The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-10-27
ADAM BEDE||:.

ADAM bEDE 3
talks: POLITICS 4 AND LECTURES
FOR GRAND ~MARAlS CITIZENS. :
The World is Getting Better His
Main Subject. and With Every Step
Forward Great Problems Come.
Which: Cannot Sc Solved in a Minute
ora Day. Be- Patient: The World
Is Moving along"
Congressman j. Adam Bede came
down on the America Monday evening,
accompanied by John B: Sutphin of Du-
luth. During their, stay in town they
were the guests of G. J. johnson. On
Tuesday. accompanied by C. H. Carhart,
| they were kept busy calling ON the
people and looking over the town, and
during this little tour our Congressman
had some things pointed out to him
| such as the harbor conditions-gover-
mental attention to which would not be
au1iss.
Needless to say Mr.. Bede was booked
for a speech here Tuesday night. A
meeting was advertised and at 7:30
O'Clock, the appointed time, the court
room. was filed to the limit with On
eager audience.
| : d. B. McAlpine presided, 10 nice
little speech introducing the speaker of
the evening, paying him tribute as an
orator. "In olden times" he said, ''every
country had it's greatest orator, one who
shown resplendent far above all others.
| But can anyone tell us who is the great
est orator of the United States2 We
| have many great orators. We are
visited tonight by great orator, the
congressman of the entire Eighth dist
riot, the man who does things, J. Adam
Bede."
| Mr.. Bede's opening remarks we're de-
voted to politics-beine an appeal to
Republicans to vote the ticket straight.
He argued that in state and national
politics the independent movement was
a help to the money power. He believes
it, better to have two strong political
organizations, evenly balanced and
watchful OF one another, 80 that one
cannot 90 far wrong without having to
give way to the other. He was careful
not to touch the local political situation.
nor to include the local independent
sentiment as "a help to the money
power"
He called attention especially to the
proposed amendments to the constita-
ton and urged the people to vote for
them. By the first and second amend.
ments it is proposed to increase the
road and bridge tax from one-twentieth
to one-tourth of mill, and the third
amendment is to permit farmers to ped
die without a license the produce OF
their own. farms.
Mr.: Bede then devoted some attention
to bis own political interests: In doing
, SO he explained that he was opening bis
campaign for two years hence and he
wanted the people of this community
not tc be deceived by the false charges
that were made against him in the
recent campaign for the nomination. In
reference to the charge made by his Re.
publican opponents that the record OF
his congressional career Was failure he
offered to give 500 for religious OF
charitable purposes in this village il
anybody could show that he had asked
for single thing for his district that he
had not secured. He has been charged
he said, with attending banquets and
neglectlng bis duties in congress. On
the contrary, he declared, his attendance
at banquets had never interfered with
his duties in congress and he had never
accepted such invitation except when be
was satisfied that it would be an asset to
him as representative of the Eighth, Min
nesota district. The congressman who
would do things must get next to the pow
ers that he. and he cited insta noes wher
acquaintance formed at the banquet
table had helped him to be OF service tc
his constituents. His recital of the
routine OF congressman's duties and
the way things are done in Washington
wasinteresting, and a revelation to man,
i of his hearers. The position Of a con
gresham who would be of the greatest
, possible use TO- his constituents is NJ
snap. With himself it was daily
steady grind from a. m. until the clos'
OF the day.
Il A compassionate presence in the com:
nittes room from 10 to IL and at The
House session after. that is not: Cor
respondence with constituents and daily
i calls at the various departments IN thei
behalf is no small part Of his work. Ant
tor succesain expediting matters betor
!: the, departments acquaintanceship va
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