The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-10
LAWSON'S ROAR IS
now A WHISPER
Frenzies of the Platform Affect
the Boston Foe Of the ''Sys-
tenn fice Weak.

roar against the Standard Oil. system
and it's allies has died down to a whis-
per. In his effort to talk against the
storm at Ottawa he lost his trumpet
voice and at times could scarcely speak
above hiss. He came with his party
to Kansas City to see a leading throat
specialist. The doctor ordered him to
refrain from talking until the hour for
his next speech at Fairbury, Neb, on
Tuesday afternoon.
This is hard on Mr.. Lawson, who is
SO full Of his fight that silence is almost
intolerable. The shouting of the west
newspapers are as breath to his nostrils.
But most Of all he loves to educate the
western editors and business men
against the tSystem'' by personal con-
versation. He is picture Of concen-
trated energy. and enthusiasm when he
turns loose his marvellous flow Of Ian
Even Mr.. Bryan is child to Mr.. Law
son in this department of agitation.
But it is all at an end. Every time Mr..
Lawson tries to utter a word his COM
panions say: "S-s-s-sh' and remind
Of his DOCTORS instructions.
Write? Not If Ruse Works.
The far-seeing editor Of the magazine
Finance is appearing, seized upon the
situation by proposing that he should
spend a silent day writing his next
| chapter. Mr.. Lawson, who is very tired
and hates writing, accepted the sugges-
ton with apparent enthusiasm. But it
leaked out afterward that before Mr.
Lawson and the editor arrived at the
throat specialist IS office he received
this note:
| My Dear Doctor: This note. will be
| handed to you by my son few moments
before my examination. Kindly favor me
at the examination by telling my friend
| who will accompany me, that under nc
| circumstances must do any writing fol
I a week at least My friend labors under
a constant hallucination that am his
fountain pen and that his salvation de.
ponds upon my keeping on a constant
flow. Believe me, yours sincerely,
Thomas w. Lawson.
His Insurance Fight.
Mr.. Lawson expects to begin his fgh1
in the courts against the New York in
surance companies within forty days
His lawyers have advised him that hi
has many perfect cases, strongly sup
ported by evidence. He says himself
:. This will be a fight for five Thousand
clients. We will have at least tina
i ton AS matters stand now it looks al
/ if we have good chance to compel tn.
restitution Of about $4,000, 900 each from
\ the officers, directors and agents Of TIN
8 Equitable, New York and Mutual com
panies. We will sue these gentlemen
personally for the recovery of moneys
which lawfully belong to the policy hold
ers. Actions will be brought in the fed
eral courts and simultaneously in variou
state courts.
} This will be the most extensive an
illuminating litigation in the history Q
the country. The evidence already i
hand discloses a system of robbery i
the three big companies that will arous
the indignation of the whole nation whe
the facts are proved in court. There wi
: be no way of embarrassing regulations
It is to be a fight to a finish. Five thou
sand men are in it and 5000 men canno
be fooled or bought off.
Speaking Of his western trip, Nj
! Lawson said:
The spirit of the west will soon max
Z itself felt in the east. It is a mistake t
suppose that this vast population wi
continue to sit still while the Rockefeller
and Rogerses fleece them Of their surplu
!. wealth. What I have seen since lei
Boston convinces me that when the tim
for overturning the Standard Oil sys
, + TEN Of finance arrives-and it is almo.
/ | here now-the millions Of the west wi
! act together They will bury Wall stree
! thieves under their own stocks an
. bonds.