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Show BRANDEIS m FOR UJOLLETTE MINNEAPOLIS, Minn , Jan. I. With a denunciation of the present construction placed upon tho Shen-man Shen-man antl-tnfst law, an endorsement JC tho anti-trust measure now boforp congress, introduced by Senator iii Follettc, Louis D. Brandcia of Boston, opened today tho presidential campaign cam-paign of tho Wisconsin senator m Minnesota. ' Mr. Brandois' address tonight came at tho closo of a day of celebration of tho first anniversary of the foundling foundl-ing of tho Minnesota Progressive Republican Re-publican Ioaguc. Mr. Brandels said that the La Folletto Fol-letto anti-trust measure would greatly great-ly strengthen the Sherman law In thtt it would throw the "burden of proqf upon the corporations suspected of violating the' law and that thereby tho manufacturer who makos complaint only has to prove that ho lost by 'restraint 're-straint of trade to obtain Judgment." "This same principle was shown In tho railway bill championed last year by Senator La Follettc and Cummins," Cum-mins," said Mr" Brandels. "Tho efforts ef-forts of the railways to ral6o clasa rales throughout tho country at tho first of the 3 ear were defeated bo-causo bo-causo tho "bjirdcn of proof! was upJn tho railway." Mr. Brandels thon enlored into ja dlRcu8sion to show that tho Sherman law needed (Strengthening. t "That thiB ia bo. may he aeon by the Standard Oil and Tobacco decision." be declared. "Millions havo been oxtorted from the people, thousands havo boon cruflhed and tho utmost penalty of tho United Stales supremo court was 'don't do it again. " The Minnesota Progressive Republican Republi-can league at a mooting of the executive execu-tive commllleo unanimously endorsed the La Folletto candidacy. |