Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-11

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day he retired from office there were
| .O2O such combinations. capitalized
at $Sl. 1000, 900, 900.
4. He permitted the steel trust to
acquire the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Company. its principal rival, in yio-
lstion of the antitrust law, and for
babe the prosecution Of the Harvest.
er Trust at the request Of George w.
Perkins, HIS PRESENT NATIONAL
CHAIRMAN.
:. The man, next to Roosevelt, re,
sronsible for the third term move
NETT, is Geo. W, Perkins; Perkins
is the promoter and defender Of the
most pernicions trusts in the United
States, which are the most vicious
imposeTs on men, women and child
rem wage earnegs Of the country.
6. He urges the legahzation Of wa
tered stock and monopoly. as first ad.
Vocated by Perkins, mis- principal
supporter and financial hacker.
z. He acceptde campaign contriba,
tons from trusts, insurance. compan-
les and crooked business" and de.
MED that he had done so--"My dear
: Harrimtq." He stands for Boss"
: Finn, Boss" Woodruff and other
Bosses" who serve him.
al 8. During the seven years he was
president, he failed, even refused, TO
lift finger against high tariff. Who
o believes, If elected, he would try to
e reduce excessive tariff taxes? Why
Il is he surrounded now by high tariff
men who are contributing freely to
. his campaign fund?
3. He loves war better than peace.
10. Out Of office he promises too
n much, and in office performs too lit,
d tie.
es ii. He says that the small farmer
and the abcrer of the city are not
d. to be mentioned in the same breath
rs with cowboys, etc. After describing
1s the drunkenness and the deadly
IT. shooting affrays Of the cowboys, he
he writes:
y. But they are much better fel.
nj lows and pleasaqter companions
= than the small farmers or agricul-
tural labOrers; or are the mechan-
les of a great city to be mentioned
IN the same breath with them"
r IL. President Taft, who knows hin
= best. says of him: He is a dema
- gogue, a neurotic, aflatterer, an ego
u tist."
u A Dozen Reasons Why 1 Should. Vote
y For Next President Wilson,
q BECAUSE:
= !. He is the only candidate fo
q President who represents the real
the vital and the effective progress
y sive forces in this country.
y 2. He stands for tariff revision
Il downward in the interest of lowe
q prices and the elimination Of monuu
q oily.
n 3. He stands for the trust leeisla
ton which will prevent the control {
prices through any sort oT monopoly
y 4. He stands for the income ia
and believes that wealth shoul
q share the burdens els wei as tn
q blessings of government.
= 3. He stands for the rights of /,
Dor and the protection CT the ma
who cams his bread by the sweat {
y his brow, as shown in his record a
Il Governor of New Jersey. =
q 6. He stands for the revival of OIL
= merchant marine, and for the govern
q ment encouragement Of agricultur
industrial and vocational education.
Z. He trusts the people and b,
y lieves that the governed should go
q ern; and that Senators should be oh
q EN- by the people.
q 3. He faithfully performs in offiC
- the promises made out OF office.
8. He will Clean House" at Wasl
ingtm as he has Cleaned House
y in New Jersey.
III He breaches and practice
q clean politics, and practices It effe,
r lively. He unalterably opposes nj
= chine politics and the rule of tn
bosses.
- II. He stands for legitimate b
u business every day. but for monopol
n never.
q IL. AS Senator LaFollette saw
n HE approaches every problem VIII
x the solemn promise to be really, /
the highest sense, a servant Of III
people"