The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-03
Progressive Candidate Con-
tinues Preaching the Doc
trines of Social Betterment
Legislation.
TARIFF WAS DEALT
WITH BY CANDIDATE
Says the Progressive Party
Stands for Square Deal TO
Workers and 1t Deserves
Victory.

This noon Gierluf Jensen, Progress
sive candidate for congressman. spoke
to a good crowd of employees of the
Wayne Works. He told his audience
that the Progressive party was the on
ly one which advocated sane and bene-
ficial legislation for the men and wo-
men in the ordinary walks of life. He
said the party was founded by the peo-
pie for the purpose OF bringing about
better conditions for themselves and
that the people should support their
own party. Prosperity which bene-
fitted only few classes OF citizens
was unhealthy prosperity, he said.
and he pointed out that the Progress
sive party stood for a prosperity that
would beneficially affect every class.
This could be obtained. he said, by es-
tablishing a tariff low enough to re-
lieve the condition OF the wage-earn-
ers. and high enough to protect legiti-
mate business interests.
The Democratic party advocates re-
moval of tariff. thereby dealing .
death blow to American business and
throwing the workers into competition
with cheap European labor.
What G. o. p. is For.
The Republican party. on the other
hand. he said. advocated extreme pro-
lection for Big Business. which meant
the continue .on OF small wages foH
the workers and exhorbitant prices "a
necessities of life.
Elect Pr gressive administering
and congress and we will take u
tariff question out of politics. ar
place II in the hands or tariff COD
mission, to be handled in an expe<
manner and for the best interests 4
all the people. II you send me to cor
gress I pledge myself to aid In the
work of tariff reform and all the rest
of the legislative program outlined in
the Progressive platform for the bene-
| fit of the workers of this nation.
have been a toiler since the age of
twelve. know what you need. boys.
for am one of you." Mr.. Jensen said.
Tours the County.
Gierluf Jensen swept through the
northwestern section of the county
Wednesday afternoon. speaking to
large and enthusiastic crowds at
Greensboro, Webster and Williams
burg.
The Progressive candidate for con-
gress was quite hoarse as a result OF
the strenuous campaign he has been
waging in the county this week. but
he had the same vim he displayed on
the opening day of his campaign and
he made a marked impression on his
audiences.
Northwestern Wayne was discoyer-
ed to be a hotbed OF Progressiveism
and Mr.. Jensen was repeatedly inform
ed that the townships he visited
would give him and the other candi-
dates on the Progressive ticket q re
markable majority.
l. Mr. Jensen came to Wayne county Z
few days ago practically unknovn ex'
cept in Washington and Jackson town
ships. Within ten days he has won :
warm spot in the hearts OF hundreds
of men and women through his unique
personality and enthusiasm for the
cause for which he is working.
The crowds that greet him become
larger each day and when he closes
his county campaign in Cambridge
Milton and Dublin, Saturday, his for
mer neighbors will probably turn oui
en- masse to greet him.
At williamsburg. indiana.
In the hall at Williamsburg last
night a large number of the crowd
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