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Show OEEN M Governor of Illinois Denounces Bi-Partisan Combine in Vigorous Way. HOLDS MEN IN COMBINE DEVOID OF PRINCIPLE Demands That Lawmakers Who Disgraced His State Shall Be Defeated. TAYLORS VTLLE, III., Aug. 30. Govor-nor Govor-nor Dcncen tonight opened tho campaign cam-paign against return to legislative powor of the bi-partisan combine, which dominated domi-nated tho last general assembly. In an address In this city he said: "The men who opposed the right to honest elections, the right to primary elections, the expressed wish ,of their parly on the United Slates acnatorshlp, the election of a Republican candidate for speaker of the house or representatives, representa-tives, and tho organization of the house by a majority of their party, arc now asking the "people whose wills they have defied and whose confidence they havo betrayed, to entrust them once more with the direction of public affairs. They are running on a platform of three planks: "First Wo announce no principles. "Second We express no regrets. "Third Wo call for vindication." Explains "Jackpot." The sneaker defined tho term "Jackpot." "Jack-pot." which has figured In the Browno trial In Chicago, declaring that "those who have been exposed are not the only ones Implicated. To make a Jackpot effective ef-fective requires the participation of a considerable number of such ns can be held together by the eohoslve power of public plunder and an organization that must be able to control to somo degree the course of legislation In the general assembly. "This coalition, in Its last desperato stand against popular government, deemed It necessary' to control the politics poli-tics of the state In order to prolong Its power and I, whom they had vllllfled through thoir spurious Investigation of my election, whom they had opposed with vltuporatlve rancor at the primaries, pri-maries, whom they had sought to defeat In tho election by arraying against nic tho special interest from which they derive de-rive their strength: whoso policies they had organized the legislature to defoat and whom thoy had attempted to unseat by a trumped-up contest, waa offered their support for the United Slates son-alorshlp, son-alorshlp, an office of high honor when honorably bestowod. Straight From Shoulder. "Theso efforts to defeat me, unseat or promote me, would servo the same purpose. pur-pose. Thoy carry with them their own commentary. When I refused to accept tho proffered scnatorshlp, the bi-partisan coalition determined to select a senator whoso political power would bo used to strengthen their position and to make safe the election of their choice as my successor. ' Such being tno situation in our state, what Is tho next step forward? Manifestly Mani-festly behind tho Jackpot stands the organization or-ganization of tho general assembly and tho control of Its business, which the present rules of - tho house placo In the hands of the speaker. The next step forward, therefore, is to restore representative repre-sentative government to our house of representatives. "Tho essential condition of honest legislation leg-islation must be the right to have bills heard In our general assembly. This is fundamental. Of what avail Is It to make a campaign for wholesome measures If they receive no consideration In our legislative leg-islative body?" Would Pledge Candidates. Governor Donecn declared that every man seeking support of Republican voters vot-ers at the September primaries should be pledged to stand for good government, and. continuing said; "The men who created tho unusual and disgraceful conditions in our state should nql be given powor to prolong tliom. They have defied Instructions and repudiated their party platform; they have stood against representative government gov-ernment and for special privileges and private interests. Tho extent of thoir malfeasance in tho last general assembly assem-bly Is not yet known, but is under Investigation In-vestigation by grand juries and by our courts. The issue In this campaign then Is: Shall their records, their organization organiza-tion and the results of their work be approved? ap-proved? Upon that issue thoro should be no differences of opinion among good citizens." |