Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-15


railroad corporations that government
ownership will come if they attempt
to enter national politics and to cap
ture the government of the United
States" He reminded his hearers that
the present rate bill had been passed
by the president only by holding over
congress the threat of government
ownership.
Referring to the recent Endorsement
of himself by the Illinois Democracy,
he said 1t was no compliment to be in
dorsed for the presidency by conven-
tion which Endorsed Roger Sullivan,
and if his Nomination for any office
| had depended upon that Endorsement
he would not accept it. He said that
Sullivan, instead Of opposing him like
man had attempted to link names
| and thus secure an Endorsement for
himself. He admitted Sullivan was an
able man and genial fellow, but that
the corporations could not afford to
employ any other kind and intimacy
with him would shatter the confidence
that the people have i'll his Bryan's)
! sincerity.
When Bryan reached his home town
| Of Lincoln, Neb., all partisanship dis
| appeared in the enthusiastic greeting
| given by the whole city 1t was esti-
! mated that $4,000 people attended tho
reception on the capital grounds, and
| welcome addresses were made by both
| Governor Mickey and Mayor Brown.
More Bryan Endorsements.
The Minnesota Democratic conven-
ton at Minneapolis renOminated Gov
ernor Johnson and enthusiastically in
dorsed Bryan for president. The plat
form protests against government by
Injunction" indorses the movement for
a working day of eight hours and de-
mands revision of the tariff and the
election of United States senators by
direct vote Other planks were devoted
to local issues.
The Georgia Democratic convention
at Macon named Hoke Smith for gov.
ernor by reclamation in obedience to
the party primary and Endorsed Bryan
for president on the most radical plat
form ever put forth in that state. This
includes the recommendation that the
states railroad the Western and At
lantic, now running from Chattanooga
to Atlanta. be extended to the sea in
order to fight the railroad trust more
effectively.
Iowa Democrat Over Traces.
Charles A. Walsh. the Iowa member
Of the Democratic national committee
and who was secretary of the commit
tee during the two Bryan campaigns.
has come into national prominence at
this time by~tender'9ag is-sEesignatiou
with the declaration that party boss
ism is made possible through the sub
serviency Of the individual to party
name and by lack of independent &C.
ton. He says it has been borne in
upon him as he came closer to the in
ner workings of the party system that
there could not be anything worse or
more injurious to the country than the
feeling that impels good men to sup
port ticket of unfit nominees merely
because they bear the party label" He
refers especially to what he regards as
a fragrant violation Of party precedent
In the appointment of the present Dem
ocratic executive committee, four Of
the seven, Sheehan, Belmont, Smith
and Martin, who are not members of
the national committee and who are
corporation men.
Taft Out For Revision.
Secretary of War Taft opened his
campaign at Bath, Me-, by saying that
he thought it wise and just to revise
the scales of the existing tariff and
that sentiment in favor Of this policy
was growing in the Republican party.
He thought the members Of the party
would agree on reasonable plan in
the near future. He said that RO0se-
welt and his policies represented the
real campaign issue.
Setback For la Toilette.
In the primary elections Of Wiscon-
sin Len Root, who was Senator La
Follette's candidate for governor, was
defeated by Davidson, and it is ex-
pected that Davidson will now head a
factional organization against La Fol
lette
Senator Tillman Renominated.
Although his candidate for the gov
ernorship was defeated and his own
name scratched on many tickets. Unit
ed States Senator Tillman of South
Carolina was renominated. The atti-
tude of the coming legislature on the
dispensary question remained in doubt.
A second primary will be necessary to
decide between the two higher candi
dates.
Proctor Carries Vermont.