The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17

Cham A. This count shows that Wilson, in the ballots cast, had clear majority of 49 over all other candidates Of the number who indicated prefer ence for wilson 276 voted for Taft four years ago, 752 voted for Bryan, 51 for Lebs and 174 did not state for whom they had voted. Of the .576 who indi- cated a preference for Roosevelt, 416 had voted for Taft and 1O3 for Bryan Thus Wilson gained practically 234 votes from the Republicans for every one that he lost to Roosevelt An other significant fact in. connection with straw vote is that the large ma jority of those who expressed pref erence for Debs voted for Taft four
 Governor wilson's position on the tariff is so clear and well defined that it merits the closest study of every earnest citizen For example, he said in his speech of acceptance:
 .sThe revision should begin with the schedules which have been most ob- to raise prices in the United States arbitrarily and without regard to the prices pertaining elsewhere. in the mar kets of the world and it should before ed to every item in every schedule which affords any opportunity for mo- nopoly. for special advantage to i'm fted groups of benehciaries, or for sub sidized control of any kind in the mar kets or the enterprises of the country; until special favors of every sort shall
 
 every part of our laws of taxation shall have been transformed from a system of governmental patronage in to a system of just and reasonable charges which shall fall where they will create the least burden. When we shall have done that. can fix adjustment in a new spirit and with clear minds. We shall then be part ners with all the business men of the country, and a day of freer, more sta- aIN< 6 r1 r1afIs
 Nothing can be clearer than that Governor Wilson has given the sub- ject of tariff revision close and intel ligent study. He has avoided the freactionary. attitude of the Taft Re 'pubIicans and has put to shame the disingenuous quibbling of the third this important issue of the campaign. He has left nothing to inference but has clearly and honestly stated his po sition The American people who have SO long been the victims of Republi- can populations of platform pledges regarding the revisions of the tariff, will find Governor wilson's frank and clean cut statement refreshing and in spring. His speech of acceptance holds out the prospect for the first tirne in many years that the tariff will be actually revised downward and revised with reference to the good of all the people rather than for the spe- cial interests which heretofore have been able to prevent the Republican Party complying with it's solemn plat form pledges
 William LaFolIette brother of Senator LaFoilette was a caller at Democratic Headquarters to-day For many years. LaFo1lette has been resident of South Dakota, and during that period was and is an active Dem ocrat He is at present residing in Madison. wisconsin.
 .sWfIson will carry all of the North western States according to the pres ent outlook said LaFollette- In South Dakota, as in Iowa and NehraS- ka the third term party has captured the Republican electoral ticket and the Taft Republicans will be compell- ed to go on the official ballot by petl- tion We all Know what this means. The Republican party in these states as we'll in North Dakota, Wiscon- sin and Montana is hopeIessly split into factions, while the Democatic or