The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-09-13
WILSON VIA LAFOLLETTE.

Spreckels Comes Ont Strongly For
Jerseyman fin Magazine Wisconsin
ite Expected To Release His Friends
to Vote For Democratic Candidate.
Washington; Aug. Ex-senator La
Toilette, leader of all the Republican
progressives in Congress, may not be
openly supporting Governor Wilson
for the Presidency, but he is lending
his magazine to that support. He is
allowing appeals to his friends in
Wilson's behalf through the medium
Of hi publication.
Tia the last issue Of the Ia Toilette
Weekly is a leading article by Ru-
dolph Spreckels, the millionaire re-
former of San Francisco, and one of
the pioneer followers of LaFollette,
urging all progressives To rally lU the
support of Governor Wilson. The
Californian says the Democratic nomi-
nee is the only genuine progressive in
the race for the Presidency.
Says Taft II Out Of Question
After showing why President Taft
and Colonel Roosevelt are in league
with special privilege, the writer ex-
plains why Governor Wilson is not
controlled or remotely Influenced by
the interests. President Taft, MIR.
Spreckles says, is out Of the question
from the standpoint of progressive,
thinking people, whereas Colonel
Roosevelt j. only progressive BE-
cause Id il to hi advantage to be one
at this time.
OF Governor Wilson Spreckels
says:
Special privilege interests will not
support Wilson. They prefer either
Taft Oh Roosevelt, for these interests
were permitted to grow more power
full in all matters during the admins
trations of both Taft and Roosevelt.
Four more years of. either would no
doubt result i'm legislation making
legal the watered stocks and bonds Of
the great trusts, and the exploitation
of the masses would continue.
IAN Awful Burden On the People,
Special privilege greed has placed
an awful burden upon the American
people during the administration of
both Taft and Roosevelt. Both of
these men have had an opportunity to
correct these wrongs, but have not
done o. The evils must be stamped
out by the voters by electing some.
one other than Taft or Roosevelt at
the coming election, or more serious
methods for the elimination Of the in
f1uence of predatory wealth will fol-
low
II feel justified in bringing these
facts to the attention of the people,
feeling satisfied that if they investi-
gate carefully, in the place of being
stampeded by mere noise or by the
cheap promises of designing politi-
clans, they will decide as haye-that
Governor Wilson alone deserves their
support at the coming election
Shows Trend 81 Vote.
The announcement Of Mr.. Spreckels
that he will support Governor Wilson,
coupled with the visit and announce
ment to the same effect of Louis
Brandeis, Of Boston, the other day,
shows which way the La Toilette peo-
pie mean to vote in the coming cleo
ton. Both Spreckels and Brandeis
were originally Ia Toilette support
ers. They aided i'm every possible
way the movement to nominate the
Wisconsin Senator and were large
contributors to the La Toilette cam
paign fund.
The statements made by these men
and the other signs that have come
from the LaFollette camp show the
feeling of the Senator's friends.
The Senator may not come out for
Wilson and is not really expected to
do 20, but he will lend moral support
to the Democratic candidate and will
release his friends to Wilson when
the time comes. That much can be
calculated upon, even at this stage of
the campaign.