The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-02
Candidate for
Congress Makes Deep Inn
preston in His Swing
Through County.
GOSPEL OF REFORM
PREACHED BY HIM
Cheers Greeted His Utter
ahces Everywhere Holds
Another Large Shop Meet
ing Today.

In the presence of over two hundred
employees of the Rumely company this
noon Gierluf Jensen. Progressive cam
didate for congressman. preached the
doctrine of Governmental reforms and
square deal for the workers. IL was
a vigorous. clear cut. lighting mans
talk and the shopmen were greatly i'm
pressed. At the conclusion of his
speech he was given hearty applause.
Mr.. Jensen was introduced by VIII
Keller, progressive candidate for pros
ecutor. Mr.. Jensen said in part:
Friends. i am real glad to be among
you. I starred out as a worker at the
age of twelve and have never seen
q day Of rest since then. I have now
been asked to lead the Progressive
party in this district and l have ac-
cepted not because I wanted the once
but because I Armly believe In the
principles advocated by the Progress
sive party and / want to do all can
to help that party win in this great
fKht; and because / have been a work.
fng~man and l am friend of the
working. man. and the Progressive par
|ty stands for the best interests Of the
wage Garner.
ishare The Prosperity.
"Mr. Beveridge says. pass prospe
ityf around" He is right. This countf
has prosperity now but il is going q
too few. don't care IL men wearsi3a
mondsf providing those diamond6<eJI
not the result of oppression to ouf
. eelyes1 our wives and our ichildrez
Pass prosperity around so you men cal
make living wages and bring your fam
lilies up in comfort. We want honest
rewards for honest labor. and the
;.planks of Progressive party Jsra. buiR
aD04 the workers for that purt60Gf
Woodrow Wilson says .laBog> Us a
keommodity to be purchased fn the
market. That statement CRATES on my
nerves. 1t is an insult to the american
wage Garner. The American workman
'is not commodity. He is q producer
Az producer he is recognized by the
Progressive party. which expresses fts
confidence In his manhood and intelli-
gence by Sfering him the ititiative
referendum and
Mr.. Jensen also stated thatfProgres-
sive tariff policy was the best ever Of
fered by any political party and hs
concluded by stating that IL he was
elected to congress he could be de-
pended upon to work tirelessly and
enthusiastically. for the. best interests
Of the working man. Il promise you
that, my friends. on my word and hon
or as a gentleman" he said.
In his eloquent and sincere manner
Gierluf Jensen. Progressive candidate
for congressman from the Sixth dis
trict. spoke to q large and enthusiast
tic audience at the town hall at Gen.
terville. last evening. The hall. which
has a seating capacity of between $50
and 400. was almost filled there being
only q few seats vacant in the bal
cony. ~
The Jensen. party arrived ~ Center
vile. fron Arlington. shortly InEore
5,o'elock. red and dusty. but n ths
kno{ledge Dat The Progressive ader
lin sixth diafrfct had made 4 hit
whe- e@hsd 1poKsn IN the day The
p3rty cemposed Of Mr.. Jensen. Wm
Keller. candidate for prosecuting at-
torney. John w. Jndkins. Progressive
candidate for county representative:
NJ. d. Doddridse. Progressive candI.
date for county commissioner. Il
members OF the Quaker City Ora
and Palladium representative,
this city about 1870 O'Clock. gofnd
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