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Show Minnesota Statesman Accuses Taft of Attempting At-tempting Bribery San Francisco,. SepL 5. The action i of President Taft on the Arizona I statehood bill eliminating the recall of the judiciary, was denounced, as an attempt at the bribery of a people, by Senator Moses E. Clapp of Minnesota, Min-nesota, at a banquet given tonight b5 the Direct Legislation league. "What shall we say of a policy to force an electorate to forswear Us convictions as the price of admission admis-sion to the Union?" he said. "It savors sav-ors of the dark ages. It is an attempt at the bribery of a people There are two cases of bribery now being investigated by the senate, yet in the face of that, here Is an attempt to bribe a whole people. JheMnsult to the people of Arizona will react on the opponents of the recall of the judiciary and will do much to further the recall of the judiciary throughout through-out the United States "The fight against the recall of the judiciary Is tho last stand of special interests." Senator Clapp also attacked the Payne-Aldrich tariff law, advocated woman's suffrage, and outlined the benefits to be derived from tho passage pass-age of the Initiative, referendum and recall amendments to the constitution -of California, which will be voted on October 10. Governor Hiram W. Johnson, who acted as toastmaster, declared that the most effective Weapons for the protection protec-tion of the cltizons of California were the initiative, referendum and recall. On the motion of W. S. Ureu of Oregoji, a message of. greeting and encouragement en-couragement was sent to the progressives pro-gressives of Ohio and Washington who are struggling for the passage of (Continued on Page Eight.) on uu SENATOR CLAPP'S f HARD BLOW (Continued From Page One.) measures similar to those awaiting action ac-tion by California voters. Cummins Opposes Taft. Des Moines. Sept. 5 Asserting that he entertains none but the most friendly personal feelings for President Presi-dent Taft, but that the nation's chief executive does not take the "progressive "pro-gressive view;" JScnator Albort B. Cummins, in a signed statement, today to-day sets out, In a "bill of particulars," the reasons why he thinks Taft should not be returned to the presidential chair Among other things mentioned in Mr. Tnft'E allgnmont, Mr. Cummins points to the executive's position on the Canadian reciprocity That measure meas-ure the senator calls "most unfortunate unfortun-ate act of legislation passed within the period of the piesent administration." administra-tion." Topics of current political discus sion, from tho Payne-Aldrich tariff law to Taffs vetoes of the woolen bill and statehood measures of New Mexico and Arizona, Inclu ling tho recall re-call of the Judiciary are taken up. In conclusion, Senator Cummins avers that on all Ital things the allies al-lies nnd supporters of Taft have been tho reactionaries and stand-ratters in the rcnate and house, and says that if the Republican party believes in perpetuating per-petuating this leadership, it can not d.o better than renominate President Taft. However, Mr Cummins says he dees not believe In It and Is therefore there-fore hoping for the nomination of a progressive Republican |