Little Falls herald., 1908-10-23

insure your money. He stated that
the same argument is being used
against the guarantee Of bank deposits
as was used against insurance, when
1t was first proposed. .. =
Then there is the physical valuation
of railroads. The republican party
turned this down. The democratic
party has a plank for this, which Is
that railroads shall figure their profits
on the basis of actual value, and
eliminating the watered stock
In regard to the labor plank the
speaker stated that if the voter be.
ieved that the laborer should have the
same right of organization as others
and if he believed in the right of
trial by jury then there was no ques-
tion where he belonged.
Gov. johnson said that the DEM
ocratic candidate, Hon. William j.
Bryan, has become we'll known in
every American home for his absolute
honesty and integrity and principles.
for which he stood. This evoked great
applause and enthusiasm from the
audience. -.-
Gov. johnson then proceeded with
his own candidacy. He said that all
the pledges, which he had made four
and two years ago, had been kept.
Someone in the audience said, That's
true" The speaker stated that the
nomination for governor was not of
his own volltion. 1t came unsought
by him, and also in spite of repeated
protests That the convention unan-
imously nominated him and then
adjourned without notifying him,
thereby leaving him no alternative,
but that he accept. He was roundly
applauded. He said that he has no
apologies to make. That he was in
Little Falls to render an account of
his stewardship, so that the people
could judge for themselves whether
they found him worthy OF continue
tion In the high Office which they had
entrusted to him. That he would not
make any personal attacks on his
opponent, jacobson, but would speak
of things which were of public record.
The speaker said that he had served
in the legislature with Jacobson four
years, and he believed that he served
his district we'll; but stated that the
Jacobson he knew in those days is not
the same jacobson that is running for
the Office of governor now. How and
when did the change come.
jacobson four years ago was a
candidate for state auditor. He was
defeated, and then said that the
interests had conspired against him.
Two years later, he asked for the re-
publican nomination for governor.
He was defeated again, and again he
said that the steel, the railroads, and
the liquor interests had combined
against him. Two years more roll by,
and then he is unanimously nominated
as republican candidate for governor,
the very interests which he said had
been against him, combining for his
nomination. .
Gov. johnson stated that Bob Dunn
launched the boom tor Jacobson's
nomination at the Lincoln banquet on
the 18th of February last, held in
Minneapolis; and that at that time
Bob Dunn gave it out that he had
selected a candidate that would be
triumphantly nominated and elected.
The speaker said that he was willing
to concede the first half, but not the
last half of his assertion.
Since his nomination the papers have
asked Jacobson to come out and state
where he stood on important ques-
tions, but that he never answered
That up to the present time jacobson
has not told where he stands, and
that his rejoinder is that he stands on
his record. The speaker was Of the
opinion that a candidate should take
the people into his confidence and tell
them where he stands at least once in
his campaign for election.
The governor said that Attorney
General Young, who was a riva
candidate with jacobson for the re-
publican nomination, in signec
statement to the Duluh Herald, before
the convention, said that jacobson ha6
made terms with the interests, anc
that the interests had appointed Boz
Dunn to work for Young's defeat.
Gov. johnson said that he had callee
the dinner given in Duluth, in which
Jacobson made his opening campaign
speech, Belshazzar feast, not becaus,
of the kind OF food that was served
but because OF those who were in at
tendance, and that they must hav'
seen the handwriting on the wall
And that if they did not. it was hi
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