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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-07

The speaker devoted some attention
to the need, from Republican point
of view, for a protective tariff, and
then turned to the topic of American
ism. Here he once more let his elo-
quence have full play, and his call for
loyalty, devotion and love for the
United States on the part of every one
of its citizens was answered by roar
of cheers.
Verify, it is good to be an Ameri-
can And we may rejoice to be Re-
publicans," he concluded.
Routine Business Transacted.
When the band music that burst
forth at the end of Senator Harding's
speech was over and the assemblage
quieted down again, the other tempo.
rary officers were nominated and
elected, and the chairmen of the vari.
GUS state delegations were called on to
send up the names Of the men selected
by the delegations to represent them
on the committees on credentials, per.
manent organization, rules and order
of business, and resolutions. In most
cases the names were all ready and
were soon in possession of the secre-
taries.
Some miscellaneous business follow.
ed. and Chairman Harding then de-
clared the convention adjourned until
Thursday morning.
The members of the committees at
once gathered in the meeting places
assigned them and took up their work
so as to be ready to report to the sec.
ond session Of the convention.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-07
LESLIE M. SHAW'S VIEWS
(From the Telegraph Herald

From the Telegraph Herald)
Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, Of Iowa and
elsewhere, although he has not OF
late years INDUCED himself in poll
tics, has never for moment lost in
terest in a game which advanced him
far in honor and fame and brought
not a little fortune to.his ready peck
cts. He has retained his grasp on poll.
tical events, although he is no longer
attempting to aid the guiding Of the
ship of the state, and his insight into
national affairs is quite as keen as 1t
was when he went from Iowa to be-
come secetary of the treasury. Which
preface makes more interesting and
delectable to democrats the former
Iowans frank admission regarding re-
publican issues Of tie coming cam
paign in a recent speech.
81 have no hesitancy,' he said. "In
admitting grave doubts whether the
republican party can, even if it sioux
try, and also whether it ought to try
to 1efeat the party now in power upon
an issue of excoration because it has
failed to accomplish in years what
we failed to do in 40 years. If we
have a. small and inadequate army
and navy, the republican party is 80
per cent responsible for it's inefficien-
cy for the republican party has been in
power 80 per cent of the last half CEN
tury. If our coast defenses. are silly, I
submit it does not lie in the mouth
of the republican party to say much
about it. Let the next administration
be a business administration and Will
preparing for peace let it also do
what We all agree should be done
prepare for eventualities that may en-
sue." -
Now here is frank integrity which
the nation over would do
we'll to emulate. The Honorable Les
lie possesses no delusions and is guilty
of no self-deception in reading ma
tional issues. He is a hard-headed
business man who realizes the country
is largely made. up Of other hard
headed business men who are not easy
to mislead. The sooner the republican
party admits this to itself the more
quickly will it progress to a point Of
zeal conpetion with democracy.
Shaw is the antithesis of Roosevelt
He is sincere, not blatant, he is
lonest, not Indirect; he speaks the
ruth, he does not deceive either by
evasion or deliberate mistatement. In
lis frank confession Of the hopeless
less Of the republican case Of excor-
alton he has exhibited an integrity
Which astounds the perennial presi.
ential candidate Of Oyster Bay. Ger
ainly he has shown himself a better
american citizen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-07

or Lncotn, anu ,nas uney viii prefer
apersonal defeat and national degrade
stion to acceptance Of the foremost
leadership in the nation. But in this
day and hour it should be made plain
that the choice is in their hands and
that the Judgment of the people will
be upon their heads"
When Chairman Robins concluded
his address, to the enthusiastic ap-
plause Of the convention, the delegates
proceeded to the selection of commit
tees and the transaction of other rou-
tine business.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-07
JUSTICE RRANpEIS

(F'rOm the New YOrk WorlQ)
The opposition to Mr.. Brandeis' ap.
pointment as a Justice Of the Su-
preme Court Of the United States
persisted to the end, but to no pur-
pose save its own condemnation. AL
though his confirmation by the Sen
ate was tardy and perhaps reluctant,
it was finally accomplished in man.
ner that cannot fail to be gratifying.
It was made clear early in the
attack upon the nominee that the
charges preferred against him were
a cover only for deep-seated preju-
dice and prescription. The evil
alleged in Mr.. Brandeis' legal .prac-
tice was not the cause of the hostil-
ity that he encountered. He was
Hated for the good he had done.
The enemy he had made was wealth,
inherited and speculative.
When such an issue as that is
made plain in this country, there can
be but one result. If wealth could
not destroy Mr.. Brandeis quickly, 1t
could not prevail over him at all.
He has been subjected to a trying
ordeal, and people who appreciate
the forces arrayed against him have
had much cause for evaporation, but
the result justifies the old time faith
that character and ability must tri-
umph over meannesses Of thwarted
greed and privilege.
We believe that Justice Brandeis
will be "a great and just Judge, and
none the less SO because he is hu-
name, open minded, generous and,
in it's true sense, radical.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-07
SUFFRAGE LEADING IN IOWA
Politicians Say Votes for Women
Amendment Will Be Adopted by
the State.

Des Moines, Ia, June 7.-Returns
from 615 out of 1900 precincts in Iowa
gave equal suffrage 65,S9S votes to 64,-
987 against. About half the returns
from the unfavorable east Iowa river
counties are in.
Central and southern Iowa, largely
agricultural communities, gave suf-
frage a good lead that Offset the anti
vote In the river towns.
Des Moines and Fort Dodge appar-
emily were the only large cities car
ried by the suffragists. Both sides
claim the victory by 10000. Politicians
say they believe suffrage will win.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-07
ROOSEVELT CHOPPED THE HY.
PHEN AT ST. LOUIS

In his speech delivered at St..
Louis last week Roosevelt savagely
attacked tho hyphen in American poll
tics. According to the newspaper
reports he put on his fighting face
and plunged at the hyphen, and the
audience roared it's approval and
shouted, "Hit them again Teddy"
and you're right Teddy" At the
same time he elogized the German
element in our national life. The fol-
lowing extract is fair sample of his
address,
1T is moral treason to the United
States for any of it's citizens to act
and to seek to make their govern
mental representatives act not with
reference to the interests Of the
United States, but of some foreign
power. The German American ALI.
ance is, in practice, an anti Ameri-
can alliance. Any such political Or
ganization, whether German Ameri-
can, Irish American or English Amer
lean, is not healthy element Of the
body polite.
"Any body Of our citizens have a
perfect right to oppose any man be-
cause of difference of judgement
concerning American problems; but
it has no right to deal with Ameri.
can public servants, or American
public men on the basis of the in
terests of some foreign power. The
men who SO act are disloyal to the
United States, and I say this just
IS quickly of men trying to serve
England or France as l say it of
nen trying to serve Germany. l con- /
emn the American citizen who acts ,
8 an English-American" just as =,
trongly as l condemn the American {
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-07

to the wrangllng voices or seInsn mar
row groups, to spokesman Of geo.
graphic divisions, social diviSions,
race, nation, color and creed divisions
OF . people. who seemed to have for.
gotten that they had common des.
tiny hat they must go up or down
together'-th their first and neces.
sary allegiance was to the common
welfare Of single citizenship pro.
tecting and protected under one flag.
So raucous and insistent have these
voices been that for time 1t seemed
that half-breed Americanism would
rule . discordant, disunited people to
the ruin Of nation.
Courage Of Roosevelt.
But through all these weary
months there has been one great voice
steadfastly, courageously, without .
shade of compromise, without . note
of indecision. calling upon our people
to reject the counsels Of division and
rally to the one common cause OF
America. 1t was not strange that this
was the voice of our leader Of 1919. II
was not strange that he spoke out
when the lesser statesmen feared to
whisper, uncertain as they were alike
of their own convictions and of the
feelings Of the crowd. It Is not
strange that we who followed him four
years ago muster once again in an.
swer to his brave and faithful
call"
Mr.. Robins declared that the con,
vention should reaffirm the principles
Of the covenant with the people draft
ed in 1912, and also should demand q
program for national preparedness and
for social and economic security in
time of peace. He spoke with sympa-
thy of the efforts to reunite the Re-
publican party, but issued this warn.
ing to the leaders of the "old guard:
eve would solemnly warn all those
of an easy and accommodating poll
tical virtue that we will not surrender
principle nor make unworthy compro.
mise to gain meaningless and selfish
political victory. We would rather
face possible defeat fighting for our
cause than to seek assured victory
throagh moral treason to those high
principles and heroic souls that com.
bined to make us the second party of
this nation in 1912. The 100000
voters who followed our leader and
espoused our cause can be augmented
to majority perhaps more easily un.
der united banners, but if need be the
Progressive standard will go forward
alone. We cannot believe that a rule
or ruin faction will dominate the poll.
teal machinery of the historic party
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-07

Verify Russia is like rubber ball.
An adversary can strike it and make
a dent, but when the pressure is re-
Taxed the dent springs back. During
the past week Russia has been COM
ing back along a front nearly 800
miles in length and the Germans and
Austrains will have to do some hust-
ling or all of their gains of last sum.
mer will be wiped out. Sbt3v@
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-07

Before the end of the present week
a certain presidential candidate may
be ruefully indulging in sentiments
similar to those expressed in the fol-
lowing lines:
"a wise old owl sat on tree;
The more he saw the less said he;
The less he said the more he heard.
wish l were that wise old bird"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-07
Emerson wrOte:-
"For what avail the plough or sail
Or land, or life, If freedom fail"

The Chicago Tribune seems to be
striving for the distinction Of first
place in the yellow journal class. 1t
is already several lapps ahead Of the
Hearst papers. Even it's news columns
cover broad border land between
fact and fiction.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-07
A SURP RISE

(From the Springfield Republican,
The public will be surprised to learn
that there are still 5000 Americans i
Mexico. The impression hGd been
spread broadcast that they had all
been killed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-07
BRITISH JUSTICE

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
British justice needs ballasting.
When it's weak it's very, very weak,
and when it's strong it's horrid.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-07
MEET
OPENS AT CHICAGO.
National Convention Is Called to
Order.
MORE THAN 1000 DELEGATES
Robins Elected Temporary Chairman
Warns Republican Progressives
Not to Surrender Principle
Lauds Roosevelt.
MORE THAN 1000 DELEGATES

Chicago, June with seeming
determination to stand fast by the
principles they enunciated in 1912, the
Progressives on Wednesday opened
their national convention In the Audi
forum. The big theater was beauti-
fully decorated and the presence OF
many handsomely garbed women In
the galleries, and even among the dele.
gates. made the scene especially
/ gay. .t.tU3r tu01 ads gt
EE1 Though the authorized number OF
delegates was 628, SO many states OBJ
tanned permission to increase their
representation that the delegate body
consisted of LOIS men and women,
and the alternates numbered 776.
Ohio, Michigan and New York sent
the largest delegations, with Illinois
next. Pennsylvania was fifth with %.
While the Auditorium was filling up
with delegates and spectators, there
was patriotic music by band and the
great pipe organ.
Promptly at twelve o'clock Victor
Murdoch, chairman Of the Progressive
national committee, called the conven-
ton to order and Bishop William r.
Mcdowell Of Chicago invoked the d.
vine blessing on its deliberations. The
reading of the call followed, and Ray
mond Robins was then elected tenn
porary chairman and introduced by
Mr.. Murdoch
Chairman Robins Address.
Mr.. Robins reviewed first the origin
and progress of the Progressive move
ment and declared the need Of pro-
gressive thought and leadership and
courage is even greater in America to-
day than it was in 1912. The domi-
nant problem today. he asserted, Is to
protect and preserve our government.
and the people cannot be reused to
protect and preserve a government
that is not Of and for all the
people.
I'm this critical hour of our history"
continued the speaker, "only men who
have the vision of a nation that shall
be truly great, as we'll as powerful and
wealthy, can speak for all the people.
We have listened for waarv 'l"nths
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-07
Tuesdays Games.

NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Philadelphia, 2; Chicago. 8.
New York. 2; Pittsburgh, 8.
Brooklyn, Z; Cincinnati, 1.
Boston, /; st. Louis, 2.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit. 3; Boston, 0.
No other games played; rain.
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
Muskegon, s; South Bend, 4.
Grand Rapids, 0; Springfield, 5.
No other games played; rain.
THREE l LEAGUE.
All games postponed; rain.
WESTERN LEAGUE. r
All games postponed; rain.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Kansas City, 4; Minneapolis. 3.
No other games played; rain.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-25
BRITISH SHIPS FIGHT
GERMAN DESTROYERS

London July 25-Six German de
stroyers, attempting either a raid or
a reconnaissance on the British coast,
were put to fight by a British sea
force in a running fight off Shouwen
bank.
The German ships were repeatedly
hit
One British vessel was struck once,
but the total British casualties were
two wounded The German destroy
ers succeeded in reaching a base on
the Belgian coast.
The North Hinder lightship is off
the Belgian coast, between Ostend and
the mouth OF the Scheldt river. Shou-
Wen bank is in the same neighbor-
hood The German vessels presum-
ably came from Zeebrugge, where
there is a German destroyer base.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-25
REACH ACUTE STAGE
IN IRISH QUESTION

London. July 25.-An acute stage
has been reached in the Irish question
Unless the situation suddenly
changes doubt is expressed whether
the government will be able to intro
duce an amending bill this week as
had been promised.
Nationalist members of parliament
are holding another meeting and un-
less a satisfactory answer is receiy-
ed from Premier Asquith, John Red
mond leader of the Irish Nationalists,
will be asked to press him for "A fur.
ther statement regarding the inten.
tions of the government.
The Nationalists insist the bill shall
conform to the terms agreed on in the
settlement and they say they will have
nothing to do with the proposals "a
make the exclusion of the province oil
Ulster permanent or to reduce the
Irish representation in the imperial
parliament pending the final settle
ment.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-25
BRITAIN ANSWERS
AMERICAN PROTEST

London July 25.-The foreign office
has published the text of the note
handed TO the American ambassador
replying to certain American com.
plants against the British censorship
of mails.
The reply is confined to the few
specific allegations made in the re.
cent American note.
Ii is stated that the formal answer
to the general argument advanced by
the Washington government is still
under consideration by the entente
allied governments and will receive
reply in due course.
In the case Of the Standard Under
ground Gable company it is stated
that the government of the United
States appeared to insinuate" that the
delay in the mail Of the cable com
pany was directly connected with the
fact that a British competitor had
obtained a contract for which that
company had been rendering" This
J is denied.
After detailing other cases the note
continues:
THE specific complaints do not sup
port the general charge against the
efficiency of the British censorship
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-25
UNITED STATES MAY
ACT IN RETALIATION

Washington, July p Indications
that officials are considering the ad
visibility Of taking economic retalia.
tory measures against Great Britain
for blacklisting nearly 100 American
firms and individuals under the trad
ing with the enemy act were apparent
in administration circles here
In the event Of economic reprisals
being decided on the department OF
Justice and the department OF com
merce. ii was said. probably would
develop means OF effecting them.
1t was stated positively that the
United States will take positive steps
Of some sort TO prevent injury tc
American concerns through operation
of the act.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-25
BRITISH CONTINUE GAINS
Capture Large Part of the Village OF
Pozieres.

London, July 25.-British troops
have captured large part OF the vii
lage OF PoZieres
They also gained some ground near
Highwood, in the direction of Guile
mont.
Casualty lists issued by the war of
flee show that during June the British
army lost 423 officers killed, 1882
wounded and ga missing-a total of
1919
These figures bring the aggregate
total losses to date to 29 .424 of which
number S,997 have been killed or died
1886 wounded and 1871 missing
Brigadier Generals Kirk and Mercer
were killed and Brigadier General Will
Jams was reported to be a prisoner
Three other brigadier generals were
wounded and nine lieutenant colonels
were killed
The lists contain the names of 200
odosrs made prisoners at KutEl.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-25
WANT WARSHIPS
TO CARRY MAILS
Congress Being PetitiOned
TO Authorize Action.
EVIDENCE OF PROPAGANDA

indications Point to Move to Influence
Legislation at Washington to Pre-.
vent Further Seizure OF Mails by
Great Britain.
Washington. July Ex-senator Hus-
ting of Wisconsin, who led the move
ment for investigation OF the tele-
graphic propaganda which several
weeks ago deluged congress with de-
mand for action to warn Americans off
armed ships, received evidence OF an
other propaganda being organized to
ask congress To order American mails
carried by warships to escape British
detentlons
Documents which Senator Husting
received show that the propaganda
purports to be fostered by the Amer
ican Steamship Ticket Agents asso-
ciation 395 Broadway, New York, and
that forms of kilograms to be sent to
congress on July IA had been distribute
ed throughout the country
A copy of a circular letter sent out
by the association was received by
Senator Hustng
1t is addressed to banks. bankers
and money forwarders of the United
States, and shows the following TO be
officers OF the ticket agents associa.
ton:
Jacob Market, president; Rich NJ
Lederer. vice president; Eugene Rutt
kay. treasurer; Morris Engel vice
president: s. C. Herr, vice president;
Karl Schenk. secretary; Walter
Bround. vice president
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-25
THREE PERSONS DROWNED D
Bridge ColIapses While Picnic Party
Is Being Photographed.

Kingston. Mimi, July 25.-The col.
lapse of a foot bridge over the Crow
river here, on which twenty persons
we're standing, caused three deaths
from drowning.
The dead are c d. Murphy his
daughter. Catherine Murphy, seven
years old, and Frank Nagal, all Of Das
sci, MINI.
The accident occurred while the
members Of a picnic party were being
photographed. There was no indica
ton that the bridge was not safe un
til it sagged in the center and col
lapsed, throwing every one who had
been standing on 1t into the water
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-25
GIRL Is SHOT BY SUIT0R
Killed While Waiting to Aid in Tn.
loading Hay.

Moose Lake Mimi. July While
waiting in her fathers barn to assist
him and her brothers to unload hay
Miss Josephine Michalski. twenty
years old. was shot twice by her suit
or. Jack Young. She died half an hour
later.
Martin Michalsh and his sons. Stan
ley and Zymond. all riding on a load
of hay, were approaching the barn
when they saw Young come from the
kitchen door Of the house and walk
toward the barn with a revolver in his
hand
A moment later they heard two
shots and FASTENED TO the barn. There
they saw Young standing over the
PROSTATE form Of the girl, revolver In
hand
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-25

Petrograd. July 25- Russian armies
have blasted their way through the
German line at Riga and have shat
tered temporarily the Austrian resist.
ance to further Russian advance to-
ward Northwestern Galicia and Hun
gary
Violent German counter attacks
northeast of Koyel have been repulsed.
A violent artillery duel is in prog.
ress between the forces OF Generals
Kuropatkin and Won Hindenburg along
the northeastermost point of the bat
tie front
So far the censors have veiled the
exact details of General kuropatkn' S
recent coup. but the fact that the
cars troops have been able success
fully to pierce Won Hindenburg's line
considered tire strongest to which
the Russians are opposed was hailed
here as one Of the striking achieve
ments of the war
Further details here served 10 fur
ther accentuate the victories of Gen
eral Sakharoff along the Rivers Lipa
and Styr Apparently his forces have
almost encircled the Teutonic com
mands of Generals Boehm Ermoli and
Bothmer. forcing their retirement
Russian troops now dominate both
banks Of the lipa from the Styr tc
near Mirkow. and in some parts oil
the line have thrust forward eight oil
ten miles beyong the river
To the southwark Russian forces
control many Of the approaches tC
Jabonitza pass and have forced retire
ment of the Austrians TO the crests o
the hills beyond.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-25
STATE SELLS 48.546 ACRES
Minnesota Lands Bring an Average
Price of $756.

st. Paul, July 25.-State land sales
for the spring season just closed,
State Auditor ]. A. O. Preus announc-
ed, will aggregate 1876 acres at
1867 ,295, or an average price of S7.56
an acre. Swamp, school and univer-
sity lands are included and proceeds
are converted to the state investment
funds.
Sales were heaviest and prices high
est in ST. Louis county, where S,623
acres sold at $943 an acre on the
average. $50 being the maximum.
Statutes fix the minimum of S..