Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-31

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This is the last week of the cam
paign for the nomination of the full
ticket of progressives at the primary,
Septembe 5.
This, then, is the week when pro-
gressives must be on their metal and
see to 1t that no stone is left I'M
turned which will help to nominate
the entire state progressive ticket
The candidates recommended by
the conference of four hundred pro-
gressive leaders representing every
county and section of the state, have
made a vigorous canvass. With the
meeting Saturday night of this week
their work must end Their case
must then rest with the progressive
voters of the state.
Progressives Should Win.
Wisconsin is a progressive state.
The vote even In 1914 showed that
the republican party of this state is
progressive by almost three to one.
But because of the fact that there
were five progressive candidates in
the field, against one reactionary, the
progressives lost control of the state
government. This year an earnest
effort has been made to unite the pro-
gressive republicans upon a single
candidate for Governor, William H
Hatton of New London.
With the progressives united there
ch ha
nation of the entire progressive tick
ct, provided progressives generally
realize the necessity of voting at the
primaries. The only danger by which
the progressive ticket is threatened
is the possibility that the voters may
not turn out at the primaries.
How Phillip Plan Would Work.
One of the most effective utterances
of the campaign has been Mr.. Hat
tons discussion of Governor Philips
proposal to leave all railroad regula-
ton to the interstate commerce com
mission. Hatton says it would work
a hardship on the people of the states
LAS an instance of how this would
work" said Mr.. Hatton, "let me tell
you that / have it first hand, that H.
V. Tilly of Soldiers Grove little
over two years ago purchased a car
load of mules and horses at Battle
Ground, Ind, and shipped them to
Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin. He ex-
rcised all due care. He secured from
the railroad company a quotation as
to the rate that would be charged,
before he made the shipment. When
this carload of mules and horses ar
rived at Soldiers Grove there was an
overcharge of $4,000 above the rate
quoted by the railroad company prior
to the shipment being made. Mr.. Til
ly presented his bill to the c., M. &
st. p Ry. Co. to recover this over
charge.
Gets $40 Out of 500.
This railroad company admitted
that there was an overcharge of
$1,000, but informed him that in or
der for them to make the proper re-
fund it would be necessary to make
application to the interstate com
mel Y AbAll III ANHlbll ~ ALdL lue Tail-
road company might have permission
granted il to make this refund. Ac-
cordingly Mr.. lilly made application
TO the interstate commerce commits
sion, took il up through his attorney.
and Thursday of last week-two
years and two months after the over
charge was made; two years and two
months after he had been compelled
TO pay the overcharge in order to get
his mules-he received a notification
from the interstate commerce com
mission that he had been allowed an
overcharge OF $4,000. He had been
allowed this $4,000 two years and
two months after the railroad com
pany had admitted that the over
charge was $1,000 The entire trou-
BILE is that it IS long ways to Wash