Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
COUNTY Committee
OF DEMOCRATS.
IS ORGANIZED
MEETING HELD SATURDAY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BY PARTY LEADERS

The Democratic County Centra
committee was organized, officers
were elected, and campaign keynote
was sounded, at a meeting held at the
Court House at 10:3O Saturday morn.
ing. Kurt A. Beyreis acted as tenn
porary chairman and James P Riley
candidate for district attorney, as
temporary secretary. Patrick T
Stone was elected permanent chair.
man of the committee, and Eugene B
Thayer, Jr., secretary.
Executive Committee
The appointment of an executive
committee followed. It's members are
John A Sullivan, Fred w. Genrich
Frank P Regner, A. P Woodson, Johr
L. Sell, Mrs. Karl Mathie, Mrs. L. H
Wheeler, Mrs. James P Riley, Miss
Anna Corning, Mrs. John Hildensper-
ger, Frank ]. Krieg, town of Emmet
Mrs. G. G. Knoller, Dancy, George
Robicheau, Mosinee DR. P. j. Taugher
Marathon, Carl Hilber, Marathon, Will
liam c. Lipke, Stratford, John Braun
Athens, and Fred Borchardt, town OF
Texas.
The finance committee is composed
of Karl Mathie, Robert Schmidt, A. P
Woodson, Mrs. T. H. Ryan, and Mrs
Kurt A. Beyreis.
Attacks NOnpartisans
"The Nonpartisan League has laid
its egg in the Republican nest in Wis
consin," Mr.. Mathie declared in his
address which sounded the position
Marathon County Democrats will as
sumo in the approaching campaign
"In Colorado it, laid that egg in the
Democratic nest. Nonpartisan leag-
uers have no party; no country. The
NOnpartisan League is practically run
by Socialists. The program is state
socialism which ends in national So
cialism and international socialism
Mr.. Mathie emphasized the $1,500,00O
fund being used by Nonpartisans
among newspapers and the attempt
that is being made to invade the
schools with league propaganda, re-
placing logical school textbooks. In
stead, he said, they demand that books
which teach the truth, obviously moth
ing but Nonpartisan "propa ganda" be
used. "The Nonpartisan League is
like a contagious disease; stop il
from spreading and it is killed The
activities of the organization are
being extended to Montana, Colorado
Nebraska, and Wisconsin. At the last
election North Dakota almost beat its
candidates. Next time they will be
beaten.
Il resent anyone's trying to stir uE
race hatreds. Anyone who does this
is doing a great harm. And as far as
carry Poodles to the polls-there
is no such thing!
Don't Dare Tell Truth
"Scocialistsdont dare to tell the truth
about their farm attitude and nation.
aliZation projects" Mr.. Mathie contin.
ued. "How are you going to run a
country that is half free and half So
cialist? Under socialism, farms must
be socialized. Under the heading
What Socialism will do for the farm.
er, A. M. Simons, in The Socialist oil
Today, .k4lains their attitude The
quotation to which Mr. Mathie refer.
red, follows:
"The Socialist party proposes to dc
all in its power to alleviate the condi-
tions of the farmer who now works
with his own hands on his little bit
of land; but it is not blind to the fact
that all the Socialists or anyone else
could do would not protect him in tha
ownership against the powerful forces
that are taking his farm from him. 81
the party comes forward with the pro
posal that producers of wealth on the
farm shall join those of the factory
to obtain the ownership of all the
things necessary to their lives.
"Just as the Socialist party propos
es to restore the ownership of the fac
tory and mill, the mines and railroad:
to those who work in them and wh(
create wealth through their use, so i
proposes to restore the lands and tn,
machinery to the men who produce
the crops of this country; so the So
cialist party believes the time ha!
now come for the beginning of social
| ly operated farms; these farms woult
| be sufficiently large to use the mos
| improved machinery. They would b,
offered and directed by the social,
trained graduates of our agriculture
institutions and their wealth could al
go to those who produced it ant
worked upon Lno Idrm.
Real Aim
This is the real aim of Socialists,
Mr.. Mathie stated "even though the,
do not put it into their present part,
platform, which includes only thei
immediate demands. The best think
ers among them know that you can
not have country half-socialist an,
half free very long. Mr.. Simons rec
ognizes this truth when he says, Blu
that cannot be individual ownershi
in ethics case Sooner or later the
would nationalize the farms, in fac
they would be forced to by the cit
voters who would not stand for bein
under a military discipline in thei
work while the farmer would be fre
to run his farm for profit
THAT they do not intend to leav
the farmer free is shown further
a pamphlet entitled, 100 Per Cen
IAmeriranism.' now being distribute
by the Socialist party among city vot
ers. In that pamphlet you will fin
this statement: To accomplish thi
aim. Socialists want the workers {
own the productive machinery, tn
mines, mills, factories, farms, raj
roads, and all that is necessary fo
the production of the necessities {
life
Mr.. Mathie in his address also de-
clared that German communities wer
as loyal as any during the war whe
they received the truth. but constar
lying led to erroneous ideas. He ais
heartily endorsed the League of Ns
tions and declared that it should /
made the leading point of the can
paign. Proper explanation of it, /
avowed, would correct the unfavor;
BILE stand of many
| Not Perfect bat Best
The League of Nations may not |
| perfect" declared Frank P. Regne
| but it the best ever produced. tt
/ United States ought to be a memb,
and no doubt will become a membe
The League of Nations is the only il
strument that can avoid future wa
Il and preserve our civilization. I a
Il supporting the Democratic ticket tn
II | fall-national state and county. and