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LaFOLLETTE FOR PRESIDENT
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Robert Marion La Foliette of Wisconsin the American people
■ have such a leader as they have not had since Lincoln.
Rf X M. IAMPMAN
Knowing good and evil, how to advance the one and suppress
u & to rrd a t the l i t „1
w to r t r . v v u i l * . the other, truth his lodestar and justice his goal, the Wisconsin
•ion thre«ifh ll.c I’ltXeS tttatea in. 11.
statesr. a a —fo • he is a statesman such as this nation has seldom
aa M c o a d -c iu a m a tte r
seen—is the greatest prophet of true democracy, the greatest
S atv k m t , A ik u . i:t, IMS
force for the establishment of a “government of the people, by
Sabstription $ 1 .5 0 Per Annum, in Advance the people and for the people” that has appeared since he who
gave us that great phrase was taken from us.
Knindict on Lit Foliette
“His strength is as the strength of ten because his heart is
IAiula D Brandies gave out the fol­
lowing interview at Washington, D. pure, and because La Foliette is giving the American people
C., on April 3rd:
that for which they can never repay him, and for which he asks
The vote of Wisconsin at yesterday' no pay except the privilege of being allowed a better place to
presidential primaries is no idle com­
fight for the right, because the man is as unselfish as sunlight
pliment to a favorite son.
I t ex.
presses the deliberate conviction of and as tireless as running water, he deserves the best that is in
the citizens of a great commonwealth the power of the American people to bestow.
that Robert XI, La Foltette is by char­
La Foliette should be the next president of these United
acter, ability and experience the mnn
He would be the next president if the presidential pri­
besi Fried to deal, as president, with States.
the grave and fundament i! pioblems mary law prevailed in all states, instead of in a few states.
For
before the American people.
That t.ier people recognize in La Foliette a true leader, whose inspira­
judment is of significance, because It
tion springs from a desire to advance the common weal, whose
was rendered in a state where La Fol-
But the
lette has been known in public life every effort is being put forth strongly in their behalf.
for thirty years and has been tried p?ople cannot say who they want for their president save in a
in every high office within the gift of few stales.
Oregon is one of these states, and next Friday,
the people: because it was rendered
April
19th,
is
the day for the people of Oregon to have their say.
by his fellow citizens who long and
Despite
all
efforts
to obscure the issues, and to kill off La Foliette
obstinately combatted hi8 principles
and policies, but finally became con­ with Roosevelt—or, in the case of the Portland Oregonian, be­
vinced of their wisdom and justice
cause it considers Roosevelt the more dangerous, to kill off
and Joining with him have made their
state the leader of progressive thought Roosevelt with La Foliette, for the benefit of T a f t- th e people
la America.
of Oregon, if they are as alive and awake as they should be, will
No man in public life today ex­ declare La Foliette their nominee by a good margin over both
presses the Ideals of American democ­
the other candidates.
racy so fuMy as does La Foliette in
La Foliette is the Parsifal of politics, the Bayard of Ameri
his thought, his acts, his living. No
man in public life today has done so can statesmanship, the Lincoln that is sorely needed at the
much toward the attainment of those present crisis, when we must decide whether man is to be the
ideals. He is far-seeing, of deep con­
master of money, or money the master of man.
victions and indomitable w ill ¡straight­
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forward, able, hard-working, persist­
ent and courageous. His character is
simple. He is patient, save only of
wrongs done the people. He has often
been called a demagogue, but it is
mainly by those who could not con­
ceive of his passionate love for the
people, and of hia faith in them. He
la often said to be too radical; but It
is mainly by those who are unable to
realize that "nought is abiding only
change." He used to be charged with
Insincerity, but even his bitterest op-
riXjngnu have abandoned that charge
In the light of recent events.
The greatest problem new before
the American people is the demand
Prices at the Big Store
C o m p a r e o u r p r ic e s w it h o t h e r s to re s .
I f y o u f in d t h e y a r e c o r r e c t , tflv e u s p a r t
o f y o u r b u s in e s s .
t e ll u s so.
14 pounds Best Sugar • $1.00 Fisher's liiend Flour
16 “
Pink Benns -
1.00 Pure White
“
15 “
Jap Rice - -
1.00 Peerless
“
4
“
Coffee
-
3
“
3
“
Baking Powder 1.00 Golden Rod
R. C. Coffee -
1.00 Liberty Bell
10 cans Tomatoes
-
-
-
1.00 Carnation
- $1,76
-
1.60
-
1.46
“
-
1.45
“
-
1.35
“
-
1.25
-
.50
1.00 50-pound Dairy Salt
6 “ Eagle Milk - -
1.00 50-pound Stock Salt
-
.40
13
Yellow Band Milk 1.00 Kerosene Oil, gallon
-
.20
Ranch Bacon, Packer’s Bacon, Ranch I^ird, Packers Lard.
Highest market price paid for produce.
C a ll a n d S e e U s
Lance and Company
THE MOTHER
B y E lizabeth Gibson Cheyne
j ' H E R E are two mothers in the country where 1 live
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Another mother, and myself;
I am the mother of the rich children,
And the other mother is the mother of the poor children.
1 am not jealous of the other mother—
Because my children have everything,
And hers have nothing.
1 am not cruel to her;
1 allow her to come and work for me,
As a nurse, a sewing woman and a charwoman.
And I pay her as much a day as my own breakfast costs me,
For that should feed and clothe herself and her children handsomely;
I give her my children’ s clothes,
And sometimes I give her their rejected food,
If their particular pet animals do not need it;
I speak civilly to the other mother, because I am covertly
for social justice and industrial de­
mocracy. Our working men enjoy po­
litical liberty, but, to the main, are
VuhjACt to industrial despotism, and
•octal Injustice which, under the
trusts, has become particulary oppree
slve. A large part of our working
people are working and living under
thankful I am not she,
conditions inconsistent with American
And because I am afraid that if I spoke otherwise
standards and Ideals— and indeed with
She might strike me-or my children,
humanity itself. The condition of
And
demand hers and their share of everything.
large body of steel workers tolling
O r steal it when we are not looking.
twelve hours a day, seven days In
week at lees than living wages— while
I think when people are poor it is their own fault,
the steel trust exacted from the con
And that it because they are lazy or drunken or both.
sumer in ten years more than $650,
It is a shame that I have to pay for the poor children’ s education.
000,000 in excess of a liberal return on
As
it takes all I can afford to send my own children
the capital originally Invested— is one
T o the public school and the university.
of the results of this industrial abso
It is a greater shame that I have to pay for their school dinners
lutism. I t Is obvious that present
conditions cannot continue.
Either
and their medical inspection,
our people w ill loee their political la
As it takes all I can afford to feed my own children on
dependence or they w ill acquire in
epicures’ food.
dustrial Independence. We cannot ex
And
send
them to the best eye specialists and physicians.
1st half free and half slave.
1 take all that is given to me and my children,
The problem is how to remove these
flagrant abuses of our industrial sys­
But I am afraid of pauperizing the poor mother and her children.
tem; how to secure industrial liberty
I think that she ought also to save up for her old age pension.
while preserving what is good in our
One day, when I was explaining these things to her politely,
institutions—the energy, enterprise
She retorted that it was I who am the pauper:
and
persistence characteristic
of
And that her children must go ragged that mine must be smart;
Americans.
T hat hers must be hungry that mine may be pampered;
For the solution of that great prob­
lem the American people need a lead­
T hat hers must die that mine must live.
er with courage, ability, construttve
She said that some of her children had died in the meantime,
power and vision; and perhaps above
As she had had no money to buy food for them.
all, that deep and passionate sympathy
So I said;
T h a t will teach you to keep your place, and not to
with the common people which made
call me a pauper.”
Lincoln the greatest of all Americans.
N ow she comes and cleans my nurseries,
La Foliette possesses these quali­
ties. He sees clearly and feels deeply
And feeds and tends my babies,
the disasters which must attend a con­
And makes elaborately embroidered clothes for them;
tinuance of industrial absolutism. He
But she says nothing,
appreciates fully the needs of business
And I wonder why she is silent.
but also that the biggest of all busi­
O ne night I dreamed that I asked her why,
ness is that of the United States which
And she said:
U pledged to secure life, liberty and
the opportunity to pursue happiness
‘ M y dead children are crying to me to kil, you,
to its 90,000,000 stockholders. La Fol­
And my living children are crying to me to forgive you,
lett« w ill have due solicitude for the
And I have not yet decided which to do.
needs of business, but be w ill never
forget that business was made for
man, and not man for business. He
recognized how greatly private mo­ course of action as is essential to in­
Kanes Creek
Each
nopoly of industry and credit Imperil dustrial liberty in America.
Springtime
is with 11s once again and
ths prosperity and welfare of our peo­ day gives new evidence that the the lovely days «11 our hearts with mel­
American
people
are
learning
to
un­
ple, and that the policy of accepting
ody and onr minds with plans for the
private monopoly as a permanent con­ derstand and appreciate his qualities, happy days of summer. Spring is fn the
and
that
an
even
greater
number
are
dition and having the government fix
air, and every day some new sign of
prfess (p articu larly on the baale of In­ looking to him as their leader.
spring warns us to “ Be up and doing
flated capitalization) would amount to
with a heart for any fate.”
nothing Isas than the betrayal of the
The local political organization known
Among those from Kanes Creek Satur­
republic Into the hands of the money i s the Voters’ League, will hold a meet­
Rexall Remedies
For Toilet and Bath
recommended for that tired feeling
THE CALL
Listen, old pal. don’t you .hear It. the
call of the open road?
The whisper that tugs at the heart
strings, that quickens the lag­
gard feet;
The breath of the plnee is in It. the
lure of the mother lode—
The emoke of ths camp at eesn,
and the purr of the driving
sleet
you w ill tliiil our et-wli of supplier - eoiul
to none in the town.
who traffic at shops and bars.
Where men mince down to the of­
fice to puzzle and plan and
scheme;
| Yonder is God's great playhouse, the
wind and the singing stars.
The clean cool aisles of forest and
a thousand miles between.
I 1 am sick of the ways of the city and
the city is weary of me.
There is never a painted darling
'tw lxt me and my desire,
| And I yearn for the new adventure
a sailor yearns for the sea
For the mist In the valley at morn
ing. and the smell of the d rift­
wood fire.
are here An Inflniu- variety.
Listen to the call of money—listen
through the busy years—
And no other voice can ever reach your
unaccustomed ears.
The still, small voice of conaclenee can
never z tlr the soul
Which the louder voice of money is
I
highest quality, and our facilities for ac­
curately and economically
putting up
doctors' prescriptions are unequalled.
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J a r v is t h e D r u g g is t
Gold Hill Cafe
For Sundries and Meals
Fancy Mixed Candy
Fresh Supply 'Peanuts
15c per lb.
15c per lb.
English Walnuts
Almonds, Oranges
and Apples
At Prices that Meet any Competition
TRUAX & CO., Proprietors
STEIN H O FF
T h e A r c h ite c t a n d B u ild e r
Is here to stay, and is very much alive to the
needs of this growing city, and will design
and execute anything in the Building line. ,
Brick, Stone and Cement Plain or artistic
urging to Ito goal.
You w ill heed no call of honor. If you
id the call of pelf,
You w ill heed no call of country If
you heed the call of self;
Money talka to many voices—If you
Our stock
of drug* ami medicines are ail of tlu<
Listen, old pal, do you hear It? Nature
mothered ua both.
She calls to us as her children
children who wander astray,
A thousand voices blending declare ua
laggard and loth
Calling ua home to the mother over
the trackless way.
“ Money Talks'*
Money talks In many voices; money
talks in many a measure;
To one seductively it sings the airen
song of pleasure;
To one It peals of power; to one It
croaks of greed;
And sad the fate of ail of those who
give It too much heed.
r it e l» > .t
the favorites of Society, and every nqnis-
ite for tlx- drawing table ami l«throom
golden, waiting the chosen few.
Wealth for the turn of a shovel
waiting ths light of day.
[ Here are tbs dreams of the dwellers,
Soaps of
makes, powilcrs and perfumes that are
[ There are rivers far to the northward
unvexed by the swift canoe.
Where the moose bawls bate to his
rival, and the little foxes play.
I Thera are bars where the sands drift
day who attended the Odd Fellows sup­
give It too much heed.
ing at Its headquarters Tuesday evening per and dance in Gold HUI were Elmer Ton will hear no other accents
La Foliette can be relied upon to lor the purpose of disenssing campaign
Higinbotham and wife. They report an
the voice of gold and greed.
adopt and pursue unflinchingly eucb issues.
enjoyable time.
— Wex Jon
masters.
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