The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
PICKS IAWNEY AS
COMING SPEAKER
Senator Clapp in Winona Address
Says Tawney Will Preside
J. in House. ID.

Special to The Journal.
Winona. Mimi. Oct. 6.-The opening
gun in the republican campaign in
Senator Moses E. Clapp, Congressman
James A. Tawney and former Governor
S. r. Van SAINT were present, Mr.. TaW-
ney presiding.
Senator Clapp presented a strong ar
ray Of arguments why voters should
the republican party in national matters
this fall, and also gave some convincing
arguments why the republican nominees
for state Offices, particularly A. L. Cole
for governor, should be given hearty
| and united support. u.
| return a democratic house at this time
| would mean that the policies the people !
voted for by such an overwhelming |
| majority at the polls two years ago
| would not be carried out. If the party
| had carried out the promises it had
to continue in power for two years
more during the administration of Pres
| ident Roosevelt. f
Tawney Endorsed.
The speaker gave Congressman James
A.. Tawney warm Endorsement. He
said that Mr.. Tawney stood as an illus
tration of what could be accomplished
by a poor boy with hope, energy and a
genius for labor, under the God-given
rights secured to all in this country.
He called attention to the fact that in
congress genius and labor must be
coupled with leugth of service. Be-
the chairman of the great committee
on appropriations, and, if the repub-
licans controlled the next two con-
crosses, he had no hesitation in saying
that Winona would then become the
home of the speaker Of the house. This
statement was received with much ap-
plause.
For about fifty years, continued the
speaker. a great party has controlled
the destinies Of this country. In these
fifty years what has the, DEMOCRATIC
party accomplished9 What shall: be
said Of party that in these fifty years
American history9 In these fifty years
the democratic party has not been able
to institute single policy that has
been approved by the American people.
Yet with this record behind it the party
has issued campaign book in which
they ask the people to turn over the
troll.
The Trust Question.
The. speaker called attention to. the
remarkable development Of industrial
life that followed the civil war. In
this building-up process trusts came
before the people knew it. He de-
clared that if any person claimed he
had a remedy for the trusts he could
nd people IN h nnat1e asylum ean
growth or decay, and the American
people would not rot but grow. An
moro problems. All the republican
party can do is to meet these problems
as they develop.
Senator Clapp attacked the claim of
William Jennings Bryan that the repub
lican party had stolen ideas from the
democratic party, particularly those
concerning the regulation Of trusts. At
tention was directed to the fact that
the first effective trust legislation was
the Sherman antitrust law passed by
republicans with democratic opposition;
Right after this the democrats secured
control Of congress for four years. No
interest was taken in these years in
trusts or traffic regulation: There was
no need: Then came McKinley's cleo
ton. Mckinley believed his first duty
> was to open the closed factories, and at
that time the trust problem was in the
background. Then came the Spanish
American war. After that the repub-
leans took up the work Of trust regu-
lation where they had left it in 1892.
Rate Regulation.
The speaker also showed how the
republican party had also since 1887,
when the interstate commerce commits
sion was provided for, always worked
to secure rate regulation on the rail-
ways, which policy had found it's
strongest Development in the railway
rate regulation provided for by the
present congress. By this legislation
the Interstate commerce commission now
has the power to fix rates. The passage
of this bill demonstrated that the
United States was greater than any or
ganization perfected by a state. It
shows the people of the United States
that their government is supreme.
Senator Clapp urged the Importance
Of the election Of Republican governor
this fall.
Former Governor S. R. Van SAINT pre-
scented state issues.
The meeting was closed with three
rousing cheers for Roosevelt and Cole.