The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-21
Hancock Department

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voters must elect Wilson ana return
The Democratic party to power. Mr.
Power then expressed mis- dislike of
the term Bull Moosors; by which the
Progressive party adherents are com
monty known. 1T is not digniiied ana
may be used by the boys on the streets
but the term Is not a refined one. The
so-called third party is made up on
dissruntled Republicans who were dis
appointed at Roosevelts failure to
land the Republican nomination I'm
Chicago last June"
Regrets Assault on Roosevelt.
Mr.. Power expressed his regrets AT
the assault made on Colonel Roosevelt
In Milwaukee n few evenings before
and declared that this assault can call
forth The detestation Of the American
people. He expressed great sympathy
for the ox-prcsident.
Mr.. Power then attacked the Pro-
gressive nominee for his re-entrance
into politics. He read his statement
given out In 1867 in which he declared
he was not a candidate and the letter
Colonel Roosevelt wrote to Editor
Moore of the Pttsburg Leader asking
that all the papers influence be used
to prevent his name being used in
this connection. What Washington re-
fused, what was denied t. Grant
should not be given TO Colonel Roose.
welt Mr. Power declared. Mr.. Power
closed his address with Il plea for sup
port both for himself ana for Mr.. pri-
neau who was to have addressed the
meeting. but was prevented from DOING
so on account Of Illness.
Address BY Mr.. Price.
Mr.. Price in opening his address OK
pressed regret that he would not be
able to go into the issues of the cam
paen as deeply and thoroughly as h,
would like but that he would an the
short time at his disposal attempt II
present few reasons why Wilson
and the Democratic party should be
placed in power at the coming election
Mr.. Price attacked Colonel Roose-
velts Republican administration for
Its failure TO take mp any Of the needed
social reforms that the Progressive
nominee is now urging.
Mr.. Price discussed panics ana the
tariffs in detail and endeavored tr
Show that the panics had all benn emo
monte panlos and not due TO politics
or tariff changes. The condition of
the treasury at the end of Clevelands
administration rs compared with it's
assumed office vas dealt with in de-
tail and the statement made that the
free trade bill was not responsible for
the panic of 1898 as ii had begun be-
fore the Democrats had assumed Of
fee. MIR. Price spoke of the wealth
of the country being in the hands OF
the few and made the statement that
this was not a condition to be toleYat-
cd as the possession of this wealth
gave them power to start a panic any
time they wanted TO.
Demos Real Proeressives.
MT. fTlce dShtu the voters 10 sup
port Mr.. Powers for congress .declar
ing that the present congressman from
this district represented the steel trust
rather than the people and referring TO
Mr. Macdonald the Progressive noml-
nee. declared that the Democrats of
the upper peninsula were the original
Progressives and that they objected To-
amy converted yearling of the antler-
ed herd breaking into our platform
Roosevelt called us anarchists sixteen
years ago, but he is using our plat
form Of that date today"
In closing. Mr.. Price spoke Of the
vast domains which this country has
acquired under Democratic rule de-
claring that every star on the nag
save only the original thirteen repre-
scented a state that had entered the
union under Democratic admiristra-
ton. even New Mexico and Arizona
the union in the PAST two
years Under a Democratic house"
Chairman Holland In closinE the
reminded the voters that The
Democratic llarty had candidates in
The field for sheriff, treasurer. prose
cutting attorney and mine inspector and |
urged the voters 10 give them their |
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