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VOL. XXIV. No. 28
By Staff Correspondent International
Labor News Service
Indianapolis, Xnd.—A. F. Bentley,
La Follette state chairman, has sent
a letter to Clyde Walb, republican
state chairman, stating that the (Ben
tley) will use the Walb-Settle con
troversy as publicity matter for the
La Follette-Wheeler campaign.
Walb addressed an open letter to
William H. Settle, president of the
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation, in
which he accused Settle of using the
federation for political purposes in
furthering the interests of La Fol
lette and Wheeler. He demanded
that Settle "declare himself."
Settle came back and declared that
any one who said he was using the
federation for political purposes was
a liar that as far as his own politi
cal affiliations were concerned, it
was
none of Walb's business.
Bentley Thanks Walb
Chairman Bentley, of the La Fol
lette committee, wrote to Walb, say
ing:
"I wish to thank you for having
brought so clearly to public knowl
edge the personal political attitude
of President William H. Settle and
other officials of the Indiana Farm
Bureau Federation and also of the
vast majority of Indiana farmers in
the present campaign,
"While Mr. Settle has long known
for whom he would vote for presi
dent, he has been so scrupulous in
maintaining the proprieties of his of
ficial position that I had been unable
to secure any information whatsoever
concerning his political intentions
until you so kindly came to my aid.
To Print Correspondence
"I am glad to let you know that I
am arranging to print 200,000 copies
OLD-TIME UNIONIST
DEAD
Washington.—Edward W. Oyster,
old-time trade unionist and member
of the Typographical Union, died
jpuddenly in this city, aged 78 years.
in His life was active in the cause of
abor. A decade ago he took a promi
nent part in securing the passage of
the national eight-hour law and other
legislation.
Just prior to his death he arranged
to make several speeches in favor of
the election of La Follette and
Wheeler.
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of the correspondence between you
and Mr. Settle and of the resolutions
of the directors of the federation,
enough to put a copy in every farm
home in Indiana. If you have not
yet availed yourself of Mr. Settle's
invitation to call upon him at his
room at the Hotel Severin, I hope
you will be able to do so at an early
opportunity, for the scope and vigor
of his remarks may do you a world
of good.
"A. F. BENTLEY."
Settle, in his letter to Walb said
that he had "always voted the re
publican ticket, except in 1912," when
he voted for Roosevelt. "I intend to
vote for men who stand for certain
principles, regardless of party affilia
tions," Settle told Walb. Settle will
cast his vote for La Follette and
Wheeler.
"FRIENDS OF
WORKERS" OPPOSE
COMPENSATION
Portland, Ore.—Numerous "friends
of the working-man" are advising that
individual it is against his best inter
est to favor a state compulsory law,
which will be passed upon by the
people at the fall election.
The proposal would put many com
mei'cial hospitals out of business and
the managers of one of these concerns
has suddenly taken a great interest
in the working man, who is assured
that the bill is "un-American in prin
ciple."
The secretary of a lumber associa
tion assui'es the workingman that the
law will destroy competition, which,
is "essential to keeping business
healthy." The inevitable lawyer
bounces into the arena and sternly de
clares that the proposal is "confis
catory, unconstitutional and un-Amer
ican."
This advice is ignored by the or
ganized workers, who insist that they
be assured compensation in the event
of injury or death, and not be made
victims of private concerns who strive
to lower awards that their profits will
be larger,
TEXTILE STRIKERS WIN
Lawrence, Mass.—Several hundred
textile workers employed at the
North Village mills of the Slater
Company have won their strike
against a 12M- per rent wage cut.
Join The
Fraternal Order
Of Eagles
and enjoy the pleasures of a
Lounging Room, Shower Baths,
Reading and Writing Room,
Billiard Room, etc.
Only Metr of Character Between the Ages of 18 and 50 Years
Are Accepted
Why Allow Your Son To
Frequent Undesirable Places?
Why not encourage him to join this wonderful fraternal order,
where the environments are the best?
Any person wishing to join the Order, see one of the following organi
zation eommiteemen and they will take your application:
(•. M. Johnson, Chairman
Harry W. Hetterich, Secy.
VI. O. Burns
('has. Schrichte
Henry Yordy
Robert Fallert
John Becker
LeRoy Getz
Geo. Carver
Win. Thomas
('has. Burke
Louis Montigue
John Janser
John Rust
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Nick Gluhm
Geo. Shuler
Geo. Bess el man
Zell Tuley
Jos. Brune
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THE BUTLER COUNTY
jjjr International Jjgfeor News Service.
Washnigton, D. C.—Members of
u0,000 American trade unions met
Monday night to lay final plans for a
whirlwind finish of the La Follette
Wheeler campaign and the campaign
to elect faithful candidates to con
gress. These meetings were held
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Thirty Thousand Unionists Plan for Whirl
wind Finish to Campaign in Every State
Gompers, LaFollette and Wheeler Urge Work
ers to Strike for Liberty at the Ballot Box
Labor In Great Nation-Wide Drive
To Get Out Full Progressive Vote
throughout America in response to a
call issued by the executive committee
of the American Federation of Labor
national non-partisan political cam
paign committee.
No such political organization pro
gram as this has ever before been
carried into effect. Everywhere ward
and precinct organisations were per
fected, arrangements were made to
i roister a full vote and to watch the
Mills and the count.
President Gompers and Senators
I.: Follette and Wheeler sent special
messages which were read at all
•etings.
Meetings Score Big Success
Non-partisan political campaign
headquarters was Hooded with tele
vi inis today reporting on the general
-access of these meetings.
President Gompers, in his message
u these special campaign meetings,
i» rmed this effort the most tremen
f.as and determined in American
political history. He said:
'Members of 30,000 trade unions
the United States today and to
n i rht are holding mass meetings in
liuiir respective localities to register
i vigorous protest against the elec-
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n of either Calvin Coolidge or
.iohn W. Davis to the presidency and
o to opose the election of a re
n donary congress.
'It is the first time in the history
i the American people that such a
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omendous and determined opposi
i !n has arisen against the sinister
n iluences that have controlled our
l' vernment. For many years public
nicials have been gradually drifting
tether and farther away from the
ople. Through a remarkable cam
paign in 1922 the non-partisan politi
es campaign policy of the American
I deration of Labor was helpful in
II nj election of 170 members of the
present congress, which has been
iii.ire responsive to the wishes of the
people than any other in many years.
Put the supreme court and the chief
executives for the past four years
111 and have maintained a steady
journey
toward greater and greater
reaction, which is so much desired by
tin? privileged few. The republican
party is owned and controlled by the
reactionaries, by those who in order
to
give special privileges to the well
to do, would place heavy burdens on
those least able to bear them. The
iii mocratic party is controlled by the
nne sinister influences. The fact is
tllit Coolidge nad Davis were nomi
nated by the same ulterior influences.
I.a Follete Gives Voice to People's
Will
"There was no protest possible un
til a forward-looking statesman from
out of the Central West entered the
political contest for the purpose of
bringing the government back to the
people. The great unrest that per
meated every nook and corner of our
nation demanded that some one
should arise and give voice to the
people's will. Millions of people dis
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HAMILTON, OHIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24,1924
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satisfied with the trend in govern
mental affairs sought leaders who
could be trusted to make the strenu
ous battle necessary to regain con
trol of the government by the people.
They chose Senators Robert M. La
Follette, of Wisconsin, and Burton K.
Wheeler, of Montana.
"For thirty years Senator La Fol
lette has led the struggle for better
government. As the governor of Wis
consin he revolutionized conditions
for the better in that state, and then
began a successful fight to eliminate
reactionary senators from that state.
In the United States senate he has
been a persistent defender of the
people's rights and a bitter foe of
the reactionaries, who, like the Bour
bons, resent all changes that would
redound to the benefit of the great
masses of the people. If there had
been no Senator La Follette in the
senate there would have been no
Teapot Dome investigation. If there
had been no Senator Wheeler in the
senate the great mass of corruption
in the government would not have
been exposed, and Messrs. Daugherty,
Denby, Fall and Forbes undoubtedly
would still be government officials.
Labor Fighting For All the People
"Millions of voters in the United
States who are oposed to the pres
ent regime and who did demand as
did the martyr Lincoln proclaim that
this be made a government of the
people, by the people, and for the
people, now have an opportunity to
register a protest which cannot bt
made in either the republican or
democratic parties. They can vote
for Senators La Follette and Wheeler
for president and vice president with
a consciousness that their election
would bring hope for better govern
ment for all the people except the
few who financially exist on special
privileges. There is much in this elec
tion campaign that compels that part
of the people who seek honest gov
ernment to give heed.
"Labor is most vitally interested,
but labor is not fighting for itself
alone it is fighting for all the people,
as it asks for nothing that will not
benefit every citizen in our beloved
republic.
People Will Vote For Own Interests
"I am well aware that the publicity
agents are actively at work. They
are deceiving the great electorate by
painting a halo here and there around
the heads of those who should be rele
gated to private life and denouncing
tried and true public officials who
should be elected. But I believe that
the great mass of our people have
awakened to the dangers ahead of
them. They are suffering now and
have been suffering several years
from maladministration. It cannot
be possible that they will permit such
deception to bjind them to their own
interest.
"I wish it were humanly possible
for me personally to address every
meeting that is being held toiay and
tonight in order that I might bring
home to our fellow-workers and their
sympathizers the great necessity of
voting right in the coming election.
A vote for Coolidge and Dawes or
Davis and Bryan is a vote to retain
the present unsatisfactory adminis
tration, as both tickets represent the
same intersts. A vote for La Fol
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By Staff Correspondent International
Labor News Service
Temple, Texas.—"Of course I am
glad to hear of the decision of the
court," said Mrs. Miriam Ferguson,
democratic nominee for governor of
Texas, when I asked her how she felt
about the court decision declaring her
eligible to hold office as governor.
The coming governor was found
in her husband's weekly newspaper
office in a downtown basement in
Temple. Mrs. Ferguson was busy
dictating letters. So was former gov
ernor James Ferguson, for an im
mense burden has fallen on him per
sonally since the campaign and the
nomination of his wife.
Correspondence Takes Much Time
The next governor works several
hours a day with her correspondence
and in writing articles, statements
and attending to other details of the
day.
"I want to see the governor," 1
said, looking about the place.
'Which governor, the old one or
the new one?" came in a brisk, crisp
voice from behind a desk. There was
no mistaking who it was. "Ma Fer
guson, as she is popularly known,
looked up with a merry twinkle in
her brown eyes.
"The new one and the youngest
one," I said with a rare flash of tact
and diplomacy.
Familiar With Governor's Duties
She arose and extended her hand
n a warm, sincere and cordial grasp.
She was dressed in a simple house
gown of crisp black and white ging
ham. It was ideal for office wear,
"specially considering the dusty and
msty newspaper office that it was.
"You are looking right at her," she
said laughingly.
She was not too busy to talk to
me and soon she was talking. Two
minutes' conversation will bring cer
tain convictions to anyone who meets
Miriam Ferguson. The first is, that
she is a woman of culture and refine
ment the next that she is a shrewd,
quick thinking, clever and keen mind
ed woman. Of her honesty and faith
fulness no doubt will enter the mind.
After the first few minutes conver
sation one learns that she is thor
oughly versed on the duties and obli
gations of the office of governor. She
was in that life and knew the inner
most workings of the office. She has
lived in the executive mansion at
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Try to get one word or whisper out
of her about what will be the policy
of the next administration or what
will be done with certain situations.
Try that and see what a quick
witted, clever diplomat you are talk
ing to. You will get the impression
you are trying to pry something loose
from the set jaws of a British diplo
mat. It simply can't be done.
Doesn't Hesitate to Express Opinions
On ordinary hubjects Mrs. Fergu
son is exceptionally well informed and
she unhesitatingly expresses herself
in well chosen language and agreeable
persiflage. There is no hesitancy and
she is not slow in taking sides and
supporting issues when it is a ques
tion not involved in the coming ad
ministration of the office of governor.
The invitation to call at the capital
and the executive mansion after the
inauguration was cordial and sincere.
On can hardly entertain an idea of
missing that pleasure. Until that time
then' is little likelihood of getting a
great deal of expression about public
affairs from the next governor.
"Mrs. Miriam Ferguson will make
the best governor Texas has ever
had."
That is a common expression and
can be heard in home, in business es
tablishments, on the streets of the
cities and hamlVts of the state. The
rural districts are solidly of this opin
ion And everybody believes it.
ANTI UNION SHEET
RAGES AT PUBLICITY
Los Angeles, Cal.—The anti-union
Los Angeles Times rages because the
California labor press tells the truth
about the number of unemployed in
this city. The story has been copied
by the labor press in other sections
of the country, and the Times is furi
ous because workers are advised to
stay away from Los Angeles. This
sheet denounced the labor press in a
long editorial article, but the unem
ployed claims were not denied.
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Austin and will not go into new or
strange surroundings.
Knows How to Hold Tongue
"It will be going home again," she
said simply. "Why, I was driving
down from the capitol grounds the
other day and I caught myself almost
turning toward the mansion that was
so long my home."
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