The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-07-28

uI0 VI lOlLy ChuOoNOis
"The control of invisible govern
ment over the machine of the Repub-
lican party has never been relaxed,
but has been strengthened and con-
firmed," declared Mr.. Snyder.
Wherever the Republican party has
been dominant during the last four
years it's record of public acts has
been one of retrogression and not of
progress. No better example of this
need be sought than the showing of
our own Republican majority in the
last legislature Of this State. The
fagrantly reactionary legislation then
passed would be throttling our liber-
ty as individual voters and our home
rule powers as self-respecting and gov
erning communities, if we had not for
tunately possessed the power of COM
pelling these vicious measures to be
submitted to vote Of the people.
"The Progressive voters are first Of
all Independent voters. That is why
they left the old party and that is
why no man and no newspaper organ
and no machine can now deliver their
vote. They think for themselves and
they will deliver their own vote. That
is why feel confident that the bulk of
the Progressive vote will in reality be
cast for Woodrow Wilson"
Hanson Challenges Poindexter
Ole Hanson, the Progressive leader
in the State of Washington, is very sim
cere in his belief that this is not a
time for partisan politics or attacks
upon the President.
CAS- American citizens, as Progress
sives, it is our duty at this time to
silence the harsh criticisms and un-
thinking partisan prejudices and stand
by our President" said Mr.. Hanson in
a recent interview.
Mr.. Hanson ran for the United
States senatorship in Washington in
1914 and polled 83,2S2 votes. He is
anxious to engage Senator Miles Poin-
dexter, of the same State, in a Joint
debate. Mr.. Poindexter was elected to
the Senate as Progressive, but now
says he is a Republican. The follow.
ing is a telegram sent by Mr.. Hanson
to the Democratic National Commit
tee:
I'VE can carry Washington. Can
you shame Senator Poindexter into de
batting with me the subject, Shall viii
son Be Returned?' Poindexter Ii
afraid, and. like Hughes, is q trimmer
Both have endorsed the American flag
but refuse to get down to fundament
ais. Have challenged Poindexter re
| peatedly, but to no avail"
California Progresslves For Wilson
| Isadore Jacobs, prominent busi
ness man who is leading the Independ
ent movement In California, has sen
| communication to the Woodrow
Wilson Independent League, $50 Mad
son Avenue, New York, in which h
says that the non.partisan movemen
is just as strong in the northern par
of California as in the southern en-
of the State.
Each day." said Mr. Jacobs, I'VE ar
getting letters from old time Repul
licans and Progressives asserting tha
they will work and vote for Wilson an
that 1t is their purpose to attend tn
conference which is to be held in Sa
Francisco, August 5, and whoop it Il
in true western style.
Mr., Jacobs says the majority of tn
Progressives in California will be fC
President Wilson AS an indication
the type OF business men who al
heading the Wilson Progressive NOV
ment in California, the following
quoted from Mr.. Jacobs message;
"A permanent Progressive organic
. ton has been effected in San Franci
co. Its officers are
, president, Joseph S. Thompso
. President of the Pacific Electric Coz
n pany, of San Francisco; Secretar
Q Mr.. l.. A. Ireland, of the Mysell'R,
$ Inns Company; Eugene Smith, Pre-
G dent of the Monarch Oil Company, al
G of the Eugene Smith Company, is
3 member of the Executive CommittC
e and is out in the State actively orga
$. izing Progressives to work for N
Wilson The movement is being 4
e. anced in California by local contrit
N tons
al Wilson Strength Growing In
N Northwest
n In Oregon also conference of b.
ss moosers and independents has be
" called. 1t will be held at PortlaI
RI August Z. G. w. Barry, general