The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-10

ragged. one who can better than sany other unite all the factions and all the platform enunciating the demands of the people and dedicated to them. It Is wise and it Is our duty to name him as our candidate
 Message to Deliver.
 The great North Star State. midway between the two oceans and at the head Of the great valley of the Missis- sippi, comes here with a message to has son whom sf loves and has sig naliy honored and she cannot better aid in the great work that lies before ba hsn n ssTn tS % ps ss as ss,e men and women of this country were born in other lands and under other in this land. the broad principles upon which our form of government rests. the freedom of action and the security s6 sd lire sna psa Ssy hsss s ss of their fathers and came to live with us. to pray for the nations welfare wner there tIo is peace and ter to gnt ws .or They became Americans. It Is Of the speak with all the fear that Is experienced by those who try the unknown. There was new language to be acquired, new customs to be learned. new life to be begun They found beautiful spot in the plain. near the lakes and the forest. and there they built their little cottage and underwent the struggles the pioneer immigrant So we'll under stands. At the knee of his hard work ing. nobIeminded. God-serving mother. where he was taught to lisp his even ing prayer, her son first learned some- nation. as she whispered to him her reasons for leaving far-away Sweden and taking up her home down by the trees and the river and the lakes
 Johnson,s Hard Life.
 'Deprived at an early age of the fathers guiding hand. the mother and tn cir way alone. Out of the depths of souls the world has known. The hard ships. the numerous trials. the weary struggle for the days nourishment, rai-. ment and shelter leave an impress up- on the character of him in whose life they come that can never be removed.
 The story of the poor and the fn- terests of the common people appeal to him as they cannot appeal to one who has not experienced the sorrows. the burden and the anxiety of penury and want. The gross. the selfish, the callous and the indifferent are worn erty. Issvins but fhs reiined Mnels the he en- Sen- tie and tender nature, sensftave to the calls of distressed and unhappy hu- manity. Creatures of environment that we are. how great is the influence of our surroundings in those tender years when impressions are most read lily made and most lastingly retained.
 Tn this uprising of the people let who has risen from the depths and is by birth, by training and by nature truly son of toll.
 When the boy grew older he read few good books and in a quiet coun- try village pondered over the great question affecting the destiny of the state and of the nation. Once convfnc special interests seeking to obtain un- wholly profit from it. slaves of grief and selfishness. lovers of power and domination. every patriotic influence him to oppose and denounce these en- emies of the public good Believing that they sought shelter and protec- ton at the hands of the Republican through their agents and representa- tives, gained control of that party and of some of it's recognized leaders. he attached himself to the minority party and labored in its ranks without thought of ofice or preferment. and with voice and pen endeavored to bring home political truths to the peo- light upon the dark practices of un- faithful office holders and public ser wants.
 Ae00GT EW MER@N80t4s
 -Four years ago the dominant politi- cal party in the State of Minnesota, flushed with series of easy victories but not held together by devotion to any great living issue, found itself en- gagged in bitter factional quarrels. Great chieftains had arisen and their personal ambitions and their contests for political supremacy so engaged the attention of the adherents of the Republican party that encroachm ents upon the rights of the State were suf- fered to remain unchecked and the iuk terests of the State were not vigilantll guarded.
 Tt was the time for leader to ap- pear, one who had the confidence of the people of the State. whose integri- ty was unquestioned. whose character was stainless. whose energy and abil- 1 ity were known: one who had made no | factional enemies but who had always heen loyal in the service of the state tion. from no one class came the call l of the hour. It summoned from his modest office the publisher of a weekly paper and around him rallied the rem nants of the Democratic party that had so often struggled in vain against the crushing force of Republican naJori- | ties. inspired with the hope of victory, ! they followed this man and supported | him. Not to honor him. not to gratify his ambitions but to rouse state from drowsy inaction to energetic life. Tn that year President Roosevelt carried | the State by plurality greater than | f60.o00 but the Democratic governor was elected.
 for reelection. His successful efforts | in securing reduction of transportation charges his successful campaign | against timber trespassers who had long been undisturbed, his insurance reforms. his tireless struggles for | faithful and efficient service in every 1 department of the Sate government. l and his frank and fearless manner of dealing with all questions and matters hune of the common people of the l State. One good term deserves an- | other was the campaign cry and when l the ballots were counted it was found raIity greater than 10000. the Rreatest | ever given to a gubernatorial candi- date in the State.
 'Today this man. in the prime of life, courteous. kind and unpretentious. | strong. resolute and virile. an orator | of unusal power. who has attained | honorable distinction by his own in' | dustry and effort, whose high character | and winning personality compel the love of his friends and the respect of | his political opponents, this man. in- nocent of the allurements of great | wealth, who has not been swerved | from the path of duty nor fascinated | by the power given Into his hands nor
 fore him. never unmindfui that as a | public officer he is the servant of the people and bound by every obligation | of duty and honor to strive to advance
 then, interests. is the ideal candidate
 of this great party for president of
 For the first time Minnesota offers to the Democratic party candidate
 for the. presidency. man who mas i offsrs vou ifs hest loved citizen, It of-