The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-04
DEMOCRATS S : CLOSING
CAMPAIGN MEETING
JOHNSON, HAYNES AND LARA.
BEE AMONG TIE SPEAKERS.
Governor and Candidate for Mayor Re
hash Speeches Made Hhree Weeks
Ago, and Haynes Says He Would
Try to Be Better Mayor Than He
Was Two Years Ago.

sons. Many left after the governor IS
speech, and at least 100 more during
the remarks Of J. G. Haynes, who was
the closing speaker.
Both speakers talked on much the
same lines as their opening addresses
in the same hall three weeks before.
Governor johnson devoted most of his
time, however, in replying to republi-
can criticisms of his claims, and in
Journal editorial, which said that the
governor was claiming all the credit
for things done under the administra-
ton, when other people had done the
actual work. 'tsThere has been no de-
nial,' he said, 'sof single utterance I
have made, by state officials in posses
sion Of the facts.o He made no refer
ence to the statement of the attorney
general and railroad commissioners, dis
putting his statements about the rail
road rate reduction.
credit for the timber trespass prosecu-
tons. He said nothing had been done
till his accession to office, except to
give out the public examiner g report
for publication. Because of delay, a
| number of cases became outlawed. He
thought that he was entitled to some
credit for sending his message and get
ting assistance for the attorney general
so he could prosecute the cases, and
| said he had never withheld credit from
the attorney general. He reiterated
secured for the state by verdicts and
| decisions Of the courts already secured
| IN treSpass cases. ,:5trs, ,~. ...
! The governor then repeated his claim
that he had forced the rate reduction
| by his bringing pressure on the rail-
| road commission. "We did not ask
them to make an Illegal order,'' he
| said. "We showed them that the re-
| duction could be accomplished, and
that it would be an outrage if it were
not accomplished. They made the Or
| been made in recent years. -.
| His Insurance Work.
The governor then took up the saw
ing Of Hees from the insurance depart
ment to the state, which he said was
to be credited to Insurance Commits
sioner O'Brien. He spoke Of the part
they had taken in reform Of insurance
laws, and said: 'This is -parti-
zan era, and if our record in part was
good enough to receive the approval Of
Teddy, it won't hurt Hennepin coun-
w. -E6.... '>..-
The governor answered statements of
! R. G. Dunn in his Milaca speech, and
said that the raise in valuation Of iron
mines was agreed on first by himself
and Mr.. Kelfust, attorney for the steel
company, and accepted by the ST..
Louis county board, but this figure was
also raised by the state board, making
a raise Of $32,0O0,0O0 in all. He said
he had been making his fight almost
alone, against $4,000 republican major
federal machine. No national policies
are at stake, he said, only that Of the
honest administration Of the state gov
from the prairie and the forest,'' he
said, "that the administration Of hon
est government is going to be Endorsed
Oh the 9Th of November, that myself
and my associates will have majority
when the votes are counted.'
The governor made no mention Of
Mr.. Haynes or any other local candi-
/ date. ....--. =
For Charter and Amendments.
B. F. Nelson presided over the meet
ing and opened with plea for the con-
stitutional amendments and the home
rule charter. He said that everyone
was in favor OF an improvement in our
tax laws, which are now very unfavor-
able. No real Improvement would be
possible without a change in the con-
stitution, and he was satisfied that the
amendment should be passed. He also
favored the other two amendments. He
also put in word for the home rule
charter. He said that the principal
source Of opposition to the charter
came from the public service corpora
tions, who preferred to deal with coun-
try legislators rather than with the
| people of MinneapOlis s.-
! d: l.: Williamson appeared on behalf
l of Judge F. v. Brown, and Frank D.
| Larrabee followed. He declared that
Independence Of political parties was
the salvation of the country. He said
that Frank M. Nye had not stated his
piled to his invitation to debate.
People Must Regulate Themselves.
Former Mayor Haynes was the last
speaker. He repeated most of the
things he said in the same hall three
weeks before, except his statement
promising to keep the saloons closed.
That was not referred to during the
evening. He declared again that the
Mayor Jones had the wrong idea Of
police administration. The first duty
Of mayor was not to conserve the
morals Of city, but to protect life
and property. A secondary duty was
the suppression of vice, and only in
that particular did the mayor have a
hand in regulating public morals.
81 believe" said Mr.. Haynes, Nthat
| the conservatism of public morals rests
with the people themselves. The best
thing any. man can do is to take care Of
his own character. If he does that then
he's all right"
ct have been charged with smirch-
ing the fair name of Minneapolis by
my speeches. he said "but T deny it.
In the first place, The Journ a l
wouldn It publish my speeches, and the
people wouldn't read them if they
did. He said later that he didn It
mind it if The Journal did rub it
in pretty hard. He thought it had
| made him thousand or two votes al
ready. He admitted that Mayor Jones
had done many good things, "every
mayor does.' He had done consider
able in the SUPPRESSION of vice, but mot
SO much as he claims He closed by
predicting his election, and said that
he would guarantee to be SO per cent
better as mayor than he was before.
CT suppose The Journal will say
/ that I ought to be rs per cent bet
ter, : he remarked as an after-thought.
/ johnson Is Confident.
II have addressed 1O2 meetings up
l RI toni ohf - said Gnuarnor ToLn,a..