Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1911 — Dunne Wishes to Be Governor. [ARTICLE]

Dunne Wishes to Be Governor.

It is difficult to see how President Taft’s 13,000 mile swing around the circle can end in anything but a sorry spectacle for himself. If he tells the people the truth about how he vetoed the honest attempt of both branches of Congress to reduce the high cost of living in this country; ho wupon taking office fie filled his cabinet with men connected with the law-breaking trusts, and how he tried and nearly succeeded in giving Alaska away to the land grabbers, he will discredit himself. If Mr. Taft juggles the iacts in the slightest degree, the insurgents, “swinging along in his trail,’’ will point out his misrepresentations with such truth and logic that the President will be more discredited than if he had remained at home. The record of the Taft administration is one that cannot be debated with any credit to - the President. Mr. Taft has himself to blame, together with men like Aldrich, Penrose, Guggenheim and Lodge, to his advice he listened exclusively.

Chicago, Sept. 7.—Edward F. Dur.ne, former mayor of Chicago, will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Illinois. This announcement was made by his intimate friends here a few days ago. He will have the backing, it is said, of the organization that helped to elect him mayor.