The Washington times., 1922-09-07
PMEN PREPARE FOR SEPARATE RAIL PEACE NEGOTIATION
BIC CAMPAIGN
ISSUES LISTED
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strengthen the existing Wisconsin
primary election law; publicity of all
income tax returns. both State and
Federal, to prevent the cheating and
tax dodging whereby great corpora
tions have unlawfully withheld vs4
sums Of money from the publH
treasures; just compensation for all
ex-service men; condemnation OF
present excessive expenditures tori
military and naval purposes; nnal-
terable opposition 70 universal mill
tary training and pledging support
for constitutional amendment Tor
referendum vote 70 the people on
every declaration OF war except IN
case Of actual or imminent danger OF
invasion; for amendment TO Consritu.
ton 10 meet the recent decision or
the Supreme Court nullifytng the
child labor laws; abolition OF the use
of the Injunction In disputes between
enployer and employees, and declar~
ing strongly for the right of farmers
and Industrial workers to organize
and bargain collectively, and conduct
such cooperative enterprises as they
require for their protection.
These are some OF the vital -.
sues upon which the voters passed
Judgment In the primary Tuesday.
Serve as Example.
IT mention them In the hope that
this statement may reach the peofA
In other States where primary Cans
paigns are In progress and encour-
age them to fight on for the real
democracy established by the fathers
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ment OF the people, by the people,
for the people. The result Of the
primary election in wisconsin Ia the
more astounding because OF the
character OF the opposition.
Behind a group OF people, some
OF whom had been for a time identi-
fled with the progressive movement
Of Wisconsin, was entrenched the
old stand pat stalwart corporation
crowd, which apparently was 80 dis
credited that Il was necessary that
II should operate under cover of an
organisation which took to itself the
name OF Sane Progressives.'
ITO strip the mask OF subterfuge
from the so-called sane progressives
and reveal the real character OF
the opposition was the more difficult
because Of the immense expenditure
Of money used TO flood the State
with a mass Of misleading campaign
literature by the opposition. Added
to this, the great bulk OF the press
OF the State, controlled by the spe-
cial interests, failed to give the peo-
pie the truth. The progressive cause
had the support OF two daily newsl
papers in the State, the Capita
Times and the WISCONSIN News. This
progressive men Ind womkn OF
Wisconsin should remember the
great service performed by these
two newspapers for the common peos
pie.
wisconsin Determined.
1--WE expended a small amount
of money. largely contributed IN
small amounts by farmers and wage
earTiers.
WISCONSIN is suffering less than
most States from the general de-
preston which has gripped the
country. The result Is not so
much the protest Of dissatisfaction
and despair as the inspiring and
determined declaration Of a great
state to bring government back
to the people and make II serve the
common interests.
This VIII be maintained by the
people of this commonwealth In the
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