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Fords or TRADE MARK. . Mr. Jay Miller of Mt. Ayr bought a Fordson Tractor last March. In order to have a complete outfit he also purchased an Oliver No. 7 plow and a Roderick-Lean tandem disk Harrow. At the time Mr. Miller owned but four head of horses and figured the Tractor a better investment than four or five more horses. He “disked in” 55 acres of oats and plowed 60 acres of corn ground at a fuel cost of $69.00. / He - had already sown 30 acres of wheat and whqn harvest came he hitched his Tractor to the binder and cut the wheat and oats without putting his horses into the field. Since then he has plowed his wheat and oats stubble. Mr. Miller has not spent to exceed $2.00 for repairs or labor on his machine and the motor is running like a sewing machine. By the way, Mr. Miller has sold two of his four horses and will only keep two head this winter. Central Sales Company Phone Three-One-Nine

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DEMOCRATIC TICKET

For President JAMES M. COX of Ohio For Vice-President FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, New York State Ticket For U. S. Senator THOMAS TAGGART, Indianapolis For Governor CARLETON B. McCULLOCH, Indianapolis For Lieut.-Governor SAMUEL M. FOSTER, Ft. Wayne Presidential Electors at Large MISS JULIA E. LANDERS, Indianapolis PAUL U. McNUTT, Martinsville For Contingent Electors MISS MARY GALLAHAN, Peru CORNELIUS O’BRIEN Lawrenceburg Presidential Elector, 10th District EDWARD McCABE, Williamsport Contingent Elector ELMORE BARCE, Fowler For Secretary of State CHARLES H. WAGONER, Columbus For Auditor of State CHARLES R. HUGHES, Peru i For Attorney-General GEORGE W. SUNKEL, Newport For State Treasurer GEORGE A. DEHORITY, Elwood For Supt. Public Instruction DANIEL C. McINTOSH, Worthington For Reporter Supreme and Appellate Courts WOOD UNGER, Frankfort For Judge Supreme Court, sth Dist. F. E. BOWSER, Warsaw For Judge Appellate Court, Ist • Dist. ELBERT M. SWAN, Rockport For Judge Appellate Court, 2d Dist. JOHN G. REIDELBACH, Winamac County Ticket For Congressman, Tenth District FRED BARNETT, Hhmmond For Joint Representative Benton, Jasper and Newton Counties JAMES EMMET SCANLON, Boswell For Judge 30th Judicial Circuit I TERENCE B. CUNNINGHAM, Kentland For Treasurer MARY E. DRAKE, Marlon Township For Recorder GERTRUDE' RESSE, Remington

.— For Sheriff RICHARD BOWIE, Wheatfield For Coroner STEPHEN D. CLARK, Wheatfield Tp. For Surveyor (No nomination) Commissioner, First District ALBERT STEMBEL, Wheatfield Commissioner, Third District WILLIAM H. KENYON, Remington

THE MAINE ELECTION

As usual, the Republicans are publicly jubilating over carrying the state of Maine in the state election held a few days ago. But there is nothing in particular to jubilate over Maine going 65,000 Republican. It would have been surprising, how-' ever, had it went any other way but strongly Republican. Maine, like Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Connecticut, with its munition industries which fatten off the blood shed upon the battle fields of the world, is most assuredly against any proposal that will put an end to war or induce a curtailment of the armament of the world. Besides, the Republicans have always put forth great efforts to pile up a big majority in the state- election in Maine for the “effect” it is hoped to have on the party all over the country in bolstering up a lagging campaign, and huge sums of money are poured into the state every four years to make a' big showing at its September election. The Democrats had no money to spend, and especially on hopeless Maine, and made no effort to put up a real campaign there. However, the graveyard whistling of the g. o. p. press is not unanimous by any means. .The Indianapolis Star, the recognized state organ of the Republican party, says: The result in .Maine is encouraging to the Republicans, but it does not go very far. That is to say, it confirms an impression already prevalent in both parties, that New England is unfavorable to the league of nations. • * *

But all this sheds Ijttle light upon the disposition of the middle west, where sentiment for the league is strong, or the far west, where it is even stronger. Nor does it affect in any way the causes of local discontent in states like Indiana, where revolt is in the air against Republican mayors, governors and senators. Equally barren is the Maine result of any evidence concerning the ‘Nonpartisan League of the far northwest or the peculiar conditions in places dominated by eccentric statesmen like Johnson, Capper and Borah. The result, in fact, is to be deplored from one point of view, and that is the encouragement it is certain to give to the isolationist propaganda everywhere. The idea will, immediately be put forward that the people regard the league with horror, and that from now on the Republican battle mudt be waged along those lines. Such a deduction would, not only be unwise, but would also be untrue; for the only chance the Republicans have of winning the Independent which craves to see our position in the world repre- ■ sent sympathy Instead of cold in- j difference toward suffering Europe, l is for Mr. Harding to adhere to his recent utterances favorable to the league in amended form. It has been demonstrated that the east does not control thi presidential elections any more; that they can be won without the east; that the great middle west and west is the 1

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factor which must be reckoned with, and while the munitlon-factoried New England states don’t want any curtailment in war preparedness—not only in this country, but all over the world, to which its products are sent —the greater part of the balance of the country’ wishes to see world-wide peace and its people will show in November that it is strongly for the league of nations, which compels peace, so far as It Is humanly possible to insure it, and makes further wars most improbable indeed.

“GOD HELP THE MAN”

(“God help the man who finds in his heart no more response to this enterprise than to say he might favor a league of nations,” a statement that appeared in an editorial in the Indianapolis Star, Republican, on Meh. 15, 1919, seems particularly appropriate now that Warren G. Harding and the senatorial cabal have resolved to scrap the covenant and make a separate peace with Germany. The editorial and the manner in which it came to be reprinted in the Star a short time ago Is herewith reproduced.) FORMER SOLDIER QUOTES STAR EDITORIAL AS GUIDE FOR INDIANA SENATORS To the ■Editor of the Star: On looking over a scrap book, kept by my father and mother while I was overseas, I have found an editorial clipped from the Star of Meh. 16, 1919. It seems so to the point and so applicable right now, that I am enclosing it here and ask you to reprint it verbatim, head line included, in the “Views of the People” column. And I earnestly suggest that every lover of America, its homes and institutions, clip this out and mail a copy to each of our senators at once. By so doing you will express to our senators your deep feeling and interest in the league of nations, without much effort. ' And now is the time to make your wishes known. I am writing as one who has seen as much of the horrors of war as Sherman ever did, with a possible exception, and am willing to take chances on goings again under the terms of the league as written. Respectfully, MAJ. P. HARRISON, Jr., H. Q. Co. 150th F. A., 42d (Rainbow) Div., Indianapolis. * The editorial referred to by Ms. Harrison follows: GOD HELP THE MAN । The league of nations establishes international law as the rule of con(duct for all civilized powers, ad--1 mitted to its covenant of faith. Hitherto this exalted code of good behavior has been too much ideal, .to which nations rendered lip hom- • age, only to throw it away in the I stress of conflict. Now the theory

Ml ■■ I ana experienced in the Auction business, having conducted some of the largest sales in the county with success. I am A judge of values and will make an honest effort to get the high dollar. Write or wire for terms and dates at my expense. J. R. BRANDENBURG Phone 10AH, Francisville, or 941-G, Rensselaer P. O. McCoyWbura, R-1

is to become the practice. Any nation member of the league is pledged to keep the law, and any nation violating It is automatically made an outlaw by all the rest. Every member of the league Is pledged to arbitrate all arbitrable questions and none will go to war till every means of adjusting the controversy has been exhausted. The settlements of this trfeaty are not to be disturbed by any war of aggression or plans of conquest Discipline for any rebel begins with investigation by the , league, then comes financial and economic boycott, and after that such measures of force as can be agreed on. The expense of this discipline Is to be, borne by a common fund from the. membership. The league would have been justly ( chargeable with ineffectiveness if had ignored the obpcure and remote causes of the war. An honeqt and ■ earnest effort is made to nip inclpi-; ent conflicts in the bud. To begin with, international treaties are to be made in the open, and valid only upon their registration with the league. This league constitution it- ( self, publicly put out for discussion by free men everywhere, is the first earnest of the new faith. We see conqueror nations at this peace con- j ference renouncing, some of them । under protest, the old claim of spoils ( for the victors, and putting colonies under the control of the league. | After the secret treaty, another. prolific occasion of war is the undue : manufacture of munitions and the i maintenance of stupendous military establishments. The league has gone at this problem with shrewdness and । zeal Not only are armaments to । be reduced, but their construction is to be brought under joint control and full understanding. Even the manufacture of munitions is taken absolutely out of private hands forever and made subject to international control and inspection. There can never be another Essen, another war-breeding cancer, subsisting off the labors and the security of peace; never another military machine like Germany’s preparing behind closed doors for world conquest overnight. The league of nations not only erects an international court which will sit continuously and authoritatively upon the disputes arising between nations, but it establishes a select society of self-governing peoples, for membership in which applicants must qualify in good behavior, evidence of self-government, and the acceptance of international law as the only rule of faith and practice. It sets up the blessed rule of right as against might, and pledges in its support from all the self-governing people that adhere to it their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor. God help the man who finds in his heart no more response to this enterprise than to say he might favor a league of nations —but; or that a league of nations might be tolerated—if; or that after he has split hairs awhile over its grammar and its effect upon party politics, he might consent to consider it. God help the man to whom the dread spectacle of millions dead and millions yet unborn loaded down with war debt means nothing more than the opportunity for him to exploit himself. God help the man who, while the mass of his fellow men are perishing in slavery to tradition, sets up a brazen calf of precedents and prerogatives and invokes the letter of the law, while the weightier matters of love, justice and mercy lift up their eloquent voices to him in vain.

“BOYS, GET THE MONEY”

There may be some dispute and some debate about the exactness of . jvernor Cox’s figures of the Re- . blican slush fund, but there can (); no denial of the fact that he has shown by official Republican documents that commercialism is b itten all over the Republican campaign — organized commercialism. "Boys, get the money” is the refrain that runs through every line of the Itepublican campaign. “Harding and Coolidge have the confidence of the people —but, boys, get the money. The platform is sound enough to hold the weight of the nation—but, boys, get the money.” This is simply another example of Republican reaction. It is back to Dudley’s “blocks- of five”; it’s a return to Quay’s “shaking the plum tree.” The general staff of the Republican party in their plan of campaign do not rely on appeals to reason, to patriotism and right; they rely on money. The candidate is a great and good man —but, boys, get the money; America first —but, boys, get the money; an understanding amongst the nations of the world Is great and glorious—but, boys, feet the money. । 1 Too many American boys have recently died fpr their country for us to put the presidency up for sale to the highest bidder this year.

WAR OR PEACE

Choice between the league of nations and no league is a choice between certain war within the lifetime of this generation and the chance of permanent peace. Since iB6O we have had the American civil war, -the Danish war, the war between Prussia and Austria, the Franco-Prussian war, the RussoTurkish war, the war between China and Japan, the Russo-Japanese war, our war with Spain, the South African war and the great world war —to mention only the wars of importance. France and Italy have fought in Africa, and there have been fierce struggles in Greece and

the Balkans. In 60 years there have been 10 wars —not counting the minor struggles —or one every six years. There is no reason whatever to hope for anything better in the next 60 years—unless something positive, and wholly new, is done to stop this crime of war. Without a league of nations there will inevitably be a revival of the old balance of power system, with its shifting and uncertain alliances, its secret treaties, and its international suspicions and jealousies —the system out of which the world war was born. Itj is this system which those who framed the league and those who favor it wish to destroy. Many « the prophets say that we phall almost certainly be Involved in the next European war. President Wilson was quite right when he said that under such conditions neutrality wouls be for uq an impossible role. The Hague arrangement has been tried, and has failed. It has failed so completely that even Senator Harding proposes to “put teeth” in it, which means, if it means anything, that he would be willing to “send our boys abroad to fight,” for, as has been said, the only teeth that are good for anything are those that bite. Yet the league is objected to because it comtemplates that possible use of force —or “teeth.” The judgment of no court is worth anything unless it can be enforced. What, then, are fathers and mothers going to do in the face of this great emergency? To do nothing is to insure the continuance of those very conditions under which 16 wars occurred in 60 years, and to make probable another great war in which hundreds of thousands of Americans, many of them now in their cradles, may have to be fed into the great war machine —and the next war, about which people are even now talking, and against which our own government is preparing at enormous cos:, will be frightful beyond all imagination. Here, then, is an Instrument which the wisest men of all nations believe will be effective in preventing war?' It is the best thing offered for adoption. Will the American people reject it? Dare they take the chance? Rather they should demand that the whole power of the western hemisphere, including the enormous strength of the great republic, be put into the league. It may be that we have reached a turning point in civilization. Even now men are demanding that the Versailles treaty be modified in the interest of Germany, though the effect of such modifications would be greatly to increase her war power. The treaty was designed to destroy that power. A vote against the league is a vote for war, and for heavily increased armaments as an insurance—which does not insure—against it. Tennyson asked: “Have we risen from out the beast, then back into the beast again?” The question is not simply political—it is moral and religious.—lndianapolis News (Rep.).

COST OF GOVERNMENT

In considering the charges of extravagance that are being made, there is one thing that should be borne in mind, and that is that 78 per cent of the nation’s expenditures are. directly chargeable to war account. But for these, the people would be called on to raise for the present year, ending with next June, only $1,024,219,917. The war bill is $3,835,670,410, the total appropriations amounting to $4,859,890,327. We shall spend almost four times as much for war purposes as for purposes of peace. Of course, there was much extravagance in war planes and cantonment construction and such things, but war means waste. It is disgraceful that in a civilized world nations should be forced to spend unproductively such vast sums of money. All parties should determine to stop this thing, or try to do so at least, through a league with our allies.

In the civil appropriations are included more than $400,000,0dd for the postal service. So the expenditures for the government would be considerably less than were it not for the war Items. The cost of past wars must be met, so that there is little probability that this generation will get much relief from the terrible burden of taxation. The important question is ‘whether we think it good business and wise statesmanship to add to tfiat burden. Those who are rather disposed to sneer at Idealism ought to be Impressed by the practical considerations that are involved fa these figures. The later congress appropriated—and very, wisely—s4lß,232,382 for the military establishment, and $437,724,580 for the naval establishment, a total of $855,956,960. This is practically as much as was appropriated for the government—counting out the postal 'appropriation —on its civil side. What is the sense in complaining about taxes as long as we make it necessary sor 1

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the government to buy protection for itself and us at such an enormous cost? These taxes are as truly paid the people —as happily, thanks to u the income tax law, they now under- , stand —as are the city and state * taxes which give them such great concern. But a remedy may be found in a league of nations, which provides for and makes -possible a reduction of armaments. A disarmament commission has already been formed, but* it can doI little as long as the United States remains out of the league. Our non-partlcipatlon makes it impossible for us to reduce taxeSt and also makes it necessary for other nations to look for protection to armament rather than agreement. In a Washington dispatch to the News of yesterday was this: As long as it (the American government) continues to vote millions to be used in the manufacture of implements of war the other nations of the world will do likewise; because of the attitude of the United States toward the league of nations the world is rapidly drifting back to where it was in the spring of 1914. This is a good thing to remember when one writes his income check tomorrow and recalls that 78 per cent of the money goes for war purposes. Business men are justly complaining of burdensome and vexatious taxes, aqd demanding their repeal. It seems Incredible that out of every dollar that is taken by the government from the citizens 78 cents goes for war purposes. Yet such is the fact.’ Here, too, is one of the causes of the high cost of living, which works such hardship on all. Taking no account of the cost of past wars, we are spending almost $1,000,000,000 a year as insurance against future wars. Business men, as well as all others, ought to welcome the league of nations ae at least holding out a hope for a partial solution of our taxation problem.-r-Indianapolis News (Rep.).

THE SHRINES OF GOVERNMENT

“The shrines of government are in the communities of the land.” In this one sentence, fresh from his heart and*brain, Governor Cox shows more real Americanism, more sympathy with the visions and Ideals of our country, than can be found in all the deliberate utterances and calculated phrases Senator Harding ever wrote or spoke. It is In the communities of land —the small country communities as well as in the great metropolitan cities —that the shrines of government, the altars of patriotism, the councils of Americanism, are found.* It is not in great organizations, not in theatrical leagues or political clubs that the foundations of our nation are laid. It is in the quiet homes, on farms, in the villages and towns, as well as in cities, that the broad and deep basis of the fabric of our nation is laid.

BUDGET AND QUOTA

Mr. Upham, treasurer of the Republican national committee, says that Governor Cox does not know the difference between a “quota” and a “budget.” He describes a quota as “a dream, a roseate estimate, something nobody expects to get.” .Yet the Republican treasury bulletin states that a great many cities have oversubscribed their quota. The Washington (D. C.) Republican chairman admits Washington’s quota is $50,000, as stated in the list and says he is going to get it. It is Mr. Upham who does not know the real distinction between a quota and a budget. His idea is that a quota is what they get and a budget is what they admit they get.

Governor Cox and Franklin Roosevelt keep to the vital issues of the campaign as expressed by the campaign slogan: “Peace, Progress and Prosperity.” That is to say, they stress the league of nations, the progressive ideals of government and the economic and Industrial features of the platform and the reduc.tion of taxation. These are the real issues that appeal to men and women alike, as demonstrated by Governor Cox In West Virginia and Indiana and by Mr. Roosevelt on his western trip, where he found the people progressive, strong for the league and against Mr. Harding’s plan to make the high cost of living a little higher. .

Cox hits straight from the shoulder and talks to the hearts as well as the minds of his hearers. Roosevelt puts himself on friendly terms with his audience and talks a language they can understand as easily as they can understand Governor Cox\ Senator Harding shifts from one fook to the other and changes his misd ’ as often as he changes his shirt. What he says is less like a speech ' than a political shimmy.

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