Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-07-13
BaraboO Is First Stop of Lieut..
Gov. Comings, Miss Ada L.
James, Mrs. c. Rosa, S. Levitan
MISS JAMES DIRECTS HER
REMARKS TO THE WOMEN
Lieut.. Governor Stresses Influence
In Moulding Opinion; Levitan
Denounces Chain Stores

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The rain which fell continuously
in Baraboo on Thursday from mid
afternoon until during the night did
not dampen the enthusiasm of the
citizens who gathered at the Sauk
county courthouse Thursday evening
to listen to the first speakers of the
fall campaign. 1t was the first stop
for LieutenantGoveInor Geo. F. Com
ings, Miss Ada l.. James, Mrs. Chas.
d. Rosa and Solomon Levitan; and
in view of the weather conditions
the speakers were well satisfied with
their audience. Mrs, Clara T. Runge
of Baraboo presided and introduced
the speakers.
Miss James directed her remarks
particularly to women voters, and
based her claim on their interest An
political questions In part on the fact
that with the exception of real estate,
coal and few other things, women
do 90 per cent of the purchasing for
the household. She pointed out that
the same war which was recently
made the excuse for boosting the
price of por X chops to the consumer,
knocked the bottsT2 out % .ha mar
ket for the farmer. and that the pro
posed increase on the wool tariff now
pending in congress will add 1Sc to
the price of pair of wool stockings,
or $4.15 to the price of a wool dress
Sha mentioned elimination OF war
as another problem in which women
are peculiarly interested, and said
that 1t can be accomplished only by
slecting to Office men who will work
for that object.
Mrs. Rosa directed special attention
to the Importance Of national issued
in the present campaign on account
of the present practical bankruptcy
OF the federal government. She also
emphasized the importance OF elect
ing the full state ticket and a progress
sive majority TO work with them In
the legislature as well, in order to
have cooperation in measures that
will benefit the people, pointing out
that we have not had predominant
ly progressive legislature in Wiscon'
sin for ten years.
Lieutenant Governor ComingS
stressed the influence of the public
press IN moulding public opinion, ana
pointed out that all the magazines
which score of years ago treated
economic questions from an indepen-
dent point OF view have been siienced
or diverted to meaningless trivial
files through the influence OF big
business The progressive, he said,
looks upon tha social and political
organism as continually growing; the
conservative triest 20 stop its growth
By putting an from band around its
base. Sooner or later there can be
but one result-the violent forcing
asunder of the band through what We
call revolution" He cited numerous
examples of violence and political
revolution during the past six thouS
and years, all Of which were broughs
about by conservatives trying TO pre-
vent inevitable progress. He quoted
Abraham Lincolns statement that op-
posed to each other from the begin
ming of time have stood ''the COM
mon right of humanity and the divine
right OF exploiters"
Mr.. Levitan denounced the chain
stores that are driving out the small
merchant He appealed TO his hear
ers TO he,,s educate the common peo-
pie so that they shall no longer be
kept In political subsection through
appeal to their prejudices, but shall
unite against their common enemies.