The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-13

in paper dollars and Fricher in expert
ence. He says Standard Oil is at this
moment hanging on with teeth set.
AT THE COMMERCIAL CLUB.
MIR. Lawson Is Well Entertained He
Makes Speech.
Mr.. Lawson and Governor Johnson
were the guests, of honor at the Min
neapolis Commercial club today. Mr..
Lawson has been the personal guest Of
the governor today. He will lecture
in st. Paul this evening. The run to
Minneapolis was made in Mr.. Lowry s
private car, the party arriving at the
Club at noon. The Minneapolis, delega,-
tion which went to st. Paul to meet
the visitors and act as escort was
President f. R. Salisbury Of the Com
mercial club, B. F. Nelson, John Leslie,
James Gray, G. A. Smith, Ralph Vince
lock, II. B. Walker, w. S. Dwinnell and
George P. Wilson.
The party with Governor johnson
and Mr.. Lawson was Arnold Lawson,
Mr.. Lawson IS oldest son, p. T. Ridge
way, publisher, and J. OH. Cosgrove,
editor Of Everybody's Magazine;
Lindsey Denison Of the New York Sun,
Thomas j. Feeney, Boston Herald; H.
| q.
E. A. Kelly, Edwin insolvency, Mr..
Lawson s private secretary, and Frank
A. Day. >.s-:. .>esscss 81 -" 49,.
After an informal reception sin the
clubrooms the party adjourned to the
diningroom for lunch. Following the
luncheon there was another informal
reception for members of the club.
None of the notables entertained by
the Commercial club has been more
handsomely received. Almost the en-.
tire membership Of the club crowded the
rooms to listen to the short speech
made by Mr.. Lawson. -.
| Fully 800 had crowded into the room
by lilo. when Secretary Westlake anc
! before the assemblage. VI @'.st
| F. R. Salisbury called the assembly tt
order, and first introduced Governor
johnson, to present the guest, of honor
The governor said-that iWhen:h he invited
IN r..;;L awson to Minnesota, he told hin
he could not find better audience any
where than in Minnesota. He coult
in it's greatest city. He was glad to b.
able to present Mr.. Lawson to the Com
mercial club. .-.-...
! :" Whether we differ with Mr.. Law
son or not,' said the governor, "we ar
all glad TO hear him and it gives m
exquisite pleasure to introduce MI
Thomas W. Lawson of Boston,
Mr.. Lawson said in part:
Lawson Compliments Governor.
I really don't know how to meet this kind
reception or to thank you for your goodness
am long way way from HON home and a,a pGva a.
tribute paid me by your great governor. He .
q. great governor, and don't say this as pol
tician: Il make a study OF governors. If I didn
l wouldn't be here, UIaughter,)
When had so many invitations from MINI
in S Or
; ~ the answer came: GIVE put you down f
both Places ..- .... Ill.,.
; What He Is Doing.
; Ny work is much dearer to me than you wou
suppose to read some of the criticisms. I WI
try to tell you in few words what I a
| doing. Ny story has told merely lew hums
, anecdotes Of things that had actually happene
wanted to see If couldn't get the Americ'
people reused UP to crimes that had been col
mitted against them. l was fighting against t
methods and principles that had been at wo
ing the men. No man could run a fake for
year and keep UP the interest of the people.
have today nr1 the magazine ne tn
= What has kept your attention? It was what
said. opened UP at Kansas City. told t
t one kernel Of truth. The west has plenty =,
kernels of all kinds, but the western peoI
cant get too much truth. Your governor
thirtyfour of them, now urging me to col
and speak to their people-me an ordinary doll
: chaser, stockbroker. It is because they h
: read the truth and wanted their people to he
= some more. 1 suppose there was little curiosl
: too, to size up and how long my hor
l were. 80 ..l r..
. How It Is Done.
n wan to tell you how the trick is performe
that has brought about this condition.
know there is something wrong; We have
+ the last thirty years. Our statistics show IL
h we have accumulated a great surplus. 1t is b.
a 600 who produced it, The majority@zof tn
IN e for theF Lying
sions Of all T6ey find man With $500, 90, Q
n IN Is d0nt bf what
- has the money. He has committed some terri
crime. as every other man must who gets, II
How did he get it, He esV COULDN'T hft have ia,
He must have got it without our knowled
Right there. come in. know, because
t, have been in the dollar business, stocks a
d bonds. Any one of you would know all
If you had been in that business. l have sc
" one man touch a piece of paper and, beho
" it was worth million dollars. / was j
IL foolish enough to think that l could in Ii
y time of effort teach the American people alb
d, this trick. know my critics say I am j
h waiting to take the jack out of the box, WI
:, the time comes for me to get what wa
- Suppose I could do it, would want
y Wouldn't rather have clear conscience
a balance on Jan. 1 than have Rockefelle
A. $500, O00, 900?
~ 1t is dangerous to try righting these wro
4 by special legislation. have been try
sS to help Kansas fight the Standard Oil trl
ID l told the people there they were wrong
get into the oil business The supreme co
= took that view of it. If the Standard
= wanted to go into Kansas, they would do 1t
le the name of the state. Of Kansas, and t
Y get control. The people would never knt
s. but Standard Oil would have the business
:, I am trying, not thru the law. but by his 6
~ methods to put John D. Rockefeller thru
IT mill and separate him from the $500, 00O,t
3h He has gotten every dollar Of 1t by taking
q / away from some American citizen. He XII
az how the machine was run. Now we know,
% just want to get him and everyone like b
lg put them thru the mill the other way and
j the money back. I want you to go down
a list and get them ALL When you. get to
= LIS you will find Lawson He doesn't b
y; $500, 600, 0OO but he has few, and they
el go with the rest. (Applause.)
. I don't say that for your applause.
70 only saying what do to make you think
~ see always want my audiences to- quiz
10 and let me hear what they think. have n
oy than Lawson is entitled to for his LIES wor
not any more than he Is entitled to by
rules Of the game. never wronged I
- knowingly, but of course have indirectly. 7.
ne First want the American people , t to- find