Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-28

publican votes? Roosevelt has strong
ly endorsed me and / have been
closely identified with his policies and
with his administration as president
since 1904. Up to that time | was
q Democrat and it was Roosevelt's
position on the conservation policies
in favor of the public ownership for
ever of timber, coal, oil, natural gas
and water power, that led me to fol
low MIN. 1t seems reasonable to sup
pose therefore that I will get ten
Roosevelt Republican votes to every
one that Mr.. Phelan can hope to Sc
cure. Which of US can get the most
iLaFollette Republican votes? In La
Follette's Weekly of October 8, 1914,
Senator Robert M. LaFollette gives
me over his own signature the
strongest endorsement that one man
could give another. Moreover, nearly
every one of the leading LaFollette
Republicans in the state have come
cut publicly with a strong endorse
ment of me. Senator LaFollette in
his Weekly of September 26, 1914,
has analyzed the record of Mr.. Know
/ land in Congress and has advised all
Progressive Republicans to vote
against him and to vote for me. 1t
seems reasonable to suppose, there
fore, that ] can and will get at least
ten IaFollette Republican votes to
one that Mr.. Phelan can secure. Up
on this showing alone it is difficult
to understand how anyone can figure
that Mr.. Phelan has any chance Of
keing elected. There is another class
of votes as to which it seems reason
able to suppose | have great ad-
vantage over Mr.. Phelan, to wit: The
women voters, and especially those
who relieve in national child labor
law that would prevent children of
tender years from being put to work
and made physical wrecks of by the
time they reach young manhood and
young Womanhood. Miss Jane Adams
Of Hull House, Chicago, who is per
/ haps the greatest woman in America,
has strongly endorsed my candidacy.
She understands this question and she
lelieves that the suffrage must be
given to women throughout the United
States in order to secure justice for
the 100000 women who are now
working for a living in this country.
| stand for national woman suffrage
and !. national child labor law. Mr..
Phelan frankly admits that he is op-
posed to both, upon the Democratic
theory of states rights. l take the
position that under the Constitution of
the United States Congress has power
to regulate the commerce among the
several states and consequently it can
prohibit all goods manufactured in
whole or in part by child labor from
being carried for commercial purposes
from one state to another. Such a
national law would very soon cause
every state to adopt a humane child
labor law.
When the Women's Suffrage amend
ment to our State constitution was
before the people for their votes,
campaigned in favor of it from one
end of California to the other. Mr..
Phelan did nothing to help secure its
adoption and Mr.. Knowland, who was
then at his home in Alameda county.
likewise refused to do anything to
help secure its adoption and partic-
ularly refused to make any public
speech or announcement in it's favor.
Most of the women of California arc
familiar with these facts and | am
sure that a very large women's vote
will be polled for me partly on this
account.
The reelection of Governor John
son is now an assured fact and all
those who are familiar with the sit
uation throughout California concede
that my chances of election are ex-
cellenc and if any considerable part
CT these Democrats who believe in
progressive principals vote for me,
my election is assured, whereas, M.
Phelan cannot possibly be elected now.
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