Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-29

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Winston Churchill. posing candi
dates, as he had the largest individual
| following The platform adopted by
! the convention was largely the one de
manded by Churchill.
la Toilette lnvades New Jersey.
The Equal Rights Republican league
Of New Jersey, which is the organized
outcome Of the reform movement taker
by State Senator Colby, had a power
full advocate last week in the person OF
United States Senator La Toilette OF
Wisconsin, who addressed numerous
meetings throughout the state in the in.
terest Of George L. Record as the re-
form candidate for the United States
senate. He repudated the idea that be
was an intruder in local fight, assert
Ing that every vote cast in congress
whether it be by a New Jersey repre-
sentative or not, is a vote that affects
Wisconsin. He declared that our gov
eminent is now in greater peril than at
any time since it's establishment. It
was in danger of corruption within
rather than attack from without by
force of arms. He said that the new
rate bill would not give much help and
that it would prove disappointment,
although admitting that it was a step
in the right direction. 1t was wanting
In one fundamental and most important
particular.
Before we can know how to make
railroad rates that are fair and reason
able" he said, 1--WE must first ascertain
and know the real value of the railroad
property and the actual investment it
represents. Only upon such prices can
rates be made that are just to the pub
lie and fair to the railroad. There is
no justice in taxing the people In order
that interest and dividend shall >be
earned on watered bonds and stocks"
He asserted that in Wisconsin the rail-
roads are charging rates with per
cent on a capitalization three times
their yalue.s $. =,
Bryan Down n,Dixie.
W. J. Bryan has been touring the
south. At Raleigh he told his audience
that Secretary Shaw had tried to palm
off in North Carolina some second
hand clothing he could not get rid of
in Iowa because he had brought
speech that had been rejected in his
own state. He charged the Republic
an party with being responsible for
Socialism, the main point of which was
that competition was bad thing. He
defended his railroad ownership plan
because it would give the benefit of
public ownership without the danger
Of Capitalization.
Wyoming Democrats For Bryan.
The Wyoming Democratic convention
at Cheyenne named s. A. D. Keister
for governor and Endorsed Bryan as
the triumphant candidate in 1908"
The platform demands national and
state eight hour laws and direct cleo
ton of senator's
Missouri Urges Roosevelt to Run.
At the joint meeting of the officers
OF the Republican county and congress
sional organizations of Missouri, to-
BclAeI Will the state COmmlLCee, Inc
'odore Roosevelt was formally Endorsed
for the presidency in 1908. All of the
bodies there represented pledged their
support.
.Je<omeSF City Ownership.
I'm one Of his recent utterances at
New York, seeking to stem the tide of
Hearstism In the ranks of the Demo
cratic party, District Attorney Jerome
comes out squarely for municipal own
ershtp Of all those services which In
volye the granting ofspublic franchises.
He also faYors. the direct election of
United States senator's Jerome asks
IL the national Democratic convention
would admit Hearst even If Hearst
should be nominated at Buffalo.
Rooseveit's Man In Colorado.
: The Colorado Republican cqpventionf
A Denver !naHad IfdH goyerabr Philip.I
II Stewart, asyounE hAnkefR Coloraeog \
Springs Known to be personal friend |
of the president as member Of the
rough riders egiments Stewart later !
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