The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-04
CONGRESSMAN YOUNG.

CONGRESSMAN YOUNG.
Congressman Young will not take
advantage Of a supreme court ruling
to remove the name of his opponent on
the Progressive ticket from the ballot.
In this he exhibits his fairness.
Although the supreme court has Just
made this ruling. which is TO the effect
that an enrolled Republican cannot
run on the Bull Moose ticket Mr..
YOUNG has known for several weeks of
ilis legal opportunity to aid him.
self bat at no time has he desired to
profit by it,
MIR Young stands on his record in .
fair fight. 1t is a record of efficiency.
1t is now for the people to decide
whether he shall continue in office. lie
has no wish to be reelected by taxi
me advantage Of technicality.
Had he desired to tree himself OF
Progressive opposition he vou,d have
done so some time age. but he is
lighting fairly and the ballots the
voters get tome rrow Will be complete.
II faithful service IN behalf OF he
district counts fo- anything Mr.. Young
will be returned to Washington.
Here are some of thes measure
which MI. Young advocated and for
which nc voted:
When Roosevelt was president:
Esch-Townsend railroad rate bill;
the Hepburn railroad rate law, which
stopped rebates and free passes and
gave the Interstate Commerce Com
mission power to fix railroad passen-
ger and freight rates; the Pure Food
Law; the meat inspection law. the
National quarantine law the antrim
munity bath law; the Employers Liza
bility Law. which made corporations,
engaged in Interstate commerce, re-
spcnsible 70 their employees for the
,arelessness Of their fellow employees;
he law limiting the length of the
working day of trainmen ard teleg-
raphers the Ckild Labor Law: the law
giving compensation to Government
employees for injuries received while
IN the service Of the Government: the
ash-pan law, and the block signal sys-
tom investigation, designed to pro
mote the safety of railroad men; the
emergency currency law; and separate
statehood for Arizona ard New Next
GO. The Esch- Townsend railroad rate
bin failed u pass the Senate. All the
other measures became laws by pass
ing both Houses Of Congress ard re.
cei,ine the signature of President
Roosevelt They are known as the
Pocsevelt policies.
While MIR. Taft has been president:
The second railroad rate law, irterd-
ed TO remedy some defects in the Hep
purn law: both the Sulloway and
Sherwood pension bills, the latter of
which became d law and increases the
pensions Of the old soldiers. the law
establishing the bureau Of Mines,
charged with the duty of studying
causes Of accidents in mines and their
prevention. voted for an amend.
ment TO the Constitution INTENDED to
allow the Government to tax large in
comes; the amendment to the Consti-
tuition for the election of the United
states senator's by direct vote OF the
people; the tax on corporations which
brought % millions Of dollars into the
United States Treasury last year; the
publicity of campaign contributions
and expenses before and after prima-
ries, and before and after elections;
the appropriations for furnishing ex-
perts TO teach farmers how to do bet
ter farming: the Childrcns bureau;
the anti-phosphorus match bill. 10 pre-
vent the disease known as phossy jaw;
for all tho bills for the conservation OF
the public lands, including water