Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1917 — MORE LOVE FOR PROGRESSIVES [ARTICLE]

MORE LOVE FOR PROGRESSIVES

Ouf Progressive friends ate being given an object lesson of how dearly the Republicans—after the them, in Governor Goodrich’s removing Edwin M.Lee, former Progressive state chairman, from the public!' service' commission, to which he was appointed recently by Governor Ralston. The Republican leaders have no more use for Progressives or progressive. Republicans than they had four years ago. Besides, in this instance, it will be remembered, Mr. Goodrich admits' to having spent some $25,000 to secure the nomination and election, and he is also a stockholder in a great many utilities companies doing business in this state. The public service commission has jurisdiction over such utilities companies, and perhaps. Mr. Lee is not the sort of man Goodrich wants on the board.

The United States senate, by a vote of fifty-five to thirty-two, voted Tuesday for the Sheppard bill, which would abolish saloons in the District of Columbia. Senators Kern and Watson of Indiana voted for the bill. Twenty-eight JJethocrats and twenty-seven Republicans voted for the bill. The provisions of the bill puts all saloons out of business by makes it unlawful to mapufacture, sell, barter or give away or import for sale any intoxicating liquors in anyway whatsoever. The measure also covers clubs and other places where liquors are frequently dispensed in “dry” territory. This law will nearly depopulate the "famous Pennsylvania avenue, where nearly every other door is a rum-shop.