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Show LA FOLLETTE'S WEEKLY TO ADVOCATE MANY REFORMS He Declares It Will War On All Or-ganlzatlons Or-ganlzatlons Opposed to Public Interest. Madison. Wis.. Jan. 10. The first '.S3ues of "La Follette'a Weekly Mazarine." Maza-rine." controlled and edited by Senator Sena-tor Robert M. La Follctte, will appear tomorrow. Under the caption. "Claiming Our Privilege to Serve." Senator La Follette outline the policy of "Ia Follette's," as the magazine is called, will pursue: "It is founded." be says, "in the belief be-lief that it can aid in making our government gov-ernment represent with more fidelity the will of the people. "Ten years of investigation and ex-poMiro ex-poMiro have disclosed corruption in municipal, state and national governments govern-ments without parallel in modern history- Wc have made progress. The people now understand, but they know that, back of the bad representatives represen-tatives In municipal, state and national na-tional government, etand special privilege, tho real enemy of our institution in-stitution fortified with the greatest wealth and power ever massed for the control of the government. "Tho battle Is just on. It is young yet. It will be the longest and hardest hard-est ever fought for Democracy. But we shall win. "We shall hit as hard as we can, giving and taking blows for the cause, with joy in our hearts. We ehall liuve no strife with individuals as Individuals. In-dividuals. If they serve special interests inter-ests to the injury of the public, they are enemies of the public. Against them as enemies of the public wo whall make war. , "With tho political fortunes of offl-1 cials and candidates, we shall have no concern, except as they affect tho public welfare. Who represents the people in public office Is not important How they represent is vital. "No eminence of position in party or government shall protect a servant serv-ant of the; people from deserved crlti-citm. crlti-citm. We shall not shrink from Making estrtnatcs of men and uhall from time to time call the roll in order or-der to disclose the exact position of those who are truo and those who are lalse to public Interests. "We are quite aware that the course we shall follow throws us directly di-rectly across the path of many powerful power-ful organizations, political, financial rnd industrial. We voluntarily assume as-sume this rink. From those to whom this declaration is a declaration of war, we a6k no other construction of it" Tho first issue announces that Lincoln Lin-coln Stefflns. William Allen White, P.rand Whltlock, Prof. Chas. Zuebelln. Jane Addams and other reform writers writ-ers will contribute. Mr. Stefflns has p.n article In which ho declares that "The communities which rank above all others In the United States in political intelligence and in instructed allegiance to Democratic purposes arc Oregon. Wisconsin. Chicago, Toledo and Cleveland." Senator Jonathan Dourne discuBses the initiative and referendum as It operates In his state. The woman's department is under the direct supervision of Mrs. La Follette. |