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' PAGE FOUR THE FREEMAN^S JOURNAL j^edneMay, October 29, ' CLEAN SWCEP FOR DEMOCRATIC TICKET PREDICTED NOVEMBER FOUR;TM BRUSHING AWAY THE BUNK Witb electim but one week ’ away The journaf believes: that\ pieper time for the voters o f Otsego ■ Couhty to 'brash the political bun combe of the campaign aside, the': charges and counter charges—and; -take; a look at the facts of the from the viewpoint of a stock' of this tgreat American nation. We have three great par'bh We have thj manding the vote oi :ens each claiming that his party is best fitted to run th.is*'hig corporation known as; the United • States of America. In 1920 the Republican party was given a vote of confidence by the country: ijiid the ©cnmermie admiriistration of Woodrow Wilson came to an .end. The country Was just recovering from the .after effects of _the World' Wi tb use his own Wordis the late Presi dent Harding proposed to bring it' •back to normalcy. President Harding chose his fellow directors and proceeded to take over the reins of governmerit. Instead of- condptions . bettering they became 'worse. The farmers of the west and the farmers of Otsego’ county be gan to feel the effects. A financial panic would have ensued! had it not been for the Federal Reserve act passed by the Wilson administration. Then came the death of President Uardiing. Vice-President Coolidge be--* came the head of the country. Rumors iif unusual proceedings among the board of directors' constituting the i’resident’s cabinet became rife. No investigation was made until the stench became so groa^. ■ that the Senate investigated, found that one of the members of the cabinet Imd . accepted a’ bribe turning -over im portant naval reserve oil lands to private, interests, that the Secretary of th^ Navy either wittingly or un wittingly signed the order giving the peppTFF'riibtsrthat -bhc- lerul was a dis( -.Attorney General was a his position,'both-morally and as'an attorney and that he had stopped loW as to use the department of Jus tice to endeavor to get something on ,the men who were exposing Him and his misdeeds. _ Fall had to get out. President Coolidge however defended Denby and Daughterly until an outraged public opinion at last caused hm to • ,-removd tihems^ Rank stealing and mismanagement'was^found- in the Veterans' Bureau and the head at last forced out. Such was- Normalcy. The average voter does not know *l>ersonally the Candidates for^ whom \he votes. He votes because the men are- nominated by the political party of his faith. When they enter upon the duties of their office they repre- T u t m party and in this country where we have party government the pavty is responsible for their acts. the voters of Otsego- county proud of the record of Fall, Daugh terly, Forbes and Denby 2 Do they wish more of the same kind of gov- e-niment and dishonesty'.' Do they hold the party in ppvyer respoi ' \Vfcen their board of director ihip presidency. Ultra-consm-atism and has been most noticeable by its ah- big busincjr? h<n-C their Vandidate; ’yvtiev and, \ve see a pfeeideiitial bomi- radicalisra and social discontent have nee antf party leader whose majority lonsible 2 lirectbrs have b e e n found to be recking witli dis honesty do they choose to s - ‘ r is honest and dng witii ttis- to say, 1 think and that man this fellow is honest ana u»a-. dishonest or will they, as Christ did two thousand years ago, throw, the money changer.s from the temple an'l place in their sk-ad the party which ha's shown itself at any event to be honest. five but in the entire .party control their standard bearer, at Washington. • - us are cpmpcllcd to place our fealty •Dn an enterprise ilcmariding a --adcji-.....o£. untiring-.-imd ' Hnt.repid courage, of towering intelligence and. magnetic pc'rstmaiity io onct^ more raise aloft the- high standard which the great Wilson .set up, who is to 1)0 chosen from among the three pre sented to the voters of the n a tio n A former governor of one of the states answers the question:- “The, only lenilership v'igilaiU enough, courageous enough anfi po.s- se.ssed of sufiicientry stern standards of public duty to Justify any confi dence in the future betterment of our civic, ccoiiojuic and social coiidation is represented in the candidacy of the Democratic nominee for the elsewhere. In the per.son of John W. Davi.s -\ve Wjll have a towering figure as the next Pre.siilent of fhe 'D'tuted States.” . Edmund Burke said, “I_ am not of tile opinion of those gentlemen who are against disturbing theMinblic .re-, posef I like a clamor where there is an abuse.” The nation needs a' strong, inspiring personality to make a clamor that will disturb the public repose into' action, The present oc cupant of the White House does not appear as an enthu.siastie wamor. Silence is sometimes described as golden, but-in the present campaign it i.s eloquent. It does not scum to fit into the picture. His leadershij has been most noticeable by its JOHN W. D.W IS !:is- tll^-Tt'.'-eivi-, :i> in- j f T' .-•nfri' ;.r-l .i;> 'it' k' ! . ¥ | . D em o cratic Cai in the nation’s countiis at Washing- ton has done everything he did nertj want done and refused to ro he did want done. The altem] Prosicient to function in fclh gess has been i to d what; ipt of the'l' cllnv-ship j with'Confess has been a joke. * The deplorable state which the' government presents would never! have taken place under the leader,- ship of John W. Davis. Ho is a man of action and courage. His soul has not been narrowed by a lifetime of his .eharactor will pilot fhe back to the high place from it has recently slip p e d — for the na- is right. ofilco holding. . His culture, his abil ity, his wide and varied e.xporienccs, nation which Secretary Hamilton Winds^Up Campaign fjecretary of State James A; Ham ilton will -fhi.s .week conclude a two- week/’ speaking campaign upstate. He will return to his home in New York City next Saturday. This week's schedule calls for his appearance in Monticello on Tuesday night and in Glo-^ersville o'n _ Wedne.sday night, at. on Friday DO NOT SPOIL YOi'UR BALLOT ON-ELECT'lO!N DAY Along with the campaign^ to get out the vote should , go an effort to reduce to a minincumt. the num ber of spoiled ballot-H vvhicli each year in Otsego county niount.s up to a sizable figure. . * Vv»tc,r.'> ai-i‘ urgeci to use the pgneils provided in the booths vvlien marking their- lutllots; _l)u not u.sc pens or writing nuitei' .other llian Liu- luws provided. not erase nunrks once the.v^ been made on the ballot. Hake the iitunes o f tin r-ish osscs opposite •andidates for v you wish to vote garefully after rending the directions at the head o f each division in aoriler to know Jtow many e.>m4idat€V5 f« v-ote for. If you spoil yoar ballot,, or mtake a tnisLakc^^and-^vish to change , i t there is only bhe thing to do, return it at once t-o tiie election cfilciala and |get another oiuH By following fche.so directions .a large number of hiillots that go 'into the \spoilod’' colusnn can be ■ Charles K. ^ejhmour, M. D., Deifio- cratic candidate for representative in' Congress from the thirty-fouj-th dis trict, is one of the well'known raem- bors; oj . Binghamton, having thirty years been engaged <j£ the medicaj^ proff‘Ssion in rhamton, having for the '.pa.st- years been engaged in the general practice of his profession in that section. As a member of the medical staff of t\he City Hospital he has rdmiered faithful andj valuable service and during the World War 'was in active service in.France. b i n ' g h a m t i -itative in Co November Ch, luary (5, 1919, to June, J919, he ivdst Marshal and had char the military police force i France which covered an', .it 400 'niiies. The foi policemen' and officers. Dr, Sey mouf se^;ved in the National Gua'H for thirty-one cqn.secutive .S’cars. lypi inviriediately upon being mustered au: of ihe Federal .service in 1919 entered •the Officers’ Reserve corps. He i.s ex- arksmali and for a time served and Ins; ings and city ever sim-e. public school he ’ firm of -IHills, kins to d' wa.s omploy- ■ McLean & mploy of whore he packa.ges even- and laterater entered irdays and l c £ the Le.ster Shot the Le.sl pany vvliore he cArned enough money to begin, his higher education. He entered Union College and was gna- tluuled from the Medical department • W . L U l .-,W ■ j- Immediately afterward he com menced the practice of medicine which iie has successfully and attaim-d ' Field Artiliet R OF BIN G H A MTON spresentativ e in C ongress 1st to November 6t 1918, Later from January 6, 1919, to June, J919, h wa< Provdst Marshal and had charge of in Southern covered an area . of about 400 'niiies. The force included 500 I ?Jr.s. Blanch D. .A.ugin ns, in an article that at sei istin of Laui appeart-l a.s folk ens, in an the pre.<s in 1920, wr concerning Ma.jor S*.ymour: “A man ,)f unusual vitality of mind and body, who looks at facts square ly without illu.sion arid wh'o has tju’ courage of'lias convlctionH; the cour age to speak his nunj in a - in which, 'tempered by' kindness and jastice, <ioes not oft'erid. “In the army his men were\devoted he has succeissfully pursued until thejt > ii.'iu and .•»»\■. ',r tb\ ofn.or< he v.-;,w prese*r.t time with the exception r>f always sp.l.fr. f as on,' t- he rh'- ihe intcrval-s when he was wkh the perded upon in any c oergency rnor.i! U. S. Army on the Jlexican Border \ r physical. ■ and in Franco in the World War. H.-; ‘'11^ the f. {o' t-ut ma'ses , , .., rvic<, proud to a, kriooh .-ts the be!'-r j r.v>t enter the of A;’i. :-vun, of qu'^k the .srrvi :(* hut; .ov.l hi ilijr i* r.t defe*-. ^ f the Infantry as a private; ..c,io,re- d<-J. mi the rank of Major ofi .'to |'-c‘.,:(.s wlli.o | 0 ,I r.iM’ *.< hi !'t c! ’ d . l>«ring the time he was with the - . 1 ,t r-:. .s--dd Jv.-;y-r F expeditionary I'orct-.s .a Ftan-'■ ,he w?t.s f :i i c. t: ; , . :u.it ni;i; •: ; .n command c€ the First Division of b >r.< t, c - ^ s - !< gV. !-it the lOlih Field Artillery with the ga .,.r .f.r * :rid and 79:h diyi.sions -.vh.i-'i w, r<* v;,,, c-i. i-'js , : ■>n the fighting line from September - ■> -.v/-. ■ i.l-.ib-m of .kmcr'.-.i i-.Cjp.\ for:.! a- the o.ne br.ig’m si.-ir towaid which the 'of'iftl the I'-f , ‘ions ■A-ere,. turned for lesson, .nid loa-lenhip rn justice and, honor-,, and all the, thln-g^ fi«r Which the.;c tw«i homely virtue;-, .'..iu-.d betw-een ivalin.ii i ' V.i-U, a.nd e ” ...a 111 -u-fM.i'- ( n i.tU-il (■, a ' ■- tiiioi! I'l.n M M'Ci.i.d tei'ni, th e ilc n u li- ;.n ii.i th e f o u n t y ro iiiin ltlc i' I '. C‘e ;i! ed. in f |l>h!ie)(l • p.U.rp'1. e. !))- '■d-e f-|vii-n' ef anut.I.ci-. lie-I'l c u t I ’ 1 a- .-Aud rndividjal.s. The history of th-l.'i'daU-of'hat p.-u'ty for (V,nnty Judge. t-ime when, the Wioid was addres.smg- .j,;.,,) whoTly un- itaelf to adv.ar.ieerqait t emnspiraf-y ban.isheii. .oo'l o f ' eupiditj’ en.suwl' wnTiffi '’idealism and unselfishness. Borne ^ i', future .hi.st'orfen will write the chapter, tl)„. t ■I'f the natio.'r’f's shame, ft'-is not nee- n\\- ii li< a- ui.:i'iin.a'icrn* to ■o'iclii !. Ir- v,-.:i ■-in jlie r;ice t iu\- i! Ill avy !1 \d j *V iih 11 i ■, 1 p';jvi | .-, w. biird'-n in anil wi^ilil pot ad: .'I'-, he bi-fii v-d lift-t, Fr-i ra-l\i-'i It- I’ll si ll; i’l.-l;'” l,;l .Sio.j.he <• for fi.in • ; ti’fiii.s, ['(■ tiii.'i. U r of (lie Villiige for Jill lone ,vi .lu.sfice .(jf Peace dfTTKWn'jDoi id. Riidrli\ld Deputy Att'orney Gene-i'i|F A.S! -fVij OT-ego County,. Attorney 'for hig Pii’liiii-ld So.rings for .sevei-;d years, h Directot.- of tlie Otsego Counlv Bar .•^■•:-ol•hlti^n: .-i)so ;i inemlier of, tin Ti'k’s T.odge, Lticnl Club.s and Farm linrcan. He enlisted in April,-.1917. rill’- the World War and wqs honor- atily discharged, and is now serving as Vice-Hrosident of the local 1 ''\''—' tail .I.egion Post. 1 Am'cri-; ■‘vhxsafy-t'o^do 't .tno -in. the minds of f-vo.ry Trader of tht-sy roiintv wjir, are nfew o it' lines. But it cannot be too often re-' ns Imvtn'.i- ;i l.-ugi’ f-u-i .............. km.nuirrigdJHary.H.- E.I- >i-'l,.w.ho is sin-ving her Seeoml term 1 .f'r,.J‘tcri-ntja.f,,.thdJ,ucnl D. A; R. rh.n'n- '• fir. ■ Tln-y havi' two children. Mr. luii'iy I tVetdi'n i-■ kind*‘hearted, svmprdhetie .l.'c;;ti'.i’ I ni’;d his'tl■lnpl■^•;l^len^ is snch, if elegt- arnn rs of (lu-jid would n.-;P an ideal f'l-itnfv J-urlge. iifavilv t.rj-'d, ! Vole fr.r William T. Weldiyv for .wliirti ' tii ' f 'liiin t\ .ru(l\i> ;ind' keen ttie (iHi/.'(' r But it cannot be too often re-'ns liavin-.i- a l.-ugo 'f-n-in .whirti ive ' rmint” .fin. ...... . . EV E R E T T ' W ILUAM 'S O F D em o cratic C a n d idate for Merni ;irrjEL.O r'p^HNC.r. ibe-t- of A3setnbly» ivriM.-iu,ijj.y .in, a .^uuiij.; m a n u,i me- highest personal char.hcter and roeng-; ■nized public spirit and ability. Fie it? 'in overy way fitted to fill the posi tion of representative of the intdre.sts; and people of Otsego county Jji the 'state, assembly with - dignity and. cr'edit both to ‘himself and hiS con- Jtuents. Mr. Wilih Spring.s ; --sohooi in and after' the War retu; United States and has be *p. public affairs Cj^r since. _ He has 81 b ..of the Amoricaji Legion. fiilly eond'iu-fe.d b.'if.cL in isev.ernl ■ di.f- however, spcnflmost of his time in, , Ho'ImR Fpent n ureat deal uf timi'i f< ’-int pl-n-es., in' Ot.-iygii rn-rnty, In- ij I Army Hospital's. 1 . • { establi'tbin'ir'clai itis for distnldcd l'-b; !imr East 'Wu'-ccstiM-, l\'ur. i-sler, ,.i He is a metnher.of Oequiortis Tjodge, veterans and has. heen i»strunirriLal '-l.-he/.n'vus, VLir.vland,,^,I'ilf'll.’•ll. . 8 Hniy- I’s'lVo. 8l8,' I. O. O. F., Ilinn Lodge- of in vafious lulls wfit-reby tlie velfransIb-T I..-,ik'~.Har;\\ i.-'x no 1 (’.I'.ir. ■ t.iwii. • Elk.s.'Nff. 14'1-F; Richfield Springs have be-cn benerdeii.' . . Mr,.^Pra.tt J:s .generally n'gard.fd as to The time in. LEW-l-5-A-;'-PRATT OF OTSEGO : C.Tndid.ite fop Superintendent of the Pooi niocratic c.amli- one of.the be.st hotel nun in (''civtj'.al New Yul-k and'is well .md bn-ra'dy - 'wi.s A. Pratt, 1 teniocratic c.ai (kite fi.r .Yuphrintendent of the ............ . ............................... - . is the son of Furrand and Phoebe For-^ known to the travt ling ,puiib.‘. Pratt ;uid was born at W estville,; in every holel comiurti'd by Mr. in 18)1,1. At, the ivgc' pi-att he ’ fins reeei^vi-d i br eordial Sixth Judicial District; a m-ember of| the Di'-ahled Ve:id-ian.s and Vel'erans of Foreign Wars; meriiber «.f the Richfli-hi S'pring.s C'liuntry''Club and Deowonga Club of Ilichiicbl Springs. . He Was-plecterl tn the offiec of the Justice of the Peace at the last cleCr Dtsi ------- ^ “ ' - .................................... ' ' - ......... . ........ ived to Mdford and,m,p,port of tlm citb-.ens of Ih'e coimmi- he |n eanie 'twenty ■ ,ii;y ;in(J |i;i.-: enjeyed t he le -j'i'id nn-ii received hi.s ediiea-, ^.(,p|‘,,i(,,vei' of .the peofilo gt'ivi'h-ly. , 1 sch lol. Mr, Pratt i yi-r. Pm tt is thoroughlv equippcii %yas ij.aT-ried ,nt the a.fe of 1 }venlv-one to d'Lch.arge the duties of .the oilhe to Mallei .S. T/ow', (I'f (’hfengo, 111. '.to wbiWi he .aspires. He e.in.er- aMr. TValtrat ah early age,'cnigtrged sant jvi.th tin* aftllii^ of the county in t,lu- l.n'el b'.ulness and I t i -! success- and In tovnpi’rament an 1 cb ii-i'i'l-cr fnllv cond'ueted b-stels in isev.crnl ■ d if - ' woul 1 make an .Klmiralde Superin ■ ■ ............................... H-n-ien! of the P'dor. M- ' '‘-it'- i,s iditig i-n a fa'-m a* I-'l.v.-reek.. rcprcsc-nt(?,d Otsr . variou.s National tio.na of the Ann county in 111 Ft.ate Conven tions o f the American Legion and he i.s also a 'menil)('sr.pf the -10th and Bib ot the Amciricaai Legion. in- !,•■<_-!• p’aili.t 111 r i-n a ta'-m a' ' . ef friends th in' V du ,net ■ I'.; (- 1 - ■ lien, in No-.tn;
