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Lake County Independent and Waukegan Weekly Sun, 4 Sep 1914, p. 15

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L~KE COTYNTV T~IY~T ~T, FRTDAY, ~4EI>TEMBER I. 1914. Pa~e Seven J.H. VFcktrs Subj*c't !to Uic Decislin of tI*t Primaries Septembelr R, Rèpublican 1914 Voiur Surppart is Respectiully SoIIcIted If 1 arn successful in the election, 1 shall at ail times keep in mind that I amn an agent of rny district, and will use my bect endeavors to secure legisiation- that will insture to the advantage and betterment of the whole people of my district. (a) A fair and just revenuie law that wriIl place the burden of taxaâtion on the shoulders of those who should bear such burden. (b) A short ballot. (c) A law which will divorce the judicial from polities. (d) Ani end of minority representation in the general assemfbly an~d the three-vote system. (e) A law that will protect the farming and especially the dairy interests of the state from the unwise and burden- some demands of the Ilealth Board of the city of Chicago. (ý)A.cQ'4ît* idiona1 convention to devise proposed amendments to the constitution 1 atiois. (g) A change in the rules of the ý,ciieraI assembly ývhich will Irevent the stifing of proposed legîsiation in the committee room. Prairie View, August 25,'1914 FAYETTÏE S. MlJNRD tiCefdorkWart TO TH1E FARMERS OF LAKE,, McIHENRY ÂN~D BOONE COUNTUES Gentlemen: Fayette S. Mun ro of rny counity sýeek s renoeIuulation in the Progressive Party on his recd - at Spaugield. Fo4r years 1 have watched the careers of 'varlous. men at Springfeld. 1 supported Munro for election and 1 arn . Ôd of the record he has made. - Munro Ml a- figigr ~TIfne and again he made the speakerý give hn 'i4ý' tion on the floor of the hëuse. Boni "hd raieed cii6b,à farrn he is weil acquainted with the wants of the farmer. In,,Îdition to that, he purchased about three yearsago, "à'iiy farm of one hundred and eiq'hty acres adiolnIng my -place at Prairie Vie*. Mr. Munro is rnost consistent In thls.'iHe isbdfIng uhis fôor boys to work. Hie keeps tocws a e ààd his boys run a smàll dai1ry on the oùtsklts! of Igh. land Park. MIl thlngs being equal, i woud'support a man for re-election who had a good record becauùseê, â! à rùle, a first.termner is Inot of much benefit to this district. ;A arn conv4Inced that theé Progressive farmers ý5lîutd support Mr. Munro.. Very respectfully yours, JOHN E. BARREïtt,ý President of Farmers' lustitute of Lake Coin-ty Rl%ýquptibilcan Candidate for Staté eRpre-s'ent-ilive 0f the 81h Senatorial Distirict mommmu ,", FnrDAY, SEPTENIDIM 1, 1914. ï-ý Page seven

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