OCR Text |
Show MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 7. More than I 300 progressive Republicans from 'all part6 of Minnesota, at a banquet tonight, to-night, hailed with acclaim Sonator Robert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin as the logical standard-bearer of "ad-vanced "ad-vanced Republicanism" in thc next presidential campaign. Resolutions pledging support to the Wisconsin senator, "first, laet and all the time," In the contest for the Republican presidential pres-idential nomination were adopted. They read In part: "Political and Industrial campaigns arc unsatisfactory as a result of tho influence of thc special Interests of government. This Influence is maintained main-tained by controlling political parties and electing business agents Instead of statesment to public office. "We further approve the campaign HGB H V-!. ftj ji 'TJTTt WmMM LA FOLLEjre Wrra iMtRICAN PRESS. now In progrCGB to secure control of the Republican convention for the purpose of nominating candidates whose public record and personal convictions con-victions are in harmony with these principles, and we declare It to be our conviction that the ability, patriotism and record of the Hon. Robert M. La-Follette La-Follette as a lawmaker and executive make him the leader of the progressive progres-sive movement In the United States and the logical nominee of the Republican Repub-lican party for President at Its next national convention; and "We pledge ourselves to work for his nomination and election, first, last and all the time." MINNEAPOLIS. Mlnm, Sept. 7. Senator LaFollello found an ardont champion, ProBidont Taft an avenging insurgent, In ConRrcsfiman Lonroot of Wlscousin at a banquet of Minnesota progressive TlopublicanB tonight. T1'" Wisconsin congreHflman and Professor C E Merrlinan. the rocently defeated Hopublican candidate for mayor of Chicago, wore the principal jjpoakers. although State Senator O. O. Sagong of, Ottovlall county, an "original La-KoUorto- man," stood In the limelight long onoueh to ha that -clean Demo-rat Demo-rat m All probability would enrrv Minneapolis if Taft were nominated." nulcd. The banquet -formally opened the LaFollette campaign in MinnoSota for the Republican picsldentiul nomina. tloiv .. , ,, Walter U ilouser, secretary of the National Progressive Republican lcasue, In churge of the league's bu-j reau at Washington, attended tho j H banquet. Ho uchnafed the opinion JM that the progressive Republicans I would control thc next Republican na- H tional election, and that Minnesota M would bo for LaFollette. il "The United States senate for H years," said Representative Jenroot, H "has been looked upon as tho very I Jl citadel of special privilege. In J ami- j M uary, 190G, tho people of Wisconsin I H sent to that body a man who has re- H stored representative government o Ji H that state, believing that with his un- HH compromising patriotism, his deep and ) 'f?. abiding conviction of public right nnd T2r:iE' public duty, his constructive states- rMKfeS manship, he could render valuable as- . 7 slstance in restoring roprosentatho , government to tho whole American i 1 peoplo. ; I 'S Arraigns President Taft. i Having paid exalted tribute to Sen- J g ator LaFollette as a "constructive . j ,3 statesman and as an indefatigable foe j jt of the Interests," thc speaker ar- 6 ' M ralgned President Taft for alleged tin- 1 1 ji faithfulness to the people. J' ( gm "Slnco March 4, 1909," he said, "It j 3X has been dlfllcult to tell who was pros " ,lpj ident of tho United States or whero 1 tog he should be placed. Elected as a j ! jlij progressive Republican, President ' ' jB Taft chose a reactionary cabinet. Be- B fore election ho condomncd reaction- S aries and espoused the Rooseelt poli- H cies. After election ho appointed Bal- S linger and retired Garfield and Plnchot. Every progressive Ropub- ml lican inlhc senato and In the house Wj incurred his dlsplcnsuro and Aldrlch JiJ and Cannon became his athlsers. j Ho then attempted to punish tho , progressive Ropubllcans in the hotiso and senato by doprlvlnc! ttiom of all V control over fodcral patronage. This , 1 act conclusively shows how little con- ception the president had of tho char- t Cf acter of the Progressive Republican" Sfc and what they aro lighting for. If ' '3 any progressive Republican has been J& coerced by this act of the president, J -4 he would be a traitor to his coun- 1 try" I Mr. Lenroot conuemnca uic rccip- 1 y. citv agreement with Canada, declaring , y& Hint history would record "the at- ' , tempted betrayal of nin millions 6r . vJf, our farmers to thc gTccd of great in- a? terests." t UP Condemns President's Action. KM Tho spcakor coudeiuncd the presi- WW dent for signing thc Payne-Aldrich tariff measure, while vetoing the re- ' iWfl cent tariff meadiircB. ) Oil Mr. Merriam did not mention the KM name of Mr. LaFollette. or rofer to , MM him Indirectly ns one about to be f SM chosen to load the progressives. "The progressive movement," he f said, ls greater than auy Individual M and broader than auy political ma 1 S chlnery." ' Likewise silent on the admlnistra- 1 tlon of President Taft, Mr. Meniam m devoted much time to an avralsnment Mt of "Spoils" politics as he saw It excm- MM pllfied In "LorJmorlsm" and "Jackpot- H Mr. Merriam hold that tbt. direct prl- H marv. direct election of Unltod StatcB senators, the Initiative, the referen- .H dum and the rocall. and the corruut .Mt practices of all are parts of the pro- m gresslve program The Initiative and referendum, he aald. would help to Mt break up the Infamous alliance be- MU tween the political machines and th H special privilege seeking interests. which he declared had been tho curs of American public life for the Ia generation. WM |