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Show m u 1 s I jj lis Autobiography Ap-I Ap-I Jpears in an Eastern If Magazine ilWN'ew York, Sept 22. Senator La. Iflletto of Wisconsin, has the introductory intro-ductory chapter of his autobiography ? American Magazine, about to l'lPPear. In it ho relates his entry Into jPplltIcs, his first contest for a cou-rjfresslonal cou-rjfresslonal sent and outlines tho pro-Bxrcsslvc pro-Bxrcsslvc movement, of which he jfrites: 9K"The essence of tho progressive Wfjovement, as 1 see it, lies in its strug-Ilo strug-Ilo 'to uphold the fundamental princi-jjWes princi-jjWes of represontativo government. It impresses tho hopes and desires of TpllIIons of common men end women tffeho are willing to fight for their jjjjleals, to take defeat If necessary, and a Ull go on fighting. 1 Fortunes of birth, temperament li Qd political environment have thrown j te into this struggle, havo made me ,J -. In some degrco a pioneer In tho progressive pro-gressive movement." Senator La Follctte sketches his early political struggles and pictures the political panics and tendencies of the timo. Party tics and ailments, be declares, aro vanishing with tho glorio3 of tho old parties and ho writes: "It is a sign of a robust political health in these days that every voting man must have his conclusive reasons for voting the Republican or the Democratic Dem-ocratic rickets. Men must think for themselves 1n that fact lies tho great hopo for the future of the nation " |