Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-31
REAL LIVE NEWS GOSSIP FROM DEM
OCRATIC NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

day executive, to be able to lead in
constructive craftsmanship as well as
to administer efficiently; for Wilson's
character, intellectual power, and pre-
vious training fit him peculiarly to
take an important part in progressive
| legislation. He is courageous and
frank; able and firm and always open
minded; qualities indispensable to
safe leadership.
"Progressives should support Will
son, not only in order to secure his
election, but in order to enable him
after election to carry out those pro-
gressive policies which he has so
much at heart. His nomination ranks
among the most encouraging events
| in American history Under the mas
terful and mastery leadership of Col
onel Bryan, the ideals Of American de-
mocracy triumphed over the reaction
aries of their money bags; the will
of the people prevailed over the de-
vices of the machine. The democrat
/ ic party has purified itself and has
been purged of its associations, so far
as it is possible to accomplish this
end by the action of a national con.
vention. But the struggle of privilege
for privilege is unending and omni-
present. That struggle is as subtle
as it is determined. The struggle will
not close when Wilson is elected. We
may be sure that every effort he may
make as president to carry out the
progressive policies will meet with
stubborn resistance from the possess.
ors and apostles of privilege. With
out loyal support from the progress
! ives of the country Wilson's war upon
unjust privilege must be futile. The
progressive cause can succeed only il
it has loyal support from the progress.
sives. 1t can fail only if the progress,
ives fail in their duty of giving to Viii.
son that full support"
Acting Chairman McAdoo has is
sued the following statement:
ION or before the 10th of Septem.
Der we are going to make public a Ii:E
of campaign contributions, and we
shall continue from time to time to
issue similar statements until the
election. The reason statements are
not issued earlier is because many oi
the state finance committees have not
I completed their organization.
Governor Wilson vii not enter
upon the usual polite. speech-mak-
! ing tours. He is going to accept inv.
! tations from different states to make
addresses on specific occasions, some
I of which may be wholly bipartisan.
/ He will speak Aug. 29 at Williams
1 Grove, Pa, at the annual meeting of
/ the Pennsylvania state grange, one
nj the largest gatherings of farmers
in the country. His other engage
Inents are as follows:
Buffalo, Labor day, upon invitation
from the United Trades and Labor
council of that city; September a.
dinner Il New York of tin Working
Mems Wilson and Marshall club;
/ Sept 10, Atlantic City, Spanish War
veterans meeting; Sept. Il, state fair
at Syracuse, N Y; Sept. 19, Scran,
ton at the ceremonies attendant upon
the notification of the democratic
state candidates. He has under con
sideration other invitations for inter.
mediate dates.
Glad to say that Mr.. McCombs Is
improving and we hope that he may
return to his desk within two or three
weeks at the outside. The reports
of friction are a cruel injustice to Mr.
McCombs. No man could be more
highly appreciated by his associates
We are all anxious for his speedy re
covery and return.
The governor met at headquarters
A. Mitchell Palmer, Pennsylvania
Josephus Daniels. Col; Robert Ewing
w. C. McAdoo, Rolla Wells, treasur
er; Henry Morganthau, chairman o
the finance committee and Charles r
Crane, vice chairman"