Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-28
Wall Street Willing to Go to Al
most Any Extreme to Bring
About His Defeat.
PREFERS CLARK OR HARMON
True Reason for tho Understanding
That Exists Between the Sup
porters of Those Two CandI-
datcs-ls Made Plain.
BY J. L. O'CONNOR,
Attorney General Of Wisconsin.

cratic party, In national convention,
been designated as the Second Dec
laration Of American independence"
With the exception Of that plank de-
claring in favor OF the free and I'M
limited coinage OF silver, every other
principle there cnunciated has since
become the political faith OF at least
30 per cent. OF the rank and file OF the
Democrats, and more than 30 per
cent OF the rank and file OF the Re
publicans OF this nation.
In an interview published in the
Madison State Journal. and which can
be supported by the affidavit of Mr..
Abbot o. Barton as being just as It
was given, Mr.. Pierstorff said:
ives, have consented to act az q
delegate II elected. | was teiephoned
to from Milwaukee asking II would
consent to serve, and agreed to do 90.
WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE
SUPPORTERS OF CLARK AND
HARMON THAT WHICHEVER ONE
OF THESE TWO RECEIVES THE
LARGER VOTE SHALL GET THE
SUPPORT OF THE OTHERS
FORCES. With that understanding !
agreed to become a candidate for
delegate"
What does this combination mean7
II It be true. as 1t has been 20 often
asserted by Mr.. Bryan in the Com
moner and by him in interviews, that
Governor Harmon Is satisfactory to
Wall street and the special interests,
II II be true that Mr.. Harmon Is salts
factory to the special interests and
that Mr.. Clark IL satisfactory to the
great body OF the Harmon supporters.
does II not logically follow that Mr..
Clark, for some reason or other. is
likewise satisfactory to Wall street
and tho special interests7
In order to prevent the Democrats
from nominating real Progressive,
backed by a real Progressive record.
We are met In this state and else
where with combination OF the
forces that have heretofore supported
Governor Harmon with those who are
supporting Mr. Clark. II IL said that
these combinations are found In every
Progressive state, and we have the
conclusive evidence OF the existence
Of that combination in the state OF
Wisconsin.
The Harmon forces and employees
spent much time and effort In this
state organizing In his interest, and
had selected the men who we're to
stand as delegates-at-large for Har
mon. For time they we're rash
enough to make the claim that Har
mon would secure the Wisconsin
delegation Further and more partic-
ular investigation may have convinced
them that their claim was unfounded
Up to the time this discovery was
made, there were no other candidates
considered In this state except Gov
ernor Harmon and Governor Wilson,
but when the discovery Of Harmon's
weakness was made. then a new or
ganization was formed. ostensibly In
support OF Speaker Clark, but In real
ity In support of combination be-
tween Harmon and Clark,
This combination and agreement, as
disclosed by Mr. Pierstorff, indicates
that the managers of the movement
to defeat Governor Wilson have recog.
nized the fact that the sentiment Of
the majority of the Democrats in the
country Is In favor OF the nomination
of Governor Wilson, and that he win
go into the convention with more than
majority of the delegates. Why,
then, is this agreement made between
the Clark forces and the Harmon
forces?
The very combination and agree
ment disclosed by Mr.. pierstorff. and
Its evident purpose, gives the fiat de
NAL to their fiamboynnt declarations
In favor Of the rule OF the majority,
Progressive Democrats should not be
misled, deceived and divided Men
who are opposed to the nomination OF
Governor Harmon should not be trick
cd Into voting for delegates who un.
der certain conditions are pledged to
vote for Harmon. They ought not to
cast their votes for Clark delegates
who by virtue OF this agreement are
mon in case Clark does not have more
delegates than Harmon has
Governor Wilson had opposed to
him both the Democratic and Repub-
lican machines OF New Jersey, and the
state senate was composed of ma
Jority OF Republicans. Yet, In the face
Of this opposition. in one short SEES
sion Of the legislature, through his en-.
ergy. ability and intelligence he had
placed on the statute book of the state
OF New Jersey. the mother of trusts"
the following reform legislation:
I. An employers liability act. max.
ing the employer responsible for the
physical welfare Of every man. woman
or child In his or their employ,
3. An act abolishing contract labor
In the state prisons Of New Jersey.