could only
run the government on wind, they
would be happy, not so much from
an economical viewpoint as that OF
demonstrating that anything that is
free" is alright even to the pro-
verbal Democratic free silver, free
trade and free liquor.
Competition with pauper labor is
correct in their view so long as they
can carry out their tax theory. They
do not give fddler's damn whether
the mare goes in this country or not
so long as they can have all things
free. Laboring people in America
can starve to death and free traders
do not care, if they can but have.
their hobby operating.
Taxation. however, is a question,
of great worry to many Democratic
party men, as shown by the great
amount of lodging they do in this
state. They hate to pay taxes. They
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-12

The newly organized Crescent
duck pin team under the manage
ment Of Earl @. Dresbach, made it's
appearance on the alleys Thursday
night and won two games out Of
three from Knapp's Donohue and
johnson team. The Crescents
played a fair game Thursday night,
but nothing like it will play when
1t gets togetAer.
Tracy Martyr and Vincent Goecke
are the new recruits Manager ORES.
bach has aftaeIed' to his team in
place OF HoRheimer and CoRman.
Martyr did not make very good
showing last night hut on account
Of its being HIS first game, and not
being usedSto keeping back of the
foul line, he lost a large number Of
pins in this way. Goecke worked
like an old timer and finished the
game with an average OF LOG pins,
which is remarkably good.
Ours, of the Donohue and John
son team was-absent, and Captain
Knapp had an of night. or that
team would have won two games.
Captain Dresbach, of the Cres-
cents, had high individual score and
high average for the evening, rolling
1913 in the second game for high,
and totaling S61 in the three games
averaging 1870.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-12
.Iaft Keeps the Falth.

q Haa
The man who got OF the following
qrtnitted personal disappoint-
ilelt perhaps failure to get a pub
lie Office, to drive him insane.
..rnstead OF keeping the platform
pledges, he has destroyed them"
How about his course on the tar
tff2 The national platform declares
plainly for the protective principle
and maximum and minimum rates
to be established by the President.
The platform promised special SEES
sion Of Congress to revise the tariff.
Such q session was sheldi .eThat.sss-
sion may not have passed an ideal
tariff bill, but 1t was followed by an
other session at which reciprocity
was enacted SO far as this country
Is concerned. A tarif board has re-
ported, too. The Presidents course
on the tariff question has not VIC
lated the party platform pledge.
The party was committed by plat
form to the appointment Of ma
tional monetary commission. Such
commission was appointed and Con-
gress has its report. Mr.. Taft has
not broken the party pledge on the
currency question,
+ The panty said establish postal
savings bank system and Mr.. Taft
has done so.
The party in its platform asked
that the Sherman antitrust law be
amended. and Mr.. Taft has been and
is now urging Congress to amend it.
in accordance with the national
platform.
Mr.. Taft has not broken the prom
Use as to railroads and their en-
.ployees.
The party promised a bureau Of
mines and mining. The country has
It.
Statehood -for Mexico and Arl.
iona were promised. They have 1t.
The truth is no pledge of the
party has been broken, and If there
be any not yet FULFILLED. it is not the
fault OF the President.
Taft has kept the faith and fought
a good fight.
Enumerate some OF the important
things his administration has done.
The court OF commerce has been
created and the powers Of the In
terstate Commerce Commission en-
larged. Both of these are recog-
nized by the people as good, while
the railroads are not especially ad.
miring them,
without the suggested amend
'ments to the Sherman antitrust
the greatest trusts in the country
have been ''ssolved and heavy Anes
collected, the greatest trustLbursting
era in the history of the world.
The Panama canal is being built
without even hint of scandal or in
efficiency. 1t is the greatest indus
trial undertaking the world has
ever known.
The postoHice department de.
fciency has been wiped ont and for,
the first time in years there is money
to sitcredit. 3
The army and navy were never SO
proficient as now.
OR foreign relations are good
and America has foreign markets
as never before.
With all these things accom-
plished, the Telegram challenges
any and ali to show that Mr.. Taft
has destroyed the panty platform
pledges. Instead he has faithfully
kept them and most all of them
are fultilled.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-12

seem IMP iotic enough moi to
want q a. thelr fair share il main
taipin the government and with
eHaracteristies It isnot passing
that they should conclude
TIN tue word tax would have
the same erect on the people gener-
aliya Is II has on them. II they can
only spread their terror 50 as to
mt contagious, they say they
can ihocuIate a sumcient number
Of yoters to solve the problem Of re.
vers Republican victories at the
polls
T1e 1ea Is queer N
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-12
GERMANY.
lContinned from page .two.l

among the other parties and are
hated by the emperor, who has
termed them 1.-THE arch enemies of
the empire" Their growth has
been almost phenomenal. IN 1874
they polled 11S,O4S votes; in 1877.
49S,25S; in 1890, /, 42719S; and
in 1907, 3,258,OOO. This growth
has come in the face of most de-
termined opposition from the gov
eminent, which suffers no Socialist
to hold any important government
position or to receive any political
honor, decoration or title.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-12
BOWL. NIB NEWS

" 81. W.
The Clarlsburg duck pin team de-
feated the Burnsvllle team in well
played game at the Gore alleys
Thursday thight BY the score Of
1877 to 14sI )
The Burnsvtiie aggregation started
on like winners, having the local
team beat nifty pins in the fifth
frame Of the first game, but with
little steady rolling the local boys
picked up forty Eve Of the afty pins
in the last ave frames. giving the
huntsville team a lead of ave pins
at the end of the first game.
It was soon seen when the second
game started that tie Burnsville
boys were outclassed, and when the
game was over the local team had
"a lead of ninety-five pins, giving it
a lead of ninety pins to start into the
last game with. The last game was
like the second-nothing but the
home team-winning the game by
seyenty-six pins.
Lee Johnson, of the local team,
had high score for the evening when
he rolled 40 in the second game.
beating Patterson three pins, Pat
.terson had high average for the
evening, making total Of s7s pins,
giving him an average of 1874 for the
three games,
The scores:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-12
The SCORES

ClaFksburg.
Johnson ~ 4. 1O7 ,14o s7-s44
coughlin. ..-t. ,1o6 nos 1O4-S14
Patterson i, =. 1877 1877 i1Os-s7s
lDayisson. 49,. SO Ill $3.50
Dresbach. $3.50. Zig 101 110LS24
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-12
Standing of Teams.
TOPICAL WINTER.

There is typical West Virginia
winter here now, Several inches Of
snow fell Thursday night and the day
is cold enough not TO be out too long.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-12
An Evening Echo.

Truth is inclusive OF all the yir-
tues. is older than sects and schools.
and, like charity, more ancient than
mankind, "A. BRONSON ADcoTT.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-12
Total. 4gO 81 Sc 15a1 /

Tonight's Game.
Crystals vs.. Gas Company,
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08
is 1T "UNsocIALIsTIc"

Comrade Collins, in his speech at Nor
NAL hall last Sunday night, took occa-
sion to criticise the Fifteenth ward
branch severely for the adoption of its
new plan as outlined in last weeks Bull
letin, declaring it was "unsocialistic" to
place the business of the branch in the
hands of committee He went further
and said that the Fifteenth deserved to
be condemned for its action. This cen
sure might have been just if the F1f-
teenth had confined all its business,
including the voting on referendums to
its business committee, which should
meet behind closed doors and against
whose decisions no appeal could be
taken; but such was far from the case.
AS stated in The Bulletin, all meetings
of this committee are open to all mem
bers at all times, and any member can
call a general membership meeting at
any time that there is the slightest dis
satisfaction with the work of the COM
mittee.
The plan has only just been installed,
and what changes may be required only
the full development of the plan can
show; but whatever they may be they
can be made when the exigency arises.
1t is not known how the ma
tional scheme of Socialism is 60
ing to work out, but most all Socialists
are willing to leave to the comrades at
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08
RECORD AND ACCOUNT BOOKS.

Every Socialist branch and local
should secure the blank books that were
gotten up purposely for these organiza-
tions. The combination book for the
financial secretary costs S1.25 for 100
names; S1.75 for 200 names and $2.25
for 300 names. The space for each name
is good for two years account. The
book for the recording secretary is only
rs cents, but If you already have a suit
able book to keep the minutes in you
can just order the combination book,
which contains both a cash book and
a ledger and it makes the financial Sec
retary the treasurer also.
Order them from the state Office and
they will be sent postpaid to you. If
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08
ILLUSTRATED LECTURES.

Comrades Robert and Thomas Knight
of Longmont are getting ready to start
out on a tour to deliver two illustrated
lectures at each place they stop. The
picture shown in one lecture is the Evo-
luton of the Machine, which shows the
old method and the new in both farm
ing and factory production. The other
lecture is framed up in Milwaukee and
entitled Socialists at Work. They will
be routed to any place that will procure
a hall and advertise the meetings for
both nights. The local comrades must
furnish the entertainment for the
nights and then can either sell tickets
or take up collection and pay for the
hall rent out of the receipts, then turn
over onehalf of the remainder to the
state Office If
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08
DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL
CONVENTION.

1t has come to our notice that the at
tention of both members and especially
officials of the party must be called to
the provisions in both the national and
state constitutions of the party that in
order to be eligible for delegate a
member must have been member con-
tinuously for two years and in this state
at least one year. So person that has
been out of the party within two years
or out of the state party within the last
year cannot be a delegate.
1t should have stated this on the call
for nominations, the same as you will
notice it is stated on the call for nom-
nations for candidates for the woman's
national committee, that they must have
been a continuous member for three
years. II
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08
OLD AGE PENSION PETITION.

The national office of the Socialist
party publishes a notice which says:
DO not send the old age pension petit
tion to Berger" But send it to your
congressman when the work is COM
pleted, then write to both Berger and
Simon Guggenheim, telling them that
you have sent such petitions to your
congressman and state the number OF
names there were on them. Congress-
man-atlarge is Edward T. Taylor, OF
Glenwood Springs; First district is At
terson w. Rucker; Second district is
John A. Martin. Address all the con-
gressmen to house of representatives
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08

Two years ago the state secretary was
instructed to not furnish the names OF
the local secretaries. TO anyone except
the national office. SO as to prevent busi-
ness exploitation and free lance advo-
Gates from making profit from the So
cialists in the state. This order has now
been modified. so as to allow the secre-
tary to publish the names and addresses
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08


Cripple Creek Branch OF Teller county
local moves to amend Sec. IL OF Art
XIX OF the state party constitution to
read as follows: THE salary of tho
state secretary shall be $4,000 per month
for all regular work required in the Of
flee"
Boulder City Branch seconds the
amendment to the state party constitu-
tion proposed by New Windsor. about
dues-stamps for the unemployed, first
published Feb. l. 1912.
In accordance with the decision OF the
N. T. c. in December followed by the
s. Il. c. decision In February nomina-
tions and motions will be recognized
only when they come from either
branches or from n membership meeting
OF the locals as one organization. and
not from the action taken by any dele
gate body.
In accordance with the democratic
principle n delegate body cannot act for
the individual member as that is the
way the legislatures elect United States
senators. But the function OF such body
should be executive and such action MS
may be specially delegated TO II. This
decision was needed in both the na.
tional and state organization as both
constitutions are silent on that point.
A. II. FLoATEN.
State Secretary.
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08
OF STATE ExECU
TIVE COMMITTEE, FEB. 4TH, 1912.

Called to order by state secretary at
1880 p. m.
w. p. Collins chosen chairman
Other members present we're w. H..
Leonard and Mary l.. Geffs.
Minutes of previous meeting, Dec. 10,
read and approved.
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08
STATE DEPART76ENT.
National Committeeman,

John Troxel, Cripple Creek.
State Secretary. ry.............A. A. II. FIoaten
1870 Monroe ST., Denver.
Chairman of State Executive COMMITTEES
G. II. Freeman. 329 w. May, Cripple Creek
Chairman of General State COMMITTEES,
Robert Knight, 319 Atwood ST.. Longmont
Woman's state correspondent and member
of the Woman's National Committee.
M. Octavia Floaten. 1880 Monroe St.
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

Canon City moves to amend Sec. IL.
Art. XIX OF the state party constitution.
to read as follows: The monthly salary
OF the state secretary shall be $4,000"
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08

Public meetings at Normal hall,
1545 Glenarm street, every Sunday at
eight o'clock p m. Good speakers and
music. All who are alive to the great
economic questions of the times should
attend. Admission free. tt.
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08

County Secretary. NJ. octavia F1oaten,
o oI4SO,1dG 1890 Monroe Re M St MARSHALL.
5121 Perry St
sub-Executiye Committee4Ernes siegei5 se5
1924 E; seth Ave- anth and w, sco H. Leonard 0''
County Delegate Committee meets sec,
ond Friday evening of each month at rooh'
40l Club Bldg branches.
1st Ward. e. E Miller. Fin. Sec 81 ~
Champa st. Meets every first and fhiTd dTf
18th and Larimer SITS.
I'd Ward, G. C. Virgins, Fin. Sec, 1924 Cal, Cal
iforna st Meets a ses0nd 18th aga st.
srd Ward. E Ringnell. Fin. Sec. 2s45 Lar
inner ST.
4th Ward, Nels Klang. Fin. Sec, 1917 18th 18th
ST. Meet every Thursday night Al Ii''
Lawrence st.
9th Ward, Evelyn Lepore, Fin. Sec, 342o
Alcott St. Meet every Thursday even
ing at 1920 Alcott st.
7th ward-subdivision No. !, John Nitsch,
Fin. Sec, ss1s Wewatta St st. pSmer Meets Hsfi SeH-
31st and Downing SITS. - c..
4514 Elizabeth st.
sth Ward. C. S. Baker. Fin. Sec. 2sSo
Washington St. Meet first and third Fri
day evenings at 2442 Glenarm Fl
1sth Ward, A H. F1oaten. Fin. Sec; 143o ,,
ThursdaS 9nroi ~ evenings es at at sss Br.adway.
18th Ward, Alva N. Gordon, Fin. Sec, s77
MrpGsa 81 kaismath Mssas Fst St. and h'ro
13th ward-Subdivision No. 1, Louis Alex
ander, 1416 S. Clarkson st. Meets
every Friday evening for propaganda
and first Wednesdays for business at
Comrade Bishops house, 23S South
Ogden All are invited to propaganda
meetings. Socialists of Twelfth and
Thirteenth wards please take notice.
Excellent basement hail.
"a ricin Nn n.
Sec, Denver Mills Postoffice.
18th Ward. J.. W. Martin, Fin; Sec. 4SIo ~ :,
Yates St Meets every Tuesday evening
at 5015 Lowell Blvd.
10th Ward, Berger Olson, Fin. Sec, 254l
Alcott ST. Meets every Thursday at
1924 w Gath Ave.
Jewish Branch, l. Cart. Fin. Sec. 146s
Lowell Blvd
German Branch. P. Schriofsky Fin. sec''
scandinavian Branch, Axel Ahlstrom. Fin.
Sec, 3036 w. 34th Ave. Meets at NO. 10
on Sixteenth avenue the first and third
Thursday evenings.
Edgewater Local meets every THURSDAY
f:30 D. M. 2212 Eaton st. E. X. Leitch'
sec'y.
Subscription cards for the Chicago
Daily Socialist are SO cents for Two
months, S1.O0 for four months or $500 a
year.
And sub-cards for the international
Socialist Review 25 cents for three
months, or s1.00 year. Also sub-cards
for the Social-Democratic Herald at 90
cents a year and Political Action 70
cents a year.
Any of these sub-cards are for sale by
our literature agent, T. j. Brown, 529
Humboldt street, and A. H. Floaten.
They will be mailed direct to the publ
cations or they will be mailed to any
person that orders them. (tf)
Public meetings at Normal hall,
1545 Glenarm street, every Sunday at
eight o'clock p. m. Good speakers and
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08

and Guggenheim to the senate. Wash
ington, D. G. tt
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08

The last Bulletin had two errors in
about the prices of supplies. which are
corrected this week, SO save this issue.
Monthly dues stamps ..............15 .15c
Supplies for new branch or local. &c for
each charter member, but not less than
SOC for any organization.
Application cards, each. ch............kc &c
Membership cards, each. ........... 1c
Political candidates resignation. &c
Party buttons in lots of 5 or more. &c
600 for $1,000
Party buttons, gold plated or the
Karl Marx red flag pin, each. .... Csc
(But in lots OF or more, 20c.)
Platforms in English. per 100. ......1 15c
Platforms in other languarges, 100. .30c
State party constitutions. each. go. zoe
(But in lots of or more, 15c)
National party constitutions, each. &c
Gn many languages.)
Laws of Naturalization, each .10c
(In many languarges.)
Petitions for political nominations
that holds 100 names, each. ....... .15c
Dues-Notice cards, each. ch............1 .1kc
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08

The national secretary, Comrade Work.
in his report in the monthly Bulletin for
January suggests the same thing in re
CARDS to special stamps for those unable
to pay dues, as is proposed by our New
Windsor local, except that Work proposes
that these shall be provided free by the
national office: that each local secre-
tary may make requisition from the state
office and the state secretary may make
requisition from the national office, with
out any cost to either. except the print
ing by the latter. know that New
Windsor did not know anything about
Comrade Works suggestion. as 1t was
not made when the local acted. but 1t is
highly commendable and should be adopt
ed by our state whether it is adopted
nationally or not.
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08
PROPOSED MEMBERSHIP REFEREN-
DUMS.

New Windsor local has initiated the
following proposed amendment to our
state party constitution:
Amend section of article VI, by add
ing the following words: Provided that
a special stamp shall be furnished by
the state secretary at cost, to be used
when any party member may be tenn
porarily unable to pay dues on account
of unemployment. Unemployment shall
mean either sickness. strikes, lockouts
of the member. ANY member unable to
pay dues shall notify the financial sec
retary of his organization OF such in
ability and the secretary shall affix the
special stamps in the same manner as
the regular dues stamps. The accept
ance of these stamps by any member
shall in no way act to disqualify such
member from any and all the rights and
privileges of members paying dues, ex-
cept that the organizations shall not be
allowed to report to the state office more
votes cast than the organization has paid
dues for: otherwise the whole vote of
that organization will be rejected"
New Windsor local has initiated the
following state membership referendum
THE salary OF the state secretary OF
the Socialist party shall be $500 a
month until May 1, 1919"
Both of the above proposed referen-
dums will remain open for seconding OF
same for 80 days, or until enough do SO
that are equal to either 10 per cent. of
the membership or 10 per cent. of the
organizations in the state, from not less
than two other counties besides Weld.
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08
Denver Local Department.
LOCAL DENvER OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

Mary L. Geffs, 5O25 Tennysop St. Editor
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08

Rev. Maurice r. Murphy OF Pueblo,
who has quit the pulpit. as prcachSr.
Is ready to talk Socialism at any place
where he Is desired. at the cost OF rail-
road fare and local entertainment.
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08

Giuseppe Bcrtclh. editor OF the ftallanI
weekly periodical In Chicago. Will pgsa'
through Colorado 10 California and w
deliver lectures 20 the Italians II de-
sired. The state secretary has written
for terms
United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08

Carl Legien OF Germany. secretary OF
the Trades Unions and member Of the
Socialist party in Germany VIII deliver
lectures In the United States for about
eleven weeks. For dates and terms ad-
dress State Agitation committee. 2i3
East Eighty-fourth street. New York.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-27
Polished and Vigorous.

Observing a passenger with the un-
lighted butt OF cigar In his fingers.
the street car conductor requested HIN
to put IL ont.
1T is out. you chump." responded
the passenger.
Pardon me-" resumed the conductor.
IF have failed to make myself clear
The condition To which | had reference
~was not one OF mere temporary non
combustion. but OF elimination. the
eradication. ! might say. OF the physi-
cal presence Of your nicotine laden rem
nant. this process followed necessarily
by cessation of the odOr now permeat
ing an atmosphere already somewhat
deficient, | fear. In the essential ele-
ment OF ozone. I'm humble conduct
or. and my aim Is to please; but. yon
big porcine stiff. you throw that cigar
through the door or I'll throw you aud
1t both. SeeT
Excuse me. professor" replied the
passenger meekly. and the Incident
was closed. Philadelphia Ledger.